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ESPN is reporting that the Nuggets reached an agreement in principle Tuesday night on a five-year, $34 million contract with Al Harrington, outbidding Dallas in the process. Despite the poor early trend, it looks like the Western powers are slowly adding some nice pieces. Childress in Phoenix, Jefferson in Utah, Chandler in Dallas, and now Harrington in Denver. Obviously, Harrington won't do much to replace Martin or Andersen's defense, rebounding, thuggishness, or tattoos. But when Martin and Anderson get healthy again, he will be a very interesting addition. A lineup with Lawson/Billups, Smith, Melo, Harrington, and Nene/Anderson would be very potent... and very volatile.


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Presentation Types
Forum Sessions
Roundtable Discussions
Poster Sessions
Learning Center Courses
Forums are one-hour sessions that form the core of the conference offerings. More than 200 forums are scheduled over the three and a half days of the conference. Forums are intended for approximately 50-75 participants and typically include multiple presenters. Some of the best forums provide perspectives from different institutions or college divisions. Presenters are expected to engage participants in meaningful learning experiences using a variety of interactive learning techniques, to provide handouts, and to respond to follow-up requests for information.
Forums are provided, at no charge, with a microphone, screen, a video data projector (also known as a LCD or PowerPoint Projector) and internet connection. Additional AV equipment (i.e. VCR, overhead projector, TV) must be requested prior to the conference and will be the financial responsibility of the presenter.
Sample Forum Session Descriptions
Realizing Vision and Values: Embracing Diversity as a Strategic Priority
Share the exciting odyssey of Moraine Valley Community College (Palos Hills, IL) in its six-year quest for a diverse and inclusive environment. Discover how the college recognized the need for a new strategic priority, built consensus among faculty and staff, engaged students, and developed a diversity plan, the commitment to which has led today to the selection of three key projects for AQIP reaccreditation. Furthermore, participants will learn how to develop the necessary components for a diversity plan to take back home.
Finding the Perfect Match: Learning Styles, Personality Types, and the Learning Environment
Come learn how to explore the personality type and learning style of your students using free, online tools. Then learn how to use this information to provide a learning environment that addresses all students' needs in both online and face-to-face settings.
Roundtable discussions are one-hour sessions that offer more personal and interactive venues for the exploration of strategic issues in each of the Innovations streams. Approximately 120 roundtables will be held over the course of the conference. Roundtables accommodate up to 12 participants and are limited to two presenters. They are particularly well-suited for exploring narrowly focused topics and for small group interchange.
Roundtables cannot accommodate equipment other than a laptop computer provided by the Presenter. There will be no Internet connection or electrical supply available and all laptops need to be battery operated. Flip charts will be available upon request if made prior to the conference.
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There is No Box: Creating and Funding a Technology Facility That Serves Instruction, and Beyond
Providing students with relevant instructional equipment has always been a challenge. Faculty members teaching technology compete for a share of the college instructional budget. This session will describe the development of the
Digital Media Design Center at Frederick Community College, a unique collaboration of marketing, college and community service, four-year college partnerships, and instruction. Outside funding from a wide range of sources provides equipment and staff far beyond the limitations of the instructional budget. Learn how this model can be applied to your program.
Increasing Learning With In-class Response Systems
This presentation will discuss strategies for using electronic response systems. Topics covered include how a variety of systems work, pedagogical benefits of using the systems, guidelines for creating questions, examples of question styles, solutions to common problems with the systems, possibilities for student academic dishonesty, and a summary of student evaluations and performance from several years of experience using various systems in lectures ranging from 40 to 170 students.
Poster Session presentations provide the opportunity for participants to make brief remarks, share information, and answer questions about the presentation topic. Poster Session presentations take the form of exhibits and are delivered primarily through the use of visual displays. Presenters must arrange for their own display materials, including hardware and software. The conference will provide, at no charge, a 6' table, and a 4X8 self-standing tack board for each accepted Poster Session presentation. Please note: Poster Session presentations are not provided AV equipment nor access to electrical receptacles; presenters may arrange and pay for electrical outlet access if they choose. Conference participants will be free to move from one presentation to another during the Poster Session. Presenters are encouraged to have ample handout materials available for participants.
Sample Poster Session Descriptions
How to Design a Service-Learning Fact Sheet
This poster presentation will illustrate how to successfully design a service-learning fact sheet. Key points will define service learning, identify benefits of service learning, and explain what students can expect in a service learning class. Participants will learn how to use the fact sheet as a marketing tool to attract both students and faculty to engage in service learning and how to design and incorporate a service learning fact sheet into their own learning signature.
Using Life Skills Courses to Connect to the Campus
As community colleges seek to link developmental courses with content-area courses, the portfolio-based class visitation project links the college success curriculum to other academic departments and faculty. This provides
students an opportunity for practical application of the skills taught in the course and gives faculty a chance to learn more about the college success course. The project also affords participating faculty the opportunity to promote their courses and discipline.
Learning Center Courses are three- or six-hour workshops, held in one-day and multi-day formats, on some of the latest innovations being used in community colleges. These courses augment the conference program by providing in-depth exposure to specific topics in each of the seven conference streams and by linking participants with a community of learners who share common interests. Attendees receive certificates of completion for completing Learning Center Courses and can expect to take home a body of practical knowledge and applications. Selection of these courses is very competitive and is based on course content and thoroughness of the proposed course design. Lecture-only presentations are not accepted.
Sample Learning Center Course Descriptions
Using Podcasting to Revitalize Your Classes and Change Your Life
Participants will actively participate in the creation and publication of a podcast based on a lively and entertaining discussion of the use, and misuse, of technology in the classroom. Participants will learn the easiest methods for including this soon-to-be essential technology into their own coursework, thereby revitalizing their lectures and making self-assessment fun and painless in the process. Using a laptop computer, desktop microphone and Apple's free iLife suite of applications, the facilitator will engage the audience in a lively discussion of how they use technology in the classroom, including cautionary tales they may have regarding the practices and pitfalls of today's digital higher education environment. We will edit the recorded session together, add music and still images with a digital camera, and publish the resulting podcast to the web for all to access. PowerPoint-style presentations and printed handouts will punctuate the session so participants will be able to recreate the techniques in their own classrooms.
The Institutional Portfolio Model to Assess General Education Learning Outcomes
This workshop will present a comprehensive overview of a performance-based general education assessment model. Expected student outcomes, assessment methods, and institutional standards will be discussed. Participants will work in small assessment teams to evaluate actual samples of student work using the model's holistic scoring rubrics. Seybert will begin the workshop with a description of the critical steps in designing and implementing an outcomes assessment model and the major methodologies and processes available to assess student learning outcomes. He will then provide a history and description of the design and implementation of the Institutional Portfolio Model for assessment of general education outcomes. Participants will then be divided into small assessment teams and will have hands-on experience with scoring actual student artifacts using the model's holistic scoring rubrics. The teams will report the results of their assessment experience to the group at large and the exercise will be repeated. Time will be allowed throughout the workshop for participant questions and dialogue. The workshop will be comprised of lecture, discussion, hands-on small group exercises, participant reporting of small group assessment results, and audience questions and dialogue. The handouts will include copies of the slides used during the presentation as well as a complete set of detailed general education learning outcomes, scoring rubrics, faculty established institutional standards, and samples of student artifacts.
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Kudos to La Jolla's Quint Gallery
Kudos to Mark Quint for the new look at Quint Gallery, which has been part of the La Jolla art scene for more than 30 years. When the gallery moved to the spot previously occupied by Jane's Fabrique at 7547 Girard Ave., he installed entry mazes by San Diego artist Roman de Salvo, who graduated with an MFA from UCSD. The newest exhibition, which opens Saturday, features artwork from the estate of Manny Farber.
This weekly column gives kudos to the businesses, property owners and institutions that do their part to help make La Jolla beautiful. Send your suggestions to email@example.com
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The city's bond package includes a total of 26 major projects all over Lubbock. It ranges from streets, to parks, to the animal shelter, to public safety. Improvements the city considers a necessity, but requires your vote.
