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Accenture Perfect Product Delivery provides value by helping CPG companies to optimize the transportation network, cost-effectively manage transportation flow and routes, and improve customer service while adhering to strict retailer requirements. Accenture's specialized teams and tools monitor the status of deliveries and manage all associated documentation (import, export, carrier invoices) to complete the comprehensive perspective of the service.
Watch the video to find out how this service helps companies reduce their transportation cost by more than 7.5 percent, reduce transport invoicing discrepancies by more than 20 percent and significantly improve order fill rate.
Accenture provides deep supply chain and transportation knowledge and experience in the consumer goods industry. We have proven success delivering transportation improvements and savings across the globe for a significant range of clients. Accenture can even facilitate and manage contracts with carriers (including rate negotiations), which ultimately result in improved interaction and increased productivity.
Our clients can see the physical location of trucks, solve delivery challenges, and consolidate pick-ups and deliveries by using real-time analytics that help them gain unprecedented insight. These insights are shared with the help of our highly skilled Ph.D. level talent who have functional work experience and are able to make judgment-based decisions using predictive analytics and scenario modeling. Their knowledge and experience allow us to consistently identify opportunities for our clients to improve planning, routing, invoicing, monitoring and visibility, in real time.
What's more, our service reduces the set up time and is easily scalable to adjust to changing client needs and marketplace dynamics. Our alliance with JDA allows us to provide the hosted technology with lower cost of entry for the manufacturer.
Accenture Perfect Product Delivery focuses on four core service components working together:
Transportation Optimization. We strive to save our clients' money by increasing the fill-rate of their trucks while simultaneously reducing the number of miles they are required to travel. We determine the optimum route with special attention to incorporating multi-pick, multi-drop and round-trips, which ensures trucks are operating at maximum capacity at all times. Our delivery model fees are linked to KPIs such as average truck fulfillment rate, number of trips planned and distance covered, in order to measure the success of our transportation optimization.
Track and Trace. This real-time, Web application allows clients to monitor every phase of delivery flow as it happens. Track and trace consistently reports arrival and departure of shipments according to schedule. It also allows changes and adjustments to be made at a moment's notice, and demands close integration with the customer service front office organization to proactively offer solutions to potential client issues.
Transport Documentation. Auto-invoicing helps ensure accuracy of complex shipping parameters (rates, weight ranges, number of stops, tax and penalties) that invite error in less sophisticated systems. We also support our clients in generating and submitting all the Import/Export Declaration documentation including obtaining approvals from inspecting agencies and managing import customs clearance.
Reporting and KPIs. To gain an accurate understanding of performance, it's necessary to balance both cost KPIs (e.g. real transportation cost evolution or average number of deliveries consolidated per truck) and service KPIs (e.g. percent of transport incidents managed before the end of the working day). We use both to provide value-added recommendations that ultimately support and improve logistics configuration, carrier sourcing and negotiation to positively impact the bottom line.
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ESSAY- Fat people: They don't have to take it anymore
It's finally happening: fat people in America are getting fed up.
They're tired of taking it on their cushioned chins from every comedian and commentator on national television, who otherwise would not dare treat another minority with such disdain and unchecked callousness. Daily, with a boldness that is copied in everyday exchanges among our citizens, the chattering class demonstrates how fat is the number-one publicly acceptable prejudice in America.
But their freedom to be offensive is supported by official statistics that show that the fat are a majority in America, and therefore fair– if slower-moving– game.
Official statistics categorize 60 per cent of all Americans as overweight and one out of four as obese. Break out the numbers specifically for aging male Baby Boomers and seniors, and the stats are even more distressing: practically three of four mature adults– peaking at 77.2 per cent of men between 65-74, and 73.1 percent of women between 55-64– are classified as overweight or obese.
So the insults are hurled on the back of these dubious numbers, which we are fed through "studies" conducted by government agencies under the influence of the morbidly profitable food and pharmaceutical industries and a voracious new lobby, the $50-billion-a-year weight-loss industry. Then, conveniently-classified overweight and obese Americans are asked to digest the HMOs' spurious cost analyses that place blame for spiraling health-care costs at the feet of the fat.
Rather than lowering the cost of health care, the HMOs rally alarmists who flog phantom statistics ("400,000 premature deaths owing to obesity annually") to pave their way out of providing aspects of coverage, or discourage people from seeking regular medical attention with these demoralizing attacks, or altogether avoid insuring people whose "condition" allegedly makes them greatly predisposed to disease– a bogeyman challenged by the latest research in medical science.
"Given that Americans are enjoying longer lives and better health than ever before," says University of Colorado law professor Paul Campos, in The Diet Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health, "the claim that nearly four out of five of us are running serious health risks because of our weight sounds exactly like the sort of exaggeration that can produce a cultural epidemic of fear." He classifies "fat hysteria" as "the leading moral panic of our time."
This panic has institutionalized our prejudice. We tend to stereotypically characterize fat people as mouth-breathers, unemployable, out of control, morally reprehensible: an embarrassing lot. The opinion of fat people most Americans hold is that they "do it to themselves," that people can exercise will and make choices to exercise and their choice is to sit on their prodigious derrieres and eat.
But as the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said: "You are entitled to your own opinions but you are not entitled to your own set of facts."
The latest facts on obesity and longevity don't contest that living lethargically is bad for you. But the facts, as gathered by a number of independent and reputable sources– scientific and academic, with no multi-billion-dollar agenda– present formidable evidence that there are any number of contributors to being fat. (They include a block in Leptin or insulin receptivity, an insufficiency of heat-producing fat cells and hypothyroidism or other glandular conditions.)
New studies are also finding links between obesity and sleep disorders and depression. While the facts don't dispute that, for some, "the glands are in the hands," there is further scientific evidence that fat and fit are not mutually exclusive.
Professor Glenn Gaesser of the University of Virginia and author of Big Fat Lies: The Truth about Your Weight and Your Health was called a contrarian when he wrote that "men and women medically classified as overweight who exercise regularly and are physically fit, yet remain above the ranges recommended by the height-weight tables, have lower death rates than thin men and women who do not exercise and are unfit, and have death rates comparable to thin and average-weight men and women who do exercise and are fit– proving that fitness, not thinness, is what really matters in terms of health."
In other words, a sedentary thin person is likelier to drop dead of a heart attack than a chunk who's on the go.
Perhaps the most harmful aspect of the misinformation Gaesser sees perpetuated in popular press and advertising is the increase in unhealthy fad dieting. He is particularly concerned by the extreme strategies of regimes like those that profess to burn fat quickly, which have been shown by many opponents to have negative long-term health impact. "Chronic efforts at weight loss may be responsible for more deaths than 'excess weight' itself," he writes in the Harvard Health Policy Review.
In Fat Politics: The Real Story behind America's Obesity Epidemic, University of Chicago author J. Eric Oliver makes the case that while obesity in America is a real concern our true national health problem is panic over obesity. A 2005 study published in the Journal of American Medical Association reduced the number of premature deaths associated with overweight/obesity from an earlier figure of 400,000 to a more reasonable 25,000.
Acclaimed nutritionist Marion Nestle weighs in with yet another hypothesis that adds agribusiness and food processing into the obesity mix. In Food Politics, Nestle says that the food industry now produces 3,800 calories a day for every person in the United States— 50 per cent more than what is required for daily well-being and a 500 calorie-a-day increase since 1970.
She also makes the connection between the rise in the average American's weight beginning in the late 1970s to "advances" in food processing and agribusiness subsidies that encouraged that, and the mammoth effort by marketers to turn us into a Fast Food Nation. Add to that the serial appointment over the last decade of cronies and lobbyists as the overseers at the USDA and FDA, and you have a recipe for disaster.
Bloated statistics, hidden agendas, and compromised science marked the Bush administration, but is a correction coming from the Obama administation? When so many people who are being mis-classified as fat realize that they are no longer a powerless, bully-able minority, what will happen?
"When 'they' become 'us,' everything changes," writes Barbara Bruno Altman, the Ph.D. editor of Dimensions, an online journal devoted to fat acceptance. "And when 'we' exercise our discretion about who gets our money, people and businesses listen to us."
