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Stuart Elway: Why my poll results differ
The rematch between Gov. Chris Gregoire and Dino Rossi is either as close as it was four years ago — or not. There have been 15 polls published on this race since the first of July, including three Elway Polls. Among the last 12 polls conducted by national pollsters watching this race, the average is 49 percent to 48 percent, in favor of Gregoire. The Elway Poll's three-month average is 51-39, which includes the most recent version, of Oct. 19. What's up?
One explanation is our finding of 10 percent still undecided. The other polls average 3 percent undecided. The Elway Poll numbers for Gregoire (average 51) are close to those of the national pollsters (49), well within the margin of error. The difference has been in our consistently lower numbers for Rossi and our higher undecided numbers. Why would that be?
The reasons for different survey estimates for the candidates have to do with the mechanics of the surveys. There are differences between The Elway Poll and the national pollsters [PDF] as to who we sample, who asks the questions, and how the questions are asked. The chief suspect in the mystery of the undecideds is the difference in the way the question is worded. Not all of the national pollsters reveal their question wording, but most ask a variation of this: "If the 2008 election for governor of Washington were held today, would you vote for — Republican Dino Rossi or Democrat Christine Gregoire?" We ask, "As things stand today in the race for governor, for whom are you inclined to vote between Christine Gregoire, who prefers the Democratic Party, and Dino Rossi, who prefers the GOP Party."
Note two subtle but not unimportant differences. First, we do not ask the respondent to pretend that the election is today. We ask who they are "inclined to vote for." Also, we do not push undecideds to indicate which way they "lean." Our method typically results in a larger undecided total in our surveys, which, in turn, results in a wider gap between the candidates. Second, while others identify the candidates as Republican or Democrat, the Elway Poll identifies the candidates as they appear on the ballot. Thus, Rossi was listed as "prefers the GOP party."
We found in our June survey that 25 percent of the registered voters did not know what "GOP" (Grand Old Party) stands for. This confusion may contribute to the higher number of undecided voters in our poll. It also may depress the Rossi total. In last week's poll, 12 percent of respondents did not know that Rossi is a Republican. Of those, only 15 percent planned to vote for him. On the other hand, of those who did know his affiliation, three times as many, 45 percent, planned to vote for him.
The outcome of the race will depend on these undecided voters and new voters.
Allocating undecided respondents is always a challenge for pollsters. One way is to assume that late-deciding voters will break for the challenger by as much as three to one. That would be the most generous to Rossi, but it is not an unwarranted assumption. So give Rossi 75 percent of the undecideds in our last poll and Gregoire leads by 53-47.
Second, the new voters. New voter registration here and across the country is breaking all records. The profile of the electorate is changing faster than the polls can measure. It is not just the demogrpahics of the new voters, but finding them in the first place. Younger voters are far more likely to be cell-phone-only users, which makes them more difficult to contact by conventional survey research. Pollsters everywhere are losing sleep over what these new voters might do to their models this year.
The common assumption is that the new voters are overwhelmingly likely to vote Democratic. Notably, our October poll had the highest proportion of Democrats in the 16-year history of the Elway Poll: 46 percent said they would register as a Democrat if they had to register by party in order to vote. The number of Democrats has been rising in Washington, as it has nationally, so it is possible that we just detected the surge. But 46 percent may be too high, so to temper that single poll result, we can average the proportions over the last three months. That results in 43 percent Democrats, 29 percent Republicans, and 28 percent independents in Washington.
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Posted Tue, Oct 28, 10:29 a.m.
If 25% of registered (and, I assume, not necessarily likely) voters doesn't know what the GOP is, that just points up the danger of policies like "motor-voter" that give voter registrations to clueless idiots who don't bother to inform themselves of even the most rudimentary facts concerning elections. I'd be interested to know how many of those voters knew what the "donkey party" or "elephant party" were. I'd bet it's about the same percentage. People who care about the issues should vote. People who don't care enough to even know what the parties call themselves should do us all a favor and stay home.
Posted Tue, Oct 28, 12:34 p.m.
Great article, Stuart. This is certainly the most informative article I've read on the art and science of polling.
I can see the argument for asking for voters' preferences rather than asking them a hypothetical question. Historically, have there been consistent differences in the accuracy of polls that use these different wordings?
Posted Tue, Oct 28, 6:51 p.m.
Nice post Stuart. It looks like the Obama surge will materialize. Not to be confused with the surge McCain endorsed. Looks close. But: today its is advantage Gregoire.
Posted Wed, Oct 29, 6:08 p.m.
Great piece, I like the way you adjust narrowly in your directly reported results and then do a bit more speculative bit of adjustment in your analytical artical.
I do also recall that Republican's claim you have a Demo bias.
Besides the speculative behavior of undecided's and young voters, there is a third class that merits speculation - the traditional democratic voter that won't admit they are voting against Gregoire. I suspect most of these will fall in age between Mr. Elway's generation and the so-called younger voters.
Again, thanks for a great piece.
-Douglas Tooley
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The Democrats are running one of the most overleveraged media campaigns in history.
Barack Obama has not won a single big state primary.
He has two years in the Senate.
Yet, somehow every Big City newspaper endorsed him. Why? Because their circulations have shrunk down to the inner core of the inner core city dwellers.
Same with all Democrats...they are using the perception of former media giants as being representative in an age of blogs and streaming media on the Internet and trying to parlay that into majorities.
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It's not bad, I like the colors. Pretty good pigmentation for drugstore.
Expect fallout as the colors are glittery. I use some contact solution to make the colors brighter. You can use Mac Fix + or something similar as well. (Water will not work and will probably ruin the shadows.)
OMG what is this stuff made of? My lordy I don't have sensitive skin when it comes to make up but the first time I tried this on by the end of the day I noticed my lids getting really itchy and I developed some kind of eczema on my eyes and had go eyeshadowless for a couple of days and apply eczema moisturising cream.
On another note, in terms of colour it doesn't last long (I also reviewed 'Copper Chic' as I bought both). I found it looked nice for a couple of hours and then just kind of faded. Again never have this issue with mac as stays on all day.
I actually really liked this product. The shadow is quite soft, and the pigments went on quite well, so the colour was vibrant. The only concern I have is that I tend to crease when I use this eyeshadow, even with Urband Decay's primer. But for the price, it's a steal, and with the glitter in all the colours, you can quickly turn a daytime look into a night-out look.
One las thing to look out for is the packaging. Mine broke in half before I finished using up the product, so be careful with handling the packaging.
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I absolutely LOVE this eyeshadow palette! The colors are SO pigmented! The payoff is great, especially for a drugstore product. The texture of the eyeshadows very so smooth and silky and they blend very well! I own nearly all of the color plush quads, and I have no complaints.. money well spent!
