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March 06, 2015 – Discover Cuba event showcases the cuisine, culture, and history of Cuba.
March 04, 2015 – In all, 13 student projects will receive funding ranging from $500 to $1,250.
March 02, 2015 – Research on the songs of plain wrens may help understand more about human conversation.
March 02, 2015 – A team of scientists has determined that dengue is being misdiagnosed as malaria in Ghana, and possibly elsewhere in Africa.
February 27, 2015 – As part of E-Week activities at the College of Engineering, more than 220 teenaged girls attended Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day on the UM campus.
February 26, 2015 – Events for Week of Cuban Culture include lots of food, parties, a domino tournament, and more.
February 25, 2015 – UM alumnus Rony Abovitz, a successful entrepreneur, told students that if they want to chase their dreams they need to be bold and unafraid.
February 25, 2015 – Three-day event will bring more than 1,000 college students from around the world to UM.
February 24, 2015 – Festivities included dances, music, demonstrations, East Asian cuisine, crafts, and more.
February 24, 2015 – A collaborative research team found that an antibody-like molecule provides long-term protection against HIV/AIDS infection.
February 20, 2015 – The 41,089-square-foot complex, which includes 77 chamber music and teaching studios, will unite the Frost School's 770 students and 125 faculty "like never before."
February 20, 2015 – Students Brianna Hathaway, Ishtpreet Singh, and Robert Renfro are members of the new executive board.
February 19, 2015 – The Goizueta Foundation gift will endow a Graduate Fellowship Program and support the continued growth of the CHC.
February 17, 2015 – A panel of lawyers explored the fight for freedom of Cuban rafters and Haitians held at Guantanamo in the mid-1990s.
February 13, 2015 – NBA coach, business mogul talk friendship, family, and the value of failure.
February 12, 2015 – The Scholarship Donor Recognition Luncheon celebrated the benefactors whose generosity enables students to attend UM.
February 11, 2015 – Feminist, author, and activist Gloria Steinem urges students to take action against injustices.
February 11, 2015 – A UM Center for Hemispheric Policy event explored the deepening political and economic instability in Venezuela.
February 10, 2015 – Faculty Senate awards highest accolades to René Sacasas, Mary E. Mckay, and Jay S. Skyler.
February 09, 2015 – Dolphins Cycling Challenge V raises millions for UM's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.
February 06, 2015 – BioNIUM's "clean room" filters the minutest particles from the air, a necessity to create devices on the nanoscale.
February 06, 2015 – The UM alumna performed and gave advice to students during BAM Opening Ceremonies at the Student Activities Center.
February 03, 2015 – The University of Miami Law Review symposium will feature the retired U.S. Supreme Court justice.
February 02, 2015 – Events will also include exhibits, lectures, a poetry slam, and more.
February 02, 2015 – Cuban dissidents meeting at UM's Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies call for a dialogue on the democratic future of Cuba.
January 28, 2015 – Beloved scholar M. Minnette Massey, former acting dean of Miami Law, passes the torch to Charlton Copeland.
January 28, 2015 – A forum held at UM looked to cast an ever-brighter spotlight on the local illicit trade in people trapped in lives of forced labor or commercial sex.
January 28, 2015 – The Hurricane Food Court and Hecht Stanford Dining Hall officially opened this week.
January 21, 2015 – Alumnus Sam Daley-Harris shared his journey from musician to global activist during his Distinguished Alumni Lecture.
January 21, 2015 – The $1.6 million donation is the largest gift from a former student athlete to UM Athletics.
January 20, 2015 – The 64th annual event featured more than 220 fine art exhibitors.
January 19, 2015 – On the national holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., more than 120 students helped beautify Brownsville Middle School.
January 15, 2015 – The tiny zebrafish is helping scientists answer questions about genetics and disease.
January 14, 2015 – The endowment gift from UM Trustee and alumnus Robert Mann will support several programs and other needs in Athletics.
January 12, 2015 – University receives Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
January 12, 2015 – Students unearth artifacts that shed light on "prehistoric occupants of the Everglades."
January 07, 2015 – A South Florida tradition, the festival will bring more than 220 fine art juried exhibitors to the grounds of the Lowe Art Museum.
January 06, 2015 – Unique collaboration between Arts and Sciences, Medicine, and Nursing prepares future health professionals.
December 23, 2014 – UM experienced another year of transformative change and progress. Here's a look at what transpired at the U over the past year.
December 19, 2014 – Albert Rodney "Rod" Wellens, professor and longtime chair of the Department of Psychology who left an indelible mark on the University, the community,…
December 18, 2014 – In his fall 2014 commencement address, Chuck Todd, moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, told graduates to build and grow a better society.
December 16, 2014 – UM employee cared for her cancer-stricken mother while attending classes.
December 12, 2014 – New initiative will connect visualization efforts already in place at UM.
December 11, 2014 – UM President Donna E. Shalala welcomes her former boss, Bill Clinton, and a roster of distinguished international leaders to begin a dialogue on what the next 20 years will hold for the region.
December 09, 2014 – With the fall semester coming to an end, students enjoy Puppies on the Green, hammocks in the Palm Court area, and manmade snow to relieve the stress of final exams.
December 09, 2014 – Keeping the historic train station as a dominant feature, students proposed mixed-use developments with shops, offices, and residential units that would encourage walking.
December 08, 2014 – The School of Business Administration is now offering a new online Master of Professional Accounting program.
December 07, 2014 – Football accepts bid to face South Carolina in Independence Bowl.
December 05, 2014 – Ken Hunt's gift will endow a full scholarship in perpetuity for the running back position.
December 03, 2014 – UM alumnus Hermes Mallea talks about the elegance of the Caribbean playgrounds of the rich and famous.
December 02, 2014 – Centenarian was an accomplished lawyer, tennis champion, and mother of UM President Donna E. Shalala.
December 01, 2014 – Theatre arts graduate Alanna Saunders will play Tiger Lily in NBC's Peter Pan Live! on Thursday.
December 01, 2014 – http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health-fitness/article4207134.html
November 25, 2014 – IEP students weave international customs into America's traditional holiday.
November 25, 2014 – The three-year commitment will look at ways to make campuses healthier.
November 20, 2014 – The Dauer Electron Microscopy Lab provides undergraduate students a remarkable research opportunity.
November 19, 2014 – Researchers will use the money to study the impact of oil spills on fish and how pollutants spread through water.
November 18, 2014 – Army Major Stephen Snyder-Hill will speak at UM about serving in the armed services before, during, and after DADT.
November 14, 2014 – Admiral James Stavridis, delivering the Cobb Leadership Lecture, said that building bridges is the key to a secure world.
November 14, 2014 – Researchers are looking at using crowdsourcing to help in facial recognition.
November 13, 2014 – Undergraduate students use a lunchtime seminar to practice research presentations.
November 12, 2014 – The Ohio Democrat says that practicing mindfulness can bring success and happiness.
November 11, 2014 – From World War II veterans to the servicemen and servicewomen engaged in the war on terror, UM honors the brave men and women of the armed forces.
November 11, 2014 – UM's Ring Theatre collaborates with the Tectonic Theater Project to perform the classic opera with an Afro-Cuban twist.
November 06, 2014 – In a gripping talk presented at UM's Miller Center, international journalist Ilene Prusher explained that reporters are no longer only truth-seekers but also targets of extremist terrorist groups.
November 04, 2014 – UM researchers have discovered a network of tissue communication that occurs during early development.
November 03, 2014 – Thirty one students, faculty, staff, and alumni were tapped into the University's highest honor recently.
November 03, 2014 – The gift will enable the creation of the position of Beaux Arts Director and Chief Curator.
October 31, 2014 – With an 'Animate Your Story' theme and Hurricanes great Jim Kelly as grand marshal, UM celebrated an unforgettable 2014 Homecoming and Alumni Weekend.
October 30, 2014 – UM's Center for International Business Education and Research will use a grant to bolster innovative services.
October 29, 2014 – The 4th Annual 'Canes Spirit Day featured food, giveaways, a dunk tank contest, and, of course, plenty of UM pride.
October 27, 2014 – Alan I. Leshner, Arsht Distinguished Speaker in Ethics, told his audience that one should "never discuss floods with Noah in the audience."
October 27, 2014 – Hundreds of UM students give back to the community in one of the oldest service days at the University.
October 23, 2014 – The Lennar Foundation Medical Center will deliver breakthrough health care to South Florida starting in 2016.
October 23, 2014 – Journalist Ilene Prusher will speak at UM about Middle East conflicts and how journalists are now targets of terrorist groups.
October 21, 2014 – Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club 'Grow Your Own Business Challenge' kicked off at the University of Miami on Monday with a launch event attended by more than 150 elementary and middle school students.
October 17, 2014 – Jim Kelly, who will serve as grand marshal for UM's 2014 Alumni Weekend and Homecoming festivities, faced some of the NFL's fiercest defenders as a quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. His toughest battles, however, would be fought away from the field.
October 16, 2014 – Center made possible by $2.5 million lead gift from two distinguished Miami families.
October 13, 2014 – A spirited pep rally and barbeque, meetings with academic deans, and informational sessions on a variety of topics were among the many activities offered during Family Weekend 2014.
October 10, 2014 – UM Board of Trustees Chairman Stuart A. Miller appointed members to the Presidential Search Committee.
