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The main goal of dance marketing is attracting new students to come to your studio, whether they are experienced dancers or those looking for a recreational activity.
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Whatever their age or skill, most students will start by looking online. 92% of Americans cite an internet search as the avenue they most frequently use to find products and services.* Although search engines such as Google are the primary starting point for finding out information before making a purchase or choosing an activity, blogs, social networks and other types of user-generated content are now increasingly more likely to be used than traditional sources such as magazines and newspapers. Traditional printed materials can still be very effective, but all of this increased online activity and the ability to browse the internet anywhere on a mobile phone means that an informative and up-to-date website is an essential part of your marketing strategy.
Flyers can often be an inexpensive way of reaching new students, encouraging them to become part of your dance community and can also provide important information for your existing classes. At open days or by sending out mailshots with local newspapers and publications, you can use your flyers as an invitation to come along and join in. As well as providing an email address and phone number, include a sign-up form on the back of your flyer so that potential students can give you their contact details.
Think about where else you might find potential students. And think about the different age groups and social types – single people might be put off starting a class if they think they'll not have a partner. Your studio might be able to give them another way have fun and meet new people. Perhaps you could offer special wedding packages, which offer the new couple options for learning their first dance. Are there local youth groups or arts organisations that you could appeal to? And don't forget the older demographic who might be completely new to the world of dance, or rediscover a passion they once had. See page XX for details of 'Fit as a Fiddle', a new national programme of activities from Age UK.
Maintaining interest
Inspire your young dancers by taking them to see live performances, whether local musical productions or performances by major touring groups. Even showing and discussing DVDs of famous dancers and performances can provide fresh motivation for their studies. Making friends with similar interests and building camaraderie is a great benefit of taking a dance class and any extra opportunities you can provide for learning together is invaluable. Think about their career progression and give them regular updates on any scholarships that they may be eligible for and encourage them to attend other workshops and seminars that will help them to develop their potential.
Consider some partnerships with local businesses that offer supplies for dance classes. If you can give your students exclusive discounts and special deals, they'll appreciate the efforts you've gone to on their behalf – and so will the parents of your younger students! Your printed flyer can double as a discount coupon or ticket to a special event and you could also provide discounts on the rates of your studio rental services.
Your best marketing tool is a satisfied student. Keep your customers happy and give them the incentive to continue dancing and not only will they keep coming back, but they'll spread the word and tell other people about you. All of the wonderful aspects of dance – the lifelong benefits for the body, mind and the social aspects of life – should make it easy to market your business. With good preparation and creative marketing you can present dance to a whole new range of people, get them through your studio doors and keep them dancing for life!
* Source: "Majority of Top Media Destinations Are Social", 21 April 2010, eMarketer.com.
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The 9-1 Monticello Buckaroos boys basketball team continued their winning ways, pummeling two Colorado schools last week.
The boys pounded the purple-clad Bayfield Wolverines 52-31 on Thursday in Monticello and massacred the Nucla Mustangs on Friday 69-21, or something close to that.
Against the Wolverines, either Dallin Duncan was scoring inside at will, or Devin Wright was stealing the ball and going in for layups as the Bucks raced to a 16-8 first quarter lead.
Duncan finished with 10 rebounds, 19 points and six blocks, while Wright had six steals and 17 points. Cory Young pitched in with nine points as every Buckaroo on the team saw action.
Much was matching in the Mustang mauling the next night in not quite neighboring Nucla, CO. Wright had another gigantic game, scoring 19, while the Buck's frenetic, all-out style of basketball in the tiny Nucla gym provided its own interesting idiosyncrasies.
At one point, while trying to save the ball from going out of bounds, Wright found himself flying through the air and headed for the gym wall, which is only a foot from the out-of-bounds line.
Wright did the only thing he could do, leaping up onto the wall with his feet, catapulting himself away, and landing on his feet. The only thing he could have done that would have been cooler was a back flip off the wall, perhaps landing on the shoulders of senior forward Steven Redd.
Buckaroo point guard Kendall Maughan, in another ball-saving attempt, careened into the Nucla ball girl in a head-on collision near the half court line.
Luckily, there were no injuries, just a couple of awkward smiles. Reportedly, Coach Rhett Maughan enjoyed coaching (directing?) from the stage.
Big game for the week for the Buckaroos is a road game at Whitehorse. The Raiders seem to be firing on all cylinders while sporting a fine 8-4 record.
Other B-ball action
Since two overtime victories in December and early January, followed by the loss of a key player, Coach Ryan Nielson's Bronco boys have fallen on hard times.
This past weekend saw the Broncos begin region play on the road and the road wasn't kind. Both the South Sevier Rams and the North Sevier Wolves used the long ball to do in the Broncos.
On Friday night, the 16-0 and number one-ranked Rams drained eight treys in a 73-40 pounding. The Broncos could only get 12 points from leading scorer Cameron Shumway and 10 from Tyrell Nielson. The Rams hurtled their way to a 27-14 first quarter lead and never looked back.
Against the Wolves the next night, the Broncos fared much better but couldn't come up with the win, dropping a tight 74-70 game. The Wolves tossed in seven treys on the Broncos in that frustrating loss, although Shumway bounced back with a 32-point effort.
Nielson added his steady 12 points and freshman Logan Meyer hit double figures for the first time as a varsity player, with 10 points. The 6-8 Broncos continue on the road at Grand on Wednesday before hosting Gunnison Friday.
The Buckaroo gals logged two losses on the week as well, dropping a contest to Bayfield on Thursday and a league game to Green River on Friday. The Lady Bucks jumped to a huge lead, 19-3, against the Pirates in Green River, but couldn't hold them off.
With the game tied at 29 after three quarters, the Lady Bucks went cold, managing only six points in the fourth quarter, allowing the Lady Pirates the 42-35 victory.
High scorers for the Lady Bucks were Martha Beh with nine points and Kara Rogers with eight.
The Bronco gals had three games on the week, losing all three, including two region contests to North and South Sevier. Kelsi Meyer had seven points, 11 rebounds, and seven steals in a 43-23 loss to South Sevier and seven more points in a 40-29 loss to the Wolves from the North to lead the Broncos.
Classic Snub
Just a tiny question: How does the Utah All-Star Wrestling Classic not choose a wrestler from Monticello High School, the defending 1A state champion and a team that sports two returning state champions, four second place finishers, and six wrestlers with more than 30 wins this year?
Consider this: both Payson and Millard high schools had five wrestlers in the All Star Classic. Admittedly, both schools dominate their respective classifications, 3A and 2A, and at least six of them are returning state champs.
But no one gets the call from San Juan County, while Region 8, which includes Utah Valley as well as the Uintah Basin gets eight representatives. They couldn't find a place for one wrestler from Southeast Utah, when the area has been represented by at least one wrestler every year since the Classics' inception, including San Juan's Oliver Parker last year.
The event is designed to raise funds for the Utah Valley University wrestling team, which has included two Monticello High School wrestlers, Casen Eldredge and Wade Eldredge. By the way, that is two more than any other 1A or 2A school.


