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IWA Mid South: The Early Years
Volume 1
10 Disc Set
IWA Mid-South October 10,1996 "Start of Something Big" (2 Disc Set)
- Shawn Casey vs. Ivory Nichols
- Gator McCallistar vs. The Outlaw
- 911 vs. Smokey Mountain Massacre
- Tracey Smothers vs. Reckless Youth
- Kick Boxer vs. El Perro (Mexican Death Matchl)
- Rocco Rock vs Bull Pain
- Mad Man Pondo vs Ian Rotten
IWA Mid-South December 26,1996 "Happy Helladay"
- Wild Child vs. Terrick the Great
- Tracy Smothers vs. Ian Rotten
- Shawn Casey w/ Dava vs. Chris Comet (Superkick Match)
- Bull Pain vs. Tommy Rich
- Rough Riders vs. Gator McAlister/Ox Harley (Gator turns on Ox)
- Ricky Morton vs. Doug Gilbert
- Mad Man Pondo vs. The Beast (Glass Xmas lights in the ring)
- Tommy Rich, Tracy Smothers & Ricky Morton vs. Ian Rotten, Doug Gilbert & Mad Man Pondo (Handcuff Match)
IWA Mid-South January 30, 1997 "Put Up or Shut Up"
- Roughriders vs War Machines (Pinfalls count anywhere)
- Taz vs Danny Dee
- Macho Man Ric Hogan vs. Tommy Rich
- Ian Rotten vs. Tom Burton in a shoot fight
- Chris Comet vs. Sean Casey
- American Kickboxer vs. Tarik the Great
- Ox Harley vs. Mad Man Pondo - thumbtack deathmatch - Finish Gets Cut Off
IWA Mid-South February 20, 1997 "Extreme Measures"
- Rough Riders vs. War Machines (Losing team splits up for 60 days)
- Gator McAlister vs. Ric Hogan
- Ricky Morton vs. Kip Morris
- Chris Comet vs. Shawn Casey
- Tarik the Great vs. Kickboxer (2 of 3 Falls for Light Hwt Title)
- Tommy Rich vs. Doug Gilbert
- Tom Burton & Ox Harley vs. Ian Rotten & Mad Man Pondo (Weapons Match)
IWA Mid South March 13, 1997 "Eddie Gilbert Memorial Show" - Louisville, KY (2 Disc Set)
- Opening Ceremonies
- Tower of Doom vs. Justin St. John
- Kip Morris vs. Bull Pain
- Tracy Smothers & Ace Madison vs. Gator McAllister & Rico Beatty
- Ricky Morton vs. Tommy Rich
- Four Corners Of Pain: Ian Rotten vs. Mad Man Pondo vs. Ox Harley
- Debbie Combs vs. Luna Vachon
- American Kickboxer vs. Tarek the Great
- Vladimir Koloff vs. Vampire Warrior
- Tommy Gilbert vs. Dory Funk, Jr.
- Chain Match: Terry Funk vs. Doug Gilbert
- Doug Gilbert Remembers Eddie
IWA Mid-South - April 3, 1997 "Crowning Of A Champion" - Louisville, KY
- Tower of Doom vs. War Machine #1
- Kip Morris vs. Mike Simpleton
- War Machine # 2 vs. Chris Kidd
- Ox Harley vs. Mad Man Pondo
- Ian Rotten vs. Tarek the Great
- Justin St. John vs. Bull Pain
- Kip Morris vs. Tower of Doom
- Chris Kidd vs. Ox Harley
- Ian Rotten vs. Bull Pain
- Ox Harley vs. Bull Pain vs. Tower of Doom
IWA Mid-South - April 17, 1997 - Louisville, KY "April Bloodshowers 97"
- Tyrin vs American Kickboxer
- Ox Harley vs Chrid Kidd
- Ian Rotten vs Kip Morris - Ians bloodiest match ever. Very sick. Blood pouring from his head like a faucet
- Rollin Hard vs Tower of Doom
- Bull Pain, Tracey Smothers & Kip Morris vs Mad Man Pondo, Ox Harley & Ian Rotten - Weapons Match
Bonus Disc
- Ian Rotten vs. Mad Man Pondo - Four Corners of Pain 3 (11/28/96)
- Ian Rotten vs. Mad Man Pondo - Light Bulb Match (12/5/96)