So watch out America. The people you have humiliated are primed to strike back. And when fat people gather together as an activist community, there'll be no getting around them.
An earlier version of this essay, distributed by the Featurewell service, first appeared in Old Trout magazine.

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A lot of big-name players were hurt in Week 3. Let's break them down.
1. New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis suffered a potentially serious knee injury. He'll undergo tests Monday. Jets rookie wide receiver Stephen Hill also hurt his hamstring.
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2. Reggie Bush sat out much of the Miami Dolphins' second half and overtime with a left knee injury. The running back will undergo tests Sunday. ProFootballTalk.com reported that the injury doesn't look too serious.
3. Bush was the NFL's second-leading rusher entering Sunday. The top rusher, C.J. Spiller, hurt his shoulder during the Buffalo Bills' win and didn't return. Spiller is expected to miss at least a week or two, but it looks like he avoided a broken bone.
4. Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey was carted off the field against the Pittsburgh Steelers with a neck injury. The Raiders said Heyward-Bey was in stable condition and would stay in a local hospital overnight for observation.
5. Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford pulled a hamstring. It was enough to knock him out of the game late against the Tennessee Titans.
6. Denver Broncos running back Willis McGahee left with an injury to his ribs. Tight end Jacob Tamme suffered a groin injury. It looked serious.
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Adrian Clayborn hurt his knee. Several of his teammates suggested that he could miss the season.
8. Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Laurent Robinson suffered a concussion in the win over the Indinapolis Colts.
9. The Washington Redskins will give offensive tackle Trent Williams an MRI on his knee Monday. They can ill afford to lose him.
10. Dallas Cowboys safety Barry Church is expected to miss the rest of the season with a torn Achilles' tendon.
11. Beanie Wells left the Arizona Cardinals' game in the second half with a toe injury and didn't return. It could be the dreaded turf toe. Defensive tackle Darnell Dockett hurt his hamstring in the game as well.
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Turf to Bear Name of Tom Osborne Again
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The legend who cemented Nebraska's place in college football history has his name back where it belongs, and that linked legacy to Big Red posterity will continue to inspire the hearts of Huskers on every Game Day, beginning this fall, throughout the next 50 years, and beyond.
In this the 90th anniversary season of Memorial Stadium, a legendary name that graced the field for all of one season will return in perpetuity. Nebraska is finishing the installment of new FieldTurf, and it's stunning, but what makes it truly classy is the red name stitched on the white edges of the east and west sidelines ... Tom Osborne Field ... a name that has been absent on that storied field for 14 seasons, even though it has remained the field's official name since the University of Nebraska Board of Regents' approval in 1998.
It's easy to understand why Osborne asked that his name be removed from the field after its first and only appearance in 1998 – the same year that he retired from football and became a rare accelerated member of the College Football Foundation Hall of Fame. Osborne asked that his name be removed because he didn't think it was fair to Frank Solich, who succeeded him as head coach.
Senior Management Team Unanimously Approved
Nebraska Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst said the Athletic Department's Senior Management Team unanimously approved returning Osborne's name to the sidelines, and the decision was especially timely with the installation of new FieldTurf.
The East Stadium expansion will be complete this fall. The project not only will increase Memorial Stadium's attendance to 92,000 fans, but also will feature the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory (NAPL), designed to become a world-leading research and educational facility committed to enhancing the performance, safety, health and well-being of student-athletes and others of varying physical abilities. Osborne was a key catalyst for NAPL, which will be adjacent to the East Stadium's Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3) – Nebraska's new academic research lab.
In addition to returning Osborne's name to the sidelines, Memorial Stadium will continue having "Nebraska" stitched in red in the South end zone and "Huskers" stitched in red in the North end zone. A block red "N" remains the stadium's 50-yard centerpiece, and two Big Ten Conference (B1G) logos are stitched in the northeast and southwest corners of the playing field. The "Tom Osborne Field" inscriptions are placed on Memorial Stadium's northwest and southeast sidelines.
Osborne Icon for Nebraska and College Football
"Coach Osborne is a true icon for Nebraska and for college football," Eichorst said. "He's inspired half a century of Husker teams to unparalleled excellence, and I think every Husker fan will be glad to see his name back on the field."
Osborne served as Bob Devaney's offensive coordinator for Nebraska's first two national championship teams in 1970 and '71 and was head coach for the Huskers' national title teams in '94, '95 and '97. His 255-49-3 career record averages more than 10 wins and fewer than two losses over 25 consecutive years. Osborne became the first coach in college football history to retire as a reigning national champion. A member of Devaney's staff for 11 years before succeeding him as head coach, Osborne won .836 percent of his games at Nebraska.
In 2007, Osborne returned to Nebraska as Athletic Director and restored the order of Husker football with the hiring of Bo Pelini as head coach. Overall, Osborne played a significant role in Nebraska football's success for 41-plus seasons. In the last 50 years, the Huskers have won a nation-leading 79 percent of their games and also own an ongoing NCAA record of 50 consecutive years of home-game sellouts.
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If there's one thing that turns me off more than a man in a vest, it's a man in a vest with an iPad.
Of course, just a man with an iPad is too much for me. Not saying I'd rather have a man with a HP Slate in a jacket - but at least that shows he thinks outside the box.
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Marion County Park and Lake had the annual John Waner Memorial Crappie Derby on Saturday at the heated fishing dock, and this year the fishing derby drew 26 entries.
The derby began at 7 a.m., and it took only a minute for the first catch of the day. Jason Monteque won $50 for catching the first crappie at 7:01 a.m. Monteque also won $100 for catching the most total inches of fish at 160¾ inches.
Tom Masella won a $100 prize for catching the largest crappie at 1 lb., 12 ounces. Blake Stringer won a $50 prize for the smallest fish caught at 7½ inches.
Lake superintendent Steve Hudson said 112 crappie were caught in total during the derby. Contestant Brandon Huntley said lots of crappie were caught early before the sun came up, but after dawn other species such as bluegill started biting more.
The event raised $385 toward the future purchase of new decking for the heated dock. Money for prizes was provided by Cenex, Leith Service, Carlsons' Grocery, Jim Monteque, and Roberts Detective Agency.


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Super Early Stage Firm
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by slarsen on 2007-05-13
This is a great fund to have behind you. I know Josh, Howard and Rob (formerly at Omidyar) well and find them superb contributors at the board level (whether they've got a vote, or not) and in being willing to visit and talk things through with you and anyone on your team.PRIVATE: Members Only (92 Characters)
The First Meeting/Presentation Was Over the Phone
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-07-02
My first meeting/pitch to Josh Kopelman (and one of his partners) was over the phone since I'm on the west coast and they are on the east coast. I was wary of doing a first pitch on the phone and true to my fears it was a waste of time. They didn't get the space and we ended the call on a polite thanks for your time note.PRIVATE: Members Only (826 Characters)
Josh Kopelman
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by sandhillpitcher on 2007-05-04
Josh is great. He is an investor in our company and a long time adviser to me. His advice is always spot on and very practical. You can feel that he has run a successful Consumer Internet company (Half.com). This differentiates him from so many other VCs. My only regret is that Josh / First Round doesn't take board seats. It would be great to have his advice at every board meeting.PRIVATE: Members Only
First Round is Exellent
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by jvandoren on 2007-06-12
First Round invested in us a few months ago, and I have nothing but the best things to say about them.PRIVATE: Members Only (313 Characters)
Good Experience
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by SixthTimeStartUp on 2009-05-04
We pitched Rob Hayes, and even though he ended up passing, he did so quickly and efficiently, and spent time with me afterward so I could understand his reasons. He also introduced me to several other people who have been very helpful. Over all this was about as good an experience that a "no" could be; I won't hesitate to approach Rob/ First Round again.PRIVATE: Members Only
Best Pitch Yet... However...
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-08-08
First of all I consider myself lucky to even have gotten the chance to pitch FRC... I was told by my introduction that they do very few deals... and they are a desirable fund. Yet I maintained hope because (based on their website) we seemed like a perfect match...
