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The Holder Justice Department raided Gibson Guitar facilities in Nashville and Memphis this week because the company is using unfinished wood from India and this violates Indian law… Not American law.
Juszkiewiz said the government suggested that the company's use of unfinished wood from India is illegal, not because of U.S. law, but because of the Justice Department's interpretation of a law in India. The Holder Justice Department raided at least two Gibson manufacturing plants this week forcing hundreds of workers off their jobs. Juszkiewiz says the company lost a million dollars this week.
Finally, Henry Juszkiewicz told Dana, "The Obama Justice Department wants us to just shut our doors and go away." He says he will continue to fight for the Gibson company and its workers.
Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville, seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. The Feds are keeping mum, but in a statement yesterday Gibson's chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, defended his company's manufacturing policies, accusing the Justice Department of bullying the company. "The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier," he said, suggesting the Feds are using the aggressive enforcement of overly broad laws to make the company cry uncle.
It isn't the first time that agents of the Fish and Wildlife Service have come knocking at the storied maker of such iconic instruments as the Les Paul electric guitar, the J-160E acoustic-electric John Lennon played, and essential jazz-boxes such as Charlie Christian's ES-150. In 2009 the Feds seized several guitars and pallets of wood from a Gibson factory, and both sides have been wrangling over the goods in a case with the delightful name "United States of America v. Ebony Wood in Various Forms."
Last year, Dick Boak, director of artist relations for C.F. Martin & Co., complained to Mother Nature News about the difficulty of getting elite guitarists to switch to instruments made from sustainable materials. "Surprisingly, musicians, who represent some of the most savvy, ecologically minded people around, are resistant to anything about changing the tone of their guitars," he said.
You could mark that up to hypocrisy—artsy do-gooders only too eager to tell others what kind of light bulbs they have to buy won't make sacrifices when it comes to their own passions. Then again, maybe it isn't hypocrisy to recognize that art makes claims significant enough to compete with environmentalists' agendas.
Commenters yesterday wondered whether Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz is a Republican donor. Yep, he is. It also turns out that Chris Martin IV, the CEO of Gibson competitor, C.F. Martin and Company, is a long-time donor to Democrats. C.F. Martin uses the same "questionable" Indian rosewood in its guitars, but has the federal government raided a C.F. Martin factory? Didn't think so. Juszkiewicz said yesterday he feels like this is a personal attack. Could it be because it is?...It's also worth noting that the U.S. is a "trivial" importer of rosewood from India and Madagascar. According to Hinderaker, 95 percent of it goes to China. So, the whole "it's for the trees" argument doesn't really hold up.
But if it turns out that the Indian rosewood in question is illegal contraband in the eyes of Obama's DOJ, then Michelle Obama is just as guilty of trafficking in it as Gibson. In 2009, Michelle Obama gave [French First Lady] Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a Gibson guitar with a fretboard made of the material...According to a list of the gift's specs at Gibson.com, the fretboard was made from a "choice piece of Indian rosewood."
Right-to-work laws are statutes enforced in twenty-two U.S states, mostly in the southern or western U.S., allowed under provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act, which prohibit agreements between labor unions and employers that make membership, payment of union dues, or fees a condition of employment, either before or after hiring, thus requiring the workplace to be an open shop.
Prior to the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act by Congress over President Harry S Truman's veto in 1947, unions and employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act could lawfully agree to a closed shop, in which employees at unionized workplaces must be members of the union as a condition of employment. Under the law in effect before the Taft-Hartley amendments, an employee who ceased being a member of the union for whatever reason, from failure to pay dues to expulsion from the union as an internal disciplinary punishment, could also be fired even if the employee did not violate any of the employer's rules.
The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed the closed shop. The union shop rule, which required all new employees to join the union after a minimum period after their hire, is also illegal. As such, it is illegal for any employer to force an employee to join a union.
A similar arrangement to the union shop is the agency shop, under which employees must pay the equivalent of union dues, but need not formally join such union.
Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act goes further and authorizes individual states (but not local governments, such as cities or counties) to outlaw the union shop and agency shop for employees working in their jurisdictions. Under the open shop rule, an employee cannot be compelled to join or pay the equivalent of dues to a union, nor can the employee be fired if he joins the union. In other words, the employee has the right to work, regardless of whether or not he is a member or financial contributor to such a union.
The Federal Government operates under open shop rules nationwide, though many of its employees are represented by unions.


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Introduction to Health Reimbursement Arrangements
A health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), commonly referred to as a health reimbursement account, is an IRS-approved, employer-funded, tax-advantaged employer health benefit plan that reimburses employees for out-of-pocket medical expenses and individual health insurance premiums. An HRA is not health insurance. A health reimbursement arrangement allows the employer to make contributions to an employee's account and provide reimbursement for eligible expenses. An HRA plan is an excellent way to provide health insurance benefits and allow employees to pay for a wide range of medical expenses not covered by insurance.
Because of federal legislation passed in December 2016, there exists a new HRA available to small businesses. For information on the qualified small employer HRA (QSEHRA) and the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act, see our QSEHRA education page, specifically the section describing new HRA provisions for small businesses. The following article provides an overview of what an HRA is and how it's structured.
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Like a health savings account (HSA), there is a limit to the amount of money an employer can contribute to certain HRAs. Annual employer contributions for QSEHRAs are capped at $4,950 for a single employee and $10,000 for an employee with a family.
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Employers may also allow employees to have access to their health reimbursement arrangement accounts after retirement.
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With the focus of the mainframe community since July on the new zEnterprise, z196, zBX it is easy to forget that the NEON zPrime controversy has been quietly perking along. Tech Target, however, reminded us last week. Not that anything is imminent; the lawsuits, if they get to court, aren't scheduled until June 2011.
This is a long-running soap opera. Will IBM and NEON settle? Will IBM simply buy NEON and bury the technology? Will IBM just bleed NEON to death with legal expenses? DancingDinosaur has been covering this since November 2009.
zPrime enables mainframe shops to shift workloads from central processor MIPS to zIIP and zAAP specialty engines, substantially reducing costs in the process. Mainframe ISVs told DancingDinosaur that they understand how zPrime works and could do it themselves if they dared to risk IBM's wrath. Instead, they will wait to see how this shakes out. If the trick is that transparent, you can bet others will try it too, no matter what happens with NEON.
Some thought the arrival of the z196 would signal the end of zPrime. The z196 has been redesigned and re-architected and optimized top to bottom. The z196 zIIP and zAAP specialty engines are more powerful in terms of MIPS than those available for the previous System z models. Would zPrime even work?
Apparently it does. NEON currently is offering a free zPrime trial, and it insists zPrime works with the z196 and has the users to prove it. This past spring the company offered a deal on zPrime for IMS for a buck a year for two years. All you have to do is put the product into production by the end of this month. A handful of mainframe shops reportedly have taken NEON up on the $1 offer.
As for zPrime on the z196, NEON tells DancingDinosaur that a US-based zPrime customer, one with a significant z/OS install, recently upgraded its two large z10 EC systems to two large z196 mainframes. zPrime has been in production for more than one month at this company, which is using zPrime to increase its utilization of both z196 zIIPs and zAAPs for a variety of typical online and batch z/OS workloads including DB2 and CICS. Would be nice to speak with that customer, even off the record, to verify the report, but that conversation hasn't been arranged yet.
One of the frustrating things about zPrime is that users are skittish about publicity. They don't want to attract IBM's wrath any more than ISVs do. Can you blame them? IBM is a master at sowing FUD.
Others suggest that the use of x86 blades with the z196 in the zBX extension cabinet would eliminate the need for zIIPs and zAAPs altogether. IBM clearly doesn't believe that, and another z196 customer that makes extensive use of zIIP and zAAP engines agrees. It has deployed zIIP and zAAP engines with the z196 and rejected the use of IBM x86 blades for a variety of reasons.
DancingDinosaur isn't qualified to comment on the merits of the legal issues around zPrime, but it supports efforts to lower the cost of mainframe computing. Some of those efforts come from IBM itself, like the z Solution Editions program. Others come from outside firms like NEON. The bottom line: anything that lowers the cost of mainframe computing is good for the future of the mainframe and the mainframe community.