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Think of your iPad as a "YouTube remote" that gives you the ability to browse and stream videos to your TV while skipping the whole demoralizing traditional remote song and dance. As long as your iPad is on the same network as your Google TV, you can stream content seamlessly, similar to how Apple fans can stream iTunes content from their iOS devices directly to their AppleTV STBs. This feature has been available on the YouTube app for Android since late last year, now iOS users can climb on board.
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Apparant Attenuation & Fermentation Issue
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Apparant Attenuation & Fermentation Issue
This is a first for me. Put together a modified blond ale recipe with 6-row, 20L, 40L, wheat, and flakes oats adjunct. Total grain weight was just at 10 lbs. Maintain Mash temp between 152 - 160. A couple times the temp rose up to about 170-175 as I was using a new propane cooking system and was on the learning curve keeping the temp constant. After 60 min failed iodine test for starch conversion, ran another 30 mins, again failed, after another 30 minutes again the dark purple interface. So moved onto sparge, boil, primary. OG was a bit lower at 1.041 but batch size ended up at 5.5 gal. Fermentation noticed in air lock after about 12 hours, but was slow and steady at 10 - 20 vents per minute at peak. All my previous batches have had a real vigorous fermation cycle for at least 8 hours with 40-50/min but not this time, then slowed to 1/min at day 3. Opened up last night day 4 and moved to secondary with gravity reading at only 1.020. Without the proof of complete starch conversion and the atypical hydrometer readings I am looking for some thoughts. Wondering if the couple high temp spikes during mash caused problems or if the flakes oats (pre gelentaized) was an issue. Thanks for any ideas... SW - Gresham OR.
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Here's some things I thought of:
Is the room cooler than usual which would cause slower activity?
Is your fermenter a bucket? Maybe the lid's not on tight and CO2 is escaping through there?
Maybe average mash temp was too high causing you to have too many dextrins which are harder for the yeast to eat?
Is the room cooler than usual which would cause slower activity?
Is your fermenter a bucket? Maybe the lid's not on tight and CO2 is escaping through there?
Maybe average mash temp was too high causing you to have too many dextrins which are harder for the yeast to eat?
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I am thinking the last comment is probably the one as it is clear that there still was starch left in the mash and the temperature was higher than needed on several occasions, I am just not sure exactly what affect that has on the conversion process. The location of the fermenter is that same place in the house and is maintained around 66 - 70 degs. The lid may be an issue with the visual CO2 production in the vent but that does not explain the low F.G of 1.020. Another thought was that the real aggressive yeast fell out in the trub and was unable to work on the remaining sugars, so maybe I should of tried to resuspend before I racked to secondary. There was a pretty good amount of frogsh-t in the bottom of the bucket - at least more than I am used to seeing. So maybe I have a weak, starchy golden ale to choke down in a couple weeks, it smelled fine, I just hate when a batch doesnt go the way it is supposed to go !!
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by: Coutu, Diane L.; Law, Andy
Source: Harvard Business School
Though only five years old, employee-owned St. Luke's Communications has become one of the most talked about advertising agencies in the United Kingdom, increasing its profits eightfold. Chairman and cofounder Andy Law attributes the firm's success to its determination to continuously reinvent itself in a world populated by dot-coms and mega-ad agencies. St Luke's intends to revolutionize the way business is done and provide a credible alternative to the capitalism of both the old economy and the new. To that end, it pushes its people to take enormous risks. As Law says in this candid interview, 'We're fundamentally convinced that there is a connection between co-ownership, creativity, collaboration, and competitive advantage.' Safety and fear play key roles. No one has ever been fired for poor performance, so employees can feel secure about their jobs, but the firm requires people 'to peel away all the levels of their personalities....That's truly frightening.' Self-knowledge, Law says, 'is the DNA of a creative company in the creative age.'
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The uppers of the TotalOne skate offer Bauer's ALIVE composite material. As seen on the current ONE95 skate, ALIVE uppers are completely thermoformable, allowing the TotalOne to offer a true custom 360-degree fit. Fitted with the right size, the ALIVE uppers will form ideally around a medium to wide foot providing a custom fit that will reduce negative space in the boot, improving the player's fit and ultimately performance on the ice.
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Out of all the hockey companies, Bauer is known for spending the most money in R&D and it really shows in the TotalOne skate. However, I think my favorite feature of the TotalOne is probably the most low tech, inexpensive piece on the boot. Bauer has wrapped the top edges of the boot with a soft leather-like material. This alleviates abrasion high on the ankle during the break-in process of the boot. A feature once only available on custom pro boots is now part of the TotalOne's custom fit package.
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by Michael Caruso
Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, will launch its 10th anniversary season with a concert entitled "Fanfares, Suites and a Birthday Symphony" at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, in the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave. The concert will feature the largest orchestra Tempesta di Mare has ever assembled and will perform scores by Vivaldi, Boyce, Fasch, C.P.E. Bach and Rameau. The concert will also wrap up the "live in concert" series of recordings of the music of Fasch the ensemble has made for the Chandos label.
Co-founders and co-directors Gwyn Roberts and Richard Stone explained that the concert will literally open with a fanfare, Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach's "March for the Ark." The scoring features three trumpets and timpani and is nowadays most frequently performed as a stand-alone overture. In its day, however, it was probably intended as the overture for an oratorio referring to the Old Testament Ark of the Covenant of the ancient Hebrews and their entrance into the Promised Land of Israel.
The program also includes the American premiere of Johann Friedrich Fasch's "Overture in D," opulently scored for three trumpets, two horns, timpani, reeds and strings," according to Roberts and Stone. William Boyce composed his "Symphony in A" as part of the royal birthday celebrations for England's King George II.
The concert's most compelling performance will be that given Fasch's "Concerto in F," reconstructed by Richard Stone from two different sources — the fully orchestrated but incomplete manuscript and the complete "part books" for the players. Filling out the program will be Jean Philippe Rameau's "Les Fetes de Polymnie," recalling the French victory at Fontenoy in 1745.
For ticket information call 215-755-8776 or visit www.tempestadimare.org.
Concert Operetta Theater will present Victor Herbert's "Sweethearts" at 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 22 and 23, in the Academy of Vocal Arts Helen Corning Warden Theater, 1920 Spruce St. Jose Melendez is the musical director of the concert presentation and will conduct and accompany at the piano.
The cast includes Chestnut Hill native Megan Monaghan as Sylvia and Wyndmoor native Zachary Altman as Prince Franz. Monaghan now lives in Flourtown; Altman resides in New York City.
"Sweethearts" is best known from its 1938 MGM cinematic incarnation starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. The latter was an alumnus of Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music and took part in the American premiere of Schoenberg's "Gurrelieder" with the Philadelphia Orchestra in the Academy of Music under the baton of Leopold Stokowski, the orchestra's music director from 1912 until 1938. Much of the operetta's original score was cut from the film version.
Soprano Monaghan said that Victor Herbert's music is "true perfection. It offers the audience an escape within his soaring romantic melodies as well as moments of hilarious comedic musical genius." She added that in "Sweethearts," her character of Sylvia is multi-faceted, ranging from the stunning melody of the song "Sweethearts" to the sacred, solemn feeling of "The Angelus" to the hilarious "In the convent they never taught me that."
Baritone Altman added, "The most appealing thing about 'Sweethearts' is its unapologetic romanticism. The plot is your typical romantic comedy that's recycled every week in the movie theaters, but here is where it was done first and done better. The music sounds like a soundtrack to my grandparents' generation falling in love. To be able to hear it live is a rare treat. To be able to sing it is really something to savor."
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A large majority of atheists I know in the US refuse to refer to themselves as atheist, only because of the social stigma attached to the word and I feel this is a shame; it's a valid point, but still a shame.
We are often subject to such unfair generalizations as being without morals, selfish and even evil, and are discriminated against in many parts of the US.
People are afraid to "come out" for fear losing their job, or if they own a business they fear great losses in profit. Some people fear the loss of loved ones, friends and family who would shun and ostracize them because of a sense of religious duty, others fear being berated or constantly preached at by those who demand we respect their religious choices, but wont respect ours.
These fears are justified, it is not uncommon for atheists to be discriminated against and judged by believers of all faiths, due mostly to a misunderstanding of the definition of the word, and being brought up in a religion that teaches that we are generally immoral, or even in extreme cases, that we are actively trying to destroy religious freedoms and religion itself.
It is only through patient education that we can hope to find acceptance, this is why some of us have banded together to "Reclaim the Name" to raise awareness on the strides atheist and other secular groups are taking to help others, and to educate people on the meaning of the word "atheist" in order to detach the stigma that has been attached to it and encourage a more accepting view of the atheist community as a whole.
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But being a social pariah makes me feel like I'm more hip than the hipsters.
lol... but seriously, I would lose some entertainment.
I'm crap at being in the closet. If I were still Catholic, I'd be a pathological confessor. Sometimes I want to shout it from the mountaintop. Select people know. Despite my desire to be open about my atheism, I can't be 100% out. Being out as bisexual is enough of a challenge. My tenuous ability to support myself and my connection to my family are too important at this point in my life for me to endanger them. Maybe...once I've become more independent, I won't worry so much about these consequences. I support those who do come out...for what that is worth.
I forgot, I always tell people I am an atheist. Before I am a humanist, I am an atheist.


