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A Giveaway So Epic You'll giggle
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Today, we launch an Epic $100 giggle gift card Giveaway for all you booty-kicking partyparents (partypeople?) brought to you by our sponsor giggle, redeemable on Giggle or giggleDEALS! BLAM! –> CLICK HERE <--
They just launched their own flash sales site (giggleDEALS), giving you VIP access to exclusive sales on some of the most epic baby brands out there. Sure, certain celebrities and insanely rich people who jumped into shaky, short-lived marriages and had kids before they could initiate their long, public divorce battles, couldn't care less about getting great deals. But the rest of us parents all know that saving money is rad — but it gets radder...
Let's throw some math at it to demonstrate:
Saving $ = Rad
Winning $ = Radder
Winning $ + Saving $ = Raddest!!!
1) Visit giggleDEALS click here
While you're there, if you want, sign up to receive their daily email alerts about awesome stuff and receive $10 off your first purchase.
2) Come back and comment below.
Come back here and write a comment below about what you'd use your $100 credit for (on giggle OR giggleDEALS). (Honesty is optional, you won't be judged on credibility, so you can make "interesting".)
3) There is no step 3.
The winner will be announced Friday, September 30th and can revel in their winnings like some sort of Russian Billionaire. Muhuhahahaha!
VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure you enter the same email in the comment field that you used to sign up for giggleDEALS! Your email will not show up publicly. Giveaway contest will also be subscribed to our weekly, non-spammy email that is sure to please you.*
*Look if you hate it, you can always unsubscribe and slap us in the face like a jilted lover. We can take it.
Good luck! Let the commenting begin!
CONGRATS TO RHONDA from Hepburn & Houndstooth! She won the $100 giftcard.
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103 Responses to "A Giveaway So Epic You'll giggle"
Emily says:
Since we're having a kiddo in two months and have pretty much nothing beyond a bunch of clothes and a car seat, there are lots of things I could spend $100 on. But, I would say I would likely put it toward one of their baby monitors at this point. Yay $100!
Stephanie T. says:
Megan says:
I would use the $100 for whatever I need on that fantastic website!
Matt says:
I would spend the $100 on whatever my wife tells me to buy
M Violet says:
I like winning! The star egg nightlight is something I've coveted for a few years… so maybe that…or maybe the Jonathan Adler Elephant Bank… or perhaps the hand knit blanket with the multi colored pom poms fringe. Yes, these are all frivolous items. Don't judge!
Lizzie says:
I would say I would get some of their fun toys or sale clothes. They have lots of great stuff there.
Meg says:
Definitely something to haul the baby around in–he's getting so big.
mikes says:
Probably Carlton Cow, but maybe Tori Rocking Horse. I really like the look of Tori, plus it folds up and is exactly $100 (whereas Carlton is $130)… but DW would probably veto Tori since Carlton is so cute.
Stephanie K. says:
I'd love to get a kiddie pool or a new stroller
BarbaraS says:
Probably 2x the personalized music box, though it would be nice if the different colors played different songs.
buffi says:
There are some really cool toys on there I have't seen before. I'd probably end up buying those. Although the baby clothes are just adorable! Between my own kids (who may be a little old for much of the merchandise) and my baby nephew (who is just in the target demographic for the site…other than his lack of a credit card or ability to read, type or, you know, sit up) I'm sure I'll find plenty to purchase!!!
Heather says:
A potty seat – though in all honesty the $100 will probably go straight to Target.
andy says:
Whoops! Sorry, this is for $100 on giggle OR giggleDEALS. My sleep-deprived bad.
Selena says:
I would use $100 FOR EVERYTHING! I LOVE Giggle… Used to frequent this store in SF on Chestnut Street allllll the time…. love all of their products and bought many before my first babe… Glad to be signed up with their emails now… I actually never realized you could order online.. Thanks Charlie & Andy.. You guys are… well…. RAD! Happy Friday
Amanda says:
Well the website is really nice and it has a lot of cute things, but honestly there is no way i would pay that much for half the items on it. But if i was to win the $100 i would put it towards a Highchair or Stroller.
However, it says no where that the money had to be spent on that specific website….. LOL so maybe id get the stroller or highchair and then go on date night with the hubby….
andy says:
Whoops! Sorry, this is for $100 on giggle OR giggleDEALS. But still you could save a bunch of dough that you would normally have spent on the little one and then rock out with the hubby. Or you could get really wild in the romance department and play "two adults in a toddler's onesie" purchased from giggle.
Steve says:
Always stoked to find new sites with cool stuff. With the $100? It's a toss up of turning it into quarters, so I (semi)eternally have change in which to vacuum out the cars; Or a new pair of sneaks in which to chase children around in, and look fashionable all the while. Pick me!
Jocelyn says:
I love all of their stuff! Baby carriers, clothes, toys, all of it!
britter says:
What a great new place to shop for babies. thanks for the intro!
Tim says:
That's pretty radical, man. My firstborn is due in a month, so this would be perfect timing.
dennis says:
Even though im 28 ill probably vuy only toys for myself and play with them to annoy anybody who tries way to hard to be grown up
Amanda says:
This would allow me to burn our old car seat much faster than just saving up for a new one would!
Seriously, the old one is terrible. Miss Skinny-britches here is going to be rear-facing until she's four if she doesn't put on some weight and this seat simply isn't cut out for that. The straps keep getting caught in the seat of the car and I'm tired of having to re-thread the stupid thing every… friggin'…. time…. I put her in it.
Mini-rant over!
Ben says:
Nice site! I love all the nice wooden toys, there's a few there I know our boys would enjoy
Christopher says:
I'm totally going to use this to buy a magical pony named Snickerdoodle or stuff for my daughter.
MrsMoss says:
My 19mo old has been climbing out of her crib for the past week. Thing is, it's so fudging hard to find the side rail to convert it to a toddler bed. AND…sind the crib alone cost us over 400, well, she's going to sleep in the until she buys herself a bed. I'm definitely interested in the Robin Conversion Kit for that reason. Crib, toddler bed, and then converts to a full size bed down the road. I can't beat that!
Shachi Thakkar says:
I would buy the travel friendly child carrier (from LittleLife).
Dave says:
I'd get one of those wacky multi-colored infant toys for our two-week old. It's crazy how the style now is to make them all a patchwork of random colors and textures, makes each toy look like some sort of franken-toy.
Jerrad says:
My kid is only 6 months, but I'd like to get her one of those sweet trikes. Actually, I'd like one for myself.
riaan says:
Toys toys toys!!!!
Robin says:
I love their brilliant and unique designs. If I win, I want to get the chalk table for my two kids. They will love it!!! Thanks for the opportunity!
Duncan says:
Cool! I'd probably put it toward a baby monitor so we can always know what that devious baby is up to…
Kyle says:
I would definitly buy a baby monitor. My boy gives me some serious laughs while he is "sleeping"
Natalie says:
I've been to the Giggle store and saw some pretty neat musical instruments. I'd probably buy those and then instantly regret once we got home because of all the noise!
Leisel Whitlock says:
I would start a Front Butt removal fund. Ohhh Yeah!
Ashley says:
Seriously, have you seen the orange organic monkey? Afreakindorable!
Anna says:
What a great giveaway!!! I personally think that Mini Cruiser is pretty rad. I would use the $100 to pay for part of that!!
Carolyn A. says:
Hi, I signed up at Giggle.com and see lots of neato stuff (not gonna lie – some of that stuff is pricey!), but with $100 sweet dollars to go wild, I think the Rody horse would be a must.
heidi says:
Well, since kids blow through things in about a millisecond, I would want to get something that might last awhile. Perhaps the child carrier or something else that won't just end up in a yard sale. I do love me some giggle tho….been a fan for a while now!
Lee says:
"Manly" diaper bag
Jessica Waters says:
I'd like to get the wood shopping cart and fairy doll of my oldest daughter.
Melody says:
What a great stumble tonight to lead me to your blog – and to giggle! There is so many interesting things to choose from. But something about that cruiser…! Lol. If I won the gift card, I would probably grab my little man (2.5yrs in the making) and have him scroll the site with me and ask him what he likes best too. He's my little partner in crime. Thanks for the opportunity.
Robert says:
I think the $100 would be great for me and the wife. We just had our first child expecting a girl bought cloths and all girl stuff, it was a boy opps and didn't keep any recipts. LOL!!
Jason says:
Because we, my wife and I, are new to this baby thing, I would go nuts with a free $100! I'd buy something electronic, I love electronics, and want my child to be the first to have the newest gear. My wife would scoff and say we need something practical, and I would probably cave and end up buying a second car seat or a two seater stroller like I wanted from the beginning, but a dad can hope, right?
Livin The Green-Anne says:
I would get a digital baby monitor so my babe can sleep in his own room and I could catch up on my zzzs.
