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This is not a well thought out post. I am just writing a general message based on what's been on my mind recently. I feel like I am not the only parent out there to have been surprised to learn about their child's self-harming until it was way too late to be an effective resource for their own child. I am still in the midst of it all so I cannot pretend to speak from the perspective of someone who has been there, worked through it and has golden advice. I am a work in progress, just like you are.
Believe it or not, self-harm is a thing that people do. Young teen girls have a slight numbers advantage over teen boys, so it is not fair to claim that it's a girl thing.
You may believe that you don't know anyone who would cut themselves (for example), but you may be surprised to find out the opposite.
People who self-harm will keep it a secret, most especially when they believe that they cannot tell you. They're not looking for judgement, criticism or to be corrected when they do tell someone. If you want to know if anyone in your life self-harms you must first make it known that you're not going to have a negative reaction to learning about it.
And if you do find yourself learning that your child has done it, your response simply must come from a position of love and support, and absolutely cannot come from admonishment nor scrutiny.
I am not someone who has ever intentionally hurt myself and it does not appeal to me, but I do know of others who have/do. I cannot relate to the thoughts that lead people to hurting themselves, but I don't need to. What I need to do is ensure these people know that my love for them is real and that I am going to support them in getting the proper help, without judgement.
It is a long and difficult road for everyone and there is no room for us to bring along our negative baggage. I don't know how to advise anyone to bring this up in their home without it coming off as a witch hunt, but it one of those things that should be addressed sooner than later. Find a way. If you have success, please share you story with someone.


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Kidman fears for her kids' safety when paparazzi chase her, says fatherNovember 14th, 2007 - 10:31 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Nov 14 (ANI): Nicole Kidman's father has revealed that his daughter fears for her children's safety, after becoming the victim of celebrity photographer Jamie Fawcett's rash driving.
Anthony Kidman, who gave evidence in a defamation case brought by Fawcett against the Sun Herald newspaper, told the NSW Supreme Court that Fawcett had pursued his daughter across Sydney in an aggressive way.
A 2005 article, in the Sun Herald newspaper, had described Fawcett as Sydney's "most disliked freelance photographer".
Dr Kidman told the court that his daughter was "highly anxious" when she arrived shortly after 6.30pm for dinner at his home in January 2005.
Nicole Kidman had said to him, "I'm very upset, I'm fearful, we had a very frightening drive to get here as we were pursued by Mr Fawcett and his associate".
She told him that there had "almost been an accident" and had been forced to mount a kerb on the side of the road, reports News.com.au.
Dr Kidman added that his daughter told him: "I'm, very worried about travelling in a car with my children with Mr Fawcett and his associate in pursuit." (ANI)
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Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Announces Finalists
Oct. 6, 2009
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Twenty NCAA men's and women's soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were tabbed as finalists today for the 2009 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in the two soccer divisions. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – classroom, character, community and competition.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School™, the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 30 men's candidates and 30 women's candidates that were announced in August.
Nationwide balloting begins immediately to determine the winner. Lowe's, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the Senior CLASS Award winners during the 2009 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup championships in early December.
The 2009 men's finalists are: Zak Boggs, University of South Florida; Ronnie Bouemboue, North Carolina State University; Richard Edgar, George Mason University; Rylan Hawkins, University of Washington; Tennant McVea, Loyola University Maryland; Patrick Sampson, Loyola Marymount University; Zack Schilawski, Wake Forest University; Eric Weigman, IUPUI; Jason Yeisley, Pennsylvania State University; and Ben Zemanski, University of Akron.
The women's finalists for 2009 are: Elizabeth Betterbed, United States Military Academy; Kelsey Davis, University of Portland; Kristi Eveland, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Theresa Ferraina, Loyola University Maryland; Lauren Lopez, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Blakely Mattern, University of South Carolina; Lizzy Nichols, Harvard University; Kelley O'Hara, Stanford University; Emily Peterson, Texas A&M University; and Myra Sack, Dartmouth College.
These 20 names will be placed on the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award soccer ballot for a nationwide vote beginning today and concluding November 13. Fan balloting will be available on the award's official Web site, http://www.seniorCLASSaward.com, as well as through text messaging. Fans can text SOCCER to 74567 to vote for men's finalists and GOAL to 74567 to vote for women's finalists. These votes will be combined with votes from coaches and media to determine the recipient of the award.
"We commend these student-athletes for their outstanding achievements on and off the field," said Tom Lamb, Lowe's senior vice president of marketing. "Lowe's is proud of its affiliation with the NCAA and college athletics, and we want to honor these competitors who have displayed a commitment to character, community and the classroom in addition to recognizing their accomplishments on the soccer field."
This marks the third year for the men's and women's soccer division of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, and more than 175 student-athletes were nominated this year. Wake Forest University midfielder Sam Cronin received the men's award for the 2008 season, while Kerri Hanks from the University of Notre Dame won the women's award. In 2007, United States Naval Academy goalkeeper Evan Barnes took home the inaugural men's soccer award and Stephanie Lopez from the University of Portland received the women's award.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School™, the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: classroom, community, character and competition. The award program is designed exclusively for college seniors who are utilizing their complete athletic eligibility, remaining committed to their university and pursuing the many rewards that a senior season can bring. Sportscaster Dick Enberg, Honorary Chairman of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, first conceived the idea of an award for seniors in 2001 in response to the growing trend of men's basketball players leaving school early for the NBA. The award program has expanded the past two years to include a total of nine NCAA® Division I sports – football, men's and women's soccer, men's ice hockey, men's lacrosse, baseball and softball in addition to men's and women's basketball. The award is sponsored by Lowe's, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, and managed by Premier Sports Management. For more information, visit www.seniorCLASSaward.com.
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The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletics opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit www.NCAA.org and www.NCAA.com for more details about the Association.


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If you thought your everyday email correspondence with your best friends was likely to be published at some point in the future, would you pay more attention to the content, spelling, grammar etc? I only wonder because when I read the published letters of some of my favourite authors, I marvel at the fluency and elegance with which they wrote, apparently on a daily basis, about this and that. Ok, they were authors to begin with, so naturally had a way with words, but still, they're so entertaining and intelligent and insightful – it makes me look at my LOLzy emails, with cute animal photos attached, and cringe.
Some writers seemed so prolific – dashing off scribbled missives on a daily basis and managing to maintain several different correspondences at any one time. But I suppose when I think about how many emails I write each day, while also maintaining several Twitter feeds and sporadically checking my Facebook page AND doing my actual work, I'm probably producing the same volume of words.
Collected letters hark back to a time when the post was reliable enough to keep a proper conversation going – you could stick a letter in the post box knowing it would arrive at its destination the next day, or even that afternoon. This seemed to apply even if you lived abroad!
