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Berlin-born director Alexa Karolinski teamed up with design duo Zoe Latta and Mike Eckhaus to capture a group of Chinatown residents' impressive daily morning work out in New York's Columbus Park. The trio were initially looking for tai chi talent to star in a fashion film for Latta and Eckhaus's burgeoning fashion label—Eckhaus Latta—when they stumbled upon the band of Chinese seniors and became mesmerized by their elegant routine. "We'd seen tai chi a million times but we'd never seen something this amazing," says Karolinski. "For these beautiful old ladies who meet every morning it's a routine in their daily lives, it's part of their identities." For the past 30 years the group has gathered daily to practice luk tung kuen, a specialist Chinese form of exercise. Before shooting, Latta and Eckhaus brought a selection of their label's pieces to the park for the women to pick and mix with their own clothes, and the duo were delighted to see the importance of fashion was not lost on them. "When I interviewed one woman, she wouldn't stop talking about these uniforms they used to practice in," says Karolinski. "She wished they still had them and was nostalgic about a yellow one they had in summer. The way people dress is the way they identify themselves, and that's exactly fashion."
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He says space is limited in Iowa cCty shelters. Instead he and his wife have staked out a spot on Iowa City's ped mall.
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He and his wife aren't alone. City leaders say a small group of people have stationed themselves and their belongings here for long stretches of time.
The city has heard an increasing amount of complaints from business owners and pedestrians about these people taking up public space, harassing passersby, and even yelling and swearing.
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February 14, 2014Wishing all our two and four legged friends a Happy Valentine's Day! We also wanted to share one of our favorite infographics - 10 Ways Dogs Are Better Than Boyfriends! Enjoy!
Our New Packaging!
February 11, 2014As you may know, we've been working jolly hard over the past few months, to give our packaging a lovely new look! I wanted to take a moment to tell you a bit about what we've done, and why!
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February 10, 2014In spring 2014, along with the launch of our beautiful new boxes, we'll be making a couple of very minor ingredient amendments, based on availability sourcing / volume needs.
Adventure of a Cattle Dog Reviews Valentines Quickies
February 7, 2014Well, my friends, we're now into February. The month of love (or something like that). Valentine's Day is just 11 days away—have you thought about what you'll get your Valentine? Think no more!
Book Review: The Royal Treatment, by Dr. Barbara Royal
February 6, 2014Dr. Royal's new book is a really fantastic go-to reference guide written in simple, easy-to understand terms and I highly recommend it as an invaluable resource for taking care of your pet naturally and being mindful of their physical, nutritional and emotional needs, so that they can reach their full health potential.
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Groovy Goldendoodles Enjoy Some Valentines Treats
January 29, 2014Groovy Goldendoodles taste tested our Valentines Treats for Wordless Wednesdays!
Meet Ranch Dog, Rosey!
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Thoughts on Pet Travel Safety Day
January 2, 2014Besides the usual cautionary tale about leaving pets unattended in over-heated parked cars, there's an additional animal safety (and in some opinions, animal cruelty) concern, about allowing pets to travel inside (and sometimes hanging outside) of vehicles without being properly restrained.
Discontinuing Several Teas and Supplements
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Linkin Park has taken their love of Transformers to the next level. The band's DJ, Joe Hahn , has designed a limited edition Linkin Park branded action figure of the Transformers character Soundwave.
The Linkin Park G1 Soundwave Transformer is approximately seven-inches tall, converts from a robot to a cassette player and comes with four cassette minions that fit into its chest.
Linkin Park has a long history with the Transformers movie franchise: the group has provided songs to each of the film's soundtracks. "What I've Done" from 2007's Minutes to Midnight was featured in 2007's Transformers ; "New Divide" served as the theme song for 2009's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ; and "Iridescent" from 2010's A Thousand Suns was included in the soundtrack for 2011's Transformers: Dark of the Moon .
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The onslaught of national attention to Alcohol Energy Drinks (AEDs), dubbed "blackout in a can" by many, continues to pick up steam.
After a series of national media reports from the New York Times, ABC, CBS and other major outlets about several recent alcohol poisoning cases linked to AEDs, the products are back in the news full-force.
In 2008, a group of state attorneys general, aided by The Center for Science in the Public Interest and other groups, successfully pressured Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors to drop premixed, sweetened alcohol energy drinks from their product lines.
Since then, AEDs with even higher alcohol concentrations, such as Joose and Four Loko, have gained popularity with college-age and younger youth as a cheap and easy way to get drunk. The sugary, fruit-flavored beverages mask the flavor of alcohol, and the caffeine fuels a dangerous perception of being able to "party all night" — that is, drink harder and longer.