I loved the Color Plush eyeshadow in Copper Chic, so I thought I'd try another shade. I like it, mostly the lightest & darkest colours because they're more neutral. The copper shade is beautiful, but I find myself using it the least because I don't like to use super-warm colours on a regular basis. The gold is also a bit too warm, so I like to blend it with the highlight shade. These shadows blend very nicely, and the brush that comes with it is actually useful, unlike most applicators in drugstore shadows. The brush is long enough, and the two different ends of it work nicely for applying shadow- though I use a fluffier brush for blending the colours.
These 4 colors are tried and true colors that I reach for on a daily basis to get my blue eyes to pop. How convenient they come in a little palette all together! However, the pigmentation in this shadow formula is not good at all, as another reviewer noted, you can blend the shadows to just a faint hint of what they're supposed to be. Just leaving chunky glitter behind. I've graduated onto better quality shadows.
Very similarly is the Maybelline Modern Metallics 50Q Sunset Bronze eyeshadow quad. Similar shades, terrible pigmentation, very chalky.
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This palette really wasn't as good as I thought it'd be.
The first thing that irked me was the pigmentation. The pigmentation isn't that good. Others say that it is, but compared to MAC and UD eyeshadows, this quad is really lacking. But you can definitely build the pigmentation.
The WORST thing about this quad: the fall-out. I don't mind the amount of shimmer (I love shimmery eyeshadows), but the fall-out is unbelieveable. Less than a minute after application I already notice loads of glitter all over my lower eyelid and cheeks. I tested it on my bare eyelids, and over 4 primers/bases, and all four times I experienced fall-out.
Now onto the shades:
The first shade is a metallic-ish ivory that has almost no pigmentation--nothing but shimmer shows up! The second shade is more of a cool-toned yellow than a true warm gold (medium pigmentation; has the most fallout). The third shade is a copper that has pretty good pigmentation (minimal fall-out). The last shade is a glittery chocolate brown. It has little fall-out; good pigmentation.
I don't like the packaging of this quad at all. It's cheap-looking and the hinges squeak.
The price is pretty tolerable at $10 each.
Would I repurchase? No.
Great summertime palette for that bronzey/golden eye look. The overall pigmentation of these shadows is great, although the creamy highlight color is kind of sheer. I use all of the colors like this:
cream as inner corner highlight, yellow gold on inner 1/3 of lid, orangy gold on outer 2/3, brown in crease.
The shadows blend beautifully and stay bright and pigmented all day with a good primer and e/s base.
Buyer beware - these are all shimmery shadows. If you're not a fan of a bit of fall-out and shimmer on the lids, you might want to pass. Although - I have noticed that the shimmer dies down a bit after application.
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Once again, I'm in the minority! I love these shadows. On my very fair skin, the gold is a true gold, not yellow or garrish at all, but quite pretty and flattering. Also makes my blue-grey-green eyes pop. I really like all of the colors in the quad. They work perfectly with my skin tone, and are shimmery without being overly glittery.These are probably my favorite eyeshadows that I have right now.
The pigmentation in this product is good, but I am not a fan of the yellow-gold color. It goes on garish, and doesn't blend well with the other colors. I gave this 3 stars because the bronze color is very nice, but similar colors can be found elsewhere. There is also a lot of fallout with this quad, and it isn't easily cleaned off. I've tried both makeup remover and brushing it away, but it still leaves shimmer. I will not repurchase.

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Taxi drivers, taxi passengers. Until Mayor Wellington Webb intervened last month, taxi drivers had to endure long waits for fares--only to get stiffed on tips after passengers discovered the cost of a ride downtown. Since Webb intervened, the drivers still endure long waits, but at least have porta-potties that don't tip over in the wind.
Business flyers. Thanks to competition from such upstarts as Frontier, there are deals to be had at DIA. Just don't try to have them without a Saturday-night stay--which means many economically minded corporations are having their midweek meetings elsewhere.
The media. Less than a month remained to DIA's much-ballyhooed March 1, 1994, opening date when the media finally caught on to the fact that the automated baggage system was eating luggage. And by then, it was too late for the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post to stop their special commemorative DIA editions. Not, however, that the boosterish copy read very differently from the stories that had gone beforeEor since.
Stapleton. Who'd have dreamed we'd ever be nostalgic for the old, paid-off, close-by place?
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I said in earlier posts that we were making a new display in our door coming into our shop here at Fort Dodge Senior High School. Well it is not complete yet but is close.. Will finish it up next fall when I get back to school. I would Like to thank American Woodworker for being selected as the ShopBot winner this past school year and for allowing my students life long skills that has come from having this mill.


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Housing and Location: San Juan Capistrano housing is among the most varied in the state. Some vintage adobes are preserved and inhabited. There also are tracts of single-family homes, condominium complexes, exclusive gated communities and hillside estates with sweeping vistas of south Orange County. San Juan Capistrano may have grown from its small town roots, but community leaders still pride themselves on links to the past, from the mission to the historic structures and districts that make up the core of the south Orange County city. The centerpiece remains Mission San Juan Capistrano, often referred to as the 'crown Jewel of Missions.' In addition to the mission, San Juan's downtown area features a variety of restaurants, including Sarducci's at the Depot, Cedar Creek Inn, L'Hirondelle, Rendezvous, Sundried Tomato, El Adobe de Capistrano and Ciao Pasta. The downtown district also houses the Camino Real Playhouse. In an effort to protect the area's historic heritage, 28 structures, 6 districts and 4 streets have been placed on the city's inventory of historic and cultural landmarks, many of which are included in the historical society's downtown walking tour. Schools and Community: Public schools are part of the Capistrano Unified School District. The city has four public elementary schools, two middle schools and an adult school, with the brand-new San Juan Hills High School, which opens in fall 2007. Eight private schools enroll more than 3,000 students. They include St. Margaret's Episcopal, Capistrano Valley Christian and J. Serra High School. Located between the Los Rios District and the downtown area is the train depot, which serves both Metrolink and Amtrak riders. Recreation: A few blocks from the mission lies the historic Los Rios district, one of the oldest neighborhoods in California. Los Rios currently hosts San Juan Capistrano Historical Society, Zoomars Petting Zoo, Ito Nursery, Apple Rose Cottage, Ramos House Cafe, The Tea House, the O'Neill Museum and several adobe structures that housed the early mission builders and ranch workers. A planned Los Rios Park is currently in the design phase. The equestrian community remains strong, a reflection of the agrarian heritage. San Juan has a number of stables including the Ortega Equestrian Center, Mission Trails Stables, Rio Vista Stables, Sycamore Trails Stables, and Tar Farms Stables and miles of multi-use trails, enjoyed by equestrians, hikers and bikers. For disabled riders, the J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center, one of the largest therapeutic riding programs in the country, training instructors from around the world. Rancho Capistrano, the world-famous Crystal Cathedral's south campus, offers what church officials refer to as a 170-acre'spiritual oasis' with a conference and retreat center, sports fields, wedding facilities and several churches. Annual events include a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony, the San Juan Summer Nights concert series and a Fourth of July Extravaganza; but San Juan's best-known tradition is the Fiesta De Las Golondrinas, which culminates in the annual Swallows Day Parade, when residents and visitors welcome the swallows' storied annual migration back to the mission. Local History: The mission was founded in 1776 by Padre Junipero Serra, who named it after Giovanni de Capistrano, a warrior and missionary. It continues to operate as a basilica, parish and school. The landmark is in the midst of the largest restoration project in its history. Schools and Community Find and compare schools in San Juan Capistrano. |
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Sledgehammer slashes out at MW3 graphics engine critics
It's not 'cut and paste', it's a "Porsche".
