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Demanding a Vote on Extending Unemployment Insurance
April 10, 2014
I recently met a young mother at a roundtable discussion I hosted on long-term unemployment. During this harsh winter, she would return from a long day of job hunting, prepare dinner for her two young children and then jump into bed to eat together under the covers. You see, since losing her unemployment insurance, she's forced to choose between paying her heating bill or her rent.
I also met a woman in Highland Park who lost her job at a travel agency, and now she and her husband dip into the savings they put aside for the children's education to make ends meet.
This is now the reality for more than 2 million people nationwide—more than 150,000 in Illinois—and yet there has not been a single vote in the House to extend unemployment insurance.
Partisanship and gridlock have already cost millions their emergency unemployment insurance. Furthermore, it's been estimated that failing to act will cost our economy 240,000 jobs this year.
Refusing to extend unemployment insurance hurts families, it hurts businesses, it hurts communities and it hurts our economy.
That's why I introduced a measure last month to force an end to the gridlock on extending unemployment insurance. More than 190 of my colleagues joined me to demand a vote in the House. The next day, the Senate announced a preliminary deal to extend this critical insurance, and now, the Senate has passed an extension bill. The time has come for the House to act.
I believe extending unemployment insurance is not just smart policy; it's the right thing to do.
I respect that some of my colleagues have a different view about the importance of unemployment insurance, and I respect their right to vote "no." But not allowing the House of Representatives a vote on the matter is simply unacceptable.
I know the path ahead will not be easy, but our communities deserve better than this partisan gridlock.
Highlighting the Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Monday, Jan. 27, 2014
Comprehensive immigration reform is essential if we are to achieve the robust, sustainable growth necessary to secure our long-term economic future. Just one example: at manufacturing plants throughout my district, employers are having a hard time finding the skilled workers they need. As our workforce ages, retirements are expanding the need for qualified, highly skilled workers. Smart immigration policy will help American companies strategically address these challenges.
To better understand the issues around immigration, I gathered input from community and business leaders at an immigration roundtable discussion I organized last year. One participant of particular note was what many call a "DREAMer." Estefania Garcia shared her story of coming to the U.S. when she was 7 years old, growing up here, going to school here, graduating from college here and now building a career helping others here. Her story did not leave a dry eye in the room.
I was so touched by Estefania's experiences that I invited her as my guest to the President's State of the Union Address. Her success and her impact in the community personify the strong case for comprehensive reform.
When considering that case, it is perhaps most important to remember that her story is not at all unique. At colleges and universities across the country, gifted, ambitious students face the real fear that after graduation, they'll have to leave this country and apply their skills, achieve their dreams, somewhere else.
These young DREAMers are only some of the faces of immigration reform. But their stories underscore the urgent need to fix our broken system. This is why four of my Illinois colleagues joined me to invite advocates for immigration reform to the State of the Union—to emphasize the need.
Rarely do we face an issue with such significance for the social and economic fabric of our society. Yet, comprehensive immigration reform poses just such significance. Comprehensive reform is good for our economy, for our communities and for individuals across the country.
In fact, our current system is so broken that fixing it will actually save money. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates $175 billion in savings from the Senate's bipartisan comprehensive reform package.
Simply put: comprehensive immigration reform is a win-win proposition. We'll be able to attract the world's most gifted STEM minds to our schools, train them and then encourage them to stay here and help us achieve 21st Century success. Our economy will be injected with the talent and skills it needs to thrive. And 11 million people will pay taxes and become fully engaged in our democracy for the first time.
We can do well by doing right.
So let me close with one more story. Last year, I attended a naturalization ceremony and watched 53 people from 19 different countries take the Oath of Citizenship and say the Pledge of Allegiance for the first time as Americans. That powerful moment affected everyone in attendance that day—family, friends, neighbors, even strangers.
Experiencing the incredible feeling of hope and achievement at that ceremony and understanding the indisputable economic benefits of real improvements to our system, I had no doubt whatsoever about the absolute need for comprehensive immigration reform legislation. I call on all of my colleagues to join me in this effort.
Boosting High-Tech, Advanced Manufacturing
Friday, December 6, 2013
Our district has the third-highest concentration of manufacturing jobs in the entire country. That translates to nearly 100,000 people working in manufacturing businesses, large and small. These jobs are not the old smokestack, Rust-Belt jobs of the last century, but the new, high-tech, 21st Century, advanced manufacturing jobs driving today's economy.
With this growth comes increasing need for innovative and skilled manufacturing workers. This need requires a strategic commitment to developing a well-trained, capable workforce.
Two local programs working to boost manufacturing caught my eye, and I wanted to share them with you.
Recently, I joined members of the Veterans Rapid Employment Initiative (VREI), a local program connecting recently-discharged veterans with manufacturing careers, during a tour of a Des Plaines-based manufacturer. Connecting veterans with manufacturing is a win-win proposition. It expands career opportunities for our veterans, whose unique and technical skills ideally suit them to fill skilled positions, and helps drive the next generation of manufacturing growth.
I also participated in the Wheeling Manufacturing Conference at Wheeling High School. This school is home to some of the most exciting educational and industry cooperation in the country. From the high school's new nanotechnology lab that I visited with Education Secretary Arne Duncan in October to its manufacturing center and the village's commitment to business and manufacturing development, Wheeling is a national model for integrating economic, educational and municipal strengths.
Both of these programs further highlight the need to address our growing skills gap and ensure manufacturers can hire the skilled workers they need to compete in the 21st Century. Legislation such as the AMERICA Works Act and LEARN Act—both bills I introduced—seeks to bridge that gap, and with more partnerships and initiatives like the VREI and Wheeling Manufacturing Conference, I am confident the Tenth District will lead the way in innovative manufacturing for a new century.
A Win-Win for Our Businesses and Our Workers
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013
Learning by doing is one of the fastest and most effective ways to acquire a new skill. I've seen this in my own business experience, and I've heard it from employers. That's why today I introduced the LEARN Act to expand our nation's On-the-Job training programs.
The LEARN Act helps businesses invest in people, hiring and training new employees to grow their business and provide quality jobs. As our economy continues to recover and workers adjust to a rapidly-changing marketplace, On-the-Job training is a win-win.
Businesses have the ability to train workers with precise skills for the 21st Century, but too many find the cost of hiring and training prohibitive—the LEARN Act helps offset these costs and can help businesses expand and help workers gain necessary experience.
On-the-Job training is a way for businesses to grow quickly, and I'm excited about the new opportunities the LEARN Act can create in our communities.
Why I Voted to Protect Nutrition Assistance
Monday, Sept. 23, 2013
In the richest nation in the world,far too many families suffer from hunger and malnutrition —often not knowing where their next meal will come from. Five years after one of the largest economic meltdowns in our nation's history, food insecurity remains at record levels. Regardless of these facts, Congressional Republicans decided yesterday was the time to impose severe, harmful cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
During the debate over SNAP cuts, there have been a number of distortions and misleading arguments used. To set the record straight: nearly half of SNAP recipients are children; in Illinois, recipients receive a miniscule $1.55 per meal, $4.65 per day; and more than 90 percent of SNAP recipients are households living below the poverty line.
To secure their drastic cuts to the program, Republicans stripped the nutrition provision from the Farm Bill—in which it traditionally is included—and doubled the cut to a shocking $40 billion. This intensely partisan bill (every Democrat and 15 Republicans voted against it) is roundly opposed by seniors, charities, homeless groups, religious institutions and farmers for extending cuts too far.
