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Endangered Species Program
Conserving and restoring threatened and endangered species and their ecosystems
Bringing Species Back from the Brink of Extinction
Augmenting Northern Riffleshell and Clubshell Mussels into the Darby Watershed
Nearly 300 species of mussels inhabit freshwater rivers and lakes in North America. This is the richest diversity of mussels found in the world. Freshwater mussels are sedentary, long-lived (some live over 100 years) mollusks that live in sediments and filter water to feed. Because they are filter-feeders, mussels are excellent indicators of the health of lakes and rivers.
Listed as endangered in 1993, the clubshell and northern riffleshell mussels currently occur in only 5 percent of their historic range. The populations that have managed to hang on are small and isolated from each other. Augmenting these wild populations with captive-propagated stock is necessary if we want to recover these species.
In 2006, an Endangered Species Act grant was awarded to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to propagate and restore both species to the Darby and St. Joseph River watersheds. Other partners in this project include Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, the Ohio State University and the Franklin County Metro Parks.
The goal of this captive propagation and augmentation project is to bolster existing populations and reestablish the species in historic sections of their range, resulting in the potential to reclassify these species from Endangered to Threatened. Without augmentation, the clubshell and northern riffleshell mussels face a slow slide to extinction.
During the first year of the project, the partnership developed an augmentation plan, reared juveniles of a surrogate species and selected augmentation sites. In addition, we piloted augmentation for the northern riffleshell in Big Darby Creek.
For the first time in Ohio history, endangered mussels were returned to the wild. Juvenile northern riffleshells were released into the Big Darby Creek just south of the main entrance to the Batelle-Darby Metro Park.
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Thank goodness -- no, thank Irene Sherr -- the dilapidated sculpture on the 55th Street median just west of Harper Avenue is finally going to be removed.
How did this happen? I'm glad you asked.
1) Irene Sherr's interest was piqued because the bloggers at Hyde Park Progress were foaming at the mouth about this sculpture, and about the fact that, since it straddles the line of the 4th and the 5th ward, neither alderman seemed willing or able to tear it down.
2) Because she's a woman of action, Irene contacted a lawyer specializing in art and artists, and dug around for documentation on the sculptures.
3) Here's what she found:
a) The City of Chicago received funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1986 for "Community Development Block Grant activities."
b) The Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce requested money for public art, and specifically for two sculptures -- the one that's coming down, and another created by Matt Freedman, that sits in Harper Court:
c) As part of the 1986 grant agreement, the Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce was to keep at minimum $2,300 in escrow for the maintenance of the sculptures, or for their removal if the City requested it for any reason in the future.
4) Irene spoke with Jim Poueymirou at the Chamber of Commerce and with Robert Mason, at the Southeast Chicago Commission (SECC). Everyone agreed that something needed to be done, although another source told me that the Chamber initially thought maybe the sculpture should be saved and moved to an inside location (oy vay).
5) The SECC wrote a letter to the 4th and 5th ward aldermen, who both asked the Department of Transportation to check the condition of the sculpture.
6) The DOT wrote a letter to the Chamber saying "Due to the deteriorated state of the statue, the City requests that the Chamber either repair the statue or remove it from the property and restore the site." In that letter, the DOT estimated that the cost of removing the sculpture and restoring the median (which DOT will do) will come to $18,600.
7) Out of politeness (not a legal requirement), someone notified Mr. Bahauddeen that Orisha Wall was slated to be removed. He was disappointed. Apparently he has decided the decay is part of the artistic statement.
8) The Chamber of Commerce checked its coffers, and discovered -- oops -- there's only $1,200 in the escrow account.
9) Alderman Preckwinkle and Hairston offered to pay $9,000 each from their 2008 menu money.
10) The DOT says that removal and restoration of the median should occur this spring, this fall, or at the latest, next spring.
Post Script: in taking the second photo, I noticed that Matt Freedman's bronze sculpture, which is doing far better than Orisha Wall, is nonetheless in need of maintenance, or it too will begin to fall apart.
Um, Irene,...are you up for Round Two?

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Name: Frankie
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Location: Juneau
Dr. Dick, I have been married for about 6 years and my husband and I have a great relationship. But I'm unsatisfied with our sex life. Here's the thing. When I masturbate I cum, but I don't when I have sex with my husband. When I was in college I had a NSA (no strings attached) sexual relationship with this guy. Neither one of us had an emotion attachment to the other, but it was great sex. Is it possible the reason I can't cum with my husband is a breakdown between my emotions and my orgasms?
I think you're asking if it is possible for a person to get off with a relative stranger (a NSA kinda connection), but have difficulty fully enjoying sex with someone they truly love. Is that about the size of it?
If I'm on target here, than the answer is yes, absolutely. This is more likely to be a bugaboo for women than men, but a lotta people experience a disconnect between sex and intimacy for one reason or another. If you can get off on your own and/or in a zip less fuck, but not with your old man, then I'd say you might be experiencing such a rift.
Sometime this has to do with upbringing. If you were socialized as a girl to believe that sex is dirty, or at least not particularly wholesome; then you may find it difficult putting love and sex together. Or if you were taught as a girl to think that women who enjoy sex are whores; then you may find it difficult putting devotion and passion together.
Of course, your problem might simply be that your college beau was a much better cocksmith than your hubby. He may have had the key, so to speak, to unlocking your orgasm.
