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Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is currently going through a some troubles at the courthouse. After not showing up for court recently, the actress is now forced to wear a SCRAM bracelet to monitor her alcohol consumption. She's no stranger to the monitoring bracelets, she had to wear one back in 2007.
With the backing of Allure Magazine, Victoria Beckham held a A-list party at the Bond St restaurant inside the Beverly Thompson Hotel on Thursday night (July 31).
For the swanky evening affair, the guest list included her hubby, David Beckham, along with Eva Longoria & Tony Parker, Kate Beckinsale & Len Wiseman, as well as Lindsay Lohan & Samantha Ronson - with all attendees departing with swag bags that included one of Posh's perfumes.
Duplicating their schedule the previous day, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson were spotted out running around Los Angeles earlier today (July 31).
The Mean Girls starlet and her rumored DJ lover paid a visit the veterinarian's office treating their pet Bulldog before grabbing lunch afterward.
The rumors that Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are lovers are nothing new. And yesterday (July 30), the bleached-blonde DJ chick showed off her new boy cut, with a t-shirt covered in 'manhoods' to match.
LiLo and Sam were spotted thoroughly enjoying each other's company as they took a shopping stroll through Hollywood, California. And the "Labor Pains" actress looked girlie in a scoopneck shirt underneath a cardigan sweater with a pair of denim cutoff shorts.
Now that they're back in Los Angeles, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are making the most of their surroundings. And last night they hit up a movie before catching a late dinner.
The "Mean Girls" actress and her BFF (and rumored girlfriend) were spotted acting coy as they made their way to the Arclight movie theatre in Hollywood with a friend to catch a late afternoon showing of "The Dark Knight."
Following a trip out east to film scenes for "Ugly Betty", actress Lindsay Lohan and rumored squeeze, DJ Samantha Ronson, have returned to Los Angeles - arriving at LAX Airport on Tuesday (July 29).
After grabbing their luggage, the duo sat side-by-side as they enjoyed a smoke outside before heading off to an awaiting car.
Taking a break from her "Ugly Betty" filming duties, Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson were spotted checking out the Soho district of Manhattan yesterday (July 28th).
LiLo and Sam looked to be truly enjoying each other's company as they lunched at the trendy Bar Pitti where Miss Lohan autographed a copy of the New York Post for a fan while smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee after the meal.
Continuing to enjoy their time out on the east coast, Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson were spotted out running errands around New York City earlier today (July 28).
As previously reported by Gossip Girls, the Mean Girls starlet has been staying in Manhattan as she films guest scenes for the hit TV show "Ugly Betty".
She's been hanging in New York City as of late, filming scenes for the upcoming season of "Ugly Betty." And yesterday (July 27), Lindsay Lohan received a visit from her mother Dina and sister Ali.
The trio of Lohan ladies all met up at LiLo's downtown Manhattan hotel Sunday afternoon for a much-needed reunion, especially considering the accident rumors that have been churning out of the gossip mill.
Spotted leaving their current digs at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson stepped out on Wednesday afternoon (July 23) for a lunch outing in the Big Apple.
Wearing a grey buttondown sweater over a black top paired with her signature black leggings, the Mean Girls starlet and her BFF/rumored lover hopped into an awaiting SUV before speeding off for a bite to eat at a nearby trendy restaurant.
As previously reported by the Gossip Girls, Lindsay Lohan made a quick transition from her movie role on "Labor Pains" to another television guest role on "Ugly Betty." And she was on the NYC set yesterday working hard.
The "Mean Girls" actress appeared to be enjoying her day of filming, especially when her girlfriend Samantha Ronson showed up on the set to pay her a visit.


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CLOVIS, NM (KCBD) - On Friday, a New Mexico judge sentenced Anthony Casillas, 24 to serve two life sentences, plus five and a half years in prison for the September 2008 shooting that killed Melissa Ward, 36 of Lubbock. Gary Payne, 52 of Melrose, New Mexico was also killed.
Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler issued this release:
Anthony Casillas, age 24, was sentenced today by the Court to serve a maximum sentence of two life sentences plus 5 ½ years for the double murder of Gary Payne and Melissa Ward. The Court ordered consecutive sentences of two life terms for the two-counts of First Degree Murder; four (4) years for the one-count of Tampering with Evidence; and eighteen (18) months for one-count of Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. A Curry County jury found Casillas guilty of these crimes on August 9, 2010, but sentencing was postponed until today.
The case stems from an incident that occurred on September 25, 2008, in Clovis, when at approximately 11:00 p.m. Clovis Police responded to 911 calls reporting a van crashed into a cinderblock wall. At the scene, officers discovered two gunshot victims in the van and evidence that a shooter had fled the scene already. The driver, Gary Payne, age 52, and the passenger, Melissa Ward, age 36, both were pronounced dead within hours of the crash. The Ninth Judicial District's Major Crimes Unit was activated and began conducting an in-depth investigation. One week later, officers located the defendant in Roswell, New Mexico and placed him under arrest.
District Attorney Matthew Chandler and Chief Deputy District Attorney Andrea Reeb prosecuted the case for the State of New Mexico and Judge Robert Orlik presided over the proceedings. Judge Orlik ordered that Anthony Casillas serve two life sentences, back to back, plus an additional 5 ½ years in prison following the two consecutive life sentences. The sentence is the maximum sentence allowed by law.
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By Nthako Majoro
MASERU-The Tsela-tšoeu Cycling Club will tomorrow host the 3rd edition of the highly popular Malealea Monster Mountain Bike Challenge race.
The annual event is being held in conjunction with the Lesotho Cycling Association (LeCA), according to the LeCA secretary general, Mark West.
"This race is open to local and foreign riders, and would have both male and female cyclists taking part. It is divided into three categories—elite, juniors and veterans," West said on Monday this week.
"The elite and veterans race will be 70 kilometres, while for the juniors and elite female riders, it would cover 25 kilometres. The main purpose of this race is to develop the level of cycling in Lesotho."
In addition to the cream of Lesotho bikers, West said South African riders would also be in attendance. Last year, the main race was won by local rider, Phethetso Monese in three hours and 42 minutes, and is expected to grace the event again this time around.
"We are expecting between 80 and 100 riders to take part in the race. Locals would be coming from all nine clubs we have in the country, namely the hosts Tsela-tšoeu, Pula Maliboho, Lithoteng, Lithabaneng, Joes, Chain Pullers, Tumi's Bike Club, KTA and MRCC. We also have 40 South Africans, mostly from Bloemfontein, who have already registered for the race."
West further highlighted why the race was important for local riders.
"It affords the riders that extra training, while also giving them the chance to collect points, which are very crucial and count a lot when it comes to selecting riders to represent the country in international competitions.
"And with the UCI World MTB Championship to be held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa coming up on August 30, as well as the Youth Olympic Games that will be held in China next year, the weekend race comes as ideal practice for the riders."
After the Malealea race, local riders will battle-it-out in the Mohale's Hoek MTB Race, scheduled for April 28.
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Just re did the whole thing without referencing anything but the inner soul. Let me know how much of this to keep.
well, this track did not work for me as it change the harmony for the chords stucture on the chorus. other than that, the rest of the track was good. i am gonna peice it together and post it with both bass parts and let you take another shot if you want - thanks
I like the verse here, it keeps the groove going and it is not too similar to the keys. I have to say that I liked the chorus on the previous version more. I played a bit with the two bass tracks and I quite like the result. I'm going to upload the mix so you can listen to it.
