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When Grandparents Care For Kids
Grandma is doing a lot more than baking cookies these days. After raising her own children, she is stepping in and caring for grandchildren while their parents work. In the process, she is helping forge bridges between generations and strengthening family bonds.
Grandparents caring for young children is an increasing trend in the United States. Not only does this arrangement seem like a natural solution to daycare, it also suits many members of the family for financial and emotional reasons.
Dr. Janiece Pompa has seen many different family arrangements in her years as a psychologist at the University of Utah. She believes grandparents caring for their grandchildren can be a positive situation for everyone involved.
"Having grandparents care for their grandchildren can help form a wonderful bond between generations," Dr. Pompa says. "A child's development and sense of security is enhanced by having as many positive, caring relatives and adults in their life as possible."
Dr. Julia Pezzi, a child psychologist in Kentucky, also understands the benefits of this arrangement.
"These parents have first-hand experience with the grandparents' parenting style," she says. "This allows them to be comfortable with the grandparents handling challenging situations with the grandchildren."
Dr. Pezzi also acknowledges one huge benefit of having grandparents in charge: "No one is going to feel that unconditional love that a grandparent feels for the children, and the grandchildren know it."
Firsthand Experience
Brett Sember's grandparents provided daycare for her when she was a child. Because of that, she still has a very close relationship with them. Sember, a mother of two living in Clarence, N.Y., chose to continue the tradition.
"When my children were infants, I could not conceive of leaving them with strangers," she says. "My mom took a sabbatical when my first was born and has continued to care for them at least one day a week."
Getting Started
In order to avoid conflicts, Dr. Pompa has a few suggestions: "There should be firm agreements between the grandparents and the parents regarding the child's routine, disciplinary practices and the type and amount of supervision," she says.
The agreements might include everything from detailed information on acceptable foods to whether or not spanking can be used.
Grandparents must make sure to respect their own child's parenting decisions. "The grandparents should be very clear about their child's values and the parenting principles that are followed in the home. Discipline will be most effective if the grandparents' and parents' parenting and disciplinary practices are similar between both households," Dr. Pompa says.
Respect is required of both parties. "The parents will feel supported and respected if the grandparents honor their decisions with regard to parenting and disciplinary practices," Dr. Pompa says. "If the grandparents and their child have differences of opinion, they should be discussed and settled prior to placing the child in daycare with the grandparents."
Although Sember did not discuss the guidelines with her parents before they began caring for her children, she and her parents work well together. Sember points out that her parents understand what her rules are. But when a unique circumstance arises at the grandparents' house, they are free to decide how to handle it on their own. She adds that, in the end, the two parenting parties mostly agree.
To Pay or Not to Pay
Should children pay their parents to tend the grandchildren? Dr. Pompa doesn't believe it is always necessary.
"It depends on the grandparents' financial situation and the psychological meaning of money in the family," she says. "If the grandparents need the money, or feel that being paid would represent a tangible symbol that their efforts are valued, then they should be compensated at a level that is mutually agreed upon by both parties."
Although the loving concern of grandparents is a bonus, it can go too far. Dr. Pezzi acknowledges that it may be difficult for the grandparents to let the parents take control again once they arrive home.
"At times the boundaries can become fuzzy and cause friction with regard to discipline issues," she says.
Dr. Pompa warns that if the grandparents do not respect their child's decisions about child rearing and vice versa, the grandchildren may learn to play both parties against the other to get what they want.
Typical Challenges
There are inherent challenges with this situation. "There may be conflict if grandparents are more lenient with grandchildren, and the parents feel the children are being 'spoiled' when they are at the grandparents' house," Dr. Pompa says.
Dr. Pompa also believes that the different focus of parenting styles in the past may cause problems to arise. She theorizes that grandparents, especially grandfathers, who were not physically and/or emotionally available while raising their own children may attempt to overcompensate for the absence by buying the grandchildren lots of material items and going light on the discipline.
The opposite also may be true. Dr. Pompa believes sometimes grandparents feel their own children are not raising the grandchildren to behave properly, and they may impose stricter limits in the daycare situation.
One thing is for certain: The influence of grandparents is timeless. Michelle Smith of Chico, Calif., is proof of that.
"My grandparents cared for my sister and I during our early toddler years and on through grade school," she says. "Most of my happiest childhood memories took place with my grandparents, especially my grandma. We spent so much time singing. She taught us how to sing songs from the musical Oklahoma and how to sing in rounds."
Her grandmother also took time to create special memories. Smith recalls how they used to get dressed up and go out to a restaurant called The Copper Penny for "girl cheese" sandwiches.
Together, her grandparents were able to make her childhood magical. "Grandma and Grandpa had a pool in their backyard and we swam and swam and had barbecues and ate shrimp cocktail," she says. "Grandpa built a waterfall in the corner of their yard and we would take the stone path around the back of it, pretending to be explorers."
Although Smith's grandmother, Ardith Wilson of Montague, Calif., was not financially compensated for her help, what she gathered from the experience was priceless.
"The best part of taking care of my grandchildren was watching them grow up," Wilson says. "I was there as they began to talk and communicate."
Perhaps all parents considering this arrangement should listen to her words of advice: "The best place for children is with their grandparents rather than with a baby-sitter or in a daycare facility," Wilson says. "Grandparents are able to give the children real love, as well as attention."


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Here's a fairly complete list of stuff I wrote in 2009, in the off chance that anybody feels the need to dig something up on the fly.
2009 Index
Feature Articles
Przybilla: Part 2 [Aug. 17] — Biographical study of Blazer Center Joel Przybilla. Part two covers the story during his third contract, more Portland years. Extensively footnoted.
Przybilla: Part 1 [Aug. 16] — Biographical study of Blazer Center Joel Przybilla. Part one takes the story from his birth to his free agency at the end of the 2005/06 season. Extensively footnoted.
The Journey of Andre Miller, Point Guard: Part 2 [Aug. 9] — Biographical study of Blazer free agent acquisition Andre Miller. Part one takes the story from his Denver to Philadelphia to Portland. Extensively footnoted.
The Journey of Andre Miller, Point Guard: Part 1 [Aug. 8] — Biographical study of Blazer free agent acquisition Andre Miller. Part one takes the story from his birth through the end of his rookie contract as a Los Angeles Clipper. Extensively footnoted.
Lamar Odom: From Mean Streets sans Mean Streak [SS&R, July 30] — Biographical study of Laker free agent Lamar Odom. Extensively footnoted.
A Ron Artest Review: The Soap Opera So Far [SS&R, July 4] — Biographical study of new Laker SF Ron Artest. Extensively footnoted.
Blazers Edge columns
34. Hangin' On: The View from Los Angeles [Dec. 31] — New Years suggestions for Blazers Edge; Channel Surfing: Warriors/Lakers, Clippers/Blazers; Hunter S. Thompson interview; Clips clippage; punk rock videos: THE CLASH x4; 2009 Index.
33. Andre for Dinner: The View from Philadelphia [Dec. 29] — Convergence of newspapers on the net and NBA blogs as a reason players will be reading the latter soon; long video highlights of the "Little Christmas Miracle" game against the Nuggets; a rumination and a fun fact; Channel Surfing: Lakers/Kings, Mavericks/Nuggets, Sixers/Blazers; snippet from The Life of Brian; Philadelphia clippage; punk rock videos: JILTED JOHN x2, REZILLOS x2.
