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The good old-fashioned cycling cap has seen a bit of a comeback over recent years, becoming the trendy headwear of choice for those choosing to eschew helmets, looking for something to wear under their helmet, or just for hanging about in off the bike. A little way of saying 'I'm a cyclist, you know' in everyday life.
Shutt VR's take on the casquette is one that will please many and dismay few. What's not to like about a lightweight tweed cycle specific cap, made in the UK, using 100% Scottish wool tweed and with a very limited run so you'll not be seeing them everywhere? At just 40g, it's a lightweight hat, with plenty of breathability in the wool tweed fabric, and the Cupro anti-static lining is also nicely breathable, but gives a measure of wind resistance too. It's a three panel, one-size-fits-all design, with an elasticated section at the back for comfort and a good fit (it doesn't blow off in the wind). It really does fit most head shapes and sizes, male or female. It's light and tucks away happily in a jersey pocket so is ideal for touring or cafe rides when helmet hair just isn't the look you want.
It fits well under a helmet, offering a bit of warmth and wind protection, but really, it's way too nice to be hidden away and deserves to be worn on its own, where you can see it, whether you're riding or not. There are only 23 of the pink tweed variant, so get 'em while you can, but rest assured other tweeds and limited edition fabrics will be on the way if you miss this one.
A very fetching hat indeed and good on or off the bike.
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Make and model: Shutt VR Ltd Edition Tweed Cap
Size tested: One size
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Aimed at style conscious cyclists.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
100% Scottish Wool Tweed
One size
Elasticated rear
Cupro anti-static lining
Washable at 30 degrees
Fantastic fabric, well made and extra points for being made in the UK.
It does a great job of looking good but also keeps your head just the right amount of warm.
As long as you don't shrink it in the wash or attack it with velcro this should last years.
Light and pocketable.
Extremely comfortable either on its own or under a helmet.
It ain't cheap but it's a seriously limited edition, it's made in the UK from 100% Scottish wool tweed and it'll last you for years so it's a sound investment.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Very well.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Definitely. And also as a gift.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.
Anything further to say about the product in conclusion?
It's a casquette, it's made in the UK from 100% Scottish wool tweed. Enough said.
About the tester
Age: 37 Height: 1.65m Weight: 67kg
I usually ride: My best bike is:
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: commuting, touring, general fitness riding, mtb,
Lara has been riding bikes for longer than she'd care to admit, and writing about them nearly as long. Since 2009 she has been working as part of the road.cc review team whilst championing women's cycling on the side, most notably via two years as editor of the, sadly now defunct, UK's first and only women's cycling mag, erm, Women's Cycling.
Believing fervently that cycling will save the world, she wishes that more people would just ride a bike and be pleasant to each other.
She will ride anything with two wheels, occasionally likes to go fast, definitely likes to go far and is always up for a bit of exploring somewhere new and exciting.
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this whole no helmet revolution is retarded. i can say that with my giro thats in 3 pieces on the side by my bike as a permanent reminder to take my helmet. there should be a compulsory helmet law and people like rapha should not be allowed to have photos of people riding without helmets. just encourages hipsters to have a death wish.
but on the flipside it looks quite cool for under the helmet or indeed the cake stop.
but come on kids, dont be dingbats. wear a helmet shattered brain looks shit even if its in a rapha cap
Ah, the familiar sound of a can of worms opening...
I'm with russyparkin, for what it's worth. Riding without a lid, especially in city traffic, is one of the best examples of Darwinian selection you'll ever see. If they're not retarded before, good chance they will be afterwards.
It's not about the high speed crashes, where a lid won't help either way. It's about the low speed crashes, the ones that feel fine at first.
Ultimately, your brain bounces off the inside of your skull either way. There is no doubt that the rate at which it does so can be mitigated to a certain extent by putting a fat slice of expanded polystyrene between said head and the hard stuff. No research needed, simple physics. A pillow, effectively.
Each to their own, I say. Cycling is all about personal freedom. But in my experience, the helmet refuseniks are often the same people who think their chain-smoking habit is doing them no harm either.
According to my calculations, this Pink Tweed Cap is so cool that you only have to wear it for 38 minutes before being brain-damaged in the inevitable accident to make it worthwhile.
A Rapha cap isn't quite as cool, so you've got towear that helmetless for nearly 2 hours to make it worth the persistent vegetative state.


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3/29/2013 – HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) — An Air Force system designed in the wake of Sept. 11 to provide comprehensive air surveillance and defense for North America recently got even better.
The Battle Control System-Fixed program reached a major milestone with the full deployment of Increment 3. The BCS-F, produced by ThalesRaytheonSystems, is a modern real-time battle management command and control system. Fielded at the North American Aerospace Defense Command's Air Defense Sectors, BCS-F provides NORAD commanders with a highly interoperable and reliable platform in support of the nation's homeland defense air mission.
Following the 2001 terrorist attacks, NORAD and its force provider, Air Combat Command, realized there was an enormous need to upgrade the legacy equipment in the sectors to provide their commanders with an increased capability to see not only the traditional air defense approaches to North America, but also as much of the internal airspace over the continent as possible.
NORAD Sectors are located in New York, Washington, Alaska, and in Canada. There is also a BCS-F System in Hawaii that reports to the Pacific Command commanders.
"BCS-F is the sole tactical command and control system for North America's air sovereignty and air defense missions," said Lt. Col. Lisa Tucker, BCS-F program manager. "And Release 3.2 brings several mission critical improvements to the system."
Some of the enhancements include: a new hardware suite of equipment improving system capacities and processing, significant data links improvements that expand the quantity and quality of data shared with other DoD systems, and improved interoperability with systems in the National Capital Region.
Additional improvements are increased capacities for a sector to "cover" another sector's area of operations and an ability for the sector operators to automatically receive, process and use the Air Tasking Order and Airspace Coordination Order, significantly reducing the operator workload. Previously, the ATO and ACOs would have been performed manually.
"From my perspective as a sector commander, the deployment of Increment 3 allows the sector to finally normalize operations with our primary C2 system, the BCS-F," said Col. Dawne Deskins, Eastern Air Defense Sector commander.
"Operators and maintainers from the sector have been intimately involved in the testing and development of the latest software every step of the way. The successful deployment is a direct result of the partnership between those of us in the field, ACC and the program office."
To get to Increment 3, the team faced some significant challenges along the way.
"We had schedule constraints, funding cuts …," said Tucker. "The team met with the stakeholders, creatively thought and strategized opportunities to do parallel testing and took advantage of collaboration to field the capability on time and with reduced funding."
