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Digital Alarm Clock
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- Unlimited Colors Selection for your Clock
- Many Gorgeous Fonts
- Lots of background for your clock
- Multiple Alarms
- Multiple Events
- Show/Hide seconds
- Select your favorite Stick Position for the Clock
- Select your song or even playlist as alarm
- Snooze ON/OFF with time customizable
- Alarm triggers even when the app is not open
- Automatically refresh weather conditions in your area
- Shake your phone to toggle the flashlight
- Option for secret question for stop the alarm
Elegant and versatile themes with power packed set of options. Droid Digital Alarm Clock supports different light or dark color schemes, custom gorgeous fonts, and different background choices
Droid Digital Alarm Clock increases the productivity by outlining and structuring your day, events and meetings in the most efficient way.
Droid Digital Alarm Clock integrated Weather forecast functionality automatically and continuously updates the weather conditions of your area. It helps you to plan your daily activities according to the expected weather conditions.
Sound – Select the song you want to wake up. Alarm clock offers to create alarm playlist from your music library
Recurring - You can configure one-time alarm or recurring alarms. You can use the same time settings on consecutive days. It will wake you up repeatedly on set days and times.
Flashlight - In Dark, shake your mobile to turn it to flashlight.
Wake you up even App is not open- While your app is not open and the time comes to activate your alarm, Droid Digital Alarm Clock will wake you up with your favorite settings.
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★What is new in v2.0.3★
- A beautiful app widget to place on screen
- Introduced new Interactive and cool Design
- A Preview in settings to quickly see your clock
- Supporting Mobiles as well as Tablets
- Introduced settings to update weather and location on fixed interval or even turn off.
- Cool Backgrounds Added
★What is new in v2.0.4★
-Improved widget
-Added widget for tabs
-Added widget for landscape tab
-Fully Customizable widget
-Options to change widget setting from widget
-Options to create alarm from widget
-Show Alarms icon if there is alarm set.
-Show weather on widget
-Show temperature
-Show your current location.
-Multiple colors support
-Multiple fonts support
-12 and 24 hour support
-Show current day and date.
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Critical Bug fix.
Layout stick to portrait/landscape issue fixed.
Color picker screen dimension issue fixed.
Conversion from 12 to 24 hour format error fixed.
Slow response issue solved.
★New Look!★
Give it a try and give your feedback to improve it.
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I have had this for 2 bays woke me up it the later time I was spos to be up at7 it woke me up at 710 im not happy imwill never you this app a gain it horridal it let you down
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This app is cool!the alarm is loud enough!its perfect!!!!
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I'd search everything, and this the one that id been looking for.. Perfect for everything. Good job!
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Suppose 2 b a free app.... but..... EVERYTHING IS LOCKED!!!!!!!! Can't use full aspects of the app, not sure how it got a 4 star rating!
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The alarm did not wake me up. The alarm goes off every time you open the app. Do NOT DOWNLOAD!!!


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BPL is seeking an Controller to join the Finance Department. This position will report to the Vice President of Finance. He/she will assist the Vice President of Finance in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department, and is expected to function as primary backup in the VPs absence.
This position has primary responsibility for planning, organizing, and directing the Library's financial accounting and reporting functions. He/she will serve as a key player in the re-engineering of Library business practices and in the planning and implementation of new Finance department processes.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain fiscal records and prepare financial reports in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, tax requirements, and standards set by governmental funding agencies
- Forecast short and long range cash requirements and obligations, as a basis for maintaining adequate funds
- Act as immediate contact with the Library's independent auditors on accounting matters and supervise annual audit
- Directly supervise the procurement and payroll departments, and the Assistant Controller, who oversees the general accounting and accounts payable functions
- Provide leadership and support for all Finance department staff in their training and career development
- Together with the VP of Finance, set work and behavior standards that focus on integrity, teamwork, accountability and quality
- Provide direction and guidance in crafting policies and implementing organizational procedures
- Provide leadership in educating Library managers on best practices in fiscal management
- Provide staff support to and make presentations to the Board of Trustees' Finance, Audit, and Investment and Endowment Committees
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- BA Degree in Accounting or Finance and an MBA or other advanced degree; CPA Certification preferred
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- What is selegiline transdermal (Emsam)?
- What are the possible side effects of selegiline transdermal (Emsam)?
- What is the most important information I should know about selegiline transdermal (Emsam)?
- What should I discuss with my health care provider before using selegiline transdermal (Emsam)?
- How should I use selegiline transdermal (Emsam)?
- What happens if I miss a dose (Emsam)?
- What happens if I overdose (Emsam)?
- What should I avoid while using selegiline transdermal (Emsam)?
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What should I discuss with my health care provider before using selegiline transdermal (Emsam)?
Do not use this medication if you are allergic to selegiline, if you have an adrenal gland tumor (also called pheochromocytoma), or if you plan to have any type of surgery. Do not use selegiline if you have taken any of the following drugs within the past 14 days:
- buspirone (BuSpar);
- carbamazepine (Tegretol) or oxcarbazepine (Trileptal);
- cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril);
- dextromethorphan (cough medicine);
- meperidine (Demerol), methadone (Dolophine, Methadose), propoxyphene (Darvon, Darvocet), or tramadol (Ultram, Ultracet);
- mirtazapine (Remeron);
- diet pills, ADHD medications, or cold medicines that contain dextromethorphan, ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylephrine;
- St. John's wort;
- antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil), amoxapine (Asendin), bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban), citalopram (Celexa), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin (Sinequan), duloxetine (Cymbalta), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac), fluvoxamine (Luvox), imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), paroxetine (Paxil), protriptyline (Vivactil), sertraline (Zoloft), venlafaxine (Effexor), or trimipramine (Surmontil); or
- other MAO inhibitors such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), tranylcypromine (Parnate), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), or oral selegiline (Eldepryl).
After you stop using selegiline, you must wait at least 14 days before taking any of the medications listed above. You must wait at least 5 weeks after stopping fluoxetine (Prozac) before you can start using selegiline transdermal.
Tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:
- heart disease, high or low blood pressure;
- seizures or epilepsy; or
- a personal or family history of bipolar disorder (manic depression) or suicide attempt.