Sledgehammer Games general manager Glen Schofield lashed out at critics who have called the visual engine powering Modern Warfare 3 a "cut and paste" job.
In an interview with CVG, Schofield compared the game's engine to a Porsche – it's "clean" and "easy to upgrade".
"And what I mean by that is that it is stream-lined, everything in it is perfectly freaking clean. You can tell it's been worked on for years. It's easy to upgrade.
"We worked with engines before that are like fucking spaghetti. You can't work on a part and put it back in without messing with everything else.
"I've said this before – I'm not shipping an engine, I'm shipping a game. So that's why I'm going to talk about the game. You can talk about your engine all you want. It's not fun."
Keeping the jibes at DICE at bay, Schofield did count the ways they have improved the engine, saying the game has upgrade character and gun models, and water effects.
"If you put Modern Warfare 2 next to Modern Warfare 3 you would see a huge difference. Look at all the character models, look at all the gun models, look at the reflections, look at the water.
"There is so much that we've added, so when someone says 'cut and paste', I don't even want to talk to them because they don't know. They just don't know. They have no idea."
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is set to release on November 8 for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
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The University of Michigan conveys much information and conducts many of its administrative activities via the web. The following guidelines are divided into two categories: design and preservation. The design section covers emerging best practices to aid in making the website usable and understandable in the future. 1 While it is certain that technologies will continue to change, the preservation or the "archiving" process will be more efficient when there is consistency and standardization embedded in the creation of the original web file. The preservation section includes guidelines on two possible approaches for the capture and maintenance of web-based records.
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Each unit should identify and evaluate the types of records created and maintained on its website. Procedures should be established to capture records with administrative and long-term historical value into a secure recordkeeping system.
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The following design elements will better insure that a web page maintain the content and "look and feel" in the future as it was originally presented.
- Use standard HTML markup when tagging university webpages. HTML versions 3.2, 4.0, and 4.01 are recommended and are backward compatible with HTML 1.0 and 2.0. For further information on HTML standards see The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) HTML Primer. Thinking of changes in web technology, the best practice would actually be to create HTML pages that are XML compliant.
- Include the name of the unit, date the information was last changed and contact information on each page. A good place for this information is the footer section of each page.
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- Note that while Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) is a proprietary format, the PDF format seems to be moving towards a de facto standard for digital document distribution especially effective dated materials such as brochures, bulletins, reports, and other publications. Like with other technology dependent documents, you will want to track the software version used in the creation of PDF documents.
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Hello, we are right now in the building phase of our beautiful pool, for some reason I'm very nervos choosing the color for the pebble tec, I do like Caribbean Blue, Tropical Breeze, Tahoe Blue, Blue Lagoon and Jade.
So my favor to ask, is there anyone who would like to post some pictures in these finishes, has anyone used these colors ? I live in the Atlanta area and for some reason here are the very dark colors popular, which I do not like that much, it would be great to see some of the colors I mentioned above in more detailed pictures here in this forum. Thanks everybody already in advance, mokay |
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- Posted by atlantabarb (My Page) on Sat, Aug 21, 10 at 11:52
- Posted by travis_turner (My Page) on Sat, Aug 21, 10 at 17:16
Thank you both of you for sharing your beautiful pool pictures, fantastic pools. I'm so glad that I found this forum last night. Wished I had found it earlier. Have a great Sunday, enjoy swimming. Mokay |
- Posted by paradigmdawg (My Page) on Sun, Aug 22, 10 at 8:30
- Posted by boscojulie (My Page) on Sun, Aug 22, 10 at 21:20
Hi! We just finished our Blue Lagoon Pool and we love it. It varies from a nice, bright blue in the full sun, to a lovely deeper blue in the shade. It has no green and is just the right blue without being too bright for our taste. We live in Cumming, so if you want to come see in person you are welcome to. [IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/2jb6r8k.jpg[/IMG] I will also include the link to my photobucket with all the other pictures: |
@paradigmdawg and Boscolulie thank you so much both of you for your pics and comments. Paradigmdawg love your waterfeatures and all the clean lines....what stone did you used ? Is it ivory travertine ? @Boscojulie did you used Travertine ? And what kind of color ? I saw a beautiful pool this weekend with travertine stonework and feel in love with it, the color I saw was noche and looked really,really nice. Very similar to what I've seen in your pics. Again, both of you thank you very much for your time with this, this forum is sooooooooo great, best, mokay |
- Posted by paradigmdawg (My Page) on Wed, Aug 25, 10 at 10:00
Mine is actually shellstone. I wanted Travertine but the wife liked this better. It is somewhat porous and brittle but I like how it looks so natural. |
The stone looks absoult fantastic. Seems very similar to Travertine from the pic to me. I decided today on Travertine in the french pattern color noche...also decided on the waterline tiles and pebblesheen finish, next week they will do the coping ,can't wait,so great to see all this coming togheter. |
@Boscojulie did you used Travertine ? And what kind of color ? We pretty much decided on the color noce but I still go back to to the color ivory or river, thanks for your input and help with this, mokay |
- Posted by huskyridor (My Page) on Sat, Sep 4, 10 at 16:56
Here are a couple of pools with Jade PebbleTec. I'm sorry I haven't noticed your thread, I started up both a Caribbean Blue and a Tahoe Blue PebbleTec pool this morning. I could have got you some pic's, I'll look for some more pic's in this new computer after my grandson's 2nd B-Day party thats starting in 10 minutes. I gotta run, Momma's calling for help, LOL!!!!! |
wow, what beautiful pictures,question, what stone and color was used in the last picture ? Right now we are puzzeling over the travertine color for our deck, for the poolfinish we decided on pebble sheen aqua blue, we had the chance to see a pool in that finish and fell in love with the color....today they installed the waterline tiles,looks great, so nice to see all come together, but like i said, still nervous about decking color, thanks for any input, best, mokay |
