text:
Pay now and not only will you lock in this year's dues rate, your membership will be good through the next program year (August 31, 2015). Learn More!
The BBA's Summer Jobs program is setting the pace, 44 firms have secured 62 paid internships for Boston Public High School students. Learn more here.
Justice System FY15 Budget Update. For the full post, click here.
If you are a recently admitted lawyer in MA, take a look at the BBA's Practicing with Professionalism Page to register. Don't delay, five dates are already sold out!
On May 12, 1,300 members of the bar will hear from keynote Mayor Martin Walsh and see 60 volunteers honored for their work on the BBA Marathon Assistance Project. Learn More.
For more information on the BMC/BBA ADR Program, please contact Katie D'Angelo, Public Service Programs Coordinator at 617-778-1914 or email@example.com.
The BMC/BBA ADR Program provides you with the opportunity to use your alternative dispute resolution skills to help litigants at the Boston Municipal Court ("BMC"). At the BMC, volunteers provide both Pre-trial Case Conferencing and Mediation.
The pre trial conference program is mandatory for all civil cases. In reviewing the status of the case and trying to help resolve the dispute you will help focus the issues and discusses mediation. Volunteer attorneys with at least 4 years of litigation, ADR or other legal experience meet with the parties of every civil case at the BMC.
As a mediator in the program you would provide valuable mediation services to unrepresented litigants, help them resolve their case and avoid trial. Mediators must have 30 hours of minimum training, as well as experience mediating at least ten cases. Mediators may be attorneys or community mediators.
As a volunteer you will have access to an orientation, occasional voluntary workshops and discussion groups on relevant subjects. The commitment for each program is four mornings between September and June.
The Boston Bar Association reviews all applicants.
The BBA partners with the City of Boston and the Boston Private Industry Council to run the Summer Jobs Program each year.
While our readers always hear us talking about the benefits of summer employment for local Boston teens, the conversation is much more widespread. Take a look at this article that appeared in the Atlantic that advocates for the importance of summer jobs for high schoolers and highlights our partner for the BBA Summer Jobs Program, the Boston Private Industry Council. While Boston is lucky to have the PIC and its dedicated employers fighting the high teen unemployment rate to secure summer jobs for teens, there is still work to be done to ensure that Boston public high school students have the opportunity to gain professional experience and earn a pay check each summer. The BBA has secured 63 student positions—more than ever before—but we are still working hard to recruit additional firms to hire students. Would you like to support the future workforce of our city? Click here to learn more about the BBA Summer Jobs Program.
If you're interested in hearing more about our partnership with the PIC, come to the BBA's upcoming Law Day Dinner where we will honor the PIC for the 21 year relationship that has helped place more than 700 Boston public high school students in meaningful legal summer jobs since 1993. Click here for more information.
The BBA welcome PILP 11, who will work on a public service program this year. PILP 9 coordinated the Community Re-entry Readiness Program with the Federal District Court, as pictured above
While PILP 10 wraps up their Court Service Center Project, the BBA is already planning for the next class of attorneys to participate in the Public Interest Leadership Program. Take a look at the roster for the PILP 11 class here. If you want additional background on this impressive group, take a look at their full bios.
Beyond the Billable reached out to a couple of members of PILP 11 to hear why they chose to participate in the Program. Here's what they had to say:
"I was motivated to become a lawyer so that I could effectively assist vulnerable populations, and after being siloed in a large corporation for a couple of years I was looking for a way to get back to that mindset. The Public Interest Leadership Program looked like a great opportunity to volunteer in a legal capacity while also developing my leadership and communications skills."
—Rochelle Meddoff, State Street Corporation
"PILP offers younger lawyers the opportunity to improve their leadership skills and engage in a meaningful way with the Boston legal community. I am excited to work with other PILP members to develop a legacy project that I hope will have a positive impact for years to come." —Elizabeth Mooney, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
"A huge incentive for me to participate in PILP was the opportunity to meet and be inspired by other attorneys who are making a difference – the attorneys in my PILP class, the PILP alums, and the BBA leadership and other community leaders we will meet through the PILP program. Additionally, as a prosecutor I feel compelled to take advantage of every opportunity to learn more about the needs of the community we serve and to give back. I'm excited to do so through work on the PILP 11 service project." —Elianna Nuzum, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office
"Having recently moved to the Boston area I was looking for a way to get more involved in the community. PILP seemed like the perfect way not only to get to know my peers, but also to meaningfully give back. While one-off volunteering is important, I also liked the idea of developing a project over time and bringing it to fruition." —Nita Kumaraswami - Sullivan & Worcester, LLP
Stay tuned for more on PILP 11 as they begin their Program next month.
The Greater Boston Program wrapped up yesterday with the Consequences module with the help of a number of our dedicated volunteers.
In its 10th year, the M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Program taught students from 15 Greater Boston schools about the importance of making informed financial decisions. However, none of this would be possible without the help of our wonderful volunteers. Thanks in large part to our dedicated volunteers; the Financial Literacy Program was able to reach more classrooms than ever before! Beyond the Billable would like to acknowledge the 142 attorneys, legal staff, and law students who volunteer their time to teach students how to make sound financial decisions.
You may also remember this post about the Financial Literacy Program, which ran in Western Massachusetts this fall. Are you interested in getting involved? Please watch for opportunities to volunteer for the Financial Literacy Program this summer as part of the enrichment seminars for the BBA's Summer Jobs students.
Thank you to the following volunteers:
Warren Agin, Swiggart & Agin, LLC
James Alexander
Eriel Anchondo
Susan Anderson, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Honorable Frank Bailey, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Joseph Baldiga, Mirick O'Connell – Westborough Office
Andrea Balsamo, Liberty Mutual Group
Sarah Barr
Scott Bell, Liberty Mutual Group
Mark Berman, Nixon Peabody LLP
Susan Bernstein
Amanda Blaskey, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Honorable Henry Boroff, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Janet Bostwick
Ann Brennan
Christopher Brine, Culik Law P.C.
Jennifer Butler
Andrew Cahill
Jordan Call
Christopher Candon, Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA
Joanne Carleton, Liberty Mutual Group
Jennifer Catenacci, Liberty Mutual Group
Pamela Cates, New England Law Boston
Allison Chamberlin, Liberty Mutual Group
Fred Chase, Liberty Mutual Group
Stephen M Cohen, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Tara Colby, Liberty Mutual Group
Michele Collins, MetLife
Christopher Condon, Murphy & King, P.C.
Jaime D'Almeida, Duff & Phelps
Jeanne Darcey, Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Caryn Daum, Liberty Mutual Group
Scott Davis, Sun Life Financial
Alycia DeAngelis
Joel DeFelice
Patrick Dinardo, Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Mark DiOrio, Bulfinch Companies, Inc.
Andy Doherty
Deborah Dong
Adrienne Drew, Gesmer Updegrove LLP
Elizabeth Duffy, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
Lisa Evangelista, Liberty Mutual Group
Andrew Fagenholz, Liberty Mutual Group
Anne Farina, Sun Life Financial
Honorable Joan Feeney, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Megan Felter, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Julianne Fitzpatrick
Eric Forni, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Toni Frain, Liberty Mutual Group
Brendan Furey, American Student Assistance
Jesse Garfinkle, Brown Rudnick LLP
Matthew Gendron, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
Sean Gilligan, Gesmer Updegrove LLP
Barbara Gilmore, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Lane Goldberg
Sarah Grandfield, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Michelle Greco, Sun Life Financial
Nancy Gregory, BlumShapiro
Juliette Guillemot
Ross Hamlin, Dalton & Finegold, LLP
Richard Harper, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
William Harrington, Office of the U.S. Trustee
Rachel Hershfang, Securities & Exchange Commission
Christine Heshion, Liberty Mutual Group
Honorable Melvin Hoffman, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Sofia Hussain, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Nicole Jackson, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
John Kacoyannakis, Liberty Mutual Group
Anne Kaczmarek, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
Geraldine Karonis, U.S. Department of Justice-NH
Elizabeth Katz, Ostrander Law Office
Michael Katz, Bacon & Wilson, PC
Justin Kesselman, Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP
Jeffrey Kitaeff
Keith Kollmeyer, Jones Day
Kimberly Kroha
Joseph Lange
Donald Lassman
Deborah Levine
Rebecca Levy
Amy Lipman-White
Marques Lipton
Andrew Lizotte, Murphy & King, P.C.
John Loughnane, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Benjamin Loveland, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Cornelio Lozada
Bill Lynch, Liberty Mutual Group
Joyce Mahoney, Liberty Mutual Group
Lauren McCarthy, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
Leigh McCloskey
Kristin McDonough, Riemer & Braunstein LLP
Kevin McGee, Seder & Chandler, LLP
Kathleen McGrath, Liberty Mutual Group
Ryan McKenna
Lisa Menelly, Raytheon Company
Richard Mikels, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.
Rose Miller, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
John Morrier, Casner & Edwards, LLP
Maura Murphy, Sun Life Financial
Thomas Murray , Sun Life Financial
Rebecca Neale
Patrick Noone, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Carolyn O'Brien, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Kim O'Connell, Liberty Mutual Group
Catherine O'Donnell, Liberty Mutual Group
Helen O'Rourke, Liberty Mutual Group
Laura Otenti, Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP
Gregory Pakhladzhyan, American Student Assistance
Amy Palmer, Sun Life Financial
Steven Pohl, Brown Rudnick LLP
James Pugh, Liberty Mutual Group
Jesse Redlener, Dalton & Finegold, LLP
Erika Reis, Office of the Corporation Counsel City of Boston
Lynne Riley, Casner & Edwards, LLP
Michael Riley, Goulston & Storrs, PC
Alex Rodolakis, Gilman McLaughlin & Hanrahan LLP
Douglas Rosner, Goulston & Storrs, PC
Jonathon Roth, Jones Day
David Rozenson
Adam Ruttenberg, Looney & Grossman LLP
Patricia Saint James, Looney & Grossman LLP
A. Hugh Scott, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Carrie Seligman
Naomi Sevilla, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Mary Sharon, Pro Se Debtors Bankruptcy Clinic
Mackenzie Shea, K&L Gates LLP
Richard Sheils, Bowditch & Dewey, LLP – Worcester Office
DeBorah Sonnenschein
Danielle Spang
Jennifer Spavins
Spencer Stone
Leslie Su
Michael Sugar
Anthony Taylor
Kiersten Taylor, Brown Rudnick LLP
Eric Teasdale, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Lisa Tingue, Office of the U.S. Trustee-Worcester
Macken Toussaint, Riemer & Braunstein LLP
Janice Townsend, Liberty Mutual Group
David Travers,Todd & Weld LLP
Joseph Vlacovsky
Scott Waldman
Jacob Walker, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
Adrienne Walker, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.
Ann Walsh, Liberty Mutual Group
Natasha Walwyn
Karen Wright, Liberty Mutual Group


