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agreed. many people may enjoy smoking it... but hey, with a once in a lifetime job in the NFL... why would you even consider doing it? Wait until you're 30, rich and retired. Jeez
agree with the cup, if they win it he's done. Never thought about Holmstrom though... makes sense though
They should go 3-1... only 'tough' team being Vancouver. Reasonable defense, good passing, Wings should win
My father use to work there a few years ago. Said safety conditions there were terrible, so this is no surprise.
CB first round next year. Then move up and take a late round left tackle, or vice versa. Then let em roll!
haven't played a good game in two months? They blew out Denver, which has now become the media's #1 'happy story'.
If the defense can pick palmer off and they can get a decent run game going, then game over
Time to fix Getty from Sherman all the way to Seaway. That road is about as bad as it gets.
true that. It was obvious that after the first PI the refs were willing to throw the flag when his hands were within 2 inches of the guys chest. Garbage calls, as usual. And did no one else notice on the FG attempt before half the saints were OFFSIDES by a longshot, which led to the block... but never called?? crap like that makes me hate the refs more and more
What a tard. I hope Detroit picks him up in FA JUST so he has to live here hahaha.
That whole lame "wrangling up the pig" thing he does after a sac is, in reality, how he shows the world what he does to all of his male visitors in bed.
haven't heard much from PETA in regards to the annual deer hunting that happens every year. WHERE ARE THEY WHEN IT COUNTS!!!!!
hahahaha... idiots.
He has shown a great upswing by signing with the Lions again. I too thought he was dead in the water after that terrible performance after the ACL tear. It shows on the field that he is feeling much better and would like to see him on the team again next year. Leshore, Best, Smith
Howard is the worst goal in DET history?? I find that hard to believe. They scored SIX, YES 6 goals in 6 games. You will never win with offensive despair like that. No idea what happened to the Wings. Were rolling until they hit Washington, then seemed like they could care less about scoring a goal.
Hopefully he can figure out his footwork with the week off. He needs to step into his passes more. Other than that, enjoy the week off boys!
Yet another respectable act from Suh. Guy is nothing but class and determination. To hell with the rest of you idiots who believe he needs to tone it down.
by far the most enjoyable game to watch in years. My hatred towards the Bears along with the MNF national attention made the game superb! couldn't have been much better
Tim Toone has been brought in and out of the Lions roster about 6 times now. I imagine it must be annoying
exactly. Backus has always been a mediocre LT. He can protect you against your average DE, but put a super start in there and he always has trouble. I would have liked to see a TE chip or be used as an additional blocker to help against Allen. Allen is a great DE and I wouldn't have been 'hurt' by their decision to go max protect
I made no mention of morals or whether I am for or against the procedure. Yet you seem to think thats all my comment implied. I personally am for abortion within the first trimester, not partial-birth.
Republicans act like this is some major defeat. Meekhof said it held personal satisfaction. really? because most abortions are done in such a matter, correct? The federal law already prohibited such an act, so now more wasted time and money has been spent to make it a "double law". Guess we want to make sure people are punished twice if this were to happen.
Lets not to forget to include the mother's life. Not to say its common, but what if the procedure needs to be done in order for her to survive? No big deal to you, right? Just let her die. Unless its you or your wife.
I'll stay at my level of liberal argument and say my opinions, as most right wingers do.
you right winged retards are all over this like flies on... poop. The word abortion comes up and you all assume every liberal in america is FOR IT!
Stop your yapping and acting like you're better than the rest. I'm willing to be 98% of the Michigan population was against this a long, long time ago.
Next step: abortion as a whole, right?
No huddle offense, lots of shotgun looks... should keep the big man at bay and huffing for air if they can keep getting first downs. We a weapon like CJ, you only need to get to the 20 before you take shots into the end zone.


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ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia swimmers Wendy Trott, Megan Romano, Melanie Margalis and Martin Grodzki automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships during the final day of the Georgia Fall Invitational on Sunday at Gabrielsen Natatorium.
Georgia's 400 freestyle relay team of Shannon Vreeland, Margalis, Jordan Mattern and Romano also punched its ticket to the NCAAs with an A cut.
The Lady Bulldogs won the three-day invitational with 995 points. Cal was second with 745.5 points and Auburn was third with 594. On the men's side, Auburn was first with 899 points, Cal was second with 812 points and Georgia was third with 656 points.
Trott, the three-time defending national champion in the mile, had a winning time of 15:44.10 on Sunday (just four seconds off her school record). Earlier in the meet, Trott automatically qualified for the NCAAs in the 500 freestyle. Grodzki claimed first in the 1,650 freestyle on Sunday as he stopped the clock in 14:49.33.
Romano picked up her A-cut time of 47.69 as she came in third in the 100 freestyle. In that race, former Cal swimmer Natalie Coughlin, swimming unattached, lowered her own American record to 46.84.
Margalis went 2:09.06 for her A cut in the 200 breaststroke as she came in second. Earlier in the meet, Margalis posted an A cut in the 200 individual medley.
Vreeland, Margalis, Mattern and Romano went 3:14.51 to win the 400 freestyle relay and register an A cut.
"This was a good weekend for our young men and young ladies," Georgia head coach Jack Bauerle said. "The competition was as good as we'll see at SECs and comparable to what we'll see at NCAAs. I am very proud of the way our kids stood up and competed. We got a lot accomplished at this meet."
The NCAAs for the women will be held March 15-17 at Auburn, with the men's meet slated for March 22-24 in Federal Way, Wash.


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Dec 06 2010
Which Camera?
This isn't a tip.
It's just a funny photography moment.
Any time I get my photo taken with a group of people in one of those situations where there's more than one camera snapping photos, it never fails. The group is looking at one camera, and I'm looking at the other.
And I'm not just looking at the other camera. I'm angled 45 degrees away from everyone else and totally grinning at the wrong camera.
"Here I am!"
The phenomenon happened this weekend, too! Only this time, I was one of the ones behind the camera. Here's Bridget (left) and Amy (right).
But they were so graceful and lovely, you never would have known it.