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I've been MIA in Mexico (my next post will be about Careyes) and just back in town. Wanted to let you all know about this Saturday's skateboarding exhibition at the Overground Project, a private skate park in South Dallas.A slew of pro riders are in town for the afternoon event that honors the late Jeff Phillips and benefits the Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas. Come out for food and drinks. My kids are so psyched about it.
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First up, I wanted to thank you all for your sweet comments, emails and facebook messages lately.
I am so glad to have inspired so many of you to give your dreams a go =0))
You will be sick of hearing about the markets I am attending soon ;0)
Sorry about that, but I still have more to do before I get a well deserved rest.
Guess what?
If that didn't give you a mini heart palpation, I don't know what will.
I do know that if you are in the North of Tasmania over the weekend, then this market that
Marley & Lockyer will be at is AMAZING!
60+ stalls in 4 huge rooms all full of handmade loving-ness, waiting for you to come on in and scoop up something you wont find in the retail giants...or made in a sweat shop!!
The other great thing is that 20% of your purchase goes to St Giles, which helps support people with disabilities live a little easier.
I think that is wonderful.
I will be signing off tonight and returning at the start of the week.
Lot's to pack and two days at the markets.
The workroom has been a hive of activity all week and I am raring to go =0)
So if you are about those days, please stop by, introduce yourself and say "Hi".
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Today's Inspiration: Starbucks
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Lucky me, there's a Starbucks right next to my school! I love their coffee, it's so tasty, and they have good breakfast sandwiches, too. I kind of like the original logo, but the new one is very sleek.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2011 at 12:53 PM
Always love Starbucks :)ReplyDelete
I love Starbux, I pick it up everyday before class... yum! DId you do that to the cups? so cute! I like the new logo.ReplyDelete
I love starbucks. I have to get a coffee everydayReplyDelete
although I only get tea from starbucks i still like to visit quite frequently :). That decorated cup is hella dope though.ReplyDelete
i love starbucks. i'm craving something sweet right now...maybe...hot chocolate?!?!ReplyDelete
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I have never been to Starbucks. :(ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 17, 2011 at 12:35 AM
That first one looks soo pretty! And I really want to make that jeweled one.. =) I didn't know you had an older sister? Or is the younger one just a little bit young and she can work too?ReplyDelete
Who DOESN'T get inspired by Starbucks? I love these pretty images, especially the second one!ReplyDelete
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Bula! You are welcomed aboard your Blue Lagoon Cruise and set sail aboard Fiji Princess heading to the outer Mamanuca Islands. The first overnight anchorage is the gorgeous secluded location around Modriki Island. This is the film location for the hit movie Cast Away with Tom Hanks. Cocktails and canapes are served as you enjoy the sunset looking out over the tranquil waters between the islands. Tonight meet the captain during dinne, and enjoy entertainment provided by your talented singing, dancing and guitar playing Fijian crew!
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Sunday is a day of rest in Fiji but after breakfast there is a very special opportunity to attend a village church service. Alternatively there is an opportunity for an early morning swim. You will find an island village church service to be a very moving experience with singing and the uniqueness of Fiji. We cruise south to the beautiful little Naukavuca and Narara Islands as you enjoy a Sunday roast lunch. On arrival there is time to enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon relaxing or enjoy a swim or glass bottom boat and snorkelling trip. Also on board there is an opportunity to join the Chef for today's Fijian cooking lesson and make the traditional dish 'Kokoda'. Tonight, a spectacular Asian theme buffet is served. Bingo 'Fiji style' after dinner with lots of laughs and some good prizes or enjoy a quiet nightcap in the bar. Anchorage: Naukacuvu Island
An early morning fishing trip is on offer today with the crew. There will be time for a snorkel, swim or kayak before you leave Naukacuva and cruise to one of the most beautiful and remote island groups on the cruise, the Sacred Islands, where the rest of your day is spent enjoying this tropical paradise. Say farewell to the three night guests and then head ashore to a deserted beach for a picnic lunch. Enjoy a swim, wander the beaches, kayak in the lagoon and in the afternoon meet the new four night guests and learn the art of Fiji High Tea. Back on-board it's happy hour at the bar with cocktails, cold beers and wines on the upper deck.
Laze on the sun deck as you cruise past several of the larger Yasawa Islands and beautiful bays. Your destination today is the famed Blue Lagoon, a superb stretch of water circled by islands, that is filled with fascinating coral reefs. Nanuya Lailai is home to Blue Lagoon Cruises' very own private beach. Tie up to a coconut tree and lunch is served on-board, while on shore your private Fiji style beach club awaits, along with sun loungers, onshore massage, a bar and beach volleyball. You'll have plenty of time for swimming, snorkelling, fish feeding, viewing coral from the glass bottom boat or just wandering to a secluded stretch of beach to top up the tan. Enjoy a coconut demonstration and diving for all standards can be pre-booked for this location.
Most of the day is at leisure here at your private beach. Laze around or take part in some of the fun Fijian activities. A delicious buffet lunch is served in the dining bure on shore before it's back on-board as Fiji Princess heads North to the mystical island of Sawa i Lau. Afternoon tea is served on-board as you cruise. On arrival set off on a private tour of the Sawa i Lau caves. This evening there's a special visit to the village of Tamusua to see a yaqona ceremony and a Fiji village style feast prepared and cooked by the women. Served outside, you will be Fijian for the night, sitting on mats, eating local food and sharing stories with the villagers about their culture and their home. Later return to Fiji Princess for a movie night.
Today Fiji Princess heads on out of the bay bound for Drawaqa Island where a marine biologist will tell you all about the local fish, marine life and the conservation work the Vinaka Fiji Volunteer team are doing in this area. Conditions permitting you will have the chance to snorkel with manta rays in small escorted groups. If getting wet is not your thing two other great activities are on offer - a visit a local village school or abseiling. Dinner this evening is a barbecue served on the upper deck of the vessel under the stars and this party night is the perfect way to celebrate your time in the Yasawas. The bar is open and the ship's resident DJ plays the tunes on the upper deck. If you haven't already learned the Bula Bula dance you soon will.
An early start today as it is time to cruise for home and return to Denarau Marina. Enjoy breakfast on-board as Fiji Princess cruises back towards her home port. On arrival, and before heading to the airport or your holiday hotel, you will be given a special farewell with the traditional Isa Lei song from the crew, as your exploration of the beautiful Yasawa Islands comes to an end. This action packed seven night cruise makes a superb add on to any longer holiday in Fiji and is great for all the family.
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There is so much being said about Twitter recently everywhere that I decided to that start a serious begining there. This graph below shows that, from this weekend onwards, I am applying a new methodology in order to grow much quicker my presence inside Twitter. So far so good as I managed to increase 233 new contacts, i.e., I basically doubled the size of my network in the last 24 hours.
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It started good enough I think, but when it got to the end of Caden's conversation with Sam, it falls flat. It really lacks the emotion that it should have. And that was the problem. Sam's been hiding the fact that Caden's dad has been missing, and Caden just learned the truth. He should be ready to run out the door, grab Starlight and race back out into the world. But it just doesn't strike me as true when he does so.
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I understand that many people don't agree with the way I do things, online and offline. I learn by doing. I saw a learning opportunity that could be shared and beneficial... I followed my heart. In this post I will describe the background story behind the creation of BaeL project and the instructional design issues that, with my interactions on the CCK08 course, I see now.
My contact with Andy Pincon from Digital Workforce Education Society or Digibridge was triggered by a final comment I posted at BaW07. He contacted me by email, I told him that it was an incredible coincidence that he saw me because I had been learning with Mercedes (the voice in the video) about his long distance Chicago project with immigrants . As part of Mercedes' workshop I trained for free a digitally illiterate adult to learn basic computer skills like turning on the PC, use of mouse, use of keyboard, etc., using Alado as virtual classroom. The student was in another place of town with a moderator by his side listening to me and following tutorials. By the way, the Mexican organization linked to Digibridge is Innovative Soft.
The following year, at BaW08, I mentioned in the mailing list that I wanted to practice what I had learned, I did not want to spend another year away from online teaching and that I would get a group of students to do so. Sharon Betts suggested me to connect my students to hers at TLG, Andy Pincon suggested me to contact Unete and to consider LearnFree programs. Bernice La Lucerne, Jose Antonio Da Silva, Ronaldo Lima, Nergiz Kern and Dennis Oliver's generous ideas and questions about the issues I was considering, helped me to decide how to go about it.
For me the process described above shows that, as George Siemens mentions again in this Instructional Design week, all learning starts with a connection and that attributes of connections influence knowledge. By talking, visiting sites, exploring web 2.0 platforms, asking questions, interacting with them and their experiences I decided to leave BaeL at 21st Classes inactive, to create BaeL at Ning as virtual support community and designed a short four weeks online workshop using AprendeLibre computer tutorials as content material, Yahoo Messenger as live sessions site and BaeL-PC Yahoo Group as forum and mailing list. The workshop was launched the 24th of March 2008.
According to Renata Phelps' paper, I designed a complex non linear learning environment. If I had read George's Learning Development Cycle or watched his presentation on Instructional Design and Connectivism maybe I would have done things differently. I say "maybe" because the Context, Readiness, Tools, Equipment Available and Resources were the Impacting Factors to plan the design of the workshop.
It was a free activity, not related to school in any way. My students and I were working from Cyber Places which created difficulties due to the "strange" sites I required access to. The target group age range was 14 to 18 years old, some of them worked and studied, some went to school in the morning while others went in the afternoon, non of them spoke English, the older ones used the computer to chat, the e-mail to send PPP presentations and had Metroflogs to post images. Some of us did not know how to use a computer properly. The sites are still active, the last member is a young single mum who wants to learn to use computer programs to get a job as a secretary or receptionist. I am glad to help and continue learning with her participation.


