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The county purchased 20 of the devices, which are equipped with video cameras. Half will go to patrol officers and the rest will be used by the county's SWAT team.
Police Chief Brian Higgins tells The Record newspaper half of the county's roughly two dozen SWAT calls last year involved emotionally disturbed people. Higgins says the stun guns give officers the option of not using lethal force in such situations.
New Jersey was the last state in the nation to authorize the devices in 2006. The state Attorney general's Office clarified training requirements this year.
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WAKARUSA — When considering the best way to organize a fund-raising mission for Wakarusa Elementary's music and fine arts department, the source of inspiration came about quite easily.
The solution: What better way to help raise money for the ultimate benefit of the students then by offering to serenade the masses in a celebration of song?
This is the melodious motivation that has driven the recent efforts of Younger Generation, led by vocal music teacher and instructor Shawn Skaggs. The musical performers, comprised of select singers in fourth and fifth grades, will be debuting the "Younger Generation Choir Showcase," Thursday in the elementary school's cafeteria. The event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
The presentation will lead with the offering of desserts, which are being provided by the Younger Generation students and their families. From there, the evening will gradually segue into music, with a selection of tunes chosen from the group's spring repertoire.
There will also be a special appearance by Sara Balogh, a NorthWood High senior and member of the school's musical performance troupe, Dawning Generation. Balogh will be demonstrating her talents on the piano as visitors sample their desserts, surrounded by a spectacle of spring decor, the latter of which is being coordinated by a volunteer committee of parents and supporters.
This is the first year in which a production has been tailored to highlight the achievements of the young choral and dance ensemble. Yet it's an idea that's been bandied about in the past, Skaggs noted, observing that the thought actually originated because of the overwhelming audiences that typically turn out for Wakarusa Elementary's artistic endeavors.
"We've talked for a couple of years about not having YG perform before the second- and third-grade musical, due to an already packed show. Plus it's hard for the YG parents to see their child if they are asked to stand in the back until after YG performs," Skaggs said. "I thought about adding a showcase to the end of the year last year, starting this year. It will give Younger Generation performers and parents more of an intimate setting to showcase their music and share all their hard work with not only parents, but they can invite friends and extended family."
If all goes well, Skaggs added, it is very likely that there will be a similarly styled, Christmas-themed showcase during the next school year.
As an added flourish to the festivities, Skaggs will be taking part in a vocal duet featuring Christian radio station WFRN personality Vincy Willamowski. Skaggs and Willamowski are longtime friends who lead in worship together at Southgate Church in South Bend.
"I asked her if she would be willing to come and be part of the night, and she gladly said yes," Skaggs said.
If the preliminary numbers indicate there will a number of people in attendance, then the showcase will be moved to the gymnasium. Guests are being asked to consider offering a donation of $5 per family, or whatever amount they can give, which will be used toward a fund to purchase a new sound system for the school.
Fourth-grade members of Younger Generation include Andrew Bailey, Reese Barhydt, Damon Bentley, Olivia Bley, Jonathan Cripe, Amanda Foster, Ella Gongwer, Andrew Graber, Adrienna Kaser, Sydney King, Gracie Knepper, Kennady Lehman, Claire Lingle, Bridget Marks, Alea Minnich, Krista Poulson, Mia Reinhardt, Keegan Silveus, Mariah Slabaugh and Kate Stillson.
Fifth-grade singers include Emily Barrera, Emily Bennett, Morgan Berry, Ashlyn Branch, Kaylee Cripe, Tyler Cronkright, Laura Eby, Karlie Fielstra, Landon Holland, Chase Horner, Quinten Hunsberger, Elle Jansen, Alexzandria Jesse, Jessica Kramp, Veshon Malone, Andrew Miller, Madison Payne, Makenna Perry, Katelyn Rulli, Ariana Runge, Stephen Schmidt, Kirsten Schrock, Macey Smith, Alexis Weldy, Avery Weldy, Tessalyn White and Zachary Yoder.