As NORAD is a bi-national organization, the U.S. and Canada strategically partner together on the BCS-F program. In fact, Canadian personnel are integrated into the BCS-F team. One example of the cooperative nature of the work was a development solution to provide multi-day flight plan data. When it was discovered that there may be an issue with the plan the U.S. team was working, they were able to switch to a plan that the Canadians were using.
"We're constantly looking at best practices and where we can synergistically work together to best affect the warfighter," said Tucker. "They have been great to work with."
Since the fielding of BCS-F Spiral 1, which replaced the legacy equipment that was fielded in the 1980s, to the operational acceptance of Increment 3, Release 3.2, the program team here has increased the capabilities, capacities and usability of the BCS-F for sector operators.
"We have a great relationship with our stakeholders," said Tucker. "We are constantly communicating with NORAD, ACC, our test community, our sectors, our contractor and others that have a vested interest in the BCS-F mission and in consistently bringing more capability to our warfighters."
And even though the system currently has an operational availability of 99.98 percent, the team is always looking for improvements.
In fact, program managers already have another set of capabilities in test for delivery later in 2013. As the program moves into sustainment, there are several additional improvements under way, including an improved information assurance and security posture, an increased training capability for the operators with the Auxiliary System Suite and a number of fixes to improve the operator's mission effectiveness.
"As the NORAD mission evolves and technology moves forward, I am working with my stakeholders to position BCS-F to respond to changes for years to come to be a critical part of protecting our nation's sovereign airspace," said Tucker.
Coordination and cooperation have been the keys to ensure a successful program.
"I am totally impressed with the teamwork displayed in providing this operational capability to the warfighter," said Col. Scott Owens, Theater Battle Control Division chief. "In addition to the tremendous effort by Lieutenant Colonel Tucker and her program office team, this accomplishment could not have happened on schedule without the commitment and shared sense of urgency from the developer, user, acquisition and test communities involved in the BCS enterprise."


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But if soybeans are emerging or a certain number of days has elapsed since planting, growers need to check herbicide labels before proceeding with an application.
Hager says only a few preemerge herbicides may be applied after soybeans emerge. Active ingredients in some preemerge products may cause severe damage to the soybean plant. The damage may occur if the product is applied to the plant or even near the plant.
"Labels often restrict applications to within a certain number of days after planting and/or before there are any visible signs of soybean emergence," Hager said. "Keep in mind that, in general, the potential for soybean injury can increase as the interval between application and planting decreases."
Another problem is the soil-residual soybean herbicides may not control emerged weeds when they are applied after soybeans are emerged. Hagar says a postemergence herbicide may then be needed.
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The (irrational) politics of religion prevailed in South Carolina
A private gathering of 150 unnamed religious activists tried to throw the South Carolina evangelical vote to Santorum. That gathering was held at the ranch of a Southern Baptist Convention conservative takeover heavyweight – retired Texas Judge Paul Pressler. As Interfaith Alliance head Welton Gaddy said on the Jan. 21 broadcast, it had all the hallmarks of Pressler's manipulations of the SBC:
The eventual victors touted the movement as the "conservative resurgence" and claim that it rescued the nation's second-largest faith group from liberalism and decline. Gaddy, who was active in SBC leadership until the 1980s, said he called it "political fundamentalism," which he defined as "a manipulation of theological issues and church loyalty to advance purposes latched on to interests in politics, money and power."
The politics of religion still prevailed in South Carolina, albeit without being bent to Pressler's will by handing the primary to Rick Santorum.
Mark Silk found that the evangelicals instead chose Catholic Newt Gingrich as their alternative to Mormon Mitt Romney:
The Mormon Gap killed Mitt Romney. Defined as the percentage-point difference between the evangelical and the non-evangelical vote for a given Mormon candidate in a Republican primary, it turned out to be 16 points; i.e. Romney won 38 percent of non-evangelicals but only 22 percent of evangelicals. By contrast, Newt Gingrich won 44 percent of evangelicals, as opposed to only 33 percent of non-evangelicals.
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Ian Kinsler hit a leadoff home run and Mitch Moreland launched a 463-foot shot, sending Ryan Dempster and the Texas Rangers past the Minnesota Twins 9-3 Saturday for their fourth straight win.
Kinsler homered in the first, hit a bases-loaded triple in the third inning that made it 9-0 and also singled.
Dempster allowed two runs in six innings and improved to 3-1 since he was acquired from the Cubs on July 31. He was 5-5 with Chicago.
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Alexis Nicolia had a goal and four draw controls against the Terriers (Ted Keating).
BOSTON – With 11 seconds remaining in regulation, Boston University grabbed its first lead of the game and held off Harvard by a score of 12-11 Friday evening at Nickerson Field.
Danielle Tetreault tallied a hat trick, while Audrey Todd, Kyleigh Keating and Micaela Cyr scored two goals apiece for the Crimson, which sees its record fall to 2-5 on the year. Cyr and Todd also added one assist each for three point efforts, while Keating tied her career-high with six draw controls. Alexis Nicolia contributed four draw controls, and Cyr led the way for Harvard with three ground balls.
Danielle Etrasco paced BU (3-5) with four goals and five points. Harvard goalie Melanie Cook recorded eight saves, while Christina Sheridan made 12 saves in net for the Terriers. Harvard led the final count in shots, 25-23, and draw controls, 17-8, while BU owned the edge in ground balls, 17-13. The Crimson finished 9-of-12 on clear attempts and was 1-of-5 on free-position attempts.
Keating tallied two goals in the opening minutes to give the Crimson a 2-0 advantage by the 28:03 mark. Just over three minutes later, Todd sent a pass to Tetreault, who finished with another Harvard tally, making it 3-0. With 21:38 to play in the opening half, Cyr notched a goal, and then Lauren Tomkinson assisted on a score by Nicolia, as the Crimson went up, 5-0, with 19:31 remaining.
Tetreault found the back of the net again at 15:29, extending the Harvard lead to 6-0. With 13:00 to go, Tetreault made it 7-1 in favor of the Crimson, but the Terriers followed by rattling off four straight goals to pull within two, 7-5. With 20 seconds left in the first, Todd snapped the BU run with a score, as Harvard led, 8-5, entering the break.
In the second, Cyr put the Crimson up four, 9-5, with a goal only 26 seconds into the frame, but again, BU answered, this time with a 3-0 run to cut the Harvard lead to just one, 9-8. With 23:17 left, Todd netted her second goal, making it 10-8, but the Terriers came back to tie the game, 10-10, with 11:50 to go.