I think I have this licked (so to speak) and have found a way to meet Riches needs while still finding a feel that...well feels right in the bass seat. I have to admit this is one where it just didn't click right away (and still might not I just think I have a better feel). Listening to Bill's interpretation of the left keyboard hand also helped me center in on the progression a little better. Give me a minute more so that I can refine and hopefully hit closer to the mark this next time. Spinner


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I gazed the night sky. I flied this soullessly body up to the stars, fell hard into constellations. I discovered a world of serenity, though it was too cold. I felt strange, I constantly sobbed for myself. I yelled to the livings, yet to the deads. But I started loving it. I started loving the only close-to-good circusmtance. I knew I was all alone but I started to feel right.
But now I decide to close my eyes instead of count every seconds that always lead to tomorrow; the day I'm most frightened of, yet the day I put my hope into even a bit.
The sun rises. I never do.
I walk against the wind wiping the leaves off. Some of them hit me hard, while I actually step over them, cause them to engulf a suffer. I hear them laugh by the time I make my steps a bit faster. I see them get watery.
And, a heart breaks into smithereens.
A peculiar thing posesses me. Those gloomy clouds in this early morning sky, move toward me. As I finally make - I swear - unconsciously decision I'm sure I will regret it even the seconds after. I pick some of them up. I pick the watery ones.
But I have never been so wrong, until the day they unbelievably bloom, and the day is today. Today, I feel like I don't require them much. I mean, those starry nights.
They introduce me with a thing that's quite similar with the thing I once had every night; a city light. I can't feel the ground. Like I've just consumed heroines, I am overjoyed.
But do you know?
It doesn't last not even for a day. I am now falling back against the ground. I am crashing down, and too devastated even just to stand up. I dont walk straight. I'm being pushed down to a maze that I'm pretty sure I can spend my whole life here just to break these flustering walls.
But, guess what. Up there, is the night sky. Up there, is my favorite constellation.
I might be so lost. But, at last, I will get back there. To the same point, to the same coldness, to the same - only a night, starry sky.


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Potassium Chlorate
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You could still use the steel pot if you filtered out the rust from the Sodium Chlorate/ide solution before you extracted the Chlorate.
Iron Oxide is insoluble in water. Sodium Chlorate is very soluble in water. After you boil the bleach solution down, you can dilute it again with water to make sure all of the NaClO3 is dissolved (if any was precipitating out before). Filter the Fe2O3 out, and then proceed with the KClO3 extraction. Potassium Chlorates solubility will decrease dramatically at low temperatures, so adding a couple of extra hundred mL to the solution wont rob you of that much KClO3 from your yield. After filtration, you could even re-boil the diluted solution down again, but this time you shouldnt get any Fe2O3 formation since there shouldnt be any bleach left (in theory).


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First a bit of background. I used this forum a few years ago when I had a Farmall Cub and still continue to monitor the site because I find it very interesting and informative. In 2003 I took the Cub to Florida Flywheelers show and a collector bought it. Since then from same show I purchased a Cub Cadet 122 (Sept 66) and in Feb an Original (May 61) both in good, running, working condition.
Im restoring the 122 first, and Ive dismantled fenders, front, seat supports, tower and want to sand & prep them before proceeding further.
Im sure I will have more questions as I progress, but for now what grit of sandpaper would you start with, would you only wet sand on final prime, and is there a supplier that sells sandpaper in bulk. I see paper in ebay but I think I need 180 to 240 and most ebayers dont seem to have that.
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Maine CDC has just announced (August, 2013) that the virus causing Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been detected from mosquitoes trapped near Alfred, Maine, which is south of Portland. Mosquito-trapping is a monitoring method to see whether mosquitoes are carrying viruses that can cause disease (such as EEE or West Nile encephalitis; WNV) in people and animals, if bitten by infected mosquitoes. It's not unexpected to see EEE in mosquitoes this time of year, but it's a good indication for using even better protection against mosquito bites. As well, be sure to check your horses' vaccination status; horses are very sensitive to EEE and WNV, but these diseases are easily prevented with a good vaccination schedule. Check with your vet to be sure your horses' vaccines are current.
Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist Jim Dill about the increase of West Nile virus in Maine. Dill said the mosquito-borne virus is more of a health threat to young children or adults with poor immune systems. Symptoms for most people resemble a two- or three-day summer cold, he said.
The NickerNews.net website has quoted University of Maine Cooperative Extension veterinarian Anne Lichtenwalner in a report on mosquito-borne West Nile Virus, which can be fatal to horses, human and other animals. The article links to an Extension question and answer interview with Lichtenwalner, director of the UMaine Animal Health Laboratory, and her video about precautions horse owners can take.
Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension veterinarian Anne Lichtenwalner and UMaine Extension pest management specialist Jim Dill for a report about West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), which are spread by mosquitoes. Lichtenwalner, director of the UMaine Animal Health Laboratory, discussed ways to protect horses from EEE. Dill said EEE has been reported in Massachusetts and mosquitoes in New Hampshire have tested positive for WNV, and that Maine residents should reduce wet breeding grounds for mosquitoes as a precaution. The Kennebec Journal also interviewed Lichtenwalner for a report about the mosquito-borne diseases.


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1962: Lieutenant Governor
Robert McNair began his political career by serving ten years as representative for Allendale County in the General Assembly. In 1961 he set his sights on South Carolina's executive offices.
In the summer of 1961 McNair announced he would run for lieutenant governor in 1962. Two other Democratic hopefuls threw their hats into the ring: Oconee County Senator Marshall J. Parker and Greenville County Representative Rex Carter. Early in 1962 Carter withdrew from the campaign.
At an Allendale fund-raiser in April 1962, McNair declared, "It is my sincere desire to serve wherever I can in South Carolina. If I am given the opportunity to serve in a high office, I shall do everything I can to deserve that office." Explaining his interest in the office, Parker stated, "I believe this office affords one of the highest opportunities to be of service to our state. The decisions and appointments by the Lt. Governor, as presiding officer of the Senate, can very well determine the future course of South Carolina."
The race for lieutenant governor was particularly hard-fought that year, as both candidates were popular. According to the Anderson Daily Mail: "For the first time in the memory of political observers, the lieutenant governor's contest has been waged on a large scale — with billboards, pretty campaign girls, well-staffed offices and the other expensive devices usually reserved for well-financed governor and U.S. Senate races." Once the dust settled on primary night in June, McNair had won with 155,000 votes to Parker's 115,000. He was unopposed in the general election.
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Monster Hunter 3G Sells Over Half a Million Already
Posted on Wednesday, December 14 @ 07:38:31 Eastern by Heath_Hindman
"That's friggin' incredible," said...me a couple of minutes ago. The game's release also obiviously had something to do with the 350,000 3DS systems that were sold. Here are the top 15:
Hardware went this way:
3DS - 350,321While Mario and Kirby are proving that some old franchises will always rank among the best sellers, Link is reminding us that all good things come to an end. Released on November 23rd in Japan, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has sold a tad under 250,000 copies to date. That's great, but to put it in perspective, Monster Hunter 3G, a handheld re-release of an older Wii game, took only two days to double that.
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The Gas Tax... revisited again
by SevenStrings, Mon May 19, 2008 at 02:46:21 PM EDT
Okay, this diary is not really about the gas tax, or Sen. Clinton's proposed gas tax holiday which did not find support from a single mainstream economist. This diary is about a larger issue: when do we listen to economist, and when do we reject their advice ?
