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Dinmore overviewIf you're looking for a new favorite getaway, look no further than Dinmore. Dinmore might not have many attractions within the city, but you won't need to venture far to find places to visit like Herefordshire Golf Club and The Weir Garden. You won't want to miss sights in the surrounding area like Herefordshire Raceway and Hereford Cider Museum.
Where to stay in DinmoreA city welcoming to all, Dinmore has a variety of hotels to choose from. You can shop as many as 42 deals for Dinmore accommodations on Hotels.com, some with discounts of up to 15%. We have room prices starting at 16 USD per night and below are the number of hotels by star rating in Dinmore as well as in the surrounding area:
- • 9 5-star hotels from 67 USD per night
- • 77 4-star hotels from 50 USD per night
- • 65 3-star hotels from 48 USD per night
- • 7 2-star hotels from 16 USD per night
What to see around DinmoreHere are some recommended places to see in the surrounding area:
- • Herefordshire Golf Club (3.9 mi/6.3 km from the city center)
- • The Weir Garden (6.1 mi/9.8 km from the city center)
- • Herefordshire Raceway (6.1 mi/9.9 km from the city center)
- • Hereford Cider Museum (6.5 mi/10.5 km from the city center)
- • Hereford Cathedral (6.7 mi/10.8 km from the city center)


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Postponed Due to Rainy Weather
British Wheels On The Green has been moved to October First. Same times and locations. Preregistration has been extended to Thursday Evening at 9pm. We hope you will join us for another great show!!!
Saturday, October 1st, 2011 – Madison Connecticut.
Jaguar Club of Southern New England in cooperation with Jaguar Club of Connecticut announces their annual British Wheels On The Green car show to take place on the green in picturesque, Madison Connecticut.
Madison is nestled at the convergence of Interstates 91 and 691, as well as the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) and Route 5. All makes of British automobiles will be represented, such as Austin-Healey, Jaguar, Triumph, MG and more. Car enthusiasts from through New England, New York and New Jersey will make this an event you won't want to miss.
Less than two hours from either Boston or New York City…
We hope you will take the scenic ride and join us.
Date: Sat, Oct 1st, 2011
Time:10am to 3pm Rain Date: Oct 1st Entrance Fee: $15
Vendor Booths: $20
(or equal silent auction item)
Contact Information:
eMail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: (860) 966-5620
Join us for British Wheels on The Green, scenic Route 1 in Madison Connecticut. Just punch "26 Meetinghouse Road, Madison CT" into your GPS for a precise route and a relaxed day shared with family, like minded automobile enthusiasts and a short journey in your favorite British car. The first 50 registered cars receive an exclusive British Wheels On The Green Dash Plaque. This event is a popular vote event, so you help choose the winners. Great Food will be provided by the Madison Lions Club and awards will be given promptly at 3 PM.See you at the show!!!

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Abell eighth-grader claims elusive third regional spelling bee title
Abell Junior High's Srikar Chamarthi is the best speller in the region -- again.
Chamarthi made history Saturday at Midland College, winning his third Reporter-Telegram Regional Spelling Bee.
The eighth-grader will make his third trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee after defeating one of the more talented fields in recent Reporter-Telegram Spelling Bee history. Chamarthi didn't miss any of the 19 words he was asked to spell. He capped the perfect performance with "effervescently" – an adverb that means in a bubbling or exuberant manner – and then "tyrannous" – an adjective that means marked by rigorous, cruel, oppressive and unjustly severe government – in the championship round.
The bee, sponsored by JumBurrito, featured the best spellers from elementary and junior high schools in Midland, Howard, Andrews and Ward counties.
Those providing the greatest challenge to the two-time defending champion were Nithin Reddy, a seventh-grader from Trinity School; Sanjana Vadlapatla, a fifth-grade at Carver Center; Prayer Lorskulsint, a sixth-grader at Andrews Middle School; and Jaiden Catalasan, a sixth-grader from Midland Christian School.
Between the five, they were a perfect 70 for 70 through 14 rounds, easily spelling words such as "gymkhana," "hoomalimali," "schipperke," "nenuphar" and "balalaika."
"I thought I would be the first person to miss," said Reddy when the field was pared down to five.
Reddy, who was making his first appearance in the Midland bee after qualifying for the Oklahoma state spelling bee last year, said he was focused on Chamarthi because "he is really good." Like Chamarthi, Reddy lives in the part Odessa that is Midland County, so Odessa can claim the top two spellers in the Midland regional bee as Reddy was perfect for the first 17 rounds before missing "imago" – an insect in its final adult mature usually winged state.
Vadlapatla was automatic for most of the day before bowing out in round 17. Lorskulsint followed last year's third-place finish with a fourth this year. The sixth-grader said she will not have a chance to return next year because her family is moving to Germany. Catalasan came through with his second straight top-five finish in the bee. Last year, he finished second. Reddy, Vadlapatla and Catalasan are 12 years old or younger, and each could make a return to next year's regional bee.
But the day ultimately belonged to Chamarthi, a national semifinalist last year, and who is the first speller to claim three straight regional titles (at least going back to 1993). He said this championship meant a lot as it showed he can come through even with the pressure of being the two-time defending champion. He looked as confident as he has the previous two years, even when he admitted "winging" it later in the contest with "effervescently" which he said he put together by knowing roots and then "going with his gut."
