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Catherine Shu is a TechCrunch writer. She started her career in New York City at the Wall Street Journal Online and Barron's Online before moving to Asia. After studying Mandarin Chinese, Catherine put her language skills to the test by covering the design industry and culture in Taiwan's capital for the Taipei Times. Her other journalism experience includes an investigative reporting internship at the Village Voice and numerous freelance writing gigs. Catherine graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
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Welcome to the Stoney Creek School of Art—A Place Where The Creative Spirit Can Grow!
The Stoney Creek School of Art is open to students of all ages and abilities. Previous knowledge and skill base is not mandatory in any of our classes.
We believe that all students can learn. We take this to heart in every way—whether it is learning how to draw or how to make a friend!
Come and join us to create works of art in an environment where your creative spirit can grow!
March Break Camp
The registration for the March Break Camp is now on the website and is open! You can find the form under Our Camps- March Break Camp. (the PDF link will be at the top pf the text)
Please call or e-mail Lisa for availability before sending in your registration. All registration needs to be paid prior to the class start date.
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Our new registration is up on the website. Just click the Register Today tab or the link to open the PDF page. Please call Lisa for class availability.
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PLEASE NOTE: Tax Receipts for the 2013 year will no longer be issued. For tax receipts for the current 2014 year please request them via e-mail before Dec. 31st, 2014.general-registration.pdf
Also....The Stoney Creek School of Art will no longer be running or programing the art classes at Valley Park Recreation Center as it has for many years. We thank all the families that have joined us in lessons at Valley Park and welcome them to be a part of our family at the Stoney Creek School of Art facility at 200 Jones Road in Stoney Creek.

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There are so many things that make this sandwich special--the texture of the finely chopped ingredients, the sweetness of the dressing, and the saltiness of the bacon. Submitted by HEATHYLIZ Carbs: 32.7g | Fat: 8.8g | Fiber: 5.7g | Protein: 9.7g | Calories: 226
There is almost no fat in this recipe. Recipe can be doubled to 48-52 shrimp which is enough to feed a crowd! Cooking time is estimated depending on the size of the shrimp. Serve with pineapple or a fruit salsa. Submitted by GETSANGEL Carbs: 23.4g | Fat: 9.7g | Fiber: 1.3g | Protein: 12.5g | Calories: 229.8
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great tasting and filling muffins Submitted by PAULAHOHL Carbs: 15.3g | Fat: 4.8g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 2.9g | Calories: 113.4
A perfect meal for hot summer days! Very adaptable ~ mix and match your veggies and proteins for endless variety! Even better the next day after the flavors have a chance to blend. Submitted by PIANOMOM33 Carbs: 33.1g | Fat: 13g | Fiber: 6.1g | Protein: 18.9g | Calories: 328.2
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Truly comfort food! At only 154 calories per serving, 4 grams of fat and 14 and 1/2 carbs per serving, this is a very good substitute for the fast food fried chicken. Submitted by SONGBIRD800 Carbs: 14.4g | Fat: 4.1g | Fiber: 1g | Protein: 15g | Calories: 154.1
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This recipe is similar to chicken parmesan over spaghetti, but it is slightly healthier. It is easy to make and very delicious. Submitted by ALLIEBOO1875 Carbs: 74g | Fat: 16.1g | Fiber: 9.2g | Protein: 55g | Calories: 674.8
Delicious pork roast is stuffed inside crispy taco shells for an unbelievable dinner! Serve with all the fixin's and my recipe for taco rice, yum! Submitted by BUDGETMOM Carbs: 29.9g | Fat: 21.3g | Fiber: 2.9g | Protein: 21g | Calories: 395.3
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Makes a great healthy and light treat for company or family, or just for you! Submitted by LADONAB Carbs: 41.3g | Fat: 4.8g | Fiber: 6.3g | Protein: 4.5g | Calories: 203.9
A lighter take on a pub favorite! For extra veggies, top with chopped tomatoes. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 21.1g | Fat: 2g | Fiber: 1.9g | Protein: 6.9g | Calories: 128.4
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This salad bursts with so many wonderful flavors. Very refreshing and lasts for 3 to 4 days. Submitted by GETTINLITTLE Carbs: 10.6g | Fat: 28.1g | Fiber: 1.8g | Protein: 5.3g | Calories: 303.1
Six ingredients, 5 minutes of hands-on cooking, and dinner is served! Submitted by ORANGECOWCAT Carbs: 24.1g | Fat: 12.5g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 41g | Calories: 385.4
This recipe sings of the fall and early winter harvest. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 15.8g | Fat: 1.9g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 1.4g | Calories: 82.1


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US regulatory authorities yesterday released proposed guidance on contingent funding and liquidity risk in a bid to bring US financial institutions into alignment with international liquidity standards.
In a consultation paper released jointly by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of Thrift Supervision and the National Credit Union Administration, the US agencies re-emphasised "the importance of cashflow projections, diversified funding sources and a well-developed contingency funding plan" as primary tools for measuring and managing liquidity risk.
Formally titled Interagency guidance on funding and liquidity management, the consultation brings US principles into line with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's recently released Principles for sound liquidity risk management and supervision.
Although the new document mainly covers old ground, it also provides more detail on some proposals - the active management of intraday liquidity and collateral, the maintenance of adequate levels of highly liquid marketable securities free of legal or regulatory impairments that can be used to meet liquidity needs in stressful situations, and the establishment of comprehensive contingency funding plans.