Unlike some people around here…
Ms. "Here I am!" 45-Degree Angle Girl
44 Comments and 4 Replies
sarah abeachcottage On Monday, December 6 at 4:05 am
I like those sorta shots. The shots look lovely and natural and…graceful to me
MOV On Monday, December 6 at 6:38 am
I agree. Those sorta shots are more candid and fun. Now, at my house, the problem we seem to have is one child looking up and the other child looking down (?). As another photographic issue, The Husband (who is 6'4″) perpetually seems to have something growing out of his head in the majority of photos (telephone pole, flag, lamp, palm tree, you name it). We have made a game out of it, and lovingly refer to these as his "hats".
Jen at Cabin Fever On Tuesday, December 7 at 12:06 am
I agree! Sometimes the off glance photo is more flattering and genuine. Although it is nice to have everyone looking at the same camera AND smiling AND not blinking.
Tabitha (FromSingletoMarried) On Monday, December 6 at 4:22 am
I know exactly what you mean! And you don't want to yell "hey, look at me"! They look beautiful regardless of which camera they were looking at.
Rose On Monday, December 6 at 4:41 am
Yes..these situations do occur…
Lynn from For Love or Funny On Monday, December 6 at 4:58 am
I avoid this problem by tackling all the other photographers so that I'm the only person with a camera left standing!
Kiran On Monday, December 6 at 2:21 pm
Lynn, you cracked me up big time
Estela @ Weekly Bite On Monday, December 6 at 5:05 am
I'm always the one looking at the other camera… or blinking
The Desert Girl On Monday, December 6 at 10:46 am
I'm still waiting to get ONE picture of my seven year old where she's not making a face like she's either asleep or been smoking something for her glaucoma!!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is On Monday, December 6 at 5:34 am
I'm usually the only one looking at the camera, with everyone else looking at the other! Still a great picture.
diane On Monday, December 6 at 5:42 am
Yep that happens to me when taking family shots.
Kelly On Monday, December 6 at 6:27 am
Well, photography is kind of like mind reading!
I like how casual, informal, and genuine the pictures turn out when this happens though!
Southern Gal On Monday, December 6 at 6:30 am
In our family, we've developed the habit of saying "Look here first!" When that one finishes, someone else calls to them. We got so tired of pictures with everyone looking every direction that we had to do something. Now I love it when everyone picks a spot on the ceiling or floor when you take the shot…
I Live in an Antbed On Monday, December 6 at 6:46 am
We get this alot! Even with only ONE CAMERA! Imagine trying to photograph our family of ten! (7 children, 1 son-in-law, and 2 parents who specialize in herding cats!)
Window On Prairie On Monday, December 6 at 6:57 am
Patience is everything, and hoping they won't get too distracted. But it usually works out the everyone will look the right direction. Fun when that happens. Suzanne
Claire On Monday, December 6 at 6:58 am
This happens to me all the time! My entire family is looking at different cameras in our Thanksgiving photo. Funny, funny, funny…
Amy @ I Heart Faces On Monday, December 6 at 7:23 am
Ahh! Too funny! I have the other shot of us both looking at the camera… guess someone was taking it with my camera. Yes, this is why I'm very good at switching heads in Photoshop now:-)
Michelle On Monday, December 6 at 7:33 am
I get that a lot, especially at weddings when everyone has their cameras out and I'm supposed to take formals. It can be very frustrating, as it does not enable me to do my job correctly, but on the other hand. I personally hate looking directly into a camera for a picture! I try not to be on that side of one!
LesleyG On Monday, December 6 at 7:38 am
I'm usually looking at the wrong camera, and have redeye if someone's using a flash. Lovely!
Those cookies look fantastic and it looks like everyone enjoyed themselves! And now I'd like some sugar cookies for breakfast!
Heather (Heather's Dish) On Monday, December 6 at 7:38 am
it's so hard at parties and stuff where everyone wants a photo! still beautiful though
Cee On Monday, December 6 at 7:39 am
I've spent oodles of hours photoshopping heads from shots like these, just to get everyone looking at the same camera.
Molly M. On Monday, December 6 at 9:21 am
never fails!! always happens to everyone I think!
Molly M. On Monday, December 6 at 9:22 am
hey… I like those old boots on your mantle… fantastic idea!
Debbie in GA On Monday, December 6 at 10:05 am
If I'm the "main" person taking the photo I always ask others to wait because that drives me nuts!
Mama M. On Monday, December 6 at 10:25 am
Ack! I agree!! We just took our Christmas photos, and my aunt was snapping away with her camera at the same time and everyone is looking all willy nilly in all the pictures!
SoCal Mama On Monday, December 6 at 11:18 am
I love pictures like this haha!!
Dot O On Monday, December 6 at 11:43 am
Yes, but this slightly off center photos always make me smile and laugh a little. Gorgeous pic – Amy is such a doll!
Lillie-Beth On Monday, December 6 at 12:17 pm
Funny! Too many paparazzi, naturally! And a nervous one at that, as I tried to take the photo quickly at Amy's request and get out of everyone else's way. Oops, but yours still turned out beautiful!
singinpretty On Monday, December 6 at 12:56 pm
Hahaha! A picture I posted on Flickr was published in my local newspaper. In the picture half of us were looking at my camera and the other half were looking at a different camera. My caption says it pays to always be looking at my camera. And it turned out to be true.
TidyMom On Monday, December 6 at 1:08 pm
LOL too funny………but very beautiful girls!! ♥♥
angie {the arthur clan} On Monday, December 6 at 1:24 pm
Hi Bridget and Amy!! You two are too cute for words!
Tina K On Monday, December 6 at 2:21 pm
Those are my favorite shots. Alot more real like not posed.
texasphotochick On Monday, December 6 at 2:50 pm
All of my wedding photographs except for one have my husband and I looking in different directions. Everyone had a camera (that happens in a family of photographers) and it kind of turned into a free for all.
kim On Monday, December 6 at 3:49 pm
Do you have a camera you would recommend for a sweet 7 year old? She loves to take pictures (with my camera) but not ready to spend $$$lots on a camera for her????
Kirsten is Comfortably Domestic On Monday, December 6 at 3:58 pm
Glad that I am not the only one that struggles to capture multiple subjects. Any picture where I can get my four boys all looking in (relatively) the same direction with no one picking their nose is a winner to me.
Christina in MN On Monday, December 6 at 4:04 pm
I liked the photos and didn't really see a problem with them. Maybe somebody should stand behind the photographer with rabbit ears then everyone would be looking at the right spot.