32. Little Christmas Miracle: The View from Denver [Dec. 26] — Liveblogging the Christmas helliday, including glimpses of Heat/Knicks, Magic/Celtics, Cavs/Lakers, Clippers/Suns, Blazers/Nuggets; video of Snowball the cockatiel as he dances at Birdman; Denver clippage; a group of punk rock Christmas videos: GREEDIES, TRANSEXPISTOLS, RAMONES, MATT BLACK AND THE DOODLEBUGS, random Italian chicks.
31. ROWWWRRRRR!!!: The View from San Antonio [Dec. 24] — Review of the basketball blogs of SBN and ESPN: Part 2: Eastern Conference; Channel Surfing: Blazers/Spurs; San Antonio clippage; punk rock video: X x2.
30. A Win and a Loss: The View from Dallas [Dec. 23] — Now it's Joel Przybilla out for the year; review of the basketball blogs of SBN and ESPN: Part 1: Western Conference; Channel Surfing: Cavaliers/Suns, Kings/Bulls, Blazers/Mavericks; Basketbal Jones 489/490; Dallas clippage; punk rock video: SEX PISTOLS.
29. Do Over: The View from Miami [Dec. 21] — Essay on Assists as an overrated statistic; video of Top 10 Assists of the 2008/09 season; Channel Surfing: Lakers/Nets, Blazers/Heat; 20 year old video of Marv Albert on Letterman; Basketball Jones 488; Miami clippage; punk rock video: RAMONES (deleted).
28. So They Lost: The View from Orlando [Dec. 20] — Losing at basketball isn't as bad as losing your life in a terrorist attack; old video of Steve Blake at the time of his free agent return; old video of Rex in awe after Brandon's 52-pointer last season; Rex Watch — liveblogging Bayless' game against the Magic; brief analysis of Blazer/Magic game; a visit to the very first Basketball Jones video, no. 330; punk rock video: DICKIES x2.
27. Rack 'Em: The View from Phoenix [Dec. 18] — Musings about the ebb and flow of NBA games and first statement of Timbo's Rule of Leads for 7SOL Teams; old video of Rex and his brother; Phoenix news coverage of Channing Frye; Frye called a chicken with AD Chicken Dancing Remix; Compendium of Eldrick Woods jokes; Channel Surfing: Lakers/Bucks, Wizards/Kings, Suns/Blazers; Basketball Jones 486/487; Phoenix clippage; more Chicken Dancing videos from Arrested Development.
26. Lifeboats Averted: The View from Sacramento [Dec. 16] — A further foray into offensive efficiency statistics, with the Blazer guards compared with similar players around the league; Video revealing why Steve Blake gets 113 minutes per game (he's an MVP candidate!); Junk Drawer mockings of Eldrick; Video of Trevor Ariza throwing a flagrant elbow; Channel Surfing: Thunder/Nuggets, Lakers/Bulls, Kings/Blazers; Basketball Jones 484/485; Sacramento clippage; Arrested Development silly song video.
25. I Need More Beer: The View from Milwaukee [Dec. 13] — Frustration with Nate for playing Blake over Bayless and some offensive efficiency numbers showing why this is dumb; Levis/Arrested Development "Never Nude" commercial video; Channel Surfing: Lakers/Jazz, Blazers/Bucks; video of baby Rex at Nike Hoops Summit; Milwaukee clippage.
24. King Incorporated: The View from Cleveland [Dec. 12] — The Eldrick Woods School of Driving (with map); A first look at Western Conference All-Star votes with special attention to Tracy McGrady; Flintstones selling cigs in an old commercial; a pot-shot at "Peace Prize" winner Obama; Channel Surfing: Nuggets/Pistons, Magic/Jazz, Blazers/Cavs; Basketball Jones 483; Cleveland clippage.
23. Plodding On: The View from Indianapolis [Dec. 10] — Blazers injuries as TV reality show, "Last Man Standing"; advanced stats for Blazer surgeries; "REHAB WITH US"; Mark Cuban on WWE video; Channel Surfing: Suns/Mavericks, Nets/Bulls, Jazz/Lakers (with video), Blazers/Pacers; Basketball Jones 481/482; Indianapolis clippage; Video of Steve Blake's most embarrassing moment; Blazer surgery poll, with Przybilla presciently the leading vote-getter.
22. Them's Breaks: The View from New York [Dec. 8] — Lamentation of the Oden injury; the rehabilitation of A.I.; Channel Surfing: Suns/Lakers, Blazers/Knicks; Basketball Jones 479/480; New York clippage.
21. Gut Check Time: The View from Houston [Dec. 6] — The Blazers' injury woes are likened to WWI British infantrymen going up over the top; Mockery of Eldrick Woods begins; Channel Surfing: Rockets/Clippers, Civil War football, Heat/Lakers, Rockets/Blazers; video of the Oden injury; Basketball Jones 477/478; Houston clippage.
20. Struggle Bunnies: The View from Miami [Dec. 2] — Essay on the loyalties to teams and a potshot at "garbage stats" like Quarterback Rating and PER; George Carlin video; November Western Conference Power Rankings; Channel Surfing: Nets/Lakers, Wolves/Nuggets, Suns/Knicks, Heat/Blazers; Basketball Jones 475/476; Miami clippage.
19. Thin Air: The View from Utah [Nov. 29] — Part 3 of the "How Laker Fans are Different than Blazer Fans" series;Shannon Brown dunking propaganda video; Channel Surfing: Lakers/Warriors, Blazers/Jazz; Red State Update video; Salt Lake City clippage.
18. Jumpers Kill: The View from Memphis [Nov. 28] — Part 2 of the "How Laker Fans are Different than Blazer Fans" series; Iverson retires — premature dancing ensues; Channel Surfing: Magic/Hawks, Jazz/Bulls, Grizzlies/Blazers; Red State Update videos; Memphis clippage.
17. Oh-for-Annum: The View from New Jersey [Nov. 26] — Part 1 of the "How Laker Fans are Different than Blazer Fans" series; Channel Surfing: Warriors/Mavericks, Knicks/Lakers, Mavs/Rockets, Nets/Blazers; Basketball Jones 474; New Jersey clippage.
16. We Have Liftoff! : The View from Chicago [Nov. 24] — After parting company with Silver Screen and Roll on Nov. 20 over an unshared editorial vision, "The View" column is relaunched here on the BE sidebar. Introductory essay; rehash of the singling Chicago Bulls video; analysis of the Blazers v. Bulls game; Basketball Jones 473; Chicago clippage.
Making Sense of Nic Batum's "Creepy" Injury [Oct. 27] — The shoulder injury of starting SF Nic Batum is examined and its ramifications explored.
And the winner is.......... [Oct. 23] — The Blazers' final 15 man roster for the 2009/10 season, now set, is explored player-by-player with snarky commentary. Injuries soon made this moot.
The Andre Miller Signing: The View from Philadelphia [July 27] — "The View" column is Blazerized for the first time here so that Philadelphia commentary and clippage may be collected relating to the high-profile signing of free agent PG Andre Miller.
