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In this June 10, 2011 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves as the arrives at Lusaka International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia. Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital after the discovery of a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month. Spokesman Philippe Reines says her doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up exam Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
It isn't uncommon for presidential candidates' health — and age — to be an issue. Both in 2000 and 2008, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., had to rebut concerns he was too old to be commander in chief or that his skin cancer could resurface.
Two decades after Clinton became the first lady, signs of her popularity — and her political strength — are ubiquitous.
Obama had barely declared victory in November when Democrats started zealously plugging Clinton as their strongest White House contender four years from now, should she choose to take that leap.
"Wouldn't that be exciting," House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi declared in December. "I hope she goes — why wouldn't she?"
Even Republicans concede that were she to run, Clinton would be a force to be reckoned with.
"Trying to win that will be truly the Super Bowl," former House Speaker and 2012 GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said in December. "The Republican Party today is incapable of competing at that level."
Americans admire Clinton more than any other woman in the world, according to a Gallup poll released Monday — the 17th time in 20 years that Clinton has claimed that title. And a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll found that 57 percent of Americans would support Clinton as a candidate for president in 2016, with just 37 percent opposed. Meanwhile, websites have already cropped up hawking "Clinton 2016" mugs and tote bags.
Clinton returned to the U.S. from a trip to Europe, then fell ill with a stomach virus in early December that left her severely dehydrated and forced her to cancel a trip to North Africa and the Middle East. Until then, she had cancelled only two scheduled overseas trips, one to Europe after breaking her elbow in June 2009 and one to Asia after the February 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Her condition worsened when she fainted, fell and suffered a concussion while at home alone in mid-December as she recovered from the virus. It was announced on Dec. 13.
This isn't the first time Clinton has suffered a blood clot. In 1998, midway through her husband's second term as president, Clinton was in New York fundraising for the midterm elections when a swollen right foot led her doctor to diagnose a clot in her knee requiring immediate treatment.
Medical experts said the seriousness of a blood clot diagnosis varies widely based on where it is located.
Clots in the legs are a common risk after someone has been bedridden, as Clinton may have been for a time after her concussion in December. Those are "no big deal" and are treated with blood thinners, said Dr. Gholam Motamedi, a neurologist at Georgetown University Medical Center who is not involved in Clinton's care.
But a clot in a lung or the brain is more serious. Lung clots, called pulmonary embolisms, can be deadly, and a clot in the brain can cause a stroke, Motamedi said.
Beyond talk of future politics, Clinton's three-week absence from the State Department has raised eyebrows among some conservative commentators who questioned the seriousness of Clinton's ailment after she cancelled planned Dec. 20 testimony before Congress on the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.
Clinton had been due to discuss with lawmakers a scathing report on the attack she had commissioned that found serious failures of leadership and management in two State Department bureaus were to blame for insufficient security at the facility. Clinton took responsibility for the incident before the report was released, but she was not blamed. Four officials cited in the report have either resigned or been reassigned.


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JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - The Hinds County Sheriff's Department has been conducting a series of sweeps targeting prostitution in and around the Jackson area.
Investigators say those sting operations have produced arrests for other, more serious crimes and they are pointing to WLBT's Taking Back Our Neighborhoods series of reports as one of the reasons for their success.
There were the arrests of Chocolate Thunder and Vanilla on Langley Street and Wisconsin resident Lorraine Luckett on High Street, prostitutes who worked the internet to ply their trade.
There were also raids on strip clubs in Jackson where dancers offered sex for money instead of lap dances.
And then there were the reverse stings called 'Operation Hoppin John' where nearly a dozen men and one woman were busted for trying to pick up a prostitute.
Since late 2010, the sweeps have been conducted in neighborhoods where residents had had enough, residents who called 3 On Your Side.
"Well, actually this series of investigations began based on some of the complaints made to the Taking Back Our Neighborhood series that was running on WLBT," Lt. Jeffrey Scott said. "Now, some people classified those prostitution stings as trivial, but I think some of the recoveries we've had, they speak for themselves."
Cases like the arrest of Marquandre Colon, 17, on Alabama Street.
Officers found assault rifles, other weapons, ammunition and drugs.
Lt. Scott says he doesn't think Colon was working alone.
"Now, one of the things that was very disturbing is that those weapons in that highly, densely populated neighborhood and then again with this individual being a 17-year-old, that's just very disturbing and what that shows you is that members of the drug trade are starting earlier, younger ages and they're more violent," Lt. Scott said. "So this is part of an ongoing initiative by the Hinds County Sheriff's Department to help take back our neighborhoods."
Reserve deputies, who were key in the sweeps, were recently honored in their 19th annual banquet.