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Pyridoxine is one of the compounds that can be called vitamin B6, along with pyridoxal and pyridoxamine. It differs from pyridoxamine by the substituent at the "4" position. Its hydrochloride salt pyridoxine hydrochloride is often used.
It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.[2]
Medicinal uses[edit]
Pyridoxine is given to patients taking isoniazid (INH) to combat the toxic side effects of the drug. It is given to people on isoniazide to prevent peripheral neuropathy and CNS effects that are associated with the use of INH.
Pyridoxine deficiency can lead to sideroblastic anemia.
It is also essential for patients with extremely rare pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy, thought to be caused by mutations in the ALDH7A1 gene.
In one form of homocystinuria, activity of the deficient enzyme can be enhanced by the administration of large doses of pyridoxine (100–1000 mg/day).
Vitamin B6 can be compounded into a variety of different dosage forms. It can be used orally as a tablet, capsule, or solution. It can also be used as a nasal spray or for injection when in its solution form.
Vitamin B6 is usually safe at regular intakes. However, vitamin B6 can cause neurological disorders, such as loss of sensation in legs and imbalance, when taken in high doses over a long period of time. Vitamin B6 toxicity can damage sensory nerves, leading to numbness in the hands and feet as well as difficulty walking. Symptoms of a pyridoxine overdose may include poor coordination, staggering, numbness, decreased sensation to touch, temperature, and vibration, and tiredness for up to six months.[3] One study reported that over a 6-month period or longer, 21% of women taking doses greater than 50 mg daily experienced neurological toxicity.[4] The effect of doses below 50 mg was not reported. Pyridoxine's fetal safety is "A" in Briggs' Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk.[5] Its also used to treat a Vitamin B6 deficiency.
It is based on a pyridine ring, with hydroxyl, methyl, and hydroxymethyl substituents. It is converted to the biologically active form pyridoxal 5-phosphate.
Function in the body[edit]
Vitamin B6 assists in the balancing of sodium and potassium as well as promoting red blood cell production.[citation needed] It is linked to cardiovascular health by decreasing the formation of homocysteine. Pyridoxine may help balance hormonal changes in women and aid the immune system.[6] Lack of pyridoxine may cause anemia, nerve damage, seizures, skin problems, and sores in the mouth.[7]
It is required for the production of the monoamine neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine, as it is the precursor to pyridoxal phosphate: cofactor for the enzyme aromatic amino acid decarboxylase. This enzyme is responsible for converting the precursors 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) into serotonin and melatonin, and levodopa (L-DOPA) into dopamine, noradrenaline and adrenaline. As such it has been implicated in the treatment of depression and anxiety.[citation needed]
Natural sources[edit]
Fish, soybeans, avocado, lima beans, chicken, bananas, cauliflower, green peppers, potatoes, spinach, raisins, brewer's yeast, blackstrap molasses, liver, kidney, heart. [8]
- ^ Pyridoxine at Sigma-Aldrich
- ^ "WHO Model List of EssentialMedicines". World Health Organization. October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) - sources, benefits, dosage, deficiency, overdose, toxicity[full citation needed]
- ^ Dalton, K.; Dalton, M. J. T. (1987). "Characteristics of pyridoxine overdose neuropathy syndrome". Acta Neurologica Scandinavica 76 (1): 8–11. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.1987.tb03536.x. PMID 3630649.
- ^ Briggs GG, Freeman RK, Yaffe SJ. Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk, 8th edition. 2008. Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- ^ Kashanian, M.; Mazinani, R.; Jalalmanesh, S. (2007). "Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) therapy for premenstrual syndrome". International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 96 (1): 43–4. doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.09.014. PMID 17187801.
- ^ Vitamin B1, www.HowStuffWorks.com[full citation needed]
- ^ New Choices in Natural Healing, Rodale Press 1995
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Route 3 traffic will be stopped for bridge demolition
CLIFTON - The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Route 3 Passaic River Crossing project is more than two years underway and the next phase will involve controlled demolition operations to take place over the coming weeks.
