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Business - Written by Derek Pokora on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 4:05 - 4 Comments
Monetizing social networking platforms. Put your money where your data is?
You mean the "just-give-it-away-and-they-will-come-and-we'll-be-rich automatron is as broken now as it was in 2001"?
Three social media giants, three giant media announcements: Ning, Twitter, Facebook. In only seven days, these three companies have announced major changes to their products and/or business models. Is it a sign of things to come? How will each of these companies answer the question of how to turn its growth into revenue?
A quick synopsis of each situation:
Twitter. According to comScore, Twitter.com had 22.3 million unique visitors in March, up from 524,000 a year ago (excluding those who use third party apps), but it has been criticized for its inability to monetize those users, until now. Twitter is finally launching an ad system called "Promoted Tweets" that will show up when Twitter users search for keywords that the advertisers have bought to link to their ads. Later, Twitter plans to show promoted posts in the stream of Twitter posts (a controversial move), based on how relevant they might be to a particular user. You can watch a video about it here.
Fred Wilson, a Twitter board member, dropped a bomb on Twitter's third-party developers, telling them to stop "filling holes in the Twitter product," and start creating "something entirely new on top of Twitter." Twitter has since purchased Atebits, the company responsible for the Tweetie iPhone app, and is renaming it Twitter for iPhone. They will also releasing an official app for the Android Phone OS. It looks like Twitter is prepared to compete with, and potentially replace the companies who have built applications around its ecosystem. So much for playing nice.
Facebook. On the surface, Facebook's move doesn't seem like much, but the Facebookipedia concept of creating 'community pages' could be an incredibly stealthy move to target advertising to users without them even realizing it. Community pages take the concept of a Facebook "fan page" and apply them to concepts, places, and ideas, rather than brands. When prompted by a dialog box that pops up on their profiles, to "like" community pages that tie into what's already entered into their profiles, users can connect to the community pages for their hometowns and schools, and convert the "interests" entered in their profiles to link to pages. This increases the amount of metadata for each user and makes search much easier for everyone. It seems like a win/win proposition though. Users of Facebook can contribute to, and potentially benefit from the increased access to shared knowledge via wiki-like pages, and Facebook can gain from the amount of data on each of its users in order to have better targeted ads. Note the implementation of this change also coincides with Facebook's decision to step up its privacy policy/settings.
Ning. Ning ("peace" in Chinese) is a platform that allows anyone to set up their own social network. After over five years as CEO, Gina Bianchini resigns, and is replaced by COO Jason Rosenthal. One month later, the company decides to phase out its free product, and lays off 40% of its workforce (from 167 to 98). In an interview, Bianchini mentions that about 13% of Ning's revenue stream is from paid, premium services, an amount that contributes to what some are estimating to be roughly $10 million in total annual revenue. This appears, however, to be an optimistic ball park figure, and is likely to be lower since not all users are necessarily be paying the maximum of $55/month for pro services. As stated by Rosenthal in his staff memo, "we are going to change our strategy to devote 100% of our resources to building the winning product to capture this big opportunity" – the big opportunity being the premium service, not the model supported by advertising.
Ning's approach sounds completely different from Bianchini's interview, which occurred not too long before her departure, and the model diverges from both Facebook and Twitter.
Although I do love the Ning platform, the recent changes to Facebook that enables users to be more 'community minded' will cause the orphaned communities of the once 'free' Ning to jump ship to Facebook, where they will continue to 'deal' with the ads, and Facebook will benefit from Ning's lost revenue. Other providers, such as Posterous and Tumblr, are welcoming new users with open arms. Posterous is committing to building a Ning blog importer, and BuddyPress has politely offered helpful resources to those looking to make the transition, including a user importer as well. Even with a 40% cut in staff, a revenue stream that accounts for 13% of Ning's overall income doesn't appear to be enough to support the company. It's a risky move. Here's hoping the next generation of their product will be astounding. As for Twitter and Facebook, the focus on metadata and data mining for advertising purposes could provide them with a large number of earnings. The only difference is that Twitter is being much more direct in its approach.
We're at a crux for social networks. These platforms have enabled communication in new ways, increased transparency and knowledge sharing, facilitated new business and educational models, and have shifted the landscape of marketing and advertising. However, without the necessary revenues to support themselves, these platforms could disappear. Do we want another bubble? What do you think about the decisions made by these three companies? Do you agree with Rosenthal's decision in changing Ning's business model, and is this the reason for Bianchini's departure from the company?
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[...] Monetizing social networking platforms. Put your money where your data is? Published: April 20, 2010 Source: Wikinomics You mean the "just-give-it-away-and-they-will-come-and-we'll-be-rich automatron is as broken now as it was in 2001"? Three social media giants, three giant media announcements: Ning, Twitter, Facebook. In… [...]
Personally I think Ning may have made a real slipup in trying to sell their previously free product. They've created a financial barrier to entry in a market dominated by free products. It'll limit the pool of people using their product, which will limit the level of innovation, which will limit the amount of people drawn to the site.
I forsee a gradual downward spiral for Ning, culminating in the emergance of one or two major competitors, using their original business model and doing it better.
Its a real shame really because I've been a strong advocate amongst colleagues for the use of Ning, but I probably wouldnt now as I think its utility will decline severely.
[...] Wikinomics – Monetizing social networking platforms. Put your … [...]
monetizing a website is really a great way to earn money in a passive way just like real estate.',;
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Welcome to the Los Angeles Chapter of Ryan's Case For Smiles. We have in the past six years sewed and delivered over 24,000 pillowcases to the children in Los Angeles area hospitals who are fighting cancer and other serious/ life threatening illnesses and to the Ronald McDonald Houses where the children's families are staying . Our wonderful volunteers are the reason we have been so successful.
We have many different types of volunteers -
This organization is strictly a volunteer group and what we do is bring a little color and brightness in the lives of children who are in the hospitals in our local area undergoing cancer or other life threatening or serious illnesses or treatments. To do this we make bright and colorful pillowcases which we drop off at the hospitals where the children are able to pick out the one that they like. It is a wonderful distraction for these children and something happy that they can take home from their hospital stay. I love to sew and these are fun, easy and inexpensive to make.
If you do not live in the Los Angeles area you can donate in the chapter in your area. If you have time to help out the organization -- they can always use more help. You can go to www.caseforsmiles.org and look up in the regional directory for more information on a chapter in your area.
There are many ways to help. If you would like to come to one of our events, we would love to meet you and I am sure we can find something for you to do - even if you don't sew. Or if you are more comfortable sewing in your own home, you can put these pillowcases together and then either drop them off, contact me to schedule a pick up or mail them to my home address. We are on Facebook at Ryan's Case For Smiles L.A. and we would appreciate it if you would click on LIKE. This is where you will find lots of pictures of everyone of our events. This website has an area for photos but it is limited so you can see all of our photos for all past events on our Facebook Page.
If you are a part of a club, group or organization and looking for a great community service project, this is a great one for you. If you would like I can come and speak or work with you at an event or you can just some of your friends together to sew for the children. Any way you can help would be awesome! We are always looking for donations or fabric or money to buy fabric, drop off locations and volunteers so please feel free to contact me at the number listed below.
If you work at an organization where they allow you to participate in volunteer organizations, we could use your help. We can have a sewing day at your place of employment -- we would bring everything to sew the pillowcase along with trainers to help you use them. We have done this already with KOHL'S and BANANA REPUBLIC, NUETROGENA, GAP locations, and HARD ROCK CAFE.
Another great way to help is to hold a fabric drive. If you are a sewing group -- you could hold a fabric drive to ask your members to donate fabric from their stash. We are looking for 100% cotton material in fun, colorful, kids, teens and young adult prints along with coordinating fabrics to make the borders. Ask them to donate at your next meeting and then let me know where we can pick it up. We have lots of volunteers that love to sew to make them....fabric is always needed. Or you can ask your members to donate to our cause. We have a pennies for pillowcases jar that we put out at our booths when we go to the quilt shows. Most people don't put pennies, but even if they do, we will take it --- every single penny helps.
Donations are always needed whether money or fabric or completed pillowcases. You support is appreciated always.
We also have a wish list on AMAZON for fabric or other supplies we need:
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Type in - Shirlee Walker
It will bring up Shirlee Walker ( Case for Smiles LA - Shirlee's Wish List)
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You will then see it on your lists. Open and feel free to pick out a few items. Anything will help us! We need Fabric, Sewing Supplies and Laundry Supplies.
Thank you for your support and help!
Our only mission is to HELP KIDS FEEL BETTER TO HEAL BETTER!
Hope to see you soon.
Shirlee Walker
Regional Coordinator
Case For Smiles Los Angeles
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Breaking the Fallacy of Astrology vs Astronomy
MahaShivaRatri 24-Feb-2017
My dear readers,
Some of you would have known ( and that's great!) but for those who are unaware, on this day, two important tithi's (lunar phase) comes together – the Pradosham & MahaShivaRatri.
The crescent-shaped Moon is in it's waning state with 7.1% illumination. This is observed as at today the 24th of February 2017 10:35 hrs, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia. The new moon (Amāvāsyā) will be on the 26th February 2017 at 22::58 hrs.
Year: Durmukha
Month: Magha
Tithi: Krishna Trayodasi [presiding deity: Guru Bhagawan)
Shiva Ratri falls on the last 2 days of the Krishna pakṣa i.e; Trayodasi, Chathurdasi on every lunar cycle. However, just before the spring equinox, in the Indian month of Magha (Jan/Feb – Gregorian) the ShivaRatri is called as MahaShivaRatri (the great night of Lord Shiva) for its enormous spiritual potency. Shiva bhaktas' (devotees) or anyone in the path of spirituality should/must take advantage as Lord Shiva Himself offer His graces to the pure and true spiritual seekers.
Pious Observances
Recite the Maha Mriyunjaya mantra
from the: Sukla Yajurveda Samhita III
Om Tryambhakam Yajamahe
Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam |
Urvarukamiva Bandhanan
Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat ||
Read the Shiva Purana
Keep a mental recitation of "Om Namah Shivaya"
Om Guruve Namah
The Essense of a "Remedy"
Why am I lazy?


