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I enjoyed this sketch challenge a lot. I really liked the sketch and I found it very easy to follow. Here is what I created.I chose to create my version of the sketch at one turn clockwise and mirrored in the other direction.
Silly me, I was so focused on the sketch that I missed the part about numbering your journalling! Ooopsy! I get an 'F' for reading comprehension. I re-read the requirements literally minutes after I wrote out my journalling on my layout in permanent pen. I slapped my forehead and groaned out loud. LOL! I should have written out my journalling like this:
5 Things About You at 2 1/2
- Nobody believes that you're only 2 1/2.
- You haven't changed much since this picture was taken. The main difference is your teeth are bigger now!
- You are sweet and thoughful and super outgoing. That hasn't changed over the years either.
- I loved you then, and I love you even more now.
~ Mom
Here are some detail shots of my layout.
Thanks for looking and for being so forgiving about my journalling blunder! I can't wait to see what you create with this fun challenge!
I love that TPV and ScrapFit teamed up for this challenge. The sketch that was provided by TPV was awesome to work with. I used A Boys Life by Echo Park. I love including banners on my pages. For this one, I cut them out of papers from the collection, and coordinating card stock which I ran through the Cuttlebug. For the 123 challenge by ScrapFit, I numbered my list using tiny alpha numbers, then listed the steps of how Dax used to drive his jeep to the drive-in movie when he was 2. LOL


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Following the announcement of their fifth studio album, Vancouver's Said The Whale has released lead single "Step Into The Darkness" today with NYLON.
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bicyclist wrote:I drove home 65 miles from the dealership where I bought my 2014 Leaf S this afternoon. Because of range anxiety, I trundled along at 60 ish with the AC and radio off , but made it with 22 miles of range showing. That's probably the longest trip it will ever make as its intended use is local travel. I'm retired and hope the thing will last until I'm ready to quit driving and an autonomous vehicle can take its place to haul me to the grocery store and the doctor's office.
It spent its former life as a leased vehicle in PA and was sold at auction in PA as a lot of them seem to be. I've been looking for awhile and not very happy with some of the dealers I've visited. They seem to think it's perfectly OK to publish a price on their website and then tack on outrageous "fees" when you sit down to buy. I don't argue; I tell them what I'm willing to pay and to call me if they change their mind. They always call with a better offer, but still higher than their advertised price. So, it was a pleasure to find a dealer who had what I wanted, was willing to honor their published price and the additional discount on their site and was less expensive than everybody else.
The S should serve me well. It has the Charge Option, which is the only extra I wanted. I don't need nav and cruise control to drive around town. This week's project is to wire a 240 outlet for Level 2. Meanwhile, I might run down to the free charging station a mile down the road. I saw a Leaf plugged in there one day when I was pedaling by and stopped to talk to the owner. She gave me a tour of the car, let me take a hot lap around the parking lot, and said that the roof of her business was covered with solar panels. Gotta find out the etiquette involved with charging.
Welcome to the forum and Leaf ownership I have almost the same Leaf as you and am quite satisfied. In single digit temps and lower the range does take a big hit, can be almost in half, but even the heatpump Leafs would be similar at those temps as at those temps it basically uses it's resistive heater like on the S models.
AFA 240v, I'd suggest either a 14-50 outlet if you want to future proof or a L14-30 if your OK with 30a, basically the max your Leaf can charge anyway, the Leaf maxes out at 27.5a. I like outlets as you can use different EVSEs or unplug yours if you want, although some like to hardwire theirs. It may be hard finding a EVSE with a L14 or even L6 plug, I ordered mine directly from China where they'd put on any plug I wanted so I chose the L6-30. On my other EVSE I simply cut off the supplied end and wired on a L6-30 plug(about $10 on Amazon).
The cheapest L2 EVSEs are portable 16a ones, starting often times <$300. My Chinese ordered portable is 30a(adjustable) and was right around $400 with shipping and a longer cord than normal(8m).
The nice thing about a L14-30 outlet is you can easily find extension cords or even Y adapter cables that have a L14-30 plug on one end and 2 120v heavy duty outlets on the other(one for each circuit). The down side of the L14-30 is other than having your EVSE custom made, you'll probably never find a EVSE with that kind of plug already attached. The down side of the L6-30 outlet is you don't have 120v accessable, to use a Y cable like I mentioned above. The 14-50 and L14-30 plugs have two hots a neutral and ground where the L6-30 only has two hots and a ground. L2 EVSEs don't use the neutral, in that case you just don't use that pin on the plug, which is just fine and safe.


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This is the first time I've really tried to stick to the time, to let the thoughts flow rather than concentrate on structure and grammar.
Sunday, 16 October 2011
Bring me a cup of sunshine...
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- Anonymous1:26 am, October 17, 2011
that made me feel all sunny inside kate...it matches our weather too, being able to get outside and hang around - love this (now just have to find 3 seconds to do one myself)ReplyDelete
Just set that timer and go!!ReplyDelete
How much did this remind me of my daughter when she was little?ReplyDelete
So much so that it actually got me a bit emotional!
Just lovely :)
Yeah Sarah M, my daughter , now 15, says "is this me Mum?" Well yeah , so glad I could write this for her! Thankyou WoW!!ReplyDelete
That was adorable! The last line completely cinched the entire piece together, and the style was a perfect fit with the little girl. The only tiny thing that I saw was the "private internal joke." For some reason it sounded a little bit awkward, the two adjectives didn't really mesh. I think maybe if you took out one it would flow a little easier, and match better with the rest. Of course, you may have a different view...That's just how I saw it. Overall, wonderful!ReplyDelete
Thanks Claire, I had issues with that line too, will look at this as a rewrite maybe thankyou for your brave critique! More please! XkateReplyDelete
I have a little one just like that. beautiful.ReplyDelete
This is so sweet and happy. Great job!ReplyDelete
Adorable. I couldn't help but smile.ReplyDelete
That was just beautiful :)ReplyDelete
What a cute ending. I like reading things that make me smile at the end :)ReplyDelete
The only thing I would have edited is the line "I watch her sunstreaked hair, shiny, her cut still ruined by her last week's effort with her scissors."
maybe something like "I watch her sunstreaked hair, shiny, her cut still ruined by last week's effort with the scissors"
thanks for making me smile xxx
How gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Agree with the internal bit - redundant.
Agree with the scissors bit - know what you want to say but read awkwardly.
Instead of they tumble out - maybe energy eminates or something? But agree - words tumble.
Love the visuals
Oh so sweet! I love those intimate moments.ReplyDelete
My daughter always used to make me eat Sausage Soup :))
That brought a little sunshine to my world.. what an adorable piece!ReplyDelete
Here I was, thinking most little kids had a horribly difficult time getting to my heart, and the one in your story just did that in the single minute it took to read your post. Amazing. =)ReplyDelete
Beautiful writing, too. The imagery is strong enough to make readers feel like they're there, watching the kid and her mother talk and play in the grass. Excellent!
/ Rain
oh, thankyou all, I'm a little overwhelmed by the emotional reaction you all had. My (15 year old) daughter read it " oh, is that me Mum?" A special moment with a teen...thanks WoWReplyDelete
just beautifulReplyDelete
This is so sweet! Absolutely adorable! I cannot relate to posts about parenting and kids, and they are all over the place, but they are touching nonetheless. I felt I was watching this moment as a real treasurable memory unfolded in front of me.ReplyDelete
Loved it. It made me smile the whole way through. I could hear the voices and a little girl's giggle in the background.ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous7:47 pm, October 20, 2011
That really captured the energy and relationship of a young child and her mother.ReplyDelete
I agree with the 'private internal joke' & Eloise's suggestion about the haircut line.
Otherwise, it's a lovely vignette that weaves the prompt in seamlessly at the end.
Kate, this is fresh, real, and warm! I don't have kids, but the effortless, joyous exchange in your story is a wonderful snapshot of having them.ReplyDelete
I must admit I also stumbled on the haircut line. Perhaps:
'I watch her sunstreaked hair, shiny, the cut still ruined by last week's effort with her scissors.' I know it's ambiguous as to who's effort, but people tend to be familiar with the use of this phrase, and it tones down the repeat of 'her'.
Or maybe try something new altogether without saying 'cut', or repeating 'hair': 'I watch her sunstreaked hair, the strands shining to their hacked ends, still ruined by her effort from last week.'
{or last week's effort/the scissors etc]
I hope this isn't going too far, and obviously you can ignore my NQR choice of words - just a quick example of a different way around it. :)
Nice and fresh!ReplyDelete
Seems like you have lots of advice about the hair cut line, so I won't go there....
I liked that you portrayed the urgency that the little girl wanted to play with her mummy. Lovely. This reminds me of my little Miss Z who gets up in the morning and the first thing she does is pop on a tiara, she plays picnics all day long. What a lovely picture you have painted!
I loved to see that your daughter read this and recognised herself - funny how these moments arise when we least expect them. Kate, you absolutely nailed the exercise in regards to simply letting yourself write, ignoring grammar and flow for the sake of exploring creativity. I see a few suggestions were made in the comments and this is great but I think you have the makings of a gorgeous but simple little picture book here. The last paragraph with the dialogue felt like a children's story to me. It captures real life magic.ReplyDelete
This made me smile! I've had a few conversations with children that played out just like this! I enjoyed the description of her zest for life. Well done!ReplyDelete
Thanks all, for your help with this and Gill, I do find it difficult to find the balance between posting a timed piece, and wanting to spend more time editing to make it "perfect" . Not sure that it really matters though, it's all writing and if I'd fiddled with it prior to posting, I wouldn't have received useful ideas from everyone.ReplyDelete
Definitely worth getting my act together and posting early in the week!
This is just beautiful. I love how you have captured the innocence of a child. My piece this week was based on my daughter too.ReplyDelete