text:
HOME NFL San Francisco 49ers Gear San Francisco 49ers Auto Accessories (96 items) Product ID: 1401687
Main Content
Order today, receive no later than
Order today, receive no later than
Wednesday, April 30th
Some limitations apply
Deck out your car in 49ers style with this fan grip leather steering wheel cover featuring embossed team logos! Make no mistake, when you hop into a car and see this steering wheel cover — you know the driver is a San Francisco fan!
- Genuine high grade leather
- Fits most standard steering wheels
- Easly slip-on
- Will not slip off steering wheel when hot
- Long lasting elegant touch that matures with use
- Approximately 14 1/2" in diameter
- Embossed logo detailing
- Imported
- Officially licensed NFL product
49ers Customers also liked:
Special event items are produced by manufacturers only after the outcome of a game or event. These are advanced sale items and will ship immediately after they are received in our warehouse.
Manufacturer direct items are shipped directly from the manufacturer. These items are not available for international or expedited shipping.
Customized items can be personalized with options such as your name, your favorite number, and/or designs. Some options may be limited by league rules.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
- Home
- Results for Male Ophthalmology Eagle River Opthalmic Surgeons 99508
Local: 264-1722
Toll-Free: 1-888-254-7884
Free Physician Referral Service
If you need a doctor, call our free Physician Referral Service at 264-1722 (local) or 1-888-254-7884 (toll-free). We will help you find a doctor who can meet your special needs.
You can reach the referral service 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Request a doctor by specialty, location or health insurance acceptance.
Photo Not Available
Alexander Chi-Shun Tsang, MDEagle River Opthalmic Surgeons
1200 Airport Hts
Suite 310
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 561-0774
Map & Directions
Search Results Map
Hospital Switchboard 24/7
Free Physician Referral
See Me Same-Day Appointments
Class & Event Registration


text:
Honolulu >Beauty > Signature Beauty Salon
1946 Pacific Heights Rd, Honolulu, HI | Directions 9681321.319615 -157.849749
Neighborhoods: Nuuanu - Punchbowl
Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Facebook to see what your friends are up to!
Do you have a review of Signature Beauty Salon on your blog? If you include the Citysearch image link (shown below) in your post, we'll automatically link to your review from the business profile page. Here's how our Linkback system works:
The Linkback system is free and automatic. It's really that easy.
To link to our business profile page, copy the html below to your web page.


text:
Psychopathological symptoms and personality traits in alcohol-dependent patients: a comparative study. The aim of this paper was to describe the psychopathological and personality profile associated with alcohol dependence and to compare it with those of non-addictive disorders and the normal population. The sample consisted of 158 alcohol-dependent participants attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic, 120 …∞
Posted in Alcoholism, Assessment, Research, Symptoms of addiction and tagged addictive personality, alcoholic personailty, antisocial, histrionic, impulsive, narcissistic, psychiatric. Use this permalink for a bookmark.


text:
Walking the city streets or sitting on the train, no headphone beats the METRO. This ultra portable headphone delivers the best music experience on the go. Get the full spectrum of sound from the METRO and get the convenience of its compact folding when you're on the go.
- Engineered to deliver the highest-quality listening experience from your Apple iPod®, iPhone®, BlackBerry®, or other mp3 player, cell phone or music device.
- Slim profile in-line microphone for use with iPhone®, BlackBerry® and other cell phones.
- Includes standard and iPhone®-compatible 3.5mm plug with microphone.
- Driver Diameter: 40mm
- Impedance: 32Ω
- Frequency Response: 5-20KHz
- Sensitivity (S.P.L.): 108±3dB (at 1KHz)
- Input Plug Diameter: 3.5mm


text:
Oakland >Fitness > Club One at Oakland City Center
1200 Clay St, Oakland, CA | Directions 9461237.804417 -122.273957
M-Th 5am-10pm
Fri 5am-9pm
Sat 7am-6pm
Sun 8am-6pm
Neighborhoods: Downtown Oakland, Downtown
Confession – I'll admit I only come here to use the pool. I'm very picky about where I swim and their pool is probably the best in the area. The rest of their facility looks very clean and tidy though.
Expensive and Mediocre – I had to write a review only because this gym has 5 stars which I cannot understand. It is mediocre at best. I have been working out for years and have had gym memberships in 5 California cities, Denver, Chicago, and NYC.
This gym has a decent but small pool, basic but adequate weight machines and free weights (not extensive by any means and I find myself missing certain machines my gym in Chicago had), cardio machines, and group classes.
I can't find anything SPECIAL about this gym! Really, it is good enough to work out in and meets the minimum criteria for deciding to join, but nothing inspires me and there are things that have me itching to quit if I could find another local gym.
Classes are nothing special. Pool, nothing special. Weights nothing special. Cardio machines ALWAYS have lines during the busy times. No boxing equipment and a pretty lame spinning space (part of the lobby has been partitioned off).
The hours suckk... closes at 10pm, 9pm Fri and 6pm weekends. And you have to pay for validated parking. Who is going to walk to downtown Oakland except during daylight hours.
The killer thing is it is very expensive for what you get.
$85/month, and I think I paid $120 for the first month.
If that isn't bad enough, about a month after I joined I received a notice telling me that they were billing all their members $12 extra that month because their energy bills were higher than expected! What? Where was extra billing without my consent in my contract?
I probably could have fought it, but who has the time or energy for $12, which is clearly what they counted on.
I think I'm going to start charging my patients $23 or $31 dollars more, and tell them my electricity bill was higher.
Unfortunately, they are the only game in town. It pains me that I am still a member and paying for this.
Don't get me wrong, I would pay twice as much for a great gym with great service, but this place is worth $40 a month at best.
My gym in Chicago (which as a rule gym memberships tend to be more expensive than Cali) was $42/month and Everything was better than ClubOne.
not a fan – i dont knwo what it is about the place but i get the chills every time i go there. i feel like the equipment is gonna break on me lol...its not going to but its cheap so not a bad option!
This place has it all! – This club is amazing. It has three floors and is very extensive in it's offerings. Pool, whirlpools, basketball, racquetball, squash, a wonderful private pilates studio, multiple group exercise rooms, saunas, steam rooms and all the amenities you can imagine. The employees also seem warm and well educated.
High-end gym caters to downtown office workers. – In Short
The 20,000-square-foot weight room houses weight machines, free weights and close to 100 cardio machines. Three international squash courts and four racquetball courts are also available. A three-lane, 25-yard pool catches the afternoon sun amid towering office buildings. A rubberized 1/16-mile running track overlooks a full-court basketball court. Although membership dues are on the high end, you get what you pay for.
Well rounded gym – I used this gym for 4 tears and found it to be very well run. They upgrade some equipment every year. The basketball court can be very crowded making it hard for the casual player to walk up. 2 night a week its used for volleyball. nice Raquetball/ Squash courts.
Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Facebook to see what your friends are up to!
Do you have a review of Club One at Oakland City Center on your blog? If you include the Citysearch image link (shown below) in your post, we'll automatically link to your review from the business profile page. Here's how our Linkback system works:
The Linkback system is free and automatic. It's really that easy.
To link to our business profile page, copy the html below to your web page.


text:
We have a number of promotional booklets, leaflets and other items about Go. This page briefly describes and illustrates them.
These items are normally made available free to volunteers doing outreach work on behalf of us, which includes Go club secretaries.
They can also be made available to other people and for other uses st our discretion. In this case we may request a payment to cover our costs. If in doubt, ask our Secretary or President. Remember that our aim is "to promote interest in and the playing of the game of Go". We will be likely to look favourably on requests that help achieve that.
You may also wish to look at some posters made by others and material produced by the European Go Cultural Center.
Some obsolete and/or outdated items can be seen here (for example Red Go Flier, Go Bookmark, Go CDROM, Canterbury 1992 Booklet).
To obtain any of the items contact our Secretary who will put you in contact with the correct stock holders.
If you need to use our logo in your literature or an article please use one on this page.
British Go Association Flyer
Play Go Booklet
Cartoon rules booklet
A3/A4 Poster
Standard version and
Roller Banner
Marketing Panels
Our Organisers' Handbook
Introductory Workshop Certificate
Kyu Diploma
Problem Cards
9×9 Cardboard Go Set
Some Other Useful Resources for Teaching Go


text:
Bookings & Enquiries: +44 (0)1235 522 536
Our Stream Bar and Restaurant offers casual fine-dining in a historic setting, inside the original mill house. Our food is eclectic, fresh and has a global flavour ideal for an intimate lunch or sit-down banquet.Whether its for a traditional Sunday roast, celebratory dinner or catching a quick bite with friends, The Stream has a unique ambience with its working waterwheel and recently refurbished contemporary décor. In finer weather enjoy a barbecue, cocktail or tea on the terrace overlooking the millpond and beside the banks of the Thames.
Please note that during busy period menus may be limited.STREAM OPENING HOURS
The Stream Restaurant will be closed for Lunch and Dinner service from the evening of the 25th December to the 1st January. Dining will not be available during Private Functions and Wedding Receptions. If you wish to dine in the Stream Restaurant, please notify Reception at time of booking.


