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While I was pregnant, I dreamed of the special times my daughter and I would share when she was a toddler. I envisioned play groups, music classes, and maybe age-appropriate art and crafts activities. I never considered the issue of her sexuality. Like many people, I thought parents did not have to worry about that issue until their kids got closer to adolescence.
We were happily banging away on a conga drum the other day in rhythm class when the little boy next to us started playing with himself. His mother was very embarrassed and quickly distracted him with a giant cymbal. I wondered if I would have handled the same situation with as much grace. After all, the issue of toddlers touching themselves was never mentioned in any of the parenting books I read.
How to Handle It Gracefully
Brette says that both her kids engaged in some form of self-stimulating behavior as toddlers. She felt that the best way to handle the situation was to talk about the proper names for genitals and to "just let them do it."
That was exactly the right approach. Parents and children should talk through difficult situations in an honest, calm manner. This starts in infancy and pays off in the teen years.
Exploration is a perfectly natural behavior for children. Although it can be alarming, it is best to avoid sending the message that this normal exploration is dirty or harmful. Children can take cues from the behavior of their parents and silent cues are sometimes the most important. Over time, this can have a detrimental effect on the child.
It's important to strive for balance in behaviors like this. You don't want to embarrass your child, especially in front of other people. Most of the time, simple distractions help end the behaviors.
The Social Aspects
Self-stimulation starts in infancy. Children go through different stages at different ages. Parents should understand that genital play in a public situation is usually just an indication that their child is not yet socialized, and that parents can often have a simple chat about private behaviors to end the public displays.
A study in the journal Pediatrics indicated that it is very common for 2-5 year olds to engage in frequent sexual behaviors like self-stimulation. After that age, this type of exploration drops off dramatically.
Take the time to educate children about touching themselves, sexual innuendoes, and potty humor. It can take a lot of time, but parents will achieve better results with a patient, neutral approach.
Some Things to Remember
The experts offer the following tips:
- Relax—Remember that it is normal. It is estimated that up to one-half of all boys and one-third of all girls touch themselves regularly as toddlers, and that all children have stimulated their genitals by their first birthday.
- Distract—do not overreact—Experts agree that the best reaction is no reaction, but if you feel that you must intervene, try distracting your toddler with a favorite toy or other object that requires the use of their hands.
- Introduce privacy—This is a great time to introduce the concept of public versus private. Explain to your child that some things are private and better done in a bedroom than in a play group.
- Recognize the cause—It is very common for children to self-stimulate when they are tired, or when their genitals are freely accessible such as bath and diaper times. Simply ignoring the behavior at these times is probably the easiest solution; recognize that this is probably nothing more than a comfort measure or simple experimentation.
If you have specific questions or concerns, talk to your child's doctor.
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Michael Woods, MD, FAAP
- Review Date: 06/2017 -
- Update Date: 06/30/2017 -


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Participated for the first time last year, will definitely be doing it again this year!
Another year, another Movember. Who shall be participating?
I have been coerced into it by my Barbour who is offering a free cutthroat shave to all who join his team and who am I to turn down a proper MAN's shave?
Participated for the first time last year, will definitely be doing it again this year!
i'll be doing it to, worthy cause that all blokes should be aware of
though still undecided on what tash I'll go for lol
Only just seen this thread - I'm participating. Had my first shave to form a moustache today, left massive sideburns... unconnected so its not breaking the rules. Bit of an 80s cowboy look going on at the moment.
Mark J Winter
good on you mark.
you want to see the state of my mooohasssh
handle bar style
I had a shave this morning, caught a little bit of the moustache near the handle bar and had to even it up. I'm proper gutted.
Yeah, pictures are definitely welcome. I'm not posting anything until the end though, I've got really light facial hair so it's looking pretty crap at the moment
Mark J Winter
Unfortunately, I missed the first opportunity to get a proper shave last week so I've left it growing away, sadly whilst my the rest of my facial hair grows rather well, my mustache area is quite as developed as the rest of my face and is taking much longer to grow, so it just looks like I have a dirty top lip. I fear my offering will leave a little to be desired.
I can't! Curse my annoying pre-pubersent style facial hair!