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Darius Rucker, 'Miss You' – ToC Critic's Pick [Listen]
Darius Rucker tackles married people problems during his new single 'Miss You,' the fourth from the 'True Believers' album. Much like Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood did before with 'Remind Me,' Rucker sings about losing that romantic spark in a marriage. His performance is every bit as passionate as that of the two superstars.
Rucker and his wife Beth have been married for 13 years, and they have three kids. Any couple married longer than five years has experienced a romantic slump. On the surface, this is a humdrum topic to sing about, even if it's something everyone goes through -- normally a surefire way to score a hit. Without an inspired vocal performance and sharp lyrics, 'Miss You' would be as effective as a song about taking out the trash.
"Laid down in this big old bed / And you turned on the TV / Fell asleep without a goodnight kiss / Or even an 'I love you, baby,'" Rucker sings to close the first verse after describing the date he and his wife just enjoyed.
Passion has never been a problem for Rucker. He begins quietly before exploding through the chorus: "How can we go all night and not even touch one another / How can we say we're still in love and not be lovers / How did we get here / Where you can be right there / And I can be with you and miss you."
By the end, the veteran singer's yearning for some physical reminder is palpable, but his song never comes across as desperate or fueled by carnal desire. That's the key. There aren't many country men who could pull this song off, but Rucker's willingness to explore a range of topics over the years makes him a perfect candidate.
Key Lyrics: "Baby, I still need to / Hold and touch you / Please say it's not the end / Oh baby, please say we're not just friends"
Did You Know?: Rucker and co-writer Frank Rogers had their wives in mind when they wrote 'Miss You.' In fact, they both asked for each woman's blessing before including the track on 'True Believers.'
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Paris in the spring time is magical. I love all of the beautiful flowers and trees that are blooming. Here are a couple of tulips from our yard.
Inside I have a few new finds displayed. Easter is almost here.
I love the red and green combo on this candelabra. I found this, the trivet and the bunny this past weekend at a local brocante.
My black hutch from Norway is the new home of my globe collection.
My spring mantel. I made the banner from material scraps, the blue shutters have been with me since Texas and the brown doors are from a used furniture store here in Paris. The painting was a second hand find at my Sunday morning store.
My transfer ware collection on my newest piece of furniture, I have had so much fun searching for treasures here.
This arrangement is in our entry way. The Esso sign and the Rue de la Republique were finds from the Foire du Chatou, the red Paris piece is actually a bag I found near Sacre Couer. The frame is from Emmaus, my favorite thrift store. This was not what I had planned for any of these pieces, but once I got them all home I realized I loved how they worked together.
Here is my littlest cutie, he is growing and blossoming just like the flowers outside. He is such a joy!
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This is my story
Ben: Since our parents went to the University of Hartford, Max and I have been coming here for years. When driving down to New York and New Jersey to visit family, our parents would pull off I-84 every once in a while to visit the campus and see what's changed.
We've heard nothing but positive things from them about their experiences here, and clearly that's rubbed off on us.
Max: Before coming to the University of Hartford, student government wasn't exactly something that we had in mind. I got into it because of Ben. Someone already in student government told him that it was a great organization to get involved with, and from there we just took off.
Ben: When we were in high school we participated in sports together. We've been pretty close over the years through sports. We sort of start things at different times, but in the end we share the activities that we get involved with and usually we both end up working on them together.
Max: One thing our parents always told us is that college is what you make of it. It just makes you a much more well-rounded person being involved with student government. At a school this size, you really have the opportunity to make a difference.
Ben: You're not just a number here. Professors make it a goal in the first couple of weeks to remember every one of their students' names. I can't walk from point A to point B without a professor or staff member saying hello to me. It's really nice.
Max: A lot of people get a kick out of it when we argue over certain things – like "oh, they're identical twins, look at them, they're not agreeing on absolutely everything." But you know that's just the way it works. We share different views and different opinions. But in the end, we do have a great working relationship with each other and with student government.
Student government has definitely brought us closer. We've worked with an amazing group of people, and it's been a great experience.


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Simpsonville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Toney's Store / Militia Muster Ground
Militia Muster Ground
Erected 2008 by Greenville County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 23-35.)
Location. 34° 39.355′ N, 82° 18.995′ W. Marker is in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. Marker is on Fork Shoals Road (State Highway 23-146) near Old Hundred Road (State Highway 23-459). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3717 Fork Shoals Rd, Simpsonville SC 29680, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. Hopkins Farm (here, next to this marker); Battle of Great Cane Brake (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Livestock Corral (approx. 2.2 miles away); Reese Family Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Fairview Church / Fairview Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lickville Presbyterian Church (was approx. 4½ miles away but has been reported missing. ); Pepper School (approx. 5½ miles away); Tullyton (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Simpsonville.
Categories. • Military • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on July 9, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,989 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on September 2, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.


