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It's not easy creating an online video that you hope will go viral. In fact, it's quite difficult to artificially make a video become as widespread as the Star Wars kid, Susan Boyle or even the "Leave Britney Alone" kid. For businesses who think this is a great way to garner business and reach out to new and existing customers, this is often a dilemma that plagues social media consultants. Believe me when I say that when companies ask "let's make a viral video", then eyes start to slowly roll because it's easier said than done. Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post on what needs to be going into a video to have it be a chance to become viral. There are at least four qualities that a video must possess in order to even have a shot at getting the 1 million plus views that some great online videos have received. So what are these qualities?
- Make it easy to share.
- Make it OK to share.
- Controversial takes risks.
- Emotionally engaging.
Seems pretty simple, yes? Well there's one wild card that you can never predict…the audience. You might think that you can get away with certain things, but the audience knows and they'll call you out on it. In fact, no matter how hard you try and make it. But then there are some times when you just have to stare in amazement over how did something become so successful and yet how did another video not become viral?
Will food from KFC really save you from a shark?
Highly doubtful…although it could probably further motivate the shark to find more meat to eat. But what I'm referring to is a recent video posted on YouTube and reported by advertising blog AdRants. It starts out with three people on a boat in Amsterdam paddling on a river and then they encounter a shark. Their one saving grace is when one of the people on the boat takes a piece of chicken from a clearly-visible & conspicuously marked KFC bag and throws it into the water causing the shark to swim away and towards the tossed object. Now, having seen the video, I think that KFC made a bit of a mistake in trying to try and make a viral video. How's that? It's because while you're watching it, you can clearly see that there's a lengthy shot of their product/brand in the video. Moreover, the whole video looks pretty professionally done. There's a certain type of quality one might expect had this been an amateur video and this was more along the lines of a professional grade camcorder, which isn't something people typically carry around while on a trip.
Now on the off-chance that these tourists were actually recording using a high quality camcorder, the acting is also evident of the fact that it's a brand's commercial. It's not authentic…it's not believable. That's the thing that will force people to not pay attention and also won't create a viral message. One of the things that has probably been a good indicator of companies that succeed in viral marketing is when they make their product placement subtle enough that you wouldn't notice until you found out about it after watching the video. In the KFC video, they're just trying too hard and when people watch it, they'll know it's a company-sponsored video and it loses all value.
Look at that video, now stay on this video.
Okay, we all probably have seen the hilarious Old Spice television commercial that featured "the man your man could smell like". They were pretty funny and really entertaining. In fact, the commercial has spawned an Internet meme that has captivated the Internet audience and has instantly become a viral hit. Why? Because it's entertaining. They're not plugging any product…at least directly. But we'll automatically know and refer to these videos as the Old Spice videos. Starring The Most Interesting Man In The World 2.0 Isaiah Mustafa, these YouTube videos were produced by Wieden + Kennedy as a way of continuing with the commercial's hit success. These videos soon became an instant time-drain and people soon found out that these videos were very specific in who Mustafa addressed.
So how was Wieden + Kennedy able to produce an outstanding series? Simple…they used YouTube and Twitter. Leveraging Old Spice's Twitter account, they looked at people's tweets to @oldspice and the most interesting ones received custom videos featuring Mustafa acting in a way like the Old Spice commercial. What's makes it even more special is the more entertaining the response, the receiver would also retweet that message back and the virality would begin. It's obvious now that Weiden + Kennedy had a plan for Old Spice and these YouTube videos became an instant success.
Just look at the numbers generated from this campaign, which started just on July 14, 2010 – just two days prior to this article being written:
- Number of videos made: 180+
- Number of video views: 5.9 million
- Number of comments: 22,500
What's remarkable is that people on Twitter definitely want their own custom message. And if you look at each video, they're personally made…no automation or form speeches. They talk directly about the author's tweet and also features Mustafa talking to the camera each and every time.
Technology and web blog The Next Web has also highlighted some additional statistics relating to the Old Spice videos:
- Videos have been awarded placement at the top of Digg's website – not an easy task to do
- Videos also are featured on Reddit's homepage
- Trending topic on Twitter
- At least one of the founders of Twitter tweets about the videos – instantly becomes a hit
- A marriage proposal was carried out – AND ACCEPTED
- Videos received additional coverage on mainstream news and other tech publications
- The @oldspice Twitter account has multiplied its followers by 10
- Reached out and interacted with real-life celebrities with an enormous amount of followers
To give you an idea on how this process went down, here's a brief idea from an article on ReadWriteWeb:
Old Spice, marketing agency Wieden + Kennedy and actor Isaiah Mustafa are collaborating on the project. The group seeded various social networks with an invitation to ask questions of Mustafa's character, a dashing shirtless man with over-the-top humor and bravado. Then all the responses were tracked and users who contributed interesting questions and/or were high-profile people on social networks are being responded to directly and by name in short, funny YouTube videos. The group has made videos in response to Digg founder Kevin Rose, TV star Alyssa Milano (now big on Twitter) and many more people, famous and not.
According to the article, this campaign has become the marvel of the Internet and is adored by a lot of people out there, surprising to the production team. For over 11 hours, the Wieden + Kennedy teams were fast at work spending on average 7 minutes per video coming up with creative ways to respond to interesting tweets. The social media and technical teams were reported to have worked very closely with the creative teams and by midnight had wrapped up what became a very successful (and viral) campaign. But you might wonder how did they secure the permission from parent company Proctor & Gamble? ReadWriteWeb writes that the company was quite brave in allowing the team to write the marketing content in real-time – and without supervision…so there was some definite trust in this case.
Some food for thought about the Old Spice commercials? It's now one of the fastest-growing online video campaigns of all time – this according to Visible Measures and while the campaign pretty much lasted only 11 hours, thanks to the urgency to participate, it still did remarkably better than some of the more organic campaigns that have become instant hits, such as President Obama's victory speech, Susan Boyle and former President Bush dodging a shoe attack while in Iraq.
So what makes this so viral? The conversation aspect between social networks to produce a nearly real-time thread. That and also the entertaining aspect helped fuel people's interest and desire to get the message spread out. We all thought the Old Spice commercial was hilarious and if you look at yourself, chances are you've probably laughed at it too and told your friends. This seemed to be the only logical next step and Old Spice clearly capitalized on it. But did they plug their product once? No…but you knew that it was for Old Spice, if not only for the fact that you were sending messages to the brand's Twitter account.
It's amazing how videos can become instant successes and how leveraging a combination of online services can do to bring more awareness. Will other companies encourage their brands to follow Old Spice's example? Only time will tell…until then, the Old Spice Man can rest easy being considered the king of online viral videos.
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YOLO: Drake's Four-Step Guide to Life
Everyone wants to talk about Drake and how the guy is sooo sad. But don't worry about bruh. He is not sad. He's livin' the life, and he knows the key to livin' the life is not being afraid to open up about your feelings.
Drizzy also knows that you only live once. And if you listen carefully to his new album, Nothing Was the Same, it's just chockablock with the secrets to life, success, and not texting all those exes.
You should sit down and go through the lyrics. But in case you're afraid to deal with deeply painful personal memories right now, we faced it all for you and got the goods.
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Pride is a deadly sin, but you'll never get anywhere without it. Haters are a dime a dozen, and if someone says you can't, it just means they're too scared to try themselves. At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is that you keep going. Drake lays it out on "All Me," rapping, "Should I listen to everybody or myself?/'Cause myself just told myself, 'You the motherfuckin' man, you don't need no help.'"
