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Pondering 2.4 mana regen
Brelaine at LFGHealer did a nice summation of a lot of stuff done by elitist jerks. I'm not going to reinvent the wheel. I'm going to roll it further down the road. Seriously, take the time to at LEAST read Brelaine's post.
What I'm going to do is take the magic formula for regen and see if I can figure out the MP5/Spirit/Int break points – the infamous, "given a choice which do I want" discussion.
First, the magic formula that Brelaine derives – well copies from EJ: ((0.001+SPIRIT)*0.009327*(INT^0.5)) [for level 70]
A side step. That number in the middle – 0.009327 – changes based on level. (So sayeth the author of RatingBuster, who also demonstrates his means of obtaining the info – it's replicable, I trust it for now.) The lower your level the higher the number. IOW, if your level 60 and level 70 have exactly the same Int and Spi, the level 60 will regen faster. To be blunt, only if the lower level got phenomenal gearing… (Twink)
Now, our source makes a minor error. She (He?) applies the constant to spirit. That's wrong. It applies to the whole. This is really rather important.
It means when trying to determine the inflection point between SPI and INT, we can ignore the constant. We'll need it again when we drag MP5 into the discussion, but for now…
Regen = (SPI + .001) * SQRT(INT)
Now as it happens, what this means is that there is no "always" answer. It is never "Always" better to put one point in spirit or in int. Instead, there's an inflection point – a rule you can lock in place.
Optimal regen is when INT*2 = SPI.
Uh-huh, you say. So, that means what, exactly?
Easy. If your int is less than half your spirit, increase int. If it's MORE than half, increase SPI.
CAVEAT CAVEAT CAVEAT. Seriously, people, CAVEAT. This ONLY matters for OPTIMAL mana regeneration – when you have a choice between the same amount of SPI or INT increase. Sort of. sigh – a bit more dictating without the math. Since we've got a square root involved, the rule of squares comes into play. Rather than make your head explode let me give you a couple of limiters – again, for MANA REGEN ONLY. If INT and SPI are equal, then 1 SPI = 2 INT. If SPI is 4 times INT, then 1 INT = 2 SPI. In other words –
The further you are from the inflection point of 2 SPI for 1 INT, the greater gain you make for moving TOWARD balance.
OK, That's rule one. Let's move on and add MP5. And… it, too, isn't "easy". Basically, the higher your numbers, the closer you come to 1=1. If you have 900 spirit and 450 mana, it is almost perfectly balanced that 1 MP5 matches 1 INT matches 1 SPI. If you're IMBALANCED, however…
Let me take a specific example. I, unbuffed (without IDS kicking in) have ~400 SPI and ~520 INT. Because it's how I did the chart (more on that in a bit), let me say I have a choice between 10 MP5, 10 SPI, and 10 INT.
My current (PTR) O5SR regen is 425 MP5. (Yes, you read that right. Not 400 divided by 4 times 2.5 for 250. 425.) Adding 10 INT makes that 429 mp5 – obviously a straight 10 mp5 is better. But SPI… adding 10 SPI increased my regen rate to 436. 11 points – holy. crap.
But – you say – we REALLY want to know about INSIDE the 5SR. And there, isn't MP5 better? Well, yes – if you can get an even exchange.
As I've developed before, right now Blizzard seems to offer about 1 mp5 per 3.5 spirit. Spirit and Int seem to be pretty close to 1:1, but that's a intuitive number that I'll have to examine later. Let's assume it's so for the moment.
In this case, I expect to be choosing between roughly 10 spirit and 3 mp5. Now, I know that with my discipline talent I get 30% spirit regen while in combat.
Well, lookie there. 10 spirit in MY situation is 3.3 mp5. Guess which is a better choice THIS TIME, FOR ME? By the way, if I get any other bonuses – human, pally buff, etc – it looks even better. But I digress.
I've made mention of a chart. What I did was make a spreadsheet with the first row and column starting at 0 and increasing by 10 to 1200 — seemed a decent limit on total INT and SPI. Column SPI, row INT, I filled the first cell inside with the following formula:
And then I copied and pasted throughout the spreadsheet. Excel and OpenOffice both make the references relative – meaning when I'm in cell X27 B$1 becomes X1 and $A2 becomes $A27. The result is the increase by tens — close enough for seeing what I posted here. But you probably want something specific. So make the following data, assuming Your SPI is A1 and the data entry block is A2:
Your SPI [enter]
Your INT [enter]
IFSR mod [enter] <== 30% in my case unless I'm getting pally buffs
+INT [enter]
+SPI [enter]
+MP5 [enter]
OFSR gain [formula: =((SQRT(B2+B4)*(A1+A5+001)*0.009327*5)+A6) – (SQRT(B2)*(A1+001)*0.009327*5)]
IFSR gain [formula: =((SQRT(B2+B4)*(A1+A5+001)*0.009327*5*B3)+A6) – (SQRT(B2)*(A1+001)*0.009327*5*B3)
umm, please notice that those last two formulas are one line, but I've put them on two so you can see the whole thing. Also, please notice I saved myself a touch of grief and DID NOT INCLUDE your previous specific MP5. If you're swapping some out, just net the number for the new MP5, mkay?
What it will show you is the difference between your old and new mana regen rate for that change. Swap in the two sets of numbers and go for it.
All that said… Folks, if you're into the upper levels your mana regen is going to start looking a WHOLE lot better. As in – Right now my paper doll unbuffed O5SR is 325, I5SR is 126. That includes 39 points of MP5 gear. Under the current PTR, my I5SR rate (with +39) will be 166 mp5 – an increase of 30 mp5. My O5SR (again +39) will be 485 mp5. At a dance rate of 70 — sorry, if I spend 70% of time in the 5SR, my nominal regen rate will go from approximately 186 to approximately 286.
I already rarely go OOM in PVE. This?
If it comes into play this way, I expect it to get nerfed.
Oh, by the way… If it does come into play, I will look hard at changing some of my enchants and gems from INT and MP5 to SPI. Well, the ones that aren't STA for my PVP work. Just thought I'd let you know.
Go have fun.
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[…] over at Priestly Endeavors has a great post on how to apply this math and what it all means. Definitely worth the read! I […]
Nice post. I also have a great deal of mana regen myself. 272 unbuffed while casting. And of course it takes really hard fights to get oom. But you should take into account the changes in Haste rating and Haste gear. Haste improves HPS, but reduces the MPH. And as it seems the way to go for new encounters will be haste gear, this means that we are going to need a lot more mana than we did before. So i dont think it will be nerfed.
An awesome mana regeneration calculator can be found at:
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One man's determination to uncover the truth behind his brother's death propels a solid, old school conspiracy thriller in Pioneer (Pioner). The setting of the burgeoning North Sea oil industry of the early 1980s adds some fresh interest to the familiar narrative tropes of shady politicians, untrustworthy colleagues and a seemingly indestructible hero who survives numerous attempts to secure his silence.
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The exploitation of oil and gas reserves in the North Sea depended on whether divers had the physical ability to descend to the depths of 500 meters required to install a pipeline. Petter (Hennie) is part of an American-Norwegian team exploring the limits of human endurance in deep sea diving. He appears to be responsible for a tragic accident that results in the death of his brother Knut (Andre Eriksen).
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Risking his life to find the truth places Petter in the firing line of various vested interests, from American businessman Ferris (Stephen Lang) to Norwegian government representative Jeder (Erik Stubo). Everyone seems determined to claim their share of a lucrative development. We are soon in a familiar movie world where nobody can be trusted and someone is always emerging from the shadows to batter Petter over the head or run him off the road.