The bond election ballot has seven propositions. You will vote for each one individually by simply marking "for or against."
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The city's bond package includes seven categories. Now, the city is interested in renovations and improvements in certain areas of the city. For instance, under streets, the city wants to reconstruct the intersection of 34th and University.
The bond also includes approximately $1.4 million of improvements to the Civic Center. Also, a $1 million renovation to the Animal Shelter. If you remember, the shelter is in desperate need of a new roof and other upgrades. Two little league baseball parks, MLK and Midwest are on the list for three new baseball fields a piece for a total cost of $3.3 million.
Mike McDougal is in charge of educating the public about the bond issue. He says a Citizens Advisory Committee originally had to sort through a list that totaled an estimated cost of $75 million , but finally limited the list to projects considered the most important. "They went at this project by saying - how much capital improvement bonds can we issue without effecting the city's tax rate. That was $30 million," said McDougal.
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If each of the seven propositions pass on the bond election, NewsChannel 11 was told your taxes would not increase. "The city has bonds now. We have Capital Improvement Bonds from years past. Every year, some of those bonds get retired. These bonds are essentially replacing debt that the city already has," said McDougal.
If the bond does not pass, then the projects will not get done. City Councilman Gary Boren says they will have to look for the money elsewhere, which could effect taxes.
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Thank you so much for your continued help.
Are there photo specs for the homepage slider (normal)? When I set a photo as the featured image for the slider content, it seems to just grab the middle portion of the photo.
Hi, the normal homepage slider image size is 960×350 pixels. If you set a featured image bigger than this, WordPress will automatically resize to this size and cropping the image. For better results my advice is to resize the image in Photoshop for example and then uploading.
Best regards
How can I change the background color of the whole website from white to a sandy like gray background that YouTube has? Is it something with the CSS ? Can you please send me the code to be added?
Hi, add the following code to the Custom CSS field in the Edge admin panel and adjust the image path value:
body, #home-portfolio-title h2, #home-blog-title h2 { background: transparent url('http://www.yourdomain.com/path/to/your/image.jpg') repeat scroll center top; }
Best regards
It works, but it removed the small lines that are on the left and right side of the slider on top, and the footer at the bottom. Can I change the background and keep those lines?
I'm sorry, my mistake – it did not remove the lines. It just works perfectly well. Thanks for your help and great support. Great theme!
Is there a way to define that specific pages will not show on the top right menu of pages? Can I add a widget of pages to the footer? (but not in columns, simply next to the copyright)
Hi, you can install this plugin to enable hiding specific pages from the top nav menu.
Regarding widgets in the footer copyright area, unfortunately it isn't possible I'm afraid.
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I'd like to create a different <!
-more-> tag on a number of posts that need it.
However, when trying to do so… like: <!
-more But wait, there's more! -> or <! -more watch the video! ->
it still shows as "read more »"
How do fix this?
Thanks in advance, -Tim
Hi Tim, you've found a bug
Fortunately the fix is easy, edit the file /library/misc.php and replace the following code:
* Styles read more link
function unisphere_more_link($link) {
$link = preg_replace('/(.*?)<\/a>/im', '
' . __( 'read more »', 'unisphere' ) . '
', $link);
return $link;
add_filter( 'the_content_more_link', 'unisphere_more_link' );
* Styles read more link
function unisphere_more_link($link, $link_text) {
$link = preg_replace('/(.*?)<\/a>/im', '
$2
', $link);
$pos = strrpos($link, "(more");
if ($pos === false) {
$link = str_replace($link_text, $link_text . ' »', $link);
} else {
$link = str_replace($link_text, __( 'read more »', 'unisphere' ), $link);
return $link;
add_filter( 'the_content_more_link', 'unisphere_more_link', 10, 2 );
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That didn't work… in fact, is breaks the site.The first bit of code looks different than what you posted… This is how it looks in my misc.php file:
/** * Styles read more link */ function unisphere_more_link($link) { $link = preg_replace('/(.*?)<\/a>/im', '
' . __( 'read more »', 'unisphere' ) . '
', $link); return $link; } add_filter( 'the_content_more_link', 'unisphere_more_link' );
Seems that when I paste it and post reply the code changes a bit via the theme forest comment box…
Strange… it's adding
to the end and removing characters from within the  tags.
I went through and manually added all the stuff it was missing and removed the things it was adding. All is fine now. Thanks again.
Hey buddy, yes sometimes the ThemeForest comment system adds a few extra HTML to the raw code in set in PRE and CODE tags, but I'm happy you sorted it out
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I placed the Latest Tweets widget on one of the home page slots (one out of four), however it seems that the title of the widget is defined in H4. I defined the other titles as H3 as was in the sample data. Where can I define that the title of this widget will be h3 instead of h4? You can see it on my website at: http://www.seatid.com
Hi, instead of adding a [twitter] shortcode to the 3rd home box, add a Twitter widget to the "Home Section 3" sidebar (Appearance -> Widgets).
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to the custom CSS section didn't have any effect. Any idea why?
#footer { height: 55px; }
Adding the Twitter widget to the Home Section 3 did change the header title to H3, but now it's Blue instead of Gray. Any suggestions?
Hi, from looking at your site I noticed that when you pasted the custom css some PRE and CODE tags were added, please remove them.
To change the title color of the Twitter widget in the home section to match the other titles add the following code to the Custom CSS field:
.home-section .widget h3 { padding-bottom: 15px; color: #555; }
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How do I setup the portfolio to be sortable? I could not find this in the documentation.
Hi, edit the portfolio page and under the Edge Page Settings select the portfolio categories you want to display and make sure to leave the "Number of Portfolio items per page" field blank, see screenshot: http://screencast.com/t/5UQaodgv
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Perfect! It worked. Thank you very much for your assistance. If you have a list of portfolio websites where you showcase your theme, please feel free to feature my website http://www.seatid.com.
Hey buddy, glad it worked, and congrats on the site, looks awesome
Feel free to register an account on my support forum and add your site to the "Showcase" sub-forum.
Best regards
Hi i just bought this nice theme, first of al i would like to thank you for making it. But i have a problem unfortunately.. when i upload my theme in wordpress i get this :'' Unpacking the package…
Installing the theme…
The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.
Theme install failed. ''
I am missing the style.css It looks like it didnt came with the holl package. Can you send me the full package so i can download it again?
I hope that someone can help me!
Hi Daan, please take a look at this video: http://themeforest.net/wiki/buying/support-buying/solving-broken-theme-issues/
Best regards
Hi thank you for your response. Can you have a look at my website; www.taskventures.nl I cant fix the header, slider and the 4 text boxes so it still looks like im missing the style.css or do i miss something?
Hi, from looking at your site I see that you've activated another theme. If you want you can email me admin access to your WP installation and I'll install the theme for you.
Best regards
will it work on wp 3.3.2?
Hi, yes it will.
Best regards
in the latest portfolio items on the home page is there a way to show more than 4? perhaps 8 or 12??
1) First add the following code to the Custom CSS field in the Edge admin panel:
#home-portfolio .portfolio-4-columns-list li { margin: 0 0 50px 40px; }
#home-portfolio .portfolio-4-columns-list { padding-bottom: 20px; }
Then edit the file template_home.php and replace the following line:
$my_query = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'portfolio_cpt', 'showposts' => '4' ) );
$my_query = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'portfolio_cpt', 'showposts' => '8' ) );
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splendid thanks so much! is there a way to replace the over state of these portfolio items – instead of being a opacity filter – would it be possible to have png overlay on hover?
Best regards
yeah thought i'd be cheeky and ask instead of doin it myself
Hehe, no problem buddy
Hi, maybe I overlooked something in your documentation but I can't figure out how to remove "get in touch" form at the bottom of every page. Can you please point me in the right direction?
Hi, are you referring to the comment form that appears by default in every page/post? Could you post a link to your site so that I can take a proper look?
Best regards
I figured it out. Had to remove all "comments" related strings from PHP code.
Another question: How can I add more than one location to the map? I need to add two office locations to the map but can't achieve this through shortcode for some reason.