Wenderly On Monday, December 6 at 4:22 pm
LOVE it! So true! And I agree with Cheryl…beautiful girls!
davidinark On Monday, December 6 at 4:47 pm
Is this anything like being "15 degrees off cool?" If so, I am so there! HA!
Frances in SF On Monday, December 6 at 5:53 pm
P-dub, you had a post about getting rid of that gray-ish/lilac cast in photos with flash indoors. Would you be so kind as to please help me find this? My sister takes photos, amazing photos, of her baby girl who has Down Syndrome, and I want to help her tune up her camera (some expensive thing like yours). She and her hubby have that huge rig, but don't necessarily have the time to learn it all. I want to help them out.
My sister is a genius graphic designer and oil painter and she creates stories and calendars about the angelic baby as thank you gifts for friends around the globe.
Many thanks.
Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) On Monday, December 6 at 8:11 pm
Woohoo….if there's one thing this Ozark Farm Chick knows is that sometimes it pays bein' just a little off!!!! Heeehehehehe!!!! :o)
From the crazed hills and hollers of the Missouri Ponderosa, ya'll have a wonderfully blessed day!!!
Tricia @ Saving room for dessert On Tuesday, December 7 at 2:09 pm
I get the feeling that there was a lot going on in that kitchen! Many distractions and fun. Wish I was there!
carmen On Tuesday, December 7 at 3:14 pm
Funny that you should post about this. I just got my drivers license in the mail and as luck would have it I am totally and completely looking off to the right. Dang it! When she snapped the picture I even asked the lady if it was okay. She takes a glance and says " Ya it's fine." I had a feeling it wasn't. My husband say's "don't worry, you can get it retaken in ten years." Great. The ladies in your photos look cute, me not so much.
Britnee On Tuesday, December 7 at 4:30 pm
Haha, that's funny. You guys look great no matter what camera you're looking at!
Lola On Wednesday, December 8 at 9:50 am
LOL! Once I had to have a professional photo taken (for official documents), and the photographer nearly went mad at me because it took her 12 tries (!!!!) to make me look at the camera (only one camera there!) without blinking. Ha! ;0)
Melissa Johnson On Thursday, December 9 at 1:52 am
I love it, last year we took pictures of our son and his family that they requested for their christmas Gift. There were a total of 26 shots taken and not one single one had everyone looking in the same direction! In fact in two shots all four of them were looking in four different directions~! My husband discovered he can change their eyes enough on Photo shop so no one can tell~! Luckily we had a few close ups that we just left looking like they were watching bees fly about!
Ruth Ann in East Texas On Thursday, December 9 at 10:50 am
You captured a lovely shot on all 3 as far as i'm concerned! I want to know what is on the mantle next to the boots? Very colorful; LOVE IT!
Becky On Saturday, December 11 at 4:05 pm
I rate the holiday season a 9 most years. This year i'm hoping to win the camera and make it a 10!
Barbara On Monday, December 13 at 11:11 pm
I am a baby photographer in the hospital and sometimes it seems I am chasing the baby's eyes! Some of the newborns are quite active and quick!


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A church is made of its people, not the four walls of its sanctuary.
That's the message those who attend Friendly Church of God in Christ are reminding themselves just days after their historic building burned to the ground.
Now the congregation from the southern Falls County community of Reagan will worship in Robertson County, trying to move past what they believe was a hate crime.
Members of the church spent Saturday afternoon cleaning up a borrowed building in Bremond to meet and worship Sunday morning. They worked cheerfully, praising God, and praying for whoever burned down their 80-year-old church building Tuesday.
Investigators from the state fire marshal's office and the ATF have determined the fire in Reagan was arson.
"They ruled it arson after the heat and after the incident on the 19th," Pastor Philip Dickerson said.
Less than a month ago, Dickerson says someone tried to burn down his church on Martin Luther King Jr Day, pouring gasoline on the carpet and setting a fire.
The predominately black church has suffered several break-ins over the last three years, some with messages of profanity left behind.
It's all enough to lead some of its members to think this arson was a hate crime.
"Race might have played an issue, that it happened before on MLK's Birthday, and then now this happens while Obama is trying to sign the stimulus package off," Deacon Edward Wallace said.
Despite that horrible thought, they say they won't let it steal their hope or stop them from singing praises come Sunday.
"It'll help to lift our spirits," Dickerson said. "And the fire didn't stop us, and so we are ready to come and praise God."
The pastor says a building is only the place they meet. The church is the people, and that church meets Sunday morning in another building down the road in Bremond.
Currently, there are no suspects in the arson investigation.
For now, the church will be using furniture, equipment and a building on the corner of Clay and Main Streets lent by other churches in the area.
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There's a Three Stooges skit where Curly stands on his head to get a baby to stop crying and it worked every time.
I didn't get all my parenting tips from the Stooges. I never once told my boys to pick two, then poke them in the eyes.
But the standing-on-the-head gag had merit. Diverting attention works very well in most situations. For instance, when a youngster lightly bumps his head, his first instinct is to cry to get a little attention. But to avoid this, you just have to show him a Hershey's bar and he miraculously forgets about the head-bumping incident. This also works with an adult and beer after he hits his thumb with a hammer.
Actually, the tactic works pretty well with people of all ages. When your 15-year-old daughter tells you she's thinking of converting to Goth, shake a set of keys in front of her and ask her opinion about getting a new car.
As adults, we rely on diversions all the time to avoid conflicting issues. Family conversations during the holidays can get a little tricky. Like when the ultra-conservative cousin and the left-wing atheist uncle are about to approach a subject like religion. To diffuse the situation, the mother yells out " Who wants cheesecake?" and suddenly the focus shifts faster than a Formula One driver.
Diverting attention with senior citizens also comes in handy but can be a little more difficult. I had to do it all the time with my mom, except she had an uncanny ability to accept the diversion then go back to the original subject.
For instance, although my mom appreciated my career, she always wondered when was I going to be on TV like Bill Bonds. Trying to explain the difference between the professions was impossible because she thought I should be promoted on TV. So I would bribe her with soup and everything would be great for the next 20 minutes until the TV thing would come up again.