My favourite editions of correspondence have a heavy Mitford bias – I'm just fascinated by them and their contemporaries and they were truly excellent letter writers – brilliantly gossipy, indiscreet, erudite and funny. They were also on the spot during some of the most significant moments of the twentieth century and knew so many of the key players, from Churchill to Kennedy, so it feels like you're getting a first hand, insider's account of major historical events in between the anecdotes about marvellous parties.
All this thinking about correspondence (and anxiety about whether any of my waffly emails would be worth publishing) was triggered by the news that another of the great dames of that era, Diana Cooper, is the source of a new edition of collected letters. Darling Monster: The letters of Lady Diana Cooperto her son John Julius Norwich 1939 – 1952 is out in October and it's sure to be a fascinating read, if the extracts are anything to go by.
Diana Cooper was one of the six women who featured in Judith Mackrell's fantastic Flappers and she had a fascinating life. A society beauty, she broke with convention and defied her parents' expectations by marrying a man who wasn't an aristocrat and she worked to earn money to support his political ambitions (he eventually became the British Ambassador in Paris and Diana was fictionalised as the ambassador's wife in Nancy Mitford's Don't Tell Alfred – all terribly incestuous!)
This book is a collected of the letters she sent to her only son, John Julius, when he was away at school in American during WW2 and in the years afterwards. They're funny, poignant and reveal as much about the elevated circles and fascinating times she was living in, as the loving relationship between a mother and son.
So my other favourites:
The Mitfords, Letters Between Six Sisters, edited by Charlotte MosleyThis is the book that started my fascination with the Mitfords and their peers in the '20s and '30s. It's so complicated – imagine, six sisters, all writing letters to each other and using cryptic nicknames which frequently change as well as their own private made up language, 'Boudledidge'. Charlotte Mosley does an incredible job of editing the letters into a coherent narrative which is the best introduction you could possibly get into the weird world of this unique family.
In Tearing Haste, Letters between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor, edited by Charlotte MosleyYes that's Deborah Devonshire aka Debo Mitford, Nancy's littlest sister who she nicknamed '9' because according to her that was her mental age. Paddy L-F is an incredible, lyrical writer, but I must confess it's Debo's scribbled notes which I find more interesting and entertaining because she had such a funny way with words and such an interesting circle of friends to chat about.
The Bookshop at 10 Curzon Street, letters between Nancy Mitford and Heywood Hill 1952 - 73, edited by John Saumarez SmithAnother opportunity to enjoy Nancy's sharp, often vicious writing and follow her adventures as she worked in the bookshop on Curzon Street, then relocated to France where she lived for the rest of her life.
The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh, edited by Charlotte MosleyI went to a talk given by Selina Hastings about the collected letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh, which she'd edited into book form, and I asked her whether she thought these two famous wits would have been fans of Twitter if they'd been around today. She rather thought they wouldn't – the whole fun of their correspondence was that it was so gloriously indiscreet and bitchy about the people they knew, and you can't really do that on Twitter, well, you can, but it's not advisable.
84 Charing Cross Road, Helene HanffThis is a wonderful book (which was made into a film starring Anthony Hopkins) which follows the twenty year correspondonce between an American academic and a London bookseller. There's no romance, but plenty of wit and warmth as Hanff gradually breaks down Frank Doel's natural reserve through their shared love of literature and a deep friendship develops. The letter writers never meet, which makes me think of all the people who become friends on the internet, and how those relationships are as 'real' and important as any that exist in the non-virtual world.
And for the internet age...Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad, The True Story of an Unlikely Friendship, Bee Rowlatt and May WitwitThis is the email correspondence between an Iraqi academic and a London mum of three who forged a strong bond despite the very different worlds they lived in. In the Preface Bee acknowledges the anxiety she feels about publishing private emails, but the importance of sharing their story and May's experiences in wartorn Baghdad in particular, made it essential to do so. It's a wonderful and important book that demonstrates how powerful a relationship in writing - whether it's email or epistolary - can be.
There's something a little odd about reading letters that were originally written for one specific person – you do feel like you're intruding on something private. But I suppose it's slightly less intrusive than reading someone's diary which has been published. Also it can be hard to fill in the gaps – know who all the characters referred to by nicknames are, understand the in-jokes – but good footnotes can help with that.
Do you write 'proper' letters anymore (I did when I was a teenager and I'm always happy to rediscover them - they're very sweet!) and would you be happy to see your correspondence published?
Darling Monster: The letters of Lady Diana Cooper to her son John Julius Norwich 1939 – 1952, is published in hardback by Chatto & Windus on October 3rd, £25


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Well, it is Tech Tuesday, so here we go.
I never backed up my files before I met my husband. Living my life on the edge, you know, without a slight care about all those precious pictures and documents. Then one time I lost a bunch. And learned my lesson, for the most part. I thought you might want to also learn from my bad experiences, so I will share a few tidbits about backing up.
Why: Because you don't want to lose all your crap.
When: Monthly or Bi-Monthly
What: Portable hard drive, cds, dvds, or online tools.
- Decide which option you want to use. We use a Western Digital hard drive. It's recommended by my resident techie and was a good price. You can also purchase CD-Rs or DVDs.
- Insert or hook up your back-up gadget to your computer. The box should open on your screen showing that it's blank. If it doesn't show up, find "My Computer" and click on it there.
- Drop and drag (or copy and paste) everything you want backed-up into the gadget's window. Close it and you're done.
- You can use an online tool to back up your files as well. I haven't tried this yet, but most sites offer 2GB or 5GB of free storage.
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I'm already late with my blog, what a shock ... unfortunately real life work got in the way last night, and frankly it completely slipped my mind, but I remembered this afternoon!
This past weekend I did not attend any shows, went instead to visit some good friends in Wisconsin, and then worked on editing. You might notice I actually did some more of the Wheaton show! I'm darn near to the Pyrenees specialty if anyone remembers it, again apologies for the length of time it takes me to do things, but with a full-time job, a rather long commute every day and my husband and dogs, there's not been a lot of free time. So again, if you have something you are looking for and have a deadline or anything like that, please let me know and I'll give you priority. Was planning on going to Iowa for Labor Day, but really really need to stay home and work on photos and getting organized at home. We were planning a move and started packing, but unfortunately that did not come to fruition, so no shorter commute and need to get some boxes out of the garage and into the house before winter or we'll be clearing snow off Lottie the Highlander all winter.
This weekend are the Elgin KC shows where I will be doing groups and Best in Show only since I'm a club member and will be ring stewarding. I think I will be doing the toy ring so stop by and say hey :) This year is very bittersweet since our long time President and one of the founders of the club (I think), Ed Haas, passed away earlier this year. This show is being dedicated to his memory. His tireless efforts and yearly "howl" at the club meetings will not be forgotten soon by any of our club members. I know his wife Peggy will do her usual wonderful job of taking care of details, but we will still miss our fearless leader.
