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Turbocharging Open Innovation in a 100-Day Blitz
A 100-day open innovation blitz can help fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies fill the pipeline with higher-quality ideas, break down old ways of working, and build momentum for ongoing innovation.
How do you transform a complacent, conventionally-minded consumer goods manufacturer into an engine for innovation? There are no quick or easy answers to this question. The journey can be lengthy and transformational, one that requires CEO leadership, vision, and stamina. But companies that get the first steps of the journey right are those that are most often rewarded.
As markets stagnate, branded competition intensifies, and private labels eat away at market share and profits, the answer is to think bigger—to take bolder, more ambitious actions to pick up the pace of innovation and expand its scope. Open innovation (OI) is a strategic way to fill pipelines with high-quality ideas. OI draws on many sources—customers, suppliers, employees, strategic partners, and even consumers—to generate, develop, and commercialize innovation (see figure 1).
The OI concept has its roots in the technology industry, where short product life cycles require a massive, sustained rate of ongoing innovation, and the idea of a "base business" is all but nonexistent.
OI is helping to achieve astonishing results: significantly higher rates of innovation success, faster time-to-market, and greater agility to respond to cost pressures. Our analysis shows that the most successful innovators systematically leverage innovation ideas from multiple sources, manage multiple parallel relationships, and screen, track, and develop targets for those ideas.1
But for every OI success story, there are many more examples of misses, false starts, and marginalized programs where OI has failed to feed the innovation pipeline (see sidebar: Why Many Open Innovation Programs Don't Deliver).
So how to avoid the pitfalls and make OI work for you?
100-Day Open Innovation Blitz
A 100-day OI blitz can be a powerful tool to drive immediate wins, build momentum, and engage employees in ways that instantly begin to break down traditional work constraints. The blitz intensively restages open innovation efforts under a unified program, and it ties the different strands together with a purposeful communication and change management approach. Launching sequential waves of OI tactics and events shapes how the organization approaches innovation going forward.
The tactics and events can range from local to global in scope. They can include everything from innovation summits, to internal or external innovation competitions and dialogues, to online forums.
What follows are the main elements in designing and executing an effective 100-day OI blitz—one that not only creates new innovation capabilities but also jump-starts an innovation-minded culture.
1. Lay out an innovation strategy and OI needs
Every successful 100-day OI blitz starts with a robust strategy that sets out an overall aspiration for innovation, the role that OI plays within that aspiration, and specific, measurable OI objectives. Once a strategy is in place, the OI challenges are defined, potentially covering a wide spectrum of topics: from white-space product ideas around a specific end-user need (such as healthier products or afternoon snacking for an FMCG manufacturer) to solving a manufacturing or technology constraint. The innovation challenge must be focused enough for partners to attack it successfully, but broad enough that breakthrough ideas can surface.
For example, we helped an FMCG manufacturer overcome its challenge in developing a lower-cost sealing technology for food packaging. We began by broadening the challenge to include other methods for reducing product costs, which allowed the company to tap into expertise from a larger set of suppliers. The supplier responses created an entire pipeline of different solutions, from new processing and filling technologies to distribution solutions and even entire packaging alternatives.
Broadening and pivoting innovation challenges is just one way that OI can deliver new and unexpected solutions to high-priority innovation needs.
2. Match challenges to tactics
Once the challenges for the 100-day blitz are defined, each one is matched to suitable OI tactics, such as crowdsourcing, key supplier or employee involvement, or even collaboration with companies in other industries facing similar challenges. The trick is to continually engage hundreds of partners, finding an efficient way to distill the best ideas and make sure they do not fall through the cracks (see figure 2).
One of our clients had been fairly successful with a number of OI challenges, but had only pursued OI tactics involving its current suppliers. In the 100-day blitz, the company created a full portfolio of OI topics, ranging from close-in incremental improvements to disruptive and even revolutionary changes to create new consumer habits. Many of these issues could not have been successfully addressed with current suppliers; they required that the company expand its innovation network to include adjacent industry peers (in one case, a non-competing retailer in a different region), consumers, employees, and others. A major benefit this FMCG company took away from the blitz was a strengthened capability to scout and screen potential partners without becoming dependent on imperfect alternatives such as OI brokers.
An innovation brief is a good way to get partners' creative juices flowing around the right ideas. A well-developed brief scopes the problems with precision, giving collaborators the information they need to focus while striking the proper chords to excite their imaginations. The appeal to emotion can be very powerful. Sharing information, allowing partners to build on other ideas, and treating them as equals are essential to developing a productive relationship. In some cases, such as supplier competitions, financial rewards may also be required. In other cases—for example, in strategic relationships with suppliers or peer companies—resource commitments and risk sharing may be more appropriate.
3. Refine good ideas and drive them into the pipeline
Less than 10 percent of ideas generated by OI models are strong enough to be commercialized, so it's critical to develop and filter them quickly. A 100-day blitz applies techniques such as rapidly developing business cases to get to those high-potential ideas fast.
For example, one of our OI clients had historically shied away from crowdsourcing styles of OI because it was simply unable to handle the deluge of underdeveloped ideas it received. We began with a crowdsourcing approach, but one solely focused on two groups—inventors and graduate students. A series of simple filters allowed us to quickly rate the most promising ideas, with the highest-scoring teams invited to a rapid refinement workshop at the client's corporate headquarters. The workshop placed students and inventors in teams with people from the company's marketing, finance, and R&D groups to refine the ideas and assess their operational and financial feasibility. As a result, the client not only obtained new innovation ideas, but also created an ongoing mechanism to quickly filter and refine ideas for future projects, and even hired a few of the participating graduate students.
4. Change the way you work
While established ways of working may sustain and grow the core business, they often do not allow the space or environment for supporting true OI. So the next step is integrating innovation into the culture of the organization. This starts at the top, by requiring corporate executives to spend significant time on OI activities, rewarding risk taking and employee participation, and naming senior-level champions for specific OI ideas.
The 100-day blitz has several important benefits for the company culture. It immediately feeds the innovation pipeline with new and potentially more innovative ideas, and rapidly and visibly begins to alter the way innovation is pursued. It also provides a way to quickly build, test, and refine a set of repeatable tactics that can be turned into continuous cycles of OI.
The blitz is most effective when pilots are rolled out in rapid succession (see figure 3). Drawing lessons from the pilot, teams refine and codify a process for conducting future OI cycles. For example, one of our clients launched a strategic supplier event to solve a manufacturing process challenge. The 100-day pilot involved four suppliers in a single geography: two current suppliers, one alternative supplier, and an additional supplier from an adjacent industry (in this case, pharmaceutical manufacturing). The company used the pilot to refine the process, tools, roles, and responsibilities for executing future supplier events. On subsequent occasions, this approach was then expanded to involve a larger number of suppliers and multiple geographies with impressive results.
A process begins of operationalizing innovation within the core business, creating a new set of normal processes and rhythms. Employees actively participate in innovation and problem-solving activities, which are reinforced by including OI in annual performance reviews. OI is transformed into a core competency instead of a curiosity, and new ways of working are embedded into the corporate DNA.
Importantly, successful OI should defy old ways of working and so should feel at least a little bit uncomfortable. The telltale sign of incrementalism is when organizational resistance to OI programs is absent.
An "All-in" Proposition
There is no silver bullet that will turn a company into an innovation engine. It can be a long, multi-year process that requires visible senior executive sponsorship and commitment throughout the organization to truly change the way people work. Open innovation is one area that can make an impact quickly, get the organization working on the right activities, and create a culture of innovation. The 100-day OI blitz ensures that OI is an "all-in" proposition. Every company should have high expectations for how OI can help drive real business results, and should challenge the organization to get started now.
1 See "Innovation Management: Strategies for Success and Leadership" at atkearney.com.