You may have thoughts about suicide when you first start using an antidepressant, especially if you are younger than 24 years old. Tell your doctor if you have worsening symptoms of depression or suicidal thoughts during the first several weeks of treatment, or whenever your dose is changed.
Your family or other caregivers should also be alert to changes in your mood or symptoms. Your doctor will need to check you at regular visits for at least the first 12 weeks of treatment.
FDA pregnancy category C. This medication may be harmful to an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
It is not known whether selegiline passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
How should I use selegiline transdermal (Emsam)?
Use this medication exactly as directed on the label, or as it has been prescribed by your doctor. Do not use more of the skin patches or use them for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
Foods that you MAY eat include:
- fresh meat, poultry, or fish (including lunch meat, hot dogs, breakfast sausage, and cooked sliced ham);
- any vegetables except broad bean pods (fava beans);
- processed cheese, mozzarella, ricotta, cottage cheese;
- pizza made with cheeses low in tyramine;
- soy milk, yogurt; or
- Brewer's or baker's yeast.
This medication comes with patient instructions for safe and effective use. Follow these directions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
Before applying a skin patch, wash the skin with soap and water and dry completely. The patch can be worn on a dry, smooth, and hairless area of your back, upper arm, chest, or thigh. Do not apply the patch to a skin wound or irritated skin, or wear it under tight clothing. Never cut a skin patch into smaller pieces.
Remove the patch after 24 hours, taking care not to touch the sticky side with your fingers. Fold the patch in half so that it sticks together. Throw the used patch away where children and pets cannot reach it.
Wash your hands with soap and water after applying a patch, and after removing one.
Use only one patch at a time. While you are wearing the patch, do not expose it to sunlight or other sources of heat such as a heating pad, electric blanket, hot tub, or sauna.
Do not stop using selegiline suddenly or you may have harmful side effects. It may take several weeks of using selegiline before your symptoms improve. For best results, keep using the medication as directed.
Store the skin patches at room temperature away from heat and moisture. Keep each patch in the foil pouch until you are ready to apply one.
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The performance style of Jonathan Richman is as simple and naïve now as it was in the 1970s, when his band, The Modern Lovers, was influencing what would become the punk and garage band sounds. He and frequent collaborator Tommy Larkin will be at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Music starts around 8pm.
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ADT updates security offerings across home, mobile, and automotive.
Innovative design concept uses ceiling-mounted e-paper displays to give underground passengers a view of life above that dark tunnel they're stuck in. And maybe flash them a few ads along the way.
The Sensus case announced at CES 2013 lets you control apps and games using multitouch surfaces on the side and back of your iPhone.
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Twenty-four dealerships will have solar canopies installed to help promote GM's Chevy Volt plug-in car and lower their electricity costs.
The FIA Institute has been testing the feasibility of closed cockpit designs in the most awesome way possible -- by blasting various canopies with a 20kg wheel fired from a giant canon.
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This tumblr basically features cute things, silly things, and some rage.
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How the free market economy creates gender polarization.
From the moment a baby's genitalia is categorized, everything else in his or her life is also categorized. Suddenly boys are swimming in an ocean of blue, while girls are transported into the Pepto Bismol world of princessified clothes, sparkly toys that don't do anything, make-up for preschoolers, and extra-special girl Happy Meals.


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In addition to playing games and posting status updates, millions use Facebook to listen to music. And when it came to music in 2012, the majority of Facebook users were rocking out to fun.
According to Facebook's new year-end roundup, the band's Grammy-nominated hit "We Are Young" was the most listened-to song on the social networking site this past year. Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" was the second most-listened-to track, followed by Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe," One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful," and Maroon 5's "Payphone."
In addition to songs, the people who sang them were also discussed a great deal on Facebook over the past year. In Facebook's roundup of the most-mentioned public figures of the past year, One Direction comes in at #3, right behind President Obama and Mitt Romney . Madonna comes in at #6, and Phillip Phillips is in at #10, right behind former vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan .
As for the most-mentioned news events of 2012, the death of Whitney Houston came in at #3, behind the presidential election and the Super Bowl.
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a female who likes to stomp,crush,stepon,kick,grab,squeez,or knee guys in their jewls.
fuck man that ballbusting bitch nailed me in the nutts
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to jokingly annoy one's friend(s) by throwing insults or jibes meant to slightly annoy
after i fell on my ass and had to wear a butt-donut, my friend became an instant ball buster.
de matt c 13 novembre 2003
when a female hits a guy in the balls in any possible way usually with the knee or foot.
i was sat opposite becki in class and she crushed my balls under the table. what a ballbuster.
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difficult arduous task
Four loads of laundry. What a pain in the ass. The real ballbuster was dealing with all those skid marks.
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A practitioner of ballbusting.
The ballbuster flung the whip at her clientele.
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A woman who kicks, stamps, punches, etc... a guys nuts.
His legs open wide, she booted him in the balls and then laughed at his pain.
de SQ 7 mai 2005
when job or project is very hard it's a ball buster
erecting that fence was a ball buster
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Healthcare is typically thought of as something that is removed from the everyday person, meaning you have to go through special channels in order to get information, set up appointments, and receive care. However, instant access healthcare is changing all that. Combined with mobile technology, healthcare has never been more accessible.
About Mobile Access
More and more medical records are available electronically now. The Electronic Medical Records System, makes it so healthcare providers can access and chart information quickly and easily. This way, they save time and are able to see more patients. This is great for everyone. By making medical records more efficient, and increasing accessibility, both health practitioners and patients have a more positive experience. Likewise, the accuracy of records is increased due to the instantaneous way in which the information is recorded.
How Instant Mobile Healthcare Access Helps You
By making healthcare easier for patients, and providing more information upfront, healthcare providers can hope to increase patient acquisition. This effort goes hand-in-hand with the development of a cohesive medical website that is filled with relevant content that has been optimized for search engines.
A major part of accessibility involves mobile development. Making sure your content is mobile device-ready is essential for the spreading of accurate information. Consider developing mobile versions for:
• Websites
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Taking these steps ensure the greatest number of people have instant access to healthcare information, which is vital for successful medical outcomes.