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We thought that the liaison between Karl Lagerfeld and his lunettes de soleil would have reached the status of inseparableness but this weekend, the Chanel and Fendi designer cheated on his infamous sunglasses! Lagerfeld dined with his bodyguard Sebastien Jondeau in Saint-Tropez without his most favorite Continue reading
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Child sexual exploitation is when people use the power they have over young people to sexually abuse them. In this video series experts explain who is most vulnerable, typical behaviour patterns of the abusers and how to spot the signs. You'll also get advice on what you can do if someone you know is at risk or has been a victim of CSE.
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Skip to comments.Dems Ask For Delay To Obamacare Med Device Tax They Voted For In The First Place
Posted on 12/12/2012 12:04:59 AM PST by Lmo56
In a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid, 18 Democrat senators and senators-elect have asked for a delay in the implementation of the Obamacare medical device tax. Like most of the significant tax increases in Obamacare, the medical device tax is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2013, conveniently after the 2012 presidential election.
Each of the 18 Democrat signatories voted for or supported Obamacare in the first place. And now they want a sweetheart exemption from one of its most onerous provisions. Even in Washington DC, that shows a lot of gall.
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Too much commie crap to swallow at one time...
Running for re election?
The exempt Dingy Harry runs Commiecare? Pretty scary...
What's the matter? Don't want those businesses in your hood to stop donating?
Drip, drip, drip, the un-ravelling of Obamacare continues. It's about the potential loss of votes. Down the road, they'll have to deal with the $750 fine soon to be foisted on young workers who have chosen to not have health insurance, who will have to fork it over or go get a policy.
Some thirty states will in the end not have a state exchange, and the federal exchange is not funded, nor will it be. This means there's no mechanism to help the poor acquire their insurance policy. Death blow to Obamacare, and possibly to Obama's popularity, if he pushes forward.
Why are these idiots asking for a delay?
The tax is onerous and stinking up the place.
Why arent they asking it be removed, made verboten, done away with.
Taxing the sick and handicapped , what a way to run a country.
Senator fill-in-the-blank -
You voted for a tax increase that would take effect after the election. Now that your candidate is re-elected you now want the tax implementation postponed? Why? Is it that you didn't anticipate the impact of the tax before you voted for it? Or was it an imagined thriving economy planted in wishful projections, where a medical device tax would get lost in the high clover? Perhaps you've got a blind spot for unintended consequences? Or maybe it is this: You think that just enough of us are just stupid enough. Any which way, the Affordable Care Act's foreseeable turmoil is just beginning to manifest itself. There's only so much you'll be able to walk back. So I suggest you keep your powder dry and wait until you see what else is in the bill. Maybe Nancy Pelosi can help you with that.
The House can put the repeal of that tax in a bill along with the repeal of the rest of that pile of crap. Tell Reid: "Here is what you asked for."
Interesting... look at the states these idiots are from:
Only one southern state, NC. And surprisingly, nobody from CA.
Link to the letter they signed:
Note that Lizzy Warren signed it as Senator - Elect.
Seems to me they may be "confused" as to how this tax will affect their bottom line dividend.
"confused" as in, we did not read the bill before we passed it. We thought it only applied to "THEM", not us.
Maybe they just have not found the way to "Pass the Tax" on yet and need more time.
Where is it written that one senator has the authority to delay the implementation of new laws?
Where are the republicans?
I will NEVER vote for another republican.
Nope. They supported it. They can deal with the consequences they denied existed.
Good point.
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The Houston Texans might just be the best team in the NFL. They sure looked like it on Sunday in Denver.
Houston jumped out to a 31-11 lead against the Broncos on Sunday, then withstood a late comeback attempt by Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning to hold on and win 31-25.
Few teams in the NFL have the kind of balanced offense that the Texans have. Matt Schaub had four touchdown passes and Arian Foster went over 100 yards, and the Texans showed once again that they can beat teams through the air or on the ground. This offense is really, really good.
And the defense is good, too. The Texans bottled up Broncos running backs Wills McGahee, Lance Ball and Ronnie Hillman all day, and for most of the game they bottled up Manning, too.
However, no one is going to bottle up Manning all day. If anyone doubts that Manning can still play quarterback at a high level, those doubts should have been erased in the fourth quarter in Denver, when Manning marched the Broncos down the field and threw two touchdown passes. Questions were raised last week about Manning's arm strength, but on Sunday Manning's arm looked fine. He threw the ball well and had a particularly good pass to Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas in the end zone late in the fourth quarter, a pass that would have put the Broncos right back in the ball game except that Thomas couldn't get his second foot down before stepping out of the back of the end zone.
Unfortunately, by the time Manning finally got the ball back with a chance to win the game, there were only 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and he was backed up on his own 14-yard line. That was too much to ask for even Manning.
Still, Manning and the Broncos still look like a good team, even with a 1-2 record. They just don't look as good as the undefeated Texans.


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Originally the MM5000 shoulder and thigh pads were made from bandanas and D-rings. However, it's been quite a hassle. They slide off while playing, they take a long time to put on and are equally annoying to take off.
So the solution to this problem is to create a vest interface that is much easier to put on and off. And not only does the vest add to the "rocker" feel of the game, but also it provides a nice surface to mount the sensor pads on to. I found some RJ50, also known as 10P10C cables, which have 10 conductors. They look like ethernet cables and fit into a similar looking jack. These jacks I will place on the vest and the console box. Colin Leipelt constructed the muslin version (center) from paper patterns (right) that I made off of the terribly hideous looking vest (left) I got from a thrift store. I have revised the paper pattern since then to give a more "rocker", jean-jacket vest type feel silhouette-wise. The vest will be made from black denim and will be appropriately distressed.