- Posted by huskyridor (My Page) on Sun, Sep 5, 10 at 12:27
The last 3 pic's were Arizona Buckskin, it's a beautiful color. This pool had a lot of detailed rock work. For the coping I bullnosed all the pieces. For the patio decking we cut 10 pallets of this stone into 16" x 24" rectangles for a half stagger. The buyer was a ship Captain so I made him a Mariner's star compass for the center of his deck. Here's a few more shots of the rockwork. With a good rock guy and the right tools you can imitate the looks of the rock products such as travertine, shellstone, slate, etc... See ya, |
wow...I'm really impressed, these pools are pieces of art. The stone work is so so nice, I'm very,very,glad after seeing these pictures that we use a very experienced builder here in Atlanta with a great designer and fantastic stone guy. I'm just returning from a wonderful pool they have build this summer. 1000 thanks again for all the beautiful pictures, comments and info... This forum is fantastic, again, thanks, |
We are trying to find a pool finished with "Blue Lagoon" Pebble Tec that we could see in the Alpharetta/Cumming ( GA) area. |
did you go with tropical breeze? I live in atlanta too and the pool company does not have one to show me. Could I possibly come see your pool???? I would really appreciate it. We are in Johns Creek. |
- Posted by atlantabarb (My Page) on Fri, Apr 27, 12 at 20:48
Monae123, I live in Johns Creek too. I have Tropical Breeze Pebble Tec and posted pictures of my pool above. You are welcome to come over and see it, if you would like. |
- Posted by jinxjinx34 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 16, 14 at 0:46
I realize this thread is a couple years old, but we're building a home in Johns Creek, and hope to put in a pool shortly afterward. I've just barely started researching pools, and don't know much yet. Will you let me know which builders are reputable, or from which ones you got quotes? Who did your build, and are you still happy with it? Thank you! |
We built a pool with Atlas Pools 8 years ago. Atlas is still going strong. They are located at P'tree Industrial and 285. They have a retail store and are available to help with anything. Ongoing support has been great. I would build with them again in a heartbeat. |
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A US TV station has been forced to apologise after they pictured Seal whilst reporting on actor Michael Clarke Duncan's death.
Multiple images of the singer were shown during a report on local network WGRZ about the the Green Mile star's death on Monday.
They made the gaffe initially playing video footage of Michael Clarke Duncan, and even showed a picture of Seal with estranged wife Heidi Klum.
The Green Mile star died on Monday
In an apology posted on their Facebook account, the network said: "Yep; our bad; we own it. A careless editing error at the end of the Michael Clarke Duncan story in our 11pm news. Two entertainment stories accidentally merged into one video clip. Sincere apologies."
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When Azealia Banks and Baauer were beefing a few weeks back over her "Harlem Shake" remix, two other producers entered the fray, ETC!ETC! and Brillz, who had had an issue with Banks over her track "BBD." As we'd mentioned at the time, there were allegations that she had used the ETC!ETC! & Brillz track "Swoop" for this, yet it was credited to Apple Juice Kid. Words were exchanged, and while the "Harlem Shake" ordeal blew up, the beef over "BBD"/"Swoop" had not.
We're not sure what prompted it, but as you can see up above, Azealia Banks reached out to ETC!ETC! and Brillz via twitter to apologize for using the track without crediting them. While no explanation was given as to how this happened, Banks spoke for herself and Apple Juice Kid and expressed apologies for their actions, and the words used. ETC!ETC! and Brillz accepted her apology, and it looks like they will be taking that ride to Mars… together. ETC!ETC! even let it be known that he would spin "BBD" in his sets.
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Gay's The Word
Musical theatre in post-war Britain was in a state of flux. There were giants at work such as Noel Coward, Vivian Ellis and Ivor Novello, whose music had dominated the past 20 years in the West End. But there was also a new style coming over from Broadway from the likes of Rodgers and Hammerstein marrying music, dance and story into something altogether different.
A scene from Gay's The Word at Jermyn Street Theatre, London Photo: Tristram Kenton
These changes in style and public taste are gaily catalogued in what became Novello's final musical comedy telling the story of Gay Daventry, who opens a drama school after the failure of her latest operetta threatens bankruptcy. While the plot is woefully thin by todays standards, Novello's music resonates through the decades and Alan Melville's gleefully witty lyrics celebrate the best of all worlds.
Musical supervisor Ross Leadbeater ushers the company towards producing a delightfully nostalgic timbre to the chorus numbers and if Stewart Nicholls' direction misses a few tricks, it hardly matters when faced with a plot that rapidly descends into pantomime territory.
Helena Blackman as ingenue Linda Severn and Josh Little as undercover-aristo Peter Lynton give the story its romantic undercurrent with Blackman vocally on form with the exquisite Finder, Please Return. They are juxtaposed beautifully by Gaye Brown, Eileen Page, Myra Sands and Elizabeth Seal, as a quartet of grizzled veteran actors who form the erstwhile faculty at the Daventry School of Acting.
Undoubedtly the success of this revival rests very much on the shoulders of its star Sophie-Louise Dann as the eponymous Gay Daventry. Blessed with an abundance of vitality, Dann utterly inhabits the role, breathing new life into this creaky old star vehicle and capturing the essence of the post-war musical comedy and the characters that devoted their lives to bringing laughter and music to the nation.


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By Nussy
from Green Bay, wi
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Comments about Louis Garneau Pro 45 Seat Wedge:
Bigger than expected. Seams really nice so far.
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Not sure why the bad reviews
By SgtBaxter
from Maryland
I originally bought the Pro 30 wedge but found it was just too small to put two tubes in plus inflator and multitool. I returned for the 45 and am plenty happy. I easily fit 2 tubes, inflator with extra cartridge, multi-tool, 2 tire levers and quick links with a bit to spare. This wedge is slightly wider than the 30, and a little longer giving the extra room. The attachment to the seatpost is with a bungee which seems to confuse a lot of people, from the look of the comments. It's really not difficult. The bungee has a pull tab. Once you hang the wedge from the saddle, you simply use the pull tab to pull the bungee loop (the entire loop) around the seatpost, and hook the end of the loop on the metal hook on the bag. If the bungee isn't tight enough, then loop it around the seatpost twice.I like the bungee treatment, as with the velcro loops on most bags the plastic buckle always seems to take the paint off the seatpost. I don't foresee this happening with the bungee.My bag has stayed in place over several (bumpy) rides so far, it is snug up under the saddle.
