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Want and Need
Posted: April 29, 2013 | Author: Steven Harris | Filed under: Collection Philosophy | Tags: instruction, Patron-driven | Leave a comment »Someone should write this history of librarianship: the longstanding tension between "give them what they want" and "teach them what to want." Both have been with us almost from the very moment of birth of professional librarianship. Both have elements of nobility. Both have elements of condescension.
"Give them what they want" grants agency and, hey, even intelligence to library users. "Teach them what to want" is aspirational. We all can learn something new and keep on learning throughout our lives. Let's look away for now from the nasty verso that each bears about the worthiness of library users–that what they want is of dubious quality–one says, "so what," the other says, "this must be remedied."
"Teach them what to want" had the upper hand in this fight for a long while, but "give them what they want" has made some serious inroads lately. Ah, but maybe it's all a false dichotomy. Maybe we really can do both, even though it seems like they are diametrically opposed. Maybe we can add anything to the collection that someone wants but continue to teach skills about finding something better. No conflict there, eh?
Ithaka Faculty Survey
Posted: April 10, 2013 | Author: Steven Harris | Filed under: Collection Analysis, Collection Philosophy, Library users | Leave a comment »The 2012 Ithaka Faculty Survey of information behaviors hit the street this week. I'm not sure there are any great surprises in the report. The progression towards use of electronic materials continues at about the same pace. The disciplinary differences between humanities, social sciences, and sciences seem about the same as previous years. They are all shifting in their behaviors in the same direction.
What is fairly constant as well, is that most faculty continue to think that the most important activity of the library is to acquire or provide access to scholarly material. "The library pays for resources I need…" is uniformly the highest response in several questions about the role of the library. (See pages 63-76.) Of course, anyone who has looked at Libqual data will know this as well.
Contrast this with responses from library directors, especially regarding the development of library support services for scholars, and you begin to see a disconnect between scholar desires (or knowledge of library services, at least). On some issues there is almost a 40% difference in response rate between faculty and library directors. "The library supports and facilitates my teaching activities," for example, or, "The library provides active support that helps to increase the productivity of my research and scholarship," are both questions to show a wide gap between faculty and library directors.
Library collections continue to be very important for scholars. We need to continue thinking about the best ways to serve those scholarly information needs.
Does the Buck Stop Here?
Posted: March 7, 2013 | Author: Robin Champieux | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: ALCTS CMS Fourm, OA, open access, scholarly communication | Leave a comment »ALA conferences always seed something valuable for me. Midwinter was no exception, with the ALCTS CMS Forum, "Scholarly Communication and Collections: From Crisis to Creative Response", yielding interesting questions about library investment in and the cost of open access. As librarians, we seem to agree that open access is a good thing and a model we should advocate. There is less agreement about our financial role in transforming the scholarly communication system. Below are some of the questions that have preoccupied me of late…and a plea for further conversation.
When are we going to see costs decrease because of open access?
This question was raised at the forum and is filled with expectation. I don't regard OA as a means for reducing cost. I think it is a more productive and efficient model for scholarly and scientific exchange and that library investment in OA publishing is a difference in kind from money spent on fee-based access models. SCOAP3is an excellent example of this thinking—the consortium members are focused on re-directing, not reducing, their expenditures. To paraphrase Kevin Smith, I believe that to realize significant change, libraries must be willing to apply their collection budgets to open access.
But is it a matter of will or capacity?
My library is a member of Public Library of Science, Hindawi, and Biomed Central. Our support – drawn from our collection budget – allows OHSU authors to publish in open access journals at a reduced cost. The money we spend on subscription journals dwarfs this investment. Our subscription decisions are driven by faculty requests, publication and citation activity, and cost per use data. There's not a lot of fat. Additional investment in OA would require difficult decisions about cuts to other resources that our patrons want and use. Initiatives like SCOAP3 offer strategic models to emulate, but we're still wanting for everyday, practical tactics that meet my institution's content needs.
Why does it matter where the money comes from?
My friend Jill Emery and I have been talking about this as we prepare for our ACRL program on hybrid open access models. I think there is something to be said for libraries contributing to the cost of open access besides the investment in building a better scholarly communication system. Faculty value highly the library's role as a buyer (see the 2009 ITHAKA S+R Faculty Survey). Open access is not free. By supporting OA financially – ideally in partnership with other stakeholders – libraries can preserve an evolved but familiar connection to the scholarly record. Moreover, open content still requires management and curation, library expertise representing significant costs.
What are your answers to these questions?
Mine are obviously still evolving. So this is a call to continue the conversation we started at Midwinter within and across our institutions. Ultimately, our conclusions will guide how we work to transform the scholarly communication system.
Textbooks on Reserve in Academic Libraries
Posted: January 4, 2013 | Author: Tony Greiner | Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a comment »Library Philosophy and Practice, an online journal published by the University of Nebraska recently published an article of mine. It details a program we tried at our campus in 2010, in which the library purchased or obtained a copy of every required text, and put them on reserve. Here is the abstract:
In the fall of 2010, a grant of $36,000 allowed Portland Community College Library to purchase and place on reserve a copy of every required text at one of its campuses. A smaller college "center" also placed all required texts on reserve. The program was very popular with students and parts of the reserve collection received heavy use. Compared to the previous fall term, overall use of reserves at the Cascade Campus library rose 35%, and the Southeast Center collection saw an increase of 110%. However, use of the collection was unevenly distributed, with 26% of the books having more than 11 uses that quarter, but a troubling number (37%) receiving no checkouts at all. An analysis of the data suggests several ways that books with 11 or more uses per quarter could be increased to over 70%. These are to purchase and process books in a timely manner, to adjust loan periods for some items, or to purchase texts only for courses with multiple sections. Use numbers compiled over the following 8 quarters show that textbooks purchased and placed on reserve will be used for several successive terms.
If you want to read the entire article, here is the link:
"All Textbooks in the library: An experiment with Library Reserves.
Tony Greiner
Ebook attitudes and Purchase on Demand
Posted: November 14, 2012 | Author: Tony Greiner | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: academic libraries, ebooks, purchase on demand | Leave a comment »Last week I read a recent article in Collection Building on user attitudes towards ebooks at Colorado State Univ Library, as well as ebook use.
Merinda McLure, Amy Hoseth, (2012),"Patron-driven e-book use and users' e-book perceptions: a snapshot",
Collection Building, Vol. 31 Iss: 4 pp. 136 – 147
The study was done from May-Dec, 2010, and consisted of a survey of ebook user attitudes, and a check on ebook use.
The highlights:
Readers who used an ebook were divided between those who prefer ebooks, those who prefer print, and those who don't care, 1/3 for each. Half of the users had never used an ebook before their borrowing of one from the Colorado State Library.
Most readers used an ebook for an assignment.
Because the library launched a 'Purchase on Demand' ebook program during the study, the number of ebook titles available rose from 4,475 to 7,942 during the 7 months of the study.
Of the entire ebook collection of, 11.6% were 'browsed' meaning looked at for less than five minutes, with 7.7% being used more than five minutes. (Totaling 1533 unique titles browsed or more over the 7 months.) Thus, 19.3% of the titles were used at least once in the 7 months, although the number really studied (if you call more than five minutes really studying) is not even 8%. There is the chance that relevant chapters were quickly printed and read on paper, but still, use was fairly low.
Although there wasn't a report specifically on the use of titles used after launching the Purchase on Demand (Patron Driven Aquisitions) program, they acquired 3,467 titles via Purchase on Demand, and only 1533 ebooks received use, so it seems safe to say that ebooks purchased under Patron Driven Aquisitions are not necessarily being used! It makes me wonder why they were requested. I have a hand in the patron-driven acquisitions of print books at Portland Community College, and while we occasionally purchase books where the patron doesn't bother to pick them up from the holds shelf, that is the exception rather than the rule. I wonder if the Colorado State patrons were given a choice between ebook or print book when they put in their request.