I will also share with you a couple of my favorite photos from last year. This one with Bryan Martin and Yahoo is the second in my "Dancing with the Stars" series and made it to my Favorites of 2011 group.
The Kerry Blue portrait was also taken at last year's show. His breeder/owner Reita has had some wonderful wins with him and you can certainly see why!
I hope some of you will be entered and stop by to see why Elgin KC is one of the nicest Chicagoland area shows!
My next show after Elgin will mostly likely be the Kenosha KC show in Wilmot. If you're coming up for these shows, there are actually some really nice restaurants in town. One is the Stage Stop just down the street from the show. They serve you a nice steak but it's the potatoes that I love, served with about a quarter pound of butter! You can also do a tour of the Stage Stop's upper floors which is rather spooky to me. It really was a stagecoach stop at one time. You can see the rooms and the next hotel you stay at will seem like a palace in comparison! Other options for food, the Twin Oaks Country Inn in Wilmot is also not far and serves really excellent and somewhat upscale food. The other kennel club I belong to, Little Fort KC of Waukegan has held our club's holiday dinner there twice and it was quite yummy. A little further away in Genoa City is Fitzgerald's Genoa Junction which has a really great fish boil. You would swear you were eating lobster instead of cod which is also served with BBQ Chicken & Ribs, but I always just get the fish because it's so good. The price is quite reasonable and all you can eat along with boiled potatoes/onions and cole slaw and dessert. I can't remember for sure, but $14.95 rings a bell... All can be found easily with a Google search if you are interested.
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I'm just gonna say it: I really hate the length of this jacket! I love the leather sleeves, the color, the cute skull, and I love the way it fits him in the shoulder and chest area, but it's way to long. Like, who even thought that adding length to a letterman style jacket was ok? WHO?!
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We are over the top in love with the gorgeous floral arrangements from this party honoring twin baby girls, as coordinated by Amy Nichols Special Events. This reception was held after a traditional Hebrew Baby Naming Ceremony, and it's full of sweet, pink inspiration & ideas that can be utilized for all sorts of occasions!
Amy's client chose a "double happiness" theme that is incorporated in the fabulous pink details, flowering cherry blossoms, and delicious desserts. The glittered table cover adds a touch of glam to this oh-so-chic display!
Read on for all the party details + more gorgeous photos…
PARTY DETAILS from Amy…
This party was so much fun to work on and a true collaboration with my client – we worked together on all aspects of the design & decor – including picking out the FABULOUS linens – to come up with something that she truly loved!
The party featured dim sum and Chinese food from local San Francisco favorite, Yank Sing. There were a lot of kids in attendance, so we wanted it to be fun for them too and a memorable night for everyone.
The flowers were designed by Lidia Sadoun of La Fleuriste. I came up with the idea to do the large flowering cherry blossoms on the dessert buffet because I knew they would make a huge visual impact. I worked with Enhanced Lighting and Sound to choose fuchsia and black paper lanterns which were lit up by LED lights.
Everyone loved the La Tavola Linens, especially the hot pink sequin linens we used on the 12′ dessert table. The black cake stands also added a fun vibe to the display. The sweets were from Susie Cakes Bakery, and we got cake pops from Sweet Lauren Cakes.
Favors were Chinese food boxes with fortune cookies that were personalized for the occasion!
- Planning + Décor Design: Amy Nichols Special Events
- Planning & Logistics: Allison Storr & Co
- Photography: Carolyn Quilici
- Food: Yank Sing
- Flowers: La Fleuriste
- Linens: La Tavola Linens
- Sweets & Desserts: Susie Cakes Bakery
- Cake Pops: Sweet Lauren Cakes
10 responses to ""Double Happiness" Baby Naming Ceremony"
Everything is FABULOUS! Glitter and pink and black is so cute! Great cake pops and chair ribbons.
As a mommy of twin BOYS, I really love the idea behind this party…would love to see a masculine variation :)
You are so talented! Lovely ideas!!! I love, love, love your website! Sincerely, Cindy Eckhart
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Wow that glittered tablecloth is beautiful!! So many options for events to use that glamorous piece at.
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I die for that sequin tablecloth!!!!! Everything about this is gorgeous!
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What a beautiful and fanciful party that must have been to celebrate your double blessings! And the fun is just beginning. Did Georgia and Carmen come with instructions? I would like to recommend a great "baby guide book" called "Your New Baby's Instruction Book" and you can Google the title for more information. It covers the all important first year of life and contains all the stuff new moms and dads want and need to know without being "wordy" or overwhelming. Now babies can come with instructions! The powerful little book gets parents and babies set off on the right track! One pediatrician said the following, "It is perfect for the already sleep-deprived and time-crunched new mom or dad. With wisdom and humor, this book truly celebrates the miracle of watching a child grow." Congratulations and I wish your family a wonderful life!!!
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Early 1st pressing with producer Jon Landau's first name accidentally spelled "John" in the producer credits on the back of the jacket. A1 to A4 & B2 to B4: Recorded, mixed and mastered at Record Plant Studio, New York, N.Y. B1: Recorded at 914 Sound Studio, Blauvelt, N.Y. Randy Brecker and Michael Brecker appear courtesy of Arista Records. David Sancious appears courtesy of Epic Records. David Sanborn appears courtesy of Warner Reprise. All selections © 1975 Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (ASCAP) except: "Bor
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Jefferson County issued a beach advisory for McFaddin Beach on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Water samples collected at the point of the beach closest to the entrance of the National Wildlife Refuge found elevated levels of the Enterococcus bacteria. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers anything over 104 colonies to be unsafe.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) confirmed the state's first human case of chikungunya, a viral disease that can cause fever and severe joint pain and is spread to people by mosquitoes.
Ashwini Kucknoor, assistant professor of microbiology, has received a Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program (NHARP) Grant for the 2014-15 academic year.
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Beautiful Master Bedroom with pillowtop king bed for your best sleep ever!!!!
Master Bath equipped with jacuzzi and step-in shower for those private romantic nights.
Two Junior suites each with ensuite full bath.
Gourmet Kitchen with stove on island and marble tops.
Wonderful entertainment with pool table and other amenities for nights in.
Flat screen TVs in Every room.
Central air conditioning throughout the entire villa.
Free buffet dinner that we cook for 7 day vacationers ontop of the mountain in Grand Case overlooking the caribbean sea!
Jean Rogers worked at General Motors and saved his pennies to build his dream home that he would like to share with you. This is the only house that sits on very natural St. Martin land. Currently, there is a hotel project under construction but will not recommence until building permits are finalized.
