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Bumbo, CPSC Recall Baby Seat Linked To Skull Fractures
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Bumbo, maker of a baby seat linked to at least 84 incidents involving at least 21 skull fractures since a previous 2007 recall to add labels, have announced a broader repair recall. Consumers should stop using the seat until they request and install a free safety belt. U.S. PIRG (previous blog) and other consumer groups had pressured CPSC and Bumbo to act with both a strong coalition letter in February and media releases and appearances.
One million Bumbo seats were recalled in 2007 to add safety warning labels. Four million are subject to the current recall. According to the CPSC:
The bottom of the Bumbo seat is round and flat with a diameter of about 15 inches. It is constructed of a single piece of molded foam and comes in various colors. The seat has leg holes and the seat back wraps completely around the child. On the front of the seat in raised lettering is the word "Bumbo" with the image of an elephant on top.
CPSC and Bumbo International know of at least 50 incidents after the October 2007 voluntary recall in which babies fell from a Bumbo seat while it was being used on a raised surface. Nineteen of those incidents included reports of skull fractures. CPSC and Bumbo International are aware of an additional 34 post-recall reports of infants who fell out or maneuvered out of a Bumbo seat used on the floor or at an unknown elevation, resulting in injury. Two of these incidents involved reports of skull fractures, while others reported bumps, bruises and other minor injuries."
You can see pictures of the Bumbo seat as repaired here.
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Never buy a brown vehicle. Brown cars are never fast, never cool, and never taste like chocolate.
Funny thoughts on cars
Why do my kids want bicycles? Why can't they just ride around the neighborhood in a stolen Chrysler like I always did?
Why don't people believe you when you tell them aiding and abetting is only a crime on TV, and you really need to borrow their car?
I think more commuters would be willing to ride a donkey to work if they knew how often people make fun of their Ford Focus.
The best thing in the world is love. The second best is using cruise control on a straight road and putting your hands and feet in the air.
Instead of a CD player, what cars need now is a bigger slot that dispenses pancakes when you press the eject button.
True fact: Your chances of getting in a car crash increase by 18,000X if you drive with your eyes closed.
Apparently my car needs a new serpentine belt. How do snakes even wear a belt?
If we had never invented cars, I'll bet we wouldn't have so many out-of-work horse thieves right now. Think about the effects of your actions, people.
You know those toy cars that can keep driving even if they're upside down? Doesn't work with real cars.


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A wonderful tasting bar… the great combination of flavors make this a really exciting and decadent version of the old rice crispy bar!
You can substitute the Grand Marnier with a little vanilla or orange extract. If you're a big fan of white chocolate, you can skip the drizzling at the end and just dunk the bars into the white chocolate.
Rice Krispies Bars recipe – 181 calories
4-4 1/2 cups Rice Krispies
2 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup dried apricots, diced
1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
cooking spray
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
2 teaspoons Grand Marnier
1-3 teaspoon canola oil
1. Coat a 9×9 inch pan with cooking spray and set aside. Also apply a little spray to your cooking spoon.
2. To make the bars, begin by adding together the brown sugar and butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir for about 2 minutes, until the butter and sugar are melted.
3. Add in the 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and stir.
4. Add the miniature marshmallows and stir continuously, helping the puffs to melt. Continue mixing until you have a pale brown mixture that is still rather loose.
5. Once the marshmallows are fully melted and mixed with the sugar, add in the Rice Krispies, dried apricots and toasted almonds.
6. Stir quickly to get all of the ingredients incorporated.
7. Turn the mixture out into the 9×9 inch pan, distributing as much as possible using your spoon.
8. Place the bars in the refrigerator and leave them to set for about 30 minutes.
9. Invert the pan, giving it a good whack to release the bars.
10. Slice into 12 pieces.
11. To prepare the topping, melt the white chocolate chips in a double boiler over very low heat.
12. Add the canola oil to the chocolate and stir while the the chips continue to melt.
13. Stir the Grand Marnier into the melted chocolate and use a spoon to stripe the bars on the diagonal, allowing the melted chocolate to drip down the side.
14. Place the bars on waxed paper to cool.
Servings: 12 bars
Nutritional information for one serving:
Calories: 181
Calories from fat: 62
Total fat: 7g
Cholesterol: 8mg
Sodium: 106mg
Total carbs: 29g
Fiber: 0.8g
Protein: 2g
Weight Watchers points: 4
You might also like these dessert recipes:
- Delicious Peanut Butter Cookies recipe – 78 calories
- Stellas (Old-Fashioned Cookies) recipe – 152 calories
- Granny Smith Apple Cake recipe – 182 calories
- Chocolate Walnut Kahlua Balls recipe – 146 calories
- Oatmeal Raisin Cookies recipe – 135 calories
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For two days, North Korea's best-kept secret
Dec 21st, 2011 | By AJ Anderson | Category: Popular NewsSEOUL (Reuters) – When South Korean President Lee Myung-bak left on a state visit for Japan last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had been dead for about four hours, indicating that neither Seoul nor Tokyo — or Washington — had any inkling of his death.
North Korean state media announced Kim's death two days later, on Monday, apparently catching governments around the world by surprise and plunging the region into uncertainty over the stability of the unpredictable state that is trying to build a nuclear arsenal. [Read More...]


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A friend gave me a used battery backup sump pump. The float with the switch in it goes 'clunk' when you shake it, and only seems to go on if you jiggle it, not if it just rises with the water level. The float switch on my original pump doesn't clunk when you shake it. Is the other one broken?
I don't know what's inside there, maybe some kinds do go clunk. I'd just go buy a new one except the hardware store wants $50 for it and I'm not inclined to spend that unless it's really broken. Thanks. WW |
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There are many type of float switches, some with a moveable weight element that is used to actuate the switch when the float rises up. Te weight is free to move inside the float. I much prefer these to the water pressure type switches. They oft n have a small orifice facing downwards that responds when air pressure in the chamber rises as the water level increase. Other models have a moving magnet on a float rod that activates a reed switch. There are pretty good unless the rod get jammed. |
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Microsoft SQL Server Agent scheduled jobs could create malicious output files
mssql-agent-create-files (10257) | Medium Risk |
Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000, Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0 could allow a remote attacker with SQL server privileges to create malicious files on the system. This vulnerability is caused by improper permissions used by the SQL Server Agent when scheduled jobs create output files. A remote attacker could create a scheduled job that would produce a malicious output file when the SQL Server Agent processes the job. This output file would be created with privileges of the SQL Server Agent. An attacker could use this program to cause a denial of service or execute commands on the system.
Note: This vulnerability also affects Cisco CallManager version 3.3(x), Cisco Unity versions 3.x and 4.x, and Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager versions 5.0 and 5.1, which incorporate the use of either SQL Server 2000 or MSDE 2000.
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Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-031. See References.
Note: Microsoft originally provided a patch for this vulnerability in MS02-056, but it was superseded by the patch released with MS02-061, and then superseded by the patch released with MS03-031.