The pitch went great - I've been around a lot of people who know a lot about internet business, but none can even touch Josh... he presented the same questions I got from most VCs... but instead of asking because he didn't know the answer... I got the impression he was asking just to see if my answer was as good as his.
All in all - I walked out of there knowing a little bit more about my own company, and Josh (feigned") interest. I was promised a call back and never received (little surprised - very cordial until this point) it - which I consider a surprise considering how prompt they were getting back to me prior to meeting.
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Smart Team
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by Sonny on 2007-05-12
Josh and Howard are two of the smartest guys out there is very early investing. They also seem to have a deal pipline to see just about everything.PRIVATE: Members Only
Don't Get Stuck with an Associate
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by Bernajik on 2009-12-11
It's never advisable to meet with an associate at any firm. In the case of First Round, this piece of wisdom takes on a whole new meaning.PRIVATE: Members Only
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Posted by Ken on 2007-07-20
They passed. I don't care. It was a great experience and I would recommend them to anyone. These guys are smart, and professional. They asked the right questions, got what we were doing, took less then 4 days and got back to us to say no, we didn't fit their business model. Just the fact that he took the time to call me back puts First Round ahead of 95% of the other VC's out there.PRIVATE: Members Only (658 Characters)
Smart and Listened!
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by Jakester on 2007-07-14
Met with Rob and pitched our deal. Though First Round passed on us it was clear he really understood our play and gave great constructive feedback. A smart fisrt rate team of accomplished business people!PRIVATE: Members Only
If You Can Get Into This Club, Don't Hesitate
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by Rooly on 2007-07-10
Josh understands Internet more than anyone I've met. We work with him and his team for almost a year - smart inputs, valuable networking and unlike most other investors, they let you work. If you can get into this club, don't hesitate.PRIVATE: Members Only
Down to Earth
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-11-12
FRC seemed to us to be pretty down to earth and smart. They have a good handle on what they think is a good investment, but they are also intellectually curious and willing to throw around ideas with you about your business.PRIVATE: Members Only (312 Characters)
Very Entrepreneurial
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by tempo on 2007-10-16
Rob Hayes was one of the first VCs we met with in our process, and he put us through our paces (as I've heard he's done to others). He didn't invest at first, but his early feedback resonated for months as we developed our product. It was only after several months of rapid iteration on our business that we felt comfortable returning to him, and it paid off. Rob immediately appreciated the subtle but profound business implications of what we were doing. After that First Round moved quickly, as they've done ever since we closed the round.
Awesome contributors every step of the way.PRIVATE: Members Only (461 Characters)
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by anonymous on 2007-07-23
Polite & Professional-- a pass on an initial inquiry included a short phrase explaining why.PRIVATE: Members Only (215 Characters)
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by schmoozer on 2007-04-19
they are smart seed investors.PRIVATE: Members Only (293 Characters)
Awesome Guidance
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by sellis on 2008-11-19
I've worked with Josh and Rob. Both are great guys. While Rob offers solid advice, Josh is the most amazing VC with whom I've ever worked. In one meeting I got writers cramp in about 10 minutes and the wisdom kept flowing for another 50 minutes. One piece of advice easily trippled our downloads in the first week after launch with no additional spending.PRIVATE: Members Only
Casual Meetings Possible
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-05-05
Willing to meet for casual discussions, but rescheduled a handful of times along the way.PRIVATE: Members Only (336 Characters)
Collapsing Markets
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by skliger on 2007-06-11
Taking $5.00 in revenue for every $1.00 in profit means shrinking someone else's bloated market for the benefit of the startup. Josh and his team understand this better then most. You won't find a smarter, more entreprenuer friendly early stage fund on the planet. Josh was our first outside money, acted as our VP of Marketing for months and to this day provides valuable advice at every step. The best of the bestPRIVATE: Members Only
Josh and Other Frc Partners Do Take Board Seats...
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-05-06
...at least, on some deals. Other than that, I agree with sandhillpitcher's comments about Josh. He and the other partners at FRC are on a bunch of boards. I appreciate having FRC on my board and would do it again in a heartbeat. All I can say to sandhillpitcher is that I guess they think I need more help than you do, so they took a board seat on my deal and a more informal role on yours :)PRIVATE: Members Only
First Round Guys Seem Bright
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by gabrielz on 2007-04-25
I think the title says most of what matters. Chris and Rob were on time for our meeting and asked a few good questions.
***Update*** Although they chose not to fund our company, their feedback from the meeting turned out to be useful and we took some of it to heart in our plan update.
First Round are First Class
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by Raining on 2008-10-22
I pitched Josh and Rob and found them to be extremely knowledgeable about the web 2.0 space. They drilled us well and we found the interaction to be a great learning process for us. They eventually chose not to pass, but were very professional about it. Would definitely pitch them again.PRIVATE: Members Only
Good Feedback, Considering...
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by bamboo on 2008-06-25
Don't be afraid of Josh Kopelman.PRIVATE: Members Only (374 Characters)
Smart, Hard Working, on Your Side
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by serialentrep on 2007-10-12
Disclaimer: I run a Firstround funded company. They were the first Fund we turned to, and we have not had any regrets ever since. The investment process was efficient, and - given my experience with many other VCs - I have been extremely pleased with their involvement since closing the deal. They work very hard for us, have made extremely valuable introductions, are always reachable, and their counsel has always been helpful.PRIVATE: Members Only (307 Characters)
Josh and Howard are Awesome
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by 750bat on 2007-09-27
I know Josh from his entrepreneur days and Howard from idealab NY and I can say they are, without a doubt, two of the smartest Internet guys out there. They're both investors (personally) in my company and I feel lucky to have them involved every time I interact with him. The only downside is their input is so helpful, you often find yourself wanting more and more of their time... and there's only so much time in the day.PRIVATE: Members Only (349 Characters)
Fund: First Round Capital
Posted by bureauchief on 2008-03-31
First Round funded us in 2005. Josh and Howard went from introduction to term sheet in eight days, while Josh was on vacation. Howard is on our board and EVERYONE is actively involved when asked. If they are passing or giving you critical feedback...Take It! You might learn something. The day I sell my company, is the day I give the guys at First Round my money to invest (if they'll take it).PRIVATE: Members Only


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The challenge of eating on $25 a week
Getting a taste of what life is like on food stamps
Kris Armour never realized how much she enjoyed spending her afternoon break strolling to Del's Popcorn Shop and ordering a vanilla-infused soda pop. The treat became such a habit that Armour bought a special Del's mug entitling her to discounted refills. With that mug, her cola fix cost a mere buck plus change.
Last week, however, she couldn't afford it. She couldn't go to Del's even once. Her food budget for the week dropped from whatever vague number that Armour and I and probably you, too, all carry around in our heads — you know, the one that's fairly frugal, except when we're in a hurry, too tired to cook, can't find anything good in the refrigerator, or we're celebrating some special occasion, such as the arrival of Friday? — all the way down to just $25.
Armour, a commercial lending specialist at the U.S. Bank downtown, was participating in the Illinois Food Bank Association's $25 Challenge — a campaign to give folks who don't need food stamps an idea of what life is like for folks who do.
"I didn't think it would be that bad," says Armour, who considers herself a penny-pincher. She clips coupons, goes to discount stores, buys store brands and generics, and orders off the value menu at McDonald's. She has an occasional lunch with co-workers, a "family night" out every weekend, and that special soda at Del's; other than those splurges, Armour, 36, doesn't spend much on food.
Still, living on government rations came as a shock.
That 50-cent bottle of water she had never thought
twice about got nixed as a silly luxury when it represented more than 10
percent of her daily food allowance. The hotdog her 5-year-old son
didn't touch at dinner made an encore appearance on her plate the
following night. Other leftovers were scraped into small containers and
squirreled away in the fridge for Armour's lunch the next day. She
made patchwork meals from "a little splattering of this and a little
splattering of that."
On Friday night — normally the night the family goes out for dinner at Cracker Barrel or Bakers Square — they stayed home and ate scrambled eggs with toast.