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I don't have a picture of the arm sling but it's polka dots on the outside with monkeys on the inside and the strap is monkeys...
but what followed after getting the machine working again is:
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Her birthday present! Quilted ears to make them stand up - polka dots is jersey knit black is knit interlock...I can't want to see her face. Can't believe she's going to be 4 already! it's missing the gloves still but I got a couple wks left to get those done...I've been working on this after S goes to bed for the night...
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I made a pink one like this...and then 2 others that are slightly different that aren't pictured...
for Mom:
it's knit interlock top - with who knows what for the bottom lol Mom found the material and wanted a night gown made out of it...so here it is...she says it fits perfectly!
Left to do (that's cut out): 9 more shirts for J and 2 pairs of pants for S...not cut out is pants for J and Baby D...plus some Dress up themed dresses for S to play with
yes I've been busy...it's great to see my kids wearing Mommy made clothing though! <3


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|The amazing dancers of DWTS. Note Mark Ballas, Tony Dovolani, Valentin Chmerkovskiy and Tristan McManus.
It strikes me that perhaps there was some fraud happening with the phone method of voting, cause taking that out of the mix this season REALLY seems to leave the winners that the voters want, judges be damned. (Just a theory.)
For this semi-finals, they have an interesting concept. The dancers do two dances, both different varieties of dance, but to the same song. One version electric, one acoustic. There were some very wonderful pairings to this concept. Going from my least favorite to my favorite...
First up, in the electric format, we had:
|Tony Dovolani and Leah Remini. Courtesy of ABC/Adam Taylor.
|Bill Engvall and Emma Slater.
|Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke, dancing to the electric "Roxanne." Courtesy of ABC.
|The dance subtitled, "The best we could do, under the circumstances." Amber Riley and Derek Hough.
Let me say this about that. I have had trouble all along with Corbin Bleu. He's a professional DANCER. There's no getting around that. The only way to get around it, in fact, is to not vote for him. So, in the same degree that my passion for Bill Engvall winning this thing has gone up, my passion for Corbin Bleu NOT winning this thing has also gone up.
Yes, his dances with Karina are fine. Sure. But I'm not participating in one moment of hype for him. Other than this.
|Karina Smirnoff and Corbin Bleu.
Cause there was also this:
|Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Bruno Tonioli
What Maks said that warranted the kiss was that Karina is "among the top five female dancers." (I think he said in the world, but he might've said on DWTS—kinda the same thing anyway). Personally, I think she is easily the BEST female dancer on DWTS. Although, as Maksim showed us when he danced, that does seem to come concurrent with a hefty dose of ego.
Ugh. The less said about those two (Karina and Corbin), the better.
I would like to see a future where we have Maksim, Carrie Ann and Bruno judging (please, God, put Carrie Ann in the middle for that. Bruno's inappropriate homoeroticness really bugs me during the show.) I hope they don't bring back Julianne Hough regularly (she was mean). And DEFINITELY NO CHER.
But let's get back to the acoustic versions of the dances.
Also in order of how I liked them, from least favorite to most favorite, we had:
|Leah Remini and Tony Dovolani. (Leah, sadly, ended up being the one sent home on this night.)
|Derek Hough and Amber Riley do a stunning Viennese waltz.
|Cheryl Burke and Jack Osbourne do an incredible Argentine tango to "Roxanne."
|Bill Engvall and Emma Slater do an Argentine tango. Courtesy of ABC/Adam Taylor.
I have to say, going into the Finals, I am really kinda rooting for Bill and Emma to win it all, but, if not them, my only hope is that it's not Karina and Corbin. In fact, I really hope that Corbin and Karina get bumped on Monday, and it's the other three left standing. THAT would be an amazing finals.
The People's Champion, indeed.
|Derek Hough (in back), Val Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani and Tristan McManus. Courtesy of ABC.


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Over the course of his career as a health care executive, Jonathan Golluber has established himself as a business and community leader in the long-term care community. He is the president of Silver Lining Home Health Care, Inc., in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, where he oversees company hiring and recruitment, operations management, strategic planning, and marketing. Also a member of the Business Advisory Board of Abington Hospital for more than six years, Jonathan Golluber belongs to a number of nonprofit organizations dedicated to supporting senior citizens and chronically ill individuals.
Aside from his professional activities, Jonathan Golluber supports the efforts of several charitable organizations in Pennsylvania and beyond. He regularly contributes to the Jewish Family and Children's Service of Philadelphia and the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. In his free time, Mr. Golluber enjoys traveling in East Asia and Europe, coaching roller hockey in his community, and attending music festivals.


