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CMS food bank helping south Cowichan residents help each other
South Cowichan residents are taking care of each other and this holiday season Terry Eden, President of the South Cowichan Food Bank, is grateful.
"We couldn't do anything without the community. The community is just awesome. We put the call out and everybody is there. We really appreciate it."
Last year the food bank provided 250 food hampers to those in need living south of Koksilah Road to the Malahat. Eden said it is thanks to the many contributions by local schools, organizations, businesses and the 50 regular food bank volunteers.
"(There are) donations from the community to fill hampers. We get food from the schools. There's the gift bag program in conjunction with Thrifty's: you can buy so much to donate toward the food bank.
People around here are quite good about knowing what we need and trying to help us out."
On top of the hampers, the food bank has Toy Drive to provide gifts for families with children.
"People don't ask for a lot, they just want something for their kids. They want to be able to put something under the tree. We do about 200 kids, who must be in school."
Eden tries to gather gifts on each child's wish list. There is a tree at Thrifty's and one at Curves in Mill Bay. People can pick a name off the tree, buy the gift, and bring it to the food bank so Eden can bring it to the families before Christmas.
"I distribute the gifts unwrapped in a gift bag and the family can wrap it. Then they know exactly what they are giving the children. I usually try to get an article of clothing as well. These kids don't have a lot."
For all programs at the food bank, privacy is paramount.
"We code everything. No real names are given. Their privacy is respected."
Eden said there is a misconception that those who live in Cobble Hill, Mill Bay and Shawnigan aren't in need.
"We have a lot of working poor. They've lost one job. They can't make it anymore. Rents are expensive. We are here to help them."
Eden said pride is a barrier for some people to come into the food bank but once they do, they are considered part of the food bank family.
"A lot of people don't come unless they really have to. There is the issue of pride, and I can't blame them. They realize Christmas is here and they can't make it."
The food bank can help anyone who has as proof they are residents of South Cowichan.
"We have to have proof of address. We work together so there is enough for everyone in the community."
The CMS Food Bank is one of six beneficiaries of the News Leader Pictorial Pennies For Presents campaign.
Cash donations to Pennies For Presents can be dropped off at the News Leader Pictorial's office in Duncan at 5380 Trans Canada Highway. For more information call the office at 250-746-4471.
You need to know
The South Cowichan CMS Food Bank is located at 2740 Lashburn Rd in Mill Bay.
Hampers go out every Tuesday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Bread is available every Tuesday.
The last hamper goes out Dec 13. The food bank is open for emergencies the week of Dec. 17 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. The CMS Food Bank accepts donations of non-perishables and produce. Call 250-743-5242..
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Vyacheslav Astapov, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office, said the officers were cooperating with investigators in providing details about the crime, The Associated Press reported. The reported confessions are the latest in a series of developments in the high-profile case, which had marred the integrity of the Ukrainian government and justice system.
In an interview with the news Web site Ukrainska Pravda (), which was once edited by Gongadze, President Viktor Yushchenko said the two former police officers had led the investigators to the crime scene and had "demonstrated how it all happened." The officers had been charged with murder shortly after they were detained in early March.
Yushchenko, who was propelled to power in last year's opposition-led Orange Revolution, had pledged at his January inauguration to revive the long-stalled murder probe. He is now in the United States on an official diplomatic visit.
"We are encouraged by the progress in the Gongadze case. But to truly end this grim chapter in Ukraine's history and set the course for press freedom, authorities must identify and prosecute all individuals responsible for this horrible crime," CPJ Executive Director Ann Cooper said.
In a separate development, the Strasbourg, France-based European Court of Human Rights agreed on March 31 to hear a lawsuit filed by Myroslava Gongadze, widow of the slain journalist, against the Ukrainian government, according to local and international press reports.
In her claim, Gongadze said that Ukrainian authorities failed to protect her husband, and she accused them of creating a climate of fear by issuing conflicting statements about the investigation, the news agency ITAR-TASS reported. She filed the claim on September 16, 2002.
Gongadze said she is still pursuing the lawsuit because of what she called the "criminal inaction" of the administration of former president Leonid Kuchma. Gongadze said she wants to establish an international precedent holding authorities accountable for their actions in such matters, according to local press reports.
Background
Gongadze, editor of Ukrainska Pravda, which often featured criticism of Kuchma and other high officials, disappeared in the capital, Kyiv, in September 2000. His decapitated body was found two months later in a forest outside the city.
The revived investigation has also led to the questioning of top government officials. The prosecutor-general's office questioned Kuchma last month. Authorities did not disclose details of the interview, but Kuchma previously denied allegations of involvement in the slaying. Former Interior Minister Yuri Kravchenko committed suicide on March 4—just hours before he was to be questioned by prosecutors.
A parliamentary committee last year recommended that a criminal case be opened against Kuchma, who allegedly discussed ways of silencing Gongadze in tape-recorded conversations with senior government officials.
The audiotapes were made by former security agent Mykola Melnichenko. The Ukrainian government confirmed that Yushchenko plans to meet with Melnychenko when visiting Washington, D.C., this month. Melnychenko, who was granted political asylum in the United States in 2001, is considering testifying in a murder trial if his security in Ukraine can be ensured.
For CPJ alerts on recent developments in the Gongadze murder case, visit the following links: (March 1, 2005) (March 4, 2004) (March 11, 2004)
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Fruit and vegetable irradiation is a food safety and preservation technology, similar to pasteurization. While pasteurization uses heat to kill microorganisms, irradiation uses a form of energy called ionizing radiation. The process involves exposing food, either in bulk or packaged, to gamma rays for a specified amount of time. It is similar to ultraviolet (UV), visible and infra-red light, microwaves and radio waves used for communication. The effects of irradiation on the food and on animals and people eating irradiated food have been studied extensively. Irradiation has been shown to be a safe and effective tool that can help to prevent many foodborne diseases. Any imported irradiated food must also be approved for irradiation in Canada and must comply with all relevant regulations, including labelling requirements. Canadian government regulations require all foods processed by irradiation be labelled with an international symbol for irradiation and the words "treated by irradiation", "treated with radiation" or "irradiated".
Please download Fresh Facts: Irradiation, part of our Fresh Facts series, for more information about irradiation.
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Participation in post-secondary education is a major boost for personal fulfilment and labour market rewards. It is also a key to sustained economic and social progress. An environment that encourages all young people to engage in post-secondary education is highly desirable on both equity and efficiency grounds. Relevant research questions to explore include: What factors affect access to post-secondary education today and for whom? In particular, what is the role of
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The Secretary of the CSIRO Staff Association, Mr Sam Popovski, welcomed news of CSIRO's $220 million agreement with three US companies that sell devices using the wireless technology.
"This latest agreement brings CSIRO's Wi-Fi patent revenue to nearly $500 million - much needed funding that should be used to boost Australian science and research at CSIRO,” Mr Popovski said.
Mr Popovski said that while revenue from the licencing agreements should create some breathing space for CSIRO’s finances, the Government needed to think longer term.
“The WLAN patent expires in 2013, around the time quadrennial funding for CSIRO is due for renewal. So this revenue buys some breathing space for CSIRO and the Government,” Mr Popovski said.
“But public sector funding for CSIRO lags behind CPI and has failed to grow in real terms since the 1980’s.
“The Federal Government needs to ensure there are adequate resources to develop the capacity that will allow the next generation of science innovation to flourish,” he said.
The WLAN case is a reminder that good science takes time, said Mr Popovski.
"The sale of smartphones and tablets has exploded over the past few years but the development of the wireless technology that underpins them is no overnight sensation," Mr Popovski said.
The Australian research that led to the development of the WLAN technology started in the late 1970’s before being developed at CSIRO over the next twenty years.
"This is a story of committed Australian innovation over three decades in the making."
“The lesson here is pretty clear – don’t short change science. Invest in research now and reap the rewards for Australia in the future," Mr Popovski said.
The CSIRO Staff Association has just launch a new online newsletter call The Pulse. Check it out here.
Return to CPSUnews here.
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WHO TO WATCH: LAW
Since joining the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland in 2004 as a Skadden Fellow, Julie Robie not only secured a full-time position as an attorney but also earlier this year was promoted to the head of the organization's consumer law practice. She now oversees nine other attorneys and is editor of Ohio Consumer Law, an annual practice manual published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw. Her practice involves handling mortgage foreclosure, bankruptcy and utilities cases, as well as other consumer issues. Tom Mlakar, Legal Aid's deputy director for advocacy and Ms. Robie's supervisor, isn't surprised by her fast progression through the ranks. “Julie's vision, compassion and understanding of our clients and access-to-justice issues continues to inspire me and is an example of how lucky the Cleveland community is to have such a great young leader,” Mr. Mlakar said. A native of Maple Heights, Ms. Robie knew early on she wanted to serve others, either through teaching or another route.But it wasn't until her internship with the YWCA of Cleveland while studying English at Yale University that she saw a career as a lawyer as a way to achieve that goal. “That was my first glimpse in ways the legal profession could be used to assist people in great need,” Ms. Robie said. She decided to attend law school at her alma mater and upon graduation in 2004 secured a Skadden Fellowship — a two-year fellowship granted by the Skadden Foundation to allow law school graduates to practice public interest law. “There's really nothing more rewarding than being able to assist a client who needs an advocate and who would really be floundering in the legal system without an advocate from Legal Aid,” Ms. Robie said. “I think here at Legal Aid we see examples of people's lives being changed every day because of the services.” Legal Aid provides legal assistance to low-income residents of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties. Ms. Robie and her husband, Todd, have two sons, Samuel, 5, and Silas, 1.
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Props to these 116 amazing companies who answered the call to show why they have the Coolest Digs in Town.
Judging of more than 190 nominations is underway so watch for more details on the September 24th award ceremony hosted by the Ritz Carlton's Silver Grille at the Higbee Building. You won't want to miss this one!
Adcom/Optiem Communications
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Allegro Realty Advisors Ltd.
Ambiance Inc.
Amotec Inc.
Applied Industrial Technologies
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Baker & Hostetler
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Cleveland.com
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Dix & Eaton
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Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity
Greater Cleveland Partnership/COSE
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GTS Communications
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Kohrman Jackson & Krantz PLL
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Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
Marcus Thomas LLC
McDonald Hopkins LLC
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National Interstate Insurance Company
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Recovery Resources
RGI International
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RPM International
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Shearer’s Foods Inc.
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The Cleveland Foundation
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The Krill Company
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Time Warner Cable
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Ulmer & Berne
Visconsi Companies Ltd.
Visual Marking Systems Inc.
Vocon
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Woop! - Unregistered July 05, 2010 11:35 AM Great race by Alvaro, congratulations!And seeing Loris' result as well let's hope this is not just a flash in the pan, but maybe a sign of where the blue bike can be with a fit and hungry rider.Please Suzuki, put some more effort into this. It's a shame to see good riders wobble around the back of the field most of the time because they don't have even remotely competitive machinery. Report abuse 7 agree 0 disagree
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Ewwwwww?
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in like manner that deep calls out to deep...the opposite is also true. and i cannot fathom the number of STDs amongst that trio...from dave to tila, tila to dave, tila to nick...
*mind boggled*
Wasn't she a Lesbian? Wasn't see preggers also a while back? I thought her true love was that Casey chick that died ...
Oh and that Dave guy ... ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Bleh, the two pieces of crap deserve each other.
I feel filthy.
I'd say they deserve eachother, but it's all so pathetic.
Umm, why 'EWWWW'?
That "Ewww" should be "Yay for containment!"
I can not think of two people who deserve eachother more.
Ms. Goodhand, gossip reporter, has a lovely profile on the Radar Online site....
Awww, what a cute couple! Almost cute as his Mom and her boytoy Hulk look alike or his Dad with his pre-teen daughter look alike gf.
Hey, Nick is just trying tp keep up with his scuzzy parents to see who can bring the biggest piece of trash home to meet the family. Nick will have to answer for all he has done one of these days. No one escapes judgment.
I thought that was Amy Winehouse and I immediately thought, "She could do better."
Enty,
Why do you leave the worst pictures up for the longest time?
just so they don't have kids!
well this is about the grossest thing I've read in a while. add paris hilton to the mix and some kind of drug-resistant superbug would be created.
yuck.
shudder
Seems like a perfect match to me.
Ms. Goodhand is a former high school teacher. And caught the "journalism" bug. Does that mean she actually went to school for journalism? I always wondered what kind of credentials people that work at places like TMZ, Radar, etc. have (if any, like Good Hand).
There isn't enough purel in the entire country that would make me want to get anywhere near these two.
And I thought Denise Richards and Nikki Sixx was gross.
How old is this douche? 18, 19? And completely bald. I don't wish baldness on anyone at such a young age (or any age for that matter) but he deserves it.
Brings the sleezebag out in him.
Enty raises a good point. We snark on a lot of people here but most of them have never really hurt anybody.
Then we get oozebags like Nick here.
THIS is the type of guy that makes me physically sick. Chris "Ah ain't no woman beater no mo'" Brown makes me sick too.
@MCH - I have a feeling Harvey at TMZ picks top journalism students or law students.
As for the cameramen he picks - I think he could be a bit more choosier there. Most of them look like they annoy everybody all the time.
Just re-read this and for some bizarre reason can't stop laughing at "knocking boots". Nice one, Grandpa Enty :)
Ok, call me crazy, but why the enormous hate for Nick? He has had his time in court. It wasn't as if he purposely went out of his way to hurt his friend. Stupid, risky actions, yes - but not on purpose. Is he supposed to stay in hiding the rest of his life? Did he leave the friend there to die?
05: Prior to the accident, he had been ticketed numerous times for speeding. At the time of the accident, he had been drinking and was again speeding. His passenger requires round-the-clock medical care and he gets to be a "celebrity".
It's just not cool.
@05 - Just google John Graziano Brain Injury and you'll see what that piece of shit Nick did.
WARNING!!! The photos are extremely graphic and disturbing. Seriously!
How many time you want to be that it was the other way around and John was the one speeding and driving recklessly? Thats just the culture for a lot of young guys in that area of Florida, Fast and Furious wanna-bes. Not that anyone deserves permanent brain damage but it is not fair to paint him as a saint and Nick as the devil. It was an accident, preventable yes, but an accident nonetheless.
I'm with Alleycat on this one. Nick may be a douchebag, but it is not likely he was a douchebag on his own and there were probably plenty of times both boys were out hot rodding. They were an accident waiting to happen and it just happened to be Nick driving that night. Of course it would be nice if he could show a little contrition but I blame the parents for that as well as him. I know he went to jail, but has he actually "apologized" for what happened?
and Angelina from Jersey Shore is pregnant. Gross day!
so you have reverted to your old ways. i knew this wasn't gonna last long.
Hesitate to say anything in defense of Nick Hogan but I will also chime in to say/ask
Wasnt the passenger NOT wearing a seatbelt? Also, as many pointed out it seems like they both have this sort of death defying, parents buying them speeder cars more equipt for race track transportation. Im NOT advocating we give Hogan a break here by any means but, like someone said, to paint him as the devil and resonsible 100% for this seems wrong.
that being said- whoa am I glad the contamination of these two celebretards is confined to the two of them. Now if only Amy Winehouse (love her music) and Paris Hilton would join their sex party and stay there we would have cleaned up like half the cause for valtrax in the first place :)
I don't know how Nick Hogan lives with himself in the aftermath of that horrible outcome for his friend. You'd think he'd be a little more concerned with raising awareness of what can happen when you're utterly foolish and careless and as a small measure of compassion for his permanently disabled former friend. He's totally heartless and even dingbat Tila Tequila is too good for him.
at least she doesnt look like his sister...
Lori - no, but he looks just like her sister. So, still gross.
I just realized that sentence made no sense. I cant even figure out what I was trying to say. Need coffee.
Advice to Tila Tequila: either you drive, or hail a cab.
I think that pic of Nick looks like Joseph (Joey) Lawrence.
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Random Photos Part Two - Fashion Week
Jessica Alba looked good. That is leather at the top.
At the same show was Amber Heard.
Stacy Keibler spending some time away from George Clooney was also there.
Victoria Beckham shows off one of the creations from her show.
Matt Damon even made it for Fashion Week.
This is how those photos are taken.
Renee Zellweger makes it two days in a row at Fashion Week.
Sharing the front row with Anna Wintour are Viola Davis and Maria Sharapova.
Leighton Meester was also front row at a show.
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Gee, Anna Wintour looks like an absolute joy to be around.[/sarcasm]
I love Amber's dress.
I saw another photo where Miss Anna was talking with Viola and her husband. But you sure couldn't tell by this pic!
That's the worst I've seen Leighton look.
I too would hold on to Matt Damon tightly if he were my husband.
OMG how annoying would all those photographers in your face be??
Poor Viola and Maria.
I hope Anna Wintour spends all of eternity at a Sears fashion show sandwiched between Nikki Minaj and my sister.
Love the top three dresses.
Sorry Jessica, not a fan of the summerish looking dress with heavy tights unless you are wearing something more winterish on top. Looks unbalanced.
LOL it's easy to believe that Anna's nightmare would include having to wear something made at Sear's.
it's fashion, not splitting the atom. Dear Gods the sour look of such seriousness on their faces is beyond silly..
Redheat, we think alike (JA comment). The dress is ugly (I think) but the opaque tights kill it.
And yeah, what happened to pretty Leighton Meester?.
Posh's shoes are the perfect nude shade for elongating the leg, but I like the style of Renee's better.
I'd hang on to Matt also, what a honey.
i would love to run up to wintour, take the shades and run like hell!
Regarding the black tights, I understand what you are all saying, but I think the leather at the shoulders could counterbalance the black tights.
Skeball: I double dog DARE YOU to try that one day if you ever have the chance! Miss Anna will CUT YOU for sure. Or send Andre Leon Talley to slap you silly. LOL!
I think Renee looks good lately- softer, less sinewy.
I couldn't imagine all those photographers in my face. NO thanks!!
Yeah, what's with Leighton? She's always been one of my faves, and she looks awful here. Hoping for just a bad angle or lighting.
I think it's Leighton's bangs -- her face isn't the right shape for them.
I conclude that any husband willing to attend frickin' Fashion Week with his wife could not possibly be the person mentioned in the BI about the husband thinking about leaving his wife for not watching enough sports.
Leighton's shoes with that bag is all wrong. Reminds me of The Nanny episode where Mr. Sheffield rushes Fran, and her purse is all wrong for her outfit. She ends up being photographed as a fashion "don't.".
@Mooshki, ordinarily I don't like that hem length with shoes like that but her legs are 20 feet long. There's only a handful of women that can pull that off, the rest are "real women" (hahahahahahahahahaha).
I'm with lutefisk--all kinds of mis-matched-ness going on w/ Leighton..
I'm thrilled to see the ladies getting away from the one foot crossed over the other *peeing myself* pose.
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Posh looks like she's wearing pj's and high heels. She also looks like she's never had a child.
She really needs to up her celery stick intake to 2/week.
Man, Alba's dress is killer. Love that color.
I heart Renee Z..
@Del Riser - YES!!! Me too! What IS that pose?
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Tom Hanks Is Going To Play Walt Disney In Mary Poppins Movie
I have to say this movie actually sounds interesting. At first I thought someone was going to remake Mary Poppins which I have been prepared for and am expecting because I think there is room to make a darker version. Not dark like Paranormal Activity where the children disappear and come back later and kill Mr. Banks, but just not so animated and cheery. Anyway, apparently PL Travers did not like the way the movie turned out either, and this movie is going to be about the making of Mary Poppins and Emma Thompson would play PL Travers and Tom Hanks would play Walt Disney. It took 14 years of persuasion before Walt Disney was finally able to secure the rights. The movie is going to be called Saving Mr. Banks.
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I read about this I believe the part of the movie she hated was the animation scenes.
Never saw it. I saw a little bit of the animated stuff and was not impressed. I do love Bedknobs and Broomsticks, though.
I'll definitely see this. My oldest was OBSESSED with Mary Poppins from about ages one to three, so I've seen it hundreds of times. And, I have to say, enjoyed it every time. The backstory regarding the rights, the making of the movie, and the music is fascinating.
But I'll freely admit I'm a nerd. It'll just be me and my son in an empty theater cheering like crazy people for the Mary Poppins tell-all :-). And that's ok.
Spent time in London at a Sufi school. Yeah, there was a pupil outside of the building (with his wife on a farm, wearing rough clothing in a self-styled punitive way) and how he received his education led to his recovering from playing James Bond AND not so wonderfully to his mania for brutal lawsuits.
Teachers there were very good, even remarkable. Who was the best? I'd say she was the late P.L. Travers... and you can register for her classes now by reading all her Mary Poppins books.
Wow, I feel so lame and out of touch. I had no idea Mary Poppins was based on a book/s. How many were there? I would love to read them and see how they compare with the movie now. I loved the animation scenes....
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Is he going to have his head popped in an icecube at the end? Maybe have Wilson in a cube next to him? (sorry, in a dark place today)
The Mary Poppins books are awesome. I love the film as well. I loved Dick Van Dyke in it. And I loved when they jumped into his pastel sketches on the sidewalk. Beautiful film, IMO.
I really don't like Tom Hanks, so might not want to watch this.
*passes BigMama some milk and cookies* Hope your day gets better hon!
I agree with Sylvia, I am rather over Tom Hanks..
@JoElla - thanks, can you throw a new job in with that? LOL Love me some cookies though!
@BigMama, whatever is going on (and it's definitely something, you don't sound like yourself) - hope it gets better soon. Hugs from the EmEyeKay household :)
Thanks Em - early 40's is a scary time to think about a new career especially when you don't have any talent or education.
Interesting timing for this announcement -- right on the heels of the obvious BI about Hanks' son and his criminal activities. Hanks people apparently don't remember/know of Disney's reputation as a Nazi sympathizer.
@BigMama - Sorry you're having a bad day. You routinely make me smile, so there's that. :)
Enty wanting a darker Mary Poppins made me giggle. I loved the original. I love Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, so I'm sure I'll see it.
AT LEAST IT'S ORIGINAL!!
ugh walt disney the 33rd degree mason who started evil disney empire? who was obsessed with animals, little boys butts, and had an alchohol problem, and would spend all of his time in the nether-tunnels underneath the magic kingdom of mind control?
This dark enough for you Enty?
(Freaking love Mary Poppins!!)
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I have a former co-worker who was addicted to Oxycontin; she did a 10 day detox, and has been on Suboxone for three years. She's very dependent on that, now. Just seems like such a vicious cycle. Is it all for Big Pharma to make some serious profit?
And I agree, pretty shitty of her friend to do that.
honestly MTV should be responsible for these kids, they throw them into the media spotlight and then when they are done with them they are done.
MTV should pay for her rehab and therapy for the rest of her life.
Enty how did you get a hold of this? It looks like FB chat, not twatter.
This girl needs to get control of herself.
Kiefffffaah! I knows what you dids Kiefffaaah! I be seein you wif Kieffah and its bad news Jenelle, Kieffah is bad news.".