Economic theories are all about maximizing societal benefits (such as GNP, per capita GDP, growth rates, housing starts etc.) using sound economic/fiscal policies etc. Generally, disparites in income/asset distributions do not concern economists too much ~ some disparity in income and asset distribution is desirable, because that disparity is the reward for hard work; and we cannot promote growth without rewarding hard work. Thus, while some economists also worry about extreme economic disparities, they agree that economic disparity is a smaller concern than overall growth.
This is where, I believe, we should reject the economists advice. Let us consider the emerging food crisis as an example.
According to a 2006 study, about 850 million people go hungry every day. Out of this, 35 million live in the US... this number includes 22 million adults (1 in 10 of all adults) and 13 million children (1 in 6 of all children in the US). The numbers are even more disturbing for black (21%) and hispanic (19%) households, and households led by single women.
Think about this: 1 in 6 children goes to bed hungry . In the US... the leader of the free world, where household assets top 70 trillion!! 1 in 6 !!
What should be the proper response to this problem ? It is a problem that has festered for many years. After all, a war on poverty was felt appropriate in the 1960s.
According to economic theories, the problem would not be worth any effort ~ after all, the GDP has been expanding at about a 3% rate... a rate which outpaces inflation and population growth. Thus, the average quality of life has been increasing steadily. Thus, society is making steady progress towards a goal where there would be no hunger. Thus, we should not do anything to alter the present course ~ with sound economic policies, and with sound fiscal policies, combined with appropriate technological innovations, we can eliminate hunger... in about 50 years.
Do we want to wait 50 years ?
The gas tax populism was an effort to alleviate some of the suffering today. I know that not every penny of the proposed tax holiday would be passed on to the consumer (I recall reading that the best estimates said that the oil companies would pocket about 30%). I know that it rewards consumption, and is bad for global warming.
But are we really that heartless that we will argue all those points, and ask even more children to go hungry ?
Because, I am fairly certain, that with the increase in the gas prices, more people are foregoing even more meals.
Including in the US !!
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Atlanta bridge collapse kills worker, injures 18
One worker was killed and at least 18 others were injured last week when a walkway being built to give visitors breathtaking views of the Atlanta Botanical Garden suddenly collapsed. It sent workers plummeting dozens of feet to the forest below. Contractors were pouring concrete on the "canopy walk," which climbed as high as 40 feet, when it gave way.
According to this article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the injured workers were on top of the bridge when it collapsed. Although a nearby park was filled with joggers and others, only laborers were at the scene when the bridge gave way.
According to the article, workers were doing concrete work at the time, but authorities had few details of what caused the collapse. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said four federal investigators were looking into it.
The garden's Web site describes the skyway as the "only canopy level pathway of its kind in the U.S." Rising to four stories high, it was to be supported by a system of cable wires in the 30-acre garden.
Many of the injured workers suffered injuries to their spines, backs and arms. Some were "potentially debilitating."
A hospital spokeswoman said seven were sent to intensive care, most with brain and spinal injuries.
The building was led by Hardin Construction Co.
Any worker who has sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of their employment has a potential workers' compensation claim. The injury can occur while traveling on business, doing a work-related errand, attending a required business-related social function, or even while on a break or using restroom facilities and you are still legally covered by workers compensation. Some types of workers' compensation injures include construction injuries, repetitive stress to a body part, and environmental hazards.
By law, it is required that every company in Pennsylvania carry Worker's Compensation Insurance in the case an employee is injured on the job, becomes ill due to circumstances surrounding their job or even if death results from their job. Any worker who has sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of their employment has a potential workers' compensation claim. Some types of workers' compensation injures include construction injuries, repetitive stress to a body part, and environmental hazards.
The families of the injured workers are entitled to receive workers' compensation benefits through the workers' employer, Hardin Construction Co.
Whether your injury was a simple slip and fall, or involves serious injuries and property damage, Cherry, Fieger & Marciano can help you. Our dedicated and experienced PA work injury lawyers will do everything possible to get the monetary compensation that is owed to you to help pay for medical bills, physical therapy, loss of work and more.


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MP to discuss pleb row with Police Federation
The MP for Sutton Coldfield and Government Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell has agreed to meet representatives of the Warwickshire, West Mercia and West Midlands Police Federation over comments he allegedly made about a police constable.
The Chairman of the West Midlands Police Federation Ian Edwards said that:
"We hope that we can get to the bottom on of the PC Pleb row and then put it behind us. The meeting with Mr Mitchell, a senior member of the Government, will also give us a chance to discuss our concerns about police cuts."
The meeting will take place on 12 October 2012.
The Police Federation launched an advertising campaign last week opposing the Governments's cuts to police budgets with officers wearing PC Pleb T-shirts.


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This has probably already been discussed down in the gurgling, dank, wretched depths of the mods' inner sanctum, but I've noticed that the forum is using version 3.0.3 of vBulletin software. The current version is
, and an upgrade to this version may well put a major dent in the relentless onslaught of spam we've been seeing lately. The new version supports
TypePad Anti-Spam
, and the updated code of the forum itself will no doubt render it more secure in general. Upgrade instructions can be found
if an upgrade is worth considering.
I've seen mention of Akismet for vBulletin which is an anti-spam service with free and commercial options which works by catching posts before they make it onto the forum and scanning them, either letting them be posted or be filed for moderation depending on the results. The free service is probably sufficient.
I've been reporting spam threads like an autistic chimp with a massive itchy clicking finger, but reporting 200-300 posts in one sitting is a bit much, even for me and the incredibly narrow, limited scope of my aimless life. Besides, I can't imagine that reporting this sheer volume of threads is actually helpful! Is it possible to delete all threads/posts created by any given user in one fell swoop? If so, would it make more sense to just report one spam thread and let the mod dealing with it remove the rest from that user via this function? If it's not possible, is reporting hundreds of threads at once counter-productive or is it possible to have this function made available via some sort of add-on?
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During a college basketball game, it's not a typical sight to see a 55-year-old walking onto the court. That's the case at Emmaus Bible College in Dubuque. Paul Ruter first played for the Emmaus Eagles basketball team nearly 32 years ago. Now, he is once again a member of the team.
"He was an MVP back in the day. So yes, he is a little older, but he does bring experience," Emmaus Athletic Director Luke Wilkerson said.
Paul Ruter began attending Emmaus Bible College, which was in Oak Park, Illinois, nearly 32 years ago. He attended college while his brother took care of the family farm. Ruter was unable to finish his one year degree at the college because he was called home to take care of his family farm.
"I went back to the farm, had six kids, lived on the farm and all the while, I was thinking I want to go back and finish that one year degree," Ruter said.
Since then, Ruter always had a dream of returning to school and finishing his degree. That dream came to life when his son was recruited by Emmaus Bible College in Dubuque.
"Emmaus just seemed like a great choice because my brothers and sister went here," Paul Ruter's son, Caleb said.
"It just happened to work out that two of my other sons would stay on the farm and run the farm if I wanted to go to school," Paul Ruter said.
Paul said he talked to his son about attending Emmaus Bible College with him. He said his son was fine with it.
"I didn't believe him, but as the month went by I was like ok he is serious, sounds like fun," Caleb said.
Caleb said he knew his father would also want to play on the college's basketball team.
"I knew he was going to play basketball, it was just a given. If he is going to come to school, he is going to play basketball." Caleb said.
"Well I would never have done it if he didn't want me to go, but I was always thinking in my head if I did come back to school here, he played ball here. 'wow, that would be kind of fun to play with him,'" Paul said.
