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UPDATE: Scroll to end of story for conference call comments by Telecom CEO Simon Moutter, Vodafone NZ CEO Russell Stanners
Telecom, Vodafone and Telstra have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a submarine fibre optic cable between Auckland and Sydney.
The cable will become New Zealand's second major broadband link with the outside world, breaking the 50% Telecom-owned Southern Cross Cable's monopoly.
The "Tasman Global Access" cable will cost "less than $US60 million and be completed by mid to late 2014, Telecom said in a statement this morning.
Lost opportunity
Rod Drury, co-founder of Pacific Fibre, told NBR ONLINE he had mixed feelings about the news.
"The sad thing is that if NZ Inc [government and private enteprise] could have got together, we could have done a step change. This is good, but it's not the vision were were hoping for. It's a lost opportunity."
In an ideal world, he would have preferred a public-private-partnership that saw a new Sydney-Auckland-LA cable running across the Pacific as well as the Tasman, which would have led to what he calls a "real step change."
But a new transtasman cable was still a welcome development for business and home internet users, Mr Drury says.
Not cheaper but faster
Mr Drury did not expect it to lead to cheaper broadband, but he did expect higher data caps for the same money, and better performance.
True competition?
NZ Institute of IT Professionals CEO Paul Matthews also welcomed the news.
"It's excellent to hear of the new NZ-Australia cable. It's essential New Zealand has competition in international connectivity and this will certainly help secure the future," he told NBR ONLINE.
"The only slight hesitation we have is whether it will represent true competition, given Telecom's partial ownership of both cable options - Southern Cross and this one). But if so, this is very good news indeed."
Telecommunications Users Association head Paul Brislen also welcomed the news, but shared Mr Matthews' partial reservation about Telecom's role as an investor in both cables out of NZ: "We'd like to know how that's going to be handled."
Mr Brislen will keep a sharp eye on pricing - but don't look for any formal monitoring. Southern Cross Cable (50% owned by Telecom, 40% by Singtel-Optus and 10% by Verizon) is incorporated in Bermuda. Expect this new joint venture to also be registered in a locale that's safely beyond the Commerce Commission's clutches.
Heading off competition?
Pacific Fibre folded its tent in August last year, having failed in its bid to raise $400 million of a Sydney-Auckland-LA cable.
Following its failure, Mr Dury formally wrote to ICT Minister Amy Adams outlining a public-private partnership for a Pacific cable. Ms Adams gave him a polite but non-committal response
Pacific Fibre's collapse also saw Kordia reanimate its plan for a possible Auckland-Sydney cable. Kordia's logic has always been that if a second cable can be laid to Sydney, the problem of competition will be solved as their are a half dozen cables from Australia up to Asia and the US.
Huawei and Axin have also talked up a transtasman link, while the French-backed Hawaiki put plans back on the table for a cable that would link NZ and Australia with the US via Tahiti.
And of course Kim Dotcom had his own cable dream.
None have got beyond the drawing board. Now, they'll probably be stuck there permanently.
"It's a very smart move by [Telecom CEO Simon] Moutter and the other players which now makes it essentially impossible to justify another cable," Pacific Fibre co-founder Lance Wiggs told NBR.
For price and performance, Mr Wiggs would still like to see a cable laid directly from NZ to the US, where most of the world's websites and services are hosted.
Minister: more content hosted in Austrlia
"The new cable will provide an important step in New Zealand's connectivity, and it also provides the market solution that the government always expected would happen," Information, Communications and Technology Minister Amy Adams said in a statement.
"It is estimated [by Telecom and Vodafone; see RAW DATA below] that about 40% of New Zealand's international traffic is on the transtasman route and this volume is growing more rapidly than traffic on the trans-Pacific route to the US, due to an increasing amount of content being hosted on servers in Australia and Asia."
Moutter: important for redundancy
On a conference call, Telecom CEO Simon Moutter said a second cable made business sense, and was "important for redundancy" (an argument that will bring a wry smile for some, given Telecom has always maintained the Southern Cross Cable.
Ownership, incorporation details ... coming
Mr Moutter said the ownership structure of the joint venture had yet to be finalised but broadly speaking he expected Telecom, Telstra and Vodafone would hold equal shares.
On the same call, Vodafone CEO, Mr Stanners said it had yet to be decided where the joint venture would be incorporated.
Mr Stanners noted Vodafone had recently bought fibre company and network operator Cable & Wireless - however, the new cable would go out to tender after a management team was appointed for the joint venture.
Consents were not seen as a problem. Telecom and Vodafone already had landing sites in NZ, while Telstra could use existing landing sites in Australia.
Mr Stanners told NBR ONLINE, "This didn't exist when Pacific Fibre ended; it's not a fallback," he said. Talks had occured over the past few months.
The Vodafone CEO said he expected cheaper wholesale broadband prices across the Tasman.
"You need two players in the market to be competitive," Mr Stanners said.
Asked if there were wholsale competition issues, given Telecom also owned 50% of Southern Cross, Mr Moutter replied, "No, not at all." Cables are typically owned in what he called a "club arrangements" between telecommunications companies. "This is a very normal arrangement," he said.
Will other ISPs get access?
After the conference call, NBR relayed a reader question Would there be a layer of wholesalers, as with the Southern Cross Cable? Or would ISPs outside Telecom and Vodafone/TelstraClear be otherwise able to buy bandwidth access on the new cable?
A Telecom rep replied:
"Another cable just makes the market more competitive but it's too early to say exactly how that will play out in terms of wholesale arrangements."
Orcon, CallPlus etc are likely to find that a little chilling.