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Athens Kiwanis Proves Easter is Not Just for Kids
The Athens Kiwanis ended March with a boom. The Club ended the month with the Tennessee Wesleyan College Circle K hosting 8 Easter Egg Hunts for a local daycare. The club then donated over 1000 eggs to the city wide… Continue reading
Kiwanis Hops Into Spring with 2 Easter Egg Hunts
The Athens Kiwanis is hoping to double its excitment this Spring by getting involved with two easter egg hunts. The Athens Kiwanis will be taking part in the City Wide Easter Egg Hunt by donating 500 candy filled eggs… Continue reading
Junior Achievement Offers Students a Reality Check
The Athens Kiwanis Recently made a Donation to help support the efforts of the Junior Achievement Reality Check. The Program will involve local high school students getting the chance to see how choices they make can influence their future. Pictured… Continue reading
Athens Kiwanis Shows Grace and Mercy in the New Year
On January 20th the Athens Kiwanis was pleased to present a check to Grace and Mercy Ministry. The Athens Based Ministry Program will use the funds to help support its twice weekly food kitchen, which helps supply hot meals to between… Continue reading
Kiwanis First Annual Movie Night for Special Needs Children Reminds Us of the True Meaning of the Season
The Athens Kiwanis recently hosted its First Annual Movie Night for Special Needs Children. Families were invited and the children were treated to two christmas movies, As the children dined they were treated to Popcorn,Beverages, Cookies and Candy Compliments of… Continue reading
Kiwanis Canned Food Drive
The Athens Kiwanis Club is once again hosting its annual canned food drive to help stock the Coordinated Charities food pantry. Items can be dropped off at Citizens National Bank, SouthEast Bank & Trust, Athens Federal Community Bank, Regions Bank,… Continue reading
Contest celebrates 'chili' weather – Entries sought for Kiwanis chili cookoff at OFDC
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Sharpen your wooden spoons. Whip out your big metal pots. Crank up the chili powder.
Entries are being sought to win big prizes in the first-ever Athens Kiwanis Club… Continue reading
Kiwanis seeks pumpkin pie recipes for Pumpkintown contest
Greg Moses, Community Life Editor
No festival is complete without food. And, in the case of Pumpkintown – coming up on Saturday, Oct. 8, it just wouldn't be right to not include recipes with a certain ingredient.
"Pumpkin packs a lot of flavor, much like the heritage and history of our area which is what Pumpkintown celebrates," said Pumpkintown committee chairwoman Meredith Willson.
For this reason, the Athens Kiwanis Club and Tennessee Wesleyan College Dining & Catering are joining Pumpkintown for the first ever Kiwanis Pumpkin Pie Contest. Recipe entries will be sought now through Friday, Sept. 30, at 5 p.m.
"Pumpkin pie and Pumpkintown are both fall staples in this area," said Kiwanis club member James McKeehan. "It'll be a tasty way to celebrate the festival and season – and for a lucky winner, a very lucrative way, too."
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59 years later, Kiwanis Barbecue is still all about the kids
Greg Moses, Community Life Editor
Help kids by helping yourself to one of The Friendly City's great fall traditions: A few mouth-watering pounds of world-famous Kiwanis barbecue.
Tickets are now on sale for the 59th Annual Athens Kiwanis Club Barbecue, which will be held Friday, Sept. 16, at Belk Plaza on Decatur Pike in Athens. One pound of fresh and tender hickory-smoked barbecue pulled pork will be $8. Tickets are good for one pound each, or patrons can purchase their orders with cash during the event.
Smoked using a secret Kiwanis process all night before the sale, the meat is good anytime, whether it's the day you take it home from the sale or months later after pulling it out of storage. "It's good even after it's been frozen," said Ross Dodson, longtime member of the Kiwanis Barbecue Committee, "and it'll be great to have while watching UT defeat Florida that Saturday following the sale."
Also featured will be plenty of Gus Bagley's famous barbecue sauce, still made from the same secret recipe created by the late Kiwanis member. "There are only a handful of people who know the recipe," said Barbecue Committee member Chris Adams. "But ask anyone: It's the best barbecue sauce around."
The Kiwanis Barbecue Sale will take place Friday, Sept. 16, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Belk Plaza. Tickets and cash will be accepted, and barbecue can be purchased in walk-up and drive-through orders. "If you want to just drive through, someone will bring your order to you, whether it's one pound or 100," Dodson said. Continue reading
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Sharpen your wooden spoons. Whip out your big metal pots. Crank up the chili powder. Entries are being sought to win big prizes in the first-ever Athens Kiwanis Club Chili Cookoff, to be hosted by the City of Athens and the Athens Kiwanis Club – along with co-sponsors Citizens National Bank, SouthEast Bank & Trust, Wilhelm & Young Dentistry and Tennessee Wesleyan College Dining and Catering – on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Athens Regional Park.
"With fall around the corner, that means 'chili' weather's coming soon and bringing with it everything from football to falling leaves," said Kiwanis member James McKeehan. "We couldn't think of a better way to kick off the season than by seeing whose chili is the best around."
Those master chili chefs wishing to compete can submit and entry form and chili recipe by picking up a form at Athens Parks and Recreation or the Tennessee Wesleyan Dining Hall, or registering online at www.athenskiwanis.com The deadline for entries is Monday, Aug. 29. All who submit will then be asked to attend the cookoff on Saturday, Sept. 3, at the lakeside pavilion in Athens Regional Park. Continue reading


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Cactuses and old farm equipment add character to this desert dream house.
Photo: Bill Cookston (above); Joyce Hollister (middle & bottom)
When Tim Hafen and Janet McJunkin brainstormed the design for their new Pahrump house, they each had definite ideas. Influenced by 1920s-era Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, he said no flat roof. She, who loves the southwest, said no straight lines. The result: a burgundy-hued home with a tower, a hint of Tuscany, and curves everywhere.
Architect Tom O'Neil of Architecture Design and Development in Las Vegas spent 18 months on the couple's design, but from the beginning Hafen and McJunkin agreed that their outdoor space must reflect a southwestern desert environment and keep water use and maintenance to a minimum. What sets their 2 1/2 acres apart from other xeriscaped yards is how Jordan Chelsa Landscape Inc.'s Pat DeJean and Tom Santelmann mixed desert plants with rusty and broken tractors, graders, and old farm tools.