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Nice bag, bad attachment points
By Kman
from S Fla
This is by far the most unstable seat bag I have ever used. Have had 4 different ones and this is the absolute worst. The bungee attachment to seatpost is unstable at best, and dangerous if it comes loose and starts bouncing off the wheel. The 'velcro slides' move causing the bag to sag away from the seat as you ride. It requires frequent adjustments over a 40 mile ride.
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By J Dub
from Scottsdale
When everyone else attaches a wedge to the seat the same way it means that they are probably onto something. This wedge has a paracord and a strap that ensure you will never get a good, solid, snug fit. Plus, it's too small to hold a mountain tube. Returned with extreme prejudice.
Nice bag at the perfect size for me
By Lee
from Boston, MA
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I was looking for a smaller bag for my road bike that didn't interfere with my rear blinky light, and this one fits the bill. It easily fits a 700x25 tube, patch kit, and multi tool with a little room left over for a Gu packet, key, or other small item. It can tuck up under your seat very neatly. And it has adjustable connector points on the top which is really cool. Not sure why folks are having problems with the bungee cord that goes around the seatpost- it's really easy to figure out. While it might not be as secure feeling as velcro, it still works.
Nice design
By skidmore
from Big Sky
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This is used on a road bike. Compact, size enough room for a tube, patch kit, Park multi tool, and keys. Ataches under the seat securly. I would like to have loops for attaching a small pump.
By Stnoel
from Franklim Park, NJ
I was skeptical at first because some said it's hard to figure out how to install on the bike but when I got it, man, it's a no- brainer. A 7 year old could figure it out. Some even said it sticks out of your saddle. No, it doesn't. Spacious enough to fit the essentials. Great wedge bag.
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By broke cyclist
from Manchester NY
Took me FOREVER to figure out how to mount. It really is simple, but I could not wrap my head around it. (Wrap the velco strap around the bag) Anyway, once I figured that part out, I am happy. Plenty of room for the goods. A little longer than my old bag, making it a little less apealing to the eye
Plenty of room, but obscure mounting
By preacher
from Friendswood, TX
This "wedge" is larger than I am used to as it sticks out from under my seat by about an inch, but that's not a big deal. More than enough room for my spare tube, CO2 inflater w/2 cartridges, LED flashlight, keys with room to spare! My one irritation is that the seat post mounting strap. There are no instructions so I was left scratching my head on how the seat post strap attaches as it is simple an elastic cord with a plastic ball on the end. Thus, I wrapped it several times, around the post, and "hooked" it on to a tiny, not-so-confident-that-it-will-hold, metal "clip" on the bag. However, the seat rail straps hold well, so after a few rides, it seems to hold fine. I just do not know why the geniuses at LG did not use Velcro.
poor design
By xn28dpos1
from New Paltz, NY
The bag is not very tall, and is too long to fit under the back of my saddle--it sticks out beyond the back of my saddle by a few inches, leaving it very prone to bouncing/wobbling during a ride.I liked the aesthetics of this bag and its cheap price, but I'd recommend a shorter, taller bag...
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Hi, I was wondering, what varieties of winter hardy palm trees and tropicals (like bananas) could a person grow in zone 5, and what would you have to do to take care of them.
Also, is there anything in this category that would do well in sandy soil, with sometimes dry conditions? Thanks, Marbree |
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- Posted by theyardman 6a (My Page) on Sat, Sep 8, 07 at 23:22
Marbree, I'm in my third year growing a Chinese Fan Palm (with much success) at my home in Troy, MI. It is now about 3-4 ft. tall and has really leafed out this year. I put cottonwood and oak leaves around before Christmas, then wrap burlap to hold leaves in place, unwrap in early March and cut off any burnt leaves and watch it bloom out again. Usually looks like something again around Memorial Day. I also cut down my banana tree (musa bajoo) to the stalk, cover with similar leaves and cover with oak/cottonwood leaves until mid-March. It comes up with new shoots around late april. Fully leafed out by Memorial Day. I also have two MonkeyPuzzle trees, tree trunk yuccas, and native (to Michigan) prickly pear cactii. Most visitors and relative can't believe what they see when they visit. |
Thanks so much for replying! How big were the banana plant and the Chinese Fan Palm when you got them? Do you get seeds at all on either? I'm sure I'd have more questions if I was more knowledgeable on the subject to ask them, Thanks so much again, Marbree |
- Posted by iowapalmz5 Zone 5 (My Page) on Fri, Sep 14, 07 at 0:10
Marbee, Search "Hardy Palm and Subtropical Board" and go to that board. Lots of knowledgeable people about palms and other tropical plants. I live in the Quad Cities if u know where that is. I have several palms that I keep i the ground with protection over the winter. I also grow lots of bananas and I have four southern magnolias. |
- Posted by ottawa_basjoo_z5a (email@example.com) on Sat, Dec 13, 08 at 0:08
Marbee, I grow banana's trunking yucca's and 6 different palms here in Ottawa, Ontario. they are; trachycarpus takil, and Trachycarpus wagnerianus. livistona chinesis, sabal minor, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, washingtonia,... i don't know which one it is whether if its the robusta or the flifria. please check out........http://www.webshots.com/search?query=ottawa_hardy_tropicals+&new=1&source=chromeheader you can email me at email@example.com Adam |
I am interested in growing Palm trees in my yard I have a needle palm, a European fan palms 1 green 1 blue, & Windmill palm. I live in greenville Michigan Zone 5... I have not planted them outside yet have had them for many years and they are bigger each year its alot of work to haul them in and out every year. I want to plant them outside, what do i need to do to have them live through the winter??? |
- Posted by mcgyvr2009i none (My Page) on Wed, Aug 22, 12 at 22:34
In zone 5, you can forget about the European Fan Palm. That one will die before spring. You MIGHT have success with the Windmill Palm. And if you're in zone5b, you are the most likely to have success with the Needle Palm. The European Fan Palm reaches heights of 5 to 10 feet, and if it outgrows your house, I'd personally recommend either moving to someplace warmer, or sell your European fan palm for maybe $30 to $40 and you can buy maybe 3-4 more of them. But the needle palm may be your best chance at a tropical garden if you can give it sufficient winter protection. Try the Trachycarpus Fortunei. Leave it in the pot, and outside until you start to notice cold damage(Remember, young plants are a lot less hardy then the mature specimens). If you see the leaves start to burn, BRING IT INSIDE IMMEDIATELY, and nurture it until the cold damage goes away. Try again in maybe 2 or 3 years(Repeat until it can live through december with minimal damage). These palms are hardy to 5*F when mature. When it seems okay for the environment you're in, plant it. To protect it in the winter, wrap the trunk in a blanket, or burlap. Stick some christmas lights(the ones that produce heat) along the entire trunk. Spray with freezepruf. It dehydrates your palm a little bit, decreasing the water content in the palm, thus making it more tough against freezes. Now, as for the needle palm, please visit this link: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/palms/msg081602271828.html?3360 Cheerio! |
I tried to grow a windmill palm in our backyard, but it died before the end of summer... I think it got a fungal disease... Dunno... It's leaves just shrivelled up and turned a greyish brown. But having said that, I'm a firm believer that they CAN survive in zone 5! I would like to try a needle palm, and a dwarf palmettoe... (The Louisiana one?) I think you can if you cover it up go the winter... I'm hoping to try it again this year (2013) and hope it works!! It'll be an experiment worth trying! Hardy palm include: Needle palm, Windmill palm, Dwarf palmettoe, And some hardy bananas which are musa basjoo, and another one I can't think of!! :-P also, I would encourage giant elephant ear... I've heard wonderful stories... None of these can be left without a mulch or covering and protection of some sort. I've heard of people leaving the dwarf palmettoe in the ground in zone 5 and letting its leaves die down and then come back up... Don't know how quick it would grow... Also, snow is a very good insulator! I would still mulch, but let snow cover it! With the trees it's better to just bundle em up and use Christmas lights... Bug it seems to vary with te micro climate too! Hope it succeeds!! |
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Allan Named WIAC's Top Track Performer
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The WIAC has chosen UW-Oshkosh's Naji Allan as its Men's Track Athlete of the Week. The award was for track and field meets held Jan. 19-25.