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A nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society (cancer.org) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC.org), the Coaches vs. Cancer program (coachesvscancer.org) empowers basketball coaches, their teams, and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer. The program leverages the personal experiences, community leadership and professional excellence of basketball coaches nationwide to increase cancer awareness and promote healthy living, through year-round fundraising activities and advocacy. Since 1993, the initiative has raised more than $85 million to fund groundbreaking research, provide up-to-date cancer information, advocate for public health policies, and deliver services to improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

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CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho is featured on Guitar World's inaugural CD-ROM insert in the magazine's November 2004 issue, currently on newsstands. Fans will be able to watch him run through various tracks step by step and see his technique in vivid detail.
As previously reported, CHILDREN OF BODOM will embark on a national U.S. tour alongside FEAR FACTORY, LAMB OF GOD and THROWDOWN this October. This will be the quintet's third U.S. tour in support of their highly acclaimed new album, "Hate Crew Deathroll". This trek, their last until the release of their next album, will also see the band performing a 45-minute set for the very first time in the U.S. The track "Needled 24/7" will also be featured on the new "MTV2 Headbanger's Ball Vol. 2" CD released this week.
CHILDREN OF BODOM bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith had the following to say regarding the upcoming tour: "So CHILDREN OF BODOM will return to the U.S. very soon. We have done a lot of shows over there lately, but we decided to do this tour because it's a very interesting package. We are looking forward to play with all three bands, and it's going to be an extremely heavy tour. It is very cool for us that we can be part of this package, and we hope to see all the COB fans there too. I am really looking forward to it."
CHILDREN OF BODOM w/ FEAR FACTORY, LAMB OF GOD, THROWDOWN:
Oct. 07 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Oct. 08 - The Rock Club- Pittsburgh, Pa
Oct. 09 - Harpo's Concert Theatre - Detroit, MI
Oct. 10 - The Odeon - Cleveland, OH
Oct. 11 - Norva Theatre - Norfolk, VA
Oct. 13 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY
Oct. 14 - Webster Theater- Hartford, CT
Oct. 15 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Oct. 16 - Trocadero- Philadelphia, pa
Oct. 19 - House Of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Oct. 20 - Masquerade- Tampa, FL
Oct. 21 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
Oct. 22 - New Daisy Theatre- Memphis, TN
Oct. 23 - Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS
Oct. 24 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
Oct. 26 - Commodore Ballroom- Vancouver, BC
Oct. 27 - Showbox - Seattle, WA
Oct. 28 - Roseland Theater- Portland, Or
Oct. 29 - Warfield Theatre- San Francisco, CA
Oct. 30 - House Of Blues- Anaheim, ca
Oct. 31 - House Of Blues- Las Vegas, nv
Nov. 01 - House Of Blues- Los Angeles, ca
Nov. 04 - Sunset Station- San Antonio, TX
Nov. 05 - Gypsy Ballroom- Dallas, TX
Nov. 06 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
Nov. 08 - Pop's - Sauget, IL
Nov. 09 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Nov. 10 - The Eagles Club - Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 11 - Al Rosa Villa - Columbus, OH
Nov. 12 - Kool Haus- Toronto, ON
Nov. 13 - Saratoga Winners- Latham, NY
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Despite A Low Stake In Box, Aaron Levie Has A High Influence
Box CEO Aaron Levie made enterprise startups sexy again, though this week's Box IPO announcement revealed that Levie only owns 5.7% percent of the company. (Levie sold off stock to raise the money he needed to punch through the enterprise space). But 28-year-old Levie, who has been credited with building a big company that genuinely makes life easier for people and companies, may take… Read More
Box CEO Aaron Levie Says The Industry Needs A More Prosperous, Innovative Microsoft
After participating in a panel discussion at TechCrunch Disrupt SF about the enterprise market, Box CEO Aaron Levie said to me in an interview that the industry needs an innovative and more prosperous Microsoft. However, while he writes passionately about Microsoft and its direction, he laughed at the idea of replacing Steve Ballmer. Levie wrote a blog post in August on TechCrunch about… Read More
Economies Of Scale As A Service
Credit where it's definitely due: this post was inspired by a Twitter conversation with Box CEO Aaron Levie. Don't look now, but something remarkable is happening. Instagram had twelve employees when it was purchased for $700 million; all of its actual computing power was outsourced to Amazon Web Services. Mighty ARM has only 2300 employees, but there are more than 35 billion… Read More
As #BoxWorks 2012 Wraps Up, Here Are 10 Words With Box CEO Aaron Levie
Attending this year's #BoxWorks conference has been extremely interesting for me, as I've gotten to talk to a group of people that I rarely interact with, enterprise folks. There's a nice mix of developers here, too, which makes it feel much more comfortable for those of us not working for a gigantic company. Well, I suppose I work for a gigantic company, but you know what… Read More
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Aaron Levie took the stage at the second annual BoxWorks developer conference in San Francisco today to talk about how Box is faring against competition from the likes of Google Drive, Microsoft Sky Drive, Dropbox and Egnyte, among others. After arriving on stage to Gangnam Style and dropping a few gems ("last week Oracle finally noticed the cloud. Larry Ellison joined Twitter, sent 1… Read More
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On a recent call, an analyst shared a story about a company whose IT infrastructure was completely wiped out in a natural disaster. Forced to start from scratch, the company reinvented the spirit and composition of its enterprise IT strategy, and the set of solutions that emerged from the rubble made their organization inherently more mobile and efficient. Which begs the question: what… Read More