For Cisco CallManager, Cisco Unity, and Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager: Refer to Cisco Security Advisory 2003 January 26 05:30 GMT for upgrade or patch information. See References.
- CIAC Information Bulletin N-003: Microsoft Cumulative Patch for SQL Server.
- cisco-sa-20030126-ms02-061: Cisco Security Advisory: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Vulnerabilities in Cisco Products - MS02-061.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-056: Cumulative Patch for SQL Server (Q316333).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-061: Elevation of Privilege in SQL Server Web Tasks (Q316333).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-031: Cumulative Patch for Microsoft SQL Server (815495).
- SQLSecurity.com Web site: SQL Server/MSDE-Based Applications.
- CVE-2002-1138: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000, including Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0 and Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000, writes output files for scheduled jobs under its own privileges instead of the entity that launched it, which allows attackers to overwrite system files, aka Flaw in Output File Handling for Scheduled Jobs.
- OSVDB ID: 10139: Microsoft SQL Server Agent Arbitrary File Creation
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager 5.0
- Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager 5.1
- Cisco Unified CallManager 3.3
- Cisco Unity Server 3.0
- Cisco Unity Server 4.0
- Microsoft Data Engine 1.0
- Microsoft Data Engine 2000
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000
- Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
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This is what happens when you get so excited at the thought of no longer cracking your skull open every night on one of the seemingly endless skull-cracking corners endemic to a Cramper, when you get so excited that you just drop your shit.
Like that.
The nice thing about a muddood is that apparently it's not at all hard to upright. The not-so-nice thing? Apparently, a million 80-pound bags of concrete is just a few too many.
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Did you have to pick up the million bags one at a time to reload them?
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Nice shot! Looks brutally modern and bucolic at the same time – actually kind of hard to get! Re: million bags – lift with the legs…of others if possible, and not the back of self…Hope all the veggies are making themselves known!
Hello, Internet. This is The Native commenting.
This post should actually read "I didn't do it. I don't know anything about it. I wasn't even there."
None of the text in the post is vaguely factual, though the picture speaks volumes itself.
No bags of concrete were harmed in the inversion of this particular mud dood. The mud dood was easily righted by pushing on the ROPS.
The accident was caused by a broken clutch band on the reverse gear of the mud dood. The person responsible for breaking said clutch band will continue to go unnamed, so long as she watches her temper and ceases completely divorcing poetic license from observable fact.


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I am a brand new gardner. I saw my first two HornWorms today on a small (not yet producing) "container" tomato plant. I do not kill anything, all rodents and pests are removed unharmed and relocated (besides killing of flies and fleas, which I am not proud of). I feel that our Karmic future & Inner Happiness is directly affected by our actions as the "Dominant Species" or Natures "Care Takers" as all species other than the human species do not have any of their OWN life choices.
I will relocate these two guys into an area on my land where they have vegetation, though I am unsure what NATIVE plants they will thrive on. Any advice would be helpful. I don't want to do them harm by placing them into a group of bushes that may be toxic? For the time being I can hold them in a 10 gallon aquarium with their own tomoto plant, a few inches of clean soil and some soda bottle lids of water. Thanks!
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Your tomato/tobacco hornworm will eat the leaves of tomato, preferrably, though they can be found on other members of the Solanaceae family such as pepper and potato, though grudgingly. There are a few native weeds in this plant family, but you would have to look them up since I don't know where you live. Most of those plants are considered toxic....Solanaceae is the Nightshade family. That's pretty much it. They are not generalists but very host specific. The lids of water are useless. Spray the leaves occasionally with water. Captive caterpillars often succumb to disease if in the hands of someone who has not learned the rudiments of caring for them. That would be most of us! To go along with your philosophy, releasing them into the 'wild' without an appropriate food source would be cruel. They would suffer a slow death of starvation. I suggest that you either sacrifice your own tomato plant, or get some more tomato plants, or serve them up to the birds in your garden by placing them in the bird bath or feeder. That would be a good thing to do, right? In nature, there are many pests and parasites that help control these particular caterpillars. Very few of the many that are hatched actually make it to adulthood. |
Moving these Tomato Hornworms to a place birds will eat them would be one method of keeping them from devouring your tomaot plants. You might also have Braconid Wasps around that might parasitize them. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Tomato Hornworms
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What happened in San Duego on September 8th could be so easily replicated any where in the country, that it should jolt everyone to the realities of today.
Which is why, I keep saying, the so-called "war against terror" is so fatuous, meaningless & wholly impractical. Such a criminal waste of public funds. All the exorbitant sums expended on beafing up useless & impotent 'security' measures across the country, is such a monumental farce, it defies logic, rationale & commonsense.
If instead the gargantuan Homeland Security funds are diverted to apply to improving the crumbling infrastructure, all across the nation, events like the San Diego power outtage could be significantly avoided or minimised.
But then Homeland Security & kind, is a trillion dollar industry that lines the coffers of numerous interested parties. So..


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Mr. Charles J. Gay, Deputy Associate Administrator
Mr. Charles J. Gay is the Deputy Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate. He has served NASA in senior management positions for many years. He was previously Deputy Director of the Office of System Safety and Mission Assurance at Goddard Space Flight Center. He also served as Deputy Director of the Heliophysics Division at NASA Headquarters where he was responsible for programmatic development and implementation of NASA's solar physics and geospace science program. In 2005, he served as the Deputy Director of the newly formed Earth Sun System Division where he was responsible for the development and operations of over 50 spacecraft, spanning multiple NASA Centers, agencies, industry teams, and international partners.
In addition to his experience at NASA, Mr. Gay has over 20 years of experience in the aerospace industry. He has experience with many successful NASA flight programs including TDRS, Magellan, TOPEX, Terra, and EO-1 in engineering and program management positions. Mr. Gay has received the NASA Public Service medal, a Silver Snoopy award, and a Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service.
Mr. Gay received a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an M.S. in Structural Engineering from the University of Maryland.


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What is active surveillance?
Because the prediction of clinically insignificant disease is problematic and inaccurate, an alternative strategy has been developed that allows a patient to enter into an expectant management protocol with rigorous monitoring and the option of curative therapy, should signs of progression develop. This is referred to as active surveillance. Active surveillance allows a patient to delay potential treatment related side-effects. Patients have the added hope that when treatment is necessary, more effective and less toxic ones may be available.
Is active surveillance a reasonable choice for you?
You may want to consider active surveillance if your cancer is low risk or if you have significant comorbidities that are likely to limit your life expectancy. Updated guidelines (see NCI Bulletin January 2010) from an NCCN panel urge clinicians to offer active surveillance to their patients with the following low risk parameters.
Low risk with expected survival: Less than 10 years
- Tumor stage: T1-T2a
- Tumor grade: Gleason score 2-6
- PSA level: < 10 ng/mL
Very low risk with expected survival: Up to 20 years
- Tumor stage: T1-T2a
- Tumor grade: Gleason score ≤6
- PSA level < 10 ng/mL
- < 3 positive biopsy cores, ≤ 50% cancer in each core
How to monitor your active surveillance?