"You get creative," Armour says.
Certain staples of her diet were simply out of the question. Aside from a $1 zucchini she bought at the Farmer's Market, she was left craving food that was uncooked, unprocessed, un-mushified.
"A lot of fresh things cost a lot more than
canned. That was a rude awakening," she says.
About halfway through the challenge, Armour discovered that she had run out of sandwich bread. Normally, she would've made an emergency run to the nearest Walgreens, where a loaf sells at the convenience price of about $3. Instead, she drove across town to a supermarket that sells its own brand of bread for a dollar per loaf. She didn't have to fret about the cost of the gasoline, or worry that she might get in trouble for being late to work. The fact that anybody truly reliant upon food stamps might not have the option of going to a different store nagged at her.
"I have the capability to drive to a store where
it's cheaper," she says. "I'm blessed to have a
vehicle and a flexible job."
Such little cheats kept cropping up. For example, Armour has a significant quantity of beef stashed in her freezer — the result of her family's tradition of pooling resources with friends every year to purchase an entire steer. She calculated the cost of the roast she prepared for dinner one night last week (with leftovers for the next night) and factored it into her faux-food-stamp budget, but knew in her heart that a for-real-food-stamp family couldn't have gotten in on such a sweet deal. Heck, they probably wouldn't have owned a freezer large enough to hold the meat.
Armour also got help from her relatives. One night, her father, visiting from out of town, took Armour and her husband and son out to Culver's for dinner. Another night, her mother took the family to Red Lobster, and Armour left with a doggy bag that went into her lunch bag the following day. Such kindnesses are routine family life for Armour, but she knows that a family on food stamps might not have the advantage of such prosperous relations.
There's a whole other ledger full of financial pressures Armour could ignore. The challenge applied only to her food budget — not housing, utilities, transportation, shoes and clothing, cable television, Internet access, or any of the myriad luxuries we tend to take for granted. Yet, even without those strains and with the full complement of middle-class accouterments — a reliable car, a steady job, an extra dollop of assistance from kith and kin — Armour says the $25 Challenge was difficult.
"It definitely opened my eyes, and I hope that they'll stay open," she says.
She plans to increase her annual donation to the food
bank this year. She also plans to spend this week going out to lunch with
friends. And if you happen to wander into Del's mid-afternoon, well,
you just might bump into her there.
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Date / Venue: Wednesday October 17th, 2018 - Spark Arena, Auckland
Photos by Ginelle Cox
Date / Venue: Wednesday October 17th, 2018 - Spark Arena, Auckland
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Lime Cordiale have just announced that they plan to continue their endless summer with their biggest ever Australasian tour! Oli and Louis love touring in New Zealand so much, they are kicking off their final 2019 run here!
Frontier Touring Australia are chuffed to announce Wolf Alice are performing two very special and intimate pre-Splendour in the Grass & Spin Off Festival warm up shows in Melbourne and Sydney this month.
Due to exceptional demand, The Beths have announced new shows added to their November 2019 Homecoming Tour in Auckland and Wellington.
By: Jason Moss
Artist: Beastwars
Date: Saturday 29th June 2019
Venue: Galatos, Auckland, New Zealand
By: Darcey Mitchell
Artist: Anna Calvi
Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Venue: The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
ONE LOVE today lifted the lid on its 2020 line-up; and its most exciting line-up yet!
Presented by Mai FM and Pato Entertainment
One Love 2020 - January 25th and 26th 2020.
Tauranga Domain, Tauranga, New Zealand
Following the one/two punch of NURSERY CRYME and FOXTROT (both albums driven by the muscular guitars of new member Steve Hackett), Genesis were ready to launch what would become their finest album, SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND. Finally, now, 47 years after the album's release; Hackett will be performing the album in full in New Zealand and Australia (One Date only in New Zealand).
By: Jason Moss
Artist: Wo Fat
Date: Tuesday 11th Jun 2019
Venue: Whammy Bar, Auckland, New Zealand
TEG DAINTY and THE MISSION ESTATE WINERY CONCERT announced today that global superstar Michael Bublé will return in February 2020! Accompanied by a 36-piece orchestra and ready to to thrill his New Zealand fans for one night only; this will be Michael Bublé's only show in New Zealand.
By: Megan Moss
Event: An Iliad
Date / Venue: Wednesday 29th May, 2019 / The Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland
U2 will bring their acclaimed Joshua Tree Tour to New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea later this year.
Jon Toogood joins NZ's finest artists & musicians to recreate
NEIL YOUNG'S LIVE RUST 40th anniversary concert tour
The Tuning Fork and 95bFM are proud to announce that Nashville-based Americana heavyweight, Justin Townes Earle, will return to New Zealand for a 3-date tour this August
Win Concert Tickets this month thanks to Sacred Hill Winemakers and NZ Music Month!
By Andra Jenkin
Artists: Ed Amon, Corin Healy and Heta Dawson
Date / Venue: Monday May 14th, 2019 - The Cellar, Q Theatre, Auckland
By Andra Jenkin
Artist: Alice Snedden
Date / Venue: Tuesday May 7th, 2019 - Basement Theatre, Auckland
By Lisa Diedricks
Artist: Post Malone
Date / Venue: Saturday May 11th, 2019 - Spark Arena, Auckland
Photos by Trevor Villers
Artists: Mike Garson (piano / keys), Lee John (drums), Gerry Leonard (lead guitar), Carmine Rojas (bass), Mark Plati (guitar), Bernard Fowler (vocals), Corey Glover (vocals), Joe Sumner (vocals), Gabi Moreno (vocals), Alistair Riddell (vocals)
Date / Venue: Saturday May 5th, 2019 - Aotea Centre, Auckland
By:Shelley Te Haara
Artist: Hollie Smith / Mara TK
Venue: Auckland Museum
Date: Monday 10th Mat 2019
By: Mark Derricutt
Artist: Bob Log II
Venue: Whammy Bar, Auckland
Date: Thursday 2nd May 2019
By Francesca Champion
Artist: Little Steven
Date / Venue: Saturday April 27th, 2019 - Town Hall, Auckland
By Teylor Moss
Artist: Billie Eilish
Date / Venue: Wednesday April 24th, 2019 - Spark Arena, Auckland
Photos by: Megan Moss
Artist: Shakey Graves
Venue: Powerstation, Auckland NZ
Date: Wednesday 24th April 2019
Photos By: Ginny C Photography
Artist: Sevendust
Date: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
Venue: Powerstation NZ
By Wal Reid
Artist: Matt Corby
Date / Venue: Thursday April 18th, 2019 - Civic Theatre, Auckland
Event: You Are Us (Christchurch
By: Erik Norder
Date: Wednesday 17th April, 2019
Venue: Christchurch Stadium
Artist: The Raconteurs
Photos by: Megan Moss
Venue: Powerstation, Auckland
Date: Tuesday 16th April 2019


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It took all of one day for Brian Moorman to find another job in the NFL.
The Dallas Cowboys confirmed Wednesday evening that they reached a contract agreement with the 36-year-old punter, released by the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday.
Moorman will take over for Chris Jones, who was injured in Sunday's Dallas victory at Tampa.
In signing with Dallas, Moorman goes to a veteran team with Super Bowl aspirations. Dallas is 2-1 and plays at home Monday night against Chicago. Moorman also will be punting in ideal weather conditions at home. Dallas has a retractable roof domed stadium.
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Keeping your financial aid involves making continued successful progress toward getting your degree. Once you accept your financial aid it is time to earn the aid that has been given to you. Yes, there are strings attached! Grants, scholarships, work study and loans all have some type of expectation from you. If you follow the federal guidelines, study hard and do your best then you should find that the road to keeping your financial aid is rather smooth.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 91 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
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We are a a leading information security company that currently provides hosted data protection services to businesses and professionals.
We serve our customers by combining our deep expertise in information security and our passion to provide the best service with elegant and easy to use service-based software solutions.
• Businesses and professionals who have numerous passwords and accounts to keep track of and feel the pain because they do not currently have an easy way to securely store and retrieve that information.
