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Kevin Bacon, the star of 'Footloose', 'The Following' and EE's 4G ad campaign, appeared on stage at SXSW interactive today (8 March) to discuss the "Six degrees of Kevin Bacon" game, as the social phenomenon turns 20.
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Appearing on stage with Brian Turtle, one of the game's founders, and Mashable's editor at large Lance Ulanoff, among others, Bacon discussed how he grew to love the 'six degrees' game despite his initial feelings of trepidation, and of the success of his own charitable organisation, Sixdegrees.org.
Bacon said he used to be "horrified" by the game because he took himself so seriously, but that that he later learned to "embrace" it. He said: "It is a concept we should embrace – the connectivity and responsibility we have towards people".
The game was created in 1994 and quickly became a social phenomenon. It has since been turned into a board game, and in 2012 Google created the "Bacon Number" as a search tool, which lets people find out how many degrees away they are from a connection with Kevin Bacon.
Ulanoff said the game in its inception "revealed something about us [as people] and our connected nature," claiming that today we have the "digital manifestation" of six degrees in social networks, especially through Facebook and in particular LinkedIn.
Bacon said he used to be baffled when people came up to him saying: "I'm one degree!", but that when he was deciding how to shape a charitable organisation that he wanted to run, the game played an integral role.
He said: "I was at a point in my life when trying to think about ways to give back. I looked at Paul Newman, whom I admire, and what he did in branding his ability to cook and his enjoyment of food, and the money he managed to raise for charity". Bacon said he thought about what he had that connected to himself, and "went online and purchased sixdegrees.org".
Six Degrees has now raised more than $5m for over 4,000 charities, and Bacon personally gets invovled in fundraising where he can.
An ad he starred in for shiftyourshopping.org, which ran a promotional offer over the Christmas period to donate money to charity, went viral, and now the organisation is focusing on partnering celebrities with charities to help raise their profiles.
Bacon, who stars in EE's 4G ad campaigns that focus on connectivity, admitted that he plays the "six degrees of Kevin Bacon" game to keep on track of people that he's worked with.
He said: "Sometimes, whether it's my age or my misspent youth, I forget if I've worked with someone or not. On The Following we have actors that 'cycle' their way through the show and I because I want to have a good working relationship [with them] I will check the call sheet on my way in to work, look at the names, and check their Bacon Number. Just so that I can walk up to them and say 'Good to see you'; or 'Good to see you again."
At the end of the talk, Ulanoff made a Vine where Bacon is seen with the entire audience, so that each person in the room is one degree from Kevin Bacon.
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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA -- My husband and I have done business with them for several years and have had great experiences. The staff is wonderful at the store at the century 3 mall in Pittsburgh, especially Barbara. My rings are beautiful and I've never had an issue with the gold or diamonds :)
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Bought the ring 1st of November in 2010 and now one week ago in Feb. of 2011 it is repaired. I was in and out of the store for months on the same issue of diamonds falling out. Never again will I go back and I even wrote a letter to all the big wigs and no response. My experience was just terrible and will never go back.
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Ytropious on 02/27/2011:
Hubs got my ring from Kay (which is also part of sterling jewelers) and they do free inspections. You can bring your ring in any time and have them check for a loose stone. Hubs bought the lifetime warranty on it which mandates we bring it in every 6 months for an inspection, and if a stone gets lost they replace it for free. Not a bad deal really.
Skye on 02/27/2011:
Did you ask them why it had taken so long, and what was their reason?
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Terrible Customer Service, Rude managers
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ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA -- My son bought a ring from them for his girlfriend, the diamond was damaged, so she took it up to have it fixed. The ticket was put in her name. My son went to pick up the ring when it was finished and they told him he can't have it cause the ticket is in her name. Yet, he paid for the ring and they have proof of it. The manager was very rude and laughed in my sons face telling him tough crap. I will be telling everyone I know about this, he will tell everyone, and so on and so on. Word of mouth is the fastest way to get bad news around. No one I know will ever buy from them again. I've already told my co-workers and the one said they looked at rings there two weeks ago and were planning on purchasing their wedding rings there, but will now go elsewhere because they don't want to buy from a company with such a bad reputation and bad customer service. I see now why they have so many bad reviews.
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FlShopper on 03/23/2010:
It's unfortunate that the manager was rude, but I think giving the item only to the person whose name is on the ticket is a fair policy.
Also, since she's the one who wears it, she would be the best person to judge that the ring was fixed to her satisfaction. She should've gone to pick it up.
PepperElf on 03/23/2010:
very good point
I've had the same thing when getting computer repairs
the shop wouldn't let me have my computer back without the receipt
the only reason I got it back was because I found one of the original paperwork items for it proving that it was indeed mine (serial number etc).
is there a reason why she can't go and pick it up?
I mean it's not like they just chucked it in the trash after sending your son away
momsey on 03/23/2010:
If the manager was rude, that is completely unacceptable. Did the manager really say "tough crap" or was that your son's inference?
However, if I dropped a diamond ring off to be fixed, I would expect the jewelry store not to release it to anyone but me. Imagine if your son and his girlfriend had broken up since he bought her the ring, and this was his chance to get it back and the jewelry store released it to him just because he paid for it?