Let's start here. On the scale of 1-10, 10 being "World-Class Lover," how would you rate your husband? If he is less then an 8, you're gonna have to show him how to become a 10. Since many women require direct clitoral stimulation to get off, I suggest you have your old man stimulate your clitoris with his mouth, fingers or a vibrator. Have him do this before, during after, or even instead of fucking. Also, you gotta let him know precisely the way you like and need to be touched. This will go a long way towards increasing your sexual pleasure and satisfaction, which is the foundation to having orgasms. He will benefit too and become a much better lover.
This is why I'm such a big proponent of mutual masturbation, even…or should I say especially…for folks in exclusive and long-term relationships. I like to think of it as a way of checking in with one another about the all important arousal stage of our sexual response cycle, which changes with time. Do yourself a favor and invite your hubby to a little show. If you think you might be a wee bit shy for just dropping trou and jilling-off for him, make this part of your sex play. Try a little erotic bondage; have him sit up in a chair or lie back in bed. Restrain his hands and arms and possibly his legs and feet as well using a belt, necktie, or silk scarf.
When you're certain he won't be able to use his hands to reach for you while you're doing your show and tell, let the tour of your lady parts begin. Straddle his chest or lap, and bring your pussy up close to his face. Start by pointing out all the amazing features of your own unique vulva. Make this part instructional, but also naughty too. Stick your fingers in your hubby's mouth and get them all slick with spit, then finger yourself. Get your own juices flowing and diddle your clit. It'll be the most fantastic lap (face) dance he'll ever have.
This is the ideal time for some dirty talk or reading erotic aloud. The more tuned on you are the better it will be for him too. Show him how you bring yourself to orgasm. Feel free to include lots of lube and a toy or two. Remember, this is all about you, but for his benefit. I can assure you it will be instructive for him and liberating for you. And most of all it will be hot, steamy fun for you both. And it won't involve fucking. Once you've gotten yourself off a time or two, undo his restraints and let him do the same to and for you. Who know what wonderfully erotic doors will open for you both through this exercise.
Good luck
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Christopher Tavernier named top soloist
Christopher Tavernier, 12, was named top soloist in the annual Asheville Area Piano Forum Competition. The competition took place Saturday, April 27, with the awards ceremony on the following Sunday.
Tavernier won first place in the Advanced Division through Pre-College Level. He was also the youngest pianist in the Advanced Division through pre-college. The competition was held at the Broyhill Chapel at Mars Hill College.
"I am so grateful that the Asheville Piano Forum members and teachers has supported my growth and help me achieve this honor, they have been so helpful," Tavernier said. "If it wasn't for my teacher, Dr. John Cobb, I would never be able to reach these heights in classical music."
As the winner, Tavernier won the "Top Honor" to perform at the Diana Wortham Theater in Asheville for the AAPF's 13th Fall Benefit Concert on Sept. 22, 2013. He will be playing with top professionals and international pianists who are all members of the prestigious Asheville Area Piano Forum. Tavernier's winning performance will be heard on WCQS, affiliate of NPR Public Radio later next month.
The Diana Wortham Fall Benefi t Concert of the Asheville Area Piano Forum, is to raise money in order that talented, but financially challenged youngsters can afford to take piano lessons. These dedicated musicians play solo and ensemble music in a variety of styles to help fulfill the charitable mission of the Asheville Piano Forum.
West Henderson High Band received awards
The West Henderson High School Band has received numerous awards this spring. The band performed at Brevard College's Porter Center for the Western District Bandmaster's Music Performance Assessment on March 20.
On the following Friday, they loaded a bus and traveled to Washington, D.C., where they competed again.
At the Porter Center the students performed a march and two concert selections. They received a "Superior" rating, the highest possible, from all judges as well as "As" in every category: tone quality, intonation, technique, rhythm, balance and musicianship.
Students performed grade five music, which is appropriate for an advanced high school band. After their stage performance, they moved to a separate room for sight-reading, or playing a piece of music that they had never seen before. The students earned a superior rating in sight-reading as well.
On Friday, March 22, they competed in Washington, D.C., against bands from across the country. They received a superior rating from all judges, as well as earning the Grand Champion Award for the entire competition. Also, the judges presented an additional trophy to recognize and "Outstanding Trombone Section."
After their competition victory, students toured the Capitol Building, Smithsonian Museums, War Memorials, National Monuments, Arlington National Cemetery, and enjoyed a performance by The President's Own United States Marine Corps Band.
Brevard teacher, students, create planter boxes for Oaks
Susan Jones has worked in the memory support unit at the Oaks of Brevard for the past three years. She has spent time cultivating activities that interest residents at the Oaks and helps them maintain important memory skills.
Over the past three years, Jones noticed that many residents at the Oaks are farmers and gardeners. Agriculture has been a way of life and comes as second nature to many of them. She began to brainstorm ways to bring agriculture into her memory support activities.
It didn't take long to realize that her unit needed some kind of flower/planter box that residents could enjoy. They could plant flowers and vegetables and care for them. It would help make them feel more at home and have a piece of their life with them during their time at the Oaks. With this in mind, she reached out to Jerry Fletcher, a teacher at Brevard High.
Fletcher quickly became excited about the project and joined forces with classes at Rosman High to create and deliver the flower/planter box to the Oaks.
"I can not express my gratitude to Mr. Fletcher for making the dream of a flower box for my residents a reality," Jones said. "To watch the residents plant flowers on Wednesday afternoon was amazing — just to see the smiles on their face as they put their hands in dirt. Students worked hard designing and building the boxes and were all smiles on the morning of delivery."
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Accenture Financial Services' Global Distribution & Marketing Consumer Survey gathered the views of nearly 33,000 insurance customers across 18 markets. It shows that insurers have attractive opportunities to increase their customer relevance and value by engaging more frequently with more personalized services.