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Content and Distribution - My 2¢ on the entertainment and media industry
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Newspaper To Stop The Printing Press To Focus on Digital
The Christian Science Monitor, one of the oldest papers, has made the decision to shut down the newspaper presses by next April and focus its coverage with email and web. Circulation of their daily has dropped to 52,000 and deficits are rising. "The Monitor will announce today that come April 2009, it will fold its tab-sized daily and relaunch as a glossy, oversized newsweekly format, while beefing up its Web site with more original reporting and frequent updates. The globally-focused newspaper also plans to create a daily, paid, e-mail edition that will include top Monitor stories, links to other stories and an original editor's column."
Perhaps the time is ripe to stop all printing and create an e-version copy instead. The advertising dollar is moving online and their readers seem to prefer getting their CS news from the web. Still for a printing company, it is hard to stop printing altogether. At some point, however, Kindle or the Sony Reader or some other digital device is the next step to enjoy a downloaded copy of the news. That is where this trend is heading.
The CS Monitor is not the first to shut down. "Two smaller dailies have made similar moves in the past year. E.W. Scripps kept Kentucky Post alive at KYPost.com after folding the 27,000-circ paper along with sibling paper Cincinnati Post on Dec. 31, 2007. And in April, the 17,000-circ afternoon Capital Times in Madison, Wis., dropped its freestanding daily edition and beefed up its Web site."
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Popping ~
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit,
not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you
with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as he loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that
is stable.
-- Kahlil Gibran
Monday, August 11, 2008
Summer ~
There has been a chill in the air, especially at night, that foretells the coming of fall with undeniable certainty. We've learned to grasp, what always seems, the shortest season here and try to hold on as tightly as possible. However, as with all things, time moves on bringing the promise of new adventures to come. This summer's adventures have included our 6 year old taking her first steps at learning to swim solo...going underwater and swimming with just a noodle. The maturing and freedom searching of our 14 year old as he spends more time away from home. Our 4 year old's fascination with letters and sounds and finally, watching our 7 year old make connections between things in the world that I wouldn't have even guessed he knew about much less grasped. Amazing what tiny & miraculous moments each season brings ~
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Oh Canada ~
It was time for a little family vacation and the boys had been asking to go back to Quebec City so, we happily obliged with a quick 2 night stay a little north ~
Quebec City ~ so beautiful...the old city, carriage rides, the falls... the aquarium...We were even there for a night of the International Fireworks competition when the US was competing...yes, so much to see and do. Thoughts from these guys on all of this? "Can we go to the pool again?".
Yes, they would have been completely thrilled after hours of driving to play in that pool for the *entire* stay. Mind you, we live on a lake...swimming is an almost daily occurance here. Still, something about that pool (even with the sore, red eyes afterward). They just couldn't stay away...
Despite their best efforts, we did manage some fun activities (albiet, interspersed with the expected, "When can we go swimming again?").
Ah... vacation :)
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Or, I should probably subtitle this post "macro is a bitch". :\
I took inspiration from my Broadway Nails "harajuku style" glue-on nails from a couple of days ago (link), and tried to replicate the look using my natural nails. I did it, pretty successfully, I thought. It was pretty messy, but I thought I'd done a damn good job of cleaning up. I used a brush and everything. Well... this is what my camera saw...
Really? :'( Holy effin smokes. I looked at my nails pre-pics and I thought it was so cute. It probably could have benefited from some nail guides, but other than that... I thought it was a success. Then I looked at the pictures all zoomed in and nearly had a heart attack. OMG. :| I promise you girls, I did clean up. Like I mentioned above, I even used an old eyeliner brush, for crying out loud (normally, I'm just a q-tip girl).
Honestly, I was gonna chalk it up to a huge failure when I figured I'd go on and post it. Afterall, it was a wee bit time consuming to create this look. I figured at the least, you'd get a good laugh, and at the most, maybe some of you would find inspiration in my mess and recreate the look with much greater success.
To create this look, I sponged on Nicole by OPI Pink. Seriously (part of the new Target collection), Fingerpaints Chrysanthe-mum's the Word, and Zoya Robyn. I think added a coat of Nubar Dewdrop over the sponged color, and a french in Illamasqua Boosh. I then added 2 coats of topcoat. I loved it before my disastrous macro pics, and even now, I really like the look, I just wish it was neater, and wish that macro was kinder. LOL. I think if someone were to try this on longer, squarer nails, it would look amazing. Just think of all the color combos. :)
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For those that follow EDM, you probably have already heard this epic track from Above & Beyond. Since its release in January, this track has taken the EDM world by storm and is a definite contender to be the record of the year for 2011…..with that said, this blog would be incomplete without a post fully dedicated to Sun & Moon and its remixes.
(Original Mix)
(Dennis Sheperd Remix)
(Distance Remix)
(Seiji Remix)
(The Others Remix)
(Kim Fai Remix)
(7 Skies Remix)


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Bill White's column on Sunday. For the second year in a row, Bill abandoned his usual Sunday Christmas Light Column for the low hanging fruit called Pawlowski. Last year's column already recommended that the mayor resign. Understand, that White by nature isn't a boat rocker. White's use of the previous mayors in the Pawlowski dream sequence was a very clever vehicle. I note that of one of the expressions he used, shenanigans, has appeared along with Pawlowski's name on this blog dozens of times.
Although, White has apparently decided that Pawlowski is now definitely Hall of Shame material, he still shields the NIZ from such scrutiny. He knows that Pawlowski really wasn't responsible for the new construction in Allentown, and that it just happen on his watch. He knows that the NIZ is J.B. Reilly's handiwork, who now even owns the Morning Call building and office, from where Bill wrote his column.
Since its been over a year since White called for Pawlowski's resignation, we certainly must give Mayor Ed credit for being resilient. He may even decide to run for a 4th term.


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SU Opens Student Volunteer Center
|From left: During the grand opening of the SU Student Volunteer Center, graduate assistant Ashley Dickinson; Sammy the Sea Gull; Dr. Becky Emery, director of the Career Services Office; and Gwendlyn Jackson hold student-made blankets donated to Project Linus.
SALISBURY, MD---Community service has long been a hallmark of Salisbury University education. Now, students have an easier way to learn about volunteer opportunities.
SU recently created a Student Volunteer Center (SVC), where community groups may register for student assistance. The center offers information about organizations, on campus and off, that provide volunteer opportunities for students. The SVC has enjoyed collaborative ties with the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore's Shore CAN Volunteer Center.
So far, some 432 students have volunteered through the SVC. Some 40 community partners are currently seeking volunteers for more than 50 projects.
Area non-profit organizations may sign up to post listings through the center's Web site, www.salisbury.edu/volunteer. Students may also check the Web site for up-to-date volunteer listings.
To develop the SVC, a committee was formed with expertise from faculty members, PACE, Athletics and the
Student Affairs, Housing, Student Activities and Career Services offices. Committee members included Jennifer Blackwell, P.J. Boggio, Edwin Cowell, Dr. Rebecca Emery, Charlie Endicott, Dr. Dane Foust, Dr. Dennis Leoutsakas, Ginie Lynch, Matthew McGinnis, Ann Obert and Dr. George Whitehead.
For more information or to sign up visit the center's Web site at www.salisbury.edu/volunteer.


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Listening to the National Organization for Women, you would conclude that American women might as well be living under the Taliban. "Universally, women live in fear of violence," NOW President Patricia Ireland said recently. In this country, she said, "rape and other violence ... have reached epidemic levels." The picture got darker with last week's Supreme Court decision striking down one section of the Violence Against Women Act, a verdict that she says means "allowing violence against women to go unchecked."
Anyone obsessed with the idea that ours is a brutally oppressive and sexist society will not be dissuaded by mere facts. But the fate of the Violence Against Women Act, which allowed some victims to sue their attackers in federal court, could hardly be more irrelevant to the safety and well-being of women in America. And on matters of real consequence, the news is so good that even professional pessimists should take heart.