• Businesses and professionals who are proactive about using strong passwords or have regulatory requirements to do so, but would like an easier way to generate and track these passwords.
• Businesses and professionals who value clean, professional looking and easy to use applications.
See section 3.0 of the PDF document attachment to this project which contains the specifications. For this project, I only need the following:
1. An iPhone application icon.
I strongly encourage you to read the specifications as it has guidelines in terms of color, style and feel of what I am looking for. Including counter-examples (stuff that is contrary to what we are trying to achieve).
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BANNER ELK, N.C. --- Lees-McRae freshman Louis Parks tallied two goals and an assist, but LMC fell to No. 3 Limestone, 22-4, in Conference Carolina play Tuesday afternoon at Tate Field in Banner Elk, N.C.
The Saints (11-1, 2-0 CC) had a trio of players notch hat tricks while Kyle Rhatigan chipped in a game-high three assists. The Bobcats (0-10, 0-3) forced 11 turnovers while goalie Benjamin Shifflett (Clemmons, N.C.) amassed 11 saves.
LC's Brendan Shea led both squads with six goals and nine shots.
The Saints' Todd Nakasuji, Shea and Rhatigan jump started the LC offense while it sprinted out a 9-0 lead in the first 10 minutes of play.
Sophomore Nick Meyer (St. Louis, Mo.) snagged a pass from Parks and buried it to put LMC on the board with 4:12 remaining in the opening quarter.
LC responded with a 9-0 run, while Shea and Nick Schmell netted two goals apiece over the next 15 minutes.
Freshman Treven Salminen (Lynden, Wash.) showed why he's a part of the Finnish National Team with a nifty move to best LC's Dustyn Lyons at the 7:37 mark of the third quarter.
Dustin Barrow (Columbia, S.C.) found Parks with 3:14 left in the game before Dalton Lamb (Clemmons, N.C.) duplicated his teammates' success with an assist on Parks second goal in the waning seconds of the game.
11 different Saints recorded a goal while holding a slim advantage in ground balls (23-17).
Sophomore Alex Poole (Winston-Salem, N.C.) led the team with three groundballs.
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Hope College has presented an honorary degree to Dr. Gerald Pillay of Liverpool Hope University for his effective service and leadership in education and building understanding.
Dr. Pillay, who is vice chancellor and rector of Liverpool Hope University, one of Hope's international partner institutions, received the Doctor of Letters from Hope on Thursday, April 11. He was honored for his service and leadership at Liverpool Hope University and in education as a professor, scholar and administrator committed to producing a better tomorrow; his promotion of global understanding through collaborative initiatives, including the partnership between the university and Hope College; his vision in establishing the university as a center for religious reconciliation; and his inclusion of Christian principles in his personal and professional life.
Read text of honorary degree presentation by Alfredo Gonzales, associate provost and dean for international education at Hope College.
Dr. Pillay was born in the former British colony of Natal in South Africa. He was awarded a B.A., a B.D. (with distinction) and Doctor of Theology from the University of Durban. He also achieved a D.Phil. in Philosophical Theology from Rhodes University.
After lecturing at the University of Durban-Westville, he became professor of ecclesiastical history at the University of South Africa in 1988, a post he held for eight years. During this period he was also variously a guest professor at Northwestern University in Illinois; a research fellow at Princeton University; a visiting professor at Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia; a guest professor at Rhodes University and a visiting professor at the graduate school at AMBS, Indiana.
In 1997 he became Foundation Professor and head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Otago University, New Zealand's oldest university, based in Dunedin in the South Island. He was asked to serve as the first head of liberal arts within that university in 1998. He has served in various senior leadership roles at the University of South Africa, the Human Sciences Research Council in Pretoria and the University of Otago.
Dr. Pillay has been with Liverpool Hope University since 2003. He was initially appointed head of Liverpool Hope University College, an institution whose first founding college was established in 1844. He became the first vice chancellor when Liverpool Hope was given full university status in July 2005.
He has served on editorial boards of two international journals, "Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae" and "Verbum et Ecclesia"; has presented papers at numerous international conferences; and has served on various public and educational bodies. He has published extensively and is an internationally respected scholar.
He was elected a Life Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA) in October 2005. Among other activities in the Liverpool community, he is currently a governor of Liverpool Community College, a member of the Board of the Liverpool Biennial, an honorary vice president of Personal Services Society and a Cathedral lecturer at the Anglican Cathedral.
Liverpool Hope University, which enrolls more than 7,000 students from more than 60 countries worldwide, is the only ecumenical university in Europe combining Anglican and Catholic traditions. Hope's first exchange with the university took place in the fall of 1997, when two students from the university spent the semester at Hope to complete their student teaching. Hope students started studying in Liverpool during the spring of 1998.
The relationship began in 1996, when representatives of the university visited Hope while in the process of renaming their institution. They liked the college's name and felt that it suited well their own institution's mission. A new academic exchange agreement was signed when former Provost James N. Boelkins and Gonzales visited Liverpool Hope University in June 2006.
Both Dr. Pillay and his wife, Dr. Nirmala Pillay, delivered public lectures while on campus.
Dr. Nirmala Pillay, who is a professor of law at Liverpool John Moores University, presented "The Practice of Torture in Democracies" on Wednesday, April 10. She has taught philosophy and law at universities in South Africa, New Zealand and England, and her research interests include public law, European Union law, human rights and the globalization of crime.
Dr. Gerald Pillay presented "The Public Responsibility of a Christian University: The Apartheid Era as a Case Study, and Special Responsibilities in an Age of Secularism" on Thursday, April 11.


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Fusion Raita (Indian Yogurt Sauce)
Raita (click on the link for the traditional version) is an Indian condiment made with yogurt. It is paired with a lot of spicy dishes like biryani, tandoori chicken or vegetarian cutlets because dairy products have a cooling effect when food is extremely spicy. If you follow Ted Allen's show, Food Detectives, you've probably seen the premier episode which asks "What is the best way to cool your mouth after eating spicy food?" After some experimentation it was clear that dairy was the most effective.
This particular recipe is my take on traditional raita. Similar to the Greek sauce called tzatziki, I add dill, lemon, and olive oil. Being French, I also add some Dijon mustard to add some more complexity to the flavor.
I know, some people are going to balk at my additions, but I think that sauces are the highlight of a meal, so why not enhance them with a lot of flavor? Sometimes I also add cilantro or dill, depending on what's available in my garden. I'll try to post the traditional recipe soon so that you can make your own variations to your taste.
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An end to Japanese whisky market's decade long recession may be in sight. Or am I get over excited over a blip on a graph? According to a report in the Asahi Shimbun, Japanese whisky production increased for the first time in 11 years in 2009.
Shipments increased 10.3 per cent. The last time we saw in increase of more than 10 per cent was way back in 1983, the high-water mark the Japanese whisky boom.
Domestic consumption is up, partly due to some highly successful campaigns to push whisky based mixed drinks including highballs, but exports are also in unprecedented good health. According to the Asahi report, Suntory exported 106,000 cases last year, up 17 per cent and Nikka saw a 11 per cent increase in European sales. The Asahi Shimbun says Nikka plans to increase its whisky exports 40 per cent next year to 25,000 cases.
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Water Feature Q & A
Q: My fish are no longer dormant and they look hungry. Is it too early to feed them? – Joan of Virginia
A: This is a very popular question I get during this time of the year. As the temperatures slowly start to warm up, your once dormant fish become lively again and they look hungry. The best way to determine whether or not to feed your fish is by measuring the temperature of the water:
Water Temperature is under 39 degrees Fahrenheit: DO NOT feed them. When temperatures are this cold, a fish's digestive system is shut down and anything they do eat would not get properly digested.
Water Temperature is between 40 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit: Feed them Spring & Fall Wheatgerm Fish Food. As fish begin to wake up from dormancy, you may begin to feed them a Spring & Fall Wheatgerm Fish Food. This type of food is more easily digestable by fish than their regular diet.