@goes - Yeah, she's had a lot of psychological issues and finally had a total breakdown and took herself to a mental health facility. I suspect a lot of addiction goes hand in hand with mental health issues, because they use it to "cope" or just feel differently than they feel. Not all, obviously.
no idea, but I remember a while back Amy announcing her pregnancy then miscarriage. She always came off as such a sweet (although at times, had an 'im better than you' 'tude)
I admit I was totally shocked when I saw these
(they were released by James Duffy on his twitter @JamesDuffy01)
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I actually feel for her. Heroin withdrawal is no joke. About 5 years ago, I used to use it with my boyfriend at the time.. smoking it but after I finally left him he started shooting it. As far as I know he still uses to this day, and has been in and out of rehab. The withdrawal just from smoking it a few times a week was excruciating so I can't imagine what it's like withdrawing from a full-blown opiate addiction. I can't stand this girl but I wouldn't wish that hell on anyone..
The drugs that are used to help withdraw off of drugs from is most often harder to withdraw from. My ex was on methadone and suboxone multiple times. The first time I felt bad, after multiple times my sympathy was non-existent. And yes I've been clean for almost 4 years, but I was the binge kind of user, not the everyday hooked kind of user. I just didn't stop until I blacked out or went on a few day binge.
Suboxone is the devil. And ten times harder to kick than H.. The H w/d is more acute but the sub w/d is much longer in duration. People think subs are a life saver but all they are is " harm reduction ".. My prayers to all struggling with this affliction. I have one year clean this month after battling opiate addiction for 9 years.
I take it this is a Teen Mom? What more evidence do we need that humanity is going straight down the shitter than the Teen Mom franchise and Kimye reproducing? But to step off the soapbox for a moment, this whole exchange is deeply disturbing to me. And, as several people mentioned above, clearly not intended for the public eye. Sad.
Freaking awesome those who got clean !!!
Seriously ..I have to take pain medication and I didn't realize my body was addicted until I ran out for one day . In the bathroom and couldn't sleep with the chills so bad and that was from 1 damn day!
Wouldn't wish it on anyone ..except maybe child molesters .
Good job on kickin ..that rocks :)
I sat on a jury in October that was a child abuse murder case. The young man turned twenty-five the day before we gave him 100 years for first degree murder. The only drug he had in his system when he dealt the death blow to an 18-month old little girl? Suboxone.
Ditto for DBT being developed for BPD. It was being pumped up as the second coming of group therapy until Medicaid put some heavy restrictions on how long someone could attend group, individual therapy, ect. Since DBT is designed to be gone through ag least twice I see it fading out.
Aaand.... I just remembered I have to finish my progress notes! Thanks for jogging the memory! Lol.
One more thing. A friend of mine has some severe back problems and is prescribed about 125 lortab each month. When he has a bad pain month and runs out early, he gets severe back pain AND withdrawal. Now, he keeps a bottle of imodium for those times. He still hurts like hell, but he's not putting the flu on top of it.
(I forgot to mention that loperamide doesn't relieve pain, you can't take it for a headache, for example.)
I've never used street drugs, but trying to withdraw from Methadone my specialist gave me? Horrific. Why he thought that was a good idea, I'll never know.
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Its Britney, bitch!
I wonder what JLo would say about this...
Shouldn't Eve get back to her shift at Subway or whatever she does these days?
Not that they couldn't find someone to mimic her, but the song sounds like Britney.
Thanks, Enty!
I actually like Eve. I think she's a good MC. I used to constantly listen to her Scorpion album when I was in grad school.
However, I've heard this song and it sounds exactly like Brit's normal speaking voice. It probably is her "singing" with heavy auto tune. I know some people think Britney might be MV, but I think her singing voice sounds a lot like her normal voice (same with JLo). I also can't imagine paying someone to sing that poorly. Just my opinion.
Is Enty toying with an MV reveal? Fishing for clicks from us old-timers?
FINE.
Let's talk MV here today, if y'all want....
I do believe there is some heavy MV hinting in all the Britney items.
Then again, ur-Enty supposedly liked Britney, right?
I'm not disagreeing, but the first thing I thought of when this came to light: Remeber when Britney went cray cray and was hanging out with Sam Lutfi? She recorded a whole album during that mess! Wouldn't Sam have said something by now if it wasn't her?
That being said, this is nothing new. C+C Music Factory got in trouble back in the day for using that skinny model to lip sync instead of correctly crediting the zaftig former Weather Girl who really sang all the female parts on their tracks. And now Britney is on so many meds she probably wouldn't even realize if the voice that ends up on the track isn't hers
GMG, that's the problem I have with Brit or JLo being MV---If it's either of them, their trashy-sounding (sorry) real voices are layered over the other singer.
I never thought MV was Britney. There's the footage of her singing as a child plus stuff like her on Ellen going door to door singing Christmas Carols. She has never had the best voice & they inflate the hell out of it, but it's her neither the less. I always thought it was JLO.
The only part that is iffy for me is the fake accent part. The rest sound like Brit.
I'm more interested in who that guy is Brit went to dinner with last night!
Really? I feel like there's more blatant hinting with regard to JLo. He makes comments about her "carefully crafted image" etc.
@VIP - I think Sam would've. He's out to destroy anyone he can for a buck it seems. Also remember during that time she kept speaking in a British accent to the paps.
It sounds like her to me, and her vocal part is pretty minor in the song anyways so I don't get why it's a big deal.
Britney sounded like Britney back on Mickey Mouse Club. I really don't think she is MV. I guess Eve is half correct, since the song is almost all auto tune, as well as Britney's attempt at an English accent. The song really sucks.
I don't know about the song, but I don't think it's her in that photo
@Lotta, Britney had that horrible reality show for a short time. She attempted that accent often. It's her. I was shocked that someone thought it was a good idea to add it to the song.
So, Eve said she heard something from someone sometime that may or may not be true.
I think someone just wants to get their own name back out there.
I do think its Britney. She only has a couple of lines to sing. It would be more trouble than its worth to have a 'cover up'.
Sounds just like her too. Like when she sang Happy birthday to L.A. Reid on X Factor.
They said on the radio this morning that Eve had said it was not her voice in the British part. Then Brit's camp replied that she did "sing". They didn't argue about the speaking part.
I think it sounds just like her. That sounds like her regular voice.
Where's Shelly?
@Rickatoo - it's 30% her, and the rest is makeup, lighting, and photoshop. She looks fantastic in the video, but again, makeup, lighting, and digital enhancement.
She looks like Hellraiser in that picture.
No one ever agrees with me, and I know Enty says MV is NOT foreign-born--But let me just say, again, that when Shania Twain first hit so HUGE (pre-internet, practically), I saw old beauty pageant VHS footage of her singing in a talent competition from just a few years before. I immediately perked up aghast and thought, 'THAT is NOT the same voice!' It was stunningly different to me.
I had already noticed that she was a BAD lip-syncher in her videos, so my spidey-sense was all over ST.
At the time, I assumed it must just be studio magic covering her real mediocre voice.
Because of that footage though, and my reaction way-back-when, I can't help but 'hope' I was right, and Enty if lying about MV being American.
I still think Jlo is mv.....Britney is barely singing on the song anyways.
Hey libby if you think Shania Twain is MV I don't have a problem with that. I don't think MV is either JLo or Britney because of the things I've seen & heard from both (speaking voice/singing voice, etc).
I know everyone thinks it's JLo and it could be but I don't think so. Definitely not Brit Brit, she sounds like herself even if everything is heavily dubbed & auto-tuned & lip synched these days.
Ah Amber, sadly everything Britney is only 30% her these days, even her brain. :(
Shania use to make the bar rounds up here in Canada (around 92ish - IIRC) before she hit the big time...I wish I'd seen her now!
Hunter, I agree. I have no idea who MV is, but I realllly do not think it is Britney. I also don't think it is J.Lo. It would kind of suck if it was Shania. I swear I saw her on a show (CBS Sunday Morning, I think), talking about some duet cd. It showed her singing live, trying to record something, and she sounded the same.
Haha, Rickatoo, I was thinking the same thing!
Anyway, I never thought MV was Brit Brit. I hope she isn't.
I think MV is a fake blind. Not that it hasn't happened. Just not at the scale Enty described. Plus, we now know he's a probate attorney. Can't imagine that he represented on that case.
There was a clue that the first and last name of MV had 13 letters. JLo and Brit fit. Shania does not. That is why we are all stuck on Brit and JLo.
What about Rihanna for MV?
Mv was married and has kids so its rhi rhi
@renoblondee I can see that, I was listening to it yesterday & the singing part sounds like her, without a doubt, but the speaking part "ya gotta turn this shit up", I can see that being someone else's voice, it doesn't really sound like her.
And the "it's Britney, bitch" sounds like it was copy/pasted directly from that song she did a few years ago
Britney is so overrated. I really don't understand her huge following.
There's so little singing in the Britney part, I wouldn't be surprised if it was or wasn't her. It sounds like Britney's voice to me. I didn't know Eve was like that.
If MV was a fake blind item, that would completely discredit CDAN in its entirety.
And Enty is definitely not a probate attorney.
I completely thought MV was Shania until the whole born in America clue.
Since then, I think the clues lead to J. Lo.
I kind of feel bad that this is how Eve is staying relevant. What happened to her? I remember the whole Sean Penn visiting her in jail, and then she dropped off the face of the planet. Anyone have deets?
@Puggle, I'm familiar with her pink wig/fake accent days but this one sounds different on the song to me. I don't think it's not her voice, I can just see how other people like Eve wouldn't believe it.
I can't believe people would take someone liked EVE's word for it anyway. I mean, where has she been? It's like if Tiffany came out of the woodwork to slam Beyonce's lip scandal!
@B Profane. Did you not read that NY Post article that investigated and found that he handled Wills and Probate.
Thing is, I think MV is fiction. I still spent a lot of time trying to figure it out and nothing fits perfectly.
I still enjoy the site. I just take it with a grain of salt. So should everyone, given the disclaimer.
@B.profane- I'm afraid we already discussed that topic earlier this week. You're too late.
Ok for the regular posters here, what/where is this MV blind item you guys are all referring too?
@pump, check out the sidebar and look for the tag labeled MV. There are several posts under that tag so you'll have to go back to get to the original blind item.
@pump
There were several posts, but this is the original:
I have said several times I think MV is Mary J. Blige and I get no feedback from the CDAN community on that one. Am I completely off base? Everything fits IMO.
I saw Mary J perform live on Idol once, dueting with Taylor Hicks. Very odd performance, but she was singing.
Oh brother. Not the NY Post article again.
Land Manatee- that would certainly be a big deal and it's an intriguing idea. I think, whether we want to admit it or not, the most popular MV guesses are singers we don't like for whatever reason. No one will stand up for J-Lo, but Mary is a well-liked (over-rated) and distinguished (drama queen) artist.
My personal reason for not thinking it's likely is I've seen enough live performances with the runs and the bends and squats and crazy windmill arms to think she's not faking it.
@libby. Just because J-Lo is (probably) Enty's MV, doesn't mean Shania can't be one too!
"@B Profane. Did you not read that NY Post article that investigated and found that he handled Wills and Probate."
Yes, I read it. It's been discussed many times. That article is fake. I mean, it's the frickin' Post, fer chrissake. The consensus is that that article is complete bull.
Well, obviously, some want to believe what they want to believe. Consensus? I don't know. The whole Timmy/Shimmy thing drove a bunch of people away. I see absolutely no proof that anything Enty says is true. He even says it could be fiction. Even if he believes it to be true, it's gossip and subject to embellishment and the game of telephone.
I have been reading this site since the MV thing and commenting occasionally. I don't think MV is real. Still enjoy it. Not sure why people get so defensive over someone they don't know...
I just read an interview with Bonnie McKee who said she wrote and sang on Britney's newest album.
"I see absolutely no proof that anything Enty says is true."
You have not been reading closely enough. Someone connected with CDAN managed to get Donal Logue to do a long segment on AM radio. Someone had very timely, very inside info about Estella Warren's meltdown two years ago.
Just for giggles, if there was an actual entertainment law attorney who had worked in the music business, been involved in a major beef with the Scientologists and worked in the reality show industry...would you believe that the MV blind item was legit? Or would you rather believe in massive coincidences and years of deliberate, detailed hoaxing.
@B. Profane - I can't keep all the details straight, but in your former scenario...Said entertainment lawyer that worked in the music business AND reality...Remember Diddy's Making The Band? Association with Diddy would put him near Jennifer Lopez who is Co$. We all know how Co$ will pump any amount of money into upholding an image.
You're right. I haven't been reading every comment thread because I don't have time.
Not saying he doesn't have any contacts (though they all seem to be Canadian), but he didn't come through on several things. I assume you're referring to the aborted radio show that he asked people to donate money towards?
I just don't buy the MV thing. If J-lo and Brit are the most popular guesses, it doesn't make sense. Neither are known for their singing and haven't changed a bit.
I wonder why eve cldnt keep her big mouth shut? Who really cares if it was her ir not? Leave brit be, she has enough problems!
@auntliddy - sometimes people say things like that because they think it'll make the relevant and interesting. It gets the attention focused on them because they're able to share something "juicy". Same goes for one-uppers!
Hey @Caralw - I don't think anyone, save Jax, knows who Enty is but the general consensus is by outing him will cause this site to cease, and nobody wants that.
IMO, and many others, Enty was sending that Post "reporter" on a wild goose chase. It was published under "opinion" on the Post either the day of or after April 1st. The "reporter" only cared to chase Enty down after the Himmmm media blowup. It makes perfect sense to me.
None of us take everything here as truth, but it's damn entertaining. So every time a poster brings up that inane NYPost "article", I am dumbfounded. Think about it: if Enty had granted an honest interview, he'd be signing this site's death warrant. Please let it go.
it is a shitty song, regardless of whether brit brit actually sang or not.
it is a shitty song, regardless of whether brit brit actually sang or not.
I just want to say that mv/enty/cdan speculation threads are my favorite.
That is all.
Shanks isn't foreign born.......I thought she was born here and just grew up in canadaland. LOVE this guess! I effing hate her.
Shanks=shania autocorrect STAYS
Land Manatee, interesting guess! I don't think it's J.Lo or Britney, so it's nice to hear another possibility.
I can't believe people are still discussing whether Britney really sings on her recordings. It's obvious that all of her songs are heavily manipulated in the studio and/or have supporting tracks from other singers. Anyone who's seen Crossroads (Yes, I love bad movies, and I'm not ashamed to admit it!) knows that she has a pretty but very weak voice, and she needs a lot of "help." Some of the singers they get to help her out don't even sound anything like her.
Who cares. Pop music is so auto-tuned and processed now you could argue that nobody really sings anymore.
When I saw Eve say that on WWHL I screamed "MV" at my tv. I wanted to believe it was JLO, but when Enty said it would rock the industry I thought it would have to be Brit Brit.
Shanks Twain's birth name is Eileen Edwards. 13 letters!!!!!!!!!!
With all due respect, I am not trying to "out" Enty's true identity. I don't really care who he is, tbh. I hardly think expressing some healthy skepticism in the comments section could do that. I didn't bring up MV. I just expressed that I don't believe that particular blind. YMMV.
@Lunaire- Bonnie did background vocals. Thats what she meant. She did them on Katy's records as well.
@B.Profane- what do u mean it would discredit Enty? There's a friggin disclaimer at the bottom of this website that basically says half of what you read here is fiction and the product of Enty's imagination. Its insanely obvious that a lot of the blinds are made up.
Shania came from a disadvantaged background. I don't think she could have afforded good voice lessons until well after her dinner theatre and pageant days.
If you listen to her in interviews, you can sense the intelligence there. She looks quite a bit different from when she was young. She's definitely had surgery here and there (like most entertainers).
I think her voice has been strengthened by working with voice coaches, who help singers to make the most of their natural talents.
Jax once said that enty has never truly hidden who he is...and it's not surprising which celebrities pop up here over and over.
I fucking LOVE will.i.am. If you have never seen his appearance on Graham Norton with Miriam Margolyes, do yourself a favor and watch it.
i dont think its here 100% on the song at all just the hook
and the video all she does is that turn and stare look
shes not all there man
Amen, Tuesday, Amen.
Good Lord, a little detective work and you too can find out who Enty is and who he/she connects to and all the rest of it. It's the readers and the ever changing community who make Enty successful.
Interesting Read/Interview
What do you all think? Which clue debunks my guess? Would love to hear your take on this!
@Agent...exactly.
@ Libby - as much as I would like to back you up, I've seen a couple of old Shania Twain videos (one of her singing at some Canadian mountain resort) and it sounds like an earlier, not quite so polished version of her.
@ CeeJay - Shania spells Eileen with two L's. Eilleen.
Makes me seem like a Shania fan, but I'm not, honestly, although I did see a "Behind the Music" show or something like that with her once, and she seemed to have a human head.
I think MV is J-Lousy. I mean J-Lo.
That's Britney Bitch.
even the britsh part is her. She was speaking British the whole 2007 era with her pink wig. Nobody remembers that.
So this MV thing. What is it in short version The person doesnt sing in their own song?
I tried to read it and I didnt understood nothing lol
@CeeJay-Shania was born in Ontario.
I might be missing something here but I don't understand why everyone is guessing either J.Lo or Britney for MV? They are both piss-poor singers. I would think that if the industry was going to concoct this whole lie, they would want someone with actual talent to stand in for MV. If you're gonna fake it, why not hire someone who's really good?
It's pretty clear that Enty doesn't care about having his identity revealed. CDAN has bashed COS so fiercely and doggedly, he had to have known that the clams would crack the anonymity of the blog (although I suspect he was already on their Known Enemies list).
I like the MJB guess.
Also, it's Britney. Sounds just like her.
For newer readers who may have missed this. MV stands for Milli Vanilli...they were the 90s group who won numerous Grammies for vocal performances that it was later revealed they had not done.
I have long thought that the music industry nor the general public would be in shock to discover that JLO or Britney didn't sing on their records...or received a lot of help via atuo tune and electronic genius. Mary J Blige...now that would be huge.
LandManatee, great research !!
Ha! It's not Britney, it sounds just like the voice double that she's always used, that's why it sounds like what we think is her. Eve said it with a smirk and eyebrow raise, like she was sharing gossip. Enty's absolutely right, she has inside knowledge, inside gossip, and was repeating the rumor. Britney's a fake, and I don't give a damn. Her double should be paid though. Come on Brits Dad! Cough it up!
The NY Post article about Enty was filled with misinformation provided by Enty to throw everyone off the trail. Like he's going to say, here's my i.d, my work address, my home address, my social security number, to the whole fing world so that CDAN has to end, and again, his career is ended? Enty's smarter than that people, come on!
So Enty produces a fake bar card? That's a felony. If he's that cunning, why do people doubt he can make this shit up? It's brilliant.
Oh and CO$? They have bigger fish to fry. His comments are nothing compared to the articles from Tampa that he posted.
I saw Mary j live a few yrs back back and I'm telling you now she sang her ass off. Amazing powerfull n beautiful voice gave me goosebumps . No way is she M.V . no way
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Giuliana Rancic is in the news again and not because she suddenly decided she was going to eat. She says that she always puts her husband first and her baby second. So, what about you? Baby first or significant other first?
Giuliana Rancic is in the news again and not because she suddenly decided she was going to eat. She says that she always puts her husband first and her baby second. So, what about you? Baby first or significant other:
Do you really have to choose?
Nothing wrong with that! Happy parents, happy baby. Don't people say to greet your spouse first before anyone else? It doesn't mean she doesn't love that baby of hers!
I don't have any babies but I don't see anything wrong with putting your hubby first.
I'm totally BUMMED I missed B's hissy fit yesterday. I have to do something about this thing here I call work.
Hubby first, kids second, especially now that they're older.
Speaking as someone who is not married and without kids, I feel like you have to put the baby first, at least until it gets to a certain age.
I heard some relationship advice once from a man who is on his second marriage (he got it right the second time around; been with second wife for 30 years). He said that in his first marriage, he and his wife each gave 50%. But that left 50% of their needs unmet. In his second marriage, he and his wife both give 100%, and all of their needs are met
The problem with my marriage was my husband put himself first, always.
No kids yet, but a happy marriage begets a happy family. How is it putting your kids first if you aren't getting along with their other parent? The times that I was unhappiest as a kid were when I feared my parents getting a divorce or when there was discord.
I remember reading about a survey years ago...where a bunch of women and men were asked the same question.
The asked if a house was burning and you could only save one, would it be your husband or your children? You can't save both. Almost 100% of the women said they'd save their children and most of the men said they'd save their wives/S.O. The explanation the men gave for choosing their wives over their children...a majority said they would be devastated, but could still have more children with their wives.
I think it's about balance. Obviously you need to put the baby first, at least for the first little while because that baby depends on you to stay alive ! You don't need to neglect your significant other in the process. Parenting is a team effort, anyway. But obviously I'm speaking as someone who doesn't have nannies on staff full time.
I'm not even sure what she means but It was a little hard to have a conversation with my husband with our daughter crying in the background. How do you make a hungry baby wait just to finish the rest of a story?
Without knowing the context it's hard to say. Are we talking about if only 1 person gets to eat its the husband and not the baby? Ha ha or if the husband wants a blow job but really she should be changing the babies poopy diaper? If do than boo to her. But if she means she gets a sitter twice a week so she can go have time with her husband Good for her. I guess it depends on how old her kids are also. Minor one and two so that kind of changes things
Kids first, always IMHO
If people took better care of their children in our society( love nurturing being connected) then our society wouldnt be in the shithole it is.
Look at all these postings on CDAN: cheating cheating cheating...so relationships come and go...kids are yours FOREVER.
Shameful toothy celebutards
I meant to say I can so relate;-)
I put my husband first but if someone was pointing a gun at my family, I would save my children.
I have neither so I can't really speak/judge her. But I feel like when the child is an infant it should be hubby first, how can you provide a good environment for your child if you live in an unhappy house? Especially when it goes from being just the two of you to now a baby that demands so much time and attention (not a bad thing!).
And just because you want to put your significant other first does not mean the baby is totally neglected either, obviously in a loving home everyone involved is receiving the love and attention they need and deserve.
:-(
Its a problem I wish I had. I dont have either a husband or kids and am now at the age where both are impossible to get. Giuliana is lying though--its herself she puts first just like J Ho and the kardasssions and all the other celeb moms. None of them ever raise their kids anyway--they have nannies for that.. Look around the Hollywood/celebrity types. Perhaps if the adults didn't let the kids run the show (looking at the Lohans for starters) the family wouldn't be such a mess.
I have to say the child first, granted I have a toddler so there is no real choice. I think my husband would probably say the same thing. As he gets older though that may change. Happy child=happy parents (in my house).
Auto correct is an asshole. I mean mine are 1 and 2, not minor
I also think it's a matter of balance--young children, esp. babies & toddlers, are totally dependent on their parents and require a lot of time and attention, but you do still both have to make time for each other and your marriage, because if you two are miserable, you'll end up making the kid(s) miserable as well. Kids need more hands-on physical care, whereas adults can presumably take care of themselves in that regard, but need to have their emotional & sexual needs fulfilled.
I'm guessing that part of the reason for the big split between men and women in the example given above is that women think in terms of their kids being helpless compared to their spouse, and needing Mom to save them, whereas the SO is an adult who might be able to make his/her own way out. I don't see it as a question of loving one more or less than the other, but of loving them in different ways, and distributing your available resources (time, money, hands-on attention, etc.) differently. In the burning house example, no matter what, you're going to lose someone and be totally devastated, so it's not a good scenario either way. (It just occurred to me that perhaps marriage or its equivalent and childrearing might qualify as the ultimate in socialism in a weird way--you know, "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." Yes, I'm weird to think of it that way, but what the hell... ;-)
Full Giuliana.”
