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This sounds strange coming from me, but I have a strange question, so here goes:
I have a friend that wants to make a baby quilt, this will be her 1st quilt. GREAT! Yeah, another convert.. but here is the problem... she says she has in her mind a picture of what the quilt should be and it is this:
A design by my choosing, simple but complicated looking. Ok, that's right up my alley, and she wants to put 'that soft stuff' (minky) on the back.. no prob, but I talked her out of it because of the price and we are going to go with polar fleece) But then she wants to bind the quilt with satin blanket binding WITH a ruffled edge! EEAAKK!! She wants to use yarn to tie the quilt.. ok with that as well, will do a few bar tacks and then go over them with yarn.. no brainer.
I am ok with everything else, done it a million times, and I can handle the satin binding (will have to do that one myself, I can see that one coming) but ruffles.
Here is my question to all of you, how do I do that? Do I get satin yardage? Do I use extra binding? What would you use? I know that this will not be an easy binding to do. If we were using cotton on both sides, it would be as easy as to, but we are using polar fleece on the back and with the satin sewn to one side and turned, that is 3 layers and then with the polar fleece, that seam is going to be very thick! I may be able to stitch it by machine, but most likely by hand.
What are your suggestions other than to tell her that we cant do a ruffle and just do a straight binding?


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- France's Renaud Lavillenie sets a new world record in the pole vault
- He breaks the longstanding mark of Ukrainian legend Sergey Bubka
- Bubka was in attendance for Lavillenie's feat in Bubka's hometown
It was a record some thought would never be broken: Sergey Bubka's mark in the pole vault.
But Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie -- with Bubka cheering him on -- did the almost unthinkable by bettering Bubka in the latter's hometown of Donetsk in Ukraine.
Lavillenie cleared a height of 6.16 meters, surpassing the 6.15 meters Bubka achieved in 1993 on nearly the same day in February.
"I think it's going to take me some time to come back to earth because it's incredible," Lavillenie, the reigning Olympic and European champion, was quoted as saying by the IAAF's website. "This is a world record that is so mythical, and to clear it on the first jump, without touching (the bar), there's nothing to say. It's just a moment to savor."
Bubka had no issue with being upstaged.
"I think this is a great day, a fantastic performance, I am very happy that Renaud did this record in my home city where I did 6.15," Bubka was quoted as saying by the IAAF.
"I'm very happy and proud for him, because he's a great athlete and a fantastic role model.
"I'm not disappointed because I thought this already before, even yesterday when we had a discussion about the record with Renaud. I felt it would be great if this guy could continue and receive the baton from me and bring glory to athletics."

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As the Gaza war rages, international media has made a point of reporting that most Palestinians in Gaza continue to support Hamas, despite the fact that the terror group and its allies sparked the current conflict.
The picture painted by most media is that Palestinians may not be 100 percent happy with Hamas rule, but Israel's purportedly indiscriminate bombing of Gaza continues to drive most Arabs into the terror group's arms.
Last year a Palestinian Arab Christian created a YouTube video that clearly shows the real reason most Palestinians in Gaza support Hamas: Fear. Fear and indoctrination.
Those Palestinians old enough to think for themselves are too afraid to not support Hamas. And those too young to take their own stand are quickly taught that there is no way but the Hamas way.
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It is also quite telling to realize that all this and more took place without condemnation from the Arab world, without aid missions by foreign humanitarian organizations, and without emergency UN Security Council meetings.
Hamas terrorizes the people of Gaza regularly, and no one cares. Israel returns fire on Hamas terrorists hiding behind those same civilians, and suddenly the world is enraged. Folks, anti-Semitism has taken many guises in these days, and this is one of them.
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for those who can make as in solder or follow these schematics here is a great ignition for a combustions if you need one there 30 dollors
would this make a continuous spark? I would have thought it would.
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Oh, there are plenty of HV circuits out there, either based on ignition coils or TV flybacks or cascades. You don't need to go through all that trouble (see schematic above). You can make a very simple flyback driver using only one transistor. Here are some good resources (to save you the time):
Jochen's HV page: great one http://www.kronjaeger.com/hv/
Power Labs HV: another great site (and a simple flyback driver - as simple as it gets) http://www.powerlabs.org/flybackdriver.htm
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the pont is mine is small and not bulky this would fit in a 1 1/2 pipe so its a bit more complex. plz do some research before you post you "siimple" iDEAS i thought i would be nice and help out. this is gauntee to fire ever time.
I have researched every possible portable HV generator on the Internet. Took about a week. Settled on a Wimshurst machine myself.
Your schematic uses a flyback, too, and that's the largest part, so I don't see how it could possibly be smaller than Jochen's simple driver, par example:
Plus, that kind of spark frequency is total overkill for an ignition source. You only need one pulse. A small Marx generator may be the best choice. It would fit in 1'' pipe and most likely cost less than 30$ for a good number of stages.
this would work quite nicely if you had a no-stick push button switch. the only thing i would worry about is getting shocked by the electrodes on the exterior of the gun. these particular circuits will go to anything grounded and tend to jump, probably need some of that spray insulation ontop of tape.
Yeah, good insulation is a must. It's a good idea to keep the wires at a distance from eachother, too, since it could arc between them, even with good insulation.
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The New York-based band - Michael Forsyth, bass guitar; Brennan Weir, guitar; Jelm, drums; Frances Azucena, horns; and Gage Weir, songwriter and lead vocals- brings out a stage full of horns and musicians from around the world, all there for one purpose: to play Reggae.
Now several years after the band first started playing in the city, they have moved to various Brooklyn neighborhoods, including Bushwick and Borough Park , New Jersey and Manhattan and continues to expand their sound. Their next step is the release of their debut album sometime this spring.
I met up with the band last week near their apartment at Sky Town café at 921 Broadway in Bushwick to talk about the formation of the band, their live performances and the upcoming album.
How did InDaze first start?
Brennan: It started with my cousin and myself. My cousin is the lead singer and the lead guitarist and we started about five years ago playing as a band because we were both broke without jobs and we needed money. We started a band called Stonerway. We wrote a few songs and started playing in our buddies' bars and it grew from there. Then we met our buddy Jelm about three and a half years ago, and then this fool (Brennan) who joined about two and a half years ago. Then it evolved into what we are now, a more prominent reggae and ska.
Michael: We changed the name though, about a year and a half ago.
Brennan: Yeah, that was our old band name.
Michael: I didn't think we wanted to bring that up?
Brennan: Well, we should because we've evolved from there. That was just us getting to know each other as musicians.
What do you think about the music scene right now in Bushwick?
Brennan: I don't know, it's kind of hipster-ish. Everybody here wants to sound like Iggy Pop or something like that and at least to me, it's not the most original.
Michael: It's not even all about the fashion when it comes to being a hipster either. It's that pretentious music mindset and they're trying to be better than commercial music. They're really alienating all this great stuff that they can do, but instead they're trying to be different and unique with no reason behind it. If there's no reason behind it, then what's the point? You find a lot of good stuff in Brooklyn, but that's my take on the whole hipster thing.
But we would like to represent the New Musicians Union Local 666, which is this big music coalition with a bunch of different bands. We're about 40 bands deep.
Do you feel like it might just be over saturated?
Brennan: Yeah, and that is encouraging because if you ever want to go look for a new instrument all you have to do is look out the window and be like, "Hey you, want to come play?" Jacob (Hemphill) from Soja put it really good in that he just wants to expand the horizon of reggae, because for a long time it was just dormant. There were no people really expanding their music around us here, there is pretty much just this plateau and everyone is doing the same thing.
We're trying to expand our horizons with everyone around us, like adding Celtic music with one-drop reggae, and then with Dominican rhythms. It's a plethora of music that we try to go through and our influences are completely across the board. We try to dip into and pull something from every genre.
What got you interested in playing reggae first?
Brennan: We opened for Biggz General - Bob Marley's grandson's band – and the Rastas really looked at us like, "Who are these white boy's not playing reggae?" We said, "If we are going to play reggae, we had to really step up our reggae game." Michael: It was more like, stoner rock.
What is reggae now versus what you thought it was before?
Michael: Before most of us were rockers, so that's what the group was before. But, what reggae is to me is the idea of expanding this form of music across the whole planet and unite people. It's all about unity, and the only way we can do that is to incorporate different cultures into music. That's why when you go to SoCal it has a whole different sound, but it's still reggae, or you go to Jamaica or Africa and it's going to be different. Here in New York we have to incorporate what we have here.