What I learned from the 2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers [June 22] — Just because you hate the Lakers doesn't mean you can't learn anything from their world championship run. The meaning of life illustrated.
Blazer Workout Player Links: Episode 5 [June 17] — I cruise YouTube so you won't have to... A compilation of video and stats links for: Darren Collison (6-1, 165 lbs., PG, UCLA, Age 21), Dante Cunningham (6-8, 230 lbs., PF, Villanova, Age 22), Tyler Hansbrough (6-9, 230 lbs., PF, UNC, Age 23), and Jeff Pendergraph (6-9, 230 lbs., PF, ASU, Age 22).
Blazer Workout Player Links: Episode 4 [June 15] — I cruise YouTube so you won't have to... A compilation of video and stats links for: Terrel Harris (6-5, 190-205 lbs., SG, Oklahoma State, Age 21), Joe Ingles (6-8, 194 lbs., SF, Happy Valley, Australia, Age 21), Jonas Jerebko (6-9, 210 lbs., SF, Sweden, Age 22), Jermaine Taylor (6-4, 210 lbs., SG, Central Florida, Age 22), Garrett Temple (6-5, 176 lbs., SG/SF, LSU, Age 23), and Marcus Thornton (6-4, 198 lbs., SG, LSU, Age 22).
What will the #24 pick get ya? [June 9] — If one examines enough mock drafts, one can reasonably estimate a small range of players that are rated to be "worth" a given pick. Eighty-four mocks were examined to generate this list, which includes Ganai Lawal, Omri Casspi, Sam Young, Austin Daye, and Darren Collison.
Blazer Workout Player Links: Episode 3 [June 8, 2009] — I cruise YouTube so you won't have to... A compilation of video and stats links for: Osiris Eldridge (6'3"SG, Illinois State, age 20), Wayne Ellington (6'4" SG, North Carolina, age 21), Danny Green (6'5" SG/SF, North Carolina, age 21), Damion James (6'7" SF, Texas, 21 years old), Dior Lowhorn (6'7" PF/SF, San Francisco, 22 years old), and Josh Shipp (6'5" SG/SF, 24 years old UCLA).
Blazer Workout Player Links: Episode 2 [June 5] — I cruise YouTube so you won't have to... A compilation of video and stats links for: Omri Casspi (6'8" SF, Israel, age 20), Micah Downs (6'7" SG/SF, Gonzaga, age 22), Chinemelu "Junior" Elonu (6'10" PF/C, Nigeria/Texas A&M, age 22), Chris Johnson (6'11" PF/C, LSU, age 23), Jerel McNeal (purportedly 6'3" SG, Marquette, age 21), Greivis Vasquez (purportedly 6'5" PG, Venezuela/Maryland).
Blazer Workout Player Links: Episode 1 [May 12] — I cruise YouTube so you won't have to... Links page for stats and video for: DeMarre Carroll [6'8 " F, Missouri], Cedric Jackson [6'3" G, Cleveland State], Joe Krabbenhoft [6'7" F, Wisconsin], Wes Matthews [6'5" G, Marquette], Garrett Temple [6'6" G, LSU], A.D. Vassallo [6'6" G, Virginia Tech], Jeff Adrien [6'7" F, Connecticut], Josh Carter [6'7" G, Texas A&M], Alonzo Gee [6'6" G, Alabama], Chris Johnson [6'11" F, LSU], Jeremy Pargo [6'2" G, Gonzaga].
Stupid. Obnoxious. Annoying. The All-NBA Top 5 [April 4] — Picks for the All-NBA Obnoxious Team include PG Stephon Marbury, SG Allen Iverson, SF Ron Artest, PF Rasheed Wallace, and C Chris Andersen. How Kevin Garnett was missed is a mystery...
The Chemistry thread — Is it real, does it matter, and do KP and his number crunching cronies believe in it? [April 3] — Discussion starter on whether chemistry off the floor generates positive results on the floor.
Silver Screen and Roll columns
Lakeshow Episode 12: The View from Chicago [Nov. 20] was completed but spiked and erased by me. It was more of the usual, nothing shocking or out of the ordinary...
Lakeshow Episode 11: The View from Detroit [Nov. 18] — Love those Grizzlies!; hilarious Bulls karaoke video; Channel Surfing: Blazers/Hawks, Pistons/Lakers; Basketball Jones 468/469; Detroit clippage.
Lakeshow Episode 10: The View from Houston [Nov. 16] — More mocking of the Grizzlies, this time for signingJamaal Tinsley; Tinsley video from YouTube; Channel Surfing: Blazers/Bobcats, Thunder/Spurs, Clips/Thunder, Rockets/Lakers; Basketball Jones 467; Houston clippage.
Lakeshow Episode 09: The View from Denver [Nov. 14] — Comments on the Lakers' "Friday Flop"; first Western Conference Power Rankings; Denver linkage.
Lakeshow Episode 08: The View from Phoenix [Nov. 13] — The real Iverson story revealed and contrasted to official lies coming from Memphis; Channel Surfing: Magic/Thunder, Suns/Sixers, Jazz/Knicks, Blazers/Grizzlies, Blazers/Timberwolves, Hornets/Suns, Suns/Lakers; Basketball Jones 463/464/465/466; Phoenix clippage.
Lakeshow Episode 07: The View from New Orleans [Nov. 9] — Bashing the Grizzlies' owner and GM; Channel Surfing: Raptors/Mavs, Kings/Jazz, Grizzlies/Clips, Suns/Whizz, Timberwolves/Blazers, Hornets/Lakers; New Orleans clippage.
Lakeshow Episode 06: The View from Memphis [Nov. 7] — Watching basketball with my wife; Channel Surfing: Spurs/Jazz, Spurs/Blazers, Grizz/Lakers; Basketball Jones 462; Memphis clippage.
Lakeshow Episode 05: The View from Houston [Nov. 5] — Going to a SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS show; Channel Surfing: Jazz/Mavs, Lakers/Rockets; Basketball Jones 461; Houston clippage.
Lakeshow Episode 04: The View from OKC [Nov. 4] — Laughing at silly Clipper coach Dunleavy, who thinks he has a playoff team; Iverson introduced to Memphis video; Channel Surfing: Grizz/Kings, Hawks/Blazers, Lakers/Thunder; Basketball Jones 460; Oklahoma City clippage.
Lakeshow Episode 03: The View from Atlanta [Nov. 2] — My declaration of NBAdom; Onion video on the great relief of Clipper fans killed in collapse of Staples Center; Channel Surfing: Magic/Raps, Blazers/Thunder, Hawks/Lakers; Basketball Jones 458; Atlanta clippage.
Lakeshow Episode 02: The View from Dallas [Nov. 1] is missing. This seems to have been accidentally deleted somehow or other.. Would have included Basketball Jones 457, Dallas clippage.
Lakeshow Episode 01: The View from -ummm- Clipperland [Oct. 28] — Starting the season in a basketball frenzy: Celts/Cavs, Whizz/Mavs, Rockets/Blazers, and Clips/Lakers; Basketball Jones 456; Clips clippage.
Pre-Season Hijinks, Episode 3: The View from Sacramento [Oct. 17] — Gettin' grumpy about marked-up books and League Pass Broad Band; Sacramento clippage.
