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I'm looking for a spark and a smile. I'm warm and friendly, with a great sense of humor, and a desire to share my life with someone special. Personality and emotional chemistry is always the key, and match is just a start to find someone with that chemistry. The Bay Area has been my home for a long time, and I take advantage of it's unique characteristics: a blend of culture and the arts, along with a beautiful natural setting with easy access to golf courses, biking and hiking trails, the ocean and the mountains - it's a terrific mixture. The women I'm attracted to are bright, out going, with a quick sense of humor, and versatile - meaning they have wide interests in the arts, like to socialize, and enjoy some athletic outlets. In other words, they dress up as well as they dress down. Balance in my life is a constant goal, and it is necessary for me to be whole. I can't spend all of my time working, or playing; but the two must complement each other, just as I hope my partner and I complement each other.
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There will be an Obstacle course horse challenge,http://www.bearjohnhollow.net/.April 18th,
I know these people,So I bet it will be fun.
post if you will try to make it,maybe we can meet some of you face to face,Or if I can answer any questions
I posted this below in the Horse contest section,Not for sure where I should post it,So forgive me for being so dumb,:lol::roll:
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I mean, I'm not going to be able to go, but I do like looking @ the events.
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I wanted to go to it, and so did my best friend... but I left for Louisiana and my friend couldn't get a trailer... lol.
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Dina Manzo, 'Real Housewives of NJ' Alum, Gets Her Own Show
The series is titled 'Dina's Party,' according to Extra, which has obtained images of Manzo and crew at work on the new show. Giving viewers a peek inside Manzo's event-planning company, Design Affairs, each episode will focus on a different festive occasion executed by Manzo and her team.
"Dina is an accomplished interior designer and also runs a thriving event planning business," Kathleen Finch, general manager of HGTV, said. "Her 'Real Housewives' fans will be very surprised to see this side of her. Dina brings a unique set of skills to HGTV."
Manzo left 'Real Housewives of NJ' in the beginning of season 2 after an ongoing conflict with fellow castmate Danielle Staub.
Before her exit, Manzo revealed in an interview that her dust-ups with Staub were a breaking point in terms of her staying on the show.
"For me knowing how hard I work ... For [Danielle] to make a mockery of [a fundraiser] was extra upsetting as a cast member, you know, to be part of the show, to see her do that," she said. "It was really the last straw for me."
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- Saturday 09 AprilBy Hope
There goes HGTV which has been going down the sewer last few years so I have stopped watching. There is nothing "Garden" in HGTV. The only shows you can watch our houses being torn down and new houses constructed with ridiculous styles. The economy is still coughing and sputtering and we are supposed to feel good with shows like Selling NY and other worthless shows mostly produced in Canada. Now they have hired another dimwit from a reality TV show. Guess this network like Bravo thinks reality TV people are stars. LOL But as the saying goes ... stupid is as stupid does. One stupid network following another stupid network.
- Friday 26 AugustBy Dee
There ARE garden shows on hGtv. Who's the dimwit? She is an event planner and interior designer. She is definitely not a dimwit.
- Saturday 09 AprilBy themeeker
Why does America continue to allow these househ00kers to oink their way into our living rooms? I think we've had enough. I just wish everyone else felt the same way.
- Saturday 09 AprilBy linda
I feel the same way you do. So tired of it.
- Saturday 09 AprilBy sandee
America has had enough but as many intelligent Americans that have had enough, there are just as many brainless morons who thrive on watching this garbage. its sad as H to see how america has declined as a nation. Remember the days when quality was on tv? I love Lucy, Audrey Hepburn, Bob Hope, Great shows, great stars. Now america thrives on having idiots entertain with fights, drinking and bad behavior. Im a liberal dont get me wrong, I dont condem anyone that has a few drinks or does what they want, I do that! but i dont want it for my entertainment on television from idiots who have no talent!
LMAO...Oink away into our livingrooms...Good one!
- Saturday 09 AprilBy Linda
Here we go again.....more crap on tv.
- Saturday 04 JuneBy flywheel
look at her picture she can't even dress nice she looks like a clown would you want her to do your home
- Saturday 09 AprilBy DeeLowest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
She was dressed for a costume party you moron!
- Saturday 09 AprilBy themeeker
Geez Dee, who cares if it's a costume party or lunch at the Ritz? She looks like a dimwit and if you are sticking up for her, YOU are the moron.
- Saturday 09 AprilBy katherine
i know. what's w/the headband and earrings? she looks foolish.
- Saturday 09 AprilBy true
cough, hurl.
- Saturday 09 AprilBy rod2rod
Thats why I quit watching TV about 4 yrs. ago. I find nothing interesting enough to sit and stare at TV for hours at a time.
- Saturday 09 AprilBy MaryLow Ranked Vote downVote upReport this
Dina put herself a step above the others when she walked away from the show. She recognized the fact that the drama with Danielle would have an adverse affect on her family and business so she did the intelligent thing and walked away. Of course she probably already had this deal in the works when she walked but it was still the right thing to do. And in her defense folks...you know these sites aren't going to pick the most flattering picture they can get their hands on. There are a lot of shows on each and every channel that everyone can do without. I, for one, feels that there should be sports only channels and sports shouldn't be allowed on any other channel.