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- Marin Institute has posted an excellent overview of the current furor and its history on its blog, and has set up an online action campaign to email the FDA urging the agency to take action (FDA officials are currently reviewing the status of AEDs).
- Brand Channel published a fascinating expos? on Phusion Projects, alleging that the maker of Four Loko went to great lengths to "cover its tracks" on some very slick social marketing efforts. Fast Company joined the fray by confronting a company founder with recently-removed language from Phusion's website that seems to contradict his denials that Four Loko is marketed as an energy drink.
- A number of colleges and universities across the country are urging students to avoid AEDs and some are banning them altogether.
- The Michigan Liquor Control Commission banned the sale of AEDs statewide, and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board formally asked the state's 17,000 alcohol distributors to stop selling the drinks. Alcohol control boards and legislators in other states are currently considering action, and Chicago aldermen are proposing a citywide ban.
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When it appeared that Curtis Painter would indeed not have enough to serve as a regular season replacement for Peyton Manning, its was Kerry Collins that became the next avaliable option.
The veteran came out of retirement to do so, and attempted to shake off a bit of football inactivity over the past week and on Thursday against Cincinnati.
In the end what the Colts got in their final preseason game was a little of what they've had the past month-nothing to great yet nothing to terrible.
Collins finished his half of football by completing 5-of-10 passes for 45 yards and led the team down the field on the opening possession for a field goal. It was the only score the Colts would get in the first half as they fell behind 10-3.
"He did some things pretty well out there. He had some situations where he couldn't get the ball out, a sack, fumble and we had a drop (pass) out there," said head coach Jim Caldwell to the Colts Radio Network at halftime. "Other than that, in terms of our operation, I think he did OK."
The likely starter should the Colts be without Peyton Manning for the opening game and beyond with due to a neck injury, Collins played without most of the first team offensive players during his half of playing time.
"Obviously they're all great players but I had confidence in the guys going in, I worked with a lot of the guys that I was in there with a lot during the week since I've been here," said Collins of his Colts debut. "There were plays out there to be made, I certainly missed a couple that could have resulted in a little better plays for us.
"I thought all in all the guys did a good job."
Dan Orlovsky was actually a bit better, completing 10-of-18 passes for 178 yards and tossed a touchdown to Taj Smith with 1:09 in the game to help the Colts to a 17-13 win over the Bengals.
The win is the first for the Colts in the preseason since August 20, 2009, when the team beat the Eagles 25-13 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
In fact, that drive by the Colts was aided by a pass interference penalty by Bengals defensive back Taylor Mays on rookie David Gilreath, which took the ball from the Colts own 46 to the Cincinnati 10. Collins completed a five-yard pass to Taj Smith to the Bengals' three-yard on third down as the Colts settled for an Adam Vinatieri field goal to give them the lead.
The quarterback then endured a rough second series, one in which an interception was overturned and then he lost the ball when sacked by Michael Johnson who in turn recovered the fumble.
In the second quarter, not much got going either. The Colts followed a three-and-out early in the quarter with one first down and then three-downs and out later on. Dan Orlovsky relieved Collins late in the quarter and for the rest of the preseason game.
With Orlovsky in, the Colts offense finally got things going late in the third quarter when Darren Evans capped a nine play, 95-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown on fourth down to tie the game at ten.
Cincinnati responded with a field goal, but Orlovsky did in kind, leading a final minute drive that culminated with a touchdown pass to Taj Smith to make it 17-13 Colts.
Kevin Thomas wrapped the game up with an interception of Dan LeFevour with ten seconds left, ending a nine-game Colts preseason losing streak.


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In addition to blogging for the Huffington Post about my start-up, Shyndyg, I will also be writing for Marketwire's Small Business vertical on the topic of Marketing.
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Since 1988, NBC has been where Americans go to get their Olympics coverage. It's no secret that this incredibly lucrative contract, obtained during the network's glory days, has led the broadcaster to think they are "unkillable," (despite being 4th in the network wars.)
This theory was seriously tested this past weekend.
You see, NBC has always had a tape delay to bring a compact, clean package of coverage for the sports it televises. This has served them well in the past, but in a social media world, they can't afford to keep this bad idea around.
It seems the broadcaster, who boasts how "plugged in" they are (NBC, after all is an investor and content provider for Hulu, the streaming service which is extremely popular un the US.) hasn't quite jumped the chasm of knowing social media exists, and understanding how unbelievable crucial a proper social media strategy needs to inform their broadcast.
Right from the first Hobbitesque frame of the opening ceremonies Friday (on a delay 4 hours after it had been broadcast EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD) the twitterverse was not best pleased. You see, Americans had been reading tweets all afternoon describing the ceremonies. There were pictures being posted as-it-happened, and there was even a complete video on Youtube of the 7/7 tribute which NBC did not air.
