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Baking With Kids: Making an Ariel Birthday Cake
April 15, 2010 at 1:53 pm , by Sue Erneta
My daughter Sophia recently turned 5 and we celebrated with a fashion show birthday party. We decided that that cake didn't need to fit the theme of the party so we made a cake with her favorite princess, Ariel. Sophia loves to bake with me. In fact, she says she wants to be a chef when she grows up. My baking skills lean more toward the decorating part than the baking part, but she doesn't seem to mind. Whenever we get out her princess spatula and our coordinating aprons, we know we're going to have fun together.
She loved the finished product but what I really loved was doing it with her. Here are my tips to making a great Ariel cake with your kid(s). (I need to give credit to all the bakers who post pics of their creations on coolest-birthday-cakes.com. We didn't copy any one cake but we did get a lot of inspiration from this fun site.)
Part A – Prep and Bake
1. Bake: Make at least 3 round cakes in different sizes. Make sure when stacking them to add the proper supports! Our friends at Wilton can teach you how here. We used these cake and frosting recipes.
2. The sand is made by chopping graham crackers in a food processor. Sophia loved pushing the button and watching the crackers turn to "sand."
3. To make the seaweed, lay a Fruit Rollup on a cutting board and cut seaweed shapes with a pizza cutter. If they keep sticking, throw them in the fridge for a few minutes. This was one part I did by myself.
Part B – Decorate
4. The underwater layers: Frost the bottom two layers with aqua blue frosting. Gel food coloring works best. But heed the warning I got from our assistant food editor, Khalil: The color will deepen over time so don't go overboard. (I forgot this and that's I ended up with bright turquoise instead of aqua. Oops!) Another tip from LHJ's food deptartment: Tara, our food editor taught me how to frost using the back of the spatula. Learn how here. I can be quite the perfectionist when I do things like this but I tried to relax and let Sophia do some of the frosting. It was more important to make it fun then make it perfect.
5. The Rocky Beach: The make the rock that Ariel is sitting on, carve your last cake into a rounded shape and frost with grey icing. My grey looked sort of purplish so I decided to cover it with "sand."
4. Add the decorations: Sophia helped me press the seaweed onto each layer and then we "glued" Goldfish crackers on with frosting. We put some sand on each layer and added candy "rocks" that I bought at a local baking store. You can get them here. And of course, we added Ariel, Flounder and Sebastian. If you've got a girl that wants an Ariel cake, I'm guessing you've got these guys lying around the house!
So, tell me…what great cakes have you made for (and with!) your kids?
Categories: Family, Food, Fun, Ladies' Lounge | Tags: ariel cake, baking with kids, birthday cake | 6 Comments
6 Responses to "Baking With Kids: Making an Ariel Birthday Cake"
Written on April 15, 2010 at 3:08 pm, by Jill
I've made a Wall-E for one son, a Spongebob for my other son, and a Transformer for my husband
Written on April 15, 2010 at 3:34 pm, by Arpita
This cake looks GREAT Sue….awesome job!!
Written on April 15, 2010 at 4:21 pm, by Khalil
So fun! It turned out so great.
Written on April 22, 2010 at 8:28 pm, by Masha
Very nice& funny. Happy Bday! ))))))))))
Written on October 14, 2010 at 12:57 pm, by Halloween Costumes: What To Be? | The Ladies' Lounge
[...] comes in sizes up to 24 months. What? No kid over 2 watches Dora?), then Ariel (Sorry, kid. Your Ariel-obsessed big sister doesn't get to parade around on October 31st in a strapless bra so neither do you), then [...]
Written on March 31, 2011 at 4:25 pm, by How To Throw A Rock And Roll Birthday Party | The Ladies' Lounge
[...] and the delish chocolate frosting recipe that you can find here.) It wasn't quite as grand as last year's Ariel cake but Sophia loved it so that's all that [...]


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HERMITAGE — For the past several years, Hermitage School District's cafeteria fund has been in the red.
When the trend started, the district had reserves to make up the shortfall, and the deficits were relatively small, said Business Manager Monique Barber. Officials hoped the fund would go back into the black.
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Conditions for children and families in America continue to deteriorate. Escalating family poverty, unemployment, homelessness, isolation and despair, together with growing substance abuse and community and domestic violence, have greatly contributed to the dramatic increase in child abuse and neglect occurring over the past decade. In 1992 alone, nearly three million children were reported abused or neglected--an increase of approximating 150 per cent in ten years--leading to more and more children being separated from their families. By mid-1991, an estimated 600,000 children were living apart from their families in foster homes, juvenile detention centers, or mental health facilities. While out-of-home care is necessary and beneficial for some children and families, much more needs to be done at the community and practice level to prevent abuse and neglect and help families adequately care for their children.
Comprehensive child day care, incorporating child development, nutrition, health, and family services, can play a significant role in strengthening and supporting families. It strengthens and preserves families by addressing issues that place a family at risk, provides support for the child and family in time of crisis, and eases the transition of a child back to his or her family. Child day care promotes and supports family resources by enhancing, not replacing, family responsibilities.
Child day care may serve as a preventive service that can help reduce or eliminate social, emotional, or health problems that affect children and parents. It can assist parents with problems of child-rearing and family stress. Parents may participate in structured and unstructured activities designed to strengthen their parenting. The relationships that parents develop with staff members and other parents are important psychological and social supports.1 By actively promoting and encouraging the involvement of families and serving as an extended support system, child day care can make a significant contribution to the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
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providing opportunities for parents to become involved in the care of their children and in activities that maximize their children's development;
providing parents with opportunities to enhance their parenting skills;
communicating regularly with parents concerning the status of their children;
providing parent education;
modeling and teaching developmentally appropriate parenting practices;
providing information about community resources.
At a more protective level, child day care can function as a safety net for a child when addressing issues and behaviors of parents that place children at risk of abuse or neglect. Child day care provides an opportunity for early identification and intervention that can result in better outcomes for children and families and avert crises that could threaten family stability. Child day care providers are in a unique position to identify and respond early to disabilities, developmental delays, and signs of abuse and neglect.
Child day care as an element of family-centered casework services can build on parents' strengths by facilitating participation in classes and workshops that improve both parenting skills and parents' ability to respond to stresses that heighten the risk of child abuse and neglect. Staff can link families to other community resources and help parents marshall their own resources to access services and support. Child day care can provide a central location where parents can network with each other and offer mutual social and emotional support. Such support can diminish the sense of isolation many parents, especially young parents, encounter, and can be an effective buffer against stress, reducing a child's risk of maltreatment. For many families who are experiencing stress, quality child day care may be the most critical of all services. Few supplemental services may be required if quality child day care is readily available.