NJDOT contractor Creamer-Sanzari JV initiate controlled demolition blasting operations to the foundation of the old Route 3 Bridge over the Passaic River that connects Clifton with Rutherford and Lyndhurst on Thursday and will continue today.
"Standard safety procedures will require brief, temporary stoppages of all traffic on the river itself," said NJDOT Spokesperson Tim Greeley in a release, adding stoppages will also occur on Route 3 in both directions between mileposts 3.8 and 5.1 (about a half-mile from the bridge in each direction), Route 21 northbound including the ramp to Route 3 and Riverside Avenue in both directions between Rutherford Avenue and Marginal Road.
Each blast was scheduled to occur between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and will require a 15-minute window in which all traffic must be stopped. Greeley said signs will inform motorists of the work and that this timeframe was chosen so as not to negatively impact peak travel times on Route 3 and Route 21.
The blasts will be closely controlled by contractor and NJDOT professionals and are expected to have a minimum audible and visual impact. The NJDOT has five blasting events scheduled for the coming weeks and only the two of them have been scheduled - Creamer-Sanzari JV has yet to timetable the remaining three demolition events.
According to NJDOT reports, the end of 2012 saw Route 3 westbound traffic shifted to a newly completed portion of the new westbound bridge, carrying three travel lanes in each direction on the outer thirds of the new raised level Route 3 Passaic River Bridge.
The old bridge is the one being demolished and construction of the inner third of the new structure is scheduled to begin in the spring. The new Passaic River Bridge will have two express travel lanes and two local travel lanes in each direction.
With Super Bowl XLVIII scheduled to be played at MetLife Stadium in 2014 and construction set to be wrapped later that year, speculation that construction would negatively impact traffic for the game was debunked by NJDOT officials who also explained accelerating work would represent a $10 million additional cost to taxpayers, despite the overall scope of the $156 million project being federally funded.
The project is already up $7 million from when it was contracted at $149 million in 2010, NJDOT Director of Communications Joseph Dee said in 2012, explaining then that unforeseen costs have included $2.4 million for waste disposal, $1.2 million for temporary sheeting, $1.1 for utility work, $800,000 for work on the noise walls and $800,000 for pavement and bridge work.
"The key point is that there is no need for any taxpayers, federal or state, to shoulder acceleration costs because we anticipate no impacts to traffic," said Dee in 2012. "The project will be nearing completion at the time of the event and we will have the full complement of three travel lanes in both directions along Route 3 during Super Bowl festivities."
Dee added NJDOT would work to get equipment removed so that roadways are more aesthetically pleasing and easier to navigate prior to game time. Approximately 142,000 vehicles use the bridge to cross the Passaic River each day.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Police are trying to figure out what caused a fatal crash near Appliance Park. It happened just before noon at the intersection of Fern Valley and Poplar Level Road.
Police say the driver of a Nissan Sentra was turning left and hit a white Jaguar. The Jaguar caught on fire, but the driver was uninjured.
The driver of the other car died at the scene. Investigators are trying to figure out if speed was a factor.
LMPD spokeswoman Carey Klain says, "Once the impact was made, the Nissan Sentra did travel a pretty good distance before it came to rest. So they'll look at, see if that's possibly a factor but there's no other significant signs this afternoon as far as what would have led to this."
The name of the driver has not been released, but police say he's in his 50s.
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Small businesses learn to use social media to connect with customers
The Chicago Tribune reports that social media is a real problem-solver for small businesses looking to create more awareness of their products.
By offering discounts and other special offers through social media, Berry Chill has boosted traffic to its flagship State Street location to more than 1,000 customers a day, while also promoting its location at Ogilvie Transportation Center and one opening later this month in Lincoln Park. Twitter followers get "Sweet Tweet" deals that they can redeem by showing the tweet on their phone at the register, Farah said.
Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Foursquare are quickly becoming the new "town square" of word-of-mouth marketing. As people shop your Web site or visit your store, they can make recommendations to friends by "checking in" (Foursquare) or sharing their experience via status updates to hundreds, even thousands of friends in their social networking profile.
That's huge.
Often, business owners are reluctant to get started using social media because they don't understand it, Farah said at the SBA's recent social media marketing seminar. "The only way you can learn it is by doing it," he said, and after a month, "you'll start to see results."
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Herding the social media cats
These days it seems there are a thousand and one different ways to engage with customers via social media.
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You'll want to research as many as fit your business model, sure. But trying to court so many sites with your content and brand would be like, well, herding cats. It annoys both you and the cat and gets you nowhere.
Start with a clear mission statement. "We help {customer} to achieve {customer need} by {actions performed on social network}."
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- Does it provide analytics, or allow you to enable your own, to be able to measure the results of your efforts?
- Will you be able to take your data with you if you decide to move to something else?
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- Socialize. Build a community around your brand. Provide lots of opportunities for visitors to share content with others on popular social media platforms as well as comment directly on the content within your site.
- Productize. Make all content oriented toward the site's visitors in a "how may we be of service" approach.
- Optimize. Think of high value keywords first. Then write copy on the home page and in individual articles that focus on or relate directly to those keywords. This boosts the site's visibility in search engines.
- Tantalize. Keep some "Latest News" items rotating on the home page, and build a social media newsroom. Highlight content that makes visitors want to come back for more, or wonder later if there's anything new and great like what they found before. Post content about trending topics early and often. Ebooks is a good example of a trending topic.
- Analyze. Use the site's current web analytics stats to figure out what three core missions people are trying to accomplish presently. Use that information to emphasize, as the home page's first impression, the latest news and up to three core "missions" the majority of visitors will continue to want to accomplish by visiting the new site. Then…
- Minimize. Reduce the amount of content available on the home page. Draw more attention to your brand's objectives by helping users to focus on their objectives.
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Follow these nine guidelines and you will be well on your way to serving your customers with a more sophisticated and impressive Web site and community presence.
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Are you looking to get educated on interactive marketing for your small business? On Thursday May 13, 2010, you can attend a workshop session that will give you "a command of the trends affecting modern marketing and an understanding of how to promote their brands at different budget levels".
When you're done with the session and realize that, while all this stuff is fascinating you still don't have the time to manage it effectively, give us a call at 847-321-0289. We'll estimate the size of your interactive marketing initiative and put you on the path to self-sufficiency…or we'll manage it all for you, soup to nuts. Whichever works best for you, your schedule, your abilities, and your budget.
Google does some SEO soul searching
Google performed an SEO audit of 100 of its own sites and found that, as a company, they weren't eating thier own dog food. Have a look at the results. What can your business or online endeavor learn from their audit?
How to keep tabs on your competition
People sometimes ask me what is the best way to keep tabs on the competition. There's a site for that:
You'll want to run the Terms of Service by your Legal department or lawyer before committing yourself to using it though. There may be implications with storing your intellectual property on a third party service, even if they claim they won't sell or share your information. Sometimes they "data mine" to find out more about you, which could include sensitive company secrets.
Printable Web sites are sooooo 1998…
From the "Did I read that right?" folder in my file cabinet, where I keep printouts of ALL the web sites I visit:
Hearst believes there is money to be made from Web site printouts
This has been tried, has died, has been resurrected, and has died again. People don't print anymore. Bookmarking it and even searching for it again by keyword is becoming the norm. When newspapers and magazines tried to charge for printouts, even really good ones like the article mentions, the business model failed.
Provide your customers with an engaging, social Web site experience. That should be the core focus. Let them share your site and its contents freely across every medium possible. AddThis.com has a great way to do this. You can see how it works on Webidextrous.com by clicking the "Share This" link at the top of each post.