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DOVER — The Dover High School boys basketball team has suffered some maddeningly frustrating losses this season. Though Friday's 67-61 setback against Division I heavyweight Trinity of Manchester did not necessarily fall into that category, it highlighted what has been a major problem for the Green Wave this season — its difficulty with playing a consistent 32 minutes of basketball.
"We just need to be more fundamentally sound," Dover coach Mike Romps said. "(As) weird as this is to say, having all seniors, we're still a work in progress."
The Green Wave (7-9) led the Pioneers (15-1) by as much as nine points late in the second quarter and held the lead until midway through the third until a 13-2 run by the visitors put Trinity ahead for good. Dover trailed by a single point with four minutes to go in the fourth but could not get the equalizer.
"In the first half we came ready to play," said Dover senior forward Grant Faustino. "In the second half, we kind of got away from finishing every play."
Billy Carroll led Dover with 14 points, including three 3-pointers. It was 3-pointers that kept Dover in the game in the first half, as the Green Wave connected on 6 of 9 from behind the arc and led 17-12 after the first period and 39-35 at halftime. Faustino and Colin Shaughnessy each scored nine.
"We didn't come out with our best legs defensively, and they took advantage of it," Trinity coach Dave Keefe said. "Boy, can they shoot the 3s with the best of them."
Trinity's Carmen Giampetruzzi led all scorers with 31 points, including 10 of 10 free throws (thrice hitting both ends of a one-and-one) in the final minutes of the fourth quarter. Mabor Gabriel scored 15 for Trinity.
The Pioneers led 51-48 after three stops, then expanded its lead to 55-50 on a putback by Wenjin Gabriel with 4:46 to play in the game. Dover responded with a pair of buckets, a layup by Shaughnessy and one by Cote to cut the lead to 55-54 with four minutes to play.
From there, Trinity began to wear down the Green Wave. Shaughnessy picked up his fifth personal foul with 3:28 to go, and that's when Giampetruzzi went on his tear from the line, accounting for all of his team's points in the final minutes.
Dover went scoreless from the field from Cote's layup until Faustino hit a 3-pointer with 14.9 seconds left to cut the lead to 65-59, and Carroll scored on a putback in the final seconds to account for the final score. Cote also fouled out in the final minute.
"Foul trouble sometimes hurts us," Romps said. "We have certain people matched up on certain people. Then the matchup changes and we're not ready to (adjust). The effort's been there since the Winnacunnet game (a 65-53 loss on Feb. 7), which has been very positive for us."
Everything seemed to be going right for Dover in the early going. The lead changed hands four times in the opening minutes, and a baseline 3-pointer by Shaughnessy sparked a 12-6 run for the Green Wave that closed out the opening frame.
Dover was consistent in the second quarter, as Cote drained a pair of 3s and Kam Towle also hit one. Anthony Lupi hit both ends of a one-and-one with 1.6 seconds to go, and the Green Wave took a five-point lead into the locker room.
Dover is at Pinkerton on Tuesday.
Trinity, 67-61
TRINITY (67) — W. Gabriel 3-0-6, Rhodes 1-0-2, Otis 3-3-9, M. Gabriel 6-3-15, Masuku 1-2-4, Giampetruzzi 9-12-31, Walsh 0-0-0. Totals: 23-20-67.
DOVER (61) — Moore 0-2-2, Cote 3-0-8, Shaughnessy 4-0-9, Towle 2-0-5, Wasserman 0-0-0, Lupi 0-3-3, Carroll, 5-4-14, Faustino 4-0-9, Winn 0-0-0, Boyatsis 3-2-8. Totals: 21-11-61.
Trinity (15-1) 12 22 17 16 — 67
Dover (7-9) 17 22 9 13 — 61
3-pointers: T-1 (Giampetruzzi); D-8 (Cote 2, Shaughnessy, Towle, Carroll 3, Faustino).


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"design your car" changes to "view design"
"design your car" changes to "view design"
Mine still says design. I'm P8064. Congratulations. I still have about 8 months to go.
once your order has been accepted, your "Garage Design" looks like what your ordered AND apparently, you can't change it!
I am changing my wheel selection and can't actually change my "Garage Design".
My order is accepted, and my "View Design" is not what I ordered. I would not worry about what is on this web site, but what is on the form you signed.
@jd3tm, what did you change on wheel design and why? I like these questions, helps me think about mine... :)
Slidell, just change your design to the options you ordered...
Mel: I have no ability to change the design of what's in "My Garage." I do have the correct version in my "Saved Designs".
I don't see a save option after doing a new design.
David70, the save button is between name your car and load.. Slidell, you cannot go to my design you need to do a completely new design in the design studio
I went from Dark Perf 21" wheels to the Bright 21" wheels after seeing both at the Fremont event.
The Dark Perf wheels on the cars at the Fremont event were MUCH DARKER than the one on display at the Santana Row Showroom! Also, I found out that the Dark wheels are powder coating or some other applied process that, when chipped or scratched, will require special touch-up! The Bright ones won't!
Very good to know! Thanks jd! I see myself chipping the dark ones as well.
Hopkins: "Praise be to God for dappled things!" Look on the chips as proof of experience.
Brian, that sounds like a "rationalizing your purchase decision" if I have heard one, but it made me laugh none the less.
Does this mean my configuration is now frozen? I hope so, as I did email acceptance of my configuration (S1199) but have not received any MVPA paperwork yet. Anybody else noticed this change in their "my garage"?
I am Signature Performance #1232. I confirmed my configuration on June 29, but like you I am still waiting for the Motor Vehicle Purchase Agreement. After a week I emailed my Product Specialist, asking about the delay, but I have not received a response. I'll call on Monday if I don't hear from Tesla.
Before I finalized my configuration, I deleted all configurations in the Design Studio except the one that I had finally decided upon. So My Garage shows that single configuration and shows a Signature Performance selection and my Signature reservation number. It also shows a "Design" and "Finalize" button, so I assume I could change the design as far as the Design Studio is concerned.
The sales accountants are overwhelmed trying to keep up with confirmations! Oh, noes ...
I called my Product Specialist this morning round 11:30AM EST. He instructed me to go to My Tesla and select the "Finalize" button. I followed the step-by-step process and I was informed electronically that my paperwork was being processed. By 2:30PM EST I received the electronic MVPA. At 4:00PM EST I reviewed it and electronically signed in and sent it back to Tesla.
October Delivery for S-1232.
Fantastic! Congrats Larry!
Thanks Ben
In Design Studio I see an Order button, but no Save Design button. Do I need to order a car to save my design?