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21 July 2007
WSOP $10k PLO Final Table Report
Have not had a chance to sit down and write about what happened at the WSOP in Vegas until now, but I wanted to tell you about reaching the final table in Event 50 the $10,000 PLO.
Usually May is filled with anticipation for the WSOP. This year was a little different. All of my excitement was for the birth of my baby Mila.
My fiancée Maya and I had a beautiful healthy baby girl on May 8. So even though the WSOP is the biggest time of the year, my energy and focus this time was not on poker.
However, I still planned on playing five events or so and was really looking forward to the $50,000 HORSE event.
But it did not go as well as last year when I final tabled. Heading into day two I had 145,000 chips. The blinds were very high compared to my chip stack. I am looking forward to the upcoming WSOP Europe HORSE event, as I really enjoy playing HORSE.
The other event I was looking forward to was the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha. PLO is my favorite game and I felt like I had a great shot to win my first bracelet. I was top five in chips going into day two and was gaining momentum.
I was catching amazing cards, but could not hit a flop to save my life in the first half of day two. I had K Q J T double suited, J J 9 9 double suited, and KQJ9 single suited. These are some of my favorite hands, and each time I hit no pair and no draw on the flop.
I won a big coin-flip against Annie Duke soon after and we got all of our money in pre-flop. She flopped the striaght and I hit my backdoor flush.
Another big hand, I started with 250,000 in chips and I raised pre flop with A K J 8 and the current chip leader called me. The flop came A J 6. I bet the flop and he called. The turn came a 2 and I went all in with my last 143,000 and he called, after seeing my hand he mucked. It is pretty nice to be all in and your opponent calls and tells you he is drawing dead.
Another key hand, I was in the BB and five people saw the flop of A 9 8. It was checked around. I had A J T 6 and the turn was a 2 and I bet the pot. Everyone folded to the SB and he called.
The river was a 3 and the SB bet $130,000. I took a long time and based on his fast call on the turn I put him on a draw, when the river was a blank, I called and my one pair was good.
I built my stack to over one million when we were down to 10 players. We were waiting to lose one more player before the official final table would come back the next day.
I got all in pre flop verse two players with A A Q x with the nut diamonds. One player had A K K 2 and the other guy had 8 8 9 Q. They both had clubs and the flop came J 7 4 with two clubs and the turn was a blank and the river was a club, giving both players a flush.
If I would have won that hand, I would have knocked out two players and been chipleader with 1.35 million at the final table with only eight players. Instead I started the final table with 600,000 which put me fifth.
Also at the final table were friends, Doyle Brunson, Marco Traniello, and Robert Mizrachi. I knocked out Doyle out in 6th place, it is very impressive how he continues to reach final tables and dominate the big cash games at his age.
As we got three handed I really liked my chances, especially after flopping a Royal Flush and doubling up when Robert made a full house on the river. We both checked the flop, and I bet the turn and he called.
I was praying for the board to pair and hoping he made a full house. My wish came true when the board paired; as calmly as I could I pushed my chips all in.
To Robert's credit, he took his time and looked like he might even fold, but he called with a small full house. I was now chipleader and ready to take down my first WSOP bracelet.
The turning point at the final table was when I flopped the nut flush. I bet 150,000 into the 240,000 pot on the flop and Robert called. At this point I was putting Robert on a small flush or a set. The turn was a Jack – a total blank.
I bet 400,000 and he called again. I was still not sure if he has a set or small flush. The river paired the board with the Jack. Before the dealer took his hand off the card, Robert moved all in. Now I was faced with a very tough situation.
I was pot commited, I was left with 800,000 and there was 1.3 million in the pot, but I did not think he would bluff a smaller flush. I folded my nut flush face up and he immediately turned over the 9 high flush.
It was the sickest bluff anyone has ever made against me. Instead of knocking out Robert and having a commanding chip lead, I was now the shortstack.
I ran into Robert's A A x x a few hands later and was out in 3rd for a little over $311,000. It was disappointing not to win when you are that close, but now I am even more motivated to win my first bracelet.
I am really looking forward to the WSOP Europe and the EPT events coming up this fall. I have not been committed to the tournaments lately because I have been putting all of my energy into the cash games, live and online.
That's it from me for now. I hope you enjoyed my blog and, as always, please email me if you have any suggestions on how I can make my website and blog better.
Thanks and good luck at the tables!
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NEW YORK (AP) ? The Weather Channel's Mike Bettes arrived in storm-ravaged Joplin, Mo., right after a tornado had ripped through its soul. He looked around, spoke to the camera and began to cry.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Weather Channel's Mike Bettes arrived in storm-ravaged Joplin, Mo., right after a tornado had ripped through its soul. He looked around, spoke to the camera and began to cry.
His emotional outbreak during coverage of Joplin became one of the defining television images of the tragedy. Yet the extent to which Bettes' reaction was subsequently aired on The Weather Channel and elsewhere creates questions about whether genuine emotion is diluted by repetition.
In the day or two afterward, the clip ran repeatedly — on the "Today" show, on "Nightly News" and cable news networks. The Weather Channel ran it as well and it soon became confusing what was happening live and what wasn't. The clip also spread widely online.
At some point dramatic reports that are widely repeated can become like video wallpaper, seen so many times that the power is siphoned away.
It's an issue that has long interested David Westin, former ABC News president. Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, he ordered that ABC News no longer show video images of the airplanes striking the World Trade Center or the towers collapsing. He was concerned about the psychological impact of repeating the horror, particularly on younger children.
Bettes, a meteorologist who has been with The Weather Channel for more than seven years, is in the midst of a tornado tracking project and equipped with a special NBC News van used in war zones (The Weather Channel is owned by NBC Universal).
He was chasing the storm cell that so far killed 132 people in Joplin on May 22, a cell that passed right over them before the tornado formed.
When Bettes and his crew arrived in Joplin, they saw light damage at first. But they knew something might be up when a frantic man darted into the street in front of them, slipped and fell, then ran off again just as quickly.
They soon reached a surreal moonscape of more horrific damage. Bettes hopped out and began a live report.
"All I can say is it looks very much like what we saw last month, excuse me, in Tuscaloosa," Bettes said. He began to cry, and walked away from the camera. He took some deep breaths and struggled to regain his composure.
"It's tough," he said. "No question about that."
It wasn't a specific image that affected him at that moment, Bettes said in an interview later. Rather, it was the thought of Tuscaloosa, the hardest hit locale in an April 27 tornado outbreak that killed 236 people in Alabama alone.
"There were a high number of fatalities in that tornado and it just struck me, you know, this is the same thing," he said. "What I'm witnessing is people who have died, and it's happening right now."
Pictures of the devastation were compelling, but Bettes' reaction went a long way toward making the point resonate with viewers. Emotion from reporters usually sends a powerful signal. Pictures from Hurricane Katrina were shocking enough, but the visible anger of journalists helped make the government's reaction a story. John F. Kennedy's assassination is remembered in part by the image of Walter Cronkite glancing at a clock to check the time of death, then briefly removing his glasses to wipe away a tear.
"It's like when a parent cries," said Mitchell Stephens, a New York University professor and author of "A History of News."
"We expect our parents to keep it together and we expect our journalists to keep it together," he said.
No one has questioned Bettes' emotion. His boss, Weather Channel programming chief Bob Walker, said the company is proud of him, particularly because the meteorologist's first instinct was to help, by searching through nearby wreckage to see if anyone was trapped.
It's not entirely clear how many times the clip was aired on television. The Nielsen Co. determined that Bettes' name was used some 242 times in less than 48 hours surrounding the tornado. There were 194 mentions on The Weather Channel, 26 on MSNBC, 10 on CNN and nine on NBC. His name also came up on HLN and CNBC, Nielsen said.
"When you have a chance to show raw human emotion like that, it demonstrates the magnitude of what happened in Joplin," Walker said. "It's real tragedy and real people and real emotion. We think that's an important part of the story."
The Weather Channel, like most cable news networks, shuffles new audiences in and out throughout the day. So if it wants to give a report wide exposure, a certain amount of repetition is inevitable.
Walker said The Weather Channel is cognizant of not exploiting Bettes' reaction for its coverage. He said the video offered important context on the depth of the tragedy.
If a viewer feels the video has been shown too much, Stephens said, "my answer to them is, 'Turn off the TV."'
Clearly, viewers have found The Weather Channel's tornado coverage gripping. Nielsen said the network averaged 848,000 viewers on Sunday night after the Joplin tornado hit, or 245 percent over The Weather Channel's prime-time average of 246,000 for the three weeks prior.
"It was a real moment," Bettes said. "That's what I was feeling at the time, and I hope it makes it easier for the people who are watching to connect with the story."
EDITOR'S NOTE — David Bauder can be reached at dbauder(at)ap.org