Telecom shares [NZX:TEL] were up 0.67% in early trading.
RAW DATA: Telecom-Vodafone-Telstra statement
Telecom, Vodafone and Telstra announced today they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to co-invest in the construction of a new submarine cable between Auckland and Sydney.
The new cable, tentatively titled the Tasman Global Access (TGA) Cable, will significantly improve New Zealand's international telecommunications connectivity as well as strengthen links into fast-growing Asian markets.
The total cost of the TGA cable is expected to be less than US$60 million. The cable will incorporate three fibre pairs with a current design capacity of 30 terabits per second – approximately 300 times the current internet data demand out of New Zealand.
The TGA partners expect to finalise the design within the next few months, with a likely completion date of mid to late 2014.
Telecom chief executive Simon Moutter and Vodafone New Zealand CEO Russell Stanners jointly commented: "The business case for a new cable between New Zealand and Australia is compelling, providing greater capacity and global redundancy capability. It also reflects the growing importance of trans-Tasman internet traffic: for example, around 40% of both Telecom and Vodafone's international internet traffic is now Australia to New Zealand, versus just 10% in 2000.
"We are seeing increased data content being provided from Australia-based servers by global companies and being accessed by New Zealand internet users. An additional cable connection with Australia will strengthen the business case for international data servers to be located in New Zealand.
"The Tasman Global Access cable will also enable New Zealand to better leverage the four additional international cable systems currently serving Australia (with several more proposed or in development), providing important redundancy for New Zealand. Australia also enjoys good connectivity with Asia, which is achieving strong internet traffic growth in line with global economic shifts."
Martijn Blanken, Managing Director, Telstra Global remarked, "The partnership is a great outcome for Telstra as the high capacity, low latency Tasman Global Access Cable will supply greater resilience and redundancies for carriers as well as enterprises that are located in Australia and looking for connectivity to New Zealand as well as stronger international connectivity. This cable will enable New Zealand to better leverage Australia's much stronger internet connectivity. It will also achieve significant international connectivity benefits for New Zealand to link with Australia, and also onwards to the USA and into Asia.
The TGA cable will achieve significant international connectivity benefits for New Zealand at a fraction of the build cost of another, much longer trans-Pacific cable, the consortium partners said.


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I am a computing enthusiast having graduated college in the fall of 07. Now working as a professional programmer I work on my personal projects in the evenings and on the weekends. I have been a part of a handful of mod teams, the most noteworthy was BS productions back in the late 90s. I worked a short time for the now defunct Grimware and shortly there after dropped all mod and game work for school. I then started work on 2 mods, greased with lovin, a mod that I had to drop because of engine instabilities in xp. I also started Gundam Annihilation which is now Gundam RTS, this project is my baby and I spend much of my time doing that. Lately I started a small side project with a few guys called towerdefense. Both Gundam and towerdefense are currently being worked on and I hope you will enjoy watching their progress.
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Today at work I was informed that one of my old teachers passed away. Robert McMorrow, or Bob as we all knew him, was a huge part of my life while at university. Bob was the sort of involved instructor that went out of his way to help his students or generally anyone enrolled in the Computer science curriculum. He constantly engaged us and pushed us to perform better, while not always necessary it gave us that extra character that can only come through effort. He used to tell us that to come in and see us bright eyed and eager to enter the world of computer science was a great feeling. He felt that through helping us, he shared in some of our youthful zeal and vigor.
He was one of the instructors at my university who I constantly tormented with my unorthodox coding and little nerd pranks in my code. Everything from using numbers rather then characters for alphas to scrolling and beeping rainbows at the end of my little turbo C++ programs. Such code finally prompted him to give a small speech after one assignment: "I don't want any smiley faces, no colors, no noise, no exploding bodies...." the whole time staring at me. I often took him over easier professors because I knew he would make me work harder and would truly look at my code.
He was constantly active helping our local ACM group out, popping in the lab to pick on us and helping us through personal problems. Even if you were not his student his door was open and all those of us who were computer science majors felt almost like he was a father away from home. When he finally left our university and pursued his doctorate we were sad to see him go. It has been years since I had last seen him but his lessons founded the core of what made me a programmer.
In his passing I found myself sad that I could not spend more time with him at while I was enrolled at university. Then I recalled a day after one of his classes just ended I walked in with my camera. He furrowed his brow at me and asked "why would you want a picture of me!" Of course to him, it was a bit silly but I told him that you never know, and snapped a shot.
I told him that he was important and I wanted to have a good picture to remember him by. I then asked him to take a picture. He kind of chuckled, and said sure. I forget who took the picture, but now that he has passed on, I am happy I have it.
So, I guess my thoughts to you guys would be this:
Take pictures, remember that people are not going to be around forever. To those of you still in college, keep close these days, take pictures, make friends and be sure to appreciate the teachers who care enough to help you. I now warmly smile as I see the man who helped me through many troubled times, frozen in time.
Hey! I've been working on a fan game for the game Shogo MAD. I know you were the one who helped make it, and I was hoping that you could help with it. You can see the forum for it at the Shogo Tribute, in the forum. Hope to have your help!
hi i don't know if you see this but can you reupload v0.98 of gundam annihilation its a very awesome mod but it disappeared suddenly all over the internet. not a single website. thanks again.
Good job on the redirecting form the Spring Game section, it is probably better to do it that way then delete it.