Water Temperature is above 55 degrees Fahrenheit: At this point the fish are readily active and their digestive systems are fully up and running. You can choose between as assortment of balanced diets fish foods such as Floating Ponstix or higher protein diets such as Growth & Color & Professional Fish Foods. You can also go with an High Protein, organic formula as well.
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Canberrans from all walks of life are already getting excited about 2012's National Year of Reading – and who could blame them? Libraries ACT recently revealed the ambassadors for the ACT, which includes politicians (Chief Minister Katy Gallagher, Simon Corbell and Kate Lundy), authors (Jackie French, Marion Halligan), people in the media (Louise Maher, Mark Carmody) and a host of sportspeople, including the entirety of the Canberra Roller Derby League who had the following to say:
Any future derby girl or referee worth their skates has to first cut their teeth on 35 pages of essential rules reading before they can even think about hitting the flat track. At CRDL we believe that reading is one of the most enjoyable and essential skills for children and adults to learn, love and embrace.
I couldn't have put it better myself. Make sure you check out the full list of national and state ambassadors and get involved with your local community in 2012 to spread the love of reading!


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So long as this prosecutorial misconduct plagues the criminal justice system, NACDL will be on the frontlines seeking to enact effective barriers to such conduct and to ensure the rights of affected individuals are protected.
For more information on NACDL's work to provide the victims of prosecutorial misconduct with relief, read NACDL's Board Resolution regarding Reform of the Hyde Amendment and the White Collar Crime Committee Report on Reform the Hyde Amendment. Additional resources on prosecutorial misconduct and possible reform are available below:
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Family Day at Baxter Arcade
Every Sunday, The Baxter Arcade hosts Family Day from 12 pm to 5 pm. Kids (of all ages!) will enjoy the 40+ video games and pinball machines. All games are 25 cents. Later that evening adults will enjoy a movie screening at 8:30 pm and FREE pizza from Italian Pizzeria 3. www.baxterarcade.com


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Three-Week Summer Intensive: Entering the Buddha Way
July 2008
with Paul Haller
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|July 15, 2008
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|July 23, 2008
|July 24, 2008
|July 25, 2008
|July 27, 2008 -- Sesshin Talk
|July 28, 2008 -- Sesshin Talk
|July 29, 2008 -- Sesshin Talk
|July 30, 2008 -- Sesshin Talk
|July 31, 2008 -- Sesshin Talk
Tuesday 15th July
The two themes of this class are a) the classic formations of dukkha – the core experience of suffering, our response to it and thirdly our response to our response; and b) the five characteristics of mindfulness or sati.
Wednesday 16th July
How can we unwind the solid convictions we have about reality? The poem "Mirages" by Kapka Kassabova is read as an offering of teaching about practice. The two basic attributes of samatha - tranquility/calm and stopping - are discussed.
Thursday 17th July
How can we discover how to take a break from our own suffering and enable healing? How can we turn towards our suffering rather than turning away from it? Can we ask ourselves: "How is it to practice with this?"
Friday 18th July
Can we meet the moment directly, actualizing practice and going beyond ideas? An experiential exercise working with mindfulness of present experience is offered. To complete the first week of the Summer Intensive a reflective exercise: What stands out emotionally during the week? What does this have to teach you about you and practice? How will that teaching be carried forth from here on?
Monday 21st July
How do we create and experience our subjective world and how it is to practice with this? An experiential exercise carried out in pairs uses the break on the weekend from the Summer Intensive schedule as material for reflection and discussion.
Tuesday 22nd July
How do we bring awareness to our everyday life? How do we bring forth the mind which sees everything in our life as teaching the Dharma? How can we use the mind's natural curiosity and discrimination? An experiential exercise about the healing of suffering is included in this class.
Wednesday 23rd July
The contemplation of the hindrances and the five skandhas or aggregates as specific mental qualities are explored.
Thursday 24th July
The discussion of the five skandhas is continued and an exploration of the six sense doors is commenced.
Friday 25th July
"What is Buddha?" The last class includes an experiential exercise using the grounding of one of the six sense doors. " Eagle Poem" a poem by Joy Harjo is shared as an exemplar of the poeticism of the Zen school.
Analayo. 2003. Satipatthana: The Direct Path to Realization. Birmingham: Windhorse Publications.
Astley, N., & Robertson-Pearce, P., (Ed.). 2007. Soul Food: Nourishing poems for starved minds. Tarset, England: Bloodaxe Books.
Nhat Hanh, T. 1990. Transformation & Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness. Berkeley: Parallax Press.
Nhat Hanh, T. 1998. The Heart of Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy & Liberation. New York: Broadway Books.
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DescriptionChateau Lafite Rothschild 1996
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"Tasted three times since bottling, the 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate's greatest wine. As I indicated last year, only 38% of the crop was deemed grand enough to be put into the final blend, which is atypically high in Cabernet Sauvignon (83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 7% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot). This massive wine may be the biggest, largest-scaled Lafite I have ever tasted... The wine exhibits a thick-looking, ruby/purple color, and a knock-out nose of lead pencil, minerals, flowers, and black currant scents. Extremely powerful and full-bodied, with remarkable complexity for such a young wine, this huge Lafite is oozing with extract and richness, yet has managed to preserve its quintessentially elegant personality." (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #122, Apr. 1999)
"This prodigious wine is both elegant and intensely flavored, and almost diaphanous in its layers that unfold with no heaviness. An opaque ruby/purple color is accompanied by a complex bouquet of lead pencil, graphite, cedar, creme de cassis, toast, and vanilla. It is medium-bodied, with extravagant layers of richness yet little weight, and a finish that is all sweetness, ripeness, and harmony. This extraordinary Lafite increasingly appears to be a modern day clone of the majestic 1953. A mere one-third of the crop made it into the grand vin!" (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140, Apr. 2002)
"The bouquet is classic Pauillac with pencil shavings and sous-bois infusing the black fruit, masculine and a little aloof, yet focused and very well delineated. The palate is very well balanced with crisp blackberry and boysenberry fruit, spicier than I recollect, a crescendo of flavors so that it seems understated at first but fans out with a sense of confidence towards the finish." (98 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016)
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Have y'all been busy downloading all the wonderful Birds In Snow kits today? I know I have. Which made me realize how important it is when we are sharing our work to give our folders consistent and meaningful names. After I had downloaded a bunch of kits and unzipped them, there were quite a few where I couldn't remember exactly who the artist was or where I had gotten it and there was no way to tell from the folder. Some of the folders that I downloaded just had a single number or just the word Paper or Elements. Of course I could open the folder, find the TOU and find the designer's name and rename the file, but that's a lot of extra work.
I guess I would really encourage you to put your name (or entity) and a unique kit name on every folder, even if it is nested inside a container folder - make it easy for clients to keep track of your work (even if they separate the papers and elements/alphas) and know who you are and to honor to your TOU.
A lot of folders that I download will have initials, but I would try to be unique as possible -- SSands is easier to spot on my folder list than ss -- and it's easier to feel a sense of community with a name more so than initials or a number. And to me, scapbooking is so much about community and connecting. But that's just how I see it. I'd love to hear what y'all think and if I'm missing something.
What do you think Blog Train participants? Do you have a system for naming your folders? Ideally, how would you like for me to keep your folder and identify your work on my hard drive?


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As the November election approaches, citizens of this great nation of ours will once again have the opportunity to vote in the incumbents or "throw the scoundrels out." While the U.S. may be the model for how a democratic republic successfully operates over time, the fact is that seldom do more than 50 percent of its eligible voters bother to exercise this civic responsibility.
In the freest and most fortunate country on the planet, why is this the case? Why don't more voters go to the polls?
A young economist by the name of Steven Levitt, a 36-year-old professor and researcher at the University of Chicago, has shared his unique observations on this issue, as well as on many others. In fact, his take on several phenomena has earned him both plaudits and criticisms from a wide array of those who have studied his works. His best-seller, "Freakonomics," co-written with Stephen Dubner, deals with a smattering of intrinsically interesting questions, such as what poses a greater danger, guns or swimming pools? Which is a greater threat, food or terrorists? What constitutes good parenting? Why do drug dealers live with their moms? What caused the sudden drop in violent crime during the 1990s? Levitt's findings, often as not, fly in the face of conventional wisdom.