text:
Warriors win thriller; misery for Geylang
SAFFC notched their first win of the 2012 S.League season thanks to a thrilling 4-3 win over Courts Young Lions on Friday.
In Friday's other game, Brunei's DPMM FC handed Geyland United their fourth successive defeat of the season to leave V. Kanakarajan's side rooted to the bottom of the table.
At the Choa Chu Kang stadium, SAFFC stormed into a three goal lead in the first-half - thanks to strikes from Mislav Karoglan, Seiji Sato and Shimpei Sakurada.
However, Robin Chitrakar's boys showed good fighting qualities to reduce the deficit to two goals before the interval when Jonathan Toto bundled the ball past SAFFC keeper Hassan Sunny.
The home side restored their three-goal advantage thanks to a bullet header from Fazrul Nawaz soon after the break, but Young Lions ensured a nervy finish with Toto grabbing his second and Benjamin Lee getting the side's third with a little over 10 minutes remaining.
There were to be no more breakthroughs though, as SAFFC held out to stay at tenth in the table and move to within a point of ninth-placed Gombak United.
Over in Brunei, Geyland United's miserable start to the season continued as they were thrashed 4-1 to ensure their hunt for that elusive first point goes on.
Goals from Shahrazen Said and Basiru Osman gave DPMM a two-goal lead just after the half hour mark, but when Jozef Kaplan's penalty reduced the margin to one, there seemed to be hope for the visitors.
It proved to be a false dawn, as Tales dos Santos and substitute Helmi Zambin put the game beyond Geylang's reach with a goal apiece in the second half.
The result propelled DPMM to the top of the table with three wins and a draw from their four games.
Geylang meanwhile were left wondering where their first point is going to come from.


text:
Thanks Zou I'm finding it easier to get a likeness so I can concentrate on line weight now practice practice practice!
Today's Update 'The Pretty Reckless'
My entry for the 'Flight' contest on Sketchoholic.com.
hey hey
this two updates are awesome, each characters has it silhouette and personality, good job
and the rendering of the flying animal is great.
Thanks Zou you should check out the entries for the contest on sketchoholic.com there are some really funny ones, it's on the interview with James Robertson
Anyhoo...here's a quick sketch I did tonight for a friends birthday...he did a cool chez marilyn drawing years ago and this is my take
will check them, i already suscribed to explore a bit !
nice work on this last one too maybe you should tilted the rifle so it's more natural but the caricature is perfect
hope we'll see more
a fun sketchbook, gr8 work very inspiring
The possum is really cute, I like how you render it. I agree with zou about Marilyn's gun though .
I'm making mess here: Sketchbook .
also on dA and blogspot
Cool people:
Rotor | Kristoff | Kingkostas | Angel Intheuk | bbwolf
Thanks for the observation Zou I will fix that
Maria Riaz Thanks very much for stopping by
Witcrack Thanks very much
Todays Update - Birthday Present for my brother...
I really like your entry for the contest on Sketchoholic.com. Good color and a nice render. More like that please. Cheers
Björn Silfverberg
B-Mans Spanking
Friends sketchbooks
nice rendering !!! what a nice gift to offer
the figure on the right has a cool attitude !
i got one question : those seems pencils, but your background is so clean, do you pass time cleaning them in photoshop ? or do u have some quick trick to get them quickly clean ?
thanks B-Man will do!
Zou Thanks very much, he was pleased with it I try and keep the paper clean by resting my drawing hand on a clean scrap sheet of paper and try not to smudge as best as I can but usually only if I'm giving or selling an original. Any smudges then tend to be minor and I just give it a going over with the eraser to clean up at the end. Oh yeah this time I made sure I worked from left to right so I wasn't going over the drawing too much, that worked quite well
Today's Update: Started this steampunk superhero for the CHOW whilst visiting my folks this weekend, but I only got back tonight so didn't have time to colour her in and submit it, there's some awesome entries this week
Decided to colour her in anyway
Last edited by Angel Intheuk; November 22nd, 2010 at 04:50 AM.
nice pencils! try blending ur colors a bit more and maybe try to build up value first (greyscale).. keep us updated
Eric-Anthony Thanks for the input, been thinking the same about value studies, it's on my list of things to do
Today's update - This weeks Chow, Barbarella hehe
hello there
the last post is much nicer that the earlier one (must be honest !)
the earlier sketches have very nice design? especially the crouching one on the right and the one in the square. in those ones, your lines seems more free .
one last crit:the last one could be more rendered
see u
Thanks MoKhi That's really good to hear
Zou Sorry not sure what you mean, do you mean Barbarella is better than the Steampunk hero? You're right that Barbarella could have been better rendered.
Update Commission for a christmas present. Alex Higgins and Jimmy White (sketch and colour WIP)
---nice very nice... Lovely sketch... keep 'em coming... CHEERS..........
Here is my: S-K-E-T-C-H-B-O-O-K
/.....if there is someone from AUSTRALIA especially from SYDNEY on this site, then leave a msg for me, and I really want to meet with you & to making a friends-of course if you'd agree it...............please
hmmm nice sweet lines
your work is more and more clean, the rendering too ! it's cool coz it suit the style of caricature you're aiming for.
hope you will continue working on it a bit.
about my last comment, yes that's what i meant.
keep up, more post more post !!!
Last edited by zou; December 15th, 2010 at 02:48 PM.
Thanks very much Mag-Neo and Zou Will do!
Quick update on the painting, changed Jimmy's mouth a bit, looks more like him now, it was bugging me. Anymore crits before I finish it?
one advice could be: don't paint the whole background (since it takes time and not interesting) but youo should suggest a bit of it and don't make it reach the sides of the canvas like they do in watercolor. But you definitely should not leave it like that ! (IMHO)
you should also add some cast shadow on the table
getting better i see i like the barbarella chow entry a lot! too bad i missed that chow :z
Hiya Zou, thanks for taking the time to crit. I should have mentioned that the background was unfinished, don't worry I wouldn't leave it like that. I'm having abit of trouble with it though (my original plan was doing a whirlwind and hurricane because they are known as Hurricane Higgins and Whirlwind White) I did think of doing it vignette style but not sure yet how to pull it off. I've whited it out now so I can start from scratch again, if you have any suggestions I would love to hear them. (also going to do cast shadows at the very end when along with the final touches and highlights)
Parsakoira Thanks very much! I really enjoyed doing the Barabarella Chow, would have been interesting to see your take on it, I love your muse by the way! Re: Barbarella I prefer the original sketch I did of that pose, it is much more dynamic and cuter I think, I'm thinking of redoing it in a 70's style, like a cross between Frank Frazetta and Bode.
Sketch dump Stuff I've been doodling this past week or so and an update on Jimmy and Alex.
Last edited by Angel Intheuk; December 17th, 2010 at 07:03 AM.
Good pencilwork and the digital seems to be catching up to it.
Keep posting!
Thanks Flying Dutchman for the encouragement
Finished Jimmy White and Alex Higgins Caricature
Phew! glad I got it done in time to print before Christmas. I didn't want to under-do it or over-do it, I hope it got it just right.
Last edited by Angel Intheuk; December 20th, 2010 at 12:07 PM.
hello Angel
i'm sorry i missed your update ! the exams area real pains and so distracting, anyway this last one is much better.
and the sketches from earlier post are ace, your line is fluid.
one sketch is popping out, in the fifth image the right top corner. the guy with big chin. I think that your mix between straight and curved lines made it better.i always thaught it an essential quality. so spread it in all your sketches.
takes care
Jimmy and alex looks good, congrats on finishing it. It basically good, but i think the white shirt needs a bit more contrast and you could "scratch" the edge of the blurred vignette on the background with textures. I know, I know, that I should've told you this before it finished, but I missed your previous updates, I'm sorry . Nevertheless I hope this can be of help in your future works. Sketches are good though. I really like how you render with pencils... the contrasts are good in those and your digital render should match that (or even top that). Perhaps more realistic and less stylized studies? this current page had only that possum in this regard
I'm making mess here: Sketchbook .
also on dA and blogspot
Cool people:
Rotor | Kristoff | Kingkostas | Angel Intheuk | bbwolf
Thanks zou Hope your exams go well, what are you studying? Thanks for the feedback. I like that sketch too, it's always the ones I do in about 30 seconds and don't think about that I seem to like the best
Thanks Witcrack the contrast on the shirts is more visible in print, it does look quite bleached here. Good idea about texturing the edges I will play with that next time for sure. I plan on doing more sketching in PS to get better at it, I do love pencils though.
Some more sketches I did at work to keep me sane and thumbs for the EOW (harbour of the damned)
Colour sketch for the EOW
Nice progression I'm diggin the thumb nails
keep it up and have a good one
sketchbook updated October 6th
hello angel
the 15 min sketches is pretty cool the time limit is always a goog thing.
the thumbs seems promising. i would have picked the left bottom one.
BTW i'm studing in a crappy art school, i'm on my final year (finally)


text:
Teaching Series
The God We Worship
Teaching Series by R.C. Sproul
Ancient Hebrew names were more than arbitrary tags. They meant something. The names of God in the Old Testament help us to see various important aspects of His nature. The God We Worship is an intriguing study of God's character … Learn MoreDVD $30.00 $27.00 Add to Cart
Also available in two other formats
Oaths and Vows
Teaching Series by R.C. Sproul
In our day it is hard to find people who take their oaths and vows seriously. Perjury, a high divorce rate, and violations of contractual obligations all testify that when vows are made they are too easily broken. In this … Learn MoreCD $17.00 $15.30 Add to Cart
Also available in two other formats
The Last Days According to Jesus
Teaching Series by R.C. Sproul
Twelve 23-Minute Messages. Over 4 Hours of Teaching. What did Jesus mean when He said to His disciples that some of them would not taste death until they saw the Son of Man coming in His kingdom? What is meant … Learn MoreDVD $60.00 $54.00 Add to Cart
Also available in three other formats
Making Tough Moral Decisions
Teaching Series by R.C. Sproul
All true Christians want to live lives that are pleasing to God. Sometimes, however, it can be difficult to know how to apply the Bible to situations that arise in everyday life. In this series, Dr. R.C. Sproul gives a … Learn MoreCD $38.00 $34.20 Add to Cart
Also available in one other format


text:
Can YouTube really earn you Money?
I have heard this question several times from many webmasters and MMO enthusiasts often confused at the earning potential of YouTube. Earlier I have written an article on How to earn money from YouTube. This article explains the methods and steps required to kick start your YouTube monetization but it still seems that people are not quite convinced. Even though I do not earn 1000s of dollars from YouTube, I certainly can prove the fact that YouTube can be a possible option to make big money if you have video contents worth watching.
The key in building a successful YouTube channel depends on your ability to create unique and quality videos that either solves a problem or is capable of viral spreading across the internet. Once you have your account setup to add quality videos, start adding them. Do not wait to learn it all to start your YouTube channel, in the process of adding new videos and publicizing them, you will slowly learn more about the YouTube business model. Read more


