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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:46 pm
I mostly play BFP4F as far as you all are concerned. And I often play the clan Oman server, usually everyday. I've had alcohol addiction problems more often than not in my life. Ten years ago, when it got bad, I cured myself by just chilling and sitting in the basement for two weeks, listening to relaxation CDs. I think the time has come for me to once again solve the problem which has re-emerged.
Video games can be pretty stimulating and although they bring me a lot of joy, I won't have that joy if I die so I'm going to do the relaxation thing again and just try to completely chill for a couple weeks and dry out. And I hope to be back better than ever after that then!
If there are any young people who read these forums or are in the clan, take it from me that drugs and alcohol can end up being very bad things. When I was a teen, I never listened that they can hurt you, and they have almost killed me many times now. So just take it from an older guy to be extremely careful about that. Get a good education and a good job, and a good spouse..... And wish me luck in my recovery! See you in two weeks!
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:47 pm
I feel a lot better already. My fear after I wrote the post is that people will dislike me because of this. But the way I see it, I am trying to do the responsible thing by recognizing and solving the problem. I also have an interesting proposition that relates to the clan coming when this two weeks is over, but I will not reveal until then. I am actually not a clan member but I have what might be a very interesting proposal should I/when I become one. Hope all is well with everyone!
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:07 am
wont ever hold personal issues against u bud...ur fun to chat with and play with on OMAN
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:16 am
Best of luck to you Chaos. I am quite older (54 today actually) and have had my issues through the years too. I find the friends i have met here and other clans are/have been a great help to me.
I'm sure all of us are cheering for you and wish you best. You will get past this, as you have said, you've done it before.
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:13 pm
Every single ounce of support, I appreciate greatly. Really. I have learned that addiction is truly a disease just as bad as cancer, although most young people do not realize this. But I hope they do because once you are addicted to something, it can take 10 years, sometimes much more, to fix your life.
What I have done since I originally posted was go to my trusted doctor, told him everything, and told him that I could probably never quit without librium (I had read that this medication is effective in withdrawal symptoms.). My doc is a GREAT guy. He spent almost an hour and 20 minutes talking to me about all things addiction and said he would give me the librium. The medicine helps a LOT. I am finally having happy days where I can see that the world is so great again, and I am grateful for all I have received in life. When you are depressed, angry, or addicted (or all), you fail to see how many good things in life there are.
I am certainly not at the end yet but I have been more happy the last few days than I have been in jeez, I dunno, maybe 8 years?! I can "see the light" again. Drugs and alcohol blacken the world so you can't remember who you were before. I definitely thought I was going to die from this, without question. And I am not saying that to get attention. I DEFINITELY thought I would die from this. I did the right thing by going to my doctor, being honest, and getting the medicine to treat it. I know that there is probably still a month of "walking out of Hell" here but as far as I can tell right now, I am going to survive, and these last few days are making me more grateful and humble than I have ever been.
The main reason I ever even shared this is because I did not believe as a high-schooler that drugs and alcohol could ruin your life and I know a lot of young people play games and I just want you to definitely believe that you can save 10 or more years of absolute agony from your life by just staying away from this stuff, even alcohol. I'm lucky that I survived. Very lucky. When I was about 18, my uncle died of liver failure from this around age 50. God is offering me a chance to get out of this and live and I am mega-grateful. I have to keep taking the librium for a while and still won't be playing the game for a while but I just wanted to say what's been happening. Looks like I'm going to survive. That's a very good sign. TTYL!
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:12 pm
Just thought I'd get back in the forums because GENERAL told me that he upgraded the service so that the website will be more reliable now. I think that's cool.
I'm still dealing with my addiction but I decided to go back to AA and I'm glad I did. For a month or two, I got all mad at my problems so I stopped going and stuff. But it does do good for me. Not sure this is highly-related to games we play but I saw that well over 1,700 people viewed this thread so maybe if it helps someone, you know, I'm glad to share.
There are actually way more people than you think who deal with addictions and I think that being honest and putting it out there helps others who run into the problems. So... No, I'm not perfected yet. But I was basically glad I went back to AA today. I usually feel better about going. And if anyone reads this who has addiction.. I mean, it's REAL common. Around 10-12% of the population deals with addiction issues so it's greater than 1 out of 10 people. Nothing weird about it.
The games I play have helped me keep my sanity through my troubles, so I'm glad of that. And I always love when I get into a game and see people I know in there. Fun stuff. PEACE
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Carolinas HealthCare's planes used for business, personal trips
Michael Tarwater, the CEO of one of the nation's largest hospital chains, enjoys a rarely discussed perk: the freedom to fly planes owned by the nonprofit system for business and pleasure.
Flight logs provided by Carolinas HealthCare System show Tarwater took at least 29 personal flights on the system's planes from 2008 through 2012. During that time, he also has been on board 101 flights that the system said were for business.
Tarwater's personal flights are counted as part of his compensation, which totaled $4.8 million in 2012, according to the hospital system.
Widely recognized for guiding Mecklenburg County's largest employer through a period of remarkable growth, Tarwater has also honed another skill: He's an accomplished pilot.
Tarwater served as co-pilot on more than half of the Carolinas HealthCare flights he was aboard during the five years ending in 2012, system records show. He holds an Airline Transport Pilot certificate, the highest license issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The hospital system owns five planes and three helicopters, which are used mainly for transporting patients and organs.
Tarwater declined to be interviewed, but he told the Observer that since 2008, he has reported an average of $2,475 per year as income attributable to his personal flights. The personal travel was reported in accordance with IRS guidelines, officials said.
But IRS rules allow Tarwater to value those flights at amounts far lower than the cost of operating the planes. Had he chartered the flights from a private company, he likely would have paid roughly $20,000 a year, on average, the Observer found.
A number of Tarwater's personal trips were to Dothan, Ala., where his daughter and grandchildren live. Others were to Gulf Shores, Ala., near Pensacola, Fla., where his father lives.
In one typical case, Tarwater flew from Charlotte to Dothan on Sept. 28, 2012, and returned two days later. SkySouth, a charter company based in Burlington, would have charged about $4,900 for the trip, the company's general manager said.
Calls to five other systems suggest the practice of using hospital planes for personal travel isn't common. A number of systems – including Novant Health, Duke University Health System, UNC Hospitals and the Mayo Clinic – say they do not allow executives to use their aircraft for personal flights.
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Some experts believe the practice is rare – and questionable.
"It seems inappropriate for them to use (planes) for personal purposes, given that they are being supported via tax exemption," said Gerard Anderson, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Hospital Finance and Management. "So we are all paying for the vacation the CEO is taking."
As nonprofits, Carolinas HealthCare hospitals in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and Lincoln counties get tax exemptions worth more than $100 million a year, the Observer estimated. CHS, the state's largest hospital system, owns more than $1 billion in tax-exempt property and pays no corporate income taxes or sales taxes.
The system, which brings in about $7 billion in annual revenue, says it earns its tax exemptions by providing extensive benefits to the community, including more than $280 million last year in free and discounted care for uninsured patients who can't afford to pay their bills.
Tarwater's personal trips accounted for fewer than 1 percent of the flights taken by CHS planes, the system said.
All personal use of the system's airplanes "follows IRS guidelines and Carolinas HealthCare System policies," the system said in a written statement.