Part of the success of intensive family preservation services may be attributed to the ability of the caseworker to help family members access the resources and services they need. Particular attention must be paid to child day care and its relationship to these services because most families will require some level of additional support when the intensive intervention is complete. It is necessary to explore and develop strategies and collaborative models that combine short-term, intensive intervention and long-term access to quality child day care, ongoing support for the family, and support and assistance for the child day care program staff.
Early research has indicated that child day care, as a partner service to intensive family preservation services, can improve the physical, emotional, and developmental well-being of children and provide social and economic benefits for families at risk of disruption because of abuse and neglect. Current research findings suggest the need for child day care services should be assessed in every intensive family preservation referral that includes young children.2
Research further indicates that child day care outside of the home can be extremely helpful to children who have been physically or sexually abused. Child day care provides a safe and caring place for the child as parents learn how to cope with problems and alter their child-rearing behaviors. Child day care furnishes abused and neglected children with structured assistance to maximize their development and ability to engage constructively with caregivers and peers. Such experiences are particularly important because the aggressive and/or withdrawn behaviors associated with abuse and neglect may impair children's efforts to develop positive relationships and learn from stimulating environments.
In conjunction with intensive family preservation services, child day care can:
provide an untapped information and assistance resource as well as an often overlooked but vitally needed "wellness" perspective on the family.
offer, particularly in the form of therapeutic child day care, emotional support and therapy for a child who has already been seriously affected by family problems while the child remains in the family.
improve the developmental outcome for many drug- or alcohol-exposed children and provide an essential support to families coping with alcohol and drug problems or involved in treatment or recovery programs. Specialized child development services can reduce the developmental risks to these children.
through crisis nursery and respite care programs, give parents the opportunity to sort out problems while temporarily relieved of the care for children. Respite care can provide parents with opportunities to restore their physical and mental well-being so they can later meet the needs of their children successfully.
Weissbourd, Bernice, "Family Resource and Support Programs: Changes and Challenges in Human Services," in Families as Nurturing Systems: Support Across the Life Span, New York: The Haworth Press, 1991.
Frankel, Arthur J., "The Role of Child Care Services in Intensive Family Preservation Services," Intensive Family Preservation Services: An Instructional Sourcebook)
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Find out why you should join, what you will gain and how to apply to become a member of ESMO
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Find out all you need to know about the #ESMO14 Congress taking place on 26-30 Sep 2014 in Madrid, Spain
Ten years after pivotal results of docetaxel in castration-resistant prostate cancer, J.Bellmunt discusses results of chemohormonal therapy in patients with hormone-sensitive, newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer, noting how rare such magnitude of effect is seen in oncology.
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- Builders are, for now, on a separate page on the right hand side of this blog – I'm working on all this, so please have patience. In the meantime, here are some other great people who should also have separate pages or at least be listed in alphabetical order. Soon.
- Misc.
- Lawn Irrigation -Kevin Zosiak: 203 509 9568
- Summer Rain Sprinkler Systems 203.629.8050 Contact Bill Gallagher / Mike Hyland (readers go both ways on Summer Rain, love them or hate them) Here's one who loves them: "Our Summer Rain sprinkler system has been maintained flawlessly for the last 10 years. Calls never go unanswered and there is always a pleasant team at the door for a repair, a system opening in the Spring or a system shutdown in the Fall.
- Painters: Jose (914) 473-1427
- Exterminator: N.E. Exterminating 223-5334
- Electrician: Dan Divarti from Stamford. 203 348-8389. A reader says: "Several years ago, he was recommended by Partridge & Rockwell, when I needed some electrical work done to install an appliance. I used him a few other times. He does excellent work for a fair price, and never tries to find ways to make a $300 job a $1,000 one, as another local electrician once did."
- Chimneys: Bill Ingraham 869-5242
- Plumber: Mat Falco and Sons 637-1640
- Electrician: Pinto Electric (Mark Pinto) in Rye 914-921-2442. "A good 25% cheaper than the Greenwich electricians and does a good job."
- Post-construction heavy duty cleaning: Sound Beach Home Improvement
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Like so many good craftsmen, you won't find these guys in the yellow pages, they don't advertise – all their business is word of mouth.
These guys did a beautiful job installing a new plank floor in our family room, and refinishing the old floors in the rest of the house. I had a very tight schedule, which was no problem for them.
The owner, Andrew, mixed a custom batch of stain for me, then did samples on the sanded floor, so there were no surprises. My decorator was so impressed, she's used them ever since.
I've heard mostly horror stories about floor sanders, so I'm happy to pass their name on to you. These guys were real pros."
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BELMONT, N.C. – South Point pulled away in the second half to beat Burns on Friday, as the Red Raiders rolled 51-14 to stay unbeaten on the season. The visiting Bulldogs finish their season with just two losses.
Red Raider junior Tanner Muse returned an interception for a touchdown and also ran for a touchdown in the South Point win. Muse's first touchdown put South Point on the board 7-0. After recovering a fumble on a punt, the Raiders struck again with a Jaquan Brooks score to put South Point up 14-0.
Burns wasn't going quietly though as Chris Montgomery threw a short touchdown pass to Scooter Colburn to get the Bulldogs on the board 14-7. But South Point always had the answer as the Red Raiders got another touchdown from Brooks to take a 21-7 lead into the half.
Muse's second touchdown of the game put South Point up 28-7. Montgomery added a score with his legs for Burns, but the Red Raiders put up 23 unanswered after that to coast to the 51-14 win. South Point visits Concord next week in the 3A quarterfinals.


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The streak of warmer than usual weather kicks back in again for today. Expect a high near 100 degrees, with winds from the east at 5-10 mph. Unlike yesterday's 'polite 98' today's 100 is getting back to the 'rude' category. Moisture will build again for today, pushing the heat index up to 105 or above this afternoon.
Tonight we'll cool off to the 60s, but back to near 100 again tomorrow. Our chances of rain continue to stay on the skids as well. Only a 20% chance is expected on Saturday. Sunday is a little better, we're looking for a 30% chance by Sunday.
But good news for next week, much cooler weather is expected! Monday and Tuesday will only reach to the upper 80s. And we'll have a 20-30% chance of rain on both days.
We're also keeping an eye on a storm forming in the Atlantic that could revisit the east coast. KATIA is now a tropical storm, expected to strengthen to hurricane strength in the next 24 hours. Katia is expected to get up to Category "3" strength curve toward the East coast.