Emily says:
I would spend it on all new cool stuff for my soon to be one year old. New car seat, maybe even a potty seat to keep her butt from attacking me on the big toilet.
Lizzy says:
I would totally buy a potty seat (maybe I'll start calling them baby toilets) because we're starting to think about potty training and he gets to jealous when we use the bathroom. Oh, and that ABC animals set. So cute.
franklin says:
well as seeing as my newest lil one will be here in feb. i'll probably use it on a baby carrier. with 3 i'll need a third set of hands
Rebecca says:
I would definitely use that money towards a high chair. Kiddo is almost 5 months old and the hubby & I haven't been able to eat a meal at the same time since he was born (the baby, not the husband). What would it be like for my husband and I to eat a meal together? It's been so long I can't remember.
Mike D says:
I'd have to put it towards the Ultra HD Flip Camera and send it to my sister so she can capture all the cool stuff my nephew is doing.
Nia says:
I will wait until their new daily deals has a $1 deal, and then I will buy 100 of whatever it is. You can't beat having 100 of something…right?
Just kidding, I'll probably blow it on the cute Fall season clothes. Even though we live in Florida.
Lisa says:
Rad site! baby needs the super cool stoke high chair. Love your blog.
jesse says:
i would use it on $100 worth of merch on giggle OR giggleDEALS for my baby. Honesty like no other
Shit My Kid Says says:
Radness. But since I won the last contest-type-thingee, people will start to think you're playing favorites if I won this one.
So I'll just say that I fell very much in love with the orange/white crib sheet set. But I don't have a baby. I have a five year old. And I'm a single mom. Buying crib sheets isn't going to win me a man who may possibly fall in love with me and plant his seed in my belly to make a baby who could use them. Such a man may actually run from a single mom who buys hopeful crib sheets. I'd be better off spending the hundred bucks on a hot black dress.
Shit My Kid Says says:
Radness. But since I won the last contest-type-thingee, people will start to think you're playing favorites if I won this one.
So I'll just say that I fell very much in love with the orange/white crib sheet set. But I don't have a baby. I have a five year old. And I'm a single mom. Buying crib sheets isn't going to win me a man who may possibly fall in love with me and plant his seed in my belly to make a baby who could use them. Such a man may actually run from a single mom who buys hopeful crib sheets. I'd be better off spending the hundred bucks on a hot black dress.
Trevon says:
I would spend it all on organic toys… mostly due to the fact that kids eat their toys, so they might as well be organic.
Stephanie C. says:
I would def use it on a PPB diaper bag!
Dustin Christian says:
I would use it to take a chunk off of the BOB Revolution SE Duallie. That's a MAN's jogging stroller right thurr.
Rhonda says:
I would use it to buy clothes for the new baby due in october!
Brian trudeau says:
I'd use my $100 credit for one of those rad trikes shown on the homepage! How come they didn't make stuff like this when I was a kids?
Shannon says:
Bilibo! Really curious about this toy!
Tiffany Coleman says:
i would put it towards that bright orange double jogging stroller to make getting the kiddos around by myself easier when the hubby is deployed!
Cindee says:
Clothes, boring clothes. I bagged up everything that doesn't fit my daughter anymore, and she's left with almost nothing…all the clothes she got as gifts don't fit any more. If she has any accidents at day care this week, she'll have to wear a pillowcase.
Edwin says:
My boy grew tired of his trains and now wants a kitchen playset. $100 off that Gourmet Chef Kitchen sounds mighty tasty.
Chris says:
If I won, I'd dress a Winnie the Pooh Organic Cotton Eco Plush toy in giggle Better Basics Stripe Toddler Training Pants and catapult it from a Coco Stylewood Baby Lounger at my kids. It would cost more than the $100 I won, but I think it'd be worth it.
Chris says:
Dang. Copied the wrong link or something. Let's try that again: giggle Better Basics Stripe Toddler Training Pants
the muskrat says:
I'd use my $100 to get half of the wooden walking elephant, because I like elephants (being a U of Alabama graduate), and I like wood.
Kyle says:
I'm pretty sure my daughter needs a PlasmaCar. She has a tricycle, but still can't reach the peddles.
Alessa says:
Either the mobo cruiser or a plasmacar.
Concretin Nik says:
I'd probably spend it on several "activity toys." Thanks for the giveaway!
Brie says:
I love some of the tunic dresses, and wall art.
Anu says:
I will use it on a good deal that I may come across on their deal site. I recently got the Boon suction bowls and they are so cute and functional! And they were half off!
Stacey says:
I would use it for a high chair, bottles, or do some early Christmas shopping!
Kim Nascimento says:
I'd love to win so I could buy my son the musical band drum set! His daddy plays the drum, so it would be awesome if jr could learn early.
Laura W. says:
Let's be honest, I'd love to spend it on something exciting, but necessity behooves me to say I would probably spend some of it on the Baby Bjorn Toilet Trainer seat; for my 3 year old. Yes, nearly 4. Don't judge! He just isn't totally ready. It's driving me INSANE though, so to keep my sanity I'm hoping this would help him want to sit on the big boy potty.
jen says:
WINNING!! I would use the $100 @ Giggle to help my currently unborn first child get used to being spoiled with AWESOME things. Love that site!!
Jessica B. says:
I want to buy some new bibs and clothes for my son for the winter.
Jennifer C. says:
I signed up for the Giggle deals newsletter and I would definitely get the Bloom high chair on Giggle Deals for $99!!!
Julie says:
You guys are so funny- how did I not know about you sooner?! If I won, I'd most definitely laugh like a Russian Billionaire and then hop away on my Rody Horse.
jenn says:
i'm still lusting after the Stokke tripp trapp chair! loving the new grey color!
Rie says:
I will use it towards a Monte Luca Glider, the one thing I've been saving up for for my new baby in February!
Nicole says:
I would use the moola towards a stroller for my little one due in November!!! Thank you!!!!
Melissa says:
I've shopped on Giggle before and love the high quality products that they carry for babies. If I were to win this $100 credit I would defintely buy some of the developmental activity toys and eco-friendly art supplies that I've been eyeing for my baby. Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity!
Melanie Buckley says:
I would love to win the $100. Giggle is where i have started my baby registry. Our first baby, is due January 3, 2012… we are so over the moon.. she is our miracle baby!!!
Morgan says:
I would get my almost 1 year old lots and lots of amazing toys!!
Kirstie says:
Since I'm expecting a baby at the end of November and need oodles of baby stuff, the better question would be what wouldn't I buy!
arely colin says:
i want to win!! we love giggle
Deanna Welsh says:
Many parents I know rave about products from giggle! We are a military family, so our budget is tight. The gift card would help us out to get a few things for our son!!! Giggle always carries the BEST products!
Suzanne Lafreniere says:
I would get something for my daughter's first birthday! September 30th.
Cher says:
I would put it towards a Bugaboo!!
lauren canner says:
I have a 15 month old. I am always buying her things, $100 would come in very handy!
Logan Carl-Snyder says:
I love strollers… So maybe towards a new one or some new clothing my my baby girl!! Yay!!
Scott Rose says:
I would spend $100 dollars on my baby-to-be.
Michelle says:
Shoes, baby. I'm buying shoes for my baby.
Aura says:
I like the giggledeals, we got a great deal on hatley boots for my son. I always admired the kushies mobilo but the that new sqwish mobile looks pretty cool but I would probably spend it on the frog stepstool for my baby or if they end up having the storksak olivia diaper bag for $100 on giggle deals I would get that
Aura says:
oh wait they started carrying nutcase helmets but why don't they have girly prints?? I guess I would check out those too and the pewi is so cute, maybe you want to double the gift certificate?
kevin says:
some great toys and art over there.
Ane says:
I like the Versa Diaper Bag
paul says:
100 bones? That's alot of toys for my baby girl
Lindsay says:
what a great giveaway, i love giggle! I'd buy the Skip Hop Owl backpack & lunch bag, phil & teds portable high chair, the Skip Hop duo delux diaper bag or a Video baby monitor!
Thanks for the chance!
Bonnye Sensenig says:
I already get giggleDEALS emails and I love the website!
If I won I would get the Tripp Trapp Chair!!!
Thank you for the chance to win!
fokxxy says:
I signed up and I would get the clean water infant tub.
Alli says:
ok, I just peed a little I'm so excited! HTBAB+Giggle=hellow awesome! *imagining myself jumpimg up and down with my hand in the air saying "pick me, pick me, oh oh oh over here, pick me"
Alli says:
AND I commented with a typo. dang it. see now you gotta pick me to win!
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(APN) ATLANTA -- Senior Assistant City Attorney Kristen Denius defended two closed-door meetings involving the Atlanta Police Department LGBT Advisory Board, Mayor Reed and his staff, and APD, in a memo prepared for Glen Paul Freedman, Chair of the Board, dated Monday, August 22, 2011.