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In SR, it's Banshee's and Quicksilver sash. You cleanse the damage increase and Banshees ruins her combo, cutting her damage 1/2. It's very expensive but that's why Poppy is so good late game. She isn't picked a lot because in the current META there really isn't a place to send Poppy. But, in Dominion, late game hit's much faster and there are no real lanes so she's much more viable there. Just had a game against a Poppy and our first pick was said, "No one bothered to counter-pick Poppy." So, in that spirit, who is a counter pick to Poppy? How could I itemized against her, when Banshees isn't in the game mode?
get the thingy that gives a 10% magic reduction and some MR. Should cut her damage down. Put ranged silences or stuns would help so she can't come in and combo you.
Odyn's helps a lot, since it gives a lot of MR and 10% magic resistance lowering. The big thing is that you need to space yourself so you don't get smashed into a wall. Sometimes it's unavoidable, but a lot of the time it's not. As for Poppy counterpicks, anyone with a reliable stun can shave off a lot of her DI time if she does DI on that character. Likewise, slows can eliminate her movespeed buff to some degree and give her less ability to space a proper wallslam. Nothing can perfectly counter her during DI, unfortunately -- unless she DIs you. Obviously if you're the DI target, you should spam CC on her and make yourself a big problem. This is more attractive if you're an attractive target. Magic damage is pretty effective against Poppy, just because her W doesn't give any bonuses to it and Rylai's has a nice slow. Anivia in particular I like against Poppy; she's a good "soft target" that can be made a lot harder to kill with items, she has slows and a stun, although her base movespeed is poor. She also doesn't do a lot of her damage in single big hits, with the exception of her chilled E combo, which lets her deal with Poppy's passive a bit. I personally don't think there's a really good "counter" to Poppy, but she's still manageable with good play. Don't get caught out of position too often and you shave off a lot of her effectiveness. Poppy is best when she has good teammates who can put you in a bad spot or let Poppy get into a good one.
Depends what kind of poppy. Triforce poppy MR usually helps a lot, lichbane AP poppy nothing helps except not letting it reach 20+m.
Not getting insta-gibbed by her lategame is nearly impossible sometimes. The best you can do is get someone who can actually damage her effectively. Burst champions don't work on her, you need someone who can peck her to death. It pains me to say this, but the best counter is...on-hit Teemo. Blind stops the Q from landing, and with a full set of on-hit weapons Poppy will go down pretty fast.
Part of the problem is she's bugged and will stun you in the clear without a wall. Played some LAN 3v3 custom games over the weekend, and there was some wtf over this. Nocturne works. Teemo, Sivir, Kayle, Vlad are probably some other reasonable champions who can troll her out of her full dash-hammer combo, and fight back. The problem is that in a teamfight, her ult is going to let her live, while you are otherwise also getting beat on by Poppy's teammates. Poppy is just one of that champions that forces a lot of knowledge & fast reaction burden. The timing of activating such defenses to avoid the megaburst, and QSS if you go that route to remove her ult. Such reaction is often difficult for less experienced players, so she's fairly pub-stompy on Dominion.
There is no real Counter to poopy. You "counter" her by banning her if playing draft, or by picking similarly "overpowered" champs like Akali, oldJax, Tryndamere, Rammus, WuKong, and so forth. Poppy cannot combo anyone from 100 to 0% in dominion, unless they are absolutely braindead and have zero defenses. True squishies are fairly rare in dominion since there are few true teamfights and thus tank support is gonna be limited. AD Poppy is a lot more popular than AP simply because AD works better to increase her movespeed (zeal to triforce), and allows sustained damage... vs charging in and dev blow and hope they are close to dead. Or trying to use deathfire grasp to combo someone down. Therefore, AD Poppy is simply a stronger version of Xin,Irelia,etc for the most part.
mercury and odyn but if shes feed your kind a screwed anyways


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Cooking with Myra: Cleaning in light mode
Sept. 13, 2011 at 4:13 a.m.
Apple Strudel
1/2 cup golden raisins
2 Tbsp. apple cider
8 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
2 small Golden Delicious apples
2 large McIntosh apples
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. salt
Juice from 1 lemon
10 sheets phyllo pastry sheets
1 1/2 tsp. confectioner's sugar
Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Combine raisins and apple cider in small microwave bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Cook on high for 1 minute and then allow to stand. Melt 1 Tbsp. butter in small skillet, and then add bread crumbs and cook, stirring frequently until golden brown. Transfer crumbs to a small bowl.
Peel, quarter and core apples. Cut each lengthwise into slices 1/8-inch thick. Drain off any liquid from raisins and toss into apples. Add breadcrumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, walnuts, cinnamon and lemon juice and combine. Melt remaining butter in microwave for 1 minute. Place one sheet of phyllo on parchment paper and then brush with butter, sprinkle with sugar, and repeat the process stacking the sheets of phyllo, one on top of the other, until all the sheets are used. Place filling in 3-inch-wide strip about two inches from bottom and sides of phyllo. Fold short ends of dough over the apples and then roll loosely into a roll. Place strudel seam side down on baking sheet. Brush with butter and sprinkle with sugar. Cut four 1-inch vents in top for the steam to escape. Bake for 15-20 minutes and then remove to wire rack to cool. Place confectioners sugar in strainer and dust sugar over strudel. Cut into slices with a serrated knife.
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The Victoria Advocate, in partnership with Victoria College's Lyceum Lecture Series, is sponsoring a recipe contest as part of celebrity chef and television host Kevin Roberts' visit at noon Thursday, Sept. 29, in the VC Student Center. Roberts' presentation and food demonstration will focus on quick, easy, inexpensive ways to enjoy fresh food.
Recipe entries must include all of these ingredients: chicken, tomatoes, spinach and mushrooms, but may also include other ingredients. Advocate food columnist Myra Starkey will select the top three recipes from among all entries submitted by 5 p.m. Thursday. Submit recipes to firstname.lastname@example.com, subject line, recipe; fax to 361-574-1220; mail to P.O. Box 1518, Victoria, Texas 77901, attention recipe; or hand deliver to the second floor of the Advocate, 311 E. Constitution St. Victoria. Include your name and daytime phone number.
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By Myra Starkey
Last week, I had some minor surgery, so I am taking a few days off from work to heal. I cannot remember the last time I was away from my job without anything specific to do.
I am probably like everyone else in that I always have a ton of work to do at home, which mostly involves lots of little projects, but I never make the time to get all those things done. I consider myself a messy person, as does my husband, Taylor.
I have neglected several areas in our home, and it is time to whisk away the old piles of magazines and books. I hate to even open certain drawers because they are so full of junk.
I started my weekend off by writing down all the areas I needed to clean out. Since I am not supposed to be lifting heavy objects or moving around too much, I have to limit myself to smaller, lighter items. I can't clean out the garage.
My first housekeeping project was the refrigerator. Of the multiple jars and containers that fill that space, some of which are no longer identifiable, there was nothing too large to lift.
In surveying its contents, I recall that I went through a salad dressing phase in which I created about 10 variations of vinaigrettes. I put each one in small jars (probably leftover pimento jars with lids) and tried them out over a week or two. That was about several months ago. I found at least three jars remaining, which proves that salad dressing does last longer than a few months because when I tasted the dressings they still tasted pretty fresh.
My condiment shelf is full to the edge with old jars of chutney, sauces, shrimp paste and other sauce enhancers, but if I could not remember even opening the jar, out it went.
I made pimento cheese last week and used most of my leftover cheese, but a small wedge of blue cheese remained. I don't think that blue cheese ever goes bad in my house, probably because it is one of my favorite cheeses to snack on. There is just something delicious about a strong blue cheese on a cracker. And I don't know if I could tell if blue cheese was spoiled because it smells sort of old when you first buy it.