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First City Festival announces inaugural lineup
Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, MGMT, Beach House, Deerhunter, and more.
Beale Street Music Festival 2013 lineup revealed
The Black Keys, Phoenix, The Flaming Lips, Smashing Pumpkins, and more
Frank Black, Craig Finn, Deer Tick contribute music to Slim Dunlap auction
Exclusive 7″ singles to follow The Replacements' reunion EP.
New Year's Eve 2012 Concert Guide
There's plenty to see.
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 lineup revealed
Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, Conor Oberst, The Chieftains, and more.
Webcast: Metallica's Orion Music + More Festival
Watch both Metallica performances, plus Modest Mouse, The Gaslight Anthem, and more.
Off the Avenue: Lucero – "Davy Brown"
One more performance from the Memphis rockers.
Off the Avenue: Lucero – "I Cant Stand To Leave You" + "Who You Waiting On?"
Watch the band perform two songs from their new LP Women & Work.
Album Review: Lucero – Women & Work
If there are two things that the veteran road dogs in Lucero know, it's women and work. Love them or hate them, the Memphis natives have been one of the hardest working bands of the last 10 years—on tour significantly …
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During and following chemotherapy for colon cancer, there's a chance that prior comfort foods may not taste the same. Your beloved chocolate may take on a metallic aftertaste, or the childhood staple of mac-n-cheese can start to taste like wallpaper paste. It's not your fault, but an unfortunate side effect of some chemotherapy drugs. They can affect your taste buds in the oddest ways -- you might even develop a taste for foods you never used to enjoy.
Another common, but unfortunate side effect of chemotherapy, suppression of your immune system, may impact what you should and should not eat until you again regain its full function. Imagine your immune system is an army. During cancer treatment it's fighting on multiple fronts, including the fight against your cancer and trying to repair any damage caused by the drugs used to fight your cancer.
Certain foods – think raw or undercooked – can actually make you sick. If your immune system is already tied up fighting on other fronts, the sickness can become more serious than a case of diarrhea or a bellyache. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 48 million Americans suffer food borne illnesses annually. If your immune system is weakened, the chance of severe illness, hospitalization, and even death increases with one of these illnesses.
Foods to Avoid
Hopefully, your oncologist or oncology nurse has already informed you of the foods to avoid during chemotherapy including:
- Unpasteurized dairy and undercooked eggs – If it's got a runny yolk, avoid it. If it comes straight from the udder, avoid it.
- Raw seafood – Oysters, sushi and other kind of raw or undercooked seafood is off the menu for now.
- Unwashed fresh fruits and vegetables – even the "ready-to-eat" kind must be carefully washed and peeled again, if possible.
- Raw honey and associated products – for the same reason you don't feed it to babies, raw honey products can carry the botulism toxin and make you ill
- Moldy cheeses – think brie and blue cheese
- Foods out of dented cans – the dents can actually compromise the integrity of the contents and allow bacteria to form
- Raw nuts and fresh-made nut butters
Don't forget to exclude foods made with the above products, such as raw eggs in hollandaise sauce, Caesar salad dressing, or homemade mayonnaise. When in doubt, talk to your physician before eating the food in question.
Eating Out
Especially if you are immunocompromised, eating out may have to take a hiatus for now. Think about how many hands the restaurant-prepared food you eat travels through. There's the warehouse and transport to the restaurant, the unpackaging and storing in the facility, the people who set up and prep the food to be cooked, the chef, the waitress – shall I continue? Although a virtual buffet of germs may not actually be present on your food, is it worth the risk?
Speaking of buffets, they should be avoided during and shortly after your chemotherapy, when your body has the least chance of fighting off common germs. Sneeze-shields (those little Plexiglas or glass dividers making you feel safe from sprayed sneezes) are not full proof, nor is there any guarantee that patrons aren't revisiting the buffet with used plates, bowls and utensils. Similarly, avoid any delicatessen or self-serve salad bars – opt instead to purchase the meat, lettuce and toppings and clean them yourself at home.
Food Prep
We've all heard the adage that we are supposed to keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold – but what does that mean, exactly? Perishable foods should not be left out for protracted munching. After any meal or snack is served, the food should be packaged safely and refrigerated within at least two hours of preparation.
- Cold foods must be kept at or less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit
- Hot foods must be kept at or hotter than 140 degrees Fahrenheit
It's okay – and actually encouraged – to use multiple spoons, cutting and preparation surfaces, and pans while cooking. You don't want to contaminate the bacon by stirring it with the same fork used to whip your raw eggs, for example. Be sure to use a cutting surface that is not made of wood or another permeable surface while chopping or preparing raw meats – wood can harbor bacteria despite how well you wash it.
If you love a nice, blood red center on your beef, consider swapping it for some poultry – at least until your chemotherapy is over. Whatever meat you choose, make sure it is cooked through and through. The best way to do this is not by "eyeballing it" or depending on a recipe's cook time; use a meat thermometer to ascertain if your meat is thoroughly cooked and remember:
- Poultry should be cooked to 180 degrees at the thickest part
- Red meat should be cooked to 160 degrees at the thickest part
Be sure your meat thermometer is not placed too shallow and it is not touching the bone if there is one, as both mistakes could cause a false reading.
American Cancer Society. (n.d.). Nutrition for the Person With Cancer During Treatment: A Guide for Patients and Families. Accessed February 16, 2013.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. (n.d.). What Can Be Done About Side Effects?. Accessed February 18, 2013.
United States Department of Agriculture. (n.d.). Food Safety for Persons with Chronic Illnesses. Accessed February 22, 2013.