It doesn't matter if he paid for it, he gave it to his girlfriend, and it's her property.
Ytropious on 03/23/2010:
How was the diamond damaged? Are you sure it didn't come with an inclusion in it? It's nature, not damage. My diamond has an inclusion in it. It's a matter of safety, name's have to match. They just want to make sure valuables like that are given to the right people.
Venice09 on 03/23/2010:
If your son had the ticket, I think he should have been able to pick it up. Having the ticket in his possession is an indication that he had permission to pick up the ring. The store could have tried to call his girlfriend to confirm instead of just refusing to give him the ring. Sometimes a little common sense and consideration go a long way.
gldc on 07/02/2010:
I have the same or similar experience; the JB Robinson District manager says well; just don't shop here anymore without apologizing. Then she said; ghetto customer like you our company do not need your business. I do not know what to says; but pray for them as I am not going to scoop my level to them. If the District manager of JB Robinson in St. Charles Towne Mall Waldorf Maryland is rude and nasty what do you expect in her employees. I just learned not to shop with them anymore. I've been shopping for them for over 20 years never again. I was scammed. Please educate your self first before buying just an eye oppener. People or bad people exist. all it matter to then is sale. No more customer service value or respect. The Sterling District Manager in JBR; Shaws, Kays and Jared are the same so your not getting nowhere. This is the nastiest and rudest District manager I've ever encountered.
KaysMonster on 09/22/2010:
Actually it's by law that they can't give it to him, it doesn't matter if he bought it. That's just a fact. If you sent out your diamond ring and say you were married and while it was out your husband divorced you, went ot he store and took your ring because he had paid for it, I'm sure you wouldn't be too happy then either. I'm sure they were just doing their job, so it makes sense.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA -- My sister purchased two 14k gold wedding rings and they tried to charge her $1100.00 each. She found the original paperwork which sold the rings at $699.00 each. When she questioned them about the pricing they told her that the rings were more now because the price of gold has gone up and the original pricing was from the year 2000. This is of course a load of crap since even at today's gold pricing the rings are barely worth the $699 price even with the mark up. I would tell everyone to stay away from their stores and PLEASE comparative shop before even considering them.
BTW...when I called and spoke to the assistant manager and basically told her the pricing was so inflated it was ridiculous she said "Well it is always the persons choice whether or not they want to buy the rings." Do yourself a favor and stay away from them.
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The price of pure gold in 2000 was about $272/troy oz. Notice that's for pure gold not 14k. These days the price for pure hovers around $850/troy oz. You could have been more tactful in dealing with them or simply walked away. There are plenty of other places to buy rings.
lnewport on 01/04/2009:
I agree with PassingBy. And the assistant manager was right. No one is forcing you to buy the ring.
Graphix on 01/04/2009:
You are right and we did return the rings. I trade pm's and I am quite aware of the value. My sister however is not and the purpose of the complaint was to inform other people who may not be aware. Maybe my post will keep someone else from being gouged out of their money. Sorry if you have a problem with me informing people about their inflated prices PassingBy.
Anonymous on 01/04/2009:
The rings were $1,100 today, but the original cost in 2000 was $699 - Where did your sister find this original paperwork? Regardless, an increase of $400 over 8 years is pretty good, all things considered. And, I think you will find the same inflated prices at most stores; this is surely not unique to J.B. Robinson.
Graphix on 01/04/2009:
financially - she preordered the rings 2 weeks ago and the sales paperwork said $699 each. She went to pick them up yesterday and they told her it was $1100 each. She took her original paperwork back in and they told her they would discount one of the rings to the $699 price but the other would have to be at $1100. She found the same style rings at another jeweler for $499 each so it worked out OK but point is they should have at least honored the pricing they gave her.
Anonymous on 01/04/2009:
Thanks for clarifying, Graphix. In that case, your sister should have got the rings for $699, if that was the price stated in the sales paperwork. I completely agree that the store should have honoured the price in the pre-order paperwork. This sort of thing is more than price inflation - sounds like some deceptive pricing.
Anonymous on 01/05/2009:
Now that you have clarified the incident your complaint makes sense. At first it appeared you complained about the price from years ago to now. A report ought to be made with the local attorney general. Unless the sales order contained wording that allowed them to raise the price after the fact what they have done is illegal.
yoke on 01/05/2009:
When she pre-ordered the rings did she leave a deposit?
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OHIO -- The treatment that we received from Mary the manager at a JB Robinson's OH is nothing short of unacceptable and a disgrace to the company. We went in for our bi-annual exam for my diamond warranty, and in my ring registry there were various sheets with the records of my other visits (needed for my warranty). When they returned the newly stamped registry, the papers that had been inside were gone. We asked them to return them and they said that they didn't have them (and they sort of laughed about it). I called the JB Robinson's headquarters to find out if I needed that stamped record to maintain my warranty, and they said it is best to have it, and not to listen if stores say that I don't. I called this Mary and said to contact me if she found them. She called and said that she did and that she would mail them. I gave her the address. I waited 2-3 weeks, and nothing came. I called her back, and she said that she had the wrong address. I gave her the new address, and then didn't hear anything for 3 more weeks. I called again and she said that she forgot to send it. I even sent her a SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE so that she couldn't mess it up. I waited a few more weeks and when we called, she said that she lost them. (Was she going to bother calling me to tell me that?) She said that there was nothing that she could do...very flippant about it. My husband got stern with her for the first time since this ordeal began, and after MUCH complaining, she agreed to make us a printout and mail it to us. It has been weeks since that and we still have nothing. This has been going on for more than 3 months. THis Mary is absolutely unprofessional, and seems very immature. She will not call us to update us on the situation, and she lies and makes excuses, hoping that we will go away. Maintaining my warranty is VERY important to me, and at this point, this is about more than just the registry history. It is about her unprofessional behavior. When you make as expensive of a purchase as a diamond, you expect perfect treatment. I will not ever go to JB Robinson's again because I don't want to deal with a place that tolerates this type of customer treatment.