The citation:
Merinda McLure, Amy Hoseth, (2012),"Patron-driven e-book use and users' e-book perceptions: a snapshot",
Collection Building, Vol. 31 Iss: 4 pp. 136 – 147
Tony Greiner
Library Material Gifts: Unrecognized Treasure or Trojan Horses?
Posted: September 26, 2012 | Author: Jill Emery | Filed under: Collection Analysis, Collection Philosophy | Leave a comment »All collection development librarians have found themselves facing the acceptance of materials into the collection that they know will be under-utilized and we've also all been in the position of having to turn down material gifts. Donated gift materials are such a fine line for all of us. We want to make sure we do not pass on something that could be a significant addition to our collections but at the same time we're trying desperately to not be saddled with materials that will have little to no use and end up in storage or potentially being weeded within a decade. Apply the three "w" rule to gift acceptance to give yourself the wriggle room for making your library material gift acceptance or denial.
First off and probably most importantly, WHO wants to make the donation/receive the donation? If the person making the donation is a well known public official either within your organization or within your local environment, accept the gift materials graciously. Even when you have twenty other copies lurking in various places within your library, accept these materials. Annotate the notes on the records for the copies currently available or replace current copies available with the donated titles and make it clear these material were provided by distinguished person X. It is not unheard of for a long time distinguished donor of library materials to follow up with a monetary donation and or bequeath to your library. At academic institutions this situation can be applied to prominent and distinguished faculty and administrators. There is also a corollary to this type of library material gift acceptance. If a prominent and distinguished faculty, administrator, or public official wants your library to accept a particular material gift, then accept it. acceptance does not have to mean retaining in the collection. You can still make your local decisions regarding the condition of the material received and/or number of copies held locally or within your consortium. For the material that shows up unannounced and unsolicited, feel free to reject readily. You are under no obligation to add library material just because someone has taken the time to send it in your direction.
Secondly, consider WHAT is being donated as potential library material. Sometimes that quirky phone call you receive from the timid voice on the other end of the phone line is worth following up on and investigating. If possible, ask all cold call donors to provide you with a list of material they are considering donating. People with material worth personal interest will take the time to do this and you can avoid accepting the gift at this point if a list is not provided. People not willing to make lists have already boxed up the material and have made a mental break with it and just want to move it out of their space now. Seven out of ten times, the person will make you a basic list, author title of what they want to donate in part because they feel a connection to these resources and want them to go to a good home. The list gives you the ability to either spot check and/or go through the entire collection in a remote way to see how much you would want to accept. If the person calling with the library material donation sounds particularly frail but the person has an interesting story to tell of their collection or due to a connection to a particular department or professor, offer to go to them to review the material being offered. Yes, this takes some time but this is where the treasure is found and how special collections get built. Again, the unsolicited library material donations that show up at your desk for the most part are not things you will want to add. However, every now and again, there are things of interest that appear this way so always open up these packages to give a cursory review.
Lastly, consider WHERE the library material gift is located. Is it a departmental library that is being abandoned on your campus or within your local government? If so, taking a cursory look at what is there is not difficult or too terribly time consuming. A good rule of thumb is the fifty mile radius. Is this material gift located within fifty miles of your library; usually, then it is not a probably of retrieval or acceptance. For gifts residing more than fifty miles away, the decisions regarding WHO and WHAT may over-ride the location or need to pay for shipping. In which case, you work out how best to delivery the material to your processing units. Most call-in donors are willing to delivery their collections to you and it is always best to state upfront that you do not have a policy for picking up gift material early in your conversation.
One last caveat, it is also good to relate to any given donor that since their library material donation was unexpected and potentially of a large size, that the material will not be processed or added to the collection immediately upon acceptance. This allows you any extra time to review duplicate copies for retention, determine the best location for the material, and work into processing queues or quotas in a thoughtful and strategic way.
There's been quite a bit of library news over the past five years about libraries stopping the acceptance of library material donations but we all know that it is impossible to not accept some library material donations. In all honestly, the best any library can do is to minimize the amount of effort that goes into accepting library material donations. By applying the three "w's" of ready evaluation to each donation call, you can readily speed up both the decision making process and material donation process.
Weeding, Part 2
Posted: September 24, 2012 | Author: Tony Greiner | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: shelf-time method, slote, stanley slote, weeding | Leave a comment »The right way to weed: Stanley Slote's "Shelf Time Method."
Stanley Slote devoted much of his career to studying library weeding, and methods of doing so. His book Weeding Library Collections (the 4th edition came out in 1997) summarizes these nicely. Slote's own research showed that the amount of time since an item was last used is the best indicator of whether it will ever be used again. I'll say that another way: The longer it has been since an item was checked out, the more likely it is that it will never be checked out again.
Slote also discovered, in several studies, that after removing books that had not been used for awhile (he gives several ways of judging what that time period should be, depending on the space available on your shelves and other factors) circulation went up! This is the root of the truism that 'Weeding will increase circulation.' The full sentence should be: "Weeding by the shelf-time method will increase circulation."
How to get a list of books that haven't checked out in awhile. (We are talking circulating collections here.)
With the data in computerized Integrated Library Systems, it is usually easy to run a list of items that have been in the collection at least X years . I suggest starting with five, and have not circulated for the last Y years. I suggest starting with five again.
So, you ask your ILS:
Give me a list of books that have been in the collection at least FIVE years, and which have not circulated for at least FIVE years.
(So a book that was in the collection for seven years, but hasn't been used after the first 2 will show up on the list. A book that has been in the collection for four years won't.)
Get the title, call number, location and status of the items.
Slote says to just send a circulation worker into the stacks, go get the items on this list and withdraw them. I'm not crazy about that, partially because of local authors and history, and other things that your library just should have.
Instead, send your lowest-paid COMPETENT circulation worker into the stacks to tip down the books on the list. (Like circulation workers in training do. They take a cart of books to shelf, and put them on the shelf tipped down on thefore-edge. The trainer then goes by and sees if the books were shelved correctly.) For books not where the catalog things they are, have the worker write 'NOS' (not on shelf) on the list. Technical Services can then change those to MISSING status, or just withdraw the item, whichever applies best.
In this case, the librarian in charge of the weeding (or that section of the collection) goes by with a cart, looking ONLY at the tipped books. If the book isn't worth keeping, it goes on the cart. If it should be kept, it is just returned upright. If it REALLY should be kept, the librarian takes it to the circulation desk, checks it out and then checks it in again. That way the book is 'safe' for another five years.
Set aside a section of the shelf for the tipped books that should be repaired/reordered/moved to another part of the collection. But mostly, you just fill those carts. This goes FAST! And even if you miss a few books on condition, etc. you are still improving the collection, and doing it efficiently.
Naturally, academic libraries can use this method to place an item into storage, rather than weeding.
I think the 'shelf time' method is better than C.R.E.W. because it reflects how your patrons at your library use the collection, and it is faster. Certainly, if you spot a hopelessly out-of-date computer title, or one in filthy condition, weed it as well, but the 'shelf time' method eliminates the tedious title-by-title weeding process.
Tony Greiner
Weeding, Part 1
Posted: September 4, 2012 | Author: Tony Greiner | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: weeding | 3 Comments »'Weeding will increase circulation.'
Really? Any weeding at all? Of course, you need a method to weed properly. The problem is, too many of us were never taught the right method.