We give it our personal touch. You won't feel like you're on your own when you come here. We will do our absolute best to make sure you have an amazing vacation.
I live 5 minutes from the villa and come whenever you need me for any problems at all. I will enjoy treating you like family while you're here. ;)
Armantine Villa is truly a home away from home. The home is beautiful with a private yard and swimming pool. No detail has been overlooked. The hosts are warm and welcoming and extremely helpful. You can't beat the location as it is a short hike to Orient Beach and close to Pinel Island ferry. Cul de Sac has grocery stores and restaurants a short drive away. Great area. Great place to stay. A big thank you to Jean and Jenny for their hospitality.
Our group of three couples spent a marvelous time at the villa, which has all the features you could wish for in an island vacation home, like a swimming pool and BBQ, and some which might surprise you, including a gourmet kitchen, and games room with pool table. The three bedrooms are first class, each with ensuite, and the master bedroom has all the luxury you could wish for. Best of all are Jean and Jenny. They were fantastic hosts and super helpful both in helping to plan our stay before arrival and looking after us while we were there. We will definitely recommend this spot to our friends. Thanks for a great stay, Kit and Eric.
3 couple enjoyed this luxurious home both before and after our charter. The home was extraordinary, spacious, all conveniences with a great kitchen. Jean and Jenny were amazing hosts. They were extremely welcoming, full of advice and responsive. Thanks so much, Tony and Janet.
Best spot on the island to stay. Private, spacious, affordable, well maintained, tons to do, etc. etc. etc. Hiking, easy walk to Orient Bay Beach, near restaurants and a short drive to all that Grand Case has to offer. Attentive and friendly hosts. You can walk to the beach at Orient Bay or drive to any other beach on the island, which is great, because it gives you the opportunity to see all the diversity of beaches, areas, cultures, food options, throughout the entire island, rather than going to the same beach everyday. Ive stayed at a number of different places (hotels, villas, etc) on the island over the last 10 years and this is by far the best, I have made repeated visits to Armantine Villa and I dont think Id stay anywhere else on the island in the future. BEST SPOT!
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For those of you that are new to the forum, English Bulldog News has a Hospice Sponsorship program. We all band together and donate a little bit each month to help our friends at Southern California Bulldog Rescue, Rescue Ohio English Bulldogs, and Indiana Bulldog Rescue. We also made a special exception to help EBN's own little Abby Sweetiehead.
Our English Bulldog rescue friends don't pick and choose which bulldogs come to them. Many times, older bulldogs or ones who have tremendous medical needs live their lives with their foster families. Not that they are never chosen, but it is very hard to find the perfect homes for these older sweet souls. The costs of food and medications for the Hospice Bulldogs can add up fast over a year.
EBN created the Hospice Sponsorship, after learning about the tragic past of a beautiful sweet girl named Pearl. She had extreme medical needs and SCBR found her a perfect foster family to care for her until the time came for her to go to rainbow bridge. We wanted to help, so we thought, "What if we all band together to support Pearl, and cover her cost of food and medicine each month?"
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Sweetiehead crossed over to the rainbow bridge on November 23rd. With our hearts full of sorrow we knew it would be so hard but we really wanted Beverly to still have the gifts, so Abby sent them to her brother Otis to always remember her. It was with a heavy heart we got to see him with his gifts.
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Aug. 7 informational presentation on 68th and Waukomis property (PDF)
Starting in 2013, we engaged the community, our students, our staff and our parents to help us develop the long-range facility plan.
In April 2017, the community approved a no-tax-increase bond issue to fund the projects in the plan.
In October 2017, we broke ground on the new middle school.
In December 2017, we started the process of naming the new middle school and the new elementary school.
In January 2018, we started the process of choosing the first principal of the new middle school. We will assign the principal in June 2018 and the assistant principals in November 2018.
In March 2018, we named the principal of Hopewell Elementary, Dr. Melissa Hensley.
In summer 2018, the Board will set the criteria for redistricting all of our schools, from the elementary schools through the high schools.
By December 2018, the Board will make the boundary decisions for all our schools, K-12 (pending Board approval of the redistricting schedule).
In August 2019, we will open the new middle school and elementary school.
In November 2019, we will open our own facility for support services.
We will open our own facility for the LEAD Innovation Studio no sooner than August 2020.
In response to concerns from residents about our land at 68th Street and Waukomis Drive, the Board reviewed the master plan for the site. After public comment, the Board approved the plan.
Please check back here soon for answers to the most frequently asked questions from our Aug. 7 informational presentation about our property.
Natural beauty of this land:
Our plans work with the natural beauty of the land and leave as much of the wooded area as possible.
Line Creek Trail:
The section of the Line Creek Trail that runs along the edge of our property belongs to the city of Kansas City, Missouri, and we are excited to have this public amenity so close to our new schools.
Plans for this land:
Our long-range facility plan calls for this land to house Hopewell Elementary and the LEAD Innovation Studio, which is a high-school program. We will build the LEAD Innovation Studio so that, if we have enough enrollment growth, it can be the first phase of a third high school. Our current master plan for our land leaves a great deal of the wooded area untouched.
Environmental impact of our construction:
We will continue to use environmentally friendly building practices, just as we did with the construction of our last school, Tiffany Ridge Elementary. Our guide for these practices comes from the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. These LEED standards include sustainability and regional impacts.
Schedule for construction:
Construction recently began for Hopewell Elementary, so it can open in time for school in August 2019. Construction will begin in January for the LEAD Innovation Studio, so it can open in time for school in August 2020.
Goals for this property:
When we hired experts to develop the master plan for this property, we worked with them to develop goals for our projects:
Reports of plans to bulldoze the woods or put up a strip mall:
Our current master plan for our land leaves a great deal of the wooded area untouched. We have no current plans to bulldoze these woods or to sell to a developer. Because we do not yet know what our future enrollment growth will require, we do not know how we will need to use the land in the future or whether we will need all of it.
Need for schools:
For the last 30 years, the Park Hill School District grew at a rate of one or two percent each year. This slow, steady enrollment increase meant that we needed to keep building schools to avoid crowded classrooms. We spent the last five years planning to accommodate all the new students moving into our district, and we did this with a great deal of community participation. In April 2017, our voters overwhelming approved a no-tax-increase bond issue to fund building the schools our students need.
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Spanish Pubcaster to Invest $55 Million in Production in 2011
New projects from Daniel Monzon, Claudia Llosa and Bigas Luna on the slate.
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- The director of Spanish pubcaster Television Espanola Santiago Gonzalez announced the broadcaster will invest 41 million euros ($55 million) in 90 projects in 2011.