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Terrigal, a delightful holiday town about 1.5 hours drive north from Sydney, is the venue for the 2008 Laser World Championships. The superb climate, open sailing water, beautiful local beaches and excellent onshore facilities will draw hundreds of Australian and overseas competitors to this major
international event. The host club and organising authority is Gosford Sailing Club
The 2008 Laser Worlds consists of two regattas. First is the Laser Standard World Championship, from Monday 4 February to Wednesday 13 February. Entry to the Standard Worlds is by pre-qualification and is limited to 150 of the best Olympic-level Laser sailors in the world. Around 60 countries will be represented and many competitors will be seeking to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.
Second is the Laser World Masters Championships, from Friday 15 February to Saturday 23 February. Entry is open to sailors aged over 35 years and races are sailed in various age categories in both the standard Laser and the Laser Radial.
Visit the International Laser Class Association web site for details about the Laser.
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News: Bang Em Smurf Says Rick Ross' C.O. Image Could Be Worse, "Dr. Dre Was A She-Thing" [Video]
Monday, Apr 20, 2009 11:00AM
Former G-Unit associate Bang Em Smurf has spoken out against the public's image of Rick Ross as a corrections officer and claims he "bangs with a few C.O.'s."
Claiming the fans are only looking at Ross' past, Smurf also brought up Dr. Dre's early image.
"Shout-out to the boss man, there's a lot of sh*t going on about this C.O. sh*t and homie being a C.O. back in the day," Smurf said in a video. "I don't give a f*ck about none of that 'cause at the end of the day, Dr. Dre was a she-thing, a drag queen...I got some gangsters that's C.O.'s from my hood...and they get busy. At the end of the day, I bang with a few C.O.'s, not every C.O. but I got a few I did. And Ross a real n*gga, by the way. He kept his word a hundred with me from day one." (Worldstarhiphop)
He previously spoke about helping create G-Unit and now aiming to destroy the popular rap group.
"Rick Ross, what's poppin' homie," Smurf said in a video. "I just got out after three and a half years in the joint, now I'm back in Trinidad...Everybody wanna know what's the situation with me and 50 [Cent] right now, why I jumped in that Rick Ross beef...At the end of the day son, 50 is a disrespectful n*gga. He's got to learn a little lesson...50 got shot four times, [Tony] Yayo jumping around DVDs, he ain't like that. At the end of the day, I'm riding with Rick Ross, Maybach Music...And he making my situation much much better in Trinidad for me...Them G-Unit n*ggas is finished. Y'all had your reign. That sh*t is a wrap, I helped start G-Unit and I'ma help finish it...50 said I wrote letters...I wrote on kite and that was in 06 at the end of the day, I let him know I'm looking at life in a different perspective...When they found out I got deported, this n*gga laughing at me. Laugh now." (WSHH)
Despite falling out with Smurf around 2004, Fif recently discussed Smurf's motivation for teaming with Ross.
"I wasn't surprised," 50 said in an interview with Angela Yee. "I got like three letters that he sent to the office, he had turned Muslim while incarcerated and just wanted to make good...He got deported, so he's not even in the United States...While he's out of the country, he saw an opportunity to say something...I think the people around me that would be willing [to be disloyal] were disposed of. Like, they could have potentially have gotten [Young] Buck to do something like that. That's why it was so important that I removed him the way I did. When you identify with a person having interest in themselves and themselves only, you gotta get rid of them. You can't be a team player when they're playing for themselves." (Shade 45)
Smurf has been heard on a diss songs discrediting G-Unit.
"50, what up, it's your boy Bang Em, man, Ross, you're having too much fun," Smurf said in a diss track. "You're finished, yeah, what's up 50....You thought I was down and out, right? But I linked up with Rick Ross...So we all gonna get together and have a little fun with you, you bum a** n*gga...You know I got a lil' sh*t on you...And Yayo bum a** man...You used to sleep on my couch, dirty Marvin...You used to wear my boxers and sh*t...And [Lloyd] Banks, you never had a fist fight...Y'all n*ggas are finished." (YouTube)
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Item: Standpipe Precipitation Gauge
Title: Standpipe Precipitation Gauge
Proceedings: 1988 International Snow Science Workshop, Whistler, October 12-15
- Ed Campbell
Date: 1988
Abstract: Staff from the B.C.Ministry of Transportation and Highways, Snow Avalanche Section, have been testing and developing a relatively new style of precipitation gauge since 1982. This Standpipe Precipitation Gauge is a PVC plastic container which holds a solution of Ethylene Glycol antifreeze and water. An electronic pressure transducer mounted near the bottom of the gauge measures the pressure of the fluid being forced into a port on the pressure transducer. By calibrating the transducer it is possible to relate this pressure to a vertical measurement of water equivalent. Testing and field use of these gauges over the past six years has proven them to be both accurate and reliable when installed at suitable precipitation monitoring sites. A small, submersible pump is mounted inside the gauge to prevent possible freezing over of the antifreeze solution in the gauge during periods of heavy snowfall and/or cold temperatures. Experience has shown that insufficient natural mixing of the antifreeze/precipitation solution may occur during extreme weather conditions. This has resulted in a slush or ice layer forming in the gauge. The submersible pump mixes the solution at a predetermined interval to virtually eliminate this problem.
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Keywords: ethylene glycol antifreeze, gauge, precipitation, avalanche, ice layer
Subjects: standpipe precipitation gauge b.c.ministry of transportation and highways
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The King In Yellow is HERE!
We're pleased to announce the long awaited release of the new Dead Milkmen album
"The King In Yellow". You can download the digital album here:
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We began working on new material soon after playing the FunFunFun Festival in Austin, TX in 2008. Basic tracks were recorded in two weekend sessions in November (South Street Soundz) and December (Miner Street Studios) 2010. Returning to Miner Street in February 2011 for mixing with Brian McTear, we were able to put the final touches on the songs and ready the album for mastering and release. Nordstrom Coupon Code .
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Teacher Programs: Advanced Placement Summer Institutes
Advanced Placement* Summer Institutes (APSI) at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) are offered to high school teachers from around the country in the subject areas of Art History and Studio Art. Designed for any level AP* teacher, participants earn one graduate credit from SAIC after receiving 30 hours of AP* Summer Institute instruction.
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Session 1: June 23–26, 2014, Monday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Application Deadline: Friday, June 6, 2014
Session 2: June 30–July 3, 2014, Monday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Application Deadline: Friday, June 13, 2014
Program Fee: $1,000 (for all participants). Includes one graduate credit, all AP course materials, and breakfast Monday through Thursday.
Housing Fee: $386 (for participants staying in the SAIC Residence Hall)
SAIC's AP* Summer Institute in Art History offers high school teachers the exciting opportunity to explore new pedagogical approaches and proven teaching strategies to effectively provide students with the knowledge and analytical skills needed to succeed on the AP* Art History exam and beyond. The Educational Testing Service (ETS) and College Board* materials from the 2013 reading will be used to explore multiple topics including the challenges of teaching "must know" content in a rapidly expanding curriculum, methods for helping students discuss and write about art with greater comprehension and sophistication, and current trends within the field that are reflected in the AP* Art History exam. Of special note: Intensive preparation will be included for the newly redesigned AP* Art History course. Experienced teacher and highly regarded institute presenter Marsha Russell will facilitate the AP Art History Summer Institutes.
Program highlights include:
- Access to the world-renowned Art Institute of Chicago and its encyclopedic collection of classical, modern, and contemporary art
- On-site viewing and discussion of original works of art usually seen only on classroom screens and in textbooks
- Opportunities for sharing teaching strategies with peers from across the country in SAIC's classrooms and the Art Institute's galleries
- Tours of Chicago's acclaimed architecture, monuments, public artworks, and vibrant cultural landscape
- Accommodations in SAIC's residence hall in the heart of downtown Chicago, just steps away from the historic lakefront and the celebrated Millennium Park
AP* Studio Art
Session 1: July 21–25, 2014, Monday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Application Deadline: Monday, July 7, 2014
Program Fee: $1,000 (for all participants). Includes one graduate credit, all AP course materials, and breakfast Monday through Friday.
Housing Fee: $386 (for participants staying in the SAIC Residence Hall)
Our AP* Summer Institutes go beyond professional development to provide a unique combination of seminar sessions and hands-on collaborative studio activities that revitalize teachers and focus on the importance of contemporary art practice in the high school art room. More than simply explaining the AP* Studio Art program requirements and portfolio scoring methods, experienced arts educator and skillful consultant Barry Lucy facilitates meaningful opportunities for peer dialogue, discussion of new media affects on AP*, up-to-date information on digital upload, and inspiration for developing curricula specific to the three portfolios: drawing, 2D design, and 3D design.
Program highlights include:
- Access to the world-renowned Art Institute of Chicago and its encyclopedic collection of classical, modern, and contemporary art
- Presentations by visiting artists and arts educators investigating the latest concepts and trends in art and design education
- Opportunities for on-site viewing, discussion, and sharing of teaching strategies in the studios and galleries of SAIC and the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Individual and collaborative studio activities that focus on building meaningful relationships with ideas, materials, and environments
- A variety of extracurricular activities afforded by our vibrant, urban campus and Chicago's numerous cultural institutions
Participants should be prepared to share their innovative approaches with other workshop members. While some art supplies are provided, participants are encouraged to bring their laptops, sketchbooks, and other favorite art supplies.
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The Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") recently announced that the reporting thresholds under Section 7 of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart‑Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the "Act"), and the civil penalty for failure to comply with the Act, will be increased. The Act requires all parties to certain transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, to notify the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and wait a designated period of time before consummating those transactions that meet or exceed the Act's jurisdictional thresholds. The 2000 amendments to the Act require the FTC to revise the Act's jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds annually, based on the change in gross national product. Certain related thresholds and limitation values in the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("H-S-R") rules will also be adjusted. The increased thresholds will apply to all transactions that close on or after February 12, 2009.
Failure to file notification and observe the required waiting period under the Act before consummating the transaction subjects the parties to the transaction, or any individual responsible for noncompliance, to liability for a civil penalty for each day of noncompliance. The civil penalty amount for premerger notification violations will be adjusted for inflation pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 effective February 9, 2009.
This Update summarizes the key elements of the revised thresholds and the adjusted civil penalty.
Reporting Thresholds
Current Reporting Thresholds. Certain transactions, including acquisitions of voting securities or assets, acquisitions of non-corporate interests, or the formation of joint venture corporations or other entities, are subject to the reporting requirements of the Act if the transaction meets a two-part test based on the size of the transaction and the size of the parties. The size-of-transaction test is met if the transaction is valued at more than $63.1 million. The size-of-parties test is met if the ultimate parent entity of one of the parties to the transaction has $12.6 million in total assets or annual net sales and the ultimate parent entity of another party to the transaction has $126.2 million in total assets or annual net sales. However, the size-of-parties test does not apply to transactions valued at more than $252.3 million.
Increased Reporting Thresholds. Under the new thresholds, the size-of-transaction test is met if the transaction is valued at more than $65.2 million. The size-of-parties test is met if the ultimate parent entity of one of the parties to the transaction has $13 million in total assets or annual net sales and the ultimate parent entity of another party to the transaction has $130.3 million in total assets or annual net sales. The threshold at which the size-of-parties test does not apply is increased to transactions valued in excess of $260.7 million.
Filing Fees
The transaction values on which the tiered H-S-R filing fee schedule is based will also be revised as shown in the chart below.
Filing Fee
Transaction Value(existing)
Transaction Value(revised)
Less than $126.2 million
Less than $130.3 million
$126.2 to < $630.8 million
$130.3 to < $651.7 million
$630.8 million or more
$651.7 million or more
Currently, the civil penalty for failure to file the required notification and observe the required waiting period under the Act prior to consummating the transaction is $11,000 per day for each day of noncompliance. This amount will increase to $16,000 based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index between 1996, when the penalty amount was last adjusted, and June 2007. The increased civil penalty amount will apply to violations occurring after February 9, 2009.
Additional Information
Discussion of other recent laws, regulations and rule proposals of interest to public companies is available on our website.
This Update is intended for general guidance. Parties contemplating a transaction should consult antitrust counsel to determine whether any particular transaction is reportable under the Act and evaluate any antitrust concerns raised by the transaction. Parties should also keep in mind that a transaction that is not reportable because it does not meet the Act's reporting thresholds is not exempt from agency scrutiny of the potential anticompetitive effects of the transaction. Both the FTC and the Department of Justice may challenge a transaction as anticompetitive even when no H-S-R filing was required for the transaction. Therefore, all transactions should be reviewed for compliance with Section 7 of the Clayton Act prior to closing.