Hafen came to Pahrump from Mesquite in 1951 to grow cotton. Over the years, out-of-date equipment was tossed into the ranch junkpile. DeJean calls it "the boneyard," where she rummaged around for decorative objects. She also drew on Hafen's collection of old equipment he has gathered on trips around the southwest.
"Pat's an artist," Hafen says of DeJean, to whom he gave free rein on the project. "And I know with artists, you have to get out of their way. We worked on a landscape plan, then as Pat went along we could see the results, and we were really pleased. She took old stuff that I thought was completely useless and made quite a statement."
While on a trip Hafen and McJunkin (left) made during the house's construction, McJunkin received a call on her cell phone. She turned to Hafen, who was driving, and told him with a perplexed laugh, "Pat wants to use some of the old well casings for the fire pit. I think she's crazy."
DeJean was poking around the boneyard when she came across the casings. "Tim and Janet wanted something unusual for the fire pit. I thought that if the casings could hold heat, they would work," she explains. Santelmann put the pit together using varying heights of pipe pieces and a 50-year-old ammo box to house the propane valves. McJunkin loves the result. "It can be cool here in the evenings," she says, pointing to the backyard's rock-lined hot tub. "When you get out of the Jacuzzi and head toward the house, you can stop at the fire pit to warm up."
Hafen ran an alfalfa and cotton operation before becoming a real estate broker and general contractor in the late 1960s and early '70s. He developed Cottonwoods at Hafen Ranch in 1992 and Artesia at Hafen Ranch in 1999. Hafen has long ties to the Pahrump area and Nevada, serving as a state assemblyman from 1966 to 1974. He was chairman of the Nevada Department of Agriculture board, president of the Nevada Farm Bureau Federation, and chairman of the Valley Electric Association. Hafen Elementary School in Pahrump was named for him.
DeJean has landscaped several of Hafen's construction projects, and their working relationship is based on mutual admiration. "My respect for Tim Hafen was my absolute inspiration," DeJean says. "I wanted to give him a landscape that enhanced the house's design and reflected the personalities of its owners."
Every plant in the landscape thrives on a small amount of water, which is delivered on a drip irrigation system Santelmann designed. DeJean installed eight mature saguaros, the only plant that McJunkin insisted upon. Although Pahrump is hot in summer, winter temperatures can drop to the teens. The saguaros have to be wrapped to protect them against freezing.
The tall cactuses give the landscape a distinctive vertical element. "To bring your eye back to the ground," DeJean says, "we chose the yucca families—varieties that would best suit Pahrump." The ground is covered with chat, a product that emulates desert soils, and river rock and massive boulders highlight specific areas. DeJean (at left) added color with lantanas and desert redbird of paradise. Large round pots hold seasonal plants—petunias and vinca in the summer, pansies and snapdragons in the winter, and chrysanthemums in the fall. Trees include palo verdes and desert willow.
Texture and dramatic shadows are provided by the old ranch equipment. "I just like it," Hafen says of his collection. "A lot of it came from my dad's farm in Mesquite and Southern Utah." A few decades ago, Hafen could pick up cast-off tractors for nothing. "I used to ask farmers if I could have the old equipment if I hauled it off, and they'd say yes."
The landscape provides a patch of green grass for grandkids to play on and a patio for grownups to gather. Hafen and McJunkin like to lay back in the hot tub and enjoy the night sky. "I love to look at the stars and watch the airplanes go by," McJunkin says.
Architect O'Neil found it a challenge to draw the house's original plans by hand because there wasn't a straight line in the place, but he says working with Hafen and McJunkin was great. DeJean concurs. "I had a wonderful time," she says. "The last days on the project were bittersweet. I often thought, 'I just want to do this all over again.'"
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People of Asian and Pacific Islander descent form the fastest-growing racial group in Alaska, expanding by 60 percent between 2000 and 2010 — a gain of more than 17,000 people.
Pacific Islanders by themselves grew at an even faster rate, more than doubling in population during the same 10-year span. February 2014 Trends
Preliminary data show Alaska's job growth slowed to 0.5 percent in 2013, and the state is expected to add jobs at a rate of 0.4 percent this year. That would make 2014 the fifth straight year of employment increases since the 2009 downturn, but the growth will be at a lower rate than the state's 10-year average.
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Today was interesting. Little things were already mounting up before I left the house this morning and my perspective became, "this is a cruddy day." Then I attended a memorial service in which a fellow Pastor and Saddleback staff member was preaching the funeral message of his beloved wife. He challenged us to …
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For the price this an awesome hat. I wasn't expecting a lot but it's stylish and love the pink and it fits well. Easy to carry around and protects the face well from sun
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I was really hoping ot like this hat. Overall, it was just a bad fit. I think I have a fairly average normal size head, but this hat was huge. I ordered based on the measurement chart, yet the hat was still slightly to large around the circumference. And, the hat is incredibly long.. It came down over my ears and covered my eyes. Cute hat - just not a good fit. Also, I didn't really like the buttons on the side. I think the "girls" hat without the buttons is much cuter.
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It is a comfortable hat.I love the design.And It's easy to storage. This is my first time to buy Outdoor Research Hat,and I know it won't be the last time.