Supervisors will then "assess these critical elements in their reviews of an institution's liquidity risk management process in relation to its size, complexity and scope of operations".
Institutions will also be required to stress test regularly for a variety of firm-specific and market-wide events across multiple time horizons to identify sources of liquidity strain, and should be able to calculate all of their collateral positions on an intraday and overnight basis.
While many of the statutes are similar to existing US liquidity risk mandates, the guidance seeks to better marry current funding measures with those thrashed out by the Basel Committee in response to the lessons of the financial crisis.
When finalised, the guidance will apply to all US domestic financial institutions, including banks, thrifts and credit unions. Comments must be submitted to firms' respective regulators within 60 days.
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ALEKS Summer Bridge is an opportunity for those students who place into a developmental level mathematics course (SAS 021 or SAS 022) to complete this coursework prior to their arrival on campus for their first semester at UNE. SAS 021 and SAS 022 are required prerequisite courses for many college level math and science courses. Eligible students are invited to participate following mathematics placement during orientation.
ALEKS is a completely on line, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system adopted by UNE to assist students in mastering the material they will need for success in college level mathematics and science courses. ALEKS is adaptive to each individual and quickly determines what a student knows and don't know within the context of the selected modules. ALEKS offers an individualized learning plan, practice, helps, and immediate feedback from virtually any computer with Internet access.
Why should students participate?
Students who complete at least 90% of their required ALEKS modules are eligible to advance their mathematics placement level and enroll in their next required math and/or science courses.
Eligible students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this unique opportunity.
What if a student opts out of Summer Bridge?
If you elect not to participate in Summer Bridge or if you do not complete 90% the required modules, you will be enrolled in a traditional classroom section of SAS 021 in the fall semester and advance to your next level of math upon successful completion of that course.
How does a student enroll in Summer Bridge?
Eligible students will receive an invitation with a course code – please email email@example.com if the code is lost or forgotten. Then, follow these instructions. Students should expect to spend 20 to 40 hours on ALEKS but this number will vary widely depending on their current mathematical knowledge.
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You will now have an opportunity to purchase a 6-week access code for $32. This is the only cost – there are no university fees associated with participation. Type in your access code and you are ready to begin mastering math!
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When you first log onto ALEKS, you may need to download a free plug-in or two. Then a brief tutorial will show you how to use the ALEKS answer input tools. You will need to complete an assessment (about 45 minutes). It is imperative that you complete the assessment independently and without any assistance from anyone.
Based on the results, ALEKS will develop a precise picture of your mathematics knowledge represented by a multicolor pie chart. The ALEKS pie is your entry into the Learning Mode where you will be offered a choice of topics to work on. As you master new topics, ALEKS updates your pie and opens additional modules. You are best served by working through the modules independently.
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Deal sites - from stalwarts and up-and-comers - that media planners may want to consider.
Coupon and deal sites practically predate the Web. In the early days, Internet users shared coupon codes by discussion lists and newsgroups, and long before current media darling Groupon started, popular deal sites like CoolSavings and MyCoupons.com dominated the space. Times change, though, and there are several things online media planners – especially those representing retail merchants – should know.
Then and Now
Anyone in retail marketing knows that coupons, deals, and rebates are indispensable tools to both acquire first-time customers and retain existing ones. This fact accounts for why deal sites have existed for so long and continue to have legs under almost any economic circumstance. Since the early days of the Internet, retailers could get their offers posted to all kinds of deal sites without much difficulty (or the need for a professional media buyer). With the advent of affiliates, many retailers didn't even need to post their offers – their affiliates would do it for them or even develop whole deal sites filled with nothing more than affiliate links.
Then deal sites started to get more sophisticated with on-site advertising, premium or featured merchant spots, and programs to help merchants acquire new customers and/or build their own e-mail remarketing databases. Today's rising star deal sites take advantage (or rely on) of more modern trends like social connections, mobile and hyper-local…and some that approach offers on multiple fronts.
Leading the way in Web 2.0 deal marketing is Groupon. Groupon offers local deals contingent upon a minimum number of users opting in to receive the daily deal before anyone can get it. According to Julie Anne Mossler, Groupon's PR and consumer marketing manager, the site now has 25 million registered users worldwide (15 million in North America alone).
To remain a leader as Groupon-clone sites crop up weekly (just last week, even Walmart announced that it was launching a Groupon-like Facebook app called "CrowdSaver"), the company continues to innovate with strategic partnerships (e.g., with eBay), self-service tools for merchants, and a new personalization feature which matches customers to the best deal by looking at their Zip code, sex, and buying history. This kind of personalization also allows Groupon to service more advertisers simultaneously.
Groupon works directly with ad agencies. Mossler reminds media planners that agency turnaround time for deals on Groupon has to happen fast – deals are scheduled only a week or two before they run and no advanced locked-in dates for deals can be booked.
Other Deal Sites
Though deal sites abound, there are a few stalwarts or up-and-comers media planners may want to consider:
Mobile Deals
Mobile offers the perfect bridge between brick-and-mortar retailers and the consumer, so it's only natural that deals would be delivered directly this way as well. Some of the biggest players in the mobile space include:
Future Predictions
A recent Rice University study questions the sustainability of these kinds of localized offers. It found that Groupon promotions were profitable for only 66 percent of the businesses surveyed, with more than 40 percent of respondents indicating they would not run such a promotion again.
