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(AP) -- Jaromir Jagr and Jamie Benn scored in a shootout to lift the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday night.
After netting four goals in the opener against Phoenix, the Stars had scored only nine times in the next six games before breaking out.
Antoine Roussel scored in his NHL debut, rookie defenseman Brenden Dillon had his first career goal, and Michael Ryder also scored as Dallas snapped a four-game losing streak (0-3-1).
Phoenix trailed 2-0 and 3-2 before getting even in the third period. Radim Vrbata had the only goal for the Coyotes (2-4-2) in the shootout.
Martin Hanzal scored twice in the second period after missing two games because of a lower-body injury, Vrbata added a goal and an assist, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson had two assists for Phoenix.
With the Coyotes ahead 1-0 in the shootout and the Stars down to their final shooter, Benn best goalie Mike Smith with a wrist shot.
After Dallas' Kari Lehtonen denied Ekman-Larsson, Jagr's wrist shot hit the bottom of Smith's glove, rolled over the goalie's pad, and trickled over the line to give the Stars the win.
Hanzal's second goal of the night -- and fifth of the season -- tied it at 3 with 1:34 remaining in the second period.
The Stars had a prime chance to win it with 1:08 left in regulation, but Jagr's pass bounced over Loui Eriksson's stick in the crease as he faced an open net.
Smith returned after sitting out four games because of a lower body injury and looked solid in making 21 saves. He made a key shoulder stop on Stephane Robidas' slap shot at 2:48 of overtime.
Lehtonen made 31 saves to earn the win.
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Hanzal tied it at 2 just 45 seconds into the middle period, one second after Jordie Benn's holding penalty expired. After Ekman-Larsson's slap shot from the right point bounced to Hanzal at the right side of the crease, Hanzal pulled the puck back from behind the goal line, and bounced it between Lehtonen's glove and the post.
Just 21 seconds after Dillon fought Kyle Chipchura, Ryder notched his fourth goal of the season with a wrist shot from the left circle that deflected off Ekman-Larsson's skate and inside the left post at 14:14.
Roussel, the eighth NHL player born in France, put Dallas ahead 1-0 at 9:53 of the first period. Roussel slipped behind Coyotes defenseman Michael Stone, sped in alone, and beat Smith with a nifty backhander over the glove.
The Stars struck again 2:10 later when Dillon's slap shot appeared to deflect off defenseman Derek Morris' stick before settling just inside the right post.
Vrbata got one back for the Coyotes at 14:00 when his deflection of Ekman-Larsson's wrist shot ricocheted off Jamie Benn in the crease and past Lehtonen. It was Vrbata's third goal of the season and third against Dallas.
The teams will meet again Saturday in Arizona.
NOTES: Dallas D Jamie Oleksiak, the Stars' first-round pick (No. 14) in 2011, also made his NHL debut. At 6-foot-7, the 20-year-old Oleksiak is the tallest player in franchise history. In 15:32 of ice time, Oleksiak recorded one shot on goal, one hit and one blocked shot. ... The 23-year-old Roussel is the first Stars player to score in his debut since Raymond Sawada did it on Feb. 19, 2009. ... Phoenix LW Raffi Torres served the final game of his 21-game suspension, received after his hit that knocked out Chicago's Marian Hossa in last year's playoffs. Torres, expected to play on Saturday, was initially given a 25-game ban before it was shortened to 21. He sat out 13 playoff games last spring.
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Thursday, 7 April 2011
Visit to the ER
From household voltages of 110 to 220 alternating current, they found a 71% death rate among the fetuses. Most immediate. Others up to three days later. Oh my GOD. I hadn't felt the baby move since the shock. I screamed in my seat on the train. People started looking at me. I ran into the bathroom and started screaming and crying, not knowing what to do. I called SR and he didn't answer. So I called the Danish equivalent of 911, which is 112. They told me to find the train conductor and get him to stop the train. But even in my panicked state, I was not about to have the train conductor stop in the middle of the woods. "Just tell me if it's dangerous or not!!!!" I replied. He got a nurse on the line, who told me to get off the train at the next stop and go to the ER. I had to wait a few minutes for the next stop. SR called back. He told me I was crazy to worry and that he had to go to a meeting. So who was right? I sat down in total agony. And then I thought I felt the baby kick. Oh yes! Yes! But I got off the train anyway and headed to the ER, feeling more than a little reassured.
At the ER they thought I was bat shit crazy. And I would have thought the same thing about me just an hour earlier. But why didn't they know about the dangers? Or what was with that internet website? They did all kinds of monitoring of me and I was like "I am NOT worried about me. I am worried about the baby. Can't I just get a doppler?" I lay there completely bare-chested with ginormous preggo boobs (everything is relative) getting an ekg when the doctor walked in. He smiled and introduced himself and asked if I was SR's wife. They were apparently med school buddies and he was apparently unoffended by my shirtlessness. I told him about my concerns and then he said "Well, I looked it up and found a Danish midwife who had written on an internet forum that there is nothing to worry about."
Is this what modern medicine has come to? Doctor 1 comes to the ER scared by an article on the internet only to have Doctor 2 tell her not to be frightened because he had read something else on the internet? (Anyone starting to understand why I doubt doctors so much?)
I was taken up to the obstetrical department where they once again thought I was bat shit crazy. I had felt the baby move many times by now but just wanted someone knowledgeable to talk to. Well, this wasn't meant to be. I got a doppler from an obstetrical nurse and everything sounded fine. I aksed her if she could at least confer with an obsterician and long as I was there and she did. But I didn't get any sort of an answer other than everything would be okay.
Maybe most other women would have been satisfied. But I had read reports of badly burned babies dying days or weeks later and couldn't let it rest. I mean, at least my understanding from physics was that current in through the hand has to be grounded somewhere and the easiest way to the ground is through the foot (am I wrong?)- and thus through the baby in the little amniotic bathtub on the way.
But remember - negative outcomes are the ones that get published. And women who just get a shock and forget about it never get written about. Yet, I wouldn't blame you for still being worried.
But I am not going to leave you (or myself) in a state of doubt. I found a good study. A study in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology where they looked at 32 random women who had received shocks from household appliances and other much higher electric voltages and called for advice. Out of the 32, there were two spontaneous abortions, one which was proven to be unrelated and the other one was unlikely to be related. Otherwise all babies survived unaffected.