Diversionary tactics work, and I admit I'm vulnerable, too. If someone cuts me off in traffic, I'll begin to yell until the Rolling Stones come on the radio and then I start thinking about the first time I heard that song and how I can't believe it's been 30 years ... and what was I mad about again?
So the notion works well. Except for one person: my grandson. He seems a bit more focused than the rest of us, which is pretty good since he's 3½. And while I can divert his attention, it takes a little more work. This was evident at the fair.
We were enjoying our time sitting on tractors and pretending to be riding in golden fields of wheat or, as Will prefers, pretending to crash like monster trucks. Anyway, I enjoy that part of the fair because we've played on those tractors since he was a baby and it's free.
Then something caught his eye. There to the side was the large display of tractor toys. He wanted to see them now. Right away I knew trouble was brewing. Soon he chose the biggest, most expensive tractor toy there was and I had to think fast: How about some cotton candy?
Sure, he said, but he wanted the big tractor first. You don't want to disappoint, but it's hard to explain to a youngster about not having enough 20s in your wallet. Luckily, we diverted his attention to the smaller, more affordable tractor toys and everyone was happy.
But I realize he'll only get smarter as he gets older, so next year I better have a plan. I suppose I could try to learn to stand on my head, but it'll be way easier to just buy the thing. I better start saving now.
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Bush and Sharon
To the Editor:
In "Does the U.S. Finally Understand Israel?" [July-August], Michael B. Oren deftly describes how the State Department's view of Israel as an "obstacle to peace" in the Middle East has perversely affected both Arab expectations and the approach to the region taken by successive U.S. Presidents. Mr. Oren contends that American understanding of Israel's plight has improved, due in no small measure to abiding support for Israel in Congress, but he remains concerned about the sharp swings in U.S. Middle East policy since September 11. What are the chances, he asks, that "George W. Bush and his team will think afresh about the tortuous history of U.S. policy, and will embark on a new and less ambivalent course"?
Such a course, I would suggest, is already being pursued. Mr. Oren notes that the events of September 11 produced a new clarity in Washington concerning who America's friends and foes are, as well as a new respect for Israel's long-standing policy of military preemption. But he makes no mention of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's thunderbolt of a speech on October 4, 2001, which seems to have registered deeply with President Bush. Sharon declared that Israel would not tolerate being treated as Czechoslovakia was in 1938, and that it would defend itself by whatever means necessary. This was interpreted by many as a slap at Bush, but a more accurate interpretation is that the prime minister wanted to alert the U.S. to the imminent danger of the State Department's appeasing tilt toward the terrorist perpetrators.
Sharon's speech, I believe, helped the President break free of the idea that the U.S. must preserve its Middle East "coalition" at all costs. Within the month, the State Department characterized Hamas, Hizbullah, and Islamic Jihad as global terrorist organizations. And notwithstanding Bush's apparent impatience with the Israeli incursion into Jenin following the Passover massacre in Netanya, he gave a stunningly affirmative answer to Oren's question—does the U.S. finally understand Israel?—in his much-anticipated speech of June 26. Though widely expected to revert to the State Department's preference for a Palestinian state without preconditions, he declared that American support depended on the election of a Palestinian leadership that would renounce terror. Bush brilliantly recognized the essence of Israel's situation: no peaceful coexistence is possible when one party maintains the aim of destroying the other.
Michael Balch
Iowa City, Iowa
Michael B. Oren writes:
My article, written several weeks before President Bush's historic June 26 speech on the Middle East, questioned whether the Bush administration would depart from longstanding U.S. policies toward Israel, and Michael Balch is right in pointing out that indeed the President has done so. He is also correct in noting the impact—overlooked by me—of Ariel Sharon's remarks of last October.


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Despite looming deadline, many still confused
Time is running out to apply for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
But the Obama administration on Tuesday gave Americans some extra time to finish up.
Previously, Monday was the deadline to enroll in a 2014 plan to avoid possible tax penalties. But now consumers have a bit of extra time if they try to do so through healthcare.gov but can't quite finish.
To sign up, go to healthcare.gov or call 1-800-318-2596.
But as time runs out, here are some issues many may be encountering:
What if I need more time to buy insurance?
You must attest you tried and couldn't use the healthcare.gov site. There's a blue box to check off online to show you did so. Then, you have until April 7 to turn in paper applications and until April 15 to turn them in online for coverage starting May 1.
Can I bypass the website and get coverage from a private insurer after Monday?
No. While some insurance companies may sell short-term policies, they won't meet the Affordable Care Act standards of having coverage for nine months out of the year.
The only way to get insurance after Monday's deadline without incurring penalties is to have what they call a qualifying life event, such as a birth, new job or change in marital status.
When is the next open enrollment period?
The next enrollment period will be from Nov. 15 until Feb. 15, 2015.
How do I sign up on healthcare.gov?
Once you access the healthcare.gov website, there are several steps you must go through to obtain coverage:
First, create an account. Go to the marketplace and select your state. Provide some basic information, then choose a user name, password and security questions.
Then, complete your application. Provide information about you and your family, such as income, household members and current health coverage.
After, you must pick a plan. See all the options you qualify for, including Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
After you choose a plan, don't forget to enroll online and contact your insurance company to pay your first premium by the due date.
It's important to get started by Monday, even if you can't complete the process that day. Julie Bataille, director of communications for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, wrote on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website, "For those consumers who are in line by the March 31st deadline to complete enrollment—either online or over the phone – we'll make sure you get covered. Just like Election Day, if you are in line when the polls close, you get to vote. We won't close the door on those who tried to get covered and were unable to do so through no fault of their own. So, those who were in line or had technical problems with the website can quickly come back and sign up as soon as possible."
People who have not enrolled for insurance are subject to a fine. They will also have to pay for any medical costs while they are not covered.
Where do I go if I need help locally?
If you need help in enrolling, you can receive free assistance from navigators and certified applicant counselors, who are individuals or organizations trained to help consumers, small businesses and employees look for health coverage options. They aren't allowed to recommend a plan, but they can explain the available options, answer questions and provide help in applying.
Several organizations in the area provide enrollment assistance.
Vance County
Susan Driver and Anita Bennett are certified applicant counselors at Maria Parham Medical Center. In addition, Medassist, a private company, has two counselors working at the hospital.