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TIME Magazine cover subject Marco Rubio delivered the GOP's response to President Obama's State of the Union address last night. But while it was a big moment for the 41-year-old Florida Senator, and a chance for the Republican Party to counter Obama's wide-ranging speech, the most memorable moment of Rubio's night was when he nervously leaned over to grab a bottle of water and take a big gulp.
Twitter, predictably, exploded:
Twiiter going off on Marco Rubio water bottle. Really dousing him—
(@HowardKurtz) February 13, 2013
Marco Rubio: the man you want to have a desperate gulp of water with.—
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Do you guys remember when Marco Rubio took a sip of water last night? Man, I can't make this stuff up.—
Christine Erickson (@christerickson) February 13, 2013
Several parody accounts sprang up almost instantly — for Rubio's water bottle and for its maker, Poland Spring. The Senator was happy to join in the joke, posting a picture of his near-empty bottle of water after the speech on his Twitter account.
(PHOTOS: Marco Rubio, Republican Savior)
This isn't the first time the thirsty Senator has had water issues during a speech. Taking the stage after that memorable Clint Eastwood performance at the Republican National Convention last August, Rubio — having taken a sip from a bottle on the podium — joked, "I think I just drank Clint Eastwood's water."
For those wanting a #gulpgate-free analysis of the official GOP rebuttal to the State of the Union speech, you can read TIME's Michael Grunwald here.
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When ChingWa Chan opened a brokerage account to start investing, she received a surprise perk: a debit card with ATM fee reimbursements. 'I didn't really discover that feature until after
When ChingWa Chan opened a brokerage account to start investing, she received a surprise perk: a debit card with ATM fee reimbursements.
'I didn't really discover that feature until after I opened' the account, says Chan, a New York-based associate at the Dutch bank ING and travel blogger.
The debit card has become her go-to for ATM withdrawals, especially when she travels.
Although it's rare, some debit cards have features similar to credit cards " and your old checking account's debit card might not cut it. If you're looking for a new checking account, consider one with a debit card that offers one of these four perks.1. Traveling fee-free
Some banks and brokerages, like Chan's, reimburse ATM fees and don't charge any themselves, shaving off costs you'd normally pay to get cash when there are no in-network ATMs nearby. And a few don't charge foreign transaction fees. Banks that do charge them tack on about �1% �to �3% of an international ATM withdrawal or purchase amount when a currency conversion occurs.
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A few debit cards now offer cash back, credit card style. You can find these at some online banks as well as some community banks that partner with Kasasa, a banking brand known for rewards accounts.
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Analyzing Excel spreadsheets or using apps like Mint or YNAB are decent ways to budget " if you don't mind fitting them into your regular routine. Some online banks embed budgeting into your spending experience so you can label debit card transactions, track purchases to see trends and stash extra money for short-term savings on the go.
In general, 'Debit cards can be very helpful when gaining discipline in cash flow or in spending,' says Douglas Boneparth, a certified financial planner and president of the financial advisory firm Bone Fide Wealth.
Being able to track spending more seamlessly is where these online banks have an edge.
When to consider: If you keep putting off budgeting, having a debit card that does it for you might be the answer.
� See our breakdown of two banks that bring budgeting to your banking4. Investing as you spend
Apps like Acorns and Qapital link investing to debit card spending. When you buy something, each app can round up the purchase and transfer the cents to an investment account. Both let you link an outside checking account, so there's no need to get a new debit card. But they offer cards that come with perks. Acorns, which has a waitlist for its card, enables its debit card round-ups to transfer instantly.
When to consider: If investing isn't something you do regularly or you don't have much to invest, these debit cards can help you get started.
� Explore more options on our list of the best money saving appsNext question: One or two debit cards?
Getting a new debit card doesn't necessarily mean throwing away your old one. There's no rule against having multiple debit cards, though having more than one checking account makes your financial life more complicated.
Just make sure your main debit card and checking account " the bread and butter of your banking life " work for you. Having cool rewards isn't worthwhile if your account lacks the services you need or charges you fees.
Rewards are 'secondary, they're not the main course,' says Boneparth.
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A pregnant woman in South Carolina was trying to lift a few things from a beauty supply store when one of the store's employees caught her red-handed. Rather than admit she was wrong and return the goods, Alexis Sade Hayes went on the attack. She hit the employee in the head with a can of hairspray she'd been intending to shoplift and then took off running, but not before dropping the purse that contained the stolen items. She was later caught and arrested—and also taken to the hospital for abdominal pain. She claims she was defending herself, but it's clear she was the aggressor. She could face assault charges.
When police arrived to the scene they found the employee bleeding from the head, so the hairspray can definitely did some damage. A more effective and less bloody approach might have been to temporarily distract the guy by spraying him in the face with hairspray instead—like a makeshift pepper spray. Then she could have gotten away with her desired items AND earned a clever nickname like the Sticky Fingers Bandit—but let's hope this incident convinces her she should give up shoplifting for good!
Cops: Pregnant Woman Armed With Hairspray Attacks Store Employee While Shoplifting [Consumerist]
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If the extent of your real-time strategy gaming extends to playing Starcraft and pre-ordering Starcraft II, boy have you missed a lot in the last ten years.
While Starcraft II looks pretty great, we know from the beta that the fundamentals of the game remain largely unchanged since the 1998 original. If you want more of the same, it looks set to be right up your alley, but if you'd like to see some of the changes and additions made to the genre over the past decade, you should read on.
Note: Every game I'm about to recommend is for the PC. I know there will be scores of other games you could recommend aside from these, but I've tried to stick to the most significant and recent titles. If you think you know something better, let us know in the comments below!
Starcraft was essentially a two-dimensional strategy game. Like Command & Conquer before it, while the game map gave the illusion of height and depth, most gameplay – including that of the game's flying units - was limited to the X-axis. Maps featured only crude elevation in the form of "second levels", while aircraft couldn't adjust their altitude.
Later real-time strategy games have since embraced true three dimensional maps. This means sloping hills, river beds and a true sense of height. Not only does this look more realistic, but many modern RTS games use this 3D space in terms of gameplay; running up hills tires out infantry, etc.
See: World in Conflict, Total War series
Cover. It's the most important thing for a soldier on the battlefield, yet from Dune to Command & Conquer to Warcraft to Starcraft, developers either refused or were unable to implement the feature. Many games today make it a staple, however, and the addition of cover to the genre has revolutionised RTS gaming.
Relic's Company of Heroes remains the standard bearer for this feature; when moving infantry, you not only click on a spot on the map to move them, but arrange how the troops will deploy behind cover, and are even told how effective that cover is from enemy fire by a colour-coded feedback system.
No longer are infantry meat for an eternal grinder; they can now be safely moved across maps and safeguarded.
See: Company of Heroes, Dawn of War, Dawn of War II
One of the most important aspects of Starcraft is resource gathering. You can't build troops without minerals and gas, so half your time in the game is spent…mining. If mining is a passion of yours, that is awesome, but most modern RTS games realised that mining isn't as much fun as fighting, and have settled on ways to reward you for territory held and blood spilled, not how much stuff you can dig out of the ground.
The concept of "command points", or "control points" is how this philosophy is implemented. Rather than holing yourself up in a base like you would in Starcraft or, say, Age of Empires, many RTS games of today instead force you out of your base early in the game, with control over certain sectors of the map the only way to earn the points/money required to build more units.
Not only does this relieve the need to focus on non-military tasks, but it encourages players to constantly engage each other across an entire map, rather than simply hoarding all their units for a single rush as is still a dominant tactic in Starcraft.
See: Company of Heroes, Dawn of War
Now, this isn't to say that these new additions to the genre are universal improvements. A lot of people – millions of people - like the way Starcraft plays, which is exactly why Blizzard has stayed true to the same formula for the sequel.
But like it is with Call of Duty, or Madden, there are many people whose only experience with real-time strategy is solely through the giant of genre. In this instance Starcraft. And if that's you, and you feel like trying something a little different, then any of the games listed here are a great place to start.


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FedEx Delivery Fails Will Make Consider Picking Up Your Packages
Special delivery? Not quite.
Check out this compilation of FedEx drivers manhandling packages. Sure, most drivers probably don't treat your packages with such wanton disregard, but when they do they ought to make sure there are no cameras in the vicinity.
Perhaps next time you'll consider UPS.