Thank you!
I, unfortunately you can't add more than one location to the map using the built-in theme shortcode, it just supports one location per map. One thing you can try though is to find a free plugin that may be able to do that.
Best regards
How can I add an info box (bar information box – buttontext info box) on the home page below the slider and above the 4 column info boxes? I want to add a call to action text and button. My website is: http://www.seatid.com.
Hi, you can add a bar info box as a shortcode in the home page main description field (like you would normally do in any regular page) and it will appear right below the slider.
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During the Superhero Scramble, racers of all fitness levels tear across arduous terrain littered with body- and mind-challenging obstacles. Participants must wade through mud and, to reach the finish line, persevere through a barrage of Super Slime generously donated by retired Ghostbusters.
Upon completing the race, athletes ride their endorphin high into a party stocked with ice-cold beer. There, they can mingle with other contestants, sway to live music, and see awards doled out to the fastest runners in each age bracket. Male and female Scramble Gamble contestants compete for prizes that can cover the cost of replacing the engines in their sneakers. The benefits of the race extend beyond the Gamble winners, too?the organizers donate a portion of the proceeds to charity.
Years ago, Rebecca Barborak went to a BYOB painting class and found that it combined her love for art and red wine. She decided to start her own paint-it-yourself studio, where students of all skill levels bring forth flowers, animals, and landscapes in painting classes in both BYOB and child-friendly varieties. The studio also hosts casual open sessions where visitors can work at their pace on canvas and pottery pieces. Beneath the paintings that festoon the walls and cover the dozens of mysterious safes, private parties and camps can reveal the secrets of painting.
Standing still in a cloud of free-flying butterflies, exploring the depths of a limestone cave, and gazing at the 14-foot bones of a 16,000-year-old Columbian mammoth skeleton—visitors can do all of this in just one afternoon at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Since starting in 1891 as a professor's teaching collection of fossils, minerals, and human anatomy models, the museum has transformed into the home of more than 40 million specimens, creating a library of life that features one of the world's largest collections of butterflies and moths.
Reflecting the museum's impressive collection of winged beauties, some of its exhibits focus on the butterflies and moths that, unlike humans, can survive long flights without eating a single package of peanuts. At the Butterfly Rainforest, more than 1,000 butterflies from 60 to 80 species take to the air among tropical trees, orchids, bromeliads, and waterfalls cascading into a pond that bustles with fish and turtles. Feeding stations with freshly cut fruit dot the 6,400-square-foot screened enclosure, letting guests get up close as the butterflies feast. Live butterfly releases daily at 2 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. let onlookers watch them fly into an outdoor butterfly rainforest, and among the indoor butterfly exhibits, curious audiences can peer into a rearing lab where staff unpack and sort newly arrived pupae.
Rounding out the museum's focus on Floridian biosystems, the Northwest Florida: Waterways & Wildlife exhibit invites visitors to wander through a full-scale recreation of a hammock forest, and the South Florida exhibit takes guests down the peninsula with a mangrove boardwalk and a palm-thatched Calusa leader's house. The museum's internationally acclaimed fossil collection includes highlights such as "shark jaw row," extinction dioramas, and full skeletal mounts and sculptures. Meanwhile, outside, petals unfurl in the wildflower and butterfly garden.
When golfers walk the fairways at Mark Bostick Golf Course, they're not just following the path of their ball—they're also tracing the footsteps of champions. The home of the Florida Gators' men's and women's golf teams since 1962, the Donald Ross–designed course has served as the stomping ground for five NCAA Championship teams and 21 teams that have captured SEC titles. It has also honed the game of several alumni who have gone on to win on the PGA Tour.
Though the par 70 course measures a modest 6,701 yards, its shrewd combination of contoured terrain and water hazards make it a challenging layout for golfers of all abilities. Its tree lines add to the difficulty and cast shadows over the fairways, thwarting those trying to bleach their golf balls even whiter in the sun.
After rounds, golfers can refuel with a snack from the clubhouse's snack bar. The clubhouse also features a pro shop and display cases filled with the Gators' championship trophies and the dinosaur teeth early humans used as divot tools.
Course at a Glance: * 18-hole, par 70 course * Length of 6,701 yards from the farthest tees * Course rating of 72.4 from the farthest tees * Slope rating of 128 from the farthest tees * Four tee options * Scorecard
Coon Hollo cultivates seasonally themed, hands-on agricultural experiences for visitors young and old. The family-owned property has passed through the fingers of four generations, each of which has grown up herding cattle, planting corn, and hunting down needles in haystacks as sport. In 2009, after poor weather destroyed the farm's rye crop, the family decided to repurpose that land, turning it into the Coon Hollo corn maze. The corn maze takes center stage during autumn months, supplemented by a cornucopia of other fall activities, including hayrides, a farmyard obstacle course, and a mini-golf course assembled from antique farming equipment. When fall gives way to winter, the farm hosts Christmas-themed events, complete with pictures with Santa and movies under the stars.
When Island Grove Ag Products found that they had blueberries that weren't able to be used for fresh produce, winemaker Chase Marden stepped in and, to the delight of all, started turning the berries into "Kind of Dry", "Sorta Sweet" and a Blueberry Moscato wine. Now, he runs the Island Grove Wine Company at its 10,000-square-foot winery, pressing the fruit of his labor into a lineup of vinos made from blueberries, strawberries, apples, raspberries, blackberries, and peach. While visiting the winery, guests can participate in free tastings held throughout the week, tour the facility, and stock up on bottles filled with wine from tanks just steps from the fields from which they were harvested.


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1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a rainy day with a high of 48. The evening will be cloudy with a low around 37.
2. Boabom Free Intro Class: Boston School of Boabom is offering a free intro class at noon at 33A Harvard St.
3. WorldBoston Great Decisions Series: Indonesia: Come to the BPL from 6-7:30 p.m. to learn about the emergence of Indonesia from authoritarianism into democracy.
4. Annual Newbury Street League Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony: Stop by CafeTeria at 279 Newbury St at 5 p.m. for the Annual Newbury Street Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony.
5. Billiards for Justice: Swing by Jillian's for a night of pool and social justice from 6-8 p.m.. Cost of admission is $10 for the 18-and-over crowd.


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I saw that he just had 8 receptions for 80 yards on 12 targets, albeit in a losing effort.
Last week he also had 80 yards on 4 catches. Granted it's the Jets. But then again, Geno Smith is throwing the ball, so let's just call that a wash.
I know the team is high on Woods (whom I also like) and Goodwin (I haven't seen enough of him). Plus there's the issue of playing time for Graham and the 2 former practice squadders that rumblers love.
But I can't help but feel that Nelson would've been helpful for us this season. Certainly more so than another undersized speedster.


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Trail of Tears Commemorative Bike Ride
Begins in Chattanooga, TN
The Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride begins in Chattanooga, TN and ends in Florence, AL. Learn about the history of the Trail of Tears, see the Trail firsthand, and feel the brotherhood shared by those who ride it. The Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride is the largest annual motorcycle ride in America. Accommodations, ride schedule, and event information is all available online.
It's more than just a ride, it's an experience...
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Robert Lee Smallfoot, 79, of Gothenburg, Nebraska
Robert Lee Smallfoot, 79, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died November 17, 2013 at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital in Gothenburg, NE.
He was born June 24, 1934 in Hastings, NE, son of Albert and Minnie (Roether) Smallfoot.
Bob graduated from Farnam High School with the class of 1952. He served his country in the US Army from 1956-1958. He lived in Farnam for 50 years, then moved to Gothenburg in 1988. Bob was a member of the VFW, Odd Fellows, and the Methodist Church. He worked for Monroe's Auto for 5 years, for the Lincoln County Department of Roads for 12 years, for Burlington Northern Rail Road for 11 years and as a farmer. Bob's hobbies included hunting and fishing, and watching sports, especially Michael Jordan. He liked life on the farm especially the farm animals. Friends and family were very important to Bob and he enjoyed spending time with his friends, family and grandkids.
