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I really want that Applejack spork... if only to break it off and have a molded Applejack toy!
You can find a few of the items listed in on this page!
Also the main hub thing for these here!
Now go have pony birthday parties and send me pictures! Charge!
UPDATE Looks like someone already did!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 op 11:33 PM
Labels: News, Not-Fanfiction, Toys
That slow clap is for you guys.
Disregarding the two that have already graced the top of the blog, I have our three winners! They're after the page break!
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op 9:30 PM
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Author: Sir Ginger
Description: A short story set many years after the adventures of our favourite ponies. Spike and Rarity remember the god old days, but Spike still has a lifetime ahead.The Last Element
Additional Tags: Short, Sad, Future, Changes, Sparity
[Grimdark] Some alternate universe stuff! The Pre-reader really liked it, but didn't give me an awesome quote, the slacker!
Author: Lurks-no-More
Description: In the magical land of Equestria, the night has lasted for a thousand years. But now, with the millennial anniversary of Queen Luna's victory over her rebellious sister approaching, the Queen's most faithful student learns about a disturbing old prophecy...Dark Equestria Part 1
Dark Equestria Part 2
Additional Tags: Queen Luna's Eternal Night ends
It's pretty extensive!
You can find it here!
MP3op 7:30 PM
Labels: Art, Not-Fanfiction
Holy crap! Official Content! I didn't think it existed anymore!
A new song by Pinkie Pie has popped up on hubworld!
Equestria Girls
Also a youtube link!
And thanks to shelltoon for the link!
op 6:51 PM
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1.) Winter Touch Up -No Embed
2.) Instrumental At the Gala (With Karaoke)
3.) At the Winter Gala
op 6:00 PM
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1.) She's Cute
Yes, just one. Enjoy!
op 5:00 PM
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op 4:00 PM
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Well, I did say I wanted a pony MMO.
Saltyjustice has sent in a playable demonstration script for another upcoming pony MMO project. It is significantly smaller than the 3D one I just posted!
You can get the details in the thread here, though you need to register. If you just want to jump in and play, you can grab the game here, or without sound here.
There's a video of it in action after the page break, as well.
op 3:00 PM
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Trixie cause I can.
!WakaWakaYQ has emailed us about his pony music archive on Ponychan. It includes, according to him, all of the fan-made music ever created for these ponies. I'm tempted to download the whole thing just to see if he has my lone track in there.
The thread is here!
Celestia Radio has also updated their site with a lot of improved functionality. They have their long requested chat, a comprehensive artist and track database with downloads, a twitter live-update for news, and are implementing a schedule for the broadcast.
Except they never included a link! So I googled it. It's here.op 2:30 PM
Labels: Media, Music, Not-Fanfiction
Have some more recolors for you all to get confused over. These were actually found on a Chinese Website, so no telling if they will ever make their rounds to the USA.
I am praying that some benevolent executive at Hasbro's toy division falls asleep on the job one day and sees a glorious vision of real background ponies from the actual show being sold to happy 24 year olds around the world.
Trixie! Luna! Even Derpyhooves! Everypony from Ponyville, and not some deviant art kids OC pony collection.
That would be the greatest day ever!
op 2:00 PM
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That third one is...really strange, I can't quite decide if I like it or not.
1.) Luna, the lonely astronaut Episode 1: Pilot
2.) Couple Days Off
3.) The Fresh Princess of Bel-Mare
op 1:30 PM
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[Shipping][Grimdark][Random] ANGRYJACK. I really hope Angryshy makes a second appearance in season 2!
Author: Ravengal
Description: Fluttershy's been waiting for years to tell her amazing, wonderful, beautiful, perfect Applejack her feelings... but something stands in the way. Psychoshy ain't having that.My Darling Yandere
Additional Tags: Fluttershy, and Applejack, forever, or else
These are so awesome. I'm a guy who's had the same wallpaper image for his entire life, and even I changed to one of these. They're that sweet.
Each is a massive 2400x1500 and is created by the wonderfully talented Megasweet.
They're all after the pagebreak!
EDIT: Blogger resized them! Full sizes here!
op 12:00 PM
Labels: Art, Media, Not-Fanfiction, Wallpaper
We hired Vinyl Scratch to entertain everypony while the blog is recovered from the depths of cyber space.
Hopefully it won't take too long!
(I didn't have time to make anything new, so I'm using one of the contest entries! Thanks to Gig-Mendecil for the banner! Cereal is going to kill me, but hes not around right now so I can pretend to be afk when he gets back!)op 11:56 AM
Labels: News, Not-Fanfiction
It's good to see more pony merch popping up. That's the sign of a healthy show right there! Now we just need some older demographic stuff...
Because I am definitely not 4 years old.. just sayin. (What have I gotten myself into?)op 11:30 AM
Labels: News, Not-Fanfiction, Toys
Description: Our heroes travel under the earth and through the depths of a jewel mining operation in search of a captured friendInto the Mines
Additional Tags: Dramatic, Interesting, Different, and (hopefully) Emotional
Where's my Pony MMO? Get on it, guys!
We've been sent another pony game for you all to try out! The creator would like to point out the fact that is quite young and this is his first time using the Blender Game Engine, so if any experienced modellers/animators/scripters are feeling generous and want to help on this project, he welcomes the assistance.
The game itself is a little over 100MB in size. It's hosted here- there is also a readme for your perusal here. If you prefer a smaller game size (minus the music), you can find that here.op 10:00 AM
Labels: Game, Media, Not-Fanfiction
[Sad][Shipping] Fluttersparkle time! Or is it Flutterlight? Twi-shy?
Author: AlCapony
Description: As Fluttershy finds herself confronted with a past she thought she had left behind her, she turns to Twilight for help. Twilight herself, on the other hoof, is about to stumble upon a revelation about the unassuming little pegasus she would have never imagined, and has to grapple with the confusing feelings that follow in its wake.You Can't Escape the Past
Additional Tags: Family, Confrontation, Anger, Sadness, Supportop 9:00 AM
Labels: Complete, Fluttershy, Sad, Shipping, Star-4, Story, Twilight Sparkle
[Crossover][Grimdark] Warhammer, with Ponies (Sadly I can't find an actual 4g pony, so have a marine with Rainbow Dash colors)
Author: Steptroll
Description: A nerdtastic warhammer 40k crossover of a concept that I've been playing around with for a while.Guardspony
Guardspony Part 2 (New!)
Additional Tags: Warhammer, Imperial Guard, Empress, Pony, awesome
Ponies. Ponies everywhere. Where will the ponies invade next? Who knows?! Teh nose nose.
From the email:
I play Dagorhir, which is a full contact melee combat sport that uses padded weapons. It's a blast to play and good exercise to boot. The best part is the creativity that goes into it. My main shield is just too heavy when I have to run for an extended period of time. I needed something lighter. So I built an all foam round shield and covered it with this.
PONIES. back to bed. zzzzzzzzz.
op 7:05 AM
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this Etsy store.
Also check out the merch post if you are looking for anything else! A bunch of brony shops have been added to it.op 2:58 AM
Labels: News, Not-Fanfiction
Author: Jera
Description: Regular as dusk and dawn, an elderly mare visits the stallion who's earned her love and devotion.Tomorrow DA
Tomorrow Docs
Additional Tags: Love, Devotion, Personal Strength, Bittersweet, Memories
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Mark Ziebarth, Principal
Isanti Intermediate School/School for All Seasons
Cambridge-Isanti Public Schools is one of only a handful of school districts that provide alternative calendar programs for students as an optional program.
Since the program is a public school there is not cost for the program. These programs have been in existence since the 1990s and focus on using the seasons of the year to increase experiential learning and build community.