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It feels like I'm writing my first post all over again. I decided to take a break because I had a few things that came into my life that needed my immediate attention. However, there was no way I could EVER forget about Clark Gent. This man is a part of who I am, and he's been itching to get back on here to show you everything he's been up to. Summer is quickly coming to an end. It doesn't feel like it here in Mobile, AL. With all of the rain we've been having, I'd swear I wouldn't be able to get a chance to feel the summer sun again. However, it doesn't have to look like summer for me because I live like it's summer.
I have everything you need for a complete summertime wardrobe: bright-colored pants, bold t-shirts, and unique sunnies (sunglasses). The list goes on. However, I was stomping around in Mrs. Gent's hometown, so I wanted to fly under the radar on this one. I kept the colors really unassuming with my Gap Lived-Wash chinos, and a tank top I cannot remember where I bought it from. The one thing I do know is it fits me perfectly. I finished off the outfit with my white high top Chuck Taylors, and my mirrored lenses from Charlotte Russe.
This outfit was great because it perfectly captured the essence of summer. I just decided to turn the concept on its head with a quieter color scheme. This combination of hunter green and gray is great for the fall. With an outfit like this, I usually would have turned up the colors but the day was a little dim. I think my sunglasses added more than enough summer attitude for the day.
It's so great to be back again. I pretty sure there won't be any unexpected incidents that will pull me away from my baby, but you just never know. I'd like to thank Mrs. Clark Gent for taking my pictures. Anyone reading this should go check out her blog as well. While I've been absent for some time. Her blog hasn't missed a beat.
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As we told you last month, local indie icons Superchunk are gearing up for the release of a new album on August 20 titled I Hate Music and now they've released the first new song from the album.
Check out the tenth track from the album titled "FOH" below. It's Superchunk at its best with high energy, big guitars and catchy hooks.
Since we originally told you about the album and the subsequent tour, bassist Laura Ballance announced that she will not be joining the band on tour due to worsening issues with hyperacusis (hearing damage). She is still in the band and will continue to record with them. Bassist Jason Narducy will join the band on their upcoming tour. You may have seen him in recent years playing with Bob Mould and Telekinesis.
The band's big hometown release show will be at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Saturday, August 24. The Parting Gifts will open. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketfly for $15.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
New music from Superchunk - "FOH"
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Writing as therapy
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Research is a fascinating part of writing isn't it?ReplyDelete
Your post reminded me of a recent visit to Rosanne Hawke's website where she shares some of the photos/history that inspired her writing of The Messanger Bird. I think stories built on history can bring to life and allow us a hold of what would otherwise be forgotten.
Here's the link to Rosanne's site in case anyone else was interested: http://www.rosannehawke.com/view.asp?a=1844&s=424
I do agree that research (though sometimes boring) does change us and speak to us and challenge us. Sounds like you've done lots of interesting travels of late and am glad it has enriched you greatly.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your interesting post Carol. And yes, writing sure is great therapy! :)
Thanks, Carol--a very interesting blog. And thanks too for the comments from a counsellor's perspective. God bless!ReplyDelete
Thanks Carol,ReplyDelete
I love this post. It's wonderful to think of the therapeutic value for both writer and reader. I like the way you say the mind and heart exercises are similar to what you'd use with people in therapy. That, to me, speaks volumes about the benefit of a good story.
Thanks Carol. Good points to ponderReplyDelete
Yes, this post made me think. For you, going over fact and seeing where your ancestors came from would be therapeutic, and perhaps give you a deeper understand of them as real people.I have often ponders that as I walk this earth and go through so much in my life, one day I will be a forgotten part of some-one else life. Really our life time is as nothing once we are gone. The old clique that time flies, is a true statement. The great part about being a writer,is that our words and thoughts will live on for many years after we are gone. For that reason its important to leave a good legacy. Blessings to you.ReplyDelete
Glad my thoughts provoked some further thinking.ReplyDelete
I think we might all be surprised how much of our lives, our words and our actions become part of someone else's life - for good or bad. It's a scary but amazing thought, and makes me more and more aware of just how important our words are. When we write them we usually take the time to consider their impact and want them to guide people to better living and better choices. Perhaps we ought to be as careful with our spoken words.ReplyDelete


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Spanish melodic death metallers Jotnar, coming from the Canary Islands, released their debut album, entitled "Connected/Condemned", on 21st of April this year, five years after their EP "Giants". Let's see what the guys have in store for us!
The very beginning of the first song, which is also the title track, sound like straight from an early Linkin Park album – but only shortly, and then we experience some clearly In Flames-inspired melodeath. Funny combination, but it works out well, and sticks because of its groovy sound. Next up is "Remaining Still", which is way more brutal than the previous track – totally awesome. The third track, "Missing Shadows", is back to the groovier style in its biggest parts, but nevertheless quite catchy. "Broken Esteem" then combines these two types of songs into one, making it another one that will stick with you. The next six songs are more "standard Gothenburg" melodeath tracks, albeit very well played. Very fun, after some getting-used-to, is the Nelly Furtado cover "Say It Right". "Envy World", the album's second last song, is quite alike the starters and thus a great ending. The very last one is called "The Portrait" and features Jennie Nord. After a rather brutal start the song softens quite a lot and is more of a ballad – which is nice, given that none of the likes can be found on the rest of the album.
In conclusion: Jotnar's "Connected/Condemned" is a great album. The musicianship is brilliant, and is best reflected in the first 4 songs of the album and a great Nelly Furtado cover. While the remainder of the songs still is very well executed, the songs themselves are more generic melodeath tunes and somewhat loose the very unique style that made the first songs so great. "Connected/Condemned" is nevertheless a very strong release and will surely please any fan of the genre. Go ahead and listen to it, and keep your eye out for this band! 9/10.
Written by Julia Obenauer
You can also check our interview with Jotnar here.
Jotnar Official Website
Jotnar Facebook
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Re^3: AUTOLOAD does not scaleby adrianh (Chancellor)
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--! Bad saint, no cookie.
The statement that "Two AUTOLOADs cannot coexist amicably in the same inheritance tree" is factually incorrect and that's the only point that I am making.
I rarely use AUTOLOAD since there is usually a better alternative. Yes it can be used badly to produce ghastly code. However, just like local, it can occasionally be very useful. It is perfectly possible to write very straightforward non-obfu code with AUTOLOAD.
Talking about how to use AUTOLOAD well/badly is a good thing. Blanket statements that are factually incorrect are not (IMHO anyway. YMMV).
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- At least two students at Challenger Middle School in Glendale are getting medical attention after reportedly smoking a synthetic drug known as Spice.
That is according to Officer Tracey Breeden with the Glendale Police Department. The incident is being characterized as an overdose.
One of those students, a female, was transported by ambulance from the school to a nearby hospital.
3TV helicopter pilot, Tammy Rose, was hearing from officials with the Glendale Fire Department that the students are expected be okay but are being treated as a precaution.
The school is at 69th Avenue and Maryland.


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Medal of Saint John Fisher
John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535), venerated as Saint John Fisher, was an English Catholic bishop and theologian. Fisher was also an academic, and eventually served as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
Fisher was executed by order of Henry VIII during the English Reformation for refusing to accept the king as Supreme Head of the Church of England.
This item and many more available at www.stjudeshrine.co.uk.
The Shrine is part of the Carmelite Charitable Trust - Registered Charity Number 1061342. All proceeds from the shop go towards the Shrine and the work of the Carmelites in Britain and worldwide.


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Last week I wanted to make a peanut butter cookie but I didn't want to really make your normal plain peanut butter cookie and I couldn't find one I liked on the internet to use so I decide to just throw some ingredients together and make my own and can I tell you these were awesome!! I was so happy that a concoction I made up all on my own turned out so well. If you love Peanut butter and chocolate you must give these babies a try they are awesome especially with a little bit of vanilla ice cream or a glass of cold milk!!
Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies(makes about 7-8 dozen)
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
3 cups peanut butter
4 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 T. vanilla
1- 1 1/2 cup baking cocoa(depending on how chocolaty you want it)
3 cups blended oats
1 cup blended peanuts
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 pkg. chocolate chips or chunks
1 pkg. Reese's Pieces.
In the bowl of your stand mixer cream the butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add the baking cocoa, blended oats, blended peanuts, flour, soda, and powder and mix till well combined. Stir in the chocolate chip and Reese's Pieces. Roll into 1-2 inch balls and place them on a greased cookie sheet. Smash then down a little bit with your hand and then bake them at 325 for 10 minutes and no longer!!! They may look undercooked but they won't be. Take them out and let rest on pan for 1-2 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.
Note: I blend my oats and peanuts in a food processor until they are finely chopped not as smooth as flour but close. Use quick or old fashioned oats, I prefer old fashioned but whatever you have on hand will work!!
Note: Makes a lot of cookies. I always make a lot of cookies and then roll the dough and freeze them in a Ziploc bag to pull out when we want to have a hot cookie or I will cook them let them cool and then freeze them so they don't all go stale before we can eat them all and then I have them on hand without all the work!!