Our economy is still far from a full recovery, making these misguided and irresponsible cuts all the more hurtful. The Senate proposed $4 billion in cuts. The Republican House cuts are 10 times deeper, and contain other, even harsher changes to the program. Families, seniors and veterans all across the country are all struggling to put food on the table. They need a hand up and a push forward, not yet another obstacle in their way.
Last week's vote was about our values. There are sensible, long term reforms Congress can make to federal assistance programs that will uphold our values and not overburden seniors, children and working families, but these draconian SNAP cuts extend too far. This dramatic cut will hurt the most vulnerable in the midst of a fragile economic recovery.
Recommend a Business for a "Brad at Your Business" Visit
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013
A primary focus for me, representing Illinois's Tenth District, is helping grow our economy and advocating on behalf of small businesses. To best understand the interests and concerns of the small and medium-sized companies in our community, businesses that are critical to our future development, I've made it a priority to hear directly from businesses in the area.
In that vein, I initiated "Brad at Your Business," a program designed around Stephen Covey's principle: "First understand, then be understood." Whenever I return home from Washington, I visit companies around the district, touring more than 30 businesses so far. I have also had countless more conversations with individuals—business owners, managers and employees—consistently seeking to understand the issues, challenges and opportunities they face.
Building on our efforts, we've now created a Brad at Your Business homepage on my website—a one-stop-shop for news, updates and much more on my business visits. To see pictures, learn about businesses I've visited or just read more about Brad at Your Business, check out the homepage.
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Keeping College Within Reach
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013
The cost of a college education is steadily moving beyond the grasp of many American families. Too many of our young people are finding themselves without the means to pay for the higher education they wish to pursue.
Last week, I joined more than 300 of my colleagues to pass a bipartisan compromise that will keep student loan interest rates from permanently doubling. The deal both sides struck is not perfect—there are aspects I wish were different, but that's the nature of compromise. Both sides made concessions, and ultimately we were able to strike a deal that is good for our students.
Importantly, this compromise will lock in the rate at the beginning of the loan for the life of loan, giving students and families the certainty they need to plan their financial futures and make informed, thoughtful decisions. This certainty will also help our academic institutions as they plan their financial aid programs. I've consistently said that uncertainty is crippling in tough economic times, and the assurances this deal provides students, parents and schools are critically important.
This deal is not perfect and we must still work to address the ever-rising costs of higher education, but I am pleased to know that compromise is still possible. The seriousness and determination with which we tackled this issue must be replicated when addressing our other pressing challenges. I'm ready to work together and break through the gridlock, and I hope this deal is an indication that more of my colleagues are ready too.
Working Together to Break Through Gridlock
Thursday, July 18, 2013
I have the utmost faith that our country's best days lay ahead, but only if we begin to tackle the challenges confronting us today. Moreover, the issues we face are too great to confront with ideology alone. To move this country forward, we must commit to working together, regardless of party, and find that common ground where progress becomes inevitable.
Now I'm a proud, life-long Democrat. Still, I don't think either party has a monopoly of all the answers. That's why I am always willing to partner with anyone—Democrat or Republican—who has good ideas, an open mind and willingness to work together.
This freshman class in the House came to Washington with the goal of breaking the gridlock. This spirit of transcending partisanship is growing, and it's exactly what we need—it's what our constituents, families and businesses need.
It's in this vein that I am honored to be a part of the No Labels Problem Solvers, a robust and growing group of Representatives and Senators from both parties who want to find common ground and address our country's toughest challenges together.
Whenever I am home, I spend as much time as possible meeting face-to-face and talking with people in my district about the challenges they face. Regardless of the venue, I hear over and over again about the great frustration with the partisan gridlock and inaction in Washington. People tell me they are most aggravated by the inability for Congress to work together to advance even the simplest, most sensible solutions to the issues we face.
Yet I know there is common ground where both parties can work together to make progress. The challenges we face, such as strengthening small business, closing the skills gap, reducing gun violence and preserving our environment, must be tackled now. They must be addressed holistically, and they must be addressed together.
While we all don't see eye-to-eye on everything, there are many areas where we can, and will, find agreement. That's what the Problem Solvers are focused on—finding those areas where interests and objectives overlap so we can shape positive solutions.
I've been a problem solver all my life. It's what drew me to engineering, and it's why I joined the No Labels Problem Solvers. Like my No Labels colleagues, I believe that we're all in the same boat, and that together we will work to secure a brighter, more prosperous future for the next generation.
Moving Marriage Equality Foward
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
237 years into this American Experiment, we continue to amaze.
Last week, the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), confirming that everyone should have the opportunity to marry the person they love.
I'm proud of the Court's landmark decision because when two loving individuals want to make a public, lifelong commitment to one another, they should be able to, it should be called marriage and they should receive the exact same benefits as any other married couple.
DOMA is unconstitutional. That fact is no longer up for debate. And affirming that marriage in the eyes of the law treats all couples the same is another step in what has been a long, difficult march of progress.
At home in Illinois, it's now high time to finally make marriage equality state law. I further encourage all states that haven't already done so to move forward toward equality, and at the same time, I will continue fighting for equality in Washington.
While the Court's decision marks a tremendous turning point for equality, there still remains a vocal, extreme minority that opposes expanding equality to all Americans, in all facets of life.Overturning DOMA puts renewed emphasis on the need to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. No one should face discrimination in the workplace simply for being honest about their sexual orientation, simply because of who they love.
Hopefully soon I will be able to proudly cast a vote in support of full marriage equality, proudly congratulate Illinois lawmakers on making the leap forward and proudly put an end to workplace discrimination—not just because it's part of our constitutional foundation, but because it's the right thing to do.
Building a Highly-Skilled Workforce
Monday, June 17, 2013
Twenty-first century, advanced manufacturing demands highly-skilled workers. And a highly-skilled workforce depends on having advanced training programs, which requires advanced curricula, capable instructors and modern facilities. Just as a business functions better when its parts are synchronized, creating a twenty-first century workforce requires collaboration and cooperation. That means students, workers, educators, business owners, administrators and their representatives must all work together. This understanding is the big, yet simple idea behind the AMERICA Works Act, the first bill I introduced in Congress.
I recently got to see this collaborative approach and the success it produces firsthand at Wheeling High School's Manufacturing and Engineering Program. The Wheeling High School Principal, Dr. Lazaro Lopez, and two of the program's teachers, Michael Geist and Tom Steinbach, provided me a tour of the facility and gave me the history of the program. Now in its third year, enrollment has doubled each year, now reaching 40 students and making it the largest initiative of its kind in Illinois. The program has 50 local industry partners who help provide the hands-on professional experience and ensure that Wheeling High School is teaching the skills needed in today's market.
I was profoundly impressed by the sophistication and the success of Wheeling's program. Under the leadership and guidance of Dr. Lopez, Mr. Geist and Mr. Steinbach, the Manufacturing and Engineering Program has tapped into our community's urgent need for skilled workers. Illinois's Tenth Congressional District is the third largest manufacturing district in the entire country, and we got there because of the hard work and skill of our innovators and workforce. Yet virtually every business I visit expresses concerns about the growing skills gap, and educators and industry leaders working together directly is our best shot at closing this gap.
A recent University of Illinois-Chicago study found that a single Illinois manufacturing job creates additional 2.2 jobs. That's an astounding figure, and one that illustrates how important this moment is. Unless we commit to building more partnerships between educators and businesses, we risk losing our manufacturing excellence and forfeiting our global edge. If we commit now, we can reach new levels of success, and that's what I'm committed to working toward.