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Pineda de Mar
This is the small coastal spainish town we are now staying at about 45 minutes on the train from Barcelona. The food and drinks are cheap and it has a really relaxing atmosphere. The whole place shuts down from 2-5 pm for Siesta. We found a place that serves €2.60 for a Stein and €5 for a jug of Sangria which is great. We also had some local dishes including Paella. Its easily the best place so far on the trip. We have a great view from our hotel balcony of an old church that rings its bells on the hour all day and night.
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The POS is, specifically, the time and place where a retail transaction is completed. The following are the series of steps that are conducted in a POS system: the retailer will calculate the amount owed by the customer, indicate the amount, prepare an invoice or bill for the customer, which could be a cash register printout, and indicate the options which the customer to make payment in exchange for goods or after a service is provided and after receiving the payment, the retailer issues a receipt in printout or sent electronically.
Calculating for the total amount of which a customer has to pay the retailer, a variety of tools may be used by the retailer, and these are: weighing scales, bar-code scanners, and cash registers. Payment terminals, touch screens and other hardware and software options are options which are available to make a payment. Most retail businesses are adopting the POS system because the system does away with the need for price tags. In addition to that, there are new software programs that include specific features in the EPOS Systems Manchester, such as inventory management, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) financials, or warehousing.
By employing the POS system, the following benefits may be availed by the retailer: sales data analysis, sales history or report, and integration of bar-code scanners and credit card authorization ability. Using the analysis sales data, the retailer is able to study the selling performance of the items on the shelves and can easily, therefore, make adjustment decisions in the purchasing levels, accordingly. While, the sales report or history can assist in purchasing items that are on a seasonal basis. And with tools, like bar-code scanner and credit card authorization swipe machine, the retailer is able to improve the price accuracy in reflecting the total amount of purchases into the computer-based cash register.
With the EPOS Manchester system, the following features are accorded: user-friendly graphical interface, the system allows for inventory codes to enter either manually or automatically via a bar-code scanner, offer a variety of ways to keep track of pricing, such as percentage of cost, margin percentage and custom formulas, automatically updates inventory and accounts receivable records, provides sales tracking options, provides audit trails to easily trace any security problems such as thefts, supports numerous tax rates.
Through the reporting capability of the POS system, it can reflect data of sales, costs and profits by individual inventory items or by a salesperson or by category for a day, month and year. By using the POS system software, multiple formats for invoices, accounting statements and price tags may be formulated. A day-end reconciliation work sheets and inventory management may be considered as additional reports in the POS system.