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Around here summer flows quickly past on waves of palpable humidity and heat mirages; it's August already! Amidst all the heat and humidity and various activities, I have had time to at least briefly dwell upon those impending three months in Peru. I came up with three questions. So, I emailed my Andeo (the Peru program) correspondent two of my questions. (I lost the third question somewhere in the recesses of my unfocused, summer vacationing brain. I'll let you know when I find it.) My email, in short, consisted of these two questions: Can I drink the tap water in Peru, and do I need a visa? When I wrote my email, I was pretty confident that I knew the answers to these two questions. Still am.
When I asked whether or not I will be able to drink the water in Peru, what I really wanted to know was whether or not my host family will be providing filtered water for me to drink. The Andeo lady surprised me with her answer. She basically stated that I might very well be able to drink the tap water, though I should stick to bottle water for the first week while my body is adjusting to the altitude, and that I should ask my host family about it when I get there. Well, her advice directly contradicted my assumption: I should not drink the tap water. And, since I have traveled and lived in several less developed countries, I was quite hesitant to embrace her advice with an innocently trusting, "OKAY!" So, I whipped out my handy dandy Lonely Planet Peru travel book (thank you Uncle Tom!) and found a blurb on drinking water. There it was in black and white on page 550, "Tap water in Peru is not safe to drink." Ha! I knew it! And I felt better immediately. I'm on familiar territory if I can't drink the water in a foreign country. It just feels right. With that conflict of information resolved, I immediately started searching for water filters, since I refuse to assume that my host family will have filtered water readily available, and I will most certainly not be living off little bottles of water in Peru. Mother suggested I look at reviews for water filters on a reliable backpacking website. There were numerous options, of course. But, I narrowed my options significantly by deciding that I definitely wanted a filter that removes both viruses and bacteria, not just the latter. The most cost-effective and simple thing I found is not really even a filter. It's called SteriPEN. You stick the end of this little, vaguely pen-shaped thing into the appropriate amount of water and it kills everything dangerous in the water by zapping it with ultraviolet light. As Mother and I were discussing this clever contraption, we recalled that we already own a small pump filter that we had purchased for some excursion in Africa. She dug it out of the attic. And in the end, that is probably what I will use.
You may recall that I had emailed the Peruvian embassy and consulate and called the consulate about the visa thing. Well, I never got a reply. I was annoyed. And when my beloved father found out that I still didn't know about my visa, he was annoyed that the Andeo people had not just told me whether or not I need one, since they are being paid to organize the details of my trip. In any case, the Andeo lady responded promptly, as always, and confirmed my suspicion: namely, I don't need to apply for a visa. Since I will not be a proper university student, I don't need a student visa. Therefore, when I arrive in Peru, my passport will probably be stamped with some sort of 90-day touristy visa-ish thing. And I will go on with my life.
Now we have come to the other things. tickets. applications. deferral letters. lists. Let us begin with tickets.
Before Beach Week (a biennial, week-long beach gathering of my paternal extended family), Mother had been searching for tickets to Peru and had found nothing fantastic. Then we went to Beach Week, where Uncle Tom revealed the wonders of Spirit Airlines. To put it bluntly: Spirit is cheap. Their flights cost only a third or maybe less of what other airlines charge to fly down south. 'Tis wonderful! Of course, they don't fly a huge number of places, but thankfully, Lima, Peru is one of the places they do fly.
The other thing about flights that is being considered is whether or not one of the parents will accompany me to Lima and send me off to Cusco. The reason for such an odd move is that there is no possible way to fly to Cusco from home without spending a night in Lima. And the parents are not quite thrilled at the thought of me spending a night in a foreign country by myself, to say the least. I am not quite sure what I think about that prospect. Regardless, one or another of my parents will probably fly down to Lima, maybe a few days early so we can tour the city, and see me off on my flight to Cusco.
I gave up on the second set of Panama DTS people (the ones on some Panamanian island called Bocas del Toro). I emailed them weeks ago and have recieved no response whatsoever. Therefore, I printed off the application for original Panama DTS and have begun the gradual process of filling it out. One must never rush these things. Or at least I do not intend to this time.
Yesterday I finally received a letter from UNC-CH. While waiting for a few brief minutes after finishing cooking supper for dad to come home so we could eat it, I moseyed down to the mailbox. I instantly recognized the UNC-CH logo on the envelope with my name visible through the flimsy plastic window of the envelope. Still juggling the rest of the mail, I ripped it open with my teeth and scanned the letter. SUCESS! Gracious and sensible Mr. Farmer granted me a deferral until the fall of 2012. God be praised! Along with some kind but scripted sentences about successes and other such worthy goals, the letter detailed the terms of my deferral: I must not deviate from what I outlined in my deferral request; I must not take any college courses; I must pay whatever fees I owe to UNC-CH; and I must write again by December 31st to confirm my deferral. Sounds feasible. My gap year is officially permissible.
I started a packing list. I discovered about a week ago that I was coming up with random but vital and not entirely obvious things to bring to Peru. And I was not writing them down. Afraid I would forget my sudden packing inspirations, I titled a loose piece of notebook paper "Peru" and jotted down my thoughts. I have been adding to it as items come to me. I have not yet started my comprehensive packing list. The current one is for things I might forget about, like cold medicine, chapstick, peanut butter (oh yes), and extra led for my mechanical pencils (just thought of that one and wrote it down). With any luck, I will have exactly everything I need, no more, no less, with me in Peru.


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Coffee: Ideas You Can Not Dismiss
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Ken Levy - In the field in SwitzerlandZippyV wrote:
VAT is not the problem if the price difference is 200%.
Looking around on the net, I cannot find any MS software that is 200% different between the us and europe. 15-20% difference seems to be the norm, and that can be attributed to VAT differences. Unless of course you are also adding in the difference in currency exchange rates. These change every day. 5 years ago the Euro to Dollar rate was much closer to 1:1. Are you suggesting that Microsoft should change its software pricing on all products in all countries every day??? That would be kinda ridiculous. The costs involved in hiring people to do that alone would increase the prices by more than 200%.


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Babyraids – Baby Ambitious
Babyraids' 4th single Baby Ambitious! (ベイビーアンビシャス!) will be released on July 31.
The regular edition contains 2 songs and their instrumental versions.
The limited editions Type A and B come with a DVD featuring the music video, its making-of, and special footage. They also contain a bonus track.
The limited edition Type C includes 3 photos of Babyraids members randomly selected from 30 kinds.
The title song was written and composed by Shun and Kuboty from Totalfat.