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To the editor:
Veterans' Day is an official United States holiday honoring armed service veterans, observed on Nov. 11 because it was at 11 a.m. of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, an armistice was signed formally ending WWI.
Armistice Day as it was called, has been celebrated each year from 1919 to honor those who served in the "War to end all War." Then on June 1, 1954, Congress voted to replace Armistice with Veterans to honor all those who served this country during times of war, whereas Memorial Day is still a day for remembering the men and women who died while serving.
However, we should not forget the outstanding role that animals such as horses, carrier pigeons (Cher Ami) and dogs played for this country during war time. I am a great lover of all animals but I am very partial to dogs.
Now, throughout history, dogs have been the human race's best friend. They have also served gallantly in war too, since the days of the Egyptians, Greeks and Persians.
The first dog to gain notoriety for the United States, was Stubby, who was named so because of his short stocky build. In WWI, he alerted troops by detecting gas attacks, giving them time to put on their gas masks, thus saving numerous American lives. Many times, he also ran down German soldiers, forcing them into a position to surrender. By the war's end, he had been promoted to sergeant and was awarded 10 medals, some personally by General "Black Jack" Pershing.
Recognizing the war talents of dogs, the U.S. Army established the K-9 corps on March 13, 1942. Dogs were trained as sentries, scouts, messengers and mine detectors.
One of the most famous of all these war dogs, was Chips, a German shepherd who served with the Third Infantry Division. He saw action in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany. Among his awards were the silver star and purple heart and he was personally thanked by General Dwight Eisenhower. Later, the Commander of the Order of the Purple Heart took away Chip's medal saying, " It was demeaning to American servicemen to have a dog wear a purple heart."


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Last summer months vacation, a couple of friends and i went to Qingdao to journey, which gave us an amazing experience. We bought up earlier while in the morning to begin our journey to Laoshan Mou...
We bought up earlier while in the morning to begin our journey to Laoshan Mountain from trump international beach resort. As soon as we arrived, we heard the bubbling of the creek. Searching from a length, a glittering white strip came into my perspective, so I went ahead to take a near search. A clear stream lied before me, and i put my fingers into it, a sense of cool got by means of my human body. Right after we took footwear and socks off, we went into your stream to enjoy with drinking water, just as if we were nonetheless little little ones. Then we picked some sleek pebbles and held them with us.
However, the greater gorgeous surroundings was within the mountain, so we decided to conquer it. Viewing from afar, we could see that the mountain was in abundance of aged bushes. Some ranges had been mild, but some ended up steep. The substantial mountain failed to scare us absent. Quite the opposite, we had sufficient courage to challenge it. When climbing the mountain, I loved improved landscapes than during the mountain foot. Interestingly, I discovered that cicadas there cries in a different way from cicadas in different places. Finally we attained the summit from the mountain. A stone lion crouched on the mountaintop, with its mouth completely open. Not much, a fall was roaring, much like the appears of waves. No surprise which the fall is known as Wave Tone Drop(Chaoyin Drop in Chinese). After we passed a number of much more rocks, we could see the source with the fall. It had been a lake, when flowing along the rocks, the autumn was shaped. All the website visitors appreciated that very a great deal.
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I have had a lot of questions about what my apartment building looks like, so I finally got around to taking some pictures before I left for Christmas (mostly because I was just procrastinating on packing). I live in Opera Tower, which is a (relatively) new condominium near 19th and Biscayne. It was built in 2007, has 60 floors and has a lot of vacancies – which is how I can afford to live here! This is the elevator bay on my floor. (Pictures of my apartment will be up at another time…)
This is the hallway leading down to my studio. The tower is an oval, so the units are wedged-shaped. The units on the ends of the ovals are the tw0-bedrooms, and then closer in are one bedrooms, and the studios are in the middle, near the elevators. Theoretically. I think that my floor is all studios, except for the end units. Because my unit is only one unit away from the end. I don't know. I really don't know anything. This is actually all just me making stuff up, in case you couldn't tell!
Once you take the elevator down to the ground floor, this is where you come out in the lobby! Through those doors you can see the security desk. That's where you pick up packages, call down to have them buzz people in, pester when the pool is closed, etc.
Elevator bay, facing the other direction. On the other side of that glass is the valet circle.
And here is the lobby…
…decorated for Christmas of course!
View back to the elevator bay (through those double doors) from the center of the lobby.
Yup…that's where I live!
I love the floor tiles…
This is outside, the valet desk and the valet circle. This is the first time since I moved in that there haven't been big yellow signs up. They were doing construction out in front of my building for weeks. Planting palm trees, paving the road, stuff like that. I'm glad its over with. My heels always got dusty on the way to work. Or muddy.
And this is the view of the tower from the outside, standing right outside and looking up.
And, heeeere's the parking garage. Lots of pretty planter boxes. There are no basements or below-ground parking garages in Florida…if you are wondering why, please view my post on RAIN in FLORIDA. Sheesh.
Here is the ground floor/lobby/valet circle of the tower. Right behind the police car is how I walk to work…come down out of the valet circle, cross the street right by that car, then walk down the sidewalk to where I am standing taking in this picture…
(North Bayshore is a loop/split road kind of, it V's around my building, one side runs back towards Biscayne and the other runs along the water)
…then if you spin on the spot, you are looking at my work building, the Grand! That's how close it is. Takes me thirty seconds to walk to work. Saves me a bundle on gas and parking, that's for sure! The Grand has beautiful Christmas decorations, but those will have to come later!


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The budget deadline for the city of Lansing is just one day away. City council finalized their budget, which now goes to the mayor for either his approval or veto.
City Council's plan for erasing the $5.5 million deficit is a little different than the mayor's. Rather than raising customer fees for hydrants and streetlights, they've proposed a one percent increase on b-w-l's revenue payment to the city –a plan Mayor Virg Bernero says he can live with.
"The approach that I recommended would pass constitutional muster. The approach that they are recommending, moving to the board of water and light return on equity, is another way to go. I'm open to that," said Bernero.
Still, he says, his original idea has Lansing's support.
"The people aren't against this. My phone's not ringing off the hook. The neighborhood meetings I've been to people understand completely. I hate to have to ask them to pay more, but we're talking about an average of 46 dollars a year. It is pennies a day –for what –quality of life, to keep the street lights on and to keep the city solvent," said Bernero.
It's the smaller cuts the council's recommended that Bernero takes issue with, like eliminating $43 thousand from Lansing's "sister city" and faith based programs, and $400 thousand for economic development.
Bernero says those programs, among others council intends to cut are vital to Lansing, and that council is using them for political leverage.
"This is nothing but gamesmanship, those are examples of non-starters, really just ridiculous things, just intended as insults to the mayor," said Bernero.
The mayor says the council has proposed those same cuts in the past, and his response hasn't changed.
"Typically it's been with a four letter word, veto. I hate to have to do that, but of course it's part of my job," said Bernero.
He can't officially veto until after the meeting tomorrow, and with council's power to override his veto, the budget issue is far from over.
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Missouri Child Custody and Support Guidelines:
If the parents can't reach a mutual agreement concerning custody of the children, the court shall determine custody based on the best interests of the child, considering all relevant factors including:
- The wishes of the parents concerning custody and the proposed parenting plan submitted by both parties;
- The needs of the child for a frequent, continuing and meaningful relationship with both parents and the ability and willingness of parents to actively involved in meeting the needs of the child;
- The relationship of the child with parents, siblings, and any other person who may significantly affect the child's best interests;
- Which parent is more likely to allow the child frequent, continuing and meaningful contact with the other parent;
- The adjustment of the child to the child's home, school, and community;
- The mental and physical health of all individuals involved, including any history of abuse of any individuals involved;
- The intention of either parent to relocate the principal residence of the child; and
- The wishes of a child as to the child's custodial parent.
When determining custody, there shall be no preference given to either parent in the awarding of custody because of that parent's age, sex, or financial status, nor because of the age or sex of the child. [Based on Missouri Revised Statutes, Sections 452.375]
The courts use the "Income Shares" model for child support, meaning that the level of support is based on the combined income of both parents. The Missouri child support guidelines contain specific, descriptive and numeric criteria which will result in a computation of the support obligation. Child support that will be ordered, based on the Schedule of Basic Child Support Obligation . [Based on Missouri Revised Statutes, Sections 452.340 and 452.335]