Accidental electric shock in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study.Einarson A - Am J Obstet Gynecol - 01-MAR-1997; 176(3): 678-81 Their bottom line was "in the typical home scenario ... hand-to-hand electric shock does not pose a major fetal risk."
Thanks to Adrienne Einarson, the author of the study above, this story has a happy ending. But I'm not about to go playing with that converter again while pregnant.
10 comments:
- Stefanie Schocke said...
I would freak out, too! As a mother, you did the right thing for you baby, making sure he was okay. Glad to hear you both are well. Scary!
- 7 April 2011 at 21:26
- Kirsten said...
Good for you that everything went ok! First of all. Second: You've got to relax!!! Nothing is going to happen to your wonderful baby, these little things are so strong - think of all the things that women do to get rid of them and they come out all healthy. You are going to make yourself sick with all this worry! Go on running, enjoy your pregnancy and you'll see, you will have the healthiest and most beautiful baby in the world!!
And of course it's terrible to be checked by other doctors and you know exactly why. That's why I, as a nurse, never take my ill kids to the doctors, they will come over it eventually and I anyway wouldn't want them to take any medications. My kids have had antibiotics maximum once in their lifes - but maybe that's just luck...
- 8 April 2011 at 11:25
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- 8 April 2011 at 13:35
- Kirsten said...
On this blog http://detskalsmageafnoget.blogspot.com/ I found this link and thought it might be something for you as a vegetarian
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- 8 April 2011 at 13:39
- cherelli said...
Agh, what a stressful day! So glad it seems everything will be fine.
- 8 April 2011 at 14:49
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- 9 April 2011 at 20:54
- sea legs girl said...
Just wanted to thank you guys for the support and comments. The baby is STILL KICKING, so I think all is still well and yea, Kirsten, it is safe to say I need to calm down, but my God it is hard not to panik when the emergency personel on the phone told me to get the train conductor to stop the train - that was definitely the low point of the day :).
- 9 April 2011 at 20:55
- Drs. Cynthia and David said...
Glad to hear everything is ok.
I saw this article recently and thought of you: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/739773?src=nl_topic It's from Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2011 43, 639. Basically it says that recreational activity in early pregnancy reduces the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Probably not news to you, but encouraging I think.
- 10 April 2011 at 10:02
- SteveQ said...
Looks like I won't be seeing you at Chippewa. Helen says she'll be there, so trip her for me.
The Lorax in the second photo in your last post looks just like a Rembrandt painting. So nice of you to make sure he had proper lighting; north-facing window? That's what artists always tell me they want.
And I'm glad you didn't do anything stupid in your momentary panic.
- 11 April 2011 at 18:50
I'm surprised you didn't pull off your shoes, dive from the moving train off of a bridge into a lake, swim 6 miles to shore and run barefoot for 50 miles to the nearest ER, because unlike mild electrical shocks, there are absolutely no scientific studies definitively showing that any of that other stuff could possibly be harmful to your baby . . . .
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Usain Bolt made history today as the first man to ever repeat as Olympic champion at 200 meters, running a 19.32 despite clearly easing up on the final strides.
He eased up so much, in fact, that countryman Yohan Blake nearly caught him at 19.44. Fellow Jamaican Warren Weir rounded out the medals with a 19.84, making for the fastest top three times in Olympic history. American Wallace Spearmon came in fourth at 19.90. [BBC]


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Republican Thad Cochran, the genteel Southerner who has represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate for nearly half of his life, battled for his political future against tea party upstart Chris McDaniel in a race that was too close to call late Tuesday.
The conservative state emerged as the most competitive - and brutal - of the primary season, which has largely played out on the Republican side of the aisle as hard-right candidates try to topple establishment favorites. If neither Mississippi candidate clears 50% - possible because a third candidate is in the race - Cochran and McDaniel would be in a runoff in three weeks.
"Go out and vote," implored the McDaniel team on Twitter as the polls were about to close.
"One hour left," tweeted Cochran's campaign.
Republicans are favored to keep the seat in November against Democrat Travis Childers, who easily won his party nomination Tuesday. The GOP needs a net gain of six seats elsewhere to take Senate control from Democrats.
Cochran, who ran his campaign simply as "Thad," enjoyed goodwill from the GOP establishment, which wrapped the senator in a cloak of endorsements and warned voters against dumping a senator with so much seniority in Washington.
But the Republican Party has changed dramatically since white-haired 76-year-old Cochran first won office, and he faced enormous odds against the charismatic McDaniel, a conservative who gave small-government groups their best shot at a win after several high-profile primary season losses.
A state senator who models himself after firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), McDaniel portrayed Cochran's record of delivering much-needed federal dollars to the impoverished state as a liability in this era of tea party conservatism.
The race became as hardball as it was odd, particularly after supporters of McDaniel were arrested in connection with a blogger who allegedly photographed the senator's ailing wife in her nursing home.
The episode knocked McDaniel from what had been a growing lead over Cochran and appeared to sour voters on the unusually rough race, strategists said. The Cochran team used the incident in a campaign ad, giving the issue even longer legs.
Neither candidate ran the most sophisticated campaign, providing an opening for the outside groups that poured money into the state as a proxy battle for the future of the GOP. In all, almost $12 million was spent by the candidates and outside groups.
The free-market-aligned Club for Growth argued against Cochran's pork-barrel spending, and a group headed by allies of former GOP Gov. Haley Barbour portrayed McDaniel as a politician who could not be trusted.
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Congress Begins To Wonder Why ICE & DOJ Censored A Popular Hip Hop Blog For A Year
from the asking-good-questions deptWe already discussed the RIAA's attempt to downplay its role in helping the feds seize and censor the popular hiphop blog Dajaz1.com. It seems the feds are also trying to brush this off as if it's nothing important. According to a comment they gave Ben Sistario at the NY Times:
Ross Feinstein, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Sunday that government officials had followed all proper procedures in the case of Dajaz1, which was one of more than 760 sites seized.That really makes you wonder. How is it possible that they could have followed "all proper procedures" when the end result is that they stopped a popular blog from publishing for well over a year, without ever actually filing a lawsuit? If that's the "proper procedure" then the procedure is what most people call "unconstitutional."