October 09, 2014 – Researchers and counselors noted that patterns and environment can influence behaviors in children.
October 08, 2014 – From a Survivors Celebration to T-shirt sales benefiting cancer research, Zeta Tau Alpha kicked off Think Pink Week on campus.
October 03, 2014 – The $50 million Marine Technology and Life Sciences Seawater Complex will help improve coastal resiliency and hurricane forecasting and look to the oceans to shed new light on how to treat human diseases.
October 02, 2014 – Researchers suggest that these sounds are key to maintain group cohesion
October 01, 2014 – UM and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly will lead the 2014 Homecoming activities.
September 30, 2014 – A sold-out crowd celebrated the 29th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, which benefits research at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
September 30, 2014 – A traveling exhibit aimed at building public awareness of the long history of Guantánamo will be featured at UM's CAS Gallery through October.
September 29, 2014 – The two Master's degree programs are in Sport Administration and Finance, designed for working professionals.
September 22, 2014 – With more than 39,500 lives lost to suicide each year, a community of hundreds participated in an annual walk on the UM campus to raise awareness about suicide prevention.
September 19, 2014 – Miller School's Tiffany Field receives Golden Goose Award in Washington
September 18, 2014 – Hundreds of 'Canes turn out for a retirement tribute to Norm Parsons.
September 18, 2014 – Colombian peace negotiators shared their accounts of ongoing talks with FARC rebels.
September 12, 2014 – UM students and staff signed a banner, donated items for homeless veterans, and held a vigil to remember those lost on 9/11.
September 11, 2014 – UM President Donna E. Shalala and UM Trustee Carlos Gutierrez named to advisory committee of the national program.
September 10, 2014 – In a new study, researchers analyze sediment records to reveal the Indian Ocean region's tsunami potential.
September 09, 2014 – For the sixth year in a row, UM is ranked in the top 50 in U.S. News' "Best Colleges" issue.
September 08, 2014 – UM President Donna E. Shalala announces she will step down next year.
September 08, 2014 – The popular courtyard is named 'Hilarie Bass Bricks' for the superstar lawyer, community leader, and loyal 'Cane.
September 08, 2014 – UM hosted CPR Day on September 6, providing free instruction to people on the lifesaving technique.
September 05, 2014 – Places & Spaces: Mapping Science, a traveling exhibition of 100 maps that present data in visually stunning formats, debuts at UM.


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I like the two Patriots featured in the top 5 for obvious reasons - both have been almost perfect through 3 weeks - taking away dropped catches Brady has thrown about 5 or 6 off target passes through 3 games - to me, that is awesome.
I think it also puts the Peyton Manning thing in perspective - I still think Peyton has the better top 2 WR's - based mostly on time spent together and familiarity which is huge - yet give Brady some elite weapons and he blows the guy off the park from a stat standpoint.
Passer ratings 141.8 for Brady, 104.9 for Manning.
10 TD's brady, 5 for Manning.
I guess Tom will have to win 4 SB's for every one that Peyton wins though - just to get his due as the better QB by far.
As far as team ratings go, I went on record pre-season saying that the Steelers were being masively overlooked - and now the balance has swung the other way (as it typical with the goldfish mentality of the NFL) and Pittsburgh is being given too much credit for beating 3 teams who im sure won't make the postseason.
Not one of those teams seriously threatened to put enough points on the Steelers D to actually place Ben under any type of pressure.
But then that is probably a result of pre-season powerhouse teams such as San Diego and Baltimore (aswell as the Bengals for whatever reason) being less than impressive through 3 weeks.
FWP is indeed the man for Pittsburgh - he is the one who makes it all happen the RB is the guy who has set the tempo in Pittsburgh under Cowher and Tomlin looks to be much the same.
Roethlisberger has avoided basic mistakes that allow the rest of his team the luxury to go out make plays on both sides of the ball - the Steeler D is real, and I never thought it would be any different.
We'll get a true picture of how Ben responds to adversity during weeks 7 through 9 (Denver, Cincy and Baltimore) - those are the first real tests I expect where the opposition will be able to limit the run or put big presure on the Pittsburgh DB's and create potential for a shootout.
They've been great for a while now, three Super Bowls' worth of great. But only this season have the New England Patriots become The Show, the must-see team of stars, pretty boys and reformed bad boys. Suddenly, the Patriots are not simply great; they're compelling, fascinating, appearing to be almighty and a touch lawless.
The Patriots didn't bother with swagger to start this NFL season; they went straight to defiant. Either you're one of them or you're about to get crushed.
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We were all created with two ears and one mouth so that we can listen more and talk less. Our team is here to simply listen to your needs, work with you to discover what is needed that will motivate your consumers and then create the right platform personally for you that connects vision to reality.
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Professionals face a challenging task when discussing a suspected disability with families. The message is challenging for the professional to deliver, and also challenging for families to receive. As families and professionals work through this, it is important that they establish an effective and collaborative relationship with open lines of communication. Communication should be frequent and ongoing. Families should be invited and encouraged to ask questions, provide input, and participate throughout the process. The webcasts, links, and documents in this section provide information and resources that support open communication and collaboration between professionals and families.
The Easter Seals Ages and Stages Project
Offers families an online developmental assessment tool to use in their homes to identify potential concerns. The tool is easy to use and is customized to your child's age. Great for kids 0-5.
Talking to Parents about Autism - Autism Speaks
A video that provides educators with information on how to approach the topic of a potential development delay with parents.
Illinois Early Learning Project: Communicating with Parents during Sensitive and Difficult Situations
A website that provides professionals with various resources that highlight the importance of parents and teachers working as partners and how to communicate effectively with one another.
Sharing Concerns - If You Suspect a Developmental Delay or Autism, Speak Up!
A document that covers the do's and don'ts when addressing concerns with parents regarding their child's development.
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Clifton Childree's Something Awful (NSFW)
If you haven't read our profile on local artist Clifton Childree, you are missing out on getting to know one of the city's most inventive people. Childree's work is mostly done via film, for which he creates elaborate sets, recreating silent-era imagery laced with juvenile humor.
Just so you can witness the extent of Childree's perverted/genius thinking, here is a clip of his 2006 short Something Awful, which is mildly NSFW. Clip after the jump.
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How Fox News Almost Gave Us President Gore
Andrew Malcolm has unearthed an interesting little tidbit from Karl Rove's upcoming book.
One of the overlooked details of the forever-fight over the widely-debated conservative leanings of the Fox News Channel (besides the fact that a third of its viewers are Democrats) is that it was Fox that broke the then-shocking story in 2000 of candidate George W. Bush's 24-year-old DUI charges.
Why, you wonder, would an old Maine story matter, regardless of the source?
The breaking story of Bush's unrevealed 1976 DUI charges in Maine came just four days before the 2000 election. The Bush-Cheney ticket was tied then in national polls with the Democrats' Gore-Lieberman ticket and was, in fact, ahead in Maine.
Bush ended up losing Maine to the Democrats the next Tuesday and several other states by narrow margins. Had the Republicans won those electoral votes, there never would have been any Florida recount, hanging chad controversy or Supreme Court case. Florida's electoral votes wouldn't have changed anything.
I never did understand why Fox News felt the DUI story was newsworthy. It was an old story that had been covered before (as had his other problems with alcohol and how he conquered them) and, well, it wasn't really news. All it really did was hamstring George Bush's candidacy, which is not at all a move you expect from Fox News. It smelled of a hit piece, though from a completely unexpected source.
I would love to read a decent account of how the DUI story made it to air. Perhaps once we get a few years' distance from the Bush Presidency, that will be one of the tales that are fully told.
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A firsthand account of what it's like to live in a place that any minute could be torn apart.
BOSTON — I'd wondered why they lived there, like cliff dwellers perched in high rises along hillsides, people who lived along the Pacific Ring of Fire or tectonic plates.
Why stay? How often would you think about it? Would you calculate which was better: Living on a lower floor where it's easier to flee at the first sign of a tremor? Or on a higher floor that once collapsed, would be at the top of the heap and easier to be pulled from?
There were lots of reasons I didn't want to move to Tokyo: It was expensive, crowded, I would never think quickly enough to wrap my tongue around their language. But earthquakes failed to register when my husband and I were offered jobs too good to decline.
Even after I fell in love with the food, the technology, the sweetness of Japanese people and public bathing in hot-spring baths, the specter of being crushed or buried alive made me check my watch somewhat obsessively for four years and ask: Is it time to leave yet?
A few weeks after moving there, in my bathroom in central Tokyo, it occurred to me how lucky we Americans are geologically. A tremor grabbed our wood-frame house by the shoulders and shook it like crazy.
The first beats start as the door bangs against its stop. Seconds later, the rubbing of the wood joists rises like a string section, sounding a bit like how I imagine the quartet on the doomed Titanic. Occasionally, something would fall off a counter or a shelf in a crescendo. You learn to use museum glue under vases and breakables to stick them to the shelf.
When the tremors would rhythmically tap out their greeting and my heartbeat would increase with the sway of the house, I'd manage my fear intellectually. Don't make a fool of yourself. In a few seconds it will stop. Don't scare the children. Then slack-jawed by terror, I'd wonder if the joists would split apart and allow the house to collapse around us.
We learned to put our shoes under the bed where we could find them easily in the dark. Lying in bed and staring out the window as dark turned to dawn, I'd watch Tokyo's famed crows line up on the power lines. I'd imagine the trajectory of downed electrical wires and how we would tip-toe past broken glass and fallen timbers to ... where?