Hey, i know for some reason you couldn't locate the first PM I sent you. perhaps you might not be able to see the others either... anywho, So I went to paste bin like you suggested. What you would want to look for is simply "infolog for shidoken"
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It never happened even though she came close a couple of times, and now it's too late because her own level has dropped while everyone else's has gone up. And even if she gets back to her level of 2010-2011 it won't be enough anymore. She'll have to be better than she was in those days to have any sort of chance of doing it now, and I can't see that happen. She missed the boat or fell overboard midway through and late in 2011 when she started struggling while the other important players of her age group (Kvitova, Vika, Aga) made their move and she's been swimming ever since to catch up but she's only seen that boat disappearing ever further into the distance.
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There Will Be Wars…
Matthew 24:6
King James Version (KJV)
6And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Will There Be War?
By Adam Yoshida
An American credit downgrade. Europe in turmoil. Israel menaced by an Iran with nuclear ambitions. Mexican drug cartels run amok. Chinese ghost cities. With each passing day the news gets worse. To my amateur historian's eye, we seem to be drowning under the greatest flood of crisis, both international and domestic, since the 1930s. We all know how that ended. Will it be possible, in terrible 2010s, to resolve the world's problems without war? I'm not so certain.
About a decade ago, The National Review's John Derbyshire wrote that the odds of us, or our children, dying in a "genuine mass-mobilization-type, carriers-going-down-with-all-hands-type, flattened-cities-type war" were higher than most people believed. At the time, even after September 11th, it didn't seem likely to come to pass — at least in the short term.
Yet, even a decade ago, it was clear to some that we were headed towards some sort of cataclysm. Nations all over the world have made promises that, because they have been undermined by demographic change, cannot possibly be kept. It was always clear that, eventually, the laws of fixed numbers would catch up with us and that there would be a day of judgement. It's just that, until very recently, it had always appeared that it would be in a further future and that maybe — just maybe — the white heat of technological advance would propel us faster than the danger. It had always been my belief that the crisis would come, but that it would arrive much later — perhaps in the third or fourth decade of the century when I would be, God willing, in a position to influence events directly. Alas, it increasingly appears that that will not be so. The world's problems are so entrenched and so far-reaching that it seems doubtful that they will be resolved without the resort by some to the expedient of war. Worse, it now seems possible that a cascade of conflict will wash over the entire world as it did some seven decades ago.
Let's consider just a few of the wars that seem possible to occur before this decade is out:
A Second Mexican War
I believe that a war involving the United States in the affairs of Mexico is all but inevitable. The existence of what appears to be becoming a failed state on the borders of the United States will compel some sort of military intervention. This is the tragic product of policies in both nations that have drained Mexico of much of its best human resources and allowed the growth of Mexican criminal organizations of vast strength…
A War of Chinese Distraction
I find it incredibly difficult to believe that more do not see that China's economic "miracle" is every bit as much a bubble as tech stocks in 1999 or real estate in 2006. China's export-driven growth has been financed by billions — perhaps trillions — in bad loans that have temporarily sustained enterprises that are, at best, marginally profitable. The house of cards built by the Chinese state will blow away and expose China as an unimaginably unequal nation where hundreds of millions still live in horrible subsistence-level conditions alongside a middle and upper class who enjoy a level of wealth and security beyond the imagination of an ordinary Chinese…
A Middle Eastern War
This one is obvious and well-known to all, even if current events have turned our attention away for the moment. Iran continues its quest for nuclear weapons. The pressure against Israel continues to intensify on all fronts. Unless Israel or the United States acts soon to prevent the advent of a nuclear-armed Iran, the best long-term result for the Middle East will be an atomic balance-of-terror with terrorist-sponsoring, murderous lunatics on one side. The worst-case scenario ends with a hundred million people dead.
A European War
I am surprised that few have commented on the potential for the economic situation within Europe to devolve into military confrontation. On the basis of historical precedent, it certainly seems possible to me. The members of the European Union, lacking the common bonds and sentiments that have allowed other federations to be successful in forming a common state, will not hesitate to betray each other if there is a real advantage to be gained by it. While most of Europe's current leaders do not appear to be the sort inclined to resolve matters through the use of force, is not impossible that the deepening of the crisis will result in the arrival of leaders who will…
A Second Civil War
Finally, watching events unfold in the United States, it becomes impossible to rule out what was recently unthinkable: that the economic and political crisis will spin entirely out of control and eventually lead to some form of organized political violence. No one on either side desires it and practically everyone, at present, would argue that there is no plausible scenario leading to it. Yet the astute observer of history will recall that, as late as 1860, Senator Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was sitting in his office and reviewing plans for the construction of the Capitol Dome.
The unknown factor here is how far some are willing to go in defending a plainly nonviable welfare state. Perhaps some future president, stymied by the Congress, will attempt to resort to extra-constitutional means in order to continue funding benefits. Or maybe some future government, distorted by some political pressure or another, will impose taxes or regulations that some states consider to be intolerable. Though, I should say here, I consider it more likely that such a conflict would resemble the English Civil War and its conflict between the Crown and Parliament than it would the first American Civil War with its struggle among the states…
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THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Black women will lose less weight than white women even if they follow the exact same exercise and diet regimen, researchers report.
The reason behind this finding is that black women's metabolisms run more slowly, which decreases their daily energy burn, said study author James DeLany, an associate professor in the division of endocrinology and metabolism at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
"African-American women have a lower energy expenditure. They're going to have to eat fewer calories than they would if they were Caucasian, and/or increase their physical activity more," said DeLany. His report is published in the Dec. 20 issue of the International Journal of Obesity.
DeLany and his colleagues reached this conclusion during a weight-loss study involving severely obese white and black women.
Previous studies have shown that black women lose less weight, and the researchers set out to verify those findings, DeLany said.