Probably the most common method is C.R.E.W. (Continuous Review Evaluation and Weeding) It was developed by the Texas State Library, and gives guidelines of how long to keep materials in various disciplines. Here is a link to a pdf, last updated in 2008:
There are worse ways to weed, but I'm not entirely happy with it. My gripes with CREW are two:
1. It relies on someone else's idea of what your collection should be like- not what your library's readers want.
2. There has never (to my knowledge) been any sort of study to show if weeding by the CREW method makes for a better, more responsive collection. It 'sounds right', but we don't know if it is right.
There is a companion method to C.R.E.W., the acronym 'MUSTIE' Misleading, Ugly' Superseded (new editions have come out); Trivial; Irrelevant; Elsewhere (may easily be obtained elsehwere.)
These are cute, but I'm uneasy about UGLY and ELSEWHERE. I see people reading all sorts of ugly books. I think ugly bothers librarians more than it does readers. I especially dislike weeding an item that continues to get use simply on condition. If the reader doesn't mind condition, why should the librarian?
And Elsewhere? You gonna pitch your copies of "50 Shades of Grey" because it is readily available? What about LOCKSS? (Lots of copies keeps stuff safe.)
Next time: If CREW ain't right, what is?
Universal Access
Posted: August 22, 2012 | Author: Steven Harris | Filed under: Professional development | Leave a comment »Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, will present the webinar "Universal Access to All Knowledge" on September 5, 2012. The presentation is sponsored by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS).
Together with his wife, Mary Austin, Mr. Kahle started The Kahle/Austin Foundation, which supports the Internet Archive along with other non-profit organizations with similar goals. Additionally, Mr. Kahle is the founder of Open Content Alliance, a group of organizations contributing to a permanent, publicly accessible archive of digitized texts.
Registration information:
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
This session will be 90-minutes long, starting:
11am Pacific | 12 Mountain | 1pm Central | 2pm Eastern


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So what's a mom to do? You've got a more flexible schedule, but your free time is almost nonexistent. It's OK to feel like something is missing from your life. Whether that's intellectual stimulation, adult interaction or expendable income, it's possible to fill the gap with the many work-at-home opportunities available in today's telecommuting world. Here are five ideas to get you thinking.
You can freelance just about anything these days. From writing jingles to managing a blog to acting as a project manager, you can secure jobs that don't ever require you to pick up a phone or interact with anyone except via email (a perk when you have a vocal toddler who always has an "emergency" when the phone rings). Finding lucrative gigs doesn't even have to be a painful process. With sites like WAHM.com (the work-at-home magazine for stay-at-home moms) and Craig's List updating their job lists daily, the options are endless.
Determine what you're good at, or consider something you've always wanted to try, and dabble a bit until you find your niche. Just watch out for scams, cautions WAHM.com: "If an employer asks for money, it's a red flag. They're supposed to pay you."
Even though you stay at home with your little ones, you still need to get out and about every now and then. Why not get paid to do some savvy snooping while you're at it? Restaurants, grocery stores, retail shops, hotels and even amusement parks look for observant, reliable shoppers to be their eyes and ears. There is great freedom as a secret shopper – you choose when and where you want to shop and are under no obligation to accept assignments. And the perks can be many – some free meals (with the kids) and hotel stays (without the kids) can truly be worth the effort.
Have a knack for cake decorating? Brush up on trendy techniques through a community course, set up a website, use your kitchen to begin the cupcake shop you've always dreamed of or be the wedding cake diva you've always known you could be. Make your own greeting cards? Get a small business license and hawk your wares at area shops (even better – your kids can "play" along with you as you cut, paste and design). Find yourself moving the furniture around every other week or painting so often you're losing square footage? Take a real estate course online and become licensed – you make your own hours and can bring in hefty commissions once you get yourself established.
Selling wares can be a quick way to bring in a few dollars, and you don't have to go door-to-door to make it happen. Get connected with Home Interiors, Avon, Mary Kay and the like and throw a party for yourself and other moms. All those barely used kids' clothes? The maternity tops you plan to never wear again? Snap a photo or two and post them for sale on eBay. The site itself is user friendly but, if you're not exactly computer savvy, there are plenty of books and courses available to help you get the hang of it. All you need is a digital camera, an Internet connection, some creativity and patience.
Pace and Rider Universities recently found that women who choose to become stay-at-home moms earn nearly 20 percent less than those who don't experience a gap in employment. You can beat the odds – just because you're out of the "normal" work force, that doesn't mean your skills have to slip or that your resume has to be put on hold. Online education is a legitimate way to keep current and expand your qualifications. You can complete a degree before your little one starts school. Do certificate training to stay up-to-date in your field and offer yourself up as a consultant or contract worker to your former employer or other suitable businesses. A mother's job is never done, but that doesn't mean you can't take time to put yourself first every now and then and earn some money while you're at it. If you're leaving a full-time job to have the unmatchable experience of being a stay-at-home mom but worry about finances, be sure to talk with your employer about telecommuting opportunities as well. It'll keep you out of the red and, even better, out of high heels!
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I really want to be a stay at home mom. I need to find a way to do so. Thinking about mary kay but I know its hard breaking in. Its hard trying to tell the difference between a scam or not sometimes.
i have just read this article and am very happy to know that other mums are being appreciated in other fields of work than just stay-homes=mums.am a stay home mum and have been for five years now and i would have loved to be able to work from home,the problem is am from outside the states.keep up the amazing job and let me know when you decide to branch out in AFRICA.
This is a good article, but I wish the sections were a little more elaborated. How do I get a freelance job? Where would I apply to do secret shopping and being an online blog manager? Great article for ideas but please elaborate!!
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On my first day of work at Acumen Fund, I sat down in the "Nelson Mandela" room for a Monday morning meeting. There were about thirty of us, and we all gathered around a large rectangular table. Each team gave an update on the work they were doing, and talked about the progress being made on the portfolio, on fundraising, and on other projects. The updates ended, and it was time for "ah-has".
At the end of each Monday morning meeting, anyone who wants to can share an "ah-ha" – a realization they had. We went around the table, and the Acumen staff shared a plethora of insightful realizations. One of them particularly stood out to me.
"It is difficult to find truth, but sometimes it is more difficult to seek truth, because you are afraid that what you find will not be the truth you want it to be."
The intern that shared the "ah-ha" related this realization to the work Acumen Fund does, and spoke about how we are often afraid to actually question the work we are doing. We are ready to give updates on progress, but are afraid to question the premise that the progress we are making is actually progress at all. Acumen Fund, like many other organizations, is afraid to discover that all of its efforts are a waste.
Yet, it is important to do so. There has been a growing movement toward "assessing the impact of planned social change". Organizations have been taking steps to empirically assess whether or not they have an impact, and what that impact is. Acumen Fund is one of those organizations.
The same intern that had shared the "ah-ha" had just finished designing a metrics system that would be used to gather and assess data on the Global Fellows Program. The Global Fellows Program team believes that
"Building transformative businesses that serve the poor requires a unique pool of talent comprised of individuals who have the operational and financial skills combined with the moral imagination necessary to create innovative solutions to global poverty. Acumen Fund is addressing this need for talent in the social sector by creating leadership programs that identify, train, and connect these leaders to become architects to the social sector."
The Global Fellows Program team wants to know if we are indeed identifying, training, and connecting leaders, and if doing so is making an impact. Right now, we aren't sure if we are making a difference, but we're continuing to improve the program and hopefully the world until we discover otherwise.
There are so many classes called "Dilemmas in Humanitarian Intervention", or "Problems with Foreign Aid" that teach us that the approaches we take to end global poverty may be wrong. However, I don't think we should stop what we're doing in order to seek truth. To stop all action would be worse. It is important to plow ahead with what we do know, or else nothing will be done.