@mikey
were we married to the same selfish shit ?
This is kind of a ridiculous question. Caring for your spouse and caring for your baby are not mutually exclusive.
And the example Giuliana gave wasn't as if she ignores the baby to give her marriage attention. This is what she said:
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@VIPBlonde - that is the same advice my gf's mom gave us. She didn't nail it until hubs #4 though, but they are going on 25 years now.
well, that's because she is a vain, vapid, insecure idiot. Husbands should be fairly self-sufficient and once the both of you make the decision to have a raise a child (please note here, Giuliana, I say child and not 'status symbol', 'accessory' or 'ratings booster') then you both should be committed to putting this dependent and helpless being first.
That being said, I get what she's saying..
100% reasonable
Baby first! First of all, because they can't take care of themselves, obviously. Secondly, because you can explain to your husband why the baby gets more attention, and he can comprehend it. Baby's not old enough to understand "I am not the center of the universe" yet.
But that can (and probably should) change as the baby grows up and becomes more independent.
My husband and I love each other to pieces, and still manage to eat normally. This is a bogus excuse for her being so unhealthy. She was scary skinny long before the baby.
MISCH, ha, but I'm afraid there's more than one out there.
Huh, I think some of you may be taking her statement out of context. I am pretty confident she is not neglecting the child.
I think some people forget when they have children that you need to have that "special" time with your significant other as well and I don't mean 5 minutes of sex. Always putting the child before your significant other is just asking for trouble in my humble opinion. You need to make time for all and sometimes its baby first and sometimes its hubby first.
I'm with nothanksdarlin. Depends on context! I would say kids first, but nourishing a marriage is important too. If it was food/milk/presents etc- kids! Burning building- kids!
she was talking in general form, not a newborn baby FFS.
I kinda agree with, it's not about looking hot 24/7 or greeting him with a daily beej at the door.
Yes, this line of questioning always annoys me. Why do u have to choose? Of course hubby and u first, u r the foundation, but its whoever needs the love and attention at the time. And if the adults needs have to be thwarted, so be it! Its called being a grownup.
I always put my kids first.
My husband always puts himself first.
I always come last.
Husbands come and go. Children are forever.
Lola
All other things being equal, spouse first, child second. Of course things are rarely equal.
Kids are only with you for a short time. Unless you're raising dysfunctional leeches who can't get off the tit. Putting kids first sets them up for failure once they leave the nest. Some are quite surprised at work when they realize their little piss-ant whines don't effect anything. Just haven't seen much success with kids first. Entitlement, parasitic lifestyle is not pretty.
I usually put myself first.
This is why I don't have children. *L*
I always put the cat first.
If my husband were the sort of man who expected to be put before his own children, I wouldn't have married him. Selfish people make crappy parents.
I have a son about the same age as G's. We both put him first, he's an infant, he can't speak, he can't tell us whats wrong, we're his everything. Our foundation is strong enough to do so. You can put your baby first and still not neglect each. G and her husband went off for some alone time without the baby, while I can understand that works for some people, we'd rather spend any free time we have off work together as a family, a baby grows up so fast, its so fleeting, you need to cherish your moments.
I am child-free but I agree with her. Marriage, then kids-gotta keep the communication open and agree on how you are going to raise the child.
Equation said: "Kids are only with you for a short time. Unless you're raising dysfunctional leeches who can't get off the tit. Putting kids first sets them up for failure once they leave the nest".
jax"
Jessi said: "I think some people forget when they have children that you need to have that "special" time with your significant other as well and I don't mean 5 minutes of sex. Always putting the child before your significant other is just asking for trouble in my humble opinion".
Lotta said: ".
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I say ALL OF THIS/\ /\ /\ /\ /\!
My wife and i discussed this lots before we even got married. We saw so many relationships (my own parent's for example) put all energy and focus on the kids. Guess what? Eighteen years later when the kids leave the nest - there is no more marriage left. It will disappear in that time if the kids are the main focus.
Doesn't make fr very happy adult children or family as a whole when your parents get divorced when you are in college "because there is nothing left".
My wife and I are the cake. Our child and any future children we may be blessed to have are bonus icing on our cake. Our job is to love them, prepare them for the world, and hopefully raise positive human beings. then let then go out into the world. We will then still have our cake - and can run our cake around the world traveling and taking cruises, and having a good ol' time!
We will send our well adjusted kids postcards from the road! ;-)
what J said. It's a baby. Baby first. You and husband are adults and can care for yourselves/delay gratification.
I agree with jax.
I'm seeing a lot of the same thing with my friends and my husband and I have already speculated who may or may not make it. It's sad, really.
ITA with Jolene and auntliddy.
IT's not mutually exclusive. It's like a seesaw, sometimes the kiddo is up and needs the attention, sometimes it's the relationship. As long as everyone is along for the ride it can work for everybody.
I see this as less about who is getting attention on a minute-by-minute basis (of course a baby has needs that must be met) and more about how you structure your family in general.
My relationship with my husband is the foundation our family is built on, and our family is only as strong as that foundation. We love our daughter to bits, but she is *one part* of our family, not the end-all-be-all of it. Hubby and I are full-fledged people with our own needs and wants, and while we obviously take great care of our daughter and see to all her needs, she doesn't get to completely subsume everything about us. Yes, that means some things get sacrificed for her (sleeping in, going out frequently) but it doesn't mean she gets to run *everything*
Happy, fulfilled parents with a great, loving relationship provide a rock solid foundation for a kid to grow on, and models what healthy, happy people in a good relationship looks like.
And I agree with what other posters have said - giving attention to a child to the exclusion of all else, including your own needs and happiness - does no favors for the kid. Children also need to learn delayed gratification (NOT talking about basic needs here, talking about wants) and to learn they are *part* of a group and the greater society, and what they can do to be good members, not just what everyone around them can do to make it all about them. Otherwise, it is one hell of a rude awakening when they go out into the real world.
It seems obvious (at least to me) but I frequently see couples who drop all interests and hobbies once they have kids and make every last single thing about the kid. THey don't go out as a couple, they don't carve out time for themselves, they don't even have adult conversations about things besides the kids, they let the kids run everything. It isn't turning out happily for anyone involved, kids or parents.
it's crap- she comes first, above anyone, she is a total narcissist.
There isn't one magic formula that works for every family. For me it has been, kids, then husband, but as the kids are getting a little older we are able to re-focus on our relationship. And once I started making more effort to get MY needs met, everyone has been happier.
@Xander, completely agree! Next weekend me and my hubby are going to Atlantic City overnight, does that mean we are neglecting our two kids? No! They will stay with their aunt who loves them and we will get time together to be a couple. We need to keep our connection strong not only for our sake but for the kids too. I want them to grow up in a happy, loving home and have an example of what a happy marriage is.
My husband & I couldn't have children, but from what I have observed people do need to put their relationship first. That doesn't mean children are neglected, just that children will grow up & leave & if the primary relationship isn't nurtured there are two miserable, disconnected people sharing a house instead of sharing a life. They then go out & take their misery out on the world.
In my first marriage I put my child first. That was an excuse to not deal with my husband. Honestly, when our dog died, I knew it was OK for me to leave. My son is fine, he's doing great. I am now remarried and I put my new husband 'first'. That came out wrong. I am making my marriage a priority. Partly because I love him to bits, but partly because I want my son to see what a healthy marriage looks like. WE are the parents, the partners, the ones to are together forever. The children are the children. They have a sitter and we go out. They go to bed and we stay up and watch TV and have popcorn. THEY do NOT call the shots in our family. We make decisions as a team and present ourselves as such. We take care of each other, and our kid, too. He sees how we treat each other, and it's all good. He's learning how to be a good husband, even at his young age. It's a beautiful thing, really.
@Jolene Jolene Thanks for putting up the whole quote it makes more sense now. But what I really think she meant was she puts herself first over the baby. It's great her husband helps out & takes care of feedings when she has the Oscars to go to, but she basically said she puts her needs, like getting sleep, over getting up with the baby every single night.
I don't think she meant that she'd save her husband over her kid in a house fire. She meant that when the parents are happy and have a healthy relationship, the kid will reap the rewards and be happy and healthy. The best thing you can do for your kid is provide them a happy home. Good for her.
Wasn't Bill Rancic an out gay man before he went on the apprentice?
@Unknown, in a weird way, that would be awesome!
"She says that she always puts her husband first and her baby second. "
Wished more women were like her.I can understand people's loyalty to their animals.A dog will run into a burning building to save its' master.A woman will let her husband die Friday,bury him Sunday and start dating Monday becoz after all she needs to move on with her life...with that insurance check.
Giuliana is just creating a sound byte. Let's face it, all of us who are parents and married/in a relationship know that you should do whatever works best that day. You can't go through your life following some "strategy." Sometimes your kids MUST come first. Sometimes your spouse MUST come first. And SOMETIMES you MUST put YOURSELF first. We all do the best we can and hope for the best.
My daughter first. She's 18. My new husband knew that her well-being and sports activities that involve weekend travel (college and national level) would be my priority and accepted that before our wedding.
Husband 1st. Kids2nd. If the bond you have with your spouse is not strong enough the pressure of kids will end your marriage. I know more people who had dated for years and were married for years before having a baby and by the time the kid turned 2 they were divorced. That first 2 years with your 1st born is hard.
Spouse first, children next. The children grow up and leave the nest. If you've not developed a life without them you've got nothing left when they're gone. Big plus is children see a couple devoted to each other and (hopefully) look for the same type of relationship one day.
My husband and I *both* put the little guy first. But we still find little ways to let each other know how much we like each other and even miss each other.
We were together for 7 years before we got married and married for 5 years before we decided to have a baby. I think we both realize that 18 years will go by in a flash and we'd better enjoy the time with our boy as much as we can. We'll still have the rest of our lives with each other.
What Jessi, Xander, Jax, and a lot of you said! Marriage first. Your kids grow up and leave to start their own families. Your spouse is with you forever (hopefully).
Stupid misogyny. Husbands are ADULTS. You should put your kids first. Jeebus.
I put my husband first because without him there would be no babies. My sons are not neglected in any way. We are teaching them how to have a good relationship with a partner.
I agree with Jax and others about what happens to marriages when kids come first---end of marriage.
I think a lot of people use their kids to ignore the problems in their marriages.
Married for 15 years and the kids came first when they were little. Husband is a grown up for god's sake. We discussed all of this well before we even got married. Now that they're older we have more time to do adult things w/o kids. Your children only want to be with you for such a short time. If you're with the right guy you'll agree on this and put kids first while they're young. If your husband is jealous of the time you spend with HIS children, he's an asshole.
Why can't my SO save his own ass in the burning house? I hate the idea that a woman has to choose one over the other when one is perfectly capable of getting his fat ass up out of a chair leaving the beer and game on the TV behind to save himself. And I would feel that way if my child was over a certain age and capable of doing the same thing. Babies take a lot of time and attention from everyone in the family especially in the first few months when everything is new and confusing. I would always choose sleep over a date night. This all may explain why I am a single parent.
Should men apply that logic to women as well? Any woman can pop a baby out for a man.Hell,some women give you kids you don't even want!!! I think society consider men expendable (women and children first,captain goes down with the ship).
Children first. The dynamic of a relationship changes when a tiny HUMAN BEING enters the picture. Things cannot be exactly the same, IMO. Time and energy MUST be split between all parties. The lions share of it goes to the little one who cannot fend for themselves. A healthy relationship will withstand the shift in emotion and energy. Mature adults will do what it takes to nurture the relationship AND the child simultaneously. Guilianas child is 5 months old. A bit selfish, IMO, to b speaking about the relationship in contrast to the needs of such a young baby.
:^(
Just my opinion though. But I am speaking as a woman of limited resources. She is not. Her reality is much different than mine.
God, Family, Career..husband/wife always should come first.
This question thoroughly annoys me. That is all.
It is a loaded question. Too broad. Too black or white. Something like this has to b broken up into mini scenarios in order for a REAL discussion to occur.
I have seen marriages die after the children became more self sufficient because the parents forgot to take time on their relationship while the kids were growing up. It varies from couple to couple obviously but remember what created those kids in the first place. Your love for one another. Life is a balance but couples (parents) need couple time away from children and there is nothing badly selfish about that.
We are childless by choice, the Opster and me.
What an incredibly weird thing for Giuliana Ranic, of all people, to say. She never shut up for, like, two years about how all she wanted in life was a baby. If you read any of her interviews from before her son was born it is a constant stream of "I want a baby, I want a baby, I want a baby, I WANT A BABY!!!" And now thats he actually has a baby, she says she puts her husband first. Huh? Maybe she is feeling let-down by motherhood.
A baby comes first, always, but that doesn't mean you can't go away for a weekend once in a while. She could've worded that better IMO, especially after all the shit she went through to get that kid. Maybe she's over compensating for some sort of neglect..hmm. OT, she has a flat head, seriously I noticed it today on Fashion Police(don't judge, I like watching people meaner than me) and her forehead is like, an inch high. Weird.
why can't both be first? and yourself second? a baby has needs that they can't take care of themselves, and a relationship needs to be healthy for life to be happy, but why do you need to choose?
Poorly worded my turn. Her actual statement, noted within the comments, was quite reasonable.
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Jury Duty & Smiling
- By Lora
- 8 January, 2013
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The forecast for the marathon keeps changing and right now, there is a 40% chance of rain and a high of 50.
I love the temperature and hope it stays that way and the rain is OK too. I think as long as I’m prepared for it, it won’t be that bad… right?
Run in Boise had some good tips that I’ll definitely put to use, especially having dry clothes waiting at the finish line.
Yesterday was the oddest day ever because I woke up and my legs felt sore! It was really strange… my quads especially. Today was much better and I did a relaxing four-mile run and it was just what I needed.
I finished up with a 1:10 plank, which deserves extra credit because Jax was trying to cuddle with me the whole time. Right on the way towards that 10-minute plank goal for 2013!
I am going to have tomorrow be my rest day this week since I was called for jury duty. Is it weird that I’m kind of excited for the experience? I’ve never done jury duty before but rumor has it, you get an hour lunch break! I’m not sure if I’ll get selected since I’ll #fail when they ask where I get my news (Gawker, running blogs and People). It will be an interesting experience, that’s for sure.
And this quote will surely brighten up your day (I feel like I need to remember this more):
Tell me about your jury duty experiences! What’s your favorite inspirational quote?
Wow, so have you been called up for 2 weeks, or just as needed? I have never been called for jury duty. I think it would be interesting but not all companies are required to pay you if you miss work so the lack of a paycheck would worry me :/
I still haven’t been called for jury duty…watch, now it’ll happen!
Fingers crossed it doesn't!
Strangely, I would also love to be called for jury duty. Although I would make a horrible juror because I believe there are 37 sides to every story!
Ha I'm the same way… I always try to see the other side. I am also oddly excited for it. It should be an interesting experience.
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BT Vision rebranded by ManvsMachine and Proud Creative
Posted by Gavin Lucas, 3 October 2011, 16:18 Permalink Comments (13)
Really like the new type used in the logo and the literature. The colourful powders look great too, I'm a sucker for hi-resolution television splashes.
2011-10-04 08:00:57
Nice, clean, brightly coloured fun
2011-10-04 08:48:11
Black on purple in the master logo? Really? The lack of contrast is appalling, you can barely make out the 'o' the the example in the top left corner.
And again in the vision planner above.
Pretty basic mistake I'd say.
2011-10-04 09:02:22
"We developed the ‘portal’ as a multi-functional logo icon derived from the theory and principles of light refraction,"
This actually makes perfect sense but still reads like preposterously obnoxious bullshit. Excellent motion work though, and really fantastic photography. I assumed the coloured liquid was brilliantly rendered fluid dynamics until I saw Jason Tozer's work for Canon!
2011-10-04 09:29:10
Yeah, I quite like it. Has an Aol, Universal Everything feel to it (the animations). I don't mind that.
It's just unfortunate that no matter how great this work is, it doesn't make up for the lack of quality in the product ie. it's terrible.
The powder is my favourite because it has a 'real' feel to it, where the others just seem too CG.
2011-10-04 09:49:33
I'm a big fan of Man vs Machine and Proud Creative and this work sets their usual high standards. The 3D studio look is obviously very popular at the moment but you can understand why; so clean and fresh. I think the atom building ident is my favourite because it's the most original. The ink and powder are beautifully done but I wonder if they could have come up with some more unusual treatments like the atoms.
I did the post for DunningPenneyJones when they designed the idents for BT Vision a few years ago; it was all animating lines of flat colour as we weren't allowed to use any gradients due to the compression they used to broadcast. Clearly this wasn't an issue this time around......?
2011-10-04 10:35:46
This does all look very slick here, but the CR blog (as lovely as it is) isn't where designs should shine at their best... we have BT Vision at home and the new branding looks terrible serving it's function on-screen! With the washed out grey and overly strong purple the menus look awful, it looks as if the entire system is about to fade-into nothingness, as if piped directly from a weak TV set in 1985 (when in fact it's on a one year old Sony Bravia). When it first switched over we thought our 1 year old son had been playing with the contrast buttons. I really like the ad, and it's great to pull new customers into your service with a rebrand, but if they sign up and start having to use menus that look as weak as they do, these customers may not stick around!
2011-10-04 12:03:02
V nice indeed.
2011-10-04 13:17:22
Is it a new Sony Bravia advert
2011-10-04 13:48:10
Totally agree with Ben, considering the user interface is the core touchpoint you would think they would give that the most consideration. I also have the system and at first I thought it was in 'safe mode', or something had gone wrong!
BT have a long way to go if they want transcend their clunky, public utilities brand perception - consumers are way beyond surface value.
2011-10-04 14:39:47
I can't read the new menus at all and thought it was a fault. I can barely read the text. It looks cheap and it is so unpleasurable to look at it makes me not want to use it at all.
2011-10-05 03:34:06
I'd wholeheartedly agree that this is slck, well executed and exudes a high degree of competence. (Although, like Barry I am also a little puzzled at the black on purple rendition shown.)
In terms of positioning I admit to being puzzled, it is not a break away from anything else in the space, which generally speaking is what we are looking for a re-brand to do?
If the intention was to make BT feel like a TV company - because the research told them consumers simply could not accept BT as such, this positioning makes perfect sense to me. Otherwise, I'm not entirely sure what the strategy is aiming for, and I guess we can't expect BT to share that with us here.
As always this is the difficulty in seeing and judging the work on visual terms and out of it's context.
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Yeah it looks very nice. Just reminds me a lot of the AOL stuff from a while back.
But nice work all the same!
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Shenandoah edges Panthers, 3-2
SHENANDOAH — In a closely-contested five-set match, Shenandoah outlasted Creston and moved ahead of the Panthers in the Hawkeye 10 race Thursday night.
The Fillies improved to 13-14 overall and 3-4 in the conference with a 12-25, 25-23, 27-25, 23-25, 15-13 victory. Creston slipped to eighth place in the league at 2-5, and 10-9 overall.
Shenandoah is lodged in a fifth-place tie at 3-4 with Clarinda and Glenwood after Thursday’s action. Clarinda, 14-9 overall with a recent five-set loss to co-leader Kuemper Catholic, is the next Panther opponent Tuesday at Creston.
Creston sailed easily in the first set Thursday, but the sophomore hitting duo of 5-11 Sydney Nielsen and 6-0 Serena Parker kept the pressure on, with Nielsen scoring nearly all of the final points in set five.
“They came to life,” Creston coach Polly Luther said. “They have two tremendous hitters they feed all the time. In the last game, we were up by three, we just couldn’t get it done. (Nielsen) was tremendous for them.”
Nielsen came into the match with 168 kills in 26 matches.
On the other side, senior Brianna Maitlen was a force at the net for Creston, finishing 39-of-47 on attacks with 19 kills. Also reaching double figures in kills were Natalie Mostek (13) and Sydney Dunphy (10). Amy Dunphy, manning the middle hitter position, was also effective at 18-22 with six kills and one assisted block. Jenna Taylor smacked seven kills.
Setter Hanna Luther was busy with 50 assists for the night. Mostek and Maitlen combined for 15 digs.
Several Panthers had good serving nights. Mostek was 20-22 with four aces, Amy Dunphy 16-18 with three aces, Haylee LaMasters perfect at 20-20 and Sam McDonald 14-15 with an ace. Maitlen finished 15-16.
“Overall, we played pretty well,” Luther said. “We earned every point we got. Maitlen had a tremendous hitting night for us. Our blockers slowed a lot of balls down for us to put back up.”
LaMasters and McDonald handled tough balls in the back row and provided playable passes, Luther noted.
“I was very proud of the way the girls came out and played tonight,” she said. “We just have to be confident enough in ourselves to know that we can finish.”
Creston statistics
Serving (aces) — Natalie Mostek 20-22 (4), Amy Dunphy 16-18 (3), Haylee LaMasters 20-20, Brianna Maitlen 15-16, Sam McDonald 14-15 (1), Hanna Luther 11-13 (1).
Attacks (kills) — Maitlen 39-47 (19), Mostek 33-47 (13), Sydney Dunphy 26-30 (10), Amy Dunphy 18-22 (6), Jenna Taylor 20-22 (7), Sydney Rogers 2-2 (1), Luther 4-5 (2).
Blocks (solo-assists) — Maitlen 0-1, A. Dunphy 0-1, Taylor 0-1.
Setting (assists) — Luther 50, Maitlen 2, McDonald 1.
Digs — Mostek 8, Maitlen 7, LaMasters 5, McDonald 5, Rogers 2, Luther 2.
Junior varsity
Creston’s JV swept four sets over the Shenandoah JV, 24-18, 25-18, 25-19, 16-14.
A balanced net attack featured Marie Hood with nine kills and Nicole Haley and Taylor Hudson with eight each for Creston, now 7-5.
“Our court awareness in the front row has improved a lot and that really showed tonight,” said Creston coach Mallory Peterson. “I was glad to see improvement on things we have been focusing on in practice.”
Brenna Baker distributed most of those kills, finishing with 31 setting assists while also serving 11-13 with an ace and collecting a team-high six digs.
Olivia Nielsen had two solo blocks. Jana Johnson and Ashley Harris each had two total kills, with Harris also smacking three kills. Audrey Fyock and Mackenzie Andreasen had five and three digs, respectively.
Freshmen
Creston freshmen swept Shenandoah, 25-18, 25-14, 25-12.
“We got off to a quick start in game one and played real well in the first two-thirds of that game,” coach Mike McCabe said. “We got strong front row play from Sydney Dunphy, Jenna Taylor and Alyssa Higgins. We go to a very strong Red Oak tournament on Saturday in a pool with Harlan, Kuemper and Glenwood.”
Creston, now 15-4-1, served well as a team with 30 aces in three sets. Jami Sickels was 17-17 with eight aces, Josie Sickels was 15-16 with seven aces, Gracie Russell was 15-17 with seven aces and Alli Thomsen served 9-11 with two aces.
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CRESTVIEW – Karen Phillips, owner of Proforma So. Tier Ink, was named to Counselor magazine’s 2012 “Hot List.” Counselor magazine is a print and promotional product industry publication that annually awards the “Hot List” recognition to the industry’s top movers and shakers.
Counselor's staff considers myriad accomplishments, as well as attitude, innovation, personality and passion for the industry. Phillips earned this honor by sending personalized greeting cards to her customers and prospects to increase her sales by 40 percent this year.