"Television Espanola is committed to financing on 90 projects, including features, documentaries and TV movies," Gonzalez said. "And 91 percent of all Spanish films aired on TV is on our channels. Our commitment to the industry is strong."
TVE's Head of Film Eva Cebrian said the pubcaster's investment in Spanish productions had dropped from 45 million euros in 2010 as Gonzalez highlighted the broadcasters adjustment to hard times and a two-year old business model that excludes advertising.
"We're aware of the situation in the industry, but our resources are what they are," Cebrian said.
This year's TVE slate includes top-tier features like Daniel Monzon's much-anticipated follow-up to prison drama Cell 211, called Murder Weekend, Daniel Calparsoro's Invasor (Invador), Jaime Rosales' Sueno y Silencio (Sleep and Silence) and Oskar Santos' iconic comic book character based Zipi and Zape and the Marble Club.
One of the biggest titles is undoubtedly Kanzaman's 21 million euro ($28 million) Cold Skin, to be directed by Hitman director Xavier Gens. Jesus Olmo is writing the screenplay as an adaptation of Albert Sanchez Pinol's novel about a weather official living on a remote, arctic island surrounded by strange eel-like creatures.
Other stand out features on TVE's list: Paco Plaza's prequel to the ever-popular [Rec] franchise, [Rec] Genesis, Bigas Luna's 6 million euro ($8 million) sci-fi, post-apocalyptic adventure Segundo Origen and Oscar-nominated director Claudia Llosa's upcoming Don't Cry, Fly.
In addition to 38 documentaries, TVE will back eight made-for-television products like veteran producer Agusti Villaronga's tv-movie Una Carta para Evita, set to start shooting in November with Carmen Maura and Nora Navas.
Speaking for the film producers association AEC, Gonzalo Salazar-Simpson emphasized that in a sector that is suffering a complex shift in consumption habits, TVE's commitment is often sufficient to green light a project.
"All the windows are shrinking," Salazar-Simpson said. "TVE's support is the most important anchor for many projects, not just because they strengthen the project, but because they support films that would not be able to exist otherwise."
TVE's announcement — made within the framework of the San Sebastian International Film Festival — came in a joint press conference with the Spanish producers' federation FAPAE.
FAPAE president Pedro Perez announced a restructuring of Spain's main film industry lobby into a confederation to allow it the flexibility to include other federations in a clear bid for strength in numbers during hard times.
The restructuring reflects the desire to include the PROA, the producer federation centered in Catalonia, which groups many of Spain's most prolific and international production houses. Some 16% of Spanish productions last year came from Catalonia.
"The incorporation of PROA comes at a very opportune time. The Catalan results are very clear. And after long talks, FAPAE will incorporate not only all local and national associations of the sector, but other federations as well. It's good news and shows that we speak with one voice despite our plurality."
Perez presented up-to-the-minute industry figures — including a 14 percent market share for domestic films on box office sales, twice last year's homegrown quota for the same period. Production has dropped some 13 percent, with 101 films shot this year compared with 116 from 2010.
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'The Collection' was started more than 60 years ago by McMaster Geography Professor Lloyd George Reeds and today consists of more than 130,000 paper maps, 18,000 air photos and 3,000 atlases. The collection also contains thousands of historical maps, many of which have been digitized and made available online in order to support research worldwide.
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CHAZY - Richard "Dick" Lewis has enjoyed a long career with the town of Chazy, but now he's moving on.
Lewis, who currently serves as the town highway superintendent, will retire June 30 from the position he's held since 2006. However, his service with the town dates back much further than that.
"I started out as a town assessor," recalled Lewis. "I ran for office back in 1979 and started in 1980."
It was in that position that Lewis said he learned one thing.
"Everybody wasn't always happy with their assessment," he said, laughing. "And, some still aren't."
Though the job of placing a value on a taxpayer's property can be one that has the potential of causing friction between the assessor and townspeople, Lewis said he doesn't recall ever having an issue with anyone over an assessment he gave.
"I really can't complain," Lewis said. "I've had a pretty good rapport with people in the town of Chazy. I never really had any knock down, drag out battles. And, I think that's because when I was an assessor I always tried to be fair and straight up with people."
Eventually, Lewis decided to try his hand at overseeing the town highway department. In 2005, after retiring from his town assessor job, he ran for office - and won.
"It was a three-way race," Lewis recalled. "I was a Republican running against a Democrat incumbent and an Independent. Luckily, I ended up with the win."
And, he did again in 2009, landing a second four-year term.
Though his term won't run out until Dec. 31, 2013, Lewis said he decided to step down from his position to focus more on his own business, Lewis Excavating.
"I've put it on the back burner for awhile, and I had to make a decision to either keep my job with the highway department or focus on my business," explained Lewis. "And, I've had my business since 1973. I didn't want to let it go."
As Lewis prepares to bring his career with the town to a close, he recently reflected on the accomplishments made on his watch, particularly with the highway department.
"When I started with the highway department, we were able to drop some positions to save money," Lewis said. "We were also able to find ways to cut down on the amount of fuel we used, saving us quite a bit of money."
The feather in the cap of Lewis' tenure, he said, was the recent receipt of a $339,000 state grant for the construction of a sand and salt storage facility. The structure, which is in the process of being engineered, is something Lewis and other town officials had been lobbying for several years to get.
"We had help from Melissa McManus for the gr nt writing process, and later help from Adele Douglas. If we didn't get the grant, I don't know how long it would've taken to build [the storage facility]," said Lewis.
Through "a really good crew" at the highway department and good working relationships with organizations like the local fire and emergency medical service departments, Lewis said his job was made much easier.
"That's important," Lewis said. "They all deserve a good 'Atta boy.'"
Town Supervisor Staub G. Spiegel commended a humble Lewis, saying he's sorry to see Lewis go.
"Dick has always been fantastic at his job, in both positions he's had with the town," Spiegel said. "He's had a great attention to detail and helped save the town a lot of money. I can't think of a better person who could have run his department this whole time."
The town will, however, now look to fill Lewis' shoes. Deputy highway superintendent Tim Lamica is expected to temporarily take over for Lewis upon his retirement. The position of highway superintendent - Lewis' unexpired term that ends in 2013 - will be put on the ballot for the November election.


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Fanatic ghost hunter searching for somewhere to stay? Or simply up for a fright this Halloween? Whichever the case, LateRooms.com, the discount hotels specialist, has compiled a list of some of the UK's ghostliest 'haunted' hotels, all guaranteed to go bump in the night…
Spook yourself silly at:
- Jamaica Inn, Cornwall
- Ancient Unicorn, Durham
- Coombe Abbey Hotel, Warwickshire
- The Bull Hotel, Long Melford, Suffolk
Over the years, tales have been told of ghosts wandering the corridors of these 'haunted' hotels, and with the properties finding visitors being drawn by rumours of paranormal activity and the possibility of seeing a spectre.