Luke Wilkerson said it is common for the college to have older students, but this is the first time he had an older student on the basketball team.
"It's common to have older students, we've never had someone on the basketball team," Wilkerson said. "I mean, I haven't heard of anything like it. I don't know how long it will be until we hear something like it again."
Wilkerson said each year the Emmaus' basketball team is different as teammates come and go. He said the school offers a one year bible certificate program, which means some students only stay on the schools basketball team for one year.
"So students come in and they might want to play basketball, but sometimes that's only for one year. So unlike other schools you don't necessarily get kids for three or four years," Wilkerson said.
Caleb is currently a sophomore at Emmaus Bible College while his father is a junior. Outside of basketball, Paul and Caleb also spend time studying together, the father and son duo aspire to become teachers.
Paul Ruter said he and his son have always had a strong relationship. But both father and son said their relationship has grown even stronger.
"I've always coached him growing up, but now it's a little bit different where he kind of has to coach me a little bit," Paul said laughing.
After basketball season, the father and son duo said they plan on playing club volleyball together.


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A crop of American cockroaches brings in serious cash.
Erica Parson's adoptive mother, Casey spoke with WBTV on television for the first time in over a month. Parsons invited WBTV's David Spunt into her Salisbury home to talk about Erica, the investigation, and what she thinks happened to the teen.
Erica was reported missing in July by her brother but he told police she was last seen in November 2011.
Casey and her husband Sandy Parsons claim they last saw Erica in November of 2011, and last spoke to her in February of 2012.
"I miss my daughter," Parsons said.
The Parsons both insist that Erica went to live with her biological grandmother, "Nan" in November 2011. WBTV combed through state records and found out that both of Erica's biological grandmothers died long before 2011.
The Parsons' attorney, Carlyle Sherrill said in early September that Casey had just come to realize that "Nan" may not be who she claimed to be.
"Exactly," Sherrill told WBTV. "Now she's embarrassed she felt that way, probably, I think it's finally dawning on her that Nan's not who she thought she was."
Casey Parsons now says she believes the woman she let Erica live with is an imposter.
"It all lies with the lady who called herself Nan. We know that that's a lie. We don't know who Nan is," Parsons said.
Hear more from our exclusive interview with Casey Parsons Tuesday night.
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I want to call him Gor-Gor.
He's from Senegal, which makes this song relevant. And anything that makes that song relevant is awesome.
Also, there's this awesome writeup at CelticsBlog that Eric pointed out.
I'm pretty excited about Dieng. He's the kind of rim protector the Voodooites (should we maybe call them "Zombies"?) around here are always clamoring for, and he seems like a good dude. I imagine he and Pek will get along well. From the CelticsBlog piece:
When asked about what's important in life he said, "being disciplined, respecting everybody, enjoy the moment, be humble."
I love this kid already.


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I am going to post this despite the fact that I know I will probably get torn apart by all responses. Every year since Dan Uggla has become a member of the Braves, he has gotten a ridiculous amount of scrutiny, imo. Yes, his stats are not what they were when he was with the Fish. Yes, his defense leaves much to be desired. But I just wanted to bring one thing to Braves' fans' attention, Value. According to FanGraphs, Dan's value in free agency for 2011 was $9.5 million. According to Baseball Reference, he was paid $9,146,942 in 2011. So the Braves essentially came out $353,058 ahead in 2011. In 2012, according to FanGraphs, Dan's value in free agency was $15 million and according to Baseball Reference, Dan was paid $13 million for 2012. This essentially puts the Braves ahead $2 million on Dan's salary for 2012, and ahead slightly more than $2.35 million for the first two years of his salary. His current free agent value for 2013 is $2.1 million which does not put him on track to be worth his $13 million that he will make this year, but Dan has always been a second half player and could easily be worth that $13 million again this year, possibly even more since his home run rate is higher this year than it was last year when he was a $15 million player.
I also want to add that this guy works and plays as hard as anyone in the game. If he puts the ball in play, he is not trotting down to first, he is running full speed and making almost every play closer than what you would expect. It would be great to get the 4.5 WAR from him every year that the Fish got in 2010, but he has yet to technically be "overpaid".
With this being said, go ahead and have at me. I look forward to reading responses to this topic.


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Be careful with this as I tested a ride from Orick to Arcata and Google Maps plotted a ride across logging roads on Green Diamond Co. private property.


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Thursday of the Third Week of Advent
December 16, 2010
Our Lady is the third and most important guide given to us by the Church for our journey through the Holy Season of Advent. Recently, some reflections were made on the first two guides: Isaiah and John the Baptist.
God is true to His Word; He sends us His own Son yet He does so with the assistance and the cooperation of the Virgin of Nazareth, Mary Most Holy.
She is truly the Handmaid of the Lord, Ancilla Domini. Our Lady has placed herself completely at God's service. How was it that Mary was able to say "yes" to God?
We learn the answer from the pages of Sacred Scripture. It is her in God's Word that we see Mary of Nazareth as a Woman of Faith, Silence, Humility, Prayer, Obedience and Service.
Her Faith expressed itself in her trust of God's Promise to her; Scripture tells us "she pondered (in Silence) all these things in her heart;" her Humility expressed itself in her saying: "I am the handmaid of the Lord;" when Gabriel came, Our Lady was praying; she accepted, in a spirit of Obedience, God's invitation and, in a selfless spirit of Service, Mary traveled to the home of her relative, Elizabeth to care for her.
These virtues were acquired and enriched by Grace in response to Mary's generosity and her willingness to serve God and to serve those around her.
May these remaining days of Advent prompt us to imitate the Mother of God and live these days in joyful anticipation and service to others around us.
Mary, most holy, Mother of God, and our Mother, pray for us now and always.


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Waterbury, Vermont -- August 27, 2011
On Saturday afternoon, Governor Peter Shumlin declared a State of Emergency for Vermont and called out the National Guard in anticipation of Hurricane Irene. Officials encouraged Vermonters to be smart and to do their part to prepare.
"We are all proceeding as if life hadn't changed. And we're thankful that it hasn't," Shumlin said. "But there's always the danger that we might think that it won't. And I'm here to ask Vermonters to realize that in all likelihood it will change rapidly tomorrow, and therefore, now is the time to plan."
And they say if you think will be like the Nor'easters the region sees a few times a year -- think again. While in the winter the trees are bare, now, the leaves on the trees create a sail effect that makes Hurricane Irene different.
"We can't relate this to a Nor'easter and say, well, we weather the Nor'easters, we're okay," said Public Safety Commissioner Kevin Flynn. "We need to look at this as something that's distinguished from that."
Vermont's major utilities have also brought in extra help. Both Green Mountain Power and Central Vermont Public Service have brought in crews from around the nation to respond to the damage and expected power outages.
"We have crews coming in from as far away as Missouri, Illinois, Texas, to assist us with the preparation and restoration efforts that we're anticipating here," CVPS CEO Larry Reilly said.
CVPS says it will have an extra 303 people on staff and 80 tree crews in place on Monday instead of the normal 40 to assist with damage repair. GMP has brought in an additional 200 staffers from out-of-state to respond.
FEMA already has crews in the state from the spring flooding, which means they do not have to try to bring people in during the storm. They say they will put their resources into the current effort.
"We are ready for the worst of this and we are going to be on the scene before, during, and long after Irene arrives," said FEMA federal coordinating officer Craig Gilbert.
People living near rivers have not been told to evacuate, but all the extra water could create a big problem.