I dont' think it was the drama after the fact that made her walk away from it...I think it was the fact that her loud mouth pushy back stabbling two faced controlling sister who started it all and kept it going on that was the reason she walked away from this show.
- Saturday 09 AprilBy judy warren
looking forward to seeing the show
- Saturday 09 AprilBy AIMEE
make me sick...we all saw her over decorated too full of crap kitchen
- Saturday 09 AprilBy d
And UHHHH, more than half of them are not even married, maybe change the name to real divorcee, or real gold diggers, or real talentless, or really full of themselves???
- Saturday 09 AprilBy Lori
Ok, what's with the photo of Dina? She looks like a grown reject from " Toddlers to Tiara's" She isn't 10 anymore. It's really scary.
It was a bad day for her at the "Baby Beauty" pagenat.
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And NEITHER do the people sitting next to me on an airplane... Should I poll the plane of I can nurse or will that offend someone? How about at church, the mall, anywhere in public.
|...The rules we are to follow are that we are to be discreet, this is at our discretion, meaning we choose what discreet means but they said they will obviously know if we are not being discreet if people are complaining that they are uncomfortable with us nursing...
...There was alot of discussion about what discreet meant, but after some pretty silly possibilities for discretion they decided it would be up to us as to what that meant. They said they would not bother us about nursing again unless many people complained, which nobody felt was likely to happen...
The rest of the changes in Texas law and protection of breastfeeding moms needs to happen through the legislature. Those of you in Texas, i'mmykid'$mom has posted details of the legislation and how we can get involved. http://www.mothering.com/discussions...54#post7871854 I don't know if out-of-state constituents will carry as much weight, but it couldn't hurt.
|We are also being asked to inform the people around us before we begin nursing if we think there is anybody that may be uncomfortable with it. We are to tell them nicely that we are going to breastfeed, in case they want to leave or look away.
|The rules we are to follow are that we are to be discreet, this is at our discretion, meaning we choose what discreet means but they said they will obviously know if we are not being discreet if people are complaining that they are uncomfortable with us nursing.
There was alot of discussion about what discreet meant, but after some pretty silly possibilities for discretion they decided it would be up to us as to what that meant. They said they would not bother us about nursing again unless many people complained, which nobody felt was likely to happen.
|Now, at this point, this only applies to us. When asked how other nursing moms would be treated they said they cannot make any changes right in the room but that they will be examining the practice, or oral guidelines, of asking breastfeeding moms to stop. They said they did not have the power to make policy change, it had to go to the board; which they said they would seriously discuss doing.
I think this is a bunch of pacifying hogwash to make the OP hush and not protest anymore. I say, let's light the fire under their posteriors more.
I also wanted to add that I still think interfering with the OP's sister bfing is interfering with a medical treatment and thus child endangerment.
Tobin was just released again from the hospital today. He attended the meeting with us. He was having some major pain issues, but they are managing it orally now and it seems to be helping. He has swelling brain fluid on his skull and that is worrying the doctors so we will be staying here in Houston for some time so they can monitor the progress.
Thank you for thinking of Tobin...we are all working here to help him get better. He is happily nursing to sleep right now
I'm Andrea - I have three boys - 12 year old twins & an 11 year old
Wow. Good for you.
For me that outcome is far from perfect. The onus remains on *you* for other people's discomfort. And they are not making guarantees about how other mothers will be treated.
And, you could still be asked to leave.
Not okay with me. And I don't know the laws where you live, but where I live (Canada) what they are saying tonight would still be considered unacceptable and a human rights violation.
Good for you both for taking on this issue in this difficult time.
I'm Andrea - I have three boys - 12 year old twins & an 11 year old
You said that you're open to suggestions, bluegreenturtle...
My suggestion is this: call the state legislators who sponsored this bill, AND the state Attorney General. You see, even what they are saying now is against my understanding of the Texas State Law. The RMH can NOT tell you WHERE or HOW to breastfeed. The fact, plain and simple, is that these people have NO LEGAL STANDING TO DIRECT YOUR ACTIONS when it comes to breastfeeding!!! No legal standing means that what they are doing would not stand up at ALL in a court of law. They are BREAKING THE LAW. The attorney general's office should definately be contacted, as well, as I mentioned above, as the sponsors of the bill, if they're still in office. HOPEFULLY, they'll get riled and make these people follow the law. Forget apologies, I really don't think they'll matter all that much. What you want is to be sure that they UNDERSTAND that they have no standing with their "oral policies" on breastfeeding in the state of Texas.
And, yes, frankly, at this point, I would be contacting some newsmedia. Specifically well known and powerful media in the area who will have connections in the legislative and judicial branches.
My family's thoughts and prayers are with you, your sister, Tobin, and your other children who are also suffering the stress of this ridiculous situation.