We kept two emergency preparedness kits ready: One in our car and the other in a closet near the front door. The carport roof would probably collapse atop the car, and the closet would be forever blocked by the skewed door jamb, but we stored water, a first-aid kit, flashlights with batteries, batteries to replace those batteries, diapers that probably wouldn't fit by the time we needed them, even feminine protection.


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This Veteran's Day students at the Regency Beauty Institute in Lakewood, CO, gave free haircuts to former service members to honor their service and sacrifice.
Veterans with valid certificates of release or discharge could come to the campus between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and 5:45-7 p.m., so students from the campus' full-time and part-time programs had the chance to participate.
The Veteran's Day services gave the students and school the opportunity to honor those who have served, said Coralie Storm, one of the managers at the Lakewood campus.
"Sometimes not everyone realizes how much veterans do for our country," Storm said. "It [was] a good feeling for [our students] to make an impact on the lives of people who definitely make an impact on our lives."
Providing the complimentary haircuts not only allowed the students to thank the veterans, it gave them a chance to practice their mens' haircut techniques and improve their styling speed.
"On a personal level, they [saw] the benefit of reaching out and helping others," Storm said.
The Veteran's Day event represented a continuation of Regency Beauty Institute's partnership with the non-profit organization Volunteers of America® in Denver. Beginning this summer, Regency Beauty Institute-Lakewood began offering free haircuts to homeless women and their children. Clients ranging in age from 10 to mid-'50s have received free services every two weeks since July.
Volunteers of America® serves the elderly, the homeless, people with disabilities, at-risk youth and women and their children escaping domestic violence.
Students have called the volunteer opportunities "rewarding" and look forward to the chance to help members of the local community "feel beautiful."


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What is it about diversity per se that creates social divisions within a society? What diversity topics in particular create passionate opinions across the political spectrum? How can we explain these varying world views so that we come away with a deeper and fuller understanding of why these debates endure? What was it about diversity and multiculturalism that can elicit such strong emotions, so much so that diversity as a concept can have varying effects on the social and economic well-being of individuals and groups? These are among the questions explored in this program.
This introductory program provides an overview of contemporary diversity issues that manifest in contentious debates in countless settings around the world. The primary focus is on the United States with examples of the effects of these issues for school-age children on their life opportunities and economic well-being. This survey uses history and political economy to find patterns and connections from the past to the present, including how multiculturalism has its roots in contested diversity. This further requires an inquiry into different world views or ideologies.
Through texts, films, lectures, seminars, and contemporary news accounts, students will engage in critical pedagogy. Critical pedagogy serves as a teaching-learning approach that can help us look beneath common-sense explanations for differences. Among the topics considered are skin color-consciousness and racial color-blindness; the impact of racial and ethnic identification; what constitutes a crime and just punishment; analysis of economic class in interaction with culture; immigrant and indigenous experiences; and patriarchy and its intersections with gender, sexuality, and religion.
Through frequent writing assignments and speaking opportunities, students can expect to leave this program with a deeper understanding of the roots and implications of some of the major social issues regarding diversity and multiculturalism in the 21st century.
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After a letter to Nike from a 17-year-old with cerebral palsy went viral this past summer, the company connected with the teen to create special shoes he can manage independently.
Matthew Walzer wrote an open letter in August to Nike CEO Mark Parker asking him to make shoes that are more accessible for people with disabilities.
"Cerebral palsy stiffens the muscles in the body," Walzer wrote. "As a result I have flexibility in only one of my hands which makes it impossible for me to tie my shoes."
Walzer said that he would like to be able to go to college in the coming years without worrying about who help him with his shoes.
The letter drew broad attention on social media under the hashtag #NikeLetter and ultimately made its way to Nike headquarters. Designers at the company reached out to the Parkland, Fla. teen and created a modified version of their Nike Hyperdunk basketball shoe for him that relies on Velcro and zippers rather than laces, reports The Oregonian. To read more click here.
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Are these Nikes available to the general public? I would like to get a pair or two for my son who has cerebral palsy.
A simple accommodation that could have been implemented by any shoemaker or orthotics technician. He only needed to ask. I have velcro straps on all of my shoes – the orthotics place that makes my shoe-inserts and my wrist-splints puts the velcro straps and metal rings on my shoes so I can fasten them easily.
Thats pretty awesome! kuddos to Nike!
My 28 yr old son has Down Syndrome and can't tie his shoes. He insists on being "cool" and these shoes would be perfect. Are they commercially accessible?
This article has brought to mind a similar issue. For many parents with disabled children the provision of shoes that are appropriate to their child's personality and needs is made difficult because they are selecting for style shoes that will never touch the ground… that will never be worn out… but which their child will grow out of.
My sister and her husband buy snazzy bright and colorful shoes and socks for Jillian my niece. In doing so, they make the choice of showing Jillian as a vibrant young woman… not a child… who should be treated according to her age and not ignored or seen only in terms of her disability. I am wondering if there is a way that companies such as clothing stores and shoe makers.. could collaborate with agencies or parents of children with disabilities… so that their clothing and shoes could be made available to growing children and passed on to other children who need them. These clothes and shoes, from what I have seen do not wear out…
I have been looking for bibs that a 12yrs old can use because she has cerebal palsy and one thing that happens to her and other kids have a drooling problem and if they do not wear a bib her shirts gets so wet and the ones in stores are for babies as kids grow their necks get bigger and can't wear the bibs cause they chock her I wish I could find some that would fit her she dosen't like the ones that has baby sayings on them and I can't blame her she is going to be a teenager and it embarrases her so we need some bibs made for kids that are getting bigger she can't help the drooling and I don't want her to be made fun of like I have heard other people say thinking we did not hear them.Please some clothing people make the bibs for older kids it would be so appreciated.
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A proud grandmother of the best litle girl I know and she is so intellegent just because she can't talj,walk,fed herself and from drooling on herself doesn't mean she doesn't understand things.If someone could help me please let me know at my address it is Ellen Vickers 1005 Linden Street,Richmond Kentucky 40475.It would help so many kids with cerebal palsy. -
My grandson has a clubbed foot and needs a special shoe. He has to wear boots because the stiffness of his foot. It would be awesome to have a Nike Tennis Shoe that is stiff like a boot and has a zipper because he is unable to tie due to Authrogryposis. His foot does not bend, so the zipper has to zip pretty low. If anyone can assist, please respond!
My son is 11 and has cerebral palsy. He can't tie his shoe's either. He goes through two pairs of shoes a month. He walks on his toes. I found crocus that look like tenis shoes but now I can't find them. They lasted him for 7 months.


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MANCHESTER — Stewart L. Aronson of Exeter will be installed as the 114th grand master of Masons in New Hampshire on Saturday at the Masonic Lodge after the 223rd annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons.
Masonry is celebrating its 277th anniversary in the state, having lodges in the Seacoast area in 1736. The Grand Lodge, however, was started in 1789, and prior to this, the earlier lodges came under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts.
EXETER — The Exeter Woman's Club, which is planning its fundraising activities for the year, is seeking donations for its annual indoor yard sale fundraiser, which benefits the club's scholarship to a Seacoast School of Technology graduate.
Antique appraisals by antiques expert Dan Olmstead are planned from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at town hall.
The New Hampshire State Organization of Daughters of the American Revolution, National Defense Committee recently presented ROTC Medal awards to graduating students at the University of New Hampshire.
The award is for students who have demonstrated academic excellence, dependability, good character, adherence to military discipline, leadership and fundamental patriotic understanding of the importance of the Reserve Officers Training Corps.
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PCT System for the international registration of patents
Since 2003, Japan has been the second largest user of the PCT System. In 2011, the number of PCT applications from Japan increased by 21 percent. Panasonic Corporation was the second PCT applicant in 2011 with 2,463 PCT applications published. Sharp, Toyota, NEC and Mitsubishi were also among the top 15 PCT applicants in 2011, with 15 more Japanese corporations in the top 50.
Within the list of top applicants from the University sector, the University of Tokyo ranked 7th with 98 PCT applications published in 2011. Six other Japanese universities including Kyoto University, Osaka University, Tohoku University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Hokkaido University and Kyushu University were also among the top 50 universities to use the PCT system in 2011.
Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks
Japan joined the Madrid Protocol in 2000 and is already is among the top 10 users of the Madrid system. Japan experienced a slight decrease (-2.5%) in the number of international applications in 2011.
Japan is also among the top six most designated Contracting Parties, signaling the interest of foreign companies to protect their trademarks in the Japanese market.
WIPO Domain Name Dispute Resolution Services
Since 1999, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center has handled the cases from 193 Japanese complainants, placing Japan among the top 15 users of the Center's services for the resolution of domain name disputes.
Voluntary contributions
In 1987, the Government of Japan made its first voluntary contribution to WIPO. Since then Japan has established the following Funds-in-Trusts arrangements at WIPO:
Japan Funds-in-trust (FIT) for Industrial Property
Established in 1987. The activities under this arrangement mainly target developing and least developed countries in Asia and the Pacific region, particularly those countries whose economic and technological growth require an effective framework for the development and transfer of technology. The arrangement maintains flexibility with regard to the participation of countries from other regions.