Pre-season Hijinks, Episode 2: The View from Oakland [Oct. 10] — The Lakers do battle again with the Warriors and fare better this time; Oakland clippage.
Pre-Season Hijinks, Episode 1: The View from Oakland [Oct. 8] — A new season begins as the Lakers take on the Warriors in pre-season action; Oakland clippage.
And the next coach of Your Los Angeles Lakers is... [Aug. 14] — With Kurt Rambis gone to the T-wolves, who is heir apparent to take over for PJ when he retires as coach of the Lakers? The Kamentzky Brothers know: Brian Shaw.
Trevor Ariza and Ron Artest: The View from Houston [July 3] — Assessment of the recently-completed de facto trade of Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza via free agency through Houston clippage.
Draft Views from all over the Wild West: Part 2 [June 27] — Clippage from 7 NBA Western Conference cities on the just-completed draft; Analysis rankings of their efforts: 1. Warriors, 2. Nuggets, 3. Rockets, 4. Spurs, 5. Thunder, 6. Suns, 7. Timberwolves.
Draft Views from all over the Wild West: Part 1 [June 27] — Clippage from 7 NBA Western Conference cities on the just-completed draft; Analysis and rankings of their efforts: 1. Kings, 2. LA Clippers, 3. Blazers, 4. Mavericks, 5. Jazz, 6. Hornets, 7. Grizzlies.
St. Kevin's Day 2009: The Agony and the Ecstasy [June 26] — Review of trades completed and live-blogging Round 1 of the 2009 NBA Draft.
Finals Game 5 Recap: The View from Orlando [June 15] — Lakers win: THE END; random observations about the finals; Basketball Jones 455; Orlando clippage.
Finals Game 5 Preview (pt. 2): The View from Orlando [June 14] — The end to the 2008/09 season is near so it's time for a big recap of favorite highlights of the year; Orlando clippage.
Finals Game 5 Preview (pt. 1): The View from Orlando [June 13] — Divine revelation that Pau Gasol, "best #2 player in the NBA," is a Center, not a PF; Orlando clippage.
Finals Game 4 Recap: The View from Orlando [June 12] — Extensive game analysys of the Laker win; Basketball Jones 454; Orlando clippage.
Finals Game 4 Preview: The View from Orlando [June 11] — "The teams are pretty evenly matched, we'll see what happens. We're done."; Wayne Ellington could be a Laker and here are his links; Orlando clippage.
Finals Game 3 Recap: The View from Orlando [June 10] — Kudos to SVG for making a winning substitution by benching himself; game analysis; Basketball Jones 453; Orlando clippage.
Finals Game 3 Preview: The View from Orlando [June 9] — Who is really favored in Game 3?; link to a mock draft database; Laker Fun Facts; Orlando clippage.
Finals Game 2 Recap: The View from Orlando [June 8] — Lakers win ugly in overtime thanks to SVG's disastrous rotations; Orlando clippage.
Finals Game 2 Preview (pt. 2): The View from Orlando [June 7] — Moaning about the NBA's weird Finals scheduling; Orlando clippage.
Finals Game 2 Preview (pt. 1): The View from Orlando [June 6] — Other teams are working out draft prospects but the Lakers are still playing; Orlando clippage.
Finals Game 1 Recap: The View from Orlando [June 5] — "Kobe & Co. won by 25 but weren't so much better"; Orlando clippage.
Game 1 Preview: The View from Orlando [June 4] — Trash talking with Magic Fan Marie (Mucho Kobe Jokes!!!); Orlando clippage.
Why the Orlando Magic Are Tougher Than You Think They Are [June 3] — Position-by-position analysis of theOrlando Magic; Orlando clippage.
24 Hours to go, I wanna be sedated: The View from Orlando [June 3] — Time moves slowly so series requests are passed on to Santa; Orlando clippage.
Loitering in the parking lot two days before tipoff: The View from Orlando [June 2] — The original intro ripped SBN a new orifice for their buggy and seemingly untested revision of the basic software. It was deleted by The Boss at SS&R in the name of graciousness and maintaining warm relations with the code-writers. The Orlando clippage survived.
Eastern Conference Finals Game 6: The View from Orlando [May 31] — A silly intro and pre-series investigation of what those sneaky Magic followers are saying is underway with Orlando clippage.
Game 6 Recap: The View from Denver [May 30] — The stunning Game 6 blowout of the Nuggets in review; Denver clippage.
Game 6 Preview: The View from Denver [May 29] — An attempt to detail the flora and fauna of the NBA blogging world in hopes that other blogs will develop similar columns to this; Denver clippage.
Game 5 Recap: The View from Denver [May 28] — Reverse engineering the conspiracy behind the Orlando victory over the Cavs — it's all Disney! — and Denver clippage.
Game 5 Preview: The View from Denver [May 27] — Moaning about having to be creative writing about a Laker team seemingly capable of only half a good game; Denver clippage.
Game 4 Recap: The View from Denver [May 26] — Some games are in doubt and others aren't, this was the latter for LAL; Denver clippage.
Game 4 Preview: The View from Denver [May 25] — Another NBA dream, this time with PJ in an elevator; "Timbo's Subjective Guide to Lakers' Player Heights; Denver clippage.
Game 3 Recap: The View from Denver [May 24] — Negative comments in game thread as concrete proof that Lakers had lost Game 3 before winning; Denver clippage.
Game 3 Preview: The View from Denver [May 23] — An emotional reaction against Cleveland's last second victory leaves no doubt which team is favored in series; Denver clippage.
Game 2 Recap: The View from Denver [May 22] — Lamentations on the Nuggs having "broken serve" on the Lakers; Denver clippage.
Game 2 Preview: The View from Denver [May 21] — Nugget strategy vs. "The Bitch Goddess," home court advantage; Denver clippage.
Schadenfreude: A quick visit to Cleveland [May 20] — A smirky commentary on the status of the Cleveland "juggernaut" in the aftermath of having lost home court advantage to Orlando; Cleveland clippage.
Game 1 Recap: The View from Denver [May 20] — "Grumpy McSourpuss" proclaims the Lakers' Game 1 victory a "bad performance" with a "lucky result"; Denver clippage.
Game 1 Preview: The View from Denver [May 19] — Initial dose of Denver clippage regarding the upcoming series with the Lakers.
Why the Denver Nuggets Are Tougher Than You Think They Are [May 18] — Timbo the Enchanter says "Neener Neener" about the Rockets near upset; position by position breakdown of the Denver Nuggets prior to their playoff series with the LA Lakers.
Game 7 Recap: The View from Houston [May 18] — Rocky Balboa didn't beat Apollo Creed either and the Rockets lost it in Game 3; Houston clippage.
Game 7 Preview: The View from Houston [May 16] — Setting the table for a decisive Game 7; Houston clippage.
Game 6 Recap: The View from Houston [May 15] — Everything proceeding according to the Rockets' plan; Houston clippage.
Game 6 Preview: The View from Houston [May 14] — On teams moving the bar in a 7 game series; Houston clippage.
Game 5 Recap: The View from Houston [May 13] — A 40 point beatdown of the Rockets draws comment; Houston clippage.