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I picked up Noah from mother's day out yesterday and learned that my kid is a delinquent. I am never one of those parents who thinks "not my kid", because I've learned that with Noah, it usually is my kid. His whole class lost recess privileges for being disrespectful and not following directions. His teacher was so frustrated that she took all the toys out of his classroom, too. I am so totally proud of her for sticking to her guns! At 2 and 3 years old these kids are definitely old enough to know that you need to respect your teachers! So when I got Noah in the car, we had a serious talk. After all- my children may have their faults, but I will not allow them to be rude and disrespectful. The conversation went a little something like this:
Me: What happened in school today?
Noah: We didn't get to go play in the gym.
Me: Why didn't you get to play in the gym?
Noah: Because Ms. Faye was disappointed in me.
Me: But why was Ms. Faye disappointed in you?
Noah: Because I wasn't being haved. (Behaved in the present tense- in case you don't speak 3 year old)
Me: Oh no. We can't misbehave at school. What were you doing to misbehave?
Noah: We were following on each other's necks.
So there you have it, folks. The first entry on his criminal record will read "Lost recess for following on other people's necks." Whatever the heck that is. And for some crazy reason, Noah is continually talking like he is reading a book today. As in: "Mom, can I have some chocolate milk, said Dora" or "I need to crawl under the bed, Boots asked." I know that he is a weirdo, but I love him!
As I previously mentioned, I started doing the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred workout. It. Was. Brutal. She didn't scream at me through the TV, though, and I was kind of hoping she would. I need someone to yell at me. Things like "Hey fatty! Your jeans won't button so give me 10 more!" or "Stop whining like a little girl! I don't care if your son pooped in his diaper 3 minutes into the workout and the air is toxic! Don't you dare stop this video to change him. Hold your breath and WORK!" So anyway- I got through the first workout and today I can hardly walk. It's the kind of sore that makes you have to hold onto the towel bar to pull yourself out of the tub. But I love it! I am on a quest to lose about 20 pounds (again). I swear, I have gained and lost these same 20 pounds so many times, I can't even count. This time, the candy corn did it to me. I'd be embarrassed to tell you how much candy corn I have eaten this fall. It would put you in a virtual diabetic coma. So I am back to counting weight watcher's points and doing the Jillian Michaels' hell workout to knock the jiggle out of my badonka donk. I'll let you know how it goes. And in case you have a bubble butt, too, and want to do it along with me, the video is only 10 bucks at Wally World. Waaaaay cheaper than joining a gym- and I am all about a bargain!
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Photographer Doug Tomlinson among talented artists at 30th July Art Festival in Breckenridge
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What: 30th Breckenridge July Art Festival
Where: Main Street Station, Breckenridge
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Sunday
Cost: Free
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"I find it exhilarating to experience what nature has to offer: a beautiful sunrise, a moose walking through the meadow or the reflection of the mountains in a beaver pond. Nature is the ultimate artist. My goal is to capture images that reflect the beauty in nature."
That's photographer Doug Tomlinson's artist statement, and luckily for him, being a Breckenridge resident means he doesn't have far to go for work.
His schedule has him at "home" this weekend as one of more than 90 artists at the 30th Breckenridge July Art Festival, a juried event at Main Street Station.
Tomlinson describes himself as a photographer with a passion for nature and the outdoors. His stunning images capture wildlife and landscapes with boldness and beauty. His inspiration comes from a childhood that was rich in outdoor adventure and world travel. Growing up in Colorado has given him a strong connection to the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest. Tomlinson's photography is characterized by vibrant natural colors, sharp images and lifelike detail.
When Tomlinson is not working on his photography, he spends time traveling, hiking and skiing with his family — wife Betsy and three daughters, Kate, Brooke and Anna. Tomlinson's images are on display at Hang Time Gallery in Breckenridge and Buffalo Mountain Gallery in Frisco. Tomlinson is currently exhibiting his work in art shows throughout the United States.
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Chasing Winged Perfection
By Catherine Clabby
Smoke and mesh help researchers visualize the mechanics of insect flight
Smoke and mesh help researchers visualize the mechanics of insect flight
People have always envied creatures that fly, but it took us centuries to mimic their talent mechanically. The truth is, we're still trying. Enter Richard Bomphrey, a research fellow at Oxford University, and his colleagues. They work where biology and engineering intersect. Using wind tunnels, very high-speed cameras and computer models, they capture how wings work with precision far beyond what human eyes can observe. As important, they use simulations to explore how wings' performance could improve if they were unfettered by biological constraints. Such research can be helpful to evolutionary studies and to the design of futuristic devices such as micro air vehicles, those mini flying machines expected one day to execute search-and-rescue missions, surveillance—even planetary exploration. Bomphrey discussed the techniques that he and collaborators use to observe the wing beats of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria with American Scientist associate editor Catherine Clabby.
A.S. Let's start with the digital video cameras you use to capture the details of flapping wings in the laboratory. How good are they?
R.B. Although beautiful still images (notably by John Brackenbury) have given a tantalizing glimpse of the complexities of these structures, video sequences have been more difficult to collect. Previous generations of video cameras were limited by how fast the charge could be downloaded from the photosensitive chip. Today, the architecture of their chip and buffer memory continues to develop so that they run faster. High-speed digital video allows for bulk data capture and analysis. The cameras captured locust flight at 1,000 hertz for the moth experiment (but my colleagues run them at speeds up to 4,000 hertz when working with small hoverflies). The locust wing beat frequency is around 20 hertz, so we get 50 frames per wing beat. The surface positional data are interpolated to create 800 time steps for our simulations. Together this represents unprecedented detail of any animal's wings in motion.
A.S. This research combines tools traditionally used to observe changes in airflow, such as smoke visualization, and newer ones, including digital particle image velocimetry (PIV). Can you describe each?
R.B. Smoke visualization is a classical technique that has been used in fluid dynamics since its inception. The method is particularly suited to vortex growth and shedding events, which are critical to the stability of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters and also to the effectiveness of propellers. But is has been used sparingly in animal flight research. It requires coating a wire with beads of oil and then heating the wire so that the droplets burn off as smoke. The smoke becomes discrete filaments as it is carried down the wind tunnel with the flow. When these streaks encounter a wing, they deflect and roll up into vortices from which aerodynamic flow structures can be identified. PIV makes the process quantitative, and is one of the techniques of choice for engineers trying to measure complex flows. It works by "seeding" a medium (in this case, air) with neutrally buoyant particles. I use micron-diameter olive oil droplets because they are highly reflective. Next, a laser fitted with lenses that create a vertical sheet of light pulses twice within a short time interval while a camera films an illuminated plane. An image correlation technique measures how far the particles have moved between successive frames. That distance, divided by the time interval, gives a velocity for each part of the image and a vector map of the flow pattern.
A.S. Why use Schistocerca gregaria for these studies?
R.B. The desert locust is one of the workhorses of biological research. It is particularly good for biomechanics studies. An intercontinental migrant with a low-energy diet, it will fly for hours and has significant evolutionary pressure for aerodynamic efficiency. The folding, bending and twisting of the hind wing enhances aerodynamic performance and is exquisitely controlled by architecture and materials. Unlike birds and bats, insects have no musculature outside of the thorax. That means all the vital changes in shape throughout the wing beat cycle must be controlled passively through wonderful architectural design.
A.S. How could this sort of research advance understanding of insect evolution?
R.B. We can use our methods to identify constraints on wing morphology evolution that inhibit optimal efficiency. These constraints are trade-offs for something else. That could be ruggedness in a sandy environment, camouflage, signaling, adaptations to burrowing or group living, etcetera. There is very interesting work going on worldwide that is also investigating the structure and function of bird wings, fish fins and terrestrial locomotion in animals. Despite distant evolutionary starting points, the parallels are fascinating.
A.S. What do you suspect will be of use here to engineers trying to design new flying machines?
R.B. Engineers of small biomimetic flapping machines today struggle with longevity issues, so any tips or tricks for improving efficiency will be very useful. Also, despite 400 million years of evolution, insects have not converged on a single optimal design for flight. In fact, no single optimal structure for animal flight exists. Instead, there are a wide variety of local optima, each suited to the array of specific tasks each species performs in specific locales. Rather than copy nature, we should identify trends in designs. Those trends point in the direction of optimality for each task. The species themselves have other things to worry about!
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This may sound like silliness, such as "who's your Mama?" as well as "who do you love?" but when it comes to self-care, it's an important question. It's not as easy as it sounds, to love one's self. We all grew up being told to "love your neighbor…" but the rest of that quote is, "as yourself." I have learned that you can't give away what you do not have. If you don't love or at least like yourself, how can you love others? You are the primary vessel from which your life flows. You have to be the leading lady/guy in your own life story.
When it comes to living with a chronic illness and/or chronic pain, you have to be your own best friend. To look out for yourself, your health and your welfare is your prime responsibility. I've always been amazed, as a nurse, at the number of patients I have met over the years who know very little about "what ails them." I realize some medical people do not like the Internet because they fear misinformation being distributed out there. I don't agree with that. I believe the information and education it provides is a wonderful thing. I guess it's possible to be duped, if you're not discriminate but the most common problem is the flim-flam man who is trying to sell his wares over the net. Snake oil may not be around anymore but ignorance is always with us. Greed and avarice is also with us, and as P.T. Barnum said, to paraphrase him, there's a sucker born every minute. Thankfully, there's a lot of free information today due to the altruistic nature of most medical folk. Healthy competition is also a good thing, driving on many of the different medical institutions and sites such as this one to provide a wealth of information.
You have to know what you're up against, in your own health, in order to protect yourself from misinformation. Read, search and inform yourself about what is wrong with you and what you can do to make it and your life better. I realize it is a huge subject and there is much involved in it. Try to keep it simple. To begin with, you need to remember your diagnosis, even if you have to write it down. It's also a good idea to keep a list of your current meds either with you or where you can gain rapid access to it. Explaining it's a little pink pill, well, that's just not good enough and isn't in your best interest. Take charge of your life. You don't have to be a doctor or a nurse, just stay informed. It's better that way because if necessary, you can give your doctor a bad time if he deserves it. The days of handing your life over to someone else…well, that day should be over. Your medical care should be a partnership between you and your health provider.
Whether the news is good or bad, the trend now is to let the patient in on all information. You have a right to see your records, change doctors and ask as many questions as you feel are appropriate. The local pharmacist should answer any questions you might have about your medications. It's a good idea to have only one pharmacy filling your medications so they can watch for interactions and have a record of your medicine history.
Since I am preparing for surgery and getting my ducks all in a row, I realize how important it is to speak out, speak up and look out for oneself. For instance, today I dug out my Advance Directive I filled out when I had my cardiac ablation procedure a couple of years ago. Jim and I discussed with each other, what we would want to happen to each of us in the event of a dire medical emergency. We talked to our daughter because she lives close to us. I believe our son would respect any of our wishes, also. I was curious if the Advance Directive previously filled out was still valid. I called our local hospital and spoke with a specialist in the medical records department where I had originally picked up the forms. She informed me the directive is still valid unless I've changed my mind. You might want to see what the rules are in your state.
Another step we took this year was to pay the small amount due annually for the local ambulance/airlift service. For our area it is the Life Flight network. Since we live so far from the larger cities, in the event of any serious condition, we would undoubtedly be transferred via ambulance or helicopter to Portland. When I was in the emergency room in late January I lay there during a snow storm, wondering to myself how we would make it to Portland on those icy roads. There was some question about a pulmonary embolus and that would definitely have required a transfer. I hate to admit it, but I had not really given it that much thought until I lay on that gurney all that long cold dark night. I know, that sounded a little like Dr. Seuss didn't it?
I know it's a shocker, but we aren't getting any younger, are you? I believe the informed patient who pays attention, may receive a better quality of care. At least you know what questions to ask. When you're informed about the rest of your family, particularly your spouse and your children, you also are a better, wiser and hopefully, more helpful loved one. Denial doesn't cut it when it comes to loving yourself enough to insure you are getting the best care possible. I happen to think you deserve the best but what I think doesn't matter if you don't think the same. Love yourself.