With CEO approval, other senior CHS executives are also allowed to use the planes for personal travel, the system said. CHS did not identify other executives who have done that. Such flights are "very rare," and are reported as income in keeping with IRS guidelines, said system spokeswoman Amy Murphy.
The vast majority of Carolinas HealthCare's business travel is booked on commercial airlines, the system said. But from 2008 to 2012, executives boarded about 9 percent of CHS flights.
The system said it considers many factors when deciding whether to use its planes for business trips: "short time frames to coordinate and book travel, inadequate commercial service at destinations, long drive times, time that would be spent waiting for departures and connections of commercial aircraft, and an ability to work more efficiently."
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Tarwater has frequently co-piloted several Carolinas HealthCare planes, including a twin-engine business jet called a Cessna Citation. According to the FAA, he has a "type rating" that authorizes him to serve as the pilot-in-command in a Citation.
But he has done much of his recent flying on the system's six-seat Beechcraft Baron, a twin-engine piston plane that Carolinas HealthCare acquired in 2011 for $700,000.
Typically, the plane is used about six days each month, data obtained by the Observer shows. The other planes in the CHS fleet are used far more frequently. Unlike the other CHS aircraft, the Baron generates no revenue because it's not chartered and not used to transport patients.
Of the 93 trips that CHS reported for the Baron through the end of 2012, Tarwater served as a co-pilot on 29 of them – or about 31 percent. Nineteen of those flights were personal trips, according to Carolinas HealthCare data.
One former airplane mechanic said he saw golf clubs being loaded on the plane about a half-dozen times. Pilots, he recalled, sometimes said, "I'm ferrying the golfers today."
Murphy, the CHS spokeswoman, noted that the Baron is smaller than the system's other four planes, and less expensive to operate. She said the system bought the plane as an economical way to take executives on shorter business trips – and to areas served by small airports that aren't designed for larger planes.
When the system bought the Baron, it did not have to add hangar space or hire more pilots or mechanics, Murphy said.
Fueling and insuring it costs more than $50,000 a year, the system said.
'All taxpayers are paying'
To be sure, personal trips on company planes are much more common in parts of the for-profit world.
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan received $477,000 worth of personal use of corporate aircraft in 2012, for example. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. chief executive Frank Harrison III received more than $133,000 of personal aircraft use last year.
But nonprofit experts say it's extremely rare for nonprofit leaders to take personal flights on planes owned by their organizations. Taxpayers are essentially subsidizing such flights, experts say, because they must pay higher taxes to make up for what nonprofits don't pay.
"I think it's a travesty, and it's a waste of their tax-exempt status," said Ken Berger, CEO of Charity Navigator, a watchdog group that studies nonprofits. "All taxpayers are paying for this."
Pablo Eisenberg, another nonprofit expert, called it an "outrage."
"That is not a common practice (in the nonprofit world), and it shouldn't be allowed. Period," he said.
Novant Health, which runs the three Presbyterian hospitals in Mecklenburg County, owns a twin-engine turboprop that senior leaders use for business trips around the system's four-state coverage area. But "personal use for recreational or entertainment purposes is not allowed," Novant said in a written response to questions.
One exception, the system said, was a 2012 case in which a senior leader used the plane to attend a family funeral while also meeting a work obligation. The system didn't disclose the executive's identity or the flight's destination.
UNC Hospitals leases two helicopters for patient transports and also buys access to planes owned by another organization. But the system does not allow its officials to use the aircraft for personal flights, spokeswoman Karen McCall said.
Duke Medicine owns two helicopters but no planes. That system uses the helicopters for medical purposes but prohibits personal flights.
An ethical question
Tarwater obtained his Airline Transport Pilot certificate in 2005, according to the FAA. By then, he had already logged nearly 1,600 hours of flight time. Among his accomplishments: piloting a trans-Atlantic crossing from Nottingham, England, to North Carolina.
Piloting the system's planes helps Tarwater fulfill requirements aimed at keeping flight skills sharp. Pilots who want to carry passengers or navigate using electronic instruments, for instance, have to show recent flight experience.
Tarwater does not schedule any of his flights on Carolinas HealthCare planes for the purposes of meeting such requirements, the system said. But Murphy noted that "any flight during which a licensed pilot functions as a pilot is counted for purposes of maintaining currency requirements."
Some charity experts question whether nonprofit leaders should be allowed to use planes owned by their organizations to pursue their love of flying. Said Eisenberg: "I think it's ethically to be criticized."
Staff writers Karen Garloch and Gavin Off, and researcher Maria David contributed.


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Syracuse University named a top performer for women in STEM online degree programs | The Daily Orange
"Syracuse was named a top college for women pursuing online STEM degrees.
This rating came from the SR Education Group, which evaluates colleges
and universities online degree programs based on factors such as
academic support and cost" inform Julia Murray, Contributing Writer.
|The School of Information Studies at Syracuse University recruits girls and young women to get them acquainted in STEM programs.
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Syracuse University was recently named a top college for women pursuing online degrees in science, technology, engineering and math by the SR Education Group.
SR Education Group researched and rated 285 schools across the nation and published a list of the 64 top performers. SU's ranking was not directly stated, but it did not place within the top 15 schools, according to the ratings.
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"The reason they have lists like this out there is because women are historically underrepresented in STEM fields, just on like a societal level, so the college has really adopted this responsibility," said Matt Wheeler, communications manager of SU's College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Both the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the School of Information Studies contribute to Syracuse's top ranking, as the two schools continually look to recruit women into the field early.
The College of Engineering targets girls at a middle school level, right about the time they might start to think they don't belong in STEM fields, Wheeler said.
The iSchool has similar recruitment techniques, but starts even younger.
"We bring in young girls and try to make them comfortable in a college and IT setting," said Victoria Williams, director of online education at the iSchool.
Community outreach also contributes to recruitment of women to SU's STEM programs. The iSchool's foundation in online and distance learning was laid 25 years ago, Williams said.
The College of Engineering and Computer Science, meanwhile, developed an online engineering program within the past year. Rick DiRubbo, director of online learning at the college, said the percentage of female students in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management's online program was higher than anticipated when he was at Whitman.
DiRubbo said it was due to the flexibility of the online format, which makes the program easier for mothers with young children to participate. He said he hopes to see the same percentages for women in the online engineering program.
SU's women recruitment isn't only online. The university has recruited women students and faculty to STEM programs on campus throughout the past two decades. In 1996, SU professors started the Women in Science and Engineering program that increased efforts for recruitment and mentoring and initiated a campus-wide lecture series.
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Zenyatta At Last
LOS ANGELES, January 18, 2011--The night of the Eclipse Awards belonged to two old broads--Marylou Whitney, a latter-day unsinkable Molly Brown, and Zenyatta, who in case you haven't been paying attention is a horse. Marylou, probably richer than the Queen of England, was 85 the day before Christmas, and Zenyatta, who has a few bucks herself, turned 7 on New Year's day, which is getting up there in the hippic world. They both got Eclipse Awards that were a long time coming, Zenyatta's for Horse of the Year and Whitney's for lifetime contributions to the sport. Tears of joy followed the woman and the horse's handlers around a banquet room in the fancy-schmancy Miami Beach hotel.