All of us at Acumen Fund are here to do good, and intent and action are as important as anything. So here's my "ah-ha". Even if you do not know the truth, you can continue to pursue what you believe is right. Yet, it is important to not fear the truth, and to seek it if you can, so that if your actions do not result in the truth you had wished for, maybe you can change your actions so that they do.


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Chief executive John Lofthouse
RADIO pranksters fooled a nurse caring for pregnant Princess Kate by pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles.
The hoax sparked royal fury after bungling staff provided a run-down on Kates treatment live on air.
Despite adopting ludicrous British accents, Aussie DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian even managed to get an invite to see Kate.
They were stunned when they were actually put through to Kates ward at the King Edward VII hospital in London.
The nurse said Kate, 30, battling severe morning sickness, had a comfortable night and was getting freshened up.
She added: Shes been given some fluids, shes stable at the moment.
She hasnt had any retching with me and shes been sleeping on and off.
The Aussie DJs even got fellow radio staff to pretend to be the Queens corgis by barking.
The radio duo were then told Prince William, 30, had left at 9pm and they could visit any time after 9am.
Christian told listeners: If this has worked it is the easiest prank we have ever made.
Yesterday, hospital bosses launched an investigation.
Chief executive John Lofthouse slammed the outrageous stunt as a foolish prank call that we all deplore.
He added: We take patient confidentiality extremely seriously and we are reviewing our phone protocols.
Meanwhile, angry royal fans took to Twitter to voice their outrage.
Rachel Hawkes tweeted: Shame on you... you make me embarrassed to be Australian.
Radio duo Greig and Christian, who appear on Aussie station 2Day FM, later released an apology, saying: We thought wed be hung up on as soon as they heard our terrible accents.
Were very sorry if weve caused any issues and were glad to hear that Kate is doing well.
The prank call is said to have left royal officials seething. The Queens former Press Secretary Dickie Arbiter said: This is a shocking breach of security.
The Royal Family have been clients of the hospital for many, many years. It beggars belief that a member of the public could call up and obtain details of the Duchesss medical condition.
Kate is set to remain in hospital for the next few days.
A prayer for Kate and Wills was published by the Church of England yesterday for people to use at services.
It is available on their website, and reads: God our creator, we thank you for the wonder of new life and for the mystery of human love. We pray for William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, as they prepare to receive the gift of their child.


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Mike Wallace compares Ryan Tannehill to Ben Roethlisberger
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Goodell: We want to see Dolphins stay in Miami
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Miami Dolphins - INSIDE SLANT NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday that the Dolphins don't necessarily have to relocate despite the Florida legislature's refusal last week to fund renovations to Sun Life...Tags: Winston Justice, Bryan McCann, St. Louis Rams, Roger Goodell, Brent Grimes
The Miami Herald Armando Salguero column
Miami HeraldThe Dolphins are totally new. They have new uniforms. They have a new logo. They've committed a whopping $204 million in new contracts this offseason with $91 million of that hefty sum guaranteed to 14 players. They signed the best wide receiver in free...Tags: Reggie Bush, Brent Grimes, Ryan Tannehill, Ben Roethlisberger, Jimmy Johnson
Offseason moves show Dolphins start with D
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Miami Dolphins - INSIDE SLANT The Dolphins received plenty of attention for spending big money on offensive weapons who can help out quarterback Ryan Tannehill. But the team is also undergoing big changes at...Tags: Winston Justice, Bryan McCann, St. Louis Rams, Brent Grimes, Randy Starks
What are the expectations for the Miami Dolphins rookies?
Sun SentinelThis might sound blasphemous, but I don't expect much in year one from the Miami Dolphins' rookie class. That's why I wrote this Dolphins' 2013 draft class might require patience. If we're going to fair and realistic about our expectations we'll...Tags: Miami Dolphins, NFL Pro Bowl, Michael Egnew, Olivier Vernon, Brent Grimes
Dolphins still looking at the tackle market
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Miami Dolphins - INSIDE SLANT Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland still has a void at offensive tackle following the draft, and he didn't waste any time in getting a look at all of his remaining options. The...Tags: Winston Justice, Bryan McCann, St. Louis Rams, Brent Grimes, Randy Starks
One Dolphins draftee could become team's best pick of last decade
It's the day before the Dolphins' three-day rookie mini-camp, so let's play a game. Let's see which players selected in the first through fifth rounds have a chance to be the franchise's best draftee of their respective...Tags: Miami Dolphins, NFL Pro Bowl, Channing Crowder, Dan Carpenter , Chris Clemons (football, safety)
Bryant McKinnie, three others work out for Dolphins
South Florida Sun SentinelThe Miami Dolphins' search for an offensive tackle led them to have workouts Wednesday for three players – Kansas City right tackle Eric Winston, Indianapolis right tackle Winston Justice and Atlanta right tackle Tyler Clabo. That follows a...Tags: Jeff Ireland, Winston Justice, Basketball, Nate Garner , Mike Pouncey
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How to Have a Google – tastic Good Time in Real Estate
Featuring Stefanie Hahn
Wednesday July 18th 12:00 Noon EST
What a great opportunity for REALTORS to spend one hour with Stefanie Hahn as she answers my questions about how real estate agents are using Google Tools to benefit their business on a day to day basis. Don't miss this Webinar, Google is adding additional apps all the time and we'll have a Google-tastic Good Time.
STEFANIE HAHN is the Education Director for Coldwell Banker Hearthside, REALTORS® in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Having spent a good portion of her early career in technology & internet services, Stefanie stayed at the forefront of Internet technology when she moved into real estate in 2002.
Her role involves helping new recruits integrate seamlessly into the brand and working with agents of all skill levels to leverage the power of social media and new technologies; combining traditional hands-on and more sophisticated online teaching methods.
When not in the classroom for Hearthside, Stefanie has written and taught classes for Coldwell Banker, REALTORS® Triple Play as well as for several local REALTOR® Associations. She is a co-founder of the Pennsylvania Young Professionals Network and is a national blogger for the NAR YPN Lounge. In addition, Stefanie serves on the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® board and was recently appointed to the Communications Committee of the National Association of REALTORS® for 2012.
Krisstina Wise – The Paperless Real Estate Agent
FREE Webinar July 19, 2012 3:00 p.m. EASTERN
How does the modern day Real Estate agent build a successful business?
Krisstina Wise understands that many of the tactics that agents have relied on for many years are obsolete as a result of widespread Internet use. She not only understands them but has created a highly successful business model that overcomes these limitations. In this Webinar, Krisstina candidly shares her expertise with Mike Bowler Sr. and his registered guests, as she outlines the Top Trends and how they relate to the activities agents must perform successfully to attract buyers and sellers on the web, follow up on new prospects, stay connected with prospects and clients and deliver 5-STAR customer service.
Krisstina Wise owns a residential real estate brokerage in Austin, Texas called The GoodLife Team. Her company is a nationally-recognized thought leader for their approach to using technology and social media in running their business.
Krisstina's firm has won many Industry awards including the prestigious 2010 Inman Innovator of the Year Award. They are recognized for our innovation and early adoption of high-technologies, real estate social marketing & media practices, social networking expertise, building of search engine optimization & website strategies, blogging and other new media approaches for serving our customers superior to our competitors.
The GoodLife Team culture and reputation is fast-paced, innovative and highly knowledgeable and professional. In an industry that has been devastated by subprime meltdown & recession with lack of invention and change, her business, in contrast, is thriving and growing. In addition, Krisstina is a national real estate speaker and trainer and has founded two real estate technology start-ups.