The research included 66 white and 69 black women, who were placed on the same calorie-restricted diet of an average of 1,800 calories a day for six months. They also were assigned the same exercise schedule.
The black women lost about 8 pounds less, on average, than the white women, the researchers found.
The explanation can't be that black women didn't adhere to the diet and exercise plan, DeLany said. The researchers closely tracked the calories each woman ate and the calories they burned through exercise, and found that black and white women stuck to the program equally.
"We found the African-American women and the Caucasian women were both eating nearly identical amounts of calories," DeLany said. "They were as adherent in physical activity as well."
That leaves variations in biology and metabolism to explain the difference in weight-loss success, the study authors said.
"The African-American women are [equally] as adherent to the behavioral intervention," DeLany said. "It's just that the weight-loss prescription is wrong because it's based on the assumption that the requirements are the same."
The difference in weight-loss success between black and white women has been known for some time, said Dr. Mitch Roslin, chief of bariatric surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
"There are racial and genetic differences in obesity," Roslin said. "These things are real."
"However, this study advances our understanding by ruling out other explanations," Roslin said. "It's not just related to socioeconomic class or access to care or environmental situations."
One reason for the difference might be that European foods prevail in America, and form the basis of the modern diet, Roslin said. These foods might not burn as efficiently in the descendants of people from Africa, Asia and other parts of the world.
"People of Western European or Eastern European descent have evolved greater mechanisms to withstand the pressures of the modern diet," Roslin said. He said studies have found that Asians subjected to a Western diet are more likely to develop metabolic syndrome and diabetes at a much lower body-mass index (BMI) than whites. BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight.
Weight-loss doctors will need to keep these biological differences in mind when prescribing diet and exercise regimens for black women, DeLany said.
"They can't just base caloric restriction on body weight," he said. "They have to take into consideration [people's] lower energy requirements."
DeLany said it's not clear whether these findings apply to black men, since much less data is available for them. But in a diabetes intervention trial, he said, black men lost about as much weight as white men following the same diet and exercise plan.
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SOURCES: James DeLany, Ph.D., associate professor, division of endocrinology and metabolism, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Mitch Roslin, chief, bariatric surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; Dec. 20, 2013, International Journal of Obesity


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|Stern to unveil plans for community service events in New Orleans
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With the festivities heading to New Orleans this season, the league is planning an All-Star day of service on that Friday to kick off events.
NBA commissioner David Stern will announce those plans at a news conference Wednesday before the Hornets host Sacramento that night. The game is the first of the Hornets' full-time return to New Orleans after they spent most of the past two seasons in Oklahoma City following Hurricane Katrina.
``We'll be announcing the specifics of the campaign (Wednesday) when I go there, we have a community event,'' Stern said while attending the season opener in San Antonio. ``But we're in, we're in for a lot. We're proud that our team is going back. We're equally proud that they're ahead in sponsorships and ticket sales of where they were pre-Katrina.
``And we think that sports has a role to play both with what we can give back, what we can build, but also what we can do to sort of improve the morale of the community and let the kids of New Orleans know that they're very much in our minds as they go to school and their families try to have a normal life.''
Every NBA team that visits New Orleans during the regular season will participate in a community activity. Through its NBA Cares program, the league and its players plan to create 40 learning or playing centers.
The NBA and its players have contributed more than $15 million to the Gulf Region, along with helping construct 35 homes and five playgrounds.
All-Star weekend is scheduled for Feb. 15-17. More than 2,500 current and former players, along with other NBA family members are expected to participate in the All-Star weekend service event.
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I visited the Roulette Farm again today. Usually overlooked by the visitors this tranquil and original battlefield farmstead is a favorite place of mine. This picture of the last of the lilacs in the dooryard ...
brought to mind Walt Whitman's lamentation upon the death of Abraham Lincoln. Here follows just two excerpts from
"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"
WHEN lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd,
And the great star early droop'd in the western sky in the night,
I mourn'd, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring.
Ever-returning spring, trinity sure to me you bring,
Lilac blooming perennial and drooping star in the west,
And thought of him I love.
O powerful western fallen star!
O shades of night—O moody, tearful night!
O great star disappear'd—O the black murk that hides the star!
O cruel hands that hold me powerless—O helpless soul of me!
O harsh surrounding cloud that will not free my soul.
In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house near the white-wash'd palings,
Stands the lilac-bush tall-growing with heart-shaped leaves of rich green,
With many a pointed blossom rising delicate, with the perfume strong I love,
With every leaf a miracle—and from this bush in the dooryard,
With delicate-color'd blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green,
A sprig with its flower I break.
Coffin that passes through lanes and streets,
Through day and night with the great cloud darkening the land,
With the pomp of the inloop'd flags with the cities draped in black,
With the show of the States themselves as of crape-veil'd women standing,
With processions long and winding and the flambeaus of the night,
With the countless torches lit, with the silent sea of faces and the unbared heads,
With the waiting depot, the arriving coffin, and the sombre faces,
With dirges through the night, with the thousand voices rising strong and solemn,
With all the mournful voices of the dirges pour'd around the coffin,
The dim-lit churches and the shuddering organs—where amid these you journey,
With the tolling tolling bells' perpetual clang,
Here, coffin that slowly passes,
I give you my sprig of lilac.
Come find the poetry among the fading lilacs,
just north of Sharpsburg.
Ranger Mannie
An online journal of Mannie Gentile, a National Park Service Park Ranger working on the National Mall in our nation's capital. DISCLAIMER: please note that this blog represents only my views and not those of the National Park Service. Feel free to email me at: email@example.com
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Lincoln, Whitman, and Lilacs
Posted by Mannie Gentile at 6:00 PM
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- Jim Beeghley said...