They stood and cheered when Whitney delivered her acceptance speech, and they stood and cheered again when Jerry Moss and his wife Ann accepted the elusive mounted gold-plated horse on behalf of their brilliant racemare. Zenyatta had won all 19 of her races before inches separated her from an undefeated career in the Breeders' Cup, and there were voters, dozens of them, who reckoned that that was enough to deprive her of the championship. A year ago, a win in the same race hadn't been enough to catapult Zenyatta into the throne room, and her legions of supporters--58,000 alone on Facebook, according to the New York Times--were girding for another disappointment this time. But the final vote was Zenyatta 128, Blame 102, and for the third straight year the winner of the Breeders' Cup's $5-million race didn't capture the title. There must be something about lucre that's a turnoff for Eclipse voters.
For many voters, a ballot for Zenyatta was a vote that made certain she wouldn't become The Best Horse Never To Be Horse of the Year. There are usually some strange results in a breakdown of the Eclipse voting, and the Horse of the Year totals bore this out. One voter abstained, and two cast no vote at all. The remaining five votes went to Goldikova, the French mare who's come to the U.S. and won the Breeders' Cup Mile three straight years.
Zenyatta was probably asleep in her stall, at Lane's End Farm in Kentucky, when the news of her conquest broke in South Florida. Even the tabloids haven't been able to root out the identity of her first suitor in the breeding shed. At the dinner, the Mosses said nothing about pitching woo, but the announcement is imminent, because the optimum breeding month is February, which allows for the standard 11-month pregnancy and a foaling in January. If the newborn amounts to anything, in theory he or she will be as fully matured as the rest of the early foals who make it to the Kentucky Derby. There are rumors that the Mosses are dickering to breed to A.P. Indy, another Horse of the Year, whose advertised stud fee is $150,000. If it happens, that romance would be a May-to-September affair. A.P. Indy is 22 if he's a day.
Standing next to Marylou Whitney as she made her speech was her husband, 40 years her junior. Her late husband, the tycoon C.V. "Sunny" Whitney, received a similar Eclipse 26 years ago. As the song went, I remember it well. That was the night we were up against a tight deadline, and Whitney began his speech about how he had founded Pan American airlines in 1928. By the time he moved along to 1984, and they subsequently made the Horse of the Year announcement, readers of the Los Angeles Times were assured that they weren't going to read about John Henry's title in the next morning's paper.
"My husband introduced me to this sport in 1958," said Marylou Whitney, who has recovered from a stroke she suffered a few years ago. "These horses have given me much more than I could ever give them. I feel most alive when I am around my horses. They are my family." She also spoke of fighting "to insure that there will never be another horse slaughter in America," and caring for backstretch workers so they can "improve their lives" and "we can improve their dignity."
A year ago, at the dinner in California, Jerry and Ann Moss sat at their table in stunned silence when it was announced that Zenyatta had been outvoted by Rachel Alexandra, whose record was impeccable but whose owner kept her out of the Breeders' Cup. This time, the Mosses kissed and hugged at their table before heading for the stage. Jerry Moss collected himself, thanked everybody in the room but the busboys, and eventually read a poignant passage that was written by Priscilla Clark, who runs a sanctuary for retired horses in California.
Behind the Mosses on the stage was Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs. Both she and her men have had no small part in the Zenyatta phenomenon. Dottie has been the Mosses' racing manager for 25 years; her husband John Shirreffs trained Zenyatta; and her son, David Ingordo, was able to buy Zenyatta for the Mosses for the relative chump change of $60,000. At the auction, the unnamed, unraced filly had scared away several bidders because of a bad rash.
At the farm, Zenyatta got over her rash, was broken and was introduced to the clock, the measure of all fledgling racehorses. "You better get a good name for this one," somebody said. "Because either this one is very, very fast or else we've got a farm full of very slow horses."
When Zenyatta's name was called out in Florida, a look of relief filled Mike Smith's face. Smith was the jockey who rode for the last 16 of Zenyatta's 19 wins, but after the Breeders' Cup he was pilloried in some quarters for a faulty ride. Smith had been hard on himself for that ride, and with Zanyatta's racing career over, there was only one absolution possible. "After she got beat, this makes everything okay," Smith said. "Now I'm fine."


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The "Rockin R Farm" is 120 acres +/- of hunting and recreational property for sale in the Summerfield community of north Dallas County, Alabama. This property has been a family recreational getaway for the past 3 or 4 years. I helped these good folks purchase the farm several years ago, and they feel it is time to let some other people enjoy it....120 Acres : $265,000
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Six students at Columbus School for Girls were named as 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists.
Six students at Columbus School for Girls were named as 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists.
They are: Olivia Beeson of Westerville, Emily Bichsel and Meredith Meyer of Bexley, Allyson Coble of Gahanna, Cecilia Pesavento of Upper Arlington and Yi-Qiu Pu of Hilliard. These students are among approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 59th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
About 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of semifinalists in a state is proportioned to the state's percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.
These students have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,000 National Merit Scholarships worth about $35 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and more than half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.
Every finalist will compete for one of 2,500 National Merit $2,500 Scholarships that will be awarded on a state representational basis. About 1,000 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards will be provided by approximately 250 corporations and business organizations for finalists who meet their specified criteria. In addition, about 200 colleges and universities are expected to finance some 4,500 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards for finalists who will attend the sponsor institution.
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Torrential rain, moist tweed, the vague fug of Castrol20W/50 in your nostrils: this year's world-famous Goodwood Revival was as British as the empire, only bigger.
For the first time ever, all three days of Lord March's enormous classic car festival - this year stretching across the biggest ever site - were completely sold out. Which isn't a great surprise.
There were anniversaries - the Ford GT40, Jim Clark's first world championship and the Mini Cooper S were celebrating their 50th year. The first Goodwood nine-hour competition also turned 60, acknowledged with a 90-minute race between Jaguar, Ferrari, Maserati and Aston Martin classics.
There were also drivers. Stirling Moss, Jean Alesi, John Cleland, Dario Franchitti, John Surtees, Christian Horner, Tom Kristensen, Nick Mason, Tiff Needell, Adrian Newey, and Andy Wallace all hit the storied track track in various antiquated machinery. Though Swedish IndyCar star, Kenny Bräck, stole the show with his mightily sideways lap in a GT40.
Then there were the recreations. Mr Wheatcroft's garden centre, an entire Tesco supermarket - where you could buy new groceries in vintage packaging - and a working taxi rank, which included a Subaru 360, original Fiat Multipla or careworn Humber Sceptre vying for your fare. All falling perfectly under the pre-1966 remit, and a triumph of the very British craft Revival defines.
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Reggie Lampert Vass (Audrey Hepburn) is pursued all over Paris by several men who want the fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Coming to her assistance is an enigmatic gent whose name changes frequently (played by Cary Grant). Who can she trust? And why are her pursuers turning up dead? This comedic mystery/thriller from Stanley Donen with a musical score by Henry Mancini also features Walter Matthau, James Coburn, and George Kennedy.
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Watch 10 Best Halloween Cartoons for Kids! [VIDEOS]
There are real Halloween treasures on Youtube and I've compiled the best below for your children *cough* to enjoy! Disney, Dr. Seuss, Bobby's World, Berenstain Bears, Winnie the Pooh, Raggedy Ann & Andy and more!
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Raggedy Ann & Andy's "The Pumpkin Who Wouldn't Smile"
Although its theme is controversial (shaming families that choose not to participate in Halloween), this is probably the most popular Raggedy Ann & Andy cartoon of all time. My personal favorite is when the pumpkin cries seeds! I forgot how much sass Andy had *sheesh*.