Thankfully, it appears some are noticing this. Senator Ron Wyden clearly understood what's going on and told Techdirt:
"The domain name seizures show that some agencies in the Obama administration care more about the interests of Hollywood studios and the big record labels than due process, transparency, and accountability. It is hard to believe that ICE and DOJ had Dajaz1's Fifth amendment rights in mind when they seized their property and held it for more than a year without ever being able to build a case."Rep. Zoe Lofgren spoke out about the case to Politico, pointing out that the seizure appears to break the law:
"A blog has the same protections as a newspaper or magazine, and yet ICE saw fit to seize this site for over a year for dubious reasons," Lofgren told MT. "It's an outrageous abuse of First Amendment and due process rights, raising serious questions about why the Department of Justice allowed this seizure to continue when the government clearly did not have probable cause."Indeed. With Wyden concerned about the Fifth Amendment and Lofgren concerned about the First... I'm guessing that this isn't the end of the discussion around this particular seizure.
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You will hear a lot of talk these days about Newbery winners and whether or not they are "kid-friendly", "readable", or "popular". This same debate raises its ugly head on such a regular basis that you could probably time when the next one begins (my prediction: 3 1/2 years). That's why it's so nice to read a book like Holes. Considered one of the most popular Newbery winners of the last 25 years and one of the few recent books to be turned into a film (an accurate film no less) Holes pleases pretty much anyone who reads it. Its detractors are few and far between. Now we are able to celebrate its ten-year anniversary and as such Farrar, Straus, and Giroux are reprinting a lovely 10th anniversary edition with rather breathtaking endpapers, for those of you who care about such things. They've also been kind enough to allow the man himself, Louis Sachar, a chance to be interviewed. Here then is my own brief Q&A with the author of this amazing title.
Fuse #8: Newbery winners come and Newbery winners go, but in my experience Holes has been perhaps one of the most successful and popular winners in the history of the award. A perfect balance of kid-friendly content and stellar writing have your feelings towards it changed any in the intervening 10 years or so since it won its award?
Louis Sachar: This may seem odd, but I don't really think too much about Holes. This is the 10-year anniversary of the book, but I actually wrote it over 12 years ago. It took me a year and a half to write, and during that time, it occupied my thoughts 24-hours a day. When I'm working on a book it is a very intense obsession that increases daily until the book is finished. Once the book is finished, I'm done with it, and its hard for me to connect with that part of me which wrote it.
Fuse #8: Of course Holes ends up being one of the most "taught" books in school these days. Rather than encountering it as a book to read for pleasure, kids are assigned it in droves. Is that how you would have envisioned its use and would you encourage or discourage teachers from utlizing the book in this manner?
Sachar: I can only hope that the teaching of the book enhances the enjoyment of the book. Good teachers can do that.
Fuse #8: You've already written one sequel to Holes in the form of Small Steps. Have you felt any inclination to follow the stories of any of the other characters from Holes or are you content to end it with that?
Louis Sachar: I don't plan to write any more sequels, and I don't really consider Small Steps a sequel. The main character, Armpit, was not explored very deeply in Holes. His story would exist on its own, without Holes, and is very different from Stanley's.
Fuse #8: On your website you've said that the rejected original title of Holes was going to be Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Wrong Kid. Why was that title taken out of consideration?
Sachar: It's funny thinking back to that. The title, Holes seems so obvious now, but at the time I didn't know what to call the manuscript. Whenever I mentioned Holes as a possible title, the most common response I heard was "What???" Still, I felt that title was more substantial than the other title you mentioned, and it had a Zen kind of mystery to it.
Fuse #8: To my mind Holes has the distinction of being one of the very few basically realistic fiction titles to be successfully turned into a film for children. It's a very accurate portrayal of the book too. Did you have a lot of input on the film and, for that matter, have you continued to have much contact with Hollywood in any way? I know that working with filmmakers can prove to be a bit of a distraction for a writer. Have you felt that way?
Sachar: I wrote the screenplay and worked closely with the director. It was never my objective to do an accurate portrayal. Rather it was to make the story work as a movie, and ironically, for that reason I think it became an accurate portrayal. It was a fun and very exciting experience, but it was definitely a distraction as well, which is why it took so long between Holes and my next book. I had to remind myself to go back to taking the "small steps" necessary to writing a book.
Fuse #8: My husband has a unique theory about the book. He says that it's essentially the story of race in America and what we owe to one another. Is there any merit to this theory or is that just reading way too much into the title?
Sachar: Race is certianly an aspect of the book, but I never thought of it as a book about race relations in America. At Camp Green Lake I tried to minimize the issue of race. When Stanley first sees some of the other boys, their race is part of their initial description, but after digging all day, they were all the color of dirt. I wanted the story at the camp to be the boys versus the adults, not white against black. They were all in this together, and once Stanley dug his first hole, he was accepted as one of them. It was only when Zero helped Stanlely dig (in exchange for reading lessons) that the other boys turned against Stanley.
Fuse #8: Finally, you do not discuss titles as you are working on them. So I guess my only other question for you is what's next?
Sachar: I will only says this about it. In my spare time, I play competitive bridge. The book has a lot to do with that.


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The shrinking icecaps in the Arctic have opened up new opportunities for trade, shipping and natural resource exploration at the top of the world. While the Arctic Council, representing countries with territory above the Arctic Circle, has no meaningful decision-making power at present, its decision to granted six new countries observer status could be a precursor for greater importance in the future.
The Arctic is expected to become more important in the coming decades as climate change makes natural resources and transport routes more accessible. Reflecting the growing interest in the region, the Arctic Council granted six new countries (China, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Singapore) observer status during a May 15 ministerial meeting in Kiruna, Sweden. By admitting more observers, the Arctic Council – an organization that promotes cooperation among countries with interests in the Arctic – will likely become more important as a forum for discussions on Arctic issues. However, this does not necessarily mean it will be able to establish itself as a central decision-making body regarding Arctic matters.
The Arctic Council was established in 1996 by the eight countries that have territory above the Arctic Circle – the United States, Canada, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Its main purpose was to be an intergovernmental forum (also involving Arctic indigenous groups) that promoted cooperation primarily regarding environmental matters and research. The Arctic Council's central focus has remained on environmental issues in the Arctic, and the body has had no meaningful decision-making power.