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The Jamaica Inn, Cornwall
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The Jamaica Inn has many unexplained sights and sounds including the sound of horses' hooves and metal rims of wheels turning on the rough cobbles of the courtyard. Uneasy footsteps have been heard pacing the corridors in the dead of night. There is a strange man in a tricorne hat and cloak who appears and then walks through solid doors. Many managers of Jamaica Inn have often heard conversations uttered in a foreign language. One of the most haunting stories about Jamaica Inn is the murder of a stranger. Many years ago, a stranger stood at the bar enjoying a tankard of ale. Upon being summoned outside, he left the half finished ale and stepped out into the night. That was the last time he was seen alive. The next morning his corpse was found on the bleak moor but the manner of his death and the identity of his assailant still remain a mystery. Previous landlords, upon hearing footsteps tramping along the passage to the bar, believe it is the man returning to finish his drink. In 1911 there was much interest and correspondence in the press concerning a strange man who had been seen by many people, sitting on the wall outside the Inn. He neither spoke nor moved nor acknowledged a greeting but his appearance was uncannily like the murdered stranger.
Ancient Unicorn, Durham
In the churchyard is the grave of Edward and Emma whose ghostly spirits have been regularly seen haunting the Ancient Unicorn. Their families were both innkeepers; the Wrightsons at the King's Head and the Railtons at the George (now the Unicorn). In 1713 Roger fell in love with Martha but faced with hostility from parents the pair had to meet in secret. On Shrove Tuesday 1713 fate stepped in and Roger fell ill from a serious fever. He begged to see Martha. Three days later he died. Martha died shortly afterwards of a broken heart and the two were buried together in one grave at St. Giles Church.
Coombe Abbey Hotel, Warwickshire
One of the most famous tales from the 12th century abbey is of Abbott Geoffrey, a monk who was brutally murdered at Coombe early in 1345. The murderer was never caught and it proved to be the downfall of the monastery. Visitors to the abbey have reported seeing a cowled figure floating around the grounds and his restless spirit is also believed to be responsible for items being flung about in the kitchens. One of the saddest tales is of a young gypsy girl whose footsteps can be heard pattering across the cobbles near the stables. It's believed she is Matilda, who fell pregnant to the master of the house who spurned her. The baby was stillborn and the young girl put a curse on the first born which said they would die before middle age. Strangely, the Craven family, who owned Coombe for 300 years until 1922, had no luck with their children and many died relatively young. Today there are frequent reports of mysterious draughts, doors slamming on their own, and an eerie presence. On occasion guests have been so frightened that they have ran out of their rooms.
The Bull Hotel, Long Melford, Suffolk
Once the watering hole of ghost hunter Harry Price, The Bull has reported multiple poltergeist activity, with bottles and china thrown across rooms. Footsteps have also been heard walking in empty rooms and dogs have been reported to act strange in the building. A common local story blames the ghost of Richard Everard, murdered in 1648 at the Bull.


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My Depression Was the Worst It Has Ever Been During My Pregnancy
What is a time of joy for many women was my darkest hour.
My college boyfriend and I shacked up off-campus, working multiple minimum wage jobs. On payday, we would surf the weekly circular while making an aspirational grocery list, and then sigh sadly, buy toilet paper and a lot of Ramen.
Even after I graduated and had my first job outside Boston, we would luxuriate in the best dinner out $30 could buy us once a month, which was all we could scrape together after rent, utilities and T passes. It was like winning the lottery.
Somewhere in your 30s, you go from longingly eyeing the local sushi joint wondering what that freedom feels like to finding yourself at a counter somewhere, seriously considering dropping $30 on a candle. (I call this Scented Candle Solvency Economics wherein you suddenly recognize how ridiculous it is to spend that much money on wax and make a donation to a shelter or your IRA instead.)
Regardless of your age, we have all been at that place in life, and I grew to learn over time how to bring whole foods and healthier foods to the table on what we could afford.
Embrace Seasonality
Tomatoes don't grow in December. Corn, sweet potatoes, squash, broccoli, garlic -- it all has a season and that's when it's cheapest. Cheaper than frozen, cheaper than fresh or canned.
Use growing charts to understand when that happens and take advantage. While it's hard, when close to the line, consider the idea of investing, and try to make this switch as soon as possible, piece by piece. Buy a box of tomatoes at the tail end of the season and freeze them for later in the year. Do it right, and you'll never have to buy another can. Learn to love your freezer and freezer bags.
While farmers markets have become, IMO, more expensive than regular markets, bargains can be found. In particular, I like swooping in the last day of any crop, end of day and offering them $X for what's left in the box. I did it with artichokes ($20 for about 30lbs which became marinated artichoke hearts to last into the millennium), tomatoes (tomato juice, sauce, salsa and just frozen whole tomatoes), spinach (blanched or creamed and frozen), kale (chips until the end of time!) and broccoli, cauliflower, beans, asparagus and peas (blanch and freeze).
Chop garlic or ginger, put into ice cube trays, fill with water, throw cubes into bags and toss one into your fry pan when you want some garlic. Use your oven to dry out fruits to eat dehydrated through the winter.
Embrace Whole Grains
There's a shopping philosophy that people cling to when close to the line, where it's about mass and shelf stability. They reach for boxed foods or ramen, or pasta or rice without considering the additional costs: to their health and also, the eggs, oil, milk or butter that you'll have to add and their costs.
A meal is really three pieces, protein, vegetables and grains. So it's not wrong to grab for pasta and rice, but skip Rice-a-Roni, anything in a blue box, or white pasta. Instead make it whole wheat pasta, and brown rice or basmati or whole grain rice.
Couscous and quinoa and bulgur, they cook up in many of the same ways as pasta and rice but are all around healthier without a big cost differential. Add flavor yourself, skip the preservatives-in-a-packet.
Embrace Thinking Whole
Each week, I make a whole chicken. I don't buy breasts or wings or anything broken up and wrapped in cellophane. We've been tricked into thinking its less expensive. Buy a whole chicken and roast it. On day 1, you enjoy roasted chicken. All the bones go into a stockpot with water and you get chicken stock.
On day 2, you throw chicken into some rice or pasta or salad. On day 3, you can throw anything left including the vegetables you made the chicken with into some stock and have soup. I do this EVERY week. Anytime you have meat or fish, you throw the bones into a stockpot and cover with water, and use the resulting stock or just freeze it, either in cubes or in just in Ziplocs.
If you're making chili, pasta sauce, stew, soup, we all bemoan the time and financial expense of cooking for one, so stop. Consider your grandmother and make more. Enough to freeze extra in small, reasonable amounts. I make tomato sauce once a year. Seriously. As soon as I could, I got a vacuum sealer and it's my favorite gadget to this day.