As it turned out, as well as Chamarthi spells, going with his gut was sufficient to beat a field as good as the one that was on the stage at Midland College on Saturday.
Notes: It was the second time Chamarthi won the bee in the 19th round. … His win was the fifth for Abell Junior High, which is second to Alamo Junior High (seven titles). … There have been only four winners of the eight bees this decade. Thomas Rubio (2011-12), Gabby Rubio (2013-14), Anna Ngo (2015) and Chamarthi. … There might be more than one Reporter-Telegram regional bee participant make the national field because Scripps is allowing those who didn't win their regional bee apply for at-large spots.
Results from the 31st Midland Reporter-Telegram Regional Spelling Bee, which took place Saturday at Midland College:
- 1. Srikar Chamarthi, Abell Junior High
- 2. Nithin Reddy, Trinity School
- 3. Sanjana Vadlapatla, Carver Center
- 4. Prayer Lorskulsint, Andrews Middle School
- 5. Jaiden Catalasan, Midland Christian
- 6. Royann Gonzalez, Alamo Junior High
- 7. Vivian Myers, Pease
- 8. (tie) Nina Holland, Santa Rita; Neil Balchus, Greathouse
- 10 (tie) Lucas Pruessner, Fannin; Amulya Ganta, Hillander; Jayla Saenz, Jones;
13. (tie) Austen Raines, Big Spring Intermediate; Anaya Limaye, Big Spring Junior High; Lindsey Clifton, Bowie; Quinn Garcia, Houston; Myrron McGee, Washington STEM
18. (tie) Maverick Davenport, Emerson; John Willis, Fasken; Phillip Thomas, Henderson; Reagan Green, Yarbrough
21. (tie) Zane Couch, Bonham; Ruby Anaya, Burnet; Jerry Russell, Bush; Alexandro Navarrete, Milam; Cayden McDonald, Rusk; Madelyn Rodriguez, Scharbauer; Alondra Macias, South; Taylor Carrasco, Sudderth
29. (tie) Joselyn Fierro, Bunche; Mackenzie Buchanan, DeZavala; Gavin Reed, Goddard; Kandace Gonzales, Goliad; Dalton Smith, Greenwood Elementary; Eli Ramos, Lamar; Andrew Taing, San Jacinto; Tarah Lujan, Travis; Dakota Stephens, Underwood


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Cricket Chirping Sound Generator
This is the circuit diagram of cricket chirping sound generator based on IC 4060, a 14 stage ripple counter and oscillator IC. A suitable audio wave form is produced by IC2 and related electronic components, driving the mini speaker through Q1. To allow a more real-life behavior, the chirp is interrupted in a pseudo-casual way by two timers built around IC1C and IC1D, whose outputs are mixed into IC1B and further time-delayed by IC1A, driving the reset pin of IC2.
19W Power Amplifier based LA4440
This is the 19W power amplifier circuit built based power IC LA4440. The LA4440 output configured in bridge connection. The LA4440 can be used for stereo amplifier and it will give power output of 6W on each channel. But if you use this power IC in bridge mode, the it will deliver power audio output up to 19W. Recommended supply voltage is 13.2V, 2A and heatsink should be mounted on the power IC.
15W Audio Amplifier with STK055
Mice Repellent Circuit
Surround Sound Processor Circuit
This is the easy build surround sound processor circuit using the digital delay process method. This audio processor isn't applying any unique function ICs that tough to obtain parsonaly, and designed in only common purpose ICs.
The kind of this Surround Processor is producing the surround impact with processing two channels of stereo supply. The majority of those are generates the surround impact with separates reverberations from supply signal and applies any processes, after which mix it to front channels or output as rear channel.
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Who is WWII Supply Room?
WWII Supply Room was founded in 2004 as a means of providing quality period replica design work to the living history, museum and film community. Since that time, WWII Supply Room has continually improved the quality and process in which we produce our packaging. During that time, we have worked for some incredible clients!! Just a partial list of our clients include:
• Dreamworks, LLC. (Flags of our Fathers & principal package design for "The Pacific")
• Miramax ("The Good German")
• The Buffalo Naval Park Museum
• The National Museum of the Netherlands
• The USS Texas Museum at San Jacinto
• Several high-quality Living History Organizations
Why do we do what we do?
WWII Supply Room's niche is certainly period package design. It's very important to note, in comparison to many of our competitors, that our process is quite different.
First, we believe in the design process. Some of our competitors, who claim to be graphic design professionals, believe in scanning-in original labels to produce scale replicas. This is a lazy and ineffective way to produce these packages! First and foremost, 70+ year old packaging requires the proper formula to be replicated properly: research (on a deep level…remember, consumer packaging changes frequently, and to properly produce an item to portray a very specific timeframe is tricky at best), original samples for dimension, pattern making, replication of typeface if the period case isn't available, color matching (and sometimes restoring/brightening/saturating), and finally structuring the piece, vector graphic production and proofing. Ethically, this is the proper way for these items to be created…and boy-oh-boy does it make a difference when its completed!! Instead of looking at something that looks dingy, digitized and old, you'll be looking at something crisp and period correct…in essence, an exact replica and not a photocopy!