I'm Andrea - I have three boys - 12 year old twins & an 11 year old
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|I am really, really angry that this is the response. The policy is ILLEGAL according to Texas law and according to Illinois law (Illinois being the location of the global headquarters). I'm outraged. It should not be a breastfeeding mother's duty to shame herself by "being discreet" and "informing" everyone in the room she's about to breastfeed so they can flee from her profane behavior. It's disgusting they would take this approach, and disgusting that they would not apologize for their behavior.
A place like RMH should be normalizing breastfeeding, not shaming it. And that's exactly what they're doing. MORE SHAMING OF BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN. What is wrong with these people????
I looked at both the Texas and Illinois laws regarding this issue, and there is simply NO WAY that they are legally permitted to enforce this farcical "policy."
I guess I'll just have to write a longer, more detailed letter and make a few phone calls. This is outrageous. YOU CANNOT ASK A WOMAN TO LEAVE! YOU CANNOT ASK HER TO COVER UP! READ THE LAW, YOU !!!
Could someone please collate together exactly who needs to be contacted at this point and what needs to be said?
There needs to be a standardized policy that BFing moms can nurse anywhere in the RMHs and that no restrictions can be put on them. This whole discreet thing is outrageous.
Ronald McDonald House Charities
One Kroc Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Phone: 630-623-7048
Fax: 630-623-7488
Still trying to find a list of the board members
And here is the info for the rmh in the situation here
1907 Holcombe Boulevard
City : Houston, TX (1) 77030-
Phone : 713 795-3500
Fax : 713 795-3557
now i've gotta get my butt in gear writing a letter. i googled "letter" and "tips" and "activism" and got a good refresher course in writing btw.
|Dear Sir or Madam:
I am writing to express my shock and anger over the treatment of Ms. Jessica Swimeley, a nursing mother, and her sick child by the Ronald McDonald House of Houston. Ms. Swimeley has been harrassed, belittled, and ordered to climb three flights of stairs to her private room every time her child needs to eat. In response to a flood of outrage from donors and nursing mothers, Ms. Arlene [x], the director of the Houston RMH, has reluctantly agreed to allow Ms. Swimeley to nurse in common areas of the House, but only if she follows arbitrary and unnecessary guidelines. Ms. [x] has also intimated that her "permission" to nurse may be revoked if other clients complain about a baby—gasp!—eating in front of others.
Texas Health and Safety Code § 165.001 et seq., Sec. 165.002 states: "Right to Breast-Feed: A mother is entitled to breast-feed her baby in any location in which the mother is authorized to be." The Ronald McDonald House is clearly in violation of this law. Furthermore, as the law suggests, it is not the responsibility of nursing mothers to make those around them "comfortable" with breastfeeding. It is instead the responsibility of hospitals, clinics, restaurants, stores, and other establishments to ensure that breastfeeding mothers are treated with respect and that their rights are not violated.
Ms. [x] has explained that the RMH has "multicultural clientele" and that she is afraid of "offending" someone. Whom, I wonder, is she afraid of offending? I have met nursing mothers from a wide range of ethnic, national, and religious backgrounds. Virtually all of them tell me that they are shocked not at the sight of mothers nursing in public, but that the United States seems to be so backward and Puritanical in its attitude toward nursing. In other cultures, nursing is seen as what it is: the normal, natural, healthy way for a mother to feed her child. It seems that the only person offended here is Ms. [x]. Moreover, I find it hypocritical in the extreme that RMH worries so much about breastfeeding potentially "offending" their clients; what about the breastfeeding clients and donors whom you have already offended?
The continued mistreatment of Ms. Swimeley and her family—including Ms. [X's] lack of apology for her outrageous conduct, her establishment of special rules for Ms. Swimeley to follow (which continue to perpetuate the idea that nursing a child is somehow offensive), and her refusal to guarantee that the Swimeley family will not be evicted from the RMH for nursing—demands that further action be taken. The RMH must establish national guidelines to protect nursing mothers who wish to provide their sick children with nature's best medicine, breastmilk. Sensitivity training for staff would also be a good step. If RMH refuses to take adequate steps to remedy this situation, they will continue to lose donations and support from nursing women, their families, and their supporters.
It is well documented that formula feeding places babies at higher risk for disease and illness. Given that the Ronald McDonald House is ostensibly devoted to helping sick children, it is deeply ironic that you treat nursing as something shameful.
I strongly urge you to take action immediately.
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That is an awesome letter. I may crib from it. Can someone create a separate thread that has all the contact info for the places we want to be calling in one easy to locate thread with a clear heading. I have to do this in fits and spurts and don't have time to search 20,000!!! posts to find what I need each time I can get ten minutes at the computer to do something. Thanks.
Does anyone have photographs of very obviously religious women nursing their babies? I remember one of a veiled woman, baby in lap, only breast and baby showing, nursing the baby.
I did not say that to be a general rule. IMO nursing is natural and can be done anywhere, anyway. BUT the OP and RMH, Houston have come to an "agreement" of sorts. In order to comply with RHM, Houston's "requests" to "inform" the people around OP that she is going to feed the baby AND "be discrete" I suggested that this is one way to do it. I highly doubt anyone staying at RMH would actually say, "No, I prefer you not feed your baby in front of me."