And, yet, they still didn't get it. Their response to the negative sentiment?
Vivian Schiller, Chief Digital Officer for NBCNews and MSNBC thought this was the proper "witty retort" for all those people who called NBC out:
GOSH. Get a LIFE people! What could have possibly changed in the last 8 years that would make people want a different approach?
But, she raises a good point. NBC has always done it this way, and it has netted them rewards. The predictability of their offering has allowed them to negotiate sky-high ad revenues during this period. In every conceivable old media way, they have a vested interest in the status quo.
Even if that status quo shits the bed.
It's time for NBC to pivot.
You hear the term "pivot" a lot to describe start ups changing their focus, or a material part of their business. This is EXACTLY what's needed here.
Much fun is made of the term "join the conversation," but that is the crux of the major failure here.
No one bothered to ask HOW NBC was going to join the conversation, or what the hell they were going to do when they got there.
The rules of the road for social media are: 1. LISTEN. 2. Respond, not 1. Broadcast crap no one cares about 2. When they don't like what you're shoving down their throats, call them babies.
NBC could have avoided this situation by having a digital chief with REAL POWER in the planning stages who UNDERSTANDS SOCIAL MEDIA and could head this problem off at the pass. (Barring that, said person could have had actual Social Media experts (guest influencers would have been a good way to go) to follow a RESPONSE PLAN to not add gasoline to the fire.
How big is the fire?
NBC hasn't even been bothering to listen or contribute at this late stage of the game, even when the harshest critics are linking to streaming online from foreign sources so that they can watch the matches in the way they were intended.
NBC: you are losing revenue because of these stupid fucking decisions.
But, they've decided to go the worst route possible: artificially silencing their critics.
The most vocal critic of NBC, British Journalist Guy Adams had his twitter account suspended today (Twitter is in a Co-Production with NBC, though they should have known better.) You can read Guy's own account here. This story is going viral quickly, and the mentions of NBC are profoundly negative. I guess they want their legacy to be that they're
NBC, you need to fire whomever is in charge here. This is the WRONG WAY to approach a problem which every other G20 nation broadcasting the games has managed to solve. You need to hire people who are in a position to make real change, and understand how social media works. You can't (and shouldn't) prevent people from watching something with the rest of the world, and commenting on what they see.
Your decisions are made based on profits which will evaporate with the dissemination of pirated feeds anyway, making your revenue approach VERY hard to justify. (Plus: there are amazing ways you can market and track behaviour online to increase your profits. Call me if you need a lesson!)
The negative press and mentions online sully what you're trying to achieve. You can hardly afford this as the #4 network in primetime already. (You're the Brandon Tartikoff network, for Pete's sake. ACT LIKE IT)
You cannot afford to fuck this up anymore. It's a Goddamned embarrassment.
PS: Matt Inman, "The Oatmeal" summing it up:
They should add "streaming the Olympics from other countries because our channels suck."America would take home all the golds.— Matthew Inman (@Oatmeal) July 30, 2012
Recently, in an effort to get "down with the kids," perpetually misguided multinational Nestle (Whose profits last year were 10.35 BILLION dollars) launched their Instagram channel.
Because so many food brands succeed with nonsensical imagery, Nestle opted to dress someone in a bear suit, have them play the drums, and tag the photo "Drumroll please… Nestle is now on Instagram!"
So far so good, yes? The fans of Nestle's Facebook page didn't think so. Within minutes, commentary began to flood in regarding the striking resemblance between the Nestle bear and a certain OTHER well known, memetastic animal, PEDOBEAR.
The link tells you all you need to know, but the short strokes are: Pedobear is a powerful symbol of paedophilia online, and one that SOMEONE inside Nestle, at their Agency of Record, or even tangentially connected to this campaign should have picked up on, and raised the flag.
And yet, no one did.
Why is this so important? Well, if you set aside that the beleaguered brand might not want to be freely associated with paedophilia, it brings to light 4 things which will change the landscapes for behemoth companies lumbering along with old media ideas:
1. It's no longer acceptable to NOT be digital. The world is plugged in. Your customers are plugged in. YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO BE IGNORANT ANY LONGER.
2. If you don't understand memes, you don't understand how to distribute your product quickly and efficiently in the new digital world. Memes are currency. You don't have to love or approve of "1960s Batman." You DO have to understand how that message is spread quickly in a digital environment. Brands who understand memes do and will continue to have the world at their feet.
3. This could have been avoided by LISTENING. Listening doesn't just mean setting up Radian6 to hear how much people love your products, it means setting up Google Alerts, reading blogs, and generally being abreast of what is happening online, so you can cull out really shitty ideas before anyone has a chance to book the bear costume.