However, during this year's meeting, the council's members signed a legally binding agreement coordinating response efforts to marine pollution incidents. The council signed a similar agreement on search and rescue collaboration in 2011. These agreements, as well as the interest from countries around the world in gaining observer status, highlight the growing relevance of the Arctic Council and the Arctic region.
The Arctic's Economic Value
Satellite data collected since 1979 shows that both the thickness of the ice in the Arctic and range of sea ice have decreased substantially, especially during the summer months. According to the United States' National Snow and Ice Data Center, the amount of Arctic ice (usually at a minimum during September) was 3.61 million square kilometers (1.39 million square miles) in September 2012 – close to 49 percent lower than the average amount of ice seen between 1979 and 2000.
The melting of the ice facilitates natural resource exploration in the high north. U.S. Geological Survey estimates from 2008 suggest that 13 percent of the world's undiscovered oil and 30 percent of undiscovered natural gas reserves are located in the Arctic Circle.
Moreover, the retreating and thinning of the ice opens up new trade routes. In 2012, 46 ships transporting a total of 1.3 million tons reportedly used the Northern Sea Route, which runs along the northern coast of Russia; this represents a considerable increase from 2011, when 34 ships transported approximately 820,000 tons. In response to the route's growing importance, Russia set up the Northern Sea Route administration in March to supervise shipping.
Interest in profiting from greater access to the high north is not limited to countries around the Arctic Circle. Europe has a vested interest in alternative shipping routes to Asia becoming more economically viable, since such routes would allow trade to circumvent numerous bottlenecks like the Suez Canal and increase access to Asia's growing consumer markets.
China has also shown a particular interest in the Arctic, and has lobbied the Nordic countries to support Beijing's bid for observer status in the Arctic Council. For countries like China that lack direct access to the Arctic, diplomatic ties and good bilateral relations with the Arctic countries, as well as participation in groups such as the Arctic Council, are important to improving their chances of profiting from the new access to shipping lanes and natural resources.
Related: China May Ship $700 Billion In Commercial Trade Via Arctic By 2020
Related: Arctic Circle Holds 90b Barrels of Oil
Related: Black Ice: The Dangerous Race For Oil At The Top Of The World
Even though the observer status does not give countries direct influence in council matters, participating in meetings and research helps these countries know what the main Arctic players are planning. Countries may even intensify relations with individual Arctic Council members to gain better access to resources (China's interests in Greenland and Iceland illustrate this).
Sailing along the Northern Sea Route rather than through the Mediterranean Sea and Suez Canal significantly reduces the trip between Rotterdam and Shanghai – the Northern Sea Route is around 20 percent shorter. This translates into significant savings in terms of fuel and crew costs. But despite the melting of the ice, the difficulty of navigation, seasonal constraints on use, high insurance costs and weak infrastructure along the route will continue to limit the economic viability of the Arctic route.
The Arctic Council's Rising Profile
The Arctic Council is just one of many bodies dealing with regional collaboration in the Arctic. The Barents Euro-Arctic Council, the Nordic Council and the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region also coordinate intergovernmental or interregional collaboration in the Arctic on a number of issues. Allowing six more countries to become observer states shows that the members of the Arctic Council – even those initially skeptical of expansion, such as Canada and Russia – see the expansion as an opportunity to give the Arctic Council greater relevance.
In the coming years, the debate among member states to determine whether the Arctic Council should move beyond environmental issues and become a forum to address issues related to militarization, natural resources and trade routes will become more prominent.
But while the Arctic Council is likely to gain attention as a forum for policymakers to broadly discuss Arctic-related issues, it will struggle to coordinate decision-making as the number of interested parties in the Arctic grows. On May 10, the U.S. government presented its new general strategy for the Arctic. Little concrete information was revealed, but a clearer plan for implementing the strategy reportedly will be worked out in the coming months.
This shows that national Arctic strategies are still being defined, and countries are still considering what kind of resources to commit to the region. As the priorities for countries in the Arctic become more concrete, the differences that will have to be resolved and issues that will have to be debated will become more difficult for bodies like the Arctic Council to deal with.
The Growing Importance of the Arctic Council is republished with permission of Stratfor.
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PHOENIX - The Air Force's decision to transfer a lieutenant colonel to a Tucson military base after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by a commander has outraged the family of the woman who made the allegations, adding to the growing criticism of the military justice system.
The family says Lt. Col. James Wilkerson' transfer of to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on the southern edge of Tucson is upsetting because roughly half the woman's family lives there. They're planning a protest Thursday outside the base.
The news comes amid a congressional uproar over the Wilkerson case, and follows heavy criticism of the military's handling of another case involving sex-crime allegations in California.
"They could send him to a number of places," said Stephen Hanks, an orthopedic surgeon in Tucson who is the brother of Wilkerson's accuser. "Why send him to a place where her family lives? It makes no sense."
The woman, a civilian employee who works with service members, accused Wilkerson of sexually assaulting her after a party at his house. Wilkerson and his wife denied the charges but said the woman stayed at their house that night.
A military jury in November convicted Wilkerson, a former inspector general at Aviano Air Base in Italy, of aggravated sexual assault and other charges. He was sentenced to one year in prison and dismissal from the service.
But a commander overturned the verdict and dismissed the charges, saying he found Wilkerson and his wife more believable than the alleged victim. Wilkerson already has reported for duty in southern Arizona, where he will work as a safety officer for the 12th Air Force.
Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. Brett Ashworth said military officials wouldn't have known about the woman's family in Tucson when Wilkerson's transfer was decided.
"His assignment was based on his qualifications and the needs of the Air Force," Ashworth said.
Wilkerson declined an interview request from The Associated Press.
The decision by Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin, commander of the 3rd Air Force at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, to overturn the verdict has been criticized by congressional leaders and advocates for confronting the problem of sexual assaults in the military.
The move led the Defense Department to propose that commanders be largely stripped of their ability to reverse criminal convictions of service members.
Under military law, a commander who convenes a court martial is known as the convening authority and has the discretion to reduce or set aside guilty verdicts and sentences, or to reverse a jury's verdict.