"Flooding is going to be our biggest issue. It's not unreasonable to expect that all major Vermont rivers, based on these forecasts, will possibly flood," Flynn said.
The state's emergency operations center will open Sunday at 7 a.m. in Waterbury. Officials say it will stay open for the duration of the storm response.
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For decades, a statin has been considered proper treatment for high cholesterol. Being on the medication lowers the amount of cholesterol circulating through the body, and, in turn lowers the cardiovascular risk of heart attack.
That was the old thinking. Now, new guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association greatly expand who should be on a statin. In 2002 the federal cholesterol guideline said people should only take a statin if their 10-year risk level for a heart attack exceeded 20 percent. The just released guideline expands that to include individuals at risk for stroke. The new guideline now includes an estimated additional 33 million Americans without cardiovascular disease who have a 7.5 percent or higher risk for heart attack or stroke within the next ten years. Examples of groups who exceed the 7.5 percent risk and would benefit from statin therapy include white women over 60 who smoke and have high blood pressure and African-American men over 50 with high blood pressure.
American Heart Association volunteer Donald Lloyd-Jones, M.D. is one of 20 experts on the committee who wrote the new guidelines. Dr. Jones told the American Heart Association physicians have been under treating people who need statin therapy in this country.
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Wadworth unveils 'leaner' and cheaper Best Intentions beer for New Year (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)
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Wadworth is selling its lower alcohol beer Best Intentions in pubs this month at about £2.50 a pint.
The beer is timed to appeal to the January 'squeeze' when consumers tend to cut down on calories and how much they spend, says the Devizes brewery.
Best Intentions is brewed with less sugars, which means fewer calories and can be sold more cheaply than most beers because of the duty relief on beers of 2.8% ABV which came into effect on October 1, 2011.
Despite being a low alcohol beer, Best Intentions is said to be big on flavour.
Head brewer Brian Yorston said he is delighted that he and his team have managed to avoid the traditional curse of the lower alcohol beer, of poor body and weak flavour.
"It is a real challenge to create a lower alcohol beer with a full flavour," he explains.
"This beer has an ABV of only 2.8% and yet we have managed to give it impressive depth by using six different malts along with three hops added at various phases of the brew.
"The result is layers of flavour and a beer with complexity and body."
Best Intentions is described as dark mahogany beer with an aroma of coffee and a slight hint of blackcurrants with a final burst of hop bitterness.
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Nebraska over Mizzou? What changed?
This is a fanpost I wrote on The Rivalry, Esq. asking some Big 10 fans what changed, in their opinion, to push Nebraska ahead of Missouri on the Big 10's wish list. Some interesting responses, though for the most part it comes down to the expected "Cornhusker football > Tiger football".


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Plattsburgh, New York - August 14, 2007
A board member with the Clinton County Historical Association is charged with stealing exhibit pieces and placing them on Ebay.
Police say 25-year-old Matthew Boire stole an 1863 sword and scabbard and placed it on the Internet auction site.
The president of the Historical Society noticed it and contacted police.
During a search of Boire's home, police found 2 more swords and scabbards, along with a Civil War era rifle and flag.
Police are still trying to figure out how much the goods are worth, but say it is in the thousands of dollars.
He is charged with possession of stolen property.


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EVENT BRIGHT: Why We're Staging A Fab Event Called #commsforchange14Posted: August 4, 2014 Filed under: communications | Tags: #commsforchange14, birmingham, bond company, comms2point0, commsforchange, event, local government, PSCSF, public sector 1 Comment
I'm pleased to say that comms2point0 is joining forces with Public Sector Customer Services Forum to stage an event which we think will deliver a stack of value.
We think this will work for comms and PR people but we think this will also be valuable for people who are working in your organisation on projects big and small that need communicating.
We could just give you a list of speakers but want to tell you about how this came about.
We had a conversation with someone a while back about big public sector projects and what separates the good ones from the bad.
As we talked we pictured a very real scenario and we came up with two options to choose from.
First, the scenario… part of your organisation has a great idea that could change how something is done, save money and lead to a better service.
What could go wrong?
Well, here are the options…
Option one: Project team don't really bother with the comms until the end because they're too busy and anyway, they don't see the point. The comms team get left in the dark by the project team until the end… and the idea fails. "Clearly, it was the comms team," the project team mutter. "There was nothing wrong with our idea. That was brilliant."
"If only they'de spoken to us earlier," the comms team mutter back.
Result: failure, unhappy project team, unhappy comms team and an angry chief executive.
Option two: Project team sit down with the comms team from the start. They shape a comms plan that they both know will work. There's a project objective. There's a comms objective that's identical. There's something to measure to know if the comms is working. The idea gets well communicated by the comms team. It's a success.
"Hooray," say the project team. "Our idea that we had in a room with six people in it has become a success amongst thousands," say the project team.
"Hooray," say the comms team, "we took that bright idea and we worked with you to tell the right people outside the room about it at the right time and got them to do the right thing."
Result: happy project team, happy comms team, success and a happy chief executive.
Of course, we'd all choose the second scenario, wouldn't we?
The thing is, life is not like that, and we can all reel off a long list of times when it hasn't and fewer times when it has.
What you'll get out of #commsforchange14
So, at the end of our conversation we grew convinced of the need to put on an event that would set out the reasons for getting the project team and the comms team together early to make the thing a success.
We wanted comms people and project people speaking to share how they did it.
We wanted comms people to be fired up to go back and knock on the doors of big project people so they could get involved to help make a difference.
We wanted public sector people to be fired up to go back and make friends with their comms teams to see how they could make their project a success.
We wanted the event to be partly traditional, with speakers and slides so the success stories could be articulated and you'd know what you'd get.
But we wanted an unconference element in the afternoon because we've run them before at commscamp and for LGComms and with PSCSF and we know they will work. This sees that part of the agenda drawn-up based on what the people in the room wanted to talk about. Maybe there were lessons to be shared.
We wanted an event that showed why getting comms involved early and them being on the top table will help the organisation.
Of course, the great thing about doing comms2point0 is being able to turn a conversation and an idea into reality and with the excellent Nick Hill of Public Sector Customer Services Forum we've done just that andon Wednesday September 24 at the Bond Company, Fazeley Street, Birmingham #commsforchange will become a reality.
Who will be speaking?
There's a range of hand picked people for you here:
John McPherson, Internal Communications Manager, Leeds City Council
Iain Patterson, Chief Technology Officer, DVLA
Adrian Capon, Senior Communications Manager, Yorkshire Housing (TBC)
Dan Slee, Co-founder, comms2point0
Darren Caveney, Co-founder, comms2point0
You can find more out about the event on Wednesday September 24 at the Bond Company, Fazeley Street, Birmingham by clicking the link here.
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DIGITAL LEADERS: Vital lessons from a human leader and a lone dancing nutPosted: March 9, 2014 Filed under: blogging | Tags: birmingham, birmingham city council, blogging, chief executive, dancing nut, derek sivers, leadership, local government, mark, mark rogers, West Midlands, YouTube 3 Comments
Three great things happened in local government in the West Midlands last week and it's been a while since that happened.
Firstly, new Birmingham City Council chief executive Mark Rogers posted his first blog in his first week in charge there… and it was human. It didn't fall into the trap of councilspeak. Or jargon. It felt like it was written by a real person. Online, the mood of staff and those who care about the city rose by several degrees. You can read the blog here and see some of the reaction here.
Okay, so this is a small step and ranged against the good times is the small matter of the £822 million that needs to be saved from Birmingham's budget, the need to sell-off the flagship NEC, the 1,000 jobs that will go this year and the need to turn around the giant super-tanker pretty darn quick.