Many prostate cancer physicians now offer active surveillance to low risk patients. The protocol for monitoring these patients varies but most include elements of the following:
- PSA every 3 months
- PCA3 and digital rectal examination every 6 months
- Biopsy after one year and every two to three years thereafter
- Annual imaging with color Doppler ultrasound or endorectal MRI can be considered though neither is widely available
When to seek treatment?
A general consensus has developed around factors such as pathologic progression (increase in Gleason score and/or number of cores involved with cancer), rapid PSA progression (defined as short PSA doubling time), and clinical progression on digital rectal exam.
In addition, a significant number of patients (25-30%) decide to withdraw from active surveillance and cross-over to radical therapies for various reasons such as "anxiety"or"patient preference."
PCRI Resources:
Active Surveillance For Favorable Risk Prostate Cancer: What Are The Results, and How Safe Is It?
Active Surveillance with High Resolution Color-Doppler Transrectal Ultrasound Monitoring
Progress in Prostate Cancer: Targeted Biopsies and Active Surveillance
A Patient's Perspective: First Do No Harm — Active Surveillance May Be the New Gold Standard
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All roads lead to Rome
Picasso and la dolce vita might be fading memories, but there's still something special in the air, as would-be Fellinis wander along in Panama hats, antique shops display polished antler horns, and the stonecarver passes the time of day. As Valentina concludes, gesturing in the direction of the hubbub in the surrounding streets: 'Just one block away from Via Margutta, it's a completely different world.'
Via Appia antica: Gateway to an empire
Via Appia Antica stretches out south of Rome, as straight as a die, its steppingstone cobblestones disappearing into the distance. Monumental Roman structures line the road, but the rest is hidden-away country mansions, rolling fields and distant hills. The first section of the road, as far as the tomb of Cecilia Metella, is still in use by vehicles hurtling southwards out of Rome (though it's closed to traffic on Sunday), while the 10-mile section enclosed by the Parco dell'Appia Antica is mostly free of cars.
Francesca Mazzà from the Appia Antica Park shows the way. 'The main purpose of the Appia Antica was military,' she says, 'as it was for the majority of Roman roads.' Work on the street began in 312 BC, when it was the first proper road leading out of Rome. Today it's still worthy of the 'Queen of Roads' nickname it has borne for millennia. By 191 BC, the Via Appia was complete, reaching as far as Brindisi in present-day Puglia.
It's uncannily straight. How did they build a road so straight? 'There were massive road engineering works, altering the topography, overcoming obstacles such as the Pontine Marshes.' The Romans conquered nature before conquering anything else, reclaiming land and using terraces and viaducts to build across different altitudes.
Besides having enormous military and political importance, the Via Appia Antica was also the road of tombs. It's lined on both sides by monuments to death.
Francesca explains: 'Roman law forbade that burials should occur within the confines of the city.' This was for practical reasons, to try to limit disease. 'There are aristocratic tombs, such as that of Cecilia Metella (daughter of a Roman consul), but also the more simple collective tombs, with open niches for urns.' Some of the memorials have portraits carved into them, with ordinary, almost recognisable faces that somehow bring the past closer.
Like the billboard-lined highways of today, Via Appia was a place to advertise: here, the aristocracy showed their wealth via their tombs,and the Roman Empire showed their might through engineering and punishment. In the seventh century BC, when the slave revolt led by Spartacus was defeated, 6,000 slaves were crucified and left dangling on crosses that lined the road from here to Capua, 132 miles away.
Christians were buried by the Via Appia too, in the catacombs that run for miles underground. St Peter and St Paul were buried here briefly in the third century during a time of persecution.
Even without considering the millennialong march of footsteps along here, it's one of Rome's most singular experiences to cycle down the Appia Antica on a Sunday. People are walking dogs, cyclists whizz past and tourists examine maps, their footsteps following where Roman soldiers forged and Christians scrawled still-visible commemorative graffiti in the catacombs.
Francesca adds: 'I'd recommend a guide, a good book and copies of famous paintings such as those of Gianbattista Piranesi. You'll feel part of the history of Appia.'
Via del Pigneto: The heart of bohemia
This isn't the Rome that most visitors usually see. It's la dolce vita, 2011-style, where sharp suits have been replaced by trilbies and beatnik leather jackets. Here, in Pigneto, traditionally a poor workingclass neighbourhood full of higgledypiggeldy, 19th-century low-rise buildings, the alternative has become the mainstream and graffiti-covered shops are fast turning into off-beat boutiques.
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Artist Management for the Music Business
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Artist Management for the Music Business provides clear in depth information on what to do as an artist manager and how to do it. The book looks at the application of classic management theory to artist management, includes profiles of successful artist managers as well as offering skill development for planning, coaching, and leading.
Author Bio
Paul Allen is Associate Professor in the Department of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University and co-author of Record Label Marketing, also published by Focal Press. He is also a frequent lecturer at other universities on artist management and other music business subjects. His career work has included radio, TV, political management, and the music business.
"This book is for those who are interested in the music business, especially for those who want to manage musicians. There is a lot of information to process, but the author does it in a plain, direct manner and it is well organized. He doesn't sugar coat things and clearly defines the career, letting you know what to expect. He gives plenty of real-life success stories to inspire the reader and motivate you to keep moving forward if this is your dream. While this is really a book for those interested in managing, it is also an informative read for musicians as well."--Book Bargains and Previews
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1)Professional Artist Management and Its Principles
2)Preparing to Manage
3)Preparing to be Managed
4)Lessons in Artist Management
6)The Artist as a Business
7)Income from Live Performance
8)Income from Songwriting
9)Income from Recording
10)Conducting Business for the Artist
11)The Artist Career Plan
12)Coaching, Leadership, and Final Advice
Appendix A: Take 6 marketing brief
Appendix B: Artist Management Contract Form
Appendix C: Partnership Agreement for Members of a Band
Appendix D: Recording Contract
Appendix E: Ke$ha's Artist Management Contract
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Jan 8, 2013 10:54 PM by Angela Douglas MTN News
SIDNEY - Monday marked one year since the abduction and murder of Sidney school teacher Sherry Arnold.
Arnold, 43, was out on a Sunday morning jog on the morning of January 7, 2012 when she was kidnapped and murdered by two men.
The accused suspects are Lester Waters Jr. and Michael Spell, who had no connection to Arnold.
The case moved forward Monday afternoon in Richland County District Court on the one year anniversary of the crime that devastated the eastern Montana community.
An omnibus hearing was held for Spell at 1:30 p.m. During his arraignment in early 2012, Spell pled not guilty to the charges of deliberate homicide and attempted kidnapping.
During Monday's hearing, Judge Richard Simonton scheduled Spell's trial date for January 6, 2014. Richland County Attorney Mike Weber expects the trial to last four weeks. Spell did not make an appearance for the omnibus hearing.