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CCTV Trashes Apple 央视炮轰苹果
An increasingly assertive CCTV has turned its spotlight on some of world's biggest brands as part of its annual consumer rights program, saving its biggest ammunition for the world's easiest target: electronics giant Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). I have to admit that I'm not particularly sympathetic to the highly secretive Apple, which appeals to Chinese consumers by catering to their fondness for famous brands with a certain snob appeal. But at the same time, I do have to say that Apple seems to come under an unusually high degree of scrutiny in China, and most often makes headlines for just about any negative news associated with the company and its partners.
Let's take a look at the latest Apple-bashing headlines that began with a report on China Central Television (CCTV) last week as part of a broader series of exposes to mark Consumer Rights Day on March 15. Most newspapers and other major media happily followed CCTV's lead, repeating the findings of the CCTV report to make sure anyone who reads a newspaper, watches TV or surfs the Internet got the news.
CCTV's biggest finding was that many consumers who asked for replacement iPhones due to quality defects found the new phones they received still contained the former back panels from their old phones. (English article) The CCTV report quoted an Apple store worker saying the inclusion of old back panels allowed the company to classify those replacement phones as used rather than new. By classifying them as used, Apple wasn't obliged to extend its warranty on the phones for another year.
I had to read the articles 2 or 3 times before I could finally understand the logic, although it does appear that some of the Apple repair outlets were indeed trying to shirk their warranty responsibilities with this particular tactic. But I did find this particular "defect" in Apple's service policy relatively minor, and suspect it affects only a very small number of people.
By comparison, some of the other issues CCTV uncovered as part of its bigger Consumer Rights Day series of investigations seemed a bit more serious. One of those was a potentially serious defect in gear boxes on some Volkswagen (Frankfurt: VOWG) cars, which one consumer described as a "time bomb". Other companies that came under fire included Internet firm NetEase (Nasdaq: NTES) for privacy violations, and domestic car maker Jianghuai for using cheaper regular steel instead of galvanized steel in one of its models.
I should commend CCTV for being relatively balanced in its selection of both western and domestic brands for its Consumer Day investigative reporting. But at the same time, it's clear from the huge focus on Apple that CCTV reporters were under big pressure to find something negative to say about the US tech giant. As a former journalist, I know the pressure from editors at some media can often be huge to uncover "dirt" on major companies like Apple.
But those same editor是 are often also reasonable about putting things in perspective when the targets they choose are relatively clean. In this case, the attack on Apple seems a bit gratuitous, as the offense seems relatively minor and probably affected only a very small number of people. The Volkswagen offense seemed a bit more serious, but didn't seem to get as much ink as Apple, and the violations by domestic companies were mentioned almost as an afterthought in the reports I read.
At the end of the day, big multinationals like Apple and McDonalds (NYSE: MCD) should expect this kind of treatment not only in China but also in most major markets, since their big names automatically attract more attention and negative news involving them can help to sell more newspapers. I expect that Apple probably won't suffer too much long-term damage in China from this particular report. But the cumulative effect of this kind of negative reporting will inevitably tarnish the company's reputation in China over time, ultimately hurting its sales.
Bottom line: CCTV's latest report on a flaw in Apple's China repair policy is the latest example of an overblown media attack on a major foreign company operating in China.
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Penn State 41, Michigan 31: Your comprehensive guide to Saturday's coverage
Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
There were two possibilities entering Saturday night's football game in State College, Pa.
A) A porous Michigan defense would finally find an offense -- led by a former third-string, walk-on quarterback -- it could keep in check.
B) A struggling Penn State offense would finally find a defense it could move the ball on.
The answer, decisively, was B.
Matt McGloin, filling in for injured starter Rob Bolden, threw for 250 yards and a touchdown and Evan Royster led a suddenly revived Nittany Lion running game with 150 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries in a 41-31 win.
The Nittany Lions' 435 total yards is more than 100 yards over their season average and the 41 points more than double what the nation's 99th-ranked offense had been mustering.
Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson had yet another monster day for the Wolverines, who cut a 38-17 deficit to 38-31 with 9:25 left in the fourth quarter. He passed for 190 yards, rushed for 191 yards and accounted for all four Michigan touchdowns.
But that fourth-quarter comeback attempt stalled and Michigan (5-3, 1-3 Big Ten) lost its third straight game when Penn State (5-3, 2-2) possessed the ball for more than 10 minutes over the final 15 minutes of play.
AnnArbor.com had reporters and a photographer following all the action in Happy Valley. Here's a compilation of what you can find on our site:
Post-Game Coverage • Scoring summary and boxscore.
• Pete Bigelow's main game story sums the night up like this: "In perhaps its most disappointing performance of a season littered with them, the Wolverines allowed a walk-on quarterback starting his first college game to rip it apart in a 41-31 loss."
• The biggest frustration for the Wolverines' defense is allowing opponents to complete 3rd-and-long situations.
• In our game day notebook, there are items on the Michigan running backs, changes made to the defensive lineup, an injury report and more.
• Mike Rothstein caught up with Denard Robinsin after the game. In this video clip, he talks about the difference between the first and second halves.
• And here's another video clip from a post-game conversation with Michigan linebacker Jonas Mouton.
• Penn State coverage is available on PennLive.com.
In-Game Updates • AnnArbor.com photographer Melanie Maxwell's images -- from pre-game to post-game -- are compiled in this slideshow:
• Jim Knight kept a running update file during the game. Check that out here.
• Rich Rezler and Mike Rothstein hosted a live chat during the game. Read that transcript here.
Around the Big Ten (click on score for complete game recap)
Ohio State 52, Minnesota 10: Terrelle Pryor threw for two scores and rushed for another touchdown, as 10th-ranked Buckeyes rolled in Minneapolis. Pryor completed 18 of 22 passes for 222 yards. Dan Herron carried the ball 17 times for 114 yards with a TD for the Buckeyes (8-1, 4-1), who have beaten Minnesota in 24 of the last 25 meetings. Adam Weber connected on 9 of 20 passes for 162 yards and was intercepted once for Minnesota (1-8, 0-5), which lost its eighth in a row.
Iowa 37, Michigan State 6: The previously unbeaten Spartans had rallied from early deficits in the previous four weeks, but Iowa's 30-0 halftime lead was never threatened on Saturday. The Hawkeyes intercepted three Kirk Cousins passes, including one returned for a touchdown, and beat Michigan State (8-1, 4-1) handily at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes (6-2, 3-1) took advantage of two interceptions, four penalties, 114 interception return yards and 239 total yards of offense in the first half to build the big lead.
Illinois 44, Purdue 10: Nathan Scheelhaase completed 16 of 20 passes for 195 yards and four touchdowns and carried the ball 21 times for 118 yards to lead the Fighting Illini to an easy home win. Mikel Leshoure also pitched in on the ground and through the air for Illinois (5-3,3-2 Big 10), as he ran for two scores and had a receiving touchdown, as well. Purdue (4-4, 2-2) quarterback Sean Robinson struggled, completing just 7 of 20 passes for 52 yards and a touchdown.
Northwestern 20, Indiana 17: Dan Persa completed 18 of 28 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns before leaving with an apparent concussion in the Wildcats' win. Jeremy Ebert caught five passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns for Northwestern (6-2, 2-2 Big Ten). Ben Chappell connected on 30 of 54 passes for 308 yards and one touchdown with one interception for Indiana (4-4, 0-4).
Mon, Nov 1, 2010 : 5:34 p.m.
Yelmonian - AMEM!!!!
Mon, Nov 1, 2010 : 5:32 p.m.
I'm beginning to believe more and more that the AD is going to wait until after the NCAA sanctions hit before he fires RR. That way he saves UM a LOT of money that can be used for the next REAL coach and his staff. If what I read is true, that will be Nov 17th, 3 days before Wisconsin. The question then becomes does UM have an interim coach, or 2 for Wisconsin and the Puke-eyes, or will he wait until right after the 100-0 Puke-eye win??
Mon, Nov 1, 2010 : 1:58 p.m.
Jim Pryce, I don't understand the rationalization that it will take more time if a new coach is brought in. Now... it may not be a 10-2 season next year, but a 7-5 competive season in the Big Ten is better than what UM fans have been getting the past three years. (Beating Indiana is not competitive). MSU fired John L Smith (spread coach) and hired Dantonio. Took a 3-9 team to 7-5, and a bowl game. Has gone to three straight bowl games. 8-1 in his fourth year (only one year ahead of RR). A fundemental, solid coach can turn things around. Don't look for perfection in year one, but just being competitive. MSU was able to turn things around after having a mentally beaten and much less talented team. There is no reason a solid coach can't do the same thing for UM. Right now... nobody sees that hope with RR.
Mon, Nov 1, 2010 : 7:23 a.m.
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Jim Pryce
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 10:06 p.m.
I'm not a fan of Goober Rodriguez, but if you change things up it's still going to take MORE time to bring in the Big studs Michigan used to recruit to replace all the finese guys that are there now. Offense is decent, we need to recruit defensive players who are smart enough to be at Michigan & stay out of jail. I best defensive player is Kovacs who was a walk-on.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 9:32 p.m.
Tom Harvey, Good call- coop always wins for UM. But i really hope we give RR several more years to improve his team with his own players.
Oscar Lavista
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 9:27 p.m.
Instead of complaining, we should be grateful we were strong in football for such a long time. Things don't last forever. It's still a great university!
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 9:25 p.m.
go blue!!! where's Mitch?
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 9:15 p.m.
OSU BUCKEYE if Denard Robinson had been on OSU a few years back OSU would have beaten Florida for the national championship. Troy Smith always gave Michigan problems but if Denard would have been your QB you would have won by 3-4 touchdowns in those close years. I do agree with you however that when QBs run alot they eventually get hurt ( remember Dixon for Oregon)) I thinks that why we have the depth at QB. If our D was as good as our O we would be a top big 10 team
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 8:04 p.m.
After the UM AD returns from his round the world tour ( he can't be anywhere near a TV) and discovers he needs a new football coach; I recommend one of the most popular BigTen coach among AnnArbor residents- John Cooper former OSU coach. He's available, willing to move, highly experienced and (unlike the current UM coach) has a history of honoring contracts he signs.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 8:04 p.m.
B.S. Tim, that scat back, and that's all he is, just taking the snap direct in the shotgun is one big blind side defensive end hit away from ending his Big Ten career. That coach of yours is going to get some kid seriously hurt, by exposing him wide open to get drilled. Regardless of what you think, he's one missed assignment from getting seriously hurt in this league. Big Ten teams aren't little panzy ass Big East teams, these defensive ends are big, strong and fast. He's put up big numbers against weak teams. Now that the big teams are moving in, what has he done against Wisconsin, MSU, soon Iowa, Purdue, Illinoise and Ohio State. Seriously, that man is going to get some young kid badly hurt.. If you want to play ball like this, move down to the MAC or Division II. Thanks
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 6:56 p.m.
Its halloween and rich rod is still the coach,what a friggin nightmare.Brandon i hope you are doing your homework.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 6:01 p.m.
Illinios is starting to look like an extremly tough game....
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 5:14 p.m.
Denard is not a gimmick no one in the 40 years I've watched in the big ten has put up numbers like he has but any big ten team that has to score 50 points a game to win is doomed.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 2:08 p.m.
Just keep losing... But realistically, this guy isn't a quarterback... He's a gimmick in a gimmick offense.. Look, I am what I am, I am an OSU Buckeye here in Michigan... I just want to be straight up honest here, not that I love UM, I could care less, but there was a day that I did love the rivalry, and in some warped way, I miss the days when an 11 - 0 UM or 11 - 0 Buckeye squared up with a 9 - 2 or something like and had dreams if a Rose Bowl smashed. That's a RIVALRY!! This crap you have now, is crap. It's a fraud, get back to to what made you once great!! Big bruising running backs, big defensive linemen. Big offensive bruising lines!! Get rid of that fraud and that fraud quarterback, get back to Big Ten Football and get back to some respect!! That's all I have left. I'm here not that I love you, we'll find another rivalry, but it will take time, and honestly it may not be as much fun. If you want to keep RR, that's fine. But then give up your last game spot on our schedule and we'll beign anew with MSU. At least they have a Big Ten coaching, who gets Big Ten...
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 2:07 p.m.
Somthing is wrong compared to past teams. I can't remember a D that did not show constant improvement during the season. Eather what they're teaching is wrong -- how their teaching is wrong -- the team ethos is wrong, I don't beleave their not working hard enough.
Bemused Passerby
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 1:50 p.m.
Hate to ask, but could Denard Robinson be poached by another team? He's an amazing talent, and if I were leading another Division 1 team, I'd sure be looking for a way to whisper in his ear. Haven't seen it mentioned here before, but does anyone think it's possible for DR to jump ship? What would be involved?
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 1:50 p.m.
My fear now is that Michigan will no longer be able to recruit and attract the best football players. College football is a huge business now - no one wants to play at a second rate college, doesn't matter how great the "tradition" was. It's just a frustrating situation all around and I don't see it getting better anytime soon.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 1:17 p.m.
Tim, you and your family are more than welcome here in Columbus.. I understand...
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 1:13 p.m.
Bottom line --- My kid is now embarrased to dress up in her UM fan football garb for halloween. If you loss the kids you loss the future.
David Briegel
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 1:12 p.m.
Bill Martin is a great sailor but Michigan could not afford a satelite phone. Bo would be embarrassed!
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 1:11 p.m.
John!! Noone, absolutely NOONE, could have put your joke of an institution and football program any better. You are truly the laughing stock of Big 10. Actually, we would like for you all to leave, so so we can bring in a more formidable opponent. EMU would be a good trade. Anyway, we can get you all off our schedule as the last game of the year. Michigan football ----peeyew Keep RRod, we love him here in Columbus!!!
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 12:56 p.m.
Well I must say with RR Michigan is an embarassment to the Big 10
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 12:55 p.m.
Time to hire Virg Bernero as Head Coach, hell be looking for something to do.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 12:44 p.m.
I see even Tater can't paper over this disaster. If Brandon isn't already on the phone he's just as clueless as Martin, the destroyer of Michigan football.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 12:41 p.m.
I think the toughest part of this loss for fans to take is the fact that PSU is not very good this year. They are a mediocre B10 team, with a suspect defense (gave up a ton of yards to Minn last week) and 99th ranked offense. They kicked our tails like a top 10 team. That is NOT a sign of progress in any way, shape, or form.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 12:03 p.m.
Also, though I like watching him play, I believe that for his own good Denard Robinson ought to consider transferring to one of the SEC schools where he would still be a very valuable player but without getting injured weekly by Big Ten defenses. He seems to be about as nice of a young man as you'd ever meet and is scary fast, but there really isn't going to be much left of him at this rate.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 11:52 a.m.
Two weeks to prepare? Guess that didn't work. What we need is extra practice time. Oh crap, guess we tried that too without success.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 11:52 a.m.
RR: "We just have to play better." Translation: "I have absolutely no idea what needs to be adjusted." Regarding firing RR and GR now or at the end of the season: What's the difference? This season will be the same either way.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 11:46 a.m.
What's a guy gotta' do to get fired around here?
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 11:43 a.m.
groland: I believe the reason RR was hired was an ill-thought, knee-jerk reaction to Lloyd Carr's retirement.To be simplistic, Neither the AD or university president knew what they were doing. And, unfortunately, I'm not sure the people in charge know what to do. I realize it is a critical decision, but if I were a player at Michigan, I would relish the idea of a coach replacing RR who could show promise and committment to the football program. Sure, the program may have to adjust, but it can be done. The longer this poor excuse for coaching exists, the harder it will be to right the ship. The constant poor play definately affects recruiting which Michigan desperately needs at this point. Mr. Brandon....DECISION TIME.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 11:37 a.m.
If JoePa is indeed retiring after this season, then RR will have gone 0-fer Joe.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 11:31 a.m.
Here's my UM history. i moved to AA a few months before Lloyd's last season. I was excited about being so close to such a storied program! Then App State happened, then Lloyd retired and then R was hired. I went to 2-3 games Lloyd's last year, and then I went to RR's spring "game" at Saline High, while the Big house was torn up. I remember calling my retired Dad and telling him that I was no expert, but I thought they really looked BAD in the Saline Spring game. Bad like not being able to do even the most basic things right. Then UM went 3-9 and I went to 5 games. I thought they would come back to being MICHIGAN, for goodness sakes, so I bought 2 season tickets for last year, and at least the early games were fun. By the end of the year, I saw a desperate coach taking advantage of a lost freshman QB and indirectly blaming him for almost everything. I still had faith. I bought 2 season tickets again this year. This was going to be the breakout year. And gain, at least the early season was fun. I am going to be out of town for the Illinois game, and to be honest, I am glad I am not going to be there. How sad this must be for the students, who will forever refer to their time at UM as "the years we were really bad". How frustrating/embarrassing for the alumni, who have to go to work Monday and take abuse from their MSU and OSU-loving co-workers who are like carnivores circling a dying animal. How disappointing for the 90 or so kids who won't be able to tell the stories about their titles, and bowls, and big wins while they were UM players.. I'm just a relatively new fan. A local who has lived here 4 years and wanted to be part of something great. I'm done now. I have 2 tickets to the Wis. game- the last of my season tickets. I'll be glad when it's over, to be honest. Last night I even switched channels during the game and saw a segment of Mythbusters. it was funny; in the segment I watched, the two guys were trying see what happened when "poop hit the fan". They had walls set up and a radar gun to measure impact, etc...... They could have done it a much simpler way. They could have just watched the Rich Rod story unfold here. Because, brother, it has really hit the fan here in Ann Arbor.. 'bout time.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 11:10 a.m.
RR reminds me of a high priced CEO who is getting rich while the company tanks. We chased RR because he was big name, regardless of whether he was a good fit and despite his ethical issues. Now we are paying the price. I would love to see Michigan find a relative unknown coach, from a low profile program, who has leadership skills and the desire to prove himself on a national level. I am sure they are out there. Just look at Jim Tressel and what he did at Youngstown State.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 11:02 a.m.
Watching Michigan Football the 1st part of the season gives me hope of a turn around. Then the heart of the big ten season is a real disappointment. Rich Rod is a Great offense coordinator, but the defense is the worst I have seen for 20 years....500 yards to Umass, 117Th in pass defense. This is not Michigan Football....
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 11:01 a.m.
Photo caption: "RR greets Joe Pa for the last time as a Big 10 coach."
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 10:55 a.m.
i wonder when they will put up a billboard in ann arbor to fire charlie weis(rich rod)
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 10:15 a.m.
I think I should not considering myself a "UM fan" and root for the football team until they get the house in order. Anyone wants to buy a ticket for the Illinois game?
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 10:08 a.m.
Mr. Brandon, if you can get your hands on a replay of Saturdays game watch it from a different prospective. Forget about the play on the field, its already apparent that Michigan is playing with half a team at best. Watch the sidelines, particularly the coaches. Joe Paterno appeared very thoughtful this is where we are and what should we do next. RichRod went from one temper tantrum to another screaming at players and refs. Obviously he trying to win, but is such immature behavior the way to win. His behavior is an embarrassment to Michigan. Isnt it time to recruit a coaching staff who Michigan can be proud of: a coach that can develop a whole rather than half a team; a coach who behaves like a mature adult rather than an immature middle schooler?
Rik Pfenninger
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 10:04 a.m.
Carbon copy of last year! Here we go!!
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 9:53 a.m.
Heartbreak I'd like to see Harbaugh here as well. Back when he was at San Diego, I kept watching him thinking, "That's our next HC". Alas, we had an even bigger idiot as our AD than what we now have as our head football coach. Honestly, this is all Bill Martin's fault. RichRod simply took a job offer worth a lot of money at a place that was a step up. He had no idea that he would be a miserable failure and totally out of his depth. Bill Martin should have known this, but not RichRod. Bill Martin ruined atheletics at Michigan. Twenty years from now, people will look back at what Martin has wrought and will stare in wonder. From top 5 overall athletic program in the country to a bottom feeder across the board, in less than a decade.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 9:38 a.m.
Go blue in NE PA: I have asked all to consider in the last few weeks. Mike Bellotti (Oregon's former coach who whupped up on us a few years ago). If not, then let's get Harbaugh. But getting Bellotti will be much easier as he is not coaching right now. Look at what Harbaugh is doing to the Pac10 though. Pretty tough coaching, especially on the toughness scale. That win over ND is looking less and less meaningful, and in 3 years, the only non comeback or close wins RR has had are: Minnesota first year, maybe Miami OH first year (though that was close), Del State last year, BG this year and Uconn this year. Look at what Harbaugh has done--not too many almost losses in his wins. RR has got to go. He looks lost out there as does his team. As the weather gets colder, ball gets harder, and the lack of help for DR is getting more obvious. I think even David Brandon knows at this point.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 9:26 a.m.
For those of you calling for GRob's head right now, who would you replace him with? You're not going to bring some one in from the outside, that would leave promoting some one else. Tony Gibson? Give me a break. He's a bigger part of the problem than Robinson. He's the Hack's buddy, not GRob. For better or worse, we're stuck with this bunch of idiots running the team until the end of the season. As for who's next, I don't think we'll get Harbaugh. I think he has NFL aspirations. Les is a possibility, as the LSU fan base would like to see him gone. I like the coach out at Utah, but with them now moving to the Pac10, he has less incentive for leaving. Mark Richt would bring SEC football to Michigan and I think GA would part with him. Hoke isn't the guy, never was. Maybe we look at assistants, like the D Coordinators at TX and Ala.
Tex Treeder
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 9:19 a.m.
RR: "We just have to play better." Thank you, Captain Obvious.
Sean T.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 8:58 a.m.
Some folk claim if you don't support the coach, you don't support the team. So we should just remain calm and hold each others hands and sing Kumbaya until 2018 when we finally get 3 Big Ten wins. Don't you people understand that it's youth, Lloyd Carr and Greg Robinson's fault? Fundamentals, shmundamentals, who needs that when our King will score 300 points the rest of the season. I hate you whiners and complainers, so maybe I'll just attack you guys because I know you are right about RR being a horrible coach. I know if I click my heels together RR will get us that 9-3 record I predicted at the beginning of the season. Sorry Fellas this is Sean's wife and I am sending him to the Hospital because he drank the RR Koo-laid on a dare this weekend. I'm not sure how long he will be away from the computer because of the long-lasting effects of vision of grandeur and being completely of your mind. Please pray for him, Michelle
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 8:47 a.m.
Boring WINNING football trumps exciting losing football.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 8:36 a.m.
I would love to see Harbaugh bring his coaching skills to Michigan. RR is not Michigan! This football team is not Michigan! I hate watching this team and the style of football they play. This d-fence sucks! How long is it going to take RR to realize that? HARBAUGH! HARBAUGH! HARBAUGH!!!
Sean T.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 8:18 a.m.
At least Sparty lost, right Tater?
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 8:06 a.m.
I almost can't wait till the end of this season. Even with a bye week, this defense looks worst then it did in any previous game this season. Easy fix, the only solution is that you need to fire the entire defensive coaching staff. Yea Rich, that mean's your buddy Greg Robinson. What a joke, let's blame it on the youth, or injury's. This all come down to that Rich has enjoyed his 3 year internship in Ann Arbor, and if things don't take a dramatic turn in the off season then Dave Brandon will send him a packen. P.S. If any of the defensive coaches need help packing, i'm available 24 hours a day, 7 day's a week.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 7:48 a.m.
I really believe RR knows he is in over his head, but is too obstinate to admit the fact. He is collecting a ridiculous salary for a loser. I do't think he or his assistants know how to coach. Much may be because RR is the boss and everything has to be done HIS way. I was willing to support him for three years if improvement was evident, but that hasn't happened. Mr Brandon....decision time.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 7:42 a.m.
The only thing RR has proven is that he cannot win in the Big 10. At the end of this season it will be 4-20 or 5-19 over 3 seasons. Bottom rung, bottom of the barrel, bargain basement, last place, worst team in Big 10 history, embarrassment to all. Enough.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 6:50 a.m.
At this point I agree with Ryan, get rid of the defensive coordinator and RR should coach the D. In the end he is the head coach and needs to show that he is actually a coach. The offense is good, the defense horrible. I think that the way this season has gone, RR needs to prove he can win Big Ten.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 5:44 a.m.
What about all in for Michigan?
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 5:13 a.m.
That was an ugly display of coaching on both sides of the ball. The whole coaching staff needs to go.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 4:32 a.m.
Hey Ryan,,,,,, RR went out and got GR. The correct thought should be that both need to get fired.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 4:01 a.m.
I've been a loyal fan for 50+ years and have never been so frustrated with the team. The D is a complete joke. And, when you break down the O, it consists of only an okay OL plus DRob (who's slowly being physically worn down like Forcier was last year). We don't have many real playmakers, even on offense. C'mon Dave Brandon, don't we need a head coach with more vision than RichRod?
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 3:25 a.m.
I think Rich Rod needs to FIRE GREG ROBINSON NOW HE SUCKS BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 And Out
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 : 2:15 a.m.
Actually the answer is C) Penn State was fortunate enough to face a Rich Rodriguez Error Michigan team.