Accenture's analysis of the Global Distribution & Marketing Consumer Survey findings produced three distinct consumer personas, each differentiated by its members' attitudes toward competitive pricing and low cost, and the level of their interest in high-quality, responsive service.
In addition, two important drivers of loyalty were considered: trust (measured in part by the insurer's ability to protect personal data) and interest in an innovative digital model, reflected by the consumer's willingness to consider an online provider such as Amazon or Google for insurance and other financial services.
The varying needs and priorities of these groups provide insight into how insurers can reshape their distribution models to increase the loyalty of existing customers and reach out to new consumers.
Nomads: The first segment is a highly digitally active group, ready for a new model of delivery. Its members are not tied to traditional financial service providers. Nomads are happy to use Amazon or Google for financial services.
Nomads value digital innovation and want new ways of accessing services and advice. Nomads are very open to the concept of computer-generated advice.
Hunters: This group is searching for the best deal on price. Competitive pricing and getting the best value for their money drives loyalty for Hunters. Human advisors remain crucial to Hunters—they do not feel they can get what they need without human advice.
Hunters are not prepared to depend on computer-generated advice and they want to use traditional insurers and financial services firms.
Quality Seekers: The final group is loyal to insurers that deliver on brand integrity and service excellence. Quality Seekers want a financial services provider that will put their interests first; this is a key loyalty driver, as is confidence that their personal information will be kept secure.
Providers that offer high-quality, responsive service are essential to Quality Seekers. Quality Seekers are driven by trust and the level of service rather than by cost.
The insurance response: Becoming an everyday insurer
Shifts in consumer behavior and the emergence of different consumer personas—in particular, the Nomads—have significant implications for insurers. They need to move toward becoming an everyday insurer.
It is imperative for most carriers to not only transform their distribution models, organizations and physical networks, but to present consumers with new offerings, advice, and services. They must do so by means of an experience that is highly personalized and relevant within the context of customers' daily lives.
For example, while some customers may be satisfied with insurers' traditional offerings and customer experience, the Nomads certainly will not be. Representing 40 percent of the insurance market, and as the youngest and fastest-growing segment—and therefore the future of the industry—they need to be taken seriously.
Carriers need to change their business model from one that is product- and process-driven to one in which the customer is central, in which data and analytics drive most decisions and experiences, and where the key enablers are advanced technologies and a more strategic management of information. They also need to balance their investments across their core business and 'the new'.
On the one hand they need to transform their core, to drive up their investment capacity to fund incremental growth. At the same time they need to identify the new opportunities that are emerging alongside their core business, and work out how to scale them to realize the more dynamic growth which 'the new' offers.
We have identified five potential new distribution models for insurers looking to create new offerings and 'everyday' value propositions:
The virtual insurance advisor: Insurers adopting this model can aid the customer and/or distribution partners in making insurance-related choices by leveraging data-driven personalized advice and insights embedded within web, mobile, and voice-based platforms (including company/aggregator websites, mobile apps, messaging apps, chatbots, voice-based intelligent virtual assistants and social media).
The everyday risk coach: Insurers help customers improve their personal and financial wellness and reduce the risk of loss or injury, whether behind the wheel, in the home, at work, or through the adoption of healthier habits and lifestyles.
The plug and play insurer: These insurers embed their products and offerings into the experiences of strategic partners, ranging from car manufacturers and/or dealers to home service providers to retailers to internet giants.
The ecosystem orchestrator: Insurers integrate and rationalize related risk and non-risk products to address customer needs in a liquid manner that spans multiple traditional industries and disciplines. Insurers adopting this model build strong relationships with ecosystem partners and develop deep insights into customer needs and preferences.
The P2P network operator: The insurer adopting this model may distribute to pools of customers linked by affinities, reducing distribution and claims costs while tapping into a new base of potential customers through a value proposition centered around the common good.


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Some of you may notice a new link on the sidebar – "The Wall". Introducing our latest feature, based on feedback from the users: The Wall. You, the user, now have the ability to post your own blog posts over on our sister site. Head on over now, and start posting! There are instructions right on the main page there as to how to begin.


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Fla. Sinkhole That Swallowed Man Grows Deeper [VIDEO]
Engineers are headed back to the site of Florida sinkhole to do more tests on the unstable and dangerous ground that swallowed a man in his bedroom.
The engineers are expected to resume their work after sunrise Saturday on what they have described as a slowly growing sinkhole.
They have already determined that the soil around the home is very soft and they believe the entire house could eventually be devoured by the sinkhole.
Thirty-seven-year-old Jeff Bush was in his bedroom Thursday night when the earth opened and swallowed him and everything else in his room. Five other family were in the house but escaped unharmed. Bush's brother jumped into the hole to try to help, but he had to be rescued himself by a sheriff's deputy.
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My ancestry chart is printed, my totebag is packed, my very-limited-edition geneacards are ready (click on the pic to see the larger version - I promise to devote the next twelve months to nurturing any graphic design skills I may have buried deep deep deep down, so next year's effort can do footnoteMaven proud - this year I will just pretend that a streamlined text-only look was what I was going for), my netbook and cellphone are fully charged - on Sunday I'll be at the first NZ Family History Fair for the day. Most of the time I'll be in seminars, hoping to pick up useful tidbits, but I'll also be meeting fellow blogger Photo-Sleuth Brett, and Seonaid the Auckland City Library genebrarian. Watch for my report on Monday!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Off to NZ Family History Fair 2010
Posted by Unknown at 5:55 pm
Labels: personal genealogy research
4 comments:
- Sheri said...