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A Disney Halloween
If you ever see this on DVD pick it up! It's my favorite Halloween special of any kind! I love the cartoon with Donald and his nephews and the witch who comes to the rescue.
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Halloween Is Grinch Night
I had no idea the makers of "The Grinch Stole Christmas" did a Halloween version! By the sound of it (the words) I doubt Dr. Seuss was involved. Fun all the same, the animation is sure to delight.
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Winnie The Pooh's Halloween Stories
This brings back a lot of memories! My little siblings and the kids my mom used to babysit all loved Winnie the Pooh!
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Barney's Halloween Party
I was never a fan of Barney but now that I have kids I can't deny his appeal to the little squirts.
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Bobby's World "The Night of the Living Pumpkin"
Remember when Howie Mandel was "Bobby"? (and when he had hair?) I didn't know Bobby's World did a Halloween special. Check it out:
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Casper the Friendly Ghost!
How I miss Casper! I loved the comic books, the cartoons -- even the Christina Ricci movie.
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The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat
I LOVE the Berenstain Bears but it always freaks me out to see them animated. Never seen this one before. Looks super cute.
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The Worst Witch (1980s movie with Tim Curry)
This was an annual favorite of mine and the psychedelic finale with Tim Curry still creeps me out. All the famous people in this thing is mind blowing!
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1929 Silly Symphony The Skeleton Dance
It still weirds me out that this cartoon was created before my GRANDPARENTS were born!!! This show predates the Great Depression!


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- Add a heaped spoonful of coffee. (I use Nescafe original)
- Add 3 spoonfuls of sugar - I have a sweet tooth. (I use brown sugar)
- Add half a cup of cold milk and stir vigorously (I use skimmed milk)
- Add half a cup of crushed or cubed ice. (I prefer crushed)
- Stir again and enjoy!
I add a lot of ice as it cools me down, once I have finished the iced coffee I am left with coffee flavoured ice cubes which taste amazing! The caffeine in the coffee also gives me a nice boost, but use decaff if you are wary.
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Who is Jungle Gym B.V.?Jungle Gym is Europe's leading designer of wooden residential playground equipment and distributes to more than 30 countries. Designing and manufacturing since 1988, Jungle Gym products have become known for their safety, durability and eye for detail. In 1999 Jungle Gym patented the unique swing brackets that resulted in the extra sturdy and safe, yet economical swings. Innovation is a cornerstone of the company, as you will see throughout all of the products. Every year Jungle Gym creates several new products, components and updates the whole range to the newest safety guidelines, trends, techniques and materials. In 2005, the makers of Jungle Gym also introduced the brand Hy-land, playgrounds certified for professional use. Years of experience and expertise come together in this collection of high quality Climbing Frames, Playhouses, Swings, Playparadises and Extensions. With a little imagination you can combine all favourite items to create your own ultimate playground for every available area and budget. All products have been developed, tested and certified to the latest European Safety guidelines.
What is the meaning of the words "Jungle Gym"?"Jungle Gym" is an English synonym for "climbing frame" or "playset": a structure for children to climb and play on.
Where can I view built up Jungle Gym products before buying?There are several retailers that have one or (many) more Jungle Gym products built up on display, either in a showroom or outside. Check the store locator for the phone numbers of the retailers that are situated close to you, and ask them what products they have on display at the moment.
Do prices of Jungle Gym products vary between retailers?Yes, this is caused by differences in type and dimensions of the timber that retailers offer and whether services like pre-cutting/ shipping are already included in the price. All Jungle Gym products built with timber within the given range of timber dimensions will result in an equally safe, certified and sturdy climbing frame. Advantages of a higher classification are an extra attractive and robust look, and extra durability of the finished product. Also the prices on this website are approximate, including timber, slide and VAT, ex. delivery.
Which parts and accessories are included?Everything you need to build a climbing frame. Tools, hardware, brackets and accessories are included. Please refer to the button "product specifications" found on each product page of this website for the specific configuration of the climbing frame of your choice.
Do small checks and cracks affect the structural integrity of my wooden climbing frame?Wood is a natural product and all wood has its own characteristics, so natural variations in grain, colour, checking and defects are in time to be expected. Small cracks, knots, mould or resin are natural properties of the wood that have no effect on the quality of the timber parts of your climbing frame. A "check" is a long crack that appears as the outside part of a timber part shrinks around the heartwood over time. Checking is typically not a structural problem, and usually occurs only on one or two sides of a beam and post. However, if you notice any blatant cracks you should replace the affected part.
Should I paint or stain the timber parts?For durability reasons additional stain or paint is not required. However sawed surfaces and ends of softwood should be treated with an outdoor wood preservative even when pressure treated wood is being used. Pay extra attention to parts that make contact with the ground. In case you wish to paint/stain for aesthetic purposes we recommend a water-repellent stain especially suitable for impregnated wood.
How important is safety in Jungle Gym playground equipment?At Jungle Gym we make every endeavour to ensure that the products sold are safe. To ensure this, independent testing laboratories in various countries continually monitor all Jungle Gym parts, production processes and production facilities. Before our components reach the shelves, they undergo rigorous safety testing during the design and manufacturing process. Different types of components, and even different parts of the same component, must meet certain specifications outlined in EN 71 before they can be considered safe for children. The declaration of conformity ensures that all of our climbing frames are: Well designed, non-toxic, sturdy, fitted with extra features such as safety hinges to reduce the risk of finger entrapment, anti slip coated metal ladder rungs etc. On the condition that our playground equipment is assembled and used properly in accordance with the manual, it meets the EN 71-1,2,3,8 & 9. Therefore do not deviate from these plans or alter the design. Whilst every effort is made to ensure your children are safe on our products, adult supervision is required at all times.
Can I place a Jungle Gym playground in a commercial setting like a day care centre or restaurant?Jungle Gym climbing frames are only suitable for domestic use, in a residential backyard. Usage in a public setting is a misuse of the product and may result in premature wear and consequently also serious injuries. Please check out hy-land.eu. Hy-land playground pro equipment is suitable for exploitation in commercial areas (e.g. recreation, hospitality, education, sports, retail).
Why does Jungle Gym provide ladder rungs, and not steps?Steps might seem easier but in fact young children are likely to climb with no hands and can therefore lose their balance. With Jungle Gym non-slip ladder rungs they will automatically grab the rung above and climb more safely with both hands and feet.
How many children can play on a climbing frame at the same time?This depends on the size of your climbing frame. You will find an indication by clicking on the button "product specifications" found on each product page of this website.
What kind of surface is required for placing Jungle Gym playground equipment?For the up-to-date requirements, please check the General Safety Instructions under "Safe play area".
What are the requirements for the play area around the Jungle Gym?For the up-to-date requirements, please check the General Safety Instructions under "Safe play area".
Is planning permission necessary?
Please check your local authorities, because this is different in each country and region.
Is it difficult to assemble yourself?No, this is not difficult at all. With the illustrated step-by-step instructions and included brackets and tools, assembling Jungle Gym playground equipment is a very straightforward job. Everything is designed to make it as easy as possible and we recommend assembling with two adults.
What is the assembly time for building a playground of Jungle Gym?This is different for each product. You will find an indication by clicking on the button "product specifications" found on each product page of this website.