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Heyo I'm Jenny :) I'm a doll owner of *thinks* 5 yrs? Maybe more considering I had barbies when I was younger but I only really started getting into the more hobby-ish side of dolls recently when I began collecting Asian fashion dolls called Momoko's. The it just snowballed from there & I dove into the BJD hobby & brought Kloey home :)
I found this forum through a fellow blogger & thought it was the perfect place for me to talk to others about the hobby since my family/friends aren't really all that interested in what I have to say (think I'm getting to the point of annoying). And I really can't wait to meet everyone & their little people :)
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Hi Jenny! Nice to meet you and I look forward to seeing pics of your dolls! You are certainly amongst like minded and friendly souls here
Hi Jenny! I love Momokos too. Now I have 3 of them. They share a shelf with the Susies from Taiwan (search for Rudi & David's Susie if you're not familiar with them). The greatest part of my collection is still Barbies though.
I am interested in the BJDs and enjoy seeing pictures of them even though I'm not ready to take the plunge and start collecting them myself. I saw lots of them at a recent doll show in Bangkok. I was surprised how many people here collect them.
I look forward to seeing pictures of your collection here.
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The stage is set for a significant increase in chemical manufacturing in West Virginia, a leading national expert said Thursday.
Cal Dooley, president and chief executive at the American Chemistry Council, was in Charleston Thursday as part of the Marcellus to Manufacturing Ethane Development Conference taking place at the 34th annual West Virginia Construction and Design Expo at the Charleston Civic Center.
When Dooley was last in Charleston in September 2011, he said the development in the natural gas-rich Marcellus shale region was about to usher in "a golden age in chemical manufacturing in the United States."
Nearly 18 months latest, Dooley maintains the positive outlook.
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He said the United States is uniquely positioned compared to global competitors to develop downstream products from natural gas.
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Abstract and Applied Analysis
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 684179, 12 pages
Approximate Cubic ∗-Derivations on Banach ∗-Algebras
1Department of Mathematics, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea
2Department of Mathematics, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran
3Institute for Mathematical Research, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia
Received 30 March 2012; Revised 2 June 2012; Accepted 16 June 2012
Academic Editor: Janusz Brzdek
Copyright © 2012 Seo Yoon Yang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
We study the stability of cubic ∗-derivations on Banach ∗-algebras. We also prove the superstability of cubic ∗-derivations on a Banach ∗-algebra A, which is left approximately unital.


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Survey of Caregivers in New York Reports Lack of Essential Training and Support
Approximately one million people in New York City are family caregivers, and most have received little or no training from health care professionals to provide this demanding and often complex care.
These are among the findings of a recent random telephone survey of New York City caregivers, representative of the city's overall population, which was funded by the United Hospital Fund and the Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) of New York. In July, the Fund, in partnership with VNS, published the findings in a special report, A Survey of Family Caregivers in New York City: Findings and Implications for the Health Care System.
Untrained Caregivers The survey found that nearly 60 percent of caregivers reported that they received no training from health care professionals for essential care responsibilities, such as bathing, feeding, or moving a patient from bed to a chair. While these tasks may appear simple, they can be extremely difficult to perform when a patient is ill or disabled. Special techniques must be used to move patients, for instance, to avoid injury to both the caregiver and the patient-techniques that many professionals learn as a routine part of their training.
Additionally, family caregivers reported disturbing gaps regarding instruction for medical tasks. For example:
"We've observed for some time that many family caregivers don't receive much training and support," said Carol Levine, director of the Families and Health Care Project and lead author of the report at the Fund. "The findings of our focus groups of family caregivers, published in 1998 in Rough Crossings: Family Caregivers' Odysseys through the Health Care System, gave us anecdotal evidence to support this observation. Now these survey data confirm what we've hypothesized all along."
Hospitalization: A Time for Intervention Not surprisingly, the study found that a care recipient's hospital stay triggers more intense, complex, and time-consuming care responsibilities for caregivers after discharge. For instance, compared to caregivers whose family members had not been hospitalized in the past year, those caring for a patient who had been hospitalized were about twice as likely to bathe a care recipient or manage incontinence, and about three times more likely to help with dressing, feeding, getting in and out of bed, and walking across the room. The report's authors suggest that, for health care professionals, hospitalization and the period after discharge are crucial times to educate caregivers and put in place ongoing support and coordinated services.
"Hospitals aren't the only institutions that should be working to better prepare and support family caregivers after discharge," said Carol Raphael, president and CEO of VNS. "Home care agencies need to step up efforts to train caregivers at these times so they can better manage when home care workers aren't around."
Going It Alone Most respondents of the survey-85 percent-had not arranged for hired help in the home, such as nurses, physical therapists, or home health aides. The reasons ranged from their own or the care recipient's choice, lack of financial resources, or lack of trust. For the 15 percent who hired or managed help, however, more than two-thirds worried about neglect or mistreatment of their loved one, even though most rated the quality of care as good or excellent.
Vulnerable and "Heavy-Duty" Caregivers The report calls attention to two groups-vulnerable and "heavy-duty" caregivers-for whom caregiving poses the greatest risk for illness and hospitalization. Vulnerable caregivers were defined, in part, as those who already have serious health problems. One in five New York City caregivers was classified as vulnerable, and almost 60 percent of these caregivers had been caring for someone for more than five years.
"Heavy-duty" caregivers were defined as those who performed the greatest and most intense amount of care. Almost half of all New York City caregivers fell into this category, and they were more than two-and-a-half times more likely to report that their health had suffered as a result of caregiving.
While the report calls for health care professionals to better support all caregivers, it suggests that the health care system make directing resources toward vulnerable and "heavy-duty" caregivers the highest priority.