With so many deal sites, many are also bound to fail or be consolidated. Weighing in, Martin Tobias of Tippr thinks deal sites will peak and actual activity will take place in-context (within Web content). I say, if Google decides to get in the game it will be all over for most general players.
I'd like to close by saying that this column by no means covers all the deal sites out there and it's not meant to. As I write with the professional media planner in mind, the sites I've listed rise above mere coupon and deal directories or very hyper-local sites. I invite those wanting to have their say to add to my list via comments below.
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Tips for hiring creative help
I'm a big believer in tapping into freelancers because hiring them often means matching the best talent to the right project. Full-time creative people are nice to have on the team, but many ministries can't afford the luxury. Here are some things I've learned through the years:
Nine keys to building a dynamic team of volunteer communicators
Corporate consultant Jim Collins writes in his book Good to Great about the principle "First Who, Then What" and how it applies to teamwork. When building teams, Collins says, our responsibility as leaders should be to get the right people on the bus—and the right people off the bus—and then determine where the bus is headed.
This is the case when building a church communications team. This group, often powered by volunteers, is central to telling the story of a church community through its weekend services, special events, environmental design, print pieces, community outreach, online sites and more.
Consider these nine principles as foundations that will help you work with and build volunteers for your church's communication team.
1. Match strengths, not availability. Just because someone is available to help out doesn't mean it will result in someone helping you out. So what if they know how to use Photoshop. The question is, do they know how to use it in a way that results in outcomes you are expecting? Always look to match the strengths of a volunteer, not the availability of a volunteer.
2. Remember reciprocity. Volunteers are volunteering because they get something in return. It may sound selfish, but it's just the way we're wired. Whether it's in the form of satisfaction, a free meal, kudos, recognition, promotion or just smiles, the concept of reciprocity is alive and well.
Don't forget this, because when you know what volunteers are looking for, you can better help them obtain it.
3. Realistic expectations. Be realistic about the expectations you have for volunteers. Expect too little and you'll never cause them to rise to the challenge. Expect too much and they'll feel like they failed you. Communicate upfront what you're expecting and give them opportunity to respond.
4. Spend more time on the front end. The more time you spend upfront talking through the project or outcomes, the more the volunteer will feel enfranchised and enabled. The more we sow upfront, the more we reap on the other side.
5. Educate, enfranchise, empower. Educate volunteers on everything you can about your project or expected outcomes. Graft them into the team that, with their help, is part of making this project happen. Give them the tools they need to accomplish your expectations.
6. Seek out the troublemakers. Consider the volunteers who don't always play by the rules; the ones who test the limits; the ones who color outside the lines; the ones who talk back a little; the ones who require a little extra faith on your part to let go.
7. Hire strength, manage weakness. I employ people for their strengths, knowing I'll have to manage around their weaknesses. For example, the insane project manager who is not so great with people: I'm hiring her project-management skills, and I know I'll have to work with and around her deficient people skills. The same goes for volunteers—recruit their strengths and work around their weaknesses.
8. It's OK to fire them. Isn't it funny how we often have a harder time firing volunteers than we do paid staff? It's OK to let volunteers go, to transition them, to move them out.
9. Be thankful (with gifts, cards and more). You never can thank volunteers enough. From throwing them celebration dinners to giving them gifts and cards, go overboard in expressing appreciation for your volunteers.
Brad Abare is the director of communications for the Foursquare denomination, founder of the Center for Church Communication (cfcclabs.org), and president of Personality.
Nine ways to reach the people you want to reach
I'm embarrassed to admit how often I forget one of the most basic communication principles: Know your audience. It's easy to take this principle for granted, especially if you communicate to your audience regularly. Here are nine things I've learned that may serve as reminders to you.
1. Create people-cards. Ad agencies do this all the time. Profile your audience with by using real data and research, and then create posters or cards for a few of the people who represent the overall audience you've profiled. Hang these in front of your writers, designers, creators and others who work on your products so that they always have those people in mind when they communicate.
2. Conduct surveys and polls. This is as easy as using Web sites such as SurveyMonkey.com, PollMonkey.com or MyChurchSurvey.com. These sites make it possible for you to get feedback from different groups of people. The more you know about who you are communicating with, the better you get at communicating.
3. Communicate so the audience will understand. Often when I speak at events, I tell the story of Robert E. Lee, the famous Civil War general. He never sent a communiqué to his generals before first asking a private to read it. The private had to read the letter and then restate in his own words what the call to action was. If the private didn't get it right, Lee would rewrite it until the communication was perfectly clear.
4. Immerse yourself in your audience. Watch the shows they watch. Play the games they play. Eat what they eat. Read what they read. The more you understand their lives, the better you will know how to connect with their realities. This is not about compromising your character or unique personality but about understanding theirs.
5. Anticipate their future. Don't get caught up just in what they're doing now; anticipate where they will be in a few weeks, months and years. When you know where they're going, you can arrive early and be waiting.
6. Translate accurately. Pay attention to how your message is being translated into other languages. Even popular ad slogans have been translated inappropriately. The famous "Got milk?" phrase was translated in some Latino markets as "Are you lactating?" Perdue Farms ran a campaign years ago that claimed, "It takes a strong man to make a tender chicken." When translated it became, "It takes a sexually aroused man to make a chicken affectionate." If Coca-Cola can figure out how to communicate to the other side of the world, certainly your church can communicate to the people across the street.
7. Be one of them. Shadow a few people from your profiles (see No. 1). Follow them for a day from morning to night.
8. Observe their behavior. This is the opposite of immersing yourself in what they do. Instead of doing what they do, observe how they interact with what they do. See what makes them cry, what makes them laugh. What scares them? What moves them to action?