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Time With "Elaine"I had to take "Pixie" to town to an appointment and "Elaine" decided to tag along. I didn't mind...I like both of these kids a lot and it was a good chance to spend some time being the dad.
We dropped off "Pixie", and along the same block were several shops. A thrift shop, a couple of antique places and so forth. It's a tourist town. So we decided to just browse some.
Let me first of all say that I strongly resent finding a Kiss album in an "antique" shop. Okay, so it was vinyl. But "Love Gun", while it may be a classic, is certainly not antique. Ditto for Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet". For cripe's sake, people! These guys are still doing concerts! Though, it wouldn't surprise me if one or two of the Kiss guys take geritol...
Anyway, after taking "Elaine's" jokes at my expense and having a generally good time poking fun at some of the old stuff together, and after her being a good sport and going into a book shop with me, I let her drag me into a teen fashion place. We tried on glasses...I don't think I would make a good-looking teen girl, by the look of me in those glasses. She had a fit over some "Boyfriend Watches" that were labeled "Trend Alert!" Personally, I don't think I have a use for a watch that has a "jelly band", whatever THAT means. As we left, the only other male in the place was leaving too, with what looked like his wife and little girl. He looked at me and muttered "was that as much fun for you as it was for me?"
While I'm guessing that I felt about the place about like he did, in my case it was totally worth it. It's important, if you want to develop a good relationship with a kid, to sometimes do things that the kid wants to do, and to at least ACT like you're having a good time. They know well enough that you're not going to have as good a time as them, but they tend to appreciate the effort, and it ties you together. It also makes it easier for them to feel like they really should do things with you that they DON'T want so much to do if they know that maybe next time there will be something in it for them.
Give and take. Sharing things. Building relationships. Those are, after all, the things that we wanted to get out of fostering, yes?