For instance, he concludes that swimming pools are much more dangerous than guns. Children under 10 are nearly 100 times more likely to drown in a residential pool than die from a gun. He found that Americans are in greater danger of being killed by french fries than terrorists – think fatty foods and heart disease – and that good parenting is primarily a matter of "things that parents are," as opposed to "things that parents do."
Parenting techniques may be overrated, according to Levitt. His research also indicates that only those higher-ups – officers, enforcers and board of directors – in the illegal drug-selling industry make a substantial living.
The street dealers or foot soldiers, who are at the greatest risk of going to prison or being shot and killed, are barely surviving financially. Thus, most of them rely on their immediate families for food, shelter, transportation and other basic necessities.
His most controversial theory is that the Roe v. Wade 1973 Supreme Court decision was the most significant factor in the reduction of violent crimes during the decade of the 1990s, following a proliferation of murder and mayhem during the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
While unintended, legalized abortion eliminated a substantial number of unwanted children, those that research tell us are most likely to engage in a life of crime. Had they lived, they would have come of age in the 1990s. Levitt, himself, does not approve or promote abortion. He simply passes on his personal interpretation from the statistics.
With regard to voting, Levitt turns the question around and asks why do people bother to vote at all, since the odds are infinitesimal that the outcome will be decided by a single vote? In other words, why go to the polls if one person's vote almost never matters?
He proposes four possibilities: (1) People are not very bright; (2) We vote in the same spirit in which we buy lottery tickets – chances of winning or influencing an election are about equal; (3) We believe it is a civic duty; or (4) We vote in order to seek social esteem, to be seen at the polls by our neighbors and friends.
While Levitt's research persuades him to favor No. 4, it is interesting that no ink is given to a voter's political, economic or social philosophy as motivating factors in his or her desire to exercise the ballot.
Granted, local races tend to focus primarily on the character, personal traits and competencies of the candidates, and less on their personal philosophies. However, in state and national elections, thanks to the news media's incessant analysis, voters have the luxury of knowing where each candidate stands on the issues.
I can remember my grandfather, R.O. Hedrick, supporting Sen. Robert Taft over Gen. Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 Republican Convention.
While Eisenhower may have been the more electable candidate – for sure, he had more personality and star appeal – Taft's political and economic conservatism were more in line with that of my grandfather.
I suspect many of us today are motivated to vote for particular candidates for the same reason. We like the way they think.
By the way, Levitt acknowledges that even though an individual vote may be largely inconsequential, in the aggregate it is a democracy's most powerful instrument for holding its government accountable.
Let's be honest, it is not your vote, or my vote that ultimately matters. It is our collective vote that determines the way we shall be governed.
See you at the polls.
Our neighbors and friends will be looking for us.
Hedrick resides in Spencer County and is a monthly columnist for the Spencer County Journal-Democrat.
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In the course of U.S. history, people have migrated to different parts of the country seeking new opportunities. Strong and determined women were an integral part of these migrations. The discovery of gold in California in 1849 enticed thousands of fortune seekers to the West. There were no airplanes or cars to speed the journey. The arduous trip had to be made by wagon or ship, passages which often took months to complete.
California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives, 1849-1900 contains journals, letters, and diaries of many pioneers who made the dangerous and difficult trip West.
In January of 1851, Elizabeth Gunn and her four children set off on an ocean voyage around Cape Horn bound for San Francisco. There she was to meet her husband, Lewis Gunn, who had gone to California two years earlier seeking gold. During the six month journey, Gunn wrote many letters to her husband describing the grueling experience. On March 29, 1851, she wrote of rough seas and seasickness:
The Captain was up all Tuesday night, and it was very rough. You could not lie still a minute, and when you feel sick is the time you want to keep quiet. Now my head was nicely fixed in one way, and in an instant it was turned right over. Now my feet were up, and now my head, now I would roll on one side, and now on the other--and feeling sick all the time. What with the noise of the men pulling the ropes and taking in sail, and the dashing of the sea as it came over the vessel with great violence, there was of course no such thing as quiet sleep.
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Search on frontier life, pioneer life, and overland journeys to find more writings by these pioneer women.
From 1938 to 1940, ethnographer Sidney Robertson Cowell collected the folk music of different ethnic groups that immigrated to California seeking their fortunes. Her work is documented in California Gold: Folk Music of the Thirties, a multiformat collection which includes sound recordings, photographs, drawings, and written documents. Browse the Subject Index or the List of Performers to find items relating to the many women Cowell recorded.
Women were also part of other migrations in American history. In the 1930s, drought and over-farming led to environmental disaster in the Great Plains of the U.S. Wind storms blew away the overworked topsoil, and the region came to be known as the Dust Bowl. Families abandoned their farms and fled west looking for work. Many became migrant workers on California farms. Laborers on these farms performed backbreaking work for little pay, and lived in poor conditions in migrant worker camps.
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The reality star is planning a visit to the Today show Monday
After a bitter week of back and forth with estranged husband Jon Gosselin – and TLC's announcement that the network is dropping Jon from Jon & Kate Plus 8 – Kate Gosselin is sticking to business as usual. The reality star is planning a trip to New York next week – and will keep busy with a media appearance and a bit of socializing.
On Monday, Gosselin is scheduled to appear on the Today show to discuss the latest moves by estranged husband to halt filming of the show.
During an appearance on Larry King Live on Thursday night, Jon said he was planning to leave the show even before the network dropped him, claiming it was damaging to his children. For her part, Kate issued a statement saying, "Jon has never expressed any concerns to me about our children being involved in the show and, in fact, is on the record as saying he believes the show benefits our children and was taping on Friday with the kids."
During her New York visit, Kate is also expected to attend a party Monday night at the Empire Hotel's rooftop to celebrate her recent View co-host Sherri Shepherd's new Lifetime sitcom, Sherri. The celebration will be co-hosted by Barbara Walters.
Jon, meanwhile, has been across the country in Los Angeles where he's taped an appearance on The Insider's panel, which will air on Friday. CBS has also confirmed that he will appear on The Insider on Monday and Tuesday.


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Hutto Power Breakfast
Name: Hutto Power Breakfast
Date: October 17, 2018
Time: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
Website: Hutto Area Chamber of Commerce
Registration: Sorry, public registration for this event has been closed.
Event Description:
What is a Power Breakfast?
On the 3rd Wednesday of every month, the Hutto EDC and the Hutto Chamber of Commerce host Hutto community leaders from government, education, and business for an informal update of community activities and networking. This is an ideal opportunity to keep informed on the activities of key groups in the Hutto community and enjoy a light breakfast.
What to Expect:
Representatives from the Hutto EDC, Hutto Chamber of Commerce, City of Hutto, Hutto ISD, Temple College, Texas State Technical College, Williamson County, and Hutto Fire-Rescue give a brief update on recent activities. Community updates are followed by a featured speaker. The speaker's presentation is followed by a light breakfast and time to network.


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Successful Students Know These 8 Things About the LifeTopix App
With the new school year quickly approaching, students and teachers are gearing up with the best tools and apps to manage and organize their busy education schedules. Lucky for them, LifeTopix is available to manage school and life in one place. This amazing app unifies contacts, calendars, projects, documents and other related information in one app, which allows students to focus on what matters – their education.
LifeTopix is based on 12 topics, which include: Tasks + Projects, Shopping + Gifts, Events + Appointments, Travel + Places, People + Services, Health + Goals, Finances, Home + Assets, Education, Notes + Files, Lists, Media and Bookmarks + Lockers.
How Do Successful Students Use LifeTopix?
Keep reading to learn how successful and organized students use LifeTopix to get ahead.
1. Organize Education Checklists
When starting a new school year, there's usually a ton of to-dos – forms, shopping, making calls and arranging finances are just to name a few.