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White wine with fish. Red wine with red meat. Those edicts don't work in a 2013 context. A whole generation of palate revolutionaries has emerged, throwing old admonitions aside. Some, heaven forbid, abandon wine altogether, subbing beers or spirits.
At a scotch-pairing dinner at Bayside Restaurant in Newport Beach, I found out how scrumptious a meal could be paired with single-malt whiskeys. Scotch with salmon and lamb, as well as deep dark chocolate.
Bayside's Austrian-born executive chef, Paul Gstrein, prepared a luscious multi-course feast, while Scottish-born Mitch Bechard, Glenfiddich's ambassador for the Western U.S., played host, a role that cast him as both professor and polished comedian.
As guests sipped amber-hued Glenfiddich margaritas (equal parts agave syrup, fresh lime juice and 12-year-old Glenfiddich), the kilt-clad Bechard warmed up the crowd with a couple of jokes. Jesting about a Scotsman's frugal nature, he asked if anyone knew the difference between a Scotsman and a coconut. The punch line? Sooner or later you can get a drink out of a coconut. A witticism about an octopus and a bagpipe was too risqué for a family newspaper, but it brought a roar from the scotch drinkers.
With a trio of starters, including warm Gorgonzola-stuffed dates wrapped in crisp bacon, we sampled a wee dram of 15-year-old Distillery Edition Glenfiddich. It was served in snazzy Champagne flutes that had been filled one-third full with mineral water and frozen. A half ounce of the scotch was poured neat atop the frozen water. Optional water was offered, and each guest had an eyedropper to use to add the exact amount of water to suit their taste.
The single malt's peppery aroma and fruit-kissed taste made it a perfect match with the dates and bacon. Chef Gstrein presented a stunning smoked salmon salad for a second course. The house-smoked fish was teamed with Granny Smith apples, celery, red onion and crème fraîche spiked with horseradish. The salad sat atop scallion pancakes, too delectably light and pleasingly sturdy to be classified as blini.
The salad was accompanied with 18-year-old Glenfiddich served in white-wine glasses. Stewed apple characteristics along with a high degree of creaminess made the scotch pair beautifully with the salad, especially the tart taste of sliced green apples. Bechard, who lives in Newport Beach with his wife and 5-year-old daughter, said he could detect a crème brûlée aroma. After he said it, I could smell it, too.
Next, a 15-year-old Glenfiddich was served in red wine glasses. The Solera system, common in the maturation of quality sherry, was used to produce the bronze-hued elixir. Fifteen-year-old malt from three types of casks was married in a wooden vat, which was constantly topped up to ensure high quality.
Its honeyed-fruitcake aroma and sweet-smooth finish made it the candidate to team with Gstrein's spice-rubbed racks of lamb. The meat was coated with vadouvan – a mixture of spices that is a derivative of an Indian curry blend with a French twist made with onion, salt, shallots, cumin, turmeric, garlic, black mustard, cardamom, black pepper and fenugreek. Served with a whole-grain mustard red wine sauce, the lamb was rosy pink inside and ambrosial.
Later, Gstrein explained that he cooks the racks until very rare, sets them aside, then just before plating he puts them in a hot skillet and "pastes" them with butter, spooning the butter continuously over the lamb as it heats. The technique creates a tender texture and, of course, delicious taste.
For the finale, a rich chocolate soufflé cake with caramel, bananas and chocolate sauce was served with 21-year-old Glenfiddich poured into rocks glasses. Each glass held a large block of ice, intended to chill, not dilute.
The scotch seemed to mirror both the chocolate and the caramel in the rich dessert. Everyone around me agreed about the dessert: The contents of the glass and the plate offered heaps of decadent palate pleasure.
Raising his glass, Bechard said Scotland has the perfect scotch-making weather with plenty of rain – the pure water source needed to make great whiskey. He concluded with a joyous Scottish toast, "Slainte mhath." Good health to all.
Recipe: Gstrein's Smoked Salmon Salad with Apples, Celery and Crème Fraîche With Scallion Pancakes
Recipe: Bayside's Scallion Pancakes
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Recipe: Spice-Marinated Rack of Lamb
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San Francisco Giants 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1: Take that, Clayton Kershaw
The normally cheerful pre-game notes from the Giants PR department were sort of ominous Tuesday.
The Giants were 0-5 against Clayton Kershaw last season, the first time they had lost five times to the same pitcher since 1961.
The Giants haven't homered in six games and don't have a homer by a guy who doesn't currently have a broken hamate bone in their last nine games.
The Giants lead the majors with 33 errors and have 11 two-error games.
The one positive note: Giants starting pitchers have a 2.49 ERA over the past 19 games.
Of course, the theme to all of these notes were "Due for a W."
Brett Pill belted a two-run homer, Ryan Vogelsong gave up just one run in 71/3 innings, the Giants committed no errors and turned four double plays, and a shutdown relief job by Javier Lopez and Santiago Casilla added up to a 2-1 win over Kershaw and the Dodgers.
It was great news for the Giants, and great news for Pill.
Pill appeared to be first in line for a demotion to Fresno last weekend before the anticipated activation of Aubrey Huff.
Instead, the Giants opted to go with the short bullpen for the time being. The move has worked so far as the Giants have not had to use Clay Hensley or Sergio Romo in this series and Casilla only threw two pitches on Tuesday.
We'll see how long that last.
In the meantime, the spotlight shined on Pill, who used a good memory to help him on Tuesday.
Pill went 0 for 6 with four strikeouts against Kershaw during his callup last September. But he remembered one thing about the Dodgers' left.
"Last year, he threw me a lot of first-pitch fastballs," Pill said. "Luckily, he left one over the plate. After that, he didn't throw that again."
And Pill struck out twice before being lifted for defensively purposes.
- Angel Pagan left after tweaking his already troublesome hamstring in the ninth. Manager Bruce Bochy said it wasn't serious, but we could expect a start in CF by Gregor Blanco on Wednesday.
- Inexiplicably, Ryan Theriot continues to get starts at 2B against left. Even more confusing is that he keeps batting in the No. 2 hole. Bochy is starting Theriot based on reputation of being able to hit lefties. Yet, Theriot is down to .179 on the season, and he's actually hitting righties better. He's hitting .227 after RHP and .148 against LHP. Bochy has access to these stats, doesn't he?
- Brandon Belt got a rare start against a LHP. He walked and hit two balls very hard for outs to the outfield, including one that Matt Kemp had to reel in against the wall in right-center.
Tim Lincecum returns to the mound — and glad that he's not facing Kershaw. Instead, it's Chad Billingsley who gets the start in the 7:10 p.m. game.
Let's take another shot at the lineup for Wednesday.
CF Gregor Blanco
3B Conor Gillaspie
RF Melky Cabrera
C Buster Posey
1B Brandon Belt
RF Nate Schierholtz
2B Joaquin Arias
SS Brandon Crawford
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I have an exciting opportunity to play the Blue Course at Congressional this coming Tuesday. Hopefully I'll hit the ball well enough to keep it in the fairway!
Has anyone here played Congressional before? I've walked to course, however playing it will be much different. Any tips?
I'll be sure to share the experience with everyone when I return.
Best to all....
Hey Tim
If you have walked the course you already have some local knowledge. You know the hills and some of the areas "not to be."
While I have never played the course, a very good friend of mine plays there annually. He says what most people say after going to PGA Tour courses... Stay in the fairway as much as possible & practice your putting. Hard to score from the water or trees and 3 putts will kill you. The other tip is to breath and play your game. Just because you're on a course like this doesn't mean you'll get an extra 40 yards magically on your drive and you won't mystically develop shots from the blue.
Of course these are "big duh's" right? I just know when I've had some of these opportunities, my knees shake for the first 3-4 holes before I snap into reality.
Have fun Tim. And send us some photos.
Wish I could say I had local knowledge to share, but I'm just jealous. I've been to Tour events and weddings there but could never find members seeking a guest. Enjoy!!!
I don't have anything to add, but hope that you have fun!
The one thing that I have found at courses that just hosted a golf tourney is that is takes a little while for the course to come back in good condition after the crowds have been all over it. Not sure how Congressional is, but enjoy playing it. If you have the option, take a local caddy who will be able to help you navigate the course. Have fun and play well!
Thanks for all the great advice everyone!
Yesterday was the last round I'll be able to play before I get to Congressional on Tuesday. Of course, all I could think about was playing my best game, so I spent most of the round scrambling and not scoring terribly well!
I'm playing with a member who has been playing the course for about 30 years, so I should get some good cagey tips from him.
I'm excited and will absolutely send pictures!
My best...
Okay, Congressional.
Congressional is a different kind of place than we normal folks see. I'm sure some of you have been their to watch a tournament or even to play, so you know it is a stunning place to see visually. The members I played with were great and gave me a tour of the clubhouse before we played and then again before dinner with my wife that evening. It is just gigantic, beautiful and filled with tradition. There are pictures of past presidents on the course who have been members, as well as countless photos of the many champions crowned at various tournaments through the years.
We played last Tuesday, and it was hot. My member friend and I arrived at lunch time and had lunch in the pub. As you may imagine, the pub is filled with rich, dark wood walls and a huge completely square bar in the middle of the room. There were many people getting ready to head out on the course, who had just come in, or were meeting over lunch to close a business deal. It was busy, but the service was excellent and the food was terrific.
We left the Pub and headed to the vast locker room. My friend's shoes were waiting for him in the shoe pick up area all cleaned and ready to go. I sat amid the dark wood lockers in the rambling locker room and put on my shoes. New FootJoys I might add!
We then headed out to the range to warm-up. I laughed when I poured my bag of range balls out. They all looked as though they had come right out of the box. Even with all the heat and use, the turf on the range was in great shape. There were target flags placed on landing areas that seemed to correspond to every club in my bag. It was just perfect!
Our tee time was for 2:30. Congressional sends four groups off every hour to limit traffic on the Blue Course, so it felt as thought we were alone on the course.
We were playing the gold tees, one set in front of the back tees. When you step on the tee at a course like this, your feet feel as thought they are on a very soft carpet. Even though the first hole is a 400 + yard par 4, you're used to seeing at least some club marks on the tee. Not so here. The tee box was perfect.
I got up to put my spike in the ground and my hands were shaking. Stupid, right? My friend saw this and said, "Tim, the cameras are all gone, and you're playing me, not Rory". I hit a good drive into the right side of the fairway our about 250 and promptly pushed my second shot into the rough behind some trees. Even though they cut the rough back following the open, it is still thick and tough to get out of. I had to chip out, dropped it within 10 feet and sunk my putt for an opening bogey.
I won't bore you with every hole detail. I do have to say, while most of the greens were in great shape following the Open, two of them were closed and a couple of the par threes were pretty beat up. Most however were in great shape and pretty quick. My putting average was definitely high. The traps were all beautiful, raked with edges trimmed to perfection. The sand was fluffy and required a full follow through to get out of. I had lots of practice.
I left the course with my ego intact, but no so my handicap. I finished up with an 89 On a course like Congressional, the smallest mistake can cost you dearly. I thought I was playing smart when each time I got into trouble, I made sure my first thought was to get the ball back in play. Even 10 feet into the second cut on this course is an adventure! As if I didn't appreciate the pros enough, an experience like this really shows you just how talented those guys are. The rough for the US Open was twice as deep as this past week and to hit the ball at the green out of the rough and get it to stop was almost impossible!
I know all of you love golf as much as I do and I was really blessed for this opportunity as well as other chances I've had to play great courses. My experience sparked a debate with my wife (a good natured one) about paying a premium to play a course like this. Everyone has different economic means, but if and when you have an opportunity to play one of the great courses, I feel you should try to do it. As much as I love to play my home course, and it is a very well groomed, tough golf course, there is something very special about a Congressional, Sawgrass, Pinehurst, etc...
Sorry to ramble on so long! I could have said so much more. If you think of anything I may have left out let me know.
Thank you for the very inspirational story. I have a friend that lives in Bethesda who plays Congressional a couple times a year and he always says the same as you. It's just so beautiful.
But we need to remember, lots of time and money go into keeping a course and facilities like this. Anything is possible, right?
Thanks for the review of your round, Tim. Having spent six days there during this year's U.S. Open, I could only imagine playing it myself. Hearing how you did is a real treat, even though you say you did not play well. Personally, I would be quite happy with an 89 from the gold tees. May you have more exciting experiences like this one. Thanks for sharing.
Great story and memory! I really like how they limit the play to 4 games an hour. Thanks for sharing!!!
Tar HeelTim
Thank you for the very inspirational story. I have a friend that lives in Bethesda who plays Congressional a couple times a year and he always says the same as you. It's just so beautiful.
But we need to remember, lots of time and money go into keeping a course and facilities like this. Anything is possible, right?