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Thapki Pyaar Ki 19th June 2017 Written Episode Update
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Lovely runs inside and hits Vasundra, the CDs fell off. She apologizes for being in such a hurry and says she would play the CD. Lovely flips the CDs and play Dolly's CD. The family had gathered around. Everyone was shocked to see as the video plays. Aryan runs to turn the video off and asks who brought it. Munna comes downstairs and turns the CD player off. Vasundra questions why he watches such movies. Munna denies watching such videos. Samar recognizes the CD bag as his, he says he would open it and show everyone that there is no filthy movie. Dolly ji hides her face out of guilt. Vasundra questions Samar. Samar assures this bag doesn't belong to him. Dolly reminds Samar he took the bag to office, maybe it's a joke with him. Dolly was upset for getting her own son caught in trap.
the room, Lovely dances over the song. Tina was passing by and watches her. Lovely watches Tina then makes up she has pain in her back. Tina asks if she was dancing. Lovely says she thought about doing some yoga, she played the song she found first then turns the song off.
Aryan was inquiring about Lovely on phone. Tina comes there and asks who lovely is. Aryan makes up she is an office employee. Tina asks why try when he can't lie, she wants to know the truth about who is Lovely. Aryan shows her Lovely's photo from the party, Tina was taken aback. Aryan says she looks like Thapki, he thought its Thapki; he narrates her the story about party. He asks how he must accept that both people are same. He only wants to watch them both at the same time, but Lovely is nowhere to be found. He takes a leave for an office chore. Tina thinks about Lovely's dance and says Aryan must have accepted Thapki's reality but she now doubts, she will find out of this Lovely is really a different person.
Lovely comes to open the door. It was a vegetable vendor with pumpkins. Dolly ji comes there and says Samar loves them, they are also Tina's favorite. Dolly makes the payment but had no change. Dolly ji asks Thapki to pay for it. Samar comes there. Dolly tells Samar Tina got these for him, she still loves him a lot. Samar apologizes he won't be able to eat this, this is Bani's favorite as well. Tina comes from behind. Dolly tells her that Samar brought this for her. Tina was in disbelief. Tina calls Samar from behind and asks if Dolly is right. Dolly reminds what he just said, Samar clarifies she must not take it otherwise, he did only what was in his heart. Tina was happy. Lovely brings the money. Tina thinks about something, she requests her to prepare this plum vegetable for her. Lovely assures she will.
In the kitchen, Lovely curses everyone. She says she never tasted plum in life, how would she cook the one like Thapki. She thinks only Thapki can save her from this problem. She gets an idea and empties the plum from inside, then decides about a plan. She brings the plum case and throws it over Dolly from upstairs, she gets a chance to run and go to meet Thapki. Everyone had gathered around Dolly who cried in the hall. Samar tries to drag it up, Dolly cries. Vasundra calls for a knife. Dolly says she was only passing by the hall, she doesn't know where it come from. Dolly resists as Samar marks with the knife. Vasundra finally shouts at Dolly to stay silent now. Samar marks the cut. Vasundra was relieved. They wonder where it come from.
Lovely asks Thapki about her plum recipe. Thapki asks what she would do otherwise, kill her? Lovely says she would kill someone else. Thapki hears Bani's cry. Thapki agrees to tell her about the recipe.
Thapki Pyaar Ki 20th June 2017 Written Episode Update Precap : The doctor hypnotizes Lovely. Lovely understands what they are doing. The doctor asks Lovely about her name.


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I'm on the edge everyday
Ain't nothing going for you and me
I am my enemy in everyway
He planted the seed, he planted the seed
When I was a teen girl I walked real awkward
Like a dog with three legs I had fought my wars
I was a misshape mistake misfit
Untamed mishap with a junkie heart
Now there's been a shift
I stopped taking hits
My eyes start to flicker, flicker
My mouth starts to drip
My heart starts to tinker, tinker
What can I do?
What can I do,
When I'm bound like this with you?
Now I really understand, understand
Now I really understand
I can't feel
I can't feel


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Monday, 11 October 2010
Eleanor Glover- Recorded performance of 'The Constant Tin Soldier'
This is an animation of the performance I went to see at the Shadowplay event. I think Eleanor Glover's work is stunning and I especially like the idea of presenting a fairytale as a contemporary puppet shadow play performance. I think she gave herself more leeway to put her own personal stamp on the story and it also got the viewers more involved and kept all of our attention. I love the idea of the puppet show, Eleanor mentioned that 'Hans Christian Andersen liked to put on his own puppet shows' and because she was illustrating one of his tales, I thought it was really appropriate.
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ABC, April 7, 9:32 p.m. ET |
Even during the long strike I never forgot you, Samantha Who? I would recall, usually during quiet moments on American Gladiators, the show's skipping happy lightness, and its perfect female ensemble, headed by Christina Applegate as a nasty New Yorker morally reformed after waking up from a coma. The first new episode is reassuringly good: Sam hopes to reunite with her ex (Barry Watson) but comes up against his fake-nice girlfriend (Kiele Sanchez). Meanwhile, her mother (Jean Smart) gets tipsy and delivers the speech she'd have given if she'd won the Miss Walnut Valley beauty title as a girl. It's a fine moment of comic pathos.


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When I tell people I never dated in highschool, I prepare myself for that raised-eyebrow look. "Were you some kind of social pariah?" they ask. I can say that I was not and I have no regrets or embarassing feelings about waiting until I graduated before dating. The idea of highschool dating, for me, brings to mind a cesspool of teenage fornication. Sharing bodily fluids between partners that you know have slept with this person and that person and so on...especially in a small town.
Thanks, but I'd rather not fuck my friends' sloppy seconds.