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The theme of the day is state and local transportation policy, specifically focusing on roads, cars, and bikes.
First, Todd Scott at M-Bike.org alerts cyclists to a couple of poorly conceived bills introduced in Michigan's Republican-controlled state House:
First, House Bill 5300 would transfer funding from the current Michigan Transportation Fund (MTF) to the Commercial Corridor Fund (CCF) over an 8 year period. The MTF and CCF distribute funds to counties, cities, and villages. The MTF requires 1% of the funding to be spent on non-motorized facilities like bike lanes and sidewalks. The CCF has no such requirement.
So rather than remove the 1% requirement in law, legislators are simply creating a new fund without the requirement and shifting the money… (I)t has been a long standing goal of the County Road Association of Michigan to remove this requirement.
Todd writes of the second bill,
The current road funding is generally distributed based on the miles of roads. House Bill 5303 would change that to distribute funding based on motor vehicle miles traveled or VMT.
Counties and cities that require people to drive more and longer distances will be rewarded. There will be a financial disincentive for counties and cities to promote public transit, biking and walking as they'll receive less money.
Forecasts from MDOT show the city of Detroit would see some devastating funding cuts as a result… The City has already testified against this change.
Ironically enough, the bill's sponsor is former City Councilwoman Alberta Tinsley-Talabi.
I'm less than surprised than Todd about Rep. Tinsley-Talabi, who was one of Kwame Kilpatrick's reliable supporters and, along with Martha Reeves & Barbara-Rose Collins, one of the dimmer bulbs when she served on the City Council.
Todd concludes,
We recommend you contact your state representative and state senator to let them know you oppose removing the 1% requirement and oppose distributing road funds according to vehicle miles traveled.
These bills have been out for more than a couple months now. We can't afford to keep sitting on the sidelines.
Turning to local politics, Ann Arbor city councilman Mike Anglin notably dissented from his colleagues on two automotive-related votes at Monday's city council meeting.
According to the Ann Arbor Chronicle, he was joined only by Councilwoman Jane Lumm on one, "a request to the Michigan Dept. of Transportation to convert the segment of Jackson Road between Maple Road and South Revena from four traffic lanes to three":
Benefits of the lane conversion cited in a staff memo accompanying the resolution include: (1) safe deceleration in the middle lane for left turns; (2) elimination of lane weaving; (3) uniform speeds and the resultant traffic-calming effect; (4) reduction in number and severity of crashes in a number of categories; (5) potential extra width for bicycle lanes; and (6) potential creation of additional marked pedestrian crossings.
The memo mentions several successful 4-to-3 lane conversions in Ann Arbor: South Main (Ann-Arbor Saline to Eisenhower); Platt (Packard to Ellsworth); Packard (Stadium to Jewett); Huron Parkway (Nixon to Plymouth); West Stadium Boulevard (Seventh to Pauline); and Green (Plymouth to Glazier Way).
In the second, he was alone in voting no on a change to downtown parking regulation:
At its April 2, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council approved the policy by which the minimum required parking component of developments in the downtown D1 and D2 zoning districts can be satisfied off-site from the development. The city is using the acronym CIL for "contribution in lieu" to describe the option. The idea could be familiar to some readers as PILOP, or "payment in lieu of parking." The sole vote against the resolution came from Mike Anglin (Ward 5).
If not provided on-site, the policy allows some of the minimum required parking spaces to be provided with one of two basic strategies: (1) commit to a 15-year contract with the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority to purchase monthly permits in the public parking system at a rate 20% greater than the ordinary price; or (2) pay $55,000 up front before a certificate of occupancy is issued. [.pdf of parking payment in lieu policy]
From my perspective the ideal reform would be to eliminate the outdated and wasteful minimum parking requirements altogether. While I'd like to think that was the motivation behind Mr. Anglin's "nay" vote, his vote against the Jackson road diet suggests a rather old-fashioned protectiveness toward the perceived interests of motorists. We'll have to wait for the Chronicle's full report to fully ascertain his calculus, however. In the meantime, I'd like to recognize my own Ward 3 council reps, Stephen Kunselman & Christopher Taylor, for what seem like prudent votes on both these proposals.


