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Making a "Short List"
Coming up with a "short list" of where you're going to send your college applications is ideally a lengthy, iterative process of:
- IDENTIFYING one particular quality you're looking for in a school;
- RESEARCHING all the schools on your overall list to find out how well or poorly they demonstrate that quality;
- ELIMINATING a number of schools that don't make the grade.1
It's important to first have an idea of some particular things you want out of college. You start with your top priority, usually a program or field (if you want to study engineering, you've already eliminated every university that doesn't have an engineering program), and repeat the process with the next most important thing you want in a school, until you reach your goal—a "short list" with the following qualities:
- Attending any school on the list would enable you to pursue a career (or field of graduate study) that you find interesting.
- You can reasonably afford the total cost in application fees, test fees, and transcript/score report fees required to apply to every school on your list.
- You have enough time to write any essays, complete any applications, take any tests, and obtain any letters of reference required to meet every application deadline at the schools on your list.2
- The list includes at least one "safety" and one "reach" (keeping in mind the first point above).3
Notice that so far, we haven't really talked about money issues. You can use cost of attendance as a factor in building your short list, but I would recommend making cost of attendance very low priority; leave it alone until you've run out of other good ways to narrow down your list. Why? Because in the overwhelming majority of cases you won't know for certain whether you can afford a school until you find out what financial aid and scholarships you're offered and you won't have that information until after you apply. As long as you have an affordable safety on your list, it won't be the end of the world if you have to turn down a school that didn't offer you enough financial aid.
Once your list meets the four criteria above, you're ready to begin your applications. An additional rule of thumb is that you should have more than two schools on your list, even if one's your safety and the other's your reach.4 There's no hard upper limit to the number of schools on your list, but if you're in double digits it can be pretty crazy keeping track of it all. Five or six schools is a reasonable number for most high school seniors.
Are you ready?
The first step is to put together a list of every single college and university in the world. You've probably already done that, so let's move on to—
Okay, okay. There's no way you're starting with every single school on your list. But one thing that most high school students never consider is just how many great schools they've never heard of. By the time you reach high school you'll probably be familiar with a number of famous schools, local schools, and schools that your family, peers and teachers attended. That's a very small portion of the huge number of accredited schools in this country, and you probably don't have much in-depth knowledge even about those schools.
Sure, you've heard the term "Ivy League"—but do you know what it means? You probably recognize the names Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Oxford, but could you identify their differences and similarities? (Pop quiz for Americans: Which one's not in the United States?) Can you list every public college and university campus in your home state, and do you know their particular strengths? (To be fair, that's a much easier question to answer in some states than in others.)
This is a brainstorming stage. Use the heck out of the internet. Focus on putting schools on your list. Talk to your teachers, your parents, your parents' friends. You can try asking your high school guidance counselor, but they're probably not going to tell you much you haven't already heard from someone else. When you start going in circles, or when you've got a nice fat list of several dozen schools that caught your interest for one reason or another, you're ready to start the process of IDENTIFYING, RESEARCHING, and ELIMINATING.
"What if I don't have time to do all this?"
If you left things to the last minute, and deadlines are looming, cut down on the brainstorming phase. If you already have a number of schools in mind, make that your starting list. Figure out which school is your safety and make sure you have everything taken care of for that school—essays, transcripts, letters of reference. If you're going crazy and you feel like everything is falling apart or you just can't find a safety you would be happy attending, consider taking a year off of school and doing some volunteering. Taking a "gap year" is a whole other subject with its own risks and rewards, which I won't go into right now; but if you made some mistakes and now you can't possibly finish your applications in time, you're not doomed to fail at life. Learn your lesson, don't make those mistakes in the following year, and you'll be just fine. Waiting a year to get into a school where you can be happy is far better than going to a school you don't like, just because you missed a bunch of deadlines in high school and you think something horrible will happen if you don't go to college right now!
Remember, there is nearly always more than one way of doing things. I hope this post is helpful to anyone who goes searching for it, and feedback is more than welcome from applicants, students, educators, administrators... Basically anyone who's not a dromaeosaur.
1 You might not eliminate schools in every step, especially as your list gets smaller, and that's fine. Sometimes you might find new information about a school you had eliminated, and decide to put it back on the list. If you're having trouble eliminating schools, you either need to gather more information or use stricter criteria. Taking tours, discussing your plans with friends and family, and even calling up a school on the phone when you can't figure something out from internet or library research are all useful tools for gathering information.
2 Be conservative with this estimate, especially if you're applying to more than five or six schools. If you think you can just barely manage getting in a dozen applications, it would almost certainly be better to only put in eight and spend 50% more time on each one.
3 A safety is a school that you know you can afford and that you're fairly certain will offer you admission. A reach is a more competitive school that you think might offer you admission, if all the right pieces fall into place.
4 One exception to this rule is for those who are going into a very specific technical or professional field (such as culinary arts, for example). In this case, you may not have many schools from which to choose and your safety may not be particularly competitive, or it may even be open-admission. Another exception is for transfer applicants, who often have a much better idea of their goals and options, and may have a guarantee of admission to one or more schools.


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There is a suspicion that all the children who are avid readers of his books were already several steps ahead and knew that zombies don't like sunlight and in a tight spot the bit to go for is the brain.
In a whistle-stop tour of despatching the undead, Charlie gave enthusiastic demonstrations of beheading, and stakes through the heart (good against vampires), before describing how popular entertainment in the Victorian era involved electricity and trying to revive recently demised corpses. Vampires were also the stars of the Victorian stage as people flocked to pay to be terrified.
Charlie led an enthralled audience in two sessions to 600 pupils from 12 schools across Oxfordshire, through the long tradition of stories to scare yourself stupid – weaving strands that can be traced back to the romantic poets.
What might have been new to the audience is that scare-the-hell-out-of-you stories are now considered classics when originally all they were out to do was to shock you. He advised everyone to go and read Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'.
Charlie's talk was also a romp through the origins of some classic literature – for example, did you know that the image of a modern vampire is very much based on 'mad, bad and dangerous to know' poet Lord Byron?
Now it all makes sense that they are beautiful, charismatic and swish about in capes and lordly robes.
The premise of his horror action stories is that a disease has struck the planet and has killed everyone over the age of 14 – and those not killed outright have been turned into zombies. So all the children must fight for their survival while also trying not to get eaten.
Charlie Higson relishes the fact that with his 'The Enemy' series, he is taking on the sky-high challenge of making reading as compelling as watching television or playing computer games.
When he set out to write a new series for kids he went right back to the stories that really gripped him as a boy – setting himself the challenge to make a story that packed enough punch that children would remember it for life. And here are some suitable exercised fans from John Mason School:
His starting point was that if it's not giving your children nightmares it's not working, so there was much sympathy in the room for Charlie's ten-year-old son. We heard of his sweat-drenched night terrors (although it was possibly his own fault for night after night telling his horror-writing father 'oh that's not scary').