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James Gordon Farrell was born in Liverpool on January 25th, 1935. His mother, Jo, was Irish with family connections in Dublin, while his father, Bill, was from Liverpool and had worked in India and the Far East. These geographical locations would become the imaginative environment of Farrell's "Empire Trilogy", for which he is best remembered. Farrell spent his early years in the North West of England until the end of the Second World War, when the Farrells moved to Dublin. Jim (as he was known) attended school in England, eventually boarding at Rossall public school in Fleetwood, Lancashire, between 1948 and 1953. He returned to Ireland in the holidays. These travels left an indelible stamp on the young …
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A method and system are provided in which a user is enabled to create a preferred playlist of the user's favorite songs. An input device allows the user to add and/or delete songs from this preferred playlist. In an exemplary embodiment, songs playing on several radio stations are monitored and when a song from the user's favorites list begins to play on a station other than the station to which the user is currently tuned, an audio and/or visual signal is provided to alert the user, and the user may change stations manually or tune to the new station automatically.
1. A method for processing a plurality of digital data streams, said digital data streams being derived from transmissions received from a like plurality of radio stations, said method comprising:
receiving said digital data streams by a processing circuit;
simultaneously storing segments of all of said digital data streams in separate memory units, said segments being of a duration sufficient to include complete songs being played on said radio stations from a beginning to an end of said songs;
determining when one or more of said digital data streams contains a predetermined data sequence, said predetermined data sequence being representative of the playing of a particular song on one of said radio stations;
producing an alert signal upon said determining, said alert signal being operable to provide at least one perceptible indicium to a user that said predetermined song is being received by said receiver; and
providing a selection means to said user, said selection means being selectively operable by said user to play said predetermined song from said beginning of said predetermined song.
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enabling a user to create a playlist of said user's favorite songs; and
displaying said playlist on a display device.
Subject matter disclosed and not claimed herein is disclosed and claimed in related co-pending Application No. 11/044,569, which was filed on Jan. 27, 2005 and which is assigned to the assignee of the present application and included herein by reference.
The present invention relates generally to information processing systems and more particularly to a system and methodology for processing received digital audio and/or video signals.
In the rapidly changing world of telecommunications and electronics in general, the concepts of radio that exist today are not much different from those in existence in the early part of the twentieth century. Despite the advent of physical media which enable a user to carry the music to which the user wishes to listen, the concept of radio still exists in a format offering users very few user options. Although a user may choose a station or several stations which may be preferred by the user, there are no current options which enable users to listen to preferred music selections, for example, at the user's convenience rather than on the timetables provided by the local broadcasters.
Moreover, it is oftentimes frustrating for a user to switch among radio stations in an effort to find a music selection preferred by the user. Many times, when a user finally does find a music selection or song that the user prefers, the song may be ending and the user may have to initiate the station scanning process all over again. This is not only frustrating to the user but also distracting and even dangerous when the user is operating a motor vehicle at the same time.
Thus, there is a need for an improved digital processing system which provides a greater degree of control by users of radio and other broadcast signal content.
A method and system are provided in which a user is enabled to create a preferred playlist of the user's favorite songs or types of video presentations. An input device allows the user to add and/or delete items from the favorites list. In an exemplary video application, a user is enabled to indicate by using a digital video recorder, a specific type of broadcast such as "Sports" or "Basketball". In an exemplary radio application, the user is enable to list songs on the preferred playlist. Video signals or songs playing on several channels or stations are monitored and when a listed video type or song from the user's favorites list begins to play on a station other than the station to which the user is currently tuned, an audio and/or visual signal is provided to alert the user, and the user may change channels or stations manually or tune to the new station automatically. In one embodiment, the user alert and/or automatic changing of stations is accomplished only if the video type or song being played on the channel or station currently being listened to is not on the user's favorites list. In one example, the user is enabled to add video types or songs to the favorites list by pressing an "ADD" button at any time while a type of video or a favorite song is being played. Thereafter, when the selected video type or song is again played, the user is alerted to change channels or tune the appropriate station to watch the selected video type or listen to the selected song. The user is also enabled to delete video types and/or songs from the favorites list by entering an edit mode to present the favorites list on a display associated with the television or radio, highlighting or otherwise indicating a video type or song which the user wishes to delete and pressing a delete button. The ADD and DELETE functions may also be implemented through the use of an embedded voice processing system in which case the user need only speak an appropriate command such as "Add", "Delete" or "Change Station".
A better understanding of the present invention can be obtained when the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment is considered in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:
Relatively recent developments in Radio Data System (RDS) and Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS) technologies have resulted in widespread implementation of improved digital processing systems for radio transmission systems. With RDS, identification information concerning a song currently being played on a radio for example, is available from the broadcast information for other uses. For example, the name of the song, the artist, the album and other related information may be decoded from a received radio transmission and made available for additional processing. Although the present disclosure is made with regard to an RDS radio system, it is understood that the principles contained herein also have application to video signal processing methodologies, and may be used in connection with digital video receivers and recorders as well, in processing various types and titles of digital video signal streams.