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AT&T steps in it with a poorly considered Facebook post
AT&T had a good thing going with their Facebook campaign to clean up their 3G map PR problem…until this little gem of a status update.
To quote:
Yikes… thanks to a tip from a fan I just checked Verizon's page and they seem to be having a major problem with texting…just sayin'….
That drew a bit of criticism and was a magnet for derision from their "fans" (many of which, including yours truly, are there to go around the dismal customer service you get from their main CS line).
"Careful. Krama is a strange thing………I seem to remember my iPhone being useless on New Years Ee for over 3 hours""Wow. AT&T is do desperate to make themselves look good that they'll actually make the biggest PKB of all. As opposed to actually *really* being better. Pathetic. Truly.""seriously, AT&T? Grow up, and improve your network."
Click "Become a Fan" to see the debacle as it unfolded.
The lesson? Know your audience and understand why they "fan" your page. It may not be because they love you.
Related articles
- Side By Side: AT&T Blasts Verizon With New Ad (VIDEO) (huffingtonpost.com)
- Social Media: More Than Meets the Eye? (marketingpilgrim.com)


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In theory, work groups are more creative than individual efforts. However, in practice this is often not the case because it is difficult to access individuals' knowledge perspectives in group settings. This course will help you to build cohesion and increase motivation and coordination in your work group. This will lead to much higher creative output and deliver increased productivity and results.
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His interests revolve around inference, uncertainty and choice. Most of his recent research explains errors people purportedly make in the laboratory by adopting a different (usually Bayesian) normative approach to the task of interest and taking into account the typical structure of the natural environment. He argues that many errors are the result of people behaving as (qualitative) Bayesians who make reasonable assumptions about task parameters that reflect how the world usually works.
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MANY may have seen the Puma campaign for gear worn by team Jamaica at the Olympics and wondered who was the beauty whose face and form stood toe to toe with the larger-than-life Usain Bolt.
Well, wonder no more as the female opposite the track star is Olympian Shevon Stoddart.
The Jamaican athlete — who has represented her country at two Olympics, primarily in the 400-metre hurdles — is taking a step into the world of entertainment, while stating that she has not given up track and field.
"I have not yet retired from track and field. I am going out this upcoming season and looking forward to the World Championship. I had such a great race at trials (this year), even though I clipped a hurdle., I am finally back and healthy. I love competing for my country and 2013 will be an exciting year on and off track," she told the Jamaica Observer.
However, in addition to track she has always seen herself as a singer.
"I have always wanted to be a singer, but I ended up running really fast in the process, making two Olympic Games. Now, I share great passion for both music and athletics. I try to take advantage of my athletic talents because I know I can't run forever."
Only recently she wrote and recorded the track Go, a catchy fusion of hip hop with a distinctive dancehall beat produced by Pierre Medor. "I sing pop, R&B and reggae. I plan on releasing my first single early 2013, which will be available on iTunes as well as my first music video," said Stoddart.
And if she could collaborate with any local act who would it be? She confesses that she really likes singjay Mavado's style and voice and chooses him, but admits that her cousin Jah Cure is high on her list as well.
Stoddart says she really does not consider herself a model, despite having been selected as the female face of Puma's Olympic campaign. Signed to the Osbrink Agency in Los Angeles, she admits: "I have walked the runway a few times and I must say I enjoy the experience."


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Nevada State College student Sean McDonald confronts Nevada Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley in a hallway. Not only is his college in danger of shutting down due to budget cuts, he's about to lose his job at the adult day care center, yet another target of Nevada's lawmakers.
"I can't go to UNLV, unfortunately. In high school, I was the biggest jokester. So, what happens to kids like me? I didn't get grades, but look, in college, I got all A's in college," said McDonald.