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Colonoscopy is a procedure that lets your healthcare provider check the inside of your entire large intestine or colon.
The procedure is done using a long, flexible tube (a colonoscope). The tube has a light and tiny camera on one end. It is put in your rectum and moved into your colon.
In addition to letting your provider see the inside of your colon, the tube can be used to:
During a colonoscopy, your provider may remove tissue or abnormal growths (polyps) for further examination. He or she may also be able to treat problems that are found.
The large intestine or colon is the last section of your digestive system. It absorbs water to change waste from liquid to solid stool. The large intestine is about 5 feet long in adults. It has 4 sections:
The rectum joins the anus. This is the opening where stool passes out of your body.
Colonoscopy can help your provider look for problems in your colon. These include any early signs of cancer, red or swollen (inflamed) tissue, open sores (ulcers), and bleeding.
Colonoscopy is also used to screen for colorectal cancer. Screening means looking for cancer in people who don't have any symptoms of the disease.
A colonoscopy may be used to check and if needed treat things such as:
It may also be used to find the cause of unexplained, long-term (chronic) diarrhea or bleeding in the GI (gastrointestinal) tract. It can also be used to check the colon after cancer treatment.
Colonoscopy may be used when other tests (such as a barium enema, CT colography, tests for blood in stool, stool DNA tests, or sigmoidoscopy) show the need for more testing.
Your healthcare provider may have other reasons to recommend a colonoscopy.
As with any invasive procedure, complications may happen. Complications related to colonoscopy include, but are not limited to:
You may have other risks, depending on your condition. Be sure to discuss any concerns with your provider before the procedure.
You may have a colonoscopy as an outpatient or as part of your stay in a hospital. The way the test is done may vary depending on your condition and your healthcare provider's practices.
Generally, the colonoscopy follows this process:
After the procedure, you will be taken to the recovery room to be watched. Your recovery process will depend on the type of sedative you had. Once your blood pressure, pulse, and breathing are stable and you are awake and alert, you will be taken to your hospital room. Or you may be discharged to your home.
You can usually eat whatever you feel you can tolerate after the procedure. Some people start with small, bland meals, and some people do not.
You may pass gas (be flatulent) and feel gas pains after the procedure. This is normal. Walking and moving about may help to ease any mild pain.
You should not drink alcohol for at least 24 hours. You may be asked to drink extra fluids to make up for the water you lost as you got ready for the procedure.
Tell your provider if you have any of the following:
Your healthcare provider may give you other instructions, depending on your situation.
Before you agree to the test or the procedure make sure you know:
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Saturday, 13 September 2014
Gorgeous Free Sugar
So you had a sneek peek yesterday ... this gorgeous image is one of the fabulous freebies over at the Kit and Clowder party, why not head over, download and start playing today :-)
Hugs Juls
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About Harvey Kubernik
Harvey Kubernik is a Los Angeles native and a Southern California resident. Kubernik has been an active music journalist since 1972, and a record producer since 1979. He is a former West Coast Director of A&R for MCA Records. While at the label he suggested the pairing of engineer turned producer, Jimmy Iovine, to helm Tom Petty's debut album for the company and also instrumental in the signing of John Hiatt to MCA.
Kubernik's hardcover 384-page book, "Canyon Of Dreams," his history on the Laurel Canyon musical legacy, is published by Sterling/Barnes & Noble on October 2, 2009. The volume will incorporate over 350 rare and unseen music-related visuals and artifacts and spotlights over 200 Henry Diltz photos. Doors' Ray Manzarek has penned the book's introduction and Lou Adler wrote the Afterword to Kubernik's endeavor.
Kubernik's debut hardcover book, This Is Rebel Music: The Harvey Kubernik InnerViews, was published in 2004 by the University of New Mexico Press. The author's second book, Hollywood Shack Job: Rock Musician Film and on Your Screen, was published in January 2007 by the same UNM Press.
Kubernik's literary work appear in several book anthologies, including The Rolling Stone Book of the Beats and Drinking with Bukowski.
In May 2006, Kubernik contributed the liner note essay for the Water Records CD reissue of Allen Ginsberg's Kaddish album, originally produced by Jerry Wexler in 1965 for the Atlantic Records label. Kubernik also wrote the liner notes on the expanded re-release of The Ramones' End of the Century CD in 2002 on the Rhino/WMG label and was project coordinator of the recording set The Jack Kerouac Collection for the same label.
In November 2006, Kubernik was a featured speaker discussing audiotape preservation and archiving at the special hearings called by The Library of Congress.
In 2007, Kubernik conducted the extensive 32-page interview with Brian Wilson utilized in his worldwide concert tour program.
In 2008, Kubernik wrote the liner notes for the Sony/BMG Records release of the deluxe edition of Carole King's Tapestry album and also penned the 5,400-word liner note booklet for the Sony/BMG Records 4-CD box set, Elvis Presley '68 Special.
In 2009, Kubernik penned the feature essay and conducted the stand alone interview for the Genesis Publications book with Wilson for his "That Lucky Old Son" collaboration with famed artist Peter Blake published in July. There will be 1,000 limited edition signed books and will retail for 750 pounds in the U.K.
In April 2009, Kubernik contributed a liner note for Rhino/WMG's "Where The Action Is! Nuggets Los Angeles 1965-1968" 4 CD box set that is released in September 2009.
Harvey Kubernik's writings have been published nationally and internationally over the last third of a century in Melody Maker, The Los Angeles Free Press, Crawdaddy!, Musician, Record Collector, Goldmine, MIX, The Los Angeles Times, MOJO, Discoveries, UNCUT, Music Life, Classic Rock, HITS, and Record Collector News.
In 1976-1981 Kubernik provided studio session percussion efforts for producer Kim Fowley for his album production of the Runaways, and later for producer Phil Spector on his recordings and albums from Leonard Cohen, the Paley Brothers, and the Ramones. Kubernik subsequently produced over fifty spoken word, poetry and music albums in the last twenty five years.


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my FUR BABIES! aka "the zoo"
nothing can cheer me up like these guys! look at them.... you can't help but smile.
Always good for a snuggle!
and not to forget about the kitties. they've gotten me through some rough days and I love them SOOOOO much!
my number one princess - Kobe - aka "princess kobekins"
princess number two... Chico! and yes he is a princess.
and my refugee....
Sullivan - aka "garfield"


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She'll never forgive you...
It's a perfectly gloomy day in Athens. A perfectly English day and excellent conditions in which to cuddle up in front of a seriously scary movie. And I've done just that - more than once in the past week. After watching The Woman in Black in London I returned home to watch it again the next day in Athens with my mom and sis. I enjoyed it it so much I couldn't wait to have my socks knocked off a second time in the space of 48 hours.
Daniel Radcliffe in his first leading role after Harry Potter
I'm not sure 'enjoy' is the right word, but something about it made me go in for a second helping. Which got me thinking: why is it that so many of us willingly subject ourselves to horror films time and time again?
There's nothing I love more than a bit of research. After reading about the neurological perspective in which the argument is that fear and pleasure stimulate the same part of the brain, without knowing too much about either I am more inclined to go with the more psychological argument.
"Watching scary movies is a way of testing and overcoming our limitations, similar to bungee jumping and other extreme sports."
"Some studies suggest that the real draw to scary movies is the feeling of relief when they are over. Other research, especially a 2007 study conducted by Eduardo Andrade and Joel B. Cohen, argues that the reason people like watching scary movies is that they are a way to experience both positive and negative emotions simultaneously. At the same time negative and sometimes absolutely horrific images play across the screen, the person watching the film is also experiencing positive emotions. This dual emotional state may reinforce the need to continue to watch horror films since it is an instance where it is acceptable to feel in two contrary states. Such an explanation might also account for why some people may enjoy films that are very sad. You may enjoy such a film at the same time you're crying your eyes out."
"For adults, morbid curiosity may be at play -- the same kind that causes us to stare at crashes on the highway, suggests Joanne Cantor, PhD, director of the Center for Communication Research at University of Wisconsin. Humans may have an innate need to stay aware of dangers in our environment, especially the kind that could do us bodily harm, she says."
Extra creepy alternative poster artwork
For me, the reason why horror is one of my favourite film genres is the gratification of real fear without the real danger. The feeling of being whisked out of my comfort zone and truly submerging myself in escapism. I agree, also, that there's the appeal of coming to terms with my own limitations. I find my jumping at loud noises utterly silly and I enjoy laughing at myself - not to mention at others!
The Woman in Black is a perfectly cliched Victorian gothic horror movie which is what makes it so enjoyable. You know exactly what you're getting and where it'll jump out at you from. It has to be said that most of it's scariness comes from talented sound engineers who know how to construct a good "jump". With a 12A certificate (probably an attempt to cash in on the young Daniel Radcliffe fanbase) surely it can't be THAT scary? Or can it....
In other news, stay tuned for a very exciting blog series starting this coming Wednesday featuring some of my favourite bloggers!
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Recently I was looking through my photos of Vietnam and saw so many beautiful photos I still wanted to share with you. So that is why last week I published this article on the blog. At the end I enjoyed writing it way more than I thought I would. I feel like it is far more personal than every other travel blogpost I have written before. Basically because an article like this shows you more photos, the background story of a photo and it shows you exactly what I did in a trip.
So that is why today I wanted to write an other article like this about my trip to Brazil. One of the most beautiful places I have ever visited, and one of the most fun places I have visited. I wrote a couple more articles about Brazil already; I wrote about Pipa, Sao Miguel Do Gostoso and the hotels I've stayed at, but today I'm going to share my photo diary with you!
ABOVE – Literally the first photo I shot in Brazil
BELOW – Just some random salesman
ABOVE – A photo you've probably seen a hundred times already
BELOW – Oh, you know.. just Brazil
ABOVE – Palmtrees and coconuts
BELOW – Trying to capture a moment of children playing in a small village near Pipa where we went to drink something
ABOVE – Chasing dolphins
BELOW – Sunsets of Brazil, literally the prettiest ones ever.
ABOVE – Boats, boats, boats!! (comment if you get the reference)
BELOW – Chasing dolphins.. again! This time we were kayaking in between them. Golden moments.
ABOVE – First ever surfing match I've seen in real life. That's Brazil!
BELOW – Children playing soccer at the beach.. more Brazil moments!
ABOVE – The streets of Pipa
BELOW – Pipa at night
ABOVE – The cutest little monkey that joined us for breakfast
BELOW – A beautiful sight of Natal from afar
ABOVE – Buggy rides!
BELOW – What they call a ferry in Brazil
ABOVE – The beach of Natal
BELOW – Best view while getting a massage
ABOVE – Sao Miguel Do Gostoso
BELOW – Snorkeling time!