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Today's featured author for Writer Wednesday is Lori Titus. Let's get to know her and her books!!
AT: Where do you live? What's your town's claim to fame?
LT: I am from Los Angeles, but I moved to a small town in Central California a few years ago. It's a suburb, a community known for the oil industry and agriculture.
AT: Cool! What genre do you write?
LT: I wrote horror and paranormal mostly, though I am dipping into sci-fi/fantasy with one of my works in progress. I am sure that I will try out some other genres, but my work will always have some paranormal or horror element.
AT: I'm a fan of paranormal and of your work. I'm sure you'll conquer whatever genre you choose to tackle. Please let my blog readers know if you are a published author or aspiring to be published. If published, how many books are out there with your name on them?
LT: Yes, I am published. I have five novels and four novellas published under my name. I started working as a ghostwriter a few years ago, so I probably have closer to twenty titles under various names floating about with my DNA in them.
AT: Wow! What inspires you to write?
LT: I am inspired by so many things. Mostly the kind of thoughts you get a moment before drifting to sleep. Sometimes it's things on television, people I know, snippets of things I hear in the news. It all depends on what's going on around me. I think writers in general have a knack for turning just about anything into inspiration.
AT: I agree! Name one book you wish you'd written.
LT: Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone. I read that book several years ago and it still sticks with me. It's beautiful and awful at once. And the love story in that book? Absolutely incredibly well done.
AT: What was the last book you read? Did you enjoy it?
LT: I just finished reading Shonda Rhimes' memoir. Everyone already knows she's an awesome writer. I'm impressed at how she can captivate the reader from beginning to end. You won't be disappointed at all.
AT: I actually own that book. Gotta move it up my TBR now, lol. Who is your favorite author? Why?
LT: My favorite? That's a hard one! I can point to a lot of authors who were transformative. Koontz, King, Rice. Of course just about every writer I know mentions Poe and Shirley Jackson. Tananarive Due. Octavia Butler. And I keep trying to read and find new people that stir me up.
AT: Nice list! Now for the fun questions! You're a new addition to the crayon box. What color would you be and why?
LT: Hmmm. Raspberry Sangria. It would be the exact red-purple color of this iced fruit drink I get from the coffee shop. It is scrumptious!
AT: Sounds yummy...and pretty, lol. What would your autobiography be called?
LT: Many years ago, someone wrote me a letter titled "The Awful, Miserable State of Being Titus." That is too good to pass up.
AT: Man, sounds intriguing. Do you believe in love at first sight?
LT: Yes, I do. I have fallen in love at first sight at least twice. I'm hoping the third time is the one that sticks!
AT: I love it! If a genie granted you three wishes, what would they be? (can't ask for more wishes)
LT: Here's where it gets difficult because I am not sure if I want things that are personal or things that will touch other's lives. It would be beautiful to live in a world where no one was hungry or without a home. If I could get those two wishes I would probably not worry about a third wish, since those two are a lot for even the best genie. Plus, I'm not sure I trust genies…how do I know there won't be some kind of horrific spin on whatever wish they grant me?
AT: Ha! True! Are you spring, summer, fall, or winter? Please share why.
LT: I am Spring and Fall. I love when it is warm or cool enough to enjoy the outdoors. I'm not a fan of summer (it's usually well above one hundred degrees where I live) or winter (which usually lands here suddenly and is long and far too cold).
AT: Tea or coffee?
LT: I love my coffee. But I love tea too. Coffee is usually my morning drink but in the afternoon I switch to herbal tea. I've always got at least four different kinds in my cupboard.
AT: You don't play about your beverages, huh? Tell us about your most recent/current project.
LT: My latest novel is Blood Relations, a story about a religious cult. We follow the lives of several apostates to the group. The Congregate stalk their former members, and in some cases they do violent things. It's a horror tale, and it's very much about the consequences of giving over power to other people. The power of the group lies in their Hive Mind, and the ability to follow and abuse those who don't follow orders.
You can find it here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Relations-Lori-Titus-ebook/dp/B01M4MQEFH
This December, I have a book that will be featured in a box set along with a group of other paranormal authors called Sigils and Spells. I will have details about the pre-order date soon.
AT: How can readers connect with you?
My author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lori-Titus/e/B00450JMMI/
You can find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lori.titus
Readers can follow my blog, The Darkest of Lore, at https://Loribeth215.wordpress.com
I also write articles for a horror site called Gruemonkey: www.gruemonkey.com
AT: Any final words?
LT: Thank you so much for interviewing me.
AT: My pleasure!


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Monday 7-11 Yrs KIK Soccer
Registration is currently closed for this League.
Special Promotion:
- Day Camps: We run Day Camps on PA/PD Day, over the December Holidays, March Break, and throughout the entire Summer. For more information, please visit: www.dashsports.ca/sports.php#camp
- Birthday Parties: Check out our Birthday Packages! They're fun and convenient. For more information, and to book a Birthday Party with us, please visit: www.dashsports.ca/brands/dash/pages/birthdays.php
- Gym Rentals: Need a gym rental for a team practice or group event? We can help with that too. For more information, please visit: www.dashsports.ca/brands/dash/pages/gym-rental.php
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League Information
|Monday May 28th, 2018
|Monday August 27th, 2018
|Registration Opened
|Friday February 23rd, 2018
|Registration Deadline
|Monday May 28th, 2018
|Spring, Summer
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Registration & Pricing
League Notes:
- Class Details: Our Outdoor KIK Soccer is our most popular program! We teach your child how to play Soccer through a fun and encouraging atmosphere, while teaching the fundamentals of the sport. We create set teams and a season schedule for games, but we do not keep score or track standings. If you wish to play with a specific friend, please make note in the 'Registration Comments' section. Each child will receive a Dash Sports jersey on the first day of class. Shorts and socks are not provided. Cleats and shin pads are not necessary to participate in our program. We want the focus to be on having fun and learning how to play the game!
- Class Format: Coaches will take the children through various sport specific skills and drills, before organizing a fun game each week.
- Class Times: Classes will be one-hour every week from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- Length of Season: 12-week season
- Exclusion Dates: No classes on July 2 & August 6
- It's all about learning, and having FUN
Location Notes:
- Monday games take place at Frontenac Park (5140 Pinedale Avenue, Burlington)


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"Herbivorous cells consume a diet of plant matter."
Herbivore Consequence AbilitiesEdit
Creature stage
Siren Song: "Use this ability to temporarily enthrall all creatures in your vicinity. This makes it easier for you to socialize them."
Tribal stage
Refreshing Storm: "This ability allows the chieftain to summon a storm causing fruit to be replenished and fall from trees."
"Herbivore also makes the Flaming torch weapon the default weapon in Tribal stage"
"Herbivore also makes the Maraca instrument the default instrument in Tribal stage"
Civilization stage
Healing Aura: "This ability repairs all of your vehicles and buildings."
Space stage
Social Suave: "This ability gives you an immediate negotiation discount on all social tools."
Gaining The Herbivore Trait
The Herbivore trait is given to cells which eat significantly more plants than meat.
Personality of Herbivore Creatures
Herbivores are almost always curious. They will not attack any creature unless they are provoked. Many herbivores have better socializing skills than combat skills.


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was permitted within the school compound, identified as belonging to Duke Iron Rod and his band of raiders. After a tour around the compound, which included
The party proceeded out from Abbott Field, en route to secure the water supply for Big Boss Capo. Not an hour out, they heard a crash and a rending of steel; the windmill at the school had fallen apart. The [[:Vault Boy]] decided to head back so he could heal the wounded and repair the damage. Jack Hammer and the Content Not Found: Savant learned a little bit about clothing. On the way the party had an encounter with radroaches, and managed to kill a radscorpion that had been stalking the roaches. Jack got a suit of radscorpion armor made for him, affording him additional protection as well as a trophy of his kill. The Savant scrounged up some of the materials she needed to make an antidote for radscorpion venom; she also learned that she had the knowledge necessary to make an antivenom. Content Not Found: Napolean, [[:John Adams]], and [[:Abe Smith]] learned more about each others' capabilities; Abe found himself good with a shotgun, Napolean demonstrated that in addition to his prowess with a gun he was also an effective leader, and John Adams demonstrated his amazing facility with a gun. The party picked up their shells and headed out. The radio picked up an Enclave broadcast, which created some drama, and then the party discovered a Brotherhood of Steel scouting party. They were clearly looking for someone. The party, on advice of John and the others, chose to hide; the two parties passed each other without incident. There was some difficulty with finding a scouting point to discover the location of their destination; Jack and Napolean decided on a broken power transmission tower, and then decided on a location. When they got there, they discovered the school surrounded by a metal wall and guarded by a sniper and a lookout. After a display of sniping prowess (John Adams shot off the lookout's hat), the party was permitted to send Abe as an emissary. The school swallowed him up, and that ended the session.
Our adventure began with all of the characters meeting up at Abbott Field. First to show up was [[:Abe Smith]], an old ghoul crooner with a heart of gold and a voice of gravel. He began to bargain with Big Boss Capo, throwing in a free autograph of one of his old records as a bit of a bargaining chip, until he found out about Jack Hammer, the feral man the Boss was looking to train as an attack dog. He arranged to purchase Jack, until an earsplitting scream filled the building. In the rush to investigate, the Boss, Jack, and Abe ran into Content Not Found: Napolean, who had come seeking work and assistance with a complicated dispute with his ex-wife. The small party rounded a corner and found the Content Not Found: Savant, trying desperately to recover her energy after she incapacitated one of the Boss' men. Apparently, she had been picked up by Iago, Big Boss Capo's lead slave handler, having completely misinterpreted the Boss' needs and wants for "his girls." Jack killed and began eating the wounded man as the [[:Vault Boy]] arrived. After a comedy of errors in which Napolean was disarmed, Jack was purchased, the Savant ate curry, Iago was frightened, clothes were found (and discarded, much to everyone's discomfort), and Big Boss Capo declared quite strongly that he is "not a faygala" (Jack is also not a faygala), the team got down to brass tacks. The Boss wanted the team to secure a water source held by raiders to the southwest; he had offered the raiders a good deal, and they had offered him his emissary back, minus his hands and his life. So with that, they met up with their guide, [[:John Adams]], and set out into the wastes, soothed by the dulcet sounds of Ron Perlman's voiceover (it wasn't Ron Perlman).
Every campaign gets an Adventure Log, a blog for your adventures!
While the wiki is great for organizing your campaign world, it's not the best way to chronicle your adventures. For that purpose, you need a blog!
The Adventure Log will allow you to chronologically order the happenings of your campaign. It serves as the record of what has passed. After each gaming session, come to the Adventure Log and write up what happened. In time, it will grow into a great story!
Best of all, each Adventure Log post is also a wiki page! You can link back and forth with your wiki, characters, and so forth as you wish.
One final tip: Before you jump in and try to write up the entire history for your campaign, take a deep breath. Rather than spending days writing and getting exhausted, I would suggest writing a quick "Story So Far" with only a summary. Then, get back to gaming! Grow your Adventure Log over time, rather than all at once.