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Desmond off to strong start at plate
MIAMI -- Ian Desmond established himself as one of the best shortstops in baseball in 2012, batting .292 with 25 homers and an .845 OPS that ranked first among qualifying Major League shortstops, and he hasn't shown any signs of letting up at the plate in the early going this year.
Entering Tuesday night's game, Desmond was batting .320 with two homers and six doubles, tied for the Major League lead. After a 4-for-23 start, Desmond hit .444 (12-for-27) over his next seven games.
Nine of Desmond's 16 hits on the year have gone for extra bases, including the two doubles he raked in Monday night's four-hit performance in Washington's 10-3 win against Miami.
"I felt good. Obviously it's nice to have success, especially after that series we just came from," Desmond said Monday night, referring to the weekend series in which the Braves swept the Nationals.
"Like I said the other day, it's still so early. We obviously know that we have a good offensive team here. We have a great pitching staff. It's just a matter of being more consistent, and that comes with time. You can't expect to be great right off the bat. It takes time to sculpt and build a team. Obviously we've got some new additions, so we've all got to figure each other out, and it's going to take some time. But [Monday] was a great step in the right direction."


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How do we honor our father and mother? Some equate honor with blind obedience. The biblical Greek word for "honor" however, is tima does not imply obedience or subservience. This is an important point. When I hear the confession of adolescents who are becoming increasingly aware of the imperfections and shortcomings of their parents, I notice that they want to honor their fathers and mothers but are confused by the messages within our society that declare that personal faults negate all authority. Other times they are crippled by anger and resentment towards their parent because of disagreements, arguments and in extreme cases, even abuse. This dilemma affects adult children as well.
How, then, we understand the meaning of "honor your father and mother"?
When we are young, we depend on our father and mother for nearly everything. They feed, clothe, house and protect us. They teach us how to respect God, ourselves and other people through using good words, sharing, and expressing kindness. They offer stern warnings and discipline especially when we are in danger.
As we grow older, our parents teach us the importance of responsibility and accountability. We are given chores to complete along with our homework from school. When we fall short, we have consequences like losing privileges or being grounded. This is where it gets tough for kids because the fallen state of rebelliousness rears its head in more powerful ways. It is difficult for parents to discern how much of this rebelliousness to allow as an expression of our growing and healthy independence. Some parents take their child's rebelliousness much too personally and then discipline in anger to restore their power and pride.
Either way, what's a kid to do? Children must remain obedient to their parents, even when mom and dad cross the line because it is an opportunity to learn and express humility. That's difficult even for adults, to act as if you are wrong even though you may be right. I tell kids that being humble before your parents teaches you how to be humble before God and other people. This is important because at some point we become adults and parents and who are we going to be responsible and accountable to? Ultimately to God.
For the adult children, we honor our parents by forgiving them. In other words, we cannot continue to blame our parents for how they raised us. No mother or father is going to be perfect in their parenting. It's a fact of life. Some adults spend their whole life in bitterness, anger and resentment because mom and dad did not praise enough, or disciplined too much (or too little), didn't get me into sports, music or a foreign language, or didn't bring me to church (or brought me too much).
Enough-already! We're adults now and we are responsible for ourselves. Grow up! The first step is to forgive them. The next step is to thank them for all the good things they did.
Another way we honor our mother and father is this: when someone sees how you act, what you say, how you treat others, how you serve society, can they say, "Wow, I'll bet George/Kosta/Maria/Anna mother and father are proud of him/her. Those parents did a good job raising him/her."? Can people look at you and say that? If they can, you have just honored your mother and father. Every time we do something good, just, pure, holy, we bring honor to our parents.
Another way to honor our parents, is to take care of them. As we all grow older, mom and dad are going to need more of our help. It starts with little chores, like when we were young such as mowing the lawn and cleaning the house. Then it may progress to calling and visiting often to make sure their ok. Eventually, when they cannot handle living on their own, you welcome them to live with you and your family.
Nursing homes and care centers are blessing and a curse. They are a blessing for people who have no family to take care of them and a curse for those who do but will not. If at possible, take care of your parents in your own home. Even though we could barely understand each other, some of my most memorable moments as a child were when yiayia (grandmother) lived with us. If we want our children to take care of us, do they see us honoring our parents by taking care of them?


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I have an idea for a wind power system which would, hopefully, generate power cheaper than the current systems.
I am looking for a wind swept place to build a 3m wide by 6m high tower (about) to generate 2KW of power. It will be movable so as to avoid planning problems etc but I would prefer that it was somwhere where the NIMBYs did not get too excited about it. And near enough to some connection to the grid to be practicle.
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Why have you come to the ER? What brings you here?
What is your problem? What is wrong with you?
I'm going to examine you.
Do you feel any pain? Since when ?
Where does it hurt?
Is the pain itching? Compressing? Burning?
Does the pain radiate/travel? Show me where it radiates/travels to ?
Can you assess your pain between zero and ten ?
0 is no pain and 10 is unendurable (very violent)
Have you fainted? Have you been unconscious ?
What day of the week is it today?
Do you know where you are?
Follow my finger with your eyes.
Can you move your hands and feet?
I will touch your hands and your feet, can you feel it?
Look at my eyes, I will observe your pupils.
I will put my hand on your stomach to check your breathing, breathe normally and don't speak while I do it.
Are you short of breath ?
I will take your pulse.
I will slowly push on your fingernail.
I will take your blood pressure.
Does you heart beat fast?
Do you smoke ? Do you drink alcohol ?
Do you have diabetes ? Do you have high cholesterol?
Are there any cardiques history in your family?
Could you feel the discomfort gradually occur ?
What did you feel during the discomfort? A tingling sensation? A pain? Where?
Does the pain radiate ? Where to?
Where have you felt these signs?
How long has the pain/discomfort lasted?
Have you lost urine?
Did you bite your tongue? Open the mouth.
Have you lost any weight over the last few months? How much ?
Does it burn when you urinate? Is urination painful?
When did you have your last periods?
When did you last urinate today?
Do you feel nauseous ? Do you have diarrhea, episodes of vomiting or blood in your stools?
I will make a digital rectal examination.
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Do you have any disease? Diabetes? Hypertension?
Have you been to hospital recently?
Do you have any treatment? Which?
Do you have a prescription for your medication?
Do you have any allergies ? Which?
What about your family medical history?
Open your eyes. Open your mouth. Lift your right arm.
Can you sit down?
Can you stand up?
Can you walk?