The omnibus hearing of Waters was held immediately following Spell's hearing. Waters is also charged with attempted kidnapping and deliberate homicide. He pled not guilty to those charges at his arraignment in early 2012.
Judge Simonton set Waters' trial date for November 4, 2013, and the trial is expected to last three weeks. Waters was not present for his hearing.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for both suspects.
Supporters of Arnold were in the courtroom on Monday, including her husband, Gary.
January 7th: Sherry Arnold, a 43 year old teacher in Sidney, Montana is reported missing after failing to return from a morning run.
January 7th: A search begins for Arnold which includes 100 people, including 40 members of the Montana National Guard and two planes searching by air.
January 7th: Authorities recover one of Arnold's jogging shoes in northeast Sidney along Ninth Avenue. A substance which has not been identified by law enforcement was found on the shoe.
January 9th: The Montana Department of Justice issues a Missing Persons Alert for Arnold.
January 10th: The Federal Bureau of Investigation becomes involved in the investigation into Arnold's disappearance due to proximity to North Dakota and potential of kidnapping.
January 11th: A tip line is set up by investigators for information leading to the whereabouts of Sherry Arnold (406) 433-4027. Also, a "Help Find Sherry Arnold" page on Facebook garners thousands of visits.
January 12th: Formal search efforts are suspended until authorities receive new information.
January 12th: Arnold added to the FBI Missing Persons List.
January 13th: The Sidney School District posts on their website that it had informed students and teachers that Sherry Arnold is dead. The school says they were informed by Arnold's family.
January 13th: A press conference is held by Sidney police in conjunction with the FBI. Sidney Police Chief Frank DiFonzo said a 47-year-old man is in custody in Williston, North Dakota, and a 22-year-old man had been detained for questioning in Rapid City, South Dakota, both in connection with Arnold's disappearance.
January 13th: Hundreds pour into the gym at Sidney High School for a memorial vigil.
January 14th: Sidney Police Chief Frank DiFonzo confirms that the two men in custody have been arraigned on charges of aggravated kidnapping and are being held at the Williams County Jail in Williston, North Dakota.
January 15th: The two men held on charges of aggravated kidnapping are identified as 47-year-old Lester Waters Jr. and 22-year-old Michael Spell. Both men are most recently from Parachute, Colorado.
January 16th: Montana and North Dakota law enforcement, as well as the FBI, ask landowners in eastern Montana and western North Dakota to look for disturbed soil on their property. Authorities say they believe Arnold is deceased but they have not recovered a body. They believe her body may be located near a shelter belt of trees.
January 17th: The original citation issued to Waters and Spell from the Sidney Police Department is released. The citation sets the time of the alleged kidnapping at 6:40 a.m. at 900 East Holly Street, which is located along the truck route Arnold may have been jogging.
January 17th: Waters and Spell appear in District Court and bond is set at $2.5 million dollars for each man. The men do not agree to be extradited to Montana, so a formal extradition hearing must be scheduled.
January 18th: An arrest warrant and complaint are released. If Waters and Spell are found guilty of aggravated kidnapping they could face life imprisonment or the death penalty.
January 19th: Court records from Colorado reveal that suspect Michael Spell had been granted court permission to travel to Texas for a family emergency only two days before Arnold's disappearance.
February 6th: Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana formally requests that Spell and Waters be extradited from North Dakota.
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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Hauger, Martin M firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-06102005-093051 Document Title A Kalman filter model for signal estimation in the auditory system Degree MEng (Electronic Engineering) Department Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Supervisor
Advisor Name Title Prof J Hanekom Keywords
- Kalman filtering
- analysis-
- estimation
- modelling
- Auditory system
Date 2005-02-17 Availability unrestricted Abstract Using a Kalman filter that contains a forward-predictive model of a relevant system, to predict the states of that system by means of an analysis-by-synthesis implementation in order to evade significant time delays incurred by feedback mechanisms was previously applied to the coordinated movement of limbs by means of the cerebellum. In this dissertation, the same concept was applied to the auditory system in order to investigate if such a concept is a universal neurophysiological method for correctly estimating a state in a quick and reliable way. To test this assumption an auditory system model and Kalman estimator were designed, where the Kalman filter contained a stochastically equivalent forward-predictive model of the complete auditory system model. The Kalman filter was used to estimate the power found in a particular band of the frequency spectrum and its performance in the mean-squared error sense was compared to that of a simple postsynaptic current decoding filter under various types of neural channel noise.It was shown that the Kalman filter, containing a biologically plausible internal model could estimate the power better than a postsynaptic current decoding filter, proposed in the literature. When the just-noticeable difference in intensity discrimination, as reported in the literature, was compared to model-predictions, it was shown that a smaller mean-squared error results in the case of the designed auditory system model and Kalman estimator.
This suggests that the application of the Kalman filter concept is important as it provides a bridge between measured data and the auditory system model. It was concluded that a Kalman filter model containing a biologically plausible internal model can explain some characteristics of the signal processing of the auditory system. The research suggests that the principle of an estimator that contains an internal model could be a universal neurophysiological method for the correct estimation of a desired state.
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Master bedroom with King Bed and 1 guest room with Queen are on the main level. 3 bedrooms upstairs with 1 full, 1 with bunk beds and 1 with a modular bed that has a full down and a bunk on top. The gameroom has 2 sofa beds;1 full and 1 twin. There's plenty of room if kids want to sleep in sleeping bags in the gameroom. There are also 2 couches downstairs (not sofabeds). There are 5 bathrooms; 3 full bathrooms and 2 half baths. Master has a jacuzzi tub plus a stand up shower.
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Science meets Politics - Royal Society MP Scientist Pairing Scheme
May 2005
Are you a scientist with an interest in politics?
The Royal Society is currently inviting applications from scientists to take part in the 2005 round of its successful MP-Scientist pairing scheme.
The scheme helps build bridges between parliamentarians and scientists in the UK . MP and scientist pairs spend time together in the laboratory and the constituency followed by an opportunity for scientists to go 'behind the scenes' at Westminster gaining first hand experience of how science policy is formed.
We are looking to recruit post-doctoral scientists either with a research fellowship or working at a Research Council institute and a proven interest in science communication and matters relating to science policy.
Last year, Dr Linda Field, Principal Research Scientist at Rothamsted Research took part in the scheme. Dr Field is pictured below with her MP, Mr Kerry Pollard MP for St Albans.
If you wish to apply, please send your CV with a covering letter (one side of A4 only) explaining why you would be suitable and a lay summary (200 words max) of your research to Chloe Sheppard, The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG.
Deadline for applications is 3 June 2005.
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If the same old kicks and yells are wearing on you, you may be ripe for capoeira, the Brazilian dance/fight/acrobatic hybrid art form. And if you can study under Mestre Usamah Zaid, otherwise known as Baba, you'll progress quickly. Held in the Merc's spacious ballroom, the class features live music, expert instruction and a feeling of group accomplishment that's hard to describe. Students at any level are welcome anytime. Prepare to sweat!