This morning's location was 13.9N 39.1W maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and moving WNW at 21 mph. Next week we'll have a better handle on the strike zone in the U.S. Thus far it looks to be headed toward D.C. or New Jersey.
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IOWA CITY — The Iowa Department of Public Safety wants to make it clear: it does not pay psychics to help solve cases.
Spokesman Rob Hansen said Thursday that new Commissioner K. Brian London did ask investigators whether they'd received any tips from psychics related to the kidnapping and slaying of two cousins, and whether they followed up on them.
Hansen said London made the inquiry in December, the day the bodies of Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins were found in a wooded area in northeast Iowa. The girls were 10 and 8 when they vanished last July while riding bikes in Evansdale, and no arrests have been made in their deaths.
The commissioner, who started in October after being appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad, believes his routine inquiry has been mischaracterized, Hansen said. He said London faced questions from an officer at one recent meeting about whether the department pays for psychics and "corrected the record" that it does not.
Hansen said that London believes investigators should follow every lead, including those from psychics, particularly when other investigative leads dry up. But he said the department isn't using psychics "as some sort of philosophy" under London. Numerous psychics had, in fact, offered their services in the Evansdale case.
"The commissioner's viewpoint is, to the person or the family or the parents, put yourself in their position," he said. "Would you want us following every piece of information that has been provided to us? We didn't seek any of those things out. But things were brought to us. And did we run those things down? His belief is we should do everything we can do with information that is provided to us."
Responding to an open records request by The Associated Press, the department said Thursday it had no correspondence to and from London related to psychics or any invoices for their services.


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Outdoor Orientations Can Help Students Acclimate to College
As students apply to college, they may want to consider schools with wilderness orientation programs.
As students apply to colleges and universities this winter, they probably aren't thinking too much about orientation programs. As they get closer to selecting the school where they'll spend their next four or more years, they may find their future institution has a freshman orientation program that's literally off the beaten path.
Many students say that "outdoor," "wilderness," or "adventure" programs—which one scholar defines as trips where students spend at least one night camping outside—offer a range of benefits: leaving one's comfort zone, getting in touch with nature, and meeting future classmates who can become lifelong friends.
Depending on the school, the outdoor orientations—which a commenter of the message board College Confidential calls "girl/boy scout camp for freshmen"—range from a few days to a few weeks. Activities on many of the trips include hiking, canoeing, rock climbing, and backpacking, though many schools offer less active options, such as yoga or painting.
Some students say that roughing it isn't for everybody. "It goes without saying that three weeks in the wilderness—no showers, no beds, no Internet, [and] swarms of mosquitoes—is not everyone's cup of tea," says Jeffrey Holliday, who graduated in 2010 from Earlham College in Richmond, Ind.
[Learn how to make a smooth transition to college.]
Holliday spent three weeks on Earlham's August Wilderness program in 2006, canoeing in Ontario, Canada, at Wabakimi Provincial Park with nine other incoming freshmen, student leaders, and a professor.
"In general, I've met way more students who didn't go on [August Wilderness] and wish they had than the other way around," says Holliday, who later led the program several times and minored in outdoor education.
Sally Platt, a sophomore at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., says her school's Leading Edge pre-orientation program, in which students hike more than 10 miles each day in the Appalachian Mountains, is intense, but that it was "one of my definitive experiences at Washington and Lee."
"There are rocks and snakes and bugs. You haven't showered. If you've followed official guidelines you haven't even brought deodorant (which almost everyone does, thank goodness)," she says. "You are dirty and sweaty and tired. And you are spending every hour of every day with the same 10 people. You are bound to come together."
According to an October 2011 Associated Press article, which cites research from Brent Bell, associate professor of outdoor education at University of New Hampshire, the number of programs such as the ones Holliday and Platt attended is on the rise.
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The research, detailed in a 2010 journal article that Bell coauthored, found that 11.5 percent of the 1,758 U.S. colleges and universities studied had some sort of outdoor orientation program.
By Bell's most current count, there are 200 outdoor orientation programs in the United States in 2011. Of those programs, 90 percent are optional, 88 percent are run by students, and 79 percent offer no college credit. During 66 percent of the programs, according to Bell's research, the most common incidents are blisters or ankle programs, which is something Princeton University alumna Jennifer Palmer knows about all too well.
A few days into her weeklong backpacking trip as an incoming freshman, Palmer had such painful blisters from her new hiking boots that she had to leave the group for two nights to recover at a hotel. While Palmer recommends programs such as Princeton's for the opportunities they provide to meet other students, she wishes she had selected Princeton's community service option instead of the hiking trip.
"I should have known that camping wasn't my thing," she says.
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At some schools, outdoor programs aren't voluntary. Wyoming Catholic College has a mandatory, three week "wilderness expedition," and Colby College in Waterville, Maine, runs a required program called COOT—Colby Outdoor Orientation Trips.


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Dallas Cowboys
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Cowboys might look into new kicker
Cowboys owner/GM Jerry Jones was confident that PK David Buehler could handle more than kickoff duties, but he has struggled with consistency and helped cost his team the game on Saturday.
Week 17 game times changed
The NFL has announced time changes for several key Week 17 matchups.
Late field goal lifts Cards over Cowboys
Jay Feely's 48-yard field goal barely cleared the crossbar with 5 seconds to go to thwart a big Dallas rally and give the Cardinals a 27-26 victory over the Cowboys on Saturday night.
Cowboys put Romo on I.R.
Tony Romo was place on injured reserve Tuesday, officially ending his season due to a broken collarbone.
Witten thriving with Kitna at QB
The Cowboys had hoped that QB Tony Romo would be able to return from a shoulder injury for the final two games of the season, but the latest reports say that's unlikely. One guy who won't mind that ...
Romo likely done for the year
The Cowboys had hoped that QB Tony Romo would be able to return from a fractured collarbone at the end of the year, but according to the Dallas Morning News, that appears unlikely.
Buehler's late FG lifts Cowboys past Redskins
After letting a 20-point lead dissolve into a tie game, David Buehler bailed out the Cowboys by making a 39-yard field goal with 50 seconds left and the defense managed to make it hold up for a 33-30 victory Sunday ...
Colts' playoff streak in prestigious company
With the Colts having made the playoffs eight straight seasons, NFList examines the longest such playoff streaks, including one by Dallas under Tom Landry.
Cowboys' defensive direction must change
Lost amid the mostly positive vibes of Jason Garrett's tenure as head coach is the fact that a defense that once was thought to be on the verge of awesomeness has been rather poor.