His son's sacrifices are, however, benefiting legions of teenage boys and girls who are now craving their next fix of Higson-induced zombie terror. The latest – 'The Fear', is out today (Sep 15):
So should you be recommending all this horror to your children?
Charlie Higson is probably still best-known to adults for his comedy writing. His long apprenticeship as a writer, including writing for television, plus some early (really nasty) adult horror means his books are very well written.
Remember – if they do mean your children have nightmares you can be reassured they are in the long tradition of classic storytelling.
Of course if you've got a younger one, or a more sensitive one, Charlie Higson made his name as a children's writer with his 'Young Bond' series – all about James Bond at school. Again, suitable from age nine upwards, it is the quality of the writing which means these will certainly become classics and they are readable for children right through their teens.
We have signed copies in stock – while they last!
Charlie performed heroically over the course of six hours, and a huge thank you to him and Abingdon School for hosting the event so well. Charlie also very generously conducted a number of interviews - Gaskella has a fantastic write-up of the event over on her book blog - but we also were able to get a glimpse into the writing life of Charlie Higson...
Five questions with . . . Charlie Higson's writing life
Charlie Higson is the author of the 'Young Bond' series and now into the third of 'The Enemy' trilogy about a world where everyone over the age of 14 has either been wiped out by a plague. Those adults who weren't killed outright were turned into zombies and are now after all the children as a source of fresh food.
1. What are you working on at the moment?
I am about one-third of the way through the follow up to 'The Fear'. Originally it was going to be three books and then my publisher, Puffin, said make it five and now we're up to it being seven.
Writing an ongoing series means that even when you think you've finished a book and you might think it's time to break open the champagne or book a long holiday, in fact the next day you have to start on the next one. You have to keep the momentum up, because kids finish a book and they want to get on with the next one and they grow up quickly.
2. What is the best writing tip you've ever been given?
My father said when I was a teenager 'get yourself a proper job you can always do your writing in evenings and weekends'. Of course, as I was a teenager I completely ignored him. In fact I've never had a proper job. I make a living writing – although technically I suppose I have followed his advice because I treat it like going to work and keep the words coming. So I suppose I must have taken something on board.
3. What's the best thing and the worst thing about being a children's writer?
The best thing is the feedback. Only yesterday I met a boy having his book signed who was about 14 and said 'The Enemy' was the first book he had ever finished. When you get feedback from parents, librarians, teachers saying how much kids want to read them and through reading them they then find out what fun reading is – that's the best thing.
The worst thing is that I sort of always have to think about behaving myself and think I had better not say this or do that and that's probably not my natural behaviour. When Anthony Horowitz started writing for children (when nobody paid very much attention to children's writers) he often followed around Roald Dahl on school visits. Roald Dahl had a reputation of saying very inappropriate things and probably didn't even like children very much. My adult novels are full of sex and violence, but as a children's writer you have to be an ambassador. And news papers being what they are I know that if my trousers accidentally fell down it would be the end of my career.
4. Do you have a writer's survival kit, eg a place, thing or snack essential before you can start work?
I try not to be superstitious about it. If you say to yourself you can only write with a certain pen it can become a bit of an albatross. I would probably find it difficult to write without a computer – it does make life easier, but I can write almost anywhere, although it is easier at home.
5. What was your biggest breakthrough?
The success of 'Loadsmoney' on Saturday Live, which I wrote with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse, meant we were accepted as established comedy writers. People asked us to do stuff. It opened lots of doors and meant publishers were more interested as well. Publishers want a writer they can market – it's a business and they want to sell books. And I saw the possibility that I could make a living as a writer.

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Former Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education member Nury Martinez defeated former Assemblywoman Cindy Montanez in Tuesday's special election to fill the Sixth District City Council seat.
Martinez received 54.57 percent of the vote with all 63 precincts reporting and all vote-by-mail ballots counted, according to unofficial results released by the City Clerk's Office.
Martinez defeated Montanez, 4,917-4,093. Turnout was 10.22 percent.
Martinez and Montanez were seeking to replace Tony Cardenas, who resigned in January to take the seat in the House of Representatives he was elected to in November.
Montanez and Martinez were the top two vote-getters in the May 21 primary election, but neither obtained the more than 50 percent needed to win the seat outright, setting the stage for Tuesday's contest.
Martinez will become the sole woman on the 15-member City Council and represent a district that includes Arleta, Van Nuys, Lake Balboa, Panorama City, North Hills East, Sun Valley and portions of North Hollywood.
Like Montanez, Martinez had been a member of the San Fernando City Council. She was a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education from 2009 through June 30 and executive director of Pacoima Beautiful, an environmental justice and health nonprofit organization.
Martinez touted her experience serving in public office and leading a nonprofit organization and said she will cut through politics to bring more city services to San Fernando Valley residents.


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September 2nd 2016: Please note that the offical Air Quality Index (AQI) for Malaysia from DoE is only based on PM10, and not PM2.5 (read mode). The Air Quality Index is moreover reported as the average of the past 24 hours, and not of the previous hour (read mode).
This means that during the period of Haze, where the Air Quality Index can deteriorate significantly and fast, the published AQI value is most likely lower than the actual Air Quality (i.e. the air pollution is most likely higher than what is published). We are trying to engage the DoE to fix this issue and, to start with, provide API readings without 24 hours averaging, which will defintely help to better reflect the actual conditions in case of haze. Note that DoE is indeed providing readings for each hour, but each hourly value is the average of the past 24 values/hours, while no averaging should be used (data should be reported as it monitored, without averaging; this is common practice).
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PAN, the latest adaptation of the children's classic, reportedly be helmed by director JOE WRIGHT is set to hit the big-screen in 3D on June 26 2015.
Warner Bros. have confirmed a release date for 'PAN'.
The latest adaptation of the children's classic, will reportedly be helmed by director JOE WRIGHT and is set to hit the big-screen in 3D on June 26, 2015.
According to Deadline.com, 'PAN' will look into the origins of Scottish novelist J. M. Barrie's classic character, Peter Pan, an orphan who is taken to the magical world of Neverland where he goes into battle against the evil pirates and becomes a hero among the natives.
Wright's offering is set to make a drastic change from past adaptations of the Peter Pan story which included 'Hook' starring Robin Williams in 1991 and Disney's 1953 animation classic.
The news comes after reports last month, that Academy Award winner Javier Bardem is in talks to play the evil pirate Blackbeard, while the iconic Captain Hook is also set to feature in the movie.
The release of 'PAN' puts the film head-to-head with Seth Rogan's comedy sequel 'Ted 2' which is tipped for release the same day.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Dogs, Pets, and the Best of 2011
* 32 Simple things You Do that Matter To Dogs
Friday, December 30, 2011
Dog t-shirts for People
Well, great guy that he is, he came through! But first, there was a little glitch. He filled out the forms to have the package shipped to a different address, so that the shirt would remain a secret. Unfortunately, the package arrived on our doorstep, very clearly marked from Freaky Dog People, and when I retrieved the mail, I saw it.