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Laura Frankel is the Executive Chef at Wolfgang Puck Kosher Catering at the Spertus Institute for Jewish studies in Chicago. She is the author of Jewish Cooking for All Seasons (Wiley) and Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes (Wiley). Chef Laura is an avid farmer's market supporter, giving demos and teaching classes all over the country featuring market produce.Chef Laura is the former chef and founder of the Shallots restaurants. She has training and extensive experience in both savory and pastry kitchens She opened her first restaurant in 1999, offering kosher fine dining with a produce-driven menu. Frankel opened Shallots NY in 2000 in midtown Manhattan. In 2004, she moved her Chicago restaurant to Skokie, (a suburb with a large Jewish population outside of Chicago) and created Shallots Bistro.This amazing chef has cooked for dignitaries, including: Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Senator Joseph and Hadassah Lieberman, Presidential Candidate Al Gore, Mikhail Gorbachev, President George Bush, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Steven Spielberg, Senator Hillary Clinton, Ivanka Trump, and many others.
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There was short story about me in the August 2012 issue, with a couple of photos. Still have not been paid for the photo use. Anybody else have this problem ?? It's not a bit sum, but over 4 months seems a bit much
Have you tried calling them?
Hey John, I know some people there. I think their accounting department is in California or something, so it kind of makes some financial stuff take a while to process. They're good people, maybe just a little disorganized or busy with the end of the year etc. I'd email or call again and wait. They'll pay up if they said they would. ~Happy Holidays!~
Did you have a verbal agreement or written contract with them? Did you agree upon a price beforehand? By the way, I read the article and it sounds like you have done some ballsy climbing!
Ya- written contract and yes i have heard from some "people" I don't do net 150... When i didn't get any satisfaction after almost 5 months.. YES it's time to go public
I had a contract and wrote a feature article for them this year. I submitted my work in january and didn't receive payment until november... I did get paid in full, but it took A LOT of pestering. I second the idea that it seems the problem is with the accounting dept. and not the folks who create the magazine content.
Magazines are notorious for not paying photographers, take it from a photographer who used to work for magazines. Just keep sending them invoices.
i have published some articles with Climbing, and yes, expect 4+ months for payment. I think of it as an unexpected bonus check in the mail, because by the time they actually poniy up I've usually forgotten about it.
Sometimes hearing shit like this makes me really appreciate my job. Get paid every week for what I worked. I doubt posting on here's helping much, I'd email the editors and see what you can get expedited.
Send it to collections :p
Still waiting for a check from July. When i last emailed them, maybe in October sometime, they said they were just now processing checks from January/February so it would be a while til i got mine. Wasn't sure if they were just blowing me off but based on what others have said it appears they were telling the truth. So maybe one sunny day i'll open my mailbox and score a check.
WOW ! thanks for all the posts. I thought it was bad , but not this bad. So much for ... net 30 I guess
Notice that Climbing Mag is no longer featured on the front page of MP? Sounds like a cash flow problem, they pay who can cause them trouble first.
I think I got a check after a couple years. I wrote it off, but maybe someone closing books at year end had a strange bout of good karma, or something. I'd still submit something if they asked. They have cool people there, you don't really have to be a super-alpinist to have a solid concept, and you reach a good amount of climbers with a rigging, adventure, or technique idea that won't get lost in these online forum beatdowns. Hanson is on a 30 year 'wait-list' for something and still pissed about it; don't think it was Climbing, though, maybe North Farce.
love climbing but it took me nine months of pestering to get paid for a feature. Not chump change. I finally got it but it made me think twice about writing for the future if it was a big project. Alpinist however, paid within a few weeks.
I know other photographers who have had long delays in getting paid by Climbing and at least one author who's had a significant hassle with one of their editors. OTOH, if you're ever lucky enough to work with Patagonia, they pay well and promptly.
interesting than no one from Climbing has a response ??? Anyone from SKRAM have a reason that they don't pay the bills ? i didn'tthink so no wonder the mags suck
Still nothing ???? I know you monitor this site... man up pay your bills
You'll probably have better results if you're diplomatic and call them up directly.