We have the Latin sound, to so we have to spread everywhere with everybody's culture. It's all about togetherness.
So now you are working towards releasing a new album?
Brennan: It's going to drop in March or April.
Jelm: This was a couple of songs from an old album we were working on – Me, Gage and Brennan – before Michael joined in.
Brennan: Yeah, he knows about Stoner Way (former band name).
Jelm: (laughs) Yeah, that was not my choice for a name. But we were working on songs at the time and gigging a bit. As more members got involved the album started to grow and grow. But this is our first one.
Brennan: We had EP's before. That was when we were still just finding our sound.
So how do you write your music?
Gage: Well it kind of just starts from something I've been reading, and then it just sort of takes shape on it's own. It's a miraculous process. Then I just kind of bounce around with everyone else and take it from there. I like to let everyone else put their ideas on there. I don't really have a stigma against people doing their own thing. If it changes while it goes around then that's really what I like. That should be the way it happens. It's teamwork.
Brennan: It really is a band. To make the sound that we have, we really need something from everybody.
What's your philosophy on playing shows?
Gage: It's a party.
Frances: There are five different characters up there, plus whoever else we have up there.
Brennan: We just have a bunch of people up there and having a great time. We just know that playing the music with that much sound, and now that we have our sound down pretty tight, it's a lot of fun to see how people react.
Jelm: Yeah, to see all these people at the shows and dancing, it really shows our improvement.
Michael: I also don't think we've ever done any show the same. We're always trying to do something else and something bigger.
Gage: It's really great because it's always a new crowd, so they're just never expecting it.
Michael: You could even see it several times, and people are always asking, "When did you add that song, or when did you add that?"
Frances: No matter how many times you see us play, it will always be something different.
InDaze opens for The Big Takeover at the Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave. in Williamsburg, on Feb. 7 at 8 p.m.


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Concerns that Israel is facing the start of a third intifada (or terrorist uprising) were put to rest, at least temporarily, as Palestinian violence in Judea and Samaria (the so-called "West Bank") appeared to be simmering down on Tuesday.
Over the weekend, Palestinian mobs assaulted Israeli soldiers and civilians across Judea and Samaria in solidarity with hunger-striking jailed Palestinian terrorists and in response to the reported death of a Palestinian detainee while undergoing questioning by Israeli authorities.
Arafat Jaradat, an inmate at Meggido Prison in northern Israel, died under fuzzy circumstances on Saturday, giving rise to the violence.
A joint Israeli-Palestinian autopsy conducted on Sunday was unable to conclusively determine a cause of death, though a heart attack is suspected. The autopsy noted mild bruising and minor rib fractures, but noted they were consistent with resuscitation efforts.
Never allowing the facts to get in the way of a good blood libel, the Palestinian Authority issued a statement claiming that Jaradat had died as a result of torture, and that the autopsy had proved as much.
At a demonstration in Gaza, Hamas leader Salah al-Bardawil vowed that Jaradat's death would be the catalyst for "a new Palestinian intifada...in support of the prisoners."
Palestinians across the board, from Hamas to the "moderate" Mahmoud Abbas, demand that Israel set free all jailed Palestinians as a condition for peace, regardless of how much Jewish blood said prisoners have spilled, or tried to spill.
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Endangered Christmas Tradition Birthplace of the Nutcracker Seeks New Recruits
The proud artisans of Seiffen gave the world the nutcracker and are determined to keep their centuries-old craft alive. The Christmas industry in the Ore Mountains of Germany has survived economic crises, wars, communism and a wave of Chinese replicas -- but is now at risk from a lack of young apprentices.
It is a cold, misty night and all is quiet in the village of Seiffen, tucked in a valley in the remote Ore Mountains, a former mining region in Saxony, southeastern Germany. The toymakers have put down their tools and are snoring in their beds. In dozens of workshops up and down the main street, neat ranks of nutcrackers, some finished, some still waiting to be painted or have their hats fitted, stand in the darkness.
If this were a Walt Disney film, they'd all come alive and start marching around now. It's not hard to imagine. After all, Seiffen has helped to cast a Christmas spell on homes around the world for the last 150 years.
The nutcracker was invented here around 1890. So was the "Räuchermann" or "Smoking Man," a wooden figure in various designs -- often a miner or a woodsman -- who billows incense through his mouth from a candle in his belly. The wooden rotating pyramid driven by the heat of candles also comes from here. So do intricately painted angels, snowmen and Santa Clauses. And the choirboys grouped around the distinctive round church modelled on the baroque one that stands on a little hill overlooking -- Seiffen.
This village, population 4,000, is the heart of the woodworking industry in the Ore Mountains, or Erzgebirge, which in Germany is synonymous with high quality Christmas woodcraft. Of the 2,000 artisans who make the famous figures in this region, around half live in and around Seiffen. It is a veritable cottage industry, ranging from backroom workshops to medium-sized companies employing over 100 people.
Craftsman Hermann Nestler, 74, works on his own and specializes in assembling decorative, wooden arches called "Schwibbögen" -- another typical ornament seen on window ledges around Germany at Christmas.
"I've fitted this light to illuminate the church clock," says Nestler, lifting a little replica of the Seiffen church fitted to the base of his arch and showing a tiny bulb attached to a stiff wire that reaches up to behind the semi-transparent clock face.
The craftsman looks a bit like a Räuchermann himself, with his beard and friendly, weather-beaten demeanor. He explains his products with quiet, contented pride.
"It's fun. I'm a pensioner and it gives me something to do," says Nestler in his showroom, surrounded by glass cases of illuminated arches that cost up to 290 ($377). But Nestler is starting to wind down his business. He produced 200 arches this year, a fraction of his peak output of 1,000 in 1998, and plans to make even fewer in 2013. "Next year, I'm just going to going to use up the materials I've got left," he says.
That's the main problem this industry faces. It has survived wars, economic crises and four decades of communist regulation. It's not even especially worried about cheap Chinese-made replicas flooding the world market -- the difference in quality is still glaringly obvious. But the aging artisans can't find enough young apprentices to replace them.
A Tough Nut to Crack
"The lack of new skilled workers to keep production going is our main problem in the medium- and long-term future," Dieter Uhlmann, director of the Association of Erzgebirge Artisans and Toymakers, told SPIEGEL ONLINE. "It's partly demographic. Many young people left this region after reunification. But we also have relatively low wages compared with other sectors because our profits tend to be low."
An Erzgebirge toymaker is in his mid-to-late fifties on average, said Uhlmann. "It's getting critical."
The average hourly wage is around 8.50, and some businesses pay as little as 4.50 so that they can undercut rivals on prices, said Uhlmann.
"You have to love this job to do it. We've been trying to attract apprentices by pointing out that the profession of wooden toymaker is a very attractive, very varied and offers an outlet for one's creativity. We've seen some improvement in numbers, but it's still not enough."
Profits in the sector are low because the work is labor-intensive and hence costly, and manufacturers have to keep the products affordable. They're 70 to 80 percent handmade, and a decent-sized Räuchermann will set you back 50 to 70. A nutcracker costs even more.
They are built to last. One doesn't really need a new nutcracker every year. If anything, the passage of time makes them more appealing. It adds to their aura of tradition.
Firms have to earn enough in the three months leading up to Christmas to keep them going through most of the next year. Some lay off workers in January and let them go on the dole, but that's risky because competitors may snap them up. "You can't get good replacements," said Uhlmann.
Seiffen has some 130 woodcraft firms. The whole sector generates annual revenue of 100 million, and around 20 percent of its output is exported. That figure understates the appeal of the "Made in Erzgebirge" brand to foreign buyers, however, because many tourists buy the products in shops around the country throughout the year.
How It All Began
One might think this industry, spread across wooded hills and valleys often cut off by snow in winter, was provincial and inward-looking. But the Erzgebirge craftsmen and women are canny. They were making toys for faraway markets two centuries ago.
They started making a living from carpentry when the mining sector went into decline here in the 17th century. At first, they made everyday objects like chairs and plates, before branching out to toys in the early 18th century. They began exporting toys to Britain and the US 100 years later, selling wooden animals and soldiers, toys one could roll along the floor and collectible items like miniature figurines in matchboxes.
"The modern idea of a family Christmas didn't become established until the first half of the 19th century, and Erzgebirge families developed their own forms of wooden decoration at that time," said Konrad Auerbach, director of the Seiffen Toy Museum. "At first, they were intended just to decorate their own homes. They only started selling these ornaments after 1900."