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Four UW-Oshkosh employees will serve as chefs for the 15th Annual Christine Ann Men Who Cook on Saturday (Jan. 31) at the Alumni Welcome and Conference Center.
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A standout defensive performance propelled the UW-Oshkosh women's basketball team to a 53-41 victory over UW-Stevens Point in the 100th meeting of the two programs on Saturday (Jan. 24) in Kolf Sports Center.
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Afresa: Waiting to Inhale
So close, and yet so far. It looks like there will be no marketing partnership for MannKind's ultra rapid-acting insulin product Afresa anytime soon. The company had planned to enter into a deal with a large pharmaceutical company by the end of this year, but now approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their inhaled insulin won't be until January 2010, at the earliest.
"We believe that we and our potential partners will be better able to address appropriate deal terms and structure once the label for AFRESA is clarified. Since we do not expect a response from the FDA before January 2010, we believe that we will not conclude a deal before the end of 2009", says MannKind Corp in a regulatory filing dated Tuesday October 6, 2009.
Shares of the company's stock have taken a nosedive.
Considering the first FDA-approved inhaled insulin, Exubera, was pulled from the market because of poor sales, it will be very interesting to see just how successful Afresa may be. MannKind believes that their product's unique formulation, which alters the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the drug as compared to previous attempts at inhaled insulin, puts them in a different category altogether. But for now, don't hold your breath.
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text: If you exist outside the fast-paced world of the automotive branding community, you might believe that the point of car brands is to sell cars. Needless to say, you'd be wrong. The big buzzword around car brands, particularly the more niche and eco-friendly brands is "mobility." As in "we must leverage our brand values to provide a broad-based mobility strategy for the cities of the future." Or, to put it into layman's terms, "screw cars, we gotta start building scooters."


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In 1891, my great-great-uncle, Catarino Garza, attempted to overthrow the Mexican dictator, Porfirio Díaz, by launching an armed revolution from my family's south Texas ranch. One year into his campaign, Garza agreed to an interview with The New York Times to explain the reasons behind his insurrection. "The impression prevails that I and my followers are simply an organized band of border ruffians," Garza told the reporter. "As nothing can be further from the truth, I rely on you to do me justice."
Journalists of that era who covered the new and largely unknown southern territory drew heavily on U.S. military reports, which viewed Mexico through the prism of expansionism. The United States, eager to protect trade with Mexico and secure its new frontier, came to Díaz's defense and deployed the Army, the Texas Rangers, and other law enforcement outfits to join Mexican federales in hunting Garza down. And on the front page of the Times, in keeping with the label assigned to Garza by the U.S. and Mexican governments, Garza was branded a "bandit."
In Garza's day, American press coverage of Mexico paid scant attention to the fledgling nation's internal political dynamics or the views of its population at large. More than a century later, this remains too often true, as the story of Mexico in the U.S. press is mostly a one-dimensional account of the horrible "drug war." I am no apologist for drug cartels, and I don't place the revolutionaries of old on equal footing with drug kingpins. Rather, I detect enduring assumptions that govern our coverage of Mexico—what's perceived as good for the U.S. is portrayed as good for Mexico. To wit, if the U.S. interest is clamping down on the supply of drugs reaching American streets and nightclubs, then calling out the military is a wise policy decision for Mexico. Such a simplistic calculus ignores the fact that narco-trafficking is a firmly entrenched and complex organism that exists for a range of economic, social, and political reasons.
The result is that with few exceptions the press has embraced the idea of unleashing tens of thousands of Mexican soldiers on a civilian population as an unquestionably good idea. And in the last three years, the Mexican government has deployed 45,000 troops, made anywhere from 24,000 to 60,000 arrests (depending on the source), and recorded roughly 12,000 dead in this "war." The U.S. has supplied Mexico with training and military hardware to the tune of roughly $1.2 billion.
Credible voices of dissent—both in the U.S. and in Mexico—have been available to journalists. In the U.S., for instance, some in Congress expressed concern about a strategy modeled after the failed approach the U.S. has taken in Colombia. And in Mexico, historians and political commentators raised concerns about increasing the role of the military in civilian life and its effect on Mexico's young democracy.
But with rare exceptions, their views have been relegated to the obligatory "balancing" paragraph or two. For the most part, the horror and gore of drug-cartel violence has seized the press's attention. By December 2006, turf wars between cartels raged in some Mexican cities. At the time, Felipe Calderon was a new and embattled president with a tiny—.58 percent—margin of victory and protestors screaming "fraud" on the streets of Mexico City. Public-opinion polls reported 69 percent of Mexicans felt "very safe," and that unemployment and poverty were their top concerns. Still, just days after assuming office, Calderon declared drug violence his top priority and deployed the military in an offensive against the narcos.
In the U.S., the Bush administration (and then the Obama administration) hailed a "brave" Calderon who was engaged in a "courageous" battle. This perspective was repeated in news articles and in editorials urging U.S. intervention:
"Mexican President Shows He Can Lead; Election Crisis Fades"—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 25, 2007
"Mexican president Felipe Calderon has been brave enough to try to wrestle back control of his country"—San Francisco Chronicle, May 13, 2008
"U.S. Bolsters Security at Mexican Border"—The New York Times, March 25, 2009
"The United States has a vested interest in seeing Calderon succeed"—San Antonio Express-News, August 15, 2009
Now, after three years of this "drug war," press reports have appeared in the U.S. citing the mounting criticism over human-rights abuses as well as the disenchantment among Mexican political insiders with the government's tactics. But the dominant storyline—in print and on television—has been to depict the more sensational aspects of the drug violence, focusing on body counts and decapitations and ignoring a number of relevant questions that would have framed the story much differently.