Joining me at Wheeling High School were Brian Panek, Terry Iverson and Joe Arvin—three leaders in Illinois manufacturing. I know they were just as impressed with the program as I was, and their enthusiasm is exactly how Wheeling's program boasts 50 manufacturing partners and counting.
We need more partnerships like what Wheeling High School has built, and that's exactly what the AMERICA Works Act encourages.
Cheering on Waukegan Public Library
May 9, 2013
Yesterday was truly special. I had the honor of joining staff members from the Waukegan Public Library at the White House as First Lady Michelle Obama presented them with the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Medal. Waukegan Library was one of only ten institutions nationwide to receive this honor.
Richard Lee, Executive Director of the Waukegan Library, wisely noted that they no longer judge libraries "by the number of books checked out," but rather success is measured by a library's service to the community. Clearly, today's award symbolizes exactly how successful Waukegan Public Library has been.
More than 55 percent of Waukegan residents speak a language other than English, and so the library started various language programs, including its Conversational ESL Program that boasts more than 250 current or former participants. It's programs like these that accomplish more than teaching English; they serve as gateways to more opportunity in the future.
During the awards ceremony, First Lady Michelle Obama praised Waukegan Library for its innovation, passion and commitment to the community. The mark of a true community institution is what it gives back to the people, how it helps enrich their lives. Waukegan Public Library has clearly established itself as a focal point of the Waukegan community and an innovative nationwide leader in community service.
When our communities are enriched by programs that empower residents and open doors of opportunity, we all prosper. I am proud to say that Waukegan Public Library is a pillar of the Tenth District, and I congratulate the library and its staff once again for earning this distinguished award.
Reducing Gun Violence in Our Communties
Feb. 19, 2013
We see it on our TVs every day. Random shootings, innocent lives lost, families shattered. Here in Illinois it feels like an epidemic. And nationally, 33 people die every day due to gun violence.
In just the past two years, the tragedies in Tucson, Aurora, Oak Creek and Newtown shocked us to our cores. These mass shootings blind us with grief and pain, but they also open our eyes to the tragedies—the less publicized ones—that occur each and every day, from big city streets to small town homes.
More often than not, the localized instances of violence don't command the attention of the nation, but once in a while one does.
Hadiya Pendleton was an honor student, and as a majorette in the band, she performed at the President's inauguration. Hers was a life full of promise and hope. She would make a difference in this world because she was determined to. But Hadiya's life was tragically cut short on a rainy January afternoon.
Cleopatra Cowley, Hadiya's mother, said what we all felt in our hearts: no parent should ever have to experience this. No parent should ever experience the pain of burying a child.
Joining a number of my colleagues seeking to highlight the importance of addressing gun violence, I chose to invite Cleopatra to the President's State of the Union address Tuesday night. I was so pleased that she and Hadiya's father, Nate, had the chance to sit beside First Lady Michelle Obama during the speech.
Cleopatra is a powerful and heartbreaking new voice joining a chorus calling for common sense action to reduce these senseless acts. She should be an inspiration to us all as we work to sensibly reduce the gun violence in our communities.
And while I know no matter what we do that we can't completely prevent these tragedies from ever occurring, we do have the opportunity to save lives.
I heard it during the gun violence roundtable I hosted last month, and I continue to hear it every day: Congress must act now because we all have a responsibility to seize this moment and make a difference.
We need to implement universal background checks—a smart step that more than 90 percent of Americans support.
We need to finally make gun trafficking a federal crime.
We need to expand access to mental-health treatment.
We need to limit access to large capacity magazines and military-style assault weapons.
We need act for Hadiya and the countless other young people whose lives are abruptly ended in senseless acts of gun violence. We need to act for those killed in Newtown, in Aurora, in Oak Creek, in Tucson. We need to act for the 33 we lose each and every day to gun violence.
This is the moment. This is our time. Let's get to work.
Touring the Tenth District's Businesses
Jan. 15, 2013
I have consistently held that re-energizing our economy is job one. It is crucial that we begin to restore confidence in our future so that businesses, large and small, begin to again invest in their futures—in innovation, in hiring and in training new employees.
This past week, during my first trip home to the Tenth District after being sworn in as its Congressman, I had the opportunity to visit and tour nine local businesses, meeting their owners and employees, learning in some detail about the opportunities and challenges that they face and discussing how Congress can have a positive impact to help them prosper and grow.
If I have one important takeaway from my visits, it's that the Tenth District is home to many wonderful businesses employing many capable people. At every company I visited, I saw enthusiasm, I sensed optimism and I learned about the diversity of opportunity here in Illinois. I have no doubt that our district is poised to help lead our nation's economic recovery.
But I also heard frustration about what is happening in Washington.
From family businesses such as C-Line Products and Ludlow Manufacturing, to large corporations such as Walgreens and Underwriters Laboratories, some common themes emerged: we need Congress to stop fighting and start working together; we need more skilled technical workers; and incentives for companies to invest in their businesses and their people make a difference.
Ludlow Manufacturing, a metal fabricator based in Gurnee, is a family-owned business with 100 percent of their operations based in the Tenth District. They have experienced rapid growth and are excited about continued expansion, but one of the major concerns is the lack of technicians and engineers to operate sophisticated machinery. They're so eager for new, skilled employees that they've reached out to local high schools to generate interest in the profession and even mentioned considering conducting most of the training in-house.
I heard the same concern from Knuth Machine Tools—a global metalworking equipment manufacturer with its North American headquarters here in Lincolnshire. With installations throughout the country, they simply can't keep pace with the demand for technicians.
It is companies like these that have established the Tenth District's long history as a national leader in manufacturing, and in order to keep that tradition alive, it's critical that the opportunities to learn the necessary skills exist.
For both Connexion, an electrical products distributor in Buffalo Grove, and Schumacher Electric, a battery charger manufacturer in Mount Prospect, uncertainty in Washington poses a serious obstacle. Several of the companies I visited told me that without knowing when or which regulations will go into effect, without knowing how taxes will be structured or whether various compromises will be reached, decision making becomes more difficult and investments can be delayed or deferred.
Congress simply has to stop kicking the can down the road for two, or six or twelve months—successful businesses don't make investment decisions with six-month horizons; they plan for three, or five or even ten years. In order for these employers to have the confidence to invest in new technologies and take on new workers, we must bring longer-term thinking to the policy decisions we make in Congress.
By the end of the tour, it was clear that these businesses are excited to have their roots in the Tenth District and are confident in their abilities, but frustrated by inaction in Washington. These businesses want to stay here, to grow and succeed here. They're not asking for special favors, just fairness and constructive action from elected officials. And I think that's a request worth getting behind.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- A September study by the Pew Research Center shows that almost one-in-five U.S. households -- 19% -- owed student loan debt in 2010, and that's double the amount of student loan debt owed by U.S. students and families in 1990.
But the U.S. Department of Education is rolling out some rules geared to lower short-term student loan payments and tie those payments to the total income earned by the loan recipient.
The plan, officially known as "Pay As You Earn," is straightforward: The borrower's monthly payments are capped based on the amount of monthly earnings. Uncle Sam has a new policy capping loan payments at 10% of the discretionary income of student loan borrowers.
The federal government estimates that up to 1.6 million Direct Loan borrowers are eligible for Pay As You Earn. The Department of Education already has a program called Income-Based Repayment, which raises the 10% cap to 15% of discretionary income. The government reports that 1.3 million student loan borrowers already qualify for that program.The department says that borrowers who aren't eligible for Pay As Your Earn can qualify for the Income Based Payment plan. In a statement released by the agency, government officials say the initiative is aimed at "struggling" borrowers such as teachers and nurses "in lower-paying public service careers." "These income-driven plans could reduce monthly payments to help ensure that borrowers are able to manage their debt and avoid the negative consequences of defaulting on their student loans," the department says. "While borrowers may pay more in interest in the long run under an income-driven plan, those options can provide some relief on loan payments, especially in a borrower's early years of repayment." To figure out where you stand on Pay As Your Earn, the department has a website dedicated to the program.