Many of the designs were based on the region's mining tradition. Nutcrackers, Räuchermänner and candleholders were often carved in traditional mining costume, and the wooden arches represented the entrances to mining tunnels.
"They were adorned with candles to symbolize the miners' hunger for light in the winter season when they saw little daylight," said Auerbach. "The products were always made to suit the prevailing styles of the time and customers' wishes. Without such change, the industry would have died," said Auerbach.
Wooden Parts for V2 Rocket
That may account for the sector's resilience. It survived the two world wars and was conscripted into war production under the Nazis, when its workshops had to make stools for bunkers, handles for hand grenades, ammunition boxes and even, surprisingly, parts for the V2 rocket.
Then came communism, when state authorities nationalized many businesses and exported virtually all the industry's output to the West to obtain hard currency. The deprived East Germans came from far and wide and spent hours queuing outside Seiffen's only two craft shops to get the meager supply allocated to them, locals recall. Today, the streets are lined with nutcracker shops, ready to be inundated by thousands of tourists in the weeks leading up to Christmas.
After reunification in 1990, craftsmen were suddenly forced to go back out into the big wide world to find their customers.
Ringo Müller, 42, remembers travelling up and down Germany in the 1990s to make contact with retailers. The owner of one of the oldest family-owned woodcraft firms in Seiffen, Müller Kleinkunst aus dem Erzgebirge, has established a reputation for innovation ever since he invented the first electrically illuminated wooden arch as part of his master craftsman's diploma in 1996.
"The market is completely satiated," says Müller, whose great-grandfather set up the business in 1899. "The challenge for businesses in our industry is to make products that hit a market niche and suit customers' tastes, and that have something innovative about them to attract younger buyers."
Müller enlisted the help of the Technical University in Chemnitz to develop a music box that has traditional figurines on top, but high-tech electronics inside.
It can play a limitless array of songs and fairytales and be used year-round, for example, as an alarm clock. One model features Dresden's famous Frauenkirche, or Church of Our Lady, destroyed in the bombing of the city and rebuilt after unification. It plays a recording of the church bells and organ and can be programmed to chime on the hour.
"Some people who saw it in our shop were so moved by it that they had tears in their eyes," said Müller.
Kitsch and Modern Designs
Erzgebirge firms are resorting to various ways to find new markets. Some are trying to diversify away from Christmas and make products with year-round appeal. Others have gone for the tacky option, trying to crack overseas markets with Harry Potter figures and nutcrackers in the shape of Uncle Sam, cowboys and Indians. One firm even came up with a "Patriot Santa" after the 9/11 attacks.
Other firms again are opting for simpler, less fussy designs and modern themes, such as Smoking Men holding cellphones, to appeal to younger buyers.
"We've learned in the last 50 years that you've got to move with the times without giving up your values," says Uhlmann. "I'm basically upbeat about our outlook. We've got centuries of experience, and customers will continue to like what we make."
Ringo Müller says firms could improve their earnings if they cooperated more. "There's so much potential for cooperation that we don't tap into in Seiffen," he said. "For example, every firm would be better off if we got together to purchase wood. We'd have more clout in negotiations."
Müller said he would be overjoyed if his daughter, now 10, were to follow in his footsteps one day. "I'd never force her to, though," he adds. "If the young generation says it wants to lead a different life, one has to accept it."
In the meantime, it's up to the aging artisans of Seiffen to keep on chiseling, hammering and painting.
Hermann Nestler, after all, has plenty of wood left. Does he really intend to hang up his tools for good next year? "He'll never stop, he always says he will, but he never does," says Karin, his wife.
At which he smiles.


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Chris Pine: Chivalry is Not Dead For Iris Bjork Johannesdottir!
Chris Pine is suave while exiting The Drury Club in the early morning on Saturday (January 19) in London, England.
The 33-year-old actor showed that he was a gentleman by opening the car door for his girlfriend Iris Bjork Johannesdottir.
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Earlier in the week, Chris made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he talked about breaking a finger while doing a stunt for his latest film Jack Ryan.
"I have no interest in that. With Facebook and Twitter everyone wants to publicize their innermost truths. In 2014 we are seeing the true dissolution of public and private," Chris recently shared to USA Today about social media.


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- Selection of the aseptic processing and/or sterilization process for new products, and the sites for execution
- Work directly with the packaging leaders to define package needs for terminal sterilization and/or aseptic processing, and validation of the primary packaging
- Life Cycle Management of aseptic processing and/or sterilization process for product portfolio within Ethicon
- Plan –
- Mandatory involvement in selection of new manufacturing operations (to include aseptic processing manufacturing sites, contract sterilization, contract laboratories, and third-party manufacturers)
- Provide guidance about the manufacturing site regarding the control and monitoring of the environment
- Source –
- Mandatory involvement in due diligence for sterile or microbiologically controlled manufactured products, and provide technical SME support
- Provide technical SME support for procurement activities that relate to sterile or microbiologically controlled products that are externally manufactured
- Identifies the microbiological controls needed for the components or raw materials coming into the manufacturing sites
- Provide input in the design of new manufacturing processes, controlled environments and packaging from a microbiological and terminal sterilization point of view
- Input for the design of critical water & air systems and the design of controlled environments and cleanliness control strategies
- Make –
- Maintain close involvement/alignment with the Product Management and Engineering organizations to develop technical competencies for future products
- Maintain close involvement/alignment with the Make Organization manufacturing sites, with a pro-active scan from a sterility risks standpoint and drive remediation, if required
- Establish long-range sterility assurance strategies for Ethicon products
- Maintain close involvement/alignment with the Sterilization Execution organization to support the long term Supply Chain sterilization strategy to enable future network growth focused on reliability, capability while reducing liability and deliver an integrated BCP to reduce supply chain risks
- Strategy for sterility assurance organization to support the release of sterile label products, and addressing any issues that might arise during the execution of the sterilization processes
- Deliver –
- Advise on ongoing initiatives regards the validation and improvement of primary sterile packaging systems that meet the needs of the sterile or microbiologically controlled product from manufacture, through storage and distribution to the patient and/or consumer
- Advise on how best to maintain sterility
- External Influencing –
- Actively network with the internal and external scientific, technical and regulatory community to maintain state of the art knowledge
- As required, represent the corporation at industry and standards associations (e.g., AAMI, ISO), influencing regulations and standards
- Internal Influencing –
- Represent Ethicon sterility assurance on the Technical Operations and Make organizations governing council
- Represent Sterility Assurance on Ethicon product management boards
- A Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Biology, Engineering or related discipline is required; an advanced degree in Pharmacy, MS or PhD is preferred.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in a medical device or pharmaceutical (combination) industry with a GMP and/or ISO regulated environment is required
- A minimum of 5 years of direct people management experience is required
- Experience in microbiology, sterilization validation (terminal, aseptic, and/or reprocessing) and environmental controls is required
- Demonstrated competency in terminal sterilization and microbiological contamination is required
- Experience in a minimum of 2 modes of industrial terminal sterilization (e.g., EO, gamma, electron beam, moist heat, dry heat) is required
- Experience interacting with Regulatory Authorities is preferred
- Experience with conducting technical assessments of in-house and external manufacturing and terminal sterilization is preferred
- Proven track record on trouble shooting microbiological, aseptic processing and/or sterilization process non-conformances and out of specification test results, and providing resolution to issues via robust CAPA is required
- High level knowledge of standards including EU and ISO is required
- Capable of representing the corporation at industry and standards associations, influencing regulations and standards is preferred
- Ability to communicate both up and down the business ladder within franchise or technical competency area is required
- Ability to work in a collaborative/teamwork environment is required
- Independent organizational and time management skills, as well as a team player mindset with a customer focus are required
- This position will be located in Somerville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; Horsham, PA; Somerville, NJ; or any NA Ethicon Manufacturing Locations, and may require up to 50% domestic and international travel
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Google seems to have its hand in virtually everything, from ocean mapping to home energy monitors. Now the search engine giant can add reducing deforestation to its lengthy resume. The company's philanthropic arm, Google.org, recently unveiled new software that can actually track and monitor global deforestation. If the software becomes more widely implemented, it could serve as a useful tool in helping to cut carbon emissions and combat climate change.