In this memo, Denius advised Freedman, in the opinion of the City of Atlanta Department of Law, that it was perfectly acceptable to hold the closed meetings. However, Denius's arguments are not valid, demonstrate a continued taxpayer-funded effort to violate the law, and expose the wide array of arguments the City of Atlanta is willing to employ to violate the law in new ways to hold secret meetings.
The first meeting between the Board and the Mayor's Office took place on July 26, 2011, at City Hall in the Mayor's Cabinet Room.
The second meeting between the Board and APD took place on July 29 at APD headquarters.
The meetings were closed to the press and the public.
Board Members Betty Couvertier and Tracee MacDaniel and Georgia Voice magazine were among those opposed to the closed-door meetings.
The Board had requested the two meetings in order to discuss their concerns about the City's handling of the Atlanta Eagle raid of 2009, including concerns about five officers who were not fired despite having broken the law, according to Couvertier.
The Mayor and APD agreed to have the meetings upon the Board's request.
Freedman, however, argued that meetings should be closed. "For this update and Q/A meeting with the Mayor I would recommend it just be the Advisory Board members," he wrote in a July 18 email obtained by Atlanta Progressive News.
"I believe we will be able to obtain more information in a casual setting without other parties in the room," he wrote.
Freedman asked Board Members how they felt.
Couvertier replied, "I vote for media being present. I object to being the only ones there. This meeting is not a time for measured words, but a time to be clear and transparent about the issues at hand, about accountability, and where all this will 'land.'"
"This is not about legaleez or being politically correct, this is about humanity, the harm that was done [during the Raid], the crimes that were committed, the coverup that was attempted and still in play," she wrote.
According to Couvertier, the Board voted seven to two to close the meetings.
In her letter to Freedman, attempting to justify the closed meetings, Denius argued that the Board "is not an 'agency' as defined by the Open Meetings Act."
In support of this argument, Denius misrepresented the Georgia code.
"OCGA 50-14-1 provides that an 'agency' is either an actual a creation of a governing body, such as the Atlanta City Council, or a non-profit" meeting certain criteria, Denius stated.
However, 50-14-1 does not use the words governing body; it uses the words "municipal corporation," and while the Board may not have been created by the Council, it was indeed created by the municipal corporation.
Denius went on to cite case law to justify her assertion that "purely advisory groups are not subject to the requirements of the Georgia Open Meetings Act."
The case Denius cites is Atlanta Journal v. Hill, which was decided in 1987.
However, the Georgia Open Meetings Act was significantly revised in 1988 to add advisory groups such as committees, so Denius is citing case law which no longer applies.
As readers know, APN's Editor has two Open Meetings cases against the City of Atlanta pending, including one filed in May 2011 which is currently in discovery in Fulton County Superior Court.
APN's Editor will be amending this Complaint to include new violations which have come to light since the May 2011 filing, including the Committee Chairs' Briefings, the closed pension reform compromise meeting and other closed ad hoc meetings, the closed LGBT Advisory Board meeting which the City participated in, in addition to Open Records violations.
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Denius is obviously in violation of the Canons and Ethics of the BAR. Somebody ought to file a formal complaint. The Canons and Ethics forbid attorneys advancing arguments for their clients that don't comport with the clear purpose and intent of the law.
Denious is obviously a government prostitute seeking to launch herself into higher office. Certainly no private law firm would hire an attorney who so blatently, so openly, advises her clients in ways to evade the law.
Members of city government are obviously committing crimes since the Records and Meetings Acts provide criminal penalties for what is being done at the advise of Denious who also becomes a criminal by aiding and abetting in criminal violations of the law.
The Attorney General ought to take a hint from government prosecutors here in Georgia who have on one or two occassions prosecuted violations of the Acts and levied fines.
Denius obvious criminality is another reason the BAR should be looking into her misbehaviour and on its own motion should be looking to lift her BAR card; either that or look like they favor such behavior by members of the BAR.
The fact that this whole matter has gotten this far just shames the city government of Atlanta, the BAR, and the Attorney General if he does not take criminal action against the City's criminal behavior.
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1 stalk celery, sliced
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Are you a DJ or electronic music producer? You will find dozens of possibilities inside triqtraq to compose and tweak your beats on the fly.
Or are you just starting out making electronic music? Triqtraq is straightforward enough to get you good sounding results quickly.
Grab your iPhone and start to improvise; live, in your studio or on your couch. Pick sounds from the included sample library, or import your own samples to get that unique sound.
Triqtraq strikes the right balance between musical possibilities and limitations and lets you focus on the most important part of making music... having FUN!
▪ create musical patterns fast and intuitively, by programming live or by using the 'step edit'-feature
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▪ change samples or sample kits on-the-fly while jamming
▪ edit multiple tracks simultaneously
▪ store up to 16 patterns and 32 samples per session
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▪ import your own sounds via iTunes file sharing
Please check out triqtraq.com for videos and tutorials!
Programming: Olaf van Zon
Concept: Sebastian Schatz
Interface Design: Joerg Peschel
Sounddesign: Sebastian Schatz
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Paul Rose (Dublin, Ireland)
Best sequencer I tried so far. Big fun, allows many variations and automation levels. interface was very clear after some playing around.


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Using Grid
Creat macro and copy/pasta the macro code below (replace Flash of Light with Holy Light to make the two macros)
/cast [target=mouseover,nomodifier,exists] Holy Light; [target=mouseover,exists,modifier:ctrl] Holy Light; [target=mouseover,exists,modifier:shift] Holy Light
Put macro in button. I use bongos but you can you any other bar mod. Bind the button to your choice of key or mouse button.
Best way to heal. Just place mouse over the player and press the button that you bound the macro to.
I have a similar problem with my 64 elemental shammy. My mains are a mage and warlock and I've never healed anything before.
I use the shammy like a mage and he does very well with crits and kills mobs with lightening before they reach him.
To date I've never had to heal anything in an instance.
As of 2.3 /stopcasting is not needed for macros. It has been built into the server side interaction with the client.
I'm a holy paladin and have been for about 2 years, and played a resto druid prior to that. However I did level up with Ret and I can attest that it is not difficult to heal as an offspec just by switching out to some int/mp5 gear. I'm finding that my shaman is the same. She may be enhancement but I have no problems healing in instances if I just bump up my mana pool and regen.
I will also say that sometimes it's better to start out your time healing by just binding the heals to a few keys (literally a very few keys for pally) and use F1-F5 to target party members and hit the keys. Once you get a feel for how the heals work then it's much easier to fold that into a mod if you like. My mods just give me the info I need (health bar/mana bar/highlighting for debuffs) and I do the rest myself cause I hate click casting.


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One of Skin Cancer's Hidden Spots
by Cori Linder
Image source: iStockPhotos
Amid the warnings to keep your skin coated in sunscreen, wear appropriate clothing, and watch for questionable freckles, there are still cases of melanoma that would have been hard to prevent.
One of the most common places for skin cancer is on the human scalp. It is also one of the least diagnosed. Under all our crazy hair styles, there might lurk a spot or a tumor that can be cancerous. I know this, because it happened to me.
Let me preface the following by saying that I was initially hesitant to write this article. It's not easy disclosing to the public that I had a cancerous growth on the top of my head. I mean, it's not like telling only close friends and family; it's announcing my sensitive issue to the world via the Internet.
But then, my conversation with another mother changed my perspective and inspired this article. In fact, I now feel compelled to write it.
To summarize: This mom took her daughter into the hair salon; the girl wanted hair highlights for her 13th birthday. The hairstylist noticed a suspicious spot on the girl's scalp and advised that she have it looked at by a doctor. The biopsy showed stage IV melanoma.
The mom shared that if she had not taken her young daughter to the hair salon that day, her daughter could have died. And, she's right. I mean, how often do we as moms comb through our teenagers' hair? We trust our children to take care of their own hair, even though it can be a struggle to get them to wash it often enough. So, how else would the cancer have been spotted?
As our children become older, we study their scalps less and less. Many of us are diligent with making sure kids wear sunscreen, but we somehow trust hair to be "enough" in terms of protecting their heads from the sun. After all, if we can't see their scalp under all that hair, how can the sun?
[Read: "AAP Stresses Importance of Sun Protection for Babies"]
It's not enough, however, because if it was, thousands of people would not be dying from skin cancer on the scalp every year. In fact, according to Science Daily, the most lethal melanomas are found on the scalp and the neck, and people who have melanomas in those places "die at nearly twice the rate of people with melanoma elsewhere on the body, including the face or ears."