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WorkFirst HandBook
Engaging Parents in WorkFirst
1.1 Overview
The Engaging Parents in WorkFirst Overview section includes:
- 1.1.1 How do we introduce parents to WorkFirst?
- 1.1.2 What brought you here?
- 1.1.3 What is the very first step?
- 1.1.4 What are the next steps?
- 1.1.5 What are the WorkFirst principles?
1.1.1 How do we introduce parents to WorkFirst?
How do you introduce parents to the WorkFirst program? You get them engaged, right from the start and begin to develop a trusting relationship. Tell them that WorkFirst offers many supports and services to help them through their temporary situation, but they must do their part by taking advantage of program opportunities to help them find and keep a job. They need to know that:
- All mandatory WorkFirst participants must complete a WorkFirst Orientation;
- WorkFirst can help connect parents to different opportunities, including employment ;
- There are people and resources available to provide support as we help them build a plan for their family; and
- If they choose not to participate, they risk losing their cash grant.
1.1.2 What brought you here?
This is a very simple question that you should ask every parent when she or he first applies for WorkFirst. Their answer can give us important clues about how to get them off to a good start in the WorkFirst program.
Begin by building a rapport and a partnership with the parent. Then focus on how they need to do their part and take advantage of WorkFirst supports and services to better their lives and become self-sufficient.
Perhaps this is their first time on public assistance and they only came in because they faced an unexpected crisis, like illness, divorce, or job loss. Emphasize all the services WorkFirst offers, get the client connected to the right programs, and help guide them down the path to self-sufficiency .
For returning families, start off talking about how they managed to leave WorkFirst before, what happened while they were off, and what made them reapply. Knowing what worked for them in the past can help you figure out where to start in getting them back on track.
1.1.3 What is the very first step?
First you deal with the immediate financial crisis. You:
- Review every other resource available to the parent such as child care, unemployment compensation, social security benefits, labor and industries compensation, or other local resources.
- Find out if $1,250 in diversion benefits, Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA) is all the cash aid the parent(s) need to stabilize their family's situation. If they chose DCA:
- Determine eligibility for Basic Food, and
- Remind the parent that if they go on WorkFirst cash assistance within one year, this will be a loan that they will have to repay.
- If the parent declines DCA, determine eligibility and authorize benefits for TANF cash assistance and Basic Food.
- Provide information for resources (like Health Benefits Exchange, food banks or emergency housing) to maintain the family until their public assistance benefits are approved .
- Get information about the noncustodial parent(s) and make a referral to the Division of Child Support to get child and medical support collections started.
1.1.4 What are the next steps?
The next step is to tell the parent about the WorkFirst program, it's message, "A job, a better job, a better life" and how they can earn a living for their family. Be sure to explain that TANF is a temporary program and they are responsible to participate in the WorkFirst program, . They may not remember everything you are telling them, particularly if they are in crisis mode the first time you meet. This makes it very important to continue WorkFirst engagement throughout a person's stay on assistance.
The following sections of this chapter describe the other important "first steps" you take with newly approved WorkFirst families: setting appropriate participation requirements, making referrals and orienting them to the program. The chart below shows this initial work you do to help families become engaged as quickly as possible.
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Explain program participation requirements and the parent's responsibility to participate. Let them know that if they choose not to participate, they risk losing TANF benefits. |
Participation |
Determine what the family's WorkFirst participation requirements will be. Is someone in the family:
Up-front referrals | All families must get family planning and family violence information and be offered referrals for more in-depth follow-up. |
Orientation | Reach out to all adult members of the family; tell them what is available, what you expect from them and what you can do for them. |
Comprehensive Evaluation | Let the family know that they will receive a comprehensive evaluation to help get them into appropriate WorkFirst activities as quickly as possible. |
1.1.5 What are the WorkFirst Principles?
Telling people the WorkFirst message is the best way to set the stage for a successful WorkFirst experience. Look at the program through their eyes and talk about it the way most people would. These parents want to earn a living for their family. Build on that.
A job, a better job, a better life.
Eight words sum up the common goal of the many pieces that make up Washington WorkFirst.
A job, a better job, a better life.
A job
Work is still first. Paid work offers the best opportunity for families to escape poverty. Work is better than welfare. Work pays more than welfare. A job any job is the best place to start. Employment is still at the center of WorkFirst.
A better job
But that first job is likely to be entry level or part-time for people who have spotty work histories or other barriers to overcome. Once parents go to workeven if they earn enough to leave assistance-WorkFirst continues to support them. WorkFirst parents can take advantage of training opportunities, job referrals, Basic Food benefits and help with child care, transportation and medical coverage. Even help managing the chaos of balancing work and home.
A better life
WorkFirst helps connect families to services that include : treatment for drug/alcohol addiction, English language training, reliable transportation, domestic violence services, education, and education and training programs . All these things are offered to help people become more employable, but they also improve people's lives in general. Increased self-esteem. Better role models. Healthier kids.
A job, a better job, a better life. While every story is different and every traveler takes his or her own unique journey, the destination is clear. Work hard, improve yourself and take care of your family. WorkFirst is there to help.
Related WorkFirst Handbook Sections
- 1.4 WorkFirst Orientation
- 3.2.1 Comprehensive Evaluation
- 3.2.2 Initial Comprehensive Evaluation
- 3.2.3 Comprehensive Evaluation Updates
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"So for now, librarians still are needed build the information and experiential platforms to deliver up what's interesting in the world. But we're also realizing that we can build our own servers with the writings of our homegrown bards, with the music of our neighborhood minstrels, with the visual arts of our local visionaries. Once we've gathered it, once we've organized it, once we've presented it to those who made it, we realize that it's just possible that other communities might be interested, too. In short, it was once the job of the library to bring the world to the community. Now, our job is to take the community to the world."
Jamie LaRue, "Taking Community to the World" |
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Jamie LaRue | 59-60 |
Just the Two of Us: Those Who Co-Teach, Co-Learn | Abstract PDF |
Talitha R. Matlin, Allison Carr | 61-72 |
Two Approaches to Collaborative Information Literacy Instruction at a Small Engineering School | Abstract PDF |
Conor Cote, Scott Juskiewicz | 73-81 |
Collaboration in eTextbook Publishing: A Case Study | Abstract PDF |
Erin N. Wimmer, Anne Morrow, Alice Weber | 82-86 |
Library Collaboration: International Perspectives. An Interview with Dr. Shimelis Assefa, Associate Professor, Library and Information Science, University of Denver | Abstract PDF |
Shimelis G. Assefa, Janet Lee | 87-91 |
The Library in 2020 | Abstract PDF |
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Using Technology to Increase Community Engagement | |
Lori Bowen Ayre | 94-95 |
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I am already spayed, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Lacey is a beautiful a DLH orange and white Maine Coon about 1 year old was found by a good Samaritan dazed just sitting in the middle of the road late at night like she had just been left there! She stopped her car and the shocked cat just came to her! She immediately took her to the vet had her checked out and the young cat was in good health! She then called the rescue to help find her a new home! Lacey is a sweet but spirited girl who loves to be petted and wrestle! She is spayed and UTD on vaccines! If you would like to meet Lacey email us for a schedule of adoption events at email@example.com or visit us on FB. Lacey will be at Adopt-A-Pet at Tractor Supply Concord Sat and Sunday 2-5 PM.