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|Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Amelanchier alnifolia, Nutt. (A. canadensis var. alnifolia, Torr. & Gray). Fig. 187. Shrub with rather stout upright branches, to 10 ft.: Lvs. broadly oval to oval- truncate or subcordate at the base, 1-1¾ in. long, coarsely and sharply toothed rarely below the middle, floccose-tomentose at first, very soon becoming glabrous: racemes many-fid., upright, short and dense, slightly tomentose at first; fls. rather small; petals oblong to narrowly oblong, ⅓-½ in. long; sepals short: summit of the ovary woolly: fr. nearly black, bloomy. May; fr. in July. Mich, to Ore. and Wash. S.S. 4:196. S.F. 1:185; 5:415. G.M.52:143 (habit). Var. florida, Schneid. (A. florida, Lindl. A. oxyodon, Koehne). Lvs. and racemes glabrous or nearly so from the beginning. B.R. 19:1589. Var. pumila, Schneid. (A. canadénsis var. pùmila, Nutt.). Glabrous like the preceding var., but very low and stoloniferous.
Pests and diseases
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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Zebedee Receives Fulbright Award, Continuing Clarkson University Tradition of Fulbright Scholars
Clarkson University Associate Professor of Finance Allan A. Zebedee has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to visit the University of Roehampton in London, England, for the fall 2013 semester.
The Fulbright Scholar Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State and is designed to promote "mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries of the world."
Clarkson University has a long tradition of supporting the Fulbright program with six faculty members participating in the program over the past five years, visiting countries on four different continents, including South Korea, Croatia and Uganda. Zebedee's Fulbright Scholar grant represents the 34th Fulbright Award granted to Clarkson University faculty.
While in London, Zebedee will conduct research examining corporate scandals and the interplay between government regulations, corporate governance, and executive behavior, with a particular focus on differences between the United States and the United Kingdom.
"Despite the increased globalization of our financial markets, large corporate scandals surrounding executive compensation have for the most part been limited to the U.S. financial markets," says Zebedee. "Why? One explanation is clearly regulation, but while in London I will be examining alternative explanations, including differences in the corporate governance structures in the U.S. and U.K."
"Supporting the Fulbright Scholar program is important to Clarkson University in our pursuit of excellence in both research and teaching," says Clarkson President Tony Collins. "The exposure our faculty gain through global experiences like the Fulbright program helps promote a richer more diverse environment for our students. We are especially excited for Professor Zebedee as he moves to London in pursuit of his research interests and look forward to his returning to campus to share his experiences with our community."
"The School of Business is proud to have another faculty member recognized as a Fulbright Scholar," says Dayle M. Smith, incoming Dean of the School of Business. "Professor Zebedee's experience abroad will prove invaluable to our students as it helps them to gain a better understanding of how different cultures do business." Smith was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Hong Kong in 2010-2011.
Zebedee received his Ph.D. degree in economics from the University of California at San Diego under the direction of Nobel Laureate Robert F. Engle. Prior to joining Clarkson, Zebedee taught at San Diego State University and was an economic fellow at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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Gosh, how I love this...and you're whole family.
You know who your daughter reminds me of the most?
I went through a period when I did not want my parents to show anyone pictures of me as a little girl because I loved running around in undies and nothing else. Now I see this and am transported to a different time and place. And it's good.
I wish I could still run around in my underpants.
What a great picture!
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When Flora B. Roberts began her twenty-four year career as chief librarian of the Kalamazoo Public Library in February 1918, she found the library in complete disarray. Her initial lofty goals were to recatalog the entire 50,000 volume collection, complete a reregistration of all borrowers, and "unify and cement the Kalamazoo Public Library system." Before Miss Roberts came to the library, it was simply a book collection in a building; her administration turned the Kalamazoo Public Library into a fully-functioning city institution.
One of Flora Roberts' favorite duties as chief librarian was writing the annual reports. She detailed the previous year's activities, and wrote about her plans for the upcoming year. Her personality as a strong, well-educated, progressive woman shines through in these reports. She was the first formally trained librarian at the Kalamazoo Public Library.
"… we must never lose sight of the fact that the print we issue is the product of the mind, and ofttimes of the soul of the writer, and it carries its message to the mind and soul of the reader; and the stuff of which minds and souls are made cannot be measured by figures."
—Flora Roberts, 1918 Annual Report
Miss Roberts' driving goal was to inform people about services the library provided, in order to meet needs they may not even have known they had. To this end, she oversaw a publicity campaign. Starting in 1918, each week the Kalamazoo Gazette published an annotated list of around one dozen new books the library had added to its shelves. Additionally, Miss Roberts and reference librarian Miss Jeanne Griffin gave public talks to clubs around the city to promote the library. In 1922, the library added a telephone service, in which patrons could have their reference questions answered by phone. "The best advertisement for any concern is a satisfied customer," wrote Roberts in her 1921 annual report. She continued her publicity efforts during her entire career. Notably, she arranged the scenarios for the 1939 Kalamazoo Public Library promotional film.
Due to Roberts' planning, the Kalamazoo Public Library offered a class which trained apprentices in librarianship. The students would then go on to work at the library, or to continue on to a more formal library school education. For six weeks in July and August each year, beginning in 1920, students learned the fundamentals of library work. In the early years, classes were taught by professors of library science, such as Florence R. Curtis of Drexel Institute, but in later years the public librarians conducted the classes themselves. Often the students would work at the Kalamazoo Public Library as part-time assistants while taking the class.
Flora Roberts was a forward-thinking woman. In her annual reports, she often wrote about the need for expanded and updated library facilities. She strongly believed that the main building was woefully inadequate and extremely overcrowded. In 1924, she added in her report that when she was hired, she had told the administration that an addition would be needed within the next five years. She created a vision of the library over the next thirty years, and what would be needed to make it come to light. She foresaw the need to purchase the Peck and Kauffer properties, and the founding of an art center (the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts) and a museum (now the Kalamazoo Valley Museum) as distinct entities not as part of the library. She believed these things would place Kalamazoo as a cultural center, beneficial to future generations.
In 1929, under Miss Roberts' guidance, the Kalamazoo Public Library became the first library in the country to provide a film service. In cooperation with the Art Department, two years later, Miss Roberts oversaw the creation of a movie-rating system. The Kalamazoo Public School PTA found these ratings an invaluable resource.
The Great Depression led to a marked increase in activity at the Kalamazoo Public Library, and increased the work done by the staff. In 1930, Roberts wrote, "To many these have been months of anxiety and uncertainty; months when courage has been baffled, and morale at a low ebb. And so hundreds who have not been readers have turned to books this year." People were checking out books for many different reasons, from learning new skills, to a free diversion from the problems of the time. Many patrons were using reading as an escape, and requests for help came from discouraged citizens.
Roberts reviewed her accomplishments over the past 15 years in her 1932 report. Over those years, the Washington Square Branch was built, the Peck and Kauffer properties were purchased, the Kalamazoo Museum and Art Institute were established, classroom libraries in four schools were started, and many new tools were added to the Reference Department. The local history and vital records collections were aided by funds from the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the County Historical Society. Each summer they conducted the apprentice class, and as of 1932, seventeen of those young professional women continued on to formal library school. Costs had also increased, and Roberts was involved with balancing growth in lending as well as growth in costs.
Miss Roberts retired effective 1 July 1942. In her final report she wrote, "The work has consequently expanded, harmony prevailed, and cooperation was bred in a friendly atmosphere." She had high hopes for the future of the Kalamazoo Public Library, and was confident that future generations would be enriched by the work done by chief librarians who came after her.
Before settling in Kalamazoo, Roberts moved frequently. She was born on 26 September 1872, in Milford, Michigan, an agricultural village in Oakland County, the daughter of Elizabeth Hinckley Roberts and Ely C. Roberts. Like many early Michigan residents, her parents had roots in New York state. By 1880, Miss Roberts and her parents were living in Davison, Michigan. Her father was a grain dealer; it is perhaps this occupation which necessitated their somewhat frequent moves. Roberts did her undergraduate work at the University of Michigan, and her graduate work at the Library School of Drexel Institute in Philadelphia. Drexel was a coeducational private university; its library school is the oldest continuously running library school in the country. Miss Roberts devoted her life to education and her career. After graduating from Drexel, she moved to Evanston, Illinois, where she was a librarian at Northwestern University. Shortly after that, she worked at Michigan State College – now Michigan State University – where she set up their catalog system.
From 1904 until 1910, Flora Roberts honed her skills at State Normal School (University of Central Missouri) in Warrensburg, Missouri. She succeeded Miss Anna Powers, and "Organize[d] an unorganized collection." She was also the secretary of the Missouri Library Association during her time in Warrensburg. Her connection to state library associations was a theme that continued throughout her life.
Her obituary in the Kalamazoo Gazette stated that she also worked in Superior, Wisconsin, where she was treasurer of the Wisconsin Library Association, and in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, where she was secretary of the Pennsylvania Library Association. The dates for her work at these libraries are unknown. By 1910, Miss Roberts had returned to Michigan, where she was living with her family in Durand, a small village between Flint and Lansing.
Flora Roberts was well-known in Kalamazoo for giving speeches, in her free time as well as in her capacity as head librarian. In 1922 alone, she spoke at the People's Church in Kalamazoo, presided over the Michigan Library Association conference in Detroit, gave a lecture during the Kalamazoo Semi-Centennial Celebration, and a presentation at the Ladies Library Association about the history and origin of the library. From 1922 to 1923, she was president of the Michigan Library Association.
Miss Roberts loved to travel. She traveled frequently within the country for her work, and overseas for personal enjoyment. In 1927 she traveled by ocean liner to England, in 1929 to France, and in 1938 to England once again. She took these trips with her friend Ellis J. Walker, a nurse who was the director of the student health center at Western Michigan University for many years. 1928 saw her giving the graduation address to a class of thirty at the Los Angeles Public Library School.
All through her life and after retirement, Flora Roberts continued to be active in the community. In 1942 Kalamazoo College awarded her an honorary Master of Arts. An active member of the First Presbyterian Church, she also belonged to the Council of Social Agencies, the City Planning Commission, the Kalamazoo Centennial Committee, the Altrusa Club, and the Current Events Club. She died on 19 January 1957, in Northville Township, a suburb of Detroit.
Written by Devin Erlandson, Kalamazoo Public Library Intern, August 2012.


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Emily Frazier assists Marilyn Martin in the Elementary I program. She received her 6-12 year old certification from the Houston Montessori Center (HMC). This is her second year teaching at MSGL. Before that she taught for 9 years at Montessori Children's House in Fort Worth, TX in both the Lower and Upper Elementary classrooms.
Because I love learning, I love teaching.
I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and have my AMS 6-12 certification
How do you think a Montessori education benefits children?
What is your favorite thing about working with children?
What is your most memorable moment as an educator?
How did you first become involved with Montessori education?


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You know what? I just want to see some nutbars in drift cars do some loud-ass burnouts and pull some huge skids. Oh look, here's a video of just what I'm looking for.
It's a Hoonigan video, so it shouldn't be a surprise that it's full of nothing but hoonage. And it's just part one of five. Sweetness.