The task facing Birmingham City Council is immense. It's going to hurt. But the knowledge that there is a human being in charge gives an injection of hope and the knowledge that the city stands a chance. You could argue that from this point on Mark will never be as popular. You could also say that times must be bad for public sector when a demonstration of being obviously human behaviour from someone at the top gets such a warm welcome.
And engaging on Twitter
Secondly, Mark started to engage with people online and Twitter saw a few human interactions between the bloke in charge and the bloke who does things for him as a far smaller part of the wheel. He even quoted Joe Strummer.
@MKMRogers inaugural blog http://t.co/UGtVpovTeR <if he keeps this approach up, there's a chance @BhamCityCouncil could reinvent local gov
— Kevin Johnson (@urbancomms) March 5, 2014
Lessons from a dancing nut
Thirdly, and rather wonderfully someone in Mark's network Liz Newton shared a link that Mark suggested people go watch. It's leadership lessons drawn in under three minutes by a dancing guy in a field at a festival. At first, it's just one dancing guy but in under three minutes the field is transformed.
To quote the narrative spoken by Derek Sivers who posted the video:
First of course, a leader needs the guts to stand alone and look ridiculous. But what he is doing is so simple it's almost instructional. This is key. It must be easy to follow. Now here comes the first follower with a really crucial role. He shows everyone else how to follow. Notice how the leader embraces him as an equal so it's not about the leader anymore it's about THEM the plural. It takes guts to be the first follower. You stand out and you brave ridicule yourself. The first follower is an under-appreciated form of leadership. The first follower transforms a lone nut into a leader. If the leader is the flint the first follower is the spark.
Now here's the second follower… this is the turning point. It's proof the first has done well. Now, it's not a lone nut and it's not two nuts. Three is a crowd and a crowd is news. A movement must be public. Make sure outsiders see more than just the leader. Everyone needs to see followers because new followers emulate followers.
Now we've got momentum. This is the tipping point. Now we have a movement.
Leadership is really over-glorified… there is no movement without the first follower. When you see a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the first person to stand up and join in.'
So, that's three lessons for leaders delivered by social media by one lone bloke in a suit in less than a week.
YOU AND ME: Why we'll all make #commscamp13 flyPosted: February 4, 2013 Filed under: local government, Public Relations | Tags: #commscamp, #commscamp13, Ann Kempster, birmingham, darren caveney, fazeley street, PR, Public Relations, the bond company, unconference 12 Comments
A passion for tea, cake and sharing brilliant ideas work is what will make the first unconference for communications people work (disclaimer: I'm biased.)
It'll be staged Bond Company in Fazeley Street, Birmingham.
This place used to be a warehouse that shipped ice to London. I mean. How cool is that?
Now it's a meeting space and offices for Birmingham's creative industries.
Commscam will see more than 150 people come to put their collective heads together for a barcamp around comms, pr, marketing digital stuff. You can mention the word 'press release' too. That's allowed.
I'm pleased to say there's a real mix between local government, government and people outside these fields and a mix too between unconference veterans and newbies. That's just how it should be.
Why am I biased? Because I'm helping organise it with Ann Kempster from the Cabinet Office and Darren Caveney from Walsall Council two quite brilliant people.
Why are we doing it? Because we've seen enough of how unconferences work to see that they can be hugely successful and we think there's things to be discussed and ideas to be shared in our field.
So, what's the agenda? There isn't one. It's a big blank sheet of paper that those who are coming along will help to shape. That's the beauty of an unconference. It all gets pulled together by those who are coming along. You can find out more about the event at it's website here and if you haven't already feel free to mention a session here. You don't even have to have a ticket as we'll be livestreaming some of the sessions and we'll be tweeting too on the #commscamp13 hashtag.
So why are we doing commscamp?
Well, I can't speak for Darren and Ann but for me…
We need to share ideas and inspiration. In 2013 it can be tough working in comms in and around government. But those who work in the field can be a hugely passionate bunch. A good idea at the FCO could well work somewhere in local government. Without big budgets sharing the ideas can work.
You don't have to be an unconference veteran to get something out of it. Just last week I was up in Manchester for the LGComms social media event. Rather bravely, they tried a loose unconference element. Of the 60 in a room about six had been to an unconference. Was I worried? Yes. People were only too keen to suggest the 12 sessions we had. Commscamp was roadtested and passed.
You need to plug into the West Midlands. Okay, so I'm a bit biased (but I declared that right there at the start) but there's been a stack of good things in the West Midlands for some time around digital and innovation. Perhaps it's the beer or the geographical closeness but there's ideas to be had and shared.
You need to learn from people outside comms. Some of the best ideas and approaches I've had have come from talking to bloggers, engineers, police officers and coders. Listen. Talk. Learn. While there's a focus on PR people there'll be some input from those outside the sector too.
Local government people need to talk to government people once in a while. There are ideas in Shropshire that may shape what's done by a government department to communicate to people. Vica versa too.
Our sponsors are lovely. There's a big list of them down the side of the blog here.
If you've ever been told: 'what we need is a comms plan' and wanted to scream you'll be in good company. There'll be a session of primal screaming just to get over this, I'm sure.
Cake is good. Underpinning any unconference is the cake table. Baking is the first social media, I'm sure of it.
Sounding good?
Here's your call to action right here:
1) If you've got a ticket say 'hoorah!' and think of something that you'd like to see cracked or maybe think of something you are proud of and would like to share. Post it here on the discussion thread.
2) If you haven't got a ticket go to February 26 in your calender and put the date in your diary along with the words: "Dammit, I missed a ticket but I can still follow #commscamp13 on Twitter." There'll be a livestream posted to this hashtag on the day too.
3) If you've a ticket and you can't go tell us, say: 'oh no!' Tell us and we'll release it to the frankly large waitlist.
4) Take a look at the commscamp blog here.
5) Can you help? See how you can help here and share the buzz. Or as we're in Brum, point people where to catch the buzz. Take a look here to see how you can help.
LINK LOVE: 16 blog posts that have inspired me in 2012Posted: December 31, 2012 Filed under: blogging | Tags: al smith, Ann Kempster, Ben Proctor, birmingham, campaign, campaigns, Cannock Chase District Council, comms, communications, Dan Harris, digital communications, janet davis, Jim Garrow, Jo Smith, john kirriemuir wordshore, Matt Murray, new street, new street station, PC Rich Stanley, Phil Jewitt, podnosh, PR, Public Relations, steph jennings, Tom Foremski, weekly blog club, West Midlands Police 3 Comments
Back in the day my glittering media career was launched with a review of the year in the Stafford Newsletter.
Two days I spent going through old editions of the paper in the corner of the aircraft hanger of a newsroom.
Proudly I picked up the next edition to read a double page spread with my name on. What do I recall of that? Very little. There was a nun who got charged with drink driving and the Holstein prices at Uttoxeter were especially high in March that year.
Over this past year I've read scores of blog posts and news pieces links. At times I've been stopped in my tracks by a turn of phrase, a perceptive argument or just a good piece of writing. Here are 14 from 2012 that I've rated particularly highly.
CAMPAIGNS ARE DEAD: Nobody has done more than Jim Garrow in 2012 to challenge my thinking. He has a skill of turning a vague idea you may have had into a compelling argument engagingly written. He also asks questions of things people take for granted. Jim does public health emergency planning in Philadelphia in the US. He's brilliant. His blog is worth subscribing to and there's plenty of good ones to choose. This one here on the death to the campaign is particularly good. Comms people love campaigns. It makes them feel as though they've changed things. No they haven't he argues. You can read it here.