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Begt. ESL
Lea is dancing. She enjoys dancing.
Sammy is dancing with Lea. He likes her.
She gave a demonstration to my friend and me.
She gave a demonstration to my friend and I .
Intermediate–Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
Everyone had his fishing pole.
Some had their fishing poles.
Everyone had their fishing pole. (informal usage)
Native Speakers
Me and Diana got to know each other.
Diana and I got to know each other.
I had a good feeling about her and I.
I had a good feeling about her and me.
Beginning–Intermediate ESL
I washed myself.
I dressed myself.
I brushed my teeth.
I shampooed my hair.
Beginning–Intermediate ESL
Our dog is over here. / Ours is over here.
All of the owners bring water for their (own) dogs.
One should exercise one's dog. (impersonal)
You should exercise your dog. (impersonal)
They don't like dogs there. Their dislike is unusual. (impersonal)
Intermediate–Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
The paparazzi made its purpose clear. It had a right to be outside her house.
The paparazzi placed their cameras right in her face. They were rude, even mean.
Beginning–Intermediate ESL
Related pages: There –Existence, There/ Their, Here/ There, It/ There Pronouns
There is milk, yogurt and eggs on the table. (En-US)
There are milk, yogurt and eggs on the table. (En-Br)
Beginning–Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
Each week there is an event. location
Chefs prepare gourmet food-to-go. Their menus vary.
There's a new way to order lunch.
Intermediate–Advanced ESL
Related pages:, "It is" Adj + Infinitive, "It takes" + Infinitive, It Clefts
Is it still raining? It's cloudy. (the weather)
Is there a rain on the street still? (exists)
To do the work this way is easy.
It is easy to do the work this way.
Intermediate–Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
Also see It /There Pronouns
It is obvious to all that Fred is a funny comedian.
That Fred is a funny comedian is obvious to all.
It amazed us what he said.
What he said amazed us.
It was a particularly funny joke.
There was a particularly funny joke.
Intermediate–Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
Apple is going to release a new operating system. It will merge the laptop OS with the iPad and iPhone OS.
Apple is going to release a new operating system. This will be a huge step in merging the laptop OS with the iPad and iPhone OS.
Advanced ESL, Native Speaker
His energy amazed me.
What amazed me was his energy.
His energy was what amazed me.
It amazed me that he had so much energy.
Intermediate–Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
What he said was funny. (that + which)
What was funny was his expression.
Intermediate–Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
Whatever you say is confidential.
You can take whomever you want.
Whatever way will be fine.
Intermediate–Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
By the time they arrived, my family was very hungry.
By the time my family arrived, they were very hungry.
Tracy gave Robin a recipe. She is a talented cook. Tracy or Robin?
Intermediate–Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
Everyone in my family had their picture taken. (males, females, both?)
Citations to Fowler, Hudddleston and Pullam, Merriam-Webster, Robin Lakoff and others.
Intermediate–Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
Related page: Apostrophes
The state's soccer team won several games.
The states' soccer teams won several games.
The goalpost's leg was broken.
The leg of the goal post was broken.
Beginning–Intermediate ESL
My friend is bringing me a letter.
My friend is bringing a letter to me.
My friend is bringing me it.
Advanced ESL, Native Speakers
Fashions come and go. * Everyone have problems balancing comfort with fashion.


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For years, California growers treated strawberry fields with the fumigant methyl bromide. But that all changed when the chemical was classified as an ozone depleter and more than two dozen countries signed an international treaty called the Montreal Protocol in 1987 agreeing to phase out its use.
Growers and others who used methyl bromide were ordered to cut back their application of the chemical, with the goal of phasing it out by 2005.
However, each year the industry has applied for and received a critical-use exemption that allows reduced amounts of the chemical to be used in case a commercially feasible alternative is not available.
This year, strawberry growers can use methyl bromide on 10,000 acres, and next year, that figure will drop to 6,800 acres, said Carolyn O'Donnell, director of communications for the Watsonville-based California Strawberry Commission.
In all, there will be 40,192 acres of strawberries grown in the state this year.
Strawberry growers have reduced their use of methyl bromide by 75% since 1999, she said. When that figure will reach zero "is hard to say."
The chemical no longer is used in areas in close proximity to places like schools, homes or nursing homes.
Meantime, the strawberry commission continues to fund ways to keep the fumigant in the soil and prevent it from leaking out.
Very impermeable films or totally impermeable films, for example, can be stretched over areas where methyl bromide is pumped into the soil.
"We've been looking for ways to reduce potential exposure," O'Donnell said.
The commission also has long supported research on farming and fighting soilborne diseases without fumigants, such as by steaming the soil or through anaerobic soil disinfection, which uses a decomposing carbon source to fight diseases.
California's Department of Pesticide Regulation is funding experiments with raised bed trough farming.
The beds look the same as any raised bed on the outside, but pulling back the plastic will reveal a trough the length of the bed that is lined with landscape cloth and filled with a medium that will not support plant disease, like coconut coir, compost, pete, rice bran or a combination of these, O'Donnell said.
The program has moved from a couple of rows in a research plot to an entire acre in a grower's field.
But all of the proposed solutions have their challenges, she said.
Meanwhile, "We're looking at a lot of different options," she said. "In the end, there probably won't be single one-size-fits all solution."


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Speculation is rife that the Aamir Khan-Raju Hirani's political satire PK could have shades of the Oscar nominated Frank Langella-Michael Sheen film Frost/Nixon (2008).
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One hears that the film-maker's ideal wish-list includes actors Aamir and Sharman Joshi for the roles of the journalist and the politician; Kareena Kapoor is hoping to be the female protagonist. Earlier, Aamir had said, "I don't know anything about the film. I don't even know if I am in it yet."
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In 1983, the burgeoning North American video game industry experienced the tail end of its gold rush years, resulting in an economic crash caused by an oversaturation of products from which it did not recover until 1985. At a time when many professionals and consumers considered video games to be a fad that had come and gone, Nintendo of America boldly released the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), reviving interest in the once-dead industry. Nintendo's creation of a cultural juggernaut was no accident: company president Hiroshi Yamauchi learned from the mistakes of his predecessors and established a series of business reforms and ploys that ensured success against a wave of skepticism. Changes to the traditional aesthetic design of electronics and an emphasis on "gimmicky" accessories allowed Nintendo to market their system not as a video game console, but as a toy. Furthermore, in an attempt to stymie the glut of shoddy games that had collapsed the industry several years prior, Nintendo introduced a mandate of quality control and a lockout chip that prevented NES games from being sold without their explicit approval. Nintendo's final strategy to convince retailers to take a chance was their irresistible offer to buy back any unsold systems, making the proposal risk-free. The effects of these revolutionary tactics still resonate in the standard practices of today's video game industry.