Nina Kucharczyk reclaimed the lead for the Crimson with a goal with 7:10 to play, 11-10, but BU knotted the game again at the 4:50 mark.
In the final seconds, BU earned a free-position shot and Sydney Godett capitalized firing a shot past Cook for the game-winner with 11 seconds to play.
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As for the details on round two of Pitch Perfect, we actually don't know a ton of them yet. Banks, who produced and played a supporting role in the first film, will direct, and early reports indicate both Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson have been contacted and are tentatively on board to return. Original screenwriter Kay Cannon has also been officially hired to write the second installment. Since it's not finished, however, we have no idea what the plot might be or even what supporting characters might return. Believe it or not, a legitimate case could be made that it might be better for the franchise's health if a few brilliant characters are left on the cutting room floor.
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The Borough of Highland Park will hold an Independence Day celebration at Donaldson Park on Sunday, July 2. For more information go to https://www.hpboro.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=2259&day=2&month=7&year=2017&calType=0. Montgomery Township will celebrate Independence Day with family events and fireworks on June 29th. For more information go to https://www.twp.montgomery.nj.us/2017-fireworks-june-29/. Mason, Griffin & Pierson is proud to support both fireworks celebrations.Read More
The Township will hold its annual Community Day on Saturday June 24 from 12 until 4 at the Magowan School. The firm is a supporter of the event. For more information go to edgewaterpark-nj.com.Read More
Ms. Trishka Cecil, of Counsel with Mason, Griffin & Pierson, along with attorneys Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Kates and Mr. Galvin is a presenter at the seminar, Representing Zoning and Planning Boards in New Jersey. The NJICLE seminar is held at the Westin in Mount Laurel on June 22. For more information go to https://tcms.njsba.com/personifyebusiness/njicle/CLEPrograms/NJICLEEventsCalendar/MeetingDetails.aspx?productId=8936409.Read More
The firm is pleased to be a sponsor at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Mercer October 17 fundraiser event at Cobblestone Creek Country Club in Lawrence, New Jersey. The event features dishes from several of the area's finest restaurants, tastings of wine and beer and live music. The evening will honor individuals who volunteer time and commitment making BBBS Mercer a success. For more information go to www.bbbsmercer.org
Womanspace's Annual Communities of Light Event on December 2nd is a public awareness project and fundraising campaign to benefit victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The launch event is free and open to the public. It includes a press conference and reception and will take place at 5:30 PM on October 22 at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road in Lawrenceville. Edwin Schmierer, Director with Mason, Griffin & Pierson is a member of the Board of Directors of Womanspace and the firm is a sponsor of the event. The event will honor the Police Chiefs and coordinators of Mercer County. More information at www.womanspace.org.
Mason, Griffin & Pierson is pleased to be a sponsor at the Philly Pops concert to benefit The Foundation of Morris Hall/St. Lawrence, Inc. The Foundation provides funding for skilled nursing, out patient health care, and rehabilitation for residents at Morris Hall and St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center. The concert will be at the Patriots Theater, Trenton War Memorial. For information and tickets go to www.morrishall.org/events.php
The firm is a sponsor for the November 24 Girls on the Run Central New Jersey 5K in downtown Somerville, New Jersey. Girls on the Run is a program for girls in grades 3 through 8 which teaches girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Associate Attorney Nicole Sciotto is member of the Advisory Board of Girls on the Run, Central New Jersey Chapter. For more information, including donations and race registration, please visit www.gotrcnj.org.
The firm is a sponsor for the November 2 West Windsor Mayor's Ball. The event takes place at the Boathouse on Mercer Lake in West Windsor and benefits the Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Company. For more information go to www.westwindsornj.org/WW-givesback/index.html.
Trishka Waterbury Cecil, past President of the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys (NJILGA), is a presenter at the New Jersey State League of Municipalities Conference in Atlantic City. Mandatory Certification Class For New Board Members, sponsored by New Jersey Planning Officials is on November 19. Muincipal Law Update 2019, sponsored by New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys, and OPMA/Civility/Administration of Public Meetings, sponsored by New Jersey State League of Municipalities are on November 21. For more information, go to www.njpo.org, www.njilga.org or www.njlm.org.


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The architects from Aekae presented us their newest interior project. The Cafe/Bar "Z am Park" is situated at a Park in a former workers district of Zurich, and offers 45 seats inside, and 50 on the terrace. They serve an exceptional coffee, and on the small but nice menu there are drinks and bites, with a brunch special on weekends.
More information gives us the architects:
The location at the Park offers nice views of the trees, and we didn't want to distract from these with a flashy, over designed interior, thus keeping it simple.
Inspiration came from Classic elements of a French park-café that where interpreted in a modern way. The main Objective of the Design was to create an unpretentious and relaxed space that effortlessly combines the old and the new.
We questioned the common perception and placing of materials, while being reasonnable in the use of them. So parts of the former flooring, an oak-herringbone-parquet, were used to form the Bar and Couches, all contrasted by the warm gray, monochromatic Space.
Materials were re-used where possible; old curtains were handpicked for the shifting upholstery, and a modular vintage lamp (by Trix and Robert Haussmann, 1965), was chosen to create a glowing lighting.
We wanted the interior to keep evolving, so instead of just placing the classic Horgenglarus Bistrochairs (Mod. Classic 1-380) in the Space, we asked various artists and designers to each re-work 4 of them in their own way.


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Hello every one,
i would like to introduce my self first my name is Karim Haddad and i am 15 years old, working on game development for 3 years and more, i working on private servers for Kal online, its a mmorpg,and i work on graphics designing and web designing
(my best work on the web and graphics designing) and a 3d environmental artist (Not bad) and texture and uv artist(good at it), and Draw concept arts too (week on it), by the way i can make some good GUI (game user interface)
My DA Portfolio: http://ddrago.deviantart.com/ (i didn't upload all my work their most of my game developing work not their)
i am already working now on a online private server for kal online called Blood Online, i am the 3d , web and graphics designer on it, i loved the game development since i was a little child but i couldn't work on it because i wasn't experienced on it, i know i am not the best but i would like to become a member of Platinum Arts Sandbox team.
PS: i am week on sandbox, new for me
Yes! i would like join the team
We are always looking for experienced mappers, modelers, coders, artists and more to help make Sandbox a better experience for all.