Hi Ranger Mannie,
It was great to meet you on Sunday I know that Sarah really enjoyed it as well.
I uploaded a post on Clara based on her report and included a few photos from Sunday.
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The Japanese automaker Nissan is preparing a limited edition of their Murano SUV. The special edition convertible will be a four-door drop top set to arrive at dealerships before next summer.
The convertible Murano will feature a traditional soft top in order to keep both the weight and cost down. The SUV will keep the current 3.5 Liter V6 making 265 HP, and will change gears thanks to a continuously variable transmission (CVT). When it hits the market, the rag top Murano will be offered with both front and all-wheel drive layouts.
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Castanet Technical Director, Troy Ryder says, "The change is like a site map for everything Castanet. It's an all-in-one directory for people to go to find what they're looking for."
Ryder says the company does things incrementally so readers get used to changes in small doses. This assures readers and site viewers can always find what they're looking for even though the company is making changes.
"It can be frustrating for people to go to a site they are used to and find all these changes, and that's what we've learned over the years. We only make small changes, one step at a time," says Ryder.
It took several days of design work for the Castanet technical team to create the footer and all of its links.
The team is also working on new categories for RVs and Power Sports. These will soon be launched as part of Castanet's huge directory for vehicles for sale. Separating the larger units from cars and trucks and adding the two categories will allow people quicker access to find what they are looking for. If it's a car, truck, quad or motorhome, they will all be easier to find.
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Remember how before you had kids, when you wanted to leave the house, you just ... left. You grabbed your bag, your sunglasses, maybe a bottle of water, and hit the road. It was so easy. So simple. You actually never even gave leaving the house a second thought because it was all you knew. It was your life.
But then you have kids and realize that leaving the house was something you spent your whole life taking for granted. Because things have changed.
Now, leaving the house is far from simple. There are bags to pack; small humans to wrangle; tantrums to stop. It turns what should be a 10-minute trip to Target into an all-day affair. And it ain't always fun.
Moms, Dads, you know you know what I'm talking about. Here are the 10 steps we all go through when leaving the house with our kids.
First thing you do is stretch. You wanna be limber for the death-defying feat you're about to attempt.
Then you pack the bag. Snacks, water, diapers. You feel organized. You feel good.
Then you start trying to wrangle the kids, who are mid-play, and the wind is sucked out of your sails a bit.
You try again, and your kids are like:
You finally get them and are just about to leave when realize you forgot your phone:
You go back inside and your kids scatter like wildfire.
You start wondering if it's even worth it. Your family could go a few days without toilet paper, right?
But then you're like, "No! I can do this!"
You grab your phone, grab the kids, and head to the car. You feel awesome!
And then you realize you just locked yourself out.
How do you make your trips out with the kids easier?
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I carry everything in my pockets and leave a prepared pack in the car fullof diapers wipes change of clothes. Having only 1 kid helps too lol
with my kids already being out of diapers it is a LITTLE easier but now that they have reached the age of tv watching, ignoring parents, etc, it makes it just as bad. TV goes off, First I tell all kids to get dressed, and to my dismay only one of 4 will listen. When all are dressed the hunt for socks is on....no one in my home knows how to mate socks. I refuse to do it for them so eventually they all end up in a big tote for me to go through every day. On to the shoes. There is always one kid that don't know where he/she took off his/her shoes or where he/she put them. By the time we find the missing shoes, the tv is back on and everyone is sitting comfortably and eyes are peeled open watching PBS kids. My turn! Dressed, groomed, painted up, hair done....wheres my shoes??? Oh that's right! In the midst of looking the elusive missing shoes, I have lost mine in the process.....time to recruit kids. Ok, so now my shoes are found and almost time to go. Rustle up my purse, keys, phone, and shades. Coats go on, out the door we go just for us to turn around because I forgot my wallet. GRRRRRRR!!!! Walk in the door to get wallet and all the kids shoes come off!!!! 20 min later were out the door. Now I need a nap.
Lol if my kids don't hurry up about getting dressed or getting in the car when we are going/leaving somewhere, I just say 'BYE!' and turn around to start walking & they get in a hurry then! I wouldn't actually walk off & leave them but I guess they haven't realized that yet ;)
You forgot to add that while you are getting shoes and socks on one the other two are undressing. Then while you are redressing the other two the other one is kicking off his socks and shoes. lol


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In 2011, Hillcrest Elementary School had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Texas average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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Bullying seems to be an issue in this school. The beginning of the school year I complained about kidz harrasing my child and they stated they took care of the situation . IT IS ALMOST THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND IT IS STILL GOING ON! IS THIS NOT A NATIONAL PROBLEM WHERE IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN TO HELP CHILDREN THAT ARE NOT FEELING SAFE! WHY SHOULD OUR CHILDREN HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW THEY WILL PROTECT THEMSELVES AT SCHOOL WHEN THEY SHOULD BE HAVING FUN AND LEARNING INSTEAD. THEN WE WONDER WHY TEXAS HAS SO MANY HOMESCHOOLED CHILDREN.


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2. In Case You Missed It: Chief Robert Merchant of the Canton Police Department says there have been sweeping changes in the agency in the year since Jorelys Rivera's body was found. Read Merchant's comments and tell us if you think the department has changed for the better.