Japan Funds-in-trust (FIT) for Copyright
Established in 1993. The activities under this arrangement concern primarily developing countries in Asia and the Pacific region, particularly those developing countries whose economic and cultural development requires the promotion and protection of copyright and related rights.
Japan Funds-in-trust (FIT) for Africa
Established in 2008 to support activities aimed inter alia at strengthening the legal and administrative frameworks for IP protection, modernize IP infrastructure to ensure high quality service to users, and share the experience of Japanese SMEs and experts in business oriented IP management and human resource development.
The Funds-in-Trust arrangements are utilized for the delivery of integrated programs in areas ranging from modernization of intellectual property offices, public outreach and educational activities, facilitating university-industry partnership and better use of IP assets by SMEs, to collective management of copyrights and related rights, and effective enforcement of industrial property and copyrights and related rights.
Specific activities include the organization of regional, sub-regional and national seminars and workshops, training courses, expert advisory missions, long-term fellowship programs, provision of office equipment, and translation of selected WIPO materials.
Through these channels, Japan has supported a number of WIPO-administered projects and activities, and shares its experience in the use of intellectual property for wealth creation, enhanced competitiveness and economic development.
Japan joined WIPO in 1975; one year after the Organization became a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is currently party to 15 treaties administered by the Organization and member of 14 WIPO Bodies as listed below.
Membership in WIPO-administered treaties (DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE IN japan) |
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Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (July 15, 1899) Paris Act (April 24, 1975) |
Berne Union Assembly | Details |
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (August 19, 1980) | Budapest Union Assembly |
International Depositary Authorities: International Patent Organism Depositary (IPOD), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) – since May 1, 1981 National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, Patent Microorganisms Depositary (NPMD) – since April 1, 2004 |
Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO Convention) (April 20, 1975) | WIPO Coordination Committee WIPO General Assembly WIPO Program and Budget Committee |
Details |
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (Phonograms Convention) (October 14, 1978) | Details | |
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention) (September 3, 1982 ) 1978 Act (September 3, 1982) 1991 Act (December 24, 1998) |
Details | |
Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods (July 8, 1953) Lisbon Act (August 21, 1965) |
Details | |
Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (February 20, 1990) Geneva Act (February 20, 1990) |
Nice Union Assembly | Details |
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (July 15, 1899) Stockholm Act, Articles 1 – 12 (October 1, 1975) |
Paris Union Assembly Paris Union Executive Committee |
Details |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) (October 1, 1978) | PCT Union Assembly |
International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) Agreement |
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol) (March 14, 2000) | Madrid Union Assembly |
Specific information on procedures regarding applications or registrations |
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (October 26, 1989) | Rome Convention Intergovernmental Committee | Details |
Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (August 18, 1977) | IPC Union Assembly | Details |
Trademark Law Treaty (April 1, 1997) | Details | |
WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) (March 6, 2002) | WCT Assembly | Details |
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) (October 9, 2002) | WPPT Assembly |
Japan is also a member of the following WIPO Standing and Permanent Committees:
- Advisory Committee on Enforcement (ACE)
- Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP)
- Committee on WIPO Standards(CWS)
- Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC)
- Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)
- Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP)
- Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT)


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@umbra21 - I think there is something to sound poetry. If it is read aloud in the right way, it can certainly tell a story, as we get so much from voice cadence and gesture and things like that.
But even without a story, I still find it has value. It's just a burble of sound, the same way that music is a burble of sound, and if it's done well, it can be soothing or rousing or whatever.
I like it more than visual poetry, to be honest, because I think most visual poems are fairly obvious and badly done, just an ordinary poem arranged into lines so that it looks like a relevant object.
Both are arts that can be done well or done badly, but I think that visual poetry is done badly more often just because it's much more popular and obvious as a technique.


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Conversely, the offense struggled for many of those games.
Through it all the Patriots managed to go 7-2 before the bye and are in position to be heard from in the postseason once again. In order for the team to get back to the Super Bowl it will need to get quality performances from its key players. Talib, Brady, Gronkowski,
So this week's Samsonite Make Your Case question asks: Whose performance is most critical to the Patriots success down the stretch?
PFW's Andy Hart says ...
Aqib Talib
Even though he missed the final three games prior to the bye with a hip injury, it's pretty easy to argue that Aqib Talib was the Patriots MVP through the first half of the season. On a weekly basis he matched up with and shut down opponents' top targets such as Vincent Jackson, Julio Jones, A.J. Green and Jimmy Graham. He not only kept them from making plays, he made plays of his own to the tune of a team-high four interceptions.
New England needs that type of performance in the second half and into January if this Patriots team is going to be as good as it can be and have championship aspirations. We saw Talib's importance last year against the Ravens when he left the AFC title game with an injury and Anquan Boldin took full advantage to lift Baltimore to the Super Bowl.
Obviously Tom Brady is always key to the success of the Patriots, but Talib is the difference maker that could push this team to what recent others have not been to accomplish – a Super Bowl title. --AH
PFW's Paul Perillo says ...
Rob Gronkowski
The first and only time during the first nine games that I felt I was watching a team capable of playing deep into January was during the Week 9 win over Pittsburgh. That's because it was really the only time the offense displayed any consistent production and a passing game that was capable of making big plays.
It should come as no surprise then, that I feel Rob Gronkowski is the most vital member of the team. When he's healthy he simply cannot be stopped, and against Pittsburgh he opened up all kinds of space for other members of the offense. And when Tom Brady has options, he'll find them. When Brady did not have Gronk, though, the offense stagnated.
Obviously having a healthy Aqib Talib would help, and some defensive improvement from years past would too. But not enough blame for the recent playoff failures has landed on the offense, and if Gronkowski is healthy the Patriots will have the ability to put up enough points to win. Without him, they're cooked.
Now it's the fans turn to cast their vote on this week's Samsonite Make Your Case poll.
Click here to vote on a mobile device.


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How to give back locally this holiday season
POSTED: Friday, November 18, 2011 - 6:15pm
UPDATED: Friday, November 18, 2011 - 6:19pm
TYLER — As we're out shopping this season, there are plenty of east Texans who could use our help too.
KETK spoke with local charities to see what their biggest needs are for the holidays.
Officials with the East Texas Food Bank say they'll take all the help they can get.
"As the holidays get closer, we're in need of food time and money," said Executive Director Dennis Cullinane.
Cullinane says the food bank also needs proteins associated with the holidays, like hams and turkeys.
Can only donate your time? The Salvation Army could use plenty of bell ringers.
"We still have over 4,000 bell ringing hours left to fill," said Salvation Army PR coordinator Amber Foster.
Starting Dec. 12, one local DJ desperately needs your help to make sure all east Texas kids have something under their tree this year.
Jammin' Jimmy Olson of 95.3 and 102.3 FM "The Breeze" will be living in a box in the Broadway Square Mall in Tyler until he raises 2,000 pounds of toys.
"It's going to be scary," Olson said. "I'll be unshaven and worse, unbathed, and of course, uninsulated."