Have a wonderful time! Say hello to Brett for me. However, you must say it in a breathy Marilyn Monroe kind of voice while batting your eyelashes at him. If you say that it is from me, he'll be expecting it LOL
I expect a full report when you return!
- 14/7/10 6:03 pm
- genebrarian said...
Hi Alex
Am really looking forward to meeting you! Its exciting to think I will be putting faces to names (or faces to Twitter personas) - meeting some Tweeps finally!
Marie and I are packed and ready to go, more or less. Heading to Hamilton tomorrow to take in visits to University Library, Hamilton Public and the GSU Family History Centre. Making most of the time to meet as many in the profession as possible.
Really excited here at Auckland Research Centre - we had Shauna Hicks in to do some research last weekend (lovely lady), and we are expecting Marci Despain tomorrow. She returns to give us her Family Search presentation on Tuesday - so we're really excited about that!
Anyway, looking forward to meeting
Kind regards SEONAID (genebrarian from Auckland City Library)
- 14/7/10 6:14 pm
- Brett Payne said...
Only virtual eyelash batting allowed, Sheri. And you what they say, "What happens at the FH fair, stays at the FH fair." ;-)
Look forward to meeting you on Sunday, Alex. I'll be card-less, but hopefully not too clueless.
Regards, Brett
- 14/7/10 10:22 pm
- footnoteMaven said...
Stop the presses, Sheri knows I saw Brett first! So send him a hug from me.
I love your card and the inclusion of your surname searches with location was brilliant. Excellent!
Have a very good time, how I envy you!
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San Diego's top saltwater
tournament is claimed by the familiar team of Burlason and Howerton, but it
took a final kicker fish to claim their third title
BY PAT McDONELL
WON Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO -- Dennis Burlason and Ed Howarton found a
kicker fish of 3.69 pounds in the last hour on the seventh drift over a spot
just yards from the Shelter Island launch ramp breakwall entrance, and that
last fish won them their third San Diego bay bass title.
The longtime San Diego-based tournament team
on Saturday weighed in 5 sand bass that totaled 13.91 pounds to wrestle the win
from the second place finishers Tom Gilbert and Travis Vargis who posted 5-bass
weight of 12.81 pounds at the 150-team, 17th annual San Diego
Anglers Open Bay Bass Tournament at Shelter Island.
Despite a steady 6-foot tidal drift from high to low over several
hours and little wind and clear skies, the fishing was called "slow," " tough,"
"extremely brutal" and a host of other unflattering descriptions, and as result,
the top 25 teams in the money were a who's who list of regular high-finishing teams.
None were more identifiable than Howerton
and Burlason who have teamed up to win dozens of saltwater team titles.
Interestingly, the pair have never placed second in the Bay Bass Open tournament, but
have won it two times, and as Burlason told WON, "filled up every other position over the years, but
we've never placed second."
They might have taken that
second spot, or even placed third if not for their landing of their kicker fish
at the 11th hour, a 3.69 grumpy sand bass Howerton hooked right in
front of the breakwater just a short distance from the launch ramp/on their
seventh drift over a structure spot.
Said Howerton: "We started
at the jetty in the hopes of getting a kicker fish, didn't get it and then went
to Seaport Village. It was a lot of pressure
back there with about 60 boats, but the big fish was right in front of Shelter
Island. It took seven drifts but we got it."
They used 5-inch green/brown
MC swimbaits, 12-pound green Maxima line, Shimano Calcutta reels, and ¾-ounce
Owner leadheads. "That's what we use and that's how we roll," said Howerton. It's no secret."
The weather made the fishing
tough. Very tough, said Burlason and Howerton, and it was echoed by every other
team. There were not as many fish as in past years, and those in the bay were
not particularly hungry. The cable area
at the bay entrance by the submarine base is usually a productive spot on an
outgoing morning tide for teams looking to catch five bass before moving to
spots inside the bay for "kicker bass". But the cable was particularly slow,
and thus many teams moved into the interior of the bay, particularly in drifts
just off Seaport Village.
"We think it's because this winter we haven't had enough bad
weather on the outside of the bay that would force the bass into the bay," said
Burlason. "We just haven't that many storms."
There were many familiar
faces in the event in the top 25, with last year's winners Karl Erbacher and
Josh Dunlap, taking fourth even though they had only about two hours fishing
time when Erbacher's boat broke down and had to be towed back to the harbor
dock. They fished the outermost edge of the bay for their 12.37 pounds. The third
place husband/wife team of Tom and Valerie Handzus are regulars in the top
echelon of the event, three-time winners Brian Hyder and Warren Plaisted
finished 12th, and well-know bay guide Bill Schaefer and his
teammate Joel kind finished 10th with the help of the event's
biggest bass, a 3.90 sandie.
Of course, the biggest draw
of the event is that it boasts dozens of sponsors prizes given away in raffle
drawings doled out by annual
emcees Rick Maxa and Pete Gray of Let's Talk Hookup radio show on XX-1090-AM.
And, of course, free beer from Ballast Point and a free BBQ for entrants and guests hosted by the San Diego
Anglers fishing club volunteers. You can see more photos and results at www.sandiegoanglers.com when they are posted by the club this week.
RESULTS Top 10
Place Names 5-fish
Weight Biggest
1st Ed
Howerton, Dennis Burlason, 13.91 3.69
sand bass
2nd Tony
Gilbert, Travis Hargis 12.81 3.45
sand bass
3rd Tom
Handzus, Valerie Handzus 12.32 3.27
sand bass
4th Karl
Erbacher, Josh Dunlap 12.32 3.27
sand bass
5th Richard
Hodge, Kerry Peter 11,.44 3.49
sand bass
6th Ken
Crull, Douglas Macurda 11.30 2.65
sand bass
7th Neil
Barbour, Chris Robinson 10.7 unknown
8th Larry
Heron, Scott Summersgill 10.36 2.55
sand bass
9th Robert
Reinhert, Derrel Fonenot 10.31 3.02
sand bass
10th Bill
Schaefer, Joel King 10.01 3.90
sand bass
The rest...