With LifeTopix's built-in checklists (shown below), keeping track of these details is stress-free. And what's great about LifeTopix's checklists is students can quickly email them to parents to let them know their status on getting things done.
2. Manage Class Schedules
Keeping track of classes is always a hassle, especially when you're a new freshman at a university or high school. Getting a handle on schedules is imperative for success. Luckily, with LifeTopix's ability to create custom schedules, as shown below, it's easy to create class schedules. For example, repeating classes that start on different days of the week, such as Monday, Wednesday and Friday can easily be recorded — which is not possible in many calendar apps.
3. Plan Back-to-School Shopping
Students and parents are turning to smartphone apps to help them manage their back-to-school shopping. Whether they're shopping online or at the physical store, apps can help students, teachers and parents make a list of things you need to buy.
With LifeTopix, students can create lists by either creating a shopping list in the Shopping topic, as shown below, or they can create a LifeTopix checklist. With a LifeTopix shopping list, it's easy to add prices and deadlines to assist with budgeting.
4. Organize Class Subjects
LifeTopix includes built-in features for students or anyone else who is furthering their education. One of these useful features is "Subjects" in the Education topic of LifeTopix.
With LifeTopix's Subjects, students can keep track of Assignments and attach supporting information, such as tasks, appointments, reminders, notes, checklists, files, bookmarks, expenses, services, audio, photos, videos and drawings. Essentially, students can add bookmarks to Spanish to English translation sites and their class's webpage; add recorded audio of class lectures (if allowed); add class notes; include any class expenses; etc. All of this is neatly organized into one place, as shown below.
5. Take Class Notes
LifeTopix includes built-in note taking and students can sync class notes with Evernote. However students choose to keep track of notes, it's simple with LifeTopix. Moreover, students can easily organize and locate notes by using categories, notebooks, context tags, and date tags in LifeTopix. Additionally, they can hand write, record audio and take video within LifeTopix notes, which makes the note-taking process even easier.
The screenshot below shows an example of a LifeTopix note before and after it's synced with Evernote.
6. Stay On Top of Grades with Goals
Successful students and business people alike know that setting goals gives them motivation. If you want to make the most of your life, setting goals is essential for achieving your dreams.
LifeTopix includes a topic for focusing on health and goals, which is perfect for students. Everyone understands it's important to make good grades. The goal recorded in the LifeTopix app below is set up to focus on getting an A in Spanish. With this goal, students can log their grades to get an idea of where they are daily, weekly, monthly or for the entire semester. And what's great is they can view the grades in a graphical format (shown below). This is a great motivator to keep students on track in their studies.
7. See School Agendas at a Glance
Every type of item that's added in LifeTopix is picked up by the daily agenda and calendar views; however, students can filter these items as they wish as shown below. Keep in mind that the LifeTopix calendar works with the calendars that the iOS device supports, so students can choose which of these items sync back and forth from their favorite calendars (Google, Yahoo, etc.). The flexibility is fantastic.
8. Organize Education Items By Context Tags
Everyone has lots of things to do in work, school and life – and sometimes it's helpful to see the commitments that are associated with each part of life.
This is one of the reasons that LifeTopix includes context tags. For example, most of the items mentioned in this article were tagged with the context tag @school. This way, students can view anything related to this tag in one single list, as shown below. They might also use tags such as @work, @social, etc. to organize or divide those items into one view.
Bear in mind that these are just of the few of the many ways that students use LifeTopix to help them achieve success in school. Above and beyond the features listed here, other features include managing finances, logging fitness items, keeping track of social events, managing documents, tracking passwords, recording travel and more.
Are you ready to get organized? Find LifeTopix at the Apple App Store by clicking the link below.


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The optic nerve allows you to see by carrying images from your eye to your brain. Optic neuritis involves inflammation of the optic nerve. This may cause reduced vision or loss of vision. It is a serious condition that requires immediate care from your doctor.
Optic neuritis has several causes. These include:
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)—most common cause
- Neuromyelitis optica (NMO, Devic's disease)
- Autoimmune disorders, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Infection
- Exposure to toxic substances—this may be associated with optic neuropathy (injury to the optic nerve)
- Some medications
In some, the cause of optic neuritis may be unknown.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of optic neuritis include:
- Personal or family history of multiple sclerosis or other autoimmune disorders
- Previous history of optic neuritis
- Previous history of transverse myelitis (inflammation of the spinal cord)
In some people, optic neuritis may not cause any visual problems. In those that have them, optic neuritis may cause:
- Relatively sudden decrease in vision, such as blurring, darkening, or dimming of vision
- Loss of vision in the center of, part of, or all of the visual field
- Abnormal color vision, such as dull and faded colors
- Pain in or around the eye, which is often made worse with eye movement
Eye pain will often go away within a few days. Vision problems will improve in the majority of people. Some may be left with blurred, dark, dim, distorted vision, or complete visual loss. Vision usually improves over several weeks or months.
Optic neuritis may be difficult to diagnose. Your eye may look perfectly normal. Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. It will include a neurologic examination. You may be referred to an ophthalmologist (eye specialist) or neurologist (nervous system specialist).
Your doctor may need to test your eye function. This can be done with:
- Tests of color vision, side vision, visual acuity, and the reaction of the pupil to light
- Dilated eye examination
- Visual evoked potential test (VEP)
Your doctor may need to test your bodily fluids. This can be done with:
- Blood tests
- Lumbar puncture to check the cerebrospinal fluid that protects the brain and spinal cord
Your doctor may need pictures of your internal bodily structures. This can be done with an MRI scan or optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Your doctor may also need to evaluate you for spinal cord problems. This can be done with a somatosensory evoked potentials test.
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Treatment options include:
- Steroid medication to reduce swelling of the optic nerve
- Medication to treat the cause of optic neuritis
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VIRGINIA BEACH - A new breed of Navy ship is preparing to begin its maiden deployment.
The USNS Spearhead is a joint high-speed vessel that can be called upon by the Army, Navy or Marines to quickly ferry people and equipment for a variety of missions.
VIRGINIA BEACH - A new breed of Navy ship is preparing to begin its maiden deployment.
The USNS Spearhead is a joint high-speed vessel that can be called upon by the Army, Navy or Marines to quickly ferry people and equipment for a variety of missions.
Its 22-person crew is composed of civilians, but it also has a small Navy detachment onboard.
The ship is scheduled to leave Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story on its way to Europe and Africa on Thursday, where commanders will test out the new ship's capabilities in an operational environment.
Ultimately, the Navy plans to have 10 of the ships available to military commanders around the world.
The Navy says its missions could include transporting tanks, carrying a containerized portable hospital or supporting disaster-relief operations.
The ship has 20,000 square feet of cargo storage area and is also capable of landing helicopters. Other Navy ships are already capable of transporting people and equipment, but what sets apart the Spearhead and the others in its class being built is that it is designed for speed and to operate in small or damaged ports.
The expansive ship is a large catamaran made of aluminum that can carry 600 tons about 1,200 nautical miles.
"We can take pretty much whatever you can think of onboard here and rapidly reconfigure," said Capt. Douglas Casavant, master of USNS Spearhead.
The Spearhead has an average speed of about 40 miles per hour. By comparison, the Navy's amphibious transport dock that carries Marines and their equipment travels at about 24 miles per hour.
The Spearhead is also much more spacious in nearly every aspect than its warship counterparts, from its passageways and stairs to the more than 300 seats it has to transport people that provide more legroom than many first-class airline passengers will find.
The cost for the 10 joint high-speed vessels is about $1.5 billion, according to James Marconi, a spokesman for the Navy's Military Sealift Command, which owns the ships.
Casavant acknowledged that a ship built of aluminum is more vulnerable than warships made of steel, but he said that it could have other Navy ships escort it if it needed protection from adversaries, or to help clear mines from its path. He also said that security teams may come aboard the ship as needed, such as if it were to travel in pirate-infested waters.
In a pirate scenario, he also said the ship's speed would make it difficult for anyone to catch.
The Spearhead is scheduled to be in European and African waters until May. After that, it will briefly return to Virginia Beach for a few weeks before heading toward Central and South America.