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This Fathers Day weekend was filled with nothing but joy! Pinky's up, it's time to sip slow!
More congrats goes out to Ciara and Future on the birth of their baby boy, Future Jr., who Ciara finally released a photograph of yesterday on Father's Day to honor her Fiance'! And might I say, this little Prince is just ADORABLE! Ciara and Future, we wish you nothing but the best as you embark on your journey of parenthood!
Ciara captioned her photo with the sweet message: "Hey Dad aka Big @Future. Baby Future Loves You.#HappyFathersDay." How Cute!
In other celeb baby news, another adorable little tike is on the loose. Yesterday Newlywed Kim Kardashian also honored the love of her life, husband Kanye West, by posting a heart melting photograph of him napping with their birthday girl, North "Nori" West. The photograph was taken after they enjoyed a busy day together. I do believe that this little princess is going to be breaking hearts (and pockets) in the near future!
Speaking of rap babies, Happy Father's Day as well to Jay-Z who spent his special day with his princess, Blue Ivy, as well! And get this, the diva and training finally got her do did! Ooo Kill Em! Baby Blue sported a cute top knot bun which was even adorned with cute kiddie hair accessories! Yes Miss Blue you better work! Not sure of who was responsible for laying her tresses but I'm sure everyone who signed last weeks petition is just happy for the success of it!
Here you can see Blue Ivy's fabulous Father's Day coif courtesy of MediaTakeOut.com
And last but certainly not least, a HUGE congratulations goes out to Eve who exchanged vows with her long time boyfriend, Maxmillion Cooper, on Friday in Ibiza. With Eve's music success and Max's billionaire status, this is surely a power couple! Best of wishes to the two of them! Eve certainly deserves it after all the chaos she's had to endure in her past. It's true that after the rain comes the rainbow! Let's cross our fingers for more baby bells!
Now that right there is one grown and sexy couple! You go girl!
Have a fabulous Monday and remember, pinky's up and sip slow!
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Political Animals Sundays at 10 p.m. on USA
USA Network calls "Political Animals" a "six-part limited series event," and that's one way of describing it. Another would be to say that it is among the most bizarre, if tasty, concoctions ever presented on mainstream television.
Ostensibly, "Political Animals" is a saga of high-stakes politics set against a background of family drama, or perhaps the other way round. No matter. Sooner or later, every hint of real tension or emotion will be punctured...


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text: There has been a lot of discussion about bread machines and bread baking recently on list. I have a nice little list for bread bakers that some of you might be interested in joining. We have about 4,000 subscribers at any given time, the list has been on the net for 8 yrs now and there are 4 well known bread machine authors on list with us and they do answer questions in the digest or privately to people. This is not a vegetarian or ff list...it is for all bread bakers no matter what method they use or ingredients that they wish to use. But if you are interested in FF or vegetarian breads all one has to do is ask and I am sure that help will be forth coming. I asked Michelle if she minded if I post this note and she graciously told me to go ahead. So here is part of the Info sheet that you get when you join. >The bread-bakers mailing list is run automatically by Bestserv. The commands and options are different from those of listserv, listproc or majordomo. The bread-bakers mailing list is only available in digest format. To subscribe to bread-bakers, send mail to <bread-bakers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. In the body of the message, place (lower case, no indentation): subscribe end This will subscribe you at the address that your message is sent from. This is almost certainly your correct address. Bestserv will send you a message asking you to confirm your subscription request. You must reply to the message changing the word REJECT in the subject to ACCEPT. You will get a confirmation when your subscription has been accepted. If you have problems subscribing, please write to us at <bread-bakers-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> and we will assist you. Please don't ever hesitate to write to me directly if you have any problems/questions. Thanks for considering Bread Bakers. Reggie -- Reggie Dwork | Om Mani Padme Hung reggie@xxxxxxxxxx | Owner bread-bakers, eat-lf and otbf mailing lists ------------------------------