If you wish to move toward a mobile presence to push your healthcare marketing into the 21st century, be sure to call the HealthCare Marketing Group at 800-358-0702 today. Our experts know just what to do to take your outdated web presence and turn it into a modern and easy-to-use site for people on a variety of devices.


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As previously detailed, Kim Kardashian is being snubbed by the Hollywood elite. Kanye West has been unable to get his fiancee into A-List events.
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According to Radar Online sources, Barack Obama wants "nothing to do" with her either!
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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- A judge has ruled that attorneys for a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer can inspect the school records and social media postings of the unarmed teenager he is accused of murdering.
Judge Debra S. Nelson said Friday that defendant George Zimmerman's attorneys need to know whether Trayvon Martin's school records and social media postings give any evidence that he had violent tendencies.
The 29-year-old Zimmerman fatally shot the 17-year-old Martin in February. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, saying he shot Martin in self-defense.
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The Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire District is expressing an interest in basing a ground-mounted solar energy installation on fire district land.
The district's board of water commissioners voted August 10 to request Carlton B. Crocker, the district's procurement officer, to sign a letter of intent with the Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative, subject to the review of the district's attorney, J. Douglas Murphy of Hyannis.
The letter would allow the fire district to participate in a round of ground-mounted solar projects sponsored by the electric cooperative.
The district's water department would hope to generate enough revenue from the solar installation to wipe out the department's electricity costs, which water superintendent Craig A. Crocker estimated at $230,000 to $240,000 a year.
The water commissioners are considering two potential sites: a 27-acre parcel off Old Falmouth Road and a 76-acre parcel off Popple Bottom Road, both in Marstons Mills.
The Old Falmouth Road parcel could generate up to 5.4 megawatts of power, while the Popple Bottom Road parcel could generate up to 15.2 megawatts of power.
Based on the August 10 discussion, the district likely would be looking to use only a section of the available acreage.
The water commissioners expressed concern over any widespread clearing of land.
They also want permission from the state Department of Environmental Protection before moving forward on the project, given that the tracts in question help protect the fire district's watershed.
The rule of thumb used by electric cooperative officials is that five acres of ground-mounted solar panels equals a megawatt of electricity.
That megawatt, in turn, can generate an estimated $70,000 in annual revenue.Liz Argo, a technical consultant for the electric cooperative who gave a presentation on solar energy to the water commissioners, said vendors will bid to build and operate the solar panels under a contract lasting up to 20 years.
At present, towns in Massachusetts are limited to 10 megawatts of renewable energy to qualify for net metering, a financial credit for excess power fed into the electric grid.
Net metering is the source of potential revenue for the fire district's solar installation.
The Town of Barnstable already is about halfway on the way to meeting its 10-megawatt cap, between the installation of solar panels and wind turbines at its water pollution control plant in Hyannis, and a proposed 4-megawatt solar array installation at the town's capped landfill in Marstons Mills.
More sites are being proposed, including at the Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis and on land adjacent to Mosswood Cemetery in Cotuit.
If the 10-megawatt cap remains law, those proposed town installations may have to be built on a smaller scale than they otherwise could so that the town aggregate fits under the cap.
The fire district, however, is a political entity independent of the town. Whether the fire district's project would be independent of the cap, or still would be subject to the cap as an installation inside the geographical bounds of the town of Barnstable, is not clear at this point, Ms. Argo said.


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A professor at UC Berkeley (in California's earthquake country) has created a prototype device that warns of pending quake-related rumbles and could be installed as easily as a home fire alarm.
A quadcopter's close aerial footage of the destruction caused by this week's 6.0 California earthquake in wine country shows the potential of drones in disaster areas.
Mapping software company Esri creates a real-time interactive map on the 6.0-magnitude quake filled with information from people's Twitter updates and YouTube videos.
Seismologists aren't the only ones culling data from the 6.0-magnitude quake that hit Northern California Sunday. The Jawbone Up maker is sharing its info on who woke up, where, and when.
The rare and colorful lights sometimes seen before major earthquakes could come from electric charges in certain types of rock.
Those in earthquake country visit USGS.gov to find out the magnitude of the latest temblor. But thanks to Capitol Hill gridlock, the site initially had no data after a 3.0 quake Sunday night.
The two rivals lead a list of technology firms donating money in response to Saturday's powerful earthquake in China.
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Charles Ormond Eames, Jr (1907–1978) and Bernice Alexandra "Ray" (née Kaiser) Eames (1912–1988) were American designers, who worked in and made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art and film.
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1. Zaslow writes, I admit that I sometimes asked the Ames girls questions that were silly, obvious, or naïve. And yet I also think that being a man gave me a wider canvas, and I made no assumptions. I asked. I rephrased. I tried to comprehend (p. xv). How well do you think he succeeded? Do you agree that a woman writing about the Ames girls might have been distracted by her own beliefs and experiences? Or might she have considered aspects of their story that Zaslow missed?
2. Did the story of a particular Ames girl resonate more with you than the others? If so, which one and why?
3. After her high school graduation, Jenny's insurance executive father predicted, in 15 years, one of you girls will be estranged from the group. Two of you will be divorced. One of you will still be single. One of you may be dead. You have to expect that. Because that's just how life works (p. 22). In some ways he was amazingly prescient, but he was way off in terms of how close the girls would remain. How might his predictions have been worded if they had been made by one of the girls' mothers instead?
4. After being singled out for criticism by the other Ames girls in high school, Sally told her mother what had happened. She supported and advised Sally, but did not try to interfere. Sally remembers, this was a great lesson in parenting for me. It is not our job, as parents, to go to coaches, teachers and other parents and try to make everything run smoothly for our kids&Our job is to help our kids function in the [imperfect] world (p. 122). Do you agree with her assessment? Overall, have parenting styles changed for the better or worse over the past few decades?
5. Few of [the Ames girls'] husbands have long-standing groups of close friends, with decades of history together, whom they confide in and turn to week after week (p. 101). Yet, just about every year they take over care of their houses and children so the girls can attend a reunion. Do most men appreciate women's friendships even if they don't enjoy those kinds of bonds themselves?