4. Don't discount the younger, plugged-in staff because they don't have enough "experience." Their experience online could save your asses. Even if a 23-year-old account executive were to have discovered the similarity early on, they most likely didn't have an environment where they felt they could raise this issue. This is a major fault in most large corporations, and if allowed to continue, will lead to further problems down the road.
It takes a few minutes of your time, and very little effort to stay current, and it could save your brand's ass (unless you think an association with paedophilia is a positive thing, but I feel like Penn State has trod that ground enough lately, and it's pretty passé.)
COMPANIES: LISTEN!! INVEST IN DIGITAL. INVEST IN UNDERSTANDING. ASK A YOUNG PERSON. Your reputation could depend on it.
Toronto based yoga fans woke up this morning to find a tantalizing promotion in their Facebook feeds:
Lululemon Eaton's Centre has a special Facebook offer. At the time I saw it, hundreds of people had claimed it, and yet…
There was no description of what the deal *was.*
I clicked on the link to claim the offer and was promised the details of said (not explicity described) offer was on its way to my inbox.
Here's what arrived:
This did not help. I reached out to Facebook in the hope that someone knew more about it than I did (or could glean from the awesome instructions.)
As you can see, when I visited Lululemon's Eaton Centre page, another piece of the puzle was revealed: other people had asked. "What in the hell?"
Here was Lululemon's "official" response (hidden in a comment reply to Dan Johnson:
Let's take a moment to parse and discuss:
If you are entering into a partnership with any 3rd party provider, you, as the client need to make sure this shit doesn't happen.
As a 3rd party provider, you have a duty to make sure you're not pissing in your own eye by letting something like this happen, and losing revenue.
As the client who does Social Media in house, it is your DUTY to make sure you have a communications and escalation plan for just these types of cases. (And your plan can't be a piss poor response like the one above.)
Lululemon should have had a plan in place, and when this started to occur, they should have pushed a PINNED POST to Facebook detailing what had happened, and apologising, and not throwing Facebook under the bus (regardless of whether it was Facebook's fault, it's their lawn, don't shit on it.)
Lululemon should also, in the coming days, offer something nominal to turn this failure from frustration and disappointment to surprise and delight.
Social isn't ramshackle. It isn't slapdash. It IS forgiving, but you've got to be fast, and act in the customer's best interest (and if that means apologising and making right, you DO IT.)
I will update this post once we see what happens with this situation. Had something like this happen to you in social? Talk to me
UPDATE: Late yesterday, Lululemon posted this to their wall:
Not really an explanation, but (thankfully) not throwing Facebook under the bus. Seriously, though. They should have offered SOMETHING to their loyal fans (however small) to show that they actually do care. They asked people to come into the store anyway, why not have free fancy iced tea?


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Posted on Harvard Business ReviewBy Rosabeth Moss Kanter on December 14, 2010
Posted on Harvard Business Review: December 13, 2010 11:33 AM
On December 9, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined Microsoft founder Bill Gates and wealthy investor Warren Buffet in signing the Gates-Buffet Giving Pledge, which commits them to donate at least half of their wealth over time. Other less-well-known holders of 10-figure U.S. dollar fortunes have also followed suit.
What do those gazillionaires' grand gestures have to do with the rest of us? And are they role models? Yes, but not in the obvious ways. My conclusion is decidedly not that people of lesser means should give away half of what they have — even though a family in Atlanta did just that and wrote a book about it (The Power of Half by Kevin and Hannah Salwen). But regardless of the size or type of gift, and whether it is a company or an individual gesture, there are four lessons to be derived about the nature of gifts and how to ensure that they have the intended impact.
Authenticity matters. You can't gift your way out of controversy or into favorable situations. Generosity is not always well-received. Just ask companies that offer a strategic business case for getting involved with communities in emerging markets. Sometimes community leaders look suspiciously on the company's motives and refuse generous gestures. Advice to beware of outsiders bearing gifts is as old as the Trojan horse thousands of years ago.
But even if the gift horse is looked in the mouth, and it isn't full of Greek invaders, other suspicions remain. Perhaps the gift-giver is using the community or the charity to deceive others as to his or her true nature, as in the recently-hatched term "greenwashing," for companies pretending to be greener than they are through a few easy environmental gestures. And generosity is sometimes resented, as a display of conspicuous philanthropy, showing that you have more than someone else to begin with, which is a matter not to be discussed in polite company. Even if you have it, don't flaunt it.
Timing is everything. Gifts have the most positive impact when unsolicited, before you're asked, and certainly before it appears that you're shamed into it. Gates and Buffet had already pledged to give away half before anyone asked them to do it (although Gates preceded Buffet and brought him along). The rest look like they are joining a parade.