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I'm gonna pistol whip the next person that spells it "Brian"
Brian Colangelo, he's good.
Anyone have insider access to Chad Ford's latest mock draft (released today)?
Still Waiters with the same writeup as before.
i think you make some great points. could have used a better example than DD, though, because he DID regress. at this phase of his career, he's got to be showing actual improvement...at best, he stagnated (i.e. remained the same) in some areas, and actually regressed in others. i'm not talking about this from a stats-perspective, just what i witnessed on a game-to-game basis. he's got enough skill to be an effective player in this L, but not enough to be one on a consistent enough basis to be thought of as a key piece on a contending team.
he pretty much sums up the raps current biggest issues...they've got quite a few guys who would do quite well in a bench role. and by 'quite a few guys,' i mean 'all of their starters.'
TRUE LOVE - Sometimes you know it the instant you see it across the bar.
Food for thought. I watched a lot of the games this year and I guess we will have to agree to disagree on DeMar regressing.
My case summed up: The offense OVERALL was significantly slower. This limits his best skill, which is run outs and transition. He was asked to put a lot more energy into defense. The harder you play on D the harder it is to score as tired legs can really throw off a shot. Considering all of this and the defensive improvement and only a 1ppg drop in production with around the same efficiency...I really believe he improved.
Personally I've always preferred the "I" version of our name (over the "Y" version of Brian) but at least Bryan Colangelo probably never had to suffer getting emails addressing him as "Brayn".
There is nothing more annoying than getting emails (like from a director or manager etc) addressing me as "Brain". *shudder*
your pal,
On the 6.0 mock draft for espn, they have us picking Waiters. They say that Lamb and lillard are in the mix as well.
I think that Big V has a good chance to be Rookie of the Year. He played in Europe for a while with players bigger and older than him.
Ricky Rubio decided to play in Europe for 2 years more I think before coming to the NBA. He became a contender to be ROY.
I think Big V will turn some heads this year
So we're going with Big V as the nickname? I think the Jury is still out on that...
But good point. guys who have succeeded professionally before usually translate well right away.
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I have 2 PCs running XP and both are on the same wireless network. Both can connect successfully to the internet via the wlan and a router. But, although they can "find" each other when I search for the PC name, I cannot access files on the other PC or the printer through the wireless network.
On both PCs sharing is permitted for both the printer and certain folders. Apparently ZA is blocking the connection. What setting do I need to do to permit file and printer sharing on a wireless network when ZA free is active?
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Family leaves Philly before Adams gets start
By Jay Greenberg / Special to MLB.com
PHILADELPHIA -- Twenty members of Matt Adams' family didn't go away mad when they drove 3 1/2 hours from Philipsburg, Pa., Saturday and didn't get to see him play. Unfortunately, they had to go away, missing Adams' start Sunday night.
Matt Holliday received the night off and Allen Craig moved to left field to accommodate one of the twice-a-week starts that manager Mike Matheny has promised Adams, who is hitting .524 with three homers and eight RBIs.
"[Saturday] was Autism Awareness Night," Adams said. "They all came last night because my little cousin Sadie Burge is autistic.
"They saw me play in Pittsburgh [on Monday night]. I got to see everybody yesterday again and they'll be able to watch it on TV tonight, so it will be like they are here."
Holliday given night off to insert Adams in lineup
PHILADELPHIA -- You can't have too many horses, says manager Mike Matheny, who didn't need any wild ones to drag Matt Holliday out of the lineup Sunday night so that Matt Adams, hitting .524 with three home runs and eight RBIs, could get his second start of the week.
"When I told [Holliday] his reply was, "I feel great, I want to play,'" Matheny said. "I said, 'Sit with me for a second and let's talk about this club. Tell me what you see.' He said, 'No, I get it.' I have always heard those words from every single [Cardinals regular], so I don't know if they all sat down together and said 'I get it' because they do."
Holliday has played 155 games or more in five of his eight full Major League seasons.
"Holliday loves the day-in, day-out grind of this game more than most guys," Matheny said. "He prepares himself physically as well as anyone in the game, and part of that is so that he can answer the call every day.
"He loves the challenge of that and I know this is hard for him. I have to figure it out. It can't just be Carlos [Beltran] getting the day off all the time when his body looks good, and it can't be Allen Craig [on Sunday night] when he is real close to getting on his stride. You just got to do what you got to do sometimes. It's not fair to let Matt Adams rot."
Craig confident in approach at the plate
PHILADELPHIA -- Cardinals manager Mike Matheny has declared Allen Craig, whose two-run, bases-loaded single on Saturday night helped lift his average to .220, close to breaking out. But Craig says he has never felt that far away.
"Have I felt great up there?" Craig said. "Probably not. But I haven't felt terrible.
"I have been hitting some balls hard, working pretty hard in the batting cage to make some adjustments. But I feel over the last week and a half, two weeks or so, I have just been missing pitches, hit some balls hard and they have been at people."
Craig went 2-for-5 on Sunday night, raising his average on the season to .234.
"I am going to swing at some pitches out of the zone even when I am going good," he said. "I just think it comes down it hitting the good pitches that they give you.
"Maybe I have been rolling over a little but I don't think that's the main problem. I feel like I have hit the ball pretty hard and haven't found holes. The numbers are what they are but that's why they call it a batting average, it goes up and down, and the first month, it can fluctuate rapidly."
Jay Greenberg is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I've got a desktop running 64-bit lmde and a T61 laptop with the same.
My problem is that veetle runs on one but not the other. On both I have the same setup, i.e.
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Only difference is the one where it is not working I have the proprietary nvidia driver and the nouveau on the one where it is working!? So to check I installed nouveau and removed nvidia but still no go.
Anybody got an idea where else to look?
Many thanks in advance for any pointers


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The United States government is planning to spend roughly
$13M USD on computers from Lenovo. The company, famous for buying up IBM's PC
manufacturing arm, is working on a deal with the US government to produce
roughly 16,000 computers. Just recently, the U.S.-China Economic Security
Review Commission (USCC) has requested that Lenovo be probed for any concerns
about possible spying, eavesdropping or worse.
The supposed problem presented by the USCC is that the 16,000 computers are
being built by a Chinese-mainland company. The USCC argues that a foreign
intelligence like that of the Communist Party of China (CPC) can use its power
to get Lenovo to equip its machines with espionage devices. Lenovo has strongly
declined that it is involved in any such activities.
Many analysts would call these probes are excessive and knee-jerk. When
manufactured under IBM, almost all Lenovo PCs were built in the People's
Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) to some degree or another
anyway. Of the top 10 system builders in the US, eight have some
component manufacture attributed specifically to ECS-Tatung, at Taiwanese
corporation that only assembles exclusively in the PRC. Of the other two
not represented by ECS-Tatung, Dell and Apple, Dell has a strong reliance on
ASUStek -- another company that builds exclusively in the PRC.
Despite the probe, Lenovo says that its international business, especially
those that deal with the US, follow strictly laid out government regulations
and rules. Lenovo also claims that even after purchasing IBM's PC division, its
international business has not been affected negatively. Interestingly, in an
interview with the BBC, Lenovo mentioned that an open investigation or probe
may negatively affect the way that the company deals with future government
contracts or bids. The Lenovo representative did not explain details on exactly
what negative implications would occur if there were future investigations. The
16,000 PCs to be built for the US government are actually assembled outside of
China in Mexico, Taiwan and Raleigh -- an oddity in the PC manufacturing
A top tier motherboard manufacturer spokesman spoke to us off the record
claiming the Lenovo probe has "foreboding" implications. If US
companies are intimidated by probes of the USCC, such probes could be easily
applied to virtually every PC manufacturer in the US: Intel motherboards are
built by Taiwanese Hon Hai Precision Industries from facilities in Shenzhen;
Acer components are built by component manufacturers in Shanghai; Dell PCs are
assembled in factories in Suzhou and Shanghai. The same spokesperson went
on to say "We [Taiwanese manufactures] do more work in China than we do
anywhere else in the world. I don't even want to think about what would happen
to our US clients if we got a USCC probe."
CDW Government, the company originally contracted to fill the orders for the US
government also carries several brands that are assembled in the PRC including
Acer, BenQ, D-Link, HP, Sharp and Toshiba.