I realized I had about six bottles of hot sauce. Tabasco will stay because surely there is no germ that could survive in that stuff. I pitched the others since I was unsure of their shelf life and didn't even vaguely remember when I bought them. The remaining area of the refrigerator contains butter and whipping cream, and it is the one area that never goes bad since these are used weekly.
I then turned my attention to the freezer and the multitude of small Ziploc bags lurking on the door shelves. I can recognize the contents in some of them. Some are filled with sliced or chopped vegetables.
I uncovered a container of fresh squeezed lemon juice left over from last year's harvest, which would make a wonderful sorbet. I also found four bags of cranberries, which I intend to put to good use, but need to sit down with a couple of cookbooks to find the perfect recipe.
Several hot pockets and breakfast sausage sandwiches had fallen off one of the shelves from Spencer's high school days, and he is now a junior in college, so those were definitely bad and were ejected from the game. I am amazed and ashamed that all this stuff could live in my house for so long without me noticing.
With the momentum I had from the refrigerator cleanout, I sat down with stacks of magazines that were taking up space in a kitchen drawer. I heard once that you can tell how long a person has lived in a house by going through their drawers.
Apparently, many of us keep old magazines or phone books and simply put the new ones on top. This is true for me since I found a 2005 copy of Cooking Light Magazine. The stacks of magazines were wearing on me, so I decided to tear out a few interesting recipes and throw the rest away. I sat on the couch with scissors and a stack and quickly amassed a shoe box full of possible meals to try. Now, if I could just find a place to stash the shoe box.
The problem with all this cleaning was that it made me exhausted and hungry. I found some chicken sausage from our recent trip to Lake Charles and made sausage and cabbage. I added some of the chopped onions, bell peppers and parsley I found in the freezer, but I'm afraid they had been in hibernation too long. I swear I could taste a hint of old Blue Bell sorbet in the onions.
So, I have learned these lessons: Eat what you need for today. A few leftovers may be OK, but don't overdo it. Don't save those special Valentine's chocolates for later because they won't be good in a few more months. And discard or give away those things you don't use.
If it's worth keeping, then it is probably worth sharing.
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An entrée of thick, almost rectangular sticks of "wok-lacquered" duck breast had a meatier, steaklike taste and texture to it than the slender slices more commonly served. Quite delectable, but the "tamarind chili glaze" that coated the bird tasted suspiciously like "hoisin barbecue sauce," which was supposed to come with the baby lamb chops. In either case it was close to being cloying. An accompanying sushi rice cake was worse than cloying: It was spoiled. The waiter handled the matter gracefully, offering us a different starch of our choosing.
We chose a delicious black Thai rice, darkened with soy and tamari, that we had already tasted on a prior trip to Tambo, when it had come beside a black grouper wrapped and steamed in banana leaf with ginger, sesame seeds, lemon grass, and tamari. The fish was fresh and flavorful enough but, unlike the rice, not particularly noteworthy. Sugar-cane-skewered, ginger-glazed blue prawns with mango ceviche; seared sea bass with vegetable pad thai; and pan-roasted filet mignon with huancaina purée, five-spiced onions, and caramelized scallion-garlic butter are some enticing main courses we didn't get to try.
A crème brélée sampler, presented as tiny cups of citron, ginger, mango, and Mandarin-chocolate custards with lightly brittle tops, was satisfactory. Can't say the same for the four fried, orange-scented doughnut sticks with condensed milk, a flawed and expensive take on the traditional Thai dessert. The doughnuts were dry and bland, the condensed milk boosted with orange flavor but thinned to a drippy consistency -- a dozen Krispy Kremes and can of condensed milk would have been infinitely better and would have cost much less than $9. I suppose Tambo's prices are what you'd expect: high. Sushi runs $7 to $11, ceviches $8 to $15, tiraditos $7 to $12, and entrées $21 to $29. This shouldn't stand in the way of the restaurant's success, its affluent clientele being exactly the type who won't mind paying $9 for a few doughnuts.
When Alejandro Sucre and Don Hatch opened the original Tambo in Caracas fifteen years ago, it was an immediate hit. Alina Ramirez has joined the ownership team here at this Tambo, which also has been attracting a sizable crowd -- especially after 10:00 p.m. The ceviche/sushi idea is brilliant, both foods wildly popular and perfectly suited for this climate, but this infant restaurant has some growing up to do. The kitchen needs to be more consistent, the cuisine less hit-or-miss in quality. The waiters, as I've mentioned, require better training. It might also help to turn up the thermostat a bit, make the early-evening music less like Muzak, and convince the people taking reservations over the phone to try sounding as though they don't have a hundred better things to be doing. For the time being, let's consider Tambo a tantalizing work in progress.


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"The weather cleared up a bit in the afternoon but we had a technical issue that cut into our runplan so we switched from the full race simulation we were going to run to more setup work and tyre evaluation. Unfortunately the rain came back again with half an hour to go, which again meant we had to change the plan but the forecast for the last couple of days is better so hopefully we can get back to the original runplan and finish the tests as we'd planned."
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ALLENWOOD — Members of Organizations United for the Environment say a proposed tire burning plant in White Deer Township brings too many risks.
Ruth Drozin said she has always enjoyed living in the area because the air has been so fresh, but the tire burner my change that. "I've been an asthmatic for a long time, and I know that the burner is going to put stuff in the air," she said. "I don't know what it is going to put in the air… but I know it is not going to be nice clean air any longer."
Reverend Leah Schade of the United in Christ Lutheran Church of Lewisburg, said she fears for the safety of surrounding buildings, which include an elementary school and a nursing home.
"We are very concerned about the risk of a massive fire," Schade said. "Whenever you have large quantities of tires, whether they are shredded or whole, there is the potential for tire fires. The incredible plumes of black smoke… It takes a very long time to try to put the fires out because they are oil based. It's just an incredible threat."
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The Lord of The Rings star was so happy to be in contention for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in Eastern Promises he didn't care if he won - and still danced when Daniel Day-Lewis was victorious.
But he left other losers aghast when he suggested they join him.
He tells Men's Journal magazine, "Most people don't win... On the way out of the big auditorium... I went over to these people and said, 'Hey, let's do a losers dance!'
"I started jumping and they were just horrified at this loss they just suffered... There were filmmakers from Canada who lost and actually agreed (to do it). And I think Michael Moore did the losers dance. But I would say that 99 per cent of the losers didn't want to do the losers dance.
"They all just sort of ran from me like I was (a) s**tfaced drunk or something."


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free to play articles
Watch Valve's 'Free to Play' documentary right here
Valve has just started the PC games race to zero
Valve has just announced that developers will now be in charge of their own pricing on Steam. They can run sales, offer discounts and promote their games without talking to a Valve representative. This is the beginning of PC games prices drifting downwards...
Valve's 'Dota 2' tournament documentary hits the web on March 19
Are free to play games set to dominate the future of apps?
A recent report ranked the top earners worldwide for free to play games. Topping the list was Tencent's CrossFire and League of Legends, who together took home an annual gross of $1581 million. Media company Nexon grabbed three of the top ten spots with a combined worth of $800 million. Wargaming took $372 million for World of Tanks...
Fan-made, Command & Conquer-themed FPS due out next year
Android, iOS expected to take additional market share from gaming handhelds
Best Of: 8 Free to Play PC Games That Are Too Good to Be True
The gaming world is making a dramatic shift towards free to play games. Of course, full price retail titles still make up for a majority of releases on the PC and most other platforms, but playing a quality game without cracking your wallet open is a completely viable option nowadays.
A free to play game made right should allow players to enjoy everything it has to offer, while keeping monetary transactions completely optional. We've combed through the Internet to bring you the very best PC games pushing forward the free-to-play model -- and making a good name for it, too.