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I'm working on a novel right now in which I have an 18 yr old protagonist.
It's a dystopian novel about a futuristic version of the United States in which the country is in complete and total peace: no war, no crime, nothing. Behind the scenes, though, is a secret government initative that's actually the ones working to keep the peace. The main character, Riley, is recruited into the program when she graduates high school.
To me it feels very YA in nature. It's about a young girl figuring out about her birth parents and her past who's dealing with boy crushes and girlfriends and things like that. But she is 18. Is that too old to be a YA protagonist?
And if this isn't a YA novel what is? Regular fiction? Sci-fi? Fantasy?
Any help would be appreciated


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The first conclusive study of women and tattoos Bodies Of Subversion: A Secret History Of Women And Tattoos by Margot Mifflin has been released, and it shows that love 'em or hate 'em tattoos are on the up. New statistics released last week show that for the first time ever, the number of tattooed women in the US overtook the number of tattooed men, with 23 per cent of women and 19 per cent of men getting inked.
From Chinese good luck symbols to roses on shoulder blades, tattoos are now everywhere you look. But where did the love of body art start? The book reveals that the first white woman to ever get inked was Olive Oatman back in 1958. 'She was raised by Mohave Indians after her family was killed on a trip from West Illinois,' Margot Mifflin exclusively tells us in the new issue of Grazia (out now). 'The tribe tattooed lines on to her chin, because they believed it would ensure her passage to the afterlife.' She kick-started a trend and women started being tattooed. Read on for more fascinating facts about the history of tattoos and pick up the latest issue for more from Margot.
5 facts about women and tattoos
1. In the last decade, the number of tattoo parlours in Britain has doubled; it's thought more than 20 million people in the UK now have one.
2. In the 19th century, society women were secretly getting tattooed and Queen Victoria was rumoured to have a tattoo of a Bengal tiger fighting with a python
3. Winston Churchill's mother, Jennie, had a snake tattooed around her wrist
4. The first female British tattooist Justine Knight opened for business in 1921
5. Tattoos received a revival in the 70s with the feminist movement
Read the full feature 'The Girl With The First Tattoo' in this week's issue of Grazia by Zoe Beaty
Read more fashion and beauty news on graziadaily.co.uk
See what's in the latest issue of GRAZIA magazine
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About Me
- About Jordan
- Biography
- Another military man who loves the off road life but doesnt have the money to enjoy it the way I wan
- Location
- Ft Wainwright
- Interests
- My kids, Anything off road, and starting to try to pick up music
- Occupation
- Army
- Rigs
- 2008 Nissan Xterra, Stock but planning a 3 inch lift and 33s
Just purchased a 2012 Ford F150 Rapt
- 2008 Nissan Xterra Off Road. Full Titan Swap, 33s,
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Raising money for my last startup was humbling, frustrating, time-consuming. But that part was okay: any highly selective process will be humbling, frustrating, and time-consuming. The part that really bothered me wasn't that it took so much time, but that so much of that time was a complete and total waste. In almost all of the VC meetings, we did not leave with a check. But in some 80% of the meetings we also did not leave with any insight as to why not*.
The best VCs listened to us and then gave us some insight into their thinking. Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham actually said no to us and then worked through their thinking about what we were doing in great and helpful detail. Josh Kopelman and Howard Morgan told us it wouldn't work, told us exactly why, then invested, and--after that--introduced us to people who helped us fix the flaws in the plan. But many others gave us either no response at all ("we'll get back to you") or generic non-responses ("we'd like to see more traction.")
We had a pretty firm idea of the problem we wanted to solve, but we were somewhat flexible about how we would solve it. We used the feedback from the money-raising process to hone our ideas. When we got no feedback, we felt we had given the VCs critical market intelligence and gotten nothing in return.
One of my ideals when I started investing was to always provide feedback when I said no. But here I am four years in, going through the pitches that piled up last week while I was on vacation. I'm finding it hard to live up to that ideal. I'm saying no to companies that I don't have a concrete reason to say no to. After a bit of introspection, I think that finding a reason to say no is not really how I make the hard decisions.
I have a tangible reason to say no to some 85% of the pitches I see, and I say yes to less than 2% (some of these I don't end up doing because we can't agree on a deal.) Here's a swag at how my dealflow works out:
- 40%: No; I do not know your market well enough to help you succeed (also known as I do not know your market well enough to make a good decision about investing);
- 20%: No; I do not think your idea will work and I can't see where else you will be able to put the technology you're building to work/you are completely inflexible about entertaining other potential markets for your technology/you are too flexible about where you will put your technology to work (the "we're a platform!" syndrome);
- 10%: No; You are creating something merely better, not different;
- 5%: No; You have the wrong team/your team does not seem to gel/you do not seem to think you need a team at all/you are coding in .NET;
- 5%: No; Other explainable reasons;
- 5%: No; Bad**;
- 13%: Meh;
- 2%: Like.
The rub is in the penultimate 13%. These are companies that I don't have a real reason to say no to, companies where I analytically think they have a venture-capital-winner expected value but where I just can't get excited about them. The reality is that with these companies--and, in fact, with all companies--I am not looking for a reason to say no; I am looking for a reason to say yes. With the 85%, there is a glaring reason why I can't say yes. With the 13%, I just can't get the word to come out of my mouth.
For the companies I can easily say no to, some dimension of their plan (team, market, vision, product, customer, etc.) does not rise above my threshold of yes. For the 15%, all aspects do. Analytically the fitness function then necessarily also rises above my threshold.
The difference between the 'meh' and the 'like' is that the 'meh' companies are good enough in all aspects but not great in any of them. The 'like' companies are the ones where they really excel in at least a couple of ways: a great team, a big market, a compelling vision. I try to select not just for how good a company is, but how good it will be. It's easy to improve along one dimension, it's possible to improve along a couple of dimensions, but it's almost impossible to improve along all dimensions. The companies that are just good enough in all dimensions need to improve in all dimensions. The companies that are great in a few just need to improve in a few others, not all, to be great overall.
In fact, some of my favorite companies are the ones that may not even rise above the threshold in one or two dimensions but make up for it by having a superstar team or a gigantic market or a world-beating vision. These are the companies that have a shot at being legendary.
I don't know what to say to 'meh' companies after they pitch me. It's hard for you to recover from a "we're not so bad" pitch. But if you're dreaming up your startup right now my recommendation is to be good at everything, but to be insanely great at something. That's what gets me excited.
* And, I should note, the founding team knew the venture market inside and out. We had done our research on which firms to approach based on what they were interested in, which partners to approach, had pre-sold the idea before the physical meeting, had customized the deck to highlight the aspects that particular firm/partner could grab onto most quickly, etc. Highly suggested in any case.
** My dealflow right now is pretty highly curated so I don't get a lot of pitches that are just, well, bad. Not to be judgemental. Bad, to me, is a founder who simply does not know what they're doing: a non-coder trying to enter a market either (i) that they just don't know anything about--generally where they've had a bad customer experience but have not done the research to understand the institutional framework behind the root cause, (ii) where there are great companies already doing exactly what they want to do and they've never heard of them, or (iii) that is so small that even revolutionizing it will create almost no societal value. Or, they could give a damn about creating societal value, they just want to make some money quick.