Surviving are three sons, Rodney (Patricia) Smallfoot of Englewood, CO; Michael (Sandy) Smallfoot of Gibbon, NE; Rick Smallfoot of North Platte, NE; daughter, Debbie (Mark) Alberts of Gothenburg; seven grandchildren Ashley, Nicholas, Stephanie, Sabrina, Samantha, Justina and Lexi; 15 great grandchildren.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents Albert A. and Minnie Smallfoot and son Gary Smallfoot.
Visitation will be held at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, Nebraska; Thursday, November 21, 2013 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Services will be held at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, November 22, 2013 at 10:30 am with Pastor Larry Viter officiating.
Inurnment will take place on Friday, Nov. 22 at 1:30 pm in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska.
Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association, 105 Apache DR, Lexington, NE 68850. To sign the online guest book, go to www.blasestrauser.com.
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Sweet Hunter Demo Sweet Hunter Game Play IndieGoGo Sweet Hunter Project DustEdge offical Site
DustEdge Introduction DustEdge is an indie game developer who develops html 5 games and hopefully will bring the game to android and ios market. His dream is to become an fantastic game developer not only on the indie side. DustEdge has already created one game called "Please Save Me!" It is a free game which has already been published on chrome web store. Later it will be published on kongregate. ios and Android version will also be released later this year.
Sweet Hunter Introduction One day, black evil comes to the world. A little guy found he has a special power on the day evil came.. Evil killed lots of people, but for some reason he could not kill this little guy. From that day, this little guy was called Sweet Hunter. He's finding the way to kill the evil and also looking for who he is.
What is the current stage? We have already finished training level with some basic graphics which tells you how to play that game. The mechanism of this game is fantastic, but there is still lots of further improvements. Right now, Sweet Hunter could jump, move left and right, become bigger, crash the floor, then we will add melee attack in the future.
What's next? There will be more levels to be added. At least 4 more levels, more enemies and we will redesign the graphic in training level to make it consistent with the feeling of the game.
Why we need funding?Unique Perks**** We need fund to purchase the full license of the design tool. Also we probably need to hire someone in charge of graphics. We will buy some royalty music which fits into our game.Unique Perks For people suppurts us,a big thank to them. Also we get some more for people who contribute more, the following will be in the perk lists repectively
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It's safe to say that after approximately eight periods of getting thoroughly dominated by the New Jersey Devils, the Philadelphia Flyers are a bit frustrated. They've taken dumb penalties and it's at the point now where not only are the Devils controlling the play physically, they're controlling the Flyers mentally as well.
New Jersey has outshot Philadelphia 32-12 through two periods in Game 4, and if it weren't for goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, this game would likely be out of hand. The Devils hold the 3-2 lead where it counts, thanks to Dainius Zubrus goal late in the second.
Zubrus flubbed a puck on an initial two-on-one chance with Ilya Kovalchuk, but he was lost in defensive coverage and wound up with a wide open chance in front of Bryzgalov. It's safe to say the Philadelphia defense owes their goaltender a nice dinner, because without him, their season would be essentially over at this point.


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Sacramento Bee Columnist Dan Walters has fired off another inaccurate column that attacks our union for pressing for legal changes to speed up and streamline the teacher dismissal process to protect students and safeguard the profession.
Mr. Walters wrongly attacks educators for their support for AB 375 (Buchanan), a bill to streamline the dismissal process.
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For the second time in a week, the Sacramento Bee has misreported facts on a key educational issue.
Bee political pundit Dan Walters – like the Bee's editorial writers a few days ago – has wrongly asserted that a measure – in this case, two measures, AB 375 and AB 484 that CTA supports are not in children's best interest.
In fact, CTA is backing AB 375, a measure by Assembly Education Chair Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo), because it will protect children and safeguard the profession by speeding up disciplinary action against certificated personnel – including teachers. The bill is awaiting the governor's signature.
(In photo above from r.) Author Diane Ravitch delivered a rousing defense of public education in the state capital on Friday night. CTA Secretary Treasurer Mikki Cichocki-Semo was among the panelists who introduced. (Photo by Jose Medina)
During a powerful presentation to an estimated hundreds of educators, parents, and community members on Friday night in Sacramento, Prof. and author Diane Ravitch delivered a strident defense of public education and a formidable attack on the "corporate reformers" who seek to profit by convincing elected officials and voters that schools are not doing the job.
Ravitch, a research professor of education at New York University and a historian of education, illuminated the Memorial Auditorium near the state Capitol with her message about the deceptive attacks on public education and the "so-called" reform proposals that would cripple schools while enriching special interests.
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This is an optical illusion I created just for the hell of it. Google is a fun thing, and with the use of After Effects I have been able to create something that really relates something, even if for only a matter of nanoseconds.
What follows is nothing amazing but I believe, in some way, this simple illusion actually DOES relate to football. And not only to football, but to the Chiefs themselves.
I don't know how else to explain it. The illusion relies on the simplest of peripheral vision and changing audio (so do make sure you can see and hear well), but in the end somehow makes a point abut our Chiefs.


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This is bound to be replied to with lots of angst, but I've wanted to write about Tim Tebow for a while. First, I'm admittedly a Gators fan who has followed and cheered for the Gators and Tebow. Here's my best, and hopefully, most objective shot at reviewing Tebow's footwork and throwing motion. I've mentioned in my college reports a couple of times that I think Tebow can make the transition to NFL QB. Here's why I think that. (Some of this is reiterated from the Sam Bradford thread).
Living in the Southeast, I've watched Tebow play almost every game, and have really focused on his footwork. When you focus just on Tebow, and not the game around him, you'll notice that when everything is right regarding his footwork, his ball comes out on target, with proper velocity, and with a good spiral.
But that doesn't happen often.
Tebow does not transfer his weight properly from his back foot to his lead foot, and then follow through with his back foot in front of his lead foot. His back foot often kicks to the side. This greatly affects velocity and accuracy. It also makes his ball float at times, and effects his arm follow through, leading to a wobbly ball.
Tebow is inconsistent pointing his lead foot at his receiver. This affects accuracy. He over-steps with his lead foot, particularly when he tries to fit the ball into a tight window. This affects his velocity, and the ball either sails or he drills it into the ground in front of the receiver. All of this is able to be fixed. [Norm Chow was working on this with Jay Cutler at the 2006 Senior Bowl]
Throwing motion
A lot is going to be made about Tebow's elongated throwing motion. Here are some references to other NFL quarterbacks with awkward throwing motions or dips in their throwing motion. I apologize up front about the music with Rivers and Leftwich.
Philip Rivers 2008
Rivers holds the ball lower than most NFL QBs, though it's not as dramatic as when he was at NC State. His low hold point puts the ball into a dip on some of his throws, particularly when he's running or pressured. He snaps through his throwing motion so fast that it's not as noticable and not detrimental, but you can tell especially in this video when he's rolling left and throwing to the left.
Something to keep in mind as well: when Rivers entered the draft process, he was a second-round prospect that many disliked due to where he held the ball and throwing mechanics. After working through those issues to some degree at the Senior Bowl, he quieted enough doubters to get drafted No. 4 overall. He's worked on them enough that they are irrelevant today.
Byron Leftwich 2008
Tebow brings the ball down just as low as Leftwich does. Leftwich is more elongated from the dip point to release point. He has a classic overhead throwing motion, similar to Jim Kelly's. From that low dip point to the overhead release, it's like watching a clock hand wind. He does snap through it quick, but the motion itself hinders how fast he can cycle through.
Like his footwork, Tebow is extremely inconsistent with his throwing motion. When we talk about his elongated throwing motion, it refers to him dropping the football like a baseball pitcher, similar to Leftwich. Tebow doesn't do this for every throw. Interestingly, he throws just as well when he doesn't dip the ball as when he dips the ball.
Tebow highlights
More highlights
Good throwing motion with no dip:
Deep pass on the post vs. Vanderbilt; Throw back pass vs. FSU; Slant pass for TD vs. Alabama; Corner route to TE vs. MSU; Sideline throw to 84
Bad throwing motion with dip:
Post to Murphy in BCS Championship game; TD to Nelson in SEC Championship game; and most of his other throws.