I have had a chance to frequently talk about this with my dermatologist during my post-cancer follow-up appointments. And while I'm blessed that he was able to successfully remove all of it, I am still haunted by the fact that he was not the one who discovered it. There was ample chance. Since melanoma runs on both sides of my family and I'm now in my mid-30s, I had been receiving skin check-ups every three months as a precaution. Every visit, he had examined my entire body, but not my scalp. I had never even thought to request that he do so.
It was during a family vacation when my husband asked me what was protruding from my head. "I think it's a blister or pimple," I had told him. "Whenever I pop it, it just bleeds. But, it never goes away." It was raised a quarter of an inch and, knowing that it wasn't a mole, I had naturally assumed it was something minor. I had kept up with my dermatology appointments, and my hair stylist hadn't commented on it. It didn't hurt. I couldn't even see it. Why worry?
So imagine my surprise when I pointed it out to my doctor, thinking it needed only powerful zit cream ointment and learning instead that it was skin cancer that had a high probability of being melanoma. It wasn't, thank goodness, but the word "cancer" is still mighty scary. Feeling the doctor insert a needle into my head, cut out the growth, and then cauterize the skin wasn't much fun either.
The cause of the cancer: sun exposure. The date of impact: I'll never know. Maybe it was lying out in my backyard as a teenager. Maybe it was during a family beach trip. And then again, maybe it's just years of exposing my head to the sun. I do know that it had been on my head for quite a while. When I told my hairstylist about it, she said, "Oh! I had noticed it at your last few hair appointments, but I just figured it was a blister or scar." So had I, apparently.
The point is that I know better now. Even though I can't change the past, I know that I can protect myself in the future…and my children. I looked up pictures of common skin cancers so that I could spot (pardon the pun) them in the future. Early detection is powerful.
The question that many moms ask is, how do we protect our kids' heads? We can't necessarily lather sunscreen on their hair every day or keep them out of the sun. But what we can do is start them at a very early age wearing a hat. And I'm not talking about a visor or a ball cap that has a type of mesh in the back allowing sun to penetrate through. Even with a ball cap, the ears and neck are still exposed. I'm referring rather to a hat that fully covers the head and includes a brim. It may not be pretty or in vogue, but it's life-saving.
For some children (and moms!), wearing a hat might be considered a nuisance. It might mess up the hair or make the head sweat, but consider the alternative. According to Cancer.org,"more than 2 million cases of basal and squamous cell skin cancer are found" in the United States, and melanoma will result in 75,000 cases of skin cancer this year.
Also, as noted on the SkinCancer.org website, one in five Americans "will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime," and "90 percent of nonmelanoma skin cancers are associated with exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun." The inconvenience of wearing a hat is so small in comparison to the benefits of protecting one's self. This includes wearing a cap when swimming. Believe me, your child will get used to it. And so will you.
Based on my family history, where I live, how I grew up as a competitive swimmer, and the fact that I'm an "outdoors" type of gal, I have accepted the fact that this year's skin cancer will most likely not be an isolated case. It's only a matter of time. But I know that future protection and early detection can lessen its destructive impact, and that's enough motivation for me to cover up.
As noted earlier, this article was a difficult one to write. I am sure that many of us have lost a loved one to cancer, including melanoma. I know I have. It's ugly, and it's traumatic. And though I'm a writer, I will never be able to sufficiently write about cancer's devastating impact on people.
And yet, despite this heavy topic, I am inspired too; it's why I share my story. My skin cancer incidence was a real wake-up call to improve the way I live. I can no longer ask: Why me? My question really has to become: Why NOT me? Nobody is too young or too healthy to experience cancer. In fact, I knew an 8-year-old girl with skin cancer on her eyelid.
In my opinion, knowledge is very empowering; it's a gift. It is so enlightening to know that this type of cancer can, in many cases and for many people, be prevented--with simple things. A tube of sunscreen. Clothing. An umbrella. And yes, it's annoying to wear a floppy hat or chase our kids down to slop on sunscreen, but believe me, it's worth it.
Wear a strong sunscreen. Avoid the tanning beds. Wear sunglasses. Find shade. Wear a hat. We all know this; we've heard it a zillion times, and I know that I haven't told you anything new. And yet, many of us still don't do it, and if we do, it's on an inconsistent basis. I think there's still a common misconception that skin cancer only happens to "old" people or to those who bake in tanning beds or wear oil on their skin or stand in the sun all day. But like almost any cancer, skin cancer sometimes happens to the person who least expects it -- like me.
[Read: "What Do Tanning Beds Do To You"]
Annually visit a dermatologist and, if you are predisposed to cancer, get skin checkups two or three times a year. I asked my pediatrician when I should start taking my sons in for skin exams. When they're teenagers, he told me. In the meantime, always keep a close eye on any abnormal-looking moles or spots or lumps on your children's skin. What is especially troubling to me is that many of us take our kids to dermatologists to treat acne and yet, we don't request an overall skin examination for cancer.
It is my hope that anybody reading this article will be motivated to look closer at what can hide under the hair--of both herself and her children--on a consistent basis. I don't want this article to scare you or cause anxiety. Just watching the evening news on TV for a half hour is enough to depress anybody. I want it to instead enlighten and empower you to stand guard and keep watch regarding your family's skin.
There's so much good that we can do in terms of protection, prevention, and early detection regarding skin cancer. Just because our hair hides most of our scalp, that doesn't mean the skin there is not vulnerable. Out of sight should not be out of mind.
Sometimes it can be something as seemingly mundane as a hair stylist's casual remark about the scalp that can end up saving a person's life. How profound, indeed.
About the Writer: Cori is a professional editor and the Featured Blogger for Modern Mom. Email her at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow her on Twitter. She is also co-authoring a book about living the adventure of Art Deco in Los Angeles. Check out the blog!
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Legislation that is about to surface, aimed at enforcing the current sales tax on Internet purchases, would also restore and expand two statewide sales tax holidays this year and in 2013 in an effort to kill any talk that a tax increase is afoot.
The tax holidays will be included in an amendment to HB 993, sponsored by state Rep. Matt Ramsey, R-Peachtree City.
A 48-hour sales tax holiday aimed at back-to-school shoppers would be scheduled for Aug. 10-11 this year; Aug. 9-10, 2013. Another set of 72-hour sales tax holidays, aimed at purchases of energy- or water-efficient products, would be scheduled for Oct. 5-7 this year, and Oct. 7-6, 2012.
Georgia dropped its sales tax holidays in 2010, as the budget pinch from the Great Recession hit its peak. But other states did not, with many Georgia cities along the border, retailers had argued that shoppers were crossing into South Carolina, Florida and Alabama to make purchases.
The more controversial portion of the bill will be language aimed at those who sell goods to Georgians via the Internet – specifically, Amazon.com.
The new language crafted for HB 993 will strengthen the state's definition of what it means for a business to have "a physical nexus" in the state – a key federal hurdle for applying the state sales tax. The measure would also target "affliliates" of Amazon.com – contracted clients, located within Georgia, to whom the website directs traffic.
Gov. Nathan Deal has emphasized that he is merely enforcing current sales tax law. In purchases that Georgians make from many Internet businesses, the burden is on the purchasers to pay the sales tax – a "user's tax" that is part of the current state income tax form. But that provision is almost unenforceable — few Georgians pay it.
Collection of sales taxes from Internet companies is being pushed by retail establishments large and small in Georgia, who feel that they have been placed at a competitive disadvantage by having brick-and-mortar operations in the state.
On Wednesday, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, one of the most powerful lobbying forces in the Capitol, endorsed what it termed "E-fairness" legislation. The Georgia Retail Association, whose members include both Home Depot and Walmart, is carrying the weight of the lobbying effort.
For the crassly political, last night's passage of HB 954, the bill to reduce the length of time in which a woman can seek an abortion, has two finite implications:
– It establishes the GOP credentials of Doug McKillip, R-Athens, who switched parties in 2010 and is likely to see primary opposition later this year;
– It takes some heat off House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, on whom pro-life forces had begun to focus as the chief impediment to anti-abortion legislation over the last few years. Here's the statement from Kay Godwin and Pat Tippett, who head up Georgia Conservatives in Action down in south Georgia:
"Last night was a tremendous victory for the pro-life movement in Georgia as the house passed HB954. Thousands of babies lives will now be saved. Without the leadership and support of Speaker David Ralston this bill would not have passed . We commend the speaker for his commitment to the passage of this bill."
Creative Loafing has latched on to a letter from Fulton County Sheriff Ted Jackson to state Sen. Don Balfour, author of SB 469, a bill that – among other things – would ban the picketing of private residences during labor disputes.
From the letter:
I am also concerned this bill would … turn our role into a political one, where we would have to determine what protests do and do not fall under the definition of unlawful picketing under the bill.