Second, we simply love what we do. We can go on and on about process, but we don't have to! The quality of our work tells the tale. We enjoy bringing the best of period packaging from the 1930's and 40's to life, and we've had the pleasure of serving many great clients from the film, museum and living history industries!! The quality, the passion and the detail of our work truly speaks for itself.
After ten years in business, we'd like to thank all of our clients and customers past, present and future, and we look forward to hearing from you soon!


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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Bikini and Biography :
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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Born Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley
18 April 1987 (1987-04-18) (age 24)
Plymouth, Devon, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Hair colour Brown
Eye colour Blue
Measurements 86-63-89 cm
(34-25-35 in)
Dress size 34 (EU), 4 (US)
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Women Management
Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley (born 18 April 1987) is a British model and actress, best known for modelling for Victoria's Secret and for replacing Megan Fox as the lead female character in the upcoming film Transformers: Dark of the Moon, part of the Transformers franchise.
1 Career
1.1 Victoria's Secret and modelling, 2006-present
1.2 Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2 Personal life
3 Filmography
Victoria's Secret and modelling, 2006-presentSince 2006, Huntington-Whiteley has modelled for American lingerie and beauty products brand Victoria's Secret. She made her debut with the brand in the Victoria's Secret 2006 Fashion Show, walking the Los Angeles runway.
She remained unknown in the fashion industry up until 2008 when she replaced Agyness Deyn for Burberry's fall/winter collection. She got her first British Vogue cover, for the November 2008 issue, which saw her pictured alongside Eden Clark and Jourdan Dunn in a feature celebrating British models. Harper's Bazaar's annual "Best Dressed List" placed her 6th on their list for the year 2008. The following year, she was featured as the face of Karen Millen's spring/summer 2009 advertising campaign. Huntington-Whiteley received an Elle Style Award for 2009's "Model of the Year". She starred in a short film for Agent Provocateur playing a woman whose boyfriend forgets Valentine's Day. For autumn/winter 2009, she modelled campaigns for Godiva and Miss Sixty. In late 2009, Huntington-Whiteley officially became a Victoria's Secret Angel, modelling for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York city.
In 2010, she was featured in the infamous Pirelli Calendar, photographed by Terry Richardson. Huntington-Whiteley hit the runway for designers Prada in Milan and Giles Deacon in Paris. For SS10 her advertising campaigns included: Monsoon, Thomas Wylde, Full Circle, and VS Online. She was featured on the cover of LOVE Magazine's September issue, styled as a pinup girl. For fall/winter 2010, she modelled campaigns for Loewe, Thomas Wylde, and Leon Max. She also appeared in a new series of Burberry ads for the company's beauty line. Fashion photographer Rankin devoted a book entirely to her titled, Ten Times Rosie. Rankin thinks Huntington-Whitely puts diversity back into fashion, "We've been looking at very, very skinny, almost masculine girls for a long time. really is the model of the moment. She's the actress of the moment. She's definitely going to become something much, much bigger."
In 2011, she landed her first solo Vogue cover for UK's March issue. In May 2011, she was voted Number 1 in Maxim Magazine "Hot 100" list.
Dark of the MoonIn May 2010, it was announced that Huntington-Whiteley would be replacing Megan Fox as the female lead in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, set for release on 1 July 2011. She had previously worked with the film's director, Michael Bay, on a Victoria's Secret commercial. MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named her one of the 'Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011'.
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Being organized and productive and a hard-worker is great – really, it is! But let's be real: being lazy is even better. It's kind of a no-brainer sometimes, right? When you're lazy, you don't have to do anything except lie in bed in your PJs and watch TV and eat. Lazy days are the best days.
And while we all know that we should be productive most of the time and lazy only sometimes, let's be honest: we all have our lazy moments when we shouldn't. Basically, we're all secretly lazy about things we really shouldn't be lazy about. But, whatever! Check out these 20 things you are probably secretly being lazy about in GIFs:
Showering. You don't really need one every day, right?
Doing your hair. It can't always look good, ya know?
Washing your jeans. Just pretend. It's fine.
Organizing your room. What? It's a great time to dance! One day you'll get to actually cleaning.
Washing your hands after you use the bathroom. Admit it.
Picking up your phone. Sometimes, talking is overrated.
Putting food on plates. Then you have to clean them…
Changing your tampon when you realize you forgot to bring on into the bathroom with you. Whatever, you'll do it later.
Charging your laptop. The charger is too far away!
Making your bed. Just pull the comforter up so it looks like you made it.
Changing the TV channel when you can't find the remote or when the batteries are dead. Ugh, moving.
Getting fast food. Sure, there's no line inside the restaurant but there are about 20 cars before you on the drive-through. You don't feel like getting up!
Taking the stairs. Maybe it will be faster than waiting for the elevator will, but… no, too tired.
Carrying grocery bags into your house. Why take two trips when you could take one and carry ALL the bags?
Snacking on the couch. Bring all of your snack choices with you so you don't need to get up if you want something new.