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i. | Susannah Rhoads, born 1734 in Germany; married John Swisher; died 1784. | |||
ii. | Barbara Rhoads, born 1735 in Germany; married Michael Sells 1766; died 1813. |
More About Barbara Rhoads: Religion: 1762, Member of Stony Creek Church346 |
More About Michael Sells: AKA (Facts Pg): Michael Sills Census: 1790, 2-3-7, Bedford County, PA, Bedford Township Migration: May 1772, Frederick Co, MD, to Somerset Co, PA Property: 05 May 1774, 210 acres, War: 12/13/1773347 Religion: Stony Creek Church in Pennsylvania Will Administrator: 28 Jan 1774, For Henry Roth, Sr. |
36 | iii. | Capt Henry Rhoads, Jr, born 05 Jan 1738/39 in Germantown, PA; died 06 May 1814 in Browder, Muhlenberg County, KY; married (1) Henry More Notes II Rhoads; married (2) Elizabeth Stoner 19 Oct 1760 in Frederick, MD; married (3) Elizabeth ? Stoner 19 Oct 1760; married (4) Barbara Laramon Aft. 1807 in Muhlenberg County, KY. | ||
iv. | Jacob Rhoads, born Abt. 1742; died Abt. Jun 1790 in Londonderry Township, Bedford County, PA348; married (1) Rebecca Boyer; born in of Londonderry Township, Bedford County, PA; died Aft. 1790 in of Londonderry Township, Bedford County, PA; married (2) Rebecca Gilbert Bef. 1790; born Abt. 1755 in Frederick County, MD; died Aft. 1823. |
Notes for Jacob Rhoads: [myersfamily3.GEDjuly05.GED] RHOADES, RHOADS, RHODES posted by Rhodes J. Isenhart Jr. on Monday, Octob er 27, 1997 Am looking for any information on Jacob RHOADES/RHODES/RHOADS son of Hen ry Rhoades Sr. who died in Ursina in 1774. Jacob married a Rebecca Gilbe rt from Frederick Co. MD. Jacob died in Bedford Co in Londonderry twp in 1 790. Their children were Joshua, Abraham, Elizabeth, Mary, and Susnnah. Su sannah married my GG-Grandfather Jacob Isenhart in Cumberland MD in 190 |
More About Jacob Rhoads: Property: 18 May 1775, 236 acres, War: 5/18/1775, vol 1, p. 109349 Religion: Stony Creek Church Tax Roll: 1768, single freeman, Cumberland County, Colerain Twp |
More About Rebecca Boyer: Census: 1790, 0-1-2, Londonderry Township [created out of Cumberland Township] |
v. | Soloman Rhoads, born 1744; died 1840 in Kentucky; married Nancy Bradley 1772; died Bef. 1798 in Kentucky. |
Notes for Soloman Rhoads: [myersfamily3.GEDjuly05.GED] PIONEER The first fort or station in McLean County was built where Calhoun now sta nds in 1788 by Solomon Rhoads and was called Vienna. Most authorities rep ort that Henry Rhoads, Soloman's brother, established a station between 17 84-1788 where Calhoun now stands and that he was assisted by Soloman and D avid Rhoads, another brother. This station was called Rhoadsville. ---"History of Kentucky" |
vi. | Gabriel Rhoads, born 1744; died 28 Mar 1818 in Quemahoning Township, Somerset, PA; married Rachel Shedacre 28 Feb 1769 in Cumberland County, PA; born 15 Jan 1749/50; died 1829. |
More About Gabriel Rhoads: Census: 1790, 2-1-6, Quemahoning Twp, Bedford County, PA Migration: 1793, From Bedford Township, returning to Quemahoning Township Military: 1773, Joined Bedford Militia Oath of Allegiance: 1779, Bedford County, PA, Gabriel Rhoades? Property: 04 May 1774, 247 1/2 acres, War: 9/20/1773, north of Great Glades Rd, in Stony Creek Twnshp.349 Residence: Bet. 1775 - 1793, Bedford Township, PA Tax Roll: Bet. 1775 - 1793, Bedford Township, PA |
vii. | Catherine Rhoads, born Abt. 1745; married Frederick Sipes; died 1801. |
More About Frederick Sipes: AKA (Facts Pg): Frederick Sheaf Surname Variant: Spies |
viii. | John Rhoads, Sr, born 08 Feb 1746/47; died 12 Jul 1816 in Roxbury, PA350; married Catherine; born 1748; died 1837. |
Notes for John Rhoads, Sr: [myersfamily3.GEDjuly05.GED] John Rhoads was one of the largest landowners in Bedford Township, PA. ---"Two Centuries of Brothersvalley" page 105 |
More About John Rhoads, Sr: Burial: Rhoads Cemetery, Roxbury, PA Census: 1790, 1-4-2, Stoney Creek Twp, Bedford County, KY Deed: 19 Jun 1773, John Rhoads is mentioned in the deed transferred from his father to his brother, Joseph351 Property: 03 Oct 1774, From Antrim Twnshp, Franklin Co, 35 acres, situated on Stony Creek, Brothersvalley Twnshp Religion: Stony Creek Church Tax Roll: 1773, Quemahoning Township, Brothersvalley |
More About Catherine: Burial: Glade Union Cemetery, Somerset County, PA |
ix. | Joseph Rhoads, born 1753; died 28 Nov 1799 in Muhlenberg County, KY352,353; married Elizabeth. |
More About Joseph Rhoads: Census: 1790, 1-3-4, Fayette County, PA, Springhill Twp Deed: 19 Jun 1773, Heinrich Rhoads deeds "the plantation" to his son Joseph--300 acres for f150354 Migration: 1778, Moved to Cumberland Township Property: 06 May 1774, 291 3/4 acres, War: 10/3/1773 Residence: 1776, Single in Quemahoning Township Tax Roll: 1778, Cumberland Township, PA Will: 1799, recorded Muhlenberg County, KY |
x. | Daniel Rhoads, Sr, born 05 Oct 1755 in Bedford County, PA, or Frederick County, MD355; died 26 Apr 1839 in Kentucky, Edgar County, IL; married (1) Eva Faust 10 Feb 1777 in Nelson County, KY, or Bedford County, PA; born 19 Nov 1761 in England, Buck County, PA, or Lower Milford, PA; died 15 Jan 1792 in Nelson County, KY; married (2) Elizabeth Newman 10 Mar 1794 in probably Nelson County, KY; born 20 Mar 1773 in Botetourt County, VA; died 28 Feb 1855 in Edgar County, IL. |
Notes for Daniel Rhoads, Sr: [myersfamily3.GEDjuly05.GED] FROM: "ANTECEDENTS AND DESCENDANTS OF MARGARET ANN RHOADS SMITH (1860-1949 " by Frances Smith Brownlee who was assisted by Mary Ellen Philips and Geor ge Willson White [obtained at: www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/5417/GenReports/DRhoads1] Daniel Rhoads Minuteman The role of Daniel Rhoads, Katie's ancestor, in the Revolution was short er than his brother's, but far more romantic. Although only a privat e, he was one of the famous MinuteMen.* At the time of the stirring even ts around Boston in the spring of 1775, it was decided to send MinuteM en from the general colonies for the relief of the Bostonians. The respon se was so generous that three colonies alone furnished the eight units cal led for, and Penna. sent six of them. Her expert riflemen, used to fighti ng Indians, were most acceptable. Capt. Francis Cluggage, in whose compa ny our Daniel Rhoads was a 19-year-old private, was ordered to march to Bo ston. By the last of August, Cluggage was on his way. Under the date of August 25, 1775, Phil ip Fithian comments on the sorrow of Mrs. Cluggage, at whose home he was v isiting in Bedford: "One of her sons has gone as a captain of a company of riflemen to Bosto n. Just now gone. her tears are not yet dried since his departure. Anot her of her sons has been chosen captain of the militia here. There are fi ve brothers of them, and all appear to be men of prudence and understandin g." One may also read about Cluggage's riflemen in the Pennsylvania Archives: "Cluggage' s men were at Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775) and Breed's Hil l. On the first of January, 1776, the organization of the Continental Arm ies began, and this company became a part of the First Regiment of the Con tinental Army, (aka First Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment) consisting of 693 o fficers and men. By March, they were ordered to Dorchester and later to N ew York to serve under Gen. Sullivan. Their standard, which now belon gs to the state of Pennsylvania, depicts a green tiger with a spear attern pting to pass, but being held back by riflemen. The company's motto was M olo Domari (I will not be conquered). When the time for the riflernen exp ired on June 30, 1776, they nearly all reenlisted." Daniel Rhoads did not re-enlist. He was homesick for his mountains and f or Eva Foust, the girl he left behind when he had set out for Boston. Bef ore he was 22, he married this girl, who became sixteen only one day befo re her first child was born. After a few more years in Penna. and after t he fourth child was born, Daniel brought his family in company with his th ree brothers and their families to Kentucky. They were part of a large mi gration from Bedford County under the leadership of Henry Rhoads, now a m an of 45... ...The marriage bond read: "Knowall men by these presents that Daniel Rhoa ds, am held and firmly bound unto ----, Clerk of Nelson County, State of K entucky, in the just and full sum of $500.00, by which payment well and tr uly to be made, I bind myself, my heirs, and assigns for and in the whol e, sealed with my seal and dated this 10th day of March, 1794. "The condition of the obligation is such that whereas the above bound Dani el Rhoads has this day made application for license to join in matrimoni al bonds together with Miss Elizabeth Newman, now if said Daniel Rhoads do es not well and truly marry the said Miss Elizabeth Newman without any fra ud, partiality, or illegality attending the said marriage, then this oblig ation is to be void; otherwise to be and remain in full force and virt ue of the law. Bondsman, James Murphy. "--- Rhodes, Daniel Captain Robert Cluggage's Company, Col. William Thompson's Battalion of R iflemen 1775-1776 http://www.motherbedford.com/Roster13.htm |
More About Daniel Rhoads, Sr: Burial: 1839, Ogden Cemetery, Paris, IL Migration: 1785, Pennsylvania to Kentucky Military: 1775, Joined Bedford Militia, 1st PA Riflemen, under Col Thompson Military service: 1775, one of the MinuteMen in Boston356 Pension: Revolutionary War pension #20, 142 Rhoads Migration: 1785 Tax Roll: 1778, Cumberland Twp |
More About Eva Faust: Rhoads Migration: 1785 |
xi. | David Rhoads | |||
xii. | Philip Rhoads |
More About Philip Rhoads: Property: 14 Oct 1784, 268 acres, War: 10/3/1784. Called "Saw Seat." Situated next to Roth Mill357 |
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Hello and Happy Monday!
I'm still sick, so not too much crafty time for me, so I thought I'd share the layout I created for this month's challenge over at Love My Tapes. The theme is 'Shape It Up'.
Here are the challenge details:
1. Create a Layout or Card that used washi/lace/fabric tape as a decorate shape.
Think outside the box and let's get creative. Please let us know how you were
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For the Looking Back, Looking Forward adventure, Webelos learn about the past and create a time capsule.
Archive | Culture, History, and Art
Tiger Elective Adventure Requirements: Stories in Shapes
For the Stories in Shapes adventure, Tiger Cubs and their adult partners learn about art and explore their own creativity.
Tiger Elective Adventure Requirements: Tiger Theater
For the Tiger Theater adventure, Tigers and their adult partners learn about acting and theater, whether it be playing charades or putting on a simple play.
Webelos/AOL Elective Adventure Requirements: Moviemaking
For the Moviemaking adventure, Webelos learn write a story and make a movie.
Tiger Elective Adventure Requirements: Tiger Tales
For the Tall Tales adventure, Tigers and their adult partners learn about folk history through tall tales. They also visit a historical museum or site.