Protect Our Defenders, which advocates for military members who have been sexually assaulted, is calling for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to fire Franklin. The group's president, Nancy Parrish, said the Wilkerson case demonstrates that the military justice system needs to be changed.
Commanders who have broad authority in letting cases go forward face a conflict of interest, Parrish said.
"They are incentivized to sweep these cases under the rug. A commander's career is on the chopping block if a rape happens under his or her watch," said Parrish, whose group is pressing the Defense Department on behalf of Wilkerson's accuser.
The military justice system also came under heavy criticism in February, after a former soldier killed two police officers in California.
Records show the Army commander of the former soldier, Jeremy Goulet, allowed Goulet to resign from the military instead of facing a court-martial when he was twice accused of rape. The Army said a lack of evidence prevented it from prosecuting Goulet on charges dating back to 2006.
Critics say Goulet's case is as an example of what can go wrong when military cases are dropped.
Goulet shot and killed two detectives when they went to his house to question him about allegations that he was sexually inappropriate with a former co-worker. Goulet died in the Feb. 26 shootout with police in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Ashworth declined to comment on the group's call for Franklin to be fired. Franklin declined an interview request from the AP.
In a letter to a Pentagon official that surfaced earlier this month, Franklin said a combination of details led to his decision, including that the victim turned down offers to be driven home from the party, didn't accurately describe the house layout and gave a version of events that he didn't find credible. He said Wilkerson was a doting father with a good career, and it would be "incongruent" for him to leave his wife in bed, go downstairs and assault a sleeping woman he'd met earlier that evening.
Protect Our Defenders issued a response to Franklin's letter Tuesday, saying Franklin's account of the woman's options for rides home was inaccurate, Franklin showed blind loyalty toward the accused officer, and that the jury found the woman's story credible.


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Full name Vern Cotter
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Current age 57 years 263 days
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Vern Cotter is a New Zealander who currently coaches Clermont Auvergne in France's Top 14 but will take charge of Scotland in 2014.
Cotter spent 10 years playing for Auckland in New Zealand before representing a number of clubs in France. He returned to New Zealand in 1999 to begin his coaching career, which started at Bay of Plenty before moving to the Canterbury Crusaders as assistant coach until 2006.
He took over at Clermont for the 2006-07 season and in his first season the lost in the Top 14 final to Stade Francais but claimed the European Challenge Cup crown. The following season they made the Top 14 final again only to lose to Toulouse and a third successive final defeat came at the end of the next campaign at the hands of Perpignan. But Cotter's Clermont finally secured the Bouclier de Brennus with a 19-6 victory over Perpignan in the 2010 finale.
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MILPITAS, California - (BUSINESS WIRE) - November 19, 2006 -SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK - News) today announced the completion of its acquisition of msystems™ Ltd. in an all stock transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion.
"Today marks the exciting beginning of the new SanDisk as we commence operations with msystems as an integrated team under one company," said Eli Harari, SanDisk Chairman and CEO. "With our great energy and passion and complementary strengths, we expect this industry leading innovative team to transform our markets through leadership products in the coming decade."
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On July 30, 2006, SanDisk and msystems entered into definitive agreements for SanDisk to acquire msystems in an all stock transaction. In the transaction, each msystems ordinary share will be converted into 0.76368 of a share of SanDisk common stock, and options or other rights in msystems shares will be converted using the same ratio. The convertible note issued by M-Systems Finance Inc. will become convertible into SanDisk common stock, after giving effect to the exchange ratio in the Merger.
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The Bucket List was a fairly forgettable movie from 2007 about two terminally ill men who escape from a cancer ward and attempt to accomplish a litany of to-do items before they die. (Or "kick the bucket" hence, the Bucket List). Amazingly (well, to me anyways), playing a round of golf at Pebble Beach was not on the list. But as any self-respecting reader of PGA.com would note: It should have been. At the very least, it would have upped the movie's rating at rottentomatoes.com (41%) for those keeping score at home.
In truth, all golfers have a Bucket List. Some have it written down, many have at least verbalized it to others and all have seen, heard or imagined a golf experience that they promise themselves that they will try before its time to hang up their Footjoys.
There is a great sense of accomplishment when you can check off an item on this all-important list. Often, it's an experience that has taken a great deal of effort and investment in order to accomplish. But inevitably, it's never about the money or the time -- it's about the ability to follow through on a goal or dream. And golf --- perhaps more so than any other endeavor -- offers a plethora of ideas and settings for your list.
There are few absolutes on the golfer's Bucket List. For every golfer, it is personalized -- formed and chased based on availability, priority and opportunity. But the vast majority of lists will comprise of four types of wishes.
Break 80
Shoot even par
Make a hole-in-one
Make more pars than bogeys in a round
Watch Tiger Woods play live
Experience a Ryder Cup in person
Attend the par-3 contest preceding the Masters
Play Pebble Beach
Play Augusta National
Play St. Andrews
A round with Jack Nicklaus
A round with spouse, relative or friend
I've been incredibly fortunate to have knocked out a number of items that would make many golfers' lists. Pebble Beach? Played it. Experience a Ryder Cup? Done that. Taken a lesson from a nationally recognized instructor? Check. (Though I obviously need a few more). I've had a nice conversation with Arnold Palmer, hit a hole-in-one and played on a major championship course under major championship conditions. The strange (and awesome) thing is, the more items I check off, the more the list seems to grow. Ain't golf grand?
But my list isn't just full of Tiger-esque feats or exotic locations. I'd like to play an 18-hole round with my wife (after a few more lessons for her), go on a golf and gambling trip to Las Vegas with some old friends, and find a local instructor that I can see on a weekly basis to help me get rid of this pull-hook I battle from time to time. Nothing out of reach, but nothing in the immediate plans either.
If you talk about the Bucket List with a group of golfers, they get very wide-eyed and excited. Merely the discussion about their ultimate golf plans can get players pretty frenzied. And in any given group, you'll find a great variety of Bucket List items -- but they all share a singular passion for accomplishing them. I asked some of my good friends in golf what was on their "Bucket List." The answers were revealing. Some of my favorite "bucket list" answers include:
• Ron Hickman, PGA Professional and vice chairman of the PGA Rules Committee: "I'd like to accomplish the Grand Slam for a rules official. I've officiated at The Masters and the PGA Championship (and a Ryder Cup). Just would like to get the Open Championship and the U.S. Open under my belt."