The role of law enforcement shouldn't be to police free speech but the intent of this bill seems to be just that. By targeting only protests dealing with labor disputes, you are putting police officers in the difficult position of silencing the voices of Georgians and, in the process, setting us up to face potential lawsuits that would ultimately be paid for by taxpayers.
Further lambasting of the legislation has been scheduled for 11:30 a.m. today at the IBEW building near downtown Atlanta.
After that union-oriented gathering, look for state Democratic party chairman Mike Berlon and the party's treasurer, Russell Edwards, to appear at the Capitol in a peacemaking gesture – made necessary by a round of firings and resignations at Democratic party headquarters. Updated at 10:20 a.m.: The news conference was canceled, not because of a revival of a disagreement, we're told, but because Berlon's arm — he may have broken it during a weekend fall.
Those who got home in time for the evening news last night saw this innovative TV plug from Winning Our Future, the Gingrich super PAC, on NBC:
If you don't think foreign affairs will play a heavy role in this year's presidential contest, consider that Republican calls for President Barack Obama to take a heavy-handed approach to Iran are likely to result in higher gasoline prices – a topic that Newt Gingrich has already placed dibs on. From a New York Times piece this morning:
But any success in tightening sanctions on Iran could squeeze global oil supplies, pushing up prices and causing serious economic repercussions at home and abroad.
"It's a bind for Obama," said Mr. Kloza at the Oil Price Information Service. "How do you get tough on Iran without getting tough on American wallets?"
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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March 1st, 2012
9:57 am
I don't buy enough to even think about a sales tax holiday.
HOWEVER,if they want to go "cash for clunkers" again,I could be persuaded to maybe buy a new Ranger.I wonder if I could find my old clunker to trade in again????
March 1st, 2012
10:12 am
On Iran do as Bush JR done.Continue the Bush policy.Spend now,blame others when bills come due.
March 1st, 2012
10:17 am
conservative mudslinger/liar has bit the dust
March 1st, 2012
10:28 am
Just do away with the sales tax period instead of expanding it. Isnt that what Republicans claim to be? Tax cutters? Or just tax cutters for the wealthy and deadbeat corps?
March 1st, 2012
10:38 am
Glad all the liberals have the answers. I was beginning to get worried……….wait a minute
March 1st, 2012
10:40 am
sales tax holiday serves as seasoning to stomach the bad public policy and new sales tax burden for Georgians
March 1st, 2012
10:43 am
the world is a better place today..BREITBART was a lying racist…
March 1st, 2012
11:06 am
if republicans re in charge it will be screwed up, we all know that
March 1st, 2012
11:07 am
i meant "are"
March 1st, 2012
11:12 am
I'd like to see the R2Lers take on the fact that many babies are born into homes where they are not wanted and can't be cared for.
March 1st, 2012
11:56 am
Getting dumber by the minute and fatter by the hour….
March 1st, 2012
11:58 am
Avg American….Agreed, the Democratic party is a perfect example.
March 1st, 2012
12:09 pm
@ Liberalefty:
Come on that is harsh. I can't recall ever agreeing with Mr. Breitbart on anything, but we shouldn't celebrate anyone's death like that. Regardless of his political positions he had a wife and family who are obviously in pain now. They deserve our thoughts and prayers.
Let our friends on the right post garbage like that!
March 1st, 2012
12:16 pm
I just call them like I see them. Civil discourse should be advocated from both sides.
March 1st, 2012
12:16 pm
Sales, are sales.
The sales tax exemption for online commerce didn't really make sense in the beginning and certainly has no legitimate reason to continue.
Tax all sales equally (for good measure, we should include all real estate transactions).
March 1st, 2012
12:19 pm
Nice to see the left leaning racist democrats are out in force, demonstrating their expected level of civility today. It's always good to see who they really are without the veneer of respectability that they sometimes fashion to disguise their hatred.
March 1st, 2012
12:25 pm
@ Will
And your description of 'left leaning racist democrats" is such a good example of civil discourse??
March 1st, 2012
12:38 pm
March 1st, 2012
11:12 am
Maybe they could use some of that FREE birth control first
March 1st, 2012
12:42 pm
liberalefty….But hey, it is the only way most of those kids would ever get a good education so I am for it.
March 1st, 2012
12:43 pm
td….Dude I have tried to ignore him but it is so much fun to see him get all upset. It makes my day.
March 1st, 2012
1:00 pm
Going to sit right down and write myself a letter.Make belief it came from you.
March 1st, 2012
2:01 pm
Please look at liberalefty's comments.
March 1st, 2012
2:23 pm
Thank you Jim for finally pulling down the vile mess liberalefty was spewing this morning. I see you took my post down to him also and I apologize for having to make such a statement.
March 1st, 2012
2:23 pm
I actually try to ignore liberalefty's comments.
March 1st, 2012
2:30 pm
Thanks Jim.
Liberallefty was certainly not the only one spewing hatred this morning.
March 1st, 2012
4:46 pm
Trying to collect sales tax on Internet transactions is the government grasping at straws. They already have proven that they are incompetent to collect the millions of dollars in sales tax that is already on the books, but that was never turned over to the state. Besides that, without any doubt, there are thousands of businesses in this state that are supposed to register with the Revenue Department to collect the tax but never do register. Since the Revenue Department under Black Bart Graham eliminated the field agents who used to check witin an assigned area for new businesses which were supposed to register, the Department now has no effective way of even knowing how bad the problem is.
When they can't even collect what's owed by firms with bricks and mortar within Georgia, how to they propose to collect from out of state firms?
March 1st, 2012
7:01 pm
Folks there is a lot of misinformation on this Internet sales tax bill HB-993. This bill will force 6,000 Georgia based businesses to shut down. Read the facts: http://www.backroomreport.com/GA_House_Bill_993.html
March 1st, 2012
8:32 pm
Outstanding fact sheet, Mr. Shiflett. In addition to the reasons you list, enforcement would be impossible. This bill is a waste of time.
March 1st, 2012
10:23 pm
Many places along the GA SC state line are rural and people cross the line to shop year round. When it is most obvious is when sales uptick anyway–
time to shop for school clothes
holiday shopping.


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Funeral arrangements are set for former Clemson All-ACC basketball player Vince Yockel, 77, who died at his home in Greenwood, Wednesday evening.
A memorial service will be held at Greenwood Blyth Funeral Home Chapel, located at 1425 Montague Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 2 p.m.
Yockel was a Clemson basketball star from 1955-56 season through the 1957-1958 season. In his three years playing on varsity, he played in 74 games, averaging 18.2 points per game. He still holds the third best in Clemson history, on a per game basis.
For his career, Yockel had 32 games with at least 20 points scored. During his senior year, he lead his team to win against Wake Forest, when he scored 30 points, and led the Tigers to their first ACC road win.
The three-year starter was named to the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in1982.
Yockel graduated from Clemson, and raised his family of five children, here in the upstate with his wife. They followed in his footsteps, and graduated from Clemson, as well. Each of his children, went on to have kids, and at least one of those children graduated from Clemson as well.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Hospice Care of the Piedmont, located at 408 West Alexander Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29646.
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The Latest by Mac in HollandJuxtapoz // Friday, 03 Oct 2008
Mac, one of our favorite graffiti and street artists part of The Seventh Letter (Juxtapoz cover #78) recently sent us some new photos of his ill mural work in Holland.
Mac's almost photorealistic depictions of ordinary people and his signature ethereal women have cropped up all over the globe, garnering him a well-deserved and loyal following. C'mon, that's aerosol. Who the hell gets that intricate and realistic with spraypaint!?
Creating a bridge between the styles inherent in fine and street art, Mac is an artist that continuously pushes boundaries, creating a stir wherever he goes. Currently in Milan right now with fellow legend Retna, you can bet Mac has already left a few more mini-landmarks across Italy.
In the mean time, peep some photos below that Mac sent us from Holland:
Check out more of El Mac's work at www.elmac.net and mac-arte.blogspot.com


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The Best Sushi in the World: Nobu
posted in Food & Drink . posted by M Kepnes on August 14, 2008 . 4 Comments
The summit of sushi, Nobu has become a global phenomena. Founded in 1994 by Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa in partnership with actor Robert De Niro, the success of Nobu New York led to incarnations in Aspen, Malibu, London, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Hawaii, Tokyo, and recently, the Bahamas. Known for his fusion blends which pair traditional Japanese dishes with South American ingredients, Nobu has become a veritable celebrity chef.
Nobu got his start in Peru and Argentina, before moving to Alaska. On his first day off in three months, his restaurant burned down. Unemployed, he moved to Los Angeles and started from scratch once again. He pioneered the use of soft shell crab and shrimp tempura rolls, both attempts to please the western palate. There, he found a fan in Robert De Niro, who after many repeat visits, kept encouraging him to open a restaurant in New York City. Eventually, he accepted De Niro's offer - the rest is culinary history.