Some practice work:
Tebow throwing motion1
Tebow throwing motion 2
In the first video, Tebow's dipping motion isn't as pronounced, and he's getting through the motion in a more compact manner than in his highlight videos. The second video is similar, though he doesn't get through the motion as fast, but it's much more compact in terms of his motion.
What does this all mean?
We need to be talking about throwing consistency with Tebow, not flaws. He can throw the ball well with proper footwork and without a dip.
Regarding his footwork, I'm not concerned. It's fixable. QBs practice getting better all the time at their footwork. Tebow has proven that he can throw a good ball when his footwork is on.
The ball dip is more of a concern. I'd be super concerned if he only threw a good ball when the ball dipped. But when he keeps the ball up, he's throwing with similar accuracy. It's not like messing with a natural throwing motion, like the concerns with Vince Young's motion. Tebow can throw the ball correctly; he just doesn't do so with any sort of consistency.
What Tebow has is an extremely powerful arm and torso. He can generate a great deal of torque. He doesn't have a Stafford-type arm, but it's very strong.
His leadership is off the charts, and his motivation to win and to improve is top shelf.
That last part is the real key. Tebow's wired a bit differently than most college players; I speak specifically to his will to win relating to the improvement in consistency that he needs to make. Tebow is a team player, and has worked to run Urban Meyer's spread to perfection. Perfect throwing motion was not one of the requirements.
In a month, Tebow won't be worried about the spread option, and I'd be willing to bet that he starts working exclusively with Scot Loeffler (Michigan QB coach for Brady, etc.) on his footwork and throwing motion. Anyone here willing to bet against him that he won't improve?
If he fares well at the Combine in QB position drills, he's a high second round pick, in my opinion. The same thing happened to Pat White last year, and Tebow is a more talented player.
Please feel free to disagree with me on this... I'd like to pass on the Tebow haterade though.


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I paint for fun and am working towards improving, critique is very welcome – in fact it's one of the main reasons I'm here. I'll be doing quite a bit of fanart until I become better at creating things of my own.
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June 21, 2012
Davey D, host of KPFA's Hard Knock Radio and a well known and respected community activist and advocate, will headline the Homeboy Hotline's first annual fundraiser celebration on Saturday, June 23, 2-4 p.m., at Hibiscus Restaurant, located at 1745 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. Donations raised will fund the work of HBH, a nonprofit organization that provides support, resources and hope to the formerly incarcerated.
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After a POCC People's Investigation into the Oakland 2010 Rebellion's shutting down of Foot Locker, what baffled me was that many people could not politically put together that liberating merchandise was putting political pressure on downtown to pressure government to prosecute the criminals that killed Oscar Grant on New Year's morning of 2009.


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So, I've been playing a lot of NBA 2k12 recently and I pretty much exclusively use the Phoenix Suns in Association Mode since I preform rosterbations that should never been mentioned in a public forum or even out loud.
The thing I've noticed is that most teams have A LOT of Jersey's to choose from. Whether it be old retro jerseys, Latin Night Jerseys, those Green Jersey's that seemingly every team sports now, or old ABA Jerseys. The Suns, however, are not one of these teams. I mean, even the Timberwolves have more jerseys. The Game has our current jerseys, one Latin Night, and a home and away jersey from the pre-1992 Western Font days.
The point I'm getting to is that I'm just so bored with our current jersey design. I mean, I feel like we just need to mix things up. Maybe go retro every now and again and bust out the old Western jerseys or bring back a black alternate that could have have purple/orange lettering with white accents or white lettering with purple/orange accents. Maybe make the grey on either of our away uniforms be the primary color instead. Hell, why not just a whole new uniform design? Maybe a more modern version of the original Western-Style Jerseys. I wouldn't even be opposed to rockin' the flammin' 90's jerseys every now and then.
I mean, I can't be the only one that is bored with our current uniform design, right? What does everyone else think about it?
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Cowboys Beat KU On Womack Walk-Off Single
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Oklahoma State rallied for three runs the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium as the Cowboys snapped their Big 12 Conference losing skid with a 7-6 win over Kansas.
Jared Womack's one-out single with the bases loaded brought home the winning run and ended OSU's five-game conference losing streak as the Cowboys improved to 15-14 overall and 2-5 in league play.
The Cowboys trailed 6-4 heading into their final at bat but took advantage of wild KU pitchers and their own clutch hitting to get the win.
Trey Whaley drew a leadoff walk to open the bottom of the ninth, and Gabe Weidenaar was hit by a pitch to put OSU runners on first and second with no outs and end KU starter Frank Duncan's night on the mound.
Up next, pinch hitter Saulyer Saxon laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to move both runners up, and pinch hitter Victor Romero was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Hunter Bailey.
And Bailey delivered, working a full count and then roping an opposite field double to right that brought home a pair of runs and tied the score.
After an intentional walk again loaded the bases, Womack stepped to the plate and lined a single to center field to bring home the winning run.
The win capped a 2-for-3, two-RBI night for Womack, who was the lone Cowboy with more than one hit in the contest.
OSU fell behind 5-0 after Kansas roughed up starter Andrew Heaney, who lasted just five innings and allowed five runs on five hits to go along with seven strikeouts and four walks.
The Jayhawks (12-17, 2-5) got to the OSU ace in the second inning, getting a solo home run from Zac Elgie, then again in the third when a two-out rally was capped by a three-run homer from Alex DeLeon to put KU up 4-0.
KU tacked on another run in the fourth, but the Cowboys closed the gap in the fifth.
In that inning, Higgins provided the big hit with a bases-loaded triple to make the score 5-3, and Womack followed with a sacrifice fly to trim OSU's deficit to one.
KU's final run came in the sixth before Blake Barnes came out of the bullpen to shut the door on the Jayhawks' offense.
Barnes worked the final four innings and did not allow a run while giving up just two hits as he improved to 2-3 on the season.
The two teams return to action Saturday at 2:35 p.m. in a game televised by FSN.
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Apparently, all is not well in Pistons HQ. Some firings of long-time employees leads Terry Foster to believe that, anyway. Foster begins: "The firings last Friday of a popular public relations person and some top sales executives seem to illustrate that the once-family-like Pistons franchise is in disarray. It appears everyone's job is on the line during a period of uncertainty a year after the death of longtime owner Bill Davidson." He concludes by guessing that either Peter Karmanos or Dan Gilbert may be possible future owners and by suggesting that Joe Dumars has been unusually quite. Check the link for more details.


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What's with the sour face? After all in the West we pride ourselves in our "high" standard of living. Clean running water, electricity, modern amenities, and a general semblance of order and cleanliness are comfortable indeed. But has it all come at the expense of smiles? The kinds that are radiant and innocent rather than pretentious and pasted on the face. In the case of Finland, my native land, it can be honestly said that historical "development" and "modernization" has resulted in a high-tech information and welfare society of which the Finns, including yours truly, are genuinely proud of. And the nature is stunning too. But have all of these great benefits overthrown, in their wake, the richness of healthy cultural ways and values which used to provide the lives of historical Finns with profound meaning, purpose and a palpable sense of happiness. No, I'm not on some sanctimonious mission to glorify the bliss of poverty or to awaken the world's rich to the evils of wealth. Neither am I suggesting that a society where everyone isn't happily grinning every minute is deprived of all mirth and gaiety. Things don't have to look Disney to be alright. But if the final fruit of "development" is really a grandmother living all alone in a comfortable inner-city apartment without any visitors, or an IT consultant with children going through a difficult divorce, is it ultimately worth the loss of a large, loud and closely-knit family that leads — in spite of material and social problems of various sorts – an essentially happy little life in a shoebox?