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Mike wrote:Cool, any examples of your work that we can check out? Take care!
Mike wrote:Cool man! Can't wait to see your work! If you need help let us know where. Make sure everything is cool with the rents Take care.
Mike wrote:Post some work and interact with us. Usually people start off by contributing to Sandbox and then going from there. Take care!
Mike wrote:Let's see some of your work We like to have people active with us before signing them on, so be active with us Take care.
needless to say, none of the people mike replied to joined the team . History is against you my freind! post around and get to know the people a bit more thats my suggestion.
orly? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interfaceDrago wrote:GUI (game user interface)
anywho i've had my fun (please don't hurt me )
Re: Yes! i would like join the team
A lot of people say they want to join but then don't seem to do much work. However, Gr1m is a prime example of putting in effort and learning the ropes, that is why he has a raised rank and such. Those are some nice images you have! You should stop into the IRC again sometime and chat with us. I saw you come in quickly but then leave. One thing we could really use is a new logo and teeshirt designs. Not sure if that would interest you but it certainly is a need. Soon I want to gather a bigger list jobs and such. Take care and thanks for your interest!
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Al right i will open the IRC for a longer time
@Jekcheck xD lol i saw most of pages in this forum i saw most of the reply's mike said like this xD.
by the way GUI means game user interface or graphical user interface
@Jekcheck xD lol i saw most of pages in this forum i saw most of the reply's mike said like this xD.
by the way GUI means game user interface or graphical user interface
Congrats EGYPT!!!
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Lorraine Kelly, Phylis Logan, Denis Lawson and Richard Wilson have been busy doodling to raise much-needed cash for Epilepsy Action.
National Doodle Day is on Friday, February 5 and the proceeds will directly support the 600,000 people living with epilepsy in the UK.
Scribbles from the stars will go under the hammer in a three-day Ebay auction, ending on February 7.
Over 1300 celebrities including Mary Berry, Steven Gerrard, Rita Ora, Eddie Redmayne and Sophie Dahl, have taken part in National Doodle Day since it began 13 years ago.
Holy Rawlings, doodler in residence at Epilepsy Action said: "Every year we are overwhelmed with doodle-tastic support from celebrities, and always look forward to seeing them all flooding in.
"National Doodle Day gives everyone a chance to get their hands on an original piece of art by their favourite celebrities.
"It also raises incredibly valuable funds for people affected by epilepsy all over the UK."
National Doodle Day is the annual fundraiser for epilepsy that gets the nation squiggling. As well as bidding for a celebrity scribble, Epilepsy Action is encouraging doodlers all over the country to 'do a doodle' and donate.
Once people have doodled, they can donate online at nationaldoodleday.co.uk, or text DOODLE to 70300 (texts will cost £3 plus standard message charge).
Epilepsy affects around one in every 100 people in the UK alone and 87 people are diagnosed with the condition every day.
For more information, visit www.epilepsy.org.uk.


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Daily Programme - Cancun Climate Change Conference - November 2010
The Daily Programme is the official UNFCCC guide to each day's official meetings, side events and press briefings. It also provides an overview of the status of the previous day's negotiations. Hard copies will be available from the Documents Distribution area each morning before the start of the day's meetings. The web version will contain links to the documents listed under each agenda item, thus serving as a fast locator of the official documents needed for the day's meetings.


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Making the Grade: When Do Kids Deserve A's?
Across the country, schools and parents are engaged in a great debate: Should kids get A's for doing their homework, being on time and all-around good behavior? Or should top marks go only to students who master the material?
When Vicki Madden of New York City saw her son Sam's fifth-grade report card, she was dismayed—and more than a little confused. Last year Sam had received 3's and 4's (on a scale of 1 to 4) in social studies, which was one of his favorite classes. But this time, despite getting 3's in the subcategories for knowledge and analytic skills, Sam's overall grade was a 1. "I asked myself how he could master the material and still fail," says Vicki, 51, a social studies teacher at a school for 6th- to 12th-graders. "It didn't make sense."
After talking with Sam, who was equally perplexed, Vicki arranged a meeting with his teacher, who explained that he was doing fine on tests, but performing poorly when it came to completing take-home assignments. "She made it clear she was grading him for his work habits—not on what he knew about the subject," says Vicki. She and husband Jim, 48, a painter, started planning how to help Sam turn things around. A weekly homework checklist—what was assigned, what was completed and when—was e-mailed back and forth between the Maddens and Sam's teacher. Vicki and Jim agreed to monitor their son more closely, and question him if something was turned in late or incomplete—or not at all.
Their efforts paid off: On his next report card, Sam's overall social studies grade was a 3. "It was a huge relief," says Vicki. Still, she wishes that his school's grading system were different. "Teachers have so many students and so little time to communicate. It would be better if report cards were more direct and clear about kids' academic progress," she says. "The way it is now is a mystery, and it took digging and valuable time for us to identify Sam's problem and fix it."
Around the country, parents of elementary, middle and high school students are going through a similar guessing game. Sometimes kids get poor marks because they simply aren't at the level they should be. But just as often, who gets an A, or an F, has pretty much been left to the discretion of the classroom teacher. It may come as a surprise, but few schools keep track of how instructors hand out grades or have tried to develop a standardized approach.
That may soon be changing. As states and school districts come under growing pressure from the federal government to provide detailed evidence on what kids are learning, how much and how quickly, they're also rethinking the way they assess students.
In recent years administrators and educators in New York, Maryland, Kentucky, Minnesota, California, Texas and Florida have implemented new formulas. According to education researchers, many more districts nationwide are launching grade-reform programs in middle and high schools. "We've been studying and thinking and talking—on school boards, in our classrooms and in our community—about these key questions," says Anita Davis, assistant superintendent of the Oldham County school district outside Louisville, Kentucky. "Who deserves high marks? What standards are we judging kids on? Most important, what goal are we trying to move students toward?"
Flawed Logic
Just what makes an A student? The answer has changed over time. Historically, American schools were charged with creating citizens who could reason, read and do arithmetic well enough to hold a job and to function responsibly in a democratic society. In the last 20 years, though, educators have sought to measure achievement as well as nonacademic factors like attitude, responsibility, respect and work habits—while maintaining a tradition that allows teachers to assign only a single mark per subject. That has given rise to what Thomas Guskey, Ph.D., a professor of educational psychology at the University of Kentucky, calls "the hodgepodge grade." At present, most teachers hand out marks based on test performance and, at least in part, on homework assignments. But in many classes, other factors come into play—attendance, extra-credit projects, whether a student brings sharpened pencils to class or remembers to get permission slips signed—and the exact formula is left up to individual instructors. "Hodgepodge grades combine so many diverse elements of performance," says Guskey. "Problem is, they make it impossible to determine how well a student is learning the course material."