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Editor: As an entertainment lawyer, you must meet many creative and capable people.
Mulrain: Yes. Primarily a talent lawyer, I represent actors, writers, producers, production companies and directors in the film and television business. In the music business, I represent recording artists, producers, lyricists, production companies and record labels.
Editor: Who are some of your entertainment clients?
Mulrain: Some of my entertainment clients are Nick Carter of the Back Street Boys; Robert Townsend, who is a veteran actor, writer, director and producer; Tichina Arnold, who is the lead actress on Chris Rock's new show Everybody Hates Chris; Hill Harper, who is a leading actor on CSI: New York; Flex Alexander, who is the creator, executive producer and lead actor on the television show One on One; LisaRaye McCoy, who is the female lead on All of Us; BeBe Winans, who is a Grammy Award winning writer, producer and recording artist; and Shanice, who currently has a single in the Top 20.
Editor: What types of issues does your representation of these talented people encompass?
Mulrain: The issues vary depending on my client's field. For example, actors require relatively sophisticated actor agreements that have to be entered into before the actor is engaged to be in a television show. The same applies to films.
Television or film writers require representation when negotiating with a studio that is financing production. When writers have created a concept for a television show or film and are asked to convey those rights to a studio, they need expert legal advice to address how they will be compensated. In the case of television, this requires consideration of several business issues including whether the writers will render writer/producer services for the series on an episodic basis, as well as royalty levels, back-end, series sales bonuses and pilot producing fees they will receive.
On the music side, there are similar issues. Music producers require legal advice on their compensation issues as well. They need a skilled attorney to negotiate their advance against royalties, whether the advance includes or excludes producer expenses, the level of royalty, whether the royalty increases based on the performance of the album or individual song, and to what extent they will share in the controlled composition.
Those are just a few examples of the issues I handle for my clients.
Editor: What is the hottest topic in entertainment law today?
Mulrain: The hottest issue in the entertainment industry today is branded entertainment. For years television networks have promoted their products during commercial breaks. Advertisers and television networks are finding that viewers do a lot of things other than watch commercials during the breaks. That has become a bigger issue with the introduction of TiVo and other digital video recording devices that allow viewers to skip commercials. The challenge for advertisers is how to get people to watch the advertisements.
Branded entertainment offers a solution by incorporating the advertising messages into the fabric of programming. The advertising must be done in a way that does not impact the integrity of the creative process. The movie cannot be only about the product. Rather, the advertising needs to be incorporated into the movie in a way that encourages people to think about the product.
Loeb & Loeb is unique because we have an advertising, marketing and promotions practice that is first-rate. Through that practice group, the firm enjoys relationships with advertising agencies, advertisers, talent studios and networks, and so, we are able to view the problem from various perspectives and help clients to discover creative ways to confront the issues around branded entertainment. There are few law firms that are similarly situated.
Editor: What attracted you to Loeb & Loeb?
Mulrain: The depth and breadth of Loeb & Loeb's practice is one of the reasons why I joined the firm. Many entertainment firms only represent talent, which in the entertainment business refers to actors in the film and television business. Other entertainment firms only represent individuals in the music business.
In contrast, Loeb & Loeb's diverse client base includes not only musicians, actors, directors, novelists, radio personalities and other talent, but also banks, motion picture studios, broadcasters, networks, production companies, distributors and agencies. In doing so, the firm works on some of the most sophisticated entertainment finance transactions domestically and internationally. We are involved in theater, sports, news media, advertising, IP, licensing, and branded entertainment. In my opinion, Loeb & Loeb has the broadest and deepest entertainment practice in the country.
Editor: What is the firm's history?
Mulrain: Unlike many law firms that started doing entertainment work sometime during the last 20 years, Loeb & Loeb has been a leader in the field for 98 years. Of the firm's approximately 200 lawyers, 50, or one quarter of the firm, work on entertainment matters every day. The fact that Loeb & Loeb has continued to be a major player in the entertainment business for almost 100 years is a tribute to the vision of the firm since its inception.
Editor: Please tell our readers about the depth of Loeb & Loeb's entertainment law expertise.
Mulrain: Our entertainment law group is comprised of talent lawyers, music lawyers, film finance lawyers, advertising and promotions lawyers, and litigators. There is little involving the entertainment business that Loeb & Loeb does not handle.
People in the entertainment business have a variety of needs. Our boutique practice is supported by the firm's general practice, which extends to such traditional areas of practice as corporate and securities, litigation, intellectual property, tax, estate planning, nonprofit and others.
Editor: How is work coordinated among Loeb & Loeb's various offices?
Mulrain: With offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Nashville, we deploy the most appropriate resources necessary to ensure that the client's matter is handled properly. I communicate with my partners in the other offices on a daily basis. That includes instant messaging and phone calls. All of our offices are set up the same way, and the systems are the same in each office. Our efficiency benefits our clients through competitive fee structures and our ability to handle all their matters seamlessly.
Editor: Please describe Loeb's diversity initiative.
Mulrain: Loeb & Loeb's diversity initiative focuses on enhancing the firm's efforts in recruiting and outreach to diverse candidates, particularly minority attorneys. Equally important is the enhancement of the firm's efforts in retaining a diverse workforce through increased emphasis on training programs and work environment. We encourage all efforts to enhance the advancement and promotion of minority attorneys.
Editor: What has contributed to the success of the firm's diversity initiative?
Mulrain: The firm has been a signatory of the Diversity Statement of Policies promulgated by the New York City and Los Angeles Bar Associations. In addition, through our Diversity Initiative Committee, the firm has promulgated a series of recruiting guidelines, which have been sent to all department and practice group leaders throughout the firm. The guidelines have also been sent to administrative and other personnel responsible for recruiting. The guidelines reiterate the economic and social benefits to the firm of having a diverse workforce and urge those involved with recruitment to make additional efforts, by specified means, to encourage diverse candidates to apply to, and to be hired by, the law firm.
Editor: What actions has the firm taken to help retain attorneys with diverse backgrounds?
Mulrain: The firm expanded its existing mentoring program, making participation in the program mandatory for all new associates. The mentoring program is intended to provide both a supportive and guided environment for associates. Based on extensive study and review, the firm believes that such a program is particularly welcomed by associates of diverse backgrounds as a means of more seamlessly incorporating all associates into the fabric of the firm.
As a matter of firm policy and practice, the firm is supportive of flex- and part-time arrangements, and we have promoted to partnership lawyers who had, at an earlier time, placed themselves outside of the traditional partnership track.
When I came to the firm, the firm assured me that diversity was important. From the highest level of management, our legal team feels that the demographics of the workforce in our firm should look more like the demographics of our clientele.
Since I joined the firm, our Los Angeles office has added an additional minority partner and four minority associates. That is a good effort over the course of one year and consistent with the firm's major commitment to diversity. The firm's actions in implementing its diversity initiative have been great for me and my practice.
Editor: Congratulations on receiving the Network Journal's Top 40-Under-Forty Achievement Award. Please tell our readers about the award.
Mulrain: Each year, The Network Journal honors 40 of the top African Americans in business under the age of 40. The award has been presented to television hosts, marketing executives, physicians, lawyers and other individuals who have enjoyed success in their chosen field. I was pleasantly surprised to receive the award in 2004. It was a really nice honor.
Editor: Do you have any advice for young lawyers who would like to pursue a career in entertainment law?
Mulrain: Anyone interested in a career in entertainment law first should build a strong foundation in traditional practice areas, such as corporate, intellectual property and employment law. In so doing, they will position themselves to competently represent clients in the entertainment business and really add value to their talented clients' careers.
I also like to encourage young attorneys to get involved in the bar associations. Bar activities can help you to establish relationships with key individuals within the business community. Consistent involvement within the bar associations is absolutely a formula for success.
Published February 1, 2006.