Google.org worked with Greg Asner of the Carnegie Institution for Science and Carlos Souza of Imazon in order to fully develop the program. To evaluate deforestation in a certain area of the world, the software relies on past, present and future models of satellite image data. By processing a decades-worth of images, it is able to extract scientific information on how the size and shape of tree cover has changed over the years. Google hopes that by arming scientists and forest managers with this valuable data, they can better protect the world's forests.
And while the software is certainly interesting from a technological standpoint, it may also further one of the programs being hammered out at this week's UN climate conference in Copenhagen. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries, or REDD, is one of the carbon curbing mechanisms currently being discussed at the conference. Under this program, richer countries would provide financial incentives for poorer nations to protect their forests. By protecting said forests, these nations would help eliminate deforestation, a major contributor of the world's carbon emissions. Google's new software provides a simple and cost-effective way to analyze global deforestation, which is one of the first steps necessary for implementing a successful REDD program.
We're not sure how Google can manage to crank out genius products at such a rapid pace, especially during a recession. But if they continue to help the earth, we say keep 'em coming.
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With the broad appeal of a fast-food chain — 54 million people served in 14 countries on five continents — "The Lion King" enjoys a mighty status on Broadway, where it's the seventh-longest-running musical and has packed them in since 1997.
The show isn't likely to lose its appeal on tour any time soon, either. When it first played the Hippodrome in 2005, it was a 14-week smash, raking in $15 million. It's back at the theater for a monthlong engagement that is bound to be just as fruitful, nicely timed as it is for the holidays, when families with kids need diversions even more.
"The Lion King" is very much a work for the younger crowd. The night I attended, a little one got such a case of the giggles at the sight of a cute puppet bit early on that it's a wonder the cast didn't break up. The rest of the audience did.
But the musical, like the popular Disney animated movie that inspired it, has a broader reach. Some pretty funny jokes (the spicier ones fly easily over innocent heads) and some durable, vaudeville-comic shtick beefs up the entertainment side of what is, at heart, an old-fashioned morality tale of the animal — or human — jungle.
The issues that dominate the book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi include filial love and duty, social identity, personal responsibility and the value of community. But, hey, it's also just a good yarn about a cub who grows up.
And besides, the story doesn't hold a candle to the stagecraft. The serviceable score is by no less than Elton John and Tim Rice (with contributions from a few others, one of whom seems to have, um, borrowed some measures from Mozart), but "The Lion King" is a show you leave humming the costumes.
Director and designer Julie Taymor created a downright revolutionary look for the musical. Instead of hiding the actors behind animal outfits, she and mask and puppet co-designer Michael Curry devised a part-human approach — masks are mostly worn above the head, allowing the performer's own expressiveness to register fully.
But the masks are just the beginning. The costumes that complement them are marvels of invention, as fanciful and rich, in their own way, as anything in the film.
The sight of giraffes lumbering across the stage and an ark's worth of other creatures meandering down the theater aisles for the opening "Circle of Life" number remains an awfully impressive curtain-raiser.
It is matched quite often by other visual treats. Even relatively simple things, such as fluttering fireflies, have an imaginative spark. Richard Hudson's scenery also provides continually enchanting pictures.
Time and again, Donald Holder's lighting design produces a striking atmosphere. Garth Fagan's choreography has its moments, too, notably in the subtle scene of grieving for Mufasa, the king who meets an untimely fate thanks to his jealous brother, Scar. If this touring cast of "The Lion King" is a little short on roaring talent, the performers move smoothly and surely through the production.
As Mufasa, Dionne Randolph can't summon the sort of authoritative voice that James Earl Jones did (who could?), but he gets the job done. Jelani Remy likewise is somewhat soft-edged as the adult Simba. He's a solid singer, though, as is Syndee Winters, as Nala, Simba's childhood friend and eventual love interest.
Actors alternate performances as the young, mask-less Simba and Nala. Niles Fitch and Sade Philip-Demorcy did charming work the night I attended.
Scar is the flashiest role, and J. Anthony Crane seizes on the opportunity with relish and a deliciously ripe British accent.
The comic relief, both heroes and villains, nearly steal the show. Mark David Kaplan is a hoot as Zazu, the king's trusty hornbill, delivering put-downs and puns ("Your sense of humor never fails to abuse me") with particular flair.
Nick Cordileone, as the apparently Brooklyn-born meerkat Timon, offers expert timing and nuance. He also handles very tricky puppetry with admirable finesse. Same for Ben Lipitz, as the ever so slightly gauche warthog, Pumbaa.
The evil hyenas are wonderfully portrayed by Monica L. Patton (she seems to have taken some lessons in delivery from Wanda Sykes), Omari Tau and Ben Roseberry. Providing a visceral jolt to the proceedings is Buyi Zama as the wise and saucy baboon Rafiki.
If you go
"The Lion King" runs through Jan. 8 at the Hippodrome, 12 N. Eutaw St. Tickets are $50 to $135. Call 410-547-7328 or go to Ticketmaster.com.


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Faking It
Jacqueline thinks Ashley could try a little harder with her art and Teresa could try a little harder with Melissa.
Happy New Year's! New beginnings! Let bygones be bygones! XOXO! Raise your hand if you make New Year's resolutions. Now raise your hand if you keep them. I make them every year! I even write them down. I do GREAT… for about two and a half weeks. Hey, I try. Sometimes throughout the year I go back to them and attempt to follow through on them again. At the end of the year, I check to see how many New Year's resolutions I actually DID follow through on, so I can check them off. No comment, BUT there is always a new year, a new month, a new week, a new day, a new moment in time to start again. I personally prefer Mondays. Lol!
Whether or not you meet your goals, I think it's so important to write them down and then force yourself to look at them from time to time. Put them on your bathroom mirror or even inside your toilet seat lid if that will get you to look at them often. Your subconscious mind will start to lead your conscious mind. A vision board is good too, as well as fun to make. I have a big one that I made. Maybe I'll share it with you all one day. Good luck with yours. Best wishes for a great, productive, happy year!
Like I have said many times before, I love it when my parents come to visit. They are the best parents and grandparents ever! It is just so comforting knowing they are around me. We all enjoy them having them here, and they help out so much in their parent and grandparent ways.
I don't know if you noticed but there was a GIANT wine glass in the background on the counter in this scene while talking to my parents. I usually bring that out as a joke when somebody tells me how stressed out they are. It cheers them up. I think in that instance the glass was offered to me!
Since Ashley won't listen to me, I just keep hoping and praying that she will listen to someone else. Anybody else. Feel free to get in line. I can't understand why she is so resistant to me. When all else fails, send in the army! I went straight to Colonel Jerome P. Grippe (my father).
Most of you may not know this about my daughter, but Ashley has some serious raw, creative, artistic talent that she hasn't done anything with. She can draw very well considering she has had no previous lessons or experience beyond art class in high school. She is AMAZING! I feel like she should nurture that talent God gave her. Her father, Matt, was given that same gift. She certainly didn't get it from me. I still to this day draw the same square house with the triangle roof with a chimney with smoke coming out of it, clouds in the sky, a curved V for a bird, a rectangle and a cloud shape on top of it to form a tree, a stick figure by the door, and maybe, if I'm feeling extra creative and happy that day, I'll even add a couple flowers, a dog and a rainbow. Tadaa! That's about as far as I go. When I see what Ashley can do, it blows my mind.
It frustrates me that she won't take that creative talent further. I feel like she should incorporate it into a career somehow or take a few advanced art classes to challenge and enhance her skills. Has anyone seen her recent sketches of Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga on Twitter(@AshleeHolmes)? She has many other drawings too. I'm not sure who can get through to her or what it will take to get her motivated to do something positive for her future.
I thought it was very nice of Lauren to ask Ashley to design her T-shirts for her grand opening at Chateau for her new business. I'm so proud of Lauren. She has come a long way in the past two years with her business and in her life. She will be a very successful woman. She is a very creative and talented make-up artist. I think Lauren was disappointed in the designs Ashley presented to her, because not only did she not design anything from Lauren's vision that they had previously discussed, but also because it showed that Ashley didn't put any time or effort into them. Lauren is well aware of what Ashley is capable of drawing, and she was TRYING to give Ashley a chance to shine. Why wasn't Ashley taking advantage of that? I just don't get it! Ashley had plenty of time to do it and do it well. Lauren was right, Ashley did tell me she did those sketches in her car before she walked into that meeting with Lauren. I was upset about that, but I did my best not to say anything to her about it. I gave Ashley a few reminders here and there to get it done but that only annoyed her, so I decided to leave it alone.