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Some cost items, such as doctor's bills, were clearly identified from the outset as medical spending. Insurers' advertising and overhead were quickly put in the administrative category. But many other items, such as nurses' hotlines, some federal taxes, insurance agents' commissions and programs to improve care coordination, fell into a grey area and were subject to hours of debate.
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Kimberlee Jaynes placed as a finalist in the Residential Interiors category of the Benjamin Moore HUE awards.More than 150 entrants competed in this national contest.
"Color is the lifeblood of design. And recognition is being paid to architects and interior designers whose work consistently is representative of the power and drama of color professionals who have used color innovatively...creatively...therapeutically...impressively." - Benjamin Moore
Jaynes also won the Street of Dreams Professionals Choice award for "Best Master Suite".
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|Kimberlee's Street of Dreams penthouse was featured on the cover of the Portrait of Portland with an eleven page story about her design. She has been quoted in the Homes & Gardens section of the Oregonian as well as Oregon Home Magazine. She is a featured designer in The Fine Art of Wall Design, a book on how to hang art. Her work was also the subject of a three-page story in The Oregonian.
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Kimberlee Jaynes is among the most talented interior designers in Portland, Oregon. A Kimberlee Jaynes interior design is where art meets function - a delightful blend of "Why didn't I think of that?" and "This is the way my home was meant to feel." She's an associate member of the Northwest Society of Interior Designers who has practiced both commercial and residential design from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to San Francisco, California, to Stuttgart, Germany to her home in Portland, Oregon.
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Until recent times, the demand for high-end video cards have not been essentially high. The thing is most 3D games presented on the market offer primitive graphics which can be easily "digested" by mid-end cards. Various promises of game developers to release a super cool game (HalfLife2, Doom3 etc. in practice turned out to be just another deferral of release dates :).
But things radically changed with the release of FarCry game which immediately amazed all with the outstanding graphics quality (albeit some contradictory gameplay :). Many owners of mid-end cards (as well as high-end cards of the previous generation) were surprised to realize that their system is simply "weak" for the game played at the maximum possible image quality. And this is experienced even with the antialiasing disabled, the sky displayed in static textures (which is a serious loss to the ancient Unreal :), and exploded cars smash into 4-5 dark debris (whereas this number should be a hundred times more :).
Anyway, it is understandable for the FarCry game developers (as well as other developers): the number of owners of high-end cards (as well as powerful platforms with speedy processors and abundant RAM capacities) are negligible and amount to no more than 5% as per some estimates. As a result, the "graphic niceties" are cut down at the root to make the game playable at mid-end systems. In any case, games like FarCry is a big step forward: purchasing a high-end card gives an immediate return, and in many ways becomes a must for decent gameplay. Therefore, we are reviewing a typical high-end card built on the ATI Radeon9800XT chip: it is GeXCube Radeon9800XT (for details of this company, read the review GeXcube Radeon 9600XT Extreme).
The video card is packaged in a mid-sized cardboard box.
Apart from the card, there are the following components in the card:
Of special interest is the coupon to acquire Half-Life 2 for free.
It has a serial number closed with an opaque erasable layer. Once the game is officially released, you can order a free shipment (if that option is available for your country) with this coupon or get a link to download the game.
Surely, it's better not to open the number before the time. Otherwise you might be in for trouble in upgrading the video card (judging by the ever deferred release dates for HL2, the probability of upgrade for Radeon9800XT is rather high :).
Now let's look in to the card itself. Like all the high-end video cards, GeXCube Radeon9800XT require external power and have an additional Molex-connector. Once I unpacked the card, I found a rather long splitter cable already plugged in to the connector (therefore, the number of free power connectors from the PSU is not reduced). Albeit a trifle, but how nice :)
The card is a precise replica of the ATI Radeon9800XT reference design. This means that the interface of the card is AGP 4x/8x, the core runs at 412 MHz, and the DDR SDRAM capacity is equal to 256 MB.
More details about the memory. On the video card, there are eight BGA chips HY5DU573222 made by Hynix located on the from and rear sides the PCB.
The memory access time is 2.5 ns, which is equivalent to 400(800) MHz. But according to the reference design, the memory runs at 365(730) MHz, with the memory bandwidth = 256 bit. That is, the memory has some margin for frequency increase (or overclocking potential :).
The operating frequency of the chip = 412 MHz.
It makes sense to mention about the "Overdrive" mode that switches the card to the "dynamic overclocking" mode. Upon the start-up of a 3D application, the driver increases the video chip frequency. The maximum possible frequency is 432 MHz; there is also an interim stage where the chip frequency equals 418 MHz.
The decision as to the stage is made by the driver on the base of the information about the chip temperature. Below 52 C, operation is possible at the maximum frequency (432 MHz), and within 52 to 65 C the chip runs at 418 MHz, and at temperatures over 65 C the frequency is re-set to the "default" (412 MHz). As a result, the "Overdrive" is a very simple and useful feature which allows to gain performance boost provided the housing is properly fanned. Of course, we ran all the performance tests with the "Overdrive" mode disabled.


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When I set out in December, 2010 to study and blog about social media I knew that the very thing it was designed to do – execute a rapid dissemination of information – was going to be the attribute that made it hardest to study.
I struggled to define social media, to cram it some sort of box and slap on a label. Then I wrestled with the ways it was changing our society; the impact on our elections, our habits as consumers and how we can interact in new ways when we get sick. But somewhere in the fog I realized that my own difficulty explaining social media became an analogy for the ways in which the world is both unknowingly shaping and simultaneously being shaped by our new ability to communicate with those we'd previously had no hope in reaching.
In his book SocialCorp, Joel Postman said, "This new generation of technology, content, websites, and online applications called social media has changed communications forever, giving companies and consumers the power to actually converse with each other like never before. Social media, done properly is the closest thing yet to one-on-one conversation between even the largest companies and the millions of people they do business with."
Never before have the people who participate in the medium had so much ability to help shape the medium. Whether by design or by accident, we have created something in social media that is moving faster than most people can translate and anyone can predict. It took radio 38 years to reach 50 million users, it took the Internet 4 years. And despite the speed, how can anyone foresee the importance of social media when, unlike the radio or television that came after it, it isn't controlled by anyone in particular?
By January, 2011 I was already struggling. The line between gathering background data and procrastinating began to blur. Early mornings were spent groggily "doing research," which essentially meant visiting what felt like every social media website ever created. Evenings, which had been deemed, "writing time," were being spent much in the same way. My Internet favorite list was getting longer and the usable content that I had written was getting shorter, when the inverse should have been true. I made a commitment to stay off social media and web surfing for 2 weeks. On day four, I engaged in the sort of self-bargaining I imagine is typical of drug addicts: "Just a few minutes on Twitter… how can I write about social media if I'm not current in social media?"
Sherry Turkle, a psychologist, author and director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self has studied technology dependence and seen firsthand the reliance we develop on our virtual spaces. "I think when we're texting, on the phone, doing your e-mail, getting information; the experience is of being filled up. And that feels good," Turkle was quoted on PBS' Frontline. "We assume that it is nourishing in the sense of taking us to a place we want to go. And I think that we are going to start to learn that in our enthusiasms and in our fascinations, we can also be flattened and depleted by what perhaps was once nourishing us."