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The rabbinate is not known as a path to riches. But for several Israeli rabbis, it is just that. The ten wealthiest Israeli rabbis own a combined fortune of over $620 million, according to a recent ranking by Forbes Israel.
Rabbi Pinchas Abuhatzeira is Israel's richest rabbi by a long shot, with an estimated net worth of about $367 million. At 36 years old, he is also the youngest rabbi on the list. He inherited a massive fortune and a large following from his father, Rabbi Elazar Abuhatzaeira, who was murdered in 2011. The elder Abuhatzeira was stabbed to the death by a mentally disturbed follower to whom he had previously given marital advice. Superstar rabbis like Abuhatzeira can collect large sums in return for advice, blessings, amulets, and attending their followers' family events.
The father and son aren't the only wealthy members of the family. Pinchas' uncle Rabbi Yekutiel Abuhatzeira is Israel's ninth wealthiest rabbi, with over $7 million, and his uncle David Hai Abuhatzeira appeared on the list last year. His cousin, rabbi and kabbalist Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto (No. 7 on the list), is one of Israel's most highly sought-after rabbis and directs an international network of yeshivas and charities. The police have also taken an interest in Pinto, investigating his finances and questionable real estate deals. Pinto and the three Abuhatzeiras are direct descendants of the famed Sephardi religious leader, the Baba Sali, who died in 1984 but is still widely revered in Israel.
The Abuhatzeiras are not the only wealthy rabbinic family in Israel. Two members of the Ifargan family made it onto Forbes' list: Rabbi Yaakov Israel Ifargan (No. 5) and his sister Rebbetzin Bruria Zvuluni (No. 10), the sole woman on the list. Popularly known as the "X-ray" rabbi, Ifargan supposedly can read people's minds. Like Rabbi Pinto, Ifargan advises some of Israel's most important businessmen and politicians – for a fee. The "X-ray" rabbi and his sister, who is sometimes known as "the CT", collectively own for than $30 million.
Two Hasidic leaders also made it onto the list: the Gur Rebbe (No. 2) and the Belz Rebbe (No. 3). Both lead powerful Hasidic movements that were decimated during the Holocaust, but are now growing in population – and wealth.
While a few ultra-Orthodox rabbis have done quite well for themselves, the majority of their flock lives below the poverty line. Nor are all Israeli rabbis as wealthy as these 10 well-heeled rabbis – most make modest salaries.
No word yet on when we can expect a list of America's wealthiest rabbis.
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Washington has its first state-certified lab to test marijuana.
The Yakima laboratory received state authorization late Wednesday. It's run by testing company Analytical 360, which says it plans to open the 22,000-square-foot lab on Monday.
Several other companies are on the cusp of certification, the state Liquor Control Board says.
The board is setting up a highly regulated market requiring independent labs to test marijuana for potency and contaminants and submit their findings to a state system that is tracking the drug from seed to sale.
"It's going to make sure the consumers have a safe product," said Ed Stremlow, chief operating officer of Analytical 360.
Labels will tell customers the potency of the pot and pot-infused food they are buying. The products won't make it to the shelves at all if testing deems them unsafe because of mold or other microbes, pesticides used in growing, or solvents used in processing.
More than 40 applicants have received state licenses to grow or process weed. Some of them are Analytical 360 customers that should be ready for their first products to be tested as soon as two weeks from now, Stremlow said.
The company founded by Stremlow and four partners has been testing medical marijuana since 2011 in Seattle and now has 13 other employees. It opened a new lab in Seattle on May 1 and plans to seek certification for that facility, too.


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Snow: December 3rd-14th
Theme: Winter and Snow
Class Description: The month of December brings several changes. From colder temperatures to snowy days, there are so many fun and exciting things that may come with this time of year. Snow clothes, playing outside, counting snowflakes are all activities that we will be singing about during the month.
Musical Elements: Melodic repetition, steady beat, pitch matching, pitch exploration.
Academic Skills: Listening, focusing, contributing to a discussion, anecdotal recall, and participation in discussions related to the changing environment, weather, seasonal activities and seasonal foods.
Snow Songs
Dance Like Snowflakes
(Sung to the tune of Are You Sleeping?)
Dance like snowflakes,
Dance like snowflakes,
In the air,
In the air,
Whirling, twirling snowflakes,
Whirling, twirling snowflakes,
Here and there, here and there
2 Little Snowflakes
Way up high in the winter sky,
2 little snowflakes caught my eye.
Down to the ground they fell without a sound,
Before very long it was snowing all around!
I'm a Little Snowman
(Sung to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot)
I'm a little snowman short and fat,
Here is my scarf and here is my hat.
When the snow is falling, come and play,
Build a snowman every day!
The Snowball
(A diatonic scale song)
I made myself a snowball,
Just as perfect as could be,
I thought I'd keep it for a pet,
And take it home with me!
I gave it some pajamas,
And a pillow for its head,
Then last night it ran away,
But first it wet my bed!
Pudgie Little Snowman
(A diatonic scale song)
A pudgie little snowman
Had a little carrot nose
Along came a bunny
And what do you suppose.
That hungry little bunny
Who was looking for some lunch
Ate that little snowman's nose
Nibble, Nibble, CRUNCH
(Sung to The Farmer In The Dell)
The frost is on the roof (point hands over head)
The frost is on the ground (point to the floor)
The frost is on the window (make a window with your hands)
The frost is all around (make large circles with hands)
Snowflakes Falling Down
(Sung to Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Snowflakes falling down
Falling to the ground
Big white fluffy flakes
That do not make a sound
(Sung to Sailing, Sailing)
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Falling to the ground
Each one rests so gently
They never make a sound
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Are so pure and white
The special thing about them is
No two are alike
Poems and Movement Activities
I Am a Snowman
I am a snowman made of snow,
I stand quite still at 10-below.
I have two apples for my eyes,
And a big brown coat about this size.
I have a scarf that's warm and red,
And a funny hat upon my head.
I have a carrot for my nose,
And worn out shoes that make my toes.
The sun is coming out, OH DEAR!
The sun is melting me, I fear!
Oh, my, I was so nice and round,
Now I'm a puddle on the ground.
Dress-Up Poem
The day is cloudy and the wind is bold,
Dress up warmly, you mustn't get cold!
Put on your coat and zip it up tight,
Put on your left boot, put on your right,
Put on your scarf and put on your hat,
Put on your mittens, and clap, clap, clap!
Go outside and play and play.
Come back inside, and then we'll say-
Take off your coat that was zipped up tight,
Take off you left boot, take up your right,
Take off your scarf, take off your hat,
Take off your mittens, and then take a nap!
Making A Snowperson
Roll it, roll it, get a pile of snow. (make rolling motion)
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling we will go.
Pat it, pat it, face it to the south. (patting motion)
Now my little snowperson's done, eyes, nose and mouth (point to each)
Snowflake, Snowflake
Snowflake, Snowflake, twirling around
Snowflake, Snowflake, land on the ground,
Snowflake, Snowflake, tickle my nose,
Snowflake, Snowflake, land on my toes,
Snowflake, Snowflake, melt away,
Please come back another day!
Three little zippers on my snowsuit, (hold up three fingers)
Fasten up as snug as snug can be.
It's a very easy thing as you can see
Just zip, zip, zip! (do three zipping motions)
I work the zippers on my snowsuit.
Zippers really do save time for me
I can fasten them myself with one, two, three.
Just zip, zip, zip! (do three zipping motions)