Hennie makes for a convincingly resolute hero and Insomnia director Erik Skjoldbjaerg generates some tension as the conspiracy slowly unravels. Cinematographer Jallo Kekarainen Faber gives the film the grimy, washed out look of something that might have been made in the 1970s He conveys the murky North Sea waters as an otherworldly kingdom and frames some arresting images, including a vast North Sea platform as it majestically sails past the windows of a home.
The drawbacks with Pioneer largely lie in an inelegant screenplay that falls back on clunky conspiracy thriller clichés at every turn rather than making the most of the real events. Wes Bentley as hotheaded American diver Mike works hard to appear more than a red herring, glowering around the edge of the film warning " We all get what's coming to us."
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The family that sings together clings together.
The family that sings together clings together.
That's certainly the case with Linda Wilson, Joyce Fetherolf and Barb Lowe. The sisters live together in harmony in the Forest Park neighborhood of north Columbus and harmonize together as members of the Scioto Valley Chorus, a Sweet Adelines International musical group now in its 25th year of existence.
The Dublin-based award-winning chorus, directed by the mother-daughter team of Char Gurney and Kerry Denino, will perform again at this year's Northland International Community Festival, which has been expanded to include the North Side Health Advisory's annual health fair.
Pared down from its two-day inaugural showing and moved up from the original August date, the festival and health fair will take place June 22 in and around the Northland Performing Arts Center, 4411 Tamarack Blvd.
The hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The Scioto Valley Chorus is scheduled to perform from 1 to 2 p.m., along with some of the quartets within the group.
Nicknamed "Sister Sledge" after the 1970s singing group composed of four sisters from Philadelphia, Lowe and Fetherolf will be on hand with their singing mates.
"The tie that binds us is a love of four-part harmony, a desire to be an entertaining and exciting chorus and a love and support for each other as a 'family' of singers," according to the SVC website.
The Northland sisters take that family approach to a whole new level.
Wilson, 61, was the first to join the Scioto Valley Chorus 10 or 12 years ago. She'd been in various Sweet Adelines groups, the female counterpart to barbershop quartets, since 1977. Wilson said she was dating a member of a barbershop quartet at the time.
"I just fell in love with the four-part harmony, so the attraction was the music," she said.
After joining the chorus, Wilson said she discovered she had so much in common with the other members.
"You have friends for life," she added.
It was Fetherolf's turn in 2002.
"Linda dragged me in," Fetherolf, 60, said. "I was screaming and kicking the whole way. Then I got there and actually found that I liked it. She'd been trying to get me to go for years, and I ran out of excuses."
Two out of three wasn't bad, Wilson thought, but why not go for a trifecta and bring younger sister Lowe, 56, into the mix?
"It was the same thing: Linda dragged me," Lowe said.
Now, wild horses couldn't get her to leave.
"I fell in love with it, too," Lowe said. "Barbershop is one of those things that you either love it or you hate it."
"I think it's because I made so many good friends," Fetherolf said. "You see them every week unless they're on vacation. We're a very close-knit group. It's just good clean fun and you just make a lot of good friends."
The sisters have been living together in the Northland area since 2002, after Wilson and Fetherolf returned to Columbus from some time spent living in Atlanta. Wilson was living alone at the time.
"We just kind of imposed ourselves on her, and we've been here ever since," Wilson said. "We found we could share expenses that way. We're very close as a family, so that worked to our benefit also."
The performance by the Scioto Valley Chorus at what was called the Northland Community International Festival last August was well-received, the sisters said, and they are looking forward to singing for the crowd again.
"We have a repertoire that we will sing, but it's a little bit of all kinds of music," Wilson said. "It's not just old barbershop standards. We do some more modern songs also. We pretty much cover all age groups."
"We always generally get a good audience response because they're not expecting that it's not just the old barbershop," Fetherolf added. "I think we completely surprised people."
"I would say that everybody enjoyed it, and that makes it even more fun to do when you see people are enjoying," Lowe said.


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Bid farewell to the aging aluminum facade at America's Community Bank in downtown Blue Springs.
The facade, which has been considered somewhat of a downtown trademark and eyesore, according to many opinions, began to be removed Tuesday morning.
The removal was celebrated by a ceremony hosted by both the city of Blue Springs and America's Community Bank outside the bank building at 1100 W. Main Street. Many dignitaries attended the ceremony including Mayor Carson Ross, State Rep. Jeanie Lauer (R-32), Chief of Police Wayne McCoy, America's Community Bank President Wes Condron, and several members of the Blue Springs City Council and Chamber of Commerce.
Ross and Condron were elevated by a crane to ceremoniously tear down the first piece of aluminum facade. Not only did it mark the occasion of renovating the building, but also served as a beginning for future downtown revitalization efforts. Ross stated this project "is a great example of public and private partnership to restore a historic treasure..." Lauer, Ross, and Condron mentioned they were all "happy," "anxious," and "thrilled" that revitalization efforts were finally coming to fruition.
The building where America's Community Bank is located has been around for more than 120 years. The aluminum facade was added to the existing brick exterior in the late 1960s. Now the building will have its original exterior restored along with the installation of energy-efficient windows and doors.
"The America's Community Bank building restoration project will bring back a historically significant structure to its past glory and serve as a corner piece of our downtown revitalization efforts," said Cindy Miller, president of Downtown Alive, a group whose mission is to facilitate business growth, historical preservation, and streetscape improvements in downtown Blue Springs.
The America's Community Bank renovation project was funded by Community Development Block Grant funds which where made possible through the "Preserving America" initiative by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to the Preserving America's website, one of its goals is the "increased local participation in preserving the country's cultural and natural assets..." The city of Blue Springs authorized the matching grant through the CDGB 2012-13 Annual Action Plan.
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The Bahamian oceanic white tip shark population is still somewhat of a mystery; no one really knows when they are in the area, nor where they go when they are not there. In an exploratory trip with Brian Skerry and National Geographic, Jim Abernethy found oceanic white-tip sharks in the Bahamas three years ago after hearing reports from fishermen. Two years ago, I went on a successful exploratory trip in June to photograph the sharks. In 2007, JASA had an epic trip in May, in which divers swam around for days with more than 20 oceanic white-tip sharks at once--an encounter that seems impossible to those of us who are in search of such experiences! Two months later, a Wetpixel expedition made the 32-hour crossing, hoping for a similar encounter, but there were no sharks to be found. The water temperature was abnormally warm (84 degrees+), and it seemed as if the ocean was completely dead. We didn't even see a single game fish in the water, a fact that may have been tied to the absence of sharks.
Still, JASA had managed to arrange successful shark encounters in May for three years in a row, so in 2007, I booked a May expedition date for 2008 to maximize the chance of a good encounter. On the morning of Friday, May 9th, eight of us boarded the M/V Shear Water and began the crossing to Cat Island. The next 32 hours passed by in a sort of haze; everyone seemed to be passed out in their bunks, and there was almost never more than one person in the salon at a time. The only person who seemed to be awake during normal hours was Stella, who sat in the corner and worked diligently on translation assignments (so I hear—I was one of the ones who only emerged late at night).
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Even though the Discover @ the JCC initiative has not been implemented in many Jewish Community Centers (JCC), several JCCs are beefing up their fitness components.
The Tampa (FL) JCC is what its assistant director, Pam Cotner, calls a "mom-and-pop site." It serves an estimated 700 to 800 members in 27,000 square feet (1,300 square feet of which is devoted to fitness) in north Tampa.
"We have four treadmills, not 19," Cotner says. "We are convenient for our members, not overwhelming. Our classes usually get 20 people, rather than 40 or 50."