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In Mike Leach's offense, it's hard to find a more important position than the quarterback.
So it's not real surprising as the 2007 recruiting class starts to take shape for many schools, Texas Tech is heavily targeting signal callers around the country. Last year Greg McElroy, one of two commits at the time, made a late switch to Alabama. So even though there isn't a need for instant impact, Tech would still like to add more quarterbacks to the fold for their high-powered offense.
Several possibilities are out there. Only one, Brenham quarterback Jarrett Lee has a scholarship offer at this point. Despite getting offers from a slew of schools, the offensive scheme is very important to his decision and Tech fits the profile.
"We run more spread, a little like Texas Tech," Lee said. "We're kind of similar in that we have a quick passing game."
Lee's father, Steven Lee, also told Rivals.com that the offensive style will be a big factor on where his son plays ball. A visit is upcoming to see Texas Tech in May.
Another quarterback that could be entering the picture with an offer is Dallas gunslinger Brock Mansion. Mansion, whose father Hans Mansion is a former Red Raider, picked up his first offer from Baylor this week.
Despite heavy interest, he still hasn't pulled in one from his dad's school. A visit to campus this weekend could change that.
"I'm just going to go up there and visit with the coaches a little bit," Mansion said. "I haven't talked to Mike Leach in a while, so I figured I'd do that while I was up there too."
Mansion says that even if a Tech offer comes, he'd like to look around. LSU is another possible stop for a visit.
Other quarterbacks that have received interest from Tech include Allen's Nathan Dick and Austin Westlake's Nick Foles.
A&M spring game has visitors
Several top prospects were on hand for the annual Maroon and White game at Texas A&M this past weekend. The list includes some of the Lone Star state's fastest rising prospects such as Richetti Jones, Sam Proctor, Frank Avery, Quentin Castille, Von Miller, Jarrett Lee, Dante Pinchback, Desmond Jackson, and Nick Martinez.
Tight end Avery didn't commit, but says that he came close.
"I could see myself there," Avery said. "I told them I wasn't ready to commit yet. It's still early. I want to wait until after the spring."
Quarterback Lee has been to College Station before, but enjoyed his trip a lot as well. He got a chance to feel right in the middle of the action.
"I got to get in the huddle and listen to the play to see what's going on," Lee said. "I liked how they did things."
Though A&M has not offered Proctor, he gave the trip a "10." The trip for Rivasl00 defensive end Jones made things a lot harder for his decision.
"One day I like Texas, then the next day it's A&M, then it's Oklahoma," Jones said. "I like Texas but I don't have big time favorites."
Bears closing in on first commitments?
In-state targets such as cornerback Andre Richardson, Corsicana wide receiver Greg Stewart, and Brownsboro Lonnie Edwards are all very high on Baylor at this point in the recruiting process. After a few unofficial visits this past weekend, the first pledge could be days away.
Defensive back Richardson made it to the junior day in Waco this past weekend and came away impressed.
"It was more than I expected it to be," Richardson said. "The locker room, the whole coaching staff - basically the whole environment really stood out."
Richardson said he was close to a commitment but just wants to wait for his teammates to inch their way toward a decision.
Offensive lineman Edwards was another visitor who liked what he saw at Baylor. His relationship with the coaches was one thing that got even stronger.
"I got a little closer with the coaches, and talked about recruiting and how they need people," Edwards said. "I talked a little one-on-one with coach Guy Morriss. He was just telling me that he really wants me up there and all that."
Baylor has also gotten the attention of Arlington Seguin cornerback Jamell Fleming.
"Baylor, they're pretty good," Fleming said. "They were the first one to offer."
Commitments could be coming soon for the Bears with the way things are shaping up.
TCU starts fast
The first commitment of the 2007 class for the Horned Frogs came quickly from in-state running back Jamarion Cavness seemingly out of nowhere. The second seemed to come just as quickly from defensive back Chez Thomas.
Cavness, a 5-foot-9, 170-pound running back from Fort Bend Marshall had picked up offers from Indiana and Iowa State, but the TCU offer was the one he was waiting on. When it came, his decision was an easy one.
"I just felt at home with TCU," Cavness said. "They offered on Monday and I told them right then and there that I was ready to commit."
Arlington Kennedale safety Thomas was starting to pick up attention and had received his Horned Frogs offer earlier in March. It seemed that he was going to wait things out but decided that make an early decision was the best way to go.
"It just felt like the right move at the right time," Thomas said. "TCU is the team that really showed me a lot of interest and I respect that. I'm solid to TCU. I'm not looking anywhere else."
With the quickness of commitments, is No. 3 around the corner? Stay tuned.
Madu not back just yet
Many schools appeared close to offering Pflugerville, Texas safety Reggie Madu very early in the process. However, things didn't go as smoothly as the talented 6-foot-1, 195-pounder would have liked.
Madu told Rivals.com this past week that there were some "minor things that happened" which led to him having to fight his way back on the varsity team. Right now he says that things are changing and he's going to have to earn his way back.
"Coach just told me to stay on my grades and work hard," Madu said. "He's hasn't really been specific about if or when I can come back. So I've just got to prove to him and everybody that things have changed."
Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Iowa, LSU, Texas Tech, and others continue to show him recruiting interest. He's thinking about trips to A&M and OSU in the near future.
Tray Allen will be announcing his decision at his school Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ET and the audio webcast will be on RivalsRadio. Allen says that Texas is his current leader. Though Richetti Jones and Allen were planning on announcing together, the talented offensive guard says he wants to get his decision out of the way...last time he spoke with Richetti, the defensive end said he wasn't ready to decide without a few more visits.


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Cory Jane set to miss June Tests
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All Blacks flyer Cory Jane looks set to miss their three-Test series against Ireland after suffering an injury on Friday.
Jane limped off in the 24th minute of the Hurricanes' clash with the Brumbies and scans have revealed that he will miss approximately six weeks of action with a high ankle sprain. The Hurricanes also lost flanker Karl Lowe to injury and the back-row is likely to be out for four to six weeks.
"It is disappointing for both CJ and Lowey to be out with injury but we have been in this situation before and it means the other guys need to step up which they will do," 'Canes coach Mark Hammett told the New Zealand Herald. "Our medical team will monitor the two closely and work with them to get them back on the park when ready."
The news of Jane's injury will come as a blow to All Blacks coach Steve Hansen who named the World Cup winner in his 35-man training squad on Sunday. Hansen is also likely to be without Chiefs centre-come-wing Richard Kahui who dislocated his shoulder against the Reds last weekend.
Their absence may pave the way for either Hosea Gear or Zac Guildford who were both left out of the original party. Crusaders winger Guildford was back on the scoreboard with a sensational score against the Blues on Saturday.
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yet this might still have to be said in some other unheard of languages, lolLol @ people on here.
Paying more attention to politics than the actual team.
I guess MDA's decision to force the man who is considered our most talented player...to fit into his system, and make not a single ****ing adjustment, when it wasn't working...was what...good coaching?
Then when Melo, who hasn't been coached by MDA virtually his entire career like Amar'e, shows signs of frustration, and I can reasonably assume he also spoke to Mike about it....we look at Melo like "yo, what gives? BUY IN!!"
Another media term bandied about that people pick up, and regurgitate like a bulimic getting rid of that food.
I'm sorry...when you're doing exactly what you're told...and it's not working, at what point do you say "nah, let's try something else."
As much as people don't wanna hear it, or agree with it...that's actually more of a sign of leadership as apposed to some slap dick ******* that's gonna be a yes-man with the "ok, mhhmm, yep, you want me to....yeah, ok, no problem, yep, ahhhh well if it doesn't work I'll just do it again, yea, fine, no prob."
A star player not being utilized properly in the offense for the sake of an ideology, and "system"; yet he's somehow wrong to be upset...because...I dunno...he's either not meeting some contrived standard that's been set only in the minds of a small faction of people, or because the media keeps saying "let's talk about Carmelo?" So you get people ranting about his FG% without the slightest idea of what's causing the drop in FG% other than "his shots aren't falling, and I can't believe he's not buying in"
Like it or not, you gotta build your team around your stars. When you acquire a star, there's a reason why it's called a "franchise changing move." Hell, the best coaches just switch it up on the fly to accommodate the talent they have, like Greg Popovich. Spurs went from a defensive stalwart, to an up tempo, 3-point shooting, juggernaut last year.
Rosters cultivate your team's philosophy, and identity. You might have your own beliefs, and want to run a different kind of system, but if you don't have the players for it, you have to work with what you have -- even if that means changing your MO for the time being.
Melo is one of, if not the most important component on the roster, once you have him, love it or not, you gotta work with what you have -- not despite what you have.
MDA has his MO, philosophy, and team identity set before he even has his roster. That's ass backwards.
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Businesses have been coming up with creative and interesting ways to answer that question using Vine, a Twitter-owned mobile
app that has been making waves ever since it launched this year.
Though many speculated about the demise of the social network after Instagram Video launched, it has becoming increasingly clear that Vine
continues to serve its niche, and offers a different-enough experience to indicate that it won't go away anytime soon.
Oh, and it just hit 40 million users.
Learn the art of the visual story at this November video summit.]
Learn the art of the visual story at this November video summit.]
Here are some interesting ways small businesses can use Vine for effective customer engagement:
1. Influencer marketing
When it comes to user-generated content, keep the 1 percent rule in mind. The 1
percent rule states that of all users, 90 percent consume, 9 percent edit and 1 percent actively create new content. Tapping into that 1 percent of a
platform's most popular users could mean getting your brand or product exposed to millions of individuals.
The idea of tapping into Vine's most popular users to create branded or sponsored content was so interesting that social media maven Gary Vaynerchuk
actually started a talent agency called Grape Story to
represent Vine "stars" and connect them with brands.
Be sure to visit the sites vinebox.co and seenive.com to scope out the top 100 Vine
users, as well as trending content and tags.
Check out how Virgin Mobile USA teamed up with Brandon Calvillo to promote Virgin Mobile Freefest 2013.
2. A behind-the-scenes look
Oftentimes customers form a sense of intimacy, dependency and identity with the products and services they consume. This is an opportunity companies can
sometimes overlook.
Recognizing that your customers may want to learn more about the inner workings of your business and creating content that makes that possible can be an
effective way to engage and build your audience.
Check out this behind-the-scenes Vine courtesy of the Weather Channel.
3. Snappy how-to videos
Does your product require assembly? Do you have to provide instructions on how to use your product? Are you a lifestyle brand that provides a fresh take on
old problems?
If you answered yes to any of those questions, perhaps you should consider creating a how-to video on Vine.
The hashtag #howto is one of the top trending tags on Vine, and can be a handy way to get prospective customers to try your product.
One company that's leading the way in this category is Lowes. Mashable even wrote an entire post highlighting its Vine strategy.
Check out one of our favorites from Lowes. (Warning: If you're afraid of squirrels, this might not be for you.)
4. Stop-motion ads
If you have internal creative resources or are willing to cough up a little more money to work with a freelancer or agency, then you can be well on your
way to your own stop-motion video to promote your brand.
post on NPR
featured Jethro Ames, an art director at an ad agency that produces Vines for the likes of GE, MTV, Coffee Bean and Team Leaf.
One of our favorites is the one he created for MTV. It's inspired by Snoop Lion's track "No Guns Allowed."
5. Highlighting product features
Perhaps you're looking to showcase something particular about a product, or a product feature that your customers may not know about. Using Vine to
highlight a product's features is a great way to create desire while you entertain.
Carmaker Opel does a great job showcasing all the colors its vehicles come in through the Vine below.
6. One-to-one customer interaction
A fancier way to put this might be "real-time marketing response campaign," but it's definitely one of the ways Honda seems to be getting some serious social media props.
Honda's campaign is called #wantnewcar, and promotes the Summer Clearance Sales Event. During the sale, if a prospective customer tweets stating why he or
she would like a new car, the company responds with a personalized Vine response.
The Vine below is one of our favorites.
7. Video contests
Though there's been much talk about running contests on platforms like Pinterest and Instagram, some brands are also seeing big wins with Vine.
One of our favorite examples is when Urban Outfitters paired up with Converse to run a contest called #yourchucks. Those with the best Vine videos were
entered to win a number of goodies. Check out one of the entries below.
The examples above should get you thinking about how you can apply Vine to your business. If you ever feel stuck or need some more inspiration, check out Brands on Vine.
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Cumpton to make start in Wandy's spot
By Tom Singer / MLB.com
PITTSBURGH -- Brandon Cumpton was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to start Thursday afternoon's series finale against the Reds, stepping into the slot left vacant when Wandy Rodriguez went on the disabled list.
The Pirates formally made the transaction Thursday morning, optioning right-hander Jared Hughes to Indianapolis to make room on the roster for Cumpton.
Cumpton brings a 2-0 record and 1.42 ERA from Indianapolis and is ranked the 12th-best prospect in the Pirates' system.
Catcher Russell Martin was a late scratch from Wednesday's lineup, but that may not have had anything to do with manager Clint Hurdle's preference that the veteran instead be behind the plate for Cumpton. Martin would not ordinarily play a night game and then the following afternoon.
"We're trying to strategically find spots for him to rest," said Hurdle, insisting he had posted Wednesday's original lineup too soon. "I got in a hurry, before I got with him. So it makes it look bad on the player."
However, Martin was not sure of being back in the lineup Thursday.
"I'll come in and look at the lineup -- then I'll know," said the catcher.
Cole not suspended, 'surprised' by skirmish
PITTSBURGH -- Four players -- two Pirates, two Brewers -- were handed suspensions on Tuesday by Major League Baseball for their roles in the on-field skirmish Sunday between the teams.
Gerrit Cole, the pitcher whose vocal reprimand of Carlos Gomez's running style lit the fuse fanned by others, stayed out of MLB's doghouse. That did not go down smoothly with some people, whose reaction went into the "How could the guy who started it all get off scot-free?" file.
Cole, while still repentant, begged to differ.
"By the time [Gomez] was done saying what he needed to say and I was done, we walked away -- and it escalated after that," Cole said Wednesday, while the suspensions of Gomez (three), Travis Snider (two) and Russell Martin (one) were pending appeals. Martin Maldonado opted to serve his five-game suspension.
"After we were done talking, he thought it was over, and I thought it was over as well," Cole went on. "I was surprised. Watching the replay later confirmed what I'd remembered -- walking away and not knowing what just happened."
The benches and bullpens had quickly spilled out, and in the resulting blob of bodies, Snider and Gomez clashed, and Maldonado leveled a blind punch on the Pirates outfielder.
"I don't want to sit here and not take blame," Cole said. "But neither do I want to say I went over there to try to incite a fight. That's not the position we were in: We were thin in the bullpen and I'm trying to go deep in the game, and I let my emotions get the best of me.
"I'm not going to dish blame on anybody. I did what I did, and I've got to wear it."
McCutchen could move in lineup to boost RBIs
PITTSBURGH -- Clint Hurdle was flabbergasted when Andrew McCutchen led the National League with 194 hits in 2012, yet could convert that into only 96 RBIs. The enigma was the same last season, when McCutchen hit well enough to earn NL MVP honors -- yet could drive in only 84 runs.
Add the fact that McCutchen drove in himself on 52 homers over those two seasons, and his few opportunities to bat with men in scoring position becomes even more apparent.
Hence, the Pirates manager admitted Wednesday, he has toyed with the idea of moving McCutchen from his familiar No. 3 spot in the lineup.
"Yeah, I've thought about it. And we've done it theoretically on paper, worked through all these different lineups," Hurdle said. "If certain things would work out, it could be an advantage [lowering McCutchen], but it's all hypothetical."
Rather than move McCutchen, Hurdle has moved the guy in front of him. Starling Marte has become a fixture (for now) at leadoff, but in this young season the Bucs have already tried five players in the two-hole, with Neil Walker the latest.
"We're trying to put some guys in front of him who have on-base histories to give him opportunities to maximize his at-bats," Hurdle said.
Through 21 games, McCutchen had found those run-producing chances even rarer than usual. Teams have avoided him in key situations, and he continues to lead the league with 18 walks.
In those 21 games, McCutchen has come to bat with a total of 21 men in scoring position. He has been walked five times in those situations. He has gotten to swing with 15 men in scoring position, and has driven in nine of them.
First number, last word
19-13: The Pirates' record, since the start of the 2013 season, when facing a left-handed starter, which they will do for only the second time this season Thursday afternoon, when Tony Cingrani goes for the Reds.
"I told him, 'I haven't seen a big man look that out of place but make it all work since the Fridge used to run in the backfield for the Bears.'" -- Manager Clint Hurdle, comparing Pedro Alvarez, when an infield shift turns him into a hybrid shortstop, to William 'Refrigerator' Perry, the onetime 400-pound lineman and occasional fullback.
Worth noting
• Travis Ishikawa, whom the Pirates had designated for assignment Saturday to make room for newly acquired Ike Davis, cleared waivers Wednesday and has elected to become a free agent.
• With gems on April 16 and 22, Johnny Cueto became the first Reds pitcher to three-hit the Bucs in back-to-back starts since Fred Toney in 1917. Toney would not be impressed: He did it in one day, handling both ends of a July 1 doubleheader.
• The Pirates beat Adam Wainwright (barely, 2-1) on April 6. Around that loss, Wainwright has gone 6-0 with an ERA of 0.84 -- taking into account four starts since and his last two of Spring Training.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Anderson has more than three decades of sales, marketing and business development experience working with leading food manufacturers managing multi-site domestic and international businesses. Most recently, Anderson was the global director of premium ingredients and customer development at Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd. overseeing its ingredients operations in North America, Europe, Japan and Korea, and managing relationships with global food companies. Prior to Fonterra, he occupied executive sales and marketing positions at Symrise, Dean Specialty Foods Group, New World Pasta Company, Vlasic Foods International and Campbell Soup Company. Anderson is a graduate of Georgia College and State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in management.
"Continuously striving to provide domestic and international customers with the dairy products they desire to meet consumer needs, CDI is focused on discovering innovative efforts that will expand its product offerings and add value to its business. Blake's extensive dairy experience and knowledge of international customers will significantly contribute to the growth of CDI's value-added product portfolio and its profitability," said Andrei Mikhalevsky, CEO.