When you carve pumpkins at Halloween, don't you dare consider tossing those seeds! They are free, perfect protein. Wash them, dry them and roast them in your oven, then bag them and save for later. Squash too!
Always consider every single part of what you're eating, and how you might get more out of it.
Embrace Ingredients
I remember being entranced by fancy vinegars and oils and their ridiculous prices. I remember buying bottled drinks, iced tea mix and frozen orange juice, things that I could easily afford but never do now.
The purchase of very cheap Ikea bottles has eliminated the need for any. A pitcher of iced tea sits in my fridge all the time (a few teabags purchased online in bulk, in a pitcher of cold water, throw in fridge).
I make vinegars a few times a year by throwing cheap white distilled vinegar into a bottle with sliced cucumber or berries or herbs. Garlic oil? No problem: it's cheap olive oil (love Trader Joe's), simmered with garlic and thrown into a bottle.
An orange is probably better for you than orange juice, to say nothing of lemonade, ice tea mix or soda.
Embrace Alternative Protein
As a kid in Home Ec, we had an assignment to make a meal for six, completely balanced, on something like $12. Everyone went right to hamburger, but since I was vegetarian at the time, my group bitched and moaned until the teacher sent in the alternative ideas.
Beans, chickpeas, nuts and of course, tofu. Nuts always seem expensive until you compare them to meat or fish. Then they become reasonable. Beans are exceptionally affordable, particularly when you buy them dry. Chickpeas are insanely easy to throw into meals for a quick protein fix. Remember those seeds? Use 'em! Even when you're eating ramen, whisking in an egg is a great way to add some protein to it.
Embrace Organization
So here I am, advising you throw everything and anything in your freezer and pantry. If you're ever pulled something out of deep freeze wondering what the fuck it is, this may seem scary to you. The key is organization.
Always always label each and every single thing that goes in, including the date. But I go one step deeper into obsessive: I have a spreadsheet. When something goes into the freezer or pantry, I add it to the spreadsheet (hello, Google Docs). When I use it, it comes out.
When I don't know what to make for dinner? I consult the spreadsheet; it's like my own personal grocery. When I'm out shopping and am about to buy ingredients, I check the sheet from my phone to see if I already have it. Nothing in my freezer ever goes to waste or ever goes bad. Using this method, I make sure the things I preserve/can/dehydrate, etc last until the next summer.
Ultimately, there is no easy answer for how we solve the problem of providing fresh and healthy food for those living close to the line and I wouldn't dare be so egotistical to suggest I have the solutions. But each bit we try brings us closer to living healthier.
I know it's easy for someone to suggest you change the way you live when they're not living your life -- so I'm curious what you're doing. Tell me your suggestions, methods, and budgeting to eat healthier.


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You remember Angus MacGyver. As played by Richard Dean Anderson in the TV series, MacGyver was a mysterious special agent who, wielding not much more than a pocket knife, could get himself out of just about any jam.
Back before he defected from Portland, Ore.-based Wieden & Kennedy, creatives who worked with Larry Frey dubbed him MacGyver.
"He's one of those guys who can build a car from scratch," said Hank Perlman, a former W&K copywriter and now a commercial director. "Larry could do anything."
These days, Mr. Frey's mechanical inclinations, as well as those of his less dexterous partners, are being tested. An award-winning art director and creative director who spent 10 years at Wieden, Mr. Frey is one of three former employees of that shop who founded an agency called 180 in Amsterdam a year ago this month.
With Adidas-Solomon AG as its main client, the 26-person shop has set as its goal world-class creative that crosses borders for multinational clients.
The going will clearly be tough. For all their credentials as part of the Wieden/Nike axis, they'll still have to sink or swim on the strength of their current contributions to Adidas, an account they share with lead agency Leagas Delaney, London and San Francisco.
They'll also be competing not only with the big multinational agency networks but also the increasingly global aspirations of shops Fallon McElligott, Bartle Bogle Hegarty and, of course, Wieden & Kennedy itself.
The 180 partners' focus is clearly on the future, though for now they can't completely escape the past. The circumstances of their founding dismayed many agency people in the U.S.
Chris Mendola, then management supervisor on Nike in Wieden's Amsterdam office, and Alex Melvin, strategic planning director, were accused of planning to pitch Adidas while still on the payroll. They apparently exchanged internal e-mails about it. As a result, the two were fired in the summer of 1998 -- a move they said gave them the impetus to actually bid for a piece of Adidas' global account, reported to be in the $200 million range.
Mr. Frey joined them shortly after they were dismissed, a development that further upset people at Wieden. It didn't help that Mr. Frey was evasive about his plans and denied to several friends that he was talking to the pair when, in fact, he was. During that time Mr. Frey had resigned from Wieden, where he was helping run the Tokyo office, to pursue a career as a commercial director in New York; he also intended to do creative work on a free-lance basis.
The 180 creative challenge is heightened by the fact that, for the most part, the agency has produced little Adidas work seen in the U.S. or abroad. It has kept a relatively low profile, but 180 is looking to do a 180 when it comes to visibility.
The agency has produced a TV spot for Canon's sponsorship of a European soccer league; it produced a trade print ad campaign for MTV; it has gotten into a couple of encouraging pitches, one of which it lost -- for a Swatch assignment -- and another it's waiting to hear about -- for a French videogame marketer.
In addition to Messrs. Frey, Melvin and Mendola, 180 has as a partner Guy Hayward, another ex-Wieden account-sider who left the agency two years ago to join Octagon Worldwide, the sports marketing arm of Interpublic Group of Cos.
Mr. Melvin, 41, and Mr. Hayward, 35, are British, while Mr. Mendola, 33, and Mr. Frey, 45, are two of the three Americans that work at 180. In their efforts to create an agency that can work around the world, they've staffed 180 with a mixing bowl of nationalities and cultures.
Basing the agency in Amsterdam was no accident. The partners see the city as being more "European" than London, as having what Mr. Frey called "a great creative vibe" and a vibrant advertising community as well as being well located for European clients.
As for the key people, they have solid experience in the athletic footwear and apparel category. Mr. Mendola worked at what was then Chiat/Day, New York, on Reebok International before joining Wieden in early '92, while former agency insiders said Mr. Melvin was a highly respected and valued planner who played a key role in developing Wieden's hub-and-spoke system of service offices in Europe. And then there's MacGyver.
"What sets Larry apart is that he's a complete package," said Jamie Barrett, a former creative partner of Mr. Frey's at Wieden who's now creative director at Fallon McElligott, New York. "He could have been a writer, he's directed ads and he's a great manager."