Recommendations for Change Based on findings from the survey, the report's authors recommend that hospitals, medical professionals, and home care agencies recognize, anticipate, and put services in place to meet the reality of increased burden for families after their loved ones are discharged from the hospital. This includes the provision of caregiver education, adequate home health care, and emotional support for the often trying experience of caregiving. The report also suggests that insurance companies, government payers such as Medicaid and Medicare, and managed care companies recognize the importance of educating and supporting caregivers and adequately reimburse this training and support.
With regard to caregivers' and patients' widespread worry about mistreatment and neglect by home health care workers, the report recommends that home care agencies recognize that this problem exists and work to build trust among caregivers. Finally, the report asks health care professionals to call increased attention to the special needs of caregivers who shoulder the greatest burdens.
The New York City survey was an adjunct to a national survey of family caregivers conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health, the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Source: Blueprint, Fall 2000, published by United Hospital Fund. Reprinted with permission.
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Gorgeousness. San Francisco producer Blackbird Blackbird released a beautiful electronic tune called "Tears" late last year. At times, the song is a little reminiscent of The XX if you fancy them.
The video, though - wow. Sets off the song in a whole new way. It's simple but profound with it's juxtaposition of fast moving light flares and landscapes. Love the double exposure effect as well. So lovely.


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Research carried out for our 2006 Web Analytics Buyer's Guide has highlighted the major impact that the Google Analytics launch has had in terms of driving the marketplace forward and shaping the sector.
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Retailers are continuing to turn their backs on Google Checkout because of fears that they will be relinquishing ownership of their customers to the search giant, according to research published by the analyst house Piper Jaffray.
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Research by 360i and SearchIgnite will make interesting reading for search marketers who want to build their understanding of how consumers are interacting with organic and paid search listings before converting.
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Four of the five major UK supermarkets are falling below minimum accessibility standards for disabled users, according to a report published today.
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The results of two pieces of research based on comScore data show how important it is for marketers to build their knowledge of the role played by online research - and Search - in the buying process.
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Microsoft's choice of Argo as the development name for its eagerly awaited digital media player has got us thinking about how other mighty digital brands might (or might not) want to draw on Greek mythology for inspiration.
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The UK market for Email Marketing Platforms and Services will grow to an estimated value of £178 million by the end of this year, according to E-consultancy's Email Marketing Platforms Buyer's Guide.
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Research by the Atlas Institute shows that the conversion rate from Search advertising is 22% better when used in conjunction with Display advertising.
The study demonstrates that there is a quantifiable "synergy" between these two channels and will hopefully encourage advertisers to take a more integrated approach to their online marketing.
The research is welcome because there are still companies out there who are shifting their budgets from display advertising into Search without a full understanding of how this might affect their conversion success or long term prospects.
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The progression of blogging past the tipping point and into the mainstream was described recently in a post by Gareth Knight.
The omnipresence of blogs is further evident from figures recently released by comScore, and reported by eMarketer, which say that US blog traffic has grown by 56% over the past year to 58.7 million visitors.
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The online advertising market seems to be on an inexorable path of steep growth.
No less an advertising authority than Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of the advertising behemoth WPP, was yesterday reported as saying that he expects online advertising to double in a few years.
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My children love the miniscoff range but this was awful maybe we were unlucky, as others seem to love it but tasted so putrid I do not want to give it a second chance.... Oh and we are a broccoli loving family !
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they only teach it as a holocaust if millions of white people are killed
Okay, I was going to scroll past - I was even going to reblog, sans commentary - and then I hit that caption.
Because you know what?
In 1945, Jews weren't "white". They were "Jews." For hundreds of years, Jews weren't considered Caucasian, or European, or part of the privileged elite in any way, shape, or form. Even running the banks was another way to keep us oppressed, because guess what? If all bankers are Jews, and you don't like your interest rates, there's no one who's going to protest if you light our fucking house on fire.
But you know what? Okay, leave aside the Jews. Because we get taught about (even if it's not really given the time it deserves) and we've got a country (that's busy pushing itself towards hell in a handbasket) and the Native Americans/First Nations got neither of those.
Let me tell you about the Romani.
Let me tell you about the Irish.
Let me tell you about the Scots.
The Celts.
The Slavs.
The millions of people not members of the Russians in the 1700s and 1800s. (And 1900s)
Let me tell you about Armenia.
Let me tell you about China.
Actually, let me tell you about China again, because China has been through shit.
Let me tell you about Nigeria, and South Africa, and Rwanda, and the Congo.
Let me tell you about the Palestinian Territories and then about Israel.
And then the Palestinian Territories again.
Let me tell you about the Aborigines.
Let me tell you about this list on Wikipedia.
And then let me tell you this:
We are taught about one genocide, if we are taught about any, and that is the Holocaust. We should be taught about more. Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee should be required reading for every high school student. We should learn about the complete and utter dickery committed by the US Government in the 19th (and 18th and 20th and 21st) century (centuries).
We should also learn about the fact that our erstwhile ally during WWII was busy killing more of its own people than Germany ever accomplished.
But you know what?
If we have to learn about one genocide, let's learn about the Holocaust.
And I'm not trying to diminish 100 million dead, or countless ripped from their land, or any of that.
But 11 million people died in camps in 6 years (really more like 4). And that's something the US Government never accomplished.
But the genocide of the Native Americans was committed (and it makes me nauseous to type this, but it's true) by people believing that the Native Americans were savages, were animals, were of less value than the two billion bison killed during the same period. It was committed by soldiers against strangers. And many did not know.
And the genocide of the Jews was committed by a population who lived alongside them, who knew that Abram was just as smart as Johan, who knew that they were human - and who killed them, and let them die regardless. It was committed by soldiers against their own neighbours. And everyone knew.