Cowboys unlikely to bring back Barber
With RB Marion Barber showing signs of slowing down, we hear Dallas is more likely to bring back No. 3 RB Tashard Choice and jettison the more expensive Barber, according to NFC East Whispers.
Spencer, Middleton fined for QB hits
Cowboys LB Anthony Spencer and Jaguars DB Will Middleton were fined this week for hits to quarterbacks during last Sunday's games.
Eagles-Cowboys notch best 'SNF' overnight rating
Sunday night's Eagles-Cowboys game scored the best overnight rating in "Sunday Night Football" history.
Jackson, Eagles too much for Cowboys
DeSean Jackson's go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter was among many big plays for him and the Philadelphia Eagles, sending them to a 30-27 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.
Samuel, Justice out for Eagles vs. Cowboys
The Eagles have ruled out CB Asante Samuel and ORT Winston Justice for their NFC East battle with the Cowboys on Sunday night.
Cowboys sign rookie DE Geathers
The Cowboys announced Wednesday that they have released DE Jeremy Clark and claimed DE Clifton Geathers off waivers.
Armstrong has been released by the Miami Dolphins after making only three catches for 12 yards in the season's first seven games.||||||| Armstrong was overtaken on the depth chart by veteran newcomer Jabar Gaffney, who played for the first time Sunday in a win over the New York Jets and had a 30-yard reception. Armstrong had 44 catches for 871 yards with the Washington Redskins in 2010, but only seven receptions for them last season.
Receiver Anthony Armstrong, two defensive backs and a linebacker have been awarded to the Miami Dolphins off waivers.||||||| Armstrong, an undrafted free agent out of college, spent the 2008 season on the Dolphins' practice squad. He had 44 catches for 871 yards for the Washington Redskins in 2010 and made seven receptions for them last season.
Armstrong only had one catch in Sunday's 23-17 win over Seattle, but it was a big one. He hauled in a 50-yard pass in the corner of the end zone to give Washington a 20-17 lead with 6:18 remaining.||||||| It was Armstrong's first catch since Week 7 at Carolina and his sixth of the season.
Armstrong was limited in practice Thursday due to a hamstring injury.||||||| His status for Sunday is in doubt. Primarily used in deep threats, Armstrong has four catches for 38 yards and one touchdown.
Armstrong caught two passes for 84 yards and a score in Washington's 17-14 loss to the Giants on Sunday.||||||| Armstrong was a fantasy surprise with 871 yards and three scores.


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My Hobby
- My Hobby
Quite the master
Everybody knows Dora Grubb as the master of Marion County history.
But you may not know that she has this competitive side, and is really quite the master.
Wild blue yonder
Up, up and away!
For as long as he can remember, Michael Bond has been fascinated by things that fly.
"I grew up around aviation," he said. "My dad was a pilot and managed a small airport in New Jersey. I followed in his footsteps and became a pilot."
A scrappy hobby
You could call Debbie Cooper a scrappy kind of person.
She wouldn't mind. She's been that way for a long time.
Thrill of the hunt
When he was able to hold a tube of glue, Bob Rogers started putting together model cars.
Now that he's older, he still does ... only they're real cars and he uses real tools.
Restoring cars is one of his passions, he said.
Intricate models
Please don't ask Charlie Fawcett if he makes those little model ships in a glass bottle.
Just don't.
Sharing stories
When he was growing up, Jack Daft would hear all these wonderful stories from his parents, Lewis and Edith Cole Daft.
It's our history
The tall young soldier rests against the long muzzleloader that's become his best friend. His bright red coat blazes against the gray weather-beaten wooden fence of the Indian refuge fort in the background.
Fix it his way
Since he was 6 years old, Garry Boros has been putting together models.
The first, a robin, was given to him by his dad, Louis Boros. The youngster put it together and painted it "exactly the way you're supposed to," he said. He did that with the next model, a submarine.
A good, clean game
Terry McLain leans over the red felt-lined billiards table, draws a bead on a white cue ball and, aiming carefully, raps it with his cue stick.
Holding a memory
It isn't often you can hold a memory in your hands.
But Jon "Tom" Merrifield can.
One of his most cherished memories of growing up in Barrackville is seeing and hearing all the trains that passed through the small town on their ways to and from the coal mines.
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FTSE, oil and gold bounce back after QE sell off
by Gavin Lumsden on Feb 22, 2013 at 09:45
An overnight recovery in Asia markets helped the FTSE 100 bounce back after yesterday's 103 point fall.
The blue chip index gained 47 points or 0.7% to 6,337 in early trading, led by miners Kazakhmys (KAZ.L) and Antofagasta (ANTO.L), each up over 3%. Melrose Industries (MRON.L), the engineering takeover specialist, found favour, rising 2.7% or 6.6p to 972p
Security group G4S (GFS.L) was the biggest faller, down 1.3% or 3.8p to 286p, after analysts at HSBC cut their rating on the stock to 'underweight' from 'neutral'.
No important economic data from the UK or US is scheduled today but official figures from Germany have confirmed its economy shrank 0.6% in the last quarter of 2012 as exports plunged in response to the recession in parts of the eurozone.
The FTSE Eurofirst 300 also rebounded eight points or 0.7% at 1,159.
The pound remained weak on currency markets after it was revealed this week the governor of the Bank of England had voted to extend its quantitative easing 'money printing' programme. David Miles (pictured), external member of the Bank's monetary policy committee, has said the Bank may need to create a further £175 billion of electronic money to prop up the UK economy.
The Bank has so far created £375 billion of money which it has largely used to buy gilts to lower long-term borrowing costs.
The euro firmed 0.13% to 86.58p although the pound did claw back some ground against the dollar at $1.5270, up 0.12%. Sterling began the year at $1.6183.
Gold recovered 0.5% or $7.6 to trade at $1,583 an ounce as investors reckoned the precious metal had fallen too far and that its inflation protection powers are still attractive. Gold has fallen from $1,691 in the past month.
Oil also clawed back lost ground with Brent crude trading above $114 a barrel after falling nearly 2% yesterday. It is still heading for a 3% loss for the week.
In London Millennium & Copthorne (MLC.L) fell 15p or 2.6% to 553p after the hotel group said strong competition had cut revenues per room by 1.1% in the first six weeks of 2013. Underlying pre-tax profits for 2012 fell 15% to £157.7 million. Chairman Kwek Leng Beng is the majority shareholder of the £1.8 billion group through his Singapore-based property company City Developments.
Elsewhere Bumi (BUMIP.L) slid 13p or 3.3% to 378.3p after yesterday's defeat for co-founder Nat Rothschild's attempts to replace the board of the beleaguered miner, which he set up with the Indonesian Bakrie family.