6. Bottom line: Women talk. Men do things together (p. 102). How does this statement bear out in your own experience? Do you have any close friends of the opposite sex? In what ways, if any, are those friendships different than those with people of the same sex?
7. The Ames girls abide by some unspoken ground rules: They don't brag about their husbands' jobs or incomes. They talk about their children's achievements, but not in a gloating way. They make every effort to be with each other for key events in their lives&If they have things that need to be hashed out, it all remains in the group (p. 288). If you have a long-standing group of friends, what are the ground rules that have kept you close?
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How to Get Your Child to Nap
Children don't need to be taught how to nap (they do it so beautifully!), but they do need to learn how to nap well. With just a few steps, you can establish napping habits for your child that will help bring him health and contentment for years to come.
Set the Schedule
As your baby ages, he'll need different amounts of sleep. By 6 months, though, he should be on a schedule of two naps per day, a shorter nap in the morning and a longer nap in the afternoon. Between 18 and 24 months, he'll drop the morning nap but likely keep the afternoon siesta until he's about 4 years old.
It's your job to set the schedule for naptime. You wouldn't let him choose his own meals, would you? Good sleep is a basic need, just like good nutrition, and both take some planning. Our age-by-age napping guidelines will help you establish a healthy schedule so your baby can thrive. (And so you can get a shower.)
Set the Mood
The National Institutes of Health offers lots of advice for creating a comfortable environment for sleeping.
First, maintain a comfortable temperature in the bedroom: A bit cool is best.
Turn off or block out any light.
Make sure your child's crib or bassinet is properly fitted with a comfortable, firm mattress. (The crib is the best location for your child's napping. By 3 months or so, your baby's ideal sleeping position is in her crib on her back, not on Dad's chest or in Mom's arms. For babies under 6 months old, the crib should be empty; for older babies, add a single transitional object, like a blankie.)
During the nap, keep the house quiet but don't go to great lengths to eliminate all noise since young children can sleep through a lot.
After naptime, change the mood by letting the light shine in.
Remove your baby from the crib within a few minutes of her waking, and greet her cheerily.
Soon, she'll learn to associate the napping environment that you've established with sleep: sweet, sweet sleep.
Set the Routine
Set aside 10 to 15 minutes to enjoy a pre-naptime routine with your child. Transition him from activity to relaxation. Make sure he's home, fed, and clean. Turn off electronics and refrain from play. Move into his room. Sing him a lullaby. Read him a couple of lovely books. Then, settle him into his crib for his nap. He should be awake but sleepy, and even if he seems bright-eyed, let him know that it's "night-night time." Kiss him and leave; be gentle but firm.
Follow the routine that you establish consistently. When you're away from home, follow it as closely as you can; teach other caregivers to follow it, too. This routine will give your baby the gift of knowing how to fall asleep when he needs to.
Avoid These Common Naptime Mistakes
Don't include elements of the routine that can't be duplicated by others. For example, don't allow your child to develop a sleep association problem: do not hold, rock, sing, bottle feed, or nurse him to sleep. Even if you like doing those things now, one day (when you have another baby, or when he has a babysitter) it won't be possible or desirable to do them.
Also, keep in mind:
Don't give in to delay tactics; there are a hundred variations on the old "drink of water" routine, but you mustn't fall for any of them.
Don't think that an energetic child doesn't need sleep; sleep-deprived kids become more active, not less.
Don't put your baby down to sleep with a bottle.
Don't give a baby solid food before he's about 6 months old in hopes that it will help him sleep.
Don't use crib time as a punishment.
Don't put a TV in your child's room.
Most importantly, don't get stressed out over sleep problems.
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Remember, your child doesn't nap just to give you a break. Your baby's growing body and brain requires ample daytime sleep. Down time for you is merely a fringe benefit. Enjoy your baby's naps; you'll both be better people as a result. Sweet dreams!
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Her History in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women
Jenna is a synchronised swimmer, and has three Silver medals on her mantelpiece that she's won at the last two Commonwealth Games.
In an interview with The Guardian, she recommended eating crumpets for breakfast as they're not actually all that bad for you, although you should steer clear of butter apparently.
Jenna trains for ten hours a day, six days a week. That's bloody LOADS.
Unlike most women, Jenna Randall is a world-class Synchronised Swimmer. First competing in the 2006 Commonwealth Games at the age of 17, where she took silver in the women's solo event, she entered again in 2010 and won a medal in the women's duet too. Basically, she's really bloody good at swimming in awkward directions. She's probably not as good at swimming as, say, a penguin - those little guys are outstanding - but as far as humans go, she's great.
Solo swimming, by the way, is basically synchronised swimming but on your own. We thought that'd be easy, surely – we're always in perfect synchronisation with ourselves – but it turns out it's actually the equivalent of a gymnastics floor show but underwater. And that stuff looks difficult enough without being all wet. Hats off to her.
Jenna had two nicknames, growing up - Wedge, and The Tantrum. The Tantrum is pretty self-explanatory - she had a big tantrum once, and the name stuck, but Wedge isn't a reference to her love for supporting characters in the original Star Wars trilogy. It's actually a nod to the way that her swimsuit would ride up in practice. So, you know, that's nice and everything.
Much to everyone's delight, Jenna appeared in a range of sexy pants that some might call over-elaborate for a calendar to promote the the GB 2012 Olympic games. If you're interested in seeing Jenna, and her Team GB friends, in elaborate pants - and then for those images to be displayed on your wall for a few months, and to give some money to charity - then you can purchase said calendar here.
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15 U.S. Code § 1651 - Procedure for timely settlement of estates of decedent obligors
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The Bureau, in consultation with the Bureau [1] and each other agency referred to in section 1607 (a) of this title, shall prescribe regulations to require any creditor, with respect to any credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan, to establish procedures to ensure that any administrator of an estate of any deceased obligor with respect to such account can resolve outstanding credit balances in a timely manner.
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Source(Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 140A, as added Pub. L. 111–24, title V, § 504(a),May 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1756; amended Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1100A(2), (3),July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2107.)