The calendar allows for shorter summer breaks to be replaced by other breaks of 1-3 weeks throughout the year. Currently Cambridge-Isanti has a K-5 program called "School For All Seasons" that is housed at the Isanti Intermediate School site with an enrollment of 210 students and a grades 6-8 program called "Minnesota Center" housed at the Isanti Middle School site with an enrollment of 100 students.
The program is an optional program that parents may select for their children free of charge. The curriculum, standards, and instruction are similar to that of the other schools in the school district but are delivered in different ways. The experiential learning component emphasis and the community-building emphasis of the programs are areas that are different in comparison to the traditional calendar programs.
Currently a task force has been established to look at future growth and how the program may best meet the needs of the 21st Century student.
Additional information on the programs can be obtained by contacting either Mark Ziebarth at 763-552-8800 or Randy Pauly at 763-691-8600.

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On the four Fridays during the month of November, the Bragg Creek BBQ Steak Pit is adding some duck to its all-you-can-eat prime rib buffet.
That's duck as in David Mamet's classic comedy The Duck Variations which turns the evening into dinner theatre.
This Calgary version of The Duck Variations won the Calgary Adult One Act Festival in 2011 and was a major hit with critics and audiences at the 2011 Calgary Fringe Festival.
Directed by Richard Michelle-Pentelbury, The Duck Variations stars Stuart Bentley and Mike Johnson as a pair of seniors who spend their days feeding ducks in the park and discussing the meaning of life, friendship and death.
Written in 1972, The Duck Variations is one of Mamet's most widely produced short plays.
It lends itself to unique presentations and has often been staged in public parks.
It has also been staged with two women or with a woman and a man though it was written for two men but is always seen as a tour de force for the actors who play it.
This was the case with this version which saw Bentley and Johnson share the best actor award at the Calgary Adult Festival.
Tickets for the dinner and play are $60 with the buffet served from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The play runs from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with dessert served immediately afterwards.
Call 403-949-3633 to reserve.
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I don't know a huge amount about stereos and I have a few questions. I just bought a very lightly used M&K 150 THX system from the late 90's for $500. The speakers sound amazing but the sub has a rattling sound coming from one the woofers (it goes away if I apply light pressure to it). Would that be cost effective to repair? If not what would be a good replacement? (room is 4400 ft^3) Also, I do not have an adequate receiver. What would you guys recommend, music is just as important as movies if not more so. My budget is a meager $2500. Thanks!
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need sub and receiver recommendations
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I'd call M&K to see about a replacement driver for the
subwoofer. (310) 204-2854
If you must go with an AV receiver I suppose the Pioneer Elite SC-57 is as good as many.


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Ford Motor Co. shows support for Kettering Robotics Center
Sat, 23 Aug 2014 01:15:00 GMT —
Ford Motor Company is again stepping up and showing its support for Kettering University.
The company donated $50,000 to help fund the first Robotics Community Center.
The state-of-the-art facility is in need of tools and equipment for the center's machine shop.
"This was a great opportunity to combine both of those with this first robotics community center located on campus in a one of a kind in the nation to get younger students engaged and still support Kettering University as well," said Raj Nair, Vice President of Ford Global Product.
The Robotics Community Center is slated to open late September.
Kettering University says Ford's contribution today will help make it possible for students to have a range of opportunities.


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Atletico Madrid Vs Deportivo Highlights: Radamel Falcao guided Atletico Madrid to a 6-0 triumph against Deportivo in their most recent La Liga fixture that saw the Colombian scoring 5 goals in a single game. He is now the 2nd top goal scorer of the Spanish League behind Lionel Messi and above Real Madrid's C.Ronaldo.
Diego Costa kicked things off for Atletico Madrid with a header at the 28th minute as he rose above everyone else inside the penalty box and initiated the goal fest for his team.
5 minutes later and Falcao scored what was his 1rst goal of this match with a volley that went into the further corner of the net. At the 42nd minute he sealed the 2nd and 3rd for Atletico Madrid before entering the dressing room.
The Colombian forward completed his hat-trick with a penalty kick that was awarded to them at the 64th minute. He continued on scoring as he was just unstoppable and a nightmare for the defenders of Deportivo who failed on doing anything against him.
He wrapped things up until the scored displayed 6-0 with Atletico Madrid destroying Deportivo.


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Election Day
I voted, but choices were poor
I voted Tuesday, as I always do. The choice of candidates was slim. For governor we had two flawed opponents. Neither one is very inspiring. I decided to vote for the candidate that I did not deem a thief.
For U.S. Senate, there was a troika of career politicians from which to choose, all bad choices. But I had to pick, so I chose the one politician who has always espoused the idea that what he did in his various positions was for the benefit of the people of the state of Florida. Yes, he was in it for himself as well, but at least this candidate had actually done something for the state, unlike the other two candidates.
I also voted for my U.S. congressman. My choices were another career politician who has accomplished almost nothing in his tenure in Congress, and an inexperienced candidate. This paper recommended the incumbent over the challenger merely because he was "more experienced." After consideration, I decided that the incumbent was not experienced before he was first elected, and chose to vote instead for new ideas and inexperience.
I voted, as well, for state constitutional offices and in that capacity I chose the minority party in the state over those who are in control in Tallahassee.
Locally, I voted too. The person who currently is my Florida state representative was recommended by the Times, even though the paper implied that he was unqualified for the position. Again, experience was the reason. I again decided to go with inexperience. The individual recommended and the opponent are proof that we need to have "none of the above" for a choice on the ballot.
I voted against judges — just out of principle, I guess, as I think they have no business being in a position "for life."
Two years from now I will vote again, and hopefully more times in the future. Perhaps, one day, the country will correct itself and move away from the extremist views that hold sway these days and back to the middle, as it was when I was growing up.
Dave Cordes, Clearwater
Election Day
Misspent billions
Here we are in a nation that does not have money for education, health care, and for the rebuilding of our aged and cracked infrastructure. However we do have unlimited resources to pour into political campaigns.
This money comes from industry that doesn't have the money to expand or hire people. This money comes from the wealthy who violently oppose a tax hike. This money also comes from the masses who are losing their homes due to foreclosure.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in this state and billions of dollars nationally are totally wasted on opponent-bashing ads.
This waste is appalling. How much more are we going to take of this nonsense? One year from now the 2012 presidential campaign will start and we will subjected to this garbage all over again.
Burt Yellin, Sun City Center
Free-market advocates
Principles, consequences
Pure free-market advocate citizens and politicians should not be complaining about current unemployment rates. Just the opposite. They should be protesting for even higher numbers as a necessary repercussion of a needed market correction.
If you see stimulus spending, bailouts of the banking and auto industries, universal health care and cap-and-trade as unnecessary government intrusion, state what you are for: complete bank failure, auto industry collapse, continually escalating premiums, tens of millions uninsured and environmental degradation. Let the market decide, no matter the consequence. That would be the principled stand.
Trumpeting home ownership for years and then simply blaming the other guy when it collapses is disingenuous. Ignoring or denying the problem as in health care and climate change is equally ineffective.
Or perhaps we need to recognize that desperate times can require desperate measures, and that economic stability is always a balance between free-market innovation and governmental regulation.
Michael Searcy, Tampa
Chemical cremation makes some wince Oct. 26
Organ donors: quiet heroes
There is another decision before the choice of funeral arrangements that makes people wince. That is the option to be an organ/tissue donor. Harvesting the organs and tissues is done by a surgical team that treats the donor with dignity and great respect for the life-enhancing and lifesaving gifts that may affect over 50 people.
During the National Donor Sabbath, Nov. 12-14, churches, synagogues and mosques are invited to participate in donor education and registration. Families of organ/tissue donors can have open casket funerals and their quiet heroes can be honored with the recycle life designation in their obituaries.