Microsoft, Sony to embrace free-to-play model with next gen consoles
Blizzard announces free-to-play strategy card game Hearthstone
EA: micro-transactions will be built into "all of our games"
Crytek wants to go free-to-play only in 3-5 years
Crytek taking applications for free-to-play military shooter Warface
These guys make it possible for everyone to enjoy free to play games
Opinion: The subscription MMO is dead - long live free to play?
The era of the subscription-based online game has well and truly ended in 2012. It had a good run, really. Fifteen years is quite a long time for anything to stay static in the land of gaming. Ultima Online introduced the idea back in 1997, when those of us who had internet access were mostly still on dial-up and got booted off...


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The PADI Scuba diver course can be completed in as little as one weekend. Basically you complete around half the PADI Open Water Diver course e.g. 3 academic sessions 2 pool sessions and two Open Water dives. Having completed this you would then gain a restricted licence, so the next time you go on holiday you can dive as long as you don't exceed 12 metres and were accompanied by a PADI professional. The great thing is that you can upgrade your certification to become an Open Water Diver in as little time as two days.
The course fee of HK$2,800 includes manuals, log books, all equipment rental and processing of your PADI certification card (no hidden extras!) Diving groups would be small (maximum 6 people) and the tuition will be with an experienced Instructor.
Most people don't want to spend their holiday with their head in a study guide! The PADI referral program allows you to do part of the course here in Hong Kong and simply complete the diving segment of the Open Water Diver course not in a classroom but underwater!
The first option would be to complete the academic's and the pool training in Hong Kong leaving you with just four dives to complete on your holiday. We may even be able to recommend a reputable dive centre at your destination. This is roughly two thirds of the course and can be tailored to your needs whether it is on the weekends or mid-week evenings. The course fee is $2,800 and includes manuals, log books and all equipment rental.
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Everything you need rolled into a handy little package.
The EC120 B, also known as the âColibriâ (Hummingbird), is a 1.7 ton, single-engine aircraft designed for mission flexibility. It features advanced technologies for simple, safe and cost-efficient operations as well as easy maintenance. It is the only fully FAR/JAR 27 certified helicopter in its class. The EC120 Bâs state-of-the-art ergonomic cockpit, complete with a dual LCD-screen Vehicle and Engine Multifunction Display (VEMD), greatly decreases the pilotâs workload, and its Turbomeca Arrius 2F engine offers very low fuel consumption.
The EC120 B plays a large role in the Aerial work sector, thanks to its dependability, efficiency, quietness, comfort and safety. Designed with the word "adaptability" in mind, this aircraft will be able to perform whatever task your mission requires.
The EC120 B's simplicity is the key to its versatility–easily configured and reconfigured, the helicopter comes with a large list of optional equipment for a variety of aerial work missions.
Unparalleled mission flexibility
The EC120 B offers state-of-art integrated technology that allows the pilot to concentrate solely on the mission itself. The aircraft's exceptional visibility, impressive manoeuvrability and stability coupled with its VEMD® considerably reduce the workload, all while enhancing safety.
The cabin and the large baggage compartment can accommodate a variety of cargo and bulk loads, and the flat, unobstructed floor makes loading and unloading effortless. Its very low fuel consumption and ease of maintenance are why the EC120 B boasts the lowest operating cost in its class.
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In the passenger transportation configuration, the EC120 B provides outstanding comfort in its spacious cabin – a highly appreciated feature of a light helicopter. In the extra-large cabin, four passengers and one pilot can travel at ease and in full security thanks to the energy absorbing seats, and the wide, unobstructed windows provide exceptional visibility.
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The EC120 B is neighbourhood friendly, thanks to its exceptional low sound level which doesn't disturb when flying over urban areas.
The large baggage compartment is easily accessible from the rear and right-hand side and can hold up to five suitcases. There is also a possible access from the cabin thanks to a removable panel.
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The EC120 B is also available in the exclusive Stylence® version, specially designed with corporate needs in mind.
The EC120 B is the perfect helicopter for law enforcement missions – it can get the job done while remaining cost-efficient. Thanks to its low empty weight and powerful engine, the helicopter can carry a wide variety of police equipment: forward looking infra-red (FLIR) cameras, search light, hailers, etc. Its high endurance capability and unmatched quiet technology (6.7 dB under ICAO limits) make it the perfect surveillance platform for police operations, ranging from traffic control to ground support. Some police forces have even dubbed the EC120 B as their "eye in the sky," thanks to the air support provided for operations on the ground.
The bad guys don't stand a chance
This helicopter offers an unmatched visibility and a wide unobstructed flat floor cabin allowing room for both police forces and equipment. Its low vibration level provides outstanding comfort for long flights and allows for the installation of all types of police equipment and avionics necessary to accomplish the mission.
And with its high manoeuvrability and dispatch reliability, the EC120 B can respond at a moment's notice.
Thanks to the integration of the latest technologies, the EC120 B has proven to be the safest, most efficient aircraft in its class for law enforcement missions.
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The EC120 B is a great helicopter for both initial and recurrent pilot training thanks to its compact size, reduced operating cost, ease of use, simple design and large cabin visibility. Equipped with the most advanced technologies and enhanced energy absorbing systems (seats, main structure, fuel tanks), the EC120 B can perform training missions in optimal safety conditions.
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The EC120 B is certified for both left and right seat piloting. The pilot and co-pilot stations have exactly the same controls, enabling the instructor to take control of the helicopter whenever necessary.
The modern and simple instrumentation is ideal for training sessions, but will also help pilots to easily fly other helicopters with similar ergonomic cockpit designs, which is a Airbus Helicopters' family concept. This will help the trainee to become familiar with other high-tech helicopters.
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Robert Atkinson is the founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a Washington, DC-based technology policy think tank. He is also author of the State New Economy Index series and the book, The Past And Future Of America's Economy: Long Waves Of Innovation That Power Cycles Of Growth (Edward Elgar, 2005). He has an extensive background in technology policy, he has conducted ground-breaking research projects on technology and innovation, is a valued adviser to state and national policy makers, and a popular speaker on innovation policy nationally and internationally.
Before coming to ITIF, Dr. Atkinson was Vice President of the Progressive Policy Institute and Director of PPI's Technology & New Economy Project. While at PPI he wrote numerous research reports on technology and innovation policy, including on issues such as broadband telecommunications, Internet telephony, universal service, e-commerce, e-government, middleman opposition to e-commerce, privacy, copyright, RFID and smart cards, the role of IT in homeland security, the R&D tax credit, offshoring, and growth economics. Previously Dr. Atkinson served as the first Executive Director of the Rhode Island Economic Policy Council, a public-private partnership including as members the Governor, legislative leaders, and corporate and labor leaders. As head of RIEPC, he was responsible for drafting a comprehensive economic strategic development plan for the state, developing a ten-point economic development plan, and working to successfully implement all ten proposals through the legislative and administrative branches. Prior to that he was Project Director at the former Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. While at OTA, he directed The Technological Reshaping of Metropolitan America, a seminal report examining the impact of the information technology revolution on America's urban areas. He is a board member or advisory council member of the State Science and Technology Institute, Internet Education Foundation, NetChoice Coalition, the Pacific Institute for Workforce Innovation, and the University of Oregon Institute for Policy Research and Innovation. He is also chair of the Congressionally-created National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission.