2010—Pub. L. 111–203, § 1100A(3), substituted "the Bureau" for "the Federal Trade Commission".
Pub. L. 111–203, § 1100A(2), substituted "The Bureau" for "The Board".
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Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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Section effective 9 months after May 22, 2009, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 3 ofPub. L. 111–24, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under section 1602 of this title.
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Consumer & Business Computing/IT: A Perplexing World For Investors
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There is a growing division between consumer-oriented and business-oriented computing and information technology companies. Many firms are targeting business clients, particularly those in cloud computing and networking. This would be great if there were not many desperate companies vying for this market, and if large companies didn't try to make inroads into this new territory by making acquisitions. However, since there is fierce competition in this space, investors should demand low valuations while avoiding firms that perpetually make acquisitions. I will examine IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) in this context to see if they meet this criteria. I will also compare them to Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), which has been struggling in its core business areas.
Good Forecasts, Except for the Acquisitions
IBM shares rose after the company declared its forecast for 2013, which exceeded analyst estimates. According to the company, the earnings in 2013 will be at least $16.70 per share. The earnings estimate is above the $16.64 average estimate of the analysts that are tracked by Bloomberg.
Ginni Rometty has pushed for a transition in the business strategy during her first year as the Chief Executive Officer of the company. Currently, the business focuses on more profitable venture such as software for data analysis, moving away from hardware, which is becoming a commodity product. Currently, the company expects to earn $20 per share by 2015. She has placed a five-year plan to draw the largest profit possible from software by 2015.
According to Josh Olson, an analyst at Edward Jones, "She had some big shoes to fill, and expectations were very high. This could be characterized as an adjustment year, one where she is mapping her course, and it's largely been similar to what we're used to from IBM."
Last year, Rometty divested the retail hardware business, purchased data analysis providers and software, and added new technology to assist clients in accessing data from remote computers through cloud computing. The company is also focusing on squeezing out greater revenue from its consulting contracts by looking for better deals in emerging markets.
According to David Grossman, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus, the company is continuously evolving its strategy and is focusing on balancing its mature business that generates cash with more promising new markets, such as analytics.
The company's fourth quarter income, excluding certain items such as amortization and pension costs, increased to $6.1 billion, or $5.39 per share. Sales slipped by 1% to $29.30 billion, but came in above the average estimate of $29.10 billion of 21 analysts. The company reported revenue of $104.50 billion for 2012, and analysts anticipate revenues will grow to $106 billion for 2013. During the quarter, the company's services backlog from various contracts reached $140 billion, compared to $138 billion in the third quarter.
According to Chief Financial Officer Mark Loughridge, sales of the Global Business Services will improve this year after a 4% decline to $18.6 billion in 2012. This is the consulting unit of the company.
Last year the company's acquisitions totaled $3.7 billion for 11 companies, including $1.3 billion for Kenexa, a company that uses social networking to assist businesses that handle human resources and recruiting. The company also plans to spend $20 billion on acquisitions between 2011 and 2015. Since acquiring companies often overpay for their targets, this is bad news.
Brocade not Actively Selling
Lloyd Carney, CEO of Brocade Communications Systems, denied that he is trying to sell the company. This is in contrast to the company's previous CEO, Mike Klayko, who had looked for a buyer.
Mr. Carney was appointed as the Chief Executive officer of the company in January, 2013. Previously, he served as the CEO of Xsigo Systems, which was acquired by Oracle. Earlier he led Micromuse, which was later acquired by IBM in 2006. He served at Xsigo Systems for five years and Micromuse for three years before they were acquired. Klayko's resignation was seen as a step by the board of directors to speed up the sale of the company since Mr. Carney has sold multiple firms under his control.
The company had appointed Frank Quattrone, a technology investment banker, to look for buyers.
According to Carney, "This is not a short-term proposition. If someone shows up with stupid money, I have to listen to it. But my history is I'm not a quick-turn guy. I've never done that." He also described the company as a standalone player
Even though the company has good cash flows and well-known market position, it still has not found a suitable suitor in the past three years. Investors should not think of Brocade as a slam dunk pre-takeover buy, but as just a firm with ongoing operations.
Financial Metrics
Let's consider business-oriented technology firms by ordering them by market cap:
The top four companies on this list are big enough that they have historically engaged in many acquisitions, or could do so in the future. This is a knock against them as buy candidates. Hewlett-Packard and IBM have D/E ratios over one, which indicates that they are funded more by liabilities than by ownership. This is the rule of thumb which many value investors use to avoid companies with high leverage. These issues do not bode well for stock investors.
Another negative for HP is the recent ruling that has been denied a court order to depose former workers who quit to work at General Motors' new tech facility in Austin, Texas. In December, HP demanded answers from former employees about a planned "mass exodus" of 18 workers to the new GM facility.
Among the smaller companies, Brocade is very attractive. It trades near the accounting value of its assets (P/B ratio of 1.17), which is a steal for tech companies. It has a low level of debt, a reasonable P/E ratio, and it is small enough to attract "stupid money" from potential acquirers. Brocade is a good buy candidate for business-oriented tech firms.
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Rising senior Lauren Bailey races towards the last lap of her college career as an Academic All-American honoree.
Rising senior Lauren Bailey races towards the last lap of her college career as an Academic All-American honoree.
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22 U.S. Code § 3925 - Compatibility between Foreign Service and other Government personnel systems
The Service shall be administered to the extent practicable in conformity with general policies and regulations of the Government. The Secretary shall consult with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the heads of such other agencies as the President shall determine, in order to assure compatibility of the Foreign Service personnel system with other Government personnel systems to the extent practicable.
Source(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 205,Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2079.)
Delegation of Functions
Functions of President under this section delegated to Secretary of State, see section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 12293, Feb. 23, 1981, 46 F.R. 13969, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.
Consultation With Other Federal Departments and Agencies
For authority for the Secretary of State to consult with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the United States Information Agency, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to ensure compatibility between the Foreign Service personnel system and other government personnel systems, see section 2 of Ex. Ord. No. 12293, Feb. 23, 1981, 46 F.R. 13969, as amended, set out as note under section 3901 of this title.