In order to understand the obstacles that Nintendo had to overcome in the American market, a brief overview is necessary of what is popularly referred to as the North American video game crash of 1983. Following the success of coin-operated arcades (in which Nintendo itself had profited greatly with the hit game Donkey Kong), devices began to inundate the home video game market (Kent 160). Consumers were faced with offerings from Atari, Bally, Coleco, Emerson, Magnavox, Mattel, Milton Bradley, Radio Shack, Sears, and Zircon International, all vying for attention—in some cases, with more than one model of machine. As the country was in the midst of "Pac-Man Fever,"1 business executives made a show of their hubris, believing that "they could sell anything as long as it came packaged as a video game," according to writer Steven L. Kent in his comprehensive book The Ultimate History of Video Games (235). With workloads divided into single-programmer teams contracted to devise and author games in a matter of weeks, quality suffered; this mentality resulted in the now-legendary disposal of millions of surplus Atari game cartridges into a New Mexico landfill (Kent 236-240). The reputation of video games in America had been sullied and a multitude of companies were bowing out, but Nintendo, made confident by their success in Japan, was determined to succeed in the West. Following a dismal showing of an early version of the NES at the 1985 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nintendo regrouped and devised a strategy to overcome the reticence of the public (Kent 287).
After being told repeatedly that video games were finished, Nintendo gave their system a visual makeover to disassociate it from the games industry in any possible way. Nintendo made the decision to market the NES as a toy rather than a video game system, so two accessories were added to the package as a diversionary tactic: a small robot named ROB and a toy gun called the Zapper. ROB, the Robotic Operating Buddy, didn't actually have any impressive functionality and interacted with only two games throughout the lifespan of the system. Video game historian Frank Cifaldi gave an account of ROB's arrival at the American headquarters of Nintendo in his 25th anniversary retrospective:
"The robot made a horrible grinding noise, as it very slowly moved from one position to another. Those present in the room couldn't help but laugh. . . . Jokes spread around the office about offering a conversion kit to turn the robot into a desk lamp" (5).
Although the employees who were present during the launch of the NES now confess to ROB's primitiveness, the robot represented the technological fascination of the time as toys themselves (such as Teddy Ruxpin) were becoming increasingly robotic (Kent 288). The Zapper was a "light gun" that eventually received significantly more software support than ROB, allowing customers to create an immersive virtual shooting gallery—not a video game, but a toy gun game (Kent 287-288). Nintendo put ROB and the Zapper front and center in their launch marketing, giving the console itself the least important position in the trio.
Other more subtle changes also contributed to setting the NES apart from its pre-crash predecessors. Consoles of the late 70s and early 80s were top-loaders (i.e., software cartridges were inserted into slots located on the top side of the systems), as was Nintendo's own console in Japan; in America, however, the system was changed to be front-loading like a VCR, complete with a door that hid inserted cartridges from view. Also important was the futuristic gray chassis that eschewed the wood paneling that was so prevalent during the pre-crash era, further evoking a sense of high-end audio/visual equipment (Sheff and Eddy 163). Even the controllers were changed from the joysticks and number pads of old, utilizing a cross-shaped directional pad that Nintendo had designed and patented in the late 1970s (Kent 279). The distinction between a video game system and a toy was a loose one, but this "Trojan horse" tactic lent credibility to the NES.
Another factor of the crash that Nintendo knew had to be avoided was the deluge of subpar (and sometimes inappropriate) games. Atari and its competitors, not anticipating the arrival of sophisticated third party software developers, had left their consoles wide open to anyone who desired to write and sell games. System manufacturers had counted on making the bulk of their profits off of games rather than hardware, but their lack of security had led to a diversion of income into unaffiliated companies (Kent 193). Another disaster that had been permitted by this openness was the widely-publicized Custer's Revenge protests in 1982: Custer's Revenge was just one of several crudely explicit unauthorized Atari games, in which the Civil War's General Custer must navigate a battlefield to unabashedly rape a Native American woman (Kent 226-227). Nintendo was convinced that it had to exert complete control over the quantity, quality, and profits of all compatible games; they requested their engineers in Japan to develop a "lock-out chip" exclusively for use in the Western market that would prevent any unlicensed software from running (Sheff and Eddy 161).
With the lock-out chip in place, Nintendo curated its library by instituting an authoritarian licensing program under the banner of the Nintendo Seal of Quality. Former chairman Howard Lincoln recounted,
"We said, 'If you want to be a third-party licensee, you have to agree that you will only publish five games a year on our system.' . . . From our point of view, those clauses worked as a quality control mechanism" (qtd. in Kent 351).
Nintendo's cautionary restrictions discouraged publishers from once again rushing shoddy games to market.2 Without a rating system yet in place, the Seal of Quality also acted as a censor board to prevent another Custer's Revenge from occurring; games were subjected to a rigorous review process, removing anything that might be considered offensive—even from games developed by Nintendo itself overseas—to a degree that seems paranoid today (Kent 363). These restrictions, enforced by the NES lock-out chip, ensured that Nintendo's reputation and bank account did not suffer.
Despite all of Nintendo's plans and assurances, convincing retailers to take a chance on a new foreign company was proving difficult; Nintendo responded with a relentless campaign of sly marketing and appeasement, culminating in an unheard-of offer of 90 days credit on all merchandise. At the time of the American NES launch, refined showstoppers like Super Mario Bros. had not yet been introduced, making the product a tough sell to retail buyers still reeling from the '83 crash. In support of their "not a video game system" aesthetic, Nintendo invented a new vocabulary for their sales pitches, as explained in David Sheff's thorough history Game Over:
"No-no's included the use of the term video game; this was an entertainment system. Software was never to be described as game cartridges, another word associated with Atari. At Nintendo they were game packs. The NES itself wasn't a console but a control deck" (167).
Nevertheless, booking meetings with retailers became so difficult that Nintendo even resorted to hiring professional athletes to make appearances at mall demonstrations: "They stood next to Mets stars who were signing autographs and tried to get passersby to listen to their spiel" (Sheff and Eddy 166).
Eventually, repeated failure to attract the attention of retailers forced Minoru Arakawa, president of Nintendo's American branch, to go against the advice of senior president Yamauchi and take a leap of faith on the quality of his product: Arakawa extended an offer to buy back any unsold merchandise after ninety days, a move that could have ended in disaster for the fledgling company. The proposition was entirely risk-free for the stores and demanded minimal involvement: Nintendo delivered the products, set up the store displays, and trained employees; they would return three months later to either give or receive a check. Retailers finally accepted the Nintendo Entertainment System onto their shelves, and of course the buy-back offer did not bankrupt the company, as the system gradually became a nationwide sensation (Sheff and Eddy 165-166).