Zuckerberg's $100 million gift to Newark coincided with the release of an unflattering film portrait led to some concern that the announcement would be viewed as a publicity stunt. Reportedly Mayor Corey Booker encouraged Zuckerberg to go public. But the timing added a taint to the gift all the same, with consequences still unknown.
For some wealthy executives, and ex-executives, it might be too late. Numerous fired CEOs have been pilloried for walking away with gargantuan severance packages while their companies slid downhill. Had they been known for generous gifts before the exit settlements, perhaps the payment would have been viewed differently. There are numerous Wall Street bankers whose contrition and generosity months or years after the crash would be roundly criticized, not appreciated.
A gift is not generous when it is expected, or when it is forced out of the giver.
Activism is more important than altruism; advocacy can be as important as cash. Michael Milken, the junk bond trader who served two years of a 10 year sentence for violating securities laws, rehabilitated his reputation not through check-writing giveaways but through activism. He created the Milken Institute and became involved in promoting medical research, leading to a citation by Fortune magazine for his positive impact.
The power and reputation of the Gates Foundation comes from its dedication to a few clear areas of focus in which it can make a big difference, whether U.S. high schools or malaria and HIV-AIDS in Africa. Bill and Melinda are not passive givers; they are willing to put in their personal time and credibility to advocate for strategic contributions in high places, getting government funds to add to theirs. Their personal commitment encouraged Warren Buffet to make his enormous donations through the Gates Foundation, thus multiplying the potential impact.
Some gifts get returned. Others bring returns. Knowing the difference is important to make generosity a strategic skill.
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Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, where she specializes in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights have guided leaders of large and small organizations worldwide for over 25 years. The former Editor of Harvard Business Review (1989-1992), Professor Kanter has been named to The Times of Londonlist of the "50 most powerful women in the world".
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Hossain, Md. Belal and Khan, Shahjahan (2012) Statistical meta-analysis for ordinal categorical data. In: 11th Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences (ICCSS-11), 19-22 Dec 2011, Lahore, Pakistan.
Traditionally the odds ratio (OR) is used for measuring the extent of association between exposure and its binary outcomes in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and similar studies. It is inapplicable if the outcomes are on an ordinal scale with more than two categories. In those studies, the generalised odds ratio (GOR) is used for summarising the difference between two stochastically ordered distributions of an ordinal categorical variable. Meta-analysis combines data from various independent trials in estimating the overall effect measure to make the sample size larger so that the inference based on the combined data is more reliable. In this paper we developed a method of meta-analysis using the GOR under independent multinomial sampling scheme for ordinal categorical data.
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At first glance, the artwork appears professional. The colors, the lines, the shading, the shapes.But then, upon closer observation, the sign naming the painting and the artist reveals a startling fact. Pamie Xiong, the creator of "Birds in a Blossum Tree," a finely crafted watercolor on antique paper, is in first-grade. "She is one of those children who has an extraordinary gift," said Fairview Elementary School art teacher Cathleen Smallwood. "She is what I would call a genuine prodigy." Pamie's "Blossum" recently hung in the Newton County Library as part of the school system art show. The excellence of the work caught Pamie's parents, Christy and Manase Xiong, by surprise, Mrs. Xiong said. "We were just completely blown away by the picture," Mrs. Xiong said. "We knew she had talent. We were thinking of getting her art instruction but we never really got around to it." Smallwood said Pamie's ability to control her pressure and direction in her strokes is well beyond her years and indeed exceeds the average adult's capabilities. "She has the ability to turn shape in space and turn it in different positions of view yet keep the proportions," said Smallwood, who has worked with Pamie on a weekly basis for the past year. "She has a gentle, delicate touch with the brush. That is why Pamie can do that kind of work at such a young age. She really understands how to pull up and give a fragile delicate touch." Mrs. Xiong said Pamie knew even as a toddler how to hold a writing implement. "We gave her a pencil to try and doodle and right away she knew how to hold her pencil," her mother said. "She loves art and she likes to draw." Mrs. Xiong credits her husband, an engineer, with nurturing Pamie's interest in art. "Manase is the talented person who draws with Pamie and the other kids," said Mrs. Xiong, whose family also includes children Caleb, 4; Emily, 2; and Kenji, 10 months. "Sometimes he'll put a large sketch pad on the floor. Then he and the children will all lay on the ground and draw together. Sometimes he'll draw something, then Pamie will take it and draw her version of the picture." Pamie, which means "little flower" in Hmong, enjoys drawing a range of subjects, though, as might be expected from a 7-year-old, she is particularly interested in princesses. "Mrs. Jeselnik is her first-grade teacher. She says that if you finish your work early, flip your paper over and draw on the back. So, on the back side of most of Pamie's school work you will see people, scenery, animals, but mostly princesses," explained her mother. Pamie said her favorite color is blue and she likes to use colored pencils, crayons and watercolor to draw princes, princesses, cars, dinosaurs and turtles. "I like drawing pictures because it's really fun," Pamie said. Mrs. Xiong said she's really seen Pamie's artwork develop under Smallwood's guidance and that her daughter is fortunate to have such a talented teacher. "We tell Pamie every day that she has the potential to become anything she wants to be," Mrs. Xiong said. "We don't expect her to be famous, we just expect her to be happy in whatever she does." E-mail Karen J. Rohr at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Vestas Develops Replacement for Damaged Offshore Wind Turbines