Disappointed that the surprise was ruined, my husband contacted the company. He wasn't expecting anything, but just wanted to let them know that there was a glitch in their ordering system. They responded promptly, and offered him another shirt of his choice to make up for the mistake.
Here is the second shirt I received!
We were both happy with their very generous response to the shipping error. And I look forward to wearing my cute new dog t-shirts! Thank you Freaky Dog People!
Lots of good stuff with dogs on it
|Hallmark singing snowman and doggy...they're so cute!
|Glass Earrings with dogs
|This cute guy is handed down in the family.
|Really cute t-shirt.
|Isn't this unique?
|Laurel Burch pillow
I love them! Thank you everyone!!
How about you? Did you get something dog-related for Christmas?
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
How long did the dog toys last?
Here they are about 20 minutes later.
Kelly: "All in a day's work!"
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Pawsome Mr. Chewy
Well...I tried it and turns out I was wrong. I visited this cool site called Mr. Chewy and discovered that ordering pet food can be easy, quick, convenient, and even less expensive than buying it in the store.
Mr. Chewy's site is user-friendly. Photos help you identify all those different bags of dog food easily. You can narrow your selection by brand, lifestages, or other categories such as Organic, Grain Free, or Weight Control. And, the check-out process is simple.
Did I say quick? I ordered my food on a Wednesday, and shortly received an email confirmation. My order was broken into two parts. The very next day a box of dog treats arrived on my doorstep. And in only 2 days, a huge box containing a 35 pound bag of dog food arrived!
No standing in lines! No fighting traffic! No lugging a heavy bag of dog food! I didn't even have to get up from my chair! Okay, now that's convenient! You can even arrange for automatic delivery based on a schedule you set up.
Plus, Mr. Chewy carries more than 70 brands of pet food and treats including:
Science Diet
Taste of the Wild
Honest Kitchen
and more!
Check out their prices for yourself! And, shipping is free with orders of $49 or more!
Why else should you order from Mr. Chewy?
Mr. Chewy's Donation Program is great! For everyone you refer to their site who makes a purchase, Mr. Chewy will donate $10 to a pet charity of that person's choice!(Your referrals get 10% off their first order, too!)
Before this experience, I never even thought about ordering Kelly's dog food. I mean, why not just keep doing things the same way I've done them? Now, Mr. Chewy may just have changed my mind! Mr. Chewy has my vote for a pawsome pet food site that certainly delivers as promised!
We were contacted by a representative of Mr. Chewy.com, a new online pet retailer, to write a review of their ordering process in exchange for a gift card to their site. We received one bag of dog treats and a 30 lb bag of food (courtesy of Mr. Chewy) and asked for our honest opinion of their service. The opinions expressed are 100% my own.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Merry Christmas!
Peggy and Kelly
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Merry Christmas from Kelly the Reindeer
Monday, December 19, 2011
Six Ways to Help Shelter Dogs this Holiday
|Kelly sends luv to all shelter dogs and cats.
2. Give a shelter dog or cat as a gift, if the recipient is in on the decision and the time and circumstances are right.
3. Foster a shelter pet. There's no place like a home for the holidays.
4. Volunteer to cuddle, play with and walk shelter dogs.
5. Donate food to a local shelter.
6. Donate toys to a shelter. Wouldn't those dogs love a new toy to play with, to brighten their holiday?
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Not so Grinchy Paws for Thought
Paws for Thought:
"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more." ~ Dr. Suess
Friday, December 16, 2011
Toy Poodles Prized for Police Work
|Photo courtesy Wall Street Journal and Miyamoto Pet Dog Training Center
What about a toy poodle?
A pair of toy poodles are set to join a Japanese police search and rescue squad as early as January, after passing the local police dog test earlier this month. The dogs, Karin and Fuga, weigh only about 6 pounds each. Other small breed dogs on the force are a chihuahua, a miniature schnauzer and a Japanese Shiba.
Small dogs have the advantage of being able to search in tight spaces and to gain access to collapsed buildings where heavier dogs couldn't go.
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Natsue Miyamoto, who runs the Miyamoto Pet Dog Training Center in Tottori city, says, "I hope that this will show that not all police dogs have to be big and scary types like German Shepherds, but that small cute dogs can also do the work of a police dog."
Thursday, December 15, 2011
If your dog goes missing...
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of LostDogHQ. All opinions are 100% mine.
Recently one of my good friends, and several blog friends, have experienced having their dog escape or break away, and spent many heartbreaking days looking for their lost dogs. I can't imagine the worry of not knowing where Kelly was, wondering if she was hurt, worrying about her running into traffic. If Kelly went missing, I know I'd do just about anything to find her I've heard of PetAmberAlert and how they could help locate a lost dog. That's why I was interested in learning more about PetAmberAlert. Does it really work? How does it work? Has it helped reunite people with their pets?
Does it really work?
PetAmberAlerts reports an 85% success rate if the alert goes out in the first week, 75% success rate if the alert goes out after 2 weeks.
How does it work?
PetAmberAlerts Pet Finder system will send phone and poster alerts with photos, descriptions and details to neighbors, veterinarians, animal control, animal shelters, hospitals, pet stores and rescue volunteers within 10 to 100 mile radius of where the pet was last seen. A pet detective will follow up on leads for both lost dogs and lost cats.
Has it helped people reunite with their pets?
According to the website, many people have been helped by PetAmberAlerts. Here are some success stories.
There is an cost for the service. But if your pet goes missing, it would be extremely helpful to have this company sending out the fliers, making the phone calls, and contacting everyone possible, while you scoured the streets and searched your neighborhood, and/or also made sure you were at home if your pet returned.
Check out the lost pet posters on PetAmberAlert's Facebook page.
Dogs Have Angels Too Book Review
Miss Pink, a former marketing exec, finds solace by volunteering in an animal control center. Her "adoption walks" bring her to meet a series of fellow New Yorkers, all of whom are struggling with their own personal and financial crises.
I enjoyed reading a novel about the world of animal shelters and animal welfare, and the narrators passion for helping animals. In the end, the author shows how one woman with a vision is able to enlighten others and bring about change for the needy pups in her community.
Sarah Cavallaro is a filmmaker, poet and author. This is her second novel.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Wednesday Pet Roundup, Extra Toes Edition
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Answer: 18
Question: How many toes does Daniel the orange and white tabby from Milwaukee have?
Answer: 26
Find out how Daniel the cat with 26 toes is helping the Milwaukee Animal Rescue Center!
* Check out USA Today's slideshow of holiday gifts for your pet. The Rudolph dog in the car seat is adorable!
* If a pet is going to be given as a gift, experts encourage you to get the recipient involved in the decision. The HuffPost Detroit article encourages responsible pet adoption this holiday season.
* Two kittens are looking for a new home after Reagan the yellow lab found the kittens discarded in a Meow Mix bag. Skipper and Tipper have been cared for by the Raccoon Valley (Iowa) Animal Sanctuary.