Jim Fabris, CEO, San Francisco Association of Realtors said this about Krisstina: "Real estate brokerage is changing and Krisstina Wise and her GoodLife Team are in the forefront of that change. Through their innovative use of iPad apps, they have created new ways of interacting and collaborating with clients and, in the process, have dramatically changed the manner in which real estate transactions are handled. Krisstina Wise is a compelling speaker. Every presentation she makes provides those who hear her with an invaluable learning experience."
"Trends" and "Change" in the Real Estate Industry.
Featuring Stefan Swanepoel
Wednesday July 25, 2012 11:00 a.m. EST
Coldwell Banker Hubbell BriarWood is excited to have Stefan Swanepoel interviewed by Mike Bowler Sr. on some of the hottest real estate trends our industry has ever faced. This one hour FREE Webinar will be limited to 100 real estate agents registered.
During the last decade Stefan Swanepoel has become widely accepted as the leading authority on "Trends" and "Change" in the real estate industry. No one researches more about change and trends impacting the residential real estate industry and he is widely recognized as the leading visionary in this field. I will be asking Stefan for his opinion and input about the impact of innovation on Realtor associations, brokers, and agents, the paradigm shifts of our industry, and dozens of hot real estate related trends that are impacting how all of us will be doing business for years to come.
Stefan has penned over 19 books, reports and whitepapers and over 1,000 published articles. His most popular real estate books include the 1998 Amazon.com bestseller Real Estate confronts Reality , the annual Swanepoel TRENDS Report (06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11 & 2012).
He always provides a balanced and objective evaluation of the market, analyzing introducing trends and key players in an objective and balanced fashion. REALTORS Don't miss this Webinar.
"Less Blah Blah More Ah Ha" for Real Estate Agents -
Featuring Author – Realtor Ken Brand
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 2:00 p.m. EST
Join Ken Brand – Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors, The Woodlands, TX. and Mike Bowler Sr. Coldwell Banker Hubbell BriarWood, Lansing, Michigan as they discuss Ken's book "Less Blah Blah More Ah Ha" Real estate activities for success, and whatever else the day brings forth.
Ken will share with us:
• What it takes to succeed in the real estate
• Earning trust and credibility
• getting yourself known in the community
• Overcoming fear and doubt
• Putting it all together and much more.
Ken Brand is a Leader, Sales Manager, Author, Street Smart, a coach, mentor, parent, amateur athlete, gadget guy, real estate psychologist and self-taught social media anthropologist.
Ken's been involved in more than 15,700 transactions since 1978 in San Diego, Austin, Aspen, and in he and Robyn's (his wife of 27 years) current home, The Woodlands, Texas.
As a lifelong learner, Ken has studied, read, written, taught, observed and participated in spectacular face plant failures and giddy inducing triumphs. You can read his Blog posts at Agent Genius and BrandCandid.com. Don't miss this opportunity Agents


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Title: | Head Baseball Coach |
Phone: | 419-772-2442 |
Email: | firstname.lastname@example.com |
Former Major League pitcher Gene Stechschulte is in his second season as head baseball coach at Ohio Northern University.
Stechschulte is the 24th head coach in ONU baseball history, but is just the fifth head coach since 1971.
He also serves as a lecturer in the human performance and sports sciences department at ONU.
Stechschulte guided the Polar Bears to a 15-23 record in his first season at the helm in 2012.
The Kalida native enjoyed a 4-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 2000-03 after an All-American career at Ashland University.
He also served as head coach of the Lima Locos, a summer collegiate league team.
Stechschulte made his major league debut on April 20, 2000, against the San Diego Padres. He struck out the first batter he faced, Mike Darr, to begin his career in style.
In four seasons, he was 8-7 with six saves, a 4.58 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 116 appearances out of the bullpen.
He had a 0.00 ERA in two post-season appearances with the Cardinals in the 2001 National League Divisional Series.
His best season came in his final year of 2002 when he was 6-2 with a 4.78 ERA in 29 games.
Stechschulte also has the distinction of being the 16th major league player in history to hit a home run on the first pitch seen in a MLB game.
He hit a 2-run home run as a pinch-hitter off of Armando Reynoso in the bottom of the 6th inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 17, 2001.
He is a 3-time Minor-League All-Star and won the Midwest League's Best Relief Pitcher Award when he had a 2.59 ERA and 33 saves for the Single-A Peoria Chiefs that year.
Stechschulte graduated first in his class from Ashland School of Business and Economics, Summa Cum Laude, in 1996.
He was a 1st Team All-American and Academic All-American as a shortstop.
He was Regional Player of the Year and set school records for Total Bases, Home Runs and RBI, leading Ashland to its first ever NCAA Division II World Series appearance in 1995.
His 15 home runs and 143 total bases are still the third-best single-season marks in AU history.
Stechschulte guided the Locos to a 32-15 record in 2011 and the Great Lakes League title. As head coach, he is 121-73-1 in five seasons overall as a head coach with the Locos and the Ottawa American Legion Post 63 team.
In addition to his extensive playing and coaching credentials, Stechschulte has either coached or instructed more than 40 players that have gone on to play professional baseball.
Gene and his wife Krista have a son, Andrew (9), and two daughters, Katelyn (7) and Ava (2).
He is a graduate of Kalida High School and resides in Findlay.
Title: | Head Men's Golf Coach / Assistant Baseball Coach |
Phone: | 419-772-2775 |
Email: | firstname.lastname@example.com |
Chad Ehrnsberger is in his first season as head men's golf coach and is in his second season as assistant baseball coach for the Polar Bears.
A scratch golfer, Ehrnsberger was a four-time state qualifier at Kalida High School in northwest Ohio and was named First Team All-Ohio in his prep career.
He also competes regularly in the Columbus District Golf Association and was active in the American Junior Golf Association.
Ehrnsberger brings a wealth of baseball experience to the Northern program from his time in college and the minor leagues.
Ehrnsberger played infield for Ohio State for three seasons before transferring to the University of Central Florida for the 2001 season. He returned to Ohio State in 2009 to complete his bachelor's degree after his time in the minor league system.
His collegiate awards include being a four-time All-American, First Team Academic All-American and Big Ten Scholar Athlete.
Most recently, Ehrnsberger played third base for the Calgary Vipers in the summer of 2011. It was his ninth season in the minor leagues and also played under the Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals and several Independent baseball organizations.
During his time in the minor leagues, Ehrnsberger was a five-time All-Star and accumulated a career batting average over .300 with 91 home runs. His teams also made the playoffs in six of his nine seasons.
His coaching experience includes being a volunteer assistant coach for Westerville Central and Kalida High Schools, head coach of the Frozen Ropes travel baseball team in Tampa, Fla., founder and head coach of a Division I travel baseball organization in Columbus, and also an instructor for kids of all ages.
"Chad is a perfect fit for our program. He brings a great deal of academic and athletic experience to our staff," head coach Gene Stechschulte said. "With this addition, our coaching staff is on par with every other staff in the region and we are excited to get started."
Ehrnsberger is a Kalida native and currently resides in Columbus.
Title: | Assistant Baseball Coach |
Email: | email@example.com |
Matt Rau is in his secondyear as an assistant coach for the Ohio Northern baseball team.
Rau brings experience as an associate head coach of the Ottawa American Legion Post 63 baseball team from 2008 to 2010, as well as an assistant coach for Fort Jennings High School from 2004 to 2010.
During his tenure in both of those positions, Rau coached numerous student athletes who continued their baseball careers collegiately.
Rau was also a volunteer fall season assistant coach at Bluffton from 2006 to 2007.
He earned his bachelor's degree in history from Bluffton in 2009.