By contrast EasyJet (EZJ.L) added 7p or 0.7% to £10.03 after the board of the budget airline yesterday survived another challenge by founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou at the company's annual general meeting. EasyJet is a Citywire Top Stock held in the top 10 of both Thomas Dobell's M&G Recovery fund and the Standard Life Investments UK Equity Unconstrained fund run by Ed Legget.
ITV (ITV.L) gained 1.8p or 1.5% to 122.25p after The Times reported that media regulator Ofcom backed the commercial broadcaster's plan to cut back on regional new.
Oil explorer Bowleven (BLVN.L) pleased investors and gained 8% or 6p to 82.3p after its IM-5 drilling well off the coast of Cameroon found oil rather than gas. The company is backed by BlackRock, M&G, JP Morgan and F&C Asset Management. Its shares have risen 17% this year valuing the company at £243 million.
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Gwen Stefani posted this photo on her Instagram page on Jan. 17, 2014, in which she confirms she and Gavin Rossdale are expecting their third son after keeping mum about her pregnancy for months. They welcomed their child, Apollo Bowie Flynn Rossdale, on Feb. 28, 2014, Gavin confirmed on Twitter. / Gwen Stefani walks with son Kingston in Los Angeles on Nov. 23, 2013.
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Sweating Buckets Award
I'm not sure what the temperature was on the red carpet in LA for the 2010 Teen Choice Awards, but I'll guess that it was hot.
Possibly too hot to wear a long sleeved black dress and thigh-high boots, but Katerina Graham wasn't fazed.
"The Vampire Diaries" actress wore a Jeremy Scott Fall 2010 jeweled dress with black leather boots from the same collection.
She looks good, but it's all too heavy for a summer red carpet.
I'm sure she has great legs, so I'm surprised strappy sandals weren't an option.
She's young and a relative newbie on the red carpet, so I'm surprised she didn't have fun with her look.
The 2010 Teen Choice Awards airs on FOX today at 8:00-10:00 PM (ET/PT).
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LIGHT, FORM & EXPRESSION June 20 - June 26
Light, form and expression are the foundations of fine art figure photography. This workshop will help you better understand how to work with these key elements. During shooting sessions you will learn how to "design" your images using natural lighting, equipment and post-processing techniques. We will discuss how to communicate your ideas to effectively work with and direct models. We will also talk about where to find inspiration for poses and how to encourage great expressions.
Confirmed Models include:
Iveta Niklova
Colleen Deary
CULTIVATING A UNIQUE STYLE June 27 - July 3
Your own unique style does not happen by accident, it must be developed over time and grow as you gain confidence and experience in your photography. In this workshop you will be challenged to explore and investigate styles and approaches you may not be familiar with. We will discuss and shoot various genres and techniques in fine art figure photography that can help you further refine your own style. By expanding your experiences, you can clearly focus on building up and advancing your own work.
Confirmed Models include:
Magena Yama
Workshop Highlights
- We will stay at a beautiful Tuscan bed and breakfast in the middle of the Val d'Orcia. Spacious apartments provide every student a private bedroom with shared living, kitchen and bathroom.
- Each workshop is limited to a maximum of eight students with one model for every two students.
- Every day presents different shooting possibilities, class exercises, demos, individual coaching and feedback.
- Our hooting locations include an abandoned factory, natural sulphuric hot springs and the Mediterranean sea coast.
- Friday night party and slideshows of students' work.
- Great food and wine! San Quirico d'Orcia sits between the wine regions of Montalcino and Montepulciano, with local specialties of hand-made pici pasta and pecorino cheese.
Workshop Fees
Euro 2250 per 6-day workshop, includes accommodations (see below).
- 6-day Workshop fees
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Cardinal Ritter High School swept the major City football awards, with quarterback Jake Purichia earning Player of the Year and Ty Hunt Coach of the Year in a vote by the coaches. Purichia completed 179-of-248 passes (72.2 percent) for 2,960 yards with 45 touchdowns and five interceptions, and rushed for 485 yards and 13 TDs on 86 carries in leading the Raiders to the Class 2A state championship game.
A Warren Central High School defensive player was named the Marion County Player of the Year in a vote of area coaches. Linebacker Tim Kimbrough, who has committed to the University of Georgia, follows 2011 pick Sheldon Day, also a defensive lineman, after making 136 tackles, 12 for loss, and causing four fumbles for a Warren Central defense that didn't allow more than 14 points in a game during the regular season.
Lawrence Central's Jayson West was named Coach of the Year after leading the Bears to an undefeated season and Class 5A state championship.
The teams:
Defensive backs: Antonio Allen, Ben Davis; Jalen Easler, Lawrence Central; Tyrice Howard, Pike; Sean Kelley, Perry Meridian; Tre Moore, Warren Central. Defensive line: Derrick Dunlap, Lawrence Central; David Kenney, Pike; Darius Latham, North Central; D.J. Perdue, Brebeuf Jesuit. Linebackers: Kevin Brown, Pike; Jordan Jackson, Decatur Central; Tim Kimbrough, Warren Central; Brandon Lee, Lawrence Central. Punter: Christian Schupay, North Central.
Offensive line: Tim Gardner, Lawrence Central; Skylar Lacy, Southport; Lukayus McNeil, Decatur Central; Cal Scifres, Roncalli; Kevin Willis, Lawrence Central. Tight end: David Boyer, Southport. Quarterbacks: Drake Christen, Lawrence Central; Brent Lyles, Pike. Running backs: Christian Perry, Southport; Alex Rodriguez, Lawrence Central; Taylor Sanders, Pike. Wide receivers: Dominique Booth, Pike; Justin Brent, Speedway; J.C. Faubion, Lutheran. Kicker: Nick Hernandez, Pike. Athlete: James Mitchell, North Central.
Player of the Year: Tim Kimbrough, Warren Central.
Coach of the Year: Jayson West, Lawrence Central.
Defensive backs: Jalen Chandler, Ritter; Joe Fagan, Bishop Chatard; Isaac Hampton, Broad Ripple; Stu Stanley, Cathedral. Defensive line: Armond Jones, Ritter; William Lee, Tech; Conor Sweeney, Cathedral; Will Thornburg, Bishop Chatard. Linebackers: Bryce Campbell, Cathedral; Rob Dury, Bishop Chatard; Jordan Miller, Heritage Christian; Scott Sholar, Cardinal Ritter; Xavier Starks, Marshall. Punter: Anthony Warrum, Heritage Christian.