Game 5 Preview: The View from Houston [May 12] — Basketball Murder; Houston clippage.
Game 4 Recap: The View from Houston [May 10] — Lakers lose and suffer stinging rebuke; Houston clippage.
Game 4 Preview: The View from Houston [May 10] — Yao Ming out and Rockets "in doo doo of maximum deepness"; Houston clippage.
Game 3 Recap: The View from Houston [May 9] — Party declared over for the Rockets; Houston clippage.
Game 3 Preview: The View from Houston [May 8] — Commentary on the Fisher suspension and Kobe's "elbow"; Houston clippage.
Game 2 Recap: The View from Houston [May 7] — Hooting about the Derek Fisher "decleater" of Luis Scola; Houston clippage.
Game 2 Preview: The View from Houston [May 6] — Initial impressions of the difference between Laker fans and Blazer fans; Houston clippage.
Game 1 Recap: The View from Houston [May 5] — Basketball dreams and Houston clippage following Rockets' game 1 victory over LA.
Why the Houston Rockets Are Tougher Than You Think They Are [May 4] — Position by position breakdown of the Rockets prior to their playoff series with the LA Lakers.

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Dear Dr. Moore,
My wife and I are at an impasse. There's been no abandonment, no sexual immorality, and no abuse. We just don't get along. We shouldn't have married. We should have known we are incompatible. I know God hates divorce but I don't have any other option. My pastor and some Christian counselors have told me that while God hates divorce, this is the lesser of two evils because God doesn't want me to be miserable. What do you think?
Married but Miserable....
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1. Teatime2 wrote:
Well, were they married in a vacuum? Did they just turn this shallow overnight or since they were married? If not, then it seems to me that this is yet another case of the "everyone needs to be married no matter what" syndrome plaguing society and Christianity, as well.
The dude sounds immature and if wifey is on the same wavelength then she is immature, as well. Whoever did their marital prep. and officiated at their wedding likely didn't probe much below the surface and clearly dropped the ball, unless the happy couple wore impenetrable masks.
I don't think this is really about divorce; it's about a marriage that should never have been solemnized. Too bad they're not RC—it might be annulled, and that means God never properly joined them in the first place!
Oddly enough, the only people who have told me that "God hates divorce" line have been married at least a few times each. The most notorious is on marriage number 4. So I'm thinking that "God hates divorce" must only be the introduction to a rather antithetical second phrase I haven't heard yet. Maybe "Got hates divorce so you need to keep marrying until you get it right"?April 14, 5:35 pm | [comment link]
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You don't choose your family. But you don't divorce your parents or siblings. So you don't like your spouse. Suck it up and live with it. There are other relationships and other sources of gratification. Marriage is forever, and that's that. We need these sources of security or else we live in a world in which we are consantly hustling, always selling ourselves. How much do you want out of marriage anyway? Financial and social security is all you need.April 14, 7:15 pm | [comment link]
3. Teatime2 wrote:
#2—LOL, financial security is precisely why I'm NOT married!
Besides, if you're an adult, you no longer live with your parents or siblings so there's no need to "divorce" them. But if they annoy you, you can limit the relationship and time spent together as much or as little as you wish.April 14, 10:04 pm | [comment link]
4. MichaelA wrote:
On his death-bed poor Lubin lies:
A different cause, says Parson Sly,
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I just have to give some love to my favorite name on the Colts roster - Craphonso Thorpe! he came in and gave a great effort after riding the practice squad all year. Dare I say he looked better than Rushing at return duties? I honestly wouldn't mind if Thorpe took over that job. And when Dallas went down Thorpe stepped right into a starting WR spot. I don't think he was thrown to but damn, to be on the practice squad one day and then running with the first team on Sunday, gotta give some love for that.
I hope with Hall on IR that Thorpe stays on the active roster. And I hate a guy losing a job due to injury, but I wouldn't mind see Craphonso! keep the return job.


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Jevon Tarantino
March 31, 2004
Athlete of the Month
March, 2004
Scholar- Athlete of the Month
March, 2004
Edamerica and the University of Tennessee named Jevon Tarantino Edamerica Athlete of the Month and Brett Frykberg Edamerica Scholar-Athlete of the Month for March.
Trarntino recently completed his first season with the Tennessee swimming and diving team, and it was a season he's not likely to forget. The freshman from Clearwater, Fla., won the SEC title in the 1-meter springboard competition. At the NCAA Zone B Diving Qualifier in Athens, Ga., March 12-14, he secured qualifying spots in all three boards while taking top honors in the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions.
At the NCAA Championships March 25 in Long Island, N.Y., Tarantino kicked off the meet in strong fashion when he took the 1-meter NCAA championship. His score of 388.65 sealed the deal and helped the Vols to an eighth-place finish nationally. Tarantino also finished ninth on the 3-meter board.
"I wanted this (title) so bad, and it really feels great," Tarantino said after the meet. "There was a lot of pressure on me coming in as a freshman, and I wasn't doing too well during the dual-meet season. I just brought it all back together here at the end to finish the season. My heart was really in it."
Frykberg was named Edamerica Scholar-Athlete of the Month for March. The junior track and field competitor hails from Jacksonville, Fla., and is furthering his education in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology.
Despite missing last season because of injury, Frykberg has made up ground as a high jumper and javelin thrower for the Vols. During the indoor season, Frykberg finished third in the high jump at the SEC Indoor Championships with a height of 7-1 ?. In the final weekend of March, he won the high jump at the Raleigh Relays.
Frykberg received the James Snow Award in 2001 as the team's most outstanding
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I was pleased with Terrelle Pryor's performance today. He showed some poise, rallied the team and did not make too many mistakes.
His failure to get out of bounds at the end of the first half was likely because of the slippery surface. The INT was a great play by the Charger DB.
So he played smart. That is what the team needs in its leader. Too many times the players have made ill-advised passes, roughing penalties after stopping the other team and other mental mistakes.
Pryor would help the team do much better than 4-12.


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OutKast, Kraftwerk, Frank Ocean, Neutral Milk Hotel, The National, and loads more.
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Cage The Elephant announce 2014 North American tour
The Kentucky rockers hit the road alongside Foals.
Foals announce 2014 North American tour
In continued support of Holy Fire.
Shaky Knees reveals 2014 lineup: The National, Modest Mouse, and Spoon
Plus, Ed Sharpe, Conor Oberst, Local Natives, and Jenny Lewis.
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Plus, Cage The Elephant, Fitz and the Tantrums, Foals, and many more.
St. Vincent, Animal Collective, Vampire Weekend contribute artwork for FBi fundraiser
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A book about one day in 2011 when whole communities came together, eat together, talked together and celebrated together. This book charts one such community in Kingston, South West London as they joined together for a street party on the 29th of April 2011.