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Jannero Pargo has returned to the NBA after spending a season with Dynamo Moscow. He has signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bulls for $2 million.
Pargo's last stint with the Bulls lasted three seasons. He played 102 games, while averaging 6.4 points, 2.1 assists and shooting 39% from the field overall. He really didn't have a huge role on the Bulls. He would seldom play more than 20 minutes as he averaged 14.2 minutes per game during those three seasons.
He went on and played two seasons with the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. After that stretch, he must have felt that he deserved more than what was being offered to him so he jumped the pond to Russia.
Pargo is a very one-dimensional player. His numbers per 36 minutes are almost identical throughout the years. If he's out on the court for 36 minutes, he'll give you 15.2 points but will jack up 15 shots.
Some media outlets are calling him Ben Gordon light, which I don't exactly agree with. Both are undersized gunners best suited to play 2 guard. Neither can play a lick of defense. Pargo's a little more careful with the ball than Gordon is but not by much. Pargo's career assist-to-turnover ratio is 1.74 per 36 minutes while Gordon's is 1.21. But Gordon is a much more efficient scorer with a 55.4% true shooting percentage (which accounts for 2-pointers, 3-pointers and free throws), Pargo comes in at 47.8%.
So both are looking to jack up shots but the results are much different. Plus, Pargo does not command defenders' respect like Gordon does. And that makes a huge difference in the gameplanning process.
Given the Bulls' current roster, I'm perplexed by why they would throw $2 million to add another undersized guard. And this one can't even guard larger players like Kirk Hinrich can.
The inherent problem with having Ben Gordon on the Bulls was that he was a nightmare on defense. The Bulls would basically concede points with Gordon on D, although they would try to mask his deficiency by putting him on the opposing point guard.
I assume that Hinrich (if they keep him), will keep most of the backup PG duties. Pargo simply does not have the playmaking prowess of an NBA point guard. So if Pargo gets into the rotation, he will pose all the same problems that Gordon did. If he is paired with Derrick Rose, Pargo cannot adequately defend 2 guards without becoming a huge liability. So the only backcourt pairing that's adequate defensively is when Rose is off the floor — Pargo on the PG, Hinrich on the SG.
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"Where's the woobie? Has anyone seen the woobie?" The woobie was a stuffed squirrel, and we all knew there would be a lot of whining and crying if the woobie didn't get packed. Someone was deeply, madly attached to the woobie. And that someone … was the dog.
"Where's the woobie? Has anyone seen the woobie?" I asked the kids.
They all shrugged.
"Well, we can't leave for the weekend until we find it," I told them urgently.
The woobie was a stuffed squirrel, and we all knew there would be a lot of whining and crying if the woobie didn't get packed. Someone couldn't sleep without the woobie. Someone couldn't live without the woobie. Someone was deeply, madly attached to the woobie. And that someone … was the dog.
Most of the time, it wasn't that hard to locate the woobie. It was usually in the dog's mouth. He carried it around the house with him and sucked on it until he fell asleep, and then he would suck on it some more in his sleep.
Every once in a while, after he had been gobbing on it for a couple of days, I would pry it from his mouth and throw it in the washing machine. Then, every couple of months, when the washing machine could no longer get the gob off of it, I would replace it with a lookalike woobie.
When the woobie was being washed or replaced, the dog would whine and cry from woobie withdrawal. When the woobie was returned, peace reigned once more. Our dog was a full-blown woobie addict.
My husband and I had some experience with this kind of thing. When he was little, my son had an attachment to a stuffed Winnie the Pooh, and my daughter had her blankie. But eventually the kids grew up, and the Pooh and the blankie were forgotten. Not so with the dog. He was 56 in dog years and he and the woobie were still going strong.
"Did you get him ANOTHER woobie?" my husband asked when he got home and saw the dog gobbing on a new squirrel.
"Well, the other one was gross." I explained.
"They all get to be gross," he said. "That's what happens when he sucks the life out of them."
"Well what do you think we should do?" I asked him.
"Here's a thought," he said. "DON'T buy him any more woobies!!"
"Go cold turkey? That's cruel!" I protested. "He has an oral fixation. He needs to come off it slowly."
"So what, should we get him some woobie gum or a woobie patch?" wondered my husband. "How does one wean a dog off a woobie?"
This was a good question.
I decided to consult the powers that be on the Internet. I Googled "dogs and woobies," and, surprisingly, got a number of hits. It seemed my dog was not the only one to have a woobie habit. Rex the Retriever had a bunny woobie. Bo the Boxer had a sheep woobie. And Willoughby the Weimaraner had a wooly woodchuck woobie. Try saying that 10 times real fast.
"It says here that it's not bad for a dog to suck on a soft toy," I reported to my husband. "It's like a pacifier. It calms them when they are stressed out."
"He's a dog, honey," said my husband. "He doesn't have any stress."
"He will if we take his woobie away!"
We finally decided to just cut down the dog's woobie time. We took it away and gave it to him for a little bit of time in the morning, once in the afternoon, and then at night. Eventually, we just gave it to him at night. Then we took it away altogether.
Finally, he broke the habit. No more smelly, gobby woobie. The dog was woobie-free.
As we got ready to go away for the weekend, I threw the dog in the car and brought him over to the dog-sitter's house. When we walked in, she gave him a big greeting.
"Hey handsome, I have a surprise for you!" she said to him, withdrawing something from behind her back.
"Your own weekend woobie!"
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Med Tech - Atria Golden Creek (168567)
Orange, CA 92856
Atria Senior Living
Posted 24 weeks ago
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Med Tech - Atria Golden Creek
+ Assist in monitoring the medication program.
+ Keep records updated in the medication administrative files.
+ Set-up and assist with self-administration of medication.
+ Order and receive medication.
+ Keep all medications in their appropriate storage areas and keep medication cupboards, carts and doors locked at all times.
+ Regularly review the resident's medication administration record, centrally stored record, pharmacy transaction record, and report any errors to the Resident Services Director.
+ Keep medication files and medical records current and up to date.
+ Regular, ongoing communication with the pharmacy, families, residents assisted living and management staff.
+ Assist in updating the service plans and monthly care logs if needed.
+ Assist residents in making doctor's appointments and travel arrangements to and from appointments.
+ Assist in the training of assisted living staff and participate in orientation of new staff.
+ Perform room visits and room checks on a regular basis.
+ May perform other duties as assigned
+ High School Diploma; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
+ Certified Medication Aide certified if required by state.
+ Must successfully complete the Atria Medication Management Training.
+ First Aid and CPR Certification if required by state law.
+ Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Able to write routine reports and correspondence. Able to speak effectively to customers or employees of organization.
+ Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
+ Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
+ Must be available to work flexible work hours due to demands of position.
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Let's jump in the in the time machine and head backwards to a more peaceful and serene place. A place perhaps, not as eerie as the Twilight Zone but perhaps a little more peppier than Father Knows Best.
For me it was late fifties, early sixties and the town was Chelsea. Mom and Dad were the proprietors of Sheda's Grocery Store until about 1961 or so.
My two brothers and sister pretty much grew up in the grocery business.
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Me? I was 10 when we closed up, so I mostly just enjoyed the fruits of a grocery store--candy, baseball cards, ice cream, potato chips and so on. Too young to do much actual work, but old enough to sneak some penny Peanut Butter Cups in my pocket, hoping they wouldn't melt too fast.
Chelsea was a great little town to grow up in. We had our own restaurant, a couple of taverns, barber shop, hardware store, two grain elevators, insurance agency, beauty shop, couple of service stations, a soft ice cream store and burger shop and lots of other things.
Heck, there was even an "egg-buying" business right on main street.
Wednesday nights, the town was a-hoppin' in the summer time with the band concerts. Everyone came into town, backed their cars into the parking spots so they could listen to the music and watch what was going on. Pop-Corn Annie was on one side of the street selling popcorn and the Sheda boys and girl were selling popcorn on the other side. We all took our turns over the years selling that #$@#$% popcorn!!! 10 cents a bag.
Chelsea had everything any small town could want or ask for. Little League teams, a school bus transporting us kids to the swimming pool every day, two schools; one for "Catholic-ers" as Dad called us and one for "Public-ers" as I thought their religion was.
Deb Veit was one of those "public-ers." Little did she know that one day she would become a "Sheda," and almost a "Catholic-ER."
Chelsea also had a town fast-pitch softball team and they played teams in Elberon, Parnel, Luzerne, Vining, Belle Plaine, Tama, Toledo and maybe even Montour. I don't remember a lot of the guys that played on the team, but I think Jim Fergueson was the pitcher. My brother, Larry, played third base and some other players were Bob and Joe Kaufman, Joe and Bill Waterbury, Billy Walton, Jim Hanzelka, maybe Warren and Cecil Brush. If anyone remembers any others, please let me know. Remember, I was only about 10 or 11 years old.
Ah, growing up in this era was something to behold. People could leave their doors unlocked and the keys to their cars left in the ignitions. Weddings were usually a "everyone in town" invited affair, as were funerals.
We celebrated together; we mourned together. There was no rich side of town or wrong side of the tracks. We truly were all in it together. And it was a wonderful way of life. The only problem was WE DIDN'T REALIZE IT AT THE TIME!
Do you remember those roller skates you put on under your tennis shoe and the key you needed to tighten them up? And 10 feet after you took off skating, one of the fell off your shoe!! Grrrrrr. H
ow about those Lucky Strikes or Camel "candy cigarettes?" We thought we were big stuff. They even had the little red coloring at the end to look like they were lit.
We loved going to the ball diamond or school yard to fly kites. Is that a lost art nowadays? And what about those balsa wood airplanes we put together and toss them in the air. Until they ended up on someone's roof or in a tree--along side the $%#$%# kite.
In Chelsea, the girls had slumber parties but us guys didn't believe in such "girly" stuff. Nope! No slumber parties for us. We called 'em "Camp-Ins." Now as I grew a little older, I discovered GIRLS. Va Va Voom! And when one discovers GIRLS, one also discovers, "after-shave" lotion, (even though I was light-years away from shaving). The top best-smelling after shaves or colognes were Jade East, Hai Karate, British Sterling and English Leather. If I couldn't get any of these, I could always use my dads or brother's Old Spice.
Next week, I'll try to stump you with some 60's TV commercial slogans and perhaps a few other surprises. What was your favorite song, TV show and movie growing up? Let me know at email@example.com or call me at 319-327-4640. I'll share mine next week. Have a blessed week, my friends.