9. Direct your communication to the people in the middle. Don't always aim your communication at the masses by trying to capture or engage everyone. Go for the people in the middle, the largest representation, and target them. When you try to reach everyone, you reach no one. When you try for someone, you can reach many.
Brad Abare is the director of communications for the Foursquare denomination and founder of the Center for Church Communication (cfcclabs.org).
As a young pastor in training, I heard my father-in-law, the late John Osteen, tell an interesting story about a businessman who brought one of his attorney friends to church. The businessman was concerned the worship might be too exuberant for this dignified attorney. Sure enough, the person who worshiped beside them was very expressive. The businessman was certain his friend would be turned off by this.
Yet his friend's comment after the service took him by surprise: "Please tell me what motivated that man to offer God such passionate praise. If I thought a relationship with God would bring me a reason to praise God like that, then I'd be interested in becoming a Christian."
My father-in-law's story both intrigued and inspired me. I knew I wanted to build an authentic church someday that could effectively reach mainstream America. I wanted the church I led to convince everyday people to open their hearts to God's presence and power.
Yet I knew how skeptical they were. I also knew the answer to their skepticism needed to be more than theological; it had to be experiential too. And I knew that God wanted to do immeasurably more than all I asked or imagined according to His power that was at work in me (see Eph. 3:20).
Even today, I have not lost sight of this two-sided coin. How do we bring everyday people into an authentic relationship with God that inspires passionate praise? In our smaller city, we have found success with two simple concepts: relationship and relevance.
We like to say at Faith Family that "we hope to be the perfect church for people who aren't." We want to make it clear to people that God really doesn't demand righteousness of us; rather, He develops it within us for our own good.
Jesus described God as a wise and merciful Father with arms open wide. But so many in our society don't see Him that way. Instead, they see Him as the God who points an accusing finger at their weakness.
Fifteen years ago Sylvia came to our church. All we could tell about her initially was she was an attractive, single woman in her late 20s. But behind closed doors, she lived with a broken heart. Later she told me the only reason she stayed in our church the first year was because she loved learning the life-enhancing truths. She never planned on living fully devoted to God as those she saw around her were. After all, she was a lesbian and figured God was upset with her, not in love with her.
As she sat in church that year, something changed in her heart. She began to understand that God is a loving Father. I wept as she explained to me how in her prayer closet one day, she asked God to help her come out of the closet and into His arms. She asked Him to help her become a happy wife and mother. And that's exactly what she is today: a happy wife and mother of three passionately praising God among us.
She's also a leader in our church who has helped many people receive healing from a troubled past. She is known for her ability to repair and rebuild people who are seeking God.
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LOS ANGELES -- So, the Los Angeles Clippers had the most exciting dunks, and the Los Angeles Lakers eventually won the game. Isn't that the way we thought this one would play out?
In the end, the only thing that really matters in the standings and the playoff race is that the Lakers beat the Clippers 113-108 on Wednesday, but when this game is talked about tomorrow, next week or next year, there will be only two plays fans likely will remember. Both feature Blake Griffin dunking on Pau Gasol in a manner he previously had reserved only for Timofey Mozgov and Kendrick Perkins.
The first dunk took place early in the first quarter with just 1:22 gone in the game, when Clippers guard Randy Foye missed a corner 3-pointer and Griffin leaped over Gasol's back for a dunk that sent Gasol flying out of bounds thanks to Griffin's knees, which were firmly planted in Gasol's lower back.
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It was a dunk probably seen more on Twitter and YouTube after the fact because it took place during the closing minutes of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Miami Heat game, which preceded the Lakers-Clippers game on ESPN.
Those who missed the first dunk live would eventually see an encore that amazingly topped the original. It was the dunk that put Gasol in the same company as Mozgov and Perkins. With 7:55 left in the third quarter, Griffin got a bounce pass from Caron Butler, and exploded to the rim and over Gasol. Griffin's left forearm also exploded into Gasol face, sending him reeling to the ground like a fighter who had just been knocked out.
"You don't really see what happened," Gasol said. "It was quick, a hit-and-run kind of thing, right? The ball went in, I was on my ass, I woke up, I stood up and told the referee I had a f---ing forearm on my face, on my throat, and that's something that needs to be looked at. But it happened too quick. I didn't realize."
While Gasol was still trying to figure out what had happened, the entire Clippers bench was jumping up and down before spending the next couple of minutes trying to decide where Griffin's dunk on Gasol ranked on his ever-growing list of highlights.
"It was crazy," Clippers guard Eric Bledsoe said. "The bench actually tried to compare it to the Perkins dunk. They said [the one on Gasol] was better. We'll see, though. That was another YouTube highlight. ... It can definitely [throw a player off], especially when you know you're gonna be all over 'SportsCenter' tomorrow."
Gasol admitted he probably would watch the dunk, if nothing else to see what everyone, including his teammates, was talking about after the game.
"I'll probably watch it, just because," Gasol said with a smile. "I don't really have a great desire of watching it. But my teammates told me it was a pretty impressive play."
Griffin would add another dunk in the fourth quarter for good measure, but this time Gasol wisely stepped to the side and watched from a safe distance.
Of course, none of that matters after a loss, as the Clippers now sit 2½ games behind the Lakers in the standings with the Lakers holding the all-important tiebreaker if the Clippers do somehow find a way to match the Lakers' record with 12 games left in the season.