Born in Seattle, Mr. Frey started his agency career at N.W. Ayer & Son's Chicago office in 1981, by which time he had been a junior high school art teacher in Washington state, a carpenter in Los Angeles and a journeyman machinist and welder in Alaska. He went from Ayer to Ogilvy & Mather's Chicago office, then on to Seattle and a job at Borders, Perrin & Norrander before joining Wieden & Kennedy in 1988.
During his years at Wieden, Mr. Frey worked on numerous campaigns for Nike and ESPN but is perhaps best known for the TV spots he did with Stacy Wall for Black Star beer, in which an entire fictional history of the brand was created for the advertising.
He also worked on the Michael Jordan-starring "Frozen moment" spot for Nike and ESPN's campaign with singer Robert Goulet for its NCAA basketball coverage.
Mr. Frey and his partners saw the chance to pitch Adidas as a means to achieve different goals. All were drawn to the sports category, and were intrigued by the prospects of having their own shop. But they were not trying to replicate what they did with Nike at Wieden, Mr. Melvin noted.
Actually, for Mr. Frey it was the chance to try and convey the Adidas story in a different creative style than that used by Wieden for Nike. There was the different tone of the companies themselves.
"Nike is clearly a more judgmental brand than Adidas," Mr. Frey said. In the land of the swoosh, "you're either good or you suck."
Mr. Frey cited the ad headlined "You don't win silver, you lose gold" from the 1996 Olympics ad campaign as a classic Nike position.
"I like it a lot, but it doesn't leave a lot of room for people that just want to run a couple of days a week," he said.
"The fundamental difference of the brands is that Adidas was built from the ground up in a very grass-roots way," Mr. Melvin said, "while Nike was built from the top down" with its heavy emphasis on major celebrity athletes such as Mr. Jordan, Andre Agassi and soccer star Reynaldo giving it credibility.
"If the brands start out from such polar opposites, then this isn't so much about doing it over than it is about finding a different pitch from the same category," he noted.
Mr. Frey also intends to use 180 as a launching pad for other creative pursuits. The agency has set up a film division called 360 to produce longer-format pieces of communication, and is setting up arms to handle interactive work and design.
For him, the choice to turn his back on Wieden was voluntary, as opposed to his partners, who found little choice but to start up their own gig after losing their jobs. He said one reason he did it was because he felt frustrated by Wieden's unwillingness to allow him to direct on the side while still working for the agency. He also believed that once he did leave to direct full time, he would automatically become persona non grata in Portland.
"Once you walk out the door, they tend to cut you off," he said of his former shop. "You're either on the bus or off."
Reaction to the forcible ejection from that bus of his two partners was definitely mixed. While Europeans didn't seem to get what all the fuss was about, in the U.S. it leaned toward shock and outrage that these upstarts could do such a thing to so principled an adman as Wieden President Dan Wieden.
"These guys were overseas, minding the store," said Ernest Lupinacci, a former Wieden copywriter. "It was like they were having an affair."
But to others, there was more to the situation -- it was more layered, more complicated. A combination of factors seemed to be at work.
A growing sense of disenchantment with how Wieden's top managers in Portland were running the business -- coupled with tense relationships with two of its most important clients, Nike and Microsoft Corp. -- contributed to making the Wieden & Kennedy of 1998 a different place than the agency of years before, several agency insiders contended.
Mr. Mendola was circumspect in discussing his and Mr. Melvin's travails, and declined to discuss any aspects of their split, citing an agreement he'd made with his former employer. But he did deny that he and Mr. Melvin worked on a pitch for Adidas -- nor did they contact the marketer -- while at Wieden.
"There's no way you could create a pitch while working 14 hours a day," he pointed out.
Mr. Melvin added that he and his partners had oddly benefited from the split.
"We wouldn't be here today if it hadn't blown up," he said. "I'd probably still be working at Wieden & Kennedy."
Certainly the prospect of switching allegiances from Nike to Adidas had its appeal -- Adidas is seen as a brand on the rise, while Nike has had more than its share of problems in key markets -- but it was made more attractive by the presence of Neil Simpson as global ad director.
Mr. Simpson had worked with Wieden's Portland and Amsterdam offices while he was with Coca-Cola Co.
The client executive said that the two shops, 180 and Leagas, operate on an "open door, roundtable" policy, and that he tries to "take the dynamic tension there is between agencies on our roster and use it in a positive, not a negative way."
He doesn't pit agencies against one another on the same assignment, Mr. Simpson pointed out, although he added: "The only rule is that if you don't crack it in the allotted time, I'm free to give it to the other shop."
His goal, he stressed, is to keep the agencies "focused on our brand, not on stealing the business from the other agency."
Mr. Simpson acknowledged that 180 has not actually produced much advertising in its first year on the account. He cited the long lead time the client traditionally has for new campaigns, and said that a lot of the work 180 shot this past summer will break in 2000.
Mr. Simpson reiterated that the hiring of 180 -- which beat out Casadevall, Pedreno & Partners, Madrid; BMP DDB and Circus, both London; and BDDP, Paris -- was meant to be an additional resource for Adidas, not a replacement for Leagas, which handles the business from its London and San Francisco offices. He wanted to make sure he retained Leagas' loyalty.
"They've played a big part in Adidas' recent success," he said.
Also, Mr. Simpson noted, he was not looking for a traditional, multinational agency solution; he wanted "something young and flexible that could be easily added on to the structure we have here." It was easy for 180 to fit in with Leagas.
"They added another dimension. They were so new, they didn't have any culture of their own," he said.
About 180's creative capabilities, Mr. Simpson said that one of its strengths is that "when you think of their output, you don't always think of traditional advertising. They come up with a communications response and it might not be a TV package."
He said this was reflected not just in how the agency partners approach the business, but in how they've staffed the agency with an eclectic group of talent, including designers and, in one instance, a novelist.
"And it's just what I'm looking for," he added. "The traditional media are steadily going to be dying over the next 10 years."
So far, the visible 180 work includes one TV spot that is a haunting pastiche of images of regular folks and star athletes in action. It uses an overlapping editing style and introspective lines of on-screen type set to a lyrical music score to urge viewers to find whatever fulfillment they can from sports.
Vince Engel, a longtime colleague of Mr. Frey's who is now exec VP-creative director of Lowe & Partners/SMS, San Francisco, said the key for 180's growth prospects will be "to let what they've got evolve and not try to be like some other agency.
"Wieden & Kennedy became [the success] it did not by any grand design," he added. "It was a bunch of individuals linked by a common goal, and these guys should keep [180] as loose as that."
But not too loose.
"There has to be some competitive feeling on the part of these guys to want to beat Nike and to beat their old agency," said Jerry Cronin, another former Wieden creative director who left to start his own shop, Bayless/Cronin, in


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