Responsibility and time management are learned skills. Ashley will learn that there are always consequences for her choices and the actions she takes. Her own experiences are the best way for someone like Ashley to learn, since she won't listen and learn from anyone else's. My dad was right when he said, "Life is a deadline, get used to it!" Everything has a time limit, including life itself. Like Nike says, "Just do it!" Don't waste precious time. Don't be tardy for the party. Whatever Ashley does in the future, I hope she puts her whole soul into it. She will most definitely succeed, but unfortunately right now she has the talent without the ambition. I have no doubt that she will be incredible at whatever she chooses to put her focus on. I do have faith in my daughter. I'm just tired right now of fighting for her. It's her turn to fight for herself. Thank you, Lauren, for giving Ashley another shot with your T-shirts. Back to the drawing board, Ashley! Let's wait and see what she comes up with next. Come on, Ashley! We all have faith in you. You can do this! Show everyone what you've got!
Let's get on with that Gorga/Guidice play date at Melissa's house. I found the getting ready and waiting period before the play date scene extremely relatable. How many times have you tried to get your little ones up, fed, showered, dressed, and ready to get out the door, only to have them fight you or their siblings every step of the way? Little girls are the worst when it comes to wardrobe. They have very strong opinions on what they will, won't, or want to wear in that moment. That's where the uniforms in private schools come in handy. (Or even Teresa's suggestion of a boarding school!)
I have to say though, I LOVE rockstar Milania! Those boots were rockin'! That vision had me cracking up for a while. That girl has a lot of personality! She always makes me laugh. I like how Joe (the old troll) told her he was going to put her out in the snow head first to freeze her mouth so she can't talk. I'm going to try that on someone.
Meanwhile, how adorable and well behaved were Melissa's kids trying to wait patiently for their cousins to arrive? They're beautiful. CJ drives me crazy sometimes while waiting for his friends to come over. He actually sits in front of the window and waits impatiently until they get here. Every once in a while I hear him yell, "MOOOM, when are they cooooming?" How the heck could I know the answer to that? I just want to give him a tootsie roll lollipop and ask him to count how many licks it takes to get to the center and not to call my name again until he figures it out. Maybe by then his guests will have arrived!
I love how Teresa told the girls on the way over that if they didn't behave she was going to send each of them away, and then you hear a little voice ask, "In different places?" LOL! Wishful thinking I guess. Ha ha ha! Too cute! That was a clever comeback. They all had adorable stylish outfits on for that play date, even if they were unhappy with Teresa's choices! In the end, mom wins. Mother knows best. The cousins get so excited and look so happy when they get together.
As far as the recent play date goes, it was like watching a mini-Melissa and a mini-Teresa playing together, wasn't it? They even acted like their mothers may have acted when they were younger. Watch that clip again, if you didn't catch it. I think it's painfully obvious that the adults don't share the same enthusiasm toward each other as the kids do when they greet each other.
They both say that they want so badly to try to make their relationship work for the sake of the kids and for their family, but it's clear that it's not that easy. There are too many deep wounds that haven't been healed. There's just a Band-Aid on it for now. I can still sense the animosity. It's hard to watch. Their guard is up. Let's SINCERELY give this relationship a try instead of dishing out hit and runs and backhanded compliments. If you dish it, be prepared to eat it. The relationship between them won't work if it's not real, and I think it's pretty obvious that they are still harboring resentment. I see Melissa making an effort here, but Teresa…come on, girl! I'm rooting for you! Either resolve it or fake it until you make it.
Even if Teresa had never heard Melissa sing, she could have shown a little more excitement and support for her than that! Don't you think? Maybe just even fake it a little? Teresa had yet another chance to show her support for Melissa's singing on Andy Cohen's show. I'm surprised she didn't have an opinion then either. Maybe Teresa was thinking, "If I can't say anything nice, I won't say it at all." Then again, we are talking about Teresa. LOL! I happen to LOVE Melissa's song. It's one of those songs that are really catchy, and you find yourself singing it constantly without even realizing it. I enjoy it.
I'm beginning to wonder how long Teresa has been like that with Melissa? When did their relationship start to go sour? Has it always been like that? Maybe this is starting to explain where some of Melissa's bitterness toward Teresa may have come from and why she may have pulled away from her in the past. I'm wondering what Teresa thinks that Melissa has done to her. Having more tact may be more effective in dealing with others. Be happy for each other and show encouragement and empathy toward one another.
Everyone looked so beautiful and handsome on New Year's Eve. I borrowed my dress from Caroline. I believe she got it from http://www.reveboutique.com.
Teresa did tell me that she did not want Kathy at that New Years Eve party, but she also said she knew and understood the situation. Even if Caroline was just getting to know Kathy, Albert's relationship with the Wakiles went back many years, even before he knew Teresa. How could they have invited the Wakile's whole family to New Year's without inviting them? In the past their family had their own thing going on, and there was never a connection between everyone involved, so there was no obligation to ever invite them before. This year was obviously different.
Kathy, who I have gotten to know through Teresa, is a genuine sweetheart if you haven't picked up on that already. I truly and sincerely love her. I love her sister Rosie too. She brought cookies for Caroline on New Year's out of appreciation for having her and her family there and knowing it had to be a little awkward for her. She was not there to cause a problem. Could it have hurt Teresa to at least TRY one of Kathy's cookies? I don't understand. Is all of this animosity because Kathy made that "unattended child" comment? The footage actually showed that statement to be true, but everyone knows it was a family and friends party, so I'm sure the kids were safe. I don't think that Kathy intended to insult her parenting with that statement. I think she was trying to make a point about how much chaos exploded on that night of the christening, why she was trying to leave, and how she was protecting the kids and getting everyone to safety. I think Teresa misunderstood. I really do. She didn't imply she was a bad parent. That's silly. It's clear Teresa loves her kids.
Maybe Teresa was still upset about Kathy inviting her brother and Melissa to Christmas Eve. I don't think Kathy put any pressure on anyone to come. It was just a simple invite she had extended when things weren't going so well between the Gorgas and the Giudices. I don't feel like there was ill intent behind her invite. When things started to get better between them, she was going to extend the invite to the Giudices as well. You remember how that mission failed.
I remember thinking, "Come on, Teresa, make up with Kathy so we can all go to Punta Cana and be one big happy family! Quit being so stubborn and end it already, it's a new year for new beginnings!" I was so thankful for the invite to Punta Cana, because I had never been there. I think I went home that night and packed for the trip before I went to bed then asked my husband, "So when are we going?" (Always assume the sale.)
I never noticed Lauren feeling insecure about herself the way I am noticing now by watching and hearing her on the show. She has always seemed so confident and bubbly. It made me sad to see that. I'm going to keep my eye on that. I see Lauren's beauty, and I know her family, friends, and boyfriend, Vito, certainly does. I want Lauren to see it and feel it too.
Ashley was looking so beautiful and glamorous on New Year's! Although I didn't like the look of her sitting at the bar asking for a shot at twenty-years-old! Not to mention The Brownstone could have lost their liquor license over that request had Christopher provided. Good boy, Chris! Thank you for not serving alcohol to a minor. Ashley, shame on you for even asking! I guess that talk I had with her before we got there meant nothing to her. Sometimes your choices don't only affect your life, but through the ripple effect, can affect others as well. One day she will understand.
I found humor in the banter between Rich and Joe. Guys are so different than girls. Imagine what would happen if that same exchange went on between the girls. Somebody's hair would have been on the floor by now. At least the guys were laughing and hugging. The girls were a little more stiff.
Richie, love ya, but LIGHTEN UP! The drunk older guy was only DANCING with your sixteen-year-old daughter! Sure he could have slipped her his number or a roofie, but we were in a room full of family and friends. Victoria is a very beautiful girl and looks so much more mature than her age, and she carries herself as such too. It would be easy for someone to misinterpret her age. Get your rifle ready, Papa Bear, because Little Bear is growing up. It's a tough transition not only for the child but for the parents as well. Completely understandable! Lucky for the Wakiles, Victoria seems to have a very good head on her shoulders. I think she knows how to make good choices. I'm just curious, was there anything about dating or making out with boys in her contract? Better revise soon if not.


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Rock Band has always been about playing with friends, but until now there was no good way for multiple people to sing at once. With The Beatles: Rock Band several players can shred their vocals together, singing both the melody and harmonies like the Beatles. And don't worry if you're completely ignorant about what the hell a harmony is or how to do it, as the game includes a really simple but effective tool for teaching you about pitch and harmonization. This trainer will take you through Beatles songs -- even specific ones that you're having trouble with -- and will help even strong singers practice their pitch.