We've all gotten fat on information. The Internet is comprised of 255 million websites visited by the 2 billion people who are wired throughout the world. 294 billion emails were sent every day in 2010; 35 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute and 36 billion photos were posted to Facebook in one year alone. 74 percent of all active Internet households use social media. We are using social media to not just get information but also to forge the social connections we formerly sought in our workplaces, churches, bars and classrooms.
Social media is on its way to becoming the primary way we communicate. In February 2011, comScore published its 2010 Digital Year In Review in which it revealed that social networking accounted for 12 percent of all time spent online in the United States and that we managed to collectively spend 49.4 billion minutes on Facebook alone. And email, with its low cost and convenience once thought to be the clear winner of a race to be our primary form of communication; is being eschewed for a communication vehicle that is hosted in the public arena of social media. Email usage by 12-17 year olds was down 59% in 2010. Email usage overall was down 8%. We are not talking less, just using social media to communicate more. "Social networking has become an integral part of the fabric of the Internet and one that is increasingly becoming integrated into the experience of so many different activities online," said the report.
Social networking has made companies understand that their employees and customers are now accustomed to engaging in two-way conversations. In 2007, Dell was launching IdeaStorm as a way to provide their customers input into the kinds of products they wanted to see the computer manufacturer produce. Of the 10,000+ ideas that were contributed, 400 have been implemented. This, a sort of virtual focus group, has become a way for companies to garner ideas from their customers – simultaneously giving them what they want and getting innovative ideas free of charge. Kim Kardashian took to Twitter to get suggestions for the name of her fragrance. Companion Credit Union let their employees vote on their logo while Jet Blue was inspired to revoke a policy that meted a $50 fee for carry-on bikes after hearing complaints via Twitter. Social media means being talked "at" less and less and invited to talk "with" more and more.
The utility of social networking and its two-way/many-to-many communication channel doesn't stop with businesses and advertising. In 2004 Howard Dean supporters showed the collective power of technology to enable Dean to run a successful campaign. Even though the campaign didn't end with election, Dean supporters provided a roadmap for future politicians in their readiness to organizes meet ups, contribute in forums and author blogs. Social media will play an enormous role in determining who will occupy the White House in 2012, as a Pew Research Center reveals that 1 in 5 adults who use the Internet turned to social networks to get or share information about midterm elections last year and 53 percent of Internet users went online to engage in campaign-related activity. Politicians like Paul Ryan, John Thune and Massachusetts'-own Scott Brown are gaining notoriety for their "regular but unobtrusive" use of social networking.
And when has it ever been easier to find a potential mate, whether we went to an Ivy League school, want someone who is passionate about tennis or just want to find someone who is quite rich? Hospitals, like Mass General, are using social networking to connect patients with other similar patients and allow them to keep in touch with friends and family while hospitalized. Over 4M people are using Mass General's CarePages, alone. In the classroom, children are putting pencil to lined paper less and blogging more. One Kaiser Family Foundation study showed that almost three-fourths of 7th through 12th graders have at least one social media profile. Few would argue that the future will hold more collaboration across all platforms – business, politics, interpersonal relationships, healthcare, education.
This collaboration will be rooted in reality – real identities and not the anonymity that shaped the early "nobody knowing you're a dog" Internet days. OpenID, which has been likened to a "driver's license for the entire Internet" has been integrating with websites since 2007. But Facebook, backed by an existing client base of 500 million users, may have quietly put an end to anonymity on the Internet. Facebook Connect prevents website visitors from having to create unique accounts and allows them to use their Facebook profiles to participate in commenting and in viewing information. Popular websites like AIM, Vimeo, Digg, CNN and Boston.com have already integrated Connect, surely more are to follow.
When we do connect to browse and comment, it will be from a wider range of devices. According to comScore, 1 in 4 mobile users now have smartphones. We are increasingly using our phones, iPads, e-readers and tablets to browse the Internet, download applications, stream content and of course, connect to social media. An eMarketer study says that by 2012 more than 800 million users worldwide will participate in social networks via their mobile device, up from 82 million in 2007. And we'll look to our phones to not just check-in with location based services, as more than 381 million people did last year on Foursquare alone but also to make payments and get discounts from the merchants and venues we check-in with. Near Field Communication, which is a technology that executes a short-range wireless exchange of payment information between a smartphone and an N.F.C reader – is set to be rolled out in Android phones. Imagine meandering down a street and being alerted about a deal by your smartphone as you walk past a coffee shop. After you check-in, you're presented with a coupon, make a payment by waving your phone and you're on your way without touching your wallet.
If we're not seeking deals, we'll want more engaging content. Internet users are watching over 34 billion videos online in the United States alone. There are some, like Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who are betting millions the importance of online videos will only increase. Saverin is the lead investor in an $8M round of financing for Qwiki, a service that responds to search queries with interactive multimedia presentations rather than links.
Throughout my research, I came upon countless case studies, statistics and examples of all the ways in which social media have enabled us to date. What I couldn't surmise was how, exactly it was going to enable us in the future. Would it further erode our privacy? Enrich our lives by helping us meet more people, stay better connected with our loved ones and network within our industry? All of these things? No one can see what is on the horizon. But I believe the next iteration of social networking technology has become visible over the next hill. A mobile, video-based experience and increasingly singular identities will usher us into the next phase of group sharing.
In his book Content Nation, John Blossom highlights the importance of technology and social networking in these terms: "Technology now allows any person on the planet to publish things to virtually any number of people in any place at any time at little or no personal cost – without them having to know in any great detail how it happens." While true, the problem with not knowing how "it" happens, is that you can't become aware of "what" will happen.
And by the time the snow had melted and the end to my blogging project was in site, I had given up on the hope of predicting the ways in which we'd be changed by our new abilities to talk and connect. I thought back to what Sherry Turkle had said, that we could be "nourished" by information or "flattened and depleted." I thought of social media as the serving tray, and information as the food. I could choose to siphon up junk – feel bloated and groggy, throw up, nap and then commit to a diet – as I did back in January. Or I could just commit to making better choices, finding the real meat of information and using that to advance my own agenda be that to learn more, reach a politician or just be closer to the people in my life. Just like anything else, social media is what you make it.


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Agreed with alot of other posts.Just to killem for fun is screwed up.I try not to kill anything unless its a danger to my family or I.Doug,I think its time to get new friends.
Agreed with alot of other posts.Just to killem for fun is screwed up.I try not to kill anything unless its a danger to my family or I.Doug,I think its time to get new friends.
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i dont mind the gulls so much as the jackwagons and old ladys who go out on a crowded assed day and feeds them. as a matter of fact, id like to and rather shoot those people with a bb gun. however, i do agree with pest/population control but believe this should be left to trapping and relocation of the birds to a "sancuary" by animal control. shooting the birds here would also put many people in danger of a ricochet and a stray bb. i also look at gulls as being an early warning signal in a way for all kinds of things at the beach.
oh by the way,i hope your "buddies" use bb's and not the lead pellets also...
I'm a bird lover and have raised, bred, and showed pigeons, ducks, parakeets etc. As convenient as it is to think of these birds as trash and unworthy of life I guarantee you that they have individual personalities and families. Once you take the time to really watch any animal you see that they are not just robotic parasites and they deserve respect. That's a ****ty thing to do to another living thing for no reason other than entertainment.