3. Happening Now: The sudden resignation of Sen. Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) has set off a chain reaction of hopefuls to claim his seat and the seats abandoned by those wanting to fill Rogers' seat (confused yet?). So far, Brandon Beach and Sean Jerguson are slated to contest Rogers' District 21 seat, while Scot Turner is hoping to claim Jerguson's old house seat. The special election is tenatively scheduled for Jan. 8, 2013.
4. Looking Ahead: Tonight's Canton City Council meeting should be quite the interesting affair. If you are at all interested in the running of your local government, it would be a good idea to attend tonight's proceedings. Check out this preview article to find out why tonight's meeting will be so important.
5. On This Date in History: On Dec. 6, 1865, the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment formally abolished slavery in the United States, just eight months after the end of the Civil War.


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Andrew Bynum's exit irks Mike Brown
HOUSTON -- The scene that came to symbolize the Los Angeles Lakers' playoff demise against the Dallas Mavericks was replayed at the end of the third quarter in the Lakers' eventual 107-104 loss to the Houston Rockets on Tuesday: Andrew Bynum stalked off the court after being ejected.
Bynum kept his shirt on this time around but did fit in the extracurricular activity of high-fiving a row of fans sitting courtside next to the Lakers' bench before a team security guard had to grab Bynum by the back of his jersey and guide him toward the locker room.
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"I was irritated," Lakers coach Mike Brown said of Bynum picking up his second technical foul of the game with 1:10 remaining in the third quarter, resulting in his disqualification.
Bynum was whistled for his first technical foul with 7:34 remaining in the first quarter. Bynum argued with an official that he should have received a foul call for being hit on the arm on a missed shot when Rockets center Samuel Dalembert was credited with a block.
Bynum's second tech came while lined up at the foul line for two Marcus Camby free throws that came after a Bynum offensive foul on the opposite end put the Rockets on the line. Bynum said something to referee Monty McCutchen before McCutchen tossed him.
"He's got to figure out what he wants to do," Brown said. "You got to ask him what his response was to the ref when he had the interaction with the ref, but we need him on the floor. He, nor anybody else right now, can put themselves in jeopardy -- even if it was unjustified or not. That's not what I'm saying here. Nobody can put themselves in jeopardy to get themselves removed from the ballgame."
Bynum passed a pack of reporters on his way to the bus after the game and did not stop to speak about the ejection.
"I'll answer all questions tomorrow," Bynum said as he quickly made his way through a set of double doors.
Brown said he was told by an official what Bynum said to cause the second technical foul but would not divulge the explanation to the assembled media.
"I'm not going to tell you," Brown said. "If he said what the official said, then I guess [it was warranted]. That's up to the official. That type of stuff is subjective."
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The Lakers led by six at the time of Bynum's ejection. The reigning Western Conference player of the week exited the game with 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in 23 minutes. Without Bynum available, the Lakers were outscored 34-25 in the fourth quarter and outrebounded 15-7.
As for Bynum's detour to slap some fans' hands instead of following a direct route to the locker room, Brown seemed nonplussed.
"The league can take care of that," Brown said. "If he wants to do that, that's on him. I have no problem with it."
Brown said that to his knowledge, Bynum did not apologize to his teammates for his actions. Not that Bynum's teammates sounded like they expected an apology after the game.
"It happens," Metta World Peace said. "I wasn't really disappointed. I didn't really know what happened, so I couldn't really judge him at that point."
World Peace pointed out that L.A. was able to push its lead to 12 with 6:41 remaining in the fourth without Bynum on the court, basically absolving Bynum of the blame for the loss.
Much like he did last season when he said Bynum "earned his stripes" following a hit on Minnesota's Michael Beasley that resulted in a two-game suspension for the young center, Kobe Bryant defended Bynum's actions following the loss to Houston.
"It's a part of the game," Bryant said. "One of his big strengths is the chip on his shoulder that he plays with, so you can't expect him to have that one night and then knock him for it the next. I don't know what he said or anything like that, but I like the chip that he plays with."
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Did the easy access to player statistics greatly influence the tournament?
There are websites such as lolking and lolmatches that give huge insights into the runes, masteries and champion choice of players. I watched the interview with Chaox by Nick Allen and Chaox talked about how they had a secret plan to play Katarina, but it got banned out. Nick Allen noted that nobody knew about them planning to play Katarina. There are threads on the forums throughout this tournament saying things like "where the heck did that Orianna ban come from?". During every Taipei Assassins match the shoutcasters talked about how the team trained using secret scrimmages where they and the other team would quit the game so it would look like it never happened.
It seems that this tournament was decided more off the field than on, not that that's a good or a bad thing. It's the teams who exploited (To employ to the greatest possible advantage) all the available data on players that have been succeeding in the World Playoffs.
Nothing wrong with using available resources, research and some thinking is always helpful.
Exploited is a negative term. The teams who took the time to research their opponents obviously had an innate advantage in deciding counter-plays or bans. It's a two-way street though, one team will only have an advantage if the other team doesn't bother doing the exact same thing.
It's not like the teams that lost were barred from doing research of their own.
Not their fault that teams from NA stream everything they possible can
unless you're TPA who goes out of their way to make sure their matches cant be seen by other teams
Most sports teams do that, you wont see an American football coach not studying the History of the team his team will face next, previous tournament placements, favorite lane-ups and strategies, that's how they assign defenses to block certain offense layers and plan offensive tactics to block the good defenses on the team so that their team can break their defenses and advance some yards.
I would call it preparation and statistical analysis as opposed to exploiting. The second definition of exploited is: To make use of selfishly or unethically. there was nothing selfish or unethical. Any team has access to this data. As far as TPA not showing match results, again any team can do this. Don't hate because they were smarter about it then most teams.