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California: 8th-Grade Standards
CA.8.1. Content Standard: United States History and Geography
Growth and Conflict: Students understand the major events preceding the founding of the nation and relate their significance to the development of American constitutional democracy.
8.1.1. Performance Standard:
Describe the relationship between the moral and political ideas of the Great Awakening and the development of revolutionary fervor.
8.1.2. Performance Standard:
Analyze the philosophy of government expressed in the Declaration of Independence, with an emphasis on government as a means of securing individual rights (e.g., key phrases such as 'all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights').
8.1.3. Performance Standard:
Analyze how the American Revolution affected other nations, especially France.
8.1.4. Performance Standard:
Describe the nation's blend of civic republicanism, classical liberal principles, and English parliamentary traditions.
CA.8.2. Content Standard: United States History and Geography
Growth and Conflict: Students analyze the political principles underlying the U.S. Constitution and compare the enumerated and implied powers of the federal government.
8.2.1. Performance Standard:
Discuss the significance of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and the May-flower Compact.
8.2.2. Performance Standard:
Analyze the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution and the success of each in implementing the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.
8.2.3. Performance Standard:
Evaluate the major debates that occurred during the development of the Constitution and their ultimate resolutions in such areas as shared power among institutions, divided state-federal power, slavery, the rights of individuals and states (later addressed by the addition of the Bill of Rights), and the status of American Indian nations under the commerce clause.
8.2.4. Performance Standard:
Describe the political philosophy underpinning the Constitution as specified in the Federalist Papers (authored by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay) and the role of such leaders as Madison, George Washington, Roger Sherman, Gouverneur Morris, and James Wilson in the writing and ratification of the Constitution.
8.2.5. Performance Standard:
Understand the significance of Jefferson's Statute for Religious Freedom as a forerunner of the First Amendment and the origins, purpose, and differing views of the founding fathers on the issue of the separation of church and state.
8.2.6. Performance Standard:
Enumerate the powers of government set forth in the Constitution and the fundamental liberties ensured by the Bill of Rights.
8.2.7. Performance Standard:
Describe the principles of federalism, dual sovereignty, separation of powers, checks and balances, the nature and purpose of majority rule, and the ways in which the American idea of constitutionalism preserves individual rights.
CA.8.3. Content Standard: United States History and Geography
Growth and Conflict: Students understand the foundation of the American political system and the ways in which citizens participate in it.
8.3.1. Performance Standard:
Analyze the principles and concepts codified in state constitutions between 1777 and 1781 that created the context out of which American political institutions and ideas developed.
8.3.2. Performance Standard:
Explain how the ordinances of 1785 and 1787 privatized national resources and transferred federally owned lands into private holdings, townships, and states.
8.3.3. Performance Standard:
Enumerate the advantages of a common market among the states as foreseen in and protected by the Constitution's clauses on interstate commerce, common coinage, and full-faith and credit.
8.3.4. Performance Standard:
Understand how the conflicts between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton resulted in the emergence of two political parties (e.g., view of foreign policy, Alien and Sedition Acts, economic policy, National Bank, funding and assumption of the revolutionary debt).
8.3.5. Performance Standard:
Know the significance of domestic resistance movements and ways in which the central government responded to such movements (e.g., Shays' Rebellion, the Whiskey Rebellion).
8.3.6. Performance Standard:
Describe the basic law-making process and how the Constitution provides numerous opportunities for citizens to participate in the political process and to monitor and influence government (e.g., function of elections, political parties, interest groups).
8.3.7. Performance Standard:
Understand the functions and responsibilities of a free press.
CA.8.4. Content Standard: United States History and Geography
Growth and Conflict: Students analyze the aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation.
8.4.1. Performance Standard:
Describe the country's physical landscapes, political divisions, and territorial expansion during the terms of the first four presidents.
8.4.2. Performance Standard:
Explain the policy significance of famous speeches (e.g., Washington's Farewell Address, Jefferson's 1801 Inaugural Address, John Q. Adams's Fourth of July 1821 Address).
8.4.3. Performance Standard:
Analyze the rise of capitalism and the economic problems and conflicts that accompanied it (e.g., Jackson's opposition to the National Bank; early decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court that reinforced the sanctity of contracts and a capitalist economic system of law).
8.4.4. Performance Standard:
Discuss daily life, including traditions in art, music, and literature, of early national America (e.g., through writings by Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper).
CA.8.5. Content Standard: United States History and Geography
Growth and Conflict: Students analyze U.S. foreign policy in the early Republic.
8.5.1. Performance Standard:
Understand the political and economic causes and consequences of the War of 1812 and know the major battles, leaders, and events that led to a final peace.
8.5.2. Performance Standard:
Know the changing boundaries of the United States and describe the relationships the country had with its neighbors (current Mexico and Canada) and Europe, including the influence of the Monroe Doctrine, and how those relationships influenced westward expansion and the Mexican-American War.
8.5.3. Performance Standard:
Outline the major treaties with American Indian nations during the administrations of the first four presidents and the varying outcomes of those treaties.
CA.8.6. Content Standard: United States History and Geography
Growth and Conflict: Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced, with emphasis on the Northeast.
8.6.1. Performance Standard:
Discuss the influence of industrialization and technological developments on the region, including human modification of the landscape and how physical geography shaped human actions (e.g., growth of cities, deforestation, farming, mineral extraction).
8.6.2. Performance Standard:
Outline the physical obstacles to and the economic and political factors involved in building a network of roads, canals, and railroads (e.g., Henry Clay's American System).
8.6.3. Performance Standard:
List the reasons for the wave of immigration from Northern Europe to the United States and describe the growth in the number, size, and spatial arrangements of cities (e.g., Irish immigrants and the Great Irish Famine).
8.6.4. Performance Standard:
Study the lives of black Americans who gained freedom in the North and founded schools and churches to advance their rights and communities.
8.6.5. Performance Standard:
Trace the development of the American education system from its earliest roots, including the roles of religious and private schools and Horace Mann's campaign for free public education and its assimilating role in American culture.
8.6.6. Performance Standard:
Examine the women's suffrage movement (e.g., biographies, writings, and speeches of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Margaret Fuller, Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony).
8.6.7. Performance Standard:
Identify common themes in American art as well as transcendentalism and individualism (e.g., writings about and by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Herman Melville, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow).
CA.8.7. Content Standard: United States History and Geography
Growth and Conflict: Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people in the South from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced.
8.7.1. Performance Standard:
Describe the development of the agrarian economy in the South, identify the locations of the cotton-producing states, and discuss the significance of cotton and the cotton gin.
8.7.2. Performance Standard:
Trace the origins and development of slavery; its effects on black Americans and on the region's political, social, religious, economic, and cultural development; and identify the strategies that were tried to both overturn and preserve it (e.g., through the writings and historical documents on Nat Turner, Denmark Vesey).
8.7.3. Performance Standard:
Examine the characteristics of white Southern society and how the physical environment influenced events and conditions prior to the Civil War.
8.7.4. Performance Standard:
Compare the lives of and opportunities for free blacks in the North with those of free blacks in the South.
CA.8.8. Content Standard: United States History and Geography
Growth and Conflict: Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people in the West from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced.
8.8.1. Performance Standard:
Discuss the election of Andrew Jackson as president in 1828, the importance of Jacksonian democracy, and his actions as president (e.g., the spoils system, veto of the National Bank, policy of Indian removal, opposition to the Supreme Court).
8.8.2. Performance Standard:
Describe the purpose, challenges, and economic incentives associated with westward expansion, including the concept of Manifest Destiny (e.g., the Lewis and Clark expedition, accounts of the removal of Indians, the Cherokees' 'Trail of Tears,' settlement of the Great Plains) and the territorial acquisitions that spanned numerous decades.
8.8.3. Performance Standard:
Describe the role of pioneer women and the new status that western women achieved (e.g., Laura Ingalls Wilder, Annie Bidwell; slave women gaining freedom in the West; Wyoming granting suffrage to women in 1869).
8.8.4. Performance Standard:
Examine the importance of the great rivers and the struggle over water rights.
8.8.5. Performance Standard:
Discuss Mexican settlements and their locations, cultural traditions, attitudes toward slavery, land-grant system, and economies.
8.8.6. Performance Standard:
Describe the Texas War for Independence and the Mexican-American War, including territorial settlements, the aftermath of the wars, and the effects the wars had on the lives of Americans, including Mexican Americans today.
CA.8.9. Content Standard: United States History and Geography
Growth and Conflict: Students analyze the early and steady attempts to abolish slavery and to realize the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.
8.9.1. Performance Standard:
Describe the leaders of the movement (e.g., John Quincy Adams and his proposed constitutional amendment, John Brown and the armed resistance, Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, Benjamin Franklin, Theodore Weld, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass).
8.9.2. Performance Standard:
Discuss the abolition of slavery in early state constitutions.
8.9.3. Performance Standard:
Describe the significance of the Northwest Ordinance in education and in the banning of slavery in new states north of the Ohio River.
8.9.4. Performance Standard:
Discuss the importance of the slavery issue as raised by the annexation of Texas and California's admission to the union as a free state under the Compromise of 1850.
8.9.5. Performance Standard:
Analyze the significance of the States's Rights Doctrine, the Missouri Compromise (1820), the Wilmot Proviso (1846), the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay's role in the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision (1857), and the Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858).
8.9.6. Performance Standard:
Describe the lives of free blacks and the laws that limited their freedom and economic opportunities.
CA.8.10. Content Standard: United States History and Geography
Growth and Conflict: Students analyze the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War.
8.10.1. Performance Standard:
Compare the conflicting interpretations of state and federal authority as emphasized in the speeches and writings of statesmen such as Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun.
8.10.2. Performance Standard:
Trace the boundaries constituting the North and the South, the geographical differences between the two regions, and the differences between agrarians and industrialists.
8.10.3. Performance Standard:
Identify the constitutional issues posed by the doctrine of nullification and secession and the earliest origins of that doctrine.
8.10.4. Performance Standard:
Discuss Abraham Lincoln's presidency and his significant writings and speeches and their relationship to the Declaration of Independence, such as his 'House Divided' speech (1858), Gettysburg Address (1863), Emancipation Proclamation (1863), and inaugural addresses (1861 and 1865).
8.10.5. Performance Standard:
Study the views and lives of leaders (e.g., Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee) and soldiers on both sides of the war, including those of black soldiers and regiments.
8.10.6. Performance Standard:
Describe critical developments and events in the war, including the major battles, geographical advantages and obstacles, technological advances, and General Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
8.10.7. Performance Standard:
Explain how the war affected combatants, civilians, the physical environment, and future warfare.
CA.8.11. Content Standard: United States History and Geography
Growth and Conflict: Students analyze the character and lasting consequences of Reconstruction.
8.11.1. Performance Standard:
List the original aims of Reconstruction and describe its effects on the political and social structures of different regions.
8.11.2. Performance Standard:
Identify the push-pull factors in the movement of former slaves to the cities in the North and to the West and their differing experiences in those regions (e.g., the experiences of Buffalo Soldiers).
8.11.3. Performance Standard:
Understand the effects of the Freedmen's Bureau and the restrictions placed on the rights and opportunities of freedmen, including racial segregation and 'Jim Crow' laws.
8.11.4. Performance Standard:
Trace the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and describe the Klan's effects.
8.11.5. Performance Standard:
Understand the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution and analyze their connection to Reconstruction.
CA.8.12. Content Standard: United States History and Geography
Growth and Conflict: Students analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in the United States in response to the Indus-trial Revolution.
8.12.1. Performance Standard:
Trace patterns of agricultural and industrial development as they relate to climate, use of natural resources, markets, and trade and locate such development on a map.
8.12.2. Performance Standard:
Identify the reasons for the development of federal Indian policy and the wars with American Indians and their relationship to agricultural development and industrialization.
8.12.3. Performance Standard:
Explain how states and the federal government encouraged business expansion through tariffs, banking, land grants, and subsidies.
8.12.4. Performance Standard:
Discuss entrepreneurs, industrialists, and bankers in politics, commerce, and industry (e.g., Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Leland Stanford).
8.12.5. Performance Standard:
Examine the location and effects of urbanization, renewed immigration, and industrialization (e.g., the effects on social fabric of cities, wealth and economic opportunity, the conservation movement).
8.12.6. Performance Standard:
Discuss child labor, working conditions, and laissez-faire policies toward big business and examine the labor movement, including its leaders (e.g., Samuel Gompers), its demand for collective bargaining, and its strikes and protests over labor conditions.
8.12.7. Performance Standard:
Identify the new sources of large-scale immigration and the contributions of immigrants to the building of cities and the economy; explain the ways in which new social and economic patterns encouraged assimilation of newcomers into the mainstream amidst growing cultural diversity; and discuss the new wave of nativism.
8.12.8. Performance Standard:
Identify the characteristics and impact of Grangerism and Populism.
8.12.9. Performance Standard:
Name the significant inventors and their inventions and identify how they improved the quality of life (e.g., Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Orville and Wilbur Wright).
CA.6-8.HSS Content Standard: Historical and Social Sciences Analysis Skills
The intellectual skills noted below are to be learned through, and applied to, the content standards for grades six through eight. They are to be assessed only in conjunction with the content standards in grades six through eight. In addition to the standards for grades six through eight, students demonstrate the following intellectual reasoning, reflection, and research skills.
6-8.CST. Performance Standard:
Chronological and Spatial Thinking
6-8.1. Grade Level Expectation:
Students explain how major events are related to one another in time.
6-8.2. Grade Level Expectation:
Students construct various time lines of key events, people, and periods of the historical era they are studying.
6-8.3. Grade Level Expectation:
Students use a variety of maps and documents to identify physical and cultural features of neighborhoods, cities, states, and countries and to explain the historical migration of people, expansion and disintegration of empires, and the growth of economic systems.
6-8.REP. Performance Standard:
Research, Evidence, and Point
6-8.1. Grade Level Expectation:
Students frame questions that can be answered by historical study and research.
6-8.2. Grade Level Expectation:
Students distinguish fact from opinion in historical narratives and stories.
6-8.3. Grade Level Expectation:
Students distinguish relevant from irrelevant information, essential from incidental information, and verifiable from unverifiable information in historical narratives and stories.
6-8.4. Grade Level Expectation:
Students assess the credibility of primary and secondary sources and draw sound conclusions from them.
6-8.5. Grade Level Expectation:
Students detect the different historical points of view on historical events and determine the context in which the historical statements were made (the questions asked, sources used, author's perspectives).
6-8.HI. Performance Standard:
Historical Interpretation
6-8.1. Grade Level Expectation:
Students explain the central issues and problems from the past, placing people and events in a matrix of time and place.
6-8.2. Grade Level Expectation:
Students understand and distinguish cause, effect, sequence, and correlation in historical events, including the long-and short-term causal relations.
6-8.3. Grade Level Expectation:
Students explain the sources of historical continuity and how the combination of ideas and events explains the emergence of new patterns.
6-8.4. Grade Level Expectation:
Students recognize the role of chance, oversight, and error in history.
6-8.5. Grade Level Expectation:
Students recognize that interpretations of history are subject to change as new information is uncovered.
6-8.6. Grade Level Expectation:
Students interpret basic indicators of economic performance and conduct cost-benefit analyses of economic and political issues.