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Saturday, September 3, 2005
Blanche Hatfield GardnerTeacher
Blanche Hatfield Gardner, 86, a teacher, died of cardiac arrhythmia Aug. 25 at the Sunrise assisted living center in Silver Spring, where she lived.
Mrs. Gardner's linguistic ability and scholarly mind led her to teach German, Latin and the history of the English language at several area schools in the 1960s and 1970s, and to tutor students later in life. She and her husband had the Times of London air-mailed daily so that they could do the crossword puzzle, reputed to be the most difficult in the world.
She was born in Evanston, Ill., the youngest daughter of a Northwestern University professor. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1940 with a degree in German, and went on to receive a master's degree in German from the University of Wisconsin about 1942.
She moved to Washington and started working for the Army's Signal Intelligence Service at Arlington Hall. There she met and married another Wisconsin graduate, Meredith Knox Gardner, who went on to become a legendary code-breaker at the National Security Agency.
Mrs. Gardner resigned to start their family. They lived overseas for five years and then returned to the District, where Mrs. Gardner began teaching Latin, German and history of the English language at the Hawthorne School in Washington during the 1960s. She later taught at the Field School, and during the 1970s taught German at George Washington University. She never really retired; she tutored in German and Latin and she and her husband conducted a Latin class in their home until just a few years ago.
She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in the District, where she taught Sunday school for a time. She later became a regular attendant and volunteer at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Washington.
Her husband of 57 years died in 2002.
Survivors include two children, Arthur Hatfield Gardner of Brookfield, Wis., and Ann Gardner Martin of Annapolis; and 11 grandchildren.Robert M. KochLimestone Institute Founder
Robert M. Koch, 91, founder of the National Limestone Institute and a former resident of Fairfax, died Aug. 27 of complications of stomach surgery at the Coral Springs Medical Center in Coral Springs, Fla.
Mr. Koch was born in Greenfield, Mass., and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1935. From 1935 to 1940, he worked as the county executive in Franklin County, Mass., administering the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service.
He moved to the Washington area in 1940 and until 1945 managed the USDA's Conservation Materials Program for nine northern states. Impatient with paperwork and government bureaucracy, he left government service and founded the National Agricultural Limestone Institute in 1945. Now part of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, the organization was the trade group for the nation's limestone producers. For 35 years, he lobbied for funding for the Agricultural Conservation Program, the Interstate Highway Program and other programs of interest to the limestone industry. He retired in 1981 and moved to Parkland, Fla., although he maintained a house in Fairfax.
Mr. Koch also served as executive director of the Committee on the World Food Crisis and organized two international conferences on world hunger. He was a member of the American Road Builders Association, the Capitol Hill Club and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and a founding member of Graham Road United Methodist Church in Falls Church. He was a renowned flower gardener.
His wife, Helene Radowicz Koch, died in 2000.
Survivors include two children, Robert M. Koch Jr. of Concord, N.H., and Marilyn Gowing of Washington; and two grandchildren.Harrison Brown AtkinsonBusiness Owner
Harrison Brown "H.B." Atkinson, 91, who sold merchandise to military exchanges for 53 years, died July 31 at his home in Vienna. He had Alzheimer's disease.
He was born in Crewe, Va., and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps after high school. He enlisted in the Navy during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1945.
Mr. Atkinson bought a car and trailer and started his career as a traveling merchandise salesman, preferring to be called a "peddler."
He soon branched out into military sales at post exchanges all over the world. He opened an office in the Bond Building in Washington, in Alexandria and then Vienna.
In 1958, he partnered with Charles J. Nackos and started the Atkinson Tile Co. in Vienna. He also was the founder of Atlantic Pacific Co., H.B. Sales and Vienna Properties Inc. He continued to work until 2001, when he became ill.
He was a member of Christian Fellowship Church in Ashburn.
His marriages to Ann Atkinson, Nancy Atkinson and Gretchen Atkinson ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Shirley Atkinson of Vienna; two stepchildren, Kim Howell of Springfield and Gary Hodges of White Stone, Va.; and three grandchildren.Brother Robert ConwayMaintenance Engineer
Brother Robert Conway, 87, a stationary engineer and head of maintenance at Silver Spring's Holy Trinity Mission Seminary for 30 years, died of a cerebral hemorrhage Aug. 31 at Holy Cross Hospital. He was an Adelphi resident.
Widely known as Brother Robert, he was a longtime Eucharistic minister at St. Camillus Church in Silver Spring and at nursing homes within the parish boundaries. He was devoted to the sick and elderly, often visiting nursing homes, transporting the handicapped and helping with clothing collection and housing needs.
He was born in Rochester, N.Y., and attended Canisius College in Buffalo and St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. He graduated from Catholic University. He joined the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, a Catholic religious congregation in Silver Spring, in 1944 and took his final vows in 1948. In June 1991, he was named Brother of the Year by the National Assembly of Religious Brothers.
Survivors include a brother.
Homer W. Jones Jr.IRS Employee
Homer W. Jones Jr., 79, a retired statistician with the Internal Revenue Service and an amateur chess enthusiast, died Aug. 31 of respiratory failure at the Regents Park nursing home in Winter Park, Fla. He was a longtime resident of Alexandria.
Mr. Jones was born in New York City and grew up in Westfield, N.J.
He enlisted in the Navy during World War II but was discharged after contracting polio. He spent a period of convalescence in Warm Springs, Ga.
He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1947 and a master of science degree in 1950, both from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. He received a master's degree in business administration from American University in 1965.
From 1947 to 1951, he worked as a cost estimator for the company then known as Esso Research and Engineering in Linden, N.J. He joined the IRS in 1959 and retired in 1988 as a statistician with the agency's Statistics of Income Division.
Mr. Jones was an early member of the Washington Chess Divan, for many years the city's premier chess club, and served for several years as executive director, treasurer and newsletter editor of the D.C. Chess League. He also was one of the first national tournament directors in the Washington area.
He enjoyed playing speed chess and conducting simultaneous chess exhibitions, sometimes playing as many as 50 people at a time. He consistently was ranked as an "expert" player and achieved a "master" ranking by the U.S. Chess Federation.
A longtime member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, he served as treasurer, deacon and elder. He also was a recipient, along with his wife, of the 1995 Jefferson Award from the Alexandria Republican Party, and he was an honorary member of the Commonwealth Republican Women's Club.
His wife, Shirley D. Jones, died in 2003.
Survivors include two daughters, Laura S. Williams of Winter Park and Linda M. Jones of Forest Hills, Calif.; and two granddaughters.Wanda Loyd NicholsonMilitary Spouse, Volunteer
Wanda Loyd "Windy" Nicholson, 80, an Air Force spouse and volunteer, died Aug. 30 at Capital Hospice in Arlington. She had cancer.
Mrs. Nicholson, an award-winning gardener and flower arranger, was past president of the Collingwood Garden Club in the Mount Vernon area of Alexandria. She initiated the project to landscape Stephen Foster Intermediate School, led Girl Scout troops and was a member of the Mount Vernon Genealogical Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, the Mount Vernon Ladies Association and the National Women's Symphony Organization.
She also served as a makeup artist for community theater groups in Alexandria. An avid golfer and past officer of the Andrews Air Force Base Women's Golf Association, she had two holes-in-one in tournament play.
Mrs. Nicholson was born in Kansas City, Mo., and raised in Union, Mo. She graduated from the Cadet Nursing Corps program at Washington University and Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.
She married and accompanied her husband to 23 homes over his 37-year military career, insisting that the adventure of making friends and seeing new places far outweighed the problems of moving her family. While in Hawaii, she initiated a well-baby clinic at Hickam Air Force Base and helped with the polio vaccine campaign at grade schools.
Mrs. Nicholson became a permanent resident of the Washington area in 1979.
She enjoyed music and dance and was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Alexandria.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years, retired Maj. Gen. William L. Nicholson III of Alexandria; three daughters, Linda Caraher of Indianapolis, Beverly Benda of Alexandria and Diedre Nicholson-Lamb of Springfield; and three grandsons.
Arthur Pleasant Sibold Jr.Navy Captain
Arthur Pleasant Sibold Jr., 85, a retired Navy captain who later worked for defense contractors, died of a stroke Aug. 28 at the Westminster at Lake Ridge retirement community in Lake Ridge, where he lived.
Capt. Sibold, a native of Chattanooga, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1942, a year early because of the accelerated classes during World War II. He was immediately sent to convoy patrol in the North Atlantic.
Later in the war, as gunnery officer of the destroyer USS Wainwright, he participated in the invasion of North Africa.
He also participated in anti-submarine patrols in the Atlantic and Mediterranean and in combat in Sicily, Palermo, Anzio and Salerno, all in Italy.
After the war, he graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Subsequent assignments included the Charleston Naval Shipyard, special weapons at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque and the staff of the commander in chief of the Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.
While serving at the Naval Underwater Sound Laboratory at Fort Trumbull in Connecticut, he designed and received a patent for the technology enabling submarines to deploy the "towed array." The importance of this technology was vividly portrayed in the 1990 movie "The Hunt for Red October," based on the novel by Tom Clancy. Capt. Sibold retired from the Navy in 1968 while serving at the Naval Ship Systems Command in Washington.
Among his awards was the Navy Commendation Medal.
Capt. Sibold worked for defense contractors SRC and RCA while designing the combat system for the Aegis weapons system. He retired a second time in 1981.
He enjoyed family, golf, woodworking and travel. As a Boy Scout leader, he developed a lifelong interest in promoting soil and water conservation.
Capt. Sibold lived in Alexandria from 1963 until he moved in 1993 to Westminster at Lake Ridge. He was a member of St. Rita's Catholic Church in Alexandria for 30 years and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Lake Ridge for 15 years. He was also a member of the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Elizabeth Porter Sibold of Lake Ridge; six children, Arthur Sibold III of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Brian Sibold of San Diego, Ann Gordon Sibold of Falls Church, Stuart Sibold of Hollidaysburg, Pa., Katherine Sibold of Alexandria and Lucy McCrillis of Arlington; a sister; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.


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A majority of the nation's forecasters are insisting that the current recession will end by August, basing their optimism on the behavior of past recessions. By their own acknowledgment, however, the forecasters are playing down the special troubling features of this recession that could prove them wrong.
The big rise in stock prices in recent weeks has reinforced the forecasters' view that this recession, the ninth since World War II, will be among the shortest, lasting less than a year.
Blue Chip Economic Indicators, which polls 50 prominent forecasters each month, shows that their consensus prediction in February is for healthy economic growth beginning in the third quarter -- assuming the Persian Gulf war ends by April 1.


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It takes more than factional support and slavish loyalty to the leader to make it as a Howard minister: you also need immaculate timing.
My point is this: in a grown-up society such as our own, the media cannot expect to get away with parading falsehoods as truths, or ignoring salient facts because they happen to be inconvenient to the line of argument - or narrative - that particular journalists, or media organisations, might choose to adopt on any given controversy or issue.- Alexander Downer, speech to the National Newspaper Publishers' Conference, 28 August 2006
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Downer, issued instructions to suppress a damning letter about the hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq after the war, a former senior diplomat says.Dr John Gee, an expert on chemical weapons, worked with the US-led weapons hunter, the Iraq Survey Group, after the war and wrote the critical six-page letter when he decided to resign in March 2004. In it he warned the Federal Government the hunt was, "fundamentally flawed" and there was a "reluctance on the part of many here and in Washington to face the facts" that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction.Dr Gee recorded in an email soon after that "Downer has issued instructions it [my letter] is not to be distributed to anyone". He wrote to a colleague in the Iraq Survey Group that a senior official in the Office of National Assessments, the Prime Minister's intelligence advisory agency, had told him about Mr Downer's instructions.- Sydney Morning Herald, "Weapons cover-up revealed", 31 August 2006
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On the Sunday Arts program, host Helen Razer was interviewing film director Bob Weis about his documentary Women of the Sun — 25 Years Later, charting the stories of Aboriginal women.Razer noted the film compared his family's history as Holocaust survivors to the contemporary situation of Aborigines in Australia.Weis said he would like to make one more "conceptual leap", to which Razer replied "be my guest".Indigenous actress Justine Saunders sat beside Weis and encouraged him as he said: "That while David Irving — the Holocaust denier — sits in prison … ", before he was cut off.Mr Weis said yesterday he uttered the words "… the Australian Government …", but that did not go to air.Razer hit the dump button, saying on air: "I can't possibly let you say that", before switching to pre-recorded audio.Weis and Saunders allege Razer then said: "I will lose my job." This did not make it to air."Is it a job worth having?" Weis asked her, also off air, before storming out of the booth.
Weis yesterday revealed he was going to say: "That while David Irving — the Holocaust denier — sits in prison, the Australian Government put our chief Holocaust denier on the board of the ABC."


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Naltrexone, approved by the Food and Drug Administration as treatment for alcohol dependence, may be especially effective in people of Asian descent, a new study suggests.
Recent research has found about 50 percent of people of Asian descent have a genetic mutation that makes them likely to benefit from naltrexone, compared with about 20 percent of Caucasians, and less than 5 percent of African Americans.
The study tested the effectiveness of naltrexone compared with a placebo medication in 35 heavy drinkers of Asian descent, according to Medical News Today. In two sessions, they received an infusion of ethanol that was the equivalent of two to three standard alcoholic drinks. In one session, they first took naltrexone; in the second session, they took a sugar pill.
The researchers found naltrexone reduced the positive feelings of alcohol intoxication among participants with the genetic mutation, but not among those without it. Those with the mutation reported having more sedated and unpleasant feelings of intoxication after taking naltrexone compared with the placebo. They also had less craving for alcohol after taking naltrexone.
The results are published online in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.
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