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PREFACE: One of the least used tools and processes in Photoshop are the pen tools and vector drawing. People just seem to forget them in Photoshop in favor of Illustrator. Fatma sent in this five-page article which was originally called Draw a cute elephant in photoshop. There are lots of images, and extensive instruction -- but once we ran the tutorial and dug into it's lessons it became clear that the true value of this tutorial is not drawing an elephant -- but rather discovering the true flexibility of the drawing tools in Photoshop. So we renamed the article.
The tutorial is generated in Adobe Photoshop CS, but most of the techniques are valid in most versions of Photoshop after version 6. Some of the menus have changed since CS3, but that's just Adobe's way of 'churning' for upgrade revenue -- the techniques remain valid.
By the end of this tutorial you will be able to :
- Use the shape tools.
- Combine shapes.
- Create and edit paths.
- Use simple shapes to create complex shapes.
Draw a cute elephant in photoshop
Fatma Alemadi
In this tutorial you'll learn how to draw a cute elephant using basic shapes and using the pen and path tools in photoshop to create a re-sizable file.
During this tutorial we'll be using pop-up windows for many of the diagrams. If this link doesn't work, turn on pop-ups in your browser. Here is the full version of the final result
Here is a list of the tools and menus we'll use, along with a diagram of basic pen tool vector work.
Step 1: Basic head shape
Create a new document. In this project the final result will be a vector drawing which mean it can be re-sized to any size without using the resolution so I start with a relatively small size around 600 by 600 pixel.
- Change the foreground color to #c2d0d0. Draw a circle.
- We want to draw a new shape on the same layer you can click shift once and start drawing the new oval shape using the Ellipse tool or make sure the layer is selected, click on Add shape and draw your new shape.
- Now choose the direct select tool (or press A).We need to edit the points. Pull the top direction point on both side upward (Look at #3 above)
- Push the other 2 low direction points inside.
Now hide this layer to work on the trunk next.NEXT: Draw the trunk, fit to the head...
... continues on the next page!


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Heman needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 125 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
United Corporate Solutions
I have and accounting degree and I have been an accountant for over 8 years and but now I am ready to move on to my own company I will be outsourcing a bulk of the work.
Small to mid-size business,
I want a logo that will look professional that is creative and that will be eye catching when it comes to branding. You can use any colors but please limit it to three. Thanks. Feel free also to use the abreviation of the name UCS when designing the logo. Good luck may the best designer win. My favorite colors are dark blue, red and white
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Brian Urlacher isn't sorry for congratulating Danieal Manning for intercepting Jay Cutler
Some "knucklehead" Chicago Bears fans, probably the same ones who thought Charles Tillman should play Sunday night even if his wife went into labor in the pregame, were upset with linebacker Brian Urlacher for congratulating his former teammate and current Houston Texans safety Danieal Manning on a first-quarter interception.
Urlacher was asked about these types of fans and their reactions on The Waddle & Silvy Show on Monday and goes off on a rant. It's worth reading the whole thing. (Transcription via ESPN Chicago.)
"That was a nice play. I could give a crap about what people think on the street. Get mad at me all you want, I could give ... I could give a crap about what people say. Danieal Manning is a friend of mine, he was a teammate for five or six years, and that's the way it is. He made a catch and was running toward the sideline to say something to Coach, so I walked out there.
"The guy had a good game, he caused a fumble, had a pick. He's my friend. I wish he wouldn't have caught it, but he did, so nice play to you. I don't give a crap about what fans or people say, they can kiss my butt. I don't care.
"When the ball is snapped I want to tackle the other guy, the other team is my enemy. I don't want any part of being a friend. I'm not going to take it easy on the guy when he catches the football and not try and hit him because he's a friend of mine. It doesn't happen. Take [former Bears and current Panthers tight end] Greg Olsen. If he catches the ball I'm going to try and (tackle him). He knows that, and he's going to try and make me miss. And Greg is a good friend of mine as well.
"When the play is over, it's over. It's not like I have to go out there and be a jerk to him because it's during the game and I'm a tough guy. That's not the way it is. They're my friends. Between the whistles I'm going to try and get them, and when the play is over we'll go back to doing whatever.
"It's just dumb that people think that. 'Why did you help that guy up after you tackled him?' Because I wanted to. What's the big deal? 'Butkus would have never done that.' Well, I'm not Dick Butkus. I'm Brian Urlacher, and sometimes I help people up. Sorry if that (ticks) you off."
I'm writing this while watching a Novak Djokovic-Roger Federer tennis match. Djokovic just clapped his racquet after a breathtaking shot by Federer. By the logic of folks angry with Urlacher, Djokovic clearly isn't rooting for himself to win.
Remember fans, teammates can remain friends, provided one of those teammates is not Kevin Garnett.


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- Breast Cancer Society :subject of an investigation by the NY Attorney General
- Law Enforcement Education Program: consistently spends at least 90% of its budget on fundraising
- Operation Lookout: nearly 83% of its budget is spent on fundraising
- Children's Cancer Fund of America: >50% spent on fundraising
- Youth Development Fund: >80% devoted to fundraising
- Cancer Fund of America: in 2009 25% of its budget was spent on fundraising; in 2007 more than 56% was spent on fundraising
- National Children's Leukemia Foundation: in 2007 it spent nearly 80% of its budget on fundraising
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday's Movie - Associated Community Services Telemarketing Calls for Charity
7 comments:
- Elemints said...
I used to work for ACS (Associated Community Services at their acs 29777 Telegraph Rd Suite 3000 office in Southfield, MI 48034 for 3 years and I totally agree with this Channel 7 News story.
I just also wanted to add that a large portion of charities AC Services raises money for is located right in their own backyard. Their lagest Veterans chartiy, Foundation for American Veterans is located only one city over - less than 5 miles away! It is my opinion that there is most likely a large conflict of interest here.
In addition, 50-90% of the money GIVEN to the charity is used for administrative costs for the charity to operate. So, if 25% went to FAV, the actual veterans receive a grand total of around 3-12% the money given by people.
- September 18, 2011 at 1:57 PM
- E Krenik said...
This "charity" also violates the law harassing people who repeatedly ask them to stop calling. I have received SIX calls in the past 24 hours! They block their number each time. One hour after asking them to stop, they called right back! They also have violated the law by calling before 9 am!
- October 12, 2011 at 10:54 AM
- Unknown said...
AC Services are suspect, and not to be trusted. They're rude when you ask questions, they'll get an attitude and hang up on you. It's amazing they keep trying when it's obvious I'm onto them.
- April 17, 2012 at 10:59 PM
- Jamie Bishop said...
These people started calling me approx. a week ago for a donation under the name childrens cancer foundation told them I had no money and the woman on the phone kept insisting I could donate something.When I finally said I was hanging up she transferred me to a "supervisor".I hung up the phone.I received another call from them a few days later at approx. 7:30 p.m.A woman asked me if she could speak with "the woman" of the house.I politely so no and please don't call again and hung up.I received another call the next day but missed the phone.I called the number back which went to a voice mail.I left a message stating who I was and my number and told them if they called again I would report them to the FCC.The next day,today,which is Saturday I received a call from different 877 number at 9 a.m.I missed the call and when I called back I got another recorded message telling me they were from the childrens hair loss foundation.I got their office number from the BBB and called and when I asked to speak to a supervisor about harassing calls the woman was very rude and hung up'They are harassing me with different numbers and recorded messages,this is unbelievable.I am reporting them to the BBB as well as the FCC and Attorney Generals office.When I looked this company up online all I find is horror stories about the people they harass and money they stael from charities.These people need to be stopped.
- December 29, 2012 at 11:35 AM
- bigjay313 said...
I use to work for this company and they are the largest fundraising company in the US. The charities they help are plentiful. So if they give a small portion to Charities it is more than million dollar corporation do. So please help and stop complaining.
- January 9, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Just advise them you are recording the call, click!
- May 18, 2013 at 6:09 PM
- Jan said...
Nothing stops this company from calling...If you ever gave money you will now have your name recirculated to another charity..It never ends. No matter how many times I tell them not to call it won't stop....The charities they help? They are making so much money by doing all these charities the charities themselves don't get half the money collected...wth
- February 20, 2017 at 1:45 PM