I don't think it's much of a problem. It just means teams need to have multiple strategies in their playbook. If you can development complementary strategies where a counter play to one of your game plans is very weak to a second game plan, you have nothing to worry about.
In football, it's kinda like the play action pass. If the opposing team sells out to stop the run, you burn them by acting like you'll run the ball, then you throw it.
Do you watch sports? Researching your opponents is a vital part of any sport. This isn't *exploiting the system* or anything along those lines. It is simply trying to increase ones chances of success by as much as they possibly can.
Would you rather see solo queue bans and what not? I know I wouldn't. Champion select is a huge part of the game, or at least its way more important than you seem to think it should be.
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Guess being able to stream live tv to the ipad then airplay to an appletv to a tv would save you the 3-7$ fee for a cablebox in that room. All that since you have to be at home to watch the streams.
I have only 2 cable boxes in my place. One in the living room and one in bedroom. Office/spare bedroom has appletv for netflix to tv.
Well I've been using the optimum app to watch cable on my iPad and iPhone. My cable provider is cablevision & it works the same way, I can only watch mobile tv at home.😭
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Maverick Sabre hooks up with SB.TV to give a memorable performance of his latest single No One. His reaction to the little microphone malfunction here is pretty interesting, as he also quickly composes himself to continue the performance.
No One is track number 6 from his debut album Lonely Are The Brave which dropped on February 6. You can get that on iTunes here.
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articles i wanted, but didn't get a chance, to read this week: part 68
today was very sad and none of my silly jokes seem important. but i wrote this for you all week so here it is. feel free to ignore until the weekend, or forever. i'm off to call my mommy.
also, read the onion, because they win it today
- Hillary and Meryl and best friends and i will sleep happily for the rest of my days, Refinery29
- on the internet, Ryry cannot be smoted. not even by racist hackers, BuzzFeed
- with criticism, we're still not sure about Lena Dunham (love, hate, love to hate, hate to love?) Vulture
- just say "mani pixie dream" anything and see how many think pieces are launched, Grantland
- along with lovely Reb, we wrote a recap for MKG. here's last week's
- if you know an introvert, or want to know an introvert, this graphic might help
- when you're blinded by vodka, the only antidote is whiskey, natch
- i don't watch "Community" but i do watch "Go On" and Flavorwire wrote a piece on both
- and now we know where some of new york media will be partying this holiday season, Awl. who wants to crash that BBC party with me?
- Loop lady Lauren P wrote about moms being super awful. just don't read the comments, XOJane
- uh-oh, it looks like Instagram and Twitter are on a break. whatever will we do??? BuzzFeed
- rooftop farms, amirite? or rather, why aren't there more of them, GOOD
- i always knew Tony Danza and i would be great friends - he also loves to clean, NYMag
- definitely don't read MTV's explanation of "millenials" if you want to remain unembarrassed
- newspapers really aren't having a good season. the Long Island Press is going monthly
- nate silver is not a fan of Politico. no sir, not at all, Raw Story
- here are some healthy fish recipes, because we could all use a lighter fare between holiday parties and cookie swaps, Fit Sugar
- if that's not enough, Self has a slideshow of Insanity workouts you can do for yourself (without the DVDs, that is)
- just sit down, shut the door (or vice versa) and read this piece on Bill Murray. seriously though, i love him!
- and in case you missed it, there was a GQ piece about Mr. Murray before too
- ladies of new york, stop feeling bad about your "second bag". The Cut proves that everybody does it
- i randomly met Luther Lowe on a work trip to Vegas and of course we had a friend in common. now he's in a BuzzFeed article about Google Reader
- Ryry made a new MySpace. and it's
shockinglya lot like the old MySpace. we all still listen to Smashmouth right? BuzzFeed
- as promised, the Paloma Faith album indeed came out, Spinner
- if you haven't watched the finale of Boardwalk Empire, write to me and i'll get you a link. otherwise, this recap from Vulture is mandatory
- Kottke agrees Boardwalk Empire is great now
- Kinfolk mag has a holiday playlist
- and so does Brooklyn mag
- poor Dave Brubeck passed away. let's watch this great video of him
- the holiday season is stressful and we always need a reason to smile. the lady talking to Jay Z on the subway does the trick nicely, Daily Intel
- the evian roller babies commercial: cute or creepy?
- bastion of music that it is, All Songs chose their top 50 albums of the year. even though there are still three weeks of releases left
- a Charles Bradley cover of "I'll Slip Away," because sometimes i like to support Florida folk
- sometimes, PSAs are magic. like when they tell you all the "dumb ways to die," Atlantic
- i don't care how long you've been together, please never break news to me in a song, Daily News
- "The Elements of Style" comes in an illustrated version. we have no excuse for bad written form
- i'm going to LA in February and need to start dressing like Opening Ceremony's Jenny Le, Refiner29
- this little vinyl case from Madewell is pretty necessary for giftgiving, to yourself at least
- a sea animals print please!
- a pictogram like this one Hemingway's friends made him as a get well. seriously, guys, you're slacking, The Vault
- everything in this home is beautiful and i want it. all of it, Brooklyn Mag
- let's make these sazerac cookies and give them to each other as gifts. then retire to new orleans, Tasting Table
- "you are the cheese to my macaroni" seems as lovely a vow as i've ever heard. especially when it's on a pillow, Paper Source
- these NYC best dressed ladies on Daily Candy's list have some pretty nice stuff. choose from their wardrobe with me in mind
- for the kitchen, no one should be without a mortar and pestle
- and also a food thermometer please, so i don't undercook a meat and kill us all
- all three bottles of the "best american whiskey" will do nicely to see me into 2013, grubstreet
- nearly all of the things on BuzzFeed's list of pointless gifts. actually, nah, throw 'em all in!