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Our Promise
to America
Winston's top priority is a genuinely democratic Congress that passes the legislation that a majority of voters want passed. His plan for helping elect a Congress that reflects the will of the people is "Our Promise to America." The ten pieces of legislation included in Our Promise to America can be divided into three major goals:
An "Economic Bill of Rights"
A full employment act that guarantees every worker a socially-useful job at a living wage, with an initial focus on moving to clean energy; an Employee Free Choice Act; a public option for health insurance; and federal funding for locally-controlled public schools.
A fair and simple tax code
A tax code that makes sure "the wealthiest Americans and largest corporations…pay their fair share of taxes," offers tax relief to working-class and middle-class families, and are subject to regulation by the governments of the United States and of the states.
And genuine
A public financing option for candidates, ranked-choice voting for members of the U. S. House of Representatives; and amendments for direct election of the president and vice-president and that make it clear that corpora-
tions are not people.
Meet Winston Apple
Winston has been described as the Bernie Sanders of Missouri. He is committed to doing his part within the grassroots movement to take control of our government from corporate interests and reestablish a government of, by, and for the people. With Our Promise to America, he has a plan to help voters elect a Congress that will enact an Economic Bill of Rights, improve the quality of public education, enact a fair and simple tax system, and make our government more genuinely democratic.
Winston Introduces
"Our Promise to America"
"Winston Apple is the kind of public servant that will work for his district unwaveringly, and with the utmost commitment to their well-being. He believes that government has the ultimate responsibility to help society be better. I endorse Winston Apple because I believe that he is good for Missouri and good for America." – Rev. Darryl Gray
"Most of us are tired of "politics as usual." Winston's "Our Promise to America" addresses the issues that most affect the vast majority of us – employment with a livable wage, affordable health care, and support for public education. This is not politics as usual, but an actual vision and plan to realign government with the needs of the People." – Jerry Steele
"Winston is a great friend and even better advocate for progressive change. I look forward to getting sworn into Congress with him!" – Brent Welder
"Winston cares deeply about his community and doesn't back away from a challenge. He's a born leader. Most importantly, he cares deeply about helping those who need help the most. His love of country is what fuels him. His deep passion to improve the world where it desperately needs improvement, is what energizes him." – John Messmer
"Winston understands the daily struggle and wants to make our city, state, and country a better place. I believe that Our Promise to America is one of the best ideas a politician has proposed in years. All 10 items will massively improve the lives of every single American." – Eliot O'Callaghan


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Scott McCafferty and Mike Emich this month are launching a magazine called Design World. When calling on potential advertisers, the pair emphasize their Web site's novel means for generating leads.
Designworldonline.com will offer CAD drawings for engineers to download into their product designs. The offering is intended to allow Design World to enter into engineers' work flow; it also provides advertisers with strong leads.
"When an engineer downloads a model into his design, the manufacturer gets the name, address and phone number of the person who downloaded the product," McCafferty said. "We're giving the sales guys the exact tools they like to have."
Design World's approach underscores a new reality in b-to-b media and marketing—a publisher would be short-sighted to launch a product that didn't at least promise to deliver high-quality leads. With a climate of marketing accountability that seems here to stay, the Internet's speed in delivering leads and the depth of prospect information that can be gleaned online, leads are more important than ever.
Leads, of course, have always been important, a critical tool for measuring a publication's performance. Who could forget the trade magazine bingo card?
But in the Internet age, the bingo card has become passe. "I'm sure a bunch of kids selling today, if you say 'bingo card,' they'll look at you like, 'What do you mean?' " said Bruce Morris, president of Source Media's banking group.
Although they still exist, bingo cards, or reader service cards, fall short of what the Internet can offer in delivering timely leads to advertisers. "With the reader service card, the people fill in those things and a few weeks later the advertiser would get the lead," said Kevin Vermeulen, VP-group publisher of ALM Properties, publisher of The American Lawyer . "Now, online, they track [leads] every day. You can track them by the hour if you want."
Making the most of these leads has become essential in b-to-b marketing organizations that must now track the effectiveness of their spending. "I don't think that most marketers will return to an age of 10 or 15 years ago—or anything in that time frame when there was comparatively very low measurement of true ROI against a marketing program," said Bill Reinstein, CEO of Accela Communications, which develops rich media products for marketers.
With ROI accountability a reality for marketers, media companies have in turn engaged in a leads arms race, developing new products—most of them Internet-focused?to help their advertising and marketing customers generate leads.
Online is where customers are, not only in the technology arena but also in more traditional industries. According to recent survey by GlobalSpec, a Web site directed at engineers, 91% of those polled said they used the Internet to find components and suppliers. Additionally, 82% said they used the Internet for research, up from 69% a year earlier.
GlobalSpec has developed an "engineering search engine" that is focused not on the broad Internet, as Google is, but on sites specifically geared toward engineers. The search engine is one of many new products specifically designed to help marketers generate leads.
Other Web-oriented products intended to generate high-quality, specific leads include e-mail newsletters. Although their effectiveness may have waned compared with a few years ago, they remain an effective way to reach an extremely targeted audience, which is, after all, the goal of b-to-b media. "There's probably not a month that goes by that we don't create another e-newsletter," Source Media's Morris said.
Additionally, webcasts—which offer relatively inexpensive narrowcast video to marketers that have traditionally relied on print—have generated fresh leads for companies in a variety of industries.
Ziff Davis has produced virtual trade shows as well as its Web Buyers' Guide (webbuyersguide.com), which profiles 43,000 products from 17,000 information technology companies, according to Barry Harrigan, VP of Ziff Davis. Other tech media companies such as CMP Technology, CNET Networks, International Data Group and TechTarget have produced similar lead-generating media products.
Accela's Reinstein said the content must be right for these new media to work. It must have "educational value," he said, and be focused on what the customer needs and wants rather than the vendor's story.
Online isn't the only place where media companies have developed innovative lead generation products in recent years. For example, Penton Media's Windows IT Pro Group has pioneered the use of custom road shows.
Other offline products developed to generate leads include custom events. Vermeulen said ALM's award dinners, such as for the litigation department of the year, provide an opportunity for face-to-face lead generation. These dinners may have 60 people in attendance and five or six marketers, he said.
"We offer it only to the best advertisers first," Vermeulen said. "It's all about getting buyers and sellers together in any way, shape or form, whether it be through the Web or physically bringing them together."
Vermeulen said that while the strategy for b-to-b media companies remains the same—bringing buyers and sellers together—many of the tactics have changed. "The role of the publisher has changed in that, yes, I'm a publisher, but I'm also a person that has a large database," he said.
Like some other b-to-b media companies, ALM is using its database to conduct telemarketing to generate leads for customers. "We just call them up," Vermeulen said. "If they're not interested in buying anything at that time, we call somebody else."
Marketers say they like the availability of this variety of tactics, and most engage in some sort of integrated marketing in which they use a number of lead generation products. Tina Stewart, VP-marketing at Arbor Networks, said, "We recently launched a multimedia campaign that fully integrated both new and old media."
The network security company hired Accela to develop online product tours and uses case studies as an attraction for generating leads, more than 13,000 of which the campaign has produced in four months, according to Stewart.
Paul Calento, VP-marketing at InfoWorld , said the medium is important but the message is even more critical. "The medium itself is not a differentiator; the program is," he said. "Video for the sake of doing video, for instance, will yield modest increases in new visitors and commodity-priced advertising programs. The best programs integrate a variety of elements into what begins as a lead gen program and develops into an environment of continued communication between the prospective buyer and the vendor."
Lead processing offered
In addition to developing lead generation products, some b-to-b media companies now help their advertising customers process leads. As with most Internet-oriented trends, the technology media companies are leading the way.
TechTarget introduced its lead engagement system, Lead Prism, last year. Based on a prospect's online behavior, LeadPrism rates how strong a lead the person is. The best leads are either flagged or fed directly into a marketer's CRM system.
"The business of lead prioritizing, that is where the industry has shifted. This is what the vendors need the most help with," said Marilou Barsam, TechTarget's VP-client consulting. The company earlier this year introduced the TechTarget Magnifier, which among other things enables marketers to build a relationship with prospects by automatically sending them additional information that complements, for instance, a white paper they downloaded.
Other major tech publishers, including CMP Technology, IDG and Ziff Davis, have developed their own systems to score leads for advertisers.
Kevin Normandeau, exec VP-business development and general manager-online at IDG's Network World , said that being involved in marketers' CRM systems moves well beyond mere tactics. "What I love about the leads business is that it allows us to get more strategically involved with our customer base," he said.