WEEKLY BLOG CLUB: If no one single blogger has done more to challenge than Jim then the Weekly Blog Club is the website has been the best collective source of writing and inspiration. The idea is simple. You blog something once a week and post it on Twitter using the #weeklyblogclub hashtag where it finds a ready audience and will be collated into aweekly round-up. Janet Davis has taken this idea, polished it, showered it with love and made it something that brightens my timeline. You can read it here.
RAILWAY INSPIRATION: Good blogs shouldn't just be about your corner of the world. John Kirriemuir is a librarian who often writes creatively. This carefully observed piece on a fellow traveller in Birmingham New Street Station is powerful. All too often we can pass through without looking at who we're travelling with. John does. You can read it here:
RE-SHAPING PRESS TEAMS: Ben Proctor is a digital specialist who has experience in local government and working as a consultant. His modest proposal to get rid of press offices suggests that change is inevitable and gives a few ideas on what this may look like. You can read it here.
FUTURE COMMS: The Cabinet Office's Ann Kempster sparked a creative and much-needed debate on the future of press teams and digital teams with this cracking post which generated a cracking set of comments that show the vibrancy of debate in the public sector in 2012. You can read it here.
FACEBOOK IS DEAD: A former colleague Matt Murray is now doing great things in local government in Queensland, Australia. For a while I'd been wondering uneasily about the turn that Facebook had taken when Matt wrote a post that spelt out why it is no longer the go-to platform. You can read it here.
DIE PRESS RELEASE: This is actually from 2006 but I'd only chanced upon Tom Foremski's Die Press Release, Die! Die! post earlier in 2012. It spells out why the traditional press release is dated and what the thing that should replace it should look like. You can read it here.
CASE STUDY: Hackney Council's Al Smith doesn't blog enough. This post from his time at Cannock Chase District Council shows why he should and spells out the steps he took tio help crack down on domestic violence one Christmas.It's imaginative and effective stuff. You can read it here.
GOOD WRITING: Tom Sprints' post about a chance encounter in the shadow of a mountain was lovely writing. If you missed it you can read it here.
DIGITAL STATS: Emer Coleman of the Government Digital Service wrote this cracking piece on the measurement of social media and what we should be looking out for. For anyone looking to get a handle on the changing landscape it's essential. You can read it here.
A GOOD REMINDER: Sometimes we can spend too much time online. Sometimes we can spend too much time not doing the important things. This short post from Phil Jewitt asks us to re-assess and think of those around us who matter most to us. You can read it here.
FRONTLINE BLOG: People on the frontline should be given access to social media. Comms people are often resistent. Walsall police officer PC Rich Stanley is a case study of why access should be opened-up and the sweets shared. You can read one of his posts on his day job here.
OLYMPICS GAMESMAKER: Jo Smith founded Vindicat PR in what has been a difficult year for her. She spent time as a London 2012 Gamesmaker and saw close-up how the city fell for the games. Volunteers like her were part of the secret. How did they manage it? Good internal comms. You can read it here.
DAN HARRIS: If London 2012 was joyous then the memory of seeing BBC News 24 carry pictures of medal triumph with the confirmation of Dan Harris' death on the ticker was a bitter memory. I'd met him a few times and corresponded often. His death devastated those who knew him far better. He'd agreed to write for comms2point0 a website I help with and had written this fine post a few weeks before. You can read it here.
GANG MEMBER: Digital can bring people together and can share stories. Steph Jennings of Podnosh's account of meeting a former gang member at a social media surgery was arresting. You can read it here.
ANOTHER LONDON: Gillian Hudson of 10 Downing Street's digital team wrote a cracking blog to capture some of the work she had been involved with over the Olympics. It spoke about comms with a human face and it was cracking. You can read it here.
HELLO CAMPERS: Three years on from the first localgovcamp… so whats changed?Posted: July 10, 2012 Filed under: local government | Tags: 2009, 2012, birmingham, fazeley studios, local government, localgovcamp, unconference 22 Comments
So, It's localgovcamp this week. Yippee.
On Saturday, 120 people from local government will head to Birmingham to share ideas, scheme and try and make the world a better place.
It's an unconference which means the agenda gets decided on the day by those who go. Andy Mabbett's guide for newbies is here
Seeing as it's been three years since the very first one organised by Dave Briggs and people from Birmingham City Council I thought it high time to look back at how things have actually changed.
Back in 2009 at Fazeley Studios in Birmingham, there was a feeling of excited idealism. Tom Watson MP stood in the queue for coffee talking to a press officer while a web manager from Yorkshire was busy talking to a blogger from Brum.
This new thing called Twitter was connecting people in a way few people understood but all who were in on it were excited by.
It was brilliant. Sarah Lay, who I rate, wrote this piece in 209 that hasn't dimmed with time.
So what's changed?
Me. It made me think differently. It made me see new ideas and the confidence to try some of them out. My job title says press officer. I actually do far more than that.
Knowing bright people. It's not always what you do first thing Monday morning that made localgovcamp. It's making connections – so when you need WordPress skills further down the line you turn to Philip John. For open data Si Whitehouse. Localgovcamp 2009 created a network that has built and thrived and rebnews itself each year. That's an amazing achievement.
Some bright people aren't here anymore. Jack Pickard, who I met briefly at localgovcamp, died a short time after. He was someone I rated from a distance. I've never unfollowed him.
Some bright people have fallen by the wayside. Not everyone with talent is valued by an organisation. Some bright minds from 2009 haven't been given the space to shine. They're shining some of them at other things instead. Some have dazzled then faded.
It's an ideas factory. Some ideas first come across in 2009 took three years to be relevant enough to put into practice. But that's okay.
Unconferences work. One question asked in the run-up to the 2012 event was if people are fed-up with them. For me, you only have to look at mailcamp, museumcamp, librarycamp, hyperwm and others to realise that's not the case. They're getting more niche and more specific.
The web is making job titles irrelevant. At a barcamp you are a sticky badge who stands or falls on your willingness to share – and most importantly listen. That's rather good.
Suits are starting to come. In small numbers. For the first time a chief executive is on the 2012 guest list. That's a good thing.
Unconferences can have the same faces. That's fine because people connect and re-connect. But there's a danger of staleness if there's not new faces. Seeing a new idea from a new person fills me with impish glee.
Others have picked up the baton. Those that came in 2009 have been organising their own things like a glorious domino effect. It led to events in York and London that led to events in Walsall and Warwick. And elsewhere.
Meeting people broadens horizons. The answers for being a better communications officer, I've found, can be found by talking to coders, to bloggers, to residents, to officers, to elected members and to people who do other things.
We are winning. The basic idea of localgovcamp 2009 that the social web could make peoples lives a little better remains the same. You doubt it? Look back at where you were three years ago and think how far you've come.
The 2009 localgovcamp attendee list
The 2011 localgovcamp attendee list
The 2011 localgovcamp posterous of blog links
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EMERGENCY COMMS: 'Whatever you do, put social media in your emergency plan.'Posted: August 3, 2011 Filed under: communications, emergency planning | Tags: birmingham, EDL, EM, emergency management, emergency planning, Facebook, Joplin, SMEM, SMS, tornado, twitter 13 Comments
Fire, storm, pestilence or just a burst water main, in an emergency local government can swing into action.