They can also lead to rampant grade inflation. Earning top marks for being an eager beaver can seem harmless in early elementary school, but middle and high school students getting B's for C-minus work often hit rough waters once they enter college. "They play by the rules, move ahead each year and eventually graduate, only to find they're not prepared to do freshman-level work," says Barmak Nassirian, spokesman for the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. According to ACT, which administers standardized college admissions tests, only 25% of high schoolers scored well enough to achieve a B in college in math, science, reading and English. Currently, nearly one in three college students require remedial instruction to relearn what they should have mastered in high school. "Hodgepodge grading becomes a devastating and potentially costly problem for college freshmen," says Nassirian.
Equally tragic, the inverse is also true. Smart kids who are chronically disorganized, don't participate in class or hand in homework late—but who actually are learning a great deal—are given poor grades. Over time, their view of themselves begins to dim, and they shut the door to higher education by not applying for college. "They don't think it's for them," says Nassirian. "That's because their report cards have told them they're not college material."
Changing Course
In an effort to bring report cards into line with the new goals of education—identifying which kids are learning, and how much—many schools are switching to standards-based or mastery grading. All states now mandate that schools teach certain curriculums—and 45 have begun implementing a national list of education standards known as Common Core. "Schools are realizing if you don't have standards-based grading, you can't measure—or communicate—how well students are learning the material, as opposed to merely being exposed to it," says Ken O'Connor, author of A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades (Allyn & Bacon). Most of the new programs work this way: Homework doesn't count toward the main "knowledge" grade, which is determined primarily by scores on end-of-unit tests, and a separate mark is given for work habits and more subjective measures like attitude, effort and citizenship. The key, says Guskey, is to separate the product (what kids learn) from the process (their attitude and ability to function smoothly in the classroom). Either of those skill sets might require improvement, but teachers, parents and students can zero in on what needs work only if the two are evaluated separately.
Switching to the mastery method, though, can be trying. In a 2010 survey of six school districts by education researchers at the University of Kentucky, teachers reported that it demands more focus and effort. The main grade is not based on "impressions" teachers have of students but must be grounded in test data and carefully calculated. After a school district in Potsdam, New York, changed its formula to one under which homework counts for only 10% of grades, 175 parents and community members signed a petition in protest, saying the new system encouraged laziness. In the real world, they argued, effort counts.
When Kentucky's Oldham County school district started standards-based grading, parents were concerned when they saw their kids' marks drop. And some students who were heavily involved in athletic programs found they had to shift tactics to keep their grades up so they would remain eligible to play sports. In the past, they might have simply handed in an extra-credit assignment to buoy a flagging grade, but under the new system they had to buckle down and study in order to do well on classroom exams.
Fortunately, though, most schools with standards-based grading allow students to retake tests. The point is to master the material, and not necessarily on the first try. "We heard from parents who didn't think it was fair when their kid got an A right off the bat while a neighbor's kid got one after retaking an exam," says Anita Davis. "We realize that all children do not learn at the same rate. What we do expect—and insist on—is that they all learn."
Moving Forward
Districts that have adopted mastery grading say it is changing the way teachers and parents talk about students—for the better. David Krenz, the school superintendent in Austin, Minnesota, which rolled out the system a few years ago, said conversations can now focus on what students need to learn. "Before we started this, a teacher might complain to parents that their child slumps in the back of the classroom and never brings a pencil," says Krenz. "Now the discussion is about the fact that she doesn't know how to calculate slope, and parents, teachers and administrators can put their heads together to figure out how to help."
A standards-based system also allows teachers to spot hidden talents that often go undiscovered, especially among kids who are unwilling or unable to fit into school culture and are bogged down by behavioral issues. "Before we switched to mastery grading, you could be a really smart kid who received a C because you had unexcused absences, or maybe an F because you were caught cheating," says Jeffrey Erickson, assistant principal at Minnetonka High School in suburban Minneapolis. These days, grades for the district's 4,000 middle- and high-schoolers are largely based on periodic assessments (there are four during a nine-week course). Quizzes and homework count for no more than 15%, and skipping a class or nonacademic factors like attitude and participation have no impact on report cards at all. But far from excusing bad habits, officials record every instance and respond accordingly. Flub a test? Teachers contact parents at home. Fail to turn in a take-home assignment? Students make it up by attending classes before or after school, during lunch or over spring break. Skip a class? Your B may remain intact, but an administrator will contact parents within 36 hours and impose immediate consequences.
Most controversially, grades are not affected even if a student is caught cheating on an exam. Instead, parents are called in for a conference and the student retakes the test—several times, if need be—until he passes. "The lesson we drive home is this: 'You cheated. That's wrong. And we are going to help you understand that it's wrong and get to the root cause of why it happened,'" says Erickson. The result, he adds, is that students rarely cheat twice.
The first year after Minnetonka implemented mastery grading, students got 7% fewer A's—what Erickson calls "a market correction." Since then, marks have been on an upward climb. And there are other signs that kids are learning more. In the last five years, ACT subject test scores at Minnetonka have risen, as has the number of kids who are named National Merit Scholars. The percentage of those who pursue the rigorous International Baccalaureate degree is also increasing. And underachievers are reaping benefits as well. In 2009, 147 students at Minnetonka High received F's; two years later, the number was 54. The program has become a model—nearly every week, school administrators from other districts and states call to find out how they did it. "I think we are really grading kids based on what they know, not on how well they 'do school,'" says Erickson. And that, he says, benefits everyone.
Three Steps to Better Grades
Cal Newport, author of How to Be a High School Superstar (Three Rivers Press) and founder of the popular advice blog Study Hacks, offers these tips for kids:
- Disconnect. Seriously, disconnect. Unplug the cable that connects your computer to your modem, wrap it around your cell phone, and give this bundle to your mom, telling her how long you will be studying and when she can hand it back to you. Students hate his advice, but it absolutely works. Once you get used to working without distractions, two wonderful things happen: Your work gets much better and takes about half the time.
- Follow the fortnight rule. Put a calendar in a public place in your house and write on it all your deadlines, tests and due dates. Every morning, check what's on for the current day. Then—and this is the important part—look two weeks ahead. If anything is scheduled, make a day-by-day plan for it and mark the steps on the calendar. This is a smart way to spread out your workload and tackle it more efficiently.