Now Nobu has become synonymous with high quality sushi and Japanese cuisine. The place became an overnight sensation when it opened, with reservations necessary over six months in advance. However, with the advent of Nobu Next Door and other locations around the world, a customer in New York can be seated right away for lunch. Weekend reservations should still be made well in advance.
A typical meal at Nobu can cost $300 dollars for two people. In cities like London and Tokyo, expect to pay even more. However, the ambiance is second to none, the sushi melts in your mouth, and the cuisine is expertly prepared with attention to every detail. Who knows, you might even sit next to a celebrity. Whatever the case, if you're a sushi lover, dinner at Nobu is a must.Â
4 Comments for "The Best Sushi in the World: Nobu"
Nobu restaurants are mostly high quality serving restaurants in world widely. I think thsy have about 24 restaurant location today.
We do know NOBU-SAN for over 25 years now. We are also in Los Angeles residence and created an online sushischool with five yrars of
long time development. Now it is one and I would like to everyone to take a look at our sushi-school once. Thank you. Developer
First off!! I must say that I was so excited to finally go to Nobu, it was in Atlantis in the Bahamas!!! I am an average Chef but hold my own!!!! I have one many awards in the super yacht industry!!! cooking for such people as Kate Blanchett, Sean Connery, Tommy lee jones, NBA players and the list goes on…
I myself as well as my friends!!! before the first course finished was so disappointed, I expected so much more!!! The first course of 3 plates, not ordering from the menu asking for the chefs favorites, thinking in would be good, wasn't, over priced all tasted the same, wasn't impressed!!! 2 nd course came out 1/3 of the way through starters!!! asked if it was hot or cold even though it shouldn't have come till after starter!!! told hot, I said!!! so it will be cold by the time I finish not very good starters, told hot, cold by the time I get to it, Waiter tells me don't bother having mains, after ordered!!! very disappointed, I am a very well respected chef, cooking for Very well respected people, Just finished reading Nobu's cook book's, made a few dishes, respected him very highly!! but if that's what is going on in a respected class chain restaurant, that really should have standard recipes, that if are in place are not followed!! and if they are, my food is ten times better!!!! and I am so upset that I waited so long to try this place after reading some ones book who is so respected by many, hope fully receives this message to kick some ass and clean the place up!!! very professional executive chef, thanks for giving me your time!! but management there needs a kick in the ass!!! even though you only serve tourists, and not return customers!! your standard needs to change fast!!!! you never no who might come through your doors, and if I was Marther Stuart, or th Mr deniro, I would be ashamed!!!!
Thankyou for opening my eyes, to being mislead to someone I looked up to….


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New Stash!
A few weeks ago when I attended my community's Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras party, I ran into a local glass blower and scored a bunch of new dichro pendants. Usually when I meet a new glass blower, I almost immediately ask them for their pendants. They usually have a small stash, if anything at all, because most glass blowers that are into making heady pendants are much more into making heady pieces, ha! The artist who did these pendants actually loves doing pendants and that's all he does. Rad!
so many sweet pieces will come of this lot. I already made a necklace out of the one of the stealy pendants. which is your favorite?


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ITU Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence Training
Wireless Broadband Roadmap Development
Supported by
Policy, regulatory and technical staff of telecom service providers, policy makers, regulators, academia and other related organizations aims to build skill on development of a strategy for wireless
Invitation Package
Opening Session:
Welcome Address
Mrs. Sudaporn Vimolseth, TOT Academy
Mr. Sameer Sharma, ITU
Dr. Ajin Jirachiefpattana, MICT, Thailand
0930 - 1000: Session 1: Wireless broadband masterplan and roadmap
Objective: Overview and explanation of the scope of the Wireless Broadband (WBB) masterplan and eco-system
1000-1030: Session 2: Wireless broadband – global and regional context
Objective: To provide an overview of trends in wireless broadband deployment, including technology, spectrum policy and regulation.
1100-1230: Session 3: Policy and Regulatory framework
Objective: To provide an overview of typical policy & regulatory structures for wireless broadband, including spectrum allocation and licensing, access, interconnection and universal service obligations.
Session 4: ITU activities and Recommendations on BWA
Objective: To provide an overview of ITU activities and Recommendations pertaining to Broadband Wireless Access (BWA).
1600-1700: Session 5: Spectrum management practices and planning
Objective: To explain the process for identifying a country's spectrum requirements and to provide an overview of best practice for spectrum management in the wireless broadband context including Digital Dividend.
0900-1030:Session 6: Wireless Broadband Network Planning and Carrier Wi-Fi and 3G data offload
Objective: To describe the wireless broadband planning methodology and migration. To explain the use of Wi-Fi in mobile access network, its drivers and applications
1100-1230: Session 7: Wireless broadband country case studies
Objective: To provide an overview of the ITU Wireless Broadband Masterplans prepared for the four pilot countries:
1. Myanmar
2. Nepal
1400-1445: Session 8: Wireless broadband country case studies (continued)
1445-1530: Session 9:– Overview of development of broadband wireless roadmap
Objective: To enhance the group's understanding of the methodology involved in developing a wireless broadband roadmap.
1600-1730: Session 10: Working group exercise – development of broadband wireless roadmap
0900-1030: Session 11: Wireless broadband terrestrial technology
Objective: To provide an overview of key wireless broadband technologies, such as GSM, W-CDMA, HSPA/HSPA+, WiMAX and LTE/LTE-A
1100-1230: Session 12: Carrier aggregation
Objective: To explain how carrier aggregation increases transmission bandwidth and allows for higher rates of data transmission.
1400-1530:Session 13: Wireless broadband cell planning and design, and ensuring high quality of service
Objective: Technical presentation on optimizing WBB planning to achieve high quality of service.
1600-1630: Session 14: Backhaul arrangements and international connectivity
Objective: To explain the different methods of providing backhaul capacity, including wireless and Wi-Fi offloading and the deployment of femtocells
1630-1700:Session 15 : A focus on IMT Advanced
Objective: To explain the applications of IMT Advanced technologies and its importance for the provision of wireless broadband including public safety.
0900-0945: Session 16: Effective wireless broadband targets
Objective: To explain the process for developing achievable wireless broadband targets to maximize coverage and penetration, as well as the adoption and implementation of a policy roadmap.
0945-1030: Session 17: Regulatory tools
Objective: Detail the most effective Regulatory Tools for Wireless Broadband Deployment including legislation, regulations, codes of practice and other instruments, and self-regulation. To explain the principles of effective regulation, including technology neutrality, competition and efficiency.
1100-1230: Session 18: Working Group Presentations
Objective: To enhance the group's understanding of the methodology involved in developing a wireless broadband roadmap.
DRAFT Guidelines for the preparation of national wireless broadband masterplans for the Asia Pacific region
REPORT ITU-R M.2243: Assessment of the global mobile broadband deployments and forecasts for International Mobile Telecommunications
REPORT ITU-R M.2078: Estimated spectrum bandwidth requirements for the future development of IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced


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Great Solutions For Home Security That Anyone in Whitstable Can Follow
Most people don't know enough about the important topic of home security. It is important to research home security in order to keep your home protected. Read on for some helpful tips that you can use to secure your home.
After getting a new home, make sure to change its locks. You don't know the exact number of copies of that key the previous owners have or have handed out. Call a locksmith to make sure you're the only one with access to your home. In addition, replace your locks if your keys ever get lost.
Only give your house key to a professional house cleaner if you trust them. Before you give a cleaner full access to your home for extended periods of time, you have to be certain that they're trustworthy and reliable. Check references thoroughly. If this professional is from a company, it's best to check with the Better Business Bureau to see what kind of reputation they have.
If you have a lot of unfamiliar people on you social networking accounts, avoid letting everyone know you will be going on vacation. It's natural to be excited about your trip, but this is as good as throwing out the welcome mat for people who know your home is unoccupied.
Install motion-sensor lights. When a person approaches your home, the lights will blaze. These lights will not only let you know when someone gets too close, they will also stop potential burglars from breaking in. After all, burglars don't want anyone to know they are there. Replace bulbs regularly and check the sensors once a month.
Most people know that home security from locksmith whitstable is vital to the protection of the home and family. However, not everyone knows how to achieve real protection for their own residence and belongings. Hopefully, this article has given you some useful hints about securing your home.


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How about a Costco mortgage to go with that 30-count package of three-ply toilet tissue rolls or that 35-count shrink-wrapped package of ready-made green tea?
The wholesale membership club competitor has entered the full-service mortgage loan business, and it's already issued more than 10,000 loans, according to a CNN Money report. The loans include traditional mortgages, refinancing and loans for veterans.