Cotner adds that the Tampa JCC is truly an intergenerational facility, housing both a preschool and assisted living facility onsite. While the center's gym and fitness facilities may be smaller than some of the larger JCCs, she adds, the Tampa JCC includes tennis courts and an outdoor pool, which has turned out to be a boon to the local community. In Florida, she explains, most community pools–including those at YMCAs–are outdoor, and most facilities close their pools in the winter months to obviate the cost of heating the pool. The Tampa JCC keeps its pool open, hosts its own swim team and invites YMCA and high school swimmers whose pools are out of commission to use it in the winter months.
Tampa's JCC, though, may not stay at this size for long. In January, the organization announced plans to create a new state-of-the-art Tampa JCC South Campus in a 75,000-square-foot former armory building. Tampa JCC Executive Director Jack Ross says the JCC is doing a neighborhood needs assessment around the new facility in order to determine what fitness facilities as well as other wellness and community spaces will be added.
The Leventhal-Sidman JCC, which serves Greater Boston out of Newton, MA, already has a larger facility in place. It dedicates an estimated 65,000 square feet to fitness, aquatics and recreation. The facility serves about 11,000 members with everything from suspension training and group cycling to private and group swim lessons. Leventhal-Sidman also has a rock climbing wall and an indoor children's gym and playground.
Among the center's most popular offerings are personal training, group fitness, an on-site nutrition/weight-loss program and a new program called J Fit, which is small group personal training. Audrey Edwards, the center's fitness/wellness director, describes J Fit as a program for members who want a personal training experience at a lower price and with more group involvement than they might get working one-on-one with a trainer. The classes use nontraditional training tools, such as battle ropes, kettle bells, TRX suspension straps and balance equipment. Members can take an unlimited number of classes for $59 per month or $15 for a single drop-in class. Class sizes are limited to 15 people, and prior to signing up for one, participants must complete a free 30-minute fundamentals class.
"No one is doing it around here. We are the first JCC to do it," Edwards says of J Fit. "We had a demo at our open house, ran free classes for a week and the reception has been amazing. What we found was we really had hit a plateau in our personal training market. People like J Fit because they get personalized attention but it comes in a group setting."
The Merage Jewish Community Center of Orange County (CA) serves an estimated 6,000 members with a full fitness center, an aquatics center that hosts a nationally ranked swim team, a full-sized gymnasium with two full basketball courts, a teen center, a senior citizens center, and a theater and auditorium with banquet facilities. It also has a kosher café and a Holocaust memorial garden on the grounds of the 125,000-square-foot facility.
But perhaps the thing that Athletic Director Jason Meyers is most proud of is a new event called the JCC Fitness Palooza. The full-day event, which premiered last December, was, according to Meyers, "a unique fitness experience and wellness extravaganza that included a Zumba-thon, cycle-athon, group X-athon, mind/body classes featuring yoga and Pilates, a fitness challenge, silent auction and vendor fair."
Via sponsorship and entry fees, the Fitness Palooza raised money to benefit the American Diabetes Association as well as Merage's Largest Loser Weight Loss Program. That program encourages Merage JCC members to work out regularly, stay fit and make smarter dietary choices, offering workshops on topics such as emotional eating, preventative wellness, healthy cooking and better eating habits. Meyers says the program's 75 members have shed a cumulative total of 1,100 pounds since the program started last year.
Another large, notable JCC is the Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill, NJ, outside of Philadelphia. The JCC tripled the space it devoted to fitness with a 2007 addition of a health and wellness wing that includes a full gym, fitness center, locker rooms, indoor track, interactive gaming facility, outdoor pool, athletic fields and tennis courts. A preschool, library, social hall, café, meeting rooms, offices and a gift shop are included in another 200,000 square feet of the Katz Center.
Rob Kiewe, the Katz JCC's director of health and fitness, estimates that the organization has about 8,500 full facility members and that its fitness facilities get an average of 500 to 900 visits daily. The center has an estimated 500 kids who play in its youth basketball program and offers an estimated 150 group exercise classes each week.
Just up the turnpike and outside New York City–in Tenafly, NJ, to be exact–is the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades. This 190,000-square-foot facility includes more than 50,000 square feet dedicated to fitness, with an estimated 13,000 members and featuring a full aquatics center, fitness center, youth fitness center, rehabilitative therapy programs, triathlon training, basketball camps and leagues, group exercise classes, a wellness center, spa center and water park.
Barbara Marrott is Kaplen's wellness director and group exercise director. Marrott says the facility offers about 75 group fitness classes per week. Zumba and group cycling are hot classes these days, she says, as is a new triathlon club that trains up to 500 members to compete in the New York City Triathlon, with individual coaching for swimming on Mondays, running on Tuesdays and bike riding on Thursdays.
The Kaplen JCC also houses the Seiden Wellness Center, a private facility that offers classes and services to members with special needs, including arthritis sufferers and stroke victims.


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Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her government's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding deal with NSW will pressure other state and territory leaders to follow suit.
As premiers and chief ministers meet in Canberra for the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), Ms Gillard says the NDIS deal she signed with NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell on Thursday should be seen as a benchmark.
"I will be saying to other premiers and chief ministers today that if NSW can do it, then you can all do it," she told the Nine Network.
She conceded a lot more work was needed with other states but having the nation's largest state on board was a big step.
"I am confident we will be able to work around the rest of the country to get this done for Australians with disability today and to give reassurance to all Australians about their lives tomorrow," she said.
The prime minister says she will continue discussions with Queensland premier Campbell Newman and his West Australian counterpart Colin Barnett on the NDIS.
"Queensland has certainly got the biggest amount of distance to cover," Ms Gillard said.
"Unfortunately per head of population, Queensland spends less on people with disabilities than any other state."
She said WA had been investing in their disability services but Ms Gillard wanted to keep working with Mr Barnett about a truly national NDIS.
"I don't want this to be a scheme that is different in different parts of the country or causes you a big challenge if you have a disability and then you move interstate," Ms Gillard said.
"We are going to keep working with everybody to get this done."
Queensland premier Campbell Newman said his state did not have the funds currently that the other states had, but he was hopeful that would change in a few years.
"In about two years' time we believe we will have far more financial leeway and we are prepared to put more money on the table," Mr Newman told reporters in Canberra on Friday.
"I'm ready at any time to do a deal with the commonwealth on the NDIS, but it has to be on terms that are practical for Queensland."
Mr Newman said Queensland was already working behind the scenes with the commonwealth on the scheme.
Victorian premier Ted Baillieu said he was looking forward to signing up to the launch of the scheme and working towards a sustainable model for the future.
Mr Baillieu said there was a "bit of noise" after the last COAG meeting when he agreed to launch the NDIS "on the terms that Victoria established".
But his support for the scheme had not changed.
"We've been champions of the NDIS and that will continue," he said.
Barry O'Farrell said he hadn't tried to convince other leaders to sign up to the NDIS but was "delighted" NSW would roll out the scheme from 2016.
He said he was determined to deliver what so many families affected by disabilities wanted.
"We have a deal that's been signed, sealed and delivered and we are determined it will be delivered," he told ABC Radio.
"I'm confident that agreement signed by the prime minister will be delivered, that commits the commonwealth to $3.3 billion per year funding from 2018 onwards."
That was great news for the 140,000 people in his state with a disability, he said.


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ADRIAN — Local demand for flu shots soared last week with news reports of influenza outbreaks and the deaths of four children in Michigan.
An extra Friday clinic was added last week and again this week to keep up with the number of people wanting to be vaccinated, said Lenawee County Health Department director Patricia Bourgeois.
"We are having a high demand for flu shots," she said.