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Anonymous on 08/13/2004:
You shouldn't have left the store without the papers or at least copies of them if you were that worried.
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SAGINAW, MICHIGAN -- At the very least I would like a response from your company regarding this incident. I have done business with J.B. Robinson for over 25 years. Today I took a ring in that I bought 5 years ago. During that five years, about a month after I got the ring...so called JB Exclusive Ring. I had to get a BRAND NEW RING of the same gender. After a couple of years, I had to have the shank checked and fixed. During those years I had this service called ESP Lifetime.
In February of this year...I took my rings in for a check. Now on my fingers I have all JB.Robinson Rings. After having the rings checked. A lady signed a piece of paper as I handed her my packet. Not thinking any thing about it, and thought she did OK with signing my papers. Today I take another ring in to be fixed, as I lost a diamond, which is really tiny diamond...and they REFUSED to fix my ring for free, because the one paper was not signed. At the time I told the manager that I was in Feb 2001, had the rings cleaned and checked, and at that time also had one ring fixed. Today they refused me of any free service because of one page was not sign. I argued with the manager, and she said since it the ESP lifetime was not signed, therefore I could not get free service. Now all this is over a little tiny diamond. I have always bought jewelry from J.B. Robinson Jewelers, but the way I was treated today. NO WAY.
Just want to alert other women out there getting these ESP lifetime, and if you do not go into the store every six months, to have your ring check, plus it gets you into there store to buy buy buy...BUT if your papers are not signed correctly, then you loose. YOU pay for a service, and I know I was in the right, and it was my word against there's and no proof of writing which I thought the sales lady did sign the papers correctly, she didn't. So now I am stuck with a ring that I will take somewhere else. In the future I will never buy an ESP Lifetime. I paid $149.00 for a lifetime ESP, and look what I got zilch. This is so totally unfair. What ever happened to the Customer is right.
After 25 years with JB.Robinson Jewelers....I am heading somewhere else and no more Lifetime warranties, as this company just wants your money, and did not believe the customer. What a rip off. Pat
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miromaneks on 03/23/2004:
My husband and I had the same problem with JBR. The form didn't get signed and them they voided it. We even went back and had a lot of work done on my ring (new diamond) and they wouldn't reactivate it. For how much money we spend, I think my diamond quality sucks.
diamontologist on 08/22/2006:
I happen to work for JBR, and I just wanted to let you know where everybody posting to this is wrong. The ESP and the diamond bond inspections are two completely different things. There is no inspection required for the ESP at all. Everything is explained in the store at the time of purchase, but most people choose not to listen or just to ignore what we say. We say it for a reason, but nobody pays attention when we tell them what inspections they need to keep warranties valid, as evidenced by the confusion seen here. Also, in regards to diamond quality, the less money you spend, the lower quality diamond you get, plain and simple. Most people have unrealistic expectations as far as the diamonds they want versus the money they want to spend. Unless you are willing to part with thousands of dollars, you probably will not get the kind of diamond you want. So please, do us all a favor: pay attention, and stop complaining.
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I recently purchased a diamond ring from JB Robinson Jewelers, and I am very pleased with the purchase, and the service was Great!!! I purchased jewelry before, and I am very picky when it comes to fine jewelry, but J. B. Robinson Jewelers came through for me.
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madconsumer on 03/13/2009:
this is a great review. just proves there is still customer service.
very helpful.
Alain on 03/13/2009:
Nice to see a good review. Will file away for use.
Anonymous on 03/13/2009:
Agree 100% with both comments above. Where are these guys located?
Anonymous on 03/13/2009:
Agree 100% with both comments above.
Ponie on 03/13/2009:
I like the music in their commercials. Haven't made a purchase from them--yet.
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Should We Be Concerned with American Manufacturing?
Earlier this month Jagdish Bhagwati, a professor of economics and law at Columbia University, published a piece in the Financial Times titled "'Made in America' is not the way out." Bhagwati writes, "With no good argument in its favour, a preoccupation with manufacturing industries threatens yet one more example of such a perverse outcome. By promoting manufacturing of all kinds (as can be expected as the sector's lobbies get down to work) at the expense of more innovative and dynamic service sectors, precisely when America is faltering in its recovery from the crisis, this unhelpful fascination promises to inflict gratuitous damage on an economy that can ill afford new wounds."