- Never highlight. The most efficient students all study the same way: They try to explain concepts out loud in complete sentences—without looking at notes—as if lecturing a class. If you can do this, you're done reviewing. This is much harder than what most kids do, which is highlight textbooks and reread their notes silently again and again, but it leads to better comprehension and requires much less time.
Originally published in the February 2012 issue of Family Circle magazine.


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Afterward by Fr. Frank Pavone: It is Alveda King�s
awareness of God, from whom every person and every value takes
its origin, that shapes her convictions and inspires her
actions. She is a woman of God, aware that when she speaks and
writes of values, she is not putting herself above anyone, nor
seeking to impose her will, but rather humbly acknowledging that
because there is a God in heaven, none of us can be God on earth
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This is a must read book for the Church of America�as we press forward into a new era for the Church and for our nation. The timing of Alveda�s book is impeccable�as we NOW get the opportunity to �Return to God� and heal our land.
In this book, Alveda does not shy away from tough subjects she calls �monsters at the gate� that we are dealing with in our culture today such as abortion, racial issues and homosexuality (to name a few) and offers a clarion call to repent and rebuild our nation. There are strategic keys Alveda offers to us along with a message of HOPE, oneness and �unity in spirit� among the brethren.
As you read through this book�you will get charged up with Alveda�s brave stance that our voices matter and we, the Church, have a prophetic voice over our nation. The enemy has tried to silence the Body of Christ about issues that matter in our day� but those days are gone! God is telling His Church to come together as one and take authority over our land. The prophetic decree that Alveda boldly offers us in this hour: �America Return to God!�
African Americans Advancing the Culture of Life
A Letter from South Africa
Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider in America. 78%
of their clinics are in minority communities. Blacks make up 12% of the
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Isn't that genocide? We are the only minority in America that is on the
decline in population. If the current trend continues, by 2038 the black
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deemed as undesirables of society? The founder of Planned Parenthood
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As I've mentioned before I'm using Roller's "Referer URL" page - for my developerWorks blog - to analyse where my blog hits are coming from. (It's an informal exercise because I can only really work with hits that involve a search engine of some sort - and some 80% of my hits are said to be "direct".) Recently I've had a rash of "pornospam" comments to my blog. (As previously noted I've a way of... [More]
I've A Little Button To Banish SPAMmers
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Occasionally you'll (hopefully briefly) see SPAM comments on this blog. I'm grown up about this sort of thing and just remove the comments when I see them. I hope you're grown up enough to cope with this irritating phenomenon as well. But I've gotten fed up with having to mark these comments as SPAM. So I added some code to my Firefox extension to create a little button on my "Comment Management"... [More]
WPS and MXG
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Thanks to Oliver Robinson for pointing this out to me: In MXG Newsletters Numbers 50 and 51 Barry Merrill discusses MXG / WPS support in what I think is a detailed and fair way. (Oliver, for the record, works for WPC who develop WPS.) Barry and I discussed WPS and MXG over a year ago. I think WPS has come a long way in this time and is now a very credible alternative to SAS for many applications,... [More]
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Nowadays - actually thenadays :-) but more so nowadays - the value of a web page is related to how well structured it is. Well structured from a mashup programmer's point of view... As I often say you have to assume that people will want to take your web pages and mash them up in ways you never thought likely. If your web page is hard to navigate, extract material from, etc then people will use... [More]
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This is really just a test of some Firefox Extension code of mine... but it's kind of interesting in its own right... The following is a table containing the country-level summary of Search URLs that somehow get a reader to my blog on any given day. (I have another table ranking search terms.) Most days the USA and India are at the top of the list. And there's usually a smattering of other... [More]
A Great Song For A Great Cause
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!This is a great song for a great cause... I saw Queen + Paul Rodgers play this in 2005 in Hyde Park. Actually Paul did nothing - Roger Taylor sang it. :-) But now they've worked on it as part of their current studio sessions and have rushed it out - for free . So download, play it, donate and tell your friends.... Get it from here and read all about it . Now I've Downloaded And Listened To It I... [More]
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In September 1997 DFSORT Release 13 was shipped (to coincide with the release of OS/390 Release 4). It took a nice idea from Syncsort and extended it. In case you didn't know OUTFIL allows you to read an input data set (and perhaps sort it) and write to multiple output files from the resulting records - perhaps selecting subsets of the records and reformatting them (and differently to each output... [More]
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!Somehow I seem to have end up writing a "Memories of..." series of blog posts. That wasn't the intention but a set of threads on IBM-MAIN Listserver got me to thinking about these nice venerable technologies - VIO, Hiperbatch, Batch LSR and Pipes. By couching these posts in terms of "memories of" it sounds like they're perhaps obsolete. With the possible exception of Hiperbatch that probably... [More]
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Thanks to Kevin Aires for pointing this out to me... "Boris in Wonderland" is a chat show in Secondlife - hosted by one Boris Frampton of IBM. Go here for the first episode. Andy Stanford-Clark (Ginger Mandelbrot in Secondlife) is interviewed about his applications and creations. The Monty Python quote "look out there are Llamas" is relevant here - but you'll just have to roll the video to find... [More]
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Some of you might remember that about two weeks ago I posted a story about New York based artist Rob Pruitt ripping off the popular Threadless T-Shirt, When Pandas Attack. The tee was designed AJ Dimarucot and Jimmy Benedict (aka jimiyo), despite this, neither artists received attribution for the design nor did either provide Pruitt with permission to use the design.
Since then, the close knit T-Shirt community has been discussing this hot topic, with one forum thread on the popular T-Shirt site Emptees receiving 300+ posts regarding the topic.
Threadless, a popular Internet based T-Shirt company with a tight knit and vocal community decided to take things into their own hands. A handful of Threadless faithful made their way to Pruitt's "Pattern and Degradation" gallery in West Village for a silent protest of sorts, with each member decked out in the original When Pandas Attack T-Shirt. Oh, and they also had a huge panda accompanying them. Threadless posted a few photos from the event and promises to share video. And guess what, Pruitt was at the gallery.