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The fight against Cancer got a boost from The Napoleon State Bank, as representatives recently contributed $2,500 to the Hospital Foundation of Decatur County in celebration of the bank's 110th anniversary. The funds will be designated for Decatur County Memorial Hospital's Cancer Care unit, reported Bryan Robbins, Director of the Hospital Foundation.
The bank raised the funds through a yearlong community fundraiser: "To celebrate our 110th year in business, we had a large anniversary card constructed and it has been with us at all our community events, as well as on tour at our branches," said marketing coordinator Melea Gault. "The community has been signing the card, and for every signature we received, our bank donated $1 to our local cancer programs. So many of our employees have been impacted by cancer that we wanted to show our local hospitals how much we appreciate all they do."
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Thanks, Elizabeth!
July 9, 2009
DieHard TwiHards: Twilight Tattoo Gallery
Thanks, Elizabeth!
27 comments:
That is taking the obsession to a whole other level!ReplyDelete
I love, love, love the Twilight saga to the point of nothing else matters BUT some of the tattoos are A.) executed badly (sh*t artists) and B.) don't seem to be well thought out....ReplyDelete
I love tattoos and have four, three of which are quite large but even I who adores tattoos have to say these are odd....(some AREN'T too bad but others........)
I hear tattoo removal is worse than the pain of the actual tattoo....
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2009 at 4:00 PM
are these girls smoking crack or something?!?!?! wtfReplyDelete
JJ and I are thinking we'll get matching Mini-Edward-portrait tramp-stamps.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2009 at 4:19 PM
you have got to be some kind of crazy to get those type of tats.......but hey, to each his own.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2009 at 4:26 PM
Yeah I agree with caseylea. Isn't it a bit odd that people will get Twilight tats but never Harry Potter tats? Worst thing a HP fan could do is name their children after the characters.ReplyDelete
wow that is hardcore! I can understand something VERY small and not very visible (i would never),but seriously across you neck, arms etc! and bad tatoos at that?! No thank you.ReplyDelete
**I agree, some of these people must be smoking some crack!
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Thats definitely their own brand of heroin, thats for sure!!ReplyDelete
The top one is sexy. I wouldn't do it but it's sexy.ReplyDelete
- thparkleJuly 9, 2009 at 5:13 PM
That is taking things WAY too far! And the tatoos aren't even nice looking, ewReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2009 at 5:15 PM
give it about 10 years and they will have serious regret...kind of like when everyone started getting disney tattoos in the 90's. I'm sure there are lots of regretful people in that boat!ReplyDelete
Yikes...do they think that Robward will one day see them across the room and decided that they are the dedicated fan that he has always been searching for, then proceed to sweep her into his Edward Volvo and live happily ever after with the Cullens????ReplyDelete
That is some serious inky regret.
haha this is crazy...I was thinking to get my own tattoo from Twilight...oh wells!! haha just kidding! I respect their creativity but come on is kind of...ummm...i don't know how to say it! hahaReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Stupid stupid people. When you do something like this your love of "getting attention" is far more than your love of Twilight!! Is the top one of a man's back? It looks like it too me!lolReplyDelete
- Danish Twi-loverJuly 9, 2009 at 6:36 PM
OMG.... That is just taking the obsession way too far. Must agree with L.ana. Perhaps something small, placed in a hidden part of your body (and not for me neither though)... But all over your arm or back, no way.ReplyDelete
I have a Twilight tattoo. But nobody knows that it's Twilight until I tell them :DReplyDelete
"You shot across my sky like a meteor"
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2009 at 12:32 AM
HAHA, I love your commentary "because those tats have Cullen-longevity and will be there even when their skin is all saggy like Bella's Grandma..." LOL.ReplyDelete
Those are some horrible tattoos.
To each is own!! These aren't the worst Tats I've ever seen!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2009 at 3:49 AM
These ppl are CRAZY! I mean i have a FULL WALL OF TWILIGHT! I even have robs signature on a pic, but a tattoo! i mean really maybe they are so into twilight they ARE using heroin! LOL But they obviously dont notice that maybe twilight MAY get old for them, and the tattoos are gonna be there when they are old too! crazy people these days....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2009 at 12:48 AM
I have the twilight Cullen crest on my lower back, with "Look after my heart... I've left it with you." Its beautiful and everyone who sees it - who I choose to show it to. My tattoo is for me, and me alone. I got it to always remind myself that there just might be something special out there for all of us... it sounds whimsical, and call me a hopeless romantic, but the twilight series really woke me up and made me appreciate things again.ReplyDelete
People can say what they want about tattoos. In the end, its the people who have them that understand them, and thats all that matters. I think the tats on here are beautiful.
And to people who say things like "what are you going to look like when you're 80. Well let's face it, when you're 80 you'll probably be licking windows and crapping your pants anyway - so who cares?" :)
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- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2010 at 1:13 PM
i JUST gotta tattoo now i have edward on my hand :DReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2010 at 4:17 AM
I love the idea of the 1st tattoo, not the best tattoo i've ever seen but the idea is awesome!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2010 at 8:04 AM
this is fluffing ridiculous. twilight tattoos are possibly the stupidest thing I've ever seen, I can't wait till these people hit 40 and regret their idiotic choices & have to go through the excruciating pain of having these removed.ReplyDelete
(for the record I love tattoos, I have 6, but twilight tattoos are completely idiotic)
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 8:35 AM
I never even heard of this stupid movie until all you stupid fucks started trashing up your body with your interpretation of the images. Get a life you fat, good for nothing welfare getting, trailer house living, Walmart shopping dip shits. No wonder the rest of the world seems to hate our country. It's because you are the internet ambassadors to this country. Why would you want to share your stupidity and lack of integrity with the rest of the world? This reflects on everyone around you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 8:38 AM
Oh yea, and your mother dresses you funny. You stupid shits....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 8, 2010 at 8:55 PM
I have a feeling that most of the people with Twilight tattoos are going to regret them...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 29, 2012 at 5:03 AM
Good God Lord, thanks for the laughReplyDelete