What I'm trying to say here, I guess, is this: the genocide of the Native Americans was horrible, but it won't happen again until we discover aliens, and possibly not even then. But the genocide of the Jews occurred in the most highly educated population in the world and it can happen any day, in any country.
Even now.
Even here.
And that is why the Holocaust is taught in schools.
I've been to Auschwitz and Birkenau with my pupils yesterday. It's not only that people killed people out of hatred. It's not only that everyone knew and most of the population stayed silent. It's the perverted way that these millions of people were killed - the Nazis made them believe that they were simply relocated to another country. They made them believe that they would be able to build up a new life in the east (they even gave out flyers telling them what to take with them to their new 'homes'). Even when people arrived in Auschwitz they were made believe that everyting would be fine. That they were to take a shower after the long journey, hundreds of them in one wagon supposed to transport animals. There were changing rooms with rules how to take a bath etc. And then they went in, not suspecting anything when the Nazis threw in gas bombs… In Birkenau 4000 to 5000 people were killed evey day!
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Some french/european animated feature films projects presented these days at professional Cartoon Movie festival.
- "Mister Sirocco" by Benoit Chieux (Folimage)
- "Dofus, the return of Julith", by Jean-Jacques Denis & Anthony Roux (Ankama)
- "Zombillenium", by Arthur de Pins (based on his comic-book)
- "Yellowbird" (aka Gus), by Dominique Monfery & Christian De Vita (Teamto)
- "I Lost My Body", de Jeremy Clapin (Skhizein, Palmipedarium)
- "The Song of the sea", by Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells)
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A Colorado consumer advocacy group gives the city of Denver a 'B' grade for spending transparency. The report rates the 30 largest U.S. cities on how well they provide online information about city spending, subsidies, contracts, and service requests.
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I was kind of thinking the same as bigslim and CabinGurlCR.
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Exactly BigSlim. I can't believe KCRG even posted something so disgusting. What is wrong with this kids parents?
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Hey i am sorry to say this but the more I see these the more they are growing on me I mite just have to cop these MITE
This sounds like bullshit, who exactly from nike said these are releasing?
Because Nike online said there is no new info.
im fuckin done ... why da hell they keep movin the release dates like that ?!!!! Dhas why i keep missin dem ... i either gotta work or go ta school . FUCKIN BASTARDS !!! ad they made it on NEW YEARS at that . can you "Drunk Drivers" ?! they tryna kill me
Lmao I can't blame resellers it's not their fault or problem! They don't buy it from themeselves I blame the ones that buy it from them! And it's not 15 extra 3 years ago these snkrs cost 190 for pros and 200 for 1s so that's 45 and 35 dollars extra not including tax! Unless I get a really good deal they can keep it! I am not a slave to the game
Lmao I don't blame resellers they don't buy it from themeselves I blame the people that buy it from them! And it's not 15 extra it's 35 extra and 45 if it's a pro plus tax we forgot so quickly that these shoes 3 years ago cost us 190 and 200 Nike can keep these I don't care if they are dope
I'm game for these, why are some complaining about the price? It's they stupid resellers that causes this price increase, you don't think Nike is watching people making money on top of their products? I'll pay $300 for them of I can walk in the store and buy them without a damn line or RSVP or raffle.... I want higher prices across board to keep these sorry ass resellers at bay. Go get a real job instead of selling shoes for a measly $50-$100 extra.
Still don't know how to feel about this shoe... They put the word premium on the foamposite to build hype I guess... IDK! I bet 2013 they are going to over saturate the foams!
Everyone's acting like 15 dollars is the end of the world. I know its all in the principle and we shouldnt support this, but c'mon, for a shoe with this much detail in it the materials may have needed a 15 dollar price increase? Gotta understand how businesses function
235?! c'mon son! i like them but not for $15 more. resellers are gonna have a ball with this shoe. enjoy!
235, it will end up costing 250 with taxes added. that's only retail, imagine the reseller prices.
the fact that they have to rise prices is ridiculous since they make it in china for about $20 or less.. but the carbon fiber with the red in it is sick
I went in The Athletes Foot Friday, looked around and saw the all black foam snapback. So I asked did they sell out of the all black foams. Knowing damn well they did lol. But the manager said, out of his mouth and w/o me asking, that on the 1st the "white army" Foams will be releasing in that store. Long story short, they're releasing on the 1st of the year bruh
@TokyoOctopus You know that all the carbon fiber on foams isn't actual carbon fiber anyway?
When they first came out they were $180. The last Foams I bought were the Pewters and the Royals. I felt bad paying $200 so $235 is really pushing it even though it's a beautiful shoe
I feel ya but I would'nt have a problem with resellers if across the board their prices were only $50-100. But a shoe that retails for$220-250 shouldn't be hiked up to $800-900
@BleedBlue1 Quit whining some areas don't get all models so resellers are needed. metallic reds didnt drop in my area but I still got them and when I wanna break necks for attention they get rocked!!!
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Azorean Double-Marinated Quail Recipe
- Four 4-ounce quail, fresh or defrosted
- Water mixed with white vinegar
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed with 1 teaspoon of salt
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon hot Spanish or Hungarian paprika, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon vinegar with 7 percent acetic acid
- 6 fluid ounces domestic beer
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Coarse salt
- Sprigs of parsley or watercress, as garnish
- 8 lemon wedges
- 1. Cut the quail in half with shears. Wash the halves in the vinegared water, drain, and pat dry with kitchen towels.