Being social. Sometimes instead of saying hi, you just pretend to be busy instead.
Getting dressed. What's fashion when you have sweats?
Exercising. Being near a treadmill counts, right?
Going out with your friends. It's like, yeah that party sounds fun, but your bed is at home!
Working. Jobs are hard.
Which of these lazy things do you do? What did I miss? Which GIF was your favorite? Tell me in the comments!
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The Newer Deal
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The Newer Deal
As the federal system of entitlements and social services long provided by New Deal;era programs is dismantled and shifted to the states, the religious community finds itself relied upon more than ever to assist with social services for the needy.
The Newer Deal calls upon religious-based organizations and the social work;social service community to put aside their differences and forge a "limited partnership" to provide the social and welfare services that millions depend on. The proposed partnership focuses on joint care for those in need with attention to services for people of color, gays and lesbians, women, and programs for community empowerment and economic development while maintaining the values and other interests each partner traditionally holds.
The authors discuss different types of religious-based social services and draw on case examples and research findings to show how the religious community's role in providing social services is stronger than ever. They examine the relationship between the religious and the social work;social service communities, as well as the issues that have divided the two, and explain the ways in which concern for the poor is integral to the major faith groups.
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Now, I have come full-circle. My writing is improving. I have a few good clients who believe in my abilities. I am not perfect by any stretch of the imagination - I have a lot more to learn. The wonderful thing I discovered was; people care more about what you say than how you say it.
This is the real secret to writing.
I have had to come to the realization that I may never make it commercially as a freelance writer, but that is OK. There are thousands of writers out in the world that one more or less won't make a difference.
I am not bitter or upset by that fact. The truth is it is very freeing. Now, that I don't have to prove anything to anyone, I can concentrate on what makes me happy. Without the pressure to search out and woo clients, I can relax and keep churning out words.
I like words. They are the friends that I can count on every time. Words don't have loyalties or any agenda. Simply put, words allow us all to communicate with each other.
I just sit down and decide what I want to say, then I use words to express those thoughts.
I read, in a book recently, that words need to be cultivated. I am not 100 percent sure what that even means. I suppose that if you want the words to communicate effectively, it might make sense to surround them with creativity.
I think maybe they are talking about using adjectives that super-enhance the nouns. Just like, proprietary software. Not just software but proprietary. the adjective seems to elevate the noun to a higher level then say; our own software.
I am finding that by using more creative words it tends to slow the reader down enough to enjoy the ride more than just completing it. Now, if I am writing for strictly informational purposes, I would not want the reader to slow down because I want them to get the full impact right between the eyes so to speak.
Maybe I am completely off base, but who cares. This is my blog and I say what I want.
If you want to leave a comment, go ahead, it would be cool to see if anyone actually reads this stuff I write.


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With Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's reported wedding date of May 24 rapidly approaching, more and more details are emerging about the celeb couple's highly-anticipated nuptials. Much of what's being said -- like the buzz that Kim's freaking out and lookin' to bail -- seems completely fabricated, but then there are other rumors we can't help but believe. Like the latest about Kimye wanting their wedding invites to be "as lavish as possible" and other plans sounding completely over the top.
An insider tells Grazia that "Kim and Kanye ... commissioned a couture designer to create gold silk boxes containing a photo album of their fairytale romance and a silk invite etched in real gold leaf with a clasp of natural pearls." Because this is the "first glimpse their friends and family have had into their Paris wedding," the hand-delivered invites -- which allegedly cost over $900 each -- obviously had to be "special." Uh, yeah. That's one way of putting it!
Apparently, the couple is also springing for goodie bags for guests that contain "£300 bottles of Bollinger champagne, £120 Creme de la Mer products, handmade souvenir trinkets with Kim and Kanye's initials etched in Swarovski crystals, bottles of scent from local perfumeries, and £150 vouchers for treatments at the hotel spa." In other words, each goodie bag will cost at least $1K.
But it's all for a good cause! The source explains, "This is going to be the wedding to end all weddings, and Kim wants to ensure that she and Kanye, as well as all their guests, have an experience they will never forget." Well, come on, would we expect anything less from these two?
What do you think about these wedding details?
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The overall length is 22 1/2". It has brass furniture and a wooden rammer.
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B Half Set: ebony with imitation ivory mounts and brass metalware, 5-keyed chanter, wooden top, mainstock, three drones. This half-set is brand new and avaiable for immediate sale as of August 2018. Please contact me by phone or email. I can send photos of the chanter and a recording if desired.
I can be contacted on 085 129 6847 for Irish customers and 00353 85 129 6847 for UK and international customers.


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Inspection, Testing & Assembly
We specialise in the testing, maintenance and installation of drilling, production and subsea equipment including, SITs, FATs, new build product assembly, aftermarket refurbishment and preservation & maintenance. Tests can be conducted to national, international or industry standards or to the client's own enhanced test specification. Using our purpose-built test facilities we can undertake various types of testing including hydrostatic testing, gas testing, high pressure testing, site integration testing (SITs) and factory acceptance testing (FATs).