Our "America Competes" moderator Clyde Prestowitz wrote this response to Professor Bhagwati's op-ed:
There is a great conundrum here. Jagdish says, along with nearly all economists that "Made in America is Not the Way Out" and that we should have no special concern about the fate of U.S. manufacturing. On the other hand, virtually all economists also regularly call for global rebalancing in which the U.S. would consume less and export more while China, Japan, Germany, and others would consume more and export less. But it is difficult to see how this could happen unless the U.S. produces more. Of course, it could provide more services like Fedex and in fact it is doing so.
But the underlying cause of the emphasis on rebalancing is the enormous U.S. trade deficit and that is overwhelmingly a deficit in goods. The overall trade deficit this year will be about $600 billion. That will arise as the result of a deficit in manufactured and other goods of about $800 billion coupled with a surplus in services trade of about $200 billion.
No one I know believes there is any way that the trade deficit can be rebalanced without a large decline in U.S. imports of manufactured goods and a large increase in U.S. exports of manufactured goods. But, of course, neither movement can occur unless the U.S. actually begins producing more manufactured goods. So, in fact, it seems that we must after all have some special concern for the fate of U.S. manufacturing.
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It took me awhile to realize that to lose weight, what I need to do is not go on a diet.
I need to change the way I eat.
Dieting is short term and so are the results. Changing your eating habits goes a much longer way.
Check out how you can start making changes to your diet.
The first thing you need to understand is that eating to lose weight actually involves eating and NEVER starving. That's one of the most common methods used. Be it skipping meals or wearing corsets to avoid overeating.
The following are just some of the simple changes you can start making to kick start a healthier diet:
- Reduce sugar, salt and refined carbohydrates
- Choose healthier cooking alternatives eg. Baked vs fried
- Consume more fruits and vegetables
- Minimize unhealthy snacking
- Eat consciously, slowly and stop when full
- Avoid eating late at night
"One of the biggest mistakes people make is to eat late at night. This will store as fat in the body overnight and is actually an effective way of gaining weight." -- Jeremy, C25
Those were the changes that I started making early on this weight loss journey. While my weight reduced, my progress wasn't as drastic as I had hoped. That's when I decided to take my diet change to the next level.
Now, let's move on to how you can plan your new diet to see better results on your weight loss:
How Much to Eat
Food contains calories which gives you energy to conduct your daily activities. If you consume more calories than you burn, you will put on weight. If you consume less calories than you burn, you will lose weight. Have a go at this calculator to determine how much calories you should consume to achieve your desired weight. The amount is dependent on the weight loss duration, your current weight, height and activity.
Ideally, you should not go below 1200 calories a day and that's where I keep my daily intake at.
"Write down what you consume in a day, both food and drink, snacks and all. Even that cup of milo you had in the middle of the afternoon." -- Jeremy, C25
Counting calories can be tedious. Although I'm not obsessed with calorie-counting, I monitor what I eat so that I can estimate how much I'm actually eating in a day as well as determine which kind of food is contributing most to the calories I've consumed.
I use an app called My Fitness Pal for this purpose. It has a huge database of foods (including local foods) and you can sync it to the website.
What to Eat
Sometimes we can't tell from the amount and how full we feel. For instance, one would think that a handful of cashew nuts is a little snack but the calories are equivalent to a bowl of rice or 6 apples. For a small packet of McDonald's fries I can have a filling meal of pasta with beef and vegetables.
Eating to lose weight does NOT mean NOT eating. Never let yourself go hungry. There are endless types of food out there and it's up to your creativity how you want to have them.
This is generally what I look out for when choosing my food:
- High in fiber and nutrients: eg. Leafy greens, onion, bell peppers
- Low in fat, sugar and sodium (if I can help it): Cut down on mayonnaise, cream, soft drinks
- High in protein: eg. Beef, fish, eggs
- Unrefined carbohydrates: eg. Brown rice, quinoa, millet, buckwheat
- Minimal amount of wheat, corn and dairy: Cut down on cookies/biscuits, wheat bread/noodles, cheese
When to Eat
"Spread your daily intake into 5 small meals per day. Eating 2 or 3 meals per day will only starve your body for 5 or 6 hours and it'll store fat to cope." -- Jeremy, C25
Many "dieters" don't eat enough. Once again, NEVER starve yourself!
People look at my food thinking that I'm not eating enough and that I'm letting myself go hungry, which couldn't be further than the truth.
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Scale Relevant to Ecological & Management Processess
A challenge in applying field or remote sensing data to rangeland assessment and monitoring is how to define the scale (grain & extent) appropriate to the process being measured and the management objective. The ability to detect a trend, pattern, or event is often a product of the observation scale and selecting the wrong scale can make it difficult to detect important trends and patterns. The Landscape Toolbox is built around an information framework for rangelands that allows the right scales for analysis to be determined and different pieces of information to be brought together, organized and applied at the appropriate scales to answer specific management questions.
Several methods exist for examing the effects of scale on observations of ecological processes in order to select relevant scales for assessment and monitoring. All of these methods, however, require either some pre-existing knowledge about the key process(es) or some empirical data collected in a manner that allows the effects of scale to be examined. Some of these methods are variogram analysis and object based image analysis.
Knowing the appropriate spatial scale for your ecological process of interest can help you better select monitoring and assessment tools and methods. The Methods Guide is designed to incorporate specified scale when suggesting tools and methods that can assist with your management or research objective.