Bob Wise, Tampa
You can't keep these bad ideas down Oct. 28
Ideology trumps logic
This article was an excellent summary of politics today. If politicians are opposed to health care reform, we know they are being subsidized by the health insurance companies. If they question global warming or alternative energy, they are being subsidized by oil and coal industries. If they oppose banking regulations, they are subsidized by the financial industry. Logical thinking and scientific research are replaced by a rigid ideology where profit is the prime motivation.
Those who favor extending the Bush tax cuts for the rich are using faulty reasoning. It is claimed that the extra money will be used to provide jobs. That hasn't happened the past decade because there is more incentive to invest the money elsewhere. What would provide that incentive? First, higher taxes! Then give tax writeoffs to those who spend the money to hire American workers.
Ron Linder, Tampa
Operation Birthday | Oct. 29
Honor their sacrifices
Tears flowed down my cheeks as I read your story about Courtney Johnson, the military mom who traveled 8,000 miles from South Korea, where she was deployed for eight months, to get back home in time for her son's third birthday.
I hope that as Veterans Day approaches on Nov. 11 everyone takes the time to participate in events that honor the great sacrifices made by our military men and women and to reflect on the fact that we would not be enjoying the great freedoms that we enjoy today were it not for these brave men and women.
Sandy Hutton, Belleair
Made in China: apparel for Girl Scouts? Oct. 30
A shameful option
Shame on Barry Horowitz, vice president and general manager for merchandise for the Girl Scouts, for even entertaining the thought of soliciting proposals from companies outside the United States — including one in China — to manufacture sashes and vests for the Girl Scouts. The organization's name is the Girl Scouts of America, not Girl Scouts of China.
Horowitz put at risk a small American company and its 90 workers just to try to save parents a buck or two. Well, good luck selling your cookies. From now on, I'll be eating Oreos.
David Feeney, Dunedin


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By Peter Bodley
Contributing Writer
Infrastructure improvements are planned this year at Anoka County's Bunker Beach Water Park.
The Anoka County Parks and Community Services Committee has signed off on $85,000 worth of improvements recommended by Cory Hinz, recreation services manager, and Tony Portesan, recreation services coordinator.
They will be paid for from the water park's reserve fund, according to Jeff Perry, park planning and resources manager.
Most of the work will take place before the 2017 water park season opens in June, but the refurbishment of the Twisted Towers feature won't start until after Labor Day when the season ends, Perry said.
Other projects planned as part of the improvements include phase two Tidal Wave restroom upgrades, Wave Pool bulkhead and wall painting, phase two security system and information cable replacement, ice machine replacement at Tidal Wave Cafe, first aid office refrigerator replacement, replacement of two pressure washers, new shade shelter screening around Wave Pool and mechanical room upgrades.
According to the 2016 water park report submitted to the committee by Hinz and Portesan, total attendance was 112,644, down from 120,640 in 2015, but greater than both 2014 (87,593) and 2013 (107,084).
But average daily attendance at 1,280 last season was slightly higher than the 1,277 in 2015.
"That's because there were more rain-out days in 2016," Perry said.
Bunker Beach is scheduled to open for its 30th season – seventh since the 2010 expansion – Friday, June 9, and close Labor Day.
According to the county website, Bunker Beach, which is located in Bunker Hills Regional Park, is the largest outdoor water park in Minnesota.


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DigestFeb 13, 2013 The Associated Press
Wolves took 55 moose in three years
JACKSON -- Research shows wolves in the northern part of Grand Teton National Park have an appetite for moose during the wintertime.
Park and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service researchers documented some 55 moose killed by wolves over the past three winters.
Moose numbers have been declining in Jackson Hole for years.
The moose population is less than one-fifth the number counted 20 years ago and only about one-fourth of the number that wildlife managers would like to see.
Grand Teton biologist Sarah Dewey says wolves typically prefer to prey on elk rather than moose. Moose are bigger, and she says elk are easier for wolves to take down.
Other threats to moose in Grand Teton include parasites, wildfires, getting hit by cars and loss of habitat to development.
Gray wolves were reintroduced to Wyoming in 1996 by federal order. Last year they were removed from the Endangered Species List, and the first regulated wolf hunt the state took place late last year.
Casper revisiting smoking ban
CASPER -- The majority of Casper city councilors are inclined to either repeal or change the city's smoking ban.
Only two council members, including Casper's mayor, supported keeping the ban in its current form during a work session on Tuesday.
The council passed a ban on smoking in bars, restaurants, offices and other public spaces in June 2012 but four of the council members who voted for it are no longer in office. It went into effect in September after a failed referendum attempt.
Business owners say they have lost customers because of the ban and have been pressing for it to be repealed.
Councilman Keith Goodenough has dissolved his limo service business so he can vote to repeal the ban.
Court weapons ban gets initial OK
CHEYENNE -- A bill that would ban deadly weapons in Wyoming courtrooms has won initial approval in the state Senate.
House Bill 216 passed its first round of Senate floor debate on Tuesday. It faces two more votes in the chamber.
The proposal makes having deadly weapons in courtrooms a misdemeanor on first offense. A second offense within five years would be a felony.
The ban would not apply to jury rooms or other parts of the courthouse. In addition, the presiding judge in the courtroom could grant exceptions.
Bill would require pension split
CHEYENNE -- The latest proposal to boost contributions to the Wyoming's state pension plan calls for employees and the government to split the cost.
The full Senate on Tuesday passed a bill requiring employees and the state to each pay 0.5 percent more into the fund over the next two years.


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Just heard this on WFAN per a Tweet by M.Wells. I'm not a "Tweeter" so anyone w/ a link would be appreciated.
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Just heard this on WFAN per a Tweet by M.Wells. I'm not a "Tweeter" so anyone w/ a link would be appreciated.
"Larry Bird: You are Officially On the Clock! (3/24/08)"
(Watching You Like A Hawk!)
@NBA: "Greg Monroe, Wesley Johnson, Eric Bledsoe, Derrick Favors and Paul George named to @TMobile All-Rookie Second team, as voted by coaches."
witters: @imbtyler, @postgameonline
He was unjustly left off of the rookie/sophomore team, would've been a huge tragedy if he didn't get his due as a second team All-Rookie.
Congrats Paul!
Congrats to PG
For reference:
T-Mobile NBA Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and the Washington Wizards' John Wall, the overall No. 1 selection in the 2010 NBA Draft, headline the 2010-11 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced today. Griffin was the lone unanimous selection.
Joining Griffin (58 points) and Wall (57 points) on the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team are New York's Landry Fields (56 points), Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins (54 points), and San Antonio's Gary Neal (44).
The T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie Second Team consists of Detroit's Greg Monroe (42 points), Minnesota's Wesley Johnson (26 points), the Clippers' Eric Bledsoe (19 points), Utah's Derrick Favors (18 points), and Indiana's Paul George (14 points).
Other players receiving votes, with point totals (first place votes in parentheses): Ed Davis, Toronto, 10 (1); Evan Turner, Philadelphia, 12; Jordan Crawford, Washington, 12; Gordon Hayward, Utah, 7; Omer Asik, Chicago, 6 (1); Patrick Patterson, Houston, 5; Al-Farouq Aminu, Los Angeles Clippers, 3; Tiago Splitter, San Antonio, 3; Trevor Booker, Washington, 1; Christian Eyenga, Cleveland, 1; Ekpe Udoh, Golden State, 1.
Landry Fields over George is a travesty. Didn't watch Neal to much.
Disagree. For the entire season Landry had a better year. And Neal, over the entire year, was more important than George.
Now if PG had played as much and well as he did in his last month, in two more months...he would have been 1st.
No, it's not. Fields came out of the gate strong and had an excellent rookie year. Landry Fields WAS the steal of the draft at the #38 pick!
hmm must have been slim pickins. i recognize his potential but he had a very pedestrian rookie season.