Her industry experience and enthusiasm for growing her business earned her the title of “Marketing Maverick” on the list.
Phillips joined Proforma in 2011.
She has been recognized in the past for her work with several awards including a Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York Diamond Award, Vernon Galaxy Awards and Small Business – Women in Business Award.
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OMG!!! LOVE the REtro Veggie Paper! I am in a soup swap and that would be so darling. I love all the cut out veggies too!! YUMMMMMMMY!!!
Thanks so much! I love to see your creations! The paper is wonderful. I'd love your mom's soup recipe! Thanks again! ~Libby C
I love your site. You are so creative. i have a question. I saw this site at JTPC.info about Make the cut! What do you know about that? It said that you dont need to buy cartridges. That would save some money. Just looking for some advice.
Thanks,
Sarah
I would have sooooo much fun with this! I'm crossing my fingers!
Thanks,
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I would so love that Cricut Cake machine! I can think of so many ways to use it. Thank you for the daily cricut ideas. I save them and plan to use many of them. You are so creative! Thanks for sharing with us.
eljay
I'm really hoping I win the Cricut Cake Machine! I can't really afford to buy it at this time, and it would help me so much! I love to make fabulous cakes for my daughter and her friends, as well as extra-special treats for her class at school! I'd also like to begin my own cake making business since I'm a single mom, and it would be a great way to earn money while at home with my daughter - and she could even help! Can't wait to try out this fabulous machine!!!
I would love to have the Cricut cake machine. I saw it at the CHA show in Anaheim, CA. It was fun to decorate the cupcakes from the fondant cut outs.
Thanks for showing what the cake carts can do with paper!
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I saw your statement...great giveaway guys....well, I'm a guy, a grampa, and a crafer. I would love to wim you cricut cake machine and cartridge. Grampa's craft too, and what a great way to surprise the grandchildren,...and other family members too. Got my fingers crossed...here's hoping.
I love your blog. I keep everyone of them in a file on my computer as you always have such cute ideas and the video's you put on there are a wonderful help. You help put the fun in my crafting.
This is exciting! I just found your website and it is very inspiring. The Cricut Cake machine can turn the boring cake into a masterpiece. Thanks for making it FUN!
OH MY my husband is going to just die! You guys have taken my two most favorite things in the whole world and combined them!!! I really would love to win the cake machine Im a Stay At Home Mom and a Army wife tring to not go crazy at home while hes away! Gosh Om so excited!! Have a blessed weekend all!
Michelle
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WOW!! What an awesome give away and what fun one can have with the winnings. Thank you for the opportunity!
I just got my first cricut, and I am loving it. I really like all the great ideas.
I currently own a regular personal Cricut and an Expression. I love them both. It would be awesome to win the new Cricut Cake Machine ! I love the cartridges that have been designed to go with it too. They would be great for cakes and for paper on cards and in scrapbooks too. Every time I think I'm getting close to having all of the Cricut stuff I want or "need" more new things are introduced and I "have to have" them too. I love my Cricuts !
It would be awesome to win the Cricut Cake Machine ! I have a "baby bug" and an Expression and love them both. The Cake Machine is a great idea, and the cartridges designed for use with it are pretty impressive. They'd work great with paper for cards and scrapbook pages too.
Are you kidding? As a foodie, I can have my "cake" without the calories!
I just came across your site what geat projects! I love the car card and so many of the Chirstmas projects. I teach preschool and would love to be able to decorate cakes and cupcakes for all our parties.
I would love to win a cricut cake machine. It looks like it would be so fun to use.
This would be another opprotunity to do crafting and make cakes at the same time with my grand daughter. AndreaGen
Can't wait till Wed. I'll be up at midnight to order my machine. I have to work the next day but won't be able to sleep. Doing an hourly count down now. Every one at work just laugh's at me.
thanks for all your time and creations. Laura
What an opportunity to be able to win the Cricut Cake Machine. It looks great and my granddaughters would love my attempts!
I don't need a cricut cake. I want one and thats more important. Its stress free that way. Joy your stuff is so entertaining. Thank you for making me smile everyday!
I would love the Cricut Cake to make cakes for my grand-children and other people I love!
Thanks for the opportunity to win! I love to see your projects and would really love to have the cricut cake to make cakes for my friends and family.
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Please count me in! I would love to win the Cricut Cake machine.
I would love to win anything but winning the cricut cake would be amazing. Would have to take up cake decorating. My mother was a cake decorator. Wish they would have had this then.
Just joined Everyday Cricut - am excited and would LOVE to win the Cricut Cake machine. Looking forward to many new ideas:)
I hadn't heard about the Cricut Cake machine until I visited your website. I must have been under a rock. I'd love to take up a new hobby... cake decorating.
My name is Debbie and I am addicted to Cricut! I have Cricut, Expression, Design Center, Gypsy and anything with the little Cricut on the box! I would love love to own the Cake Cricut becasue I can do anything with a Cricut and I could have so much fun with by Grandkids making cakes, cupcakes and fun stuff. I have learned so much from your website and love all the great tips I get on your videos. Keep it up...we love you!
Thanks for sharing your creativity and for the wonderful giveaways!
OMG! I have to have the Cricut Cake, PLEASE!!!! I am a cake decorator and originally had intentions for my expression for using it to cut cake designs. Instead I got hooked on scrapbbooking and card making. Now I can't use it for cake decorating because it's not food safe. I can't justify buying another Cricut since mine is only a few months old. I really want the Cricut Cake. It will make a big difference in my life. :-)
Why should I win well I am just getting into the cake decorating business and this machine will give me the edge needed to help my business get off the ground. I love what can be done with this machine.
Ann
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I'm a grandmother, who works with my granddaughter, (while Mom works)trying to teach her useful things to make life exciting. Crafting, sewing, baking, and all kinds of Girl Scout work (she is a Juliette, a scout working independly)..She has done school project on my cricut, and a cricut cake would be a great chance to learn more and make donations with her scout work. Love this site.
Would like to win because I am an avid cardmaker and scrapbooker.
Thanks for the chance to win !!!
Love your site too !!
I am semi-retired and love to craft for church,home, and different centers. Winning a cake cricut who be unbelieveable!
I love cakes, circut and scrappin. What could be better. MIMI
I would love to win this even tho i already have the expression (i LOVE it). The new cake carts are so cool. I probably have to decide on just one instead of all of them! Thanks for the opportunity! SM
THANK YOU sooo much for this website!! I am new to it and think it is the greatest website for Cricut ideas!
i would love to have a cartage as i just ordered the cricut cake and i have been making cakes for years
Since I'm the designated office baker the Cricut Cake would give me so many more options as far as decorating. With a full time job and family this would be an AWESOME way for me to save on time, while still being able to produce wonderfully decorated cakes.
love the possibilities with the cake machine
love the opportunity to win. Maybe some day it will be my time. Who knows could be this time. You are a great site.
I just borrowed my friends Old West cartridge and loved it more then I thought I would. The letters are so much fun. I hope I win my own. Also thank you for the the sample pages you send they are inspiring
I Love the site and all the helpful tips. I love anything Cricut. I am crossing my fingers.
I just viewed your guest contribution on Hallmark Ladybugs and I love the card you made. I will be making that for sure. Of course I then went to your website and I love it. So many wonderful card samples. Thank you so much, Renee P
Thank you for sharing your great ideas in your blog. You give me inspiration to complete my own projects.
I would love any of these cartridges. I love using my cricut to make my pages more complete
LOVING IT ALL...
I just learned about Everyday Cricut from Scrapguys blog. What a find.
Thanks Scrapguy....
I just love the AK cart, it is perfect for so many occasions.
Thanks for all the great ideas
Judy Staie
Your giveaways are awesome! Looking forward to this week!
I am excited to follow each day.
New to your site and LOVE IT! Great Job.
marimarr Been following your site for several weeks and love it. Thanks for getting me back to using my Cricut as it has been in the closet collecting dust! Had forgot how much fun it is! Would love to receive your give away!
Love, Love, Love this site. Have had my Cricut for a little over a year and have always been so intimidated by it, but this site has really helped with a lot of my questions...love the stuff you create! Would love to win anything from Everyday Cricut becuase you always have the best! I loved the Jillibean Soup card using the lemon paper. Have tried to find it, but can't can you tell me where I can get it? Also, any tutorials on card and envelope making. I can do the cards OK, but when it comes to making the envelope, the cards never fit....I must be missing something! Thanks for always being so on top of your game....fantastic site!
Thank you for all your great ideas!
I look forward to my daily emails from you. I especially liked Scraapguys video yesterday.
I enjoy getting your daily emails and looking at all the wonderful ideas. May 1 is my birthday and I love to scrapbook, so I hope I'm a winner :-)
Thanks for all the great ideas!
This is a fun site I am glad I found it.
I always enjoy your daily emails. Thanks for sharing your designs and ideas. Hugs Carolyn
I look forward to seeing your project everyday and it is never a let down! Thanks for sharing your talents with us!
You have such wonderful ideas!
So many great ideas, so little time! Work is really getting in the way of my creative pursuits!!
I love you blog & enjoy reading it each day. It is full of useful information. The free give -a-ways aren't bad either. Good luck to everyone
This is such a great site especially for the Cricut.
Here's to winning!!!
I love your ideas!!
Hope I win! I love following your blog. Love your ideas!
I wish I could win something!!!
I love getting the e-mails & card ideas every day!! Jean Heming
I just love everything about this site.I can't wait to check my email to see what I have from Cricut. Always new designs with such lovely use of wonderful paper and new cartridges. Luv it luv it.
Thank you so much for your Everyday Cricut, I look so forward to the new and beautiful cards. Very excited that Anna Griffith is the sponsor for this week, she is my favorite. Julie
These are fantastic thanks for sharing
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Just a note to say thanks for the nice things you all do to making scrapping fun. Not every day you find give aways. Even though I have not won (would like to)you all are awesome.
Love, love, love the Cricut! Have you guys ever thougt about making a MAGAZINE for the Cricut? I think it would be great to have so many designs in one place!!! Thanks for all you do!!!
Love, love, love the Cricut! Have you guys ever thougt about making a MAGAZINE for the Cricut? I think it would be great to have so many designs in one place!!! Thanks for all you do!!!
I can't say enough about this great card. I love pink and green! I love Heidi's papers! I love the cartridge you used with the card. I don't have one but maybe someday I will. Thanks again for the great card design!
love the card, and miss my mom she would have loved it too! pink was her favorite color. Keep up the great cards.
Love your creations--love your blog-- love to scrap--love, love, love life!
The Mother's Day card made with Cricut Cake was really pretty. I loved the flower and the color combination you used. I love seeing your ideas!
Love your prizes! How fun! Hope I win. I have lots of plans and ideas...Eljay
Hi - I received a Cricut as a gift last month. And I love getting the tips & project ideas from you guys. It's really been a big help in learning the ropes. Keep it up!
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Pretty, pretty card. I love all your creations!
Thank you for all these great ideas! I bought my Cricut Expression last year and I have been building up my collection of carts! I love it all!!!
Thanks. Look forward to viewing your creations evry day.
Such a great card!I love all of your creations.
Receiving your emails and seeing the cards and layouts are such a pick-me-up to my day!
Thanks,
Charlotte
What a great source for wonderful ideas! Thanks so much!!
Thanks for the "manly" card. They can really be a mental block sometimes. Love your card.
Everyday I look forward to your email with the card of the day. Always an inspiration!
Oh my goodness! So many great new ideas for cards! I love your website and definitely will be "borrowing" many of your card ideas! :)
What a beautiful layout! I love how you used the 'leftovers' to finish off the layout.
Very original and pretty, it really gives me inspiration!!
I love the filigree on this card. What a neat cartridge! You all have such talent.
I LOVE the paper/colors you used in the layout and the embellishments are awesome!
Wow, I love thursday's scrapbook pages. I really like the colors and I like how you are using leftover pieces to avoid waste. Great ideas.
Friday's card was very unique! I look forward each day to my Everyday Cricut email to see what is new. Thanks!
Love to see new creations to follow
What a brautiful Mother's Day card!
I am amazed at the beautiful images on the Cake Carts. I was thinking it would be strictly to use for cakes only. I am so hooked on the Cricut and I love the daily ideas.
I absolutely love your site and can't wait to see it everyday...I get lots of fantastic ideas from you,,,,keep up the good work.
p.s. I would love to win my choice of a cricut cartridge. Thanks again.
I love my Cricut and your website. You have so many great ideas. Thanks for doing such a great job. Susie
Creative, talented, inspirationial,fun. Thank you
Creative, talented, inspirationial and fun. Thank you
What cute graduation things! I'll have to share with my niece. Thanks!
I love your cards; they are so beautiful! ♥
Wow - a chance to win an Expression. I love the layouts that you show!
I think the thing I love most about your site is all the videos -they are so informative. I learn something new constantly.
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Old crafter says I would love to win a Cricut machine of any kind. I watch them on TV and in all the blogs I find. They are just so nice for us older people with arthritis. Keep up the good work.
Love the card and the colors used!
Carm
I love everything about this site. The layouts, the cards, the tips, the way you use different cartridges, & all of the creative ideas. Thanks so much!
carlascraftycreations--Okla.
Good Morning,
I am a teacher and have a self-contain classroom. Our students love making simple cards. We would like to make kits and sell during lunch time to fund our cooking and crafts. I truly hope I win as it takes alot of time to kit cards up for 8 students on a 6 by 12. Also with us selling card kits at lunch, it will take a dedication of time to finish. Please share any ideas for simple card that would be fun and that would bring great joy to our students to say, "I made this"
Thanks for such a cool site too
V. Bland
Nevada
OMG! Just discovered you site today.
LOVE IT! I will def. be here to get creative ideas. Yay!
My daughter recommended this site and so far, it's great. I love the tutorials with the option to watch the video too. Thanks
My daughter recommended this site and so far, it's great. I love the tutorials with the option to watch the video too. Thanks
Holy Kazam! I just found your blog and what an amazing giveaway! I love your videos on YouTube, I've been checking them out quite a bit lately! So now I'm a blog follower too! Yippee!!
I can't believe I just now gfound this site! I am so excited, I will have to pass it on to my husband who spoils me and buys my cricut stuff before I ask for it. Im going to check out the whole site now. If I win the expression I will bring it to work, so the ladies who hands don't work anymore and continue to create. I work at a nursing home. Thanks for this opportunity!
Love your beautiful creations, keep up the good work!
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Would love to win one of the prizes. Have never won anything and this would be fantastic. Love your blog. Look forward to reading them always.
All Dolled Up, with everywhere to go!! Cutest ever. Love the video how to. Thanks for sharing.
Dawn
Great blog..Great creations..
I love the "all dolled up" card. I is a really cute card for any little girl. Thanks for the idea.
Can't wait to start getting emails from this blog! So many wonderful new ideas and creations!
Hi Monday how is everyone? just trying to win again
I'm really into your web-site I have learned so much and added so many skills to my stamping.
It's great to learn the many different ways of using my cricut. I'm still using my old Personal Electronic circut and would love to win and upgrade to being able to cut 12X12 paper instead of 6X12. Keep up the great work! Mary [email protected]
Thanks so much. Lovely to see your creations. Your voice sounds like you really enjoy what you do. I will cross my fingers for winnings.
Thanks
Marcie
Hello, I'm am brand spanking new at this blogging and scrapping and such. I have had a cricket for a year and never used it. I used it a couple of weeks ago and I'm sooooo hooked on it. I like both your video and project section and the detail in which you have published them. Very informative. I'm just so excited to find sites like yours. Thanks so much. Fran
Thanks for all the great ideas!
Thanks for the chance to win a candy!!!
From Ushuaia, "the end of the world", Argentina...
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ma.Irene
Love your blog. I especially like the video portion. I learn with visual aids. Thank you for sharing all your craftiness with the rest of us.
I just joined and am LOVING all the great tips and ideas. Hope I will be able to use some of them in the very near future!
Love the new Paperdoll designs! So cute! Perfect for all of us with little girls! You all are doing an amazing job! Thanks for all you do! Would love to win!
Another Great Give away, one day I will win, sure hope it's before
I get to old to use it. HaHa
Love you work
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Hope to win
I do visit every day and love this site. Love,love your cards. They get my creative side going and make me want to do more. I would also love to have an Expression machine. Wow what we could do with that. But just keep the stuff coming as we love it.
I would love to win one of your prizes. I have alot of scrapping ahead of me and need all the help I can get:-) Love these blogs and all the help they give!!
Will tell me my customers about this site. So many new Cricut users want a class to learn more. Would love a chance to win an Expressions machine as well.
Wow! I am new to Cricut and wouldn't be able to do anything without your sites! Thank you so much for the inspiration!! I can't wait to get started!!!! I do have a question. I already have a few cartridges and am having trouble finding all that's available on them. What's the best way to organize what's on the cartridges? I have a new (first, can you tell?!) granddaughter and am anxious to spoil her rotten with scrapbooks, cards, and hopefully, eventually, cakes! How do I keep my sanity with so many choices on each cartridge?! Thanks so much for your guidance!!!!
love giveaways never win but still love them non the less.Great site.
Great blog. I can't pick what is the best. From tips to ideas to just getting inspired. It's all the best
I just discovered your blog and I can't wait to see all the things you do with the Cricut. I bought the Cricut Expressions a couple of months ago and have been happy with it. However, I'd love to get more ideas using some of my cartridges. Thanks.
My GRANDdaughter (age 7) and I have so much fun together on the Cricut! It really helps bring out her creativity!!! We would love to win! Thanks for all your great ideas!
I just ordered the Cricut Create however I wanted to make cards and now that I look at the info more I am wondering if it will allow me to make cards since the paper size it uses is smaller? Anyone have one and using it to make cards?
Cute Layout! I love the Pooh and Friends cartridge. Thanks for the ideas.
Love this blog, just bought my cricut and love, love, love it.
I'm so excited to see your website. I know I am going to enjoy it so much. Thanks for the opportunity to enter and win!
Annette
Terrific gifts! Inspiring videos. Thanks for the opportunity!
I am a Preschool Teacher and we are nearing the end of the school year. I have used my Cricut for lots of theme projects! I have done the Alphabet across one wall in my Room thanks to my Cricut! Thank you for all of the inspiration, your site is Awesome!
Appreciate all your ideas. Keep them coming. Grandma Judy Ellen
Wow. I am a new Cricut user and I love all your ideas. Thank you for all the time you spend to help all of us with projects and ideas.
Huggy Bug
I just love everything about this site...I would like to win anything concerning scrapping.Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us...
I am a new cricut owner. I love all the new cartridges and would love to have them, especially Cindy Loo.
I love your site, it's a great place to get inspired. Love what you did with the Toy Story and Cindy Lou layout.
Great Blog! I will be visiting often.
Phyllis
Love you site. Great place to get ideas and inspiration. And it doesn' hurt that you give away wonderful "goodies" The mini monster looks darling.
The layout of your husband is wonderful Joy!
Great job on the guy layout...that is sometimes a challenge!
This is my first week with "Everyday Cricut". I've been inspired. Thanks for all the great ideas.
Margo
You're doing great. Keep up the good work!
Love your site...no really :)
Just bought my cricut and would love to win! I need to get my create juices going..
Thanks Much~Michelle
Just joined - looking forward to seeing more of your amazing layouts! Can't wait to see more from the Toy Story cartridge!! Happy Scrappin!! Teri
I love your blog. It would be great to win the some cartridges so I can start my craft corner
I am completely new to cricut.I just found this site - thanks - I cannot wait to get learning how to use my cricut expression. I had sizzix with lots of dies, that I just sent with my missionary friend to South Africa. It will be perfect for her there as she doesn't always have access to electric and so on. She was thrilled. It was my 30th wedding anniversary when I did this, and I found a great deal on the expression and my hubby said, "Happy Anniversary." So, of course I ordered it right away. It arrived today - so I am looking for great resources and found your site. I'll need to find good deals on cartridges , software and how to's and more! Suggestions for a cricut beginner?
Jeanne
Would be awesome to win and be able to add these to my scrapbooking collection....Your creations are beautiful and inspiring!!! Thanks!
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This is my first time visiting tis site. I LOVE it. Can't wait to see what's on here tomorrow.
Man, would I just love creating with either of these! Thanks for the opportunity of winning! Dian
cute card, tfs.
ria
I want to win one cartridge, on june 15th is my birthday, could be the perfect present for me.
i love this blog i visit daily
Melanie, you have a great projects
I love getting new ideas from such creative people!! Thanks for all your creations!
I love getting new ideas from such creative people!! Thanks for all your creations!
So excited. Love your cards. Crossing my fingers and toes!!!
Would love to win Nuesery Rhymes or Give a Hoot!
Very excited about finding this site. Love the cards and am always interested in cards and scrapbook layouts. Would love to win the Give a Hoot and Nursery Rhymes!
A chance to win Give a Hoot or Nursery Rhymes would be great!!
Love this site!! I've done a lot of scrapbooking and now have the Cricut expressions. Have a lot to learn. Wish there were classes for the expression!!!! It's great getting ideas from this site, keep them coming!! So much Fun!!!!!
Thanks, LindaH
Hi there. back in the cutting mode again.. would be so nice to win something.. Love your projects... You gals ROCK..
Well I have just joined your mailing list and so excited to be able to learn to use my circuit for so many things!! Thank you
Diana
I am just learning and am looking forward to lots of ideas for using my Cricut.
I love the bear card. I hope the New Cricut Lite cartridges come to Canada at a reasonalbe price.
I look so forward to your everyday emails! They are GREAT!!!!!
Cool cards! Great job.
The It's OWL right card is charming! I just found out about this vlog and i will be telling all my friends tomorrow when we get together for play group. Thanks for you hard work and great ideas. Aleece
This is a great site. Thanks!
I have just discovered your videos on youtube and find them very helpful. I really have no idea what a blog is or how it works so you will have to forgive me. All of this technology is confusing (definitely not English!):) You do an amazing job of detailed explanation and I would like to thank you for the tips on where to find the products you are using!
Just found your site. Really creative stuff!!
I'm fairly new and this site is great! Your ideas are awesome.
Thank you Everyday Cricut. I now receive your emails and have gotten some great ideas. I am new to the cricut world, as I only received me. I have only the two cartridges that came with the machine and one other, Paper Pups, but am excited about all the opportunities.
Also your ideas on the website are inspirational and remind me to be creative.
I would also love to submit for the free cartridge - Just for cards. I would love to increase my cartridges to four and expand my horizons.
Thank you again.
Yvette
I absolutely love this page. My kids are now grown and I'm just catching up on photos at all ages. I have tons of beach photos so this is perfect!
Today is my 33rd anniversary to the most wonderful man who lets me be creative! Would love to win!!! Love all the cards and creative ideas you post.
A friend just let me know about your site, this is awesome! This really inspires me to ue my cricut more.
The "Mini Cards" are a great idea for quick gift cards or hostess gifts, etc. I would love to win the Cricut Cake carts to help increase my cuts for cardmaking.
Love all that you create with the various carts. Keep up the good work. Thanks.
just came back, been away from your site for awhile, love Marthas stuff the card is really nice do i have to have a google acct. to enter ?? would love to win
Love the card, I love the simplicity but elegance of the butterfly. I am just beginning to make cards and the site gives me so much encouragement and ideas!