Do You Want to Know a Secret
The Beatles: Rock Band has great songs for you to play, but the fan service is far more extensive than just music. Throughout your time with the game you'll be constantly unlocking all sorts of Beatles easter eggs, including photos (some never before seen and with commentary from Paul McCartney), game videos that are, as I understand it, custom-made by some of the same people who made the intros for the newer Bond movies, and even really obscure things like a Beatles Christmas album that was released on an extremely small scale to their fan club members. Having the songs playable would have been enough for most people, but the fact that you'll be unlocking secrets that give you a little deeper insight into the band is an added bonus for the rabid Beatles fan.
With a Little Help from My Friends
While drum trainers aren't anything new to music games these days, The Beatles: Rock Band includes a program that teaches you "Beatle Beats." Because some of their songs include special patterns, this trainer focuses more on just teaching you overall rhythm, and gets into the nitty gritty of how Ringo specifically played these parts. But don't look to this trainer to teach you how to do drum solos, as The Beatles: Rock Band intentionally removes this feature as they want to stay as faithful to the original tracks as possible.
Yellow Submarine
The other Rock Band games have never grabbed me visually, but that is definitely not the case with The Beatles: Rock Band. While earlier songs from their career will be played with Beatle avatars rocking out in historic venues like the "Ed Sullivan Show" stage, songs from their studio band days will be played out in what the team calls "Dreamscapes." These dreamscapes throw The Beatles into vibrant, eccentric backgrounds that compliment the songs by throwing in sometimes quite literal interpretations of the lyrics (i.e. a yellow submarine). They're fantastic-looking, and I know that several of us in the room had a hard time paying attention to the music as the backgrounds were so interesting to watch.
I've Got a Feeling
If this was an entirely new IP I'd be more inclined to temper my expectations for the final product, but with Harmonix's track record, the proven formula of Rock Band, and the inclusion of some of my favorite songs of all time, I feel pretty safe saying this game is going to be one of the highlights for me and my friends this year. If you hate The Beatles then you'll want to avoid this like the plague, but, if that's the case, I kind of hope you get the plague anyways.
Other Newly Revealed Tracks
- Twist and Shout
- Can't Buy Me Love
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- Eight Days a Week
- Paperback Writer
- And Your Bird Can Sing
- Sgt. Peppers LHCB
- Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows
- Birthday
- Dig a Pony


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Sports Figure of the Month: Carlene Mitchell
UCSB head women's basketball coach Carlene Mitchell, who masterfully led the Gauchos on an epic title run to the Big West Championship, an NCAA bid to The Big Dance and who garnered national attention as a finalist for the prestigious Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year Award, has been named Sports Figure of the Month for March 2012.
She recently participated at the Villa 7 Conference on Nike's Oregon Campus as a key member of the "Young Gun" panel speaking about success as a young coach.
Mitchell, 38, was seemingly destined for a life in hoops from the time she was a fifth grader first shooting hoops in her DeWitt, Arkansas backyard.
Amongst her later impressive credentials — NJCAA National Champion (1993-94)…. single season assist record holder (337) including a record (17 assists) for one game … senior starting guard for her Kansas State University team (1995-96)… very experienced assistant college coach … and, most recently, Rutgers University — a perennial Top Ten team — associate head coach who was responsible for recruiting, which is the lifeblood of any successful program.
She inherited a UCSB team comprised of players recruited by both immediate predecessors – Gaucho Hall of Fame coach Mark French and Lindsay Gottlieb, who left to coach Cal Berkeley after a regular-season Big West title last year.
"That's a tough situation to come in to — when expectations are sooo high. It's hard on the coach and the players," said C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers' head women's basketball coach who hired Mitchell as an assistant in 2001.
After assembling her coaching staff and a player skills assessment, Coach Mitchell went to work in quickly shaping her Gauchos — and they would rapidly become one of the nation's top defensive teams.
Off the court, there was also a refreshing re-commitment to Gaucho Heart in re-connecting and giving back to the community.
Gauchos were seemingly everywhere again!!
Kid's hoop clinics … Page Center's Fragile X Basketball Bonanza for the Autism Society… Montecito YMCA … Maravilla Senior Living Community … Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table's Women in Sports Luncheon, etc…
And during the early season, there were golden flashes of that gritty, hustling, exciting, fun-to-watch team into which they would morph.
Mitchell had a vision. And a plan.
She got the Gauchos to believe in her and they 'never stopped believing in themselves…'
"I understand a team's growth during the season and knew we would 'be there' when it counted," she told Presidio Sports.
The Gauchos – "all great kids with no off-court issues," according to Mitchell – caught fire at just the right time – finishing the regular season with 9 wins, 3 losses.
Included was a four-game tear to the Big West title – avenging teams they lost to once during the regular season: UC Davis & Long Beach State – and even twice: UC Irvine & University of the Pacific.
Even more impressive, perhaps, was the total teamwork, balance and maturity they demonstrated during this championship s-t-r-e-t-c-h …
"They certainly took on the coach's personality and her competitive drive," said Mark Massari, UCSB's athletic director. "They're all very good complementary players and they took turns stepping up each game during that last run."
Indeed they did. Box scores confirm six different players amongst the scoring leaders.
The final result, of course, in addition to the championship hardware, was a first round playoff date in the NCAA Des Moines regionals with top-seeded Baylor University and Brittney Griner, the nation's best player.
"We can use that to motivate our players next season," said Mitchell.
That will include her three top 'blue collar' recruits who can play the 3-4 or 4-5 positions, giving the Gauchos some extra impact up front.
And the promise of next season will help ease but never erase the pain of this past one ….
Shortly after being named Gaucho head coach last May, there were heavy personal losses for Mitchell – the passing of her favorite uncle and, immediately upon returning to Santa Barbara after his funeral — the shocking news that her mom had died suddenly.
Four months later, in November and only hours after her first head coaching victory, tragedy struck again — news that her former coach, longtime friend and mentor, Kurt Budke – Oklahoma State's head women's basketball coach and assistant coach Miranda Serna were killed in a plane crash while on a recruiting trip.
Budke's was a special friendship that started when Mitchell was just about to graduate DeWitt High School …
"It was very late in the year and I was just coming off an ACL injury. Quite honestly, I didn't have many options," she said.
Two years later, she was Budke's starting record-setting playmaker on his Trinity Valley Community College team – the 1993 NJCAA National Champions.
"He called me his 'Little Razorback," she recalled fondly.
He also nurtured her dream of being a college coach one day …
Now with one quick championship, one NCAA bid and a couple of nets under her belt later, Coach Mitchell is already considered one of the premier young college coaches.
"It doesn't surprise me. She's been masterful from the beginning," said coach and big fan Stringer – who just happens to be the 10th winningest women's college coach in the history of the NCAA.
Further, she added ….
"Carlene is very conscientious … has a great understanding of skills … always looks on the bright side of things even when times are tough … and she couldn't be more deserving of the success out there … I've respected and trusted her with my own future … and she will continue to do well."
And from a more local perspective ….
Perhaps Dave Yossem – a seasoned member of the Gauchos uber-passionate fan base – The Fast Breakers – summed it up best about Coach Mitchell's performance earlier this year:
"She's great! We just love her!"
Yes, it's been quite a year for her – personally and professionally – and it's safe to say that UCSB Coach Carlene Mitchell 'has arrived' in this beautiful place we call home …
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Andrea Reisman had a problem--a huge, "Is this the end of my business?" crisis. Just a few weeks earlier, the 30-year-old co-founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Petopia.com, an online pet supply store, had been on top of the world: She had closed a May 1999 venture financing round that pumped $9 million into her start-up. But then came June 14, and her world tilted upside down when arch-competitor Pets.com announced it had closed a $50 million venture round that included cash from Amazon.com. Pets.com was simultaneously forming a strategic alliance with the e-commerce godfather. That meant visitors to Amazon.com would be peppered with continual reminders to buy kitty litter and 100-pound bags of puppy chow at Pets.com.
More aggravation came when Petsmart--a billion-dollar brick-and-mortar pet chain--announced it would merge its online outlet with independent online store pet.net, thereby transforming Petsmart.com into a formidable and slick e-commerce player.