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems AS is developing a new offshore wind turbine model following recent gear box problems at several of its currently operating turbines, Swedish magazine Ny Teknik said. At the same time, Vestas and Swedish subcontractor SKF AB are trying to determine the causes of the damage to gear boxes, which recently induced the Danish group to stop sales of the V90 3 MW windmill for offshore installations. [Source: Thomson Financial]
Floating Offshore Wind Turbines: DNV KEMA Set Standards
As demand for wind energy increases, offshore deployments are continuing to move into deeper waters. DNV KEMA has released its new standard for floating offshore wind turbine structures that will help ensure safety and reliability in floating wind turbines, and give the nascent floating-turbine sector the confidence to continue its development to commercial maturity. "A prerequisite for the industry to continue to grow and develop effectively is development of design
Wind Turbine Simulation Solution by MSC Software
U.S. based MSC Software announces the 2012 version of its Advanced Wind Turbine Modeling (AdWiMo) solution. AdWiMo allows rapid modeling and accurate system simulation of wind turbines. As a plug-in to Adams, the multibody dynamics analysis software from MSC, the new version of AdWiMo fully supports the new Adams 2012 interface and better addresses areas of the certification process for wind turbines. Design validation and certification of wind turbines is mandatory in almost all countries
NAVFAC Begins Installation Process of Wind Turbine
By Lee H. Saunders, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest Public Affairs Installation of the Marine Corps' first large scale wind turbine at Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Barstow began Jan. 8, with a kick-off meeting between Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest, MCLB, and Southern California Edison (SCE). The meeting starts the official implementation of the first of its kind contract awarded to the Marine Corps in November 2007.
ABS Enters Indian Wind Market
ABS Consulting completed its first noise emission test in India for SRC Green Power's wind turbine in Tirunelveli, India, just southwest of the state capital, Chennai. The noise assessment of the 250 kW wind turbine generator (WTG) was conducted by the company's IEC 61400-11 accredited subcontractor, WIND-Consult. The test took three days to complete and provided feedback on Noise Emission decibel levels at wind speeds ranging from 6 m/sec to 10 m/sec
Keppel Looking to Build Specialized Craft
According to an August 20 report from www.todayonline.com, Keppel Corp is looking into building specialized ships like vessels to install wind turbines as well as ice breakers. The firm has teamed up with fleet owner and operator Seafox in a joint venture to adapt Keppel's current multi-purpose self-elevating platform model into a $220m wind turbine installation vessel. Keppel said the vessel can operate in waters which are 45% deeper, compared to existing vessels.
Port Receives First International Ship of The Season
PORTAGE, Ind. (March 29, 2010) - The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor celebrated the opening of its 41st international shipping season with the arrival of the "M/V Avonborg." Port and local officials boarded the vessel for a brief ceremony, presenting the ship's captain, Capt. Gert J.K. Mol, with gifts including an Indiana state flag and a vintage Port of Indiana South Shore poster. The first ship signifies the start of the shipping season
Westermeerwind Wind Farm Construction Begins
Mammoet announced today that Westermeerwind BV has reached financial close on July 25 for the turnkey construction of the Westermeerwind wind farm in Ijsselmeer, meaning work can now start on building the 48 wind turbines. The Westermeerwind wind farm consists of 48 wind turbines with a capacity of 3 MW to be installed in the water between 500-1,100 meters from the dikes of the Noordoostpolder. The client for the wind farm is Westermeerwind BV
Offshore Wind Rules Set New Standard
Lloyd's Register releases new Rules, Class Notation and Guidance Notes for 'Wind Turbine Installation and Maintenance Vessels and Liftboats' to reflect industry best practice and new novel designs. The new Rules form part of the wider Mobile Offshore Unit Rule set 2013 launched by Lloyd's Register in June, and is for vessels engaged in installation and/or maintenance activities relating to offshore wind turbines
Kongsberg Participates in Wind Project
Kongsberg Maritime is the owner of the 'Windsense' project, which aims to develop a new and flexible instrumentation system for wind turbines. The system will help to make wind power more economically competitive. The project, which amounts to 22 million NOK, has been initiated through collaboration within the instrumentation cluster NCEI (Norwegian Centres of Expertise Instrumentation). Windsense will develop a system that will make wind turbines more effective by
DNV GL Pledges to Help Reduce Offshore Wind Costs by 25%
DNV GL, the world's largest resource of independent energy experts today share the findings of its latest report "Offshore wind: a manifesto for cost reduction" at WindEnergy Hamburg 2014. Industry action on reducing offshore wind costs is widely regarded as essential
Investors Warm up to German Offshore Wind
German offshore plants attract new investment; offshore energy a key component in switch from nuclear. Start-up costs high, but returns are attractive. Germany's offshore wind parks, once seen as only for brave investors because of high costs and operational risks
Kongsberg/Ricardo in Wind Farm Bearing Collaboration
Ricardo and KONGSBERG say that they have signed a framework agreement that will see Ricardo support the development of the Kongsberg Wind Farm Management System (WFMS) as well as related condition monitoring systems for a range of other industrial sectors.