What tools are required to assemble Jungle Gym wooden playground equipment?We recommend a hammer, electric drill, tape measure, wood saw, and pencil. Everything else you need is included: the right drill bits, tools, connection brackets, sandpad and hardware.
Do I need to anchor the play set to the ground?Yes, all Jungle Gym climbing frames include ground anchors and they insure that your climbing frame does not shift or overturn. Pay attention how to attach ground anchors according to our assembly instructions.
Can I combine Jungle Gym parts and accessories with other brands (e.g. swing hooks)?No, Jungle Gym products are to be used in combination only with each other. We can only guarantee the safety if you use our specially developed combination of products.
The space between the ladder rungs seems too large; can I order an extra rung?The distance to the first ladder rung is to prevent young children under the age of three climbing up the ladders and the space in between the rungs to prevent children from getting trapped. Do not deviate from the assembly instructions or alter the design; these dimensions are strictly according to the regulations in the EN 71 standard.
Whom to ask any assembly questions?A fully trained team is available to assist you with any questions, queries or assistance that you may require. We are open 5 days a week, GMT 08:00 - 16:30. Contact our Customer Service.
How much sand do I need for the sandbox?To calculate the required amount of sand, use the following formula:
((platform length (in m) x platform width (in m)) x (50-70% of the board width (in m)) = 0,.. m³
.. m³ x 1500 = .... kg of sand approximately
Platform size: 120 x 103 cm
Board width: 12 cm
(1.2 x 1.03) x (0.084) = 0,10 m³
0.10 m³ x 1500 = 150 kg of sand approximately
The kids get a static charge when sliding, what to do?
This effect sometimes occurs with a new slide in combination with low relative humidity. To prevent this, wipe the sliding surface with water and soap. Should it occur after a while, repeat this.
The swing squeaks while swinging, what to do?
Lubricate the (blue) RopeLocks™ with vegetable oil.
While swinging the Swing (Module) shows some racking/moving, is that safe?
While swinging, slight movements of the Swing Set frame is normal and nothing to be worried about. Please be sure that, according to the instruction manual, your swing set is completely anchored / fixed to the ground and / or to have it attached to a concrete foundation. Frequently check the bolts / screws / Swing Hooks / Rope Locks for integrity and retighten/replace when required.
Do I need to check our Jungle Gym wooden playground equipment regularly?
Yes, a checklist is provided in the included General Safety Instructions under "Inspection and Maintenance". A copy can be downloaded here.
At the end of use, what to do with the playground material?
When Jungle Gym wooden playground equipment is to be taken out of service, remove all parts and components and dispose of safely in accordance with local disposal ordinances.
Guaranty & Warranty
Is there a guarantee on Jungle Gym products and parts? And for how long?
Yes there is. For the specifications of this warranty, click here. If you have any additional questions, contact our Customer Service.
Can I order replacement parts?
Many Jungle Gym spare parts are available in our webshop and throughout the stores (e.g. Bolt Caps, handgrips, Cat Stop, ground anchors, swing ropes, Swing Hooks, Rope Locks, accessories etc.). Check out the Store Locator and find the official Jungle dealer near you. Can't find your product? Or do you have any other request or question? Contact our Customer Service, we are open 5 days a week, 09:00 - 17:00 (UTC +01:00).


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Wismer and Blake Have Chance to Make South Dakota, U.S. History This November
It has never been done before and this South Dakota pair aims to be the first.
Democrat Susan Wismer is the party's choice for Governor's race and she picked Susy Blake as her running mate. No all-female ticket for Governor has ever been selected in the United States.
To have that chance feels exciting for Blake. "We have a great opportunity. Women come at problems from a different perspective." Specifically speaking about how the two ladies at the top of the ticket would mesh, Blake thinks the combination will produce a new South Dakota direction. "We bring fresh ideas. We bring everybody to the table to talk about how to come up with the best solutions. It's not going to be behind closed doors. It's going to be out front and center for people to understand."
Blake who once represented a portion of Sioux Falls in the South Dakota Legislature knows first-hand about the wheels of progress turn slowly in Pierre. "Sioux Falls has made progress in spite of what's happening at the state level. If we think it's important to have day care standards in Sioux Falls, we go ahead and institute day care standards. Our state won't do that." Beyond that, Blake notes that there is no Early Childhood Council in South Dakota. Such a group would evaluate the need of children in the state.
Texas voters also could put two women in the top two slots in their upcoming election. However the Governor and Lt. Governor positions are elected separately instead of as a team.


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On the surface, Rudy Shepherd's work appears simple, some might even argue amateurish. However, spend a little more time with these pieces and the lines starts to deepen with a raw energized intention, especially when paired next to one another in a specific series such as this one titled "Psychic Death."
What is a psychic death? It sounds devastating. I look this up on the Internet and discover it's a term relative to fearing one's own physical death, a collection of energy manifesting negatively as anxiety in the body. To experience psychic death is to endure a dualistic sense of panic and release– or to embrace a deep personal concept of power and loss. This is what Charlie Sheen, Osama Bin Laden, and Columbine have in common, and these painted images are not just about them, but us as a society. How do we as a nation move beyond headlines and examine our own psychic death? Rudy Shepherd doesn't just want us to think about it, he wants us to think by feeling, and this is what great art does.
According to his website, Rudy Shepherd's work "involves investigations into the lives of criminals and victims of crime. He explores the complexity of these stories and the grey areas between innocence and guilt in a series of paintings and drawings of both the criminals and the victims, making no visual distinctions between the two. By presenting the people first and the stories second a space is created for humanity to be reinstilled into the lives of people who have been reduced to mere headlines by the popular press."


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Marc Fleischmann needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 310 designs submitted by 73 freelance designers.
RisingTide Systems
Our IP Storage systems deliver best-in-class performance, scalability, compatibility, density and reliability at lowest cost through generations of open-source IP storage software. We are rapidly becoming the main storage engine in Linux (and we are being included in Linux per default).
Some of the world's largest ISPs and CDNs are achieving 10 GbE line-rate storage throughput from virtual machines with RisingTide end-to-end IP Storage solutions, thereby increasing their densities by an order of magnitude and driving operating cost reductions of up to 90%.
For maximum data continuity, RisingTide IP Storage provides fully redundant storage system configurations with adjustable performance and availability levels for a wide range of business requirements.
See: http://www.risingtidesystems.com/
In terms of positioning, here are some companies that are somewhat similar: EMC, NetApp, 3PAR, Cirtas, etc. I'd be happy to provide more examples upon request.
To help you with the design: I'm a fan of minimalistic, clean design with a touch of sophistication and class.
OEMs, storage systems vendors, systems vendors, ISPs, data centers, hosting companies
CIOs, technical people in larger companies, end customers, users
Please take a look at the attached logo. I'd like to get it modified as follows:
* I am happy with the text mark ("RisingTide Systems"), it's color scheme, font, typeface and layout. Unless you have a compelling reason, please don't change it.
* I am not happy with the design element next to "RisingTide Systems". I like (1) the color scheme (2) the basic idea (3) the resulting brand mark (please see attached document examples). I would like to be able to keep those. I don't like: (1) The design element evokes associations of a whish mob, or some bird, or some sea animal (2) The design element doesn't scale well.