Is this where I mention that, as the #10 pick in the draft, being voted as the #10 rookie is to be expected?
Oh, well, I forgot about Griffin, so he leap-frogged Hayward. Yay!
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
George finished ahead of a lot of guys that were bandied about on these forums leading up to the draft...
Ed Davis
Gordon Hayward
Patrick Patterson
Al-Farouq Aminu
Ekpe Udoh
Which leads me to think to myself ---
"Do we even know what the hell we're talking about?"
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
im almost positive we don't, thats why i stick to witty one liners
Same here. Except I dunno about the "witty" part.
Don't forget to add Evan Turner to that list
Much to my delight
Congrats to Paul, it was well deserved. When I think of the future of the Pacers, I can't help but think of Paul George leading this team to many victories.
Gary Neal....really?
Gary Neal is very good and got to play more. George was cheated from a chance at 1st team by JOB, not Neal or the NBA. Imagine if JOB wasn't fired. George might not have left the bench this year.
Gary Neal and Landry both had better years, while PG collected lots of DNPs under O'Brien.
How often do we see a rookie with 20+ DNPs on All-rookie teams anyway? An indication of how much he's valued around the league for his play under Vogel.
Vogel all year long, PG would be on the 1st team.
Bet he makes the Sophomore team next year.
It's a weak crop for rookie wings, and it seemed that coaches voted to award production over potential in selecting Fields and Neal, who are likely to remain role players in the future.
Interestingly, on a per minute basis, Paulie G's production is on par with Fields and Neal, despite his DNP-CDs. And way above other rookie wings like Turner or Johnson. Have a look:
In terms of PER, Fields posted 13.5, Neal 13.1, and PG 13.0
In terms of WS/48, Fields posted a value of 0.100, Neal 0.099, and PG 0.091
By both measures, there's a large separation between the trio of Fields, Neal, PG and the rest of the field.
They nearly always award production over potential.
Joe Smith over Kevin Garnett, Shane Battier over Joe Johnson, Randy Foye over Rajon Rondo, and so on. Even Kobe didn't make the 1st team.
And T-Mac didn't make any rookie team with very similar year as PG.
Age and potential doesn't matter much in this.
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vanwin commented on the post, Children's Home Shuns Atheist Dollars 1 year ago
It seems the appeal for cash was badly planned and not researched properly; to have people give all that money for a cause run by bigots, only to find they don't even want your money.
I hope that whoever arranged this request for money will not do such a thing again without knowing all about whom they are dealing with.
If the public are handing…[Read more]
vanwin commented on the post, State-Mandated Mourning for Aborted Fetuses 1 year, 3 months ago
What's next, funerals for nose bleeds?
vanwin commented on the post, The barbarism of the dog-eating festival 1 year, 3 months ago
China is infamous for its cruelty to animals, not just the dogs, they rip out rabbits fur all over while it screams and a few months later do it to the same rabbits all over again, also they are tearing out the down from ducks and geese until the birds are so terrified they go stiff and are covered in blood, and again, they go through it all again…[Read more]
vanwin commented on the post, A vulture spreads the false rumor that Hitchens accepted God at the end 1 year, 3 months ago
This is utter rubbish that we should really ignore, I believe Mr Hitchens suspected some fools would come up with this sort of stupidity and went to great lengths to ensure he explained his beliefs in so much detail, he would have hated heaven if he found himself in such a place and all hell would have broken loose.
vanwin commented on the post, People Trust Robots To Lead Them Out Of Danger, Even When They Shouldn't 1 year, 6 months ago
I don't think it's the robot they trust, but its designers, and the authorities of the building who passed it for use.
vanwin commented on the post, Paper Claiming Human Hand Was "Designed by Creator" Sparks Concern 1 year, 6 months ago
Then it is an oversight by god that he made some creatures able to regrow a limb but humans who have been amputated, cannot.


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Reverse mortgages have become a popular option for seniors who would like to reap some of the benefits of the equity they have accumulated in their homes. However, it's important to be aware of both the advantages and drawbacks to these loans.
The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA) explains how they work and the issues to consider:
The Basics
A reverse mortgage is simply a different kind of home loan, one that is generally only available to people age 62 and over. Instead of borrowing to buy a house, the homeowner gets a loan based on the equity in a home he or she already owns. For example, you are nearing retirement and would like to add some extra income to your retirement savings; you own a home worth $200,000 with no outstanding mortgage on it. The bank offers you a reverse mortgage of $75,000. You can choose to receive the money in payments spread out over time – for example, monthly – or in a lump sum payment. You can also set up the loan as a line of credit you can tap into as needed.
Repayments do not need to be made until the home is sold or until you die or move, even if you outlive the loan term. And you do not have to move out of the home when the loan term ends. When the home is sold or you move out of it, you or your heirs must repay the $75,000 – with interest and fees – out of the sale proceeds.
Qualifying for a Reverse Mortgage
In addition to being age 62 or older, to qualify for a reverse mortgage you must own the home outright and live in it as your principal residence. If you have an existing mortgage on the home, it should be a relatively small one that you will pay off with some of the reverse mortgage proceeds. Your income is not a factor in the loan decision, since you will be receiving payments, not making them.
Consider the Disadvantages
A reverse mortgage can be a great way to free up equity in your home to use during retirement. However, they are not always advisable. They're probably a better deal if you are in your 70s or older rather than in your 60s, in part, because the bank will likely be willing to give you a bigger loan because decisions are made based on your life expectancy.
In addition, if you expect to downsize, move closer to family or transition to an assisted-living or similar facility sometime in the future, remember that you will have to pay the loan amount back to the bank when you sell your home. That means you will have less money to spend on your next residence.
Diminished Inheritance
One of the biggest drawbacks of a reverse mortgage is its impact on the inheritance you leave. In our example above, after the $75,000 loan amount – plus interest and fees – is deducted from the value of a $200,000 home, there will be less money left for your heirs, a key issue to consider before taking this type of loan.
Read the Fine Print
It's also important to ask questions about the responsibilities facing you down the road. Find out about the interest rate and fees on the loan and how much they will amount to when the mortgage is paid off. Especially with home values dropping during the last year, you don't want to learn that the total amount you owe later is more than the value of your home.
Consult Your CPA
Reverse mortgages are generally made available under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program. You can learn more by calling 800-569-4287 or going to the HUD website at www.hud.gov.
Contact your local CPA with any questions on important financial issues. He or she has the expertise to provide the advice you need. If you don't have a CPA, you can easily locate one online using the NJSCPA's free, online Find-A-CPA service. Just go to www.findacpa.org, and in a few clicks you can locate a highly qualified professional who can assist you.