It is noted that circuits and devices which are shown in block form in the drawings are generally known to those skilled in the art, and are not specified to any greater extent than that considered necessary as illustrated, for the understanding and appreciation of the underlying concepts of the present invention and in order not to obfuscate or distract from the teachings of the present invention.
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The station digitized data streams are applied to processing circuitry 103 which includes one or more CPUs 107, a memory unit 109, storage 111, a network interface 113 and voice processing circuitry 115. The memory unit 109 is used for selectively storing favorite songs and listings. The voice processing circuitry 115 enables synthesized voiced announcements to be made and also enables direct user input through voiced commands. Voiced inputs as well as push-button inputs are processed through a user input or interface unit 117. All of the functional blocks within the processing circuitry 103 are connected together by a common system bus. The system is designed to enable a user, inter alia, to input the name or title of a favorite song using a voiced input to the voice processing module 115. The voiced-in title will then be inserted into a favorites listing such that the system will subsequently search for the input title from song header information transmitted from the tuned radio stations.
Outputs from the processing circuitry 103 are provided to a display module 119, and also as played station audio output to a speaker system 121 of an audio player. The display device 119 may comprise, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) which is viewable by a user in a motor vehicle. Outputs from the processing circuitry are also provided to an audio alert system 123, which, in response to signals provided from the processing circuitry 103, is enabled to alert a user to various conditions by sounding alarms and/or synthesized voice announcements. Other alarms including visual alarms (i.e. flashing or blinking text) are also enabled to effect and modify visual presentations or screens on the display module 119.
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In another display area section 312, there is shown a Favorites List 311 which displays an assigned reference number 313 for each favorite song of the user together with the corresponding song title 315 and singer 317. There is also a column to indicate whether or not a particular song on the favorites list has already been recorded 320. Those songs that have been recorded may be selected, highlighted and played from memory by the user by hitting a Play button 323. Songs on the favorites list which have been identified and input to the favorites list by the user (for example by a voiced input) cannot be played from memory until a user has recorded the playing of that song from a tuned station. However, a user may have an unrecorded favorite played by actuating the Add button 319 when an alert signal indicates that the favorite is being played on a tuned station as is hereinafter explained in greater detail.
In another section 322, a user is enabled to select songs from the Favorites List 311, e.g. Song B, for playing and/or deletion. A user is enabled to move from song to song on the Favorites List 311 by manipulating the Select Button 321 which will highlight 318 the particular song selection on the display screen. The user is then enabled to either play a selected recorded song by actuating the Play Button 323 or delete the selected recorded song by actuating a Delete Button 325. The various buttons are shown in differing shapes in order to facilitate the selection of the correct button by a user driving a motor vehicle without requiring the user to look at the button itself. In another exemplary implementation, the various buttons are positioned on the side of the steering wheel for easy access.
The "Add Current Song" feature enables a user, for example a driver of a motor vehicle, to hit only one button, i.e. the "Add Current Song" (ADD) Button 319, in order to have a song currently being received by the receiver 101 on any of the tuned stations, to be marked and entered on the "Favorites List" 311 and optionally recorded from the FIFO memory 201 to non-volatile (NV) memory and/or storage for later retrieval and playing at the user's convenience. When a user hears a song on the station currently being listened to and the user wishes to record the current song, all the user has to do is hit the ADD button 319. If a favorite song is being played on another station, then an alert signal, i.e. blinking or steady light 309 will be activated to show that a favorite 305 is playing and on which station 307. An audio alert signal may also be concurrently sounded in order to get the user's attention. The user may then manually switch to the indicated station at which time the alert signals will be turned off. Light 309 and/or indicator 307 may also serve a dual function as a push button switch in order to facilitate switching stations and insure that the correct station is switched to without requiring the user to manually search for the correct station as displayed 307. The unit may also be programmed to automatically switch stations when a favorite is playing on another station. The processing may also include a check on the currently playing song before switching so that the player will not switch to a new station if a favorite is already playing on the current station. The "ADD", "DELETE" and other functions may also be implemented through the use of an embedded voice processing system in which case the user need only speak an appropriate command such as, but not limited to, "Add", or "Delete" or "Switch".
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Next, when a match occurs 513 between a song on the favorites list and a song playing on one of the tuned radio stations, the currently playing status is announced 515 to a user by an alert signal. If the user chooses to have the favorite song played 517 on the audio player, then the radio channel is switched 519 to the station which is playing the favorite song and the favorite song is played. When the favorite song has completed playing 521, the processing continues from the memory check block 501.
In another example, the user is enabled to actuate a "record only" button (not shown) so that when the playing of a favorite song is detected on another station, the system records the favorite song from the other station "in the background" but does not change the station that is currently being listened to by the user. Further enhancements include the ability to set degrees of preferences for favorite songs such that one song or a group of preferred songs will be displayed in one color and/or more prominently, while other less preferred songs would be displayed less prominently and/or in a different color. In this example, when preferred songs are played on another station, the system automatically switches stations but when less preferred songs are detected as being played, only a visual and/or audio indication or alert is given and the user has the option to manually switch to the new station at that time.