There is also an increase in the number of flu cases being reported in Lenawee County, she said, as well as across Michigan and some other states.
The department's weekly immunization clinic was booked up last Wednesday, Bourgeois said, so a Friday clinic was added.
This Wednesday's clinic has also been booked solid with reservations, she said, so a second clinic is being added from 1 to 4 p.m. this Friday. Reservations can be made by calling 264-5226. Walk-ins are seen at the clinics as the schedule allows.
Demand for flu shots is normally highest in the fall when vaccines first become available.
"It's not too late to get vaccinated," Bourgeois said.
Influenza typically peaks in February in Michigan, but cases continue through March and into April, she said.
The health department has not had to order additional vaccine to meet the sudden demand, she said.
"We do have a pretty adequate supply," she said.
The Michigan Department of Community Health last week reported the fourth death of the season among flu patients younger than 18. It also reported 23 new respiratory flu outbreaks in the first week of January, 20 of them in long-term care facilities. There was also an outbreak reported at a jail and one at an assisted living facility, according to the department.
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Friday five-minute writing prompt
Take out a fresh sheet of paper. Natalie Goldberg uses a "fast-writing" pen. Use your favorite writing instrument and an unlined piece of colored paper for fun. I use a fountain pen with purple ink. Some folks opt to use their computer. If that is your preferred method to write, then just open a new word document on your computer. However, I believe the pen in hand allows for a stronger connection to hear what your subconscious has to say. Whatever your choice, during this time release your inhibitions and go for it. The point is to keep your fingers moving for five minutes and not stop. I want you to experience how much writing you can accomplish in a short period.
If you get stuck, just repeat the writing prompt – Before summer ends...
Or any other phrase that is comfortable for you. Do not stop to edit, correct spelling, look up a better word, or rearrange a sentence. Do not question what comes up in the five minutes: this doesn't make sense, where did that come from, or what a crazy notion. In this timed writing exercise, you may choose whatever amount of time you want to spend writing, and set the timer (on your watch, phone, microwave, computer, or kitchen stove) then just write without any distraction from watching the clock.. Whether you use an egg timer, a No. 2 pencil and spiral notebook, your iPad, or even your iPhone, the theory is the same. Keep your fingers moving and enjoy the process of taking dictation from your unconscious self. Make a list, hum a tune, write a poem, or create a short, short story. During this timed writing exercise, give yourself permission to explore and experiment.
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December 5 – Outdoor Decorations
Did people in your neighborhood decorate with lights? Did some people really go "all out" when decorating? Any stories involving your ancestors and decorations?
Some of the neighborhood folks put up some lights, and we did a little bit of that. But no one in our neighborhood was a "Griswold" (referring to a movie called National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation starring Chevy Chase, in which he goes hog wild overdecorating his house.) Mostly it was a few strings of lights. There were other neighborhoods that were known for their displays, and we would drive around and look at them each year.
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Man convicted in 1991 US Buddhist temple slayings
PHOENIX (AP) — A jury on Thursday returned guilty verdicts against a man charged in the 1991 killings of nine people, including six monks, at a suburban Phoenix Buddhist temple.
Johnathan A. Doody was 17 when he was accused of participating in the slayings at the Wat Promkunaram temple.
He was found guilty in 1993 and sentenced to 281 years in prison. But an appeals court threw out his conviction in 2011 after ruling that investigators improperly obtained his confession.
Doody's second trial ended in October with a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict. His third trial began Dec. 4.
Throughout, Doody has maintained his innocence.
Jurors deliberated for five full days before finding Doody guilty on Thursday of nine counts of first-degree murder and 11 armed robbery and burglary charges. The jury foreman says jurors debated the truthfulness of testimony from the man authorities said was his accomplice.
Sentencing is set for March 14. He faces multiple life sentences.
Doody's father rested his head in his hands after the verdict was read, overcome with grief, his eyes welling with tears.
He believes in his son's innocence and had hoped to take him home to start a new life.
"I'm just at a loss for words," Brian Doody said while sitting in the courtroom gallery. "I just don't understand."
Barb Heller, a friend of some of the victims and a spokeswoman for the temple, said they are glad the case is finally over and that Doody will remain in prison.
"To us, it just proves everything we knew, and justice was served twice," Heller said. "But it doesn't bring back the victims."
The verdict brings an end to a bizarre case that saw three trials over about 20 years on the same charges.
Allesandro "Alex" Garcia pleaded guilty in the case and was sentenced to life in prison in exchange for his testimony and a promise that prosecutors wouldn't seek the death penalty.
During the retrials, Garcia described for jurors how the crime was Doody's idea, aimed at stealing about $2,600 cash and valuables from the monks.
Garcia said he tried to persuade Doody not to kill the victims after the robbery, but Doody was determined to leave behind no witnesses.
Police found the stolen items at Garcia's house, where Doody was staying at the time.
Doody's brother and mother were members of the temple, but neither were there the night of the shootings.
Defense attorneys said Garcia was lying and only implicated Doody to avoid a death sentence, pointing out for jurors how he initially implicated four other men from Tucson who were later found to have had nothing to do with the crime.
Prosecutors argued both men are equally culpable and that Garcia had no reason to fabricate his story.
For jurors, it was not an easy decision as they debated Garcia's truthfulness.
"That was a large part of our discussions, the veracity of his testimony" said 24-year-old jury foreman Victor Jackson. "There were parts of his story that didn't seem necessarily consistent."
But the totality of the evidence against Doody and the persuasive arguments by prosecutors convinced jurors of his guilt, Jackson added.
Defense attorney Maria Schaffer said they plan an appeal, while prosecutors lauded the jury for delivering justice.
"Today's verdict confirms that the passage of time has not obscured the guilt of this defendant, nor has it diminished our commitment to seek justice for the nine innocent victims whose lives were senselessly taken," Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said.
While Doody's confession that he went to the temple with Garcia but was outside when the shootings occurred helped seal his fate during his first trial, prosecutors were barred from using it at his retrials, given the appeals court's decision.
They instead relied largely on Garcia's testimony.
Doody was spared the death penalty in his first trial.
Prosecutors couldn't seek the death penalty in his retrials because of a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision that prohibits authorities from pursuing that punishment against defendants who were younger than 18 years old when the crime occurred.


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Jell-O Strawberry & Banana Gelatin Dessert 3 OZ (85g)
Jell-O - THE Name in Desserts
Kraft Foods Jell-O brand is as well known as any when it comes to jelly, puddings and pie fillings. In fact, when Americans talk about gelatin desserts these days they just say "Jell-O". The brand has become synonymous with the dessert!
Here at American Soda we're fans of both the gelatin dessert (known as Jell-O from now on!) and pudding and pie fillings.
Jell-O Shots
One of the most popular uses of Jell-O is to make Jell-O shots, an alcoholic dessert commonly made in shot glasses. It requires some experimentation as to how much alcohol to use in order for the Jell-O to set, but typically, using vodka or rum, it's about a third to a half of the total liquid.
Get the mixture right though, and they can really get you drunk! As the alcohol is absorbed slower than when drinking it, it's easy to underestimate just how much you've had!