Please propose a modified design element with the followng requirements:
(1) It should evoke associations of a "rising tide" or a "wave" AND
(2) It should evoke associations of perhaps a spread-out fibre optics cable, OR
(3) It should evoke associations of (either) data storage, network, connectivity, connecting, high-speed, a pool of data, a rising tide of data, data flowing through a high speed network, data being farmed out or data being aggregated/condensed
If at all possible, I'd like to be able to keep the resulting brand mark (see attached documents for its current usage).
I'd like PNG and EPS versions of the resulting logo, and I can supply both to work with.
Please let me know if you like/need more input, ideas, etc.
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Author Notes: Were do I start. We raise chickens for our table and all I can say is they are delicious and like nothing I have ever eaten. There is no need to brine them because they are succulent, juicy and have a flavor profile all their own. Different breeds have different flavors and what we raise is different from commercial breeds. When we started raising meat birds we let them free-range until butchering day. The result was tough as nails and only meant for the pressure cooker. So, being OCD, I got online and started researching how they raise the famous French Bresse chicken. The end results are unbelievable. I like big birds but for this I like them smaller. Years ago I learned from the Dean and Deluca cookbook their recipe for Bistro chicken. They rub them with goose fat and roast them slow and low. I like the goose fat but for smaller birds I like a high heat oven. The goose fat I use comes from our black peppercorn and thyme crusted Christmas goose (Trotter Cooks at Home). So imagine the flavor of the fat but duck fat will also work here. I stuff the cavity with aromatics not so much for flavor but anticipation. The aromatics and roasting chicken make the house smell wonderful creating the anticipation of eating, especially if there are home made rolls in the oven too. One final note, the night before I cook the chickens I set them in the fridge, uncovered, on a tray with edges to catch any juices. It allows the skin to dry, creating a pellicle, and the chicken browns more evenly. —thirschfeld
Serves: 4 to 6
chickens, 3 1/2 pounds each
tablespoons goose, duck fat or even bacon drippings
head of garlic, halved
lemon, halved
small onion halved
bunch fresh thyme
handful Italian parsley
tablespoon fennel seed, crushed in a mortar and pestal
teaspoon ground black pepper
Kosher salt
- The night before you want to cook the chickens rinse out the cavities with cold water and drain. Place the chickens on a sheet pan and place, uncovered, in the fridge.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Season the cavities of each bird with some fennel seed, black pepper and kosher salt. Place the birds in a roasting pan large enough to hold them comfortably. Next place half a head of garlic, half a lemon, half an onion, half the thyme and parsley into the cavity of each bird. Now rub the exterior each bird top to bottom with the goose fat. Wash and dry your hands. Season the birds evenly and on all sides with the remainder of the fennel, black pepper and salt. Tuck the wings under the bird and truss the legs with kitchen twine, Place the chickens in the oven and roast for 40 minutes and then rotate the pan 180 degrees and roast for another 35 minutes. Check them for doneness. Cook them longer if needed. Remove the chickens from the oven and at this point if you wanted you could make a pan au jus from the drippings or let them rest for 10 minutes then carve and serve.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Roast Chicken
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In what may amount to the most maniacally audacious marketing decision in AT&T's storied history of misleading advertising, the wireless carrier has pushed an update embedded deep within Apple's iOS 5.1 that changes the iPhone 4S's network display to read "4G." Reports have been trickling in since the Apple keynote event on Wednesday and we've confirmed the update ourselves. To be clear: Nothing has changed about the iPhone's data speed. Your antennae has not been upgraded by a band of silent and invisible Apple elves to the 4G LTE set found in the new iPad, even though Apple could probably afford to do that. This is plain and simple advertising rhetoric, hyperbole, and outright falsehood. Well, maybe not.
If you harken back to the iPhone 4S keynote speech in October of 2011, you'll remember Phil Schiller offering a very diplomatic assessment of the 4S's improved wireless capabilities. In describing the iPhone's 5.8Mbps upload and nearly 15Mbps download speed, Schiller stated that he was "not going to get into a debate about what's 4G and what isn't," according to Macworld. Well it appears that Apple has finally taken a stand on the issue: The only way such a change could have been pushed out via the official OTA update would have been for Apple to send it out from their servers. Sprint and Verizon 4S owners are still reportedly seeing "3G" on their handsets, and in order to modify the firmware in the way AT&T has, the change must have come directly from Cupertino, at AT&T's request.
Which is not to say that AT&T's 4S isn't 4G fast: AT&T's HSPA+ is certifiably the fastest previous generation (read: 3G) network infrastructure currently in existence. It is on par with Verizon Wireless's current iteration of 4G LTE, which at the time of this writing has an average Speedtest.net aggregate of 14.19Mbps. What is distinctly un-4G about HSPA+, however, is the technical architecture of that wireless network. LTE, which is now the basis of all four major carrier pushes into 4G, is a separate technology from AT&T's 3G, and at current speeds, represents the absolute bare-bones transfer rate a 4G network should achieve. Built into the LTE spec is the ability to sustain 1Gbits/s speeds — granted, that won't happen anytime soon with current 4G LTE technologies on any carrier — but it will never happen on AT&T's 3G HSPA+.
T-Mobile, which has been hawking its own HSPA+ network as "4G" since 2010, drew AT&T's ire last year over essentially the same advertising gimmick that AT&T is guilty of participating in today. As Seth Bloom, AT&T's blogger relations spokesperson, told The Verge at that time, "I think companies need to be careful that they're not misleading customers by labeling HSPA+ as a 4G technology." Today his tune has changed just a bit, with Bloom admitting to The Verge, "AT&T has rolled out a nationwide HSPA+ network, and they refer to this high-speed network as 4G. With iOS 5.1, iPhone 4S will now see this reflected in the status bar."
Today consumers expect to read between the lines with wireless carrier advertising; the question that really needs to be asked is why a company such as Apple, which extolls simplicity of use to a cultish degree, would go along with something this confusing and innacurate in the first place?
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text: These clear textured glass platters hand-painted in 24 karat gold or genuine platinum, bring sophisticated elegance to any table. Perfect mixed with Roman Antique, or tastefully accentuate everything from sleek, modern tableware designs to delicate, heirloom porcelain. The perfect gift for weddings, anniversaries and other special occasions. Measures 11" x 17".


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Cartoon Network to Premiere Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Decoded, Enhanced Episodes from Season One of Lucasfilm Ltd.�s Hit Animated Series Star Wars: The Clone Wars�
Enhanced Episodes to Provide In-the-Moment, On-Screen Insights into All Aspects of the Sweeping Galactic Conflict
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Decoded premieres Friday, May 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
Coming off of the record-setting first season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Cartoon Network announced today it will premiere Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Decoded, a full slate of 22 enhanced episodes from season one of the CG-animated series from creator George Lucas and Lucasfilm Animation. Using text windows to provide in-the-moment insights into all aspects of the sweeping galactic conflict�from trivia to background on characters and storylines�Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Decoded enhances each episode with exclusive content created by the Lucasfilm Animation talent responsible for the show itself.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Decoded is Cartoon Network�s first-ever season-long commitment to enhancing the content of existing series episodes. Offering a new twist on the beloved series and serving as an unprecedented primer for faithful fans as well as new viewers, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Decoded premieres Friday, May 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT only on Cartoon Network. This full season of enhanced episodes will continue each Friday at 9 p.m. ET/PT, the regular time slot for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, leading up to the fall 2009 premiere of season two.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars has emerged as the preeminent sci-fi series on television, combining the expansive scope of the Star Wars Saga with exciting weekly adventures. Ranking #1 on all television�broadcast and cable�with the key demo of boys 6-11, Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a thrilling, weekly 30-minute �mini-movie� created by the talented artists at Lucasfilm Animation.