• Sam Stotts, First Assistant Professional at Chateau Elan Golf Club in Braselton, Ga: "I'd like to hit a tee shot in front of a large gallery. Just have them announce my name and hear the applause and feel that kind of pressure. And then I'd want to see a pretty wide fairway in front me."
• Dan Rooney, PGA Professional and founder of Patriot Golf Day: "I have two items. I'd like to see every golf course in America signed up to take part in Patriot Golf Day. Also, I have four beautiful daughters. One day, we'll be able to all get out and play our first round of golf together. That will be an exciting and awesome day."
• Allen Wronowski, Vice President of The PGA of America: "I would love to break par and be competitive in one more golf tournament."
• Carol Mann, LPGA Hall of Fame member: "I want to visit some of the great golf courses of Ireland and New Zealand. I don't even have to play golf -- though it'd be nice. Just to walk around and take them in. Oh, and I'd love to have a good conversation with Tiger Woods."
• Michael Breed, PGA Head Professional at Sunningdale Country Club and host of The Golf Fix on The Golf Channel: "I'd love to work with Sergio Garcia on his putting. I know we could make a huge difference in his career. Also, I'd like to play a round of golf with my two brothers (and it would have been even better if my father who's passed could have joined) at Cypress Point."
Some responses shared their enthusiasm for Bucket List items that had been recently accomplished:
• Joe Steranka, CEO of The PGA of America: "My two bucket list items were playing St. Andrews Old Course with my son on his 18th birthday (done) and Pebble Beach for his 21st. We played the Old Course with then PGA President Brian Whitcomb and current PGA President Jim Remy. After some ceremonial greetings and pictures on the first tee, I watched proudly as Steve made par on the first hole with a driver and nine-iron. Walking down no. 2 fairway with my arm around his shoulders was the best magic moment I've ever had in golf."
And perhaps my favorite response from the dozens I received:
• Andy Hilts, National Director of Instruction for GolfTec: "I'd like to submit an 'After I Kick the Bucket' List -- to play a round of golf with my grandfather."
Golf, above all else, is about accomplishment. Every success in golf can be measured in terms of a goal that has been reached. The PGA of America and its 28,000 men and women professionals are here to assist you in accomplishing items on your Golf Bucket List -- whether it's improving your game, facilitating a family round or guiding you on your golf travels. PGA.com will also help you check off items on the list -- and hopefully inspire some new ideas to pursue. Stay with us through the weeks ahead as we compile the ultimate Golfers' Bucket List and how we can help all golfers create, enjoy and ultimately accomplish all their Bucket List Items.


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Hi, Hela.
Example 1: I gave my sister a cat for her birthday.
It's ambiguous, yes. Though my guess would be that it's an adverb of purpose; i.e., the reason I gave her a cat was because it was her birthday.
Example 2: I gave a cat to my sister.
'give' is ditransitive: "a cat" functions as the verb's direct object (DO). It's the thing being given. "to my sister" functions as the indirect object (IO). It's the recipient of the thing). Change the word order and its function remains the same:
EX: I gave my sister (IO) a cat (DO).
EX: I gave a cat (DO) to my sister (IO).
Example 3: The senator asked a question of the Supreme Court Justice.
Indirect object. It's synonymous with "to the Supreme Court Justice" Cf. She asked the Supreme Court Justice (IO) a question (DO).
What do "d" and "i" represent?The pattern SVOdOi doesn't exist, does it?
green + bombHow do you pronounce "Greenbaum"?
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I was traveling to NZ earlier in the year and because I had chosen Air New Zealand's seat + bag option I wasn't going to get any food on the plane. I therefore searched the airport for morning tea (to have at the airport) and lunch (to take on the plane). I noticed that Black Tonic Espresso Bar had a selection of gluten free muffins and therefore decided on the raspberry one for morning tea. I was pleasantly surprised, it was moist and actually tasted pretty good!
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UBS news
UBS to buy back outstanding bonds in public tender offers
UBS offers to buy back certain outstanding bonds for up to approximately CHF 5 billion for cash, in line with the accelerated implementation of the strategy announced in October 2012
Zurich/Basel, 5 February 2013 – UBS AG announced today that it is making a cash tender offer in relation to certain euro and Italian lira denominated senior unsecured securities for a maximum aggregate principal amount of EUR 2.25 billion, and a cash tender offer in relation to certain US dollar denominated senior unsecured securities for a maximum aggregate principal amount of USD 2.5 billion. The offers correspond in total to approximately CHF 5 billion, based on yesterday's exchange rates, and are subject to increase and other conditions as set out in the tender offer memoranda.
Following the announcement in October 2012 of the accelerated implementation of our strategy, we have reduced balance sheet and funding needs. We have, therefore, generated capacity within our liquidity and funding position to be able to execute these tender offers.
Our actions to prudently manage the composition of our liabilities will lower interest expense in the future. These actions could lead to a tightening of our credit spreads, and as a result, we could see significant own credit charges in the first quarter.
The tender offer period relating to euro and Italian lira denominated securities will end on 19 February 2013. The tender offer period for the US dollar denominated securities will end on 5 March 2013, with an early participation date set on 19 February 2013. The tender offer periods can be extended, re-opened, amended or terminated as provided in the tender offer memoranda.
Investor contact
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Idlemedia necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 40 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
Looking for a very fun, clean and attractive design for a girl's arcade. 2.5 pages total
Chix R Us
To capitalize on the girl flash games that will be created, we are looking to launch a website that our games will link back to. For this, we'd like to have a pretty basic arcade site, with a design that is anything but.
We'd like a very neat and organized layout, with colors that keep in mind our target audience (girls, usually in their teens).
We will need about 2.5 pages. The homepage, the game display page, and the category listing page, which will likely look almost identical to the homepage (hence the 2.5)
- Main navigation that lists game type "dress up", "wedding", "celebrities", "make up" etc. This should be in such a way that I can expand it with subcategories. For example, if we go with an across-the-top navigation, I'd likely do dropdowns on hover of a specific category to show subcategories. If we did a sidebar nav, I'd likely slide out subcategories beneath the main category.