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Washington » Their unity fraying, House Republicans bent but did not blink Monday in their demand for changes to the nation's health care overhaul as the price for preventing the first partial government shutdown in 17 years.
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The stock market dropped on fears that political gridlock between the White House and a tea party-heavy Republican party would prevail.
As lawmakers squabbled, President Barack Obama urged House Republicans to abandon demands he said were designed to "save face after making some impossible promises to the extreme right of their party." Speaking of the health care law that undergoes a major expansion on Tuesday, he said emphatically, "You can't shut it down."
Earlier, the president said he was willing to discuss budget issues with congressional leaders. He added, "The only way to do that is for everybody to sit down in good faith without threatening to harm women and veterans and children with a government shutdown."
In a fast-paced series of events, the Senate voted to reject a House-passed measure that would have kept the government open while delaying implementation of the health care law for a year and permanently repealing a medical device tax that helps finance it.
House Republicans, reacting swiftly, decided to try again. Their new proposal was to allow the government to remain open, while imposing a one-year delay in a requirement in the health care law for individuals to purchase coverage. Their measure also would require members of Congress and their aides as well as the administration's political appointees to bear the full cost of their own coverage by barring the government from making the customary employer contribution.
"This is a matter of funding the government and providing fairness to the American people," said Speaker John Boehner. "Why wouldn't members of Congress vote for it?"
Asked if a stand-alone spending bill was possible instead, he said, "That's not going to happen."
Democrats said the House GOP measure was doomed in the Senate, and would meet the same fate as every other attempt to delay the law that passed in 2010 and was upheld by the Supreme Court.
A shutdown would cause an uneven impact across the face of government, sending hundreds of thousands of workers home and inconveniencing millions of Americans who rely on government services or are drawn to the nation's parks and other attractions.
Many low-to-moderate-income borrowers and first-time homebuyers seeking government-backed mortgages could face delays, and Obama said veterans' centers would be closed.
About 800,000 federal workers, many already reeling from the effect of automatic budget cuts, would be ordered to report to work Tuesday for about four hours — but only to carry out shutdown-related chores such as changing office voicemail messages and completing time cards. Once they departed, they would be under orders not to do any government work.
With less financial impact but important to many viewers, a camera that feeds images of a new-born panda at the National Zoo would be shut down.
Some critical services such as patrolling the borders, inspecting meat and controlling air traffic would continue. Social Security benefits would be sent, and the Medicare and Medicaid health care programs for the elderly and poor would continue to pay doctors and hospitals.
Ironically, the issue at the core of the dispute, implementation of key parts of "Obamacare," will begin Tuesday on schedule, shutdown or no.
Among Republicans, some said the revised legislation did not go far enough in seeking to delay a law that all members of the party oppose and want to see eradicated.
Rep. Phil Gingrey of Georgia said it felt as if Republicans were retreating, and Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia said there was not unanimity when the rank and file met to discuss a next move.
For the first time since the showdown began more than a week ago, there was also public dissent from the Republican strategy that has been carried out at the insistence of tea party-aligned lawmakers working in tandem with GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
Rep. Charles Dent, R-Pa., said he was willing to vote for stand-alone legislation that would keep the government running and contained no health care-related provisions. "I would be supportive of it, and I believe the votes are there in the House to pass it at that point," the fifth-term congressman said.
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Various bugs fixed
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The game started off really good now it closes in the middle of doing a puzzle and starts me over plz fix
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One problem. I have a droid phone but cannot see then entire platform of the puzzles in higher puzzles. Still stuck on 55 because I cannot find the missing piece.
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Could only see one square of puzzle. My daughter was very disappointed.
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My preschooler loves this game...and so do I. We play it together all the time. The puzzle is really well designed and easy to use for little ones. And there are lots of levels!!
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By DAVID MERCERAssociated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- In Dino Babers' world there is no pretty good. There is only good and everything else. "Don't even use the PG word," the high-energy head coach at Eastern Illinois said. He laughed, but he wasn't joking. The second-seeded Panthers (12-1, 8-0 Ohio Valley) are very good. They're getting ready to play Friday in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals against seventh-seeded Towson (11-2, 6-2 Colonial Athletic). EIU's only loss was by four points on the road at Northern Illinois (12-1). And in Jimmy Garoppolo the Panthers have a quarterback who has rewritten EIU and Ohio Valley Conference record books on his way to a likely job in the NFL. When Babers arrived from Baylor to take over a team that had just gone 2-9, he asked the players a lot of questions. "You could tell from their answers they were more concerned about individual stats than team goals," Babers said. Since then, there has been no shortage of stats at EIU. The team leads the OVC in six major offensive categories. Babers said he had to convince players to worry more about wins and losses than anything else. There were results in 2012 -- a conference title, a playoff spot and a 7-5 finish. This fall season was even better. The Panthers opened at San Diego State, and beat a now bowl-bound FBS team. That game was the first time Babers' mom, Patsy Ann Plummer, saw him work as a head coach in person. "It's the only time I asked the team for anything," Babers said. "The day before the game I said it would be really cool if my mom, the first game she saw me as a head coach, she saw me win." And so she did, 40-19. It started a string of dominant final scores: 57-24, 63-7, 52-14, 70-22. Even the 43-39 loss to NIU four games into the season now feels a little like a win. Before the Huskies lost last week to Bowling Green, no one outside of Iowa had come as close to beating them. It's remarkable, Babers said, how focused the team has remained. There hasn't even been much of a close call, a week when the Panthers looked past an opponent. "Look at what we do every week -- where's the letdown? Tell me where the letdown was," he said. Garoppolo isn't the only reason EIU is where it is, but he's a big part of it. Playing at the school where both Tony Romo and Sean Payton were quarterbacks, the senior from Arlington Heights, Ill., has set school records for everything from touchdown passes in a season (51, 17 more than No. 2 on the list, Romo in 2002) to yards passing (4,729). The 6-foot-3, 222-pound Garoppolo has been sacked 16 times while dropping back to pass on 518 plays. That's one sack for every 32.4 pass plays. The line gets some of the credit, the coach said, but the quarterback does, too. Outside of former Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, "he's got the fastest release I've seen in coaching 29 years of football." The NFL has taken notice. The school says all 32 pro teams have been on campus to take a look this fall. Talent guru Gil Brandt puts him in the second tier of college quarterbacks who will be available in the 2014 draft, comparable to Alabama's A.J. McCarron and Clemson's Tajh Boyd. How does a player like that wind up at EIU? "Evaluation mistakes -- a lot of them," Babers said bluntly. "It's a blessing for us." With a win EIU would move on to the semifinals, putting it one victory away from the national title game on Jan. 4 in Frisco, Texas. The success has made Babers a coach whose name comes up for other jobs. "People are going to look at me, that's great," Babers said. "But I haven't taken any job and I'm going to be here for the duration. I've never played on a national championship football team."