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Phillip and Stephen return for Episode 5 after a shorter interval than usual. Bonus Warpath, this week!
First off, the guys discuss some news, including Warhammer's first Live Event, Witching Night, as well as the freshly released Patch 1.04.
After that, it's time to get knee-deep with the Old Gods as The Warpath gives an introduction to Chaos. Grab your eight-pointed stars and summon your demons!
Listener mail is a bit shorter for this episode, since Episode 4 had only been up for about 36 hours at the time of recording. In the future, the recording schedule should be more consistent, allowing for more consistent editing turnaround. Thanks to our listeners for bearing with us as we get this thing rolling.
As always, if you wish to contact the hosts, you may do so at warpathpodcast|at|gmail|dot|com. Also you can always drop by The Official Warpath Forums and say hello to other listeners there, as well as find out how to get involved in the official Warpath guild, The Dogs of War, on the Phoenix Throne server.


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But here was our first stop on our walk yesterday. This is our neighbor's horse, Doc. At least that's what I think his name is. Although I've been introduced to him before they have several horses and I am TERRIBLE at remembering names and feel bad about asking "Now tell me his name again for the 5th time". So I'm going out on a limb here and saying this is Doc. If it isn't then the tiny little red horse in the background is. ;)
This is Lake Oglethorpe. It's a beautiful 80 acre lake that doesn't allow any boats with motors bigger than 4 horse power so it's always nice and quiet. And it's also where we stop to take a swim during the summer months when we're all equally sweating profusely from the 90 degree plus heat! Even though it was only 60 degrees yesterday Debbie was hot enough that she jumped right in and then got out right in the mud... I think she may be part pig.
You never know what you're going to see but today we ran into a flock of someone's Guineas that were running loose. On almost every trip we run into deer, bunnies and squirrels but we've also encountered beavers, a couple of otters, many turtles including an Alligator snapping turtle, foxes, coyotes, mallard ducks, Canadian geese, turkeys and the occasional groundhog.
And this is just an old abandoned shed on Mr. JB's farm that's at the end of our walk. I don't know what it is but I absolutely love old barns, sheds and houses. I always concoct these stories in my head about who lived there, what they used it for and what kind of animals they had. The older and more run down they are the more I like them. It also warms my heart to see someone restore these old buildings and bring life to them once again. I would love to own a piece of property with a big, old run down barn on it. Maybe one day. I'm pretty fond of my 6 year old barn too =).