In addition to his duties as a coach for ONU, Rau is also currently an associate scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
He, along with his wife Melissa and children Ryan (17) and Erica (12), reside in Fort Jennings.


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I'll be traveling to Germany soon to do some on-the-ground reporting on this issue, so needless to say, I found this latest news of great interest. From the Telegraph:
A major German security operation targeted "dangerous" Islamist extremists in dawn raids by 850 police officers on 70 mosques, schools and homes across Germany.
Hans-Peter Friedrich,Germany's interior minister, banned one Salafist network, Millatu Ibrahim, for "working against our constitutional order and against understanding between peoples."
He also announced an investigation into two other networks, Dawa FFM and "The True Religion," with a view to a seeking additional bans.
"We are ready to defend freedom and fundamental rights in this country and I hope this is understood by those who are of a different opinion," he said.
The Daily Telegraph understands that the raids followed a discussion of the risk posed by a pan-European network of Salafist Islamists at an EU meeting of interior ministers, including Theresa May, the Home Secretary, last week.
Last month, the G6 group of interior ministers from the EU's biggest countries met in Munich to discuss "suspicious patterns of movement.
Secret intelligence gathered by police and anti-terrorism officers across Europe gave "cause for concern" in Germany, Britain, France, the Netherlands and Austria, said an official.
According to leaked documents, the German interior ministry decided to launch the raids and to ban Millatu Ibrahim, based in the western town of Solingen, after an explosive vest was found during a search of premises in Berlin last month.
"The vest is a further sign of the organisation's underlying aggression," the document said.
At the beginning of May, German authorities opened investigations into 44 members of the Islamic Salafist sects and 37 others after violent clashes with police in Solingen.
A 23-year-old man from Birmingham was also arrested in the raid under a European Arrest Warrant in an unrelated matter.
He is wanted for failing to appear in court on fraud charges and is now awaiting transfer back to the UK, a spokesman for West Midlands Police said.
The ultraconservative Salafists, with origins in Saudi Arabia, want to establish Sharia law in Europe and came to the attention of the authorities with a drive to convert non-Muslims by handing out 25 million copies of the Koran in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Previous police investigations have found audio and video messages in which the Salafists proclaimed war against democracy and threatened "unbelievers."
One of the reasons this blog has been a bit quiet over the past few weeks is that I've been busy working around-the-clock to set up some great interviews for my upcoming Europe trip. Stay tuned for more details.
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I know this was on the forum somewhere before and I can't seem to find it. There is a picture of 2 zouaves one injured, and the other helping him. The injured 1 in a sling is wearing a zouave "crescent pin". I just came to the realization that this may be in fact a vent pick! http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/r...,383196,383315 It seems to have the chain attached to it as do the orig. (can't find my pic @ the moment)I did find a replica, different chain though. http://cgi.ebay.com/Zouave-Badge-ven...item3a64defe43
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Why choose social sciences at Masaryk University? Read the general description or click directly to see information for:
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The Faculty of Social Studies focuses on internationalisation and welcomes students from all over the world - be it for a full degree programme or for exchange. The Faculty offers graduate degree programmes taught in English (three Master's and six Doctoral, others are being prepared); find the details below and contact email@example.com. If you are an exchange or guest student, read the information in the last section of this page - we also welcome any feedback or questions you might have.
Other degree programmes (all Bachelor's programmes and most of the Master's) can be studied in Czech language only. Applicants from abroad can take intensive courses of Czech language at the university and apply under conditions that take into account their different cultural background. However, numerous English-taught courses are part of the curricula of each department.
All degree programmes at Masaryk University, info about admissions, practical information (arrival, visa, insurance), FAQs, can be found via MU website for international students.
We promote our graduate programmes, together with other faculties of Masaryk University, on the MastersPortal.eu, on GoAbroad website, etc.
Masaryk University ranks high among the Top 100 universities in Europe according to Webometrics.
The Faculty also succeeded in membership in several international degree programmes - in the consortium offering the interdisciplinary European Master's Programme in Human Rights And Democratisation (E.MA); from 2008/2009, it was admitted into joint European PhD. on Social Representations and Communication; and from 2012 in International Joint Master Degree in Cultural Sociology. For application, follow the links above.
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I Need Redemption: Sixteen new castaways, who have already been divided into two tribes, arrive via canoe at the Redemption Island arena to begin their Survivor adventure. Jeff Probst, the host, welcomes them to the game and informs them that two more players will join them. As they anxiously wait for the approaching helicopter to land, Edna Ma, the 35 year-old anesthesiologist from Los Angeles, CA, whispers to her tribe mate Brandon, "I just hope it's not Russell." What she doesn't know is that Brandon Hantz, an oil tanker crewman from Katy, Texas is Russell's nephew. Brandon doesn't want his tribe to know that he is related to Russell and vows, "I will never, ever tell them my last name." The helicopter lands and out jumps Ozzy and Coach, both of whom are fan favorites and skilled two-time Survivor veterans. The castaways welcome Ozzy and Coach with applause. Christine Shields Markoski, the 39 year-old teacher from Merrick, N.Y., tells Jeff that although it is nice to see Ozzy and Coach in person, they are "temporary players." In contrast, John Cochran, a 24 year-old Harvard law student from Washington D.C., admits that as a super fan, he is thrilled to see both Ozzy and Coach and knows "they will be huge assets to us." Ozzy and Coach then each pick an egg and smash it to see which team they will join. Coach's egg contains blue paint, so he joins the Upolu tribe with Rick Nelson, Stacey Powell, Brandon Hantz, Sophie Clarke, Albert Destrade, Edna Ma, Mikayla Wingle and Christine Markoski. Ozzy smashes his egg over his heart to find red paint inside. So Ozzy joins the Savaii tribe with Dawn Meehan, Mark Caruso, Elyse Umemoto, Jim Rice, Semhar Tadesse, Keith Tollefson, Whitney Duncan and John Cochran. As Coach walks towards his tribe and sees Christine with a scowl on her face, he admits, "I'm not feeling a good vibe from the blue tribe." Meanwhile, Ozzy gets a big hug from his tribe. Jeff then reveals to all the castaways that Redemption Island is back. Therefore, when a castaway is voted out at Tribal Council, they will go to Redemption Island, where they will live alone until the next person is voted out. The two will then duel to see who stays on Redemption Island and who goes home. At a certain point in the game, the remaining person on Redemption Island will be able to rejoin the game for another chance at the million-dollar prize. Jeff then surprises everyone by announcing that they will be having their first challenge right away.
Jeff tells the castaways that this will be a hero challenge between Coach and Ozzy. The first step is to climb to the top of a twelve-foot pole to retrieve a wooden turtle. The second step is to crawl under a log, which is lying in the sand. The third and final step is transfer a pyramid puzzle across a series of tables to the third table moving only one piece at a time and always moving smaller pieces on top of larger pieces. The first person to transfer their puzzle to the third table with the turtle on top wins reward for their tribe. The reward consists of a basket of taro to eat and a flint to make fire.
Ozzy takes an early lead by getting up the pole and retrieving his turtle before Coach does. The Upolu and Savaii tribes sit in the bleachers cheering for their respective heroes. Ozzy maintains a slight lead by getting under his log and to his puzzle before Coach. As Ozzy and Coach work on the puzzle, they both struggle to solve it. Ozzy enlists the help of his tribe. So, Jim Rice, a 35 year-old medical marijuana dispenser from Denver, CO. starts shouting out instructions to Ozzy from the Savaii tribe. Meanwhile, Stacey Powell, a 44 year-old mortician from Grand Prairie, TX and Sophie Clarke, a 22 year-old medical student from Willsboro, NY give suggestions to Coach from the Upolu tribe. Coach continues to struggle with the puzzle though. In the end, Ozzy wins the challenge. His Savaii tribe is delighted with Ozzy's performance. Ozzy admits to Jeff, "There's no way I could have done that without them." Meanwhile, Coach's tribe is very disappointed with him. As both tribes head out to their camps, Coach reveals, "So, right off the bat, I've got to come face to face with that biggest fear – you're going home first."