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This book uses anger management techniques in 11 session plans to help young people think about their behaviour and learn to control it. Session plans include the aim, resources needed, method and accompanying worksheets.
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Come to the Vineyard Bed & Breakfast located in the "Heart of the Grape Country" where you are surrounded by vineyards and orchards. You can enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside, the smell of country air and scenic view of a beautiful sunset over Lake Erie. If it is a specially clear day, you can see all the way to Canada. A turn of the century farmhouse tastefully decorated to complement our name. Comfortable rooms, air-conditioned, a friendly and relaxing atmosphere. While enjoying the comforts of the Vineyard, you will also appreciate the convenience of its centralized location. Situated near the main Welch Foods plant.
Our Vineyard Suite offers two large rooms one being a room for relaxing or another bedroom for the children. It has a king size bed and a great view of the countryside. It sleeps 4, possibly 6.
Our Concord Suite offers a double room with a king size bed PLUS a step down room with a couch and chair. There is a large picture window for watching the beautiful sunsets over Lake Erie. It sleeps 4.
Our Fredonia Room offers a cozy room with a queen size bed. It over looks our lawn and fish pond. It sleeps 2.
Our Niagara Room offers a large room with a king size bed and two LazyBoy chairs. There is also a picture window for viewing sunsets. It sleeps 2.
Our Catawba Room gives new meaning to "room with a view.: All the comforts of home, and in season, enjoy the aromas of orchards and vineyards. It sleeps 2.
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4.2 on June 01, 2013
Beautiful sunroom and view of gazebo. Lovely hosts and delicious food! Lots to do in the area!
5 on January 19, 2013
Comfy bed, beautiful view of vineyards. Wonderful breakfasts & hosts. Yummy homemade grape juice.
5 on January 15, 2013
The B&B is beautiful and warming. The owners make you feel right at home from the time you enter through the door. Breakfast is wonderful & the homemade juices are delicious. Wonderful experience.
4.0 on October 30, 2012
Largest room we have ever had at a B & B, and not the most expensive. The homemade grape juice for breakfast was fantastic.
5 on October 28, 2012
A great place to stay......Judy and Clyde are a great host and hostess. The house was quaint and charming and the rooms are very clean. The breakfast each day was outstanding and that includes their own homemade Grape juice!!!! It is so quiet you never knew really how many people were there unless you ate breakfast with them. We would recommend this B and B to anyone and we plan on going back in the spring to visit Clyde and Judy!!!
4.2 on October 13, 2012
A very nice B&B with a wonderful view of Lake Erie. The food was quite good. The lovely home was warm & welcoming. It was a great stay. Would come again.
5 on October 03, 2012
Clyde & Judy were excellent hosts & made us feel very welcome at their home. Great food, great people, beautiful home, will definitely come back.
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This is an excellent B&B! Clyde and Judy, the proprietors were outstanding and helpful; the breakfast was amazing and delicious, and the bed was so comfortable!
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The owners were friendly, the room was adorable and comfortable, and the breakfast was outstanding. A quiet, peaceful place to stay the night.
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This was the first time I stayed at a B&B. I can't wait to go back! I have never had a more relaxing vacation. The owners were friendly and outgoing and great conversationalists. Loved the gazebo and swing! The room was huge and had a super view of the vineyards and Lake Erie. Minutes from numerous vineyards and restaurants. Breakfast were delicious and generous. The grape juice served with the meal was unbelievable. We met family and friends at the B&B and EVERYONE had a great time.
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These were the cheapest decent quality discs I could find. They are a lot cheaper infact than any others I could find so I thought i'd share the info.
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Story: Person who is under pink posted a status update saying that they were going to get their bellybutton pierced when they turned 18. The person under black, as well as a couple others, stated that she should get "gauges." When I tried to simply make a statement that it was incorrect terminology (I'm under blue, but my picture is showing), this happened.
What's awful: usage of the word "gauges," the fact that the website used by the person I was arguing with said that GAUGING WAS AN INCORRECT TERM, but it's ok because, as that person stated, "it's all the same." *facepalm*
Apparently, trying to inform someone of proper terminology is "trolling." And since I use proper terminology, I don't know anything about piercings, even though I have my ears stretched and am considering a career in piercing.
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The city of Wichita obtains more than 60 percent of its supply from Cheney Reservoir and the remaining amount from the Equus Beds. Wichita has the capacity to provide water to all incorporated areas in the county through 2050.
The city of Wichita has received national recognition for implementing several successful water programs:
Sedgwick County residents who obtain drinking water from private wells are
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player 1 (attacker):produces a dagger
A- your blades glint off one another as a fast and horrible duel of speed blurs the battlefield
B- you flip over your opponent jamming a dagger through their ruined defense.
player 2 (defender) :you produce a pet
A - your pet shreds your opponent limb from limb as you swig from your flask of mead.
B - your pet devolves you opponent into a puddle with a dagger sticking up.
Starts Friday 17, ends Sunday night
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Hee Hee, So I guess deadline is Sunday? How about Sunday night 11:59pm PST, I would say sooner but I have to work through the weekend.
Let me know if you prefer a different time, meanwhile I will get started.
Good luck!
Just my character and his pet blood hounds.
Here is a wip
Here is another one I like. Not sure which I should run with yet.
love the character.
I'm off to San Diego this morning, then back up to L.A. for work this afternoon. Should have about 4-5 hours for my piece before midnight. A bit tighter than I would like, but I knew that coming in so this should be fun.