We hope you are having a wonderful holiday season, with lots of love and attention to and from your pets!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Christmas cards that Give Back
Whether you like cats, dogs, or both, there are many beautiful greetings to choose from, and a portion of the purchase price will benefit hard-working animal organizations.
1. American Humane Association
The Humane Association's mission is "to create a more humane and compassionate world by ending abuse and neglect of children and animals. You'll find a choice of all dogs, cats, dog and cat combinations, and pets with Santa.
2. Canine Companions for Independence
This national non-profit organization that provides trained assistance dogs and support to children and adults with disabilities offers a pack with two different designs--one with an adorable pup in the snow, and the other with a sweet black dog with a green bow on his head! Proceeds support CCI programs.
3. Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
This organization provides guide dogs to blind and visually impaired people, or people with other special needs who seek enhanced mobility and independence. These cards feature golden retrievers, Labrador retrievers, and include an inspiring photo card featuring dogs helping vets.
Puppies Behind Bars
Proceeds from the holiday cards will help fund their work training inmates to raise service dogs for the disabled and train explosive detection dogs for law enforcement. The card features a beautiful black lab with reindeer antlers.
If you love pets, consider ordering any of these cards and support a wonderful cause.
Busy Holidays, Good Food, and Keeping Fit
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text: Olympic bronze medalist boxer Vijender Singh is all set to make his Bollywood debut with the upcoming movie "Fugli". The 27 years old sport person was looking for a good script for some time and then he met Akshay Kumar and both the sport person and the actor bonded over same passion of fitness. ... read more


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I want to thank the LORD for HIS HAND OF SAVING GRACE!!! On Sunday morning, the Lord swept in and swept our church off its feet. Almost 40 people came to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior. Many had believed in Jesus ( Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. James 2:19), but never believed ON HIM! (more have come to know Him this week as well)
What is so wonderful for our family is that our girls Am & Sis were in that number! Sis had been struggling for a couple months over her salvation. She was 11 and remembered some, but just didn't have complete peace over it. She looked back at me and I knew she had to get to that altar to make things RIGHT...... Unknown to us, Am had been questioning her's for a time. She came down the aisle, headed straight for her Daddy, and couldn't get to the altar quick enough.
I cannot explain the service, nor will I even try. All I know is the SUPERNATURAL HAND OF GOD was on WGBC that morning. I am sharing the service with you. You can make your own conclusions of what happened by watching the service. I will tell you that it is long...almost 2 hours. (although, it didn't feel long at all!) (Sis speaks at about 1:05 - and Am goes down about 1:35) FYI - Am was in the back nursery with Baby M....she could hear the service from the speaker, but she couldn't see what was going on in the service.....all she knew was she had to get to that altar.
Have you ever struggled with your salvation? Have you ever trusted the Lord as your personal Savior? Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ? Please take the time to watch this service if you don't KNOW HIM ....maybe you will once this service is over. Praying God will bless you through watching this. GOD IS ALIVE and HE is STILL in the MIRACLE BUSINESS!!!


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Tell us about your background and how you became interested in the retail industry.
I'm from the Midwest and went to school in Iowa. In high school and college, I worked in a jewelry store selling jewelry, engraving—and even piercing ears. In a small store like that, there was so much exposure to the retail and customer experience. After graduation, I moved to the east coast and began working for a variety of associations, which ultimately led me to RILA. I fell in love with the industry.
You have been with RILA since 2002. What significant industry changes have you noticed over that time?
The change in channels has been huge. Whether you're looking for cosmetics or food the channels are completely blurred. Some of the consolidation and loss of brands has been surprising.
What do you consider to be your biggest accomplishments in the retail industry?
At RILA, we've done a lot in the public policy arena, establishing the retail industry as a powerful force in Washington. In one case, we took one of the most influential special interests in Washington, banks, and won, saving merchants and their customers billions of dollars. We've also moved quickly to create an industry-wide resource to help improve cybersecurity and data privacy for retailers. We're working on information sharing, actionable intelligence and training. I'm very proud of how the industry has responded to the threat of cyber criminals. And as an organization, we were agile and quick to respond.
A lot of our public policy work has to do with challenges in supply chain transparency. A concern we have as an industry is to make sure we care about the sustainable nature of our supply chain. It's always a pleasure for me to report back on our progress.
What has kept you involved with associations for so long?
If you have curiosity about an industry, associations are a great place to be. I have an up-close look at major retailers. At RILA, I work with so many large retailers and CPG companies. It's really fascinating for me, especially in retail where there is such a velocity of change.
What do you believe to be the biggest opportunities for retailers today?
Understanding technology and customer wants and desires and providing a seamless experience. Retailers need to understand the opportunities and challenges to evolve the customer experience in the store, online and in mobile.
Can you think of one memorable story or an important lesson that you learned from a RILA member?
I've learned that culture is so important. From 2008 on, we haven't lost members. We've only gained members. I think part of that is because we've listened. We're very entrepreneurial. We take risks. It's also important that we serve our members and treat others as we expect to be treated. That makes us a very collegial and effective organization.
As a retail customer, what impresses or frustrates you?
I am all about the merchandising. I like to move freely through well-lit aisles. I like to encounter a surprise. In small retailers, I love those that have an interesting mix of merchandise that you won't see on the street. It's also important to find help when I need it. And items need to be in stock!
When you go shopping, are you able to leave your work hat behind, or are you always looking for trends or ideas to bring to your members?
I'm always a student when I go into a store. I appreciate when merchandising is done well. I appreciate the whole experience. Sometimes I'm able to put it aside. I love shopping when I'm not looking for anything. I tend to frequent stores that do a very good job. I also like to send letters to a company when a sales associate goes above and beyond.
Outside of work, what do you like to do?
I'm an avid reader, everything from business books to history books. Right now, I'm reading the new Stephen King book, Mr. Mercedes. I like reading on the iPad when I travel; it's more convenient. I also like pressing a word if I don't know the meaning. When I'm reading casually at home, I like to read an actual paper book.
We enjoy time at our cottage on an island called Anna Maria, south of Tampa, Florida. Going there is my chance to unplug. I also enjoy my two marvelous grandchildren.


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Danger Mouse and James Mercer form Broken Bells
by admin on Oct.02, 2009, under Good Music, mp3
There aren't really any details at the moment, but the news is refreshing: Danger Mouse (producer if Gorillaz, Beck and Gnarls Barkley among others) and James Mercer (of The Shins) have begun a new project.
Said project is called Broken Bells. Officially, Danger Mouse will be using his real name, Brian Burton, for this project. They already have a website up, too, but it's not much to look at so far. Bookmark it, though, because I'm sure it will deliver in time.
Burton and Mercer have worked together already on the track, "Insane Lullaby" from the Danger Mouse / Sparklehorse collaboration, Dark Night of the Soul. It's certainly one of the better tracks from the disc. If that's any indication, Broken Bells just might be well beyond expectation.