He also serves on the advisory panel to Americans for Computer Privacy, is an affiliated expert for the New Millennium Research Council, a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Electronic Government and the Journal of Internet Policy, a member of the Reason Foundation's Mobility Project Advisory Board, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Dr. Atkinson was appointed by President Clinton to the Commission on Workers, Communities, and Economic Change in the New Economy. He is also a member of the Task Force on National Security in the Information Age, co-chaired by Markle Foundation president Zoe Baird and former Netscape Communications chairman James Barksdale. In 1999, he was featured in "Who's Who in America: Finance and Industry." In 2002, he was awarded the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award Silver Medal. In addition, Government Technology Magazine and the Center for Digital Government named him one of the 25 top Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of Information Technology. In 2006, Inc. Magazine listed Atkinson as one of 19 Friends of Small Business in Washington. Ars Technica listed Atkinson as one of 2009's tech policy People to Watch, while Silcon.com named him one of the top 30 most influential individuals in the worldwide technology and IT industries in 2009.. Dr. Atkinson has testified before a number of committees in Congress and has appeared in various media outlets including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR, and NBC Nightly News. He received his Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1989.
Robert Atkinson, Founder and President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation suggests the following for additional study:
- ITIF's Atlantic Century (PDF)
- The Case for a National Manufacturing Strategy (PDF)
- The Logic Chain Paper (PDF)


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April 5, 2011
This review is from an old friend, who lives in Canada, and is involved in the cosmetics industry.
She purchased a sampler pack, and today, I was tagged on Facebook with this surprise. I had no idea, and Opal has always been a sensual, passionate writer, especially when it comes to things she loves.
Esscentual Alchemy Review
When the package arrived today in the mail, I was tickled! I am not affiliated with review magazines, I am not a journalist, I am not in the perfume world necessarily, but what I have is a passion for scents and a desire to express them through the written word. Amanda Feeley has a real talent for the blending and even better- the longevity, the revealing layers- of an unfolding scent, and how they move together on the skin. Truly like the notes of a piece of music creating a personalized story.
What starts as sharp and crisp, alluding to the later stages- when worn on the skin, emerges in ribbons of scent that warm and evoke a deepness and a sophistication that unfurl and exceed expectation. The fact that these are pure extractions-chosen naturally sourced and with botanical purity in mind-not synthetic fragrance oils-is an absolute miracle in sensibility and longevity.
First- they came wrapped delightfully in a gorgeous vanilla coloured embossed box, with a ribbon complete with music notes (Music for your nose! *Giggle*) and a lovely ivory ribbon. Then, a beautiful dragonfly themed tissue paper, and a wax-sealed-stamped dragonfly holding a dried flower.
The presentation was a treat! The samples were encased in a velvet pouch….but the real treat was inside! How do I try them all at once? Surely my olfactory senses will give out before I sample each one- and which to try first? Oh… a quandary. But if it must be a challenge, what better to encounter than this?
So I started blotting oils on each area of my arm I could reach with my nose…. To quickly find I needed a better way to keep track as the scents evolved. So I chose a few and labeled my arm. I am doing a few at a time to give proper scale and allow my nose to adapt to the uniqueness of each scent. More to come!
I was very anxious to try to warmer scents first…
Bennacht- Oh Bennacht how you have stolen my heart. You evolve like a full bodied silky shawl with your sandalwood undertones and your spicy floral heart. You are definitely showing up in my roster when I want to tell a secret and the whisper of the scent I leave will entice them to remember it. Rapturous. Nose-gasm. Feminine but not cloying.
Autumn Spice -CINNAMON! Spice! Everything nice! Initially the notes were of course- warm and autumny- like a simmering cuddly cinnamon stick, nutmeg, woods but with an undertone of orange… not too sweet, but just sweet enough.
Gourmand delight- I want to eat you. No lie. Creamy. Wholesome. Tender. Sweet. Edible. Just how we all want to be perceived! OK, a little bit nutty perhaps- nothing wrong with that! Bedtime scent!
Melange- reminds me of what I currently clean my home with- a blend of patchouli, orange, ylang ylang, lavender- and is that the sharper note of eucalyptis or melaleuca? I am pretty sure all the notes I detect are wrong except for the patchouli, but that is how I perceive them and I love them! Familiar- intoxicating.
Lime in the Coconut- Exactly how it's described- so long lasting too! I couldn't stop sniffing this one! Addictive.
I can't wait to smell them all! I do, however, want to eat my arm or roll on myself like a contented kitty who's found a life-sized doll filled with catnip.
Even better? Having them all intertwined on my arm is truly a beautiful experience- I feel like I am in a fog as I bring my arm up to sniff one more time, to see what I can perceive THIS time….
You need to try some of these! So lovely. I am so so impressed.
~ Opal Tulipiano
Opal's Bio:
Opal walks into a room, commands attention, turns heads… is it her or something she's wearing? Definitely something she's wearing. I have been known to follow a man who wears a compelling scent- or I have embarrassed myself absolutely as I Must know the name of a woman's parfum- it is such a force-like I am a jedi of smells. The compelling power of fragrance is intoxicating! Reading about fragrance notes is almost as great an experience as getting my hands on them and smelling them. I am not a scent snob. I am just passionate about fragrance. Walking into Bath & Body Works is a transcendent experience for me.
I love falling in love through my nose, and I do it constantly. Nosegasms get me through my days on a cloud of delight.
April 25, 2011
The second half of my review-
I am going to launch into a continuation of the gorgeous fragrances I have been sampling from Esscentual Alchemy. These are beautiful blends, each unique and made from natural sources.
OPHELIA- Heady. Vintage, floral, rich, an established thick garden in the middle of the city. Nearby there are large barrels of soil-salty earth and a sort of ozone-patina blend from the barrel's metal rings .This is a rich and wet fragrance to me. Deep violet. A woman with sly eyes, peeking in a come-hither way, in a black and white photograph, well worn at the corners…. Well-loved.
That 70's Smell- I thought it would be patchouli- the pure undiluted kind… it is not. Not at all. It is a resinous pine, fresh citrus-I detect a sharp oceanic note-maybe lavender-fresh is the pervading scent, classic and crisp. Very different than I imagined. Nostalgic, like it's a warm summer day, and you've walked into a fresh lemon-scented home and it is comfortable and clean all at once. Wearable. It evolves beyond the initial notes into those I suspected originally. Deeper like the frankincense but with the lightness of the bergamot giving it scope.
Kama- There is a special place in my heart for any scent that makes you go "Oooh" like a sensual punch to the stomach that makes you sit up and want to reach for another sniff, going 'what IS that exactly?' This one starts strong and develops into a rich enveloping spice and makes you sing out to the tips of the hair on your arms. It rivals any classic fragrance with strong spice notes- you know the ones I mean- the ones you turn to for comfort, sex in a bottle, warmth, moan-worthy. This is one moan worthy fragrance! I'll be using this one again! and I do mean 'using', as it is a tool.
Purple Orchid- Clean. Light Floral. Sensual. Fresh. The longer it rests on the skin the more soapy it becomes. Almost powdery with lavender freshness. I LOVE a good lavender. It's so calming and clean. Makes you want to nuzzle up into someone's neck and hug deeply. Although this is primarily what I would consider a woman's fragrance, I could see a man wearing this. Lavender speaks to me of cleanliness and love.
Fleurs- Sharp bouquet. A rich blend of many flowers. Great longevity, it plays to different emotions. I can really smell the violet in this one at first, and also a grape scent, very fruity- my nose wants to associate it with grape, even if it isn't officially listed. On me, the florals take on a burned, slightly sharper scent. But I can see on the right chemistry the blooms would really bloom! The sillage is good… very good- After a few hours, what originally took on a burnish scent has subdued into a gorgeously soft full spectrum blossom that is almost incandescent in its fresh but full-bodied range of florals. Romantic and feminine, a lovely soft sweetness lingers. I prefer the drydown on myself- and it is certainly worth it- the vanilla shines through, but not in a cupcake way- it lends the florals a depth they wouldn't achieve on their own. And THIS is how you know a fragrance is blended expertly. It takes hold of you later on and says " So we meet again…. what can I show you now, my sweet, I have so many more surprises up my sleeve." With a wink and a lingering kiss.