- 2. Combine the crushed garlic and paprikas, and rub the mixture over the quail. Combine the 1 tablespoon of vinegar and the beer in a bowl, add the quail, and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours, turning occasionally.
- 3. Put the quail, marinade, and olive oil in a large skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer the quail to a deep bowl. Boil the cooking liquid until it's reduced enough to coat the back of spoon. Add more hot paprika to taste. Pour the cooking liquid over the quail, cool to room temperature, cover, and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
- 4. Preheat the oven to broil. Remove the quail from the cooking liquid and, without drying, broil them close to the heat, turning once and basting with the liquid until crisp and well browned. Serve at once, sprinkled with coarse salt and surrounded by parsley and lemon wedges.
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Scrappy (Dappy) Doo | |
Scooby-Doo character | |
First appearance | "The Scarab Lives!" (Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo) |
Last appearance | "The Siren's Song" (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated) (cameo) |
Voiced by | Lennie Weinrib (1979–1980) Don Messick (1980–1985 & 1987–1988) Scott Innes (2000–2011) |
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Species | Dog |
Gender | Male |
Breed | Great Dane |
Scrappy (Dappy) Doo is a fictional Great Dane puppy created by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1979, with the famous catchphrases, "Let me at 'em!" and "Puppy Power!". He is the nephew of Hanna-Barbera cartoon star Scooby-Doo. Scrappy has appeared in a number of the various incarnations of the Scooby-Doo cartoon series.12 Lennie Weinrib provided his voice for one season in 1979 and from 1980 on, it was performed by Don Messick (who voiced Scooby). In the first live action theatrical movie, video games, and commercials, he was voiced by Scott Innes. Scrappy initially became a breakout character for the series, but later was credited for the show's decline.
Character biography
Scrappy has a contradicted origin. Originally as shown in the introduction of the series episodes, Scrappy only met his Uncle Scooby after becoming a young pup. But in the December 1980 episode of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo ("Scrappy's Birthday") depicts Scrappy-Doo's birth with both Scooby and Shaggy in attendance. Born at St. Bernard's Hospital to Scooby-Doo's sister Ruby-Doo on December 20, 1979, Scrappy idolizes his uncle Scooby and would often assist Scooby and his friends in solving mysteries (Scrappy saves Scooby several times from monsters when they were looking for the rest of the gang shown). With a highly energetic and brave personality, despite his small size, Scrappy was the exact opposite of his uncle; Scrappy would usually insist on trying to directly fight the various monsters Scooby and his associates encountered and generally have to be dragged away by Scooby. Related to this, one of Scrappy's catchphrases was, "Lemme at 'em! Lemme at 'em! I'll splat 'em! I'll rock 'em and sock 'em!" Another of Scrappy-Doo's catchphrases is, "Ta dadada ta daaa! (imitating a bugle playing "Charge!") Puppy power!", he is also quite strong, capable of smashing down solid rock walls. The character was created by Joseph Barbera and developed by writer Mark Evanier, who has acknowledged that Scrappy's personality was largely based on that of the Looney Tunes character Henery Hawk.3
In Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School and Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf, Scrappy is more toned down, as he is less feisty and a little more cowardly, but still much braver than Scooby and Shaggy. In all three movies he sometimes serves as the brains of the trio, figuring out the clues and where to go next. Also, the idea of Scrappy actually may not have been all that new to the series, as he "...bore a resemblance to Spears' and Ruby's initial idea for a feisty little dog", which was one of the early ideas for the Scooby-Doo character himself, along with the "big cowardly dog" ultimately chosen.4
- Lennie Weinrib (1979–1980)
- Don Messick (1980–1985, 1987-1988)
- Scott Innes (2002)
Others considered for the voice:
Mel Blanc was the first choice to voice Scrappy, given his connection to Henery Hawk, but wanted too much money to voice the part.3 The second consideration was actor Frank Welker, who coined the catchphrase "Puppy Power" during his audition.3 He would later change this to "Monkey Muscle" for the similar Donkey Kong Jr. character he would voice for TV's Saturday Supercade. The next choice was Messick, who was seen as giving the best audition, but still deemed "the wrong voice".3 Afterwards, other well-known cartoon voice artists were considered or suggested: Paul Winchell, Howard Morris, Dick Beals, and Marilyn Schreffler.3 Ultimately, Lennie Weinrib was chosen, and after the first season, Messick became the final voice for the rest of the series' run after Weinrib asked for a higher salary.3
History and criticism
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Scrappy-Doo was added to the cast of Scooby-Doo to save the show's ratings, which by 1979 had begun to sink to the point of cancellation threats from ABC.3 After his addition to the show proved to be a ratings success, Hanna-Barbera restructured the show around Scrappy in 1980. The original format of four teenagers and their dog(s) solving supernatural mysteries for a half-hour was eschewed for simpler, more comedic adventures which involved real supernatural villains (the villains in previous Scooby episodes were almost always regular humans in disguise).