MP3: "Insane Lullaby" by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse with James Mercer
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul
by admin on Sep.09, 2009, under Good Music
Maybe you have heard and maybe you have not. The deal with this album is supposedly as follows…
Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse get together with a steady slew of above average vocalists and record an album. Enter David Lynch providing photography for an accompanying, limited edition, one-hundred page book and DAMN. This is going to be completely bad ass.
All systems ready to go until mega-recording label, EMI, pulls the plug entirely for some undisclosed legal reasons. How does the ever-innovative Danger Mouse handle this little snafu? He releases everything but the music – including the CD. Once released, it will actually be a writable CD-R (and packaging) which will be branded with the label, "For Legal Reasons, enclosed CD-R contains no music. Use it as you will."
The idea here is for interested listeners to seek and pirate the music, burning it to the CD-R and circumventing EMI altogether. This is not a difficult task already, as it's been leaked through all the standard bit torrent sites. A minute and a half of looking around, and it should turn up somewhere. For those not familiar with torrenting, NPR has a stream of the disc, which you can access by clicking here.
All that aside, what of the music?
Well, the touch of Sparklehorse is definitively there. In the case of Danger Mouse, it's a bit more ambiguous. Danger Mouse is a pretty damned expansive artist and producer. He makes up one half of the cartoony Gnarls Barkley, and has also produced albums for the likes of Gorillaz, Beck
and The Black Keys. He initially earned his notoriety for The Grey Album, a mash-up of Jay-Z's The Black Album with The Beatles' The White Album. All that behind him, his Midas touch on Dark Night of the Soul is there. It's just difficult to figure out which specific elements are affected. This is possibly to his credit, though. We know a Van Gogh without having to analyze the direction of his brush strokes, right?
The songs all stand alone just fine. Side by side, however, there seems to be a bigger picture to the thing as sometimes it is difficult to tell that one song has ended and another has begun, but for the change of vocalist. And how about those vocalists? The Flaming Lips contribute to the ambient, Phil-Collins-if-Phil-Collins-was-cool(er) opener, "Revenge." Frank Black and Iggy Pop lay it down on two of the more rocking tracks ("Angel's Harp" and "Pain"). Julian Casablancas of The Strokes chimes in on "Little Girl" and James Mercer of The Shins lends his voice to "Insane Lullaby." Suzanne Vega and Vic Chesnutt rise from relative obscurity to sing on "The Man Who Played God" and "Grim Augury." Then there is David Lynch, himself, popping up on the eerie title track, as well as "Star Eyes (I Can't Catch It)."
Musically, it mostly compliments Lynch's macabre visual style. There are, however, moments on Dark Night of the Soul, which are anything but dark. Sometimes these moments last for two or three song stretches. Sometimes these songs sound so colorful and touch something so intangibly comfortable (despite their lyrical content), that a person might want to shit himself in gleeful abandon. And yet again, it all works as a rather well arranged whole.
Though it may seem difficult to top Gorillaz Demon Days or anything by Gnarls Barkley, for that matter, Dark Night of the Soul may resonate as Danger Mouse's finest production yet. Likewise for Sparklehorse. It is certainly their deepest.
The whole disc is freely streaming on NPR's website. Currently, it's the only legal way a person can listen to it. Click here to check it out.


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EMC Corp. is buying Pi Corp., a Seattle startup that was founded by former Microsoft executive Paul Maritz.
Maritz will join EMC as president and general manager of the Cloud Infrastructure and Services Division, a new group within the Hopkinton, Mass.-based storage giant. He will report to EMC Chairman and CEO Joe Tucci, who says the Pi technology will help put EMC on "the leading edge of cloud computing and personal information management."
Cloud computing is among the hottest areas of technology, allowing people to use applications over the Internet rather than those embedded on the desktop. Google, Microsoft and startups such as Xcerion are all developing new ways for people to access applications this way.
Pi had not yet released its products publicly and operated in stealth mode for much of its existence. The corporate Web site described the company as new software that helps "users to create, repurpose, store, share and access personal information in novel ways." It was founded in late 2003, backed by Maritz and Warburg Pincus.
Terms of the EMC purchase were not disclosed, though a spokeswoman for Pi Corp. said it was a positive financial outcome.
Pi employs about 110 people worldwide, including offices in Seattle, Bangalore, India, and Montreal, Canada. It will operate as a subsidiary of EMC, with plans to grow in each location, according to the press release.
UPDATE: More details from The New York Times, which notes that Pi could create a consumer offering that serves as an alternative to Microsoft and Google.
"A lot of people are looking for capabilities in cloud computing to come from places other than Google and Microsoft," Maritz tells the Times. "They are looking for alternatives beyond those two companies."


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Toyota Sequoia Rear Hatch Door Problems
edited March 2017 in Toyota
I am having a problem with the rear hatch on my Sequoia. Opening it is becoming harder and I must push in on the door as I try to activate the latch. Am I bending the cable holder on the inside of the door??? Anyone else experiencing this or have a remedy?
I have a 03 Sequoia having the same problem. I can hear it locking
& unlocking but most of the time it will not open. Dont know how to fix it either.0
I have a 2004 limited with a similar problem. It started with the back window not working. The power lock failed to open. Toyota found that problem as an electrical short in the rear area. It cost me $250.00 to fix. The short was also the reason for the window not working. Toyota told me I had a bad motor and wanted to charge me $700.00 to replace.0
do you think u could have fixed it yourself are not.0
Not an electrical short! There is much trouble shooting that would be needed.
You may have no choice but to bring it to a Toyota dealer.
Be prepared to pay $$$ for them to look at it. Good luck!0
coraholland Posts: 1My Sequoia hatch handle broke with moderate use. I had it repaired at the dealership for $270.00. I asked to have some compensation and contacted corporate office to ask if there was a recall on this. At this point I have not been compensated, but I am going to pursue it. My complaint is on file. I think it is a manufacturers defect and if a number of other sequoia owners have the same problem, maybe we can be compensated and Toyota will design it better next go around.
Corporate Toyota phone number is 800-331-4331
nick621 Posts: 1I also have a 2004 limited with the same problems. The rear window stop working all together about a year ago. On 08/12/2008 I shut the rear door and the latch broke. I called the Toyota dealership and of course this part is not under warranty. I will definitely call Toyota's 1-800 # to make a complaint. I believe the latch is a defect, this vehicle is hardly used.0
Since the itital handle I broke on my hatch, I just had the latching mechanism on the bottom of the hatch door seize up and would not latch. I pulled apart the hatch door and removed the latching mechanism, It was all rusted and would not move. I drilled out the rivets and whick hold the latch together and from all the salt used up here in Michingan the internals of the latch rusted not allowing the latch to actuate. I have cleaned up all internal parts to the latch and reinstalled. Problem is when I shut the hatch the first time it will not open back up................ I guess what I'm thinking is that the rust problem in the latch was the itial problem when caused me to use more force on by handle to open the hatch, rusulting in a broken handle. Oh, any ideas on getting my hatch opern???0
I have 2002 sequoia and my lift door does not open now. I took off all the panels on the inside and I see the cable is fine but somehow the electronic lock is locked. I cannot get the electronic part to unlock so I can open the lift gate.