"Anybody can be happy in the state of comfort, ease, health, success, pleasure and joy; but if one will be happy and contented in the time of trouble, hardship and prevailing disease, it is the proof of nobility." – 'Abdu'l-Bahá
Out of all the 30 "developing" countries I've visited and worked in, Afghanistan stirred me to my depths. Regardless of ethnic background, gender or age, most Afghans display amazing fortitude, friendliness, entrepeneurship and hopefulness. The initially grim countenances of bearded men often enshroud an exceedingly polite gentleman whose child-like curiosity knows no bounds. Yes, the Afghan women wear the infamous burqa more often than not, but quite regardless of their attire, they often prove chatty, loud and even bossy epitomes of human survival. Behind their submissive masks lie cheerfully chattering exemplars of grit and tenacity. Depressed and downhearted faces remain a rarity although by Western reckoning virtually every Afghan ought to suffer from some sort of dire privation, lack, exploitation or oppression.
Afghan hospitality is historic. Families are large and lively. Family relations are tight and caring. Every friday families retire to crowded green parks for picnic and fellowship. Kite-flying children and youngsters abound both in towns and villages. Not only women and girls but also men are visibly child-loving and playful. While many Afghans have witnessed unspeakable crimes against humanity from their earliest childhood, they have time and again proven surprisingly gentle in demeanour, soulful, sensible and sobre-minded. Large families, great communal bonds, a brutal sense of humour and a strong faith in humane religious values have provided a stronghold for many, shielding them from complete psychological breakdown. Lesser traumas in "more developed" countries have driven scores for life-confinement in a mental institution.
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Whenever it is wreathed with a sincere smile.
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What haven't the Mavericks done right in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals? With a 70-56 lead heading into the fourth quarter, it's time to take inventory.
Dallas' offense has been superb. The Mavericks' field goal percentage slipped in a cooler third quarter, but Dallas has made seven of 18 threes, nearly 40%, and the Mavericks have assisted on 18 of 27 baskets while committing just nine turnovers. And balanced scoring is carrying the day, with no player scoring more than Shawn Marion's 16 points, but a full seven players contributing six or more.
On defense, Dallas' height and smart double-teaming of Kevin Durant has thwarted Oklahoma City repeatedly. Durant has 15 points but has made just four of 18 shots; Russell Westbrook leads the Thunder with 16 points, but is just four of 11 from the field and has made his bones on getting to the free throw line. Oklahoma City's field goal percentage through three quarters is 32.1% — and that's up from the first half.
The Thunder actually won the third quarter, 20-18, but barely cut into Dallas' lead. And that was even with the questionable foul called on Tyson Chandler for a phantom elbow of James Harden.
If the Thunder don't figure out how to solve either Dallas' offense or defense soon, this first Western Conference Finals game in Oklahoma City is likely to be remembered as the most disappointing Western Conference Finals game in Oklahoma City long after this series.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Bloomington police announced Thursday that a missing 17 year old may be with a 40 year old from New York.
Police said Tiffany Snook, who was reported missing on November 12, is possibly in the company of Sezer Gok. Gok's last known address is New York City. His last known vehicle was a silver Jeep Cherokee.
Tiffany is five foot three inches tall and weighs approximately 120 pounds. She has brown hair and hazel eyes.
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The second of two user passwords
to be entered for an account requiring both primary and secondary
passwords. The secondary password provides an additional level of
security on user accounts.
Typically, the general user does not know the secondary
password; a supervisor or other key person must be present to supply
it. For certain applications, the supervisor may also decide to remain
present while the account is in use. Thus, secondary passwords facilitate
controlled logins and the actions taken after a login.
passwords can be time-consuming and inconvenient. They are justified
only at sites with maximum security requirements. An example of an
account that justifies dual passwords would be one that bypasses normal
access controls to permit emergency repair to a database.
Your security administrator will tell you if you
must specify a system password to log in to one or more of the terminals
designated for your use. Ask your security administrator for the current
system password, how often it changes, and how to obtain the new system
password when it does change.
To specify a system password, do the following:
Press the Return key until
the terminal responds with the recognition character, which is normally
a bell.
Enter the system password,
and press Return.
As this example shows, there is no prompt and
no echo of the characters you type. If you fail to specify the correct
system password, the system does not notify you. (Initially, you might
think the system is malfunctioning unless you know that a system password
is required at that terminal.) If you do not receive a response from
the system, assume that you have entered the wrong password, and try
When you enter the correct
system password, you receive the system announcement message, if there
is one, followed by the Username: prompt.
For example:
MAPLE - A member of the Forest ClusterUnauthorized Access Is Prohibited
Your security administrator decides whether to
require the use of secondary passwords for your account at the time
your account is created. When your account requires primary and secondary
passwords, you need two passwords to log in. Minimum password length,
which the security administrator specifies in your UAF record, applies
to both passwords.
An example of a login requiring primary and secondary
passwords follows:
WILLOW - A member of the Forest Cluster
Welcome to OpenVMS on node WILLOW
Username: RWOODS
Last interactive login on Friday, 12-DEC-2008 10:22
As with a single password login, the system allots
a limited amount of time for the entire login. If you do not enter
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Shifting between wacky situation comedy and somber familial drama, Why Stop Now isn't invested enough in either mode to convincingly pull off its genre-hopping ambitions. Starring Jesse Eisenberg as piano wunkderkind Eli Bloom, preparing for his big audition while trying to take care of his junkie mother and pre-teen sister, Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner's film follows the young man over the course of a very busy day. By the time the sun sets, Eli will have tried unsuccessfully to check his mom into rehab, turned inadvertent drug dealer, dealt with his sister's behavioral problems, won the girl of his dreams, attended two piano tryouts, and come to terms with his difficult, drug-addled parent. And yet, for all the activity packed into such a short period of time, the film feels more empty and underdeveloped than overstuffed.
One could fault Dorling and Nyswaner's screenplay for the improbability of several of its key plot points, especially given the fact that, despite the fact that the film dips into some rather farcical comedy, it always maintains a veneer of prickly realism. So, we may raise an eyebrow when Eli brings his mother, Penny (Melissa Leo), to the rehab clinic and they tell her that they can't take her in because her urine is clean and she needs to go out and cop before she can be admitted. And we may shake our heads when Eli meets Penny's dealer, Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan), and his brother, Black (Isiah Whitlock Jr.), and learns that neither can communicate with their drug connection because they don't speak Spanish, causing our young Spanish-speaking hero to step in and broker a coke and heroin deal. But such are the setups for the film's comic antics, as Eli attempts to put everything right and ends up in a bunch of ludicrous situations. More bothersome than the implausibility of the precipitating events is the lack of imagination of the payoffs.
Still, the comic events at least provide a few pleasantries, mostly thanks to Morgan's amusing mugging and Whitlock's studied befuddlement. By the time the film reverts to dramatic mode, Dorling and Nyswaner have rather seriously misjudged our level of involvement with the characters. Sprinkles delivers life lessons over tequila shots, mother and son have a heart to heart, Eli makes a confession of his love to his gal pal. It's all very earnest, but also a hollow echo in the film's slightly askew, but self-contained world. That this world is neither convincing as a representation of any kind of reality or offbeat in any interesting way reflects the film's twin failures as familial drama and as wacked-out comedy.
Director(s): Philip Dorling, Ron Nyswaner Screenwriter(s): Philip Dorling, Ron Nyswaner Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Emma Rayne Lyle, Sarah Ramos, Isiah Whitlock Jr. Distributor: IFC Films Runtime: 87 min Rating: NR Year: 2012


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Hi Sandy,
Seasons Greetings! It was December 26, 2009 when Scott Brady and I came to you to pick up Tugger.
Tugger was thirteen months old at the recent Montgomery/Tuscaloosa shows. I delayed informing you of these wins pending arrival of photographs to include. Tugger is the most wonderful home dog. He is also developing as a magnificent Labrador retriever. Your early socialization and training and careful breeding really shows off. He is a charmer and has a great show ring and public appearance. We have put in a lot of time and energy into his training. Three to five sessions a day, swimming and bicycle daily and trainer/handler class once a week. We plan to be in Jackson in December and Dallas in early spring. Your breeding and line of retrievers is superior, truly world class, and I am so proud to have this fine dog you bred. Thanks for everything, I'll keep you updated. Better pictures later.