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Rapid and Reliable Test for Diarrhea-Causing Toxin Identified
Toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium difficile can cause diarrhea in adult horses and foals. The high economic impact associated with treatment costs, considerable animal losses to disease associated with mortality and debilitation, and the potential for spread of infection to other susceptible animals and even humans make this an important disease threat to the horse industry.
A rapid diagnosis is important to quickly institute appropriate therapy to increase recovery rates and minimize spread of disease.
"At present, the best way to diagnose C. difficile is the cytotoxicity assay (CTA), which is neither readily available nor particularly easy to quickly perform," explained study co-author Carlos Medina-Torres, DVM, MSc, a DVSc candidate at the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. Torres presented on the topic at the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Forum, held June 4-7 in San Antonio, Texas.
In an effort to improve the ability of clinicians to diagnose C. difficile in horses with diarrhea, Medina-Torres and colleagues obtained 72 fecal samples from hospitalized horses with acute diarrhea and compared the CTA results to the results of the C. DIFFICILE TOX A/B IITM ELISA (TECHLAB®, Inc; Blacksburg, Va), an enzyme-based test capable of detecting toxins produced by the bacterium C. difficile.
Of the 72 samples, 19 (26.4%) were positive for C. difficile toxins by the CTA test. Of these, 16 were also positive by the ELISA test indicating that both tests were equivalent in their ability to identify C. difficile-positive horses.
According to Medina-Torres, "This high level of agreement between the two tests suggests that this particular ELISA is a reliable test that can therefore be used in the clinic setting to rapidly diagnose C. difficile-associated diarrhea in horses."
A more rapid diagnosis means that appropriate treatment and infection control practices can also be more quickly initiated concluded Medina-Torres in the research abstract, "Validation of a Commercial Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection of the Presence of Clostridium difficile Toxins in Feces of Horses with Acute Diarrhea."
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New GSE Rules Could Limit CU Housing Finance to Lower Income, Exec Says
A Midwestern housing finance executive fears limiting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buying only qualified mortgages may prevent some credit unions from making mortgage loans to lower income members.
Tim Mislansky, chief lending officer at the 248,000-member, $2.6 billion Wright-Patt Credit Union in Dayton, Ohio, emphasized that the credit union and its wholly owned housing finance CUSO, myCUmortgage, had not yet finished reviewing all of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new mortgage regulations.
He said that qualified mortgages' cap on fees could wind up hurting lower-income members who are usually buying homes in poorer housing markets or buying smaller, less expensive homes in wealthier markets.
Earlier this week, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced that beginning in January 2014, they would not purchase mortgages which have fees of greater than 3% of the loan amount.
"On a $200,000 plus loan, that's $6,000 and more," Mislansky observed. "Obviously, there is not a problem coming in under that. But on a $100,000 or less loan, that cap is $3,000 or less and that could be a limiting factor for some credit unions."
Mislansky said that all the different things that are included in the fee definition have floors to them, prices and costs that cannot be driven lower, and that these prices and costs would make it very difficult to keep a loan's total fees less than $3,000.
Last year, for example, he said that myCUmortgage, which has about 175 credit union clients around the country but primarily in the Midwest, originated $1.5 billion in housing finance spread across 11,000 loans. Of those, Mislansky said, fully 40% were for $100,000 or less.
Mislansky said he expected that credit unions would probably still make these loans, but then would likely have to put them in their own portfolios rather than sell them, right at the time when the NCUA has become more concerned about the levels of interest rate risk credit unions might take on in their portfolios.
"I am confident that they didn't mean for this to be the outcome, but nonetheless I am afraid it will become one of the unintended consequences," Mislansky added.


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Lowestoft lottery winner Jean Swatman finally retires from bakery job
PUBLISHED: 13:54 18 February 2014 | UPDATED: 14:01 18 February 2014
A lottery winner from Lowestoft has finally hung up her apron and retired from her job as a baker - almost seven months after scooping the £2 million jackpot.
Jean Swatman, 63, left her job at the Morrisons supermarket in south Lowestoft after constant nagging from her daughter Kerry Utting and son Wayne Elsom.
The grandmother of six won the lottery at the beginning of June but continued to work at the store four days a week for six and a half months.
She had worked at Morrisons for 10 years, arriving at 6am every day to fry and sugar hundreds of doughnuts and add the all important jam filling.
She said: "It was just something I have done all these years and I really couldn't decide what else to do.
"I would just get up and go to work.
"My son and daughter kept telling me to retire but I thought 'no I don't want to yet'.
"With the bad weather coming I thought 'do I want to get up four mornings a week to scrape the snow and ice off my car?'.
"Staying in work gave me that bit of time to think about what I wanted to do.
"Now I am fully retired, I don't know how I ever found time to work."
Mrs Swatman, whose lorry driver husband Ben, 50, died of a heart attack six years ago, matched six numbers with a lucky dip ticket, bought from Premier Store in Norwich Road, winning her £2,021,379.
She waited almost a day before checking the ticket and was so shocked to discover that she had won that she had to drive over to Caister to see her brother Michael Gee and ask him to check the numbers again.
Mrs Swatman retired in mid-December and threw a party for friends and family to celebrate.
She said becoming a multi-millionaire hadn't changed her.
She still lives in the three-bedroom terraced home in Lowestoft, where she has lived for the past 20 years, although she has now paid off her mortgage and redecorated.
Instead of investing in a supercar, the thrifty grandmother has bought herself a new Vauxhall SUV.
She has also used some of her winnings to help her family get on to the property ladder.
Mrs Swatman has bought her daughter's old home to help her move house and now rents the property out.
She has also bought a flat for her grandson and bought her brother's bungalow to rent to a niece after her parents - Mrs Swatman's sister and brother-in-law - both died from cancer.
She has filled her time helping to paint and decorate the properties.
Later this year she will travel to Vietnam to visit her son and his family - including a new granddaughter born on Monday.
Mrs Swatman also plans to take her daughter and three of her grandchildren to New York in August.
She said: "I haven't personally changed but life in general has.
"I haven't got to worry about how I am going to pay the next bill or saving up to go to Vietnam for holidays.
"And I like spoiling my family now and then.
"It is lovely to see them happy. It is nice being able to spread joy."