How do you UNlock when your cable is fine but door does not UN lock when I press the remote botton? How do you remove the black piece inside the hatch door that locks the door to the main body?0
Peterson70, how do you remove the Latching Mechanism when the hatch door is closed and I cannot open it? I think my Lock Actuator is broken so I have to open the hatch door first and then replace the part inside the hatch door.
I already took off all the panels inside the hatch door so I can access the cable and everything.0
sjp4368 Posts: 1I have a 2002 Sequoia with 125000 miles and ran into this problem several times while under warranty. It is definitely a defect. However, the last time I took it in to get fixed, the dealer tried to blame the window tracking system. It was all rusted out and corroded. Told me they could fix it for $700! I am now in the process of having the back latch replaced along with the entire window tracking system by my local mechanic...NOT THE TOYOTA DEALER!0
I have a 2004 with the rear hatch not opening. The window works. I don't see where the inside panel comes off. Any help? Thanks!0
What you'll need to do is put the rear window all the way down and pry the panel off from the top(bottom of window). Get your fingers underthe trim and pry back gently. If you take care you will only bend metal clips holding the trim in place. After doing this you will be able to remove entire panel, remove inner panel than actuate the latch mechanism by hand.0
Thank you! I have a tail light out so I need to change the bulb and can't do that until I open the hatch. Thanks, again.0
cazel Posts: 1Hi, I have a 2007 sequoia and the rear hatch handle just broke. I will call Toyota to find out the recall status.0
I have a 2004 Toyota Sequoia, the rear window stopped working about a year ago, the back latch just stopped working this week and the door will not stay closed. I called Toyota requesting help as this seems like a safety issue; no recall. The Oxygen Sensor has also gone bad. I bought the Toyota based on reliability and reputation. Lol! Does anyone know where I can buy the latch and the Oxygen Sensor outside of the dealership? :sick:0
My rear door hatch just broke for the 3rd time (had it replaced in June 2009--lasted for 4 months). Found out by calling Toyota at 800-331-4331 that the cheap piece of inferior plastic (sold for around $70) was warranted for 12 months. At least I'll get the part for free this time. Please everyone call and file your complaints maybe we can get it recalled.0
:mad: When I went to pick up the replacement handle under warranty, my husband ran into the driver from Toyota who was delivering the handle to my mechanic. During a short conversation, the driver told my husband that he "delivered that particular part all the time". And this is not a large metro area. Tell me this isn't a recall issue--but why would they recall when they are making megabucks on the part replacement--the only way to open the back door. SPEAK LOUD. Toyota told me they had no intention of doing anything to help but recorded my complaint, assigned a Case No. to the problem and told me if there was a recall they would contact me.0
I have a 2002 also and have the same problem not once but three times already, I have complanit to toyota and they would do nothing all the while the dealers are laughing al the way to the bank (the first time it was repair under warranty the next time about two years later it cost me 500.00 this time I'm going to try to fix it my self )
but we need to get together and let toyota know this should be a safety issue and a recall should happen I talk to the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION and unless they get a flood of complaints to push toyota hand nothing will be done. SO LETS GET TOGETHER AND LET TOYOTA KNOW WE ARE FEED UP0
labren Posts: 1I too have replaced the door handle on 2001. They are approx. $70.00 at dealer. Remove rear inside panel and take cable off of handle. Then you must remove your license plate and remove rear outside panel to get handle off. The little clip breaks. I don't understand why this isn't made off medal instead of plastic.0
jab217 Posts: 1I have a 2001 and I am replacing mine for a 2nd time tomorrow. Problem is my window doesn't work at the time so I have to tear into it with the door down and window up( not much room to move around). It's a pain but doing it yourself is far less painful than a $500 replacement bill. I got a replacement latch for under $25 on line and it appears to be as well made as the one I bought from the dealer last time. Also by tearing into it myself maybe I can figure out the problem with the window and save even more cash.0
TOYOTA IS SAYING THIS IS NOT A RECALL PROBLEM. I'M ONLY ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, SO SINCE THEY ARE COMING FORWARD WITH ALL THE OTHER PROBLEM THAT THEY BEEN COVERING UP MAYBE WE COULD GET THEIR ATTENTION ON THIS PROBLEM CALL TOYOTA AND LET THEM KNOW THEN YOUR STATES ATTORNEY LET THEM KNOW WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE. oh where did you get the handle for 25 the cheapest i found it for 1250
i ended up pulling out that broken black plastic mechanism that was attached to the lift latch with a pair of pliers , then i unlocked doors to vehicle the i inserted a phillips head srew drinder into hole where i removed the plastic piece o felt around until it seemed like i was on top of something then i pulled crew driver handle upwards towards me doing this made the head of the screw driver to descend dodownward deepressing onto a button or something inside that allw the door to open , i repeated 5- 6 times for practice i even had my 16 yr old son do it repeatedly n now we have access to rear compartment , although u have to have a screw driver readily available it works thats all what matters for now until i gather funds to repair this problem, my rear window and wiper stopped working on my truck 4 yrs ago , the sequoia is a nice driving vehicle but its plagued with lil thing s that can inconvenience the hell out of you also my driver side window wont roll down all the way i believe its off the track again , this is the 2nd time it happened , i secured it the first time with epoxy 2 part adhesive , but someone told me i should use a black epoxy adhesive because its stronger, my door handle on driver side on indside broke off , toyota repaired it free of charge and this was in 2004 , by the way i have an 02 sequoia and now my passenger side inside pull door opener is broken , currently the passenger would have to roll window down to open door from outside handle , also my button to check the temp and gaseline mileage thats located above near eyeglass holder broke so i called toyota service dept they wanted $700 to replave the whole electronic mechanism , i ended up taking it apart i got to the housing where the broke button was , ended up going to lowes and buying an assorted small spring bag, i looked for the right sixe to fit into button housing , i inserted spring into housing in order that the spring will push downwards on the button and i crewed everything back together and it worked fine since i save myself $696.47 .0
im thinking about sketching that broken plastic piece thats attached to the metal pullup handle of back door onto some old scrap metal sheets i have lying around perhaps this old washing machine i have downstairs in basement , i will cut out what i sketched using some cutters they use in auto body repair, repeat the cut 2-3 times to gain thickness as the plastic , ill use epoxy 2 part adhesive to adhere together what i just cut out , making sure to leave about an 3/4 of an inch extra metal at the end where the plastic was attached to the metal pullup handle i will bend the metal into a L shape in order that i can screw the cut out piece onto the pullup handle using self threading screws, this would make this door opener mechanism stronger , because metal is stronger than plastic.0
blown7 Posts: 8When I bought this vehicle the rear door would open & close by pressing, either the button on the dash or the button on the key fob.
Now when I press any rear door button the system beeps twice and then...nothing.