Webelos/AOL Elective Adventure Requirements: Maestro!
For the Maestro! adventure, Webelos learn about music from singing songs to musical instruments.
Bear Elective Adventure Requirements: Roaring Laughter
For the Roaring Laughter adventure, Bears learn about humor and the art of making others laugh.
Bear Elective Adventure Requirements: Beat of the Drum
For the Beat of the Drum adventure, Bears learn about native American culture.
Wolf Elective Adventure Requirements: Collections and Hobbies
For the Collections and Hobbies adventure, Wolves start a collection and share it with their den. They also visit collection on display and play a game related to collecting.
Tiger Elective Adventure Requirements: Family Stories
For the Family Stories adventure, Tiger Cubs and their adult partners learn about their family heritage and make a family tree.
Webelos/AOL Elective Adventure Requirements: Art Explosion
For the Art Explosion adventure, Webelos learn about all types of art – drawing, painting, sculpture, origami, digital art, graphic design, photography, comics, and more.
Bear Elective Adventure Requirements: A World of Sound
For the A World of Sound adventure, Bears make musical instruments from around the world.
Wolf Elective Adventure Requirements: Air of the Wolf
For the Air of the Wolf adventure, Wolves learn about activities which can be done using air – paper airplanes, balloons, music, kites, and more.
Tiger Elective Adventure Requirements: Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries
For the Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries adventure, Tiger Cubs and their adult partners learn about magic, science, secret codes, and other "mysteries".
Arrow of Light Adventure Requirements: Faith in Action
For the Faith in Action AOL adventure, Webelos either earn the religious emblem of their faith or create and carry out a plan to strengthen their own beliefs.
Bear Adventure Requirements: Fellowship of Faith
For the Fellowship of Faith adventure, Bears learn either earn the religious emblem for their faith or explore the practice and history of their beliefs.
Wolf Adventure Requirements: Footsteps of Faith
For the Footsteps of Faith adventure, Wolves visit a religious monument and create a display about their trip. They also explore other aspects of faith.


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Zoltán Kodály, (born Dec. 16, 1882, Kecskemét, Hung.—died March 6, 1967, Budapest), prominent composer and authority on Hungarian folk music. He was also important as an educator not only of composers but also of teachers and, through his students, contributed heavily to the spread of musical education in Hungary. He was a chorister in his youth at Nagyszombat (now Trnava), Czech., where he wrote his first compositions. In 1902 he studied composition in Budapest. He toured his country in his first quest for folk-song sources in the year before his graduation from Budapest University with a thesis (1906) on the structure of Hungarian folk song. After studying for a short time in Paris with the composer-organist Charles Widor, he became teacher of theory and composition at the Budapest Academy of Music (1907–41).
With Béla Bartók, whom he met in 1906, he published editions of folk songs (1906–21). His folk-song collection formed the basis of Corpus Musicae Popularis Hungariae (established 1951).
Kodály created an individual style, Romantic in flavour and less percussive than Bartók, that was derived from Hungarian folk music, contemporary French music, and the religious music of the Italian Renaissance. His works, many of which are widely performed, include Psalmus Hungaricus (1923), written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the union of Buda and Pest; Háry János (1926), a comic opera; two sets of Hungarian dances for orchestra, Marosszék Dances (1930) and Dances of Galánta (1933); a Te Deum (1936); a concerto for orchestra (1941); Missa Brevis (1942); an opera, Cinka Panna (1948); Symphony in C Major (1961); and chamber music, including two cello sonatas (1909–10; 1915), two string quartets (1908; 1916–17), and Serenade, for two violins and viola (1919–20).
Kodály's scholarly writings include Die ungarische Volksmusik (1956; Folk Music of Hungary), as well as numerous articles for ethnographic and musical journals.


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Bo Bun Recipe (Vietnamese Beef Noodle Bowl)
I have to admit that since my husband Lulu is a vegetarian, I eat way less meat than I used to. So when I have a chance to share a meal with a fellow meat eater, I make the most of it. Bò bún is one of my favorite meat dishes, and I often find myself making it when there's company. It's a one-dish meal composed of hot beef served with cold salad and noodles.
It's the perfect quick and easy meal that can be prepped in advance. Now if I could only get Lulu to eat it with me...
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Bun Bo Nuong Recipe (Vietnamese Beef Noodle Bowl)
This weekend, we had a lot of company, so we prepared one of my favorite party recipes: bún bò nướng. This one-dish meal is the kitchen sink dish of Vietnamese cuisine. Tender, boneless beef is grilled and topped with mở hành (onion oil). Then the steak is thinly sliced and served with room-temperature vermicelli rice noodles, roasted peanuts, lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts and mint. But we didn't stop the feast there; I added bánh cuốn (steamed roll cakes), fried sweet potato and shrimp (bánh tôm chiên dòn) and bì (shredded meat).
The whole bowl is flavored and drizzled with nước mắm chấm (fish sauce) and eaten with chopsticks. Give it a try and you'll want to eat this everyday!
The winner of this week's giveaway is Amanda O. (please contact me back so I can get your mailing address). Congratulations and I hope you enjoy using my first cookbook about gourmet potato dishes as much I did developing the recipes!
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Lamb Sirloin Steak Recipe
One of Papa's favorite meats is lamb. This morning, my husband Lulu and I left early and went to the open air "Les Sablons" market in Neuilly-sur-Seine, in a suburb of Paris. It's a small market but it holds a lot of delicious treasures. I bought two beautiful lamb sirloin steaks and we headed home right away, so I could prepare lunch for my parents.
The cut of meat is so fresh, no marinating time is necessary. The main preparation consists of searing all sides then finishing the cooking in the oven. I got a little distracted and waited a bit too long to take a photo right after slicing the meat. Ordinarily, the color of the meat should look a touch pinker!
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Ginger Citrus Rib-Eye Steak Soft Tacos (Steak Taco Recipe)
My husband Lulu is a huge 49ers fan. Being French, I've had to start from scratch and learn a lot about American football. I've actually started enjoying watching the games, though I wish they wouldn't hit each other so hard! We watched the incredible playoff game last weekend and Lulu was screaming for joy when Alex Smith connected with Vernon Davis for the winning touchdown. The 49ers face the New York Giants in the NFC Championship this weekend, and Lulu is looking forward to watching the Niners advance to the Super Bowl.
We're having some people over to watch the game, so I created a meal that would fit the party, but with my own personal touch. For the main course, I made small plates of rib-eye steak soft tacos. To start, I seared the steaks after applying a ginger citrus rub. Once the steaks have a good crust, I glazed the meat with a spicy peach chutney. The soft tacos itself is layered with peach chutney, pickled mushrooms, sliced beef steak, shrimp and sour cream. The flavors were amazing and making this dish gave me plenty of ideas for what to serve for the Super Bowl when Lulu has all his buddies (and wives) over. I'll share some of the dishes I come up with over the next couple of weeks.
I used La Cense Beef in this dish, and if you want to recreate it for your own Super Bowl party, La Cense is offering a special deal to Pham Fatale readers. You can get $20 off 8 10-ounce Ribeye Steaks, plus 1 lb of free meatballs, all with free shipping ($157.48)! If that's too much meat for you, La Cense is also offering $10 off 4 10-ounce Ribeye Steaks ($71.24). La Cense Beef is 100% grass fed, with no hormones or antibiotics. I've had the privilege of trying their Prime Rib Roast as well as the Ribeye, and the flavor is out of this world. It's truly nothing like the beef you get from your local supermarket. So if you're planning to do something special for the Super Bowl, or if you just want to have a really nice steak dinner, definitely take advantage of this deal.
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Vietnamese-Style Beef Salad Recipe
Though I live in a house full of vegetarians, once in a while, I enjoy a tender and juicy steak. I've been getting the urge lately, so I bought a sirloin steak to satisfy my cravings. This time around I marinated it in an Asian-inspired sweet and savory sauce. I combined sugar, coriander, chiles, soy sauce, garlic, lime juice; the ingredients are very common in Vietnamese cuisine.
The meat doesn't require a long marinating time, which I love. A quick sear and you'll have a perfectly juicy steak. I let the meat cool to temperature, then slice it into long strips against the grain, so the meat remains tender. The beef is scattered over a bed of mixed Vietnamese mint, cilantro and lettuce leaves, along with a bowl of rice vermicelli noodles, bean sprouts, shredded cucumber and pickled carrots and daikon. My condiment of choice though: nước mắm (Vietnamese fish sauce). It may not be on your list, but it's one of my favorites. No matter what you serve with this steak though, you will have a delicious meal!
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Expressing Opinion – Neutral
What if you are to express your opinion, but you still don't have it…. or, you cannot decide what to say, or you simply don't want to take a stand ? What then ?
Well, there're a set of phrases which can help you express your indecisiveness:
It's a difficult issue.
I don't know what to say.
It's really hard to say.
It depents.
I can see both sides.
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Friday, July 03, 2009
Heard it through the lakevine?
We're setting the records straight on lake rumors.
TRUE OR FALSE? The original bridge that spanned the Roanoke River is submerged some 60 feet under the current Hales Ford Bridge.
FALSE. Todd Burns of Appalachian Power Corporate Communications said the utility recently completed a bathymetry mapping of the lake as part of its relicensing process. And there's no bridge underwater.
TRUE OR FALSE? A catfish roughly the size of a Volkswagon lives near the dam.