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The Week So Far: 14 must-read stories on The Key
Interview: Talking wood nymphs and a show at Ortlieb's with Brooklyn's Savoir Adore. [link]
Hear a new song from Nothing, sign up to be in their Key Studio Sessions audience. [link]
Interview: Craig Hendrix of Philly's Auctioneer on songwriting and Shaking Through. [link]
Lehigh Valley jazz-psych duo XVSK stop by to record a Key Studio Session. [link]
Photos of a spellbinding night at Union Transfer with Beach House. [link]
Breaking down the numbers of WXPN's 885 Songs that Rock countdown. [link]
Watch a jangling new music video from Low Cut Connie, filmed at the North Star Bar. [link]
Get a taste of the new record from Freeway with his Freedom of Speech mixtape. [link]
Listen to The Dead Milkmen recorded live on WXPN…25 years ago. [link]
Download a free mixtape from Black Dub's Trixie Whitley. [link]
Watch Rap City, the WHYY documentary on Philly's hip-hop scene circa 1988. [link]
Couldn't make it to Austin City Limits? Neil Young and Crazy Horse's entire set is streaming. [link]
Also in Austin, Philly sons The War on Drugs played a killer "Arms Like Boulders." [link]
Jack White dances and beatboxes in his music video for "I'm Shakin'." [link]


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GRUNDY CENTER Travis Case announced that he will run for the office of Grundy County Recorder in the June 3rd Republican Primary Election. Case, a native of Beaman, cites a desire to serve the public and his past experience as reasons for deciding to run.
"I've worked as an Assistant and Deputy in the Marshall County Auditor and Recorder's office for the past six years. I've been appointed by the Recorder's Association to serve on the statewide technology committee as well as being elected to a leadership position within our local district. I have a comprehensive knowledge of the duties of the office of County Recorder and can hit the ground running from day one. Being able to use my experience to give back to the county I grew up in just feels like the right thing to do."
Case was a part of the 2011 graduating class of the State Election Administrator Training program and more recently part of the first group of Recorders and Deputy Recorders to complete the Iowa County Recorder's Association Certification Program in November 2013.
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Case says as Recorder he will continue to provide the great service Grundy County residents are used to as well as look for ways to apply technology to find efficiencies and improve the customer experience. "I have a bit of a technology background and believe there are many ways you can apply technology to streamline processes. Finding ways to perform the tasks of the office more efficiently translates to saving tax payer dollars."
Case is married to his wife, Stephanie who works as a nurse for McFarland Clinic. Both are graduates of BCLUW in Conrad. They have two sons, Owen (5) and Ezra (1). Case can also be found many weekends filling his chair behind the drums in the popular local band, Loose Neutral.


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Look: Stila All Doll'd Up Palette Blue, Green, & Teal Eyes
Here's a look using the Stila All Doll'd Up Palette that I reviewed and LOVED so much. 🙂
What's on the agenda for today? I'm about two minutes away from being late for leaving for my morning classes (one on federal taxation and another on cyberspace), aka I better get my butt MOVING! How's your Wednesday going?
You will need the following…
- Eyes: MAC Mutiny pigment (teal), Stila All Doll'd Up Palette (light green, blue, and teal), MAC Prussian eyeshadow (navy blue), MAC Femme-fi eyeshadow (highlight), Stila Cobalt Clutch Smudge Pot (blue liner), Plushlash mascara (black)
- Cheeks: MAC Fleurry blush (coral peach), Dior Amber Diamond Skin Shimmer (bronze highlighter)
- Lips: MAC Brave New Bronze lipstick (pinky nude), MAC New Spirit lipglass (peachy orange), MAC Tartlette lipglass (coral)
- Brushes: 266 (firm, angled brush), 226 (fluffy crease brush), 219 (pointed crease brush), 214 (smudge brush), 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 129 (dense blush brush)
- Substitutes: Mutiny = Teal + Frozen White; light green = Juxt; blue = Tilt; teal = Shimmermoss; Femme-fi = Shroom; Brave New Bronze = Velvet Teddy; New Spirit = Fresh Buzz (not a great dupe); Tartlette = Lychee Luxe
Directions: Define brows using a coordinating powder shadow applied with the 266 brush. Apply Mutiny pigment all over the lid as the base with the 249. On the inner lid, pack Stila's light green eyeshadow on using the 239. Apply the medium blue eyeshadow to the middle and outer portions of the lid. Darken the outer lid and crease with the teal eyeshadow using the 226, then deepen with Prussian eyeshadow with the 219. Sweep Femme-fi eyeshadow underneath the brow bone to highlight. Finish with Cobalt Clutch on lower lash line. Apply Plushlash mascara on lashes. Sweep apples of cheeks with Fleurry blush using the 129, then highlight with Dior Amber Diamond Skin Shimmer with the 188. Apply Brave New Bronze lipstick to lips, and then top with New Spirit and Tartlette lipglass for color and shine.
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Brian Alexander 01.21.2011
Poor Mr. A! He's a 50-year-old married man, who, since the age of 19, has been plagued with a litany of unpleasant ailments every time he ejaculates.
On cue, after any orgasm, the beleaguered man would experience fever, weakness, exhaustion, loss of initiative, headache, disordered speech, irritability, forgetfulness and frightening dreams, not to mention swollen lips and throat.
The symptoms were so severe that he and his wife planned intercourse for Fridays so he'd have two days to recover before returning to work on Monday. He also suffered from premature ejaculation, so the problem was no picnic for Mrs. A, either. It's a miracle they had two children.
We know all this because Mr. A's condition is detailed in a just-published paper in the Journal of Sexual Medicine in which Dutch doctors describe what they call Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome, or POIS.
POIS was first identified by the same team of doctors in 2002. Initially it was thought the cause might be psychological, possibly related to a syndrome called "dhat" that is sometimes reported among men in India and Sri Lanka that leaves them fearful of ejaculating.
Then, doctors in the United Kingdom noted similar symptoms in two men, including one whose problem improved dramatically by taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs just before and for two days after ejaculating. That seemed to indicate the problem was caused by some sort of immune system reaction.
The Dutch doctors figured POIS might lie in a man's reaction to his own semen. They conducted skin prick testing, a common way to test for allergies, on 33 of the 45 men they've identified with potential POIS so far. When the men were exposed to their own semen this way, 29 of them had classic allergic reactions. Mr. A was one.
They tried treating him the way allergists sometimes treat food allergies, with "hyposensitization," a technique that uses the allergen itself to treat the condition.
The doctors began a long series of treatments, first diluting the semen 40,000 times, inoculating him with it, and then, over a period of 31 months, gradually working up to a dilution of 1-to-20.
Amazingly, it worked. Mr. A eventually was able to ejaculate without debilitating illness. His symptoms did not disappear entirely, but they were much milder and lasted only a short time. Lead author Marcel Waldinger, of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurosexology at Haga Hospital in The Hague, said the results "contradict the idea that the complaints have a psychological cause."
That's good to know, but why, we may ask, is Mr. A allergic to his own semen at all? Women have been known to have allergic reactions to men's emissions, but that's entirely different.
Scientists aren't sure, but they believe that a gap in the seminal plumbing somehow allows the semen to contact immune cells called T-lymphocytes which, in turn, sets off immune system alarm bells. With repeated exposure, the reaction becomes intense.
Whatever the cause, Mr. A is relieved that his problem has eased. Doctors report he is now "quite contented" at both home and work.
As a side benefit, the premature ejaculation stopped, too, so we can only surmise that Mrs. A is content as well.


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|Helping 10 million children so far in its 10 years of existence,
Amway's One by One Campaign for Children will be inducted into
the Hall of Fame at the PR News CSR Awards luncheon
in February.
It's no secret that organizations are tapping into powerful engagement opportunities with corporate social responsibility initiatives. And why not? A Nov. 2012 TBWA study found that nearly three-quarters (71%) of young adults prefer to buy from a socially responsible company. That's strong motivation to differentiate from the competition when it comes to green, cause-related and giving-back programs. Forward-thinking organizations are doing CSR right, and this is what PR News' annual CSR Awards are all about: honoring the most effective CSR communications initiatives.