Love Everyday Cricut. Look forward to each day's postings. Gives me lots of ideas and encourages me to experiment. I scrap lift a lot of the ideas! Talented artists.
This is awesome!! Thanks, Michelle Smith
I would love to win this for my mother's birthday!! Your website and ideas are always so AWESOME!
I would love the cricut cake machine! looks like so much fun!! Fingers crossed!!
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Drug trafficking
The sale and trafficking of illegal drugs can quickly ruin a neighbourhood. It typically results in:
- lowered property values
- more criminal activity, such as break-and-enters and theft from vehicles
- associated problems such as street-level sex trade
The Ottawa Police Service Drug Unit and the Ottawa Police Service Crime Unit are very active in investigating and prosecuting drug traffickers in the City of Ottawa. You can help them in their efforts by being vigilant in your neighbourhood.
- Signs that drugs are being sold in a public place, like a street corner or park, include:
- Cars driving slowly and repeatedly in an area
- Money or small packages being exchanged
- Drug paraphernalia at or near the location, such as very small zip-lock plastic baggies, small bundled or twisted pieces of cellophane, small pieces of balloon, hypodermic needles, and needle caps or small glass vials or pipes
- Increased levels of sex trade in the neighbourhood
- Suspicious behaviour of individuals you might not know hanging around street corners or open pay phones
- High levels of theft in the surrounding area
Always use common sense in situations where illegal activity is taking place. Remember: never put yourself in danger. In some cases, if issues are ongoing in your neighbourhood, you can talk to other concerned neighbours and work with them to come up with options to address the problems. Don’t be afraid, however, to call to police when you’re not comfortable with a situation in your neighbourhood. The police are your partners in community safety.
If you suspect that drugs are being trafficked in your neighbourhood, you should report it to the police. Call 613-236-1222, ext. 7300. You can also report anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 613-233-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-222-8477
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Prevalence of Individuals in Middle Stage Dementia
Studies indicate that currently most individuals with Alzheimer's and related dementias are functioning in the early stage. However, in our experience we have found the greatest number of long-term care residents to be functioning in the early stage and as many, or more to be functioning in the middle stage. The number of early and middle stage residents combined can easily exceed 60% of the long-term care facility population.
While many individuals in middle stage live in a long-term care community, many also remain at home with caregiver support. However, the middle stage is the stage in which many family caregivers do make the decision to place their loved one in a facility because
A Review of Middle Stage Dementia
Our team describes middle stage dementia as a person who is functioning in Allen Cognitive Level 3 or Adapted FAST stage 6 and has functional and behavioral characteristics that are similar to that of a 2-4 year old.
Allen Level 3 review:)
For purpose of review, some of the additional primary functional remaining abilities at this stage are:
The functional abilities listed above are derived from cognition. However, if a person also has another type of disability such as physical disability related to a stroke, the person may have a partial or complete deficit in any/or all of the above.
Speech
Speech intelligibility in middle stage is extremely variable anywhere from the ability to speak in intelligible phrases to speech being entirely absent. A common characteristic is what is called speaking in neologisms. I am sure you have observed this as the person is talking in a conversational tone; however he/she is not actually saying real words. We can not be exactly certain as to why speech deteriorates at such a variable rate. However, we believe it may be related in some way with how conversational the person was prior to the onset of their Alzheimer's and related dementia symptoms.
Middle Stage Treatment Techniques
I have found that the following skills are absolutely, positively necessary in order to enable the person with middle stage dementia to function at the highest possible level and actually use the abilities that remain.
Unfortunately, if we as a therapist, or a caregiver miss even just one of these steps the person in middle stage dementia may not be able to demonstrate his/her highest ability to function.
Let's tease out each of these techniques a bit more.
A friendly, positive, and patient approach
Each and every time you approach this patient you must be very aware of your approach. Ask yourself:
Removal of distractions in the environment
Each and every time you work with this patient you must be very aware of your environment. Look around and listen. Ask yourself:
Of course we must perform this analysis as we prepare for our session and throughout. This is an ongoing process as things in the environment will be forever changing. Change what you can immediately. The change may be something as simple as pulling a privacy curtain or changing the person's position in the clinic. Or it may require partnership to make change such as asking permission to turn off a television or asking staff to keep their voices down. In any case, the environment can not be ignored as once attention is taken away, nothing is being processed. Therefore, success will not be possible.
Placing yourself and the tools in the person's visual field
Each and every time you work with this patient you must think about how to position objects in the person's visual field in order to capture attention. For middle stage, make certain you place an object within 14-18 inches from eye level or it will likely be out of sight and therefore out of mind. Of course you also need to make sure you are positioned right in front of the person and making eye contact in order to gain and maintain attention.
Remember that "visual field" describes the area in which the person will purposefully look when seeking out something that they cognitively recognize they need or want.
Example: The person is sitting at a dining table and feels the need to take a drink of water. The person then looks for a cup of water. The visual space in which a person in the middle stage of dementia will look for the cup of water will likely be 14 to 18 inches from eye level. If this cup is outside of this space, it may not be seen and therefore the person will not take a drink. However, if the person just happens to be looking across the table and sees the water cup, this may trigger the desire to drink.
Activity:
Identify at least one middle stage resident and observe situations throughout the day in which the world and its objects are simply "not available" because they are not within visual field.
Please share your activity experiences in our General Chat Forum by stating the following:
Task segmentation—breaking an activity down into one-step parts
The ability of the clinician or caregiver to take any activity and break it down into one-step parts is absolutely critical for the middle stage client. This is one of the primary reasons why this individual requires 1:1 assist with ADLs and other multiple-step activities. Unfortunately the ability to recall the individual steps from memory, even for a very familiar task such as brushing teeth, begins to become impaired. At the higher end of level 3 the person may be able to "chunk" a few steps together. In fact, once you get them started it may appear as if you have just "kick started" memory as the person may begin chunking more steps together without cues as the activity progresses. However in low Allen Level 3 the person needs almost every step presented singly with special cues to comprehend (see below).
Task segmentation is one of the areas on the MDS (the interdisciplinary assessment tool used in Long-Term Care) to measure cognitive function. And this is often an identified "caregiver approach" in the care plan. However, to my amazement, many CNAs, activity staff, and others have not demonstrated an understanding how to break a task down into simple parts and to appropriately cue the person through the steps. This then becomes an area of great continuing education need.
Activity
Identify two activities that have multiple steps such as "brushing teeth" or "transferring from a wheel chair onto a toilet." Then, meet with a CNA, activity person, or other caregiver and complete the following exercise:
Part I
Part II
See below.
Speaking in short phrases and adding visual and tactile (hands-on) cues in combination with verbal cues
Short Phrases
There is great need for a therapist or caregiver to change communication style in order to enable the person to successfully comprehend. We must shorten our phrases as the person's memory and attention have shortened.
Instead of saying, "Millie, I would like you to stand up and walk over to the closet to pick out a nice outfit for this beautiful day. Do you know it is 75 degrees and sunny today?"
Simplify this to: "Millie, please lean forward." [STOP] "Stand up." [STOP] "Walk with me." [STOP] "Open the closet." [STOP] "Would you like to wear the red or yellow outfit?" [STOP]
Of course you should have a general conversation with Millie prior to beginning your activity. At that point you can introduce yourself, discuss the beautiful day, etc. But consider the activity as separate from general conversation. The activity experience is the place in which you must really be mindful of changing your communication style to include shortening of phrases in order to facilitate the best performance and comprehension.
Pre and post conversation should not in any way be deemed as unimportant as this is very critical to building a good relationship and trust. Without this feeling of comfort, the person with middle stage dementia may "refuse." I understand that we get very busy and are often multitasking when we work. However, consider these points:
Cueing Types
In the above scenario, if Millie did not respond to any one of those short simple steps (after waiting about 10 seconds for a response), provide the verbal direction again but this time add a visual and/or tactile cue to support the verbal direction.
Example A:
"Millie, please lean forward," while simultaneously providing gentle tactile input at the top of her back to lean forward.
Example B:
"Open the closet," while simultaneously visually demonstrating the motor movement in close proximity to the closet door.
Activity (continued from previous section)
Continue with the same two activities that were identified in the previous activity.
Note: If you are a new clinician feel free to perform this activity, both Part I and Part II before you introduce this to caregivers. This is a skill that the Dementia Therapist must master and feel confident with first.
Waiting for a response
The processing speed simply slows down as dementia progresses. You may see a latency of verbal or motor response of about 10 to 15 seconds in middle stage dementia. Please remember to be patient and wait before you provide another cue.
You risk over stimulation if you provide cues too quickly or at a greater volume level.
Providing objects and activities that are in the person's long-term memory
Long-term, procedural memories are the strength of a person functioning in middle stage. Therefore, it is very important to gather as much personal information about each client as possible in order to be able to introduce objects and activities from long-term memory. The utilization of long-term memory can promote greater participation as it connects to a familiar memory and taps into internal individual motivators.
Instead of working on strengthening through a typical therapeutic exercise approach, consider asking the person to move or lift items that are familiar and meaningful during a meaningful activity, through the range of motion desired for appropriate muscle strengthening.
Example:
Instead of doing the rainbow arc with a wrist weight on for UE ROM and strengthening consider placing bowls, soup cans, paint cans, etc. on a counter top and ask the person to stack them on a shelf or a cabinet. Tap into the person's interest areas to get the best participation.
I love gardening. Therefore, you could ask me to scoop dirt from a bowl into a pot and I would likely do this for you all day. Just simply position the objects appropriately to facilitate the range of motion and muscle usage desired. Then, cue me as needed to progress through each simple activity step.
Please note that the sense of smell is said to connect to our memory better than any of our senses. Therefore, consider adding as many aromas that connect to the activity as possible to facilitate better performance. Dirt has a distinct aroma which may actually be appealing for a gardener. Consider having the patient smell the dirt prior to cueing through the motor movement of each step.
Slight Performance Variation in Low Level 3 from High Level 3
Please remember that a big leap occurs between 3.4 and 3.6. Therefore, performance will be better at the higher end of level 3. Differences that you will likely observe are:
Conclusion
Individuals who are functioning in middle stage can demonstrate high levels of participation in therapy and life, but only when enabled with the correct approaches and with the necessary environmental and activity adaptations.
Therapists, professional caregivers, and personal caregivers must all be skilled in implementing the techniques described in this article or we risk creating "excess disability" and behavior problems. If any one of these techniques is not implemented the person will not be able to perform at his or her best ability.
Be careful not to overestimate the skills of the caregiver in working with the person with middle stage dementia. And, don't underestimate the abilities of the middle stage individual. As a practicing clinician I have certainly made these mistakes along the way and it pains me to now know that I may have missed an opportunity to help.
What an amazing opportunity we have been given. We are in the position of using our hearts and knowledge to enable individuals with advanced dementia to live! To laugh! To feel purpose!
Feel the difference that your efforts make in the life of another. You have the opportunity to give the gift of quality of life each and every day.
I hope that you found this article of interest and encourage you to perform the activities contained within. Please share your activity experiences through May 31st in our Forum. This will enable our community members to learn from one another.
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DC Comics Gets New Logo
DC Comics, which revamped its entire comics line in 2011, is now set to give its classic logo a dramatic facelift. For over 60 years, the publisher of Batman, Superman, and other long-running superhero books had utilized a circular-shaped or star-themed emblem on its covers. But as early as this week, that could officially be replaced with a design intended to be far more dynamic. The company's new logo features black sans serif font and a graphic that resembles a large letter "D" being peeled back, revealing part of the letter "C" underneath.
It's a bold departure, and may prove the final straw for readers who have not been happy with the company's creative direction of late.
In 2011, the publisher cancelled all of its titles and re-launched them as 52 first issues. However, in the process, characters like Superman and Wonder Woman became more angst-ridden compared to the versions that came before. Reader response to the new line has not been universally positive. Last week, DC Comics announced that it would be cancelling six lower-performing titles, replacing them with an equal number of new series. By the time those books launch in May, they may be accompanied by a new logo as well.
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Ingram Micro CIO Set To Depart Amid Series Of Executive Shuffles5:25 PM EST Wed. Jan. 23, 2013
Ingram Micro, Inc. has announced the impending departure of its executive vice president and chief information officer, Mario Leone. Although replacement has not yet been identified, the Santa Ana, California-based distributor also announced that Nimesh Dave, the company's executive vice president of global business process and cloud computing, will immediately assume Leone's role, including oversight of the company's worldwide information and business systems.
"We thank Mario for his hard work at Ingram Micro over the past four years, during which substantial changes to the company's information systems have been launched," said Bill Humes, the company's chief operating and financial officer, in a prepared statement. "We wish Mario the best in his next endeavor."
The announcement marks a continuation of a number of executive changes at Ingram Micro. On Tuesday, the company announced the promotion of longtime distribution veteran Kirk Robinson to senior vice president, commercial markets and global accounts for North America, providing Robinson with a stronger role in the management of global accounts.
[Related: Ingram Micro Shuffles Executive Management Team]
Earlier this month, the company also appointed new management to its U.K. and Ireland operations, naming Brent McCarty as executive managing director. The move establishes a replacement for Matt Sanderson, who now leads the company's Australian operations.
In addition, Tom Bamrick has been appointed to lead the Ingram Micro consumer electronics division, and Bashar Nejdawi has been named president of Ingram Micro North America Mobility.
Leone will remain at Ingram Micro through March 1, 2013, to assist in the orderly transition of his duties.
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VMware's Cloud Foundry Platform-as-a-Service project took a step toward cloud interoperability this week with the release of Cloud Foundry Core, a program that allows developers to move applications across different cloud platforms.
The Cloud Foundry platform is being developed as an open-source project as core.cloudfoundry.org, and as a commercial product, which will be released next year.
VMware said it wants the Cloud Foundry platform to be used by developers to build applications that can work across different clouds to allow choice and prevent vendor lock-in.
[Related: 7 Ways To Capitalize On The Cloud ]
"In the cloud computing world, preserving a choice of clouds is critical. The risks of being locked into a single cloud are substantial," Dekel Tankel, director of product marketing, cloud application platform, at VMware, wrote on the Cloud Foundry blog. "Business requirements will evolve over time, necessitating the ability to move between clouds, whether public to private, private to public or between public cloud providers.
"Cloud Foundry Core provides a baseline of common capabilities and an open mechanism to instantly validate application portability," Tankel added.
To help developers move applications across clouds, Cloud Foundry has developed a common set of open-source frameworks and technologies that applications can use in a PaaS platform, including programming languages Java, Ruby and Node.js.
In practice, Cloud Foundry aims to make it easier for cloud customers to deploy applications in the cloud, Jerry Chen, VMware's vice president of product management and product marketing, said in an interview with CRN.
"This program gives customers the ability to be compatible with a common set of APIs, languages and supporting technologies, so that when they make a program once inside Cloud Foundry, they can deploy it into another cloud," Chen said. "It's been called cloud virtualization."
Chen said that while Amazon is well known as a top cloud provider, VMware is a leading cloud partner providing virtualization technology for public clouds and it is also one of the largest private cloud providers.
VMware, he said, is looking for partners to become involved with its PaaS services and to use them to add cloud services to their portfolios.
"As channel partners, solution providers, resellers and integrators look for ways to add value to customers, we see Cloud Foundry as part of the stack of essential cloud services for them, including vSphere [VMware's cloud operating system] and vCloud [its integrated suite of cloud infrastructure services]," Chen said.
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There’s Island and two lakes extraordinary connected …name of that Island is Mljet.
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Lastovo one of the farthest islands is protected park of nature since 2006. It is ideal place for vacation, untouched nature, so quietly and beautiful …
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Yesterday was first sunny day since we moved to Rijeka. I cleaned dust from camera and we went to first look around:-)
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Today we went to see the cave Vranjaca, which impressed us a lot. The cave is situated only 24 km from Split, although we have …
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In this week’s edition of 50 Years of Crochet History we’ll take a look at the world of crochet in 1935.
Favorite 1935 Νέα πλέκω! Ο Τεχνικές πλέκω Βιβλία πλέκω
Anne Orr was a popular crochet designer whose patterns were in books at this time. A Google Books post about her says: “The author of nearly 100 needlework booklets between 1910 και 1945, Anne Orr produced lively and graceful designs that are still appreciated and admired today.” This one is the Star Book of Crochet Designs
. Του Etsy”.
Του Etsy Patterns πλέκω, φυσικά, 1936 πλέκω! Look for it on the blog next week.
[...] I think I mentioned in last week’s post the mid-1930s saw a lot of crochet patterns for matching sets. For example, σε 1936 you could send [...]
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The Grouch
- Friday, March 07, 2003
Let's admit it. The breakneck speed of most days and the busyness of our workloads as well as our social planning can lead to a character flaw most of us would rather not acknowledge. If we are busy and stressed, we've probably become cranky and grouchy around others, even the people we are dating.
We didn't start out this way, of course. On our first date, we were the epitome of kindness and sensitivity, full of compliments, smiles, and open-mindedness. But somewhere in the process of dating, without any effort on our part, a side of us was revealed that can become surprisingly testy, touchy, and downright irritable.
Have you ever blurted out driving instructions from the passenger seat, even though you knew that would chill an otherwise enjoyable date? Have you ever snapped with a question or command, and then tagged a gratuitous "please" on the end that was clearly an afterthought? Have you ever grumbled and groused over a meal your date has prepared for you because it wasn't specifically what you wanted to eat that night?
Most of us justify our irritability with thoughts such as, "This isn't really me acting rudely to my date; I'm really a caring person. This is just one date, and at the next one, I'll be nicer." We convince ourselves that our grouchiness is a temporary condition that will go away as soon as we pay the bills, throw our friend's baby shower, or complete an important project at work.
But over time, we realize our rationale is wearing thin. We gradually learn we can't even convince ourselves, and there are only so many tense dates we can go on before the person we are dating stops returning our phone calls. So what can a grump do? Plenty.
It begins-and ends-with paying special attention to how we treat the person we are dating.
Can you imagine if your home, your phone, and your car were bugged? For the last two dates, every conversation and every comment you made to your date was recorded on tape. Feeling queasy?
Even worse, you are now going to have to sit down and listen to yourself and how you spoke to your date, and think about whether those words brought you and your date closer to each other and helped you learn about one another or whether they created a distance that made the date less fun for your date than he or she might have had spending time alone-or dating someone else.
It's a frightening thought for most of us who have been steadily dating. And it's probably a good thing we won't have to endure it. But to change our grouchy ways, we will need some method of monitoring our interactions. Why? Because awareness is often curative. Simply recognizing what you are doing, when you are doing it, is enough to get you moving out of your grouchy plight.
If you feel you are taking your grumpiness out on someone you are dating, work on increasing your awareness by keeping a journal for a week or more to record the kinds of things you say. You may discover, for example, that you are particularly irritable at certain times of the day, or when you are hungry. These are important things to know.
"Time alone to read and think, to ponder and pray, nearly always leads to deeper awareness," says Dr. Neil Clark Warren, founder of eharmony.com. "If you get more deeply in touch with yourself, you always have more to give to the intimacy process." However you go about it, raising awareness of your ways will become the key to keeping your irritability under
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Sean wrote: > First off, i'm most interested as to why Thayers is no longer available, > which i didn't realize (i downloaded mine a while ago). Was it > determined that it's not actually in the public domain? If that's so, > then i can't re-use it either for sharing purposes. But it is available > through e-Sword: so i'm a bit puzzled. Can anyone enlighten me to the > freedom of this module? We determined that the module named "Thayer" corresponded to the Online Bible module named "OLBGRK". (And likewise that "BDB" corresponded to OLB's "OLBHEB".) The problem here is that 1) the modules were not really Thayer or BDB. They did incorporate, I believe, to some extent, definitions from their respective source lexicons. However, we also know that parts of these modules are NOT from these lexicons. On the one hand, this means that they are not really the Thayer/BDB texts, so we don't want to distribute them (at least not under those names). And on the other hand, it also means that they are not public domain texts as we thought they were. Hence, we pulled them from the site a while ago. --Chris
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1. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
5. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
12. A strong emotion.
15. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
16. (plural) Rare collector's items.
17. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
19. Extraordinarily good.
20. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
23. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
24. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.
26. Deliberately arranged for effect.
28. Relating to or existing on or affecting the skin.
31. An open box attached to a long pole handle.
32. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
33. Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635).
35. The capital of Morocco.
39. A historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island.
41. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
47. A public promotion of some product or service.
49. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
50. United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish.
54. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
55. A member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California.
58. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
59. Growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate.
62. An air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire).
69. The cry made by sheep.
70. Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit.
73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
74. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
75. (especially of plants) Developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light.
76. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
77. Owed and payable immediately or on demand.
78. Located farthest to the rear.
79. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
1. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
2. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
3. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
4. A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
5. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
6. Pouch used in the shipment of mail.
7. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
8. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. Any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns.
10. An Asian river.
11. A person who travels through the water by swimming.
12. The formation of frost or ice on a surface.
13. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
14. Having a specified kind of border or edge.
21. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
22. Fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo.
25. A port in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river.
27. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
29. The amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full.
30. Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659).
34. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
36. Of or relating to or containing barium.
37. Lower in esteem.
38. Brought from wildness into a domesticated state.
40. Adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end.
42. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
43. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
46. Accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine.
48. An uproarious party.
51. Reproduce someone's behavior or looks.
52. Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits.
53. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125.
56. A place where ships can take on or discharge cargo.
57. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
60. A manicurist who trims the fingernails.
61. French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883).
63. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
64. The front of the head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.
65. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
66. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
67. In bed.
68. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
71. European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills.
72. An adherent of any branch of Taoism.
Feel free to print out this crossword puzzle for your personal use. You may also link to it. However, this web page and puzzle are copyrighted and may not be distributed without prior written consent.
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The contest to Win a Mess of Stuff from Arc'teryx is now over. Thanks for all of the donations and congrats to the winner Dan B.
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Properties in Welling, Outer London between £180,000 and £190,000
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- Sale Price: £240,000
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THE who are disappointed if their late-morning beverage is actually non-alcoholic. Since Chelsea Handler introduced alcohol to the 4th hour in 2008 while promoting her book “Are you there, vodka? It’s me, Chelsea,” alcohol has become a signature staple of the show. Even “Saturday Night Live” paid tribute with a hilarious spoof.
In a country where local TV stations in places like Texas or New Orleans won’t even allow an unopened bottle of wine on morning television, Kathie Lee and Hoda celebrate everything from National Margarita Day to Oktoberfest in front of 2.3 million viewers nationwide.
Since November 2011, the 4th hour also gets repeated at 2 a.m. the next morning, averaging a healthy viewership of around 683,000. Can this get any better for peeps in liquor marketing, one may ask? It can – the 4th hour attracts the sought-after audience of women ages 25 to 54 and has a mind-blowing social media following. 369,000 Facebook fans and 36,600 followers on Twitter, to be exact (@klgandhoda).
So how do you land a gig on “The Today Show?” Two former clients of mine, a champagne and a vodka brand, each got their two minutes of fame on the most famous Happy Hour of morning television. If you ask me, here’s what they did right:
- Pitch a story, not a product: We’re in PR, not in sales. Pitch a compelling story that fits your brand message, while including some other non-competing products. Working for an eco-friendly brand? What about “Sip a cocktail, save the earth! Cocktails that give back for Earth Day?”