As he stood in the center of the Clippers' locker room after the game wearing a Bo Jackson T-shirt, the last thing Griffin was focused on was his poster-worthy dunks in the game.
"I hoped it would give us momentum," Griffin said. "It might have. I don't know, but we're not really thinking about that now. We're not thinking about a dunk that didn't mean anything. I have to play better than I did."
Despite finishing with 15 points and 14 rebounds, Griffin had hit only three of 10 shots outside of his two dunks midway through the third quarter and was not nearly as aggressive as he needed to be. It might have been overlooked if the Clippers had won the game but it was something Griffin talked to coaches and teammates about after the game.
"It was an exciting play," said Clippers guard Chris Paul, who finished with 22 points and 16 assists. "But at the end of the day, we lost, so who cares?"
If the Lakers and Clippers do end up facing each other in the playoffs, Gasol and the Lakers could care about Griffin's dunks and the way he and the Clippers reacted to each one.
"When you make a great play, obviously there's a lot of emotions and I understand the excitement of it," Gasol said. "But at the same time, you have to be respectful, too. Otherwise, you probably will instigate retaliation or a bad, violent reaction. So you have to be careful with that. But that's just me."
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PITTSBURGH -- That retirement talk by James Harrison didn't last nearly long enough for some NFL quarterbacks.
"I will continue to play the game with the same passion, intensity and focus with which I have always played and let the chips fall where they may.
" -- James Harrison
The three-time Pro Bowl linebacker resumed practicing Thursday with the Pittsburgh Steelers, one day after threatening to retire because of the NFL's stricter enforcement of dangerous hits.
Harrison was fined $75,0000 on Tuesday for a helmet hit on Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, making him one of three NFL players fined at least $50,000 for flagrant hits last weekend. Harrison's agent, Bill Parise, has said he has filed an appeal.
On Wednesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell followed up the fines by releasing a memo emphasizing significant penalties will be imposed upon players who strike an opponent in the head or neck in violation of existing rules.
Harrison, arguing the restrictions won't allow him to play football as he's always played it, met with coach Mike Tomlin on Wednesday to discuss the changes. Tomlin decided to give Harrison a cooling-off day and sent him home from practice.
Harrison's teammates didn't take his threat to retire seriously, saying he enjoys playing too much to quit during the second season of a $51.2 million contract. Harrison agreed with that in a statement issued by the team.
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James Harrison explained his decision to return in a statement released by the Steelers:
After having some time to think about the situation, talk to my family, friends and the Steelers organization I have come to the decision that I cannot and will not let the league office stop me from playing the game that I love. I am all for player safety and I agree that some of the rule changes that have been made are good for the game. As far as my situation, I believe the hit against Massaquoi for which I was fined was legal and well within the scope of the rules.
I feel the real reason for the fine was the statement I made after the game wherein I said that I try to hurt people not injure them. In the same sentence I attempted to clarify my meaning but I understand that my comments leave a lot open to interpretation. The statement was not well thought out and I did not adequately convey my meaning.
I apologize for making that statement and I want it to be known that I have never and would never intentionally try to injure any player. I believe that my statements along with the hits that happened in other games this past Sunday and the subsequent media storm are the reasons I was fined on what I know was a clean hit.
I will not retire from the NFL. I will continue to play the game with the same passion, intensity and focus with which I have always played and let the chips fall where they may. I have never given up, quit or walked away from anything in my life and I am not about to start now. I will not let down my family, friends or the Steelers Nation.
"I have come to the decision that I cannot and will not let the league office stop me from playing the game that I love," Harrison said.
Still, Parise, had told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that his client was "very serious" about retiring after getting fined for a hit hat knocked Massaquoi out of the Steelers' win over the Browns.
Harrison did not talk to reporters before or after practice. The team said the statement would be his only comments.
"I will continue to play the game with the same passion, intensity and focus with which I have always played and let the chips fall where they may," Harrison said. "I have never give up, quit or walked away from anything in my life and I am not about to start now."
Too bad for the Patriots' Tom Brady, who joked life for NFL quarterbacks would be easier if Harrison retired.
Steelers safety Ryan Clark also found some levity in the situation. Asked about the notoriously intense Harrison's mood upon returning to the team, Clark said Harrison isn't "a fluffy person" even when he's in a good mood.
"He's fine," Clark said. "Obviously it's a tough situation and he was able to handle it the way he needed to. We're glad to have him back."
In his statement, Harrison said player safety must be emphasized, but he argued again his hit on Massaquoi was permissible under NFL rules. Tomlin also said the hit was legal.
"I feel the real reason for the fine was the statement I made after the game wherein I said that I try to hurt people, not injure them," Harrison said in the statement. "In the same sentence, I attempted to clarify my meaning. But I understand that my comments leave a lot open to interpretation. The statement was not well-thought out and I did not adequately convey my meaning. I apologize for making that statement and I want it to be known that I have never and would never intentionally try to injure any player."
Browns center Alex Mack suggested Harrison should be worried about his own health. Mack said Harrison's concussion-causing hits Sunday on Browns wide receivers Massaquoi and Josh Cribbs weren't isolated.
"If you watch the game film, he was doing that to everyone on every play. People would be on the ground and he would try to spear them," Mack said. "There's a play on film where [running back] Peyton Hillis is tackled and he comes up and spears him. It's like you're being cheap, you're being dirty."
Dirty, he said, and dangerous.