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Chicago's Memorial Day Raw-B-Que & Potluck
This invitation comes to us via Ariane and the Chicago Raw Food Meetup Group:
We still have room for 10 more people! Call my cell, 773-573-6633 if you want to come last minute, the rawbque will probably go late, till 10pm or so - ariane
Annual Memorial Day Weekend Raw-B-Que Potluck
Sunday, May 28th 4pm at Adrienne's house near Diversya nd Damen
rsvp to Ariane 773-573-6633
Please bring a rawbque style dish (for ideas email me)
Please make sure to bring a dish that is completely
Ready to serve as well or $15 donation
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The standard advice from nutritionists is to get at least 64 ounces of water daily. This is called the 8 x 8 rule (eight 8-ounce glasses). If you are trying to lose weight, it is especially important to stay hydrated. A good rule of thumb, experts say, is to drink half your daily water consumption between the time you wake up and lunch, and the other half between lunch and bedtime.
If you are exercising, you might want to drink a bit more. Drink 8-10 ounces approximately 30 minutes before exercising. You should also drink some water while exercising; about 3-4 ounces every 15 minutes. Finally, when you're through exercising, drink another 8-10 ounces to make up for the water you lose through prespiration.
Healthy adults of all ages need at least 8 cups of water every day. Children should have 6-8 servings, but the serving size depends upon the child's age. For children age 2 and under, a serving is half a cup; for kids age 3-5, it's 3/4 cup. For kids 6 and up, a serving is one cup.


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my qestion to you is on ladies waring
is it at all allowed.
i know that you may have answered this question but i'm not to clear on the point of jeans.
also please state the punishment for doing so.
this is very importatnt to me and i would appreciate an answer as soon as possible.
Praise be to Allaah.
Shaykh Abd-Allaah ibn Abd al-Rahmaan al-Jibreen (may Allaah preserve him) was asked about the ruling on women wearing jeans. He replied:
As for women wearing pants or trousers, this is not permitted, even if she is on her own or in front of other women or her husband, except if she is in a closed room with her husband only. Apart from that, it is not permitted because it shows the details of her body and makes her get used to these clothes. So she is not permitted to wear these clothes at all. (al-Nukhbah min al-Fataawaa al-Nisaaiyyah, p. 30).
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih ibn Uthaymeen was also asked about the ruling on women wearing any kind of pants or trousers. He (may Allaah preserve him) answered:
I think that women should not wear trousers at all, even if there is no one with her apart from her husband, because this is imitating men. The ones who wear trousers are men, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed women who imitate men.


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|The 21st Annual Hargray Hilton Head Island Bridge Run will be held Sunday, October 21st at 8:00am. The 10K Road Race, 5K Fun Run & Health Walk will start and finish at Crossing's Park on Hilton Head and will take participants over the scenic Broad Creek by traveling over the Cross Island Expressway. The 10K and 5K Races will have standard race divisions. All participants will receive a T-shirt. An award ceremony featuring refreshments, live music, and door prizes will be held after the race.


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The royal couple Harald V King of Norway and Queen Sonja paid a three-day visit to Slovakia. Besides obligatory ceremonies in Bratislava they also visited Banska Stiavnica – a beautiful little town with great mining history located in Middle Slovakia and a wine-park Elesko near to another nice town Modra in Western Slovakia.
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Not an International Figure Skating Competition, But Almost Like One:
Invitational and Prestigious Event:
Skaters are invited based on the previous competition season's placement at the national or junior national level. Intermediate skaters from a previous competition season who plan to move up to the novice level for the next qualifying competition year are eligible to compete in the novice events. Novice level skaters who are planning to stay in novice or move up to the junior level are also eligible.
After invitations are sent out, competitors must reply to U.S. Figure Skating's invitation by a certain deadline date. Entries are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Not everyone who wishes to participate may actually get to compete in U.S. Challenge Skate.
Those who have formed new partnerships in pair skating and ice dancing are eligible if at least one of the partners competed at the national level and is eligible to be invited. Ice dancers and pair skaters who have stayed together are first given the opportunity to participate, and then, if there is room for other competitors, the newly formed teams are also eligible to take part.
Participating Figure Skating Disciplines:
A Learning Experience:
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International Judging:
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Team Jackets and Competition T-Shirts:
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Scott Beale is one of those who got a fun puzzle in the mail from Microsoft over the past few days.
I think it's an ingenious way to get people to come to the CES BlogHaus we're putting on (the contest ends in front of the Bellagio on January 8th, which is where the BlogHaus will be). Of course I'll be there.
I'll also be at the Tablet dinner (open to everyone) on January 9th. Last year's deal was a lot of fun.


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Jeannette Walls, author of the critically acclaimed memoir "The Glass Castle," will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 15, in the Reed Union Building's McGarvey Commons at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Walls' Speaker Series presentation is titled "The Glass Castle: Demon Hunting and Other Life Lessons." Admission is free and open to the public.
A harrowing tale of extreme family dysfunction fueled by alcohol and impulsiveness, "The Glass Castle" recounts Walls' impoverished upbringing, first in the desert southwest and later in a West Virginia mining town, by brilliant but irresponsible parents who manage to both neglect and inspire their four children. "Charles Dickens has nothing on Jeannette Walls," an Atlanta Constitution reviewer wrote of the book. "Dickens's scenes of poverty and hardship are no more audacious and no more provocative than those in the pages of this stunning memoir."
After striking out on her own at age 16, Walls graduated from Barnard College and worked as a journalist in New York City for 20 years, writing for New York magazine, Esquire, MSNC.com and USA Today before deciding to share the story of a childhood she had previously kept a closely guarded secret. "The Glass Castle" has since sold 2.5 million copies in the United States alone, been translated into 22 languages, and optioned for film. The book spent 100 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and received numerous honors, including the Christopher Award for helping to "affirm the highest values of the human spirit," the American Library Association's Alex Award and the Books for Better Living Award. It also was named a Top 10 Book of the Decade by Amazon.com.
Walls' follow up book, "Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel," was inspired by the freewheeling frontier life of her maternal grandmother and became an immediate New York Times best-seller.
Jeannette Walls' Penn State Behrend Speaker Series presentation is supported by the Student Activity Fee, the Division of Student Affairs, and the Harriet Behrend Ninow Memorial Lecture Series Fund. Also appearing in the series this spring will be "Planet Money" hosts Adam Davidson and Alex Blumberg on Tuesday, March 13, and National Geographic Society explorer-in-residence Spencer Wells on Thursday, April 2. For additional information, contact the Office of Student Activities at 814-898-6171.


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The board of the state-owned utility Santee Cooper will hold another vote on authorizing a record $1.3 billion in borrowing after legal questions were raised about the initial vote last week.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that Santee Cooper spokeswoman Mollie Gore said another vote will be held next week in what she calls "a precautionary measure".
The newspaper raised questions about last week's vote because local media were not given notice of the meeting in violation of the Freedom of Information Act. First Amendment lawyer Jay Bender said the violation could put the bond sale in question.
The newspaper had asked for emailed copies of all Santee Cooper agendas.
The meeting notice was posted only in the lobby of Santee Cooper headquarters and on its website.
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Madison (WQOW) -- The Wisconsin men's basketball team was ranked third last week in the AP poll, but the Badgers won't be there this week.
There's no telling how far Wisconsin will fall, following back-to-back Big Ten losses to unranked teams.
Saturday, it was a 7-point home loss to Michigan. Much of the Badgers' offense is centered around shot selection, and the Wolverines were able to force Wisconsin out of its game, especially in the post, where Michigan's length clearly gave the Badgers issues. Seven times, Wisconsin had shots swatted away.