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Blue Claw's weekenders, dopp bags, messenger bags and other luggage is built to a set of stringent guiding principles: they are all timeless, well-designed, elegant and built to last. The company was founded by Adam Blitzer and Alex Realmuto in 2010 after Blitzer's bag burst at the seams while he was travelling across Argentina. The leather, waxed canvas and ballistic nylon bags are all sturdily made in the USA, and are embossed with a scrappy crab logo, symbolic of Blue Claw's Eastern Maryland homebase -- it's also where delicious blue crabs come from. From the brand's humble beginnings -- they launched with a single Worton Weekender bag design, an expanded from there, the Blue Claw Co. has come a long way indeed -- look here for duffels, briefcases, garment bags and even ipad sleeves, all in durable and sophisticated carry-on friendly styles.


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The Peril of Plastic
Plastic Beach, near Hirtshals, Danemark. Photo source: Kai Sender
Excerpts from Bettina Wassener, The New York Times
For bizarre items floating in the ocean, try topping this: The upper half of a set of false teeth, seen bobbing around in the South China Sea.
"I remember thinking: 'How on earth did it get there?"' said Lindsay Porter, a marine scientist based in the Malaysian city of Kota Kinabalu, who spotted the item from a research vessel about 200 kilometers, or 125 miles, off China in 2009.
The teeth, gripped in their plastic gums, are part of the millions of tons of plastic trash that somehow ends up in oceans around the world every year. Mostly, it is more mundane stuff, the flotsam and jetsam of everyday life: picnic plates, bottles, cigarette lighters, toys, spoons, flip-flops, condoms.
Taken together, the virtually indestructible mass is now so large that it is causing environmentalists, government officials and the plastics industry itself to sit up and take note. Many scientists believe marine plastic pollution is one of the major issues, along with climate change, facing the planet.
The Fifth International Marine Debris Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, in Coastal Care
Plastic Pollution, Coastal Care
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Enactment of the Paycheck Fairness Act would be a critical step forward in the fight for fair pay for women. Women working full time are paid only 77 cents for every dollar paid to men.
Despite existing protections against discrimination, pregnant workers in this country still face discrimination every day. Pregnant workers are forced out of their jobs and denied reasonable accommodations that would enable them to continue working and supporting their families.
Medicaid, the nation's principal safety net health insurance program, provides critical health care for millions of lower income women, including many older women and women with disabilities.
Medicaid provides critical health care for millions of lower income women and children who otherwise would be uninsured. At all ages, women and girls make up the majority of enrollees in Medicaid.
On behalf of the National Partnership for Women & Families and the undersigned organizations, we thank you for the opportunity to respond to the Department of Labor's request for comments on the proposed rule that would extend the critical wage and hour protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to millions of home care workers. This rule will significantly enhance the economic security and job quality of these workers who have been, up until now, excluded from these most basic labor standards.
My name is Judith Lichtman, and I am Senior Advisor for the National Partnership for Women & Families. I greatly appreciate this opportunity to speak to you today about the persistent problem of workplace discrimination against pregnant women and caregivers.
The National Partnership for Women & Families is dedicated to expanding opportunities for women and improving the well-being of our nation's families.
In a nationwide poll of registered voters, 84% said they support "a new law that would provide women more tools to get fair pay in the workplace."
Pregnancy discrimination complaints are on the rise – and have been for a very long time...
Under the ruling below, an employee cannot challenge pay discrimination resulting from any decisions made before the most recent pay decision prior to the 180-day limitations period under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
At the center of our current public policy debate is a fundamental struggle over what "affirmative action" is and really means. This struggle carries enormous implications for women's lives, since affirmative action has provided women with opportunities they were previously denied despite their merit.
Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today and offer comments on proposals before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regarding its structure and organization.
Women's Equality Day commemorates the adoption of the 19th Amendment to U.S. Constitution, which guaranteed women the right to vote. More than 90 years later, the fight for women's equal access and opportunity continues—especially in workplaces across the country.
While women have made gains in the last four decades, serious barriers to full equality in the workplace remain. Title VII has been one of the main tools for tackling these barriers, helping to root out and eliminate illegal practices – but it has not been enough.
This brief highlights the important role racially integrated schools play in breaking down persistent and pernicious stereotypes. As this Court repeatedly has recognized, negative assumptions based on race or sex have had terrible consequences for many Americans, denying them valuable opportunities and perpetuating unfair treatment.
We, the undersigned women's rights organizations, write to express our strong opposition to the nomination of Jeffrey Sutton to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Jeffrey Sutton is an experienced Supreme Court litigator who has gained prominence because of his staunch advocacy in favor of states' rights and elevating state sovereignty over Congress' power to protect civil rights.
The nomination of Miguel Estrada to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has generated a great deal of controversy. Senators, organizations, major newspapers, and individuals have expressed very different views and have taken very different positions on the question of whether Mr. Estrada should be confirmed for this prestigious lifetime appointment.
The National Partnership for Women & Families opposes the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes.
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore and strengthen civil rights laws that ban discrimination in employment, and for other purposes.
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All eyes will be focused on the LPGA this week for the season-ending CME Group Titleholders and Golf Channel will have one current LPGA member on set this week in Orlando to discuss the year's final tournament. Paige Mackenzie will be featured on Golf Central Tuesday – Sunday to help break down what is happening all week long in Naples.
Paige Mackenzie as Guest Analyst on Golf Central
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PITTSBURGH – The Allegheny County Department of Public Works today announced traffic restrictions on the Mansfield Bridge, which spans the Monongahela River between Dravosburg and McKeesport, on Saturday, November 10 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Traffic will be restricted to a single lane of alternating traffic while pavement patching is performed. Police officers will control the flow of traffic during this time.
For additional information, contact Construction Engineering Project Manager Jeanna Fisher at 412-350-5978.
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Timec recently announced that it would hire 350 workers in Billings under a contract with area refineries. Its presentation to the community led people to believe these were new jobs. They're not. The jobs already exist. They're good union jobs filled by trained, skilled Billings-area workers.
Timec's real plan is to replace the existing union jobs with nonunion positions. Following the announcement, Timec offered these jobs at half their union pay rate. Timec cut the health insurance from the standard union wage and benefit package to a benefit product workers can purchase out of the half-price wages paid by Timec.
Then, as a final blow to the dignity of Billings, Timec announced that their employees would welcome the opportunity to travel to work in different parts of the country. In other words, they also plan to hire out-of-state workers.