Savaii cheers as they arrive at their camp and congratulate Ozzy on his win at the challenge. Immediately the Savaii members look to Ozzy for guidance in the game. Ozzy wants to be more than just a leader and food provider though. He reveals, "I'm actually trying to play a strategic game this time." As the Savaii members tell each other about their careers, Ozzy takes special notice of Semhar Tadesse, who is a 24 year-old spoken word artist from Los Angeles, CA. At her tribe's request, she gives an impromptu performance of her spoken word. Even though she was put on the spot, Semhar reveals, "I think it's important that when people challenge you, that you step up to that, so they know that they can trust you." Ozzy is impressed by Semhar's beauty and passion and thinks she might be a good person with whom to align. As the tribe gets to know each other, Ozzy announces, "I've had a few tribes. This is the best tribe ever." He suggests they relax and go swimming. The tribe agrees and heads to the ocean. Cochran is not as excited as the others about swimming, especially as they all strip down to their underwear. He is self-conscious of his body and reveals, "It's just going to make me look more like a pathetic twerp, than I already do with my clothes on."
As the Upolu tribe arrives at their camp, Coach apologizes to his team for losing the challenge. The tribe then discusses their occupations. When Sophie reveals that she just graduated as a Russian and economics major, Coach starts speaking Russian to her. Sophie is not impressed with Coach's basic Russian, but admits, "Coach has been out here twice before and he knows some things." The Upolu tribe then gets to work on building their shelter. Coach helps his tribe choose the shelter's location and works right along with them. Edna appreciates Coach's help and comments, "Right now, I think he's an asset." Christine decides to leave the shelter building and search for a hidden immunity idol. As a fan of Survivor, she knows that is it possible that an idol already exists somewhere at the camp. Albert Destrade, the 26 year-old baseball/dating coach from Plantation, FL, brings Christine's idol search to the attention of this tribe mates. Coach admits that he is most concerned about Christine after she called him a "temporary player" in the beginning and is now searching for the idol. Coach decides, "Christine is target number one."
Over at Savaii, the tribe is in the ocean cooling off and getting to know more about each other. Jim is enjoying the beautiful scenery of the South Pacific and of his fellow female tribe mates whom he describes as "hot as hell." When asked about his profession, Jim lies and tells his tribe that he is a teacher. He doesn't want to tell them he is really a poker champion and medical marijuana dispensary owner. Mark Caruso, the 48 year-old retired NYPD detective from Forest Hills, NY decides to reveal to the tribe that he is gay and asks his tribe to call him Papa Bear. He admits, "It's not about being gay, it's about surviving. I'm a guy who is a team player and hopefully they are going to see that." The tribe decides to leave the water and start setting up their camp and making fire. Dawn Meehan, the 41 year-old English professor from South Jordan, UT is relieved that they are finally getting to work on their camp before the night comes. As a mother of six, she is used calling the shots and making sure that everyone is cared for. Meanwhile, Ozzy is not too worried about having the shelter done by the end of the day, since he is happy to sleep on the beach.
As Coach, Brandon and Mikayla, the 22 year-old lingerie football player, from Tampa, FL gather bamboo and palm fronds for the shelter, Coach asks Brandon about the "loco" tattoo on his neck. Brandon tells them that he is ashamed of that tattoo now. He explains that when he was younger he tried to act like his Uncle Russell and bully people. Brandon reveals, "I grew up a lot. God's number one for me now." As Mikayla gathers palm fronds in the distance, Coach comments to Brandon that Mikayla is pretty. Brandon responds, "That's Delilah, son. I don't play that." Back at camp, the tribe is putting the roof on the shelter. Mikayla doesn't hesitate climbing up on the roof to cover it with palm fronds. She admits, "I have no patience. I just want to get things done." Brandon watches Mikayla work and reveals, "I don't feel comfortable around Mikayla. It's just the way that she carries herself." Brandon vows to avoid temptation.
As the sun goes down on the first day, Brandon, Albert, Sophie, Coach and Rick Nelson, the 51 year-old rancher from Aurora, UT are out on the Upolu beach admiring the stars, while the rest of the tribe is back at camp. Coach takes advantage of the opportunity to talk to this group alone and says, "If you have a strong five, you can go so far, even if you're down numbers at the merge." Albert agrees that he feels most comfortable with the four people in this group. Sophie, Brandon and Keith agree. With that, Coach finalizes the deal by saying, "First day alliances are the most solid. You've seen it time and time again." Coach is relieved to end the day with an alliance after starting the day losing a challenge for his tribe.
The next morning at Savaii, Dawn is discouraged after she spills a boiling pot of water on the fire and then takes a hard fall after a tree vine gives way. She admits, "I think I might be having a mini break down." Papa Bear cautions Dawn to be strong or else their younger tribe mates might target them for being weak and older. Dawn shares her struggle with Ozzie and admits that she did not expect to be emotional at all. Dawn then starts to cry, which is noticed by others in the tribe. Ozzy consoles Dawn and tells her, "You have what it takes to keep going." Ozzy hopes that Dawn is able to compose herself, because he views her as a potential ally. At the same time, Ozzy admits, "If Dawn doesn't get it together, she very well could be going home."
As day 3 begins at Upolu, Ozzy realizes that his tribe needs to complete their shelter and make camp as comfortable as possible. Ozzy doesn't need much to survive, but he realizes that the rest of his tribe is feeling the impact of the lack of sleep and food. So Dawn, Semhar and Ozzy start working on the shelter, while Elyse, the 27 year-old dance team manager from Las Vegas, NV and Cochran start opening coconuts. As Ozzy watches Cochran struggle, he comments, "He doesn't seem like he has the most to offer on the physical side of things." Cochran keeps Elyse laughing as he opens the coconuts. Cochran reveals, "I'm not the strongest guy, but I think I have enough social game to kind of overcome any deficits I have."
Over at Savaii, Brandon is out fishing in the ocean with the spear trying to provide for his tribe and get on their good side. Unlike his Uncle Russell, he wants to have a strong social game. Brandon quickly catches the first fish for the tribe. Although it is only a small fish, his tribe is still impressed. Brandon plans on never revealing to his tribe that he is Russell Hantz's nephew. He explains, "I don't want to be judged by my uncle's reputation." As Sophie watches Brandon fish in the water, she admits to feeling pretty good about being in a five-person alliance. Sophie does have reservations about Brandon though and says, "I feel like he's hiding something."
The Savaii and Upolu tribes arrive on their mats. Jeff explains the rules of their first immunity challenge. Each tribe will race through zig zagging pathways and then through a web of coconuts. They must then work together to get all their tribe members over a ten-foot wall. One tribe member will then dig up a machete and use it to chop a series of ropes, releasing a bin of coconuts. Three tribe members will then shoot coconuts into their tribe's basket. First tribe to get enough coconuts into their basket to raise their tribe flag wins immunity. In addition, they win a clue to a hidden immunity idol back at their camp. The losing tribe goes to Tribal Council and votes to send the first person to Redemption Island. Before the challenge begins, each tribe gets together to discuss their strategy. Coach informs Savaii that they will need two people at the top of the wall to help the others over. Meanwhile, Ozzy, Semhar and Keith, the 26 year-old water treatment tech from Edina, Minn., volunteer to shoot the coconuts at the end of the challenge for Upolu.