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text: Symptoms and causes By Mayo Clinic Staff Print SymptomsDust mite allergy symptoms caused by inflammation of nasal passages include: Sneezing Runny nose Itchy, red or watery eyes Nasal congestion Itchy nose, roof of mouth or throat Postnasal drip Cough Facial pressure and pain Swollen, blue-colored skin under your eyes In a child, frequent upward rubbing of the nose If your dust mite allergy contributes to asthma, you may also experience: Difficulty breathing Chest tightness or pain An audible whistling or wheezing sound when exhaling Trouble sleeping caused by shortness of breath, coughing or wheezing Bouts of coughing or wheezing that are worsened by a respiratory virus such as a cold or the flu A dust mite allergy can range from mild to severe. A mild case of dust mite allergy may cause an occasional runny nose, watery eyes and sneezing. In severe cases, the condition may be ongoing (chronic), resulting in persistent sneezing, cough, congestion, facial pressure or severe asthma attack. When to see a doctor Some signs and symptoms of dust mite allergy, such as a runny nose or sneezing, are similar to those of the common cold. Sometimes it's difficult to know whether you have a cold or an allergy. If symptoms persist for longer than one week, you might have an allergy. If your signs and symptoms are severe — such as severe nasal congestion, wheezing or difficulty sleeping — call your doctor. Seek emergency care if wheezing or shortness of breath rapidly worsens or if you are short of breath with minimal activity. CausesAllergies occur when your immune system reacts to a foreign substance such as pollen, pet dander or dust mites. Your immune system produces proteins known as antibodies that protect you from unwanted invaders that could make you sick or cause an infection. When you have allergies, your immune system makes antibodies that identify your particular allergen as something harmful, even though it isn't. When you come into contact with the allergen, your immune system produces an inflammatory response in your nasal passages or lungs. Prolonged or regular exposure to the allergen can cause the ongoing (chronic) inflammation associated with asthma. Dust mites eat organic matter such as skin cells people have shed, and rather than drinking water, they absorb water from humidity in the atmosphere. Dust also contains the feces and decaying bodies of dust mites, and it's the proteins present in this dust mite "debris" that are the culprit in dust mite allergy. Risk factorsThe following factors increase your risk of developing a dust mite allergy: Having a family history of allergies. You're more likely to develop a sensitivity to dust mites if several members of your family have allergies. Exposure to dust mites. Being exposed to high levels of dust mites, especially early in life, increases your risk. Being a child or a young adult. You're more likely to develop dust mite allergy during childhood or early adulthood. ComplicationsIf you have a dust mite allergy, exposure to the mites and their debris can cause complications. Sinus infections. Ongoing (chronic) inflammation of tissues in the nasal passages caused by dust mite allergy can obstruct your sinuses, the hollow cavities connected to your nasal passages. These obstructions may make you more likely to develop infections of the sinuses (sinusitis). Asthma. People with asthma and dust mite allergy often have difficulty managing asthma symptoms. They may be at risk of asthma attacks that require immediate medical treatment or emergency care. Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic OverviewDiagnosis May 11, 2017 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter References Dust mite allergy. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. http://www.aafa.org/page/dust-mite-allergy.aspx. Accessed Dec. 12, 2016. Matsui EC, et al. Indoor environmental control practices and asthma management. Pediatrics. 2016;138:e1. Bope ET, et al. The respiratory system. In: Conn's Current Therapy 2016. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier; 2016. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Dec. 13, 2016. Dust allergy. American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. http://acaai.org/allergies/types/dust-allergy. Accessed Dec. 22, 2016. Dust mites. American Lung Association. http://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/indoor/indoor-air-pollutants/dust-mites.html. Accessed Dec. 22, 2016. Immunotherapy can provide lasting relief. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. http://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/library/allergy-library/immunotherapy-can-provide-lasting-relief. Accessed Dec. 27, 2016. Sexton DJ, et al. The common cold in adults: Diagnosis and clinical features. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Dec. 27, 2016. Platts-Mills TAE. Allergen avoidance in the treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Dec. 12, 2016. Oszukowska M, et al. Role of primary and secondary prevention in atopic dermatitis. Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii. 2015;32:409. Allergy testing. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Allergic triggers in atopic dermatitis. Accessed Dec. 27, 2016. AAAAI allergy and asthma drug guide. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. https://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/drug-guide. Accessed Dec. 27, 2016. Is rinsing your sinuses safe? U.S. Food and Drug Administration. http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm316375.htm. Accessed Dec. 23, 2016. deShazo RD, et al. Pharmacotherapy of allergic rhinitis. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Dec. 27, 2016. Rhinitis (hay fever). American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. http://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/allergies/rhinitis. Accessed Dec. 27, 2016. deShazo RD, et al. Allergic rhinitis: Clinical manifestations, epidemiology, and diagnosis. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Dec. 29, 2016. Wachtel TJ, et al. Selected organ system abnormalities. In: Practical Guide to the Care of the Geriatric Patient. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2007. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Dec. 30, 2016. RelatedHumidifiersNasal spray addiction: Is it real?Allergy medications: Know your optionsAllergy skin testsRed eyeNasal congestionShortness of breathWheezingWatery eyesCoughRunny nose Dust mite allergyOverviewSymptoms & causesDiagnosis & treatmentDiagnosisTreatmentPreparing for your appointmentSelf-managementMore aboutIn-DepthExpert AnswersResources Advertisement Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. 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It has been a while since my last post. Things were kind of hectic here and the summer heat seems to slow everything down.
I did however manage finally to finish my new scrap kit, Darcy, about my favorite book and characters :) 20 Fullsize papers and 55 elements, some of them hand painted, others extracted and totally exclusive!
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I have this freebie for you, a fullsize photo mask that I used in one of my sample layouts. Personal use/S4H. Hope you like!
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- linda said...
Thanks for the beautiful freebie!!Love your designs:)
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- Av said...
Many thanks :)
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- Willy said...
Helaas werk ik er niet mee, maar vind de ontwerpen prachtig. Fijn weekend,
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- Loulou said...
Merci beaucoup, ce mask est fabuleux!
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thanks for the beautiful mask
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- Clumsinumptie said...
Hi, just discovered your blog, and on reading, a tear came to my eye. I'm also a cat lover and I know how it feels to lose a cat. I do hope Joey makes his way back home to you soon.
I've been on the lookout for some really nice masks, and this one fits the bill perfectly! Thankyou Elsina and God Bless. xx
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Thank you so much for the lovely mask.
I Pinned to my Scrapbooking Freebie board!
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Awesome mask! Thank you!
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Whenever I meet Marc Webb I thank him for helping me through my 500 days of Diane. I think he remembers that, at least there seems to be a look of recognition in his eyes. A lot of people liked (500) Days of Summer but no one else specifically applied it to Diane. I think I stood out in a press conference for Amazing Spider-Man, and got to ask my questions and report his thoughts on other topics. Some SPOILERS, but probably all covered in the 25 minutes of trailers and clips already available.
We ask about the epic crane swinging shot, and editing an action movie.
Well, I'll take the second part first. One of the big things in terms of the language of the film was we did it in 3D. Shooting it in 3D means you have to conceive of the sequences in a certain way and the pace of the edit, you want to hold on those shots for a little longer. The crane sequence is sort of his aria swinging show. Everybody wants to see that swinging shot and I wanted to hold off a little bit, make people wait for the big epic swinging sensations. I remember early on when we were working on the script a couple years ago, I was thinking, "How logically would Spider-Man swing through a city?" I sat there, I was in New York and I looked up and I was like, "Where would I? A web there but it would curl around so that wouldn't really work. I wouldn't be able to go straight." I was just really trying to think about the physics of it. Then I saw a crane down in the distance. Well, that's how you would go straight as fast as possible. That's where you're going to get the maximum velocity. So that was the beginning of that sequence. I remember I was listening to some music at the time and I just thought it would be really cool to have these cranes connect over a canyon in the city, with the effort of people extending a hand to help Spider-man. I always loved those moments in the Spider-Man movies where the city comes to his aid, and that was just something that came from that idea.
Why Spider-Man removes his mask.
You try to keep the rational for that organic. There's the scene with the boy. I felt like the mask is a symbol and I wanted to endow that with a certain power. I just liked what it said and that scene with the boy in the car, he's really helping himself. He's saving the little child in himself and I thought that was an interesting thing. It just felt right. So that's where that came from. Then there's times when you want to express certain kinds of emotion. You want to connect to that character and there's that as well.
Stan Lee's cameo demands.