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British Cleaning Council supports UK toilet map13th of February 2014
The British Cleaning Council has awarded a 12,000 euros grant to the British Toilet Association to support the development of a UK Toilet Map app for iPhone and Android platforms.
The UK Toilet Map is a response to the ever changing demographic of public toilet provision. Interactive and constantly updated, the app will allow users to identify all publicly accessible toilets across the country.
Initially created in partnership with Mencap and the Changing Places Consortium, the app will also cater to those who require more than a standard accessible toilet - including facilities that cater to those with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their carers.
It will show the location and opening times of the toilet while a profile sheet will highlight all the facilities contained within that unit. And those who need to plan their journeys will be able to use the inbuilt trip-planner to locate and store toilets on a selected route.


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This amazing family business can be found in the Old Town. Despite its humble surroundings, the company has an extraordinary global reputation as a leading supplier of flower and plant props for film, theatre and television productions.
Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator' and the Christian Bale fantasy epic 'Reign of Fire' are just two major Hollywood productions on its impressive client list. In the basement of the company's premises is the 'Flower Maker's Museum.'


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Detectives Arrest Man Involved in 2007 Murder Case
2014-03-05 · By Editor
On February 27, 2014, Long Beach Homicide Detectives arrested 28-year-old Darnell Clarke of Long Beach for the murder of Alfred Henderson and attempted murder of his female companion.
In the early morning hours of April 22, 2007, Alfred Henderson and his female companion were gunned down while talking in front of a relative's house, in the 2000 block of Lime Avenue. The surviving female victim was transported to a local hospital and was treated for several gunshot wounds. Victim Henderson, a Long Beach resident, did not survive his injuries.
On March 3, 2014, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office filed one count of murder, one count of attempted murder, a gang allegation enhancement (186.22 PC), as well as a use of a firearm enhancement.
Anyone with additional information regarding this case is urged to contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Teryl Hubert and Sean Irving at 562 570-7244. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or text TIPLA plus your tip to 274637 (CRIMES), or visit www.LACrimeStoppers.org.


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…shared my quilts and a few laughs with Stafford Mill Quilters in Connecticut.
On Friday the Holliston Senior Center Quilters had lots of show and tell. Some were working on their "Farmer's Market" quilt with very different fabrics. When they are all done, I will post the beautiful quilts. I don't think any of them will be named "Farmer's Market" like the pattern.
I finished my quilt from the pattern, "Living a Charmed Life" by Six Gables Designs.
I used cotton and wool batting and quilted feathers galore!
What have you created with a charm pack? I'm thinking of all the various things I've made with charm packs….a new television episode of "A Quilter's Touch?" …..stay tuned.
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Here we go again. Octomom Nadya Suleman is back on welfare. Cue the outrage in 3 ... 2 ... 1.
I hear you, folks. She popped out eight kids at once, and now she just sits on her duff collecting our hard-earned tax dollars. It would be so much better if she went back to taking her clothes off and screwing random folks in front of the camera to take care of her brood, wouldn't it?
Er. Well ...
I'm not going to play it like Octomom is the poster child for why we need social services in this country. There are plenty of people who end up on public assistance because of unforeseen circumstances, and there is no shame in that. Suleman, on the other hand, obviously foresaw that she was going to have 14 children, and did it anyway. She's an irresponsible woman who should never have put herself in this position.
Not to mention, this is not her first time sucking on the government's teat, and this time Suleman is getting $1,800 a month for food, $1,000 for emergency cash, and Medi-Cal benefits to help with mental health and dental issues. Octomom says the welfare benefits will help her get "back on her feet" after the cost of rehab ate through the money she'd made stripping and making porn.
But here we are. Nadya Suleman has 14 children. We can't shove them back in her uterus. We can't wave our magic wands and make them disappear. So what do we do about it?
We support them. Not because we think Octomom is wonderful, mind you, but because it's not the fault of those children that their mom is a screw-up.
Really, what are the better options? Do we send her back to doing porn to support her 14 kids? I can't imagine that is the best thing for them as they grow up, certainly not from an emotional standpoint.
It's Octomom's job as a mother to care for her kids. She can't just say "screw it, let 'em starve." So she's going for welfare? I say good for her. At least the kids are being fed and have their medical needs covered! That's better than the parents who don't do a darn thing to care for their kids!
Like it or not, if we want the Suleman kids to turn out "OK" and contribute to society in the future, they need to have a fairly decent upbringing now. Having a mom who needs to live off the government's dime to stay off the pole isn't perfect, but it could be the best shot these kids have at "normal."
What do you think Octomom should do here? Should she turn down government help or take it?
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Achieving Widespread, Democratic Education in the United States Today: Dewey's Ideas Reconsidered
Excellent, democratic education that furthers each person's potential, success and happiness for her own and others' well-being is not yet widespread in the U.S. today. Dewey's The Public and Its Problems has much to say about the possibilities and challenges of achieving this goal. This paper examines Dewey's ideas about how a public for widespread, excellent education can form through the development of sound public opinion based on widely disseminated, accurate and relevant information and through the restructuring of associations among people. The crucial role of the educator in the formation of a public emerges through this examination.
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Meadows, Elizabeth and Blatchford, Katherine
"Achieving Widespread, Democratic Education in the United States Today: Dewey's Ideas Reconsidered,"
Education and Culture: Vol. 25
, Article 5.
Available at: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/eandc/vol25/iss1/art5


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They Dream For Us
Lisa Gibbons
Artist Statement
In a time of crisis, when the present ways no longer suffice, the people await a messenger, who reminds them of the old ways and helps cultivate a new way of seeing and living. My recent work represents messengers from beyond the human-centred world, our familiar, yet strange, wild relatives: Raven, Owl, Wolf, Salmon and other animals. These messengers arrive among us not only from the wild places, but from another time, perhaps from timelessness. They bring not just a new message, but an entirely new type of message. The wild creatures, as spirit guides, urge us to discard old ways of seeing, to open our eyes anew. They warn that humanity has grown away from Nature, out of balance, out of harmony with the wild Earth that gives us life. The messages that they bring are not limited to one culture, nation, or point of view, but rather reverberate globally, across all cultures. Among these images we find aspects of humanity, the seekers, builders, strugglers, and lost souls in need of guidance. The messengers help reconcile the divided self, the divided past, and unresolved loss. We learn that our attachment to past wounds traps us in old, dysfunctional ways of seeing. The messengers offer healing in the present and honour those lost in the past. Old memories are ignited. We learn that seeds, planted in our souls many eons ago, have the ability to sprout, grow, and blossom, that we may rediscover the ways of communion with all life. The installation piece, "Vessel," made from natural materials, bears bundles that represent memories and hopes for our collective future. Visitors may add something into the boat, a written message, an offering, a wish, or images from a dream. This body of new work explores a universal collective unconscious and personal deep memories. The collective unconscious is the realm of ancient memory, archetypes, stories, and feelings that become universal, although we may not always be aware of their presence. For me, personal memory is not an intellectual or rational process, but rather an intuitive, subconscious memory of the emotional and physical body. The creative process helps me connect to an essential part of myself, gathering bits of meaning through objects and images, which resonate together. The work consists primarily of mixed media. I have combined drawings, water colour, acrylic paint, found objects, and bees wax. I was drawn to rich, vibrant colours which seem to reflect two worlds: A world we see and a world we can't see. I dedicate this work to each and everyone in my incredible family, in particular, my three beautiful, amazing sons Jack, Jonah and Liam. I'd like to acknowledge and thank several people who helped make this show possible. Firstly, I thank Denise, Norm and Rex for their wonderful hands on support and total encouragement. I also wish to thank David Shipway for his gentle support and consultation while I embarked on my first "boat" building experience. Lastly, I wish to acknowledge two wonderful artists, who taught me and nurtured my artist vision from an early age, Anna Strannan and Judith Williams.
Lisa Gibbons, July, 2014 ============================================================================================ Photography by Richard Trueman
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- In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt. Add egg and almond extract; mix until well blended. Stir in flour and almond flour. Transfer dough to center of a large piece of plastic wrap; shape into a disc and wrap tightly. Refrigerate 1 hour or until ready to bake.
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Press 1 rounded tablespoon of dough into each cavity. Wrap and refrigerate any remaining dough. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are light golden brown. Remove from oven to cooling rack. Cool cookies in pan 8 to 10 minutes. Invert pan on cooling rack or baking sheet. Gently tap pan to release cookies. Repeat with remaining dough.
Tip: If using this recipe for the Cookie Dunker pan, put in only enough cookie dough to reach the fill line. Before baking, place a piece of parchment paper over the pan and run a fingertip over each filled cavity to smooth bumps and ridges in the pressed dough.