Opal can be found writing for Perfume Pharmer


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BATON ROUGE, LA (FOX44) — "The bell rung for everyone to go to class and like a riot started. Everybody got to running down the halls and out the door," says Glen Oaks junior Kimothy Covington.
Not long after that Covington says her principal declared a code red and put her entire school on lockdown.
"It's terrifying. Concerned about my safety at school where I'm supposed to be learning at. Gotta be concerned about my safety at the same time," says Covington.
Her parents were worried too. That's why they pulled her out of school not long after Glen Oaks went on lockdown.
"I don't know what people's mindset is these days. It's like their mind is blank," says Gloria Patterson
Patterson lives just blocks from the school. Two of her grandchildren actually graduated from there. She doesn't understand why a student would allegedly use a gun to solve a problem.
"I think it's real sad they don't have the understanding on what it is to live free. They don't understand that violence is not the answer," says Patterson.
And even though the student suspected of pulling out the gun is under arrest, she still doesn't think she's safe.
"You're not safe anywhere. You're not even safe up in the Church where God comes first," states Patterson.
And Covington feels the same way. That's why she hopes her parents do more than pull her out of Glen Oaks for the day. She thinks they need to find her a different place to go to school.
"I'm not sure whether they'll let me go somewhere else, but if it is in option I will go somewhere else I would," says Covington.


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Here's a bank of short videos to help you get the job done. From choosing the right product for your fences and garden, to simple techniques to achieve the ultimate finish in your bathroom, kitchen and around your home. Simple, straight-forward and to the point. They're well worth a watch.
How to videos
Protect the doors inside your home from knocks, scuffs and scratches, with our interior varnish. You can put it on with a brush, or save a bit of time by using our Perfect Finish pad. In this example, we're using a Perfect Finish Pad to varnish an interior door.
Step One:
To get started, put down a dust sheet, and open a window. Remove the handle from the door, and mask off anything you don't want to get varnish on.
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Then, give the door a good sand. If you need help, watch our how to prep wood' video. The pad holds just the right amount, so you don't need to put too much on. Start with the inside panels, working your way out.
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Before the final coat, give the door a light sand, with extra fine sandpaper, and wipe with a damp cloth. You'll need to put on 3 coats so your door is protected for longer. It'll be dry in 20 minutes. So stand back and admire.
That's how to make an entrance.
Ronseal. Does exactly what it says on the tin.


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Researchers Offer Closer Look At Complications In Patients With Diabetes
Two abstracts, which will be presented at the upcoming Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), seek to address the impact of dialysis upon diabetic wound healing and the long-term mortality rates of those who undergo non-traumatic amputation.
For the one abstract's retrospective review, researchers evaluated 150 patients with diabetes on hemodialysis. These patients had 30 months of follow-up for foot ulcers, infections, amputations and death. The abstract authors sought to determine if the patients received "standard preventative care" consistent with patient education, therapeutic shoes and foot care, and whether the preventative care had an impact.
The researchers note that the annual incidence of ulceration was 19.5 percent, the incidence of amputation was 11.6 percent and the incidence of death was 21 percent. Furthermore, only 1 percent of the population received diabetic education, 7 percent received therapeutic shoes or insoles, and 50 percent received foot care, according to the abstract. Researchers note no difference in foot complications among the patients who received preventive care.
However, the study notes that the incidence of foot complications was much higher among diabetic patients on hemodialysis in comparison to patients with diabetes who did not have renal disease. Only a small proportion of the population received preventive services during the 30-month evaluation period.
Abstract lead author Lawrence Lavery, DPM, calls the study results preliminary and says more research is needed. For example, he notes that in many populations, podiatry visits are predictive of amputations since DPMs see high-risk patients with wounds very frequently and 20 percent of people with ulcers have amputations.
"It is like identifying that if a cardiologist sees you, there is an increased risk of dying from a myocardial infarction," says Dr. Lavery, a Professor in the Department of Surgery at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.
Dr. Lavery also notes that approximately 50 percent or more of patients with diabetes on hemodialysis have peripheral vascular disease (PVD) in comparison to 12 percent of a general population of diabetes patients with PVD. Dr. Lavery says many patients with diabetes and PVD on hemodialysis may not be able to achieve wound healing or the prevention of such wounds unless they receive a bypass.
Exploring The Link Between Long-Term Mortality Rates And Amputation
In a second SAWC abstract, researchers reviewed 1,043 charts of diabetic patients who had undergone non-traumatic amputations in six metropolitan areas in Texas in 1993. They then used the Social Security Death Index to identify the mortality data for those patients in 2007.
The abstract found overall mortality at three, five and 10 years was 38.5 percent, 52.3 percent and 75.9 percent respectively. Dialysis patients had a consistently higher mortality rate in comparison to those with chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) or without renal disease despite associated comorbidities, according to the abstract.
Furthermore, the abstract notes that dialysis patients had a significantly higher risk of undergoing a higher level amputation. The abstract researchers say the significant risk factors for mortality are amputation level, dialysis and age. Dr. Lavery adds that patients on dialysis have more severe lower extremity disease, have a longer incidence of diabetes, have more comorbidities and have a poor survival rate. Accordingly, the study authors say there is a significant need for wound care and amputation prevention in diabetic patients on hemodialysis.
The Symposium on Advanced Wound Care will be held from April 24 to 27 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. For more info, go to www.sawc.net.


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Cyber-space can be a scary place at times. There's the constant barrage of urgent emails demanding your username/password/social security number OR ELSE! Social networking sites keep you connected, but what about the hidden costs? Just about everything is online and at your fingertips, but threats lurk just beyond arms reach, putting you in harm's way. Hackers, cyber thieves and common criminals are ubiquitous, seeking access to your computer and information 24x7. How can you keep from being caught by phishing, online hazards, bogus apps, filesharing dangers or a crook's stickyfingers?
We're glad you asked, because October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and is all about learning how to protect yourself, your computer or device, personal information, identity, bank account and/or reputation. In other words, we're here to help make sure that you Don't Get Caught but Get Cautious.
During this past October ISG focused on different risks and threats providing both online and in-person opportunities to become more cyber secure. Those attending classes and acing the quizzes were entered into a drawing held on October 31st. Congratulations to all of our prize winners:
- Daniel Ochs - Graduate Student, Education (iPad mini)
- Danny Cordeiro - Brown Card Office (Samsung Galaxy Tab 3)
- Anne Nolan - University Library, Technical Services (Targus CityGear 16 Messenger Bag)
- Lauren Colwell - Undergraduate Student (Brown Cable Knit Throw)
- Jose Albites Sanabria - Graduate Student, School of Engineering (Kensington ClickSafe Portable Combo Laptop Lock)
- Sarah Goddard - Undergraduate Student (ThinkSafe Portable MacBook Locking System)
- Samuel Moore - Undergraduate Student (Brown Knit Paw Print Hat)
This year ISG once again had a table at the "Be Safe Brown!" Campus Safety Resource Fair on October 1, offering fishy treats (crackers and candy) along with tips on phishing protection. We also held three popular Brown Bag presentations by David Sherry, Brown's Chief Information Sercurity Officer.
Thu 10/10 :: In This Phishing Contest, Your Identity is the Trophy
Thu 10/17 :: Is Your Life Online?
Thu 10/24 :: Love Your Mobile Devices? Like To Keep Them Safe?
Though National Cyber Security Awareness Month is now history, we will leave the site up with links to our tutorials, which remain relevant throughout the year.