- Invest in an A-list spokesperson: After all, it’s national broadcast. Partner with established experts, such as the editor-in-chief of Food & Wine magazine. Stuck with a no-name spokesperson? Invest in local TV exposure first. The producers of “The Today Show” expect excellent B-roll footage of people they have never worked with.
- Know your audience AND your anchors: Did you know that Kathie Lee does not drink boxed wine? Get familiar with the anchors and their female-skewed audience before you even think of proposing a story. The manliest cocktail of mankind is probably not going to be the right fit.
For more general tips on how to successfully pitch the 4th hour, check out Sabina Ptacin’s blog post on Preneur.net.
Oh, and one more piece of advice, if you represent a liquor brand, always, and I mean ALWAYS, have professional bartenders on set when your brand will be featured on “The Today Show.” A producer once insisted that he only needed the recipe and would make the drink himself in order to save time. The facial expressions Kathie Lee and Hoda sported live on air when they tasted my client’s cocktail haunted me for a while.
Photos courtesy of the Today Show, Jezebel and Xfinity.
After reading the story, I am disgusted. They are not setting good role models for our daughters. “Sip a cocktail, save the earth!Come on talk about justification.
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Most Important Thing In Universe
Biochemist, Dr. Michael Atchison tells how Christ changed his life.
Growing up, I didn’t fully understand what it meant to have a relationship with Jesus. I heard the gospel, was around it and knew it, but didn’t get it.
By the time I went to Albany State University in 1973, I had a good dose of Christianity but still didn’t understand what it all meant.
I drifted off in whatever direction I choose.
I knew of Christian groups on campus, but avoided them and got involved with the party scene because it was cool and more accepted.
There were lots of weekend parties and the drinking age in New York back then was 18 years old. My weekend began on Thursdays.
As a student, I was dead broke, working nights, going to school during the day. My family had no money. I was working really hard and I was really tired.
When I finished college, I was accepted into graduate school at New York University. I withdrew the $7.53 I had in my bank account and went home to live with my parents, working a few jobs that summer to make whatever money I could.
I got my PhD in cellular molecular biology at NYU’s school of medicine. I also met my wife in graduate school and we married in 1979.
We had our first child in 1980. All of a sudden I was in my mid-twenties and had a kid. I was cruising along, in a good graduate program and work was going well. By 1982, we had two kids.
But something was missing. I was pretty sure a relationship with God was what was missing. I knew I didn’t know who He was. I knew that’s what the void was, but wasn’t motivated to do anything about it.
From my earliest years as a 5-year-old, I knew God loved me, my mom told me that. But I kept Him at arm’s distance because I wanted to keep getting the blessings without having to commit to anything.
I didn’t want to have to give Him anything. I knew He loved me but I didn’t understand the gospel or what any of that meant.
About that time, my oldest son at age 4 began asking me questions about God. I would give him answers, but it was clear to me that I was just making it up.
I wasn’t speaking out of any authority and that bugged me. In 1984 we moved to Philly to do a Post Doc at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Two blocks away there was a Methodist Church and since I had gone to one as a child, I thought it a good idea to get reconnected with the church. There was a big void and knew that’s what it was.
I began going to that church in 1985… at the same time I tried to find my Bible and I couldn’t find it. So for Christmas, I asked for a Bible – my mother got it for me.
I read it cover to cover but didn’t get it. I was amazed and impressed by the history and real people, but I didn’t understand what it was all about.
Then I started attending a Sunday School class and these people believed the Word of God and studied it. They also had a Bible study and I began going to that, too.
I’m a scientist, I think logically. I have to have my ducks in a row to believe something. There has to be logical flow.
The guy who was running the class was John, a physicist/scientist (he didn’t have Ph. D. yet, but did subsequently). He knew the Bible.
He knew Scriptures. We would get in arguments and his held water. So I finally started listening and stopped arguing.
We began studying Romans, and suddenly around chapter 5, I got it. It was like a light bulb went on.
I got it. I can’t say precisely when or how it happened, but studying the book of Romans, I suddenly understood the gospel and what it was all about.
I knew this was the most important decision in my life. I had made the decision that Christ was my Savior and there was no turning back.
During all this, I was working really hard in the lab and I was frustrated, but then things came out really well. It came out beautifully.
It occurred to me that I couldn’t control it, and it was humbling. I’m a pretty hard-working, smart guy, that’s what it takes, right? When things weren’t going well and even when they were, I realized I wasn’t in control, but the Lord was.
And HE had blessed me by giving me these things in life.
Dr. Michael Atchison lives in Glenside, PA with his wife of 32 years, Dr. Lakshmi. He is a Biochemist at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Both of his adult sons, Alan and Steven, work at UPenn. Lakshmi is a professor of biology at Chestnut Hill College. In their spare time, they enjoy dinners together at home and out at favorite restaurants, camping, nature trail hiking and occasionally watching movies together. They have also published science textbooks together under the publisher, McGraw Hill.
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Wordy Wordpecker:
Elizabeth Gorski is my hero!
Todd G:
Good choice there!
My current favorite happens to be mentoring me right now, so perhaps I'm biased. And really, I love both my current mentors: they give me good advice, listen patiently to my troubles, and even laugh at my jokes. What's not to love?
---Todd
SJS:
Gorski is a good choice!
Patrick Berry is very clever and original.
Karl Vollrath:
I think that Wordy Woodpecker might be the best name on this forum. F'real
Doorbell:
My heart belongs to Manny Nosowsky. He is my sun ☼ moon ☾ and stars ✩✩✩
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This was our first family vacation and things really turned sour right from the beginning. We are a family of four with 2 daughters 8 & 14.
First Day - We arrived aboard and checked in our cabin to find that there were three (SINGLE) beds to accommodate 4 people! The room steward says that he cannot accommodate a rollaway because only one of single beds could only move one way. We then were told that time was of the essence and that we had to prepare for the life safety drill. We go thru this process and then go to the Pursers Desk to get our sail and sign in cards situated by placing deposits and such. We then tell them about our room and the attendant(The gentleman purser dressed in the white uniform) points to the bold read sign with white letters stating that there is no other upgrades or other rooms available PERIOD! Therefore My DH and I had to share a Single Bed together the entire trip! After trying to get everything situated, We then noticed that we had missed our dinning room time at 5:45PM (as stated on our reservations from our travel agent) so we quickly grabbed a bite to eat in the brasserie being starved from traveling all morning. I then tried to locate anyone with information concerning the Camp carnival groups orientation and found out that we had missed that also. By this time we both had felt so frustrated that my DH and i just looked at each other and said "I need a drink!" Would you believe that It was 7:00PM when My DH and I actually got some time to just relax and have a drink to wish one another Bon Voyage for our trip? By the way we had ordered two specials that came in the Carnival yellow souvenir plastic glasses....in which NO ONE EVER TOLD US that we could reuse them and save two dollars each if we reused them again to order drinks...that is not until the very last day at sea on the pool deck when a young lady came up to us and asked us if we wanted a cocktail. We said yes and then she asked if we wanted the special with the souvenir cups that would save us $2.00 each. I couldn't believe my ears that no one had ever mentioned this to us!
Second Day - On our second day aboard we dropped the girls off to their destinations for their camp carnival groups...which was good...the girls had a ball! However the really big pain was this major detail that needs to be addressed concerning the younger Carnival groups...You could not drop your son or daughter off early for certain events...for example... Let's say that a show starts at 7:00PM ...you could not drop off your youngster off before seven..the group counselor's would not show up until 7:00PM on the dot...You waited in line to check them in and then you quickly walked thru the ship to the showroom and tried to find your hubby in the dark in the stadium that was saving a seat for you. So if you happen to hear "psst, Honey" in a whisper walking down the isle during a show... please try to understand that Carnival needs to some addressing on this and that it's not the parents fault! Here it is on our second day in the middle of the afternoon and low and behold....We had it brought to our attention that our seating time is not what is stated on our reservations but on our sail and sign in cards...UGH! We once again go to the purser's desk and it's the same guy in the white uniform and informs us that we have to wait until our seating time 8:00PM to talk with the Matre D in the dinning room. This really screwed things up for us! You see... Our youngest daughter (8) had her formal dinner (COKETAIL PARTY) at 5:45PM with her group in the kids carnival program. Our oldest daughter had no formal dinner with her group, so she of course wanted to eat with us (for the first time in the dinning room) for the formal dinner. We all dressed up and we were so VERY VERY VERY disappointed that we could not get a family portrait taken together. The photographers are only available at certain times to take photographs. With our situation it definitely was not possible eating at two different times that far apart. The dinning experience was horrible to say the least! We were seated at our table and had appetizers and ordered a bottle of wine (Chardonay - Captain's Choice) which was absolutely divine! Best chardonay i have had yet! I had steak and my DH had prime rib. My DH began to eat and turned to me and said to wave over the waiter if i happen to see him pass by. Our waiter came over and My DH explained that the prime rib was extremely tough even to cut with my steak knife. Our waiter then leaves and does not come back until 30 mins later with the maitre D (Baboo). I then explain the situation to him and he says that there is nothing he can do! I was quite appalled and asked why he would not take back his plate and give him another. He replied that because my DH had taken 4 bites out of his prime rib dinner, he could not take it back and then added that dinner is now over and now it was time for dessert! We just sat there in shock...we just could not believe it! We then kindly asked the waiter to cork our wine. The waiter told us that when we come back to the dinning room for dinner that we could finish the bottle of wine, and that if it was not finished that it would be delivered to our cabin on the last day at sea to finish it then. Needless to say that we NEVER returned back to the dinning room and that our $45 bottle of wine was never delivered to our room!
Arriving at cozumel Paradise Beach made our vacation most memorable! We highly recommend this for a most enjoyable day!
On arriving home i quickly called called Carnival's headquarters in Miami and they told me that this issue was a travel agent issue and that this is why you should not book any travel's with ANY TRAVEL AGENT and only book with Carnival themselves! My mouth about dropped to the floor! I then quickly called my travel agent to quickly address Carnival accommodating 4 people with 3 beds and to place a major complaint in. I was told that it normally takes about 3 weeks to get a reply from Carnival headquarters in writing. Here it is to date one month and four days that i have not received a reply back from Carnival! This really has been an eye opening experience to our family in which we really made allot of lemonade with all the sour lemons that were given to us during our FIRST FAMILY VACATION!
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The bag comes with a large Crumpler Haven, which you can insert and remove as required. Fully padded and fully configurable with two velcro-mounting slimline dividers, the large Haven is designed to hold a DSLR Twin Lens kit and Flash or a Full Frame Body and Lense.
Thanks to an ingenious foldaway inner lining, the Local Identity’s main compartment can shrink when the Haven is in place, and expand to full volume when it’s not. photo bags are water resistant, but with its waterproof roll-top opening, YKK water resistant zippers and waterproof TPU tarpaulin front panel, the Local Identity will keep your gear bone dry in even the most extreme wet weather conditions.
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San. GameLink emphasizes the user’s experience and service, and has established an industry leading reputation for innovation and leadership.
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Mapme.at is an app that lets you save and display your location history.
You could use it to share with your contacts places you visited on holiday or to show the path you ran in a marathon.
You can update your location, including iPhone apps, via email and using the FireEagle API.
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SafeBox is a software company developing mobile security products for both consumer and enterprise markets which aims at making available to everyone advanced security technologies that were up until now used only in specialised areas such as espionage, government agencies, secure payment companies, labs and private organisations.
SafeBox is the fruit of a collaboration between technology entrepreneurs and experts in the fields of mobile communications and mobile security that share the same vision about the right to privacy and confidentiality in the mobile space.
The lead product of the company is a mobile application software for sending and receiving private SMS (normal or encrypted), creating secret lists of contacts and storing confidential notes in a PIN-protected application.
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Sure Product Consulting provides product management and product marketing expertise to Silicon Valley software and online service companies. We can provide expert product management consultants to jump start the process of turning your ideas and technologies into viable software and SaaS products and launching those products to the market.
We have worked across a variety of sectors within software and online services, however our “sweet spot” is companies targeting the B2B Enterprise space with highly technical products - particularly data management, “big data”, PaaS (platform as a service), SaaS, and virtualization.
Among other services, we provide:
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Picplum is an automatic photo printing service that is the perfect addition to any family with young children. We know parents are too busy to organize their photos, let alone to find the time to print and share them. That’s where Picplum comes in - it’s the hassle-free way to share your best moments with friends and family.
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I don’t get it. Is there some sort of rule now where shows about teenage vampires have to be promoted in the most obtuse, alarming way possible? How will this make me want to watch Vampire Diaries? How am I even supposed to know this is an ad for that show? I’m going to be too busy at the woman’s clinic!
Then again, at least this is a billboard and not an entire website that slowly infiltrates Gawker articles, so it still beats out True Blood‘s Bloodcopy fiasco of yesteryear. But as terrible marketing schemes go, these two are really neck and neck.
I’ll be here all night folks, tip your waiter.
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Sons of Anarchy hottie Charlie Hunnam piled on the facial hair to play the laidback, been-around-the-block atheist protagonist of Matthew Chapman‘s modern parable The Ledge. Unfortunately, he cultivated quite the flesh-colored beard, which is giving us vivid flashbacks to The Hills star Spencer Pratt.
The worst part was when Hunnam’s character seduced Liv Tyler away from evangelical hubby Patrick Wilson; every sex scene (SFW) I couldn’t help but imagine Spencer in his marital bed with Heidi Montag. You can never unsee something like that!
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Yamaha YST-FSW150 Ultra-compact powered subwoofer Zoom Front Back Other Photos Videos Item# 022YSTF150 offer details Item# 022YSTF150 Review Summary 8 Yamaha YST-FSW150 by Loren Barstow guaranteeShop all Yamaha Powered Subwoofers Hands-on research from the Crutchfield Labs (what are the Labs?) Features and specs chart | What’s in the box? | In-depth notes Features and Specs Features and Specs Enclosure Loading... Bass Reflex Video Shielded Loading... Yes Woofer Size (inches) Loading... 6 5/16 Woofer Composition Loading... Firing Direction Loading... Down. Product Reviews Review this product Submit a review and you will be entered to win a $150 gift card Crutchfield Great Gear Giveaway Official Sweepstakes Rules Reviews for the Yamaha YST-FSW: (5) 3 Star: (1) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) Sort by: Date Reviewed Rating Helpfulness Showing: 1-8 of 8 View page: 1 4 out of 5 Great for tight spaces Written By TM, SFBay, CA on Thursday, May 16, 2013. 2 out of 2. 7 out of 7. 5 out of 6 9 out of 9! 8 out of. 25 out of. 24 out of 28 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 1-8 of 8 Accessories (8 meters/26.25 feet) 15 people say Your Price: $59 2-Speaker Home Theater Installation 1 person says Your Price: $359 YST-FSW150, please visit the Crutchfield website product page (/S-UdNhGiRxnaP/p_022YSTF150/Yamaha-YST-FSW150.html ). Recommended Accessories See more accessories Your featured item Yamaha YST-FSW150 Ultra-compact powered subwoofer $249
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thing’ regions it is possible to group related objects (like textures, materials, mesh objects, mesh factories, sectors, sequences, triggers, shared variables, ...)..
A collection is similar to a region in some respects but the purpose is different. Basically a collection is a collection of some other objects which you want to tie together for some reason (other than dynamic loading). For example, using them in a scripting setup.
Here is an example collection:
Collections can also contain keys.
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Crystorama Lighting does not sell direct to consumers.
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Day/Date: Friday, 12-August, 2011
Time: 6:00AM - 7:00AM
Service Affected: Newell Simon Hall network
Details:
On Friday, August 12, 2011, SCS Computing Facilities staff will perform a reboot of the network equipment that provides network connectivity for Newell Simon Hall. There will be a 5-10 minutes network outage during the scheduled maintenance period in Newell Simon Hall while the network equipment is rebooted.
Please contact the SCS Help Desk at x8-4231 or send mail to [email protected] with any questions or concerns regarding this maintenance period.
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Polytypic Downwards Accumulations
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The following is the same data from assignment 11:
We want to use this data to learn the value of more_info as a function of the values of the other variables.We want to use this data to learn the value of more_info as a function of the values of the other variables.
In this assignment we will consider neural network learning for this data. We have a Java applet and a CILog program that can be used to answer this assignment.
After 200 iterations with a learning rate of 0.5 the parameter values are:
When first is true, the value of the linear expression is negative unless bought and edu are true and visited is false.
When first is false, the value of the linear expression is positive unless bought and edu are false and visited is true.
This can be written as the decision tree:
So the boolean expression is:
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No. e3 is misclassified. The neural network classifies it as false.
The following
run the applet....
After 200 iterations with learning rate of 0.5, we can have the following table:
This represents the same Boolean function as part (a).
Again e3 is misclassified.
There is local minimum at 1.7 or 1.8 (with 42 iterations), another at 2.7 (with 33 iterations) and another at 3.0 (with 34 iterations).
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* Due to a misprint from a local publication in Washington, D.C., the Helsinki Commission would like to remind you that the hearing below is tomorrow, Thursday, July 28, not today *
WASHINGTON– The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) announced today the following hearing:
“U.S. Policy and the OSCE: Making Good on Commitments”
Thursday July 28, 2011
1:30 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
The OSCE region faces many challenges, including unresolved conflicts, ethnic tension, corruption and lack of good governance, racism and intolerance, and trafficking in persons. Challenges also include authoritarian regimes which fail to respect freedom of media, expression, assembly, association, and religion, and also obstruct the work of civil society and human rights defenders in their countries. The 2010 OSCE summit – the Organization’s first in ten years – reconfirmed commitment to the OSCE principles enshrined in prior decisions but was not able to agree on what the OSCE’s priorities and future work should be. The upcoming Ministerial meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, will provide a second chance to set priorities.
The hearing will discuss U.S. policy towards the OSCE, including the steps the Organization should take to promote participating States’ implementation of their commitments in the three dimensions of security: political-military security, economic security and human rights. It will also look at what the U.S. believes should emerge from the Vilnius Ministerial Meeting in December this year.
Witnesses:
Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon, U.S. Department of State Office of European and Eurasian Affairs
Assistant Secretary Michael H. Posner, U.S. Department of State Office of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Assistant Secretary Alexander Vershbow, U.S. Department of Defense Office of International Security Affairs
Dr. Michael Haltzel, Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University SAIS
Catherine Fitzpatrick, Consultant, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights
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By Robert Hand, Staff Advisor
Over 200 parliamentarians from throughout the OSCE region, including 13 members of the U.S. Congress, assembled in Kyiv, Ukraine from July 5 to 9, 2007 for the convening of the Sixteenth Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA). Also in attendance were representatives from several Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation countries, and delegates representing Afghanistan, the newest country designated by OSCE as a Partner for Cooperation.
The U.S. Delegation was led by the Chairman of the (Helsinki) Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), a past president of the OSCE PA serving as President Emeritus. Commission Co-Chairman, Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) co-chaired the delegation. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), a past Commission chairman and the highest ranking Member of Congress ever to attend an annual session, also participated, joined by the Commission’s Ranking Republican Member, Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) and Reps. Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-NY), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Hilda L. Solis (D-CA), G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Michael R. McNulty (D-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Gwen S. Moore (D-WI).
The designated theme for this year’s Annual Session was “Implementation of OSCE Commitments.” Assembly President Göran Lennmarker (Sweden) opened the Inaugural Plenary Session which included an address by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, who stressed Ukraine’s commitment to democratic development. The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, also addressed the plenary and responded to questions from the parliamentarians.
Starting Off at the Standing Committee
At the start of the Annual Session, Chairman Hastings participated in the meeting of the OSCE PA Standing Committee, the leadership body of the Assembly composed of the Heads of Delegations of the 56 OSCE participating States and the Assembly’s officers. He presented a summary of his activities as Special Representative on Mediterranean Affairs, including his visits in June to Israel and Jordan. During the Kyiv meeting, he also convened a special meeting on the Mediterranean Dimension of the OSCE, attended by approximately 100 parliamentarians from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and the participating States.
Ongoing Committee Work
Members of the U.S. Delegation were active in the work of the Assembly’s three General Committees: Political Affairs and Security; Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment; and Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions. The committees considered their respective resolutions as well as nine “supplementary items,” additional resolutions submitted before the session. Senator Cardin introduced a supplemental item on “Combating Anti-Semitism, Racism, Xenophobia and other forms of Intolerance against Muslims and Roma.”
Seven other U.S. delegates introduced and secured passage of a total of 25 U.S. amendments to the various committee resolutions and supplementary items, including Chairman Hastings and Majority Leader Hoyer on OSCE election observation; another Hastings amendment on past use of cluster bombs; Smith and McIntyre amendments regarding trafficking in persons; another McIntyre amendment on Belarus; Solis amendments on migration; Moore amendments on the use of “vulture funds,” and a Butterfield amendment on human rights.
The U.S. Delegation was also instrumental in garnering necessary support for supplementary items and amendments proposed by friends and allies among the participating States. The supplementary items considered and debated in Kyiv, other than Senator Cardin’s, included “The Role and the Status of the Parliamentary Assembly within the OSCE”; “The Illicit Air Transport of Small Arms and Light Weapons and their Ammunition”; “Environmental Security Strategy”; “Conflict Settlement in the OSCE area”; “Strengthening OSCE Engagement with Human Rights Defenders and National Human Rights Institutions”; “The Ban on Cluster Bombs”; “Liberalization of Trans-Atlantic Trade”; “Women in Peace and Security”; and “Strengthening of Counteraction of Trafficking Persons in the OSCE Member States.”
Guantanamo Bay Raised
Following her appearance before the Helsinki Commission in Washington on June 21 during a hearing on “Guantanamo: Implications for U.S. Human Rights Leadership,” Belgian Senate President Anne-Marie Lizin, the OSCE PA Special Representative on Guantanamo, presented her third report on the status of the camp to a general Plenary Session of the Assembly. This report followed her second visit to the detention facility at Guantanamo on June 20, 2007 and provided the Assembly with a balanced presentation of outstanding issues and concerns. Senator Lizin concluded the report with a recommendation that the facility should be closed.
Engaging Other Delegates
While the delegation’s work focused heavily on OSCE PA matters, the venue presented an opportunity to advance U.S. relations with OSCE states. During the course of the Kyiv meeting, members of the U.S. delegation held a series of formal as well as informal bilateral meetings, including talks with parliamentarians from the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, parliamentary delegations from the Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation, including Israel, and Afghanistan. The U.S. Delegation hosted a reception for parliamentary delegations from Canada and the United Kingdom.
Electing New Officers and Adopting of the Declaration
On the final day of the Kyiv meeting, the Assembly reelected Göran Lennmarker (Sweden) as President. Mr. Hans Raidel (Germany) was elected Treasurer. Four Vice Presidents were elected in Kyiv: Anne-Marie Lizin (Belgium), Jerry Grafstein (Canada), Kimo Kiljunen (Finland), and Panos Kammenos (Greece).
Rep. Hilda Solis was also elected, becoming the Vice Chair of the General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, which is responsible for addressing humanitarian and-related threats to security and serves as a forum for examining the potential for cooperation within these areas. She joins Senator Cardin, whose term as Vice President extends until 2009, and Congressman Hastings as OSCE PA President Emeritus, in ensuring active U.S. engagement in the Assembly’s proceedings for the coming year.