"You're ruining your own brain and you're damaging other people," Mack said. "It's your brain. You need that a lot."
Massaquoi's agent, Brian Ayrault, said earlier this week that he didn't think the league was tough enough on Harrison.
"Harrison has made $20 million over the past three years, and they only fined him $75,000?" he said. "To me, that's not going to be a deterrent. The Browns are probably going to be without a starter this week. I don't think that fine is a deterrent or fair to competitive balance.
"The punishment did not fit the crime."
Steelers nose tackle Chris Hoke insisted the 2008 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year is not a dirty player who lives off cheap hits.
"That's not James, that's a misunderstanding," Hoke said. "He goes out and plays hard. There's not a dirty ounce in his body. ... It's all about hard work for him. He's one of the first guys in here in the morning and one of the last to leave. He's a class act. It's good to see him back because he's a humongous part of our team."
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While Harrison's one-day absence was the predominant topic in the Steelers locker room, defensive end Aaron Smith said it wasn't a distraction. Many veteran Steelers players routinely take days off from practice during the season; the only difference was Harrison didn't watch from the sideline or attend meetings. Smith also said Harrison's situation won't be a distraction on Sunday.
"When you go out there on Sunday, all you think about is the football game," Smith said. "You don't think about anything else."
Information from ESPN's Bob Holtzman and The Associated Press was used in this report.
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Otterpop's DISign thread - Epcot Passports and autograph DISigns
Things are just too crazy for me right now, so I am unfortunately going to have to take a break from making personalized ID's. If you have a request for something else (autograph cards, PIY passport, etc.), please post it and I will do my best to try and do it. Sorry!
<><><><><> Below are examples of my DISigns found in my photobucket album: 1. Epcot passport personalized ID cards (4x4, 4x6, 5x7, and 10x10) 2. Epcot passports (4x4, 4x6, 5x7, 5x7 [drinking], and 10x10) 3. Autograph cards and pages (4x6 and 10x10) in donatalie's volume 1 "style". 4. Miscellaneous requests and projects. *the appropriate ID card size matches up with the appropriate passport size (i.e. the 4x4 ID goes along with the 4x4 passport pages, the 5x7 ID goes along with the 5x7 passport pages, etc.). There is no personalized ID card that goes with the latest passport, the 5x7 passport (v8). The 5x7 images for the v8 passport are listed here, but I have also arranged all of the pages into a .pdf file that when printed at home and folded in half, will give you the finished passport. You will NEED to post in this thread your request for this file (no need to include e-mail address), as I can't post .pdf files on photobucket. *the 4x4 ID card and associated 4x4 passport pages (v5) are designed to be printed by artscow.com using their DELUXE 4x4 photobook size. *keep in mind that the image sizes can be changed, just as long as the ratio is kept the same (i.e. a 4x6 page can be printed as a 5x7 page and visa versa; a 10x10 page can be printed as a 4x4 page or 6x6 page for example). <><><><><> If you would like a personalized ID card, please post a general request in this thread and PM me the following details (don't post your details in this thread): 1. Type of card (4x4, 4x6, 5x7, or 10x10 AND version #). 2. Character you would like on card. 3. Full name of child (first, middle, and last). 4. Birthdate. 5. State born in. 6. Date of trip. 7. Home address. 8. Phone number. If you don't want to include some of the more "personal" details, I will omit those. Also, if you would like to include a picture, let me know (via PM) and I will send you my e-mail address for you to e-mail me your picture to. When I have the cards completed I will upload them to photobucket in a locked/private folder such that only you will have the link(s) to download them. I will delete completed personalized ID cards from my photobucket site every few weeks/months, so please make sure to download them and save them to your computer upon receiving the completion PM. I do not post/share "blank" ID cards for use. <><><><><> I will try to continue to make new autograph cards in the similar "style", as new characters are announced. If you don't see the character you want (or "theme" or page), feel free to make a request. <><><><><> Feel free to request anything related to my DISigns! If I can do it, I will (or at least try)! <><><><><> Please give me a few days to reply to PM's and posts, and to complete requests! <><><><><> Here is a direct link to my photobucket album: http://s1019.photobucket.com/albums/af319/Shwymie/ <><><><><> Enjoy, Evan <><><><><> Here are examples... -------------------------passport ID's------------------------- 5x7 (alcohol and beer) drinking passport ID (v7): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...th_2IDCard.jpg 5x7 (beer) drinking passport ID (v6): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...th_2IDCard.jpg 4x4 passport ID (v5): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...Pages3-4ID.jpg 5x7 passport ID (v4): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...PassportID.jpg 4x6 passport ID (v3): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/..._IDCard4x6.jpg 10x10 passport ID (v1 and v2): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...passportID.jpg -------------------------passport pages------------------------- 5x7 passport pages (v8). This passport has also been arranged as a .pdf file that you can print it yourself. Please make a request in this thread if you would like a copy of the PIY .pdf version): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0a8667e0.jpg 5x7 alcohol/beer drinking passport pages (v7): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/.../th_29USA1.jpg http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/.../th_30USA2.jpg 5x7 beer drinking passport pages (v6): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/.../th_27USA1.jpg http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/.../th_28USA2.jpg 4x4 passport pages (v5): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...es17-18USA.jpg 5x7 passport pages (v4): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...v4/th_USA1.jpg http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...v4/th_USA2.jpg 4x6 passport pages (v3): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...v3/th_USA1.jpg http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...v3/th_USA2.jpg 10x10 passport pages (v2): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...v2/th_USA1.jpg http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...v2/th_USA2.jpg 10x10 passport pages (v1): http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...V1/th_USA1.jpg http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...V1/th_USA2.jpg -------------------------autograph cards and pages------------------------- 4x6 autograph card: http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...s/th_Anna2.jpg 10x10 autograph page: http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...th_Frozen2.jpg |
very nice!