Was it lights out for Reisman and her Petopia? It more than likely could have been, because in today's bullet-paced e-commerce battlefield, there's no nostalgia for yesterday's leaders. But Reisman pulled a fabulous rabbit out of cyberspace and, in July, closed a $66 million funding round including buckets of cash from pet store powerhouse Petco, which agreed to give Petopia exclusivity--Petopia would be Petco's only online retailing outpost.
"It's been a wild year," Reisman gushes. "The Petco deal enabled us to leapfrog over many competitors. It's really given us a head start."
Bigger and Better
Reisman's not alone. Now the big news in the dot.com arena is that branding is crucial--it takes a name and a sizable amount of consumer mindshare to win eyeballs, and getting there is an expensive proposition. The days when a little start-up could pretty much go it alone the way Yahoo! and Amazon.com did are waning, and a new philosophy is taking hold: "If you're a small dot.com, you have to build alliances with bigger companies. You have no choice," says Philip Anderson, an associate professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. "You need to build share fast, and that means you have to leverage more resources than you can get your mitts on by yourself."
Jim Datovech, 45, president of ComVersant, an e-commerce consulting firm in Gaithersburg, Maryland, adds, "Speed to market is critical today, and that's why alliances make so much sense. An alliance brings more strengths together."
Back at Petopia, Reisman heartily concurs because, besides providing money, the partnership with Petco transformed Petopia into an online bruiser overnight. "This partnership gives us so many advantages," says Reisman, who ticks off a few:
- "We get better pricing on products because we're pooling our procurement with theirs.
- "Every Petco store will feature marketing materials for the Web site, and we'll have access to its database of five million customers.
- "We're using [Petco's] distribution centers, so we can get products to customers more efficiently.
- "We're doing our media-buying in conjunction with Petco, so we'll get better deals on advertising."
The ironic punchline to Reisman's good fortune in snaring Petco as a partner is that she didn't even seek out Petco; it came to her. "They'd retained [investment banker] Morgan Stanley to help them select an online partner, and Morgan came to us."
She didn't spurn the overture. And, very quickly, the conversations got down to the nitty-gritty of how much money Petco would put into the business and what it expected in return. The deal took three months to finalize, but when all the papers were signed, Reisman says she got just what she wanted: "We remain an independent company," she says. "Petco's share is less than 20 percent of the equity, so we can sell different products at different prices. They are a partner, not the owner. We retain complete freedom to run this business. Petco is good at bricks and mortar; we're good at the dot.com space, and its management knows that."
Everyone's Doing It
Reisman is just one of countless entrepreneurs rushing to embrace large partners in the dot.com world. Another case in point: Last August, Toysmart.com, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, closed a deal where Walt Disney Co.'s Buena Vista Internet Group took a controlling interest in the dot.com start-up. Exactly what Disney paid for its slice of the virtual toy store is undisclosed, but, says Toysmart.com's 34-year-old president and CEO David Lord, as important as Disney's money is, it wasn't the deciding factor. "We had a great venture capital syndicate put together that was ready to fund us," says Lord. "Money wasn't a problem for us. We decided this based on other factors."
Like what? "The Disney brand is powerful, and, with Disney, we're getting premium [advertising] space on its Web sites that we couldn't get if we weren't part of the family. We fit into Disney's strategic vision, and that will help us really grow this business."
Lord also offers insight into the deal Toysmart negotiated, and it includes two crucial elements:
- "We insisted that the deal had to be approved at the highest levels of Disney," says Lord. Why? Lower-level execs come and go; their clout rises and falls. If a little business is dependent on an executive who falls out of favor, it too can see its luster diminish in the eyes of the larger partner.
- "Our contract says we only sell good toys. We do not sell all Disney toys, and there is no pressure on us to do so," says Lord. "We are passionate about what we're delivering to our customers, and that attracted Disney. It understands and supports our passion."
Does Lord have regrets about selling a huge chunk of his business? "You always have hesitations about going into a deal like this," he says. "Earlier, we had talked with Toys "R" Us and went down the path [toward a part-nering] fairly far with them. But we decided we couldn't live with the deal, so we walked away. With Disney, there weren't any deal-breakers. There were only signs telling us to go forward because it will really help us grow."
Another take on the benefits of partnering with a big company is offered by Michael Franz, 46, chairman and CEO of HotOffice Technologies, a Boca Raton, Florida, developer of virtual intranets for small businesses. Last August, Franz closed a venture round that included $6 million from Staples, plus an agreement by Staples to market HotOffice to its customers. "By ourselves, we're one thing. With a partner like Staples, we're a very different thing. Customers trust us much more because of our partnerships. It makes us seem more reliable."
It Works Both Ways
As good as some of the news may be about the partnerships proliferating throughout the dot.com world, like most things, there's a dark side, too. "Partnerships can be an incredible opportunity, but for the relationship to work, you've got to work at it," says ComVersant's Datovech, who cautions that often big companies put up their money but are unprepared to offer the smaller company anything more. "They're looking to learn from you but often aren't prepared to put much else into the relationship," he says.
And that's just the beginning of the negatives. "If you're not careful, the big company will `gut' you," says Ed Roche, a vice president with The Concours Group, a research-based management consulting firm in Kingwood, Texas. "They learn how to make your products then dump you. There is often very little a small company can do to fight back." Your best defense? Always remember to step very lightly when choosing a partner.
Dartmouth's Anderson points out another trouble spot: "Almost by definition, you're taking the larger brand where it hasn't been before. That's a recipe for conflict."
Chew on that because it's at the paradoxical core of most small-big alliances. The big company wants the little partner for its creativity, its innovation and its ability to plunge into terrain previously unexplored by the big fellow. But once the deal is signed and sealed, the risk aversion that is at the core of virtually all mega-corporations kicks in--and, suddenly, the partner is counseling caution and slow forward motion.
Some problems are even created by the small business itself. "It's easy for small-business management to take its eyes off the ball," says Larry J. Lenhart, a principal of Northern California High Technology Practice at Deloitte & Touche in San Jose, California. Bluntly put: Once an infusion of cash from a large partner eases the pressure to perform, some small business owners just get lazy or--just as bad--suddenly adopt the methodical "big company" thinking of their partner and lose the hard-charging drive to succeed that every entrepreneur needs to prosper.
A chilling potential by-product: "Often the little company's best employees will quit," says Roche. Why? They were initially attracted to the fast pace of a small business, but as more bureaucracy takes root in the aftermath of a partnership, they might just bolt.
One last thought to keep you gnawing: "The big company may acquire effective control of the little company but not formally," says Roche, meaning a straightforward acquisition hasn't been done. Instead, by taking command of key functions--accounting, say, or by assuming multiple board seats--the big company simply grabs control. "Small companies usually don't have the expertise to negotiate a fair deal. You absolutely need a third-party to assist you."
That recommendation is seconded by Ken Burke, 33, founder and CEO of Petaluma, California-based Multimedia Live, an e-commerce tool developer that brought in publisher R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. as a sizable partner last September. It took eight months to negotiate that deal, which left Burke still in full control of the company's ownership. But the key for him, says Burke, "[was] hiring really good lawyers. They found many things in the deal we had to get revised or deleted. You don't want to negotiate that sort of thing alone."
The Happy Couple
In her bustling San Francisco offices, Reis-man must surely understand the downside of being in a partnership with a mammoth company, but for right now, hers remains the happy glow of a honeymooner. "This partnership has gone amazingly well for us," she says. "A key is that Petco knows we're building our own brand and own identity. They support us in this, and there's no way we could have come this far so fast without that level of support."
Doesn't she have any worries? Well, she admits, there are two concerns that have continued to win her attention. "A challenge for us is winning the support of management at the store level," she says. Top level management may have signed on to this deal with full enthusiasm, but that doesn't necessarily mean that store managers--who see both their income and advancement within the company as being directly linked to how much sales volume their shops generate--will instantly jump on board.
If they don't? The promised in-store promotion just may not amount to much if banners are left in stock rooms at the back of stores and Petco customers aren't given the word about the Web site. "We recognize this as a potential problem, and we're trying to work on it," says Reisman. "Besides, most managers are Petco shareholders as well, and the value of their shares will go up with our success--and all the local managers know they're going to lose some business to the Internet, so they might as well lose it to their own company."