On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old join favorite characters such as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padm� Amidala, along with brand new heroes like Anakin�s padawan learner, Ahsoka. Sinister villains�led by Count Dooku and General Grievous�are poised to take over the galaxy. Stakes are high, and the fate of the Star Wars universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights and their brave clone troops. Star Wars: The Clone Wars continues the tradition of thrilling stories and astonishing visuals that have always been the hallmark of the Star Wars Saga.
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Dr. Jesus Montaño of the Hope College English faculty has been presented the 46th "Hope Outstanding Professor Educator" (H.O.P.E.) Award by the graduating Class of 2010.
He was named the recipient during the college's Commencement ceremony, held at Holland Municipal Stadium on Sunday, May 9, at 3 p.m.
The award, first given in 1965, is presented by the graduating class to the professor who they feel epitomizes the best qualities of the Hope College educator.
Montaño has taught at Hope since 1999. He joined the faculty as an assistant professor, and was promoted to associate professor in 2004.
His primary academic interests are Latina/o literature and Medieval English literature, and he has written and delivered invited addresses in both fields. In 2002 he received a Sluyter Fellowship from Hope to explore the literary and cultural issues of the border lands, through a focus on Mexican American literature for children and young adults.
Montaño's work resonates with students, and his courses are always packed. When the college's Cultural Heritage course requirements were adjusted to include more cultural traditions, he introduced a new course that explored the cultural encounters of Native Americans, the Spanish colonies, and Northern European settlers in the American Southwest. Through his course "Routes and Roots," part of the capstone Senior Seminar program through which graduating seniors articulate their life view, he encourages students to understand that even though their point of origin may be known (their roots), their journey is on-going and their destination unknown. His attention to gender-specific learning styles also marks his awareness of student needs, and he has incorporated new types of writing assignments, research opportunities and presentation methods in his classes.
"Jes is an inspiring example of the growth all teachers can experience in the middle of their careers," said Dr. David Klooster, professor of English and chairperson of the department. "He has come into his own as a teacher in recent years, by working very hard on his teaching, by trying new things, by reimagining his role and his students' abilities, and by daring to take risks and try new things. Many of us tend to get stuck in old patterns, but Jes is a wonderful example of someone who has found new and effective ways to express the core of his personality and his values in his teaching, and students have responded enthusiastically."
"He treats his students like adults, and expects full adult effort and attitude from them," Klooster said.
Montaño has also developed new research and artistic inquiries in recent years. He is an accomplished photographer, using his camera to document his frequent road trips to the West and Southwest. He follows the linguistic and artistic migration of words and symbols of Mexican Americans as they travel across the North American landscape. During a recent Critical Issues Symposium on Immigration, Montaño offered a lecture about his own immigrant experience, illustrated with his photographs. Student and faculty interest in the presentation was so great that it had to be moved to a larger room so that more than 300 people could witness his work and hear his stories.
Montaño graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1991, and from The Ohio State University with a Master of Arts and a doctorate in English in 1996 and 1999 respectively.


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nForce 590 SLI and XPress 3200 Chipsets - AM2 Battle
NVIDIA's 500 Series Chipsets
Late last night AMD took the cover off of their latest processor iteration based on the new AM2 platform. The major changes for the Athon 64 FX-62 and all other AM2 processors is a move to a new processor socket that features 940-pins (slightly different pin configuration from the 940 pins used for Opteron CPUs), as well as the introduction of processors with an integrated DDR2 memory controller. For a full review of the new AM2 FX-62 processor and how it compares against previous AMD CPUs as well as the Intel lineup, you should definitely head over to my review of the platform posted last night.
Today we are focusing on the newly announced chipsets for the AM2 processor: the NVIDIA 500 series as well as the ATI XPress 3200. While ATI's chipset is identical to the previous iteration but with with a new socket, the NVIDIA 500 series includes several new products, new features and new motherboards that require a close investigation.
NVIDIA's 500 Series AM2 Chipsets
As if 15 new processors being released today wasn't enough, NVIDIA decided to add to the mix four new chipsets as well. Ranging from the ultra-enthusiast level down to the budget builder, the new NVIDIA nForce 500 series has something to offer everyone in the AM2 market.
Below is a quick introductory table that will point out the new names and segments.
While not quite the "nForce5" that most of us expected, the nForce 500 series makes the naming schemes much more intuitive and easy to understand. The top dog of the chipsets being announced today is the nForce 590 SLI, followed by the 570 SLI, 570 Ultra and finally the nForce 550. What differentiates these chipsets from one another?
This table compares the various performance-oriented chipsets and gives us a very easy to read indication of what makes these parts so different. The nForce 590 SLI is the enthusiast-class chipset that offers everything that NVIDIA brings to the table including dual X16 PCI Express lanes for the fastest SLI support, a new technology called LinkBoost that we will touch on later as well as enhanced overclocking capabilities.
All three chipsets share the same feature set down the line after that including FirstPacket and DualNet, two other new features we'll look at in the coming pages. Other new additions including support for 6 SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices over the previous 4 device support and HD audio support in the form of Azalia codecs.
The amount of PCI Express lane support is really the key point in here in these various performance-level chipsets. The 590 SLI has 46 total lanes of PCIe support with 9 total PCIe links available to it. The 570 SLI chipset still supports SLI obviously, but uses two x8 PCIe lanes intead of the x16 bandwidth the 590 SLI chipset uses. Finally, the 570 Ultra chipset has a total of 19 PCIe lanes but can only offer a single x16 PCIe slot for single GPU support.


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But is short a bad thing?
Considering pretty much every required reading from High School to College as part of any literature class were all short stories, and I dipped into the Creative Writing sector every other semester where the required writing assignments were also short stories only...yeah. I've read a lot. If I were to even try to create an accurate ratio out of a guess I'd say 85% short stories to 10% novels and 5% anything else. Shorter tales just really aren't my thing.


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here on an Eastern orthodox site. And here is an encyclical by Blessed John XXIII on St. Leo.
So, OK, he was also pope and a doctor of the church. But he was a deacon when he was elected to the papacy.
In addition to being a well-respected leader in his own day, and so important in church history that some historians credit him for shaping the way the Christian church was to operate throughout the Middle Ages, he was one of at least 38 deacons of Rome to be elected directly to the papacy. This was, of course, before the "cursus honorum" became the norm. At this time in history, in many (most?) dioceses, when the bishop died, it was usually the late bishop's "right hand man" -- his deacon -- who would be elected to succeed him.


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The National Cotton Council will spend much of 2004 defending the farm bill against attacks from at home and abroad and trying to bolster trade agreements to prevent more damage to the U.S. textile industry.
The latter will include carrying out a newly passed NCC resolution that urges Congress to delay ratifying the new Central American Free Trade Agreement until its textile provisions can be thoroughly reviewed and significantly improved, NCC Chairman Bobby Greene said.
"The NCC will continue to work with all agriculture and allied organizations to effectively defend commodity programs and other key farm law provisions. We will build and maintain coalitions that remind Congress the current farm law is balanced in its approach to production, conservation and nutrition program funding."