To learn much more about examining ecological scale, please read the following papers:
- Multi-scale Framework Technical Document - Draft, September 21, 2009
- Karl, J.W. and B.A. Maurer. 2010. Spatial dependency of predictions from image segmentation: a variogram-based method to determine appropriate scales for producing land-management information. Ecological Informatics 5: 194-202.
- Karl, J.W. and B.A. Maurer. 2010. Multivariate correlations between imagery and field measurements across scales: comparing pixel aggregation and image segmentation. Landscape Ecology 24: 591-605.
- Karl, J.W. and B.A. Maurer (in prep) Effects of object-based and pixel-based upscaling of remotely-sensed imagery: does upscaling always decrease global variance? Landscape Ecology.


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Megan Arquette and Rebecca Orlov started Blog Out Loud, a networking event for "creative people looking to gather inspiration and information about starting and maintaining a blog while creating a presence online and joining an amazing community." I know. Awesome, right? Rebecca told me that they gear their get-togethers toward "creative folks – interior designers, shop owners, artists, photographers – with the idea that a blog can enhance your business in an informal yet real way." I love the way these gals think. When I was running Bloggy Giveaways that was exactly what I was trying to do: promote creativity and related businesses online. Needless to say, when Rebecca asked me if she could interview me about blogging tips, I was more than happy to oblige. So, please, check out my interview, and, if you're in the San Francisco area, please sign up to attend their next Blog Out Loud event on Monday, August 24!
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Thanks for your question. I'm going to be very honest with you: It's hard to make money from blogging. Most of us have been blogging for years and few make enough to buy groceries each month. It's more like some of us make enough to buy a coffee now and then. I would suggest you read these articles before you hang your dreams on making it rich by blogging:
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Frank Ocean rarities collected on new 2xLP collection, unrelated, MISC
published5 Jul 2013
Frankie O's odds'n'sods have been compiled on a new 2xLP bootleg.
unreleased, MISC - an unlicensed double disc compilation pressed onto clear vinyl – features 14 tracks, including shelved Django Unchained OST track 'Wise Man' and The OF Tape 2 track 'Analog 2′. John Mayer collaboration 'White' also appears, as do a smattering of other familiar offcuts.
unrelated, MISC is out now limited to 750 copies, and can be picked up from the Rough Trade store. Frank Ocean recently aired a stack of new tracks during a live concert in Munich. [via Exclaim]
Side 1:
1. Rocket Love
2. Time Machine
3. Heartbreak + Jet Lag
Side 2:
1. Bedtime Story
2. Voodoo
3. White (ft. John Mayer)
4. No Love
5. 4 Tears
Side 3:
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2. Analog 2 (ft. Tyler, The Creator)
3. Whip Appeal
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Quick sidenote: This is blog post #600 … just over two weeks shy of CMP's 3rd birthday! Okay, back to regular programming now!
Its that time of year … the one that every kid dreads and every parent eagerly anticipates … back to school time!
So to commence the start of homework, recess, naptime (do they even give that to kindergartners anymore?), and library visits, here's a recent schoolgirl themed portrait session with Miss TyAnne …
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State issues warning on eating Sound salmon
Puget Sound's chinook salmon, prized by sport fishermen, tribes and endangered orcas alike, are so polluted with toxic chemicals that the...
Seattle Times staff reporter
Puget Sound's chinook salmon, prized by sport fishermen, tribes and endangered orcas alike, are so polluted with toxic chemicals that the state Health Department is advising that children and pregnant women limit how much they eat.
In reality, the advisory will have little effect; nearly all the chinook sold locally are caught outside Puget Sound. And most people don't eat that much chinook.
But the very idea that Puget Sound's iconic salmon have turned toxic has the power to generate powerful emotional reactions.
For state officials and environmentalists, the notice, released in the form of an official advisory urging children and women who might be pregnant to eat Puget Sound chinook no more than once a week, served as "another sign that Puget Sound is sick and we must take action now," said Gov. Christine Gregoire, who is pushing for a new plan to clean up the Sound.
The fishing industry said the notice was irresponsible because it could scare people from eating salmon in general, when nearly all the salmon sold in the Puget Sound region come from Alaska.
"It's just plain ... stupid; it's unbelievable to me," said Glenn Reed, president of the Pacific Seafood Processors Association. "I don't think they have any understanding of the industry or the fish that hits the market shelves."
State health officials were left to walk a fine line between being frustrated that local fish are contaminated and wanting people to keep eating fish, including locally caught salmon.
Salmon advisory
What: The state Department of Health says it's safe to eat two meals a week of most fish. But in the case of chinook salmon caught in Puget Sound, children, and women who might be pregnant, should eat no more than one meal a week.
What it means: Most chinook salmon sold in grocery stores in the Puget Sound area are caught in Alaska, so the warning doesn't apply. It also doesn't apply to other species of salmon, including coho, sockeye and chum.
What to look for: Increasingly, salmon sold in grocery stores have tags saying where they were caught. If you can't tell, the Health Department says it's OK to go ahead and eat up to two servings a week. But try to prepare it in a way that removes some of the PCBs: Take the skin off, for example.