Speaking of share prices, that brings up Reisman's second problem: the timing of an IPO. She remains tight-lipped as to when it might occur, but certainly a buy-out by Petco is not her ultimate goal. Seem surprising? Not in today's dot.com world, where, increasingly, comparatively new Internet businesses accrue massive market valuations in just a few blinks of an eye. Pretty much all dot.coms see themselves plunging into the public markets, and, with that target in mind, Reisman can only smile: "In fact, we're looking for more partners with strengths in areas where our present partners aren't strong," she says. "In today's market, there's incredible pressure to produce short-term results, and partners are the key. There's no doubt about it: The fastest way to grow in the Internet economy is through partnerships."
Irreconcilable Differences
Don't pop the cork to celebrate a business alliance too soon: Fifty-five percent of alliances fall apart within 31¦2 years, says Los Angeles business consultant Larraine Segil, author of Intelligent Business Alliances (Times Books). Just why do these marriages unravel? Segil surveyed executives with alliance experience to get the answer:
- 75 percent cited incompatible corporate cultures
- 63 percent pointed to incompatible management personalities
- 58 percent said differences in priorities contributed to their falling outs
That's why Segil tells small companies in alliances with big partners to ask themselves this: If the marriage ends in divorce, do we have the resources to recover? If you don't, get moving on developing a separation stra-tegy. It may never be deployed, but with more than half of all corporate marriages ending in quickie divorces, prudence dictates having a scenario on hand for survival without the larger partner. "Partnerships can prove life-threatening to small businesses that aren't prepared for the day when the wheels come off the alliance," says Jim Datovech, president of ComVersant.
More hard-eyed advice comes from Steve Patti, president of The Media Farm Inc., a content services agency in Dallas that has prospered from close alliances with Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and other mammoth tech businesses--but that's also seen its share of deals go south. His advice:
- "Properly manage the big company's expectations. Don't let it tell you, `It's our way or the highway.' Don't appear too eager to do the deal.
- "Protect your ideas--don't give away everything. Keep a few secrets. The more keenly the big company is aware that it needs your skills and know-how, the harder it will work to make the relationship a two-way street that's genuinely a win-win."
Pre-Alliance Counseling
Want to dig deeper into the benefits--and perils--of forming an alliance with a bigger business? If you're contemplating an alliance, you'd better do this due diligence because, quite plainly, there are more ways for deals to go sour than there are probabilities they'll prosper. These Web sites offer well-formed, incisive analysis:
- "Dispelling the Myths of Alliances" (http://www.ac.com/overview/Outlook/special99/over_specialed.html) is a thoughtful article written by a couple of Andersen Consulting partners, who say that 30 percent of alliances are outright failures (compared to 39 percent that are deemed unequivocal successes). They offer tips for getting your alliances in with the 39 percent.
- SmartAlliances.com (http://www.smartalliances.com), put up by consulting giant Booz-Allen & Hamilton, offers the firm's advice to clients considering alliances. Don't miss the "Chart of the Week", which offers at-a-glance visuals on how to do an alliance right (and how most have been done wrong).
- "Eat or Be Eaten! Strategic Alliances in Business" (http://www.ocri.ca/presentations/Zone5ive/Freeman/ppframe.htm) is a fast- moving slide show optimized for display on the Web. This site walks viewers through the how-tos of minimizing risk and maximizing gains.
- "There's Strength in Numbers" (http://onlinewbc.org/docs/expanding/alliances.html), sponsored by the SBA, is a one-page site offering tips on the benefits of alliances.
- "Strategic Alliances" (http://www.larrainesegil.com/strategicalliances.htm) is an overview of alliances from Larraine Segil, an international consultant specializing in alliances. The site is packed with plenty of stats and facts.
- Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (http://www.strategic-alliances.org) lets you talk with a pro before saying yes (or no) to a marriage proposal. And don't miss the white paper on putting together an alliance that achieves big returns at http://www. logosnet.com/main/alliance_law.htm
- "Mergers and Corporate Consolidation in the New Economy" (http://www.ftc.gov/os/1998/9806/merger98.tes.htm), a statement from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) supported by rich statistical analysis, gives you the goods on alliances and the economy. The FTC, by the way, points to several factors as fueling the current trends: the need to be globally competitive, technological advances (deals often allow a company to acquire the technology it craves) and the ongoing wave of downsizing.
Made For Each Other?
Ready to dive into business with a heavyweight? Before you jump, make sure you know the answers to the following questions, from Partnering Intelligence: Creating Value for Your Business by Building Strong Alliances (Davies-Black Publishing) by Stephen M. Dent. The answers should be in line with your business goals and visions.
1. What is your potential partner's vision?
2. Where does it want to go as a business?
3. What are its values and ethics?
4. What kind of corporate culture does it have?
5. What types of relationships and partnerships does it already have and how well have they been working out?
6. What are its strategies to achieve its vision?
7. Has it conducted an internal assessment?
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As you are removing the skin do check the floor. Be sure it's intact.Is everything you are finding still dry? Looks it.I would take that as a good sign. Hey take what you can get.
In my first post I indicated that about 3ft of the floor in the very front had damage and the someone had put new plywood over the bad floor. It is solid and sense it is under the back of the bed and just a storage area I was going to just live with that. Yes it was all dry so they did get the leaks stop. I hope I can get it back together again and leak free. I did order the corner seal tape , they also recommended chalking the edge corners over the tape what kind of chalk should I use?
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I think you mean caulk.
Quote from: alan6051964 on May 26, 2017, 07:35:26 AM I had just about as much damage to mine, IF NOT WORSE !?!. just think of how much cash your saving, by doing it yourself ! :-). it's not hard to do, it just takes a lot of your time, this much I know for a fact. we are not some factory with a dozen workers stapling it together in a few min's ?, we are people that take our time, and make sure its done right...well..we try ?!..lol. I think your doing a wonderful job so far, get-r-done !.[/quoteI never seen so many staples, there where many places the had 3 or more staples in an area the size of a dime. lol, yeah, they sure know how to use that staple gun huh ?..lol. I know what your saying !. seen it for myself a few times..lol.
dicor non-sagging sealant is what you need down the edge of your j-rails. dicor self leveling is what you will need for the top front cover trim, the trim that covers the siding, then laps on the roof. as your putting the j-rails back on, run putty tape, or butyl tape on the back side, followed up with the dicor non sagging sealant.
Where can I find this sealant? Do I have to order online? I ordered seal tite corner seal and I would use this stuff in combination with that? Thanks
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I also had the problem of the paint lines, and pattern lining up perfect after I rebuilt my front , and front sides, I had no angles to go by ?, other than the aluminum siding cut ?, so I used that to go by on the corner angles. did the best I could, I think it will live. as for those round parts ?, yeah, as long as you have one good one to use as a pattern ?, your ok. I lucked out on my roof rafters, I had one good one left, I used it for a pattern to cut new rafters. word of caution !, do not use any sheet rock screws to attach any siding !!!. sheet rock screws will corrode aluminum siding, at least it did on mine ?, I then used wood screws made for outdoor weather where ever I attached wood to wood, then stapled the siding to the wood frame. when I attached all my j-rails, I used stainless steel screws.
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James Capretta offers four guidelines for navigating fiscal cliff negotiations. On the whole, I think they are sensible suggestions and, at a minimum, worthy of consideration.
First, "acknowledge the economic and policy risks of going over the cliff." It's possible that the looming tax increases and spending cuts wouldn't send the U.S. economy into a recession. It's also possible that massive cuts to the military budget wooudn't produce adverse consequences to the national security and ability to protect our national interests. But we shouldn't count on being this lucky.
Second, "remember the White House has more to lose." In the short term, it's quite possible that voters would mainly blame Republicans if we go over the cliff. Ultimately, though, President Obama cannot afford even a shallow recession in his second term, and presumably he understands this.
Third, "be practical and strategic on taxes." Being practical means recognizing that, given the outcome of the election, a bigger tax load for the wealthy is inevitable if we are to avoid going over the cliff. Being strategic means avoiding measures that damage the long-term goal of a simpler, more pro-growth tax code. For example, revenue can be raised by limiting available deductions, credits, and exemptions for very high-income households, rather than raising their tax rates.
Capretta also advocates pushing for an extension of payroll tax relief for working Americans, which Obama opposes. This would (a) put Republicans on the side of working Americans and (b) create pressure for social security reform.
Fourth, "be clear on entitlement reform." This means insisting that there can be no deal on long-term taxes without far-reaching reforms to health-entitlement programs. And for Capretta, far-reaching reform includes, among other things, the revision and retrenchment of Obamacare. Because that law sets in motion the largest entitlement expansion in a generation, Capretta argues that it's far better to scale the program back now before it gets started than to wait and hope it can be scaled back later.