- Area for clickable logo in the header, which would preferably sit next to a leaderboard ad (728x90). This, IMO, would be the most efficient use of space in the header area. I'm open to ideas, as long as a leaderboard and cube ad make it above the fold.
- Site should be 2 columns, the smaller column large enough to fit a cube (300x250) ad, and then any navigation, friends links, or "featured" thumbnails that may be shown.
- Site should have a search bar somewhere easy to get to.
- Content area should be clean and easy to follow. Many of these girl game sites throw as much as possible into a small area.
- Content area should feature thumbnail previews of games as well as a rating and a title for each game. These can be shown permanently, on hover (as in a tooltip) or overlayed over the thumb on hover.
- Content area should also contain pagination so that users can easily browse.
- footer should be neat, organized and show general links like privacy policy, contact, webmasters etc. As well as display partner links if not displayed elsewhere (such as the side column)
- Game display page should have the actual swf displayed, as well as the title, rating, description, tags and a section where I can provide linking/embed code, and addthis.com code
- Dark layouts. The site is targetting young women, so it should be colored so (even if stereotypical ;) )
- Cluttered layouts. Nothing worse than going to a site and not being able to make heads or tails of anything because of all the crap crammed into the page.


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I couldn't have picked anyone better to be homeless with though.
As the story has it, one day I headed to the opposite side of the globe – the Flipside. I arrived in Korea on February 16th, 2005 and thought I'd do a year, then leave. I went from being some random foreign girl to taking on labels I never imagined – university professor, film extra, professional boxer, reality TV star, CEO of my own girls-only fitness company (Flipside Fitness), CEO of my own boxing club (Hulk's Club, formerly known as Hulk's Boxing), and now I'm launching my 3rd business -- Empowered Clubhouse.
After 11.5yrs in Korea, I then picked up one day and returned to Toronto, Canada. But then I left again. This time it was for the Philippines. That's where I am now, living in the land of the happy people. The struggles are real and the struggles are many but I'm living life on my terms, I'm calling the shots, and I'm doing what I love. Life is an amazing adventure and this is my story of yesterday.
Thursday, January 04, 2018
In Search of a Home
I couldn't have picked anyone better to be homeless with though.


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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Ninety-seven-year-old World War II hero and former Olympian Louis Zamperini was named grand marshal of the 2015 Rose Parade on Friday.
The Tournament of Roses announced the selection in a ceremony leading up to the 126th edition of the annual floral spectacle, which next New Year's Day will feature the theme "Inspiring Stories."
Zamperini is the subject of Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling book "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption," which is being made into a movie directed by Angelina Jolie and is scheduled for a December release.
A high school and University of Southern California track star, Zamperini competed in the 5,000-meter run at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He finished eighth but caught attention by running the final lap in 56 seconds.
In World War II , he was a bombardier on a U.S. Army Air Forces bomber that crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a reconnaissance mission. He and the only other survivor among the crew survived 47 days adrift on a raft in shark-infested waters before being captured by Japanese forces. He spent more than two years as a prisoner of war, surviving torture.
Zamperini, wearing a USC cap, handed off his cane before slowly walking to the dais after his introduction.
"When the book was written the writer wanted 15 of my college buddies to interview. That scared me," he said. "But she interviewed 15 of 'em and then she wanted to interview 16 of my war buddies that were in prison with me.
''And now after the book was finished all of my college buddies are dead, all of my war buddies are dead. It's sad to realize that you've lost all your friends. But I think I made up for it. I made a new friend — Angelina Jolie . And the gal really loves me, she hugs me and kisses me, so I can't complain."


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La Toya Jackson Denies Control over MJ's Kids
(NEW YORK) -- La Toya Jackson is denying published reports that she has signed her late brother's children to her talent management agency and is managing their careers.
The New York Post reported Sunday that Jackson, 56, had signed Michael Jackson's children, 16-year-old Prince, 14-year-old Paris and 10-year-old Blanket, to Ja-Tail Enterprises, a talent agency which reportedly has no other clients.
The story also claimed that Jackson gets a 15 percent commission on each deal she negotiates for the three children, and that bidding for a reality TV series featuring the children and the family matriarch, Katherine Jackson, had approached $10 million.
La Toya Jackson sharply rejected the claims. In a statement she labeled the Post's story, "completely and unequivocally false" and said she was she seeking legal advice.
The statement added that Jackson provides the children advice and support but further said: "Neither La Toya nor her company represent any of MJ's children in any legal capacity nor has she received any commissions or payment as a result of their individual ventures."
She also denied shopping a reality show for the three children, but said in the statement that she had been "diligently" assisting Prince with his career at his request. Prince Jackson is a special correspondent on Entertainment Tonight and also has a guest-starring role in the series finale of 90210 on the CW.
Custody of Michael Jackson's three children and a dispute over his estate led to a very public feud in the family last year.
Life With La Toya, a reality show starring La Toya Jackson, will premiere on the Oprah Winfrey Network later this year.
La Toya Jackson's Full Statement:
"The story in the NY Post is completely and unequivocally false. Neither La Toya nor her company represent any of MJ's children in any legal capacity nor has she received any commissions or payment as a result of their individual ventures. As a loving Aunt, when the children ask for help or advice she supports them 100%, and will continue to do so.
Furthermore, there is no shopping of a reality show for the children. Paris did her movie deal over a year ago directly with the production company and La Toya had nothing to do with it. Over the past year Prince has continuously asked his Aunt for her help in starting his career because of the infrastructure she has. When she asked her nephew what he wanted for his birthday he replied, "He just wanted to work," It was at the time that she diligently started to assist him with his career and that's when Entertainment Tonight was booked and then 90210.
La Toya is currently consulting with her attorneys on how to proceed against these false and derogatory statements made by the NY Post and other participating publications."
Copyright 2013 ABC News Radio


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As an Arlington Heights native, Colts safety Tom Zbikowski remembers years of bland, rarely potent offenses from the Bears.
Standing in the mostly cleared-out visiting locker room at Soldier Field on Sunday afternoon, Zbikowski shook his head after the Bears completed a 41-21 thumping of his new team to begin the season. He had never been able to say before that the Bears had a complete, formidable attack, the kind that sparks hopes of a Super Bowl.