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Approximately 5,900 students are enrolled in the Undergraduate College, 1,500 in the Graduate School and 340 in the Medical School. These students represent all 50 states and many foreign countries. For 2010, more than 18,000 applicants applied for 1,450 places in the freshman class. All undergraduates were admitted under a need-blind admission policy.
Brown's three schools offer nearly 100 programs of study. The University adheres to a collaborative university-college model in which faculty are as committed to teaching as they are to research, embracing a curriculum that requires students to be architects of their education.
With 628 faculty members, the largest number in Brown's history, the current student to faculty ratio stands at 9 to 1. Through the Plan for Academic Enrichment, the University is in the process of hiring 100 new faculty members.
Students participate in more than 300 organizations at Brown. In addition, students have the opportunity to join one of Brown's 37 varsity athletic teams or compete at the club and intramural levels.
Brown's campus is composed of 238 buildings and sits on 143 acres in Providence, the capital of Rhode Island. The University library system contains more than 6,000,000 items, including bound volumes, periodicals, maps, sheet music and manuscripts. Other facilities include several hundred personal workstations, computers and terminals located around campus.
A Visual Arts education at Brown is a rich experience of conceptual challenge, skill building, and self-discovery. Our students acquire the intellectual and practical tools to make art as well as to interpret and critique the world of images. We offer the student a range of educational experiences with in both historical studio practices (drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture) in addition to newer and emerging technologies (digital media, film and video). All the Visual Art faculty are nationally exhibited working artists.
Our purpose is to prepare students for graduate study and/or to work productively within an expanding array of opportunities offered by the visual culture industry. We offer two undergraduate concentrations: Visual Art, and Art/Semiotics, an interdisciplinary concentration with the Department of Modern Culture and Media. In addition, our students have the opportunity to take classes at the Rhode Island School of Design. Alumni from the Brown Visual Art and Art/Semiotics Concentrations include successful artists in every medium.
We also offer non-concentrators an opportunity to explore practice in the arts as an enhancement of their general education. Our Foundation Drawing class is one of the most popular courses on campus.
Although portfolios are not required for undergraduate admission, applicants are encouraged to present portfolios to enhance their application file. Portfolios should be designed to reveal and/or highlight the applicant's creative potential. Applicants are encouraged to present a diverse body of work focusing on individual artistic strengths and interests.
Please include one sheet of 10-20 slides, or approximately 10 color prints of work, and a list of the pieces including title, size, and medium. We encourage drawings, paintings, collage, sculpture, photography, books and mixed media; we discourage the submission of ceramics, jewelry and other crafts.
The portfolio should be submitted to the Admissions Department at the time of application.
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Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Prairie Grove. Burial will begin at 3 p.m., following the service at Old Baptist Cemetery in Russellville by Humphrey Funeral Service.
The Renfroe family would like to thank all those who provided tender love, care and support. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org/.
Internet Obituary and online guestbook are available at www.humphreyfuneral.com.


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Discussion in 'Shoes and Apparel' started by kimguroo, Jul 27, 2010.
I will do that
received my shoes from tennis warehouse february 2nd
These should qualify according to what people said about someone else's posting of their asic shoe in this thread. It actually looked like this last week except it wasn't as big and now the left shoe just started showing wear
I really like these shoes, so will probably see how much more I can get out of them, but i have to be careful as i started slipping a couple times the last couple of days
^^^What are they? Asics?
Yup, challenger 8s
do twe have a warrenty on the shoes or is it a nike thing ect? my babolats have ripped along the side of the fabric essetianly bursting open after 5months
if it does not say warranty in the description, idts. ask twe.
They gave me a pair of courtballistec 3.3's so I think it qualified.. Thanks
Are nikes tennis shoes the only ones with a warranty? I'm looking at new running shoes and was wondering if any of those would come with the warranty
tennis shoes only unfortunately. certain models of nike, adidas, and asics tennis. not sure of the other brands
Barricades 5.0
Wanted to pick up a pair of Barricades 5.0 from Dick Sporting Goods ... but im not sure if they are the Junior version or the Men's version. They are size 7s and were placed in the youth section ... Does Adidas have an outsole warranty for their Junior lines? Are size 7's consider mens or juniors? There were no warranty card in the boxes but has a read in the other posts, Adidas doesn't require a warranty card right? If size 7s are indeed youth size, will there still be a outsole guarantee????
Asics Gel Game 3 received 3/16
I really like the look of them, but you get what you pay for.
The air court ballistec 3.3 had the same outsole duration like the 2.3 because I want to buy the 3.3 but some comments about the durability of the outsole make me want a barricade
Babolat took 2 weeks to send me replacement shoes, and they sent the new all courts for replacement
You guys think this is good for a Court Ballistic 2.3 or should I play in them one more time. I've got a new pair I can't wait to start using. They're about 5 months old.
I can see small hole so I think It's good enough to claim.
If you can play with shoes without problem, you can wear once more.
I was wondering since I don't know how to upload a picture. My cb 2.3 have been worn out in the end of the shoe , the rubber already tore and when I play the foam is scraping off. In the top of the shoe I can see an air bubble(usually means that I have reached last part of rubber, I plan to break the air bubble in the rubber with sandpaper and send them in, Is this wrn out enough .
its that time again..
NICE. See this is when you should send in shoes, not just when there's a tiny a little hole. Most of the shoes in this thread still have at least a whole month of life left in them (unless you play everyday)
Would these qualify? There are holes through the outsole, but I'm just concerned because the warranty card says "exposure of the ... midsole" does not count. It seems like everybody is saying it just has to go through the the midsole though. So why does the card say it does not count?
yup it qualifies
nike is very loose with theyre warranty. i blow 3.3s and 2.3s out every 3 weeks and i get a voucher back very easily.. all you have to do it break through the rubber part of the sole either on the bottom or at the toe.. i will post pictures
how can i upload pics from a personal file lol
How far in did you go with the 3.3? Did you get past the second layer of rubber (which is grey in the grey and red 3.3). Can you post pics of your 3.3, much appreciated
i did not.. i think it just goes the bottom rubber sole and then that foam you are talking about hold on.. i can get some pics but i can figure out how to post them from my pictures on my computer. someone help me out with photos
upload your photos to imageshack from your drive, then you will get the forum code and can paste that right into TT.
Great pics! Is the midsole white on the gray and red 3.3 too? can you post a pic of the red like you did with the medial side of the black and yellow 3.3?
here you go..
not as big of a rip but ive sent back shoes like this and they had no problem sending a voucher right away. i could probably wear these one more time but the my foot being unbalanced makes it hurt a lot while playing
Awesome, that's exactly what I need to see, thanks again. I'm in the gray now and just wanna know how much and what I should look for.
Your green 3.3 are fresh btw
Thanks. So if you send them back they should send a voucher as long as its within 6months
Yeah I got my claims number all set, I'm just waiting to break on through to the other side
Babolat Team All Court IV's
sent back and received replacement pair in a few weeks.
Using PP2's currently, about 2 months in and they are holding up really really well. This Michelin material is super grippy and durable.
Do the vouchers that Nike send back have expiration dates? If they do, I might hold onto mine and send them in when there's a sale.
no. they do not have an expiration date. its $120.00 for the online nike store. NOT where you originally purchased them. you can use the voucher for anything you want. not just tennis shoes. i bought running shoes and some tshirts with one!
Awesome. Thanks. I'm going to wait until there's a sale before I use the voucher. One of my friends once got two pairs of shoes back because there was a sale.
Nike, being nike, usually doesnt have sales.. they will just mark down old styles/colors but that sounds like a good idea
How much more time should I spend in these shoes? I have had this since February and ever since late early April, I've been putting in some serious hours in these.
Soo yeah, I'm kind of scared that I won't wear out my B6's in time... I got them January 22nd, and they are just flat on the one part of the circle on the far inside. Anybody know how much farther I have to go and if I can wear them out by June 22nd?
LOL by far the B6s were the most durable shoe I've worn to date. I was barely able to make the cut off at 5 months with the heel finally breaking to the core rubber.
Are those the Asics G3? How many hours did you put in?
I think you're good for another 10 hours with those for sure.
if those are the gel 3's then keep wearing them until theres a hole. otherwise if your nearing the warranty date.. put them on a snader for a few seconds and rip a hole through
Thanks. And yes, these are the GR3.
Yeah, I had no problem wearing down the CB 2.3's and BV's and the Propulse II's were a joke, but man... the B6 is insane... It's probably because I haven't been playing 6 hours a week like I did when I had those other shoes. My High School's courts got torn out April Last year and they are just now finishing them. Gotta love the public school system! Anyways I wore the B6's for a tournament today and I think I broke through to something... It's very strange and doesn't really look like a hole, but I have no idea what else it could be.
Hey guys, I have a question about the 6 month warranty. I ordered my shoes from Tennis Warehouse right? but i need a reciept to send my shoes back. They sent me a sheet of paper with like Tennis Warehouse in the background and what I ordered on it. Does that count as a recepiet?
Send them to TW with the TW box and shipping label with the receipt and check the little box that says warranty replacement.
do these warranties cover if the shoe lace holders on the 3.3 rip off?
those are fine man. my are worse and i still wear them
seriously? shoes are consumables. i get less than 1 week from a pair of soles... gritty courts and toe dragging. it isn't the shoe company's problem that I wear them out.
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Holiday tree lighting, celebration in West Sacramento on December 6
The West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend the annual ceremony for the lighting of the city's holiday tree in front of West Sacramento City Hall, 1110 West Capitol Avenue.
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OK, after the 30 seconds and the flame goes out, does the glow coil come right back on? Take the 2 wires off of the safty/high limit thermostat and jump them together bypassing the thermostat. Make sure they don't touch any metal and try it again. Let me know what happens.
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"Rail earnings results increased our confidence in our favorable sector view for 2014," says Seidl. "This may seem paradoxical given that five out of seven publicly-traded carriers posted lower-than-expected 4Q 2013 profits. However, our increased confidence can be attributed to three key earnings season takeaways. First, unusually severe winter weather had material negative impacts on all carriers. Second, many of the non-weather issues that impacted the quarter were nonrecurring, temporary, or company-specific. Third, all companies were more positive on the macro environment and freight demand than they had been for several quarters. Pricing, except for coal, remains solid and in some cases may be improving.
"The net weather impact will likely be negative on rail earnings when all is said and done. However, we believe it is not all bad news, especially for the eastern carriers. The persistence of below-average winter temperatures and rising natural gas prices seem to be putting a dent in domestic utility stockpiles, especially in the South, where stockpiles remain well above normal levels. Norfolk Southern noted in a February 13 presentation that southern utilities are now likely to reach normal stockpile levels sooner than the 3Q 2014 time frame the company had suggested on its 4Q 2013 earnings call. Coal volumes on the North American Class I's are down 0.6% quarter-to-date, compared to the 1.0% decline in total traffic excluding coal. Of course, this is not enough to significantly alter the subdued coal narrative for the eastern carriers, at least not while export coal weakness persists or becomes even more pronounced, but any upside to the dismal coal expectations, however minor, could aid earnings.
"The shift from the highway to intermodal appears to have picked up in recent months. Indeed, about 32% of shippers participating in our Jan. 15 4Q 2013 Rail Shipper Survey said they shifted to intermodal in the past twelve months, compared to 27% in our previous survey. Rail management teams spoke of the accelerating shift on their earnings calls, and the numbers support the story, with 4Q 2013 North American Class I intermodal traffic up 6.7% year-over-year, well above the 1.7% increase in the aggregate of all other carloading groups. Quarter-to-date in 1Q 2014, intermodal is down 0.6%, compared to the 1.1% decline in the remaining volumes. The narrowing of the growth disparity in 1Q 2014 is likely due to intermodal traffic being more susceptible to weather events due to the involvement of multiple modes of transportation.
"This shift could eventually lead to stronger earnings if the railroads' ability to price their freight higher takes hold. Higher intermodal pricing is looking more and more like it will happen. Truckload pricing has always been the most restrictive factor for the languishing pricing trends in intermodal. However, recently truckload carriers cited meaningful increases in spot rates, which are a good precursor of contractual pricing. The economic malaise of much of the past two years had kept a tight lid on truckload pricing, which hovered around a meager 2%. Most companies now appear to have their eyes set on a range closer to 3%. The improvement is being driven by both demand and supply dynamics. At the same time that the uptick in economic growth is aiding freight demand, rapid-growth industries such as fracturing and construction are attracting truck drivers, and the Hours-of-Service regulations, which went into full effect in July 2013, are further straining capacity, as more carriers conform to the new rules. Accordingly, we believe that intermodal pricing will slowly improve in 2014, benefiting carriers with high exposure to truck competitive traffic, such as CSX and NS.
"Six weeks into the quarter, all the Class I's except Union Pacific are trailing our full-quarter traffic growth assumptions. Quarter-to-date, UP's volumes are up 3.2%, compared to our full-quarter assumption of 2.5%. With seven weeks yet to be reported in the quarter, we are hesitant to jump to conclusions, but we are encouraged by UP's performance. Additionally, this quarter's results will likely be judged based on investors' perceptions of earnings, excluding the unusually severe weather."