To make an appointment, call Driver at (252) 436-1041 or email her at email@example.com. They also accept walk-ins.
"Come in the main entrance and go to the front desk," Driver said.
They will be offering assistance from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday. "But if someone wants to come in earlier or later, call us," Bennett said.
Granville County
Granville Health Systems also offers assistance. Scott Thomas, administrative director for human resources and communications, said nine certified applicant counselors are available. "We just got started last week and we've already had 30 to 50 contacts," he said. "All they have to do is call 690-3446 and we'll take care of them." The area code is 919.
They will be providing enrollment assistance from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Monday.
Warren County and surrounding areas
Rural Health Group, Inc., with clinics in Henderson and Norlina, is assisting residents of Vance and Warren counties to enroll. The contact person is Denise G. Belle: telephone: (252) 536-5910; email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
According to Belle, Rural Health Group has received numerous requests for assistance. "It's been very heavy, actually," she said. "At the beginning of the month, we put on 10 additional part-time staff to handle the increase in enrollment."
In the six counties Rural Health Group serves, the staff has provided assistance to 8,544 individuals, handled 2,398 applications and enrolled an estimated 1,391 people. "That doesn't include the past two weeks."
Rural Health Group serves Vance, Warren, Halifax, Franklin, Northampton and Edgecombe counties.
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• Disability Rights. Contact person: Corye Dunn, telephone: (919) 856-2195; email: email@example.com
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I missed the deadline. What happens now?
Nine basic categories — ranging from poverty to being part of a special group, such as a federally recognized Indian tribe — exempt people from paying a penalty. Hardship, such as poverty or homelessness, may also qualify. If you don't meet federal hardship standards, you'll likely have to pay a tax penalty.
If you aren't exempt, that's 1 percent of adjusted household income or a flat $95 fee for adults and $47.50 per child or whichever is higher.
What if I'm still confused?
Mary Darden, adult services librarian at Richard H. Thorton Library in Oxford, said the Granville County Library System's website contains a link to the Affordable Care Act. It can be accessed at www.granville.lib.nc.us.
A similar link is provided on the Warren County Memorial Library website at wcmlibrary.org.
Jennifer Brax, adult services librarian at Perry Memorial Library in Henderson, said the library does not have a link to healthcare.gov on its website, but she can provide help to anyone who wants to use one of the library's public computers. "
We have people who come in and say, 'Can you get me on the website?'" Brax said. "We are ready to help."
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Kyle Olson must love to use the old saw of claiming this and that item are funded at tax payer expense to gain attention to his column. Granted, the Hts school system is a mess but the public isn't paying any retirement costs of school staff and to correct that mistake he'd darn well better a long, long look at the School Employees Retirement System and inform the public he was wrong in making the claim. School employees are the ones who financially support that retirement system, not the general public as Mr. Olson would have you believe.
Having grown up in No. Muskegon when it was pretty much a working man's town, e.g., Continental, Lakey Foundry, CWC, etc. I'm a bit surprised to see the overall swing to the Evangelical side of things influencing the west side of the state when it comes to politics and the way the Evangelicals would impose their faith on the entire community.
Obviously a lot of people don't recall the tough times when the anti union/orporate/republican philosophy held sway.
Given the fact the owners of the proposed pipeline are all part and parcel of the Big Oil crew and all that Canadian oil will end up being sold to the Chinese it would seem logical to run that allegedly spill proof and environmentally sound pipeline directly to the west coast of Canada. Then again, the Big Oil crew knows it would be cheaper and politically quicker if their republican puppets could sell a bill of goods to the nation.
Three cheers for our president standing up to those clowns and a thumbs up to Kolb for supporting him. For all the pipeline supporters just pull stakes and move to the oil sands area where you'll be able to see the environment destroyed.
School boards are, in general, are not noted for thinking that is independent of what school administrators think is right and proper. Administrators have had this ingrained belief system that they, and only they, know what is best for students and, by extension, they now believe they can apply the same philosophy to employees. Like a bunch of sheep the school board here did administration's bidding and now they are scrambling to correct a poorly though out, possibly unconstitutional, no brainier policy.
Policy making is the responsibility of the school board, administration of those policies is delegated to administration, not the other way around. When administrators attempt to assume the role of the policy maker school boards should immediately correct the impression they are nothing but a rubber stamp for administration.
OK, let's see a short summary of the plans the insurance companies put forth prior to the Affordable Health Care Act even being proposed. Once they have been revealed let's see what has been proposed since the Act went into effect. Let's also be sure to check out and compare the costs to the person or family. And, above all, spare us the efforts of some to disparage what has been accomplished so far or will be in the future.
"Evidence sufficient to Impeach Obama"? Such a claim is nothing more than horse feathers and a clear demonstration of how out of touch with reality the right wing of the GOP is and will continue to be until 1) all those rascals are voted out of office and 2) the mainstream GOP boots them. The problem is the GOP needs the right wing with its underlying racial/sexuality hatreds to attract a certain element of whites into their fold.
The dumb clucks in the state office of DHS tried to ignore their own policy and state/federal law by not giving notice or telling families why they were being terminated. Just another example of the high-handed tactics of a Republican administration that THINKS ITS ABOVE THE LAW. Couple that with the fact the DHS director is a former member of the state Supreme Court and you really begin to wonder where this state is headed.
Thank God a federal had the common sense to direct the Dept to correct the law breaking they had just tried to pawn off on our citizens.
Mark, rightside and duocore demonstrate what is ugly, unreasoning, factually without a scintilla or grain of truth contained therein and above all stupid, really, really stupid. Above all they mutually represent the moral degenerates that rule the Teapublicans.
Tough love my foot! rightofyou (way right I'd say) and the three cretins above will be in my prayers not to ask that they be endowed with a drop of common sense but rather that they walk in the shoes of the less fortunate they so piously castigate. Their rantings might lead one to believe they don't have the sense to come in out of the rain. Then again maybe they'll get a chill and come down with some illness their insurance won't cover. Hopefully they will find themselves out on the street begging for the help they so blithly refuse others.