As not only a surfer, but a fisherman and guy who works on boats, I've always been told and heard stories about respecting seabirds. I have been taught, from guys who love hunting and killing, to NEVER harm a seabird or any seagull, because one of the legends of the oceans are that they carry the souls of lost sailors. Messing with them leads to very bad karma with the water
D!^ks, grow the F up.
Just for the record, I didnt classify these guys as my friends or buddies. I tried to keep the post simple and clear to avoid this type of confusion. Killing animals for fun is NOT something I would do. Im not capable, nor could I hang out and watch something that appalling. I could go way deeper on this but I wanted to hear your (forum community) thoughts. Thank you for all the replies.
real man would use a sling shot. I have seen my cat take one out of the sky with just a... paw.. Played dead and then POUNCE. I was pretty stoked for him. Then he just chewed on it's head for a while and stuff got a little weird. Anyways, seagulls are the rats of the sky, so if you have no problem killing a rat, move on.


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Part time Adjunct Faculty Librarians, Mason Library, Keene State College, Keene NH
posted June 24, 2013 7:48 PM
The Mason Library at Keene State College is seeking two part time adjunct faculty librarians for the academic year appointment to join our team in providing reference service for the fall semester, from August 26, 2013 through December 13, 2013 with the potential for continuation in the spring semester, from January 21, 2014 through May 9, 2014. The positions are non-benefited and pending funding.
The successful candidates will staff the reference desk Sundays and evenings. The candidates will also have the opportunity to contribute to the development of LibGuides, instruction handouts, and use of social media. Depending upon preferred qualifications additional responsibilities may be assigned. The salaries will be $7,500 per semester.
Qualifications: ALA-accredited MLS degree and experience in providing reference or coursework with applied practice in reference provision. Preferred qualifications: First position - Academic library and access services experience; Second position - Academic library and archives or special collections experience. Each position will work approximately 20 hours per week.
Application: Apply online at https://jobs.usnh.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=53179
Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online:
- Letter of application addressing the required and desirable qualifications
- Contact information for three references.
Review of applications to begin immediately and will continue until position is filled or otherwise closed at the College's discretion. Start date will be no later than August 26, 2013.
For more information about Keene State College, Mason Library, the University System of New Hampshire, and the Keene community, visit: http://www.keene.edu/, http://www.keene.edu/library/, http://www.usnh.edu/ or http://www.ci.keene.nh.us


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Timothy J Griffin
Office: 7-134 MCB
Laboratory: 7-166 MCB
Telephone: (612) 624-0381
Recent news from the Griffin lab
- Grant funding: An NSF grant (Griffin, PI) was recently funded to develop the Galaxy bioinformatics framework for mass spectrometry-based proteomics software applications. A summary of the grant can be found here
- A recent paper demonstrated the benefits of online nano Electrostatic Repulsion-Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography (ERLIC) for shotgun proteomics
- Another recent paper used a novel approach to profile the metaproteome of human saliva, providing the most comprehensive map of proteins in this fluid derived from microbial organisms
Research Description
Work in our group involves the development and application of mass spectrometry-based tools to study proteins and proteomes. The goal of this work is to provide the necessary tools to enable the system-wide characterization of proteins expressed within a cell, tissue, biological fluid or organism, in order to better understand basic mechanisms of biological function and disease. These tools must be capable of measuring the many properties of proteins that collectively determine their function. These properties include protein abundance, sub-cellular localization, post-translational modifications, associations in non-covalent complexes and biochemical activity. Mass spectrometry provides a highly powerful tool that can aid in measuring these various protein properties, in a high-throughput manner. The development and application of these tools is highly interdisciplinary in nature, integrating front-end molecular biology and biochemical methods, protein and peptide chemistry, analytical separations, instrumental analysis, and back-end computation and bioinformatics for data analysis and biological interpretation.
Ongoing research projects in the laboratory include:
• Studies of oral cancer progression and the salivary proteome using a variety of quantitative proteomic strategies, in collaboration with researchers from the Dental School, Medical School, Computer Science and Biostatistics at the University of Minnesota
• Studies of protein post-translational, as well as under-appreciated oxidative stress-induced reactive carbonyl modifications to amino acid side chains
• Numerous collaborative research projects. For example, we study the biochemistry of the nutrient regulator mTOR via collaboration with Dr. Do-Hyung Kim, Associate Professor, BMBB
We also work closely with the Center for Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics (CMSP) and the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute (MSI) at the University of Minnesota.
Recent Publications
Kim, Y.M., Stone, M., Hwang, T.H., Kim, Y.G., Dunlevy, J.R., Griffin, T.J. and Kim, D.H. (2012) SH3BP4 is a negative regulator of amino acid-Rag GTPase-mTORC1 signaling. Molecular Cell 46. (PDF)
Bandhakavi, S. and Griffin, T.J. (2011) Dynamic range compression: a solution for proteomic biomarker discovery? Bioanalysis, 3: 2053-6. PMID: 21942515
Bandhakavi. S., Markowski, T.W., Xie, H. and Griffin, T.J. (2011) Three dimensional peptide fractionation for highly sensitive nanoscale LC-based shotgun proteomic analysis of complex protein mixtures, Methods Mol Biol, 790: 47-56. PMID: 21948405
de Jong, E. P., Koopmeiners, J. S., and Griffin, T. J. (2011) Sample collection and handling considerations for peptidomic studies in whole saliva; implications for biomarker discovery. Clin Chem Acta. 412: 2284-8. PMID: 21889499 (PMCID in process)
Kooren, JA, Rhodus, NL, Tang, C, Jagtap, PD, Horrigan, BJ, Griffin, TJ (2011) Evaluating the potential of a novel oral lesion exudate collection method coupled with mass spectrometry-based proteomics for oral cancer biomarker discovery. Clin Proteomics, 8: 13. PMID: 21914210 (PMCID in process)
Stone MD, Chen X, McGowan T, Bandhakavi S, Cheng B, Rhodus NL, Griffin T.J. (2011) Large-Scale Phosphoproteomics Analysis of Whole Saliva Reveals a Distinct Phosphorylation Pattern. J Proteome Res. 10, 1728-36. PMID: 21299198 (PMCID in process)
Bandhakavi, S., Van Riper, S.K., Tawfik, P.N., Stone, M.D., Haddad, T., Rhodus, N.L., Carlis, J.V., Griffin, T.J. (2011) Hexapeptide Libraries for Enhanced Protein PTM Identification and Relative Abundance Profiling in Whole Human Saliva. J Proteome Res., 10, 1052-61. PMID: 21142092 (PMCID in process)
Stone, M.D., Odland, R.M., McGowan, T., Onsongo, G., Tang, C., Rhodus, N.L., Jagtap, P., Bandhakavi, S. and Griffin, T.J.(2010) Novel In Situ Collection of Tumor Interstitial Fluid from a Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma Reveals a Unique Proteome with Diagnostic Potential, Clin Proteomics, 6, 75-82. PMID: 20930922
Onsongo, G., Stone, M.D., Van Riper, S.D., Chilton, J., Wu, B., Higgins, L., Lund, T.C., Carlis, J.V. and Griffin, T.J. (2010) LTQ-iQuant: A freely-available software pipeline for automated and accurate protein quantification of isobaric tagged peptide data from LTQ instruments, Proteomics, 10, 3533-8. PMID: 20821086
de Jong, E.P., Xie, H., Onsongo, G., Stone, M.D., Chen, X., Kooren, J.A., Refsland, E.W., Griffin, R.J., Ondrey, F.G., Wu, B., Le, C.T., Rhodus, N.L., Carlis, J.V. and Griffin, T.J. (2010) Quantitative proteomics reveals myosin and actin as promising saliva biomarkers for distinguishing pre-malignant and malignant oral lesions, PloS ONE, 5, e11148.PMID: 20567502
Roe, M.R., McGowan, T.F., Thompson, L.V. and Griffin, T.J. (2010) Targeted 18O-labeling for improved proteomic analysis of carbonylated peptides by mass spectrometry, J Am Soc Mass Spectrom, 21, 1190–1203. PMID: 20434358
Rudney, J.D, Xie, H., Rhodus, N.L., Ondrey, F.G. and Griffin, T.J. (2010) A metaproteomic analysis of the human salivary microbiota by three-dimensional peptide fractionation and tandem mass spectrometry. Molecular Oral Microbiology, 25, 38-49. PMID: 20331792
Bandhakavi S., Kim Y.M., Ro S.H., Xie H., Onsongo G., Jun C.B., Kim D.H., and Griffin T.J. (2010) Quantitative nuclear proteomics identifies mTOR regulation of DNA damage response. Mol Cellular Proteomics, 9, 403-14. PMID: 19955088
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) calls for a team of individuals, including parents and school personnel, to work together to develop an Individual Educational Program (IEP) for a child who qualifies for special education services.