The NES went on to sell 34 million units in America over the course of its lifespan, defying expert opinion at the time of its launch and ushering in a new iteration of the video game industry that encompasses the globe today ("Consolidated Sales"). Although the success of the NES once again validated video games in their own right, allowing the industry to focus purely on games for many years, the advent of internet connectivity has once again turned gaming consoles into jack-of-all-trades entertainment systems: these devices now tout online marketplaces with video and music for sale and rental, along with streaming services such as Netflix. Nintendo also revisited their toy-centric Trojan horse approach with 2006's Wii console, generating an unprecedented level of mass appeal with their motion sensing "gimmick." The Wii was much derided by veteran gamers for its inaccuracy and impracticality; however, its record sales numbers prompted competitors Microsoft and Sony to follow suit with their own motion sensing accessories. On the security front, today's consoles are locked down more than ever before, as the software licensing instituted by Nintendo remains the industry standard; unlicensed commercial software is unheard of, and any consoles that customers hack for the purposes of running "homebrew" software are swiftly blocked by the manufacturer through firmware updates or (in extreme cases) through banning that customer from further online access. With the increasing complexity of both software and hardware, quality assurance is now a small industry in itself, as manufacturers work closely with developers to ensure that all software passes a minimum level of "certification," sometimes pushing back release dates. Retailers continue to receive buyback options from video game publishers, mirroring other media industries, but an increasing emphasis on pre-orders (often accompanied by incentives for consumers to do so) is making the threat of surplus inventory less likely.
How Nintendo, a Japanese company, came to America during the height of late 20th century anti-Japanese sentiment and turned a dormant industry into an empire is nothing short of extraordinary. President Yamauchi, emboldened by the success of his arcade hit, often betrayed a sense of naivety about the difficulties of breaking into the distinct home market; this, however, merely instilled a greater sense of tenacity in his attempts to deflect the stigma of video games. Yamauchi and Arakawa both displayed a cunning and risky business sense that was perhaps aided by their foreignness, for they had not been present in America to witness their industry collapse firsthand, arriving to find only war stories. A new industry sprung up around Nintendo, and while their business decisions are often criticized for overt conservatism, the company's bottom line continues to trump that of their competition. Whether new directions will eventually leave this trailblazer behind in the wake of a new industry metamorphosis remains to be seen, but there can be no doubt that the lives of millions were forever changed by a robot, a laser gun, and a little gray box.
1. "Pac-Man Fever" is a song by musical duo Buckner & Garcia. At the time of the video game crash, the single had gone gold, reaching the #9 slot on the Billboard charts ("Pac-Man Fever (song)"). (Return to article)
2. Nintendo's annual limit on games was eventually circumvented for two exceptional publishers—Acclaim and Konami—by issuing additional licenses under fake company names (Kent 422-423). (Return to article)
Works Cited
Cifaldi, Frank. "In Their Words: Remembering the Launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System." 1UP. IGN Entertainment, 21 Oct. 2010. Web.
"Consolidated Sales Transition by Region." Nintendo. Nintendo, n.d. Web. 9 Dec 2012.
Kent, Steven L. The Ultimate History of Video Games. New York: Three Rivers, 2001. Print.
"Pac-Man Fever (song)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 June 2012. Web. 7 Dec. 2012.
Sheff, David, and Andy Eddy. Game Over: Press Start to Continue. Wilton: GamePress, 1999. Print.


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After reading the letter from Sandy Rumstick, I would like to comment that there is a foundation now at the Rushford Peterson School.
Maybe she would like to put the amount of money that they wanted to take out in taxes every year and put it into the foundation so that we can get a fund going for a new school. The amount of additional dollars for our place would have been $600.00. From what I understand, 40% of the people were in favor of a new school. If all those people would send the amount they would be taxed to the foundation, we could get a nice kitty going and people on fixed incomes wouldnt have to move out of their homes.
I dont have the other letters to the editor in front of me, but as I remember, I thought it was nice that a school board member informed the public as to what the school board was doing and was saddened to hear that the same school board found it necessary to belittle the informant.
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This is a review based on a super tiny sample . I feel that the gel is nothing spectacular at all . Just a runny gel .
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sjessiii on 12/2/2013 3:31:00 AM more reviews by sjessiii
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It's not moisturizing enough. Did nothing towards my fine lines, dark circles, puffiness. Won't repurchase.
Good thing is it doesn't cause me to have any millia seed on the eye area
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*TOP REVIEWER* Jaded81 on 10/8/2013 9:41:00 PM more reviews by Jaded81
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This (advanced version) is sticky, does not absorb into the skin, leaves a film, and does not hydrate the eye area at all! The only thing I liked about it was the fact that it comes in a tube and not a tub.
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Esaycpo on 10/15/2012 10:45:00 AM more reviews by Esaycpo
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It's super cooling, wonderful for night-time use and tired eyes. Perhaps not quite moisturising enough for dry winter days, but I found if I used a heavy cream around the eyes then the skin around the base of the eyes get these little dots of skin rising up. If your skin around the eyes is very dry, then I would suggest this as a base, wait for it to dry as it's very wet, before applying a cream based eye lotion.
For me, this was more comforting than rolling the eye gel by Clinique over and around my eyes.
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fayechan on 10/31/2011 8:41:00 PM more reviews by fayechan
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I actually bought this and some other sk-2 products for my mum on her bday after hearing so much about the brand. I must say its amazing, within the first week her crows feet which were really deep lessened noticably.She had really dry skin above her eye but now thats all cleared out. It is a gel so some people may feel its uncomfortable but its really softening when absorbed. At the department store I had one sales lady in lancome put the vissionaire, genifique and some moisturiser on the back of one hand but that was still nothing compared to this treatment film which i had on the other. Unless you have deep wrinkles i don't think it'll do much for you but for mum it'll be a definite rebuy.
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I really liked SKII Signs Eye Cream so, I thought I would love this one too.... but sadly I didn't. It made my winkles look bad.
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Judy82 on 2/26/2011 9:29:00 AM more reviews by Judy82
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I was very disappointed with this product. After hearing LE giving it a great review on youtube I though it must be a wonderful eye-cream. Not so for me, did absolutely nothing, if not even added a fine line right under my eye. It is really expensive, I've paid 125AUD for it at Myer and I definitely won't be re-purchasing. It leaves a sticky film once applied, is very runny and has not had a visible effect on my under-eye area. Save yourselves the money and stay clear of this product, but then again somebody else may have better luck with it...
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Scrumpee on 11/2/2010 11:57:00 AM more reviews by Scrumpee
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Total dud. Has no visible effect at all. I patiently tried 2 full tubes of it. Spend your money on other products.
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Have been using this for a month now and no visible effects so far..also, it leaves a sticky film no matter how hard you try to pat it in. My fine lines are still there although the eye area did feel more moisturised.
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Very, very expensive - I bought the advanced eye treatment film and have gotten results right after the first use! Very impressed... will see how if it still continues to deliver in a month or so and update this review :)! I suffer from very dark bruises around my eyes as well as bags (too much work, not enough sleep) and after one use the bags were visibly lighter and the puffiness had gone!!
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