Jamieson / Carl Schmidt
Hyder / Warren Plaisted
Chad Fisk
/ David Myers
Souza / Barbie Souza
Rosburg /
Hamann / Terry Hastings
Doug Bury
/ Dennis Earley
Ludwig / Gary Glockzin
Souza / Andre Sannmann
Rick Maxa
/ Bob Aronson
Mike Hill
/ Lance Picotte
Smith / Alan Clowers
Servant / Silverio DiGiovanni
Doug Kern
/ Jack Mahon
Forster / John Lopez
sand bass: Bill
Schaefer, Joel King, 3.90
Spotted Bay Bass:
Doug Bury, Dennis Earley, 2.79
Halibut: Peter
Colonelli, Kris Kinsella, 14.45
Top Kayak
Angler: Tom Rosburg, 9.31 pounds
results money winnings can be found at www.sandiegoanglers.com when the club posts them early this week.
HOWERTON AND DENNIS BURLASON won the San Diego Anglers Bay Bass open for the third time
on Saturday, weighing in 5 sand bass for 13.91 pounds, beating Tony Gilbert and
Travis Hargis who had 12.81 pounds of bass. Howerton and Burlason won the Drew Ford-sponsored first
prize of $1,500.
ASIDE FROM THE organization, great lunch, a smooth weigh-in and dozens of
raffle drawings and paydowns to 25th place, the San Diego Bay Bass Tournament organizers at Shelter Island do all they can to keep bass alive and release them
into the bay. Here, an angler uses the weigh-in trough to keep his bass alive while he waits his turn . There is no penalty for dead fish, but the emphasis is on catch and release. More than 150 teams of two people and a host of kayakers competed Saturday.


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Katie Color needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 22 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
Hazel Wellness
This business belongs to Dr. Hazel, a naturopathic doctor. She uses eastern and western medicine to meet the needs of her patients through ongoing treatment and special 5-day retreats.
Please do not depend entirely on the attached img.pdf file, as it is very rough, but it does provide the key elements we are looking for. These include, water, a hand, a tree and science/medicine.
In addition, I am looking for creativity that incorporates the key elements of creating a healthy person - mind, body and spirit. We use eastern and western medicine to create the best you.
Our target demographic is women ages 35-60. They have expendable income, want to get away for wellness retreats, are interested in pursuing long-term health, and are looking for longevity, youth and vitality.
I have attached a tri-fold we recently did to give you an idea of the retreats that are offered. However, we want a logo that works for not only the retreats, but the entire concept of Hazel Wellness, such as office visits and ongoing treatment.
Please know that the name of the business – "Hazel Wellness" - needs to be included. In addition, colors should be able to be 2-toned, as well as full 4-color. The logo should be small enough for a bottle cap and big enough for a billboard.
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TETRIX Samantha Module
From ROBOTC API Guide
TETRIX → TETRIX Samantha Module
Gather the Required Information
Flash the Samantha Module
|You must now update the Samantha Module's firmware and install the config file you created using the Network Config tool; otherwise the Samantha Module will not recognize your network.
|1. Unplug the USB flash drive from your computer and (making sure the battery is unplugged) plug it into the Samantha Module. Plug in the battery while holding down the red/black button on top of the module. Release the button approximately 3 seconds after the red light appears on the module.
|2. The Samantha Module will flash the red light twice in rapid succession and then flash the white repeatedly. You may also see the flash drive's LED flickering (if applicable). This means the Samantha Module is installing the firmware. When it's done, it will flash the red, white, and blue lights in sequence, then repeat the process. Be patient; this process normally takes 20-30 seconds and as long as 2-3 minutes. When it is done it should have a solid red light and a blinking white light (meaning it is connected to the network).
Installing and Updating the NXT
Connecting the NXT and Samantha Module
|1. Keeping the USB-B end connected to the NXT, disconnect the USB flash drive from the Samantha Module and the USB-A connector from the computer. Connect the USB cable to the Samantha Module instead.
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|2011-09-11, 09:28
|Link #321
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
It's still not "forcing". It's "enticing", "advertising", or "appealing".
It wouldn't come close to "forcing" unless I copy-and-pasted the post into every single active thread and PMed it to every active poster.
Building a birdhouse doesn't force the birds to come. The ones who are interested see it and come, and the ones who aren't ignore it. It's just putting the option out there for people to see and respond to.
|2011-09-18, 20:22
|Link #322
Truth Martyr
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork.
Age: 32
In actual conversation, this'd be called attempted railroading - you have a single point of interest that you want to talk about, and you're attempting to steer the conversation to that point, while other persons are not interested.
So, no, you're not literally forcing people to a discussion on Yuuno, but you're trying to force the flow of discussion towards your speculations on Yuuno.
|2011-09-18, 23:31
|Link #323
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
I've done nothing of the sort.
You could only claim that I railroaded conversation in the generic Theories and Speculation thread in someone else had started a conversation on a different topic, and if I only responded to their post in such a way as to steer the conversation back to the Scrya.
So far, NO ONE has posted in that thread except to voluntarily carry on the conversation with me. Even if I were inclined to railroad, I haven't even had the opportunity. So your claim is baseless.