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Tribe critical of mine has own pollution issues
Chairman: Problems are result of human error, poor reporting
MADISON, Wis. — Federal records show a Lake Superior Chippewa band critical about the possible environmental impact of a proposed iron ore mine in northwestern Wisconsin has its own pollution issues.
The Bad River Band has had numerous violations of water quality standards at its wastewater treatment plant which serves Odanah in Bayfield County. Excessive levels of E. coli and phosphorus were first reported by Media Trackers, an organization that does research for conservative causes.
The Bad River's plant is currently operating without a permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Tribal chairman Mike Wiggins Jr. told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that much of the problem is due to human error and poor reporting. He said the tribe's water testing downstream from the treatment plant shows it's safe for consumption.


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Days Worst: Naked rights
Is public nudity in a San Francisco neighborhood really constitutionally-protected free speech?
That's the point a bunch of nearly-naked litigants were trying to make this week when they converged upon a California federal court room in an effort to stop San Francisco from passing an ordinance prohibiting them from walking around in public au naturel.
We get that they feel strongly about nudism, but did they have to show up in court wearing only flip flogs and strategically-placed satchels?
"Nude is not lewd," said George Davis, a plaintiff in the lawsuit, according to a New York Times story. "That is our mantra."
But that doesn't mean it's a constitutionally-protected right.


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(Phoenix, Ariz. – Nov. 18, 2008) Attorney General Terry Goddard today filed a lawsuit against Commonwealth Adoptions International, Inc. (Commonwealth) in Tucson. Commonwealth allegedly violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act when it failed to refund nearly $215,000 to families after the company shut down earlier this year.
Also named in the suit are Commonwealth President, Marina Mayhew, Director of Operations Dawn Hill and board members Jim Sellers, James Mayhew, Dan Bish and William Hundelang.
"These families made life-changing decisions and gave this company their money and their trust," Goddard said. "They deserve to be reimbursed, and Commonwealth needs to be held accountable for violating the terms of its agreements."
According to court documents, Tucson-based Commonwealth engaged in a pattern of misrepresentations and deceptive practices in the sale of domestic and foreign adoption services to families. These practices include inducing families to enter into contracts for adoption services under the pretense that the families would receive certain services in exchange for fees paid to Commonwealth. Instead, Commonwealth pooled fees, using money paid by one set of parents to pay for other families' adoptions.
When Commonwealth went out of business on July 31, 2008, about two dozen families requested refunds of fees they had paid for services Commonwealth had not provided. These requests reflected the terms of the families' adoption agreement with Commonwealth which indicated that "[i]n all events, [Commonwealth] reserves the right to terminate the Agreement and withdraw its services at any time… by providing the Parent with a full refund of all fees paid through the date of termination."
Court documents state that, despite these terms, the defendants refused to reimburse the families, claiming, among other things, that those funds had already been used for other families' adoptions and that Commonwealth had no money remaining to cover such reimbursements.
Today's lawsuit seeks to stop the defendants from engaging in these unlawful practices and prohibit them from conducting any future business in Arizona. The suit also asks the defendants to pay $10,000 for each violation of the Consumer Fraud Act, provide full restitution to all families who were defrauded and reimburse the State for investigation costs and legal fees.
Assistant Attorney General Taren Ellis is handling this case. A copy of the complaint, which was filed in Pima County Superior Court earlier today, is available on the Attorney General's Web site, www.azag.gov .
Consumers who feel they have been the victim of consumer fraud by Commonwealth or any Arizona businesses should contact the Arizona Attorney General's Office Consumer Information and Complaint division in Tucson at (520) 628-6504, in Phoenix at (602) 542-5763 or toll-free outside of Maricopa or Pima County at (800) 352-8431.
For additional information, please contact Anne Hilby at (602) 542-8019.


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Police blotter, March 6, 2013
The Torrington Police Department reported the following arrests:
RECKLESS DRIVING: After Torrington Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident, Kace Burwood, 27, 36 S. Center St., Windsor Locks, was arrested and charged with reckless driving, failure to obey a traffic signal, traveling too fast for driving conditions and operating a motor vehicle with a license. He is scheduled to appear in Bantam Superior Court on March 5.
BREACH OF PEACE: Dennis August, 23, 50 Donahue Place, was arrested and charged with breach of peace, interfering with an officer and criminal mischief after Torrington Police reported hearing a "loud disturbance," from Sawyers Bar. August was released on a $2,500 surety bond and is scheduled to appear in Bantam Superior Court on March 11.
BREACH OF PEACE: Walter Stevens, 45, 59 Center St., was charged with breach of peace on March 2 after a police said a domestic disturbance was reported. Stevens' bond was set at $1,000. Information about Stevens court date was not available.
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED: Carlos Muy, 28, 224 N. Elm St., was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, failure to obey a stop sign, operating a motor vehicle without a driver's livence and disorderly conduct. Muy was later released on a $1,000 non-surety bond, and is scheduled to appear in Bantam Superior Court on March 11.
State Police Troop L in Litchfield reported the following arrests:
LITCHFIELD: Tashawn E. Fischer, 36, 9 Loomis Street, Winsted, was arrested Feb. 13 and charged with failure to register a motor vehicle eligible for commercial registration, failure to carry sufficient insurance and driving a suspended vehicle. Fischer was also arrested on a separate warrant and charged with second-degree failure to appear. Fischer was held on a total $1,000 surety bond, and no court information was available.