The first time I met Stan, who is a fantastic human being and an incredibly creative guy, when I got hired to do Spider-Man the first thing I did was got Stan's phone number from Avi [Arad.] I was like, "Hey, let's go out to lunch." He was like, all right. So we sat down to lunch and he's like, "So, Marc, let's talk about my cameo." I was like oh, great. After we talked about it and he made his demands, he talked a little bit about getting a category at the Academy Awards for best cameo so I'm really excited about rooting for that. In all honesty, before we started shooting the movie, I was going through and thinking about places to add a little levity and humor and that library scene came up. I had prevised it out with just the librarian, it just made sense to put him in there. He kept on trying to add lines to the scene. The line that he had there was he was checking the books and he's like, "Oh, Dostoyevsky, he's like the Russian Stan Lee." That's a pretty genius line. I should have kept it, clearly by your reaction.
Making The Lizard sounds.
Randy Cook who is one of our animation supervisors is a huge Harryhausen fanatic. We talked a lot about that. I spent a while figuring out how to make that Lizard talk. I wanted to maintain Rhys's voice in that so we pitched it lower. Originally we had a lot of clicking and clacking, kind of like Pan's Labyrinth, like the insect guy in Pan's Labyrinth. I think Guillermo del Toro does monsters in such a fantastic and interesting way. I love that character. Then I stripped that down because I wanted to give it a little bit more humanity or make it a little more realistic and less ethereal. So we pitched his voice down and then delayed, so we actually had his voice playing twice with like a two frame delay and then added a bassier tone to it and then some deeper breathing sounds to create a sound that felt like it was a really big sonorous sort of sound that came from the Lizard. Then there's all sorts of little details like lips smacking and eyelids closing.
The Lizard roar.
Oh, the roar. I don't know. Actually Shannon Mills our sound designer came up with that. I don't know where that actually came from. It was probably a guy roaring into a garbage can. That's probably what happened. That's a good question. I'll ask Shannon.
The origin of Peter Parker.
You know, we've seen the story of the origin of Spider-Man. We haven't always seen the story of the origin of Peter Parker. I think there was details that surrounded, say, the spider bite and his reason for getting bitten that I thought were important in a story, in a backstory, in an ongoing world that I had thought of early on. So I felt like it was important to expand, understand those details and for the audience to understand those details and that connection to Oscorp. While honoring the iconic elements of the Spider-Man origin, I wanted to redefine it in a way that made sense for the larger newer story that we were telling. I mean, when I think about the Spider-Man comic books, I'm a huge Spider-Man fan and an even bigger fan of Peter Parker. I love this idea that there's this kid who has the same problems that we do. Those little domestic dramas I think are what makes my connection to the character that much more profound. I wanted to spend time at the beginning of the movie in particular developing those relationships. I find that very stimulating but I also feel like once you have established that connection, hopefully the action will be that much more exciting that you care about the person behind the mask.
The reboot question.
I think Spider-Man is a perennial character. It's not like Harry Potter that has a closed canon. There's a 50-year canon of Spider-Man comics. There's a lot of stories to tell from that. So yeah, I remember thinking about it, the 17-year-old version of myself was like, "Are you F'ing kidding? Of course. Let's do this."
We slip in a webshooter question: mechanical webshooters make fans happy, but do they essentially function in the same way as organics in the story?
A similar way. They make different sounds. They have a little mist coming out of them. There's, you know, some vulnerabilities.
The obligatory casting question.
It was a really terrifying prospect to cast such an iconic personality. People already have many associations with Peter Parker. So I need to find somebody that – – it was daunting. I remember those mornings when I woke up when we were starting the casting process, like I don't know how we're going to do this. Then Andrew Garfield walked in the door. I had known his work from Boy A and Red Riding Hood. If you look at Boy A, yes, there's a childlike quality in the way he moves and behaves in that film is pretty extraordinary versus in Red Riding, he had this incredible intensity and focus. Very different kind of character. And then when he was auditioning and we were watching him, he had a rare combination. He can do the emotional gravitas that's required. Peter Parker has a lot of tragedy in his life but he's also got whimsy. He's also funny and alive and light and sarcastic. Those are the kind of attributes that I really wanted to explore in the film. So you have that and then he has an incredible physical stamina. When you're doing a movie that requires this level of physical intensity, we tried to especially at the beginning part of the movie, do a lot of the stunts a more practical way. That requires a very, very significant amount of effort on the part of the actor and for someone to have that kind of maturity and focus is really, really tricky. All abiding in somebody who can convincingly behave like a teenager. So he came in, I remember we screen tested him. I was in the editing room later that night just going through the dailies and putting these things together. We looked at a lot of really talented actors. He came in and I was watching his take and I just kept on going back and looking at it and looking at it and looking at it and looking at it. It was fascinating because he had a level of detail and nuance that's really pretty extraordinary. I could go on and on.
And Emma Stone.
So then we brought in Emma and I think everybody was more familiar frankly with Emma. Everybody thinks of her as a really incredible funny actress and she is hilarious. It is a talent like you don't get very often. She's so fast and so alive but she can also do emotional depth. In a movie like this, (500) Days of Summer was quite similar, you can't cast actors independently when you're relying on the romance or a significant relationship's developed that drives the story or marks the story in a certain way. So you have to cast the chemistry. I remember seeing them together. We were all there behind the monitors and just watching them have fun and open up and be spontaneous. There was just some magic that was happening between them that was really fantastic and just fun to watch. Again, to go deeper into that, (500) Days of Summer was built all around tiny little moments, private personal moments between two people. I wanted to build the foundation of The Amazing Spider-Man on those little details, the minute details between the characters.


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If Redskins coach Mike Shan?ahan had run off the field in Cleveland holding up the "V" sign, he would have been perfectly justified in doing so.
Sunday's 38-21 win over the Browns was a victory of vindication for Shanahan, the truest sign yet that the team that had been the NFL's most dysfunctional for more than a decade was now functioning like a pro football franchise -- and moving in the right direction.
There have been some moments and decisions in which that direction was called into question, including a couple of high profile decisions involving quarterbacks in his first two years in Washington.
The way Shanahan handled the Donovan McNabb debacle after trading for him in 2010 and staked his reputation on Rex Grossman and John Beck last season would result in reasonable observers wondering whether this -- meaning Shanahan in Washington -- was going to work.
Shortly after taking over, Shanahan admitted he underestimated the lack of talent on the roster, which is hard to believe. We all saw it from afar, and Shanahan should have operated under the assumption that Vinny Cerrato had dug a deep grave for the franchise.
Those quarterback miscues obscured what was taking place over the course of time: the changing of the roster and culture.
We may not have seen it coming, but others did. When Casey Rabach was cut in training camp last year, he talked about how he wished he could stick around because he could see change coming and wanted to be part of it.
Eleven Shanahan draft picks are contributing to the resurgence of the Redskins, now in first place in the NFC East at 8-6. Gone are the players who came here to get a paycheck, replaced by fiery, hungry players with something to prove.
The Redskins changed the way they do business. They stayed away from the big splash free agent signings and avoided investing too much money in star players. Instead, they paid a guy like Pierre Garcon for what they believe is in front of him, not for what he has done in the past.
As a result, this is a team that plays hard and with a level of pride not witnessed here since Joe Gibbs' first tenure as Redskins coach.
Too much, too soon? I don't think so. Shanahan has managed to change the roster and, along with Bruce Allen, has put up the wall between the football operations and owner Daniel Snyder, who contributed to the dysfunction for more than a decade.
Granted, none of this happens without the arrival of the savior -- Robert Griffin III. But it was Shanahan who paved the way for his arrival with his gamble to acquire the draft pick to land RGIII. And it has been Shanahan -- along with his son and offensive coordinator, Kyle Shanahan -- who has developed and prepared not just one rookie quarterback but two -- Kirk Cousins, Sunday's victorious quarterback -- to play in the NFL.
"V" for vindication for Mike Shan?ahan.
Examiner columnist Thom Loverro is the co-host of "The Sports Fix" from noon to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday on ESPN980 and espn980.com. Contact him at email@example.com.