What's the answer? Players say, it's going back to the fundamentals of shooting.
"A couple times we found the open guys but a couple times we let the defense dictate what kind of shot it was," says Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan, "therefore, it becomes a bad shot."
"There are such good athletes in this league, when we get there we just gotta make better decisions," says Wisconsin junior guard Josh Gasser, "there's pump-faking, kicking it out to the open shooter, playing it from there, you know we need to keep attacking."
Despite that 16-0 start to the season, the Badgers find themselves in a 4th-place tie in the Big Ten with a 3-2 conference record.. Wisconsin will travel to Minnesota and Purdue this week. That challenge should allow the Badgers to move forward from these disappointing losses.
"There's a lot of ups and downs in a basketball season so you cant dwell on a game or two," says Wisconsin sophomore forward Sam Dekker, "there's a long way to go."
"We have no time to feel sorry for ourselves by any means because we're on the road and I think everyone knows it's not easy to win road games in the Big Ten," says Wisconsin senior guard Ben Brust, "we gotta move forward and get after those."
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College Ave & Prince St has a Walk Score of 92 out of 100. This location is a Walker's Paradise so daily errands do not require a car.
This location is in Berkeley. Nearby parks include Bateman Park, Toad's Potted Plants and Bateman Mall.
Nearby schools include Escuela Bilingue Internacional, John Muir Elementary School and Maybeck High School.
The closest grocery stores are Integrative Herbal Apothecary, Ashby Marketplace and A.G. Ferrari Foods.
Nearby coffee shops include A Cuppa Tea, A Cuppa Tea and Espresso Roma. Nearby restaurants include Trattoria La Siciliana, King Yen Restaurant and Gordo Taqueria.
College Ave & Prince St is near University of California - Berkeley.
There are excellent bike lanes and the terrain is flat as a pancake. College Ave & Prince St is a Biker's Paradise, daily errands can be accomplished on a bike.


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For those of you who don't know, I am currently exiled in Birmingham while Mr. BB is working on his PhD in clinical psychology. Right now, he is on track to complete his dissertation in spring, then start internship summer 2010 to complete his education. As part of the deal, he applied to places west of the Rockies so that we can be closer to our families. One of them was UCLA.
Unfortunately, UCLA turned him down for internship and we are a little disappointed. However, we still have our fingers crossed for the West LA and Long Beach VA hospitals, as well as the San Diego VA.
So far, only the University of Arizona has offered him an interview. While they have a good internship program and he is happy to get this offer, I'm not sure of the possibility of living in Tucson, even if it is only for a year.
Anyway, we find out in late February where we move to next and I will let you all know, at the very least to see if any of you are in the lucky city.


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AirTurn, Inc. creates and markets technologies to enhance the study, practice and performance of music. AirTurn was formed in 2008. AirTurn, Inc. is based in Boulder, Colorado.
The AirTurn Team
Hugh Sung, VP of Marketing
Classical pianist Hugh Sung has been dreaming about finding cool ways to integrate his love of music and technology ever since his childhood days glued to TV episodes of Star Trek, The Six Million Dollar Man, and countless viewings of all the original Star Wars movies. Hugh's musical career has seen him perform all over the world, including recitals at Carnegie's Weill Hall and Issac Stern Auditorium, the National Gallery of Art, and most recently at Wallenstein Castle in Prague, Czech Republic. As a collaborative pianist, he has worked with the likes of violinists Hilary Hahn, Leila Josefowicz, and Aaron Rosand; flutists Julius Baker, Jeffrey Khaner, and Gary Schocker; composers Jennifer Higdon, Richard Danielpour, and Daron Hagen, among many others. His recordings for the Biddulph, Avie, Vox, Azica, I Virtuosi, and CRI labels can be found on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and other major online distributors.
When Microsoft came out with its first Tablet PC's in 2002, Hugh realized that this was the device that could solve all of his vexing problems with paper music scores. He became an early adopter of digital music scores and now works completely paper-free in all his rehearsals, lessons, performances and recording sessions.
Before co-founding AirTurn with Lester, Hugh was a collaborative piano faculty member at the Curtis Institute of Music, having previously served as its Director of Student Recitals and Instrumental Accompaniment.
Lester Karplus, Director
Lester Karplus has been developing products and creating companies around those products in multiple industries for over 40 years. AirTurn was developed in part with his own frustration with turning pages of sheet music and the need to be able to keep his hands on his clarinet/keyboard.
Virginia "Ginny" Sudela, VP of Sales
Ginny is excited to be returning to the technology arena and brings with her a wealth of successful sales experience bringing new products to market. Her background is rich in both software, hardware and VAR/OEM sales with companies like; Dun & Bradstreet, Crowntech of Canada, and Sybase, Inc. A sample of Ginny's client list includes Motorola, Hewlett Packard, Compaq, and Toshiba.
In her time away from technology sales, Ginny has been raising children, teaching yoga, and volunteering in not-for-profit organizations in a fund raising and managerial capacity.
Ginny describes herself as being, adaptive, charismatic, creative and very funny. "This is the most compelling technology that I have seen since the release of the iPad,†says Ginny. "I knew that I had to be a part of AirTurn's mission of enhancing the wireless human interface.â€
Karna Knapp, Director of Customer Relations
Karna Knapp has spent most of her career as an administrator for non-profits. She brings her skills in administration to direct AirTurn's customer service. She has been wearing many hats in getting products to customers and resolving customer issues since AirTurn began in 2008. Karna is a modern/jazz/ballet dancer and continues to take classes and perform. She also plays electric bass with the Nokuthula marimba band, using her iPad and AirTurn to manage her charts and lyrics.
Matt Davis, Logistics
Matt Davis manages AirTurn's product movement from manufacturer to customer. He brings with him many years of experience in percussion education, and his added MBA training from the College of Business and Economics at the University of Southern Mississippi helps ensure a seamless product flow throughout the supply chain. Matt believes that AirTurn provides a key innovative technology to the revolutionary movement of digital sheet music. "This product will change the face of music education and performance among most genres and demographics worldwide."


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Late 911 reactions causes total loss to resturaunt
First let me say that I have eaten at this place several tinmes as I have family all over the area down there so I am personally a little sad. Hopefull they rebuild. And I assume they will. Since I have a feelingg the city of Austin will be buying a new place after the suit settles.
911 Calls Shed Light On Events Around Bert's Bar-B-Q Fire
One week ago Wednesday, an Austin staple, Bert's Bar-B-Q, burned down. But now, new details are emerging that show the fire could have been put out before any real damage was done.
In fact, two different people called 911 to report the fire, but the dispatcher doubted one caller and took his time with the second.
At 1:45 a.m., a man sees heavy smoke but no flames coming from Bert's Bar-B-Q. He thinks it's on fire and calls 911, but the dispatcher says the smoke is probably coming from something else.
Dispatch says, "It's white smoke, isn't it?"
Caller says, "Yeah. Yeah, it is."
Dispatch says, "Yeah, yeah, it's probably from their smoker, like where they cook the brisket."
Caller says, "I see..."
"Based on that conversation, the dispatcher elected not send any resources at that time," said Assistant Chief Jim Evans with the Austin Fire Department.