For more information: For a tip sheet about what fish are safe to eat, or for information on fishing in different parts of the Sound, look online: www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/oehas/fish/default.htm
Source: Washington state Department of Health
"People should sit up and take notice," said Rob Duff, director of the Health Department's office of environmental-health assessments. "But sitting up and taking notice doesn't mean removing all the great benefits that come from eating fish."
The official advisory is based on the levels of mercury and PCBs found in tests of fish caught in Puget Sound. It also found that resident chinook, known as blackmouths, which never leave Puget Sound for the open Pacific, showed even higher contamination levels and should be eaten no more than twice a month.
The Health Department also recommends that people limit their consumption of rockfish or sole caught in some parts of Puget Sound, particularly near heavily industrialized areas such as Seattle.
Fish advisories are usually aimed at children and women who might become pregnant, because children and fetuses are considered most sensitive to the contaminants. Mercury is a brain poison. PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are suspected of causing cancer and impairing brain development.
The potential health risks of the chemicals and metals in fish, particularly mercury, are hotly debated. Some studies suggest that the benefits of eating fish can outweigh the risks, while some environmentalists charge that the health risks have been downplayed.
Some health professionals worry that the latest warning could trigger an overreaction by consumers.
"I can tell you my patients and a lot of people I know, when they see an advisory about something, they say, 'Well if there's any risk at all, I'm just not going to eat any,' " said Dr. Thomas Benedetti of the University of Washington Medical School, an obstetrician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies.
Benedetti said he recommends that pregnant women eat 12 ounces of fish a week, particularly fish such as salmon that are high in healthful omega-3 fatty acids.
The biggest impact from the advisory could be among Puget Sound tribes. While wild chinook are protected under the Endangered Species Act, tribes catch tens of thousands of hatchery chinook in Puget Sound. It's an important source of income for tribal members. And the fish are important to their culture, traditions and ceremonies.
Georgiana Kautz, the natural-resource manager for the Nisqually Tribe, is livid about the pollution in the fish. But she was also mad about the Health Department warning. "You're still scaring people," Kautz said.
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Things We Like: Enduring appeal of radio, Newsworks' tablets insights, TV still going strong
Some things in the media business we liked in the week up to 23 May, and one thing we didn't.
Enduring appeal of radio
Radio continues to play to the crowd, according to last week's Rajar figures. Commercial radio attracted 48.1 million adults each week in the first quarter, up 800,000 on the same period last year. Listeners are increasingly embracing new formats, with 27.1 million tuning in via digital TV, DAB radio and online – up 4 per cent year on year. However, the king of the airwaves remains BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans (pictured, with Moira Stuart), whose breakfast show attracts nearly ten million.
Newsworks' tablet insights
Publishers have suspected that tablets offer a stronger context for advertisers ever since the inception of Apple's iPad in 2010, but little research had been conducted around the subject – until now. Newsworks' Tablet Project tracked 20 campaigns across five key sectors and found that, depending on sector, responses to tablet ads can be up to 40 times higher than those online. And while online considers half an ad seen in a second as being "viewed", tablet ads averaged seven seconds' dwell time.
TV's increasing effectiveness
Through recession and tech upheaval, TV continues to prove itself as the most effective medium for brands. Far from losing its edge in this fragmented age, TV advertising has become more effective over the past three years, according to an Ebiquity study of more than 4,500 campaigns. Commissioned by Thinkbox (so a pinch of salt is required), Payback 4: Pathways To Profit found that TV provided an average return of £1.79 for every £1 invested during 2011-14, up from £1.70 for the three previous years.
And one thing we don't…
Feeling old
It's hard not to feel old as media milestones come and go. And so it was this week, as Oasis reissued its debut album, Definitely Maybe (on digital download, standard CD and special-edition three-disc set), to mark its 20th anniversary. Meanwhile, for those still feeling like time is on their side, let's remind you that Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg turned 30 last week, with a net worth nearing $30 billion.
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Kerry Soper studied art as an undergraduate at Utah State University. He then attended Emory University where he pursued an MA and PhD in American Studies.
His primary research interests include comic strips, comedy, satire, American art history, and popular film. He has published two books with The University Press of Mississippi: Garry Trudeau: The Aesthetics of Satire (http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/1090); and We Go Pogo: Walt Kelly, Politics and American Satire (http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/1460).