Our large T-shaped test pit is accessible for internal and external use, allowing for heavier subsea equipment to be lowered and tested. We also have two smaller tanks that can be used for tooling and other smaller subsea/topside testing; this can accommodate equipment ranging from small tooling to subsea/surface trees and associated stack ups. As the test pit is 6m deep, we can carry out internal SITs, ideal for poor weather conditions and to avoid costly crane usage.


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Matthew Morrison thinks being an "80-year-old granddad" would be "awesome".
The Glee star is currently dating singer/songwriter Renee Puente.
Things are getting serious for the 34-year-old and his girlfriend and Matthew is already looking to the future.
"[Is marriage on the cards?] I hope so, the maybe working on kids. Who knows?" he told British magazine OK!
"I've always wanted to have children, but when the holidays are here and I'm around kids more, I'm like, 'Do I really want a kid?' It's great to be able to enjoy them and then I'm like, 'OK, bye!' Although when I'm 80 years old, I'm going to want kids and grandkids. That would be awesome."
Matthew starred in comedy hit What to Expect When You're Expecting, which followed the ups and downs of pregnancy.
Although the film wasn't enough to put him off having children, the curly-haired hunk admits his midwife father had an impact.
"I grew up with him telling me about all these pregnancies," he recalled.
"But he put me off sex for a long time, I was so scared! I think it was intentional, he'd come home with these vivid pictures of STDs and I'd be like, 'Thanks, Dad!'"


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Andavo Meetings & Incentives Unveils New Meeting and Event Risk Management Strategy
Andavo's meeting and event risk management strategy aims to prepare event management teams for potential major event crises and threats, including pandemics, natural disasters and terrorist attacks
DENVER – Nov. 30, 2016 – Andavo Meetings & Incentives, a full-service meeting, incentive and event management company, today announced the unveiling of its new offering, the Andavo Meeting and Event Risk Management Strategy. With disruption and uncertainty common in today's world, Andavo hopes to provide their clients with customized crisis response plans that will not only protect them from potential threats at their meetings and events, but potential damage to their overall brand, as well.
Recent polls from Andavo's clients cited no crisis communication strategy or contingency options were in place at their organizations, leaving many concerned about their personal safety. "In today's world of uncertainty and disruption, companies have a heightened duty of care to all their meeting participants to keep them safe and secure," stated Brenda Rivers, CEO, Andavo. "Although corporations have extensive risk management and legal teams who manage corporate risk, most of these crisis plans fail to address the serious threats to an organization's meetings and events."
Servicing companies in 75 countries over the past 25 years, Andavo has become well experienced at identifying key risks and creating solutions to remedy potential issues as they arise. The Andavo Meeting and Event Risk Management Strategy begins with an evaluation of each client's current state of emergency preparedness. Once complete, the Andavo team will work alongside the client team to create a step-by-step crisis response and communication plan, which can be adapted for future meetings of any size and in any location.
More information about Andavo and its new consulting service can be found by visiting http://andavomeetings.com/event-crisis-management/. In addition, more information about Andavo Meetings & Incentives can be found directly at AndavoMeetings.com.
About Andavo Meetings & Incentives
Andavo Meetings & Incentives is a full-service meeting, incentive and event management company focused on achieving client's objectives, while exceeding expectations. As a leading mid-sized consulting and logistics firm, Andavo is large enough to command vendors' respect, yet small enough to remain personal. This allows for customized programs that deliver innovative solutions for clients of all sizes and across varied industries. For more information, please visit AndavoMeetings.com.


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While speaking at a Toronto conference for eating disorders professionals, several Canadians said they were puzzled over why that year's US election campaign seemed, as one person put it: "obsessed with small towns."
That led us to a discussion of this question: if a girl is raised in a small town, is she better protected, or have greater immunity, from the hyper-sexualization of females than girls growing up urban and suburban areas
I don't think so. If geography holds any protection, it is marginal. No matter where we live, girls and boys, and women and men, are inundated with the notion that they should be constantly judging women's bodies—and also inundated with the tools to do that judging.
I've lived and raised my children in a small town and a small city, Marshall and Duluth, Minnesota. Both 150 miles from the nearest big city; Marshall has about 11,000 souls and Duluth about 80,000.
But stand in either town's shopping mall and the view isn't much different than inside the enormous Mall of America in the Twin Cities—or Beverly Center in LA, NorthPark in Dallas, Paramus Park outside New York City, or Bradley Fair in Wichita.
And that doesn't even take into account the geography of marketing and body obsession that is un-tethered from physical geography—on smart-phones, TV, websites, catalogs, magazines, billboards, bumper stickers, and conversations around the water cooler or behind the schoolhouse. There is just as much access to the Internet and cable TV in Ord, Nebraska as there is in Orlando, Florida.
For better and for worse, we and our children are actually part of a global community in ways unlike any earlier generations, no matter where we live. And so, we have the responsibility—and opportunity—to influence that global community for the better, and to mitigate the toxic impacts (such as body image obsession) it has on our children
Your can learn a lot more about what Dr. Margo Maine calls the "Global Girl phenomenon in her book Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters, and the Pursuit of Thinness.
You can also help provide some real immunity by participating in the Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood. (Full disclosure: I'm on CCFC's advisory board and think it's the most effective and efficient nonprofit I've ever seen.)