Ricardo to Support Kongsberg WFMS Development
Ricardo and Kongsberg have signed a framework agreement that will see Ricardo support the development of the Kongsberg Wind Farm Management System (WFMS) as well as related condition monitoring systems for a range of other industrial sectors.
St. Lawrence Seaway Cargos up 3% over 2013
Total cargo shipments on the St. Lawrence Seaway have surpassed 2013 levels despite one of the most difficult starts to the shipping season in years due to ice coverage. According to Seaway figures, total cargo tonnage from March 25 to August 31 reached 20 million metric tons
OSV Master Fined Following Wind Turbine Allision
The master of a wind farm support boat has been made to pay £3,000 in fines and costs after breaching maritime collision regulations, informs the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Geoffrey Whinfrey was in charge of the Island Panther when it collided with a wind turbine in the
Master Fined After Wind Farm Collision
The master of a wind farm support vessel has today been made to pay £3,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to breaches of maritime collision regulations. Geoffrey Whinfrey was in charge of the Island Panther when it collided with a wind turbine in the Sheringham Shoal wind farm
Vestas Profit Beats Forecast
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems posted much higher than expected second-quarter earnings and slightly increased its guidance for the full year, signaling its turnaround from the brink of collapse has taken hold. * Q2 earnings before special items 104 mln eur vs f'cast 63 mln
OSV Hull Arrives at Havyard's Leirvik Yard
Havyard says that newbuild number 118 has arrived from Turkey at the yard in Leirvik, being the first of two vessels that will be outfitted to provide service and maintenance for offshore wind power installations. After a month on tow from Turkey, where the hull was built
First 'round 3' Wind Turbine Installed at Westermost Rough
The UK's first commercial 6 megawatt (MW) wind turbine has been installed at the Westermost Rough wind farm, in a new landmark for renewable energy. The next generation machine, designed by Siemens and erected by DONG Energy, is the first of 35 at the 210MW North Sea project.
Dutch Team Installs Huge Power Socket in the North Sea
A combination of three Dutch offshore companies realized a unique operation in the North Sea, installing a giant 'power socket', the SylWin alpha platform. Siemens commissioned Seaway Heavy Lifting to perform an unusual operation that in turn called in the assistance of maritime
L-3 SAM Electronics Equips Vidar Heavy-Lift Jack-Up
L-3 SAM Electronics announced today that it has completed the supply and installation of extensive drive equipment, as well as automation, navigation and positioning systems, on board the Heavy-Lift Jack-Up Vessel (HLJV) Vidar, which is operated by HOCHTIEF Infrastructure GmbH for construction and
China Fails to Overturn WTO Rare Earths Ruling
China lost an appeal at the World Trade Organization in a case brought by the United States, the European Union and Japan to challenge China's restrictions on exports of rare earths, according to a WTO Appellate Body ruling published on Thursday.
Refurbished Seajacks Vessels Leave Shipdock Amsterdam
Seajacks Leviathan and Seajacks Kraken are prepared for their coming assignments, following a series of repair and renewal jobs by Shipdock Amsterdam. The shipyard, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, had been commissioned for the two jack-ups by Seajacks UK Ltd.