Heck, I haven't even bothered to continue posting new material on the matter on the Scrya Clan. Because I totally have more things to say and speculate about them and Yuuno.
Why haven't I done that? Because I patiently waited for responses. I want responses, and simply flooding the thread with ALL of my thoughts is not going to inspire people to read them. Small doses.
You might be able to make claims of rail-roading in other threads, HAD I take the same post from the Speculation thread and pasted it into them. Which I explicitly did NOT.
All I did was post advertisements. Advertisements I have NOT reposted, even when they fell pages behind without response. These were mild blips; off-topic, but easily ignored.
I only once alluded to my Scrya topic in a later post of ONE of those threads. And the mention was an after-thought to another, completely On-Topic post.
Further, my proposal here was for the creation of a seperate thread dedicated to my chosen conversation topic. The primary purpose of which would be to attract the attention of anyone interested.
The second purpose of which would be not needing to post advertisements in other threads or needing to debate the conversation matter in the generic Theories and Speculation thread.
Which would have been the very OPPOSITE of rail-roading a conversation, since having the thread would mean that anyone NOT interested in the subject matter would NEVER have to read it.
Maybe it's just a persecution complex, but why is it that some people seem out to make me look like a villain here?
So what if I have an agenda? Who doesn't? Everyone who enters a theory-debate has a pet idea they're trying to push, using the facts to convince other people to accept it. Only MY agenda has not led to three-page long debates or fights. Or monologues.
So what if I used attention-gathering techniques? I've been moderate and polite about it. Even now, the only reason I'm posting on this thread again is to protest people making baseless accusations about my actions.
I haven't tried even once more to argue for Scrya Clan Discussion thread (excepting perhaps this post). I was content to let the matter die, because I couldn't offer strong enough reasons to go forward with it.
I still don't have good enough reasons for that thread's creation. Which is why I'm not asking.
I'll just continue waiting for responses in the generic speculation thread. If none happen, and the mood strikes me again, I'll go ahead and post more of my Scrya Clan thoughts.
But you'll not see me railroading. Because I won't.
|2011-09-19, 02:48
|Link #324
Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
I don't know about "railroading", but I'd sure appreciate if people would stop derailing this thread. It's supposed to be a thread to request new thread topics and perhaps to discuss the merits of those requests. We don't need to discuss the motivations of the people making the requests as well.
Let's keep this thread on-topic.
|2011-11-14, 14:25
|Link #325
Goat Herder
Join Date: Jun 2008
Age: 31
Given the latest discussion on the image thread, perhaps it'd be beneficial to create a kind of crossover discussion thread for Nanoha? Something that discuss odd-ball crossover subject, like the current one of Nanoha characters as Fate/stay night Servants. This kind of thing happens pretty often in the image and fanfiction threads, but not everyone wants to make a fanfiction out of such conversations, so I don't think it'd hurt to have its own thread.
|2011-11-14, 19:03
|Link #326
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Bah, the FSN debate will die out in a couple more posts. And since they usually start in the image thread because of images posted there... well, I don't see a new thread helping stem the debates in the image thread. Creating another thread would kill the debates though. Many debates have been killed by the words "take it to [insert thread] please."
But that'd still make the crossover thread rather useless on its own merrit.
|2011-11-14, 22:59
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|2011-11-22, 21:27
|Link #330
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Join Date: Aug 2011
A Naruto/Nanoha fic got me thinking about what Devices the Naruto characters would be most suited for.
Naruto himself needs a Unison Device, because he's basically a melee-focused Hayate. WAY too much power for his own good, and in desperate need of help to make proper use of it.
A crossover thread would be a nice place to talk about stuff like that.
|2011-11-22, 22:40
|Link #332
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Nanoha Crossover thread.
This thread is meant to discuss the merits of crossing over various series with Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of doing the crossover(s) in question.
As for fanfiction and fanart, we can do what's been done with the OCT (Original Character Topic) and cross-post them.
Enjoy and have fun.
|2011-11-23, 23:43
|Link #333
One PUNCH!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Thread created and posts moved.
|2011-12-11, 20:57
|Link #334
One PUNCH!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Double post!
Nanoha Franchise General Discussion Thread created and the posts here moved into it.
|2011-12-15, 11:38
|Link #335
Left for TFF
I just wonder...
With the opening of the 'General Discussion Thread'...
What's the point of the Q&A, Theories and Speculation and Magic and Technology threads as the General Discussion Thread covers all three at once.
|2011-12-20, 21:36
|Link #337
Nanoha fanatic
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: lost somewhere inside the stories created by my mind
Age: 26
Is there a doujin thread since I have seen a fanfiction tread? Because I got lost somewhere on the way and now I don't even know where to start. I know the nanofate page but it is only nanofate and even so it already has around 50 doujins. Of course there are also the H-Doujins which are even harder to keep a track on since they are totally scattered among the web.
|2012-07-15, 08:51
|Link #339
Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's has been released. Can we get a thread discussing the movie, that would obviously contain spoilers? Like we did for the first movie?
Perhaps with a poll of how good people thought it was, like this thread: http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=90525
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DES MOINES — The days since President Obama won re-election have been marked by tension and angst in Republican-led states like Iowa, where Gov. Terry Branstad has waited until the last minute to decide whether to create a crucial tool for people to get medical coverage under Mr. Obama's health care law.
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During the past year (August 2008 to August 2009), construction employment in the United States saw sharp declines in all but two states, according to an analysis of new state-by-state employment figures released recently by the federal government. Adding 800 construction jobs, North Dakota posted a 4% increase while Louisiana added 4,400 jobs for a 3% jump while the remaining 48 states saw declines — 41 of which experienced double-digit losses. Despite this trend, the analysis, conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, Va., did show that the number of states gaining construction jobs increased slightly in August compared to the previous month.