Costco has teamed up with First Choice Bank to give members access to lenders with competitive loan terms through an online portal.
Members plug in their mortgage request information and the site provides a list of possible lenders. The member then decides which lender to pursue, instead of lender after lender contacting the Costco member. The lender doesn't get the member's identity until after it is chosen.
Costco also eventually plans to offer health and auto insurance, and student loans, the report says. The warehouse retailer already offers recreational vehicle and boat loans.
Costo's main competitor, Sam's Club, offers small business loans of $5,000 to $25,000 through an alliance with Superior Financial Group.
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will costco foreclose if I'm late on my mortgage payment?
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18 comments above this. I have no idea what they are, nor do I care. Just another example of a clumsy attempt to appear contemporary.
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For at least the past several years, Costco has offered home and auto insurance via a connection to Ameriprise insurance. I looked into it but the prices weren't that much better than I can get on the open market and they'd only commit to a six-month policy term, whereas my current carrier gives me a year at a time. Not interested in having to deal with renewals twice as often.
The problem with using a warehouse club for long-term financial things is that the warehouse clubs are fickle and may ditch the provider company for somebody else. So you get Ameriprise insurance now and Costco switches to Geico in a year, or worse, you get a mortgage now that runs for 30 years but Costco splits out in 15 years and goes with BofA. Then what? Does your relationship with the lender go sour because they no longer have anything to do with Costco? Does Ameriprise drop your policy or just erase any Costco discounts?
I'd rather not complicate my finances with third-party stuff like this.


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"I swear Shayera, you have the nastiest cravings I have ever heard of. Are you eating that straight out of the jar?" John asked, laughing as his wife dug her finger around the jar of mayonnaise. She was sitting on top of the kitchen counter and literally moaned in satisfaction with the next finger full.
"But it's so good John. I'm entirely grossed out because I know it shouldn't be and I'm going to gain a million pounds from this but I swear this is the best thing I've ever tasted right this second," She told him, moving her left leg so she could open the drawer beneath her to find a spoon. "I could eat this entire jar. How disgusting is that?"
He shook his head, amused and disgusted at the same time, and opened the refrigerator. "Shayera where's all the...never mind. I guess I'm going to have to go food shopping."
She looked up at him innocently, the spoon stuck between her lips. "You don't have to go alone. I can go with you. I'm the one eating everything. Besides, you won't buy half of the things I'll probably want anyway."
"Which is probably a good thing. You can't buy the entire inventory," He pointed out, closing the fridge with a bottle of water in his hand.
She shrugged, scarfing down another spoonful of mayo. "You're going to be the one making the midnight runs then," She said with a playful grin. "If that's how you want to do it."
He rolled his eyes, smiling over at her. "Shay?"
"Hm?" she answered, scraping the sides of the jar.
"Would you like a turkey sandwich with that mayonnaise?" He asked, trying not to laugh at her.
She shook her head, "The sad thing is that I don't want anything with this. It's fantastic."
Shayera snickered at the disgusted look on her husband's face, "You're so gross."
"I can't help it! It's the pregnancy, I swear," She insisted as she ate another spoonful. "I don't even normally eat mayonnaise."
He laughed quietly as he mumbled, "Apparently."
She looked up from the jar to see him slip his power ring on and frowned. "You're leaving? I thought you had the day off."
"I had to switch monitor duty shifts with Green Arrow. Then I'm going to get food since you devoured it all. I won't be that long," He promised, smirking. "Unless you call me a million times with different things to pick up from the store."
She smirked as he moved to walk past her. "Ah ah ah," She mused, hopping off the counter and walking in front of him. "You don't think you're getting out of here without a kiss."
He grimaced, trying to hide a smile. "Right now, I'd like to."
She shook her head. "If you love me, John, you'll kiss me and like it."
"I like it when it isn't flavored like mayonnaise Shay," He told her, smiling as he put a hand behind her neck and kissed the top of her head. "There."
She grabbed his arm as he made another attempt to move past her. "Nope, that's not gonna work."
He sighed, looking up at the ceiling. "Shayera."
"Kiss me."
"I'm not going to kiss you."
"Kiss me or you're not leaving."
She smiled at him playfully and ate another bite of mayonnaise. "Kiss me now."
"No," He laughed. "That's gross."
He nodded slowly, running a hand through her hair and pressing his forehead against hers. She smiled triumphantly, sure she had won until he ducked his head and kissed her cheek. "So go brush your teeth," He reiterated, moving her out of his way gently. "I'll see you later."
"Fine but I'm going on eBay and spending all your money on baby clothes," She called after him, her voice whiny. He knew she was joking.
"I'm sure you are Shay," He replied.
"Mmmhmm we'll see. Oh hey for real though," She said as she capped the jar and put it away. "Can you pick up some more of that Oreo fudge cake stuff? I have a feeling I'm going to want that later. Oh and chocolate chip cookies, I want those too."
"Anything is better than mayonnaise."
"So you'll get it?" She asked, leaning against the door frame and hooking her thumb into her sweatpants.
He looked over at her and smiled again. Even in a pair of old sweatpants and a tank top with her amber hair unbrushed and messy, she was still absolutely gorgeous to him. Maybe even more so now that is was noticeable that she was pregnant. He walked over to her and rested his hands on her hips, "I'll get it," He promised. "I have to go. I'll see you later."
"Alright," She smiled. "I love you."
He kissed the top of her head again, "I love you too."


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Have Manchester United redesigned their crest?
The rumoured new crest
Twitter is alive with speculation that Manchester United have redesigned their club crest.
A modernised design, enclosed in a circle, has been posted on a number of blog sites.
Here's the current one for comparison, which do you prefer?
The current Manchester United crest
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text: Alumni of HICD and PRESTASI USAID program officially formed the Alumni Association called ALPHA-I (Asosiasi Alumni PRESTASI-HICD Amerika Indonesia) or Alumni Association of PRESTASI-HICD of America Indonesia on March 4, 2012 in Jakarta.This second Alumni National Meeting and Panel Discussion was held last week in March 2 to 4, 2012 and attended by almost 70 alumni of HICD and PRESTASI Program from short term training and long term training. It took place in the Grand Cemara Hotel in Jakarta. Through a long, progressive and dynamic three days series panel and commission discussions, an association was created and agreed by the forum. They also voted Akhmad Safik as the President of association, Zaenal Arifin as a Secretary General and Novi Anggriani as a Treasurer.HICD-PRESTASI alumni meeting attended by USAID Mission Director Glenn Anders, Director of Education Office Margaret Sancho, COTR of PRESTASI program Hanif Saleh, and representatives from Technical Office of Economic Growth Raya Soendjoto, Bambang Heryanto from Health Office and Henny Djohari from Education Office and also Director of IIEF Diana Kartika Jahja.In his remarks, Mr. Anders stated that the USAID is supporting the education program including the scholarship program. "I would not miss the PRESTASI event although in Saturday morning. We really support this program. PRESTASI is one of a tool to deal with your professional career, but the important benefit through receiving this scholarship is that you become the ambassador for your country in the State. And you also can meet people with some interests which are important for you to grow up in your professional and career life.An alumni association forum was initiated in the first national meeting in February 5th, 2011 which took place in the Grand Kemang Hotel, Jakarta. The meeting was attended by 61 participants from various provinces of Indonesia such as Aceh, Banten, North Sumatera, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, Central Kalimantan, Central and South Sulawesi.To continue with the future alumni association, the formation team and other alumni from the short term training and long term training program -facilitated by IIEF, as the PRESTASI implementer of the program- conducted a Working Group Meeting which was held in January 5th, 2012 at the Grand Cemara Hotel in Jakarta.The Working Group Meeting generated the article of association and statute of the association consisting of alternative names of the future organization, goal, principle, form, vision, mission, membership, and organization outlines.They came to an agreement that there will be the second National Meeting to continue the process with the organization structure, selection of the committee members and the legitimation of the article of association and statute of the association (AD/ART).


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*January 2006 saw the launch of the Skip Barber High Performance Driving School. Unlike any other school we've attended, this program not only teaches basic and advanced car control techniques, it also lets you test a variety of high-performance vehicles in a high-performance environment.
Skip Barber already has highly successful racing school programs, so where did the idea of a high-performance driving school come from? George Ayres, president and CEO, answers: "We saw that in the last 10 years, baby boomers have more interest in lifestyles and experiences, which has aided in the growth of the high-performance premium car market. We recognized where the high-performance market is going, and created a new program people would like. And since our customers drive these types of cars already, maybe they'd want to drive them with our instructors and get the most out of them."
Companies like BMW and Porsche offer high-performance driving schools with their products, but Skip Barber's approach is unique. "Although these factory programs do offer skills instruction, they're mostly brand loyalty programs," says Ayres.