Because IEP decisions are made by a team rather than by any one individual, it's important and helpful to understand the role of each member. While each person brings a different set of experiences, concerns, and skills to the table, you can expect that they all share a common goal: enabling the child to succeed in school and in life.
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The school district representative is a required IEP team member. The individual must be licensed to provide or supervise special education and be knowledgeable about the general education curriculum and the availability of resources of the school district. In Minnesota, the child's teacher may not serve in this capacity, although another member of the team who is otherwise qualified may also be designated to represent the district. The designated representative is frequently a special education director or coordinator or a school principal. In this role, the individual must have authority to commit the resources necessary to implement the plan agreed to by the IEP team.
The school district representative contributes to the IEP team in the following ways:
- Provides information regarding the array of services available in the school district.
- Represents the interests of the school district and school district personnel, including regular and special education.
- Commits agency resources to ensure that services in the IEP will be provided as agreed upon by the team.


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Plan Bee
Honey bee exploration activities and short hike.
May 17, 2014
from 02:30 PM to 03:30 PM Every week for 3 times
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Join us for an hour of bees, fun, and learning at our Nature Center, located on the bay side of the park. Great for families, students, and scout groups. Free of charge to all park visitors. Max capacity: 40 people.
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"The Book of Revelations says that He will come in a time and in a manner that is least expected." She lowered her eyes in reverence as she always did when she quoted or paraphrased the Bible.
"And what if I told you that Jesus Christ came for his Second Coming as a young Haitian man with AIDS? And what if the entire world missed it? Régis, art thou a king?"
"Don't speak such blasphemy!" she gasped.
"What blasphemy? He may not be crucified but he has certainly been beaten and spat on. Actually, he is being crucified. It's just that it's playing out over three years rather than three hours. If he is not dying for his own sins, he must be dying for ours. Another innocent on the altar. Another virgin in the volcano. You want blasphemy? Not only did you miss the Second Coming, but probably a third, fourth, over a million comings. He comes every time an innocent suffers unto death."
She was silent for a long time. I'm sure she thought that if she provoked me further I would lose my soul forever. Just before I let her off at her home she asked if there were anything she could do. I surprised her by saying, "When he is ready to go home from the hospital, take him home with you."
"Take him home with me?"
"Well, isn't it written, 'and I was naked and you clothed me, and I was starving and you gave me food, and I was homeless and you sheltered me?' You're missing your big chance!"
"I would take him home with me if I had a place of my own."
"You have your own room."
The thought of this Egyptian woman taking a Haitian man home to our neighborhood and nursing him back to health was beautiful enough to intrigue me. But I knew that I was kidding myself. And she knew I had won our philosophical war. Such things were just not done. She said nothing further as she got out of the car and entered her house.


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Three winners will be announced at 5:30 pm on Sunday and 3:30 pm on Monday. Winners need not be present.
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Hyperbolic time chamber, potara earrings and senzu beans might not be at the forefront of your vocabulary. Heck, you might even be thinking "wtf". These are are all terms that metalcore band, Death Remains, will be very familiar, as can seen by their recent Dragonball Z inspired t-shirt.
The 5 man band features some of metals' most talented performers, featuring the vocals of Barry O'Connor, Gaz Martinez on bass, Jai Patel's beating drum and the twin axe attack offerings from Eljay Lambert & Marc Yacas. The group has formed an ever growing niche of loyal fans, having played in some of Londo's best venues such as The Underworld and The Scala. But Death Remains are not tied to London, or the UK in fact, having also performed outside of the homeland in front of hundreds of rabid fans each night in Brazil.
Whilst the heavy metal tones the band produces are worlds away from the background music to the Japanese release of Dragonball Z, perhaps the band draws more of an influence from the English release, popularised by Toonami in the UK in 1998(feeling old now?). The English dubbed score was produced by Bruce Faulconer, and sported a heavy use of rock music throughout the entire series.
Regardless of if the band was inspired by the music of Bruce Faulconer, one thing is for certain, and that is the influence the anime has had upon the group's official t-shirt, which was printed by Workwear Express.
The t-shirt rocks the unmistakable Dragonball Z font, featuring the group's name at the top of the shirt, with a morbid ensemble of the Z fighters and villains. Series mascots such as Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo and Gohan dominate the design, along with fan favourite Villain. Dragonball Z has proven to be a huge success worldwide, influencing multiple generations from its numerous incarnations.
From the Japanese Dragonball origins in Manga in the 1980's, to then jumping off the page and into motion with the Dragonball Z anime in the mid 90's, to then receiving an English dub in 1998, and subsequent international releases, along with a re-released "HD" revamp, introducing the antics of Goku & the Z-fighters to a new generation of fans.
It is not uncommon for cartoons, comics, fantasy or games to influence people's lives, and Death Remains' link with Dragonball Z is testament to this.
The use of branded merchandise fulfils 2 objectives for Death Remains, a revenue stream and promotion. Their striking t-shirt is sure to be a hot seller amongst fans, which can be purchased from their gigs or Facebook page. These sales provide the band with extra revenue for the group, along with helping to raise the profile of the group. Death Remains debut album is set for release in Autumn 2013, and is eagerly anticipated by the groups fans as they undergo an amazin before and after weight loss transformation.
Workwear Express deal with customers from all sectors, and of all sizes. Regardless of your company size, whether you are wanting 10 t-shirts, or 10,000, our Durham based facility has the resources, and our workforce have the expertise to print t-shirts for all your promotional needs. Think about how branded merchandise can help your business, and more importantly think creatively.
A strong, recognisable logo easily relays what your company is, however sometimes merchandise calls for more than just a logo. As Death Remains has done, think creatively. Craft a design that will help represent your brand ethos, and that will resonate and appeal to your customers or fans.
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Signing Smart Play Classes, for children 5 months to 2 years, are filled with songs and fun activities to engage both parents and children, as well as loads of developmental information to help you understand how your child learns and acquires language at every age.
Caregivers learn how to integrate ASL signs and Signing Smart strategies into daily life while babies play, interact, and learn. The Play Classes meet weekly for 45 minutes; each week we focus on a different theme, such as food, toys, sports, outdoor signs, or animals.
(Students must complete the Signing Smart Beginner Class before enrolling in the Talking Toddlers class. Please contact us at rina AT SigningChild DOT com to find out about class availability after the session has begun.)