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Unable to register for the standard, 16-week fall semester? No problem! Register for a 'Second Start' course at Lone Star College-Montgomery, a convenient alternative for students who can't begin the semester in the typical fashion or need flexibility in their class schedule.
Second Start courses, which each last anywhere from three to 14 weeks, have start dates beginning in late September all the way through late October. Although the traditional, 16-week fall semester for LSC-Montgomery begins August 30, Second Start courses offer students the ability to register up to the first day of each class. Class work is completed by December or earlier, depending on the particular course.
More than 70 Second Start classes are offered this fall in more than 20 different program areas, including evening, weekend, online, and hybrid courses. Hybrid courses replace some of the classroom instruction with media-enhanced online learning, greatly reducing the amount of time spent on campus.
Just like the traditional 16-week courses, Second Start offerings are designed to help students achieve academic goals set toward workforce certificates, associate's degrees, or university transfer.
This fall, LSC-Montgomery offers Second Start courses in the following program areas:
Audio Visual Systems Specialist
Computer Information Technology
Criminal Justice
Emergency Medical Services Professions
Physical Therapist Assistant
For more information, visit www.LoneStar.edu/class-search. Second Start courses are listed by subject or course description. Students may also come to campus, pick up a hardcopy schedule, and see a complete list of Second Start courses on page 247.
In-person registration and advising are available for all students Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Saltwater fishing is improving almost daily. Mackerel, whiting and ling have been joined by bluefish and fluke this week, and wreck fishing for seabass and blackfish is also picking up.
With the exceptions of the mackerel and whiting, this take-your-choice fishing will be the pattern for the summer season. My choice last weekend was bottom fishing from the 119-foot Paramount II party boat out of Brielle. It was the first weekend since late fall that this big half-day boat (it is billed as the "World's Largest Half Day Fishing Boat") sailed. It normally would go for mackerel at this time of year, but the mack were running about 18 miles offshore - too far for a half-day trip.


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Why it's all about Obama
October 16th, 2012
This piece was originally featured on Reuters.
President Barack Obama may have lost the first debate the minute he appeared on stage in Denver. Just by showing up, he changed the terms of the campaign. Viewers immediately saw the election as a referendum on the president. The decision became whether to fire him or rehire him.
This was bound to happen sooner or later. It always happens when an incumbent is running for reelection. Until the Oct. 3 debate, Democrats had made a vigorous, and mostly successful, effort to turn the election into a choice rather than a referendum: Which guy do you like better — Obama or Mitt Romney?
Democrats managed to demonize Romney as a rich guy totally out-of-touch with ordinary Americans. Romney made it easier for them by constantly calling attention to his wealth. Democrats went after Romney's business record, his flip-flops and his efforts to pander to the extreme right. It was working. Last month, Romney had the most negative public image of any presidential candidate in at least 25 years, according to the Pew Research Center.
Democrats have to rally the base in order to win. The Democratic base includes a lot of voters who don't usually turn out in large numbers — minorities, young people, recent immigrants. Many feel disappointed and frustrated with Obama. One way to rally the base is to drive up fear of the alternative: If Romney becomes president, he will shred the social safety net and kill Big Bird.
The Democratic strategy was working. Until the first debate. Once Obama stepped onto that stage, the election was about him.
Two things happened in the debate to sharpen the focus on the president. First, Romney came across as a plausible alternative. His performance was smooth and professional. He sounded like a moderate. He controlled the terms of the debate, and that re-enforced his image as a leader. Second, Romney made Obama's record the central issue: "You've been president four years! You said you'd cut the deficit in half. We still have trillion-dollar deficits!"
Obama didn't show any fight that night. His defense of his record was half-hearted — at best. He failed to launch a full-throated assault on Romney's ideas, many of which are either deceptive or delusional.
Far from rallying the Democratic base, Obama demoralized it. A week later in the vice presidential debate, Joe Biden showed how these things are done. Biden dominated the debate against Rep. Paul Ryan and made the Romney-Ryan agenda the central issue. Can Obama meet the standard set by his own vice president?
Everyone expects to see a tougher, more aggressive Obama in Tuesday's debate. But there are two problems. One, Obama's temperament is not that of an attack dog. He's more of an inspirational figure and a conciliator.
Second, this debate is a town hall. The questions will be asked by an audience of undecided voters. Undecided voters, by definition, are not partisans. They don't like a lot of fighting.
The audience in the room may fit Obama's temperament. He can patiently explain to them how he goes about solving problems. But it may not work with the far more partisan TV audience that's looking for a fighter. If the vice presidential debate had been held in front of an audience of undecided voters, Biden might have gotten booed. If Romney is as aggressive Tuesday night as he was in the first debate, he's the one who runs the risk of getting booed.
Republicans like to think 2012 is a repeat of 1980. In 1980, Jimmy Carter was running for reelection as an utterly discredited president. But many voters were frightened of Ronald Reagan. Reagan used the one debate with Carter, held a week before Election Day, to reassure voters that he wasn't a monster and wouldn't start a war or throw old people out in the snow.
Reagan instead turned the election into a referendum on the incumbent: "Ask yourself this question: are you better off than you were four years ago?"