If I manage a sketch at work I will post as soon as I can.
Had time to sketch at work after all, pretty dead today. Here is where I am at, with under 7 hours to go, I should be able to dedicate 3-4 of those to rendering it out a bit tonight, and still meet the deadline. At least, that's the plan
Oh yeah, I have no idea what that face is going to look like yet, wasn't happy with the pencilling on it so it'll have to be drawn in PS later.
artiphats, if you need any more time to finish we can push the due date a little. You seemed busy.
I think mine is pretty much finished--
I went with the munchkin bears instead of the hounds.
(poor guy)
just occurred to me that i don't have my character swigging the mead.... oh well.
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calling mine done too, go ahead and move to judging. If I need to do anything let me know.
Hey Soup this was fun, made me draw and paint when I otherwise would not have. I love the foot on the face, btw.
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German artist Thomas Demand is often inspired by images found in newspapers and books that depict historically important events or people.
In this photograph, the artist has meticulously crafted a life-size model out of paper and colored cardboard, which he photographed and then destroyed. Demand carefully reconstructed a famous scene from the contested US presidential election of 2000 between Al Gore and George W. Bush. When irregularities in the ballot counting in Florida threw the results into question, people debated whether ballots with "dangling chads" (semi-detached bits of paper that were not separated completely when ballots were manually hole-punched) could be counted as legitimate. Flashlights stand ready to illuminate partially punctured ballots, yet the ballots are all unmarked: there is nothing to be read.


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In May of 2011, before the Nuge draft, the Edmonton Oilers signed Stu MacGregor to a three year contract. Since 2008 (MacGregor's first selection as head scout was Jordan Eberle) this blog called him "the Magnificent Bastard" and have remained boosters of his procurement department.
A new GM brings change, and the current scouting staff has been together for a few years now. The track record (depending on who you talk to) ranges from "the worst ever" to "very good" and every stop in between. Some articles about the era are available here and here.
The first round picks during MacGregor's era have been stunning (Eberle, Paajarvi, Hall, Nuge, Klefbom, Yak, Nurse), and I give the staff full marks for the Eberle, Paajarvi and Nurse selections. The #1 overalls fall under "you don't get credit for getting it right, only crap for making an error" category but I think the staff did well full stop.
As the second round picks begin making their way to the NHL (Anton Lander got a head start, but that's okay we'll adjust) I'd like to find a line in the sand we can all agree on. I have a couple of candidates:
- The Scott Cullen version: He estimated the success rate (100 NHL games or more) to be 28% back in 2009. I'm not completely thrilled with the 100 game threshold, but do like the "or likely" portion where we don't have to fret over every player–there's a distinct finish line.
- This look suggests a 2nd round pick has about a 25% chance at success and gives 200 games as the finish line.
- Jason Gregor came to a conclusion of 23.7%, using 100 games here.
I welcome other studies, but it looks to me as though we might be able to use 25% and 200 games as a starting point, with Cullen's "or likely" as an addition that allows us to measure the process "in-game". Fair?
That set, let's move on to the Oilers during the MacGregor era (2008-2013). We're looking at one in four being a success (average) and anything more than that above average.
- 2008: No second round selections
- 2009: Anton Lander
- 2010: Tyler Pitlick
- 2010: Martin Marincin
- 2010: Curtis Hamilton
- 2011: David Musil
- 2012: Mitchell Moroz
- 2013: Marco Roy
7 players taken in the second round, 2008-2013. Using the 25% success rate, we should expect 1.75 of these players to become NHLers. Using the five year rule, there are no players who we can "judge" from this round, as the 2008 draft (the only year that has clicked the 5 year tumbler) didn't have a second round selection. However, we have the Cullen rule ("or likely") and we have good and bad arrows (and they can inform us about a player).
- Very bad arrows:
- Bad arrows: Curtis Hamilton
- Lukewarm arrows: David Musil
- Good arrows: Anton Lander, Tyler Pitlick, Mitchell Moroz, Marco Roy
- Very good arrows: Martin Marincin
- Covered the bet (or likely):
I've moved some players around since our last look, Marincin has very good arrows at this point. Curtis Hamilton is counted as a bad arrow, although his recent performance before his injury is encouraging.
Fair? I'm open to tweaking and welcome input.
Now, back to the matter at hand. MacGregor's contract is up (as I understand it) at the end of the 2014 NHL entry draft. Bob Green is in the picture now and that may change things, and one imagines the individual scouts have to be signed as well.
2008-13 DRAFT (NHLers)
- Jordan Eberle 246, 85-111-196
- Taylor Hall 216, 83-109-192
- Magnus Paajarvi 193, 30-34-64
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 152, 35-78-113
- Nail Yakupov 95, 26-22-48
- Anton Lander 79, 2-5-7
- Teemu Hartikainen 52, 6-7-13
- Martin Marincin 14, 0-0-0
- Tyler Pitlick 3, 1-0-1
- Phil Cornet 2, 0-1-1
- Johan Motin 1, 0-0-0
Oscar Klefbom earned some nice reviews from Jonathan Willis and Todd Nelson earlier this month.
- Nelson: "You're always worried about a guy coming back off injury, if he can get back to the level he was at just before he was hurt. He played three good games before he got injured, but tonight he was exceptional. Hopefully that continues and he has that consistency because he was a horse out there. I talked to Gerry and we both agreed 'let's put him out there as much as we can, because he's playing so well and he's a horse and he can handle it.'"
The positives for the MacGregor staff are:
- A run of first round picks that are the foundation of an outstanding NHL team.
- The Eberle pick at 22 is a home run by any measure.
- The second round picks, taken as a group, look on target or better (Marincin and Lander may end up covering the bet on their own).
- The 2010 draft came to life this season (Marincin, Pitlick, even Hamilton)
- Klefbom is coming around and lately has been better than that.
- Solid picks outside the first two rounds include Teemu Hartikainen, Dillon Simpson, Tobias Rieder, Martin Gernat, Jujhar Khaira, Bogdan Yakimov, Anton Slepyshev, Greg Chase.
I'll bet they renew MBS and staff. We wait.