UNKNOWN, BUT LIKELY FALSE. Dan Wilson, fisheries biologist with Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, said he's heard this fishy tale in every state he's worked "from just about every lake that has a big dam." The nationwide repetition makes it a certifiable urban legend. The state record for largest catfish was set on May 20 when Tim Wilson reeled in a 102-pound, 4-ounce blue catfish from the James River. According to National Geographic, the largest catfish in the world, the giant Mekong catfish, is an endangered species native to Southeast Asia. The top record weight is 646 pounds. Think grizzly-bear-big, not Volkswagon-big.
TRUE OR FALSE? An entire town, including houses, stores and a little church, was submerged near Vista Pointe when the lake was created.
FALSE. John Shepelwich, a spokesman for Appalachian Power, said the utility disassembled all structures within the project boundary that had the potential of floating to the surface when the lake was filled. Because most homes, stores and churches at the time were made of wood, which can break apart and float, they were taken down and relocated or disposed of. The company did, however, leave many trees with the tops lopped off which provide habitats for fish.
TRUE OR FALSE? The water on the surface and the floor of the lake switches places during the year.
TRUE. Known as "turning over," this is a natural phenomenon that happens in lakes every spring and fall, said Greg Anderson, water-monitoring manager for Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The turnover is caused by water density. When surface water cools in the fall or warms in the spring, it becomes more dense (heavier) and sinks to the bottom, forcing the less dense floor water to the surface.
TRUE OR FALSE? Sissy Spacek used to live at the lake.
TRUE. Spacek owned a home at The Water's Edge in Penhook during the 1990s, according to Christopher Finley, director of marketing and communications for The Willard Companies. Spacek currently lives near Charlottesville.
TRUE OR FALSE? Michael Jordan once golfed at the lake.
TRUE. "Michael Jordan did indeed play at The Water's Edge," said Finley. "He visited the area and played the course over a span of three days back in August 2005." Despite another rumor claiming Jordan came with fellow basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal, Finley said Jordan golfed with his entourage. Shaq was not involved.
TRUE OR FALSE? New York Times best-selling author David Baldacci lives at the lake.
TRUE. Baldacci, himself, confirmed this rumor last year during an interview. He has owned a home on the Bedford County side of the lake since 2001. "We routinely come down and spend the bulk of the summer there," said Baldacci. "We come down throughout the year for long weekends." Baldacci and his family sometimes attend Resurrection Catholic Church and frequent lake-area restaurants. During the rest of the year, they live in Reston.
TRUE OR FALSE? Tom Cruise bought a $2.75 million property on Tranquility Road in Moneta in 2005 during a break from filming scenes for "War of the Worlds" in Lexington.
FALSE. The house in question previously was owned by Phyllis Johnson, Realtor with Re/Max Lakefront Realty. "The Roanoke Times called me and said they'd heard Tom Cruise bought it," Johnson said of the 15-acre waterfront property. "I said, if he did, that's not the last name on the contract." According to county real estate reports, the property is owned by Steven and Patricia Cunningham. Shortly after they purchased the house, Johnson said the couple bought a boat and named it Top Gun, which is the name of one of Cruise's early films. Thus, she said, the rumor has lived on.
TRUE OR FALSE? Dale Earnhardt Jr. owns a home at Sanctuary Bay in Penhook.
FALSE. Erik Plyler, developer of Sanctuary Bay, said only one house has been built at the Penhook development in Pittsylvania County, although 24 lots have been sold. The house is owned by Clay Campbell, president of Martinsville Speedway, and wife Kim. The couple bought two lots about four years ago to build their home. Plyler said he thinks the Nascar connection may be how the rumor about Earnhardt got started. Campbell said he's had boaters cruise past the dock and ask, "Is that Junior's house?"
TRUE OR FALSE? Goat Island was named for a herd of goats that was found stranded on the island after the lake was filled.
FALSE ON TWO COUNTS. It's best known as Christmas Tree Island (albeit, unofficially), but there was a time when some people called it Goat Island, said Dottie Sutherland, who owns the island. Her late husband George bought the island in 1967 and planted dozens of pine tree seedlings, which soon grew to resemble Christmas trees. But there was a lot of brush and undergrowth on the island, so a local Boy Scout troop did some community service work to help clean up. The troop leader eventually brought two goats to the island, a male and female, to assist with the cleanup. "The female was pregnant and we didn't know it," said Sutherland. So soon there were three goats on the island and passersby began calling it Goat Island. "They [the goats] were removed after they had done their job cleaning up the island for us," said Sutherland. She reminds boaters that the island is private and trespassers will be prosecuted.
TRUE OR FALSE? The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries released mountain lions in the Blue Ridge Mountains and they've found their way to the lake.
FALSE. Dan Lovelace, wildlife biologist for VDGIF, said the department has not released any mountain lions in Virginia. And to date, there have been no confirmed sightings. "We get a lot of calls from people who say they see them or thought they see them," he said. "We haven't had any conclusive evidence from pictures or tracks." After reports came in within the last 10 years of mountain lions spotted near the dam, VDGIF set up cameras to try to catch the big cat on camera, said Lovelace. Instead, they got snapshots of bobcats, bears and foxes. If there really is a mountain lion prowling the shoreline, Lovelace said it was likely someone's pet (which requires a permit) or it escaped from an exhibit. Lovelace said he'd like to see hard evidence of lakeside cougars if someone has it. "Tell people to keep their cameras handy and if they get a good picture, send it to us," said Lovelace. Until concrete evidence comes through, VDGIF has thrown the mountain lion story in the rumor pile. But if there are any out there, VDGIF had nothing to do with it.
TRUE OR FALSE? The largest moonshine distillery ever found in Virginia was found at Smith Mountain Lake.
TRUE. In a combined stakeout involving the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Danville police and Pittsylvania County sheriffs, a 28,800-gallon distillery was busted in January 1993. The distillery was located on a Penhook property in Pittsylvania County near the Franklin County line. "There's no question; the 1993 still was the largest bust in Virginia ABC history," said Kathleen Shaw, a public affairs representative for the Virginia ABC. She said each of the 36 800-gallon pots was capable of producing 100 gallons in a single run. Perhaps Franklin County should relinquish its title of "Moonshine Capital of the World" to its neighbor.


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Carnivorous Misgivings LyricsArtist: Malevolent CreationAlbum: Stillborn Sent of death drives it on Live for the hunt,to dominate Its instinct and desire Tooth and talon dig at flesh Snapping tendon and bone Gorging on the freshly killed Triumphant stand alone Carnivorous Misgivings of a God that is gone Era shut Never to rule again Rule Live for the hunt dialed in Predator above the rest Seeking blood,its only religion Alive to kill,wickedly blessed No satisfaction in acquiring prey Never receives its fill Born for the purpose to constantly slay To achieve an infinite kill Tooth and talon ripping flesh The snap of tendon and bone Gorging on the freshly killed Triumphant stand alone Once walked the world a king Nothing could stand before it Hostile with purpose Stalking the warm cruor Constant hunt taking prey Never receives its fill Born with instinct to slay To achieve endless kills Power behind imagination No throne could garnish it Only to fall into extinction Natural selection to blame
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Atlanta won 3-0
Game 1: Friday, April 5 | ||
Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
Atlanta | 4 | |
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Game 2: Saturday, April 6 | ||
Chi Cubs | 5 | Final |
Atlanta | 6 | |
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Game 3: Sunday, April 7 | ||
Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
Atlanta | 5 | |
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Coverage: FSS
1:35 PM ET, April 7, 2013
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
W: T. Hudson (1-0)
L: J. Samardzija (1-1)
The Atlanta Braves entered this season surrounded by a palpable level of excitement after acquiring the Upton brothers.