"Yesterday in NYC at Gavin Brown's Enterprise, Threadless fans and staffers staged a silent attack against the use of a Threadless design, "When Pandas Attack†(which was originally a collab by Jimiyo and AJ Dimarucot). Rob Pruitt, the artist who allegedly misappropriated the design (to put it kindly) was actually in the gallery at the time, and was completely baffled. We're sure the guy sneaking around in a panda suit helped our silent yet powerful cause too! Talk about art creating art creating one very confused "artist.â€
Now you're wondering why Threadless doesn't just sue Pruitt for copyright infringement. It turns out that since Threadless is crowdsourced, they only keep the rights to the apparel, while the original artists hold the rights to the actual design. So therein lies the problem. AJ Dimarucot, one of the co-designers is based in the Philippines, which makes things quite complicated. he wants to take action, but because he lives so far away, it is difficult for him to do so. And Jimiyo has gone on record as being quite apathetic to the whole situation.
So what to do? Well, first off, we can start by showing Pruitt that he is wrong. If you live in New York:
- Show up to the gallery wearing you When Pandas Attack T-Shirt and ask Pruitt why he ripped off two artists without giving attribution or getting permission.
- If you don't have a When Pandas Attack T-Shirt, then show up anyway, and question him and/or bug the staff or curators about the situation. Let people know that he ripped off this piece.
- Post about this story on your blog, or better yet, RT this post or link to it on your Facebook page so that when people Google Pruitts name, this and the other posts linked will also show up.
Stealing art is bad, even pandas know that.
Photos via Threadless' Official Facebook Page.


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Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
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Date: Nov. 12, 2013
Contact: Deanne Amaden or Jose A. Carnevali
Phone: 415-625-2630 or 415-625-2631
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Release Number: 13-1840-SEA (SF-194)
Judge orders Redmond Herbal Spas to pay employees $135,536 in back wages and liquidated damages
US Labor Department found massage therapists working 54 to 74 hours per week
SEATTLE -- Redmond Herbal Spas LLC, doing business as Asian Miracle Massage, and Mei Zheng, also known as Margaret Sutton, individually and as owner of three area spas, were ordered by a federal judge to pay 23 massage therapists $67,768 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to total $135,536. The order follows an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. Investigators found Redmond Herbal Spas misclassified employees, who worked as massage therapists, as independent contractors. It typically paid them on a commission-only basis, resulting in violations of the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
"Employees worked long hours and did not receive the legally required minimum wage and overtime. These employees were unlawfully treated as independent contractors and denied basic employment rights. Misclassifying employees as independent contractors hurts employees and their families and gives an unfair competitive advantage to violators," said Donna Hart, director of the Wage and Hour Division's Seattle District Office.
In an order entered in the U.S. District Court in Seattle, Judge Thomas Zilly required the defendants to install time clocks at each location, retain a third-party payroll vendor, supply a copy of the payroll to the Wage and Hour Division on a quarterly basis and distribute a notice of the employee's rights under the FLSA. The employees worked at a spa in Redmond under the name of Redmond Herbal Spa, as well as at locations in Northgate Mall in Seattle and Everett Mall in Everett, which offers massage services under the name of Asian Miracle Massage. The Redmond and Everett locations have closed. In accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the state of Washington and the department, the case was referred to state agencies for further action.
The FLSA requires that covered, nonexempt employees be paid at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 for all hours worked, plus time and one-half their regular hourly rates for hours worked beyond 40 per week. Additionally, the law requires employers to maintain accurate time and payroll records, and prohibits retaliation against employees who exercise their rights under the law. The FLSA provides that employers who violate the law are, as a general rule, liable to employees for their back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages. Liquidated damages are paid directly to the affected employees. The misclassification of employees as independent contractors presents a serious problem for affected employees, employers and the economy. Misclassified employees are often denied access to critical benefits and protections, such as family and medical leave, overtime, minimum wage and unemployment insurance, to which they are entitled.
The order requesting summary judgment granted by the court was filed by the Regional Solicitor's Office in Seattle. For more information about the FLSA, call the division's Seattle District Office at 206-398-8039 or its toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Information is also available at http://www.dol.gov/whd.
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Why America's working moms love Mondays
Professional women share solutions for work-life balance with HBI's Cove
The freedom of the weekend is gone; work that wasn't finished Friday is still looming. Therefore, according to conventional wisdom, Monday morning is a time to dread.
That conventional wisdom may be dead wrong for many American mothers with young children. Some 70 percent of these moms are working outside the home, and many look forward to Monday mornings, when they head to a place where they can enjoy being with other adults, using their minds in a different way and being part of an additional community.
That's what Michelle Cove, editor of "614," the online magazine of the Hadassah Brandeis Institute, found during a year spent speaking with women across the country about their struggles and strategies for balancing careers and motherhood. Her new book "I Love Mondays, and Other Confessions from Devoted Working Moms,"offers practical tips for working moms.
Cove devotes a chapter to each of 11 common issues she unearthed, such as "I hate missing my kid's big moments, but not enough to quit my job," "I resent that people think I'm a bad mom for not staying home with my kids" and " I stress about falling behind at work when my kid needs extra attention."
"This is the book that I desperately needed and couldn't find," says Cove, whose daughter is now eight. "All the books that were available to working moms were either about how it's OK to be happy and you shouldn't feel guilty, or geared to the earlier years, like breastfeeding verses pumping, or how to pick a daycare."
Cove interviewed a wide variety of women, from CEOs, government leaders and magazine editors to teachers, nurses and artists, all who liked going to work.
Chapter three, "The Unexcused Absences," covers what can be missed when at work, which Cove says can be heartbreaking — missing your baby's first steps to missing your child's prom or birthday party because you had to give a presentation or were out of the country.
"A recital, a debate, it's endless," says Cove. "And then we just beat up on ourselves relentlessly every time it happens."
The Daily Ground
One tip Cove offers begins first thing in the morning. Instead of jumping out bed take three to five minutes to take deep breaths; either say the word "calm" on the exhale or think of things that you appreciate.
"It's a very short amount of time but it really centers you for the day, which starts so fast with kids," says Cove. "Where's this? Where's that? I can't find… which brings you right into the storm of tasks. It's easy to get caught in the routine or the loop; I find this incredibly grounding."
Volunteer Hero
Another thing that makes women crazy, says Cove, is being battered by the endless stream of emails from the school and community looking for volunteers, and the guilt and sadness of not being more integrated. Cove recommends meeting with teachers early in the year, explaining your work situation. Offer what you can do, and ask what opportunities they can suggest.
Cove recently returned from being the "Secret Reader" at her daughter's school.
"I went in for 20 minutes, read a book and was the total hero of the classroom as new blood," says Cove. "I think that takes the stress and pressure off of always saying 'no' or avoiding emails. You feel like you've done your part a little bit, at least."