text: Giving Thanks During the Season of Patching Posted on November 20, 2014 by Tim Burke As the nights grow longer and colder, giving thanks for all that's warm and light-filled makes wonderful sense. We are, in effect, expressing appreciation for feeling secure and safe. In fact, this is a time of year when it's a good idea to pay particular attention to security — especially data security. With the season of holiday gift-buying underway, opportunities for data thieves, hackers, and malware abound. This isn't only a concern for retailers and credit card firms. We're all vulnerable and we all have to continually tend to the security of our businesses. Continue reading →


text: Hi, We have an old cluster setup that has 3 Alpha 4100 nodes (each node has 4x466 processors) connected with memory channel (first version), 1Gb Ram per node. The cluster is used to run internal code which is mostly CFD (fine grain synchronous) problems. The code is parallized and currently uses dec's mpi implementation. We now need to replicate this system at a remote site, and with an eye on keeping the cost down, so the idea is to go with a bunch of dual processor P4 (2GHz xeon?) systems with 2Gb ram each and myrinet interconnect. We expect to want to scale up to at least 8 of these dual nodes initially. I need to look into the performance of various aspects of the proposed system as we have no experience in this type of setup. Disclaimer: I dont' necessarily know what I'm talking about - I'm the hardware/admin guy; the parallel guys do all the coding! Sorry. I'd appreciate any answers anyone could offer on: 1. In terms of the floating point performance, looking at CFP2000 on www.spec.org and the Xeon should offer much better FP performace that the older alphas we have. I could only find results for a 4100 5/533 (which is the closest to our current setup) and these were much lower than the results from Dell Precision Workstation 530 with 2.0Ghz proc. So I assume this won't be an issue - we'll get fast processors. Is there a mboard that really sticks out here for offering best support to these processors - or should we even be looking at AMD MP systems now. I'm not sure I have the timescale to get in test systems and test anything out. 2. Quad systems seem to be way more expensive than duals and I could only find quad systems running at 900Mhz per proc instead of 2GHz in the duals - so I assume the quads are out on cost and proc. speed alone. 3. One of my concerns was the use of mpi across 8xdual Xeon nodes versus 3xquad alpha nodes. I'm assuming that mpi(ch) will look after all the necessary for us in terms of communication between processors within a node and communication across nodes - but is the speed of memory, throughput etc a limiting factor on this type of PC architecture? Will we hit latency issues within a node that we're not currently hitting? What sort of memory is recommended? DDR/SDRAM/other? However having ruled out the quads above - will they offer better memory performance than the duals - on a par with the quad alpha nodes? (I appreciate it's not a like for like comparison). 3. I think an entry level myrinet switch will enable me to connect 8 nodes - at a cost of approx 2400 USD for a switch and 1700 USD per myrinet card per node? And it will offer better performance than our MC - so I'm assuming that the choice of myrinet is ok. 4. In terms of cache - we believe that the large cache on the alpha's helps our performance quite significantly - as far as I can determine the cache on the xeons is still 256/512K? Presumably this won't make that much of a difference as we're scaling out across 8 nodes instead of 3? Many thanks in advance, Rgds Shin


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Without words….74km, 611m of climbing
Without words……74km, 611m of climbing
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Without words……74km, 611m of climbing
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AND THE BLUES TELLS THE TRUTHJP Stingray began playing the guitar at age 13, inspired by his older brother Ramblin' Wayn, who is also a country/rock recording artist in Holland. Soon, JP discovered the music of his first guitar hero Rory Gallagher, who would become a great influence upon him. Later, he would hear the music of the great Stevie Ray Vaughan, who would ultimately become his greatest influence. Because of Stevie Ray's music, JP would develop a great love for the Texas blues/rock style which remains with him until this day.
After stints with several blues and rock bands, JP would form the band Crossroad, who played covers from ZZ Top, Stevie Ray, Rory, Gary Moore and others. The band would become a very popular band in and around JP's home area.
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Late last month, three-year-old Noam Naor fell out of a window and was pronounced clinically dead. Despite dealing with a tragedy beyond words, Naor's parents did not hesitate to answer the call to donate one of their son's kidneys to save the life of a Palestinian boy.
In fact, both of little Noam's kidneys were donated, one going to another Israeli child, and the other to a 10-year-old Palestinian boy who had been undergoing dialysis at Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem for the past seven years.
The transplant was carried out on Sunday, and doctors deemed it a success.
Israeli Health Minister Yael German had nothing but the highest praise for the Naor family. "In my eyes, Noam's parents are noble and an inspiration to us all," German was quoted as saying by the Times of Israel.
Naom's father told Israel's News1 that for he and his wife, it made no difference that the recipient of their son's kidney was a Palestinian Arab.
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Become certified to use an automated external defibrillator Monday
The Office of Regulatory Compliance and Safety and Human Resources Management are partnering to bring Medic First Aid International training to Mississippi State University. After participating in the three-hour interactive session, attendees will be certified to administer an automated external defibrillator (AED).
This program will help MSU employees in responding to and caring for medical emergencies at work. Topics covered in the program include basic AED operation and basic maintenance of an AED. The AED used in this training is the Philips Onsite Heartstart, the only AED that can be purchased without a medical prescription.
Only university employees that hold a current certification from the Medic Basic CPR and First Aid may participate in the AED training.
Each class is limited to 12 participants and a minimum of seven attendees must be present to hold the class. Please wear comfortable clothes to the session.
The next training session and location are:
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If you are interested in attending, please follow the steps listed below to register.
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If you have questions about this course, please contact MSU Safety Officer Alicia Musselwhite at email@example.com or 662-325-4607.


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