The OSCE PA concluded with adoption of the Kyiv Declaration which included a series of concrete recommendations for strengthening action in several fields including migration, energy and environmental security, combating anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance throughout the OSCE region and promoting democracy in Belarus. The declaration also addresses a number of military security concerns, including an expression of regret at the lack of progress in resolving so-called “frozen conflicts” in the OSCE region based on the principal of territorial integrity, especially those within Moldova and Georgia. For the full text of the Kyiv Declaration, please visit.
The Seventeenth Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will be held early next July in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Other U.S. Delegation Activities
While in Kyiv, the U.S. Delegation met with Ukrainian President Yushchenko for lengthy talks on bilateral issues, his country’s aspirations for further Euro-Atlantic integration, energy security, international support for dealing with the after affects of Chornobyl, and challenges to Ukraine’s sovereignty and democratic development. The President discussed the political situation in Ukraine and the development of the May 27 agreement that provides for pre-term parliamentary elections scheduled for September 30, 2007.
The Delegation also visited and held wreath-laying ceremonies at two significant sites in the Ukrainian capital: the Babyn Yar Memorial, commemorating the more than 100,000 Ukrainians killed during World War II – including 33,000 Jews from Kyiv that were shot in a two-day period in September 1941; and the Famine Genocide Memorial (1932-33) dedicated to the memory of the millions of Ukrainians starved to death by Stalin’s Soviet regime in the largest man-made famine of the 20th century.
Members of the delegation also traveled to the Chornobyl exclusion zone and visited the site where on April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chornbyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, resulting in the world’s worst nuclear accident. While in the zone, the delegation visited the abandoned city of Prypiat, the once bustling residence of 50,000 located a short distance from the nuclear plant. Members toured the Chornobyl facilities and discussed ongoing economic and environmental challenges with local experts and international efforts to find a durable solution to the containment of large quantities of radioactive materials still located at the plant.
Advancing U.S. Interests
Summarizing the activities of the U.S. Delegation, Chairman Hastings commented on the successful advancement of U.S. interests. Specifically, the Chairman noted the delegation “represented the wonderful diversity of the United States population” and “highlighted a diversity of opinion on numerous issues.” Moreover, he concluded it advocated “a common hope to make the world a better place, not just for Americans but for all humanity,” thereby helping “to counter the negative image many have about our country. “In a dangerous world, we should all have an interest in strengthening our country’s friendships and alliances as well as directly raising, through frank conversation, our concerns with those countries where our relations are stained or even adversarial,” Chairman Hastings asserted.
In order to put the recommendations of the PA into action, the members of the U.S. delegation wrote a letter to Secretary of State Rice, asking that the State Department press several issues within the OSCE in Vienna in the run-up to the November Ministerial Council meeting. First, the State Department should ensure that the role of the Parliamentary Assembly is increased in the overall activities of the OSCE. Second, the OSCE should increase concrete activities to fight anti-Semitism, racism, and xenophobia, including against Muslims and Roma. Third, The OSCE should strengthen its work on combating trafficking in persons and fighting sexual exploitation of children. Fourth, the OSCE should support and protect the work of human rights defenders and NGOs. Lastly, the OSCE should step up dialogue on energy security issues.
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(Washington) - Following the lead of the United States Helsinki Commission, 35 Members of the United States Congress have written President George W. Bush, urging him to use the upcoming Group of 8 (G-8) summit in France to draw attention to a resurgence of anti-Semitism and related violence throughout Europe and the United States.
“As the G-8 summit provides a timely opportunity to address political as well as economic issues facing societies represented and the wider international community, we respectfully urge you to raise this matter of mutual, international concern, and seek a joint commitment to work closely together to counter this disturbing trend,” the Members wrote.
“The G-8 summit provides an important and extraordinary occasion for leaders to discuss international issues of the day, and we hope you will take the opportunity to set anti-Semitism as an international priority,” the Members added. Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR), Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN), Rep. Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL).
Other Members signing were Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY), Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN), Senator Larry E. Craig (R-ID), Senator Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND), Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Rep. Gary L. Ackerman (D-NY), Rep. Timothy J. Ryan (D-OH), Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Brad Carson (D-OK), Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Rep. Martin Frost (D-TX), Rep. Joseph M. Hoeffel (D-PA), Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ), Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), and Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA).
A joint, public commitment from the political leaders, reflected in the summit communique, will bolster further efforts to eradicate anti-Semitism and deliver an unmistakable message to those who would promote bigotry and hatred, according to the letter.
The full text of the letter may be accessed through the Helsinki Commission’s Internet web site,.
“We fully understand the problem, as the United States is not immune from sporadic acts of vandalism and violence against members of the Jewish community and their institutions,” the Commissioners wrote. “With your leadership we are confident that a strong and vigorous coalition will be formed to fight.
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) today said the prospect of expanding NATO to include Bosnia-Herzegovina should motivate the country to make constitutional and political reforms needed to fit into the alliance.
“As a member and now chairman of the Helsinki Commission, I have watched the Balkans go from a period of conflict and genocide in the 1990s to the progress we have seen in recent years,” Chairman Cardin said. “NATO played a vital, historic role in responding to the many challenges in the Balkans, and the Alliance should continue to bring positive change to the region by offering membership to additional Western Balkan countries that meet the criteria and can contribute to collective security. This includes Bosnia-Herzegovina, despite the problems that country faces today, which can only be remedied by constitutional reform. Preparing for NATO may be one of the best means for Bosnia to overcome its internal divisions.”
Senator Cardin spoke at an SFRC hearing about the future of NATO and transatlantic security, which featured testimony from former Secretary of State Madeline K. Albright and other witnesses. The Helsinki Commission held hearings on the Balkans this year, and Senator Cardin led a congressional delegation to Sarajevo in June.
Albania and Croatia became NATO Allies in.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to the attention of my colleagues disturbing news about
the presidential elections in Kazakstan last month, and the general prospects for democratization in that country. that
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only real issue was whether his official vote tally would be in the 90s--typical for post-Soviet Central Asian
dictatorships--or the 80s, which would have signaled a bit of sensitivity to Western and OSCE sensibilities. Any
suspense the election might have offered vanished when the Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling barring the
candidacy of Nazarbaev's sole plausible challenger, former Prime Minister Akezhan Kazhegeldin, on whom many
oppositionsakstan's economic decline and fears of running for reelection in 2000, when the situation will presumably be even
much worse. Another reason to hold elections now was anxiety about the uncertainties in Russia, where a new president,
with whom Nazarbaev does not have long-established relations, will be elected in 2000 and may adopt a more
aggressive attitude towards Kazak call in December for the election's postponement, as conditions for holding
free and fair elections did not exist. Ultimately, ODIHR refused to send a full-fledged observer delegation, as it generally
does, to monitor an election. Instead, ODIHR dispatched to Kazstan benefited by comparison.
In the last few years, however, the nature of Nazarbaev's regime has become ever more apparent. He has over the last
decade concentrated all power in his hands, subordinating to himself all other branches and institutions of government.
His apparent years.
Moreover, since 1996-97, Kazstan, especially oil and pipeline issues, the State
Department has issued a series of critical statements since the announcement last October of pre-term elections. These
statements have not had any apparent effect. In fact, on November 23, Vice President Gore called President Nazarbaev
to voice U.S. concerns about the election. Nazarbaev responded the next day, when the Supreme Court--which he
controls completely--finally excluded Kazhegeldin. On January 12, the State Department echoed the ODIHR's harsh
assessment of the election, adding that it had ``cast a shadow on bilateral relations.''
What's ahead? Probably more of the same. Parliamentary elections are slated for October 1999, although there are
indications that they, too, may be held before schedule or put off another year. A new political party is emerging, which
presumably will be President Nazarbaev's vehicle for controlling the legislature and monopolizing the political process.
The Ministry of Justice on February 3 effectively turned down the request for registration by the Republican People's
Party, headed by Akezhan Kazhegeldin, signaling Nazarbaev's resolve to bar his rival from legal political activity in
Kaz
co-chair, plans to hold hearings on the situation in Kazakstan and Central Asia to discuss what options the United States
has to convey the Congress's disappointment and to encourage developments in Kazakstan and the region towards
genuine democratization.
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Some Christmas spirit passed thru our little Furry Friends Inc. store this past Saturday, and I couldn't help but tell you the story about ordinary people do extraordinary things. A young woman, Anita, came into the store with her family in tow...2 little girls, probably 4 and 7 years old while her husband waited in the car. Anita announced to me they had saved $250 in their Christmas budget to…Continue
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ALAMEDA -- Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie met with seven reporters at the team complex Thursday to go over the team's 4-12 season and his plans for the immediate future, which includes hiring coaches to fill out Dennis Allen's coaching staff and preparing for the upcoming Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. The Raiders leave for Alabama on Saturday with practices beginning Monday and the game on Jan. 26.
Expect a full transcript later, but a few highlights of McKenzie's 42-plus minute meeting with media members, his first public comments since Nov. 30.
* McKenzie said the search for an offensive coordinator is "winding down" and acknowledged speaking with Norv Turner and Marc Trestman about the gig.
* McKenzie, on if Allen was married to zone-blocking scheme and if team learned from failure: "I don't think Dennis was married to a scheme. He saw a scheme that he was interested in, and liked what it had to offer. To me, it's not about scheme -- people get so tied up in scheme, it's how you use your players and how you execute.
* McKenzie on the salary cap issues: "Personally, I think we're year away from that. We're not in a salary cap situation like last year, but we still have issues and have some decisions that have to be made before free agency, or when free agency starts. So, we're not out of the woods, by any stretch. But, we are better off than last year.
* McKenzie, on if cutting Rolando McClain would have been a salary cap hit: "There's always acceleration with anybody you've got money tied into."
* McKenzie also said he was "confident" Darren McFadden would play the final year of his contract in Oakland in 2013. "When you talk about being productive, when you talk about offensively moving the ball, scoring points, getting some plays out of your big-play guys, you've got to find ways to let him do what he does best. We didn't. We didn't do that…when Darren is running certain plays, it's pretty doggone good, and which he had some last year. But when you talk about a scheme, he's not a lateral mover. He's not one of those guys. As soon as he can go north and south, that's when he's at his best."
* McKenzie, on what he saw in Terrelle Pryor: "What I did see was Terrelle that I was pleased with, he protected the ball in the game when you have snapping issues, even with handing off, the ball slipping, protecting when you’re being rushed, he protected the ball. That was a plus for me. To see that and to see snap count, the offensive linemen getting used to his cadence and him getting the plays out and emotions and all the little things that he has to do to make sure there were no issues with penalties before the ball is snapped. Now, obviously, you can see the plays, and when things break down, where he can kind of create and do some things. But he had a chance to make some throws and he did pretty good. I was encouraged. Hopefully the new offensive coordinator will find a way to see what he can do best during this offseason and see what he looks like in preseason games."
* McKenzie, on Carson Palmer's health: "He’s coming around. He’s doing much better. He’s healing up fine. That’s the reports I got, earlier this week, as of Monday, he’s doing fine."
* McKenzie, on if he will keep the No. 3 pick: "I won’t get into what we’ll do. I’m not tied down to anything in January. I’m sure my mind will change so many times before April. But it will be interesting to see what happens."
* McKenzie, on Mark Davis' mood at end of season: "Me and Mark we talk all the time. His concerns were as mine. How are we going to get better, mainly offensively. We talked about players, we talked about everything. Nobody is happy with a four-win season. Let’s get that straight. It was more at the end we were talking about how we were going to upgrade. We didn’t dwell on the negative if that’s what you’re asking. We’re talking about, ‘OK, what’s the plan.’ That’s where we were."
* McKenzie said right guard Mike Brisiel had "major surgery" on an ankle, while right tackle Khalif Barnes had a procedure on an arm and linebacker Miles Burris had a knee procedure.
* McKenzie, on Allen's first year as a head coach: "I thought what he did with his team to try to create a culture in that locker room, to get those players to believe we're making a change here, to try to do things the right way, and the way we practiced, the way we approached games, I thought he did a really good job, getting these players to buy into what we're doing. Talking to these players, guys are looking forward to getting back, and that's what it's all about. You want a good response to a head coach, how he's leading a team and how they're following him. And I was very pleased by the way he led the team. And I was proud the way he identified the issues and attacked them. He didn't just continue to run this offense and make it work, keep this guy, keep this guy- he evaluated it, said okay, he stood up, and said okay, we're going to make a change. And he did that. But I like the way he led this team. They way the defense played, especially at the end, it was encouraging. So, I see much better things in the future. I mean he's a rookie coach, I am a rookie GM, but for a rookie coach I like the way he led this team."
* McKenzie, on his Super Bowl pick: "Guess it's got to be…go with everyone else. I got to put my money on Tom Brady."
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PayPal says it's time to ditch passwords and PINs
PayPal CISO Michael Barrett took the keynote stage at Interop to announce the impending death of passwords and their replacement with more robust authentication protocols based on an open standard. Apple may lead the way with its next iPhone.
Box brings in Yahoo! CISO to build trust
Cloud content sharing firm Box has hired three industry veterans to help bolster its operations.
CS-Cart v3.0.4 has PayPal ‘buy without paying’ glitch
E-commerce merchants using shopping cart software CS-Cart version 3.0.4 and earlier are vulnerable to a flaw that allows fraudsters to buy goods without paying for them.
Despite hopeful initiatives, demise of passwords years away
FIDO Alliance, DARPA vow to create better authentication, but new systems will have to attract users and providers, say security pros
Startup Nok Nok Labs pitches strong new authentication process
Nok Nok Labs officially opened its doors today to introduce client/server-based technology proposed as an innovative foundation for flexible, strong multi-factor security that can be used in e-commerce, Web services or the enterprise.
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Introduction
Delay or echo is one of the simplest and most commonly used sound effects. It is also the basis for almost all other effects such as chorus, flanging and phasing. Even digital filtering and waveguide physical modeling is based on delays. This article describes using delays to create echo effects.
Using Zak
There are two typical ways to use sound effects with Csound. Using the Zak opcodes and using global variables. I always use the Zak system because it is much more flexible. I will describe briefly how to use it here without going into too much detail. The Zak system is like having an array of global variables. These variables are referenced by number instead of by name. There are actually two arrays, one for i-rate and k-rate signals and the other for a-rate signals. Before the Zak system can be used it must be initialized to allocate space for the arrays. This is done using the zakinit statement which is usually placed just after the other initial statements for sample rate, control rate, etc. In the following statement space is allocated for 50 audio channels and 50 control channels.
zakinit 50,50
The Zak channels are written to using a statement such as
zawm asig, ichannel
and read from using
asig zar ichannel
In this case asig is the audio signal and ichannel would be a number from 0 to 49 which is usually passed as a p-field to the instrument. The 'm' indicates that the new audio signal is to be mixed with the current contents of the channel. This is needed if more than one instance of the instrument writing to the Zak channel is running at the same time for example when a chord is played. If zawm is used it is usually necessary to clear the channel after it is read from. This is done with zacl. I usually create an instrument numbered 99 where I clear all of the Zak channels when I am using the Zak system. I leave this instrument on for the entire duration of the piece or at least as long as I run any instruments using zawm.
instr 99
zacl 0, 50 ; Clear the audio channels
zkcl 0, 50 ; Clear the control channels
endin
Simple delays
Sound effects are usually written as separate instruments. The sound effect instrument is turned on during the entire time it is used while the instrument generating the sound may be called many times. Below is an example of a simple delay.
instr 10
idur = p3 ; Duration
iamp = p4 ; Amplitude
itime = p5 ; Delay time
iinch = p6 ; Input channel
; Declick envelope
aamp linseg 0, .002, iamp, idur-.004, iamp, .002, 0
asig zar iinch ; Read from the zak channel
adel delay asig, itime ; Delay the signal
outs adel*aamp, adel*aamp ; Output the delayed signal
endin
Figure 1
Flowchart for a simple delay.
The signal asig is delayed by itime seconds. A de-click envelope is used to prevent sudden cut-off of the signal which can occur when the signal is delayed. The generating instrument is responsible for producing the non-delayed sound. This instrument produces only a single echo. Following is a call to this instrument which will generate a half second delay at half the volume of the original sound.
; Sta Dur Amp Time InCh
i10 0 3 .5 .5 1
A slap-back echo can be created by calling instrument 10 with a loud echo and a short delay time such as
; Sta Dur Amp Time InCh
i10 0 3 .9 .1 1
Instrument 11 illustrates how the delay opcode may be used to generate feedback delays or regenerative delays.
instr 11
idur = p3 ; Duration
iamp = p4 ; Amplitude
itime = p5 ; Delay time
ifdbk = p6 ; Feedback amount
iinch = p7 ; Input channel
adel init 0 ; Initialize adel to zero
; Declick envelope
aamp linseg 0, .002, iamp, idur-.004, iamp, .002, 0
asig zar iinch ; Read from the zak channel
adel delay asig + adel*ifdbk, itime ; Delay the signal
outs adel*aamp, adel*aamp ; Output the delayed signal
endin
Figure 2
Flowchart for a simple delay with feedback.
The first step when generating a feedback delay is to intialize adel to zero. The init statement is executed at i-time only. If adel is not initialized Csound will complain when it appears on the right side of the delay opcode.
; Sta Dur Amp Time Fdbk InCh
i11 0 4 .5 .5 .5 1
Stereo Delay
A short delay of 20-30 milliseconds can be used to give a stereo effect to a monophonic sound.
instr 2
idur = p3 ; Duration
iamp = p4 ; Amplitude
ifqc = cpspch(p5) ; Pitch
ioutch = p6 ; Output channel
istdel = p7 ; Stereo delay
; Declick envelope
aamp linseg 0, .002, 1, idur-.004, 1, .002, 0
; Generate a plucked tone
asig pluck iamp, ifqc, ifqc, 0, 1
;asig fmwurlie iamp, ifqc, 1, 1.2, .02, .6, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
aout = asig*aamp
adel delay aout, istdel ; Delay 30 msec.
outs aout, adel*aamp ; Output stereo
endin
Figure 3
Flowchart for a stereo effect.
This instrument would be called with
; Sta Dur Amp Pitch OutCh Delay
i2 0 .25 15000 8.04 1 .030
Multi-tap delays
The next instrument can be used to create a multi-tap delay. The delay times and levels are sent to the instrument in tables to make a flexible instrument.
instr 13
idur = p3 ; Duration
iamp = p4 ; Amplitude
itime = p5 ; Delay time
iinch = p6 ; Input channel
itabt = p7 ; Deltap time table
itabv = p8 ; Deltap volume table
; Declick envelope
aamp linseg 0, .002, iamp, idur-.004, iamp, .002, 0
asig zar iinch ; Read from the zak channel
atmp delayr itime ; Read the delay line
it0 table 0, itabt ; Delay time 0
it1 table 1, itabt ; Delay time 1
it2 table 2, itabt ; Delay time 2
it3 table 3, itabt ; Delay time 3
it4 table 4, itabt ; Delay time 4
it5 table 5, itabt ; Delay time 5
it6 table 6, itabt ; Delay time 6
it7 table 7, itabt ; Delay time 7
iv0 table 0, itabv ; Delay 0 volume
iv1 table 1, itabv ; Delay 1 volume
iv2 table 2, itabv ; Delay 2 volume
iv3 table 3, itabv ; Delay 3 volume
iv4 table 4, itabv ; Delay 4 volume
iv5 table 5, itabv ; Delay 5 volume
iv6 table 6, itabv ; Delay 6 volume
iv7 table 7, itabv ; Delay 7 volume
at0 deltap it0 ; Delay tap 0
at1 deltap it1 ; Delay tap 1
at2 deltap it2 ; Delay tap 2
at3 deltap it3 ; Delay tap 3
at4 deltap it4 ; Delay tap 4
at5 deltap it5 ; Delay tap 5
at6 deltap it6 ; Delay tap 6
at7 deltap it7 ; Delay tap 7
delayw asig*aamp ; Write to the delay line
; Add up the delays and scale by the volumes
adel = at0*iv0+at1*iv1+at2*iv2+at3*iv3+at4*iv4+at5*iv5+at6*iv6+at7*iv7
outs adel*aamp, adel*aamp ; Output the delayed signal
endin
The following tables and instrument call creates a "bouncing ball" echo.
f2 0 8 -8 .2 3 .6 5 1
f3 0 8 -8 1 2 .4 6 .1
; Multitap delay
; Sta Dur Amp MaxTime InCh TapTimTab TapVolTab
i13 0 4 1 2 1 2 3
It should be easy to create a variety of multi-tap delays with this instrument.
Stereo Delays
The next instrument is a simple stereo delay
adell delay asigl + adell*ifdbkl, itiml ; Delay the signal
adelr delay asigr + adelr*ifdbkr, itimr ; Delay the signal
outs adell*aamp, adelr*aamp ; Output the delayed signal
This instrument merely uses separate signals and delays for right and left channels. The next step is to add some cross-feedback so that the right channel can feed into the left channel and the left channel can feed into the right
asavl = adell ; Save the left delay for cross feedback
adell delay asigl + adell*ifdbkl + adelr*ixfbl, itiml ; Delay the signal
adelr delay asigr + adelr*ifdbkr + asavl*ixfbr, itimr ; Delay the signal
You have to remember to save the left delayed signal before you overwrite it with the left delay opcode. The saved version is then used for cross-feedback. The following call to this instrument implements a ping-pong delay. The sound bounces from one speaker to the other with a ping-pong delay.
; Sta Dur Amp TimL FdbkL XFdbkL TimR FdbkR XFdbkR InChL InChR
i15 0 6 .8 .2 0 .8 .2 0 .8 1 2
Figure 4
Flowchart for a stereo cross-feedback delay.
Conclusion
The small sampling of delay examples I present in this article are by no means exhaustive. Variable delays lead to effects such as flanging and chorus, a filter can be added in the feedback path of a delay to create an analog delay sound. Combining slowly variable delays with filtering and multiple cross-feedback paths can be used to create smooth efficient reverbs. These topics will have to wait for a future article.
Bibliography
Stewart, David. July 1999. "An Introduction to Delay and Echo." Keyboard. pp. 72-74. Miller Freeman.
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In his outstanding. Focusing on the intersection of these three circles he calls the Hedgehog Concept.) He further states, "A culture of discipline is not just about action. It is about getting disciplined people...who engage in disciplined thought and...who then take disciplined action." Since he is vague about how you actually make this happen, why don't we take a crack at it?
First, let's define what we mean by "disciplined people."
So, we want our organization to be "full of self-disciplined people." The most important such person is the CEO, who exhibits not only self-discipline but ideally also models and practices the other attributes of Collin's "Level 5 Executive" (see Chapter 2). We also need to recruit and/or raise up a host of other disciplined adults.