"But you can now," he said. "They've got skill-position players and they're everywhere. Running backs are good, receivers are good. They've got it put together right now. We didn't play our best game, but a lot of that is due to the level they played at."
It didn't begin without a here-they-go-again moment. Jay Cutler was sacked for a 12-yard loss on his first snap, and his second pass, intended for running back Matt Forte in the flat, was intercepted by linebacker Jerrell Freeman and returned 4 yards for a touchdown.
Cutler completed only one of his first 10 passes for 13 yards. But the debut of Mike Tice as offensive coordinator can only be considered a success across the board.
The offensive line held up, aided with Colts outside linebacker Dwight Freeney exiting in the first quarter with an ankle injury. After that, the Bears rolled the Colts, who won just two games a year ago to land the No. 1 pick in the draft and quarterback Andrew Luck.
Cutler completed 21 of 35 passes for 333 yards and two touchdowns, and Michael Bush and Matt Forte combined to rush for three scores. The blowout allowed coach Lovie Smith to rest middle linebacker Brian Urlacher early in the third quarter. Urlacher started his 169th career game despite practicing only three times since July 31.
The Bears now gear up for a short week. They play Thursday night at Lambeau Field with the Packers coming off a surprising 30-22 loss at home to the 49ers.
The offense totaled 428 yards, the fifth most in nine seasons under Smith, as the revamped corps of wide receivers made plays repeatedly. Brandon Marshall caught nine passes for 119 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown, and rookie Alshon Jeffery had three receptions for 80 yards with a 42-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
The Bears opened training camp talking about being explosive on offense, and they delivered nine plays of 20 yards or more. They had 61 all last season.
"We have the pieces to be a great offense," Marshall said. "It was a great start."
The veteran defense overwhelmed Luck, who was intercepted three times, all plays cornerback Tim Jennings had a hand in. Luck also lost a fumble on a sack by Corey Wootton. The Bears got a fifth takeaway on a fumbled kickoff return.
Luck completed 23 of 45 passes for 309 yards and a 4-yard touchdown pass to Donnie Avery, but Jennings picked him off twice and tipped another ball that free safety Chris Conte intercepted. The secondary remained stout without cornerback Charles Tillman, who left in the second quarter with a right leg injury.
"We wanted to make a statement across the league that we made some improvements in the offseason, depth at a lot of key positions, and we wanted to let them know the Bears are here," Jennings said. "We're trying to get to the ultimate goal."
The defense totaled three sacks with Henry Melton getting two.
The Colts were short-handed at wide receiver with Austin Collie (concussion) and T.Y. Hilton (shoulder) out.
"Not too many fond memories of an opening loss," Luck said.
Forte rushed for 80 yards and added 40 yards receiving. He scored on a 6-yard run with a nice cut, and Bush carried 12 times for 42 yards, scoring on two 1-yard runs.
"Those guys are special," center Roberto Garza said. "I'm talking about Brandon, Hess (Devin Hester), Earl (Bennett), 17 (Jeffery), all of these guys are making plays. And when we protect Jay, you see what he can do. He had a hell of a day today, made some great calls and really took charge of the game."
It's only one game, but it sure looks like a different brand of football.
Twitter @BradBiggs
As an Arlington Heights native, Colts safety Tom Zbikowski remembers years of bland, rarely potent offenses from the Bears.


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Flux7 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 146 diseños de 58 diseñadores freelance.
We are a startup that is taking productivity in a new direction to improve peoples lives. We capture notes, images, geotags, and more, and help people organize and do more with all the snippets of data they capture. These snippets are stored in the cloud and accessible from many devices.
We have been described as a "personal Twitter" and "Mint.com for your life." We aim to be an effortless and elegant solution to data capturing that helps people do more with what they capture; accessible from all major mobile platforms, easy organization with tags, tools that help people analyze their personal data over time, and our ultimate goal is to help people improve their lives and make better decisions by what they learn about themselves.
Our mission is to increase productivity, improve health, and enhancing overall performance and happiness in life. This personal data record keeping has to start somewhere and we've chosen notes as an idea that would easily be understood by many. However, we would like the idea to be more than notes so people can eventually use our system to record all information that wouldn't traditionally be thought of information stored in a note.
Description words for 3 elements of our service:
Catch / Capture / Save
Organize / Find / Manage
Analyze / Learn / Understand
Brand we like:
We are targeting the productivity, self-improvement audience that uses technology to help improve their lives. This can be a wide arrange of people from students to traveling salesmen to engineers. We would like to also appeal to people who want to discover new things about themselves.
The type of audience we are focusing on uses mobile apps with their computers and could be considered partially early adopter crowd. Though, we would like to eventually appeal to the masses.
We are looking for a logo to represent our new "note-taking" system Catch.
Few things:
1. We are not interested in a note being the primary image of the logo. Though, if it is done in a way that makes sense to our entire mission, we are open to it. Remember, we are more than just a note-taking tool.
2. Nothing too abstract. We would like to use our logo to create graphics to explain our product. Example, Dropbox uses a box which makes sense and they can also use it to illustrate how their product works (by storing files in one place that is accessible anywhere).
3. We don't want anything too detailed or hard to understand. We want people to be able to easily recognize the image and also use it has our mobile icon in app stores.
4. Please do not use a baseball mit or any kind of imagery that may not be understood globally.
5. Logo should look good in black and white and in a variety of colors.
6. Simplicity
7. Either capital C or lowercase.
8. No shadows
An example of one idea we had: A glass jar (easy idea to store things. Childhood observation by catching a bug and observing, etc). It is smart, clean, simple.
Feel free to experiment with colors and ideas! We want to be inspired.
Files we'd like to see:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
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The reason being the Moore
won't submit it. The short of it is if the film airs on television within 9 months of its theatrical release, it is ineligible for the Documentary category. Let us stop for a moment and think how cracked that rule is...and now let's move on.
The article does go on to say that the film will still be eligible for Best Picture...and it would be very interesting if it got a nomination, but right now i'm more interested in seeing The Passion of the Christ pick up a nomination instead...but i don't know how likely that is.
Review forthcoming on The Passion.
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Fahrenheit 9/11 will NOT win the Oscar for Best Documentary
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
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