I have tried tha t for several months... how about- Pay Me This is complete bullshit.. i have worked in the print media for many years.. pay for print is what we said .. end of disussion I'm originally from the east coast.. the deal is pay me.. if not, then we have an issue.. not good Maybe I'll go taco
how does one, "go taco"?
Climbing is hardly a big publication. I really don't care about he money.. I just think that companies should honor contracts ?? problem ? Does posting up here make honoring a contract invalid ? I don't thin so If you had something published.. would you not expect to be paid


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Kudos to Coca-Cola. They thumbed their noses at the anti-immigrant, speak-English-only crowd and ran a commercial that celebrates our beautiful American multicultural tapestry.
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Re: "Time to Act on Immigration" Sunday Editorials.
The Dallas Morning News editorial listed its framework for immigration "reform." In other words, how to make illegals legals. I won't debate each point but will add my precursors to any attempt to make illegals legals.
First, Congress must pass and the president sign a bill making English the official language of the United States of America. Some 32 states already have laws making English their official language.
Second, all government activities must be conducted in English only. Those unwilling to learn English must provide their own interpreters. This would also eliminate the cost to taxpayers for printing ballots and other government materials in numerous languages.
Third: no English, no vote; ballots must all be in English. To become a citizen requires knowing English, to vote one must be a citizen, so English-language ballots are only needed for legal voting.
Finally, all immigrants must assimilate to America and become American. Those not wanting to assimilate are not welcome. We the people will not assimilate to them. Now we can talk immigration reform.
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CATEGORIES Comedy, Foreign Language, Horror, Deals, Scripts, Remakes and Sequels, Movies, CinematicalThere have been murmurs of a sequel, but what about an English language remake for the insanely awesome Korean horror flick, The Host (Gwoemul)? (Come on, you know it was inevitable.) Variety reports that Universal is teaming up with Gore Verbinski to bring Bong Joon-ho's horror insanity stateside. But don't worry about this turning into Pirates of the Caribbean. Commercial director Fredrik Bond is making the jump to the big screen to helm the remake, with Smart People scribe Mark Poirier penning the script.
It sounds like they're going for the same scenario -- toxins from a military base flow into a river and create "a giant mutant squidlike creature" (or tadpole!). The creature hits land, steals a little girl, and her "dysfunctional family" must team up to save her.
Do we need it? No. The original cast and crew did an amazing job and made one of the funniest horror movies that I've seen in years. But we're going to get it. So now we have to decide: Would we want it to be as similar to the original as possible, or should Poirier go wild with the script so that it doesn't look anything like Gwoemul? I'm leaning towards the latter -- there's no way he can top the original, and a lot of the strangeness and jokes just won't translate.


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Former Fugees leader Wyclef Jean has shown some political interest in former 2008 vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin by co-signing her swag.
Admitting he has received criticism for the co-sign, Clef said Palin ultimately has good intentions.
"I am a huge fan of Sarah Palin, because she's rad. She's shrewd. She's cool. Because at the end of the day, I'm for the people," Jean said "I'm not saying she could be the next president, you know, but there's something about her. Heavy debates in my house. Whenever I say Sarah Palin, people think I'm crazy, but I like her, I do. I can like whoever. This is America, right?" (Global Grind)
After dropping "Better With The Lights Off" last spring, New Boyz's Ben J said Palin is one woman he would have a one-on-one relationship with.
"Amber Rose, I gotta have the lights on," Ben J added. "Lights on for Amber Rose of course. Sarah Palin? Oh man, I think for her I'd have to do it with the lights off." (SOHH)
Last May, Palin addressed being labeled anti-rap after blasting rapper Common for getting invited to the White House for a poetry event.