The processing herein disclosed may be implemented in many forms and combinations of hardware and software. The following illustrates an exemplary high level source code listing which may be used to alert a driver when a favorite song is playing.
In an exemplary video application, a user in a home environment is enabled to indicate by using a digital video recorder and menu driven inputs, a specific type of broadcast such as "Sports" or "Basketball", and a processing methodology as described above would alert the user when a preferred type of video broadcast is being played on a channel other than the channel currently being watched by the user. Similar processing methodologies are applied to enable the user to add or switch to a channel where a preferred type of video presentation is being presented.
The method and apparatus of the present invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment as disclosed herein. The disclosed methodology may be implemented in a wide range of sequences, menus and screen designs to accomplish the desired results as herein illustrated. Although an embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described in detail herein, along with certain variants thereof, many other varied embodiments that incorporate the teachings of the invention may be easily constructed by those skilled in the art, and even included or integrated into a processor or CPU or other larger system integrated circuit or chip. The disclosed methodology may also be implemented solely or partially in program code stored on a CD, disk or diskette (portable or fixed), or other memory device, from which it may be loaded into memory and executed to achieve the beneficial results as described herein. Accordingly, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the specific form set forth herein, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, as can be reasonably included within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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Tom Servo (07-29-2013)
Who is to say Walt isn't offering single A prospects and the team's prefer ones on other teams? It takes two teams to make a trade, and the Reds are just 1 of 29 other teams in the league.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
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I would not trade both Cueto and Homer. If one goes, you've got to keep the other.
I would think Cueto and Chapman for Stanton would certainly get the Fish to think hard. Not sure if the Reds could stomach that deal, but it's certainly interesting to think about. I would prefer to try to do Hamilton and Chapman, but not sure that pries Stanton, especially since the Fish have Marisnick for CF.
Michael Lorenzen seems to be very highly thought of, and expected to be in Cincy fairly soon (definitely next year if not sometime in September.)
Plus if something like this were to happen, Reds could theoretically have enough money to re-sign Bailey and/or make a qualifying offer to Arroyo, to make sure the pitching staff didn't fall apart.
Go BLUE!!!
Hamilton + Chapman for Stanton would (deservedly) get laughed at by the Marlins.
He isn't a Peavey who came back from injury. Cueto is NOW injured.
If the Reds decide to trade a starter, it would be Arroyo or Bailey who have short remaining contracts with the club.
I doubt they will trade any starter now with Cueto hurt. Depth is too thin to trade one right now.
I think they would think hard about Cueto and Hamilton. They would get an ace pitcher at decent price and a near major league ready OF who is a switch batter and had speed. Hamilton's average is slowly on the rise and he is young and controlled as well.
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The only problem is the Marlins do not need OFers, they need IFers
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Controversial mural at UT being dismantled; plans in place for its preservation
KNOXVILLE — Architectural art experts have started work to remove and preserve a large, controversial mural depicting the state's musical history that hangs in a ballroom at the University of Tennessee's student center.
Architectural art experts with the firm EverGreene in New York City have about three weeks to clean and remove the 29-foot-by-6-foot, 300-pound, oil on canvas mural.It will be stored at UT's Downtown Gallery while the university begins to demolish and rebuild the University Center.
"It doesn't sound like that big of a deal until you actually look at the way everything is put together," said Bryon Roesselet, an architectural conservator for EverGreene.
"The painting is done kind of like a laminate, so you have the true canvas that the painting is actually painted on directly, which is glued onto another piece of canvas, which is glued onto the plaster wall."
The Indianapolis Museum of Art attempted to remove the painting in 2006 but found the adhesive too robust to take it down without damaging the paint layer. EverGreene will use additional methods to take the painting down.
Completed in 1955 by noted New York artist Marion Greenwood, the painting captures the rich music culture across the state from the Mississippi Delta blues to the religious mountain music. But the depiction of a cotton-picking slave or sharecropper among black musicians, and other characters, ignited controversy in the decade after UT was desegregated.
The mural was vandalized in 1970, and after further threats were made, UT opted to cover the painting with wood paneling in 1972.
UT removed the paneling in 2006 at the urging of the university's Issues Committee. It was displayed for two days, during which the university held educational forums. The painting was then covered with clear Plexiglass and covered with drapes. Student groups and classes were able to view the painting for educational purposes, but the drapes were kept closed during most functions in the ballroom.
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Qualvu named to #12 on "GRIT Top 50" by GreenBook, a leading market research publication.
DENVER, CO / PRBuzz / July 12, 2011 - - In an annual ranking compiled based on feedback from their clients, which include many of the world's largest brands, Qualvu moved into the top echelon of Greenbook Research Industry Trends GRIT Top 50 - an impressive achievement for a young company.
In the report Qualvu was ranked #12, which assessed technology attitudes and adoption towards various methodologies in the market research industry.
"I think this list can tell us a lot. Obviously the big firms achieved their status through extensive marketing activities; big companies have big marketing budgets. What about the rest? Here is where things get interesting: All are young companies, all are technology driven firms, and every single one of them is growing like crazy," wrote Leonard Murphy, Editor in Chief of the GreenBook Blog.