I just love the pages! They are making mine look horrible!:rotfl:
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Do you have any StarWars pages with Darth Vadar & a storm Trooper? Or any Disneyland/Cal Adventure pages like your WDW ones?
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Ask and you shall receive! You can get them straight from my photobook link in the first post.
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Those are perfect, thank you so much!!
Great DISigns Hon and welcome to the addiction!
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I also made an Epcot passport ID card (someone else had made one in a different post but I could never find the actual file) that I am using for a passport book. I would be willing to "personalize" the ID card, for a limited time, if anyone is interested (please give me a few days to do it if you want one!).
I am new to all of this, so please bear with me! http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/...tPageTink2.jpg[/QUOTE] These are great! :goodvibes I would love :love: a couple of Passport pages if you wouldn't mind. :) I was looking for one like this to complete the passports I'm making for the kids, for when we go in August (so plenty of time). |
I love your passport page. I'm planning to do a new passport (hoping I can learn enough to make one that is Duffy themed). I'd love your passport page for my daughter. PM'ing you the info as I'd rather not post her first name, last name, and birthdate here. :-)
Wow you have done an amazing job
Could I get 3 passport pages I am looking for a tink one for our daughter Kaya one for our son who will be 4 owen (maybe mickey, donald or goofy ) and 1 more Logan who will be 2 (mickey, donald or goofy) will pm info Thanks |
Done! Check your PM....
first time doing this via photobucket, so please let me know if you have any problems! Evan These are great! :goodvibes I would love :love: a couple of Passport pages if you wouldn't mind. :) I was looking for one like this to complete the passports I'm making for the kids, for when we go in August (so plenty of time).[/QUOTE] |
No Rush! But i was wondering if you were able to do any extra autograph pages? For the characters that we might run into that we dont have in the books? Your work is really good and I know you are using others graphics but you are helping me out by putting it all together :cool1:
Evan - would it be all right for me to add your link to the first post on the Autograph Book thread? :confused3 (I don't like to do this without the DISigner's persmission) :goodvibes
Sure no problem...
I will try and include new pages as new characters are announced. The pages that are on photobucket are current according to MusicMouse's character list (1/7/11) in the autograph guide post If you have any in mind, please let me know and I will try to make them (no guarantees though!).
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I am going to try my hand at an almost live trip report again. Last year, I did pretty well until the last day or days. I hope you come along for the ride.
We are sitting in the Hyatt Airport waiting for sunrise...well actually we are waiting for room service, then we will go to *hopefully* sleep, then head to port tomorrow. We have a shuttle picking us up from basikshuttle.com at 9 a.m. We have never used them before, but they have very reasonable rates and seem very nice when I talked with them on the phone. They were very accomodating. Apparently they have Town Cars and Vans and they gave us our choice. We thought we would be more comfortable in the van. We are really excited. This is our fourth Disney Cruise... in fact, its our fourth cruise ever. This is the third year in a row that we have cruised over Spring Break, all of them Westerns, so this year we made absolutely no plans. None. If we want to get off the ship we can, but we are just playing it by ear. My sister and my daughter have an inside stateroom and my son and I have a room with a balcony across the hall. Feel free to ask questions or tell me what you want to know about. See everyone on the other side!
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OK so some observations about what's new -- at least to me ... first the TVs are very nice and much more easily seen from across the room. The channels are hard to get used to, however. There is also a new safe in the room. Gone are the days that we have to use our KTTW or some other magnetic stripped card to open and close our safe. They now have a kiosk set up near Shutters where you can view all of the pictures taken of our group; simply swipe your KTTW and the pictures all pop up. Its a great feature even though we haven't taken advantage of many pictures this trip. The menus look new and probably are different than before. Unfortunately, as you will see from my trip report that will follow, hopefully still tonight, we don't eat much from the menu except from lighter fare, so we don't really notice that much change. For those wondering...Peanut Butter Pie was back on the menu this trip. I hope this answers all of the questions people were wondering about. If not, feel free to ask.
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Embarkation Day
We were up and on our way at 9 am, just a few short hours after a late landing at 1 a.m. We met our driver from www.basikshuttle.com in the lower level of the Hyatt, near the valet stand. The people at the Hyatt were very nice and accommodating. We called for a bell cart just about 5 minutes before it came, which is pretty swift for that kind of hotel. Our driver was a few minutes early, as were we, since we thought we would have to wait for the bellman. We were on our way about 10 minutes early.