Offensive line: Joe Doyle, Bishop Chatard; Fred Hopkins, Tech; Keylahn Hodo, Ritter; Christian Johnson, Scecina; Colin Sandor, Cathedral; Ryan Schrock, Heritage Christian. Tight end: Sam Elmore, Scecina. Quarterback: Matt Hunt, Heritage Christian; Jake Purichia, Ritter. Running backs: James Gilbert, Tech; Jamonte Hampton, Broad Ripple; Pete Hartley, Bishop Chatard. Wide receiver: Joe Fagan, Bishop Chatard; Alex Parrett, Ritter; Anthony Warrum, Heritage Christian. Kicker: Noe Rodriguez, Marshall. Athlete: Jaelyn Price, Northwest.
Player of the Year: Jake Purichia, Ritter.
Coach of the Year: Ty Hunt, Ritter.


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In south Tulsa, Siegi's Sausage Factory, Deli, Meat Market & Restaurant makes German-style fare. Siegi Sumaruk, a fifth-generation sausage maker, first came to the United States from Austria in the mid-1960s before moving to Tulsa and opening his own butcher shop.
Now, three brothers from the Sumaruk family — Raymond, Mike and David — run the business and use recipes from their Austrian roots.
"We make as much as we can on the premises — from the building in the back, up front and out the door; there is no middleman," said Jeffrey Yates, store manager.
The biggest sellers are bratwursts, kielbasas and other German-Austrian sausages. But Siegi's offers around two dozen varieties, including Italian, Cajun and even South African boerewors sausages, which were first made by request.
"I had no idea that there is a pretty good-sized South African community here," Yates said.
Siegi's also offers fresh-cut deli meats and both domestic and international cheeses. A small European grocery store with mostly German imported goods, such as Christmas gingerbread cookies, liquor-filled chocolate, pastas and other sweets, is another part of the business. Siegi's also has a restaurant with lunch and dinner featuring sausages and schnitzels.
If that weren't enough, about 50 percent of its business is selling sausages wholesale to shops in surrounding states.
The Boundary on 66
Off the turnpike not far from Oklahoma City is The Boundary on 66 in Luther. The barbecue restaurant is named for its location on Route 66 and the Indian Meridian, the eastern boundary of the 1889 Land Run. In the 1930s, the site was a tire shop on the historic stretch of road.
After studying and teaching philosophy, Buffy Price needed a change. Seven years ago, she moved outside OKC to open the restaurant with her husband, Don Samara Jr., a fine-dining chef who has prepared food nationwide, including in Hawaii.
Popular items include smoked sausage on fresh-made hoagie rolls, jalapeño bread and pulled pork. They also have a catering business and will cook your holiday turkey, ham and side dishes.
"When this building came up, I remembered passing it when I was 7 or 8 years old," said Samara.
Bill Kamp's Meat Market
One OKC family has served fresh-cut meats for more than 100 years. First located in the now-historic Kamp's grocery store building at NW 25th Street and Classen Boulevard, Bill Kamp's Meat Market moved to a new location almost 12 years ago to focus solely on this niche business.
"It's a small mom-and-pop operation with Bill and his brother, along with myself and my wife behind the counter, and we try to help customers on a personal level," said John Mosburg, assistant manager.
One longtime tradition is a ham meatloaf that Mosburg said is enjoyed by both older and younger patrons. People also return for the big three: chicken salad, ham spread and pimento cheese.
Other meats available include roasted turkey, hot links, kielbasa and Italian sausage, as well as bacon cut to a customer's preferred thickness. Mosburg's wife, a French chef, also makes a variety of quiches.
The Meat House
One of the metro's newer butcher shops is The Meat House in Edmond, which opened two years ago.
"We're trying to bring the Old World butcher into the modern era," said Ben Hoza, general manager.
A specialty item is the "day boat fish," or fish flown in from Long Island, N.Y., sold within the 24 hours after it was caught. But it also sells a variety of sausages, including ones for University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University fans. The OU Boomer is made from sriracha sausage with chili, garlic and scallions, while the OSU Cowboy variety has ground brisket and house-made barbecue rub with Shiner beer.
The Meat House will take special orders, such as a gluten-free soup, and offers business lunch and event catering. For the holidays, customers can order either raw or smoked turkeys and roasted prime rib tenderloin.


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Whether it's starting a family or starting a business, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams have figured out how to make life about more than hitting a fuzzy green ball.
As for that tennis part -- well, things are going pretty well there, too.
In the featured semifinal at the U.S. Open on Friday, Clijsters tries to stay on track for her second straight title after a 2 1/2-year layoff during which she got married and had a baby girl, Jada.
Not a bad second act.
The 27-year-old Belgian is trying to become the first woman to win back-to-back at Flushing Meadows since 2000-01 when Williams did it.


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One of the hottest topics in corporate governance is the effort to diversify public companies boards of directors, with respect to gender, race and ethnicity.
Federal regulators are involved. In 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules requiring public companies to disclose how they consider diversity when nominating director candidates.
Shareholders are also making the push. According to Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., the number of shareholder proposals at public companies related to board diversity tripled in 2013.
And this effort is global. Some countries, such as Norway, have even implemented mandatory gender quotas on public company boards.
The vast majority of Idahos corporations are private rather than public, which begs the question of whether board diversity matters in Idaho. But most of the rationales for board diversity in public corporations also apply in private ones.
First, a dominant rationale for board diversity is that a more heterogeneous group will be more innovative, because it will consider a variety of perspectives. Interestingly, this rationale is even stronger for private companies than for public ones, because directors of private companies are more heavily involved in advising management about business decisions than directors of public companies.
Second, a diverse board will better perform its monitoring function, because it will be less likely to merely rubber-stamp managements decisions. For most private companies, this argument is less compelling than for public companies, because private boards play less of a watchdog role than public boards do. In private companies, shareholders are often managers, or at least employees, themselves, so they rely less on the boards monitoring function than public shareholders.
A third rationale is increased responsiveness to customers, who are themselves diverse. This rationale applies equally to private and public companies, especially as private companies increasingly engage in international trade. Indeed, according to the Idaho Commerce Division of International Business, more than 88 percent of Idahos exporters are small businesses.
A fourth argument is improved recruitment and retention of diverse employees, because a diverse board signals that a company does not have a glass ceiling and enables the company to be responsive to the needs of a diverse workforce. This rationale applies equally to private companies. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Idahos 2012 civilian labor force was 44 percent female and 13 percent Hispanic or Latino.
A final argument is that, in light of the increasing attention being paid to this issue, a diverse board signals that a company is forward-looking and progressive. Especially as Idahos private companies seek to compete nationally and internationally, it certainly could not hurt to send this signal.