"This is the kind of list we don't just expect to make, but dominate," said Qualvu CEO and Founder John Williamson. "We had one goal when we started Qualvu, and that was to disrupt the $6 billion qualitative research industry by delivering a dramatically better online video solution to the world's brands that forever takes qualitative research out of the focus group and directly into the candid lives of consumers."
Qualvu delivers video feedback that is richer and deeper than any other methods by following the natural flow of how consumers act during "moments of truth" when they are shopping, at work, in the car, or at home. Consumers respond when they want, where they want, and how they want, free of the social pressures of focus groups or bias effected through artificial research settings. Qualvu then uses proprietary technology and processing to deliver dynamic online reports that combine strategic insights and video highlight reels of consumer submissions.
"Being named to the GRIT 50 list is a real honor for us," continued John. "Our innovations are exciting to anyone who has experienced them, but we also know that it's about our clients making better, more informed decisions based on unparalleled consumer truth. Innovation isn't just a buzzword for Qualvu, it's a business driver."
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Toss together mushrooms, shallots, carrots, bell pepper, garlic, parsley and thyme sprigs, and oil in a flameproof roasting pan. Roast, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are golden, 35 to 40 minutes.
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I thought making contact was desireable...manly double plays are MUCH better than wussie Ks, right?
...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.
Last year and in the minors, he had an uppercut swing and popped up too many balls.
IMO the Reds are coaching him to hit more pitches on the ground. A more balanced hitting approach. So far it hasn't worked out.
Cozart's line drive rate is very low this year. He may also still be hurt from the April 20 bunt attempt, or was hurt for some time thereafter.
Bottom line, I'd give him time. I'd much rather see XMan in the two hole, but I think Cozart will hit better and soon.
...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.
...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.
"Man, the pitch looks fast, even in slow motion." Thom Brennaman on Chapman's fastball.
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reduce strikeouts and increase GIDP with more ground balls. Generally decrease power and also reduce walks. BABIP remains equal so the result would be the same overall numbers or maybe worse if the batter was swinging at strikes out of his best hitting zones(which ML pitchers unfairly try to do) which means a lot of weakly hit balls more than when just striking out which after all may mean BABIP decreases rather than being equal. Of course I keep forgetting if they'd just make contact ... mybe they should all just choke up and go all Wee Willie...it being so easy to hit it where they ain't...
Sometimes strikeouts matter. Man on 3d 1 out a K hurts. 95% of the time they are bad simply because they are outs. No other reason. You'll never convince me otherwise. Cozart is slumping not because of his strikeouts but because his line drive rate is abysmal right now and his gb rate is astronomical when he does make contact. That's the problem, NOT the Ks.
RedlegJake, you need to go to the last page of the Bruce K's thread and look at a series of posts by myself and Atomic someone or other. He posted a chart with run expectations of each possible event that can happen given any of the 24 combinations of baserunners and outs.
Of the 24 possible situations, Ks vs. all other outs were only equal when there were either 2 outs (8 situations) or no runners on base (2 situations). That leaves 14 situations where there are runners on base and less than 2 outs. In 11 of them, balls put in play for outs were overwhelming preferable to Ks.
Last year, he was 126th out of 143 (3.89 rc/27). In other words, even if he were to double his current output, he would still suck. A lot.
This is a good organization. The Jocketty regime has repeatedly surprised me by making things work that I didn't think would work (Homer Bailey becoming good; Broxton being a plus reliever in last year's stretch drive; Alfredo Simon being useful; Arroyo not being finished a couple years ago). Maybe they have some grand plan for Cozart involving hitting more line drives or whatever.
But let's not kid ourselves. The results so far have been bad. Bad. bad. bad. Put a league average shortstop on this team, and there's a significant chance it's in first place.
". . . acquiring J. Blanton from Oakland for, apparently, Bailey/Cueto, Votto and a lesser prospect. I do it in a second . . . The Reds' equation this year is simple: Make Matt Belisle your #3 starter . . . trade for Blanton, win 85 or more, be in the mix all summer." - Paul Daugherty, Feb. 8, 2008
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Parks' 75th celebration launches look into the future
31 M people visited state's 54 parks
Tennessee's state park system turned 75 this year, and if visitation is any indicator, the yearlong celebration has been a resounding success.
An estimated 31 million people visited Tennessee's 54 parks in 2012.
According to Brock Hill, Tennessee's deputy commissioner for parks and conservation, that's a 1 million increase over last year.
"It's been a great year for us to reconnect with folks," Hill said. "We've tried to engage a whole new generation of people who previously weren't going into parks, people who were even afraid of the woods."
Tennessee's park system was established by legislation in 1937. Most of the early parks were developed through Depression-era programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration and eventually the Tennessee Valley Authority.
In 2007, Tennessee's state park system was voted best in the nation by the National Recreation and Park Association.
This year, state officials launched a number of programs designed to steer parks into the future. On the technological front, state parks now has a new microsite — www.tnstateparks75.com — that provides tools for planning a visit to any of Tennessee's parks.