If 2012 is a referendum on the incumbent, does that mean Obama is doomed? Not necessarily. Obama is no Carter — despite the best efforts of Republicans to turn him into Carter. Economic confidence is rebounding. Republicans can't turn the Libya issue into another Iranian hostage crisis. And even though many Americans are disappointed in Obama, they still like him.
A referendum on Obama will end up being close. But the president still has a fighting chance to win. The operative word is "fighting." If Obama wants to rouse his Democratic troops, he's going to have to show more fight.
Just not so much that he gets booed.


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The list, with my comments. If I haven't seen a movie, I don't comment on it.
100. Anchorman
Seriously unfunny movie with about three funny moments in it.
99. The Birdcage
Very funny movie.
98. School of Rock
97. Happy Gilmore
One of Sandler's weaker offerings.
96. Four Weddings and a Funeral
Very funny, esp. strong supporting cast.
95. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
94. Waiting for Guffman
I think this is one of the weaker Christopher Guest films.
93. The Aristocrats
I'm guessing this is the Glenn Close version, which I haven't seen.
92. Father of the Bride
91. Revenge of the Nerds
Better than I might have thought, though they really beat the sequels to death.
90. Clueless
Whatever happened to Alicia Silverstone?
89. Slapshot
Haven't seen this, but I've heard it's great. On my must-see list.
88. Team America
I don't quite get how this is rated so low when the South Park movie is rated so high.
87. The Kentucky Fried Movie
Uh, I liked this movie, but let's get real.
86. Zoolander
85. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Very good Steve Martin movie, back when he was funny. Michael Caine is terrific as the straight man.
84. Silver Streak
The first of the Wilder/Pryor collaborations. Pretty good, though I prefer Stir Crazy.
83. Sister Act
82. Tootsie
Should be much higher. Though I personally tend to think cross-dressing as a humor gag is very overrated.
81. Half Baked
Uh, this is above Tootsie? With all due respect to Dave Chapelle, that's nutty.
80. Lost in America
79. Three Amigos
*sigh* and this is above Tootsie. I think this is the turning point where Chevy Chase's unfunny virus infected Steve Martin.
78. Bananas
Very good Woody Allen film.
77. Flirting with Disaster
Moderately funny.
76. Ghostbusters
Should be way higher. I don't know if people can really remember what 1984 was like, but this movie ruled.
75. Dumb and Dumber
Wanted to hate this movie but ended up liking it a bit.
74. Trading Places
A breakthrough movie for Eddie Murphy, back when he was funny.
73. City Slickers
Tolerably funny. Mostly because of Jack Palance.
72. Moonstruck
Uh, this is a love story. It's not a comedy. It's not a "funny movie".
71. Roxanne
Back when Steve Martin was funny...this is very good.
70. The Nutty Professor (Eddie Murphy)
69. The Blues Brothers
Should be WAY higher. I would put this in the top 10.
68. Broadcast News
Decent in a light comedy way.
67. Kingpin
Moderately funny at best.
66. Dazed and Confused
I like this a lot. Matthew McCounaghey's best film.
65. Office Space
Very funny - should be much higher.
64. This is Spinal Tap
The definitive Christopher Guest film. Should be higher.
63. Manhattan
Not as good as Annie Hall. The beginning of Woody Allen's "I want to make serious film" phase.
62. The Pink Panther
Presuming this is the Peter Sellers version, it should be much higher.
61. Election
Tolerable, shouldn't be on any list.
60. When Harry Met Sally
Again, this is more of a love story than a "funny movie".
59. Police Academy Series
58. Private Benjamin
Somehow this movie died after they all left boot camp.
57. Swingers
Good film. Not "funny" in a made-me-laugh way, but I enjoyed it.
56. Young Frankenstein
One of the two best Mel Brooks movies. (He went downhill after losing Gene Wilder.)
55. Bull Durham
More of a baseball/love story movie than a "funny" movie.
54. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Enjoyable movie. I don't know if I'd call it "funny".
53. Dr. Strangelove
Peter Sellers rules.
52. Meet the Parents
It sucks to be the first movie placed higher than a classic. Meet the Parents is tolerably funny,
but come on!
51. National Lampoon's Vacation
A rare funny Chevy Chase movie. Since I don't count Caddyshack as a "Chevy Chase film", that leaves Vacation and Fletch as the only funny ones.
50. The Princess Bride
Great film.
49. American Pie
What sane person could put this ahead of The Princess Bride?
48. American Graffiti
Uh, this wasn't a funny movie. Enjoyable, yes.
47. 9 to 5
Decent, but probably too high.
46. The Incredibles
WAY too high.
45. Raising Arizona
Very funny movie. Cage and Hunter were great.
44. Sixteen Candles
43. What About Bob?
This movie really annoys me a lot for some reason. Probably because Bob is so annoying.
42. Harold and Maude
Dark comedies aren't "funny" per se. A great film, though.
41. Austin Powers
The first or all thre? Decent, but too high.
40. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
39. Mrs. Doubtfire
Should not be above Tootsie.
38. Best In Show
Yes, this was much funnier than Waiting for Guffman. Not, it was not funnier than This is Spinal Tap.