text:
admin's blog
Our Newest Deal: Design Your Own Baltic Pearls Package!Thu, 11/29/2012 - 13:35
I am thrilled to announce the newest innovation to our steadily growing list of popular tour options across the baltic region: a package design that gives YOU the power of choice. Now you can choose any combination of cities in addition to St. Petersburg for the ultimate package that gives you the best shore excursion experience at a competitive rate. Want to do Tallinn on your own? That's fine, you can leave it out. Have you already been to Berlin? You can leave that out too. But if you want to book all five, you still can!
Please note that we have included an online booking discount for these packages, a savings of up to $50 off!
NEW!!! Tallinn and Helsinki ToursThu, 03/03/2011 - 13:36
We offer new shore excursiosn in Tallinn and Helsinki. Have a look!
update from SPB-Tours regarding web-siteWed, 02/09/2011 - 13:04
Dear Everyone,
As many of you may be aware, our website has been down the for the past 9 days. While we initially thought this could just be minor technical problems, we have found out from our service provider the problem is much more serious. Our website is the victim of a distributive denial-of-service attack (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial_of_service_attack). This means that our website is bombarded with illegitimate traffic (tens of thousands of IP addresses from around the world), leaving our site inaccessible to our legitimate and prospective clients. Our service provider has confirmed the attack is specific to our website. We strongly believe this attack originated from one of our competitors in an attempt to spoil our business. Such an attack is illegal and carries with it severe penalties, and a police report has been submitted to the proper authorities.
Book NOW and get a 10% DISCOUNT!!!Mon, 12/13/2010 - 11:50
If you book with us now, you can get a 10% early booking discount. Please feel free to contact us! This offer is valid till end of January 2011.
Merry Christmas!!!Sun, 12/12/2010 - 18:49
end-of-the-cruise-season party 2010Wed, 12/01/2010 - 13:01
see some nice images from our "end-of-the-cruise-season party 2010" !
our new guide Maria SigajevaFri, 11/26/2010 - 08:16
Maria Sigajeva- welcome in our team!!!!
I am happy to name Saint-Petersburg my native city. I graduated from Saint-Petersburg University with degree in Linguistics & Intercultural Communication. As an experienced traveller I am convinced that Saint-Petersburg is one of the most unique and magnificent cities in the world and it's really worth to visit it. Though I have lived here all my life, every time I walk around the city I cannot help but wonder and admire its magic beauty, broad straight avenues, majestic palaces and cathedrals, green parks, countless bridges and canals.
SPb-Tours supports an orphanageFri, 03/26/2010 - 01:55
As valued clients of SPB-Tours, we would like to let you know about a charitable project which we started in 2010. There is an orphanage in St. Petersburg called:
that is home to approximately 65 disabled children from 3 to 7 years old, all of whom have problems with their vision.
New offer for evening activities- the Relax & Have Fun Tour!Sat, 02/13/2010 - 11:58
We have a new offer for evening activities this season - the Relax & Have Fun Tour!
The tour runs after the usual sightseeing tour on the first night of a two day tour or the first or second night of a three day tour, and includes vodka tasting, shopping, and an optional canal boat ride. It's bound to be a good time!
From Russia with Love
What our clients say | Cruise CriticsWed, 02/03/2010 - 00:50
Thank-you Viktoria.
We are very much looking forward to visiting both St. Petersburg and Berlin. I appreciate all that you have done to make this booking very easy. You have many kind reviews on
and I understand why. It is a pleasure doing businss with you.
Visit our page at TripAdvisor!
- 151 reviews of SPB Tours in St. Petersburg


text:
MARTINSBURG - For the second year in a row, students from Driswood Elementary School in Shenandoah Junction prepared more than 100 gift bags filled with hygiene items such as lotion, mouthwash, shampoo and lip balm, for Hospice of the Panhandle patients.
Each grade level was asked to provide one item for the gift bag and students from the fifth grade assembled the bags with colorful ribbons. Sarah Soltow, school counselor, coordinated the event and said staff also contributed items for the bags.
Karla Troppman, marketing coordinator, Hospice of the Panhandle, picked up the bags and will disperse to hospice nurses and social workers throughout Berkeley, Morgan, Jefferson and Hampshire counties to deliver to their patients this winter.
Article Photos
Submitted photo
From left: Karla Troppman, Marketing Coordinator, Hospice of the Panhandle, is shown with students Brenna Patterson, Isabelle Mari, Aaron Royster, Katelin Thompson, Nina Stafford, Georgina Grove, Nicole Carson and Kaylin Stickman, along with Sarah Soltow, Driswood school counselor.
"The bags are filled with items that are very useful to patients receiving our care at home. Driswood Elementary School is to be commended for organizing such a meaningful project for Hospice of the Panhandle patients in the area."
Hospice of the Panhandle provides compassionate care to those with life-limiting illness and assists their families and caregivers. Hospice also strives to broaden community awareness about the end-of-life experience.
To learn more about hospice care, visit www.hospiceotp.org or call 304-264-0406 or 800-345-6538.


text:
Get the digital magazine on your device!
FREE TRIAL – Limited time only
Bill Gates has admitted Microsoft's mobile phone strategy was a mistake as part of an interview on CBS »
In what is best described as a flash memory willy-waving demo, Kingston has unveiled a 1TB USB thumbdrive -- that's over a thousand gigabytes on your keyring »
Insect pests aren't just a problem for living animals: they pose an existential risk to the 61 million dead creatures in the collection of London's Natural History Museum »
Comparing Samsung's Galaxy S5, Sony's Xperia Z2 and HTC's One M8 - which is best? »


text:
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE – The Telluride Mountain Village Owner's Association will fill two open seats on its Board of Directors in its 2013 annual election. Election ballots will be mailed out to TMVOA members on Nov. 25, and are due back Monday, Dec. 23 by 5 p.m. TMVOA will announce the results at its annual members meeting on Monday, Dec. 30, at 4 p.m.
Five candidates have already applied for the Residential Director seat, and one for the Lodging Director seat. Even though the lodging seat is uncontested with only one member running, TMVOA must still receive sufficient votes representing a quorum of more than 20 percent of the total votes from Class B members in order to validly elect the candidate to the Board.
TMVOA's seven directors have two primary obligations: a duty of care and a duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires the director to act in a responsible and informed manner when participating in the TMVOA's board decisions and its oversight of TMVOA management. The duty of loyalty, as the name suggests, requires a director's conduct to be in good faith and in the best interest of TMVOA. Each director must be independent when making business decisions for TMVOA.
TMVOA is made up of four different membership classes: Class A is residential, Class B is lodging, Class C is commercial and Class D is mountain member. Qualified candidates for the Residential Director (Class A) seat must own property or a density zoned as a condominium, single family or employee housing. Those running for the Lodging Director (Class B) seat must own a lodge site or lessees who lease and operate a lodge site. Both seats have two-year terms and no term limits. The deadline to apply to be on the ballot for the Residential Director and the Lodging Director has already passed.
Contact Jodi Howerton at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 970/728-1904 ex. 7 for information.


text: NASCAR is undoubtedly a male-dominated sport, but this week, GAC's Top 20 Country Countdown headed to Homestead-Miami Speedway to introduce you to the women of NASCAR! Host Nan Kelley found out firsthand what it's like to be in the driver's seat with Johanna Long and learned what inspired Jennifer Jo Cobb'sracing career. Top 20 Photo [...] Read More


text:
No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
I applied online and the process took 3 weeks - interviewed at City of Houston in January 2014.
Interview Details Received call for interview on Monday for a Friday interview. Interviewer explained how their timecards worked and gave me one to complete. The timesheet had errors on there and I was to find errors and correct them.
Accepted Offer
Neutral Experience
I applied online and the process took 8 months - interviewed at City of Houston.
Interview Details It is a very long and difficult process to become a hostage negotiator. One must study the department's policies, remember officer safety and concerns, and prepare for the scenarios. Additionally, an officer must have a stellar back ground and be highly recommended by supervisors. This is a very long process that takes almost a year. Once one is selected for the school, the school is three weeks. So, considering all the training, one can assume he/she must be prepared.
Interview Question – This is a secret. Applicants will have to figure that out on their own. It is one of the reasons the process is difficult. Answer Question
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
I applied online - interviewed at City of Houston in August 2013.
Interview Details It is usually a 2-3 round interviewing process where you meet with a panel of 3 employees and they ask various questions.
Interview Question – Why do you want to leave your current position? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – You really have no room to negotiate.
No Offer
Positive Experience
Very Easy Interview
I applied online and the process took 2 weeks - interviewed at City of Houston.
Interview Details Applied online and was invited for interview, interview had three young professional panel members and they were very friendly and in my opinion the interview was very easy.
Interview Question – what skills and experience i would bring to the job if hired Answer Question
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy Interview
I applied in-person and the process took 3 months - interviewed at City of Houston in February 2009.
Interview Details First, do not expect the hiring process to be quick. There is the application screening process, then interviews (1 to 4 depending on the position), then the actual selection process. It can easily take 3 months from application to starting date. Interviews are typically done by a panel, and usually consist of a series of questions that may or may not be relevant to the job. Interviewers seem to like black and white answers and dislike any answer that doesn't defer to policy.
Interview Question – "Why are you the best candidate for the job?" View Answer
Negotiation Details – There is little if any room for salary negotiation below the executive level.
No Offer
Neutral Experience
Interviewed at City of Houston
Interview Details Applied on line. Application status changed from "received application" to "departmental reviewing". It has been 2 months and no updates. I called to follow up and was told cannot speak to hiring manager. I asked if position was still open and lady informed me she did not know. Asked her for advice on what to do. She said we are slow at hiring and just keep checking your status on line. Very frustrating and unprofessional on their part. If one is not qualified then change status to not qualified.
Interview Question – Lack of communication from city. Answer Question
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
I applied online and the process took 3 months - interviewed at City of Houston in June 2010.
Interview Details Easy just be yourself and be willing to learn
Negotiation Details – None just took the pay
Accepted Offer
Neutral Experience
Average Interview
I applied online and the process took 4 weeks - interviewed at City of Houston.
Interview Details Interviewer was busy working on other projects
Interview Question – no questions related to the position Answer Question
No Offer
Negative Experience
Easy Interview
I applied online and the process took 1 week - interviewed at City of Houston in April 2013.
Interview Details Manager was late to the interview. She did not seem interested in interviewing me. It was like just part of a process that she had to follow. The job was reposted the day before my interview. My theory is if you are not really interested in hiring me, DONT waste my time. There were several people there on the same day to interview. One person left before me and one was waiting after me. They had no intention off hiring any of us.
Interview Question – Unexpected questions....Who would you give the unoccupied office to, a person that already works here and wants the office or the new person coming into the job that normally works in that office? Answer Question
No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
I applied online - interviewed at City of Houston in March 2013.
Interview Details The position I applied for was posted in February and I received a call last week for an interview that was today (3/27/13). It was a panel a three. It wasn't intimidating at all. They talked about the position and questioned me on my skill and why that position. Afterwards, I took a writing test.
If everything goes well, they will call me to speak with the supervisor over the position before they make a hiring decision.
Interview Question – how would i handle an angry coworker? View Answer
Would you like us to review something? Please describe the problem with this {0} and we will look into it.
Your feedback has been sent to the team, and we'll look into it.
Sorry, but your feedback didn't make it to the team. Your input is valuable to us – would you mind trying again?
The difficulty rating is the average interview difficulty rating across all interview candidates.
The interview experience is the percentage of all interview candidates who said that their interview experience was positive, neutral or negative.
Your response will be removed from the review – this cannot be undone.
Copyright © 2008–2014, Glassdoor. All Rights Reserved. Your use of this service is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy & Cookies Policy. Glassdoor ® is a registered trademark of Glassdoor, Inc.
Simply post an anonymous review for a recent interview experience or current/former employer. Your post is anonymous – and if you're worried someone will be able to identify your review, you can even post without telling us your job title and location. Learn More.
No thanks – I'll just look around
We do not post on Facebook
We do not post on Facebook