An online reservation system for campsite and cabin reservations and golf tee times is in the works, and state officials are putting the final touches on an application for mobile devices.
"For the first time, we have a web presence that portrays our park system in an accurate way," Hill said.
This year, Tennessee parks teamed up with the Tennessee Department of Health to promote healthy eating and healthy hikes. They even tweaked the image of the parks' mascot, Ramble the Raccoon, to make him look leaner and stronger.
A limited edition 75th Anniversary Passport is available at state parks, and the park's Junior Ranger program is offered at 24 parks — double the number from a few years ago.
Revenues were up this year at Tennessee's seven resort parks. Each year, the parks' restaurants and inns generate about $36 million — enough to cover their operating costs as required by the General Assembly.
Tennessee is one of only eight states in the U.S. that does not charge park entry fees. The parks operate on about $75.4 million a year and receive additional appropriations for capital and maintenance projects.
This fiscal year, the maintenance funding came to $28 million. Instead of spreading that money throughout the park system, park officials this year singled out one park for making comprehensive improvements.
They picked Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park, 18 miles west of Pikeville, where the inn, restaurant, cabins and pool village haven't been upgraded in 40 years.
"A lot of our amenities have been allowed to get run down," Hill said. "If we don't maintain them, they're going to be a drain on our system.
"For us to repair one component at Fall Creek Falls wouldn't have had much impact, so we chose to make all these improvements in one year. We're using a business approach to get the best return on our investment."
With over 30 million visitors a year, state parks are Tennessee's No. 1 tourism industry. A recent University of Tennessee economic study further substantiated the correlation between state parks and the economy, when it found that parks produce $725 million a year in revenues related to services such as food and lodging, and that every dollar spent on state parks generates $17 throughout Tennessee's economy.
"I do believe the best is yet to come," Hill said. "Hopefully, our parks will keep having not just an economic impact on small communities, but an impact on wellness and the social life of people of Tennessee."
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Fatima Jinnah Medical University
|Fatima Jinnah Medical College (1948-2015)
Fatima Jinnah Medical University (2015)
|March 1948
|Dr. Sardar Fakhar Imam
Academic staff
|Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
|Upsdell Red
|Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Pakistan Medical & Dental Council
Fatima Jinnah Medical College, named after Fatima Jinnah, is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Fatima Jinnah Medical College with its associated teaching hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, is a medical institution to teach and train female doctors and post-graduate students and provide medical and healthcare facilities to the citizens of the country particularly in and around Lahore and more particularly to the women population. It is now a tertiary healthcare unit.
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital was established in 1921 in the walled city of Lahore by a philanthropist Sir Ganga Ram who also donated a piece of land. The hospital was shifted to its present location in 1943 to cope with the growing demand for medical and health care services.
On June 30, 2015 the Health Department of Pakistan changed the status of the Medical College to the Medical University and the current principle was made the Vice Chancellor of the University. [1]
In 1946 the family of Sir Ganga Ram started a medical college by the name Balak Ram Medical College named after a son of Sir Ganga Ram. Soon after independence in 1947, the college was closed and its premises abandoned. However, the medical professional Prof. Shujaat Ali with the help of his colleagues nurtured the idea of setting up a medical institution in the same premises for teaching female doctors. With this objective the team of Prof. Shujaat Ali asked the approval of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah for the institution to be named after his sister Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah. The Quaid approved the use of her name. Fatima Jinnah Medical College For Women, Lahore admitted its first batch of 39 students in October 1948 and was formally inaugurated in March 1949 by Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din, the Prime Minister of Pakistan.[2]
In the college library, 12500 medical journals are available on line with abstracts as well as full text with the help of HEC. Networking of the departments of the college and hospital is being planned with linkages to other national and international universities. There is free internet facility in the library.
The Audio Visual Department has been provided with new computers and eight multimedia systems for lectures.
The hostel for students consists of seven blocks. There are around one thousand students living in the hostel. There are facilities for outdoor and indoor games, a gymnasium and a swimming pool. The college operates seven buses for the day scholars. [2]
Ganga Ram Hospital[edit]
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, situated in the heart of city, close to the main artery of Lahore (Shahra-i-Quaid-iAzam) and Punjab Assembly, is the teaching hospital of FJMC. Surrounded by thickly populated area the hospital caters to the western and southern part of the city and provides services to adjacent districts of Lahore. The bed strength of the hospital is 700, but the average number of admissions usually touches 800. The complex covers 314 kanals (about 16 hectares). [2]
Fatima Jinnah Medical College admits 250 students every year. 50% of the seats are reserved for the Federal Government and in these seats students from Sindh, NWFP, Balochistan, FATA, PATA, AJK and Northern Areas are admitted. 23 seats are reserved as PTAP (Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme) for the friendly and Islamic countries.
FJMC alumni have a strong presence in North America. The North America wing of FJMC's alumni[3] holds annual meetings and is engaged in projects to help FJMC students, researchers and faculty.
The degree is granted by the University of Punjab, one of the oldest medical degree awarding institute of Pakistan, and is recognised by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan [1]


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