Thus, the Timec effect creates a lower wage standard, a reduction in workers with health coverage, 350 unemployed Billings workers, 350 struggling families looking for work or assistance, and a trail of Montana wages leaving with out-of-state workers on their way home. Who's standing up for Billings?
Unions raise wages for all workers by setting a livable standard of wages that causes all employers to compete for skilled workers. Through active involvement in regulatory processes, unions improve prevailing wage rates. Unions were the major supporters of the initiative that increased the minimum wage for 25,000 Montana workers.
Unions ensure that their workers have health insurance. They also support programs that offer health coverage to uninsured kids and universal health care for all. No one should lose everything because they get sick. More health coverage supports hospitals and clinics by ensuring that not only will union workers be able to pay their bills, but that all bills for services will be paid.
In Montana, 47 percent of nonunion workers have pension plans, compared with 80 percent of union workers. As elderly adults, these union members will be more financially secure. Self-sufficient retirees are a benefit to every community. They volunteer and contribute to local charities.
Union workers enjoy greater job safety. Most unions provide comprehensive OSHA training. This reduces lost work time, medical bills, disability and death. Job safety also means lower worker's compensation rates, which is good for business.
Yes, Billings workers are outraged that a socially destructive company like Timec was welcomed into town. But I call upon business owners, hospitals, insurance carriers, economic development groups, nonprofits, city leaders, the faith community and the refineries themselves. Take a stand. Demand better for Billings than what Timec has come to deliver.
Jim McGarvey of Helena is executive secretary of the Montana AFL-CIO.


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Police dogs and handlers show off skills at 2010 CT K-9 Olympics
Local police departments and correction agencies showcased their K-9 units to the public over the weekend, while also raising thousands for charity.
The 2010 CT K-9 Olympics – held at the University of Connecticut's Depot Campus on Route 44 on Saturday – raised about $3,000 for various charities.
Part of the fun of the event is for the teams to appreciate each other's skills.
UConn Police Lt. Hans Rhynhart said of UConn's team, "We know, kind of, what we have here… It's nice for other departments to see."
UConn's team of Officer Paul Osella and canine officer Benny were joined by Willimantic police's tandem of Officer Paul Hussey and Zsmole (otherwise known simply as "Z"), as well as numerous other teams from across the state.
Lt. Rhynhart and Willimantic Lt. Mary Beth Curtis both said their canine tandems play an important role in police services.
"He's an invaluable asset to our department," Curtis said of Z.
Willimantic recently added a second police dog, Sasa, handled by Officer Javier Mercado.
Lt. Rhynhart said UConn is also in the process of getting another canine.
The process takes months of training, especially considering both departments use their dogs for a variety of tasks, including patrol, drug and article detection and missing person searches.
"I don't think people realize the commitment it takes to be handler," Curtis said, adding Hussey has to test Z daily to keep their collective skills sharp.
Rhynhart, meanwhile, said being a handler is a "24-hour job," noting Osella takes Benny home with him at the end of a shift and also must care for his dog when Benny is sick.
But the presence of a police dog can change a scene entirely and state Department of Correction Lt. Henry Gasiorek said canines are even used in state prisons.
"For the lack of a better word, the dog's presence stops (potential conflict)," he said, adding assaults on staff and other inmates dropped "significantly" since the DOC started using canines more than 15 years ago.
Award winners at the 2010 Connecticut Police K-9 Olympics included:
First Place – Officer Rob Sabourin and Blade, from the state Department of Correction
Second Place – Officer Todd Mona and Primo, from East Hartford.
Third Place – Officer Andre Cox and Kazi, from the DOC.
"Most Experienced Team" – Officer Paul Osella and Benny, from the University of Connecticut.
"Most Experienced Handler" – Officer Dan Murray of the DOC.
"Best Criminal Apprehension" – Officer Tina Mazzoccli and Bobby, of South Windsor.
Officer Shawn Dexter and Triton, of the DOC, were best in the obstacle course.
"Best Tactical Obedience" – Officer Rob Johnson and Dibbs, of Manchester.
"Best Obedience" – Officer Matt Lima and Judge, of Milford.
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… is more then just scratching the surface.
There is was. A "D" magnet. Just sitting there waiting for someone to notice.
to keep pointing the way.
I love anything metal. I have walked by the sewer caps so many times. Today I took some time to study the simplicity of the design. The "S" centered in the circles like looking down the pipes of the sewer. Beautiful.
This "B" is sitting in the garden on the property where my son goes to school. A "B" for butterfly garden.
When I see something done right it gives me something to strive for in my own career as a designer. Canadian studio, Lg2 Boutique's rebranding of Boris Ice Tea is so simple and yet so classic in it's fluorescent lemon yellow and peach that it will jump off the shelves. Simple, Beautiful, Classic.
Boris Ice Tea branding by Lg2 Boutique
Left: An eccentric english man in fluorescent lemon
Right: A youthful woman in peach
A gift from my 7 year old son. A bunny on a skateboard.
I find inspiration from many places. Other designers can really turn my head when they produce amazing art. This is one. The London 2012 Olympics coke bottles designed by MWM Graphics and Attic.
MWM graphics collaborated with Attik on the Coca Cola branding for the London 2012 Olympics.
Graphics applied to the cans.
My role was to create a robust graphic asset library that the good folks at attik then refined into a Visual Identity System (VIS). This VIS was then passed along to agencies around the world to work with for their regional campaigns. The first phase of art was to create this hyper detailed, abstract rendition of COCA COLA LONDON 2012. From this master file we extracted dozens of 'moments' that became the graphic asset library. – Matt W. Moore (MWM Graphics)
French Graphic Designer Philippe Apeloig talks to designboom about his typography, the future of poster design and the qualities he looks for when hiring.
There is not much room to work outside the arts and cultural arenas for Graphic Designers in France. Of course, I have considered working for commercial projects several times, but I never go looking for it by canvassing corporations or companies, I am simply not into this behavior. I like to be surprised by the business world, and to surprise them. That said, promoting art and culture has brought profound rewards by providing me with a deeper knowledge of the world. There is always new information coming in, and each project pushes my consciousness a step further. I try never to be tempted by fashion, or influenced by the rules of advertising, or corrupted by the pressures of the marketplace. Sometimes the market wants to dictate a particular approach or design language, but I avoid all these things.
My good friend Randy Dunbar posted on Facebook a link to some great vintage advertisements. I posted one of my favorites here. Crossing a phone with a TV – Who knew? You can see the rest on Speckboy.com by following this link. Since I am a huge fan of the TV show MAD MEN I have found a new appreciation for how things used to be done. Vintage inspiration.


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