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Boston Feature
Paul Revere's Ride
Test: Paul Revere was (1) a patriot whose midnight ride helped ignite the American Revolution; (2) a part-time dentist; (3) a silversmith who crafted tea services; (4) a printer who engraved the first Massachusetts state currency; or (5) a talented metallurgist who cast cannons and bells. The only correct response is "all of the above." But there's much more to this outsize Revolutionary hero—bell ringer for the Old North Church, founder of the copper mills that still bear his name, and father of 16 children.
Although his life spanned eight decades (1734–1818), Revere is most famous for that one night, April 18, 1775, when he became America's most celebrated Pony Express rider. "Listen, my children, and you shall hear / Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere" are the opening lines of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, which placed the event at the center of American folklore. Longfellow may have been an effective evangelist for Revere, but he was an indifferent historian.
Revere wasn't the only midnight rider. As part of the system set in motion by Revere and William Dawes Jr., also dispatched from Boston, there were at least several dozen riders, so that the capture of any one of them wouldn't keep the alarm from being sounded. It's also known that Revere never looked for the lantern signal from Charlestown. He told Robert Newman to hang two lanterns from Old North's belfry since the Redcoats were on the move by water, but by that time Revere was already being rowed across the Charles River to begin his famous ride.
Revere and Dawes set out on separate routes, but had the same mission: to warn patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British regular troops were marching to arrest them, and alarm the countryside along the way. The riders didn't risk capture by shouting the news through the streets—and they never uttered the famous cry "The British are coming!," since Bostonians still considered themselves British. When Revere arrived in Lexington a few minutes past midnight and approached the house where Adams and Hancock were lodged, a sentry challenged him, requesting that he not make so much noise. "Noise!" Revere replied. "You'll have noise enough before long."
Despite Longfellow's assertion, Revere never raised the alarm in Concord, because he was captured en route. He was held and questioned by the British patrol, and eventually released, without his horse, to walk back to Lexington in time to witness part of the battle on Lexington Green.
Poetic license aside, this tale has become part of the collective American spirit. Americans dote on hearing that Revere forgot his spurs, only to retrieve them by tying a note to his dog's collar, then awaiting its return with the spurs attached. The resourcefulness he showed in using a lady's petticoat to muffle the sounds of his oars while crossing the Charles is greatly appreciated. Little wonder that these tales resonate in the hearts and imagination of America's citizenry, as well as in Boston's streets on the third Monday of every April, Patriots' Day, when Revere's ride is reenacted—in daylight—to the cheers of thousands of onlookers.
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Why brands now approach sports sponsorship with caution
Sports sponsorship has always had glamourous appeal - which brand doesn't want to increase its status by being linked to competitiveness, action and success? But of course for all the high octane thrill and drama often associated with sponsoring a team or individual comes the risk that should things go wrong - on the sports field or off, it is often the brand that suffers as much as player(s).
Thus talk about crisis communications management is bandied about a lot – even more so now that social media leaves no brand a rock to hide under when it comes to dealing with good comms turned bad. We've seen big names hit by them all – from sex and drug-related scandals to sporting heroes ending up in the courtroom.
But at the end of the day these are the risks brands have to take when signing up to associate with a sports team or – even more risky – a sports individual. If you're backing an individual, you are effectively borrowing from their reputation and if that comes crashing down around them – as in the recent cases of Lance Armstrong and Oscar Pistoruis there is little that a sponsor can do other than call an emergency crisis meeting and handle the fall out as best they can from there on in.
Or is there? The reason I pose this question is because, as far as I can see, an increasing number of brands are actually responding to potential crises in the sponsorship arena before they happen. They are looking to prepare and mitigate before the potential disaster, rather than simply respond and attempt to rebuild after it has taken place.
I'm not suggesting that in every scenario that this can happen – nobody could have predicted that Pistorius would end up entangled – rightly or wrongly – in a forthcoming murder trial – but there are increased measures being taken to account for potential situations where possible.
Andy Sutherden, global practice director of sports marketing and sponsorship at Hill & Knowlton recently summed it up well for me when he said that where once, the PR agency in particular dared not suggest to a client what might go wrong when discussing a forthcoming sponsorship deal, in today's open climate of two-way communications clients are more accepting of the fact that things don't always go to plan. As he deftly puts it; "Would you ever get behind the wheel of a car without insurance?"
Hill & Knowlton worked with Omega – official timekeepers of the London 2012 Games. Remember when the giant countdown clock positioned in the middle of Trafalgar Square suddenly stopped after just a day? Hill & Knowlton had already addressed that 'what if', however awful it would be if it actually happened, way before the clock was wheeled out to the public. And in the end the fall out wasn't so bad. In part the brand itself made a joke out of it. They gave the clock its own Twitter personality when it broke down – with it telling the Twittersphere that it felt unwell, that it was on the road to recovery… they created a dialogue around the story rather than bury it.
Some agencies now work with clients ahead of campaigns to simulate potential crises and how they might play out on social media, which is of course, these days, the main channel through which crisis comms is managed. Where once social media was seen as the enemy when it came to crisis comms – a fire to be fought as quickly as possible when disaster did break out, now brands are seeing how it can help them to avoid calamity in the first place.
There are other lessons brands are taking on board when it comes to sports sponsorship too – for example looking to take on an individual brand ambassador – such as a winning Olympic athlete – for a short time period only. Think of it like this, if you're a brand sponsoring a medalist then you're seeking to capitalise on what is the peak of their popularity. The best way to approach this is often to seek to create a positive association over a relatively short space of time – normally a much shorter time span than the sponsorship of a team or a sporting event can offer.
I wouldn't say that brands are necessarily becoming more cautious when it comes to addressing the potential pitfalls associated with sports sponsorship – I'd simply way that they are becoming more aware. Typically our industry has been bought up to plan for good things. It's only been in the past few years that brands have really started to look much harder at 'what if it goes wrong'?
Pete Davis is managing director of Getmemedia.com
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomed the action of President Barack Obama today to defer action to all young people eligible under the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, saying that it would permit young people who were brought into the United States undocumented to come out of the shadows and more fully participate in society.
"This important action will provide legal protection, and work authorization, to a vulnerable group of immigrants who are deserving of remaining in our country and contributing their talents to our communities," said Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration. "These youth are bright, energetic, and eager to pursue their education and reach their full potential."
"I welcome this next step in the ongoing need for comprehensive immigration reform," Bishop Michael F. Burbidge said, "especially as it relates to the future of our youth and the unity of family life here in the Diocese of Raleigh. I join with my brother bishops in renewing our call to Congress for the passage of the DREAM Act to address these and other greatly needed reforms."
As many as 800,000 young people would be eligible to receive a deferred action on deportation for two years, and a work permit. Archbishop Gomez said the President's action is no substitute for passage of the DREAM Act and encouraged Congress to enact comprehensive and humane immigration reform.
Full text of Archbishop Gomez's statement follows:
Statement of Most Reverend Jose H. Gomez Archbishop of Los Angeles
Chairman, USCCB Committee on Migration On
The Announcement of Deferred Action for DREAM eligible youth
June 15, 2012
On behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), I welcome the announcement by President Obama today that, consistent with his executive authority, he will grant deferred action on a case-by-case basis to youth who entered the United States by age 15 and have not committed certain offenses. Many of these youth would qualify for immigration relief under the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.
This important action will provide protection from removal and work authorization for a vulnerable group of immigrants who deserve to remain in our country and contribute their talents to our communities.
These youth are bright, energetic, and eager to pursue their education and reach their full potential. They did not enter our nation on their own volition, but rather came to the United States with their parents as children, something all of us would do.
We call upon the President also to review Administration deportation policies and more aggressively pursue the policy of prosecutorial discretion for other populations, a policy which was announced last year. Families continue to be deported and separated, causing undue suffering.