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Rafa Benitez is currently occupying the role of interim manager at Stamford Bridge but with sections of the club's support unhappy with his employment, some reports have suggested that Zola, who spent seven seasons at Chelsea as a player, may soon be asked by owner Roman Abramovich to take over on a full-time basis.
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"To be honest I am more focused on what I have to do here," he told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"I know people have been writing things but my mind is completely on this job. I want to do well until the end here."
Zola also expressed his surprise at the recent decision of Pep Guardiola – who was also strongly rumoured to be targeted by the Chelsea hierarchy – to take over at Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich at the end of the season, but gave the Spaniard his backing.
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Citigroup Profit Surges 42%
Citigroup reported a second-quarter profit of $4.2 billion, up 42% from a year earlier, driven by improved capital-markets revenue and loan demand from emerging markets. David Benoit reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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NASHVILLE (March 6, 2009) -- The ETSU men's basketball team and its Atlantic Sun rival Belmont have been here before. The Buccaneers hope the results are different this time.
For the third straight year, the Bucs and Bruins will meet in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, and for the second season in a row the two will meet in a Friday night semifinal matchup inside Allen Arena. In this same game a year ago, a last minute technical foul call on former Buc Kenyona Swader ultimately gave Belmont the lead and resulted in a heartbreaking loss for the Bucs.
ETSU (21-10) enters this game on a three-game winning streak in which the team has enjoyed large margins of victory. Meanwhile, the Bruins come into the contest after losing a tough regular season finale that gave Jacksonville the league title, and then needed a miracle basket with .2 seconds remaining to get a 65-64 win over Mercer in Thursday's A-Sun quarterfinals.
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The Bucs All-Time in the A-Sun Tournament
Entering just their fourth Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, the Buccaneers are 3-3 all-time, having lost in the first round of the event in 2006, advancing to the finals in 2007, and falling in the semifinals in 2008 ... In conference tournaments all-time (including the Southern and Ohio Valley), the Bucs are 33-21, having gone 6-3 in league championship finals.
Last time out in the A-Sun Tournament
NASHVILLE (March 4, 2009) - The seventh-seeded Stetson Hatters gave the ETSU men's basketball team a scare, but senior Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) scored a career-high 37 points and junior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) posted his ninth career double-double to give the Buccaneers a 88-76 win in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship quarterfinals Wednesday night inside Allen Arena on the campus of Lipscomb University ... With the win, ETSU (21-10 overall) advances to Friday night's semifinals to face the winner of Thursday's Belmont-Mercer quarterfinal matchup ... The first half was dominated by Tiggs, as the first team All A-Sun pick went off for 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor. His efforts were enough to stake the Bucs to a 37-33 halftime lead, but the advantage could have been more if not for Stetson's strong shooting from beyond the arc. The Hatters hit 6-of-13 long range bombs and were 5-of-6 from the foul line to keep the Bucs within reach at the break ... In the second half, ETSU's fullcourt press finally began to take a toll on the Hatters, as the Bucs opened on a 19-7 run in the first six minutes and built its lead to 56-40 with just over 14 minutes left in regulation. However, Stetson responded with an 8-0 burst of its own to get the game back to single digits at 56-48 with 11 minutes remaining ... Stetson later made the game 64-59 on an A.J. Smith 3-pointer from the wing with 7:20 left, but that would be as close as the Hatters would get the rest of the game as ETSU outscored them 26-17 the rest of the way ... While Tiggs scored 37, Smith posted 19 points and 11 rebounds, and senior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) added 15. Pigram's 15 moved with to 1,987 points for his career, which moved him to No. 2 on the A-Sun's all-time scoring list and just one point shy of former ETSU great Keith "Mister" Jennings for third place on the Bucs scoring list. For Stetson, A.J. Smith led the way with 24 points, while Tim Lang added 18, Mark Lohuis pitched in 11 and Garfield Blair posted 10.
Last time against Belmont in the A-Sun Tournament
NASHVILLE (March 7, 2008) - What may be one of the most controversial foul calls in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament history highlighted a nightmarish final seven minutes for the ETSU men's basketball team, as the Buccaneers watched a 10-point advantage vanish in the final minutes Friday night of a 69-65 loss to rival Belmont inside the Allen Arena ... Leading 63-53 with 6:22 remaining in the game, Belmont went on an 11-2 run to make it 65-64 with 1:22 left on the clock. From there, the Bucs and Bruins made defensive stops, but with less than 30 seconds left a mad scramble on the floor ultimately ended with senior Kenyona Swader (Smyrna) being fouled by Belmont's Andy Wicke with just 17 seconds left. Following the whistle, official Doug Sirmons called a technical foul on Swader ... The end result was Belmont's Justin Hare hitting a pair of free throws on the technical to give Belmont the lead, and Swader later missed the front end of his one-and-one. ETSU was forced to foul at that point and ultimately took the loss ... The foul call tarnished what was otherwise a great game for Swader, who finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds to post his fourth career double-double. As a team, the Bucs had also managed to stall the Belmont offense, which had thrived against ETSU en route to a 5-1 record over the last six meetings. On this night, the Bruins hit on just 33 percent of their shots and were 9-of-39 from 3-point range (23 percent). But it was still not enough, as the Bucs finished the year 19-13 overall.