In addition to teaching in the Interdisciplinary Humanities and American Studies programs at BYU, he paints landscapes and attempts to bridge the gap between theory and practice by publishing cartoons and short satiric pieces in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Here is a sampling of that work:
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It all comes back to football.A game Des Williams and Zach Hugo played for years under the lights played a role in getting their successful lighting, maintenance and landscape design company started, kept it going in tough economic times and now helps its continued growth. One of their biggest jobs thus far, the one that kick-started their Outdoor Advantage business to a higher level, also has an indelible Gwinnett County football mark on it. "One of our first projects was (former Georgia All-American and NFL player) David Pollack's project," said Williams, a teammate of Pollack's at Georgia. "He finished work on his house in late May, early June last year. We were good friends through Georgia and through Gwinnett sports (Pollack played at Shiloh). ... I finally went over there and saw Pollack, we did a demonstration for him and it looked great. That kind of catapulted our business from there." From that point, their football connections took over. Particularly those of Williams, who had the added bonus of being a former UGA linebacker. It never hurts to have ties to Bulldog Nation in these parts. Outdoor Advantage already has done home projects for former Bulldogs D.J. Shockley and Thomas Brown, as well as a commercial job for Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Hines Ward, also a former UGA star. "The Georgia thing was huge for us," Hugo said. "It jump-started the business." Williams, who handles a heavy sales and marketing load while Hugo runs the landscaping and maintenance side, picked up seven UGA-based clients simply by networking in the Sky Suites at a Bulldog football game last season. "It's an immediate rapport builder when people find out I played for Georgia and that we're both (former) college athletes," said Williams, whose partner Hugo played football at Morehead State. "This area is Bulldog country. Everybody's like, 'wow,' and they want to ask you a little bit about your experiences. But also too, they know you're going to work hard and do a good job." Outdoor Advantage never would have been around if not for football. Hugo, 24, and Williams, 26, may never have met without the sport. Allen Hugo, Zach's father, was Williams' youth football coach for years when Hugo's older son played with the future UGA linebacker. Williams and Hugo also were teammates for a couple of seasons on the high school team at Dacula. "I was two years younger and my brother was (Williams') age, so they played football all the time together," Zach Hugo said. "He was always at the house. I was probably the annoying little brother then, saying, 'Let me hang out, let me hang out.'" The two friends parted ways in college, then took jobs for separate landscaping and contracting companies. They followed that by taking corporate sales jobs — Williams with Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Hugo with Verizon — that neither enjoyed. They both agreed that desk jobs didn't fit them, so they began talking about a possible business together. After three to four months of planning, they stepped away from their corporate jobs to start Outdoor Advantage. "We both said if we work as hard as we have to work for these entry-level sales positions, we know we can be successful with our business," Williams said. "We've already got the work ethic from high school ball and college ball. We already had our foundation set. We just said if we do what we're doing now for ourselves, there's no reason we can't be successful." The success isn't easy, running your own business rarely is. It takes standard, 70-hour work weeks, often in the blazing heat (not unlike two-a-day football practices). The lighting jobs can be pretty complex, too. None trickier than their project in The Georgia Club for Pollack. It's still the biggest residential installation they've done with more than 100 lights. "It was about as complicated as it could be," Hugo said. "We knew we wouldn't really see anything harder than that. After that, every other house has been a walk in the park because we've seen it, we've done it." The connections from Pollack and others have kept the longtime friends busy the past 14 months, but those networking links can only do so much for your business. It still takes production to keep your job, something both Hugo and Williams learned years ago on the football field. "Getting the jobs is just part of it," Williams said. "If you don't do a good job, it doesn't matter who you know." For more information on the growing business, visit www.outdooradvantagellc.com.
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I'll try to find the fight on youtube today - when I watched it last night, nothing led me to believe Hendricks did anything to win that 1st round. He really had nothing for Lawler - every takedown was stuffed except for one in the middle of the fight when Robbie got right back up and then the one in the 5th. Lawler, on the other hand, landed clean shots in every round. Ah well, I don't see Hendricks defending very long...unless Rogan refs the fights.
Seems like he got lucky on decisions against Koscheck, Condit, and now Lawler.
I'm not sure about the actual numbers yet but I'm sure the stats will be out soon.
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Good card. This is how every ppv should be stacked and I have no problem paying for it (aside from the fact I think they should be cheaper given how frequent they are) but I will pay for them.
If they try to pass off cards like 170 and 150 as ppvs I'll continue streaming them if I'm bored and bother to watch them at all.
"He's got big balls. I like that." -Josh Koschek on Frank Trigg's balls.
Also, I didn't know how big of a fan of Robbie Lawler I was until the fight began. I was rooting for him like crazy. Still bummed out that he got so close and couldn't get it done. I definitely thought Hendricks won 3-2 but Robbie was so game and the rounds he took was much more definitive than any of Hendricks', well not according to Douglas Crosby.
Edit: Also I just re-watched the fight. This fight was quite similar to the GSP and Hendricks fight in my opinion, at least in terms of scoring. The first round was extremely close and hard to score (like GSP/Hendricks round 1). The second round went to Hendricks (much like GSP/Hendricks round 3). The 3rd and 4th rounds were quite definitive rounds for Lawler (like GSP/Hendricks round 2 and 4). The 5th round of this fight was similar to GSP/Hendricks round 5. It went to Johny 48-47 but a case could be made for 48-47 Robbie depending on how you scored round 1, which was the same scenario as GSP/Hendricks.
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Great night of action from the prelims to the main event. I was rooting for Lawler, but Hendrix has my respect. Lawler just ran out of gas before the finish line. Had he kept the pace he had in round 4 he would be the new champ...or I should say SHOULD be the new camp. Ok, So Lombard vs Lawler for the next titleshot. Loved watching lombard use his Judo against shields, I wish Melvin Guillard would take notes on that and Robbie Lawler's awesome telephone pole jab. Lombard played it safe against shields not wanting to give him an easy take down I guess. Shields is very sticky on the ground, a hard guy to get good GnP against. But still Lombard was the boss the entire fight and should be in the mix for a title shot this year somehow. And if Diaz wants to get in the mix he should have to fight another top contender, they might match him against Lombard but I think it would be extremely unfair. Maybe rematch Diaz with Condit or fight woodley. But uf course I wouldn't mind seeing an immediate rematch between Lawler and Hendrix either. This was just that kind of a fight.