October 6 - 12 | October 13 - 19 | October 20 - 26 | October 27 - 31 |
Don't Get Caught by ... a Phishing Phony |
Don't Get Caught by ... an Online Oops! |
Don't Get Caught by ... a Defenseless Device |
Don't Get Caught by ... a Pilfering Prowler |
National Cyber Security Awareness Month is sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance, whose "mission is to educate and empower a digital society to use the Internet safely and securely at home, work, and school, protecting the technology individuals use, the networks they connect to, and our shared digital assets." This is ISG's ninth year to be part of this important educational effort.


text: All students enrolled in last spring's herpetology class at Freed-Hardeman University taught by Dr. Brian Butterfield, were published in the December 2012 edition of the quarterly "Herpetological Review" as a result of their having identified previously undocumented species. The "Herpetological Review" is peer-reviewed and includes articles and notes related to the field of herpetology. The review is published by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, one of the premier amphibian and reptile societies. According to Butterfield, his students identified species that had not been officially documented in Chester, McNairy and Hardin counties. The spring peeper, spiny softshell, Southeastern five-lined skink, little brown skink, yellow-bellied kingsnake and diamond-backed watersnake were among the species identified. Students who identified previously undocumented species included these: Chavonna Christy, Catherine Combs, Savannah Cole, Summer Cole, Mark Cooper, Ashley Foster, Whitney Pirtle Gravelle, Ethan Kuykendall, Melissa Marshall, Marcus Posey, Sarah Tucker and Abigail Vann. Non-students who participated in the activity and were published included Dr. LeAnn Self-Davis, Lee Barton, and Joey Butterfield. Butterfield offers herpetology, an upper-division zoology course, in the spring semester of odd years. "I am keenly interested in my students participating in the scientific process," he said. "Publishing in the scientific arena provides my students rich academic experiences as well as builds their resumes for scientific pursuits beyond Freed-Hardeman."


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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)Mexico will officially change its name - to 'Mexico'
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
November 25th, 2012 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Many agree that the nation of Mexico has many pressing issues it needs to address. However - the soon to be former Mexican President Felipe Calderon wants Mexico to officially proclaim its name - as Mexico. After gaining independence from Spain in 1821, Mexico officially became the "United Mexican States," a phrase that is only used by Mexican officials who deal with diplomatic protocol. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Chalk it up to the nation's neighbor to the north, the United States, whose American independence movement had inspired Mexican leaders of that era. Mexico was also a territory composed of states, and the name stuck and became official in 1824.United Mexican States turn up on official documents pertaining to international relations. However, for the rest of Mexicans and the world, the nation is simply known -- as Mexico. Outgoing President Calderon sent to the Mexican Congress this week a piece of legislation to change the country's name officially to simply Mexico. A conservative president better known for his war on drug cartels and organized crime, Calderon has only a few days to go before relinquishing control of Mexico to Enrique Pena Nieto, who was elected in July, takes on December 1st. It's not yet known if the new Mexican Congress will quickly act on Calderon's bill or tackle other more pressing matters such as security and the economy. Calderon, in announcing his decision to officially changing his country's name declared that the name United Mexican States was originally taken because back in 1824 the United States of America was an example of democracy and liberty for the new independent nations in the Americas. "It's time that we Mexicans retake the beauty and simplicity of our motherland's name: Mexico. (It's) a name that we use when chanting or singing, a name that identifies us throughout the world and that makes us proud," Calderon said. The word "Mexico" was first used by the Aztecs in their original nahuatl language. The indigenous tribe founded a city called Tenochtitlan in the valley now occupied by the modern Mexico City. That original city was conquered by the Spanish in 1521. Gaining its independence from Spain in 1821, many Mexicans pronounce the "x" in Mexico as a hard "h." Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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Will Parry Celebrated for 90 Years of Activism and Dedication
Robby Stern, President, Puget Sound Alliance for Retired Americans
Former Advisory Council member Will Parry was recently honored for his service and devotion to social justice. Guests joined in as Will performed "This Land is Your Land" and other moving and meaningful numbers._________________________
Former Advisory Council member Will Parry was recently honored for his service and devotion to social justice.
Guests joined in as Will performed "This Land is Your Land" and other moving and meaningful numbers._________________________
Will Parry, together with his late wife, Louise, helped build the labor movement and the senior citizens movement in the Pacific Northwest. Recently, the Puget Sound Alliance for Retired Americans (PSARA) celebrated Will's 90th birthday with songs, poetry, and heartfelt tributes.
Tom Parry, Will's 87-year-old brother, captivated the crowd with humorous stories about Will's youth, his family and their deep Northwest roots.
Through his college education at Washington State College (now WSU) and the impact of the Depression on his family and community, Will developed the belief that Communism held out the best hope for the majority of people in our country. After serving in the Coast Guard during World War II, Parry returned to the Puget Sound where he was a journalist for progressive and Communist newspapers.
Jeff Johnson of the WA State Labor Council recounted how Parry was targeted in the Red Scare of the 1950s. Will was called to testify before the state version of HUAC. He and his family were followed and harassed by the FBI. According to Johnson, "The Taft-Hartley Act was passed and radicals were being purged from the labor movement." Johnson says that according to Will, "They drove the radicals out and it took the starch out of the labor movement." Johnson concluded by noting that in recent years, the Washington Labor Council "honored Will as a hero of the Washington State Labor Movement."
Will needed to support his wife and two kids after he was driven out of journalism, so he went to work at Longview Fibre's corrugated box factory in south Seattle. Bill Farris, President of the Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers, Local 817, spoke about Will's 21 years working for Longview Fibre. Will became a leader within the AWPPW, serving as their first elected lobbyist in Olympia. Farris said, "He was an advocate for people who needed help, an advocate for the union. I've lost count of the number of picket lines I've walked with Will."
Will retired from the box factory after 21 years and shortly thereafter began teaching in the Shoreline College Labor Studies Program. Lynn Domingo, an organizer with Legacy of Equality, Leadership, and Organizing (LELO) said she enrolled in a labor history course Parry was teaching. "I was floundering, wondering where I was going," she said. "I have to thank Will for the salvation he provided in that class."
Thurston Muskelly, former Chair of the Board at the Central Area Senior Center and now a Board Member, spoke of Will's efforts "in the fight back against President Reagan's drive to destroy public health." Will also played a central role when the CASC was facing bankruptcy. He and Muskelly spearheaded a fund drive that brought in $131,000.
Will is the editor of the Retiree Advocate, the high quality and feisty monthly newsletter of the Puget Sound Alliance for Retired Americans. He also served for years, until recently, as the President of PSARA. Ed Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance of Retired Americans (ARA), brought greetings from ARA headquarters in Washington D.C. He said the national staff waits with anticipation each month for the arrival of the PSARA's newsletter. He praised Parry as a national leader of the senior citizens movement.
The evening was filled with wonderful music and poetry, with exquisite vocals by Rebel Voices, two women whose beautiful spirited harmonies captivated the people in attendance.
At the end, Will took the stage with guitar in hand and his fiddle-playing son, Jon Parry, by his side. He led the 300 attendees in singing "Carry On," "This Land Is Your Land," "Goodnight Irene," and "Down By the Riverside." He urged that we get enough signatures to put the state income tax initiative on the ballot. Said Will, "I'm glad my birthday served as an excuse to get us all together. It is a time to celebrate the unity and strength of the movement, not the feeble strength of one."


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My son is bridging over to Boy Scouts in February, and he is looking at going to camp with the troop. I had a bit of sticker shock. I'm used to the $100 Cub Scout Day Camp cost. The camp his troop is going to is $700 for the week. Is that typical for Boy Scout camps?
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$260 - Week of summer camp run by local scouting council
$140 - Week of summer camp run by our troop. We sometimes do both.
$700 - Sounds like high adventure. Sea Base was about that price years ago WITHOUT transportation. Your troop might be doing some special summer program this year.