Troubles "A Bruin"
A quick look at the last four year's results for ETSU and there's no doubt the Bucs have had trouble with Belmont ... The Bucs are 2-8 against their A-Sun in-state rivals since joining the league in 2005 ... Three of those games were won easily by Belmont, with the Bucs owning a 30-point blowout win over Belmont earlier this season in Johnson City ... The other six have been tight affairs, with three going to overtime and the Bruins hitting 3-pointers in the final seconds of two of those games to win ... Here is a breakdown of those meetings
Date Result Site
Dec. 1, 2005 Belmont 88-85 (OT) Johnson City
Feb. 26, 2006 Belmont 99, ETSU 78 Nashville
Jan. 2, 2007 Belmont 75, ETSU 74 (OT) Johnson City
Jan. 25, 2007 ETSU 80, Belmont 70 (OT) Nashville
March 3, 2007 Belmont 94, ETSU 67 * Johnson City
Jan. 17, 2008 Belmont 86, ETSU 83 Nashville
Feb. 14, 2008 Belmont 87, ETSU 75 Johnson City
March 7, 2008 Belmont 69, ETSU 65 * Nashville
Jan. 19, 2009 ETSU 87, Belmont 57 Johnson City
Feb. 14, 2009 Belmont 76, ETSU 73 Nashville
* -- Game played at Lipscomb in A-Sun Tournament
Pigram near 2,000 pts.; could join exclusive A-Sun club
With 1,987 points, senior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) needs just 13 points to reach the 2,000-point mark ... And if Pigram scored just two more points he would pass for ETSU great Keith "Mister" Jennings for third on the program's all-time scoring list ... If he reaches this plateau, Pigram would join an exclusive group in A-Sun play ... Below is a run down of the league's top scorers all-time, as well as some other interesting notes about the feat.
Name School Years` POINTS
Willie Jackson Cent 1980-84 2535
* Courtney Pigram ETSU 2005- 1987
Sam Mitchell Mer 1981-85 1986
Craig Beard Sam 1982-85 1985
Steve Barker Sam 1978-82 1902
More Notes on Pigram
* If Pigram passes Beard and/or Mitchell, it would mean a change in the top three scorers in A-Sun history for the first time in 25 years. The last time a season ended with the Top 3 not being Jackson, Mitchell and Beard was after the 1983-84 season. Also, if Pigram reaches 2,000, he would end the longest active drought for any DI conference between 2,000 point scorers.
ETSU in conferencetournament finals
The Buccaneers have played in eight previous tournament finals and hold an impressive 6-3 mark ... The following is a breakdown of those games:
1983 -- vs. Chattanooga, 70-62 (L)
1989 -- vs. Marshall, 96-73 (W)
1990 -- vs. Appalachian State, 96-75 (W)
1991 -- vs. Appalachian State, 101-82 (W)
1992 -- vs. Chattanooga, 74-62 (W)
1993 -- vs. Chattanooga, 86-75 (L)
2003 -- vs. Chattanooga, 97-90 (W)
2004 -- vs. Chattanooga, 78-62 (W)
2007 -- vs. Belmont, 67-94 (L)
Both Smith, Tiggs eclipse 1,000 points; Bucs have three 1,000-point scoreres on the same team
With a put back at the 2:08 mark of the first half at Lipscomb on Feb. 16, ETSU senior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career ... Meanwhile, Tiggs' teammate -- junior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) -- reached that same pinnacle with a free throw at the 2:06 mark of the second half against USC Upstate on Feb. 19 ... Tiggs now stands at 1,134 points for his career, and Smith is at 1,071 ... While it is not rare to have multiple players on the same team that "eventually" become 1,000-point scorers, having multiple players on the same team that have already eclipsed 1,000-points is rare ... And now, the Bucs have Smith, Tiggs and senior guard Courntey Pigram (Memphis) that have reached that milestone ... The only two times in ETSU history that the Bucs have had three or more 1,000 point scorers on the floor at the same time was in 1990-91 and 2003-04 ... In 1990-91, four 1,000-point scorers were on the floor together at the same time, Keith "Mister" Jennings, Calvin Talford, Major Geer and Alvin West were on the floor together ... The other season this occurred was in 2003-04, when Jerald Fields, Zakee Wadood and Tim Smith all reached 1,000 points.
ETSU the "only" A-Sun team picked among nation's best "Prestige" programs
Since the beginning of the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball - marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 - ETSU men's basketball ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to a new "Prestige" ranking released by ESPN.com in the summer of 2008 ... The Buccaneers, who have enjoyed six NCAA Tournament trips, one NIT berth, eight 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85, ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun Conference team, as well as former Southern Conference rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. The Bucs were placed ahead of every member of the Colonial Athletic Association with the exception of Old Dominion ... In addition, the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as other programs like Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson, California and Florida State.


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Shonda Rhimes Announces HTGAWM And Scandal Crossover Episode
It is officially happening: Shonda Rhimes posted on Instagram to reveal there will be a crossover between her two hit shows 'How To Get Away With Murder' and 'Scandal' on ABC!
Scandal star Kerry Washington posted her own photo on Instagram revealing herself in Olivia Pope style sitting on a bench on the set of HTGAWM. She captions the gram, "Hey Ms @violadavis check it out. This spot look familiar?! Where are you?"
Viola Davis, replied with an Instagram right back at the star with a photo of her character Annalise Keating standing in the Oval Office. She writes, "Hey @KerryWashington, guess where I am?!"
Deadline first reported a crossover was in the works.
This is the first time any Shonda Rhimes shows have done a crossover, although fans ask for it constantly! ABC constantly brings Kerry Washington, Viola Davis and Grey's Anatomy star, Ellen Pompeo, together to promote their Thursday nights on the network.
Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder return on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 9 and 10 p.m., respectively, on ABC.
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