37. Dodgeball
Haven't seen it but you've GOT to be kidding.
36. Good Morning Vietnam
Decent choice.
35. Beetlejuice
Michael Keaton's best film.
34. Rushmore
Never thought this was funny.
33. Clerks
Good choice.
32. Groundhog Day
Great film.
31. The Big Lebowski
I liked this a lot, but would think Raising Arizona was funnier.
30. The 40 Year Old Virgin
Enjoyed this, surprisingly.
29. Legally Blonde
Shut up!
28. Annie Hall
Woody Allen's best film.
27. A Fish Called Wanda
Great film.
26. Wayne's World
Possibly too high.
25. Meet the Fockers
Should not be on the list. Was not even as funny as its predecessor.
24. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Enjoyed. It's underrated. But not by this list.
23. Big
Not that funny.
22. Beverly Hills Cop
OK, can buy that.
21. Shampoo
Too high.
20. The Jerk
Good film.
19. Wedding Crashers
WAY too high.
18. Stripes
Some say it's Murray's best, but I'd disagree. I prefer Groundhog Day.
Yes, this is great.
16. Old School
Whoever put this ahead of M*A*S*H should be shot.
15. Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Enjoyed it. This is WAY too high.
14. Napoleon Dynamite
13. Naked Gun Series
Too high.
12. The Producers
Presuming this was the original, it's about right.
11. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
I'm not a huge Pee-Wee fan.
10. Arthur
Actually very funny at the time, but it hasn't aged well. "Drunken fool" was funnier in the early 80s, trust me. And Gielgud stole the movie, of course.
9. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
*rolls eyes*
8. Blazing Saddles
Deserves to be on the top 10 list? Possibly. Unlike its neighbors.
7. The Wedding Singer
Shut up! And I liked this movie.
6. Airplane
Yes, this movie was outrageously funny. A legitimate pick.
5. South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
Not as funny as a lot of the episodes, and not really their best work.
4. There's Something About Mary
OK, die already. This is WAY too high.
3. Shrek
Who's smoking crack? Again, I enjoyed the film, but this is WAY too high.
2. Caddyshack
Should definitely be in the top 5.
1. Animal House
Should be in the top 5.
Restricted to the list provided, my top would look like:
Animal House
The Producers
Monty Python & the Holy Grail (+Life of Brian, not listed)
Dr. Strangelove
Groundhog Day
Raising Arizona
The Blues Brothers
Office Space
Young Frankenstein/Blazing Saddles
A Fish Called Wanda
The Pink Panther (+Shot in the Dark, not listed)
Beverly Hills Cop
The Princess Bride
Apparently all of the following people were less funny than Anchorman:
Abbott & Costello, Buster Keaton, Bob Hope, Cary Grant, Hepburn & Tracy, Jerry Lewis,
Laurel & Hardy, Alec Guiness, etc.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Sunday, May 21, 2006
quickie review
Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room
Saw this at the Odeon Swiss Cottage last night. Pretty decent documentary. I'd forgotten that it came out much earlier in the US, and that I'd seen a bit of it before leaving for London last June. In particular, the bits about Lou Pei I think I'd seen on cable TV last Spring. But it was good to see the whole thing.
What are the take-home lessons here?
Saw this at the Odeon Swiss Cottage last night. Pretty decent documentary. I'd forgotten that it came out much earlier in the US, and that I'd seen a bit of it before leaving for London last June. In particular, the bits about Lou Pei I think I'd seen on cable TV last Spring. But it was good to see the whole thing.
What are the take-home lessons here?
- Wide-scale lying and deceit really doesn't get overseen by the "marketplace" very efficiently.
- A LOT of people who must have known what was going on with Enron were quite happy to play along for the short run, collecting profits while the stock prices were high. I would wager that some of the people involved in the banks would even argue that their "fiduciary duty" required them to take advantage of an evident scam, as long as it was having a positive impact on their on firm's short-term profits.
- A lot of the Enron people involved seemed quite a bit insecure about their role in the debacle. There's a lot of "go-along-to-get-along" in corporate America.
- It's appalling to see the evil at the roots of the energy "crisis" in California. It's the kind of thing that made me think that, one of these days, one of these hot-shot energy traders is liable to get himself shot. Quite seriously, the idea of creating rolling blackouts to increase one own's profits is horribly selfish, and a blatant violation of the public trust under which all corporations are governed.
- To put this more bluntly: if corporations want to be treated as "persons", which they evidently do in some manners, they need to develop a bit more in terms of social responsibility. As an entity, Enron was behaving like a sociopath. When that happens, the people who are driving the train to hell need to face some kind of personal backlash commensurate with the crimes they are committing.
- I'm truly amazed that Enron was not only getting away with their bogus financing for so many years, but that the entire business culture was willing to not only not hold Enron up to scrutiny before the Fortune article by Bethany McLean, but were willing to declare Enron a model corporation.
- This latter fact has to make one very dubious about the merits of widespread deregulation as an approach to corporate law. History is clear that people without oversight or regulation who have the power to rip off the public will do so. In the case of the energy industry in particular, that is essentially a monopolistic utility. The possibility for market manipulation is just too evident if there is no regulation.
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Crappy weather this weekend.
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