"It's too easy, you know, the White House's judgement on inviting someone who has glorified cop killing during Police Memorial Week of all times, the judgement is just so lacking of class and decency and all that's good for America with an invite like this," Palin explained. "It's just so easy to assume they're just inviting someone like me or somebody else to ask. Come on, [President] Barack Obama, who are you plowing around now? ... I'm not saying this as a proponent of stifling any kind of free speech, I'm obviously a proponent of free speech. I'm not anti-rap, in fact, like [Fox News anchor] Bret Baier, I know the lyrics to 'Rappers' Delight' too. But I'm just saying, common decency in the White House. Wouldn't we like to see a reflection of all that is wonderful and great? A shining city on a hill that the White House is supposed to be with events inside of that house that is supposed to reflect the patriotism and decency and the influence of America." ("On The Record")
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It took a few weeks longer than expected, but the Puyallup City Council on Tuesday placed a four-month freeze on development plans on the east side of the city, where controversy has grown as thick as daffodils once did.
The council voted 4-3 to approve a moratorium on the processing of any land-use or building plans in a 70-acre area near East Pioneer Avenue and Shaw Road. The council first introduced the moratorium in early January.
The council majority hopes calling a timeout will ensure one of the last large swaths of Puyallup Valley open space is not overrun by unsightly industrial growth. Some believe it may not take the entire four months for city leaders, landowners and developers to settle on acceptable standards.
"We need to get to the table and cut through the circus and do it real quickly," said Councilman John Hopkins, who sided with the majority as a key swing vote.
Voting yes were Hopkins, John Palmer, Julie Door and Heather Shadko. Voting no were Steve Vermillion, Tom Swanson and Mayor John Knutsen.
The action means long-time Puyallup Valley daffodil grower Neil Van Lierop will have to wait to sell his land to Schnitzer West, a Seattle development company. Van Lierop said during public comment that "this is a disgusting game that's going on here."
Likewise, a Schnitzer representative said he was "completely floored" this week when he learned the council had called a special meeting for Tuesday night. Jeff Harmer, a senior investment manager, said he'd been working with the city the last few weeks to find common ground short of imposing the moratorium.
Schnitzer rushed a land-use application to the city on Jan. 7 in hopes that it would be approved by early February and lock up the company's rights to develop the property before a moratorium could derail it.
The application shows a warehouse of nearly 500,000 square feet, though Harmer said it's very preliminary. He pointed to the Valley Avenue Business Park, which Schnitzer built in 2007, as an example of quality development it would like to bring to the Shaw Road site.
Vermillion said he didn't blame Schnitzer for filing the early application; he described it as "putting a foot in the door before the city slams it."
But Palmer said it wouldn't "feel too good" letting Schnitzer officials get their development rights vested and then trying to negotiate with them.
Calling a timeout on plans to develop the land on and around the now-defunct Van Lierop Bulb Farm has not come easily.
Palmer and his allies first called for a six-month moratorium, then scaled it back to four months -- a proposal that gained a slim majority of council support on Jan. 7. But just one week later, the council changed directions and voted to postpone a final moratorium vote "indefinitely." That bought them time to work something out with Schnitzer.
The land in question was previously caught up in a controversial rezone, approved by the council in November, to help Van Lierop and other property owners sell their land after years of waiting.
Then came a new year, and with it a different combination of people and interests on the City Council who favored a slower approach to development.
Tom Maskal, who's had 16 acres for sale in the affected area since 2000, criticized the city Tuesday for going back on zoning revisions that were years in the making. "This has really turned into a Looney Tunes operation," he said.
Tuesday's vote followed a 75-minute closed-door executive session in which council members met with staff to discuss "litigation or potential litigation."
City Manager Bill McDonald said earlier Tuesday that neither Schnitzer nor Van Lierop had sued the city. But he told The News Tribune: "You have to assume that could happen."
Speaking before Tuesday's vote, Puyallup resident Nicole Martineau said she hoped the council wouldn't be swayed by that possibility.
"I would urge the council not to act out of fear of a lawsuit," said Martineau, a former councilwoman.