In fact, some of Idahos largest private companies are already doing just that. For example, the J.R. Simplot Co., which ranked first on the Idaho Statesmans 2013 list of Idahos Top Private Companies, has a 20 percent female board of directors.
It makes good business sense for Idahos private corporations to reap the benefits of a diverse board of directors.


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The week of the Boston Marathon bombing and the workplace explosion in West, Texas, it was impossible not to feel guilty about a nagging sense of loss from flooding. Even there, many people in west-central Illinois were hit far harder, losing everything short of their lives.
The McDonough County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency will open flood damage assessment centers to help those whose property was damaged by April's heavy rains and floods.
Details are included in this news release issued by ESDA:
Waste Management has agreed to collect flood damaged items in Macomb for the next two weeks.
The Mississippi River flood of 2008 heavily damaged the water treatment plant in Warsaw. At the time, FEMA told the city it would cover the the entire cost of getting the plant back online.
Hancock County Board Chairman David Walker said FEMA did not fulfill the promise. Instead, it paid 75% of the cost. That left the city to come up with $265,000 to get the plant running again.
Walker said that was a hardship.
He said, "They had to take it out of their own funds. Every city, every county, every municipality is hurting on the amount of money that they have."


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Police have arrested a man in Concord in connection with a bank robbery on Nov. 13.
Detectives identified 24-year-old Concord resident Clayton Hill in connection with the robbery of the U.S. Bank at 2600 Willow Pass Road at about 1 p.m. on Nov. 13.
No weapon was used in the robbery and no one was injured, police said.
On Tuesday, detectives established probable cause to arrest Hill and obtained a warrant for his arrest. At about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, detectives located Hill in a vehicle on westbound state Highway 4, near Interstate Highway 680. Hill was stopped and arrested without incident, police reported.


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So Many Writing Sites – How Do I Choose?
Felicia | Oct 15, 2009 | Comments 17
The Internet is fraught with content sites looking for freelance writers. Some of them pay on a per page view basis and others pay on a revenue share basis. There are still others that use a combination of both. No matter what the payment plan is, there are a few things I check out before applying to become a writer.
First Phase of Online Writing Site Testing
The first things I look at are their numbers. When I say numbers, I'm talking about the Alexa rating and Google page rank. That being said, I need to add a disclaimer. Alexa is not an accurate depiction of the site's popularity, and as far as I'm concerned neither is the Google page rank. Google gives and it takes away. I know first hand how that occurs so I don't use it as a true reflection of a site's popularity.
If I find that both the Google page rank and Alexa rating is pretty bad, I go to the Who Is database to find out how long the site has been in existence. If it's a brand-new site, I usually wait until it's had a chance to grow a little. Back when I first started writing, I didn't care if the site was new or not, but as I gained experience, I realized that I preferred to write for more established sites.
Another thing I do before I sign up for an online writing site is I perform a quick search on the Internet to see if there are any current writers sharing their viewpoint. I look through forums, blogs and other online content. Again, a caveat; I understand that with any site there will be happy and unhappy writers. I read what's being said calibrate their opinions and continue on. I tend to like doing my own experiments to get first-hand knowledge of a site before I judge.
Second Phase of Testing
If the site passes my preliminary test then I look at the terms and conditions. After all, why bother reading the fine print if the site doesn't pass the initial test.
I look for things such as ownership rights to the article, whether not they accept reprints and if I can use the same content for off line publication. For residual articles, I like keeping ownership and full rights. As far as reprinting goes, I'm not a big fan of posting the same thing on several sites. I've done it in the past, but that was before I knew much about the internet.
I prefer to reword an article and place it elsewhere than copy and paste it verbatim. That being said, I did and will continue to copy and paste my 'swept' eHow articles .
As far as sites that allow previously printed articles, I feel it's a refection of their standards and wonder if the site will reach the favorable Google heights it should. I always use Suite 101 as an example. They require original articles. That policy, I believe, is one of the factors that helped them to win such favor with Google. While it may be easier in the short run to copy and paste a previously written article to a site, it may not be the most financially lucrative option in the long run. I'm in this online writing stuff for the long run.
Third Phase of Testing
If the site passes phase one and two then comes phase three. I look at how they pay. Some pay via PayPal while others share revenue through Google AdSense and the writer gets paid directly from Google.
I've got to say, It took me quite some time to get on board with inserting my Google AdSense number on content sites. I protected my Google publisher code like I protect my social security number. I was slow to get on board with this type of revenue share, but I've since evolved and do participate on a few sites that pay via Google. I make sure, however, that the sites are reputable.
The Fourth and Final Gut Phase
After going through phases one, two and three I enter the gut phase. In the gut phase I browse around the site again. This time I'm looking at the site as a reader. I look to see what type articles are being posted to the site. I check grammar, punctuation and topics written about (we all make mistakes but too many in one article is a bit tough to stomach). I allow my gut to reign supreme. If my gut says no at this point, then I'm on to the next. I've learned never to ignore the gut (except when it wants to eat an entire Boston Crème Pie).
Anxious Newbie Mistakes
New freelance writers who are just cutting their teeth are sometimes so anxious to place their work on a site that they don't take the time to see whether or not this site is worth their writing. That's not a horrible mistake, but the more a person learns about this online writing world of search engine optimization and the ability to make money, writers soon find it is a waste of time to place their well-written content on a site that is not going to reward them adequately. This is especially painful if they don't retain the rights to their work and cannot place the piece elsewhere.
I often see new sites and appreciate their design, ease of navigation and their intention, but at this point in my career, I choose not to write for sites with good intentions. I tend to go for sites with more of a proven track record.
Signing up for sites that are just getting off the ground means I will have to work harder in order to gain the amount of traffic necessary to earn a decent residual income. At this point in the game, I'd rather not do that. I'd rather work smarter by placing my articles on an established site or three (or four or five or…) and let the site's reputation do the hard work in generating traffic to my articles. Any social networking or backlinking I do will only be the icing on the cake.
Compare the Established against the Established
There are also established sites that have been around for quite some time but when I compare their pay schedule to other sites, even though they have a proven track record, it's just not financially worth it to build a base of articles there. I want to work smarter, not harder.
This is just one person's opinion. I have only been at this for about 2 1/2 years and I know I have a lot more to learn, but if I can save you the time of making the mistakes I made, it's worth it.
Oh…One More Thing
I also checked to see whether or not the site accepts international writers. Although living in the US it seems I have more writing opportunities available to me than my overseas brothers and sisters do, I still feel their pain. So, when I come across a viable opportunity that accepts international writers, I like to share.