At that time, Bert's was on fire. Taxi driver Joel Perez could see it, right in front of his face.
"[I] noticed that smoke was coming all around," Perez said, "not from here, all the way around from the building."
So he also called 911 and got the same dispatcher and the same response.
Dispatch says, "OK, does it smell like the wood? Or does it smell like something else is on fire?"
Caller says, "No, it smells like wood. There's a lot of it. I was just going across the street, and I could smell it. There's, like, all this, you know, bit of a hazy smoke around here."
Dispatch says, "Well, could they be smoking their briskets?"
Caller says, "No, that's not brisket."
"You could tell something was burning," Perez said. "It's not brisket. It's not sausage that is burning."
At the end of Joel's call, the dispatcher finally sends out firefighters to Bert's Bar-B-Q, some 45 minutes after the first call. And that's huge, considering it would have taken firefighters 45 seconds to get there. After all, the fire station is right down the street.
"It certainly appears an error of judgment occurred," Evans said.
Bert's is now a total loss, and workers like Jason Goss are out of a job.
"I think it's safe to assume when the first call came in, and certainly having a 45-minute delay between the two calls, would have made a difference," Evans said.
Goss says, "I'm sure that would have helped a little bit."
KXAN's Sally Hernandez says, "And maybe you would have had a job today?"
Goss says, "Yes, ma'am."
In another twist, the dispatcher is a firefighter himself, and he is now under investigation by AFD.
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Re: Late 911 reactions causes total loss to resturaunt
That sucks.
I wonder if they had gotten calls to that restaurant before when people reported a fire but it was just the bbq.
Do they normally bbq in the middle of the night?
I know a brisket needs to be slow roasted for a long time, so I guess it is possible.
No excuse for the lack of response though, considering it would have been nothing to send someone by.
If he didn't want to wake all the firefighters for a false alarm, then send one of the cops on duty to check it out.
Hopefully this guy loses his job, IMHO.
I worked dispatch for a while during my stint on the job too, and I know from experience that some of the stupidest mistakes are made over the phone.
There are a lot of good dispatcher training courses, like PowerPhone, but as far as I know there is no legal requirement for certification of dispatchers.
Some of the large cities, where the people taking the calls and the people dispatching the emergency units are in separate rooms, have had a lot of problems in the past with lack of communication.
One case that comes to mind was in Philadelphia where several people called 911 to report a teenager getting beaten by a group of people, and they didn't send anyone out for nearly half an hour... after the teen had died.Zeus wrote:
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The American Bar Association is joining with two other legal groups to warn that across-the-board budget cuts threaten access to justice and put litigants, court staffers and judges "in physical jeopardy."
ABA President Laurel Bellows signed the statement along with leaders of the American Association for Justice and DRI—The Voice of the Defense Bar, according to a press release. The statement (PDF) condemns the impact of "severe and indiscriminate federal court budget reductions through sequestration," triggered by a failure to agree on a deficit reduction plan.
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The Missouri River, the longest river in the United States, the Mississippi River, the second longest river in the United States, and Jefferson River combine to form this system at a total length of 3,979 miles (6,352 km). (The Mississippi-Missouri River combined is 3,709 miles or 5,969 km).
The river system begins in Montana at the Red Rocks River, which quickly turns into the Jefferson River. The Jefferson then combines with the Madison and Gallatin Rivers at Three Forks, Montana to form the Missouri River. After winding through North Dakota and South Dakota, the Missouri River forms part of the boundary between South Dakota and Nebraska, and Nebraska and Iowa. Upon reaching Missouri state, the Missouri river joins up with the Mississippi River about 20 miles north of St. Louis. The Illinois River also joins with the Mississippi at this point.
Later, in Cairo, Illinois, the Ohio River joins the Mississippi River. This connection separates the Upper Mississippi and the Lower Mississippi, and doubles the water capacity of the Mississippi. The Arkansas River flows in to the Mississippi River north of Greenville, Mississippi. The final junction with the Mississippi River is the Red River, north of Marksville, Louisiana.
The Mississippi River eventually splits up in to a number of different channels, called distributaries, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico at various points and forming a delta, a triangular shaped alluvial plain composed of silt. About 640,000 cubic feet (18,100 cubic meters) is emptied in to the Gulf every second.
The system can easily be broken in to seven different basin regions based on the major tributaries of the Mississippi River: Missouri River Basin, Arkansas-White River Basin, Red River Basin, Ohio River Basin, Tennessee River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin, and Lower Mississippi River Basin.
The Formation of The Mississippi River SystemThe basin of the Jefferson-Mississippi-Missouri River system was first shaped after a period of major volcanic activity and geologic stresses that formed the mountain systems of North America some two billion years ago. After significant erosion, several depressions in the ground were carved, including the valley in which the Mississippi River now flows. Much later the surrounding seas continuously flooded the area, further eroding the landscape and leaving a lot of water behind as they went away.
More recently, about two million years ago, glaciers upwards of 6,500 feet thick repeatedly encroached upon and retreated from the land. When the last ice age ended approximately 15,000 years ago, massive quantities of water were left behind to form the lakes and rivers of North America. The Jefferson-Mississippi-Missouri River system is just one of the many water features that fill the giant swath of plain between the Appalachian Mountains of the east and the Rocky Mountains of the West.
History of Transportation and Industry on the Mississippi River SystemNative Americans were among the first to make use of the Jefferson-Mississippi-Missouri River system, routinely canoeing, hunting, and drawing water from its far reaches. In fact, the Mississippi River gets it name from the Ojibway word misi-ziibi ("Great River") or gichi-ziibi ("Big River"). After the European exploration of America, the system soon became a principal fur-trading route.
Beginning in the early 1800s, steamboats took over as the dominant mode of transportation on the river ways of the system. Pioneers of business and exploration used the rivers as a means of getting around and shipping their products. Beginning in the 1930s, the government facilitated the navigation of the system's waterways by building and maintaining several canals.
Today, the Jefferson-Mississippi-Missouri River System is used primarily for industrial transportation, carrying agricultural and manufactured goods, iron, steel, and mine products from one end of the country to the other. The Mississippi River and the Missouri River, the two major stretches of the system, see 460 million short tons (420 million metric tons) and 3.25 million short tons (3.2 million metric tons) of freight transported every year. Large barges pushed by tugboats are the most common way of getting things around.
The immense commerce that takes place along the system has fostered the growth of countless cities and communities. Some of the most important include Minneapolis, Minnesota; La Crosse, Wisconsin; St. Louis, Missouri; Columbus, Kentucky; Memphis, Tennessee; and Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana.
ConcernsBoth the Missouri River and the Mississippi River have a long history of uncontrolled floods. The most famous is known as "The Great Flood of 1993," covering nine states and lasting three months along the Upper Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. In the end, the destruction totaled an estimated $21 billion and destroyed or damaged 22,000 homes.
Dams and levees are the most common guard against destructive floods. Important ones along the Missouri and Ohio Rivers limit the amount of water that enters the Mississippi. Dredging, the practice of removing sediment or other material from the bottom of the river, makes the rivers more navigable, but also increases the amount of water the river can hold – this poses a bigger risk for flooding.
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