Any insights?
ldbjr Posts: 2I went to open my rear hatch and heard a click now the handle just moves back and forth without engaging the mechanism to open the door. I noticed that the driver side of the hatch seemed to be miss aligned before this happened and opened the hatch and closed it after ensuring nothing was impeding the hatch on closure. After I tried to open it again (without much force on the handle at all) it clicked. Does anyone have any idea how to open the hatch? The dealer said to bring it in but being unemployed for 9 months I hesitate to bend over for this BS defect. Any info/advice. appreciated [email protected] is my email. I can not believe there isn't an alternate override latch inside incase you were trapped you know?0
larryc182 Posts: 1how did the repair go?
i have 2002 SR5 on which the rear latch and window do not work. wondering where you got the part?
how you got to the rear latch. i don't see any access points??
i would appreciate any insights, thanks0
Update on the Sequoia rear latch. After calling Toyota to see if there was a recall on the latch and receiving a negative response; I bought the part thinking I would fix it on my own upon reading how expensive it was to replace. I was wrong. I was able to have the part replaced by the local dealer for $100 plus the part which was around $100. I checked on having the window replaced and it will be $450...this will have to happen at a later date. I cannot help but think that some form of moisture is what is causing the issues with the latch and the window. I need support, but seriously doubt I will get that from the dealer. I believe there is a fault in the design. Can we please speak to the engineer? :-]0
heytomsequoia Posts: 1Well my 2003 Sequoia's rear latch broke and my power rear window works intermittently. I figured I would warn folks that it was not the easiest repair to replace this latch, but I guess since I purchased the latch on Amazon.com for $23 including shipping I did save myself at least $175 to $375 depending on hearing that the dealer wants between $200 and $500 for the repair. Hope you have skinny arms and don't mind holding your arms over your head for most of the repair. Here is how I did the repair:
First, you have to climb in the back of your Sequoia since you can't open the hatch. Take a flashlight, a 10 mm socket and some patients back there with you. a box fan sitting in the backseat blowing some air on you helps too if Sequoia is in a hot location. There is a pulldown strap that has to be removed first. Slide the plastic cover "up" to reveal the 10mm/phillips bolt that needs to be removed to get the inside plastic cover off. Then you will have to take ALL the plastic molding off to get this cover off. Start with the top molding in the center ABOVE the window. It pops off and comes off first. Then take the molding on the left and right sides of the window. It pops off too. Now you can remove the large plastic panel covering the lower half of the hatch. Squeeze your fingers into the window area and pull "UP" on the large getting the top section of the cover over the metal frame at the bottom of the window. Once over this pull "OUT" on the cover since the lower sections snap on.
Take a deep breath because there is more covers to take off. Now you will need to take the 10mm socket and remove 8 bolts holding a metal cover over the power window mechanism. This cover has to have to cables unplugged if you want to get it out of your way. I recommend this after I did not do this at first and having this cover hanging by the cables and getting in your way just adds to the frustration if you take a few minutes and unplug it.
now with this metal cover removed get your flashlight and look in from the drivers side of the power window mechanism. You should see a cable going from the latch (bottom center of hatch) to behind the license plate (where your broken latch is that you have to manually open). There is a clear plastic cover over the latch and cable. Pull this off. Then feel where the cable ends. Assuming the cable is still in the metal latch mechanism, push UP and to the PASSENGER Side of the car with this end of the latch extending the cable and hopefully popping open the hatch.
If you have made it this far, go in and take a break, relax and regain your calmness. Now, to remove the broken latch you have to first remove your license plate and the screws holding the plate. Then, from the inside of the hatch there is one 10mm bolt holding the key lock mechanism on. Take this bolt off and let the lock down into the hatch. Now for the toughest two nuts to take off. Inside the hatch there are two bolts that are part of the latch that you must remove 10mm nuts from. You can almost see the Driver Side bolt and I took these out with a smaller 1/4" 10mm socket wrench. The nut on the passenger side it really hard to reach. Your forearms get torn up the the large gears for the power rear window, but once you get these two 10mm nuts off the latch from the inside you are almost there. Now with the key lock removed and these two nuts, on the inside of the hatch at the 4 corners of your outer license plate "trim" you will see snap in mounts. I squeezed these from the backside so that the license plate trim comes out. Unless you want to disconnect the power to the license plate lamps, just flip the frame over to remove the broken latch from this frame. There are two phillips head screws holding the latch to the frame. Once you get the old latch off, screw the new latch on. NOTE: Take care to screw the latch on evenly and all the way in or you may have to take it apart again to get the license plate frame to sit flush and snap back in.
With the new latch installed, replace the license plate frame snapping it in from the outside and then put the 2 10mm bolts on either side of the latch from the inside as well as reinstall the key lock. Don't forget to connect the cable to the new latch. I removed the cable from a tydown block to give me more slack in the cable. Using the flashlight, take the end of the cable and thread the "ball" on the end through the slot on the new latch and press the outer shielding of the cable back as it was original. Replace the clear cover over the latch mechanism. At this point, test your new latch and make sure your license plate frame is snapped back in flush.
If so, then reinstall the metal cover with the 8 10mm screws. Plug back in the wire harness (though I am still having trouble with my rear power window). Then put the plastic cover and trim back on in reverse order... large plastic cover, left and right window trim and top trim. Then put the pull down strap back on and replace the plastic cover on the strap by sliding it down.
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A company based out of Philadelphia shook up UNLV's studio theater on Feb. 25 and 26 with classic modern dance that was spiked with contemporary twists. Jeanne Ruddy, a former member of Martha Graham's company, choreographed a piece, with additional works by Zvi Gotheiner, Jane Comfort and Peter Sparling and Janet Lilly comprising the first half of the concert. A preview of the UNLV-generated "Dancescapes" took over the second act.
For being separate entities, the two sections were remarkably well-matched. The show began with "Significant Soil," a solo choreographed by Ruddy and danced by Janet Philla or Christine Taylor, depending on the concert. The piece played on novelty a bit with a man-sized coil dangling from the ceiling and stretched the length of the stage, but the prop was tastefully incorporated. The movement was breath-centered and emotional, depicting inner torment well and reminding the audience why, exactly, modern dance can be so enjoyable to watch.
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"Four Screaming Women," the culmination of the first act, was less a dance piece than an item of social commentary. Callender, Philla, Taylor and Meredith Riley-Stewart stood onstage and performed a symphony of repetitive movements, each accompanied by a phrase like "That's wrong, that's right," "Is that what you want?" or "Did you vote? Did you win?" The call-and-response construction was often humorous, always entertaining and stopped just short of being obnoxious. Comfort, the choreographer, constructed the piece extremely well with mixed meters and wisely chosen phrases that begged the question, "Do we really sound like that?"
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"The V Files Medley" by Vikki Baltimore-Dale and "Prelude, Fugue, Postlude" by Dolly Kelepecz were the two most traditional pieces and added a note of solidity to the show. Baltimore-Dale did well by her dancers with edgy undulations and featured solos, although unison choreography could have been stronger. Amanda Bakalas, Anna Fazio, Jesus Nanci, Lum and Hayner each approached the choreography differently and this, accompanied by Baltimore-Dale's signature Afro vibe, made the number dynamic and exciting.