Voith to Exhibit High Efficiency and DP Systems at SMM
At this year's SMM in Hamburg, Voith will showcase propulsion systems and vessel concepts focusing on high efficiency and dynamic positioning even under challenging conditions. In hall A4, booth 203, a Voith Schneider Propeller as well as the Voith Inline Thruster 850


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The Political Cost of Economic Mismanagement
The extent to which the UK and most of the rest of the Western world are currently mismanaging our economies clearly has a huge financial cost. In the longer term, however, the political cost will be even greater than the economic price - unless we see radical changes in policy. The failure of the West to deliver a reasonable economic performance - combined with the related problem of widespread inability to get difficult decisions taken - has led an increasingly large number of people across the world to consider whether more authoritarian of running modern diversified economies might work better than those based on liberal democracy.


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What a fantastic All Star Game last night: early offense, late pitching, and no shortage of baseball brilliance in between. And then, of course, the fitting tribute to the iconic Derek Jeter - both between the lines and in commercial fashion. How about that RE2PECT spot? Awesome:
It had everything...well, not everything. There was a very conspicuous absence from last evening's Midsummer Classic - any reference, in any form, to baseball's 19 th best hitter of all-time (in terms of career base-knocks)...Mr. Padre, Tony Gwynn.
There was no commercial. There was no video vignette. There was no moment of silence. There was no announcement. There was no mention from the booth, no throw-in from the sideline. I didn't even see a patch on a Padres jersey. Nothing. Just total silence, almost as though all were warned, "Not a single mention of Tony Gwynn tonight, do you understand?"
With no explanation(though one was provided...stay tuned), I am left only with speculation. After all, we're not talkin' about some .235 slappy here. Its Tony-freakin'-Gwynn. Is it possible that the nature of Gwynn's death, cancer resulting from his use of chewing tobacco (baseball's 2 nd "most wanted" next to PEDs) has resulted in a gag order from the top? It seems silly, doesn't it? But then again, no mention of 15-time All Star Tony Gwynn last night. Isn't that more absurd?
For what it's worth, FOX did defend itself, stating that Gwynn was featured in a pre-game piece aired on Fox Sports 1. OK. But isn't that kind of like the Green Bay Packers retiring Brett Favre's number at his steakhouse instead of the stadium? It just doesn't make sense. #Fail
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I guess Cyber Monday is as good a day as any to confess my absolute love of internet shopping. Here are some of the goodies I've scored online, items that most sane women would never purchase without touching, seeing, trying on.
14' canoe
80 year old rolling library ladder
Mother of the Groom wedding dress
Lakefront property
Not your typical shopping list is it? And they all went off without a hitch.
Well, the property purchase was a bit sketchy. Both the broker and the seller were new to internet sales and taken aback by my offer. They refused to believe someone could purchase property without seeing it and insisted I fly in to meet them personally to complete the sale.
Other than local grocery runs, pretty much all of my shopping is done from my desk. My husband and I visited the local mall a few weeks ago, about 18 months since our last visit. It was like I was in another country. The music was loud, the lights were blindingly bright and all of the stores I remembered had moved. The store aisles didn't seem very wide; merchandise spilled out of end caps or was haphazardly arranged. Do people still go to the mall for fun? How do they ever find anything?
So I have to encourage you if you're new to holiday shopping online. You can't imagine the time savings you'll enjoy. Be smart about the sites you visit; stick to your list, watch the budget. I promise you, you'll wonder why you waited so long. Happy Shopping!


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The tipping point
I love Malcolm Gladwell's books and so I stole the title of one of his early books for this column.
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Life can be a little like that. You wonder if you are at the tipping point. "Is this the point where I have no options?" The great news is, we always have options. We are actually in control of our destiny but in order to get to where we want to go, we need to learn to control our minds. There are many examples of incredible achievements that have come from a point of immense adversity. In fact, those are the achievements we remember!
Like many other people, my family has had to re-think the way we live over the past several years. We have had to evaluate what we want out of life and yes, we even have had a pity party or two wondering whether we wanted to keep playing monopoly.
The positive tipping point is so much closer than you may realize. You see, as we look at a set of old fashioned scales, the point that Malcolm Gladwell makes in his book is that a series of small influences can have a massive difference on the scales. Simply add a small penny to one side and it tips, radically. Our lives are like that too.
Rather than consider quitting from the game of Monopoly, we should be thinking about the small differences that we can make to add value to the good side of our scales. I love the saying that the character of a person is determined not by what happens to them but how they react to what happens to them.
My new website is up and running (www.markjenningsbates.com) and the theme is "Searching for Trees in the Forest". The point being that there are so many choices in life, it is often hard to even evaluate the correct one. I want to share with you in this column and through the tools on my website how you can make better decisions, be a little braver, overcome fear, engage with what you really want in life and win!
So don't quit the game. Knuckle down, look for the small decisions that can mount up and tip your scales in the right direction. This year I believe, for many people, will be a pivotal year that will determine their direction for many years to come.
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