(EGADS! I was a blabber mouth today. Sorry for the long post.)
Filed Under: Freelance • Legitimate • Motivation • Opportunities • Writing
About the Author: Felicia A. Williams is a freelance writer and blogger. She spends the majority of her time with her family and writing. If she's not writing or commenting on NJFM, she's either outside smelling the roses or writing articles for one of her other sites which include Tidbits and Stuff, BLULOW, A Dose of Health and a few other sites/blogs scattered around the internet.
Comments (17)
I recently got accepted by Suite 101 and am new to freelance writing. I want to get the recordkeeping chores right from the start so I don't lose info later.
Do writers keep a copy of every article on their own pc? If so, in a simple file ie Suite 101 Articles file or do they sub-category every article?
Do they keep a spreadsheet of articles or some other indexing method?
I cannot thank you enough for all the wonderful insights that you have on this website! I've just started freelance writing as a "job" since I just got out of high school and didn't want to waste precious time behind a fryer. This is definitely a great way to evaluate writing sites, and I'll be sure to come back to it as I "get more baskets", if you will.
However, I seem to have done a rather silly thing. I found an article you linked to of an index of 10 or 15 residual income article sites. The information was very-well researched, and reassured me that my choice to start with InfoBarrel and HubPages was a good one. I can't remember where it is, though. If you or anyone could provide the link, I would be most appreciative.
Again, thanks for this incredible vat of information! You've got yourself another dedicated reader in me.
I am very new to writing online. Is it okay to give companies like ehow my ssn?
Love the list Felicia.. Might be linking back to this for my next blog post.. Hope that is alright?? I think it is so important for new writers to do a thorough check before contributing.. I made plenty of mistakes when I started 6 months ago and though now am careful, I still tend to slip up when faced with a new writing opportunity, since these are relatively few for non U.S writers.
Apologize for the long comment.. Blessings!!
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As usual, Felicia, a well thought out and very useful post. I really appreciate your willingness to share the details of your thought processes and the decisions you ultimately make.
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Hey, Felicia, we're a lot alike. I follow much the same checklist when I start writing for any site. I've learned to take member complaints with a grain of salt, though.
I stayed away from one site I write for for nearly a year when I first heard about it, because a lot of people on a forum I visited said it was a scam. Ends up, it's not, and I've earned a LOT of money there.
One thing I've found interesting is that there is not one site that everyone agrees is "the" site to write for, as far as income goes. Everyone has a different opinion, experience, and level of success/income with every content site out there.
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Enjoyed the long blab – oops – blog, Felicia.
When something is placed onto the Internet it seems like it would be next to impossible to stop anyone else from copying it, selling it, or using it all they want. It is something that bothers me. You spend time and talent creating something and then some other "writer" or other person comes along and changes a word or two and then calls/sells it as their own creation.
This may be due to the acceptance of cheating and lack of ethics widely seen these days. It still bothers honest people.
If you sell something for one time use or other rights, what is to keep anyone from using it more times than they are "licensed" for? If you sell an article for any type of rights it is apt to appear on other websites when someone else rips it off. There would be no control over that, I think. It is disappointing to think about these possibilities.
Maybe the old days are gone forever?
Hi Felicia,
Great post as always. I know what you mean about placing the same article on several sites. I used to struggle with that. Now, I do place an article on more than one site, generally only one or two other sites, to get more milage out of it. Usually, I let it sit on the first site for awhile and then place it on another later on. I've found that an article that gets very few clicks on one site can be the most popular one on another. Or, if it has run its course on one site, it is a fresh new article on another. I have one article on Triond's HealthMad that has had over 11,000 clicks but hasn't done anything on another site. You just never know.
I know of one writer who places her articles on practically every single sight as well as sells those articles for Use Rights only on Constant-Content. Surprisingly, the CC ones sell well, even though the articles are everywhere. I wouldn't recommend for everyone to do this, but is seems to work for her. As for me, I'm still navigating the waters looking for the right combination of sites and earnings. It's a big learning process!
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Bahamut is one of Amidatelion's summons and a recurring boss in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers.
The Bahamut battle will be in a floating platform. On the ground he can attack with strong energy charged punches, a blazing bite, and with the giant Gae Bolg spear he holds with his tail, when airborne he will start blasting the player with a Flare attack, creating a large explosion with each shot. During the first part of the battle he will be immune to all forms of attack and the player has to steal the swords that the Goblins around the battle field are holding to search for a weak spot to harm him (they will try to steal it back and if Bahamut sees the player, he will knock the sword away).
Hitting each spot will make Bahamut angrier, and after attacking him in all the spots, his anger will reach its peak, making him fly to the sky to attack the platform using a full power Mega Flare attack, destroying it. After the massive explosion, jump from the small floating rock where the player is standing (what is left of the platform) on top of Bahamut to try and steal Bahamuts Gae Bolg in order to slay him with it.
- Layle can equip an emblem called "Bahamut Strikes", featuring the dragon in blue, on his jacket.


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As showa like "Goodnight Burbank," MySpace's "AfterWorld," and "Prom Queen" revive interest in the Webisodic format, media buyers and programmers have to ask themselves what constitutes a hit in this new environment of on-demand and viral video.
At NewTeeVee, Chris Albrecht pulls some of the latest stats together to show that phenoms like Will Ferrell's FunnyorDie.com baby landlord sketch pulled down 45 million views, while KateModern claims 2 million. Mike Hudak, who runs Blip.tv tells me that 100,000 views is doing nicely for a series but once viewership hits a million a month you know you have a real hit. The question is not whether a single clip or sketch goes ballistic virally. The point for advertisers is whether the Web can build a media entertainment brand that is worth investing in. Hudak feels this is the case, but it requires a diminished cost structure and real consistency. You are not going to make an online hit work on a TV budget for a good long while, he admits. But if a program like "Goodnight Burbank" or "RocketBoom" can maintain consistency, then they can build an audience. Releasing episodes on a regular basis, keeping the look, feel and format consistent across episodes, are key to success he argues.
Media buyers I ask about these issues have a range of thoughts. Some feel that slapping an ad banner on something that grabs a few million views is probably not so great a deal if the brand can make their own longer form programming and generate an audience that gives them full attention. Others say they like the opportunities these shows offer for deeper product integration. Some hosts weave promotions for the advertiser into their content.
We are in a new world in which the metrics and the content are shifting beneath our feet and both media producers and advertisers are trying to figure out how to make best contact with a fragmenting audience.