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It wasn't that far off from happening...
South Africa, needing a 3-0 win over France and a 2-0 Uruguay victory over Mexico to step into the knockout phase, appeared to be well on their way after goals from Bongani Khumalo and Katlego Mphela took Bafana Bafana into the Bloemfontein locker room with a 2-0 lead.
The hosts picked apart a French side left in upheaval after striker Nicolas Anelka's dismissal from the team, the reaction from the squad by refusing to train and also French official's resignation in disgust at the fallout.
Three hundred miles away in Rustenburg, former Fire midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco captained el Tri but couldn't get his side going as Uruguay's striker Luis Suarez's 43rd minute strike put La Celeste into the interval with a 1-0 lead over Mexico. Needing only a draw to get through, Mexico threatened the South American's goal a few times but couldn't find the back of the net in the first frame.
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I'm writing a small 2d isometric engine in C++ and I'm trying to implement real time shadow casting. I followed a simple approach described on this page and here is the result (light is located at the same position than the yellow cube):
The result is very nice but there are missing shadows on walls and on the top of cubes. Here is an example of how it should look like (I've draw expected shadows in green):
All the cubes drawn are simply made of 3 2D quads located at a X-Y position and with a Z depth (z = x + y). I use OpenGL with an orthographic matrix (glOrtho). Shadows are drawn using the stencil buffer.
I'm looking for resources or solutions that would help me complete this shadow casting implementation.
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Avda. San José Artesano, 17
46025 Valencia, Valencia-València (Region of Valencia)
Tel.:+34 963479623
- Autonomous region: Region of Valencia
- Province/Island: Valencia-València
The art of making the
This museum displays the ninots (giant papier-maché models) which every year are pardoned and saved from the flames by the Association of Fallas Artists during the celebration of Valencia's festival of the Fallas.
As well as the children's and full-sized fallas pardoned by the Association, visitors can also see the models of the official fallas in recent years, and other more unusual creations such as the falla depicting Gulliver (the children's park in theTuria Gardens). The museum also includes an exhibition of photographs of the festivities since 1902, as well as the typical costumes worn by the falleros, and an audiovisual presentation explaining the way the fallas are made.
- Designation: Municipal museum
- Content: Themed
Practical information
From Monday to FridayFrom 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM From 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
SaturdayFrom 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- Closing days: Sunday, Public holidays
- Closing period From Aug 01 to Aug 31
- General: €4
- Reduced: €3
- Retired persons: €2,5
- Children: €2,5


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Quality Hotel Parnell
Welcome to Quality Hotel Parnell
Auckland's Quality Hotel Parnell has 105 accommodation rooms with air conditioning and 8 purpose built conference rooms, situated on 3.5 acres in the exclusive inner city suburb of beautiful Parnell, Auckland. Most hotel rooms and serviced apartments have expansive views of Auckland city and harbour. Quality Hotel Parnell is New Zealand Owned and Operated.
A Great Parnell Hotel
Enjoy Auckland from Quality Hotel Parnell
Welcome to Parnell, New Zealand. Our beautiful part of the world offers a wide range of activities and entertainment alongside some of the best shopping and dining in the suburbs of Auckland. You'll love staying at the newly refurbished Quality Hotel Parnell where you have easy access to all of the top destinations in the Auckland area. Our hotel offers 105 accommodation rooms and 8 purpose built conference rooms located in a gorgeous setting of 3.5 acres. Most of the rooms and serviced apartments available here include breath-taking views of the city of Auckland and the harbour.
We specialize in offering our guests high quality rooms and services. Quality Hotel Parnell is a great place to stay for conference goers, business trips, and family vacations. Our staff are always available to assist you and make your stay with us as comfortable as possible.
Quality Hotel Parnell is Doing a World of Good
The Norman F B Barry Foundation, is a charitable trust registered under the Charities Act 2005. Our registration number is CC33047. Norman Barry was an entrepreneur and a philanthropist who established the Quality Hotel Parnell. During his successful business career he mentored motel owners in Auckland who were new to the industry and helped various charitable organisations in the form of donations. Norman left his shareholding in Quality Hotel Parnell Limited to the Foundation, and the distributions from this Company to the Foundation are used for charitable donations.
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The guests who stay at Quality Hotel Parnell enjoy quality rooms and services. We have a variety of rooms to fit your exact needs during your stay with us. Free onsite parking and 24 hour reception is available to meet your needs. Guests also enjoy free wireless internet and the morning newspaper, free of charge, so it's easy to stay connected with the world. Room service and porters are also a part of the package.
Gladstones Café Restaurant offers wonderful selections of food and drink. Wake up in the morning and enjoy a fresh cup of hot coffee and a delicious breakfast with your morning paper at our Victorian style coffee shop before heading out for the day to explore the sites. Lunch and dinner are created in our restaurant by our team of expert international chefs to offer our guests an exceptional dining experience. In the evenings, enjoy sipping on your favourite cocktail, cold beer, or a fine glass of wine at our guest bar with others staying at Quality Hotel Parnell.
To make getting around as easy as possible for our guests, we have a contract for taxi services from the Hotel to the Domestic and International airports terminals for the low cost of NZ $45.00. The Auckland Explorer Bus stops nearby every day. They bring visitors directly to the most popular attractions like Skycity and the Sky Tower, Auckland Zoo, and Mount Eden.
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Quality Hotel Parnell is within walking distance to many of the most popular destinations in the area. You can visit the historic Parnell Village where you'll love discovering the art galleries, boutique shops, restaurants, and sidewalk cafes. Downtown Auckland's Central Business District is close by where you will find many events and festivals throughout the year alongside great entertainment, including theatre performances, in the heart of our city.
The shopping precinct of New Zealand's fashion capital in Newmarket is within walking distance from our Hotel. It's a top destination for visitors and locals where you can discover the latest trends from New Zealand's most profound fashion designers alongside brand names from all over the world. We are also close to Auckland Hospital, Auckland University, and Spark Arena. It's easy to take a tour of our top sites, and attend a big event from our convenient location in Parnell.
Book Your Vacation or Conference Reservation Today
Our friendly team is available 24 hours a day to answer your questions and assist you in booking your reservation.
A variety of conference rooms are available for your events whether you are hosting a large or small group of people. The 300 seat theatre style room is the perfect setting for large conferences. A variety of smaller sized rooms are available for your intimate presentations, workshops, and meetings. We can also provide catering for your event. Contact us today for more information or to book your next event at Quality Hotel Parnell.
Book your reservation today to enjoy your wonderful stay at Quality Hotel Parnell, New Zealand. We look forward to making your stay in Auckland one you will treasure.


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Lenovo ThinkPad T60
Like all ThinkPad models, the T60 is highly configurable. Component choices go from midrange to high-end, including a variety of Intel Centrino Core Solo or Duo processors; up to 4GB of RAM; discrete or integrated graphics; and SATA hard drives up to 100GB at speeds up to 7,200rpm. The ThinkPad T60 can be configured with either a 14-inch or 15-inch standard-aspect display and a variety of native resolutions; take note that the larger screen will add weight to the machine. Same goes with the 9-cell extended battery; it adds a few ounces more to the system, as well as $160 to the price, but we think it's worth it, considering the T60 isn't that portable a machine to begin with. The ThinkPad T60p model, which is otherwise identical to the ThinkPad T60, offers slightly different configuration options, including 256MB of video memory, UXGA displays, and certification for engineering applications.
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