Traveling on business
One mom told Cove that in addition to leaving her child a note when she has to travel, she has her child put something in her suitcase that she will have with her, as the child will love to talk about it.
If you are going to miss an event, ask someone to film it and watch it together a few days later so you can ask questions.
"Just because you missed an event doesn't mean you beat up on yourself and it's over," says Cove.
Cove grew up with a working mom and admits there were some days when she wanted her to be home so she could tell her something — good or bad. It wasn't until later that she came to appreciate what it meant to have a mom who felt passionate and excited about something other than her.
"I think in our culture today there's a lot of spotlight on kids, looking to them and their victories and achievements as more important than a kid can sometimes withstand," says Cove. "I think that having your own thing really does take the heat off of them sometimes."
Cove says she often tells her daughter about a mistake she's made at work, or a hard moment, so she can see her in that light too, as somebody who is still learning and trying things.
"I don't know one working mom who is not feeling some sort of challenges," says Cove. "My great hope is that women will take this back to their own lives and start having these conversations with one another."
Cove is also the co-author of the national bestseller "I'm Not Mad, I just Hate You!: a new understanding of mother-daughter conflict ," which appeared on national talk shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show and the Today Show. She is also the author of "Seeking Happily Ever After: Navigating the ups and down of being single without losing your mind," which is based on her award-winning documentary "Seeking Happily Ever After." Currently Cove is making the documentary "One and Only " about one-child families.
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These are the chords for the song. They are nearly 100% accurate barring the weird little breakdown towards the end of the song. I had difficulty picking out exactly what he does there, but the tabs sound pretty good played with that part. This song was pretty well overproduced if you ask me; get past that, and love the song for the lyrics and the catchy sound, then you'll enjoy it. -Casey T. [check out ourmusic on Youtube. Search Ramennoodleking or Tapers Down. We aren't that great at all, and I can't sing well, but you might enjoy some of our covers and originals :)] Jack's Mannequin "Bloodshot" The Glass Passenger Standard Tuning Intro:e|--2---------3-------------------------------|b|--3---------3-------------------------------|g|--4---------4-------------------------------|d|--4---------5-------------------------------|a|--2---------5-------------------------------|E|--x---------3-------------------------------|The strumming pattern for each chord is: (at least that's how it works right for me) Down, Palm Slap, Up, Down, Palm Slap, Up, Down, Up, Palm Slap, Up, Up, Down, Up Then switch to the next chord (bar G) and do the same pattern. Be sure to strum EVERY string, don't get lazy and just strum the power chord; you need the ring of the high notes. Verse:e|--2---------3-------------------------------|b|--3---------3-------------------------------|g|--4---------4-------------------------------|d|--4---------5-------------------------------|a|--2---------5-------------------------------|E|--x---------3-------------------------------|(Strum pattern and length same as the intro) "She walks to the mailbox each morning at nine. Everyday she begins, she's allways one day behind, at least when it comes to the mail. She sits on the balcony paying the bills, no letters, just hashing her cigarettes onto the sill. Every breath a little more..." "He sits in the basement from midnight 'till four painting pictures that nobody sees from his days in the war. Canvases bathed in bright red, (red). He heats up the shower, he paces the hall, he'll scrub for an hour or more but he won't get it all. Paint in his fingernail..." Pre-Chorus: Notice that the pre-chorus flows in from the verse. You will be playing the B minor as the pre-chorus starts, then going to this (notice in the above lyrics for verses 1 and 2, where the ...'s are show where your transition will occur):e|--------------------------------------|b|--------------------------------------|g|--------4-----6-----------------------|d|--5-----5-----7-----9--7--------------|a|--5-----5-----7-----9--7--------------|E|--2-----3-----5-----7--5--------------|You'll go from the B minor in the verse to this first chord (listen to the song) and then slide your index finger to the 3rd fret (listen for length on this chord) then slide the entire chord to the 5th fret. The last two parts are there, they are just very short. You slide to the power chord on the seventh and slide quickly back to the fifth. I promise its there, though it's not entirely necessary. "...pale. The hill's still left to climb. It's just so..." "...beds. The hill's still left to climb. It's just so..." Chorus:e|--3---0---2---0----------------------|b|--3---2---3---2----------------------|g|--0---2---2---2----------------------|d|--0---0---0---0----------------------|a|--2---0---0---0----------------------|E|--3---x---2---x----------------------|[Note! I personally like the way the D chord sounds in this song with your thumb on the second fret, first string, as shown. But it is not necessary.] Repeat this chord progression for however long necessary (listen to the song, if you can't figure it out then this is a good guitar lesson for you). You switch pretty fast here, half the length of the verse's chords. "...high and I'm so tired. Come on, look at me in my bloodshot eyes. The clouds are all on fire. It's just so high and I'm so tired. Come on, look up at the bloodshot sky, the clouds are all on fire." I dunno what you'd call this next part. maybe the bridge? Bridge:e|--0---0---3---0----------------------------|b|--3---2---3---2----------------------------|g|--4---2---4---2----------------------------|d|--4---0---5---0----------------------------|a|--2---0---5---0----------------------------|E|--x---x---3---x----------------------------|Once again, you can figure out the pattern and length. "We wait in valleys while the clouds come in. We see no shadows 'cause the shadow's all there is. And we climb, and we climb, but it's just so..." Toward the end of the Bridge, when he starts with the word "shadows," you should be on the Bar G chord. At this point, I believe he goes between this G and slides two frets up to the A. Then go back to G and back to A one more time. Following that A you should once again go back to the chord G for the start of the last chorus. This is where I'm just guessing. That's it...that's the whole song. Hope you enjoyed it.


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Yakuza Ishin website launches with story details, screenshots
A website for Yakuza Ishin has been launched by SEGA, giving visitors to the page a Prologue, a look at the World and Cast pages.
The website is in Japanese, but Gematsu has pulled some pertinent details:
"In Ishin, Yakuza series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu becomes Ryoma Sakamoto, who is after the swordsman that killed his father and honored teacher Toyo Yoshida right before his eyes in Tosa," syad the site.
"After a year of sleuthing and now suspecting the Kyoto Shinsengumi, Ryoma disguises himself as group captain Hajime Saito."
The website still doesn't list any platforms, but producer Masayoshi Yokoyama said an update on the game will be included in next week's Dengeki PlayStation.
Translated into English as Yakuza Restoration, the game has not been announced for release outside of Japan at present.


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