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lol I was a drum major in high school...love the picture
Interesting, I'll ask around. I'm willing to be they can't target jailbroken users specifically, but rather operate on the assumption that high data consuming users are using tethering apps etc.
Round 3 for AT&T Tethering Plan. I just got an email suggestion the my son's iPhone was "sometime in the past" being used for tethering..... His phone at the time was jailbroken but he did not have any tethering app on it... I know this because I periodically checked his phone to make sure he didn't because I had received an email about my phone last month.... I am now believing that AT&T is targeting jailbroken high data users...
Does that clear backing for the iphone 4 come with an Apple logo on it? The picture shows it but ifixit web site does not
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Things to do this week in NYC Oct 2-Oct 9: Outdoor ActivitiesOctober 2, 2010 - by CG Directory Editor
New York City is not only home to great cultural institutions, shops and events; it's also a place where there are plenty of things to do outside. If you're looking for ways to enjoy New York's beautiful summer weather, we've got some great suggestions for things you can do outdoors?from New York parks and outdoor cafes to flea markets, sporting events, and street fairs. Here are some of our favorite things to do in NYC this week that will get you out of the house!
Harvest Hay Rides - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Explore the Zoo with your friends and family atop a tractor drawn wagon -- a seasonal adventure that is not to be missed! Hayrides will run on weekends and school vacation days (Columbus Day and Veteran's Day) starting October 2nd through the end of November. Rides will start at the W.O.L.F. cabin and will run from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm. Tickets are $2.00 and can be purchased in the gift shop.
3rd Annual Scarecrow Competition - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Art classes, scout troops, corporations, community organizations, families, and individuals are invited to create their own scarecrow! We'll provide the frame - you make it as wild and wacky as you like! Scarecrows must be dropped off by October 23 and will be judged at the "Boo at the Zoo" event on October 31. For complete submission and competition rules, visit www.beardsleyzoo.org or call 203-332-4243.
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Come fall in love with the new colony of African penguins in a new outdoor exhibit, offering views above and below the water.
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How to Wash the Barbie Doll's Hair
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If you do not want to grow up or refuse to admit that you are too old to play with Barbie dolls then you probably still keep some of these plastic girls to remind you for the best days of your life. Well, there is noting to be ashamed of if your hobby is to collect Barbie dolls. After all, every girl knows what is to have a Barbie doll and how it could make you feel. On the other side, if you are not a Barbie collector but just have a little girl who loves playing with Barbie dolls and you want to learn how to keep the toy clean in order to protect your child from bacteria and germs in this article you will find out how to wash the part of the doll that attracts the biggest amount of dirt and dust – its hair.
One of the most common advice that London cleaners give to their clients is to wash the toys of their children regularly. Each toy can be a pleasant environment for different kinds of bacteria, germs and other harmful parasites. Therefore if you are a parent you should pay some extra attention to the things that your children play with. In the lines below the professionals will share with you one easy and effective cleaning procedure how to wash the Barbie hair.
To begin the cleaning procedure you should pour 3 cups of warm water into a bowl. Then add 1 cup of some fabric softener to the warm water. Mix well with a spoon. If the Barbie hair is knotted use equal amounts of water and fabric softener.
Then place the Barbie head into the solution. Let it to soak for a few hours or overnight. In the morning, take a Barbie comb to brush the doll's hair. You'd better start brushing from the ends of the hair working your way to the scalp. Then rinse the Barbie hair well with water to remove the fabric softener solution.
London cleaning professionals recommend to let the hair to air-dry before styling it. Do not ever use hair dryer to dry or form the hair of your Barbie!


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'You Can't Call 911 When You're Dead'
When she goes to sleep, Laurel Williams locks her bedroom door. So does her 18-year-old son Wesley. The locks are there because her 17-year-old son Adam has repeatedly threatened to kill them both—and unless he actually follows through on those threats, county officials say, he has to stay at home.
You can see Williams' dilemma.
She says a county therapist told her that if she's really worried about Adam, she should let him hit her. Then he'd be arrested and either hospitalized or sent to juvenile hall.
"I'm at my wit's end," Williams says. "I fear for my safety and my family's safety but no one cares. Instead of the county helping my family, I feel victimized by them. I love my son and want him to get the treatment he deserves. But I think the county is waiting until my son turns 18 in April so they can just drop his case."
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Adam declined to be interviewed for this story. Because he's a minor, officials with the Orange County Department of Children and Youth Services say they're prohibited from discussing his case. Olive Crest, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit family counseling organization that is helping Williams, also refused to comment. The organization's executive director would say only that Olive Crest works bringing "together teachers, relatives and other resources to stabilize the family and the child."
But Williams says family counseling isn't going to make her sleep better at night. On Oct. 19, Adam threatened to stab her, so she called the police. After the cops hauled Adam away to a hospital in handcuffs, Williams discovered two hunting knives and a crowbar in his bedroom. He spent the night at Western Medical Center in Anaheim, and another week at College Hospital in Costa Mesa.
At a meeting with a social worker there, Williams said, Adam admitted he had knives and a crowbar in his bedroom. "He said, 'Yeah, I have them,'" she recalls. "And the social worker asked why, and he says, 'So I can unlock her bedroom door.'" After his discharge from the hospital, Adam spent two weeks at a Huntington Beach youth shelter. "I was told I'd be charged with child abandonment if I didn't pick him up. He's threatened to kill me, and his siblings are afraid of him. Supposedly there are 13 people working on his case, but they can't find one bed in the whole county for him? What are they doing?"
Williams, who also has two older daughters, one from a previous marriage, divorced Adam's father in 1989, the year he was born. She says she first realized Adam was "different" from her other children when he was in preschool. "There were complaints that he was aggressive with other children," she said. "If he saw his picture on the wall, he would tear it down. When he was about seven years old, we were in the car driving back from a Fourth of July celebration. He started crying uncontrollably. I asked what was wrong and he said he missed my mother, who he's never met. She died in the 1970s."
In kindergarten, Adam became increasingly sullen, unable to bond with other kids or form any friendships. Doctors diagnosed him with Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder, a reading disorder and expressive language disorder. They prescribed an array of medications: Ritalin, Wellbutrin, Seroquel, Geodon, Remeron, Effeoxor, and Lithium. He had to be taken off Risperdol, an anti-psychotic drug, because of the side effects, which caused him to develop breasts. In sixth grade, reports show, he threw a chair at a teacher and threatened to blow up Clara Barton Elementary School.
Adam then spent 30 days at UCI Medical Center in Orange. On April 30, 2001, he entered a full-time mental health treatment program at Morning Sky School near Idyllwild. His initiation paperwork from the school documents a history of "poor anger management, violent behavior triggered if someone wrongs him, paranoid delusions—others are watching him, auditory hallucinations—heard footsteps when no one was there, poor impulse control, sexual harassment towards others at school, physical aggression, and compulsion—washing." The document also notes, "Adam has constant sibling conflict[;] that is a great stressor. In the past, while under stress, Adam has threatened violence toward his mother and threatens to destroy his home."
A progress report two months later stated that he had been involved in 20 incidents serious enough to be written up. "Mainly, he has been noncompliant to staff directions and extremely verbally abusive, using profanity and name-calling, especially towards female staff. Sometimes Adam does a 'drive by' in which he curses a female staff as she walks past, without regard to any specific action she has done." The report concluded that "with individual, group and especially family therapy . . . it is believed that he can make significant social and behavioral improvements here."
While at the school, Adam continued to threaten staff and was hospitalized for mania. But after three and a half years in the program, Williams says the school told her Adam was ready to come home. "At first he didn't blame me for sending him there," she said. "He blamed his therapist. But when he came home, he unleashed all this anger toward me. He said that I ruined his life for putting him there. And that rage has stayed with him."