IMHO, troops should offer a normal priced summer camp each year. The high price forces some scouts out.
As I look into this further, it appears the camp they are going to is not a Boy Scout property. It is a private camp that offers Scouting programs. That's probably part of the reason the cost is so high. It's a camp on Catalina Island off the coast of California. The troop alternates between this camp and another camp in the Sierra mountains each year. The other camp is at a Boy Scout property, so hopefully that one will be cheaper. It would be nice if they offered both on the year that they do the expensive camp, so at least a boy who wants to attend camp can go without breaking the bank.
Fred, I can see myself calling the Scoutmaster of the CO troop that my son just decided not to join.
Me: "Hey, I know he didn't want to join your troop, but is it OK if my son comes with you guys to summer camp because the troop we are joining is sending them off to rich kid camp and we can't afford to go?"
SM: "Your son should have thought of that when he decided not to join our troop. You made your bed, now lie in it."
I haven't even told the CO SM yet that none of my son's den are joining his troop because I've been too nervous to break the news to him. But I think one boy in our den is joining a troop from another town, so maybe we could go with them because there shouldn't be any hard feelings there. I will have to inquire about that possibility.
DK, l'll try to put this as politely as I can: That's just "girl thinking". Any SM worth the title will make it work for your boy. If a fella ever talked to you like that, I'd tell his mamma to wash his mouth out with soap until he can say 'friendly, courteous, kind' while gargling bubbles.
Explain to your son what you are thinking of doing, ask him if it'd be okay to talk to the another troop and plan to summer with them. (This may mean going to a few meetings to meet the boys he'd be camping with).
Don't worry about that. As long as the scout is mostly self-sufficient, most scoutmasters are glad to have one or two attend with them. As long as the match up works. In another words, a scout from a relaxed troop probably would not do well in a strongly regimented troop, but the reverse would probably be fine.
In our city, I've seen it happen regularly. Our troop has done it several times and other troops have done it several times. It's no big deal.
Well looking at Camps on Catalina Island I would say $700 for camp ain't bad...I found prices starting at $1500 to $4000 so With Out knowing what camp I can't say if it is a good Price truly or Not. Sadly Private Camps are one of the reason why Many Councils are closing Camps..Financial concerns out way the benefits.
The cost varies by location and program, but that is very expensive if what's offered is a local traditional week long summer camp. $150 - $250 is typical of a week long local council ran traditional camp program. If you're not including travel costs, that fee is more in line with Philmont or Northern Tier High Adventure Base pricing.
Location, location, location; Catalina is an anomaly due to this. But anywhere in California you are going to most likely see between $300 and $400 due to state laws related to camp staff pay and other state level rules regarding camps. One of the reasons we have stuck to council the past few years is that any camperships available are only good within council; and few councils offer them to out of council units. For us, our camp is just about the closest too, which is a bigger factor than it was once. Of course, now we have the drought to deal with; last year our reservoir lake dried up before July, so no boating. Still have the pool, but the weather outlook does not bode well for boating. Lots of other good program though.
For what you still get at most BSA camps, the price is not that high. But smaller troops often are penalized for leadership costs due to minimum camper counts and two deep. We no longer get any free unless we have at least 10 scout campers; and since that is how many we have in the troop, not likely to happen. Adult price is lower, but I feel it should do no more than cover food costs, which would save about 30-40%. Of course, troops from less financially stable areas also struggle to cover summer camp especially, and even local weekend camping to some extent. There are few free camping areas anymore; and many closer in public areas are not the best place to camp due to lack of control of who is nearby, and their actions. Compare BSA camps to other group camps though, and they generally are a deal, even on Catalina.
We just keep working on finding the least expensive spots that meet a minimum level. Packing in helps with this, but right now we struggle due to leadership shortages of adults that can still backpack. Working on that now with some hope of finally getting some help.
Just keep working the program, and "do your best".
Just check out the Camp and the Program...
My council is promoting Summer Camp using a Video with no photos from Our Camp..except maybe the Climbing Tower. Definitely not The River Canoeing , Not The Archery Range, Not the Rifle Range, Not the Lake Barge.We have a Pool and that is it. No C.O.P.E, No Lake, No Permanent Climbing Towers, No Zip Lines,
We hopefully will have the New Shotgun Range finished by Summer Camp.
Our Aquatics program portion of Camp was Canceled last year due to low Lake Levels Unless we get Drastic Rain Levels we won't have it again this year..Our Lakes are at almost 28% Levels right now. We did Swimming and Lifesaving Only at the pool, We Bused the Scouters out to the Lake each day when we was able to in Prior Years..BummerLast edited by jpstodwftexas; 01-08-2014, 09:49 AM.
I see provisional troops suggested above.
I think it is a really bad idea to send a new scout with a unit he does not know and a part time scoutmaster looking after him. Seems like a recipe for a homesick lad who you will never see again after summer camp.
Looking for a couple of provisional camps for a couple of my boys who do not want to attend our traditional camp with the troop. Both require the lads to be first class and 13 years old before they will take them.
It all depends on the quality of the provisional SM. If he's good, there shouldn't be a problem, otherwise it could be a major problem. One has no way of knowing this before the boy sets off for camp. I guess I don't like the crap-shoot chances of sending off my boys under those circumstances.
Even though we haven't bridged over yet, I took my son to the Boy Scout meeting last night so we could learn more about this expensive camp on Catalina Island. Turns out it is actually a Council-owned camp, not a private camp. The people we talked to all raved about how fun the camp was, so my son and his friend decided to go but I told my son that he had to raise $300 of the cost himself.
In this day and age you actually expect your son to take some responsibility to pay for this???? Shame on you!
Seriously: Sounds like your mentoring is going to produce a responsible young man! Congrats! By the way, it is my experience that boys that work for a goal like this makes that goal that much more valuable to them. Hope your boy has a blast!


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Financial Crisis Conference 2009
International Center for Finance
The two-day will include participants from institutions such as the Federal Reserve Board and several member Federal Reserve Banks, the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and The Vanguard Group, as well as from leading business schools.
Since the current crisis engulfed the global financial system, finance and economics scholars have been working to understand its origins and to develop the most effective policy and regulatory responses to correct it and prevent future crises. On July 11 and 12, the Yale SOM International Center for Finance and the Review of Financial Studies gathered a select group of these researchers to discuss their latest findings at the Financial Crisis Conference.


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Tickets Still Available for Monday's Taste of Madison
Thursday, April 3, 2014 • 2:27pm
MADISON, NJ - Tickets are still on sale for Taste of Madison 2014, scheduled for next Monday, April 7.
The Taste of Madison Organizing Committee is hosting an evening that features extraordinary food from Madison's best chefs along with fine drink, a silent auction, a gift basket raffle and a 50/50 drawing. The event will be held in the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park.
Members of the prestigious Napa Valley Vintners will be the exclusive providers of wine. Beer and spirits will also be on tap.
The Taste of Madison is the Chamber of Commerce's largest fundraiser and Madison's biggest party of the year.
Tickets are available at Gary's Wine & Marketplace, which is the Taste's presenting sponsor, and at www.TasteOfMadison.org. Tickets are also available at d torr boutique, Sprouts Consignment, The Madison Pharmacy and Salvatore Minardi Salon.
There are two ticket levels for you to choose from:
General Admission Tickets: $65 each (7 pm to 9:30 pm).
VIP Admission Tickets: $100 each (6 pm to 9:30 pm).
VIP Admission Tickets: $100 each (6 pm to 9:30 pm).
Tickets will not be sold at the door, so participants can only attend if they buy tickets prior to the event.
The Taste of Madison Organizing Committee encourages patrons to bring your friends, family and colleagues.
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