Savaii and Upolu are pretty even after racing through the zig zagging pathways. Upolu pulls ahead at the coconut web and extends their lead at the ten-foot wall, by sending their strongest members Rick and Albert up first to help the rest of the tribe. Meanwhile, Savaii sends their smaller and weaker members over the wall first. In addition, Cochran hesitates at the wall and costs his tribe some time. Ozzy makes up some time for Savaii when digging for the machete to release the coconuts. Rick gets the lead back for Upolu though, as he quickly chops through the ...
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Episode 15: "Loyalties Will Be B...
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On night 32, Te Tuna returns to camp after having just voted out Edna at Tribal Council. Coach, Brandon, Rick, Albert and Sophie celebrate the fact that... More...
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On night thirty, Cochran arrives on Redemption Island and wakes up Ozzy. Ozzy asks, "Did you learn your lesson?" Cochran admits, "I absolutely feel like Upolu ... More...
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On night twenty-seven, Te Tuna arrives back at camp after having just voted out Dawn and Whitney at Tribal Council. Coach reveals, "We've got seven left ... More...
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SAVAII IS UPSET WITH COCHRAN On night twenty-one, Te Tuna arrives back at camp from Tribal Council, where Cochran just voted with the former Upolu members to send his old tribe mate Keith to... More...
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BIG MOVE The five remaining members of the Savaii tribe return to camp, after making the risky move of voting out Ozzy at Tribal Council. Cochran is happy that Ozzy offered to go to Redem... More...
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KILL OR BE KILLED The six remaining members of the Upolu tribe return to camp after just voting out Mikayla at Tribal Council. Edna is not happy that she received votes. She hopes that Bra... More...
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I'M NOW A FREE AGENT The Savaii tribe returns to camp after just voting out Elyse at Tribal Council. Ozzy feels betrayed because Keith and Whitney voted out Elyse without telling him. O... More...
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I'M GOING TO SPILL IT Stacey arrives on Redemption Island on night 11, just after being voted out at Tribal Council. She wakes up Christine who is glad to see her friend, but sad that she... More...
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Episode 4: Survivalism
LET'S TARGET ELYSE As day 9 begins at the Savaii camp, Jim notices Ozzy and Elyse swinging together in the hammock. Jim sees how well they are getting along and admits, "I know the g... More...
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Episode 3: Reap What You Sow
CHRISTINE ARRIVES AT REDEMPTION ISLAND On night 5, Christine joins Semhar on Redemption Island after having been just voted out at Tribal Council. Christine reveals, "I think my tribe was... More...
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Episode 2: He Has Demons
On night 3, Semhar arrives at Redemption Island after just being voted out at Tribal Council. She feels abandoned by her tribe and says, "I g... More...
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Episode 1: I Need Redemption
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You can watch any of his movies over and over, and find something new to enjoy every time.
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Each movie he directed, was a masterpiece
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Clockwork Orange. The Shining. Lolita. Eyes wide shut. Do I need to say more??Cons: Dying, for sure!
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Avicii at Lollapalooza 2012 | Photos and music review
Pegged as the Deadmau5 of this year's fest, Perry's stage ex-pats assembled in all of their neon finery for Swedish DJ Avicii. Aided by an enormous white face, Tim Bergling produced his way through an audio-visual extravaganza that left no fists unpumped.
But before the beats started flowing, that damn head really cast an ominous presence. At least half an hour before Bergling ever appeared, it just sat there in silence, like the delivery of a new Millennium Park statue had gone awry. Suddenly, a giant pulse of sound shook the stage as Bergling appeared on top of the forehead. While hopes of a North By Northwest Mount Rushmore reenactment quickly died, he instead stuck to Djing and appeasing those hyperactive teens in short-shorts.
Bergling knew that to capture the crowd's attention, he'd have to make sure they recognized who he was by strategically playing "Levels" first, one of his two big hits. He goofily mimed along with the Etta James sample and vigorously fist-pumped to beat after beat. But the reputation of Avicii's graphics seemed to fall short of the actual event. Unlike a last-show spectacular, the visuals were mostly screensavers appearing behind him. Between that and the gigantic white head, the scene was probably what would go down if a kabuki mask walked into a rave.
The way Bergling positioned himself, it was difficult to decipher what exactly he did during the set. Sure, he was wearing headphones and throwing his hand in the air, but did he merely hit a giant "play" button? Or was actual mixing involved? The whole scene was a bit Man Behind the Curtain, but perhaps, for the sake of the frat bros, those questions are better left unanswered.
All the same, Avicii continued to ride that giant white head into the moonlight, rolling through tracks like "Seek Bromance," "I Need a Miracle," and his edit of "Blessed" by Tom Hangs ft. Shermanology. To say the scene was weird would be an understatement, but Avicii appeased his crowd and offered the climactic finish promised to the EDM set. There isn't much more one could want.


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Life In Six Words: The G.O.S.P.E.L. Video provided by: Dare 2 Share
You're probably pretty familiar with the gospel, but you've never seen it like this before. In four minutes and just six words street poet Propaganda explains the message of the gospel in a powerful and provocative way. If you've been looking for a way to share the truth of Jesus, this video may be just what you're looking for. Why not post it to your Facebook page and invite your friends to view it?
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It's my understanding that if the cars are close enough, even the lead car gets an advantage, just not as much.
Perhaps we need cooperative adaptive speed control with the cars all talking to each other to coordinate speed and lane changes.
It's my understanding that if the cars are close enough, even the lead car gets an advantage, just not as much.
Perhaps we need cooperative adaptive speed control with the cars all talking to each other to coordinate speed and lane changes.
Officer: Do you realize how fast you were going?
Front car: For the last mile, I was going 77.3 mph. The vehicle behind me was traveling between 77.0 and 77.6 mph.
Front driver: Quiet, you.
Rear car (after opening roof and raising speaker volume): My numbers agree within 0.1mph on all 3 metrics.
Rear driver: You too!
Front and rear car: Sorry, sir. Temporarily muting officer interaction module.
Officer (raising voice so rear driver can hear): Gentlemen, drop it a few so you're within 5 of the limit please. Clearly your vehicles are well under control, so I'll let you off with a warning this time.
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RPD: Tips to Keep the Grinches Away
By: Amanda Ashley
Updated: December 10, 2012
It's not just the gifts in your home that can be tempting to takers, says the department, also be weary of the credit and gift cards you might have in your wallet or car.
Here are the strategies they say can help keep you safe:
Be extra careful about locking doors and windows when you leave your home.
Don't openly display your Christmas tree and gifts in the front window so it's easily visible from the street. It's too tempting for a potential criminal to smash the window and grab the wrapped packages. Or plan a later break-in based on their earlier observation.
Don't advertise ...Burglars look for occupancy cues like outdoor lights burning 24 hours a day, piled up newspapers, mail, or advertising flyers hanging on the door knob. Don't talk about it on Facebook! Use an inexpensive light timer and have someone pick up the newspaper.
Don't hide spare keys in obvious places.
Burglars prefer to enter through unlocked doors and windows. Remember about Christmas lights on the house and running the extension cord thru the window.
After Christmas day, don't pile up empty gift boxes from your new computer, DVD player, or stereo receiver on the street for the garbage man. Burglars appreciate knowing that you have expensive gifts inside for them to steal. Break the boxes down or cut them up to conceal the items better.
Christmas is a time of year during which many of us will be busy shopping and running errands in order to be ready for the Holiday Celebration. We must not forget that criminals will also be out and about looking for easy targets to make a big score.
Stay alert to your surrounds.
Shop before dark, shop with friends, don't park in dark areas.
Lock packages in trunk and keep them out of sight. Make sure your doors are locked.