Back in Anaheim, Adam attended both special education and regular classes at Magnolia High School, and continued to meet with county social workers. With their help, he was enrolled in a program run by Kathy Morris, a clinical psychologist for the Anaheim Union High School District. A February 2006 letter from Morris to Williams shows Morris' concern that Orange County Mental Health officials weren't taking his mental health situation seriously.
"Since he has been under treatment with Orange County Mental Health, there have been many observations that Adam exhibits behaviors that are consistent with Asperger's Disorder," Morris wrote. "He has not been formally diagnosed with Asperger's Disorder even though his behaviors have been consistently reported and have been ongoing since his earliest school records." Those behaviors included "very limited eye contact, very limited use of gestures in social interaction, little change in body posture or facial expression while interacting or when observed alone."
Dr. Mark Lopez, a lawyer and founding director of SchoolWatch/SENTRY, a group that works to ensure children in public schools get adequate mental health treatment, has worked with Anaheim school officials on Adam's case for more than a decade. He praised Morris and other school officials for their efforts to help Adam, but claimed that Orange County Mental Health and Olive Crest are a "waste of time."
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Evaluating Initiatives
David Michaels, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of
Epidemiology, Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, City
University of New York Medical School, New York, NY.
Gerald Kominski, Ph.D., Associate Director, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Center for Health Policy Research.
In order to determine the success of a workers' compensation managed care program, it is critical to design an appropriate
evaluation strategy.
Dr. David Michaels provided a conceptual framework for how to design a complete workers'
compensation evaluation strategy. He discussed the following aspects of a workers' compensation managed care initiative
that might be studied:
Dr. Michaels described how such evaluations normally involve the comparison of a "treatment" group (i.e., the population
being exposed to the initiative) and a "control" group, emphasizing the need to adequately account for differences between
the groups with respect to personal characteristics (e.g., injury type, age, gender, and pre-injury wages), place (employer
size, disability policies, insurance carrier characteristics, and regional differences), and history/time.
Dr. Gerald Kominski discussed the State of California's 24-hour coverage pilot and some of the challenges that he and his
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coverage and used the evaluation parameters of costs, including medical, disability, and non-work costs and outcomes,
including return-to-work time, functional status, litigation, vocational rehabilitation, and employee satisfaction. The State
used claimant, employer, and enrollment surveys as their evaluation tools.
Some of the evaluation difficulties encountered
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Recent reforms in the Common Agricultural Policy and the sugar regime caused serious concerns for the future of the European sugar industry. At the same time, the European Commission considers transportation bio-fuels as a key factor for reducing reliance on imported fuels, emission levels of greenhouse gases and to meet rural development goals. Matching the sugar sector with bio-ethanol production may create opportunities for sustainable management of the existing sugar industry infrastructure and also serve bio-fuel policy targets. A partial equilibrium economic model is used in order to evaluate the shift from sugar to bio-ethanol production in Thessaly, Greece. In the agricultural feedstock supply and industrial processing sub-models are articulated indicating optimal crop mix for farmers and the best technology configurations for industry. The joint ethanol-biogas option appears to be preferable using sugar beet and wheat, whereas capacity selected amounts at 120 kt of ethanol.
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Staffing levels are inadequate in some parts of the NHS in Scotland - there can no longer be any doubt about that.
Only last month, for example, a report by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) revealed some patients in hospitals run by NHS Lanarkshire could go up to two weeks without seeing a senior doctor; other patients were sometimes left with only a junior doctor in the early stages of training to review their case.
And the problem is not confined to Lanarkshire either. As part of The Herald's NHS: Time For Action campaign, junior doctors have complained that staffing levels are unsafe in their wards. Other staff have said that their hospitals are narrowly avoiding a crisis situation most days.
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Now that the problem is out in the open in this way, HIS deserves credit for appearing to take action on the issue. The inspection body has announced it plans to expand its remit by examining staffing in hospitals for the first time and has now put the suggestion out to consultation. It will be a significant expansion of its role, and a welcome and much-needed one.
The need for such a change is beyond question. As the Royal College Of Nursing Scotland points out, patient care can be compromised if there are not enough staff on duty. Not only that, the staff who are on duty can be left to deal with far too much work and have too little time in which to do it. The pressure can lead to stress, which can lead to mistakes.
Under the proposals, HIS will have a role in tackling this issue - it will have the power to inspect the staffing levels in hospitals to identify the areas where there are problems and suggest action towards improvement. It also proposes to gather information from a number of sources, including whistleblowers who contact the recently launched hotline, to identify which health boards are struggling most and need prioritised help.
All of these measures are important steps forward, although HIS will have to be cautious about striking the right balance in its relationship with health boards. A hospital inspection is always likely to be most effective if it is unannounced, but HIS proposes meeting health boards in advance of an inspection, which will then be carried out at some time in the following six months. A more arm's-length regime might be preferable, although it is worth pointing out that HIS has already carried out many excellent reports that have been truly independent and critical of hospitals.
In whatever form the proposals do go ahead, their effectiveness will depend on the HIS reports on staffing being more than just paper exercises - health boards will also have to act on the reports if they are to be effective. In this respect, possible sanctions may need to be considered, although the problem with a financial penalty remains that it would only make the situation worse for health boards.
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Venturing Ranger Award Requirements – Cycling/Mountain Biking Elective
To earn the Venturing Ranger award, a young man or woman must complete eight core requirements and four electives. One of the electives to meet the Ranger award requirements is Cycling/Mountain Biking.
To complete the Venturing Ranger Award requirements for Cycling/Mountain Biking, a Venturer must learn about bicycle equipment and safety. He or she must take a number of cycling trips to practice this knowledge. Then he or she must share this knowledge with others.
Venturing Ranger Award Requirements – Cycling/Mountain Biking
- Describe the difference between cycling (touring) and mountain biking.
- Know the laws governing biking in your state.
- Learn and know bicycle safety rules and gear for your preferred type of biking.
- Give a presentation and safe biking session to your crew, another crew, a Cub Scout or Boy Scout group, or another group using the knowledge you have gained.
- Demonstrate proper first aid for head injuries.
- (If you choose mountain biking as your discipline, do 3(a) and (b).)
- Learn the mountain biking rules for the trail as stated by the IMBA (International Mountain Biking Association) and Tread Lightly! principles and explain what is meant by soft cycling.
- Describe environmental considerations that are important for mountain biking and describe ways to lessen their impact on the environment.
- Establish a maintenance checklist that needs to be reviewed before each tour or trip.
- Make and keep a personal biking journal and record information on at least three tours or trips.
- Buy or build a bike tool and repair kit.
- Show you know how to use each tool in the kit.
- Repair a flat tire, adjust your brakes, properly adjust your seat and handlebars, repair a broken chain, and show you know how to temporarily repair a buckled wheel.
- With the approval of the property owner or land manager, plan and lead a one-day bike trail or road maintenance project.
- Write an article about your project for your school or community newspaper.
- Take at least eight separate cycling tours 20 miles in length or eight separate mountain biking treks 10 miles in length.
- Keep a personal journal of your eight trips, noting routes covered, weather conditions, sketches, maps, and sights seen. Also note significant things along the trails such as trail markers, downhills, climbs, rocks, drops, log hops, and portages.
- In addition to the tours and treks in 7, plan and do a two-day cycling tour 50 miles in length or mountain bike trek 40 miles in length. Your trip plan should include routes, food, proper clothing, and safety considerations. Record in your journal.
- Do 9(a) or (b):
- Make a tabletop display or presentation on cycling or mountain biking for your crew, another crew, a Cub or Scout group, or another group.
- Make a where-to-go biking guide for your area which has at least 10 trips or places to bike. Invite your crew, other crews, Cub and Scout groups, and other groups to use this guide.


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