Speaking at the Council's annual meeting in New Orleans, Greene noted that growing budget deficits will generate pressure for change in 2004, including proposals to save money by modifying programs or reducing benefits. (Earlier, President Bush's proposed fiscal 2005 budget said the fiscal 2004 deficit could reach $521 billion.)
"Others in Congress will work to cut funds from production agriculture in favor of conservation, nutrition or other more politically attractive programs," he said. "The cotton industry is very fortunate to have members of Congress who understand our industry and are willing to address key issues.
"But we must be prepared to adapt to change with several pending retirements in the Senate and re-districting issues in the House."
Greene, a Courtland, Ala., ginner who will chair the NCC's executive committee in 2004, told delegates that the NCC's trade agenda is no less important than farm policy.
He listed these priorities on trade:
- Continuing discussions with the U.S. trade representative's office to insure that World Trade Organization negotiations on the U.S. cotton program will be conducted in the context of the overall agricultural negotiations, while reiterating concerns about the elimination of U.S. textile tariffs;
- Carrying out the newly-approved NCC resolution that urges Congress to defer consideration of a Central American Free Trade Agreement until such time as the textile provisions are thoroughly reviewed and significantly improved;
- Working to insure that the extraordinary damage caused by market disruptions generated by China is addressed by the administration and Congress;
- Studying each new bilateral trade initiative proposal carefully to insure it will benefit the U.S. cotton industry and not non-signatory third countries; and
- Consulting further with USDA and the USTR to insure that every effort is made to successfully defend the U.S. cotton program against Brazil's WTO challenge.
Among other challenges the NCC will focus on in 2004 are:
- Helping to defend legal challenges to the Cotton Research and Promotion Program;
- Providing solid support and leadership to Cotton Council International — given that 65 percent or more of U.S. cotton fiber and more than 4 million bale equivalents of additional cotton yarn and fabric are now moving through export channels;
- Strengthening industry partnerships including alliances with The Cotton Foundation's agribusiness members who help underwrite many NCC initiatives; and
- Increasing industry leaders' commitment to the Committee for the Advancement of Cotton (CAC).
"Today's political environment demands that we keep CAC funded to insure access for cotton's voice," Greene said.
Prior to outlining upcoming challenges, Greene reviewed key NCC actions in 2003, including (1) defending the farm bill throughout the budget debate and appropriations process and from foreign competitors through WTO challenges, (2) garnering strong industrywide support for three trade-related China initiatives, and (3) obtaining strong financial backing for CCI and The Cotton Foundation.


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I whole-heartedly and without shame expose my belief that Scripture comes from God and informs my beliefs and worldview. It is part of this belief that these words in Scripture are from God and beneficial for teaching, correcting, challenging and training, helping us move toward righteousness. These words have also personally brought me much comfort and I believe they offer this to you as well. With that said, it is not my desire to force this belief on anyone. Controlling others is contrary to everything else I do in my office. Rather, I trust that as you find integrity in what you do and what you say, you'll be that much closer to trusting God for all that he has in store for you!
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On a warm Saturday a few naturalistas and those they love got together for food, fun, product swaps and an amazing panel discussion moderated by Trina Megginson and featuring hair guru's India McCleod, @KeetaRay and @Felicitystarr. The panelists all dished on properly caring for your natural tresses, debunking myths of natural hair and offering up great perspective on life in general. The panel felt like a conversation in your best friends living room, curled up on the sofa and simply swapping advice.
Some of my favorite highlights came from my salon owner India McCleod who was very instrumental in helping me with my personal transition to natural hair. Her advice was simple- wear a scarf to bed. I know this is not always a popular option for those of us with a boo, but just get your groove on first and then tie that hair up! McCleods reasoning is that a scarf can help not only protect your hair it can prevent you from losing moisture in your cotton pillow cases.
Some of the other really sound advice included:
1. Stop stressing over length and shrinkage- why are naturalistas so hung up on length checks anyway? You have made the decision to *go* natural- just focus on overall health and taking care of your hair – after all, healthy hair IS good hair
2. Understand how any underlying health issues may play a role in your hair health- if you are caught up on length, it's important to understand that your hair may not be where you want it to be because of something else that's going on in your body. Diet, WATER and exercise does the body AND the hair right
3. Get routine trims- India who was the only stylist on the panel suggested trims every 8-12 weeks. Though many naturalistas do not like to straighten their hair, her recommendation was that the best trim comes from straightened hair
4. Learn what works for your hair- If you're natural you have likely experienced someone who is either transitioning or newly natural running up to you in order to ask what do you use in your hair? This question is always funny to me because product choice for natural hair is NOT one-size fits all. Listen to advice, watch the YouTube videos but ultimately the right product mix is going to come from trial and error; once you find something that works for you stick to it! There is nothing more disappointing than spending time (and money) trying something new only to achieve less than desirable results.


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Planning for retirement invariably involves some assumptions. But a blind faith in how later life will play out can lead to bigger problems than most people realize.
Of course, planning for the future is a good thing: We pick a retirement date; we draft a budget; we anticipate how our savings might perform; we envision – and might even experiment with – how we'll spend our days after leaving the office.
But as Tom Lauricella points out in The Wall Street Journal's Sunday edition this week, reality has a funny way of intruding on plans for retirement. Among the things that people think they know about later life but frequently get wrong are:
"R" Day: At some point, workers pinpoint – ideally, with a good deal of thought – a specific age (and eventually a month or day) when they will retire. For many people today, that age has been pushed beyond 65 or 66 because of the still-fragile economy and under-sized nest eggs.
But just because you plan to work to, say, age 68, doesn't mean you can or will. Any number of issues – poor health, layoffs, age discrimination – could force you into retirement long before your planned date. Indeed, some 70% of retirees actually stop working before they turn 65.
"There's this idea that it's a silver bullet to work to age 70, and you will be fine," says Jack VanDerhei, research director at the Employee Benefit Research Institute in Washington. "But that's not the case for many."
Free time: If you do find yourself retired earlier than anticipated, your assumptions about how you will spend your days might be misplaced.
Nancy Strojny, chair of the Portland, Maine, chapter of SCORE, which provides mentors for small-business owners, urges retirees to think outside the box when it comes to how they stay engaged. She gives the example of a financial adviser who, as a hobby, has been spending weekends in a basement workshop.
"You could volunteer yourself in a shop class at a high school, or – if you like a little extra beer money – get a job at Home Depot or Ace Hardware."
Expensive expenses: The rule of thumb is that retirees will need to replace about 70% to 80% of their pre-retirement income in later life. But some people will need more than their pre-retirement income. Among the biggest reasons: spending money on a "bucket list" of travel or other leisure activities.
"People retire and think, 'By golly I deserve this'…and the bucket list becomes a priority," says Matthew Dernis, a partner at Associated Investor Services in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A better idea: budgeting for both discretionary and nondiscretionary spending – and being realistic with both. Many retirees are active and traveling well into their 80s.
Medicare: It's among the most common – and most troublesome – assumptions in retirement planning: the belief that Medicare protects everyone age 65-plus from all big medical bills. But "Medicare isn't designed to cover everything," says EBRI's Mr. VanDerhei.
A common expense that can eat into savings: dental work. Bills from your dentist can easily run into the thousands of dollars – and Medicare won't cover it.