This year's awards feature 30 categories, plus our CSR A-List (PR agencies doing stellar CSR work for their clients) and Hall of Fame inductees, which include such companies as Amway, Baxter International, Coca-Cola Enterprises CVS Caremark and UPS. We present here our CSR Awards finalists—congratulations to all of them. The winners will be announced at the CSR Awards luncheon on February 11 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Keynoting the luncheon event will be Kelly Caffarelli, president of the Home Depot Foundation.
Hall of Fame Inductees
- Amway One by One Campaign for Children
- Baxter International
- Coca-Cola Enterprises
- CVS Caremark
CSR A-List Winners
- APCO Worldwide
- Blick & Staff Communications
- Cone Communications
- Edelman
- Fleishman-Hillard
- Havas PR
- Ketchum
- RF|Binder
- Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
- Weber Shandwick
CSR Professional of the Year
- Teresa Dickerson - Memphis Grizzlies
- Rosa Gatti - ESPN
- Paul Massey - Weber Shandwick
- Shannon Schuyler - PwC
Annual Report
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield - Local People Serving Local Communities: The Lifetime Healthcare Companies 2011 Annual Report
- GOJO Industries - 2011 GOJO Sustainability Report
- Hormel Foods Corp. and Burson-Marsteller - Hormel Foods 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report
- Office Depot Foundation - 2011 Office Depot Foundation Report to the Community
- Wells Fargo & Company - Community Commitment. Unchanged Vision
- Disney Post: The Official Blog of The Walt Disney Company
- Ketchum and Rain - Walmart Green Room: Creating a Sustainable Conversation
- Mullen - GMBeyondNow General Motors Environmental Blog
- RF|Binder for CVS Caremark - CVS Caremark All Kids Can Blog
Cause Branding Campaign
- Discover Financial Services and Burson-Marsteller - Pathways to Financial Success: Bringing Financial Education to the Classroom
- Do Something Inc. - Thumb Wars
- Elizabeth Arden and Lippe Taylor - Revolutionizing Social Good: #PinItToGiveIt with Elizabeth Arden
- RF|Binder - JOHNSON'S® Baby Brand Gives Back and Gains Trust
- Scripps Networks Interactive - Food Network's Hunger Hits Home Campaign
- TELUS Corporation - TV for Good and Phones for Good
Community Affairs
- Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad - Astro Hostel Project
- AT&T with Fleishman-Hillard - "It Can Wait" No Texting While Driving 2012 Movement
- California Milk Advisory Board with Ketchum - Real Seals Mean Milk Money for Schools
- Hampton Hotels - Save-A-Landmark Reaches Milestone of Preserving Historical Landmarks in all 50 US States
- Microsoft Corp. - Microsoft YouthSpark
- Mondelez International - Health in Action
- Porter Novelli - Right to Read
- RBB Public Relations - Home2 Suites by Hilton
Corporate-Community Partnership
- ARAMARK Corp - ARAMARK Building Community
- Baxter International Inc. - Educating Tomorrow's Innovators Today: Baxter's Science@Work Program
- Craftsman - Craftsman House United
- Delta Dental - Delta Dental/ADCF "America's Missions of Mercy"
- eVgo - Evs for Trees
- Golin Harris & Waters Corporation - Building a Global Network to Improve Public Health
- InterContinental Milwaukee - The Pink Room
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company - PG&E Summer Jobs Program
- Toys R US - Fighting Childhood Cancer, One Cup at a Time
- WWE - Be a Star
CSR on a Shoestring
- Idyllic Software Private Limited – Proud Errors
- Saint-Gobain Corporation – Saint-Gobain's Partnership with YouthBuild USA Rebuilds Homes, Lives and its brand with help from Brownstein Group
- QlikTech – The 10-10-10 Challenge
Diversity Communications
- Entergy Corp - No Place for Hate
- FedEx - FedEx Corporate Communications efforts in the area of Diversity Communications
- Select Health of South Carolina - Culturally Competent Cervical Cancer Screening Program
- Turk Telekom - Books on the Phone
Employee Relations
- AT&T Empowers Employees to "Do One Thing" to Improve their Communities and AT&T's Business
- Bacardi Ltd - Driving CSR Passion in Bacardi Employees
- Baxter International - Creating a Culture of Employee Engagement and Volunteerism
- Bechtel Corporation - Bechtel Stewardship
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Community Investment Councils
- Mondelez International - Kraft Hope Kitchens
- Novartis International and Fishburn Hedges - Novartis and TED: inspiring associates to improve healthcare in Africa
Employee Volunteer Program
- Bacardi Ltd - Bacardi Supports Local Communities
- Grameen Foundation USA - JP Morgan Employee Volunteer Program
- Kaiser Permanente - Gulf Coast Relief Campaign
- MSL New York - MSL New York Community Connected
- Pfizer Inc. - Pfizer Global Health Fellows Program
- PwC - Creating a Culture of Service
- Tata Consultancy Services - CSR Champions: Impact Through Empowerment EVP
Environmental Stewardship
- American Airlines and Weber Shandwick - American Airlines Reduces its Carbon Footprint
- DuPont - Zero Landfill Communications Campaign
- The Glad Products Company - Glad One Bag Tailgate Event
- The Hershey Company - Hershey Zero Waste to Landfill Initiative
- Novelis, Inc. - Becoming the World's Greenest Aluminum Company
Event: CSR/Green Focus
- Cone Communications for Green Mountain Coffee® - Green Mountain Coffee Fair Trade 2012 Campaign
- Disney - Disney Kids and Nature Celebration
- The Glad Products Company - Glad One Bag Tailgate Event
- JetBlue Airways Corporate - One Thing That's Green
- The Coca-Cola Company and Rogers & Cowan - will.i.am and the Coca-Cola Company Accelerate EKOCYCLE Momentum with Brand Partner Launch Event
Facebook Communications Campaign
- Carve Consulting LLP - IHG Planet CR: Make a Difference Together
- Cisco Systems - How Do You Give Campaign
- CRT/tanaka - Love Pets? Like BISSELL
- FedEx - FedEx Small Business Disaster Preparedness Campaign
- KB Home - Sharing Sustainability
- MSL London - Always Helps Girls and Young Women to Learn To Read and Write
- Porter Novelli for Uncle Ben's - Ben's Beginners Cooking Contest
Green PR Campaign
- Enermodal Engineering Ltd. - Promoting the Green Lifestyle at Enermodal Engineering, Canada's Largest Green Building Consultant
- Ogilvy PR - Kleenex Cottonelle: Pin to Make a Difference
- RF|Binder - Dagoba Organic Chocolate is Now Made with Rainforest Alliance Certified Cacao
- The Coca-Cola Company and Rogers & Cowan - An End is a Cool, New Start: will.i.am and The Coca-Cola Company Launch EKOCYCLE
- Turk Telecom - Environment-Friendly Communication Campaign
Human Rights Communications
- Avon Foundation – Communications X-Change
- Cone Communications for Green Mountain Coffee - Green Mountain Coffee Fair Trade 2012 Campaign
- Ericsson – Technology for Good Blog
Media Relations
- Havas PR - When Breast Cancer Is Just the Beginning of the Story
- RF|Binder - JOHNSON'S® Baby Brand Gives Back and Gains Trust
- WWF Singapore & Weber Shandwick - WWF's Earth Hour 2012 campaign: The night that Singapore turned dark in the country's largest environmental event
Nonprofit/Corporate Partnership
- California Earthquake Authority and American Red Cross - Joining Forces to Provide a Shared and Urgent Message: "Get Prepared, California"
- Edelman/Unilever - Dove and Girl Scouts Rock the Mall: Dove presents Women Who Should Be Famous
- Toshiba America - Toshiba/NSTA Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Enhancing STEM Education
- Toyota Financial Services - Toyota Financial Services and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Diplomas to Degrees
Overall Leader in CSR Practices – Organizations with less than 10,000 employees
- AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah Insurance Exchange
- Celanese Corp.