text:
LoL: Video Sharing Thread
Posted 02 December 2013 - 11:49 PM
Posted 15 December 2013 - 06:38 PM
Hope you enjoy this short compilation of Lucian plays! I'm not a pro by any means, I'm just showing you how I'm having fun with him! He's currently one of my favorite Marksman. If you are looking to learn a new champion that you want to have tons of fun then pick Lucian! It may be harder now with the new patch but the rewarding experience it's still worth!
Also, check out the rest of my League of Legends highlights if you wish and subscribe if you would like to see more: Janna - The true Guardian Angel saves the day! - YouTube
Posted 31 December 2013 - 03:59 PM
That is so beautiful!
Posted 14 February 2014 - 03:11 PM
Stealing Drake with just an autoattack, sniping from a distance, pwning with skillshots, missing skillshots?! No problemo! A short compilation of Xerath plays.
And of course, Rito does it again in the end!
Posted 22 February 2014 - 03:54 PM
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users


text:
This great product in red from our department Kids & Babies and T-Shirt category can be printed just for you in the size and style you like. The design Headphones was created by Quarantine and uploaded to Spreadshirt for you to have printed on a T-Shirt. Next to a host of other great designs, you can find this Headphones design in Spreadshirt's Dance/Electronica category. If you are interested in topics like DJ or Defqon, then you'll love Headphones designs by Quarantine. Spreadshirt also offers a huge selection of t-shirts, hoodies and accessories for the category Dance/Electronica as well as top Gas Mask clothing. Quarantine's designs have already impressed many of our customers, so we are sure that we've got right stuff for you! Spreadshirt is your address for great designs of all kinds – whether it's DJ, Defqon or Gas Mask. We are sure that you will find something nice in our shop, there are many amazing Dance/Electronica t-shirts, hoodies or accessories for you to find!Tags: Design ID: 3835523
sunglasses_mustache3 Other Designed by surreal197
love to train Designed by skill11
Wicked strong Designed by 3087565
The Official Save the Ta-tas® Logo Other Designed by SAVETHETATAS
A mustache with a gift ribbon Other Designed by namo
Two owls Other Designed by SumuLee
zombies eat brains - you're safe. (3c) Bags Designed by franchie
Sloth Love Hug iPhone 4/4S Case Designed by carlhuber
This basic t-shirt is just right for the little tike! It has a ribbed crew neck, is tapered shoulder-to-shoulder and has double-needle hem sleeves and bottom. The fabric is made from 100% cotton and has a fabric weight of 5.5 oz
still to fill


text:
'Energetic' GJ minister, businessman Mayes dies
Percy Mayes was a fixture in the African-American community and ministry in Grand Junction. The 83-year-old pastor, who baptized, married and even gave business advice to more than a few…
Want to read more?
This article and other exclusive local content now require a subscription. (Learn More)


text:
Neel Kashkari is turning out to be a very interesting guy.
Okay. Okay. A lot of people would argue that Kashkari, the former Goldman Sachs banker turned Hank Paulson Treasury Department TARP right hand man turned Pimco stock picker (official title: managing director and head of global equities), has always been interesting. Even back in high school, young Neel was ticking off his snobby school teachers with his pro-Republican views.
But Kashkari's latest essay for Pimco's "Equity Focus" column is interesting in an entirely new way.
It breaks out of the usual mode of political debate between allegedly pro-business Republicans and pro-government Democrats by pointing out that the source of the unusually high corporate profits over the last couple of years has been the government's deficits.
Given the importance of corporate margins on today's stock prices, it is worth taking this review further and also considering a macroeconomic perspective on margins.
Some investors have used the Kalecki profits equation to break corporate profits into its fundamental macroeconomic elements, specifically:
Profits = Investment – Household Savings – Government Savings – Foreign Savings + Dividends
From this equation, investors can see that corporate profits have expanded to such a large share of GDP due to large government deficits. Therefore, if the government implemented a deficit reduction plan, corporate profits could suffer.
To make this a bit clearer, it helps to remember that in each sector — household, government, foreign — "savings" is the difference between income and spending. So, household savings is the difference between what households earn in income and what they spend into the economy; government savings is the difference between what the government taxes and what it spends (currently a negative number, since the government is spending more than it taxes); and foreign savings is, basically, the difference between imports and exports.
This means that when household savings increase (as people pay down their debts, tighten their metaphorical belts, and save for a rainy day), corporate profits will fall unless one of three things happens: 1. imports increase relative to exports (something hard to do as Europe melts down), 2. government spending relative to taxes increases (thus increasing the budget deficit), or 3. investment or dividends grow (basically, corporations saving less, the opposite of the cash hoarding we've seen lately).
Since corporate profits fuel stock-market prices, the rising stock market can be thought of as a result of our huge budget deficits. Despite all the caterwauling you hear from "pro-business" Republicans, it has been government that is behind the rise in corporate profits.
This creates a risk, of course. If government deficits shrink, profits will also. Unless, of course, one of the other sources of profits grows.
Fortunately for investors, that seems unlikely. As Kashkari says, one thing both parties seem to agree on in action — although both claim to deny it in principle — is that they like deficits.
Follow John on Twitter. (Market and financial news, adventures in New York City, plus whatever is on his mind.) You can email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
We also have two NetNet Twitter feeds. Follow CNBCnetnet for the best of the days posts, including breaking news. Follow NetNetDigest for a feed of every single post each day.
You can also be our friend on Facebook. Or subscribe to John's Facebook page.
We're on Google Plus too! Click here and add NetNet to your circles. And here is John's Google+ page.
Questions? Comments? Tips? Email us email@example.com send a text message to: 9170740-8477.
Call us at 201-735-4638.


text: ARA sends alerts to members to notify them of important industry news and regulatory or legislative changes that could impact business. At times these alerts contain information asking member involvement in the legislative process by contacting your representatives on certain issues. Members also receive Retailer Fact$, a bi-monthly e-newsletter to keep you and your staff informed about the latest issues.


text:
Event Calendar
Trivia Night at Double A's
|July 16, 2013 7:00pm–9:00pm
|Corner of Willow Knolls and Radnor Road
Trivia Night at Double A's
Midstate College Trivia Night at Double A's
Who's ready for some Trivia? Grab your friends and head out to Double A's for Trivia Night (featuring a few Midstate College questions!!) on the third Tuesday of each month from 7 - 9 PM. Click Here for more information.
Use your Midstate College Student ID or Employee ID to receive free chips at Double A's. Students see Lisa Chrostowski in room 214 if you need a student ID.


text:
Famous Smoke Shop Premium Cigars at Discount Prices! Order Toll Free: 1-800-564-2486 Contact Us
Swisher Sweets Perfecto Reviews [view details]Give us YOUR review!
Showing 1 through 6 of 6 reviews
"Great "cheap" cigar"
I've been smoking Swisher Sweets for three years and the perfecto is my favorite. The burn and consistency is okay for being machine made but the taste is always great with a cold drink.Brent in Granite City, Il April 9, 2013
they have a great sweet taste,and the aroma is the best,would not smoke any thig elsemike in augusta, georgia March 22, 2012
"great affordable cigar.won,t smoke anything eles."
not all packes are good rolls. improve on the rolling not go up on the price. I,ve smoked expensive cigars, none match the teast of a perecto. I,m hooked on this cigar. keep up the good work.adolfo prokuda in rialto calif December 13, 2011
"inexpensive, mild, sweet, enjoyable"
Usually, most;y enjoyable but sometimes a thickness somewhere along the length that makes draw difficult or impossibleharold o in rochester, ny September 14, 2011
"Mild and tasty"
The swishers are a wonderfully mild and tasty cigar,and they are by far the best cigar available in the circle I travel in. I am an over the road trucker and expensive cigars are not commonly sold in truck stops.Very good cheap cigar in Orangeville, ON, CA May 11, 2011
"Good cheap cigar!!!"
Its a pretty good cheap cigar. I enjoyed it... It lasted about 40 minutes and I enjoyed every minute of it. Good cigar!Fredrick in Orange County April 28, 2011


text:
Wolverton residents getting back to normal after rain floodingWolverton, MN (WDAY TV) - Today marks two weeks since Wolverton woke up to a disaster.
By: WDAY, WDAY Staff Reports, WDAY
Wolverton, MN (WDAY TV) - Today marks two weeks since Wolverton woke up to a disaster.
After nine inches of rain was dumped on the town, roads were washed out and people's homes were ruined. Thankfully, after a lot of hard work, residents are piecing back together their lives including the Olthoff family, who had river water flowing through their entire basement forcing them to strip the entire floor, furnace and belongings from their home.
Steve Olthoff, Wolverton Resident: "I thought the whole basement was going to be completely full of water. But then the windows swelled up and wouldn't let the water in. So, that saved us."
Despite all the damage, the Olthoffs say financially it only took about a thousand dollars to fix their home after the flooding.