In the UK it's known as emergency planning and in the US emergency management. Whichever part of the world you are in it's the part of the public sector that has plans for every eventuality.
For a comms person, it's often only when there's a problem you'll speak to the emergency planners. Don't let that happe n. Make a pact with yourself. Go and speak to them as soon as you can and sort out what to do with social media. Here is why.
At localgovcamp in Birmingham this year Ben Proctor, who runs the Like A Word consultancy, ran an excellent session on emergency planning and the social web. It's something he writes about well too. His blog is well worth a look.
Catherine Howe, who does things with Public I, made the closing but clear point: "Whatever you do put social media in your emergency plan."
Of course, I reflected smugly, my council has. There's 3,000 people following the our corporate Twitter stream. What could go wrong?
Overnight there had been a minor incident that I'd missed on my Blackberry which had ran flat. Thankfully, it wasn't more serious. But it showed very clearly where we're blindsided.
If only comms people have the keys to the Facebook and Twitter things can easily fall down. What's the answer? Go to where the audience is. Give them access to the corporate account. They're generally very sensible people and know what to say. If the situation develops you can always step in.
So, what sort of role does social media play in an emergency?
In a true disaster the web falls down before SMS. But people are instinctively running to it.
A tornado in Joplin – In in the Mid West US town when a milewide tornado struck, the community rallied by building their own space on the web. At first this was to search for missing people and then as the disaster turned to recovery it charted that phase too. The moral? People have the tools like this or this community Facebook page to build things for themselves. They're not waiting for the council to do it. They just will.
The EDL in Birmingham – When the far right English Defence League first rallied they used Twitter to spread misinformation. The police monitored by were powerless. Third time they came they had an officer monitoring Twitter, Mark Payne checking each claim and then re-butting within minutes point by point.
Facebook in Queensland – When floods struck 3,000 comments a day were posted on the Queensland Police site. It took a 24-hour effort to monitor, explain and rebuff wild rumour.
The report into the Queendsland event singled out social media as part of a range of channels to take action with. Ben Proctor has blogged on it here. A key finding is to talk, prepare and practice. That's as just as much relevant to comms people as anyone.
An interim report into the Queensland flood made a series of comments and recommendations. On social media it stated:
"As it may be possible for the public to post information directly to an official social media site there are concerns that a member of the public may post false information. For example, inaccurate information was posted on the Western Downs Regional Facebook page. However, where there are enough staff to monitor content social media can be a useful tool to respond to rumours in the community."
Seven things comms people need to know
1. Share the keys – Give emergency planning an awareness of what social media is, encourage them to monitor and respond and give them the keys to the corporate feeds.
2. You can't control the message – As if the main message of our times is needed to be repeated.
3. There's a shorter turn around time to respond – Speed may be of the essence.
4. It's not just about social media – It's one channel of several. Important and growing but don't think that everyone will be on Facebook.
5. It's good for combating rumours – As a comms person that can save yourself time.
6. Journalists will follow and like – You can save time and effort by creating channels of communications.
7. If the balloon goes up it'll take resources – Social media is free is a bit of a myth. The platform is free. The time spent to manage it, listen and update isn't. The lessons of Queensland are that it can take up resources. But you do get valuable return on investment for doing so. Regular monitoring when there is a crisis is absolutely critical. Don't link to a press release and forget about it.
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Montgomery, Ala., April 16, 2009 – As the nation celebrates Law Week, Alabama students shared their thoughts on this year's theme: "A Legacy of Liberty: Celebrating Lincoln's Bicentennial," through creative expressions of art and the imagery of the written word.
This year marks the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, regarded by many as our nation's greatest and most eloquent president. Lincoln, who devoted much of his adult life to the practice of law, was the quintessential American lawyer-president. His background in the law informed both his actions and his oratory. This year, the state bar encouraged efforts statewide to commemorate Lincoln by exploring this rich and resonant theme.
There were a total of 417 posters and 41 essays entered by students across the state in this year's Law Day contest. Students from one school, Athens Bible School, took 1st, 2nd and 3rd place honors in the essay category for grades 10-12. The titles of the winning essays are: "Abraham Lincoln: The Legacy of an Extraordinary Yet Simple Man" by Jenna Bloemer, "A Legacy of Liberty" by Mary Ellen Coleman and 'The World's View on Abraham Lincoln" by Christina Ivey.
With a total of 458 entries, judges of the Alabama State Bar's Law Day 2009 annual competition came away with a vivid impression of what our legal system means to Alabama's youth. Visitors to the bar's Web site can view the winning entries at www.alabar.org/lawday.
Judges for the poster contest were: Attorneys Ashley Swink of Huntsville (Richardson Callahan & Frederick, LLP) and Holly Alves of Mobile (Leavell Investment Management, Inc.) who are also co-chairs of the state bar's Law Day committee. Also, Montgomery attorneys Tommy Klinner (state Dept. of Mental Health and Retardation) and Tim Lewis (director of the State Law Library).
Judges for the essay contest were: Lt. Col. Susan Turley, Air Fore Legal Operations Agency, Maxwell Air Force Base; Capt. Jerry Crowley and his spouse, Capt. Suanne Crowley, both from the Judge Advocate General's Corps, Maxwell Air Force Base; Columnist Alvin Benn (The Montgomery Advertiser) and Montgomery attorney Craig Baab (Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, Inc.). Winners will be recognized Friday, May 1 at a special ceremony to be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Alabama Supreme Court. Following the presentation of awards, students and their guests will be treated to a special luncheon at the Court hosted by Judge Tommy Bryan, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. After lunch, students will take a tour of the Supreme Court.
The poster and essay contests are divided into two categories – grades K-6 for posters; grades 7-12 for essays. Winners in the essay contest receive U.S. Savings Bonds in the amounts of $200, $150 and $100 respectively; winners in the poster contest receive bonds in the amounts of $125, $100 and $75.
All winners receive engraved gold medals and award certificates. Schools of all winners receive certificates and teachers of the winners receive a $25 contribution per award for use in their classrooms.
The 16,000-member Alabama State Bar is dedicated to promoting the professional responsibility, competence and satisfaction of its members; improving the administration of justice, and: increasing public understanding and respect for the law.
List of Winners
1ST Place
Rachel Warwick
The Montgomery Academy
Teacher: Ms. Susan Riley
Jenna Bloemer
Athens Bible School
Teacher: Mr. Greg Chandler
2nd Place
Monique Humphrey
Lee High School/Huntsville
Teacher: Mrs. Hines
Mary Ellen Coleman
Athens Bible School
Teacher: Mr. Greg Chandler
3rd Place
Cortez Vaughns
Opelika High School
Teacher: Mr. James Thompson
Christina Ivey
Athens Bible School
Teacher: Mr. Greg Chandler
Carson Peevy
Edgewood Academy/Elmore
Teacher: Mrs. Martin
Emily Huckabee
Clarke Prep School/Grove Hill
Teacher: Mrs. Terri Bradford
Dakota Coleman
Lyeffion Jr. High School
Teacher: Mrs. Luker
Glen Nolte
Saks Middle School/Anniston
Teacher: Mrs. Martha Gray
Hunter Wesson
Edgewood Academy/Elmore
Teacher: Mrs. Beverly Mack
Max Stonicher
Bear Exploration Center/Mont. Teacher: Mr. Burns
1. The Montgomery Academy
2. Lee High School
3. Opelika High School
4. Athens Bible School
5. Edgewood Academy
6. Lyeffion Jr. High School
7. Clarke Prep School
8. Saks Middle School
9. Bear Exploration Center