- EMD Serono
- Greif Inc. and MSLGROUP North America
- Homewood Suites by Hilton
- Klick Health
- Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company
- Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
Overall Leader in CSR Practices – more than 10,000 employees
- Coca-Cola Enterprises
- Disney
- MGM Resorts International
Philanthropy Communications
- APCO Worldwide - Working Toward Equity in Health
- Cantor Fitzgerald BGC - Cantor/BGC Charity Day 2012
- Darden Restaurants - Darden Restaurants Community Grants Program
- Saucony - Saucony Run4Good Against Childhood Obesity
- The Allstate Foundation Purple Purse
Pro Bono Campaign
- Discovery Communications - Discovery Impact: Creating Change
- MSL New York - City Lore's: 25 Days of Lore
- Smithfield - Helping Hungry Homes Campaign
Recycling Program
- City of San Diego - Water Purification Demonstration Project Outreach Program
- Cone Communications for Nestlé Waters North America - Reinventing Recycling through an Extended Producer Responsibility Model
- TerraCycle, Inc. - TerraCycle Brigade Program
- Universal Textile Technologies - Project Yellowstone
Social Good
- Entergy Corporation - 10 Years of Low Income Customer Assistance
- Greif Inc. and MSLGroup North America - Alleviating the Achilles' Heel of the Global Water Crisis
- Henry Schein, Inc. - Health Kit Outreach Program
- The Hershey Company - Hershey Learn to Grow - Distance Learning Program
- One Meralco Foundation - Energizing Public Schools In Isla Verde
- Saucony - Saucony Run4Good Against Childhood Obesity
- The Walt Disney Company - Disney Magic of Healthy Living - Food Advertising Standards for Kids
Social Media Campaign
- Cohn & Wolfe - Audubon's Exit the Highway
- Dosomething.org - Pics for Pets
- Esurance Inc. - Esurance Supports the Trevor Project
- Ketchum and Rain - Walmart Green Room: Creating a Sustainable Conversation
- Ogilvy Public Relations and Bristol-Myers Squibb - Use Social Media to Expose Melanoma
- Univision Communications Inc - Educate! Es el momento
Stakeholder Engagement
- Carlson Wagonlit Travel - CWT Global Business Travel Association 2012 Event
- Henry Schein, Inc. - Health Kit Outreach Program
- The Hershey Company - Hershey's Track & Field Games 35th Birthday
- Kangaroo Express - Salute our Troops
- NYSE Euronext - The NYSE Big Startup
- Toronto Hydro Corporation - Going Beyond CR Reporting: A Commitment to Stakeholders
- WorkSafeBC - Day of Mourning
Sustainability/CSR Report Category
- Alcatel/Lucent - Corporate Responsibility Report 2011
- AT&T and VOX Global - Inviting Consumers to the Sustainable City
- Darden Restaurants - Darden Sustainability Report
- KB Home - KB Home's 2011 Sustainability Report
- Merck - Merck 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report
- New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. - New Balance Responsible Leadership Report
- UPS - UPS Corporate Sustainability Report: Logistics at the Core
Twitter Communications
- Coca-Cola Enterprises - Social Joe: Coca-Cola Enterprises' CSR Voice on Twitter
- Fenton - #CSRchat
- The Ritz-Carlton - The Ritz-Carlton Community Footprints, @RitzCarltonCSR
- Viacom - #Viacommunity
Video Initiatives
- Advent Creative - Viridian's 7 Continents in 7 Years Initiative
- APCO Worldwide - National Math & Science Initiative
- Direct Energy - Reduce Your Use for Good
- Havas PR - Banging the Drum for Breast Cancer Awareness
- HBO - HBO The Weight of the Nation": An Unprecedented Public Health Partnership
- International Flavors & Fragrances - Sustainability Video
- Peel District School Board - Stand Up for Student Mental Health
- Scripps Networks Interactive - Food Network's HUNGER HITS HOME Campaign
Volunteer Program
- Amerigroup - The Amerigroup Community Volunteers Program
- Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens
- MSL New York - MSL New York Community Connected
- Outsell - The Outsell Caring Committee
- The Ritz Carlton - The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Give Back Getaways
Workplace Innovation
- AT&T and VOX Global - AT&T Empowers Employees to "Do One Thing" to Improve their Communities and AT&T's Business
- International Paper Co - It's About LIFE
- MSL New York - MSL New York Community Connected
See more information about the Feb. 11 CSR Awards Luncheon.
Follow Scott Van Camp: @svancamp01


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2010-12-23 / Editorials
A Holiday Message to the Legislature: Do The Right Thing
The holidays are rapidly approaching and many of us are really busy. Whether one is preparing for a celebration, shopping, traveling or reminiscing about past times or loved ones no longer with us, we are generally occupied this time of year. The 2011 Putnam County Legislature will be very occupied as they will make a most important decision, the appointing of Putnam County Executive.
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Good Morning Daniel/Goodnight Daniel" Good Morning Daniel - It's a typical morning in the Tiger household, and Daniel has to get up for school but his playing and imagining distract him from his routine. Daniel learns that his morning routine helps him be ready in time for Trolley to take him to school. Goodnight Daniel - Tonight, Daniel is pretending to be Super Daniel! But after dinner, he has to follow his nighttime routine even though he would rather play. D
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Martha Speaks "Martha Runs The Store, Part 1 & Part 2" Martha Runs the Store, Part 1 - Skits and Martha are feeling desperate while they wait in the broiling sun for Helen to finish shopping. Martha Runs the Store, Part 2 - Helen can't find Martha and Skits anywhere.G
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NOVA "Decoding Neanderthals" A team led by geneticist Svante Paabo announces in 2010 they have reconstructed much of the Neanderthal genome, and the analysis shows modern humans and their Neanderthal cousins interbred widely outside Africa. The film looks at these findings and a range of new evidence for Neanderthal self-expression and language.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Galicia and the Camino De Santiago" Rick follows a centuries-old pilgrim trail, from the French border to Santiago de Compostela in Spain's northwest corner. He stops in Pamplona for the running of the bulls and dives into the unique Celtic culture of Galicia where Riverdance meets flamenco.G
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Breya received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Master's of Business Administration from the University of Oregon.
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I've been thinking this week about how a recent Web meme applies to Thanksgiving and Chestnut Hill.
Whoa, what's a Web meme? A Web meme is an Internet phenomenon, a catchphrase or image that spreads around the Internet and is quickly adopted by millions. Web memes are the idiomatic expressions of Internet dialect, the trade lingo of millions of Twitter and Tumblr addicts around the world.
The one I'm thinking of is "first world problems," which has been around for a while but has really picked up use in the last year. It's an ironic way of acknowledging that much of what we complain about isn't a real problem at all.
The way the meme works is this: if you complain about something like your Starbucks coffee being too hot or a favorite TV show not available in HD, you acknowledge the complaint by calling it a first world problem. Twitter users can check out the hash tag #firstworldproblems and watch the stream of pointless whining flow in real time.
As I type this, two perfect examples have just popped up: "I bought a new container for my spaghetti, but my spaghetti is too tall" and "I left my phone at home. Devastated."
In Chestnut Hill, while real world problems are easy to find, most of us complain and argue about first world problems. We're outraged about having to pay a dollar an hour to park. We're horrified that developers want to build six-story buildings. We get grumpy about bright lights and disgruntled over unattractive signs. We talk about things like property values and quality of life as if these things can actually be taken from us when in reality, they really can't.