North Denver classes run on Tuesday afternoons at:
Mile High Music Together — 4100 Tennyson Street (north-east corner of 41st Avenue and Tennyson) — Map
Tuesday September 9th — Tuesday November 18, 2014 (no class October 21)
Talking Toddlers 4:45—5:30- 10-week Fall session $160
- Returning students who have already taken the Talking Toddler class – $130
Beginner 6:00—6:45 — 10-week Fall session $160
- Returning students who have already taken the Beginner class – $130
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Tough times
In tough times, operating in a non revenue generating business gets difficult. All your business may even dry up.
It doesn't mean these activites aren't important, it's more a reflection of human behaviour. Unless the link of the activity to the transaction is clear – it will get pulled. This is true for consulting, marketing budgets or even your job. So the question we then must ask is this – how close are we to where money changes hands? Are we close to the transaction or in the backroom somewhere?
The further say we are from the money – the greater redundency exposure we have, in business and employment. Closeness to money is why many real estate agents who are often intellectual dodo's still make big dollars. I'm sure you can think other examples too.
If you want to be an indispensable business partner in tough times, make sure you are close to the money.
Steve – founder rentoid.com
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I'm very grateful for the years I have put into my Internet business because it is actually doing very well in this economic climate. The overhead is so low and the immediacy of our products and the 95% profit margin make it very recession proof.
thanks for the post,
"If you want to be an indispensable business partner in tough times, make sure you are close to the money."
That's a killer line – very true.
My startup dried up because we were starved for money and only raised little sums until we felt ready to raise a big sum. But by then the credit crunch was in full swing and we were "far from the money" – and eventually out of business…
One of the things that killed our startup – you can read about it in the blog we opened in it's wake: http://www.crashingastartup.com/?p=48


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creative snack
Posted by Michael Waltzer on January 4, 2012 03:07 PM
Need a bit of creative inspiration? Check out this collaborative art installation in Australian, the work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kasumana (who's fascinated with dots) and thousands of children, currently on show in Australia at the Gallery of Modern Art at the Queensland Art Gallery.
Titled "The Obliteration Room," it's up through March 11th. The space, designed to engage children and inspire their creativity, started out as an Australian domestic environment painted completely white to serve as canvas ... before being transformed by thousands of youngsters and other gallery visitors and colorful sticker dots into a wildly fun, dotty room.
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Club Foam is an active group of photography and art enthusiasts
between the ages of 25 and 40 years. The Club enables you expand
your knowledge of photography, discover surprising cultural sites
and be part of a growing and diverse network of young, often
international photography, art and culture enthusiasts. Your
membership will also directly and actively support Foam's
Club Foam = All about Photography
Club Foam immerses you in the world of photography. Foam has a
varied programme that will open the doors to the international
photography scene for you. It covers all aspects of photography,
from master classes on collecting taught by curators and
collectors, to meetings with photographers during visits to studios
and galleries, exclusive private tours of Foam outside opening
hours, a personal portrait every year by a professional
photographer and the annual Club Foam dinner, during which we will
update you on the most recent trends in photography. You will also
receive free entry to our international partners' premises and a
passe-partout to the international photography fair Unseen.
Support photography
Club Foam has a great deal to offer you, but your membership
supports Foam too. Thanks to your contribution, Foam can develop
new projects and continue with our successful initiatives. Club
Foam regularly organizes activities related to projects financed by
our members. From launching exhibitions for young talent to
acquiring new collections. This lets you directly experience the
results of your support.
Small scale | Limited number of
Club Foam is involved and personal. The activities programme is
inspiring and informative, but above all it is small scale. These
small-scale activities often provide space for only a limited
number of members, so we have decided to put a cap on that number.
Together with its ambassadors, Foam is currently inviting a select
group of new people to join the Club.
How does it work?
Membership to Club Foam costs €450 a year or €39 a month. Members
are allowed to bring a guest to many of the activities. Part of
your membership fee is a donation, which Foam uses to develop new
activities. Thanks to special rules for donations to cultural
institutions, this can generate useful tax benefits.
Club Foam benefits
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- The annual Club Foam dinner, during which Foam curators
will update you on the most recent developments in photograph
-Visits twice a year to an exclusive gallery or studio
- Two exclusive private tours of Foam Editions with and by
- An annual photography workshop at Foam that shows you first-hand
what choices photographers face while working
- The opportunity to preregister for public events at Foam, such
as lectures, themed evenings and film evenings
- Subscription to Foam Magazine: a varied collection of portfolios
by today's best photographers, appears four times a year
- Foam Album: an annual overview with background information on
all Foam exhibitions, appears once a year
- A master class on collecting every year at Foam
- Personal invitation for the opening and a passe-partout for the
international photography fair Unseen
Other membership benefits:
- A personal portrait every year by a professional
- Club Foam pass, which always gives you free entry to Foam for
two people and to the premises of nine international photography museums
- Invitations to all festive get-togethers for the opening of
Foam exhibitions
- Invitations to other festive Foam events, such as the launch of
the Foam Magazine talent edition and Foam Album.
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2 May
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5 May
Vrijheidsmaaltijd in Stedelijk Museum with other young cultural
Optional intensive Collecting Course (additional, with
11 June
Exclusive evening in light of Foam's collection. With the curators
of Foam
18 - 21 September (Unseen)
- Passe-Partout - unlimited access
- invite to the exclusive opening
19 september
- Exclusive Club event at Unseen!
26 October
Artist talks by Foam Editions' photographers
28 November
Behind the scenes visit of the artists who work with photography
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GRT Regency Hotel, Madurai
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rickshaw drivers The auto-rickshaw drivers are especially aggressive in Madurai, be careful! I had one driver get so angry at me (after he agreed upon a price), he chased me into the hotel and threw the money at me! Be strict with them about the price but if it comes down to it you might just have to pay their newly inflated price.
Madurai Please ensure that you go to the evening ceremony at the Temple as well as visiting during the day.Many of the shops facing the Temple encourage you to go to their rooftops to see the Temple from high. Although they obviously want you to buy something from them, they really are not too pushy and the view is magnificent.Restaurants are few and far between so the best bet is to eat in your hotel. Visit the Rock Temple (about 1/2 hour drive from Madurai) it is fascinating.
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This simple technique developed by productivity consultant Francesco Cirillo makes use of an adorable timer shaped like a tomato ("pomodoro" is the Italian word for tomato)—it even has little green leaves at the top. ADHD coaches use the Pomorodo Technique to support clients who simply must plow through some piece of work which is boring or hard or both.
For you, that boring task might be documentation or billing. For someone else, it might be tax preparation or thank-you notes following a wedding. If there is something that really must be done, and you can't outsource it, and you can't bribe your brother or your spouse to do it, the Pomodoro Technique is a great way to commit 25 minutes of your time to that boring task—and to allow nothing else to come between you and that task. You wind up the Pomodoro timer and it tick, tick, ticks for 25 minutes, then the buzzer indicates it is permissible to get up and take a break.


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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Kansas' share of tobacco settlement funds has come in higher than expected for the second year in a row, prompting a debate in Topeka over where the extra money should go.
Several tobacco companies agreed in 1998 to reimburse states for smoking-related costs over more than two decades, and Kansas law requires the money to be spent on early childhood programs.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports any money left over is supposed to go into the Kansas Endowment for Youth to help fund the programs when the settlement funds run out.
This year Kansas had budgeted $55.8 million from the settlement, but instead received a check for $60.2 million. Children's advocates say the extra money should go into the endowment, but lawmakers say it's needed elsewhere in tight economic times.
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