Scrappy remained an integral part of the Scooby-Doo franchise, on both TV and in Scooby-related licensed products and merchandising, through the end of the 1980s. He was also briefly the star of his own seven-minute shorts — the Scrappy and Yabba Doo segments of The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour. Teamed with his uncle Yabba-Doo and Deputy Dusty, he helped maintain law and order in a small town in the American west. In later years, the presence of Scrappy-Doo has been criticized as having had a negative effect on the various Scooby-Doo series of the 1980s.5 Scrappy-Doo has become the symbol of an irritatingly overexuberant or cute character added to a series in an attempt to maintain ratings, a phenomenon also known as Cousin Oliver Syndrome.6 Due to the general perception of the character by audiences, Scrappy-Doo has not appeared in any Scooby-related spinoffs since the made-for-television movie Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf in 1988, with three exceptions:
- The first live-action Scooby-Doo theatrical film — where Scrappy played a decidedly negative and darker role as the main antagonist, wanting revenge on Mystery Inc., for abandoning him years ago (he was kicked out for continuously urinating on Daphne, being obnoxious, and the final straw was when he tried to vote himself the leader of Mystery Inc.). When Velma is talking to a guy at the bar who likes her, she tells him that Scrappy was not a puppy, but had a glandular disorder. Although he nearly succeeds in performing the 'Darkopolypse Ritual', which would give a group of demons the power to rule Earth for the next ten thousand years, his plan is foiled and he and his minions are arrested because he underestimated the Mystery Inc. team, inviting them all to the theme park where he was conducting the ritual after they broke up years before simply to make them witness his triumph when he only needed Scooby present, intending to use Scooby's 'pure' soul to complete his ritual. At the conclusion of the film, Velma says that Scrappy's full name is Scrappy Cornelius Doo. Here, Scooby sends his own nephew to jail.
- Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (2008) has a scene, clearly meant to be an ironic reference to the eventual unpopularity of the character, where a monstrous Mystery Machine crashes through a carnival stand containing dolls of Scrappy (referencing Scrappy's evil actions in the live action film), and running over them. Like all the previous and current direct-to-video movies, Scrappy never made an appearance.
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010), in the episode "The Siren's Song", Fred and Daphne come across a statue of Scrappy in the Crystal Cove Haunted Museum among the statues of their defeated foes. Daphne remarks it's been a while since she's seen him. Fred pulls her away and reminds her that they all promised never to speak of him again, a reference to his unpopularity and the fact that he hadn't appeared in any Scooby-Doo cartoons or films in the latest decades as a consequence of it. Scrappy also appeared with a statue of Flim Flam.
Scooby-Doo series and films featuring Scrappy-Doo
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (half-hour version) (1979–1980)
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (seven-minute version) (1980–1982)
- Scrappy and Yabba-Doo (1982)
- The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983–1984)
- The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984–1985)
- The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985)
- Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)
- Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
- Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
Feature films
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
Appearances in other media
Scrappy-Doo appeared in a few Cartoon Network commercial bumpers, reflecting on the negative criticism of the character. One such has him hanging outside Cartoon Network's office, ranting about how the other CN cartoons are getting better treatment than him, despite his creation being 20 years older than theirs. Ending with Scrappy remarking to the tagline (the best place for cartoons) with "Not for me! Not for me, man!"
During one of Cartoon Network's commercials promoting its 20th anniversary Bugs Bunny was taking a group photo of various cartoon characters, with Scrappy-Doo being among them. Before the picture was taken, Jake from Adventure Time elongated his body to push Scrappy out of the picture to which Scrappy says "Hey!!" in frustration and has the last line in the commercial. This was obviously a reference to the fall of Scrappy-Doo's popularity and is evidence that Cartoon Network humorously continues to exploit this.
Scrappy-Doo is a recurring gag in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law. He first appears at the end of "Shaggy Busted" to utter his catchphrase, only to be cut-off halfway when Avenger grabs Scrappy in his talons. From then on, Scrappy's corpse appears in various episodes, usually being carried around by Avenger. He also appears in the Drawn Together episode "Lost in Parking Space, Part Two", wherein he and several other cartoon characters are brutally tortured. He appears in the "Laff-a-Munich" skit in the Robot Chicken episode "Ban on the Fun". In the skit, Scrappy is kicked into a lake by Blue Falcon.
And in October of the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, he was made the King of Boomerroyalty in which each weekend despite being infamous, the channel "Boomerang" showed 2-hour installments of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo and The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show all month.
On the soundtrack album, Family Guy: Live in Vegas, Jason Alexander reports that Scrappy is the product of a drunken encounter between Scooby-Doo and Daphne.
In the series finale of Batman: The Brave and the Bold "Mitefall!", Bat-Mite attempts to get the show cancelled and introduces a thinly-veiled analogy to Scrappy in Punchichi, the nephew of Ace the Bat-Hound.
When Chris Griffin in Family Guy in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story was required by his mother Lois Griffin to mention the fourth member of Sex and the City, he couldn't come up with the correct answer, he instead took a wild and very inaccurate guess by saying it was Scrappy Doo.
Scrappy appears in A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration as a respected part of the large family of classic Hanna-Barbera characters. He's the only Scooby member besides Shaggy and Scooby but doesn't have any lines.
See also
- Jumping the shark
- Scooby-Doo
- Cousin Oliver
- The Great Gazoo
- Younger and junior versions of cartoon characters
- ^ Pfanner, Eric (2006-02-19). "Underdog takes shot at giants in kids television". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ "TV Playbook: Let's Add a Kid!". IGN. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g Evanier, Mark. "Scrappy Days: The Birth of Scrappy-Doo and What I Had to Do with It". Newsfromme.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ John Latchem, "Scooby-Doo Still Going Strong on DVD"; Home Media Magazine, Oct. 20, 2007
- ^ /http://www.theshiznit.co.uk/feature/top-10-most-annoying-movie-kids.php Top 10 Most Annoying Movie Kids
- ^ http://www.tvbabble.com/cousin-oliver/
External links
- "Scrappy Days", Mark Evanier's recollections of the creation of Scrappy-Doo
- The Scooby Story: The Facts on Scrappy
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