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I'm looking forward to the privilege of picking one of your macro shots of kitchen utensils/anything used for the preparation of food as the winner next Sunday.
Hope you all enjoy rummaging!!!
Macro Challenge - Kitchen Utensils. 4 more days left - ends Sunday 4th March. C'mon all you Gordon Ramsays/Nigella Lawsons. Hope you find this theme interesting.
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Oh that was so difficult.......there's something commendable in all of these shots......but I've decided my winner is..
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Whether they're in the woods or on the podium, Hoyt's Pro Shooters represent Hoyt to the fullest. And Hoyt.com is the only place where you'll find behind-the-scenes info about their recent success stories, their travels, their favorite Hoyt bows and accessories, and other details that any true Hoyt fan needs to know.
Tony Tazza is a decorated target shooter, a well-known Hoyt Pro Staffer and one heck of a bowhunter. When he offers shooting advice, people stop and listen. You should too. Follow the program he outlines here, and you'll be on the fast track to higher 3D scores and less dependence on your rangefinder.
Some 3D shooters think that yardage judging is an ability that some guys have and some don't. I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard a 3D archer say "I just can't judge distance" or "What is the trick on judging yardage?" The trick is that there isn't any trick to judging yardage; this ability is the same as any other skill or ability in life.
To improve your yardage judging ability you need to practice and exercise your ability to judge yardage. If you were poor at bowling and wanted to improve, what would you do? Hopefully you would spend a lot of time at the lanes and maybe think about some coaching. There are some 3D archers that practice and work extremely hard to hone their ability to accurately judge the distance to McKenzie 3D targets. Those are usually the guys on the podium at the IBO and ASA tournaments. I'd like to share a couple of yardage judging exercises that work for me.
Your eye and brain need to be "calibrated" to effectively learn to judge and recognize distance. At the beginning of the 3D season, my yardage judging is typically rusty from the winter off-season. To get started preparing for 3D tournaments, I begin by calibrating my eye and brain to yardage judging. I'll go out into my local woods and set orange cones out in 10-yard increments on several shooting lanes and on my practice target lane. As I'm practicing I study the location of the cones and try to burn the markers into my subconscious mind. I do this with and without a McKenzie target at the end of each lane. I study the target at 20 yards, then study the 20 yard marker and the target at 30 yards, then study the 30 and 20 yard markers and the target from 40 yards and so forth out to 50 yards. Spending time at each location will eventually enable you to "see" the markers in your memory when they aren't even there. I like to do this exercise in a variety of atmospheres such as open woods, open fields, tight tunnels and thick brush. You'll be surprised at how different the markers look in the different environments. I recommend this exercise at the beginning of the season and anytime you feel lost with your judging.
Woods Walking
When I'm unable to practice with McKenzie targets I'll take my rangefinder for a walk. Walk in different types of woods and in different lighting conditions. You'll be shocked to see how much lighting conditions effect your judging (I usually over-judge in low light and under-judge in bright conditions.). As you're walking around, judge the distance to a specific tree, bush or rock then shoot it with your rangefinder. When you miss the yardage, shoot some items between you and the target and see where you missed. This will help hone your depth perception and help you perfect your ground judging. To mix things up and keep you from getting bored, try to stop 20 yards from a given object then check yourself. Do the same for 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 yards. I like to keep a notebook while I am doing this to see if there is a pattern to my mis-judges under certain conditions.
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IBO and ASA tournaments exclusively use McKenzie targets. The very best way to practice for these events is to have the very targets on which you'll be competing. Whether you can invest in your own targets or go out on the weekends to your local archery club, make the most of the time you spend with the McKenzie 3D animals. When you get to each target, judge the distance to the target from several locations beside the shooting stake. Once you've decided on the right number, set your sight and make your shot. Then range the target with your rangefinder and figure out exactly where you missed -- if you did. Figuring out how and why you misjudged a target will alert you in the next similar situation to be more careful. Again, documenting your yardage judging will also help you identify problem targets or distances.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this article, yardage judging is a portion of your 3D game that needs practice and persistence. Spend as much or more time practicing your judging as you do shooting your Hoyt bow. Find the method that gives you the best results and stick to it … and your 3D scores are sure to improve.


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Beginning September 10, 2014
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The Art Lounge features new monthly art exhibitions, trunk shows, conversation, and a cash bar in a casual, cutting-edge setting on the Riverfront. Stop by after work!
Trunk Show Artists
September: Bri Brant, handcrafted canvas and leather bags
October: Patsy Keller, fused glass art and pendants
November: Karyn Warner, metal jewelry and clocks
December: Jennifer Davies-Reazor, ceramic shrines and jewelry
September 10
The Young Collectors' Party with Chelsea Gifford
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
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DCCA Art Lounge in the Lobby
Art collector and Registrar for the Jack Shainman Gallery in NYC, Chelsea Gifford presents on why she started collecting art and how collecting can change both the life of the individual and the community.
Featured Artist Michael Kalmbach
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
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Artist Michael Kalmbach combines color, pattern, and form to create bold abstract paintings with shimmering surfaces. Visit his website.
Ceramic Works by Heather Ossandon
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
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Counter-earth: Such a strange place! So different from the world we know–where a President's unilateral power to wage war is now essentially unchecked and the price tag is apparently of little concern. But getting an abortion? Well, that can never be hard enough.