Now one way to look at that kind of first world problem debate is that it really is the folly of the privileged. Too much money and comfort and too much time. And there's definitely an element of truth to that. How many would feel blessed if their biggest problem was that they might lose a little value on their $1 million estate?
There's another-way to look at that, though. First world problems may not be "real" problems, but they are problems all the same. If you don't pay attention to little things, they could add up to be much bigger things.
Attention to detail is what helped a neighborhood like Chestnut Hill become what it is. If you dismissed those concerns as trivial, you'd have a hard time creating the kind of careful framework that preserves historic buildings and properties that make Chestnut Hill an enjoyable place to live and visit.
The important thing, and perhaps the thing that is too often missed in debate about these things, in Chestnut Hill and everywhere else, is a sense of proportion. We too often talk about first world problems as if they were matters of life and death, when clearly they are not. First world problems are just that. They're not disasters waiting to strike. Nothing will be destroyed and all will not be lost.
So to get back to Thanksgiving (and to keep this column both topical and timely) I don't think first world problems are something we should be ashamed of having. I think having and caring about first world problems is really a luxury for which we should all be thankful.
Just remember that the next time you get upset because you're neighbor hasn't raked his leaves again this year and they're all going to blow on your front yard before the next leaf pickup, that it could be so much worse.
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The boys lacrosse team at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy went into spring break on a roll, knocking off visiting Wilmington Christian Academy last Thursday afternoon, 18-2.
On attack the Special K's, sophomores Jackson Kleintz and Tasso Karras, chalked up five goals apiece for the Blue Devils, while senior Kyle Espenshade and junior Forrest Rall each scored twice.
Longtime SCH goalie Corbin Booker is now a freshman at Brown University vying for the starting job with the Bears, but the Blue Devils are fortunate to have three serviceable keepers still on the roster. Junior Ian Caplan has been given the starting nod thus far, and the other netminders are sophomore Xander Pacilio and freshman Matt Eckles.
"Ian is a very good quarterback of the defense, which is important," noted third-year head coach (and SCH Athletic Director) Mike DelGrande.
SCH officially opened its schedule last Tuesday with another lopsided win (10-2 over Academy of the New Church), but a few rough edges were evident for the Blue Devils.
"Our guys were so geared up for the start of the season that I think there was a lot of nervous energy," commented DelGrande. "We got rid of those jitters and today [against Wilmington Christian] we started to put some things together. Some of the younger guys got some very good playing time, and we need for them to get that game experience."
SCH jumped out 5-1 against the Warriors on Thursday, and after the first quarter ended at 7-2, the Devils didn't allow another goal the rest of the way. Single markers by juniors Evan Fireman and Clint Sanders and by freshman Michael Bown rounded out the winners' total.
With Karras, a new SCH student, joining returnees Kleintz and Sanders on attack, the Blue Devils have been able to move Espenshade from attack into a midfield spot, where he joins Rall, Fireman, Bown, and other players such as senior Steve Pompilio. Rall's twin brother, Wyn, is currently out of action with an ankle sprain, but should return in April.
Senior Jaime Hearn and freshman Nick Lawlor are the long-stick middies, and DelGrande said that he's using a four-man defensive rotation that includes Lawlor's brother Kyle (a sophomore), senior Matt Keyser, and sophomores Sean Delaney and Tom Hogan.
After a couple of days off following the Wilmington Christian contest, the Devils are reassembling this week for local games against Roman Catholic and Hun School, and then will take an overnight trip to the Washington, D.C. area to play the Potomac School.
SCH, which fielded its first boys lacrosse team in 2005, played each of its fellow Inter-Ac League schools once last season. This spring, the Devils will play a home/away series against both Germantown Academy and Episcopal, with single matches against Penn Charter, Haverford, and Malvern. More and more of the local school's stickmen have been playing out-of-season, and SCH participated as a team in a winter league in King of Prussia.
"Our fundamentals and our stick skills have gotten much better," DelGrande observed. "It's a work in progress, and the important thing is that the guys are getting the work done and there is progress."


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Zambia became the first Nations Cup holders to be knocked out in the first round for 21 years, after a nerve-wracking 0-0 draw with Group C table-toppers Burkina Faso.
The Zambians' third straight stalemate left them emulating Algeria, who failed to reach the quarter-finals as reigning champions in 1992.
Zambia missed out after Nigeria nabbed the runners-up spot in Group C, courtesy of their 2-0 win over Ethiopia in the match being played simultaneously in Rustenburg. That left the Nigerians level on five points with Burkina Faso, but in second on goal difference. As surprise winners of the mini-league, the Burkinabe's reward is a quarter-final clash with the Group D runners-up, either Togo or Tunisia.
Collins Mbesuma joined Southampton's Emmanuel Mayuka in the Zambia attack, the Orlando Pirates forward replacing captain Christopher Katongo, with talismanic goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene taking over the skipper's armband. Coach Herve Renard made one more change, bringing in Hichani Himonde for veteran defender Joseph Musonda.
Burkina's captain Moumouni Dagano was on the bench for the second time, with Benjamin Balima taking the Qatari-based striker's place. Daouda Diakite was between the Burkinabe posts with first-choice keeper Abdoulaye Soulama suspended for his red card in the Ethiopia rout, and Florent Rouamba came in for Aristide Bance.
Alain Traore's deadly left foot, already the author of three goals for Burkina Faso, tested Mweene with a well struck 30-metre free-kick in the opening seconds. That unhapppily was to be his last impact on the game as in the eighth minute he was stretchered off with an untimely left thigh injury. Bance stepped in to replace the stricken Lorient player.
Renard was forced into an unscripted change himself, with Musonda in for the injured Davies Nkausu.
Playing in their orange 'away' strip, Zambia had a great chance to open the scoring in the 17th minute when a defensive blunder by Mady Panandetiguiri let in Mbesuma, but his shot went straight into the grateful hands of Diakite.
After the restart, Renard made a tactical switch, bringing on attack-minded Mulenga Mukaka for Isaac Chansa.
Approaching the hour, Mbesuma's header off a corner went flying over the crossbar as Zambia began to put the Burkinabe backline under pressure.
Hard as they tried Zambia could not find the all important goal, leaving them with a humiliating early trip back home, and Burkina Faso three games away from the title.


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Virgin cancels 12 flights after fault with Sydney airport check-in system
Virgin Airlines says it is working hard to get customers on rescheduled flights after problems at Sydney Airport last night forced the cancellation of more than a dozen flights.
For two hours, Virgin's check-in system was not working, which meant none of its domestic flights departing from Sydney were able to leave.
The fault has created a backlog for today with 12 flights cancelled since this morning.
"Unfortunately, as a result there may be some delays to flights this morning and some cancellations as we accommodate customers affected last night and reposition aircraft which were delayed," a Virgin Airlines statement said.
"We are doing our best to ensure all customers reach their destination as soon as possible and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused."
This morning's cancelled flights had been due to leave from Brisbane, Coolangatta, Sydney, Rockhampton, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart.
A spokeswoman says customers who were stranded away from their home cities will be compensated for accommodation expenses.
Some disgruntled customers took to social media to share their frustrations at the cancellations and delays.
We had our 6:45am Mel-Syd flight cancelled this morning. We did not get any notification of the cancellation. The website gave conflicting information. When I called customer service they hung up on me and then said the flight wasn't cancelled. The airport staff did not even apologise. Have now been at the airport for three hours and the wait continues. This is not good enough.
— Sara Rowswell, July 20, 2013
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