"It's more of a sales strategy than a driving skills strategy-which is our mission. We don't make or sell cars, so we've got a unique experience where there's a multi-car comparison, including front-, rear- and all-wheel drivetrains, as well as front-, mid-, and rear-mounted engine layouts in a high-performance environment. Factory schools can't really do that."
Having participated in numerous car club driving schools where one brings his/her own car and flogs it on the track, my expectations weren't especially high. I thought Skip Barber's two-day course in Sebring, Florida, would be more of the same. After the first day, however, it became obvious where the extra money goes in this program.
First, you're driving very different cars-some of which exceed $75,000-and driving them hard. The instructors encourage you to disable the traction control. Second, jumping from car to car to see the real differences is a great opportunity that perhaps only the instructors at weekend car club driving schools-or automotive journalists-get. Besides track time, there is also get wet skidpad training with sudden changes in asphalt grip, emergency lane-change maneuvers with full ABS testing, specific heel-toe training-even double-clutch downshift training for dog-geared drivers or synchro-shot Alfa Romeo owners-all in one school. Plus, you save all that wear and tear on your own car.
Skip Barber's fleet comes untouched from the factory. Even the alignments are set to factory specs for accurate comparisons. Put the Sebring road course together with M3s, Porsche 911s and S4s, and it's a perfect day for any fan of German engineering. All three cars are within 15 hp of each other, yet behave so differently due to their layouts and weight differences (a 420-hp Audi RS4 was there too, but the clutch had been toasted the previous day by a student who liked to ride the clutch pedal).
The school also uses new Vipers and Porsche Boxsters at some of its other locations, which include Lime Rock, Laguna Seca, Road America and the Daytona Speedway. "We're always looking to add more cars to the fleet to meet customer demands," says Ayres.
Although I enjoyed a good amount of track time at the end of the second day (Sebring's Turn 17 is really something), the best part was on the wet skidpad in a BMW 330i. Here I learned the most and gained more confidence in overall car control, especially in wet conditions.
The launch at Laguna Seca has been a big success for Skip Barber, with nearly every seat being filled. When asked why he thought the take-up rates were so high, marketing director Dan Hubbard replies: "It's basically explained by the input I get from people who have done it. One student said: 'I check out BMW and Porsche dealerships, and all I get to drive is a few blocks. Here, I get to push it on the autocross, skidpad and track.' It's an environment they're not getting anywhere else."


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From the beautiful beaches of Costa Rica come the Nosara flip flops by Lacoste – a colour-popping essential for your holiday collection.
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Boost your beach basics with the Nosara flip flops by Lacoste and give them pride of place in your case alongside a towel and shades.
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Swagath (Tel 91-172-3045678) is a chain restaurant serving Mughlai and South Indian dishes.
Try Noor at Hotel Pankaj (Tel 91-172-2709891) for a reliable multi-cuisine spread.
Sagar Ratna
Sagar Ratna (Tel 91-172-2707710), part of the Swagath family, offers great South Indian dishes at bargain prices in a clean environment.
Copper Chimney
Try Copper Chimney (Tel 91-172-5087373) for great Indian food.
Hotel Pankaj
Hotel Pankaj (from Rs 1090) is centrally located and offers decent accommodation.
Carrying items into the stadium
Due to security concerns, spectators in India are allowed to take practically nothing into the stadium. Even water bottles are discouraged. So are cameras. A friend was once told in Mohali that he couldn't carry a pen inside! So be prepared.
Hotel White Palace
Hotel White Palace (from Rs 1700) promises all the basic facilities and is not too far away from the stadium.
Parkview (from Rs 1900), run by the Chandigarh Administration, has a few rooms in this category.
Hotel White Palace
Hotel White Palace (from Rs 1700) promises all the basic facilities and is not too far away from the stadium.
The other government-run hotel, Shivalikview (from Rs 5500), promises good facilities and a location in the heart of the city.
Hometel (from Rs 3500) is a new hotel with good rooms and excellent dining options, about 8km from the stadium.
Taj Chandigarh
The best hotel here is undoubtedly the Taj Chandigarh (from Rs Rs 8400), and highly recommended despite being some distance away from the stadium.
Wild West Pub
While they could certainly do with more women customers, Wild West Pub (Tel 91-9815159686) at Khyber restaurant in Sector 35 has enough character to guarantee a good time.
Chandigarh's oldest dance club, Aerizzona (Tel 91-172-2740622), is still going strong in Sector 17.
Wild West Pub
While they could certainly do with more women customers, Wild West Pub (Tel 91-9815159686) at Khyber restaurant in Sector 35 has enough character to guarantee a good time.
Zinc (Tel 91-9914449022), with its subdued lighting and retro/lounge/trance music, is a great place to put your feet up.
Among dhabas, you won't go wrong with Pal Dhaba or Sher-e-Punjab dhaba (Tel 91-172-2660222).
Orchid Lounge
The Orchid Lounge (Tel 91-172-2624990) has live entertainment in a superb atmosphere.
Ghazal (Tel 91-172-2704448), in the shopping and entertainment hub of Sector 17, is a long-standing favourite for its dal makhni.
Caf� Mondegar
Mondegar's nightly traveller-based crowd is as 'colourful' as the wall caricatures by a famous Goan artist, but that could be our beer-goggle glasses talking. Expect to shout your draught beer (around Rs85) orders over the popular, non-stop CD jukebox.
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Eat chaat
Take in Tank
Visit the Rock Garden
Get away to the hills
Getting around
Chandigarh is a fairly prosperous city, where every resident family has at least a couple of vehicles, so public transport isn't a strong point here. Cabs are your best bet for getting around. Call EasyCabs (Tel 91-172-43434343), preferably an hour ...
Just like the rest of the country, in Chandigarh too temperatures are at a high during the summer months of April and May. During the day it's between 32 and 37°C, while evenings range between 28 and 30°C. Cottons are the way to go during this season in India's north.
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SAN JOSE- Talk about a 180 degree turnaround from Saturday to Tuesday. On Saturday the San Jose Sharks had just won a thrilling overtime contest over the Detroit Red Wings and were a win away from reclaiming the Pacific division lead.
They were riding a 3-0-1 stretch and looked to have put their struggling ways behind them. However, two brutal losses later, one at home against the down and out Anaheim Ducks, and another against direct playoff competition in the L.A. Kings, and the Sharks look like an endangered species.
As Sharks head coach Todd McLellan put it after the Anaheim loss, his team was "missing" players. The coach was asked what he wanted to accomplish by pulling Antti Niemi from the game in his post game presser. To which the coach responded:
"A spark. At that point we were looking for eight, nine players really, we were that short."
With a team fighing for their playoff lives, being "short" that many players is simply inexcusable and downright unexplainable.
Even McLellan seems just as miffed to why the desperation isn't there.
"The lack of energy and jump we had as a team was baffling" added McLellan after the Ducks loss. "When we're supposed to be as desperate as we are apparently…I can't figure out why we didn't have that jump."
At times this season the Sharks have appeared to be a committed and even keel group but when the time is now to display a sense of desperation and will to win, the "battle-ability" to borrow a term coined by Sharks analyst Drew Remenda, has not been there.
Even though the Sharks still control their own destiny, losing in the manner of which they have these past two games has to call for a big change. Does it not?
Dan Boyle, who most Sharks fans preferred to be named captain two years ago when it was given to Joe Thornton, scored one of San Jose's two goals in the loss to the Kings. However the Stanley cup winning defenseman—who always seems to be giving his all on the ice— had the following to say after the game in L.A.:
"I'm not saying we're not trying. I want to be clear on that. But they [The Kings] were probably trying harder."
Again, talk about a distinct turn around from just a few nights ago. The Sharks looked to be back to the team we all envisioned them to be before the season even started. Even during the previous losing stretch where San Jose went 3-9-3, not one of those games were as poor effort wise as these past two games.
But now with their playoff lives on the line, the coaching staff is talking about missing half the team and the Stanley Cup winning defenseman says their opponent was trying harder than them?
It's one thing when a team has issues in the middle of the regular season with poor efforts. Last year's regular season Boyle was upset with an effort against the Kings in December and Ryane Clowe famously lashed out after a January game with the Canucks.
But being out-worked in March with a playoff spot on the line?
It's just so inconceivable that in order for the Sharks to recover now, and somehow make the postseason, one must think a major slap in the face is the only thing that can get it done.
What does that mean? Who knows, could be a number of things: benching a starting six, giving No. 1 power play time to third and fourth line players, or calling up a rookie goaltender to start a game.
Even then, with the manner in which these last two losses have occurred, the confidence from that 3-0-1 streak has been completely shattered.
So while a drastic move could shock this team into qualifying for a playoff spot, it certainly looks now like it will be a short playoff appearance.