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POLK COUNTY (WxOW) --- The Polk County Sheriff confirms that the key for the vehicle that 2-year-old Isaiah Theis was located in, was found in the trunk with him.
A pastor for the family told media over the weekend, that the keys were found with the boy.
The Polk County Sheriff's office says they do not normally comment on open investigations, but did want to confirm this was accurate information out there.
Regarding a time of death, the Midwest Medical Examiners Office says it is not possible to know an exact time.
Examiner office officials do say, that changes to Isaiah's body were consistent with him dying soon after the time he was last know to be alive.
Isaiah Theis was found dead in the trunk of a car on his family's property last week after hours of searching for the missing boy.
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By Mike Fletcher
Tribune staff writer
A 17-year-old Northwestern High School student was killed after the car he was driving collided with a mail truck at Davis and Smith roads Wednesday evening.
Kokomo police said Kalin D. Storie initially was flown by helicopter to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne for treatment after the 5:09 p.m. crash. He died late Wednesday as a result of his injuries.
Police Capt. Brian Thompson said Storie was driving east on Smith Road in a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire and collided with a GMC mail truck traveling south on Davis Road. The driver of the truck was not seriously injured. A preliminary report indicated Storie initially stopped at the stop sign then continued through the intersection into the path of the truck.
A junior at Northwestern, Storie played on the football team, ran track and was an honor student, Northwestern High School Principal Al Remaly said.
"He was a very well-rounded kid," said Remaly. "Everyone loved him."
"Last night we had a prayer vigil with around 200 parents, kids and community members," Remaly said. "It really helped the students prepare themselves for what's coming."
Remaly said Thursday morning was difficult for Northwestern students and staff.
"We had six to eight youth pastors talking to the kids. The school community pulled together really well. It's just amazing what they've done."
Storie's death marks the third tragic death of a Northwestern student in the last year.
Former student Tanner Barton died last April, former student Blake Taylor died in a car crash on his way back to college after Christmas break and now Storie, said Remaly.
"It's been one of those years you hope to never experience again."


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Rec it to the top.
Question to begin the discussion: Which rookie drafted in 2012 will be the first to receive a First Team All-Pro selection? Choose carefully. The knee jerk reaction is Luck or RGII, but remember that this designation only goes to the best in the entire league at a given position. For the purpose of this discussion, kickers and punters cannot be included.
Here's a link to this year's selections.


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Franchise tag is a tool for GMs to keep a player for another year without having to commit to a multi-year contract. Last year's tag went to Pat McAfee.
2011 - Peyton Manning
2008 - Dallas Clark
2007 - Dwight Freeney
Unrestricted Free Agents
Pat Angerer, Antoine Bethea, Ahmad Bradshaw, Deion Branch, Pat Mcafee, Donald Brown, Sergio Brown, Kavell Conner, Vontae Davis, Abrayo Franklin, Jeff Linkenbach, Ricardo Matthews, Fili Moala, Mike McGlynn, Cassius Vaughn, Lawrence Sidbury, Adam Vinateri
Who's it going to be?
I think it'll be Bethea or Vinateri


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PHOTO CALL: Ann Crumb, Kevin Earley and Jenny Gelwick Cruise Sunset Boulevard in Denver
By Matthew Blank
Tony Award nominee Ann Crumb (Anna Karenina, Aspects of Love) dons Norma Desmond's turban in the Denver-area regional premiere of Sunset Boulevard at the Arvada Center. The production also stars Kevin Earley (Broadway's Les Misérables, Tale of Two Cities) as Joe, Jenny Gelwick as Betty Schaefer and Stephen Day as Max.
Based on the 1950 Billy Wilder movie with the same title, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, tells the tragic tale of has-been silent film star, Norma Desmond—stalled in the past and isolated in her dilapidated mansion—and her entanglement with a young screenwriter, Joe Gillis.
The show, which opened on Broadway in 1994, has not been seen in the Denver area since 1996 when the national touring production was launched from the Temple Buell Theatre.
Here is a look at the staging:
The production runs through Oct. 10. For tickets, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200, log on to arvadacenter.org or visit the Arvada Center box office at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO.
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Posted in: Mashup, Pop | No Comments | March 30, 2012
DJ Masa recently started an exciting new series known as MWM – Masa's Weekly Mashup. For week #2, Masa brings us a sexy mashup of U-KISS's "Neverland" and Jennifer Lopez's "On The Floor" featuring Pitbull – appropriately titled "On The Neverland."
Masa has taken the instrumental of "On The Floor" and layered the vocals of both songs in a surprisingly well blended mash-up! You get a little bit of both songs, but mostly the full blown club banging beat of "On The Floor."
It's a great mashup -
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Researchers collate a list of the 100 most rare and unique avian species facing extinction.
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Zebras evolved stripes to prevent pesky biting flies from landing on them, a study finds.
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Invasive snakes in Florida show evidence of a compass sense they use to navigate back to home territory.
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Antarctic moss beds that have been frozen for more than 1,500 years yield plants that can be brought back to life in the lab.
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The gene behind a butterfly's mimicry; the evolution of adipose fins; bacteria and bowel cancer; plants lacking plastid genomes
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Fish with complex light-emitting photophore patterns may be primed to split into new species.
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First Ancient North American genome; cannabinoids connect hunger with olfaction and eating; biotechs explore crowdfunding; confronting creationism
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DNA sequencing study reveals a new river dolphin species in South America.
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June 15, 2010 at 3:48 pm , by Chelsea Rae Simmons
Hi ladies, I'm Chelsea, the new fashion and beauty intern at LHJ, and I'm here to give you the scoop on a cool new jewelry DIY tool.
Love Heals launched its custom Design Studio so would-be designers like me (seriously, it's crazy how much I spend on beads and chains), can design the perfect piece of jewelry without actually having to make it.
You can choose from a selection of charms, pendants and strands to create anything from a simple cord necklace (like this pretty number I made, at right) to a pair of lavish pearl chandelier earrings. After you submit and purchase your design, your jewelry is handcrafted by their California-based artisan team and sent to you in two weeks. The Design Studio is easy to navigate and use and it's not too expensive: A custom piece of jewelry can cost you less than $100—my necklace clocks in at $90.
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Barring something miraculous during the playoffs, Zaire Williams won't match the eye-popping stats he produced last season when he rushed for over 1,600 yards and reached the end zone 28 times as a member of the Cherokee High School football team. Gone are the days when he gets the ball 25 times a game and is relied on the carry the load for an offense.
And Williams is OK with that.
What matters to him is winning football games and that's something he helped Timber Creek do Friday night when he rushed for two scores – including a 52-yard rush midway through the fourth quarter that sealed a 19-6 win over Seneca.
"It's great," Williams said of his role on the Chargers' offense. "We got great backs on the team and a lot of good play-makers on the team. I don't mind playing along and doing my part. If I got to block, I will block. Whatever it takes to win I am down to do."
Williams, who transferred to Timber Creek last winter, finished with 10 carries for 98 yards. He has been seeing around that many touches each game as part of a loaded backfield that includes Khalil Pierce and Bryce Shade. The Chargers also spread teams out with a shot-gun passing game that features plenty of throws.
The beauty of head coach Rob Hinson's offense is that it keeps all of the running backs both fresh and hungry. Williams' fresh legs were put on display with four minutes left in the fourth quarter with the Chargers clinging to a 13-6 lead. Williams took the carry, got outside and ran past opposing defenders down the sideline for the score.
"It was a great run, great blocking," said Williams. "I just took off and never looked back."
Stinson said both Williams and Pierce have accepted their roles knowing that the big picture is all about winning games, and eventually a championship.
"What (having Williams) does, now neither one of those guys really get tired," said Hinson. "We have Khalil who runs just as well and then you have Zaire, so neither one of those guys has to take the 20-25 carries a game. You have two backs that are fresh at the end of the game, which really helps."
Williams' first touchdown came with 5:32 left in the first half when he took a handoff on fourth-and-goal from the 1 and went to his left for a touchdown. Timber Creek stretched the advantage to 13-0 on its first series of the third quarter when Dan Williams hit Dajaun Drennon on a 7-yard slant and Drennon broke past a defender and took it to the end zone for a 24-yard score.
The other big development was the status of Greg Webb, who took the field for the first time this season after recovering from a knee injury. Webb played a limited role—just four series on defense—but gave the Chargers a nice boost in their interior defense. Webb—who is heading to the University of North Carolina next fall—is one of the top defenders in South Jersey and will make the Chargers that much more dangerous when they open the Group 3 playoffs in two weeks.
"It worked out perfectly for us," Hinson said. "I didn't want to use him any more. I was going to limit his reps so he got enough to get a taste of it. He did real well using his hands. … We have two weeks now to get him in even better shape.
Meanwhile, for Williams, getting to compete in the playoffs is what he has been thinking about since joining Timber Creek.
"It's great to be in playoffs again," Williams said. "I haven't been in since my sophomore year so, I want to play hard and get this championship."