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Growing up on a farm meant living in close quarters with various livestock, including cows, horses, goats, turkeys, and feisty roosters. Rural life also meant more interactions with wildlife such as deer, coyotes, and skunk.
Longtime residents of the Cuyahoga Valley have many memories about their adventures with animals on the farm. Listen to the following heartwarming stories about children and their beloved animals, as well as tales of the farm's scariest creatures.


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Add Custom Shortcuts on Chrome's App Launcher
If you are among those who use bookmarks and Chrome's app launcher frequently, then this tip will be of great use. We can combine the two by adding shortcuts apart from Google products in the app launcher. (Example – Facebook and Twitter)
Chrome app launcher is nine-squared icon which appears on top right when you open a new tab or any Google products. It provides quick and easy way to switch between Google products. If you are signed in Google account, you can also customize app launcher by re-arranging icons and adding more Google product shortcuts.
Even though the app launcher is very useful, the downside is that it has only shortcuts for Google products. We cannot add shortcuts to third party products and our favorite pages. Additionally, the 'add more' option at the bottom does not contain the complete list of Google services. And at last, the launcher remains unused by many of us.
Customize Google Chrome's App Launcher by Adding Shortcuts of Your Choice
Let's make the app launcher of Chrome more useful by adding shortcuts of our choice. Instead of bookmarking every site you use daily, access them directly from the launcher. To do so, you need to download and install an extension called "App Launcher Customizer for Google™".
After you add the extension to your Chrome, open a new tab. Click the usual app launcher icon and find a lot more shortcuts than your regular once. Notice that at the bottom of the box, the 'More' option had been replaced by 'Configure'.
Follow the steps to add or create new shortcuts-
- Click on the 'Configure' option at the bottom of the launcher. An options tab of App launcher customizer for Google will open.
- On the right side, you will have the list of current shortcuts available in the launcher. Drag and drop any shortcut to rearrange the queue.
- On the left side, you will see the list of over 250 Google services. You can add any of these to the current shortcuts by just clicking them once.
- To create a new shortcut, click 'Add custom shortcut' button on top of the current shortcuts list.
The process is very simple and in a matter of seconds you have your very own customized Google Chrome App Launcher.
One thing that pins here is that you can't change the order of the apps in the launcher box while it was possible without the extension. To do so, you need to hit configure and change the order. However, this drawback does not effect much when we have other options to customize your launcher. You can even suggest a new Google shortcut if the Google service is not available in the list.
Related: Suspend Tabs and Make Chrome Faster with OneTab Extension
If you are a regular user of Chrome app launcher from new tab, then you will love this extension. And if you are not used to the launcher, give it a try. It's a useful tool that adds to your productivity.


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In his Budget 2013-14 speech, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that the Indian economy cannot remain immune to what is happening in the rest of the world.
He stated that global growth has slowed to 3.2 per cent in FY12 from 3.9 per cent a year earlier.
In the backdrop of a declining global growth, getting Indian economy back on the high growth path remains a challenge, he said, adding that imports and exports remain a big chunk of India's GDP.
Chidambaram mentioned that among the major economies of the world only China and Indonesia have been able to grow at a faster rate than India.
The finance minister however was optimistic that India can get back to a higher growth path.
The Central Statistical Organisation has projected a growth rate of around 5 per cent in the current fiscal.


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This is the the traditional shopping area (FABRIC、food、Chinese herbology...) 永樂 Market in 迪化街.and lots Monument to see,
so many people came to here shopping for Chinese new year .
迪化街 Dihua Street:
Dihua Street (Chinese: 迪化街; literally "Urumqi Street") is a street located in the Datong District (大同區) of Taipei winding from the south of the district to close to the north in the old village of Dalongdong (大龍峒). The street, then known as Centre Street (中街), was constructed during the 1850s, when many commercial entities belonging to Quanzhou-originating owners moved in from the nearby village of Bangka (艋舺). Since then and throughout the rest of the 19th century, Dihua Street has been an important centre for commerce in Taiwanese products and produce such as Chinese medicinal herbs, fabrics, incense materials, and for the post-processing of Taiwanese tea.[1]
The name "Dihua" was given in 1947 by the Republic of China government, in reference to Urumqi, Xinjiang, and effectively joins a string of older streets in this area of Taipei existing prior to the Chinese Civil War. Locals living in the district refer to the portion of the street north of of the Minsheng West Road (民生西路) as Dihua North (北街), and the portion south as Dihua south (南街). Being the oldest street Taipei (with sections in existence since the rule of Dutch Formosa from 1624–1661), its architecture has been under preservation and conservation efforts by the city. Modern Dihua Street along with its surrounding neighborhood and streets, known as the Dihua Street commercial loop (迪化街商圈), remain one of the most commercially active in Taipei with transactions in excess of 3 billion US dollars.[2]
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Mir Hossein Musavi (left) and his wife, Zahra Rahnavard
have been under house arrest since February.
The mother of opposition figure Zahra Rahnavard, who along with her husband, opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi, has reportedly been under house arrest for the past five months, has expressed concern over their health.
Rahnavard's mother, Ehteram Sadat Navab-Safavi, who was allowed to meet with Rahnavard and Musavi two weeks ago, has talked about her meeting and her observations in an interview with the opposition website Kalame.
She said she didn't consider Musavi and Rahnavard's current situation as house arrest, but rather she described it as a kidnapping by the Iranian authorities.
It's not clear whether she was able to meet her daughter and son in law at their house which according to Kalame has turned into "a prison with tall iron walls" or at another location.
"I have no information about the way they live at the place where they're being held and it's unlikely anyone knows," she said.
She said that both Musavi and Rahnavard's morale are strong and they're in good spirits, but their health seem to be deteriorating.
"In the last meeting, I took notice of the sickliness of my daughter and son-in-law and also how suddenly they've [lost a lot of weight]," Navab-Safavi said, while adding that she was very worried about the sudden change in Musavi and Rahnavard's appearance.
She also said that the family had demanded that Rahnavard and Musavi get medical check-ups, to which security authorities reacted by saying, "We have our own doctors, we will [take care of it]."
But Rahnavard's mother said that until doctors from the family are allowed to check on Musavi and Rahnavard, the concern over their health remains.
The Iranian authorities put opposition leaders Mir Hossein Musavi and Mehdi Karrubi and their wives under house arrest following their call for a opposition demonstration in February that attracted tens of thousands of protesters.
Since then only family members have reportedly been allowed to meet them on rare occasions, in the presence of security forces.
Rahnavard's mother has said that for the first three months, their children hadn't been allowed to see them.
"But in the past 40 days there have been some limited meetings in the presence of male and female [security] agents and several cameras that have been installed," she said.
Navab-Safavi said security officials tightly monitor the meetings between family members and Musavi and Rahnavard, and prevent them from giving them any news.
She said one of the main demands of the security officers was for the family to remain silent about Musavi and Rahnavard's situation.
"It raises our doubts about their life and health. Maybe with our silence [the authorities] have other plans," she said.
She added that Rahnavard and Musavi have done nothing but serve the people and families of political prisoners and that the authorities have to set them free.
Some observers believe that by keeping the opposition leaders under house arrest, the Iranian authorities have successfully managed to fully isolate them and prevent them from playing any political role.
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You never know when it's coming, but you know it's coming. It's the boat building disaster. Every boat construction project has one: a mistake, slip, error, or accident of such magnitude that is appears that there is no way to recover, at least not without hours upon hours of rework and substantial expenditure of additional funds. Coping with this moment is the true test of a boat builder's skill, ingenuity and emotional resiliency.
I managed to finally get up the gumption to get out and do the sanding that I wanted to get done before stitching together the hull of my Eastport Pram. My motivation level shot up, as I could now enjoy that single most rewarding part of stitch and glue boat building, stitching, where in just a few short hours the hull of a boat emerges from a pile of plywood.
Indeed, I quickly stitched the first set of planked to the bottom. It was getting a little late in the evening, but I figured I would spend a few more minutes and get the added boost of getting the second set of planks started. That's when I noticed it.
|The rabbet should have been where my finger is.
But it's not.
So, how did I deal with it? Did I collapse into a piteous pile of despair? Or, did I rise to the occasion in a solid display of boat building fortitude?
I despaired.
|"Inlaying" wood in the bad rabbet.
|All fixed up!