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Resident Upset with Library After Niece Checks Out Explicit Anime Book
Travis De Nevers, a longtime local resident, is upset with the King County Library System after discovering that his 10-year old niece was allowed to check-out a sexually-explicit anime book from the White Center Library.
De Nevers told The B-Town Blog that his niece, a "huge anime fan," checked out several of those Japanese books earlier this week, like she usually does.
"We were having dinner when I just started looking through her books," he said. "The first thing I noticed on one was a 'Parental Advisory' sticker. I then opened the book and couldn't believe what I saw inside."
What he saw was explicit anime drawings of two men having what he describes as "rather violent" sex in a book called "Hero-Heel 2" by Makoto Tateno, a Japanese author, images from which are below (EDITOR'S NOTE: we have censored some of the images and language from scanned pages below; click images to see larger versions):
"What is a book like that doing in a public library anyways?" De Nevers said. "If you want that kind of content go to Google or the Internet. Kids shouldn't be able to check out explicit, adult content like this at public facility."
De Nevers adds that he's not just upset that his niece was able to check the book out, but that the King County Library System is actually carrying explicit books like this that may appeal to kids – with no apparent filter to keep children from finding and checking them out.
"What also sickens me is that people are going to the library to read this kind of content?" he said. "An anime comic book section is where people go to read porn? Around kids? There is no good coming from this being in our library."
De Nevers wants to point out that he isn't advocating censorship – he merely wants the library to not allow children access to "adult content."
"I am asking that you review your check-out practices and make the changes necessary to prevent it," he wrote in a letter (see below).
It appears that the King County Library System follows the guidelines of the American Library Association, which has stated (PDF file):
Sex, profanity, and racism remain the primary categories of objections, and most occur in schools and school libraries.
Frequently, challenges are motivated by the desire to protect children. While the intent is commendable, this method of protection contains hazards far greater than exposure to the "evil" against which it is leveled.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, in Texas v. Johnson, said, "If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable."
Individuals may restrict what they themselves or their children read, but they must not call on governmental or public agencies to prevent others from reading or seeing that material.
We tried to contact KCLS Director Bill Ptacek, as well as KCLS Board Member and Burien councilmember Lucy Krakowiak, but neither has yet responded (if and when they do, we'll update this post).
We reviewed KCLS' policies on this page, and found the following info in their "Parental Responsibility" policy (PDF file):
"Parents and guardians are responsible for their children's behavior, safety and welfare while their children are in the library or on library grounds, which includes their children's access to library materials and electronic resources." (emphasis ours)
De Nevers wrote the following letter to KCLS Director Bill Ptacek, which he also cc'd to Dow Constantine and KCLS Board President Jim Wigfall:
Dear Mr. Bill Ptacek:
I want you to know about a very disturbing experience. On October 9th, my mother drove my niece to the White Center library. She is 10 years old and an avid reader of anime books. She went into the library as my mother waited outside in the car. My niece returned with an armload of anime books.
Several evenings later, I was reading with my niece and picked up one of the books, The cover looked similar to the other books she had except this one had a restriction for content. The message on the outside cover says, "For Mature Audiences 18+" and "Parental Advisory Explicit Content". Believe me those labels are accurate. There is violent and explicit sexual material; see the attached copies of pages.
How can it be that a young girl can check-out this book? Why would it even be located in a place where children would have easy access to it? It was by chance that I happened to pick up the book from a pile of her library books and noticed the label.
I do not want this to happen again to my niece or other children. I am asking that you review your check-out practices and make the changes necessary to prevent it. Please send me a response detailing your steps to correct this serious situation.
Travis R. De Nevers
- We searched to find any specific policy that addresses children's ability to access "adult content" on the KCLS website, but could find none. All we discovered was language in their "Internet Filtering Policy" (download it here, PDF file) that appears to block adult/mature content from those under 17-years old – but for Internet use only:
Library cards for all patrons under the age of 17 are set to the default filtering level of "UNDER 17 PLUS." The following filter categories of information are blocked for patrons with the "UNDER 17 PLUS" filter: adult/mature content, child pornography, malicious outbound data/botnets, malicious sources, nudity, pornography, phishing, potentially unwanted software, proxy avoidance and violence/hate/racism.
- De Nevers told us that the "Parental Advisory" sticker on this book's cover appeared to be placed there by the publisher – not the King County Library System.
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Even though he's been nominated twice now for Academy Awards, it's still a little hard to stop thinking of Jonah Hill as that roly-poly comedic acolyte of Judd Apatow (specifically, as this guy.) Perhaps it's time to admit he's a real actor in addition to a comic presence.
Both sides of Hill were on display Saturday night when he hosted "SNL" for the third time. Some sketches were as broad and loud and demeaning as could possibly be. In one scene, he played a man forced to admit he clogged a toilet on a game show. In another, he was punched in the face by a horse. In one scene that recalled the spirit of Chris Farley, he played a man trying to impress his boss at a dinner party who painted his face with makeup and screamed in the bathroom about his "infant penis syndrome." (The cold open, about the U.S. Men's Heterosexual Figure Skating Championship, which did not feature Hill, also was reminiscent of Farley, specifically the time he skated with Nancy Kerrigan.)
Hill's more subtle comedic side came out, though, in sketches such as "Inside SoCal," which was a quieter and possibly more accurate "The Californians." In the Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett-helmed video, some California youngsters report from a "kicker," but all the enthusiasm of a teenage house party is watered down to a laid-back-ness that's nearly comatose, making their jargony observations sound hilariously sad (like Hill saying his dad was "definitely the No. 1 gangster in my life, it's just, like, sometimes I feel, like, I'm not, like, that sick of a son.")
Hill also appeared in "Me," a parody of the film "Her," in which the protagonist falls in love with an operating system that's voiced by himself. "I think you can go higher," Hill's voice encourages, as Hill tries on the high-waisted pants worn by Joaquin Phoenix in "Her." Eventually, Hill essentially has sex with himself (via a surrogate played by his "Superbad" co-star Michael Cera.) Recalling "Superbad"'s pillow-talk scene, Cera says, post coitus, "The future's weird, huh?" "Yeah, super weird," replies Hill. Super weird indeed.
Cera wasn't the only co-star of Hill's to stop by. In the monologue, Hill bragged he had to convince Martin Scorsese to cast Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street." Then DiCaprio emerged, talking Hill out of being a "big shot," but ultimately made him feel safe again by re-creating the iconic Jack and Rose flying pose from "Titanic" (with Hill as Rose, naturally.)
Finally, even though it didn't feature Hill or any other special guests, anyone suffering from the repeated beatings that this winter has been delivering should watch "The Hit," a video about three hit men who stop and contemplate the beauty of winter, but with an ending that feels depressingly apt.
"SNL" returns with another veteran host next week: Melissa McCarthy, with musical guest Imagine Dragons.


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