The action by the President today is no substitute for enactment of the DREAM Act in Congress. We encourage our elected officials of both parties to take this opportunity to work together to enact this important law, which would give these youth a path to citizenship and a chance to become Americans. We also renew our call for bipartisan efforts to enact comprehensive and humane reform our nation's broken immigration system
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FECHA: June 15,2012
OBISPOS APLAUDEN LA ACCION DEL PRESIDENTE DE EMITIR PRóRROGA PARA JOVENES ELEGIBLES BAJO EL DREAM ACT Y URGE AL CONGRESO A TOMAR ACCION.
WASHINGTON— La Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos aplauden la acción del Presidente Barack Obama de postergar las deportaciones de los jóvenes elegibles bajo la propuesta Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, también conocida como DREAM Act, indicando que permitiría a los jóvenes que fueron traídos a este país indocumentados a salir de las sombras y participar plenamente en la sociedad.
"Esta importante acción proveerá protección legal y autorización de empleo a un grupo de inmigrantes vulnerables, que merecen permanecer en nuestro país y aportar sus talentos a nuestras comunidades," indico el Arzobispo José Gómez de Los Angeles, presidente del Comité sobre Migración de USCCB. "Estos jóvenes son talentosos, energéticos y están dispuestos a continuar su educación para alcanzar todo su potencial."
Unos 800,000 jóvenes podrían calificar para recibir la postergación de deportación por dos años y también calificarían para recibir un permiso de trabajo.
El Arzobispo Gómez indico que la acción del Presidente no substituye la aprobación del Dream Act y exhorto al Congreso a aprobar una reforma migratoria integral y humana.
A continuación la declaración complete del Arzobispo Gómez:
Declaración de Monseñor José H. Gómez
Arzobispo de Los Angeles
Presidente, Comité de Migración de USCCB
El anuncio de Acción de Prorroga para jóvenes que califican
Junio 15, 2012


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Annie was born and raised in Northwest Indiana with her younger sister and parents in Hammond. After spending some time out of the area chasing the radio dream she has moved back to start a family with her two main men: Jager the mutt and fiance Rob. When she is not on the air Annie enjoys cheering her favorite Chicago sports teams (Da Bears, Da Bulls, And Da Sox), hiking, and exploring new fairs and festivals! (Anything Deep Fried she's in!) Annie cannot wait to share her life with you on air and is excited to be back in the Region doing what she loves!
Yesterday, went for another round of wedding shopping and had the worst experience! I felt like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman when the sales staff thinks you are beneath their service! I came in for my appointment and immediately was looked up and down and everyone looked away. Finally I said I had an appointment and was assigned a bridal consultant. She asked my budget... after I stated what it was she rolled her eyes and said you won't find much for that price. Well excuse me! She then stuck me in a room and left to never be found again!
Fast forward 15 minutes... My bridesmaid and I started helping ourselves when we got tired of waiting! Bad mistake, first dress we slip on rips all the way down the back! (Almost peed my pants as we hurried to put the sample back on the rack!) By time another saleswoman (who was very nice) came to help the day was ruined! I had already made up my mind no matter what dress I liked there was no way I was buying it here! It's amazing how one bad attitude can ruin your experience!
Another thing I didn't like is how there were no prices listed anywhere! Anytime you asked the price the response was the same "oh we could work some deals and get it in your price range". I just wanted to scream "No what's the price?!?" So if I said my price range was higher would the dresses price automatically get higher? I couldn't wait to get outta that shop!
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to retain our Supreme Court
- Justice Edward Mansfield
- Justice Thomas Waterman
- Justice David Wiggins
- Justice Bruce Zager
Thank you, Iowans, for standing up for justice and equality and retaining all four Supreme Court Justices on the retention ballot this year. We sent a clear message to the out-of-state extremist groups that tried to influence our judicial system and we've hopefully seen the last of this kind of reckless campaign.
For more information about retention and maintaining the independence of Iowa's courts, visit JusticeNotPolitics.org.


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Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972 ) was a U.S. gospel singer, widely regarded as the best in the history of the genre. Born on 26th October 1911, Jackson grew up in the "Black Pearl" section of the Carrollton neighbourhood of uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, and began singing in a Baptist church. In 1927 she moved to Chicago, Illinois, where she sang with the johnson brothers, one of the earliest professional gospel groups.


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In today's (and this week's only) Signal: Ding dong, the Twinkies are dead; the technological path to Obama's win; Mark Cuban on Facebook — again; why Apple should buy Twitter; the buying and selling of online consumers; filling the awkward silence in brand conversation in 2013; Silicon Valley is failing the TV ad world; and more.
To the links …
Who Killed Hostess Brands and Twinkies? (Forbes) As an estimated 18,500 workers prepare to join the nation's unemployment rolls, it's time for a reality check.
When the Nerds Go Marching In (The Atlantic) When the election was just 17 days away, the Obama campaign's chief technology officer, Harper Reed, inflicted some major technological pain on his team through a live-action role playing (LARPing!) exercise that revealed the team's muster. "I know we had the best technology team I've ever worked with," Reed said. "But we didn't know if it would work. I was incredibly confident it would work. I was betting a lot on it. We had time. We had resources. We had done what we thought would work, and it still could have broken. Something could have happened."
What I Really Think About Facebook (Blog Maverick) On Monday, nearly three weeks after tweeting his dissatisfaction with Facebook's ad offerings, Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, posted about the core issues he has with the social platform and how FB thinks about itself. "I'm not recommending to any of my companies that we leave Facebook," he wrote. "I am recommending that we de-emphasize pushing consumers or partners to like us on FB and focus on building up our followings across all existing social media platforms and to evaluate those that we feel can grow a material following. In the past we put FB first, twitter second. FB has been moved to the bottom of a longer list."
Apple and Twitter (Patrick B. Gibson) Patrick Gibson posits that Apple should buy Twitter, and do it now. He's not the first, but the chorus will most likely be joined. "Where Apple falls short, Twitter flies. Not only does Twitter use some of the most advanced web technology, they invented it. They own scale. They know how to send hundreds of thousands of tweets a minute. Further, Twitter is social network with values that (used to) reflect Apple: focus and simplicity."
Your Online Attention, Bought in an Instant by Advertisers (NYT) In the world of digital advertising, your eyeballs are worth a lot. As a result, you're being bought and sold in milliseconds. Powerful algorithms size you up based on what you Google, the sites you visit and, of course, the ads you click. Then, in real time, the chance to show you an ad is auctioned to the highest bidder. Like FMP, Rubicon is among a handful of technology companies that have quietly developed automated ad sales systems for website operators.
How Brands Will Carry On the Social Conversation In 2013 (Ad Age) In the U.K., next year is being dubbed Empty13 because there's no Olympics-type events scheduled in 2013. So what does that mean for brands? What happens when there isn't a common agenda for brands and consumers to talk about? The answers depend on a number of factors, but expect the content vs. context debate for brands to be in full swing.
Why Is the TV Ad World So Hard for Silicon Valley to Understand? (Ad Age) While newspapers, magazines and radio stations are suffering as a result of internet media consumption, TV has proven resilient, withstanding extraordinary online competition. If television remains successful, then television advertising should be ripe for digital democratization. Yet despite the attempts by Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley-inspired technology companies to bring digital disruption to the industry, nothing has stuck. What gives?
What a Pinterest Ad Model Would Look Like (Digiday) Pinterest, poised to be the next big social platform, is taking small steps toward being more business friendly with the introduction of tools for businesses and advice on making the most of the digital scrapbooking platform. But what's not yet clear is how this will translate into ad products.
The Online Advertising Impression Needs to Be Put to Rest (The Guardian) Despite impressive growth of Real-Time Bidding (RTB) in the U.K., there is one element of online brand spend where RTB adoption is being hampered by a lack of foresight, according to Guardian writer Daniel de Sybel: "Brand managers are more used to looking at the big-picture, but we need them to focus down to a single online ad. However, in doing this, the fundamental measurement of the industry — the 'impression' — is standing in the way."
Best Practices for Content Marketing (Digiday) Digital agency 360i recently released a report that details what marketers can do to develop a strategic content marketing plan – covering everything from content development (creation and curation), to syndication and distribution, to optimization. Digiday's Giselle Abramovich looks at the report's three takeaways.
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