Recruiting disciplined people requires a well-tuned filtering process that not only determines if there is a fit of the candidate's skill sets and passions with the job requirements of the organization but also determines whether the candidate is self-disciplined. We can take a cue as to how to do this from the recruiting process used by the football program of an academically elite Division 3 university with needs for self-disciplined candidates similar to our organization. Their process attempts to determine through hard and soft measurement what the candidates have attempted and accomplished in their previous academic and athletic careers. Naturally, this involves study of high school football statistics and personal interviews by the coaching staff of both the candidates and their coaches and teachers. However, it goes even deeper by looking at less obvious things like the load and difficulty of the courses they took and other activities they pursued and their success. They also listen carefully to the language (including body language) used by the candidate to describe their previous career. They listen for those words and practices (or the absence thereof) that relate positively or negatively to self-discipline and other key character traits--words and practices such as "daily," "commitment," "sacrifice," "dedication," "off-season training activities," "jobs" etc. We can use an analogous approach. We would look for the evidence and language that strongly suggest that the candidate practices the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People codified by Stephen Covey, particularly the following:
Once the person is recruited, we have the opportunity to complete the job of building discipline, manifest in both thought and action, through our leadership and with our systems. This requires that we devote almost fanatical attention to modeling discipline, setting clear expectations, reviewing performance, assigning developmental jobs and rewarding disciplined behavior and contributions to a whole culture of discipline. As leaders, we must also step up to the responsibility to weed out those who are either unable or unwilling to rise to the desired level. Perhaps our most important role of all is capturing the wholehearted commitment of the person by helping them realize that their passions align with the mission of the organization. We can then promote their application of the Hedgehog Concept to themselves personally and help them lift their skills and passions to a whole new level. When applied to all of our people, we move the entire organization toward Great.
So, a culture of discipline with all of the key people on the Hedgehog Concept bandwagon has tremendous transformational power. Can we achieve it? I believe we can. How? By discipline!
Tom Ambler is a Senior Consultant with Center for Simplified Strategic Planning, Inc.
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This is the first part of the two-volume manuscript entitled al-Harb `ala al-Islam: Qissat Fadil Harun posted on the website Shabakat Ansar al-Mujahidin on 26 February 2009. It is authored by Fadil Harun (also known as Fazul `Abdallah Muhammad) who was an al-Qa`ida operative until he was killed on 7 June 2011. He was the lead planner of the 1998 East Africa bombings that targeted U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, following which he claims to have been appointed al-Qa`ida’s “Confidential Secretary” (amin sirr al-qa`ida). The manuscript is a mix of diary and autobiography; he decided to post it online to serve as a “history of the jihadis in my time as I witnessed it,” and in particular “about al-Qa`ida…to make clear to everyone the sincerity and uprightness of al-Qa`ida’s path with respect to jihad and other religious, worldly and political issues.” Based on content analysis of the manuscript, it is likely that the bulk of the writing of the first volume was undertaken between 2003 and late 2004, when he was hiding from Kenyan authorities, following his involvement in the 2002 Mombasa attacks that targeted the Israeli owned Paradise Hotel and fired at, but narrowly missed an Israeli airplane that was taking off. Harun began writing the second volume on 26 February 2007, and continued to record events until 2 January 2009, most likely while he was based in East Africa.
The Arabic manuscript is hereby released with the publication of this report. The CTC does not have an English translation of the manuscript and Nelly Lahoud’s report is based on her reading of the original Arabic. If the CTC received an English translation from a government agency in the future, it would make it available on its website.
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Do you recognize the diagram below? You should, because it represents the productivity of your machine tools. It’s a stability lobe diagram and it summarizes cutting performance in metal-removal operations. This specific diagram was made for milling with a 2-flute carbide endmill in a 40-taper shrink-fit holder in a 7,200-rpm machining center. It was made for a particular radial DOC (in this case slotting) in 7050 T-7451 aluminum.
A typical stability lobe diagram.
The cutting conditions in red-shaded areas will cause chatter, characterized by heavy vibration, tool damage, poor surface quality and scrapped workpieces. The conditions in the white areas will be stable, producing no chatter.
When spindle speed is low enough, less than about 800 rpm in this case, it is possible to take large axial DOCs without causing chatter. As spindle speed increases, the chatter-free axial DOC decreases, in this case to about 0.3 " in the 1,600-rpm range. Any slots deeper than this will cause chatter. As the spindle speed increases further, the permissible axial DOC increases again, but only in specific spindle speed ranges. For example, there are large, stable pockets around 4,800 to 4,900 rpm, around 5,600 to 5,700 rpm and around 6,700 to 6,800 rpm. There will be another pocket near 8,400 rpm as well, but that is higher than the top speed of this spindle.
At the best of these speeds, the axial DOC can be more than four times higher than at the worst speeds. The metal-removal rate and the machine productivity can be greatly increased by using the right spindle speed. The stable pockets get taller and wider as the spindle speed increases, which is one of the major factors driving machine tool builders and users toward high-speed machining.
A stability lobe diagram like this one can be created for every tool in every toolholder in every machine. I say “like this one” because although all stability lobe diagrams have similar characteristics, details differ for each application because assembled structures differ.
Chatter arises from a dynamic interaction between the cutting process and the machine structure. The machine structure is stiff, but not infinitely so. As the cutting tool’s teeth pass the workpiece, deflections between the tool and workpiece leave an imprint, or waviness, on the surface. The following teeth encounter the waviness and experience a variable cutting force, which causes vibration and leaves another wavy surface. Depending on the characteristics of the assembled structure and on the cutting conditions, the waviness can get worse, producing chatter, or it can improve, becoming more stable.
Knowing where the “good” speeds are and knowing the permissible DOCs can allow operators to double or triple mrr without any modification of the existing tools, toolholders or the machine. However, nearly every part of the machine structure plays a role in the specific appearance of the stability lobe diagram, including the:
• length and diameter of the tool,
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• torque and power curves. lobe diagram..
The stability lobe diagram controls the performance of milling and many other metal-removal operations. Without the stability lobe diagram, machine tool users are guessing, and guessing represents a huge productivity loss. Trial-and-error programming, selection of unproductive cuts, scrap and damage to the machine are the hidden costs of insufficient information. Competitive shops need stability data for all their tools in all their machines. Stability lobe diagrams are a powerful key to unlocking the full potential of machine tools. (Note: Future columns will examine the information needed to create stability lobe diagrams and how shops can develop them or have them developed.) CTE
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OUR HISTORY
For 84 years, we were the only statewide agency offering protective services to children until the State of Connecticut developed the Dept. of Children and Families in 1965. At this point, our primary focus shifted to animals. Over the years we have built a staff of caring professionals, recruited a corps of dedicated volunteers, developed a humane education initiative and entered into the public affairs arena.Our first office was in the basement of a building at the corner of Prospect and Grove Streets in Hartford. As the need for our unique services of protection to man and animals grew, it became apparent quite early in our history that expansion was necessary. Within a short period of time we moved our headquarters to 300 Washington Street where it remained for over 30 years. In 1900 our first branch office was opened in New Haven and shortly thereafter branches were established in Bridgeport, New London and Stamford. Today we have full-service branches located in Newington, Waterford and Westport and we operate cat adoption centers at select retail locations throughout the state.In 1959, we moved our headquarters to 701 Russell Road, Newington, CT. In 1998, a new 30,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art shelter and Pet Wellness Medical Center (The Fox Memorial Clinic) was completed and the old headquarters building was demolished. The new facility more than tripled our capacity to care for unwanted and abused pets, and allows the Society to offer improved and expanded services to pets and their owners. The Fox Clinic, officially opening for business in April of 1999, offers top quality wellness care, catastrophic care, spay/neuter services and vaccinations. The fees charged at the clinic are less than the standard prices charged at other veterinary hospitals in Connecticut, as one of Fox’s missions is to provide services for pet owners who cannot otherwise afford veterinary treatment.In 2003, we purchased a newly designed Mobile Adoption Center (MAC) immediately put the vehicle into service. MAC has appeared at events throughout the state for the purposes of promoting our programs, adoptions, and conducting vaccine clinics. During the 2005 hurricane season, MAC served in a disaster response capacity in Gonzales, LA. In 2004, the newly renovated Westport branch re-opened for business. The redesign of the facility triples the capacity to care for pets and also provides for an in-house medical facility, which will further expedite the shelter’s ability to provide immediate medical care to the pets that are searching for new homes. In 2011 we moved into our new Waterford Animal Care and Adoption Center. The building replaced the one that has served the animals in the Waterford community for 40 years. The new animal care center is double the size of the old facility. It includes some of the latest animal care features used to house large numbers of animals with unknown health histories in an intensive housing environment. The cat housing areas now feature condos that are increased in size, separate spaces for the litter pan and colony rooms where cats can enjoy a cage free environment. The indoor/outdoor dog runs now feature plate glass doors and radiant heating which not only make the cages easier to sanitize but also allow the dogs to select the part of the living space that suits his or her comfort zone. In addition, we have crafted a very sophisticated yet uncomplicated air system to provide wholesome fresh air within the facility. This feature speaks directly to maintaining health in any kind of animal housing facility. There are many other features we have added that relate directly to improved animal care and adoption services.Throughout our history, the Connecticut Humane Society has remained at the forefront of the animal welfare industry, enriching the lives of the citizens and animals of our great state. With the powerful human-animal bond at the heart of our work, our organization, envisioned by Ms. Lewis, continues to evolve and expand to serve the needs of our society and to plan for the future.
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Iranian politicians, civil servants warned against airing woes in public
In this Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 photo, released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei listens to a speaker during a meeting on a tour of northeastern Iran. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)
Published Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:14PM EDT
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Cardinals Split Against Shenandoah and Hood
Cardinals Split Against Shenandoah and Hood
9/19/2009
SHENANDOAH, Va.- The Catholic University women's tennis team went 1-1 against non-conference foes Shenandoah and Hood on Saturday afternoon. With the split, CUA now stands at 2-1 on the year.
The Cardinals first faced Shenandoah University on their home court. Marjorie Sellinger (Stonington, Conn.) was once again a tough force for the Red and Black, winning her #1 singles match against Briana Malley (6-1, 6-3). Rosemary Lee Montani (Lewiston, N.Y.) garnered the only other singles win for the squad with a victory over Candace Sullivan (6-3, 6-4).
CUA then headed to face Hood College, where the team defeated their opponent 6-3. Margaux Blaux (Phoenixville, Pa.) and Theresa Nadareski (New Paltz, N.Y.) won each of their matches (6-3, 1-0; 6-3, 2-0, respectively).
The doubles combination of Gretchen Coombs (Yardley, Pa.) and Allison Tontz (San Diego, Calif.) earned a stellar win for the Cards, overcoming their Hood opponents 8-1.
CUA will travel to St. Mary's (Md.) on Saturday, September 26th for a 12 p.m., match.
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Woods Houghton, Eddy County Extension Service agriculture agent, said there have been no reported cases of West Nile virus in humans or livestock here. However, he said the virus is evident in the county because of the number of dead birds people are reporting.
"Several years back, the New York Zoo brought in some birds from Egypt for its endangered species breeding program. It wasn't too long before native birds in New York were dying. For those of us interested in such things, we believe the virus could have been controlled with a good mosquito eradication program. But it wasn't, and it took four to six years for the disease to spread to other parts of the country."
Houghton said while other counties and cities around the state may have vector control programs, he believes they don't compare to Eddy County's program, hence Eddy County has not had any reported cases of West Nile virus.
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Residents living inside the city limits who find they have a mosquito problem resulting from water in old tires, buckets, barrels and in flower pot dishes, can nip the problem in the bud. Houghton suggests pouring a little mineral oil into the water.
"The mineral oil suffocates the mosquito larvae," Houghton explained.
Health officials say August and September are peak times for West Nile cases in New Mexico.
Common symptoms include fever, nausea, headache and muscle aches.
Human cases of the disease have been reported in the state every year since 2003.
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A recent blog post on the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank’s website is blunt: to stay competitive financial institutions need to offer mobile remote deposit capture.
As for the impact on fraud of MRDC, the Atlanta Fed wrote: “We've seen no evidence in the past year to support an uptick in fraud.”
The blog continued: “However, we have ample evidence demonstrating that the product is becoming mainstream through the mobile channel. With four large financial institutions incorporating RDC with their mobile applications over the summer, eight out of the 10 largest depository institutions currently offer the product.”
A bottom line: the Fed said that there are plenty of well understood safeguards against mobile RDC related fraud and the key, said the blog, is KYC, Know Your Customer. It ticked off three points:
- The length of the customer's relationship. How long has the account been open?
- The depth of the customer's relationship. How many accounts does this consumer have with the institution?
- The experience with the customer. Does the customer have a history of depositing bad checks?
Know the customer, suggested the Fed, and it is straightforward to set limits – on deposit amounts and frequency – that will protect the institution.
This particular blog is authored by Douglas A. King, a payments risk expert at the Atlanta Fed. The blog is hosted on that Fed’s “Retail Payments Risk Forum.”
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That’s a change from the House and Senate 2012 calendars, which show both bodies would adjourn for the year on Friday.
Washington publication The Hill backed up Thaler’s observation, reporting today that GOP leaders have told their members in the House to be prepared to return to Washington after Christmas because “serious differences” remain in fiscal cliff negotiations.
H.R. 5817, which would eliminate the required annual privacy notice mailing, is scheduled for a vote in the House today, Thaler said.
The bill was supposed to be considered last week, but the bill’s language triggered Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) to withdraw her motion to take the bill to a vote. That language has been resolved, Thaler said.
If the bill passes the House today, it would still need to be considered and passed by the Senate before the new Congress is sworn in Jan. 3. Any extra session time could mean the bill has a better chance of becoming law this year.
Despite the extra days in Washington, Thaler said the privacy notice bill still faces an uphill battle in the Senate, because the upper chamber isn’t very familiar with it.
“It would probably have to go by unanimous consent in the Senate,” Thaler said. “It’s been in the House for a number of months, not in the Senate, so I don’t know how much attention folks in the Senate have paid to it. The challenge will be getting people comfortable with it in a short amount of time.”
The bill is sponsored by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) and currently has 43 sponsors.
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Over the past few months Credit Union Times has covered at least timeframe puts them, in my opinion, as much at fault for the fraud as the perpetrators themselves.
In evaluating credit union health, my firm, Glatt Consulting, uses a 5 timeframe.... is a credit union consultant in Wilmington, N.C.
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Cover your e-reader with your favorite book's sleeve!
Trying out new things for my phone
Show some science love
cute
Tech Knits
Winx club and Vocaliod inspired
bet you didn't know you can do ruffles with your hot glue gun?!
<3<3<3
Thread your ear phones
earphones, blue, thread, decorating
A little hiding spot for your music buddy!
Transform a $Tree Ipad case!
A glowing Nuka Cola Quantum replica no wasteland wanderer would want to be without.
Stud up yo' phone!
Keep your tunes zipped together
Soo yeah i spray painted ma phone back
RED!!
Making music more colorful
Posting this kind of late but its my w6 project
DIY cover!
DIY Camera bag, tote, organizer
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I bought two cups and saucers from ebay for quite a cheap price for this. if you want to make this, take a look on ebay. Hope you like it!!
if you like, paint the tea cup and saucer. if you have some proper model paint, small brush and a steady hand, you could paint a pattern onto it, like flowers, spots or stripes.
glue the tea cup and saucer together.
assemble into a necklace. adding a fabric bow too would be cute.
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If you want a fun song to dance to when you are already sweaty but want to get more sweaty, listen to this song by Juiceboxxx. I saw him perform once in a basement of some crazy house in Allston with the lowest ceiling ever. It was so hot and crowded and people kept reaching into holes in the ceiling for their 40's. I thought for sure we were all going to get crushed. Needless to say, I couldn't enjoy him music too much. But this song is super fun to listen to!
Read the interview with him that my friend Leor wrote for the AV Club!
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STOUGHTON, Mass. (WHDH) -- A 17-year-old high school senior died Saturday after he was allegedly shot in the chest by his brother. The grieving family said the shooting was accidental.
Neighbors said they saw him mowing the lawn earlier Saturday and they watched him and his team win a high school football game Friday night. Now, the family is grieving their son and told police the boy was accidentally shot by his brother.
“The calls themselves reported there was an accidental shooting or discharge,” said Norfolk County district attorney, Michael Morrissey.
Police said the boy's mother and his brother, the alleged shooter, both called 9-1-1 around 3:30 p.m. and described an accident in the cellar.
The victim, one of four brothers, was rushed to a hospital where he later died.
“We’ve had nothing but positive interactions with this boy and the whole family,” said Lt. Robert Devine..
“This investigation is very early on. We have not ruled out accidental. It's fair to say the family is extremely devastated and they are cooperating with police at this time,” said Morrissey.
Police said when they arrived family members were in the basement trying to help the 17-year-old. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and sent into surgery where doctors were unable to save him.
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Manhattan, KS (Sports Network) - The 10th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats attempt to bounce back from a loss earlier this week when they return to Bramlage Coliseum for a Big 12 Conference clash with the Baylor Bears.
Baylor took a tumble in the conference standings a few weeks back with a three-game losing streak, but since then it has bounced back nicely with back- to-back wins over Texas Tech (75-48) and West Virginia (80-60). The Bears are now 16-8 overall and just a game out of first place in the conference at 7-4.
Following a recent four-game win streak, Kansas State sat alone in first place in the conference standings, but it dropped its recent showdown with rival Kansas, 83-62, to fall into a three-way tie atop the league with the Jayhawks and Oklahoma State at 8-3. The Wildcats have been especially strong at home this season, winning 11 of 12 games at Bramlage Coliseum.
Baylor won two of three against Kansas State during the 2011-12 season, including in the Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals, 82-74. The Wildcats still lead the all-time series, 14-12.
The Bears carried just a four-point lead into halftime in their latest game against West Virginia, but they went on to shoot nearly 60 percent from the field after the break as they cruised to the 20-point victory. With star forwards Cory Jefferson and Isaiah Austin battling foul trouble, Rico Gathers came off the bench to post a career-night, shooting 7-of-8 from the field and 8-of-10 from the foul line for 22 points to go along with nine rebounds. Brady Heslip was on fire from 3-point range (6-of-9) en route to 20 points, while Pierre Jackson tallied 15 points and nine rebounds.
Baylor has been sound at both ends of the court this season, scoring 75.5 ppg while allowing opponents to net only 63.2 ppg, and only Kansas boasts a better scoring margin in the Big 12 (+12.3). Jackson has been arguably the conference's best playmaker, as he ranks first in both scoring (18.9 ppg) and assists (6.2 apg) while also swiping 1.7 spg. Austin (13.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.5 bpg) and Jefferson (12.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.0 bpg) make up one of the most feared frontcourt duos in the nation, while Heslip (8.8 ppg) has drained nearly 40 percent of his 3-point attempts (54-of-136).
The Wildcats were out of their element going to Lawrence to face Kansas, as they found themselves down by 18 at the half. It was an uncharacteristically poor defensive effort, as they allowed the Jayhawks to make 48.3 percent of their field goal attempts. Rodney McGruder was the top performer in the setback with 20 points for his seventh 20-plus point effort this season. Angel Rodriguez added 17 points, six assists and three steals, while Will Spradling chipped in 10 points.
On the season, K-State's offense is perfectly mediocre by Big 12 standards, ranking fifth out of 10 teams in scoring 68.5 ppg, but it has risen in the ranks thanks to its outstanding scoring defense, which yields less than 60 ppg to its opponents. It is also aided by impressive margins in the rebounding (+4.2) and turnover (+2.5) battles. McGruder shoots nearly 45 percent from the field en route to a team-best 15.2 ppg, while Rodriguez is one of the conference's top floor generals with 105 assists to only 45 turnovers, adding a team-high 30 steals for good measure.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Chip Kelly has officially assembled his first coaching staff in the NFL.
The new Philadelphia Eagles head coach named Pat Shurmur offensive coordinator, Bill Davis defensive coordinator and Dave Fipp special teams coordinator. was introduced as the 21st head coach in team history last month. He decided to leave Oregon after guiding the Ducks to a 46-7 mark over the past four years.
Shurmur heads back to the place where he started his NFL coaching career. He was an assistant under Andy Reid for 10 seasons. He was the Eagles' tight ends coach from 1999-2001 and quarterbacks coach until 2008. Shurmur then was offensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams for two seasons before becoming the head coach of the Browns.
The 47-year-old Shurmur went 9-23 in two seasons with Cleveland. He was fired, along with general manager Tom Heckert, following the 2012 season.
One of Shurmur's first tasks will be to work with Kelly and figure out the situation at quarterback. Will the Eagles keep Mike Vick or stick with Nick Foles?
Shurmur's experience developing quarterbacks could be the reason Kelly brought him to town. He has worked with Donovan McNabb, Sam Bradford and Brandon Weeden.
Marty Mornhinweg was Philadelphia's offensive coordinator for the past seven seasons. He took the same position with the New York Jets last month.
Davis brings 21 years of NFL coaching experience to Philadelphia. He most recently served as the Browns' linebackers coach from 2011-12, where he helped mold D'Qwell Jackson into one of the most productive linebackers in the league.
The 47-year-old Davis has held two defensive coordinator jobs in the past, first with the San Francisco 49ers from 2005-06 and then with the Arizona Cardinals from 2009-10. He first joined the NFL coaching ranks as a defensive quality control coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992.
Davis will become the fifth defensive coordinator in six seasons for the Eagles. Philadelphia went through Juan Castillo and Todd Bowles last season.
Fipp was the assistant special teams coach for the Miami Dolphins from 2011-12. He went to Miami after a three-year stint as the assistant special teams coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 2008-10.
The 38-year-old Fipp spent 10 years coaching in the college ranks at San Jose State (2005-07), Nevada (2004), Cal Poly (2001-03), Arizona (2000) and Holy Cross (1998-99).
One of the nation's most respected offensive line coaches, Stoutland comes to Philadelphia after serving as the University of Alabama's offensive line coach. He helped the Crimson Tide win back-to-back BCS National Championships.
In 2011, his unit allowed the second-fewest sacks in the SEC. Left tackle Barrett Jones and center William Vlachos were both named first team All-SEC. This past season, Stoutland's offensive line featured two first-team All- Americans in Jones and Chance Warmack.
Stoutland will try to turn around the offensive line in Philly. Injuries plagued the offensive line for the Eagles last season, starting with left tackle Jason Peters' Achilles injury.
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SOURCE: Linus Bike
Following an article published by JournalStar.com regarding suggested changes for a proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Capital Plan in Lincoln, city bike distributor Linus Bike offers a response.
Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) January 03, 2013
On January 3, a representative of city bike manufacturer Linus Bike comments on an article published by JournalStar.com which highlights the proposed efforts to improve cycling safety in Lincoln, Colorado.
The article cites Mike Cooper, a resident cyclist who is hopeful to make cycling safer around his neighborhood. He is not alone in this effort. According to JournalStar.com, “A few dozen area residents and cyclists trickled into the Jayne Snyder Trails Center at Union Plaza, 21st and Q streets, [December 15th] to offer suggestions for a proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Capital Plan for Lincoln.” The article reports that city officials plan on improving safety for cyclists by fixing infrastructure, adding to trails and routes, and adding to crosswalks.
According the article, the proposed plan “calls for adding 53 miles of on-street bike routes to the 82 that exist, and a 9.5-mile expansion to the city's 1.7-mile shared-lane system.” In addition, high priority changes include: expanded bike parking, adding shoulders for cyclists on “heavily traveled” roads, lighting for underpass trails and bike-activated signals.
Jason Latty, a sales manager for Linus Bike, weighs in on the article. “I’m inspired by how the community came together to state their concerns regarding bicycle safety in their city.” Latty continues, “It doesn’t matter if you’re an avid cyclist or not. It doesn’t matter if you ride a commuter bike, a city bike or a mountain bike. Improving a city’s infrastructure to protect the safety of individuals is important. Linus Bike applauds the proposed changes for Lincoln and wishes the community:
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