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The city's newest attraction hopes to lure tourists to its waterfront despite a massive construction project nearby.
Seattle's newest attraction, a Ferris wheel known as the "Great Wheel," officially debuted last Friday.
While it might not overtake the Space Needle in popularity, it will provide an attraction for a neighborhood that is experiencing disruptions in the way of a new, $3.1 billion tunnel scheduled to open in 2016. That tunnel is being built to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct. In the meantime, officials hope having a tourist anchor for the area will help ease the inevitable loss of traffic and business from the construction. As a result, a $20 million, privately-funded Ferris wheel can now be found along Pier 57.
In a Reuters report, the wheel's co-owner, Kyle Griffith, referred to it as being "like a baby London Eye." The wheel is 175 feet tall while London's reaches 443 feet. Singapore has the world's tallest, the Singapore Flyer, coming in at 541 feet tall.
The gondolas on the wheel are enclosed and climate-controlled with one car featuring a glass door and leather seats, able to host dinners and cocktails for special occasions.
A ride on the Great Wheel costs $13.50 and lasts 12-minutes. Via Reuters, images from the wheel's debut:


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BERLIN – A work session in August will reveal the long awaited Berlin sewer capacity management plan, interim Mayor Gee Williams announced Monday night at the Berlin Town Council meeting.
Working papers outlining the sewer distribution policy were distributed in May, Williams said, but the town decided that staff needed to do more research and modify the proposed plan before releasing the document to the Berlin public or considering the plan for possible adoption.
"They should have the final recommendations for consideration to the Mayor and Council by next month," Williams said Monday.
Staff has worked on updating the previous capacity management plan since March, Berlin Administrative Director Linda Bambary said on the importance of the plan, which will govern how many EDUs are distributed and when, with the expansion of the plant freeing up some reserved EDUs, and adding more once completed.
"We don't want to have a shark frenzy for EDUs," Bambary said.
The capacity management plan will be accompanied by an allocation ordinance with a sunset provision for new allocations, putting a must-use date on sewer capacity assigned after 2007.
"You wouldn't be able to keep the EDUs forever," said Bambary.
The capacity management plan is nearly complete with just the sunset provision to finish.
The town council's work session to discuss the capacity management plan will be held Aug. 18, beginning at 6 p.m., in the Berlin Mayor and Council chambers upstairs at Berlin Town Hall.
Williams said the capacity management plan work session would give the council the chance to delve into the details of the plan under the eyes of the public.
Both elected officials and townsfolk would start at the same spot, he said, hearing the same explanation of the proposed sewer capacity management plan at the same time.
"Because it's a work session, no decision will be made, but it will begin the process to adopt those policies down the road," said Williams.
Work sessions do not include a public comment period.
Bambary predicted a second work session would follow the first for town council discussion purposes.
Williams said he did not see how the town council could adopt the plan without a work session.
"I think it's a great idea," said Council member Paula Lynch.


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'"It's an incredibly sad day for our city and we've talked about it that this is going to reach and touch a lot of people," Ruff said. "It's an area where we live. Everybody is going to know somebody that is touched by this. First and foremost, it's all about the families of the people that were lost and all our feelings go out to them first."'
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Curriculum for cracking upUploaded: May 24, 2013
Welcome to the inaugural post of LOL (Lessons on Laughter). They say that laughter is the best medicine, and my aim is to prescribe and dole out dosages of the stuff like hospitals hand out Vicodin. This venue isn't just for laughter though--no, I also aim to induce more sophisticated fare such as the chortle, giggle, chuckle, snicker, guffaw, and perhaps the occasional wheezing from laughing too hard. If you have no sense of humor, this section is probably not for you, and may .
To swear myself into this honorable position, I promise to be tastefully irreverent and indiscriminately full of mockery--a crusader on a quest for the embarrassing, the clever, the almost Darwin awards, and any video of a cat chasing a laser pointer. I solemnly swear on Monty Python and Mel Brooks that I will uphold my mission to bring silliness to the masses to the best of my ability. So please, Ladies and Gentlemen, leave grumpy faces and Debbie Downers at the metaphorical door, and take your medicine.


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I've now seen CDS/ISIS and its variants mentioned in several places and am still confused about what it is but here's a brief description nonetheless. from the UNESCO ISIS page [1]: Micro CDS/ISIS is an advanced non-numerical information storage and retrieval software developed by UNESCO since 1985 to satisfy the need expressed by many institutions, especially in developing countries, to be able to streamline their information processing activities by using modern (and relatively inexpensive) technologies. The software was originally based on the Mainframe version of CDS/ISIS, started in the late '60s, thus taking advantage of several years of experience acquired in database management software development." take 2, from the CDS-ISIS user forum site [2]: "Mini/Micro CDS/ISIS is a text retrieval program, designed and distributed free of charge by UNESCO. It is widely used for bibliographic (and other) databases throughout the world, and especially in developing countries." If I understand all this properly, it is basically a non-relational database environment commonly used by libraries and other largely nonprofits (20,000+ of 'em) throughout the world. I pulled down the unix version but can't quite make heads or tails of it. Somebody please explain more... update: collected comments from all who offered are available here [3].
[1] http://www.unesco.org/webworld/isis/isis.htm
[2] http://www.BIB.WAU.NL/isis/
[3] http://info.med.yale.edu/library/oss4lib/articles/cdsisis.php3