Use of the word "alleged" rather than "its a fact" is oft times used to avoid the possibility of a lawsuit. As I recall Mommy Grizzly Bear reveled in casting plenty of allegations and innuendo on the waters during her pursuit of riches and V.P. politicking. As a result the old saying that"He/She who lives by the sword, dies by the sword" is more than appropriate here. Besides, has anyone and I mean anyone, heard a direct statement of denial from her? Hmmm, it just may be more than an allegation---------
The crop of Senate and House members can only be described as pandering bunch of prostitutes who sell there vote to the highest bidder. They mouth this inane blather about partial birth abortions and damn anyone who disagrees with their stupidity. They are all part of a cabal that mouths the anti thing while on the other hand applauding any state that murders people by calling them executions.
I promise that I'll vote for this clown and those like him who will have themselves castrated and who support a bill to castrate any male who impregnates a woman against her will.
The country club, blue blood Republicans types are liberals???
I'm getting darn sick and tired of this constant and repetitive ploy that reducing business taxes will produce jobs. That is a crock and Snyderr and his underlings know it.
Comments here about denial of benefits such as paid my taxes, they don't work, they have more kids so they can get more welfare are moronic comments that have no basis in truth. Those who were denied forget to tell us they had money in the bank, owned a vacation home, retirement funds they didn't want to touch. The list of such absurdities goes on and on. The imbecilic dolts who populate our legislatures and Congress have sung these songs so long that the gullible among us repeat them without one thought of going to the effort of trying to verify if their remarks have one scintilla of truth in them.
Apparently STOGamer was able to comprehend what Thor had to say so why is STO raising such a fuss? Is it because doing so is an effort to discount to opinion of someone else? Or is it because someone wants to project a sense of superiority over others?
Snyder is a racist slob by anyone's standard. Why he and the rest of that cabal constantly expend effort to keep minority groups " down on the farm" is nothing more than an effort to control the lives and economic status of other human beings.
Anybody, including Steve Gunn, who is stupid enough to think private schools who serve as havens for the wealthy would ever accept, willy nilly, kids from the other side of the tracks or the ghetto better conduct a reality self-test.
The next step for Gunn will be to advocate vouchers for pre-school kids. I'm certain our benevolent overlord, aka governor, who shells out better than $20,000 per year for his kids in a private pre-school, salivates over the thought these kids mixing with his darlings.
A lot of writers here convince a reader that 1)the writers have a large mental deficit about this issue, 2) the writers are selfish or jealous, probably because they tried to get welfare and were denied and 3) like the Michigan Legislature and our rich benevolent overlord take great pride and satisfaction in being "compassionate conservatives".
I wonder what tune they will whistle if they should fall on bad times, surely it won't be because they are deserving.
Nell's bell's Steve, its a bit more than naive to think the President alone is responsible for this mess. You can hold him responsible for a lack of leadership but you darn well should be pointing a finger at those squabbling juveniles who set on their fat butts in congress doing nothing for the nation but rather concern themselves only with feathering the nests of themselves and their corporate handlers. Neither side learned anything from their disgraceful display of partisanship in the recent debacle. The appointments to the Super Committee we've seen in the past few days only guarantee more of the same stupidity we've just suffered through.
The continued folly of teabags and other intellectually challanged types should be remembered by all of us when we return to the polls to correct the travesty of justice known as the November, 2010 elections.
As we sink further into this fiscal morass let us be sure to remember the Republican role in this and, more importantly, how they will howl when their handiwork becomes reality.


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With all the buzz surrounding the new iPhone 5, POMM Design Studio made their own Apple related announcement – a new iPadCorkCase. The case, made entirely out of cork, is slated to hit the market in November. Though the eco-friendly case may not be slimmest iPad accessory, it may prove to be greenest.
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The ocean gives us so much. But we rarely return the favor. Tip The Ocean offers participating businesses and ocean lovers to give something back.
The plan is simple. Customers can add a small tip to their purchase. That money is collected and donated to organizations working on ocean conservation. As a thank you, customers are given a blue marble to help share the blue gratitude.
We focus on three main areas:
1. Keeping our coast clean and healthy
2. Bringing kids to the ocean, sometimes for the first time.
3. Raising ocean awareness everywhere.
Tip The Ocean will launch on September 29th at the Davenport Roadhouse, benefiting Save Our Shores, O'Neill Sea Odyssey and LiVBLUE.
If your business would like to participate, get in touch and we'll make it happen!
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Brakke is the Degenstein Chair of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Brakke is a geometer with extensive interests in computer science. He teaches many mathematics and computer science courses with particular emphasis on geometry, computer networks, operating systems and computer graphics.
He is the author of the Surface Evolver program, which models the shapes of liquid surfaces subject to various energies and constraints. The Surface Evolver has hundreds of users around the world, and is in continuing development. Prof. Brakke uses his Evolver for consulting work on subjects ranging from satellite fuel tanks in weightlessness to liquid solder shapes to high-altitude balloons. He has had sabbaticals at the University of Minnesota, where he started his Evolver program, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
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2013 Summer Professional DevelopmentTeaching Math and Science with LEGO® Robotics
June 16 – 21 | Texas Tech University, Lubbock
An opportunity for teachers to participate in a project-based learning curriculum centered on one of the Get Excited About Robotics (GEAR) competition challenges. Teachers will begin to build a solid foundation for moving robotics into more mainstreamed science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculums.
The Physics of Sound Using the Engineering Design Process—CANCELLED
June 24 – 27 | Texas Tech University, Lubbock
This rigorous workshop covers the physics of sound propagation and the behavior of sound waves as participants design and create wind chimes. The main emphasis of this workshop is to model teaching and assessment strategies for PBL using physics and math
Computational Thinking and Its Impact on Math and Science Disciplines
July 8 – 9 | Texas Tech University, Lubbock
This workshop provides middle school and high school teachers the opportunity to learn methods to teach computing and computational thinking activities through project-based learned activities. Computational thinking skills can be effectively used in schools to teach math and science by using the key concepts of critical thinking and problem solving.
Grow STEM through Green Engineering
July 15 – 18 | Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Uncover the science behind green engineering. Experimentation using chemistry and biology principles, with an emphasis on sustainability through engineering applications, guide participants to clean polluted water to meet EPA drinking standards.
Mathematics and Project-Based Learning
July 22 – 23 | Science Spectrum, Lubbock
Learn to use project-based learning (PBL) and investigate how to create projects for your mathematics classrooms. PBL encourages students to explore real-world problems and challenges.