text:
Global Outbreak
1,000,000 - 5,000,000 downloads
- Free, no ads. Supported by in-app purchases.
- Great graphics
- Options and stuff
- It'd be great if there were more customization options
+ By Red Robot Labs
"Enemiez at the gates"
Reviewed by Peter Warrior / Mar 04, 2014
An action game set on where you are
It must be pretty hard for any developer nowadays to actually innovate either the z-genre or action gaming. However, here and there appears someone with a great idea, usually making a new use of a feature of our devices used for another thing. In this case, Red Robot Labs places your position thanks to your GPS to somehow personalize your gaming experience. It's nice when you can read "outbreak has spread to Hinsdale County, CO". Unfortunately, it doesn't run over G's Maps, but we hope it's something that will come someday.
In Global Outbreak, you play the role of a mercenary leader working for a private security corporation whose resemblance to Blackwater is purely coincidential. Anyway, an infection is spreading and turning people into brainless zombies and governments are unable to fence it off, so you have been called to clean up the mess and earn some money by the way.
Surprisingly, game's only 80 Mb and runs on any toaster with Android 2.0 or higher. Graphics are nice and zoominable, sound effects are appropriate, music sounds minimal yet eerie and native controls for touchscreens work fine, at least where you are in the middle of the action. Gameplay can be summarized in: select a ground team, clean the zone, call the chopper, spend money to build and place depots, purchase new helicopters and weapons, recruit new mercenaries. Sounds great, isn't it?
Last but not least, learning and difficulty curves are right enough to allow epic runaways from hot zones and AI's pretty smart, so you can trust your mates won't throw themselves into a certain death when you tap on a spot behind a corner or whatever. Indeed, it's nice to see how they keep shooting down enemies while they retreat to a barricade or near a defense turret. On the other hand, it's a game pretty hard to quit off, to the point of having to leave to the homescreen and manually force close it.
Although we'd like there were any customization options for our soldiers, GPS could be exploited far more and it'd be great to watch some voiced cutscenes, in short it is an awesome, free to play game. There's intense action, a pinch of strategy and a bunch of growling zombies. Who's in?
Use the fully 3D tactical view of the globe to plan your strategy then control your soldiers in epic missions throughout the world.
Welcome to Global Outbreak. You are the head of Blackhorne Industries, the world's best and most trusted mercenary outfit.
The world has been hit by a lethal virus, turning people into enraged zombie mutants.
The authorities of each city are working hard to prevent the virus from spreading, but you have been assigned to act quickly and decisively before the bombs drop!
- Location Aware: The game is truly global, and by turning on your GPS, Global Outbreak will tailor your gaming experience around your location.
- Soldiers: In the fight against global annihilation people are key. Build up a roster of elite mercenaries by levelling up their abilities. Take them from campaign to
campaign and build an army of ultimate warriors to fight the infection.
- Weapons: Increase your firepower by unlocking new weapons and researching an immense range of upgrades.
- Unique Controls: Direct your squads with a control system designed from the ground up for touchscreens, allowing you to play the game with just one finger.
- Improved stability on devices with low memory or rooted firmwares
- Performance improvements
- Fixed a bug with the Roster screen
* A big thank you to all the players who helped track down unstable hardware/firmware combinations.
* To avoid any potential loss of data, we recommend always backing up your game to the cloud (using the "Cloud Backup" button) before updating.
Some lists where this application appears: Reviewed by Peter Warrior.
Force closes on spectrum after first mission. Every time. Completed 5 times and sends right back to start.
Please fix this please
Great game.
good game but freezes at times and then i to restart my phone other than that great time killer
It just have a so many bugs
Crashes way to much. I cant get past the first level because it crashes. I love the game just please fix this
But seems to only work with data connectio n crashes a couple of time not to responde


text:
Again, I'm not trying to sell anything to you with these screenshots. I could quite happily have not snapped any screenshots. Doesn't bother me in the slightest.
I don't really mind what your expectations are.
Great. Look forward to it. Make sure you only take screenshots when the sun is low though, otherwise it'll be a step backwards for you.


text:
Students bring 'Enchantment' to the Design Center
Thursday evening at the San Francisco Design Center the main hall was filled with friends, family, alumni, and members of the local fashion industry as students from San Francisco State University unveiled their Spring 2011 runway show, aptly named Enchantment. A multi-faceted event, Enchantment included dance, music, fashion, and a charity raffle benefiting Visions of La Moda, a non-profit organization that works to aid and inspire low income and at risk youth by enhancing their knowledge of the fashion industry.
From the moment the show began with a student choreographed performance it was clear that the audience, which included SFSU alumni and Project Runway contestant Christopher Collins, was indeed enchanted by the energy, enthusiasm, and talent so obviously present in the room.
Although all 23 students who participated in the show showed great promise and had individual stand-out looks within their collections, it was the futuristic orange gladiator looks in Jack Lim's collection titled Terracotta (pictured left), the delicately pleated dresses in Jessica Bovert's Mare (pictured right) and the clever wedding gown with a snap-off skirt in Kathryn Ryder's Nuptiale (pictured below) that remained on our minds long after the show had finished.
Enchantment was produced by The Fashion Network Association, and students from San Francisco State University. For more information on the event, or for information on the Apparel Design program at the University please visit the official SFSU home page.


text:
What tact do you take when a set of grandparents are religious zealots? In my case, it is my husband's mom and dad. They belong to a cult which my husband and I have determined to be very damaging. Their religion is riddled with racist doctrines, it treats women as second class citizens, encourages extremely harmful and inaccurate self perceptions (especially regarding human sexuality), and marginalizes single women, childless women, homosexuals, dark skinned races, etc. In short, their's is not the sort of religion I would ever be comfortable teaching to my children.
We have had problems in the past with them teaching our kids (both under age 5 and whip smart) the children's stories of their religion. My husband says he asked his mother to stop and she declared that she would not. So I subtly stopped allowing the kids to have unsupervised visits with them. But around the holidays I let the kids have a few unsupervised visits and am now dealing with the inevitable results. I heard one of my sons say a name pertinent to gparent's religion and when I asked him more about it, he clammed up like he wasn't supposed to tell me (he has never done that before, it was a truly weird moment to see him try to hide something). Finally I wheedled it out of him and it turns out the kids had been playing a game that involved slaying the "evil" Native Americans (although they are called by another name in this religion.) I was horrified. My husband and I work so hard to not teach our children racism (we are from and in the south so it's a real problem here) and our kids are learning these awful stories that vilify dark skinned peoples as being sinners against God in the "pre-existence".
I'm angry at the in laws but I'm mostly angry at myself for growing complacent and allowing this to happen. I know that this one incident isn't going to cause lasting harm but their interference only intensifies as the kids get older. These people think they have a God-given claim on my children's souls. I worry that they would stop at nothing to convert my kids, their religion requires it of them.
Obviously I must reinstate the unspoken rule (which my husband agrees with me on thankfully) of no unsupervised visits... But it's just so hard to deal with. My mil will actually call my husband CRYING that she hasn't gotten "grammy time" with our kids in sooo long etc. He is quite resistant to her emotional manipulation tactics but it introduces a lot for stress for us.
HOW do you deal with religious zealot grandparents? Their religion in no way aligns with our personal or spiritual beliefs as a couple but they don't care one whit about what we think of it. They truly are after our children's souls and it is by far the most disturbing family relations issue I have ever had to deal with.


text:
Accident Reporting
In Case You Are Involved in a Boating Accident
- An operator involved in a boating accident must immediately stop their vessel and assist anyone injured, unless doing so would seriously endanger their own vessel or passengers.
- Provide your name and address to any injured person or owner of property that is damaged in the accident.
- If the accident causes damage in excess of $2,000 or injures a person requiring treatment beyond first aid, including death, you must notify Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism immediately. Contact the Pratt Office at 620-672-5911 or your local authorities.


text:
Safe Harbor seeks 'Healthy Love RVA' nominations
Citizen Staff Reports 01/23/12
Safe Harbor is currently seeking nominations for its "Healthy Love RVA: Hot Healthy Couples" series. Four couples will be selected and interviewed and their love stories highlighted on Safe Harbor's new website, http://www.safeharborshelter.com .
Nominees should be in passionate, fun, healthy and safe relationships. Couples need to live in the Richmond area and be willing to appear on Safe Harbor's website, including video content. Diverse couples are encouraged.
Nominations are due by Thursday, Jan. 26. For more information, call 249-9470.
Varina Ruritans honor students
The Varina Ruritan Club hosted the winners of its 2014 Environmental Essay contest at its monthly meeting March 11 in Varina.
The contest, in its eighth year, was for the first time open to students in grades 3-5 at Varina Elementary School. (It previously was open to Sandston Elementary School students.)
The meeting included the winners, parents of the winners, Varina Elementary principal Mark Tyler and several teachers who were in charge of the contest at the school. > Read more.
Baseball game to benefit Glen Allen Buddy Ball
For the fifth consecutive year, St. Christopher's and Benedictine will play a varsity baseball game at Glen Allen's RF&P Park as part of a fundraising effort for the River City Buddy Ball program.
The game will take place Saturday, April 12, at 7 p.m., and the teams hope to raise $3,000 through donations, raffles and other efforts. Admission to the game is free, but fans who attend are asked to donate funds for the Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association's Buddy Ball program, which enables disabled children and teens to play baseball. > Read more.
Highland Springs field to be dedicated in honor of longtime coach Spears
The Henrico Division of Recreation and Parks will dedicate the Highland Springs Little League Majors Field in memory and honor of Rev. Robert "Bob" L. Spears, Jr., on April 12 with a ceremony at the field at 8 a.m.
Spears served the league as a coach and volunteer for 30 years and was praised as a pioneer for equality. His "Finish strong" motto embodied ethical perseverance on the field and in life. > Read more.
Page 1 of 110 pages 1 2 3 > Last ›
Weekend Top 10
Do the Bunny Hop over to Meadow Farm on Saturday for an introduction to all the farm animals there! An introduction to "Global Sounds" – featuring Japanese, Indonesian, West African, Indian, and Brazilian music and dance performances – can be found at the University of Richmond. The University of Richmond will also host the annual Spider spring game, as well as the inaugural Spiders Easter Egg Hunt. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
Restaurant watch
Find out how your favorite dining establishments fared during their most recent inspections by the Virginia Department of Health. > Read more.
A fun, fuzzy ride
'Muppets Most Wanted' worthy of its franchise
Do Muppets sleep? It's hard to say.
They don't really eat (or breathe, as far as anyone can tell). And only occasionally do they have visible, functioning legs.
As far as anyone knows, sleeping might be off the table. And that makes it very hard to accuse the Muppets of sleepwalking through their latest feature, Muppets Most Wanted – even if that's exactly what's going on.
Jim Henson's beloved creations were back in a big way after 2011's The Muppets, with fame and fortune and even an Oscar, a first for the group ("Rainbow Connection" was nominated, yet somehow failed to collect at the '79 ceremony). > Read more.
More News
FeedMore honors Henrico volunteers
Business in brief
Henrico couple wins $4M Va. Lottery prize
Riggs named Henrico Community Leader of the Year
Whither the Book Bowl?
Little champions
New Staples Mill Kroger opens
Senate budget reinstates Marketplace Virginia
Henrico County property transactions, March 17-23
Historic Henrico sites will open to general public April 17
- More Henrico News
Reader Survey | Advertising | Email updates
ClassifiedsGET FREE OF CREDIT CARD DEBT NOW! Cut payments by up to half. Stop creditors from calling. 877-467-4560
Full text
Place an Ad | More Classifieds