On a side note the ladies went out there and went to war hard tonight, very good night for WMMA.
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So much for Condit being crowned WW champion in 2014. Goddamn it.
Don't you like it when fans celebrate injuries, especially when they act like the moral police as often as they can?
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|I can't make up my mind. I love the color graduation on the Pinky Winky, but I want the longer bloom time of Quickfire. So, how do they compare? Are we talking a full month more of blooms, or just a week? Also, if you're inclined to give opinions, what can I expect as far as shape in a mature plant?
This year I discovered I LOVE paniculatas; planted 3 Limelights in the Spring that started blooming 3 weeks later, and have been going gangbusters since! Now it's the backyard's turn to share the love. Thanks for any guidance!
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- Posted by macgyver2009 z5b PA (My Page) on Tue, Sep 29, 09 at 19:17
|I'll be glad to share my observations of how my QF and PW performed in my garden this year. They were planted from 3 gallon containers mid to end of last summer and are growing in some pretty heavy clay soil. Both exhibited similar growth rates. QF had a bit better form, but that was because I prematurely cut off some PW canes thinking they did not survive the winter and it was planted in the dead of summer. I have no complaints about the growth and shape of either. QF had more blooms, but PW was nice and full of blooms also.
Quick Fire: Started to open her buds in mid-June. Flowers were fully opened by the third week in June and by July 4, the transition to pink was fully under way. It was absolutely gorgeous during this phase. By the third week of July, the white was completely gone and it was in the dusty pink phase and still very pretty. During the month of August, the pink faded somewhat to a more drab color that I was not as thrilled with. As of today, the flowers are dried and will likely remain on the shrub until I remove them next spring. QF flowers are a little more rounded and looked more like a lace cap on my young shrub. I liked that look very much.
Pinky Winky: Flowers started to open in mid-July. It started showing pink on the bottom petals at the end of July to beginning of August while the white petals on the top continued opening. It was about 1/2 pink and 1/2 white by mid-August. The pink progressed nicely and by the end of August, flowers were all pink except for a bit of white at the tips. During Sept., the pink changed to a beautiful merlot color that remains as of today. I had one late blooming stem, so as a nice contrast, I still have one large flower in the 1/2 pink, 1/2 white stage which looks great surrounded by the other merlot panicles. The panicles are cone shaped with a lacy look. Here is a picture from today.
Now, all that said, choosing a favorite is a very personal thing, just like choosing a paint color for a new room. There are things I like about both shrubs and I would hate to part with either one. They are both care free, easy to grow, hardy hydrangeas. For me though, if I had to choose just one, it would be Pinky Winky. I liked it so much that I added another. Which ever one you choose, you really can't go wrong.
|I see that you are in my zone! Carol, I have both and I would go with Quick Fire. Simply for the reasons that the local bambi really "enjoyed" munching on my PW but not the QF, and that QF blooms earlier than PW, which I think is quite important for zone 5b that has a short growing season.
|My experience...
Pinky Winky seems to cascade more due to the full flowers. With that said it has more dramatic blooms. As I recall it started blooming mid-July.
Quickfire has a good tight uniform habit, I prune stragglers in late winter. I have 6 of them and they are all consistent. Blooms started mid-June. They are very very dark pink right now. There are a few late white blooms.
Personally I prefer the more "open" look of the bloom on the quick fire and the more "closed" habit of the plant itself.
|I'm grateful for all the input on both plants ... I have prep'd a hole for yet another H paniculata for season 2010 beside QF, which is my fav!!!
Unlike Macgyver's ... QF in my zone progressed into the deep red-brick & kept the color for most of Sept ... just these last few days did she start to progress into the duller dusty phase, as the colder, wetter days of Fall started.
Like Whass, I like the tight & upright habit of QF & the smaller, rounder, lacier panicles.
I don't own PW & wish she could be one with all the wonderful qualities of QF for the row of assorted H.p. I'm trying to achieve ... on top of my retaining wall bed, where I dug up 2 clumps of Lady Duff Peonies ... BTW Ostrich - I've only had one baby Bambi, inadvertently separated from his family that hopped into my fenced yard ... I think I'm safe, but would welcome a visit, for a photo-op!!! LOL €;)
- Posted by literatejo z5b OH (My Page) on Fri, Oct 2, 09 at 16:04
|Thank you everyone for such well-rounded opinions! It's those little details that you can't get from a catalog or plant tag that really help make the decision. I guess I'm going shopping this weekend -- hope I can find a great deal!
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|Ooooooooooh! For those of you in NE Ohio, Gale's in Maple Heights is having a HUGE sale - I bought a 3 gallon Pinky Winky for $6.25!!!!!!!! It's basically 75% off of the regular price. They have tons of other shrubs and perennials on sale too.... so go and take a look!
P.S. Sadly they did not have other paniculatas on sale.
- Posted by hydrangeasnohio z5b (My Page) on Fri, Oct 2, 09 at 22:40
|Hello Ostrich, did they have any other hydrangeas at that price? Any Quick Fires???
|No, hydrangeasnohio, they only had a few Pinky Winky on sale.... and the other paniculatas were GONE! Sorry...
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