Physics of Stable Flight
July 22 – 25 | Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Have fun learning about the forces and underlying physics that determine stability in rockets by seeing their effects on rockets that you will design and build during this workshop.
Squishy Circuits, Toy Engineering, and More!
July 26 | Science Spectrum, Lubbock
Educators will discover how to engage young women (ages 8-13) through research-based, high quality activities and resources through the SciGirls program. Experience hands-on STEM activities such as using dough to teach circuits, designing their own wind measurement machine and creating your own experiment to identify mystery plastics.
From STEM to STE3M: Incorporating Applied Math and Critical Thinking into STEM Learning—CANCELLED
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Nothing's ever a done deal at the Texas Legislature until it's, well, a done deal. But a proposal to combine two Lower Rio Grande Valley universities into a new University of Texas System institution that would also include a medical school enjoys bipartisan support.
That will be crucial for passage because the measure needs at least a two-thirds vote in each chamber for a provision that would make the new school eligible for proceeds from the Permanent University Fund, the state's main higher education endowment.
Backers of the plan at a Capitol news conference Monday felt confident enough to take a light-hearted approach in some of their comments.
Rep. Rene Oliveira, D-Brownsville, an author of House Bill 1000, said the Legislature would not weigh in on what the mascot should be. At UT-Brownsville it's the Ocelots; at UT-Pan American, the Broncs.


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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that limited the ability of the state's top water official to manage water rights in times of severe drought.
The case centers on a program that was intended to speed up the determination of industry, agricultural and municipal water entitlements.
The Court of Appeals ruled in 2010 that the Office of the State Engineer had overstepped its legal authority by adopting the program.
The Supreme Court overturned that ruling Thursday, saying the state Legislature had delegated authority to the state engineer to put in place the water administration regulations.
The high court also ruled that the regulations are not unconstitutional when it comes to due process, vagueness or the separation of powers, as critics had argued.
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London bus crash: Roof ripped off packed tourist bus after it crashes into tree in Bloomsbury
The roof of a packed tourist bus was ripped off when it crashed into a tree in central London this afternoon.
The yen fell to a four-year low against the dollar today as the Japanese central bank put its ambitious plan to double the ailing Far Eastern economy's money supply into action.
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The Bank of Japan launched "shock and awe" tactics today to pull the world's third-biggest economy of its deflationary spiral with a hugh expansion of its money printing programme.
04 April 2013
The pound's dramatic collapse has triggered a headlong rush by importers to protect themselves against soaring costs, currency dealers said today.
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Japanese equities were given a boost today by reports that monetary activist Haruhiko Kuroda will be named by Tokyo as the next governor of the Bank of Japan.
25 February 2013
Japan registered its worst ever monthly trade deficit in January courtesy of a jump in energy import prices which were driven up by a tumbling yen.
20 February 2013
Political splits over Japan's hyper-aggressive plans to jump-start its struggling economy have delayed the appointment of its top central banker, it emerged today.
19 February 2013
Shares in Japan barrelled higher today as the G20's finance ministers shied away from rapping prime minister Shinzo Abe's knuckles over a plunging yen.
18 February 2013
Global finance ministers braced for more skirmishes today in a week of simmering tension over "currency wars" as the G20 gathered in Moscow.
15 February 2013
The world's biggest-selling carmaker Toyota kicked its profit forecast up a gear today on the back of strong sales in the United States and the weak yen.
05 February 2013
Austerity-stricken Spain's deepening recession failed to give the markets a reality check today as sterling lost yet more ground against the euro, down 0.4 cent to €1.1644. Spain's economy shrank 0.7% between October and December, for the sixth quarter in a row of shrinking output. The European Commission is likely to give Spain more leeway to hit deficit-cutting targets.
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Pirelli Confident That Tyre Markets Will Continue To Grow
Pirelli has released new statistics that indicate that there will be a continuation of growth year-on-year within the tyre industry for replacement and OE tyres.
This is backed up by that fact that throughout May 2010 the OE and replacement markets in the EU had an increase of nine and fourteen per cent respectively.
Markets across the Atlantic have also experienced good signs of growth. The Italian tyre manufacturers have estimated that the passenger car and light truck tyre market grew 48 per cent year-on-year in the OE segment throughout May, as well as a rise of 13 per cent in the replacement sector.
When looking at the markets in the southern region of Mercosur Pirelli estimates a 15 per cent growth for the OE passenger car and light truck tyre market in May, and 23 per cent for replacements.
At present, only data on the passenger car and light truck tyre replacement markets are available for the Japanese markets. Based on the limited data, estimates from Pirelli show a growth in May at 18 per cent, and 11 per cent – this is based on figures looking at year-to-date statistics.
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By Valentino Lucio : March 30, 2012 : Updated: March 31, 2012 12:08am
Photo By William Luther/San Antonio Express-NewsFramed technology magazines are seen Tuesday March 27, 2012 on the wall of a presentation room at Geekdom, the San Antonio-based collaborative workspace for tech enthusiasts, in downtown San Antonio. (William firstname.lastname@example.com)
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Photo By William Luther/San Antonio Express-NewsTechStars (cq) Cloud participants make so-called practice pitches Tuesday March 27, 2012 at Geekdom, the San Antonio-based collaborative workspace for tech enthusiasts, in downtown San Antonio. (William firstname.lastname@example.com)
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A Space Invaders alien made of sticky notes posted on a window, appears, Tuesday March 27, 2012, to be landing on the San Antonio Public Library as seen from the 11th floor offices at Geekdom, the San Antonio-based collaborative workspace for tech enthusiasts.
Photo By William Luther/San Antonio Express-NewsGeekdom director Nicholas Longo, center, listens Tuesday March 27, 2012 to tech start-up companies as they make so-called practice pitches in advance of pitching their ideas to real investors April 11. (William email@example.com)
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TempoDB team members Andrew Cronk, from the left, Michael Yagley and Justin DeLay work away at the high-tech collaborative workspace that is Geekdom at The Weston Center in San Antonio, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. TempoDB is one of several teams participating in the inaugural TechStars Cloud program at Geekdom.