It hasn't taken long for those moves to pay off.After hitting tying and winning homers, B.J. and Justin look to lead Atlanta to a three-game sweep of the visiting Chicago Cubs on Sunday.The Braves appeared headed for defeat Saturday, trailing 5-1 in the eighth inning, but stormed back for a 6-5 win. Entering the ninth down a run, B.J. led off with a homer off Carlos Marmol and Justin followed one out later with another home run off the embattled closer, leading to a wild celebration at home plate."We'd never dreamed of being on the same team, much less coming out here and doing that," B.J. said. "It's exciting."The Uptons became the 25th tandem of brothers to homer in the same game, helping Atlanta move to 5-1 for the first time since 2009. The Braves opened 7-1 in 2007."Ah, man, I think right now, in my mind, it's No. 1," said Justin, who also homered in the first. "It was exhilarating out there. We had a great time with it."While B.J. entered Saturday 0 for 14 with nine strikeouts, Justin is batting .389 with five homers and seven RBIs.The Uptons, though, could have a hard time building on their big night against Jeff Samardzija (1-0, 0.00 ERA), who turned in a masterful performance on opening day. The right-hander allowed two hits with one walk and nine strikeouts over eight scoreless innings of a 3-1 victory at Pittsburgh on Monday."That was probably as good of a game that he's pitched in his starting career," manager Dale Sveum said.Samardzija entered this season with an 11-16 record and a 4.30 ERA in his first 33 career starts."He can go to 95-97 (mph), then drop that breaking ball in there at 80," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "It's always a challenge, trying to cover close to 20 mph."Samardzija's performance shouldn't come as much of a surprise to Atlanta, which hasn't been able to figure him out. He won both his starts against the Braves last year while compiling a 1.29 ERA and striking out 18 over 14 innings.Dan Uggla and Jason Heyward have gone 2 for 14 and 1 for 6, respectively, against Samardzija, though both have homered off him. Freddie Freeman is 0 for 6, and he won't get a chance to improve that number as the Braves have placed him on the disabled list with a strained right oblique.While things could be looking up for Samardzija, the same cannot be said for Marmol.He's allowed five runs, six hits, two walks and hit a batter in three relief appearances spanning 1 2/3 innings, and the Cubs (2-3) could be forced to go in a different direction at closer."We're definitely going to talk about it," Sveum said. "I don't know whether it's mechanical, the arm angle or what. When he throws strikes, he's getting hit now, too."The Braves give the ball to Tim Hudson (0-0, 6.23), who's looking to get on track following a shaky debut. The right-hander gave up three runs, six hits and three walks before being removed with one out in the fifth inning of a 7-5 win over Philadelphia on Monday.Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons sat out Saturday with a sprained left thumb, and he'll miss this contest as well.Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
Gameday Matchup
Chicago | Atlanta | |
Night | 35-47 | 68-45 |
Grass | 66-96 | 95-65 |
Current Streak | L3 | W1 |
Last 10 | 3-7 | 6-4 |
Pitching Matchup
Chicago | Atlanta | ||
J. Samardzija 8-13, 4.34 ERA Last Game: 9/29 at STL 6.0 IP, 3 ER Dec = Loss |
T. Hudson 8-7, 3.97 ERA Last Game: 7/24 at NYM 7.2 IP, 2 ER Dec = Win |
Gameday Lineups
NO. | Chicago | Atlanta |
1. | D. DeJesus, CF | M. Upton Jr., CF |
2. | S. Castro, SS | J. Heyward, RF |
3. | A. Rizzo, 1B | J. Upton, LF |
4. | A. Soriano, LF | E. Gattis, C |
5. | N. Schierholtz, RF | D. Uggla, 2B |
6. | D. Navarro, C | J. Francisco, 3B |
7. | L. Valbuena, 3B | C. Johnson, 1B |
8. | A. Gonzalez, 2B | R. Pena, SS |
9. | J. Samardzija, P | T. Hudson, P |
Injury Report
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First day? Welcome!
True or False: You're ready to achieve your higher education and career goals? That's what we thought. And that's what we're here for. From college to career-we've got you covered. So get going! Your future's waiting.
Manufacturing executives come in two varieties: Production line executives and wholesale sales representatives. Production line executives (PLEs) coordinate production on the factory floor. They supervise production employees, check inventory levels, make certain sales representatives' orders are being filled, and oversee equipment maintenance and employee needs. They are based in manufacturing plants, where they work closely with employees, and put in predictable hours. Wholesale sales representatives (WSRs), who make up over 70 percent of manufacturing executives, are, first and foremost, salespeople. They spend most of their time on the road, meeting with clients, recruiting new business, and checking shipments and customers' inventory levels. WSRs liaise with professional buyers, wholesale purchasing agents, and retail stores to make certain that goods get from the factory to the consumer. WSRs are usually assigned a territory (which can range from a section of a large city to a number of states) and given responsibility for maintaining and improving wholesale sales in that region. To be able to negotiate with clients, existing and prospective, and keep the sales commitments they make, WSRs must have up-to-date information from their PLE counterparts at the manufacturing facility, including manufacturing costs, delivery costs, speed of production, inventory levels and product line options. "You've got to have credibility in your region," mentioned one WSR, "because all the buyers talk to each other and if you don't follow through on what you tell them, you're finished. No one will buy from you again." This theme of "credibility" was echoed by a number of our survey respondents. WSRs work long hours, but their salaries are higher than those of PLEs. WSRs also have more control over their schedules. They have to meet with their clients regularly, but they can determine when and in what order. For many, the least attractive part of this job is the time spent on the road. If you're responsible for a large territory, many said, "get used to crummy motel rooms." Others said it's important to treat longtime clients with the same attention you give to new clients, otherwise they won't be clients much longer. WSRs lead a hard and varied life, but those who are successful salespeople reap significant rewards.
It used to be that anyone with initiative, sales skills, and negotiating savvy could find a job as a manufacturing representative. More and more, though, employers are requiring that new hires have college degrees. Marketing, business, psychology, or advertising majors have advantages in the applicant pool. Manufacturing executives also generate sales reports, analyze figures, and file expense reports, so any work experience that demonstrates comfort with numbers is welcomed. At larger concerns, all new hires complete training programs in which they learn about the companies' product lines and manufacturing processes, their competitors' products, and general sales techniques. A WSR may spend her first six months working as part of a team with a more experienced sales representative, particularly if the company manufactures a product with technical elements.
Former WSRs hold most of the upper-level management positions at manufacturing companies. A significant number of WSRs become professional buyers for retail and wholesale concerns, using their product and manufacturing expertise to drive good bargains. A notable few enter marketing or advertising or do demographic studies in their industry. Over 20 percent take up graduate studies; only ten percent of this group return as manufacturing executives.


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Microsoft Loses $435 Million in Netbooks
According to current figures from Netbookdigest.com, Microsoft has lost $435,000,000 over the last year in netbook sales.
While Microsoft has maintained about 90% of the desktop and notebook market, netbooks come in at only 70%. Part of the reason is Linux, but part is Microsoft itself.
Netbook Digest calculated approximately how much Microsoft lost in the netbook market. Linux as its competitor was responsible for about $75 million in losses, not terribly scathing for Microsoft. But the figures begin to mount significantly when you consider the cost incurred for XP's lingering domination instead of the hoped for Vista (which accounted for less then two percent of the netbook market). Netbook Digest's calculation was based on a per unit loss of $36 due to XP, multiplied by 10 million netbooks sold in 2008, making $360 million. Add to that the $75 million lost to Linux and you get the $435 million.
An improvement in this respect is still not in sight for 2009. Windows 7, Vista's replacement, is due out earliest 2010.
Microsoft marketing dollars
Allen is correct. The numbers presented are bunk.
However it is still imaginable that Microsoft is spending more to put XP on netbooks than it costs to produce XP. This is because it is standard Microsoft practice to provide kickbacks to manufacturers in return for promoting the Microsoft brand. This includes everything from "Made for Microsoft" stickers to insisting that every advertisement contain a Microsoft sales pitch.
"Marketing dollars" are the carrot. The stick is the threat of refusal to license MS products.
These deals are always secret. We'll probably never know. -
Got to agree with Allen, those numbers are for all intents and purposes, male bovine excrement. -
Flawed logic
This is the same flawed logic used by the entertainment industry in estimating losses due to downloading of digital media. They assume that every netbook sold with Linux or Windows XP on it would automatically translate into the sale of a more powerful machine running Vista if those alternatives were not available. It is much more likely that Microsoft suffers no losses from the sale of netbook computers, only a theoretical reduction in potential profits from those consumers who would purchase a system running Vista if netbooks were not available. On the other hand, the smaller profit made on netbooks running Windows XP probably exceeds those reductions, as it is likely that many more consumers would choose netbooks running Linux over more powerful computers running Vista if netbooks running Windows XP were not available.
The only way in which one could legitimately claim that Microsoft was suffering any losses due to the sale of netbooks is if Microsoft were providing Windows XP to netbook manufacturers at a price lower than the cost of production. But since Microsoft's cost in providing Windows XP to the manufacturers amounts to little more than the cost of producing and shipping the master CDs or DVDs used by the manufacturers in their installation process (the original development cost was recouped long ago and there is little or no ongoing development cost as XP now has limited support), it is hard to believe that Microsoft is losing any money on the netbooks unless they are providing Windows XP to the manufacturers at no cost. -
Some sales were not lost
I have now bought 3 Linux netbooks but M$ has not lost any sales to me.
I would not have bought them if they were only available with M$ Windows pre-infested.
Life is too short for a little netbook to spend its time scanning for 20,000 M$ malware. -
Windows 7 hope for MS? Ah... no.
Somehow, even with the amount of positive feedback people have been feeding Windows 7 releases, I am far too sceptical to believe that it (W7) will have that much performance improvement.
Either way, it's not GNU, nor GPL/Free Software, so big brother will still be watching over you.
Issue 173/2015
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Old Vulnerabilities Are Kept Alive Through Bad Configuration
HP's annual Cyber Risk report offers a bleak look at the state of IT.
Linus Torvalds Announces Linux 4.0
But what do the big numbers really mean?
Microsoft Frees CoreCLR
.NET Core execution engine is the basis for cross-platform .NET implementations.
New Trojan Attacks Linux Servers
The Xnote trojan hides itself on the target system and will launch a variety of attacks on command.
Cisco Releases Annual Security Report
Spammers go low-volume, and 90% of IE browsers are unpatched.
Zero Day Exploits Target Flash
Adobe scrambles to release patches for vulnerable Flash Player.
Intel Unveils Compute Stick
Four-inch-long computer on a stick lets you boot a full Linux system from any HDMI display device.
Obama Proposes Personal Data Notification Law
New statute would require companies to report break-ins to consumers.
TGXf Project Warns of File Transfer through Screen Pixels
Weird data transfer technique avoids all standard security measures.
Industry Giants Announce a Fix for the Password Mess
FIDO alliance declares the beginning of the end for old-style login authentication.