Now, everyone had told us that it was a hour to an hour and 15 minutes to get from the airport to the port, so we thought we would be there after 10. Remember, my son was on the great quest for the number 2 boarding card so we thought we might be close in getting it, but the adults of our group (me and my sister) didn't see any reason to give up on any more sleep for that coveted boarding assignment. However, we got there a little before 10, probably about 10 minutes, since our driver had no problems and we didn't hit any traffic issues. The day was beautiful, if a bit chilly, and our driver talked the whole way there about history of the area and such that the time passed really quickly. Amazingly enough, we were the second people in line for the luggage handlers when they came out, and were the second in line to check in even though some people rudely pushed past us like they were more entitled to that number 2 boarding pass than we were! Since we were Castaway Club members, we got checked in before them anyway. The sign on the counter said check in would start promptly at 11, but a cast member told us they would be with us in a few minutes so we held out hope that we could sit and wait for the boarding announcements, rather than stand and wait. And about 10:15 they started checking people in. We had a gentleman who had seen better days, but he was efficient and we were soon handed our boarding card and heading to the chairs to await boarding. Oh, our card number? 2! can you believe it, two cruises in a row we got the coveted Number 2. Oh, a new thing I haven't seen mentioned. They took individual pictures of each of us for security reasons. We didn't see the pictures and they were not put anywhere other than their own computers, but maybe one day they will be on the KTTW like a driver's license? I don't know, but that was quick and efficient as well. The time passed quickly and soon the boarding announcement was made, our embarkation picture was taken and our name was announced. And we were home again! I can't tell you what a thrill it is for me to walk on the ship each time. This is absolutely my best vacation experience and each time it is better than the last! We did all of the early boarding things, ate lunch, wandered the ship, etc. The rooms were ready at precisely 1:30 so we dropped our day bags off. I don't remember what else we did but soon it was time for the safety drill, which was over more quickly than ever. We decided to skip the sail away party this year and sit by TopSiders to look for dolphin that might accompany our trip out to sea. And sure enough, after we had sailed about 1/2 hour, there was a pod of dolphin. Unfortunately I didn't have a camera yet so I didn't get to take pictures of them. I tried with my cell phone, but it didn't work. We went back to the room to try to get organized. Our luggage was at our room prior to the safety drill so I spent a little while organizing the room. I lost track of time and before I knew it, it wastime to go to the opening show. I sent my family ahead of me and changed clothes before I went down. Now, as I have said before, this is our fourth Disney cruise. We had planned to do things differently this time. I didn't want to be tied to a schedule or have to do anything we didn't really want to. The kids love the shows, especially my son, so we would go to most of the shows. I don't really like the first or the last show. It's not really that I don't like them, I just don't love them. I can do without them on our fourth cruise. Disney Dreams and Twice Charmed, I would be happy to see every day for a long time. Dinner was dinner Disney Cruise Line style. I don't love the food like some others do. I like it, it's ok, but it's not great. We are not foodies, but no son likes a good steak, just don't do anything to it other than cook it and throw it on a plate. We found the service slow and the food just ok the first night. Slow service was something we had expected the first night so we were not especially disappointed.
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Sunday in Key West
We didn't have any great plans, but we wanted to get off here because this is my daughter's absolute favorite town she has ever been to. She likes the ambiance, the colorful houses and the laid back atmosphere. We took the trolly tour, the one that you can get on and off of as many times as you want. We did a little shopping and ran into CVS which is very close to where the ship docks for a few essentials we had forgotten.
Back on board the ship, we got ready for dinner. We decided to skip the show because it was a juggler, whom we weren't especially impressed with at the opening show. The kids ran off to do their thing and we merely relaxed and enjoyed ourselves by ourselves. Dinner again was slow and we determined that it was because there is a group of 7 or 8 people behind us who are ordering at least 2 meals each at different times during the seating. The man is quite beligerent and complains about everything. He seems deterimined to not enjoy his cruise and possibly make sure no one else does either. After dinner we went to the comedy show in Rockin Bar D. The comedian was hilarious and had us all in stitches. We stayed for the "One Hit Wonders" performance by Soul Drive. It was really a tour of our past and was thoroughly enjoyable. The bed was especially soft that night and the ship was rocking quite a bit so I slept like a baby. Ah, heaven. Monday at Sea Sea days are the absolute best! The only thing we did was play bingo and do the Castaway Club event. Otherwise we sat on deck and alternately read and slept. Dinner was once again slow, but better. Our servers spent quite a bit of time with us after the large obnoxious table left and we had a great time with them. They didn't come out and agree that the neighboring table was demanding but they didn't disagree either, leaving us to assume they agreed We shopped a little in the stores, and then went to our rooms to read and get ready for the next day. One thing I failed to mention before is a new pin offer they have. Saturday, Monday and Thursday they offer a different pin with purchase. The pins are really nice. I plan to take a picture when I get all three. Look for that either with Thursday's post or after we get back, depending on how our internet minutes hold out.
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Heritage case studies: Scotland
The heritage traditions of Scotland are unique in comparison to the rest of Britain....
The heritage traditions of Scotland are unique in comparison to the rest of Britain. This unit uses two case studies to demonstrate how heritage sites have helped to forge the Scottish national identity and history.
By the end of this unit you should be able to:
- understand the significant issues affecting heritage;
- engage effectively in debates about heritage issues in Scotland.
- Duration 5 hours
- Updated Thursday 17th October 2013
- Introductory level
- Posted under Heritage
Heritage case studies: Scotland
The case studies in this unit introduce various typologies of heritage and the methods used to study them. The case studies help to draw attention to the fact that the heritage traditions in England, Scotland and Wales are not the same and are enshrined in slightly different legislation. Every study of heritage requires an understanding of the legal context and the traditions and history governing the object of heritage.
This material is from our archive and is an adapted extract from Heritage, whose heritage? (A180) which is no longer taught by The Open University. If you want to study formally with us, you may wish to explore other courses we offer in this subject area [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .
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This is an extract from an Open University course which is no longer available to new students. If you found this interesting you could explore more free Heritage course units or view the range of currently available OU Heritage courses.


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