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Update: Thanks to quick help from staff at the Colorado Dept. of Education, I can tell you that Colorado public school agencies spent $7.9 million in 2008-09, and at least $6.9 million in 2009-10, on "tuition paid to private schools or non-approved agencies." Now to figure out if that changes the nuance of CEA's opposition to a private school tax credit program.
Hey, there, don't look now, but I think there's something behind you… like the bogeyman!! Not really, it's just the impression I got from reading yesterday's Colorado Independent story titled "Colorado private school vouchers are back, disguised as tax credits." (H/T Complete Colorado) You've got to watch out for those pesky vouchers in disguise. You never know what they might sneak around to do: haunt your house (Vouchergeist!), drink your blood (Vouchers or Vampires?), or worst of all, maybe steal some of your Legos!
About that story in the Independent, guess what? Did you know that teachers unions and public school establishment groups are opposed to private school choice? I had no idea before reading it that groups like the Colorado Education Association or Colorado Association of School Boards might not like Rep. Spencer Swalm and Sen. Kevin Lundberg's House Bill 1048 (PDF), which would provide modest relief in the form of tax credits for families who pay for private school tuition or home school expenses.
Ok, time to get less silly. I'm glad to see the Left-leaning Independent acknowledge the plain truth that the proposal would save the state money during these tight budget times — much like a somewhat similar tuition tax credit proposal put forth by my Education Policy Center friends as part of the Citizens' Budget. But a couple of other points in the article deserve a response, like this one:
School districts would lose per pupil funding tied to student registration when students failed to enroll. Currently that funding averages $6,822 though it is likely to see cuts this year as in years previous. The report noted the school districts would see a loss of student enrollment and, as a result, a reduction in full time employees.
Yes, the story got the Per Pupil Revenue (PPR) figure essentially right. However:
- PPR is a term referenced in the School Finance Act that includes the main part, but not all, of school operating budgets — Colorado K-12 receives somewhere around $10,000 per student.
- It's not accurate to say PPR cuts are expected as in "years" previous — PPR was cut last year (singular) but otherwise has gone up year-after-year, especially since Amendment 23.
- A loss in student enrollment through HB 1048′s tax credit bill would ensure greater revenue remains with school districts on a per-student basis, addressing concerns about "fixed costs."
We all care primarily about what's best for students first and trust parents overwhelmingly to make the best decisions about schooling, right? I mean, we're more concerned about that than ensuring the maximum number of K-12 union employees? Right? Next up is this quote from the state's teachers union spokesperson:
"[The bill is] just exactly like a voucher except that they would give a citizen a tax credit on their income tax," [CEA member communications director Jeanne] Beyer said. "We are basically opposed to spending tax dollars on private schools, private or religious. We have nothing against private schools, nothing against religious schools, nothing against home schooling. We just don't think that we should be spending tax money on them." [emphasis added]
Is CEA really opposed to spending any and all tax dollars on private schools, whether religious or independent? If so, they might make a fuss about the fact that school districts currently spend taxpayer funds on private school tuition and services, particularly for students with special needs. I'd be interested to find out how much is spent on that each year. I'd also be interested to know if CEA is really opposed to spending all tax dollars on private schools, or only opposed to individuals directing their own tax dollars to empower a student to attend a private school of their choice.
Neat article, if a bit needlessly scary. Perhaps someone else writing about this topic might be interested in discussing it from the angle of control. Fight the power, right? Don't you think it seems at least legitimately worth further investigation?
7 Responses to "Colorado Voucher Bogeyman Story Makes Me Laugh… and Ask Serious Questions"
Christine Shock on 19 Jan 2011 at 10:04 pm #
I don't think that Colorado taxpayers should have to pay for ANY religious education tuition, period….If you want your child in a school with religious instruction, you should do what my blue collar working class parents did…pay for it yourself.
Eddie on 20 Jan 2011 at 11:49 am #
But do you think a Colorado taxpayer should receive a tax credit up to the amount he owes the state to go toward a child's legitimate educational expenses, whether religious or not? Because even the proposal in HB 1048 would at best only offset some of the tuition cost for a student. It's an interesting debate.
Jerry Kelley on 27 Jan 2011 at 12:27 am #
If I heard the argument correctly, I think I heard, "We should not pay for religious instruction at all, because religious instruction is only superstition." While it is definitely a shame to program children with falsehoods, isn't that what taxpayers are supporting in our public schools that exclude teaching scientific problems in evolution. Dr. Michael Denton's book: "Evolution a Theory in Crisis," explains it well and he's an agnostic biochemist. Oh yes, there's the politically correct historical revisionists also teaching slanted views of American history that leave children with false notions as well. Check out "wallbuilders.com" Did anyone see "Expelled – No intelligence allowed" when it came out 2 years ago? And we think we are a free people operating in an academic free environment.
Jerry Kelley, PE
BS in Biomedical Engineer
MS in Scientific Instrumentation
Ed is Watching » Let Title I Money Follow the Child and Other Creative School Choice Ideas on 07 Feb 2011 at 12:44 pm #
[...] choice enhancements. Today in the Colorado legislature we have a big hearing on House Bill 1048, which would provide tax credit relief for parents who switch students to private or home [...]
Ed is Watching » Opponent Arguments Batted Down, HB 1048 Stuck in Legislative Sausage Maker on 10 Feb 2011 at 5:33 pm #
[...] few weeks ago I told you about the "voucher bogeyman" fearmongering around Colorado House Bill 1048 (PDF) [...]
FOX 31 Fair and Balanced on Education? We Report, You Decide Part Two | Education Policy Center on 05 May 2011 at 6:15 pm #
[...] then would it be to learn, that according to Colorado Department of Education accountants, "Colorado public school agencies spent $7.9 million in 2008-09, and at least $6.9 million in 2… Why not object to that? Because in those cases that money is directed by school districts, most [...]
Ed is Watching » Another Colorado "Edu-Trial" Opens Today: Defending Dougco Choice from Injunction on 03 Aug 2011 at 11:24 am #
[...] according to the Colorado Department of Education, $7-8 million a year of tax dollars is spent on "tuition paid to private schools or non-approved agencies." If she has heard of direct placements or contract schools, she is pretending like they don't [...]


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The four-week moving average of initial jobless claims rose 2.5% to a seasonally adjusted 558,000 in the week ended Dec. 20 from the previous week's revised average of 544,250, the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
Total initial jobless claims (not the four-week average) jumped 5.4% to a seasonally adjusted 586,000 in the week ended Dec. 20 from the previous week's revised figure of 556,000, according to the department. Bloomberg reported the number was greater than the 558,000 median estimate of 32 forecasts it tracked in a survey.
Initial claims represent those people filing for unemployment benefits.