text:
A Tactical Conversion Kit with all the accessories to change your 12 gauge shotgun from hunting to tactical style. Choose your specific model... Remington® 870 or Mossberg® 500.
Comes with:
State Model, as available in the Shopping Cart below. A great value deal... get yours ONLINE today!
TacStar® Shotgun Conversion Kit
You qualify for a free gift. It will be added to your cart automatically.
Shop Similar Items
to find something that we have now or that can be backordered.
If you would like to be notified when we have this item available for sale, click
and enter your email address to receive an email notification.


text:
Views: 587
The Locomotion
and Love Explosion (00:00:55)
"so jump out, jump out, get ur groove on"
Just to clarify, The Loco-Motion was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, then originally recorded and performed by Little Eva.
Gregor =w= Langbehn said:
The Locomotion
and Love Explosion (00:00:55)
"so jump out, jump out, get ur groove on"
more than a feeling by boston and smells like teen spirit by nirvana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgCo5DVX3XQ just check that one out
and the abcs and twinkle twinkle.
reminds me of ture colors
The beginning of "Across the Sea" closely resembles the beginning of "You Still Believe in Me" by The Beach Boys.
bow chika wow wow by mike posner sounds like the solo of say ain't so to me.
Weezer to Weezer The World Has Turned- "Do you believe what I sing now" part and Heart songs part that sounds like it.
At that time he sings "these are the songs I keep singing" at the end.....I like how in my head I hear "do you believe what I sing now" because of the guitar
part of "pig" sounds JUST LIKE part of "bohemian rhapsody"
"Id like to thank farmer pete for bringing me scraps of food that i could eat"
"life had just begun but know ive got to throw it all away"


text:
A stint in Government House is the PM's gift to give
If Ricky Ponting scores a double century in the Boxing Day Test and announces his retirement from cricket, there would be nothing preventing the Prime Minister making Australia's greatest run scorer the next governor-general.
How about Kylie Minogue? She would bring international experience and contacts to the vice-regal post and is a recipient of France's highest cultural honour, the Order of Arts and Letters. She's talking about retiring to a "big house" with a garden. Would Government House be suitable?
While either scenario might seem absurd, it could in fact be a reality. There are no rules, no selection criteria, no formal list of qualifications, no formal vetting procedure and no restrictions for appointing a person to the highest office in the land. It is the personal gift of the prime minister, who alone makes a recommendation, which the Queen is obliged to accept.
It is not a decision of Cabinet, the government or the Parliament and the people certainly have no say. Tony Abbott could give the job to John Howard. Julia Gillard could select Paul Keating. Yet the whole process is now out of step with most other major government appointments.
The Reserve Bank governor is chosen by Cabinet.
To become a member of the ABC board you must first be nominated by the public (after the government advertises the vacancy). An independent panel assesses applicants against an official criteria and provides a written shortlist. For the position of ABC chair, the prime minister is also required to "consult" the Opposition leader. And if the person chosen was not on the shortlist the government must table a statement in Parliament.
The chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is nominated by federal Cabinet but must be approved by a majority of state and territory governments. It was difficult when some Labor states played hardball against Peter Costello's choice to put Graeme Samuel in the job but it was open and transparent.
And there was extensive consultation before Nicola Roxon named Stephen Gageler as the latest High Court judge.
The Attorney-General spoke to her state and territory counterparts, her shadow George Brandis, the Chief Justice and other High Court justices, the chief justices of the Federal Court, Family Court and Supreme Courts as well as bar associations, law societies and deans of law schools who submitted up to five names for her to consider.
But the appointment process for the GG has been frozen in time along with the republic debate. The failed 1999 referendum proposed a president with similar powers as a governor-general but they would be chosen by a two-thirds majority of the Parliament.
At the time this was criticised as being the "politicians' republic" that denied the people a direct say. But at least the Parliament is elected by all the people. What we have now is one person's GG.
The vice-regal office became mired in scandal when Peter Hollingworth was chosen by Howard and then quit in 2003 after controversy about his handling of child sex abuse complaints years earlier when he was Brisbane's Anglican archbishop.
Howard said he made sure there were "background checks" on his replacement, former SAS commander Michael Jeffery who had been "road-tested" as WA governor.
Quentin Bryce, the first woman to hold the office, had also been a state governor. Bryce has been terrific in the job and won bipartisan praise. This week Gillard said the Queen had agreed to a request to extend her term by six months to March 2014 to make sure there would be no change in the vice-regal post during the 2013 election year.
Speculation is now running about who might be the 26th GG.
If Abbott becomes PM and lives at Kirribilli House overlooking Sydney Harbour, he could seek to have his mentor, Howard, living next door in Admiralty House. The nation was reminded of Howard's capacity to play the role of statesman during the Bali bombing anniversary.
Perhaps Abbott might choose Malcolm Turnbull, following the lead of Bob Hawke, who gave it to Bill Hayden, who he'd vanquished as leader.
There's been speculation in the past that Turnbull could become president but this would be a twist for the monarchist Abbott, who helped beat the republic campaign led by Turnbull.
Abbott could decide to appoint the first indigenous Australian to the highest office. Noel Pearson's name leaps to mind.
Maybe Gillard will try the tactic used by John Gorton in 1969 to get rid of his rival, Paul Hasluck. Would Kevin Rudd accept the job?
These examples may seem silly but it's been done in the past to fix political dilemmas or reward mates.
There's strong speculation Gillard will consider respected former Defence chief Angus Houston.
Some believe there should be formal qualifications to carry out the vital legal aspects of the job, particularly the reserve powers made famous by Sir John Kerr when he sacked Gough Whitlam on Remembrance Day 1975.
A wildcard could be Adam Gilchrist, the former wicketkeeper who is chair of the National Australia Day Council.
He has displayed great civic duty and would be non-threatening to politicians but a youthful face for the office.
There's no shortage of interesting and worthy candidates. There should be a formal process for nominations and consultation. The final choice can still rest with the PM but if it's good enough for the High Court, the ACCC and the ABC, then surely we deserve something more substantial than the gut feeling of one person to select the next governor-general.
Phillip Hudson is Herald Sun national political editor.
Comments on this post will close at 8pm AEST.
Most commented
acotrel says:
When we become a republic perhaps we could have a system whereby the Presidential position is always filled by direct promotion of the Commonwealth Ombudsman ? That way we would always know who the heir apparent is,before the politicking starts.
Tubesteak says:
There is one criteria in being selected to be G-G = be friends with the government that is making the choice.
What's that about democracy?
Rosie says:
While our first female PM is flying high on the sexist thing I suggest another female the calibre of our first female GG to be our next GG. Quentin Bryce, is nothing but a delight to watch do her duties and always heartfelt when listening to her. I love her dress sense, the woman epitomizes all the traits required for someone as the Queen's representative. While the Queen is still there Australia should have a female like Quentin Bryce and a male when Prince Charles takes over.
stephen says:
The one we have now has been in retirement since the first day she was awarded her first overseas trip.
She's not made one announcement that is any more sensible than has Prince Charlie.
ps anyone would think that she was a retiring Olympic swimmer.
Tel says:
Am I the only one that gets a whiff of the stench surrounding the current appointment and extension? Think of the connections.
Sir Osis says:
Considering the constitutional reserve powers that they can wield, would not someone highly experienced in constitutional law be appropriate? Like a former High Court judge? A currently or former High Court judge, with a minimum of 10 years in said position, who is elected by a 2/3s majority of a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, with a 5 year extendable term?
Joel M-J says:
@Sean - yeah agreed, FORMER high court judges in the pool of candidates, absolutely, but let's not limit it to that.
I suppose you are right about the G-G as Executive as well, although there is very little about the role that is actually Executive (in the practical sense).
Captain Col says:
Journalists and lefties love to fiddle with things that are working well already. For goodness sake, find something important to not just change, but improve.
Here we have a system that has produced excellent GGs for decades and the meddlers want to change it for no good reason. No PM wants to appoint a dud. PMs of all political persuasions want someone who will represent all Australians. Add an imposed process to the current system and all that's good about our present system goes out the window.
Leave it alone!
P.S. "Speculation is now running about who might be the 26th GG." Really? Where? When? WHY? Someone has a fevered imagination.
Facebook Recommendations
Read all about it
Punch live
Up to the minute Twitter chatter
Recent posts
The latest and greatest
The Punch is moving house
Good morning Punchers. After four years of excellent fun and great conversation, this is the final post…
Will Pope Francis have the vision to tackle this?
I have had some close calls, one that involved what looked to me like an AK47 pointed my way, followed…
Advocating risk management is not "victim blaming"
In a world in which there are still people who subscribe to the vile notion that certain victims of sexual…
Nosebleed Section
choice ringside rantings
From: Hasbro, go straight to gaol, do not pass go
Tim says:They should update other things in the game too. Instead of a get out of jail free card, they should have a Dodgy Lawyer card that not only gets you out of jail straight away but also gives you a fat payout in compensation for daring to arrest you in the first place. Instead of getting a hotel when you… [read more]
From: A guide to summer festivals especially if you wouldn't go
Kel says:If you want a festival for older people or for families alike, get amongst the respectable punters at Bluesfest. A truly amazing festival experience to be had of ALL AGES. And all the young "festivalgoers" usually write themselves off on the first night, only to never hear from them again the rest of… [read more]
Gentle jabs to the ribs
Superman needs saving
Can somebody please save Superman? He seems to be going through a bit of a crisis. Eighteen months ago,… Read more


text:
Dr. Toni Walters, professor in the School of Education and Human Services from 1989 to 2011, taught graduate students in the Reading and Language Arts department for 22 years. Her teaching effectiveness has been recognized by a number of awards, including OU's Teaching Excellence Award in 1997 and the Guardian Award by the National Black Child Development Institute in 2008.
When past students heard Dr. Walter was retiring, they wanted to do something for Dr. Walters that could be as impactful and memorable as Dr. Walters' was on them. Twenty-six OU alumni, faculty and staff came together on August 6, 2011 to recognize Walters' achievements and contributions to OU, the field of literacy and her career. At this dinner, former students raised $2,000 to create a scholarship in honor of Dr. Walters.
Full Story . . .
Dr. Toni S. Walters with her late husband Kenneth Walters.
Oakland University's Student Michigan Education Association (SMEA) chapter received grants from the National Education Association and the Michigan Education Association to rejuvenate a Family Medicine Center and add a Reach Out and Read program at the clinic.
SMEA received $1,000 from a Community Learning through America's Schools (CLASS) grant from the National Education Association. The Michigan Education Association matched this grant, providing a total of $2,000 for Oakland University pre-service teachers to paint murals of characters from children's literature, purchase comfortable chairs and tables for the children's corners of the FMC waiting room, and books to stock the Family Medicine Center's shelves.
SMEA volunteers cleaned and painted the walls, built shelving, and added books on March 31, 2012. On April 21, SMEA will hold a community open house to showcase the renovated center, featuring read alouds, crafts and activities for children in and around the community. If you would like to attend, please contact email@example.com.
If you are interested in donating gently used books to the Family Medicine Center for children in grades one through six or supporting SMEA's efforts in adopting the Family Medicine Center, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
SMEA officers at the Fall 2011 Student Welcome Reception
The Family Medical Center where OU SMEA will renovate the Reach Out and Read area.
For the last couple of years, Skyler Knapp and his older brother, Corbin, have been attending Film Camp at OUCARES, the Oakland University Center for Autism Research, Education and Support. Although Corbin is on the autism spectrum, Skyler is not – but he comes to camp because he enjoys sharing the experience with his brother.
Skyler's love for his big brother and his experiences with OUCARES inspired him to do something big. So, Skyler and his good friend Cullin Irvine, decided to start their own foundation.
Cullin and Skyler co-founded the Look Up Foundation to support OUCARES and raised funds selling stretch bracelets at their middle school and collecting other donations. The two boys raised $403, which they presented to OUCARES in December 2011.
OUCARES Director Kathy Sweeney, Skyler Knapp, Cullin Irvine, Corbin Knapp and Kevin Knapp.
In time for the holidays, the Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation worked with OUCARES to deliver gifts and pizza to families affected by autism in the Pontiac, Michigan community. The Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation (ASDF) has a history of supporting OUCARES, providing scholarships for children to attend the unique summer Film Camp since 2009. To date, the ASDF has donated over $34,300 to OUCARES, directly benefiting children and young adults diagnosed with autism. Gifts from the ASDF have provided scholarships to the OUCARES Film Camp, Social Skills program, Pee Wee program and the plethora of recreational programs held during the academic year. This year, OUCARES will continue to offer scholarships for participants in the summer camps. Please contact OUCARES directly via their website or email for more information on their summer programs and scholarships.
The Academic Advisers for the School of Education and Human Services guide and support teachers, future educators and human service professionals as they identify, pursue and achieve goals that prepare them to become collaborative leaders in local and world communities. SEHS advisers, amidst advising a population of over 3,000 individuals, continue to be recognized for the highest honors in their field and at Oakland University.
The "newest" SEHS adviser Laurie Shano is a winner of the National Academic Advising Association's 2011 Outstanding New Adviser Certificate of Merit. Shano works at OU's Macomb campus, advising over 10 SEHS undergraduate and graduate programs.
SEHS adviser Lorin Wright recently received the 2012 OU Outstanding Professional Academic Adviser Award. Donna Malaski won the 2011 Michigan Academic Advising Association's Outstanding Academic Advising Award - Primary Role, and Jennifer Bellini received the National Academic Advising Association's Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit in the Primary Advising category.
Director of Teacher Advising Nichole Moninger says of her team, "No other academic unit on campus has as many award winners on their advising staff as SEHS does! We are so fortunate to have such a gifted team of advisers."
SEHS Adviser Laurie Shano
Dr. James Hansen, professor in the Department of Counseling, co-authored Humanistic Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues, which received the Joe and Lucille Hollis Publications Award from the Association for Humanistic Counseling. This book explores and presents current counseling issues from a humanistic perspective, providing a valuable resource for counselors and therapists seeking effective approaches, founded on humanistic principles, to use in their practice.
Dr. James Hansen
Dr. Gwendolyn Thompson McMillon, associate professor in the Department of Reading and Language Arts, co-authored Change is Gonna Come, which was just given the Edward B. Fry Book Award by the Literacy Research Association. After decades of research on the achievement gap between African American students and their counterparts, the enigma remains. In Change Is Gonna Come, the authors address this issue explicitly by discussing the source of the problems and specifically how many of the problems can be solved.
Dr. Linda Pavonetti, associate professor in the Department of Reading and Language Arts, edited Bridges to Understanding: Envisioning the World Through Children's Books. This book, available in print and digitally, provides stories from around the world that will help children understand differences among countries and cultures while simultaneously showing humanity's similarities.
Dr. Linda Pavonetti
Several Golden Grizzlies spent a warm, fun-filled weekend at the Oakland University Winter College in Bonita Springs, Florida this February. The second year of this growing event brought together alumni from various class years as well as many "snowbirds" in the Bonita Springs and Naples area.
Guests enjoyed the beautiful amenities of the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa with part of the weekend earmarked for leisure time.
Oakland plans to host the weekend again next year according to Eric Barritt, vice president for Community Engagement. "We were thrilled to see so many alumni and friends take advantage of a destination event like this; to connect with each other and with Oakland; and to learn from our faculty. I think the event will only continue to grow."
For more information or to view a slideshow of photos from the winter college, view the website at oakland.edu/wintercollege.
Allen and Barbara Gough, Human Resource Development alumna, pictured right, attended the medical lecture at OU's 2012 Winter College
Grizzly Gala on Friday, April 20 at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, Michigan from 6 - 10 p.m. to benefit the OUAA scholarship program.
Autism Quality of Life Symposium on May 7-8, 2012 at the Marriott Auburn Hills in Pontiac.
SEHS is always interested in hearing from our alumni. Email us a few lines about your latest job, accomplishment or relocation to firstname.lastname@example.com you would prefer to not receive the SEHS e-newsletter, please email us at email@example.com.


text:
Eric Sterling, President of The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, will be speaking at Lucy's Arl about where this election puts us with regard to marijuana in the US. He is a national expert on marijuana policy--as a Congressional staff attorney he helped write the Reagan drug laws in the 1980s, and in 1989 he founded CJPF--a private non-profit that helps educate the nation about criminal justice issues. Talk will start at 8:00
Events | Government,Religious & Charitable,Schools,
Marijuana and the Law After the 2012 Election
Posted by Dick Kennedy ,
2620 S Shirlington Rd Arlington VA 22206 See map
BoardsMore »
Got a question? Something on your mind? Talk to your community, directly.
Note Article
Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors.What's on your mind?What's on your mind?Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell somethingPost something
- Your Account
- Sign In
- Join Patch
- Why Join?
- Patch Info
- About us
- Jobs
- Terms of Use
- About our Ads
- Privacy Policy
- Patch Blog
- Partner with Us
- Advertise
- Claim your listing
- Add your business
- PatchU
- Volunteer
Copyright ©2014 Planck LLC d/b/a Patch Media. All rights reserved.


text:
Safety Standards for Window Cleaning
Chapter 296-878, WAC
Effective Date: 01/01/03
Window-cleaners' belts and anchors
|For printing
You must:
Select appropriate window-cleaners' belts and anchors.
You must
- Make sure window-cleaners' belts and anchors conform to the:
- - Design, manufacture, and maintenance requirements of ANSI/IWCA 1-14.1-2001
- and
- - Manufacturer's specifications.
Inspect the anchors you plan to use for window cleaning.
You must
- Make sure you don't use anchors if
- - Appear to be damaged
- - Appear deteriorated
- - Appear to be worn
- - Appear to be loose
- - Appear to be unsecured to the building or window frame
- - Won't allow the belt terminal to easily slip over the anchor head.
- Use window-cleaner's belts only if:
- - The area to be cleaned is safe
- - All anchors intended for use are safe.
- Make sure window ledges and frames won't impair the safe use of the window-cleaner's belt.
If unsafe anchors are found, report them
to the building owner or manager and don't use them.
Use window-cleaners' belts safely.
You must
- Make sure workers don't extend more than 1 arm beyond the window sash when cleaning windows from inside a building.
- Attach 1 belt terminal to an anchor before you put more than 1 arm outside the window.
- Pull on the terminal strap and look for signs of damage to the anchor.
- Attach both belt terminals to anchors before climbing out the window.
- Keep all belt terminals attached during the entire cleaning operation.
- Make sure the worker keeps 1 terminal attached to an anchor when reentering the window and until the worker is inside.
Move safely on the outside of buildings.
You must
- Make sure you travel on the outside of the
building only when
- - You keep at least 1 window-cleaner's belt terminal attached at all times
- - The anchors aren't more than 48 inches apart.
Anchors can be up to72 inches apart if