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Nick Longo is director of the high-tech collaborative workspace that is Geekdom, at The Weston Center in San Antonio, Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
Photo By J. Michael Short/FOR THE EXPRESS-NEWSA vending machine featuring high-tech solder kits is aimed at youth participants at the collaborative workspace that is Geekdom, located in The Weston Center in San Antonio, Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
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A graphic on the wall emphasized the principles that drive the high-tech collaborative workspace that is Geekdom,at The Weston Center in San Antonio, Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
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Patrick Deuley, from left, and Nicholas Longo, talk Tuesday March 27, 2012 at Geekdom, the San Antonio-based collaborative workspace for tech enthusiasts, in downtown San Antonio, to Trinity University student Walter Teele and UTSA student Jose Luis Bravo (William email@example.com)
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Geekdom director Nick Longo, standing, works with fellow Vidmaker co-founder Dale Emmons at the high-tech collaborative workspace that is Geekdom, at The Weston Center in San Antonio, Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
In San Antonio, geeks have created their own universe.
It's a place where tech company execs can share ideas over a game of ping-pong. Where down the hall, a lawyer and public-relations specialist offer free advice. Where qualified tech talent is ripe for the picking and where some of the city's most successful entrepreneurs and tech aficionados are always available to talk shop.
Welcome to Geekdom, a collaborative workspace for tech geeks. Its mission goes beyond just renting a desk to work. Rather, its members buy into a culture of learning and mentorship, an open-source approach to business — and work here looks a lot like play.
Its creation addresses an obstacle many tech companies face in San Antonio: the issue of finding local, qualified talent to fill the ranks, said Nicholas Longo, Geekdom's director.
"The idea is to breed and raise our own coders and designers in San Antonio so we can stop importing them," he said.
Without a common space for techies, many lose touch with the local scene and choose to move elsewhere, said Graham Weston, Geekdom's co-owner and the chairman of San Antonio-based Rackspace Hosting Inc. Geekdom aims to connect geeks, spur more growth and develop a competitive local tech scene.
"The tech and geek ecosystem isn't fully developed here," Weston said. "We were starved of a welcoming and safe place for collaboration and continual learning. Every city needs a focal point, a clubhouse for the tech community. Geekdom will be the catalyst for creating a powerful geek startup culture in San Antonio, one that's producing the next Rackspace."
Geekdom also makes San Antonio an enticing place for techies to hang their hats, said Mayor Julián Castro. With its location at the Weston Centre, which Weston owns, it becomes an asset to an evolving downtown area. And in order for the city to stay competitive in a 21st-century economy, Castro said he sees Geekdom as essential. "They've captured the spirit of innovation there," said the mayor, who also mentioned Geekdom in his State of the City address last week. "It's something that was missing."
Geekdom opened its doors Dec. 1 and already has grown to 225 members. It occupies about 15,000 square feet of space at the Weston Centre, and there are already plans for it to double its space in the next few months, said Longo. Eventually, it's expected to grow to about 50,000 square feet and 100 business members in the next five years. Geekdom has even received requests to consider launching franchises in other cities, an idea Longo said they're not looking at, yet.
Membership is open to students, freelancers and companies — virtually anyone who has some involvement the technology field. Costs range from $10 a month for a student membership to about $150 per month for a dedicated desk in an office. There's even a daily rate for traveling visitors.
Along with the monthly fee, members must volunteer one hour per week or offer a workshop once a month in the individual's expertise. Workshops are open to the public.
"If you're looking for a place to talk to other nerds this is the place to go," said Vid Luther, who rents an office there for his tech firm ZippyKid, a Wordpress hosting company.
One of Geekdom's notable tenants is a new accelerator program with ties to Rackspace, TechStars Cloud. TechStars has brought together 11 cloud-based startups from around the nation for its three-month program. Although the companies will return home when the program ends next month, Jason Seats, the managing director of TechStars Cloud, said that the goal is to convince future companies to launch here.
While the concept of co-working space isn't unique, it is fairly new to the Alamo City, and until Geekdom, it has struggled to catch on.
In 2009, C4 Workspace launched in Southtown. It offered offices and shared desks in a 3,000-square-foot space and its members periodically held workshops and took on mentorship roles. But after two years, it only had about 60 members and closed in September, said Todd O'Neill, the founder of C4.
"There just isn't a critical mass for co-working here. There are a lot of people still hidden in their bedrooms and at coffee shops," he said.
Still, O'Neill said he's not ready to give up on co-working and hopes to open a new C4 Workspace around June near the airport.
But Geekdom's mission goes beyond that of just co-working, and similar models can be seen throughout the nation.
Arizona's Gangplank is a nonprofit collaborative workspace for all types of creatives that takes co-working to another level with a strategy that involves member collaboration, mentorships and educational outreach in the schools. It opened in 2008 and already has multiple locations in Arizona. The approach the organization takes has started a conversation between Gangplank members and city leaders, making it an integral part of the economic development process, said co-founder Derek Neighbors.
Neighbors said that since Gangplank opened in downtown Chandler, Ariz., the vacancy rate within the city center has gone from 13 percent to less than 2 percent and the city is able to land more events and businesses that boost revenues.
"This way of work is the future. It's a movement for people to be more open. The new model is all about people," said Neighbors, who added that he's received inquiries to use the model from other cities such as Dallas and Austin.
It's that type of impact that Geekdom hopes to have. With all that anticipated growth, Weston said he sees the venture failing if the collaboration process stops and members get too commercially driven. But he doesn't see that happening in the near future. As part of its mission to try to reinvent the local economy, a long-term goal, Geekdom has plans to build an educational arm that will spark an interest in technology for young students.
Still in development, the educational side looks to plant the geek seed early, Longo said. Members are training to become teachers so they can run programs at Geekdom for kids at the elementary, middle and high school levels. Students will work alongside mentors and learn valuable skills such as writing code, designing websites, welding and even the basics of entrepreneurship.
"We need to find a way to reconnect to populations that are disconnected and teach them to be the next tech forerunners," said Louis Pacilli, the director of education at Geekdom. "We need to teach them that geek is chic."


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Sierra Club BC Calls for Independent Investigation of Mount Polley Disaster
Sierra Club BC is calling on the British Columbia government to establish a committee of experts, independent from industry and government, to investigate the Mount Polley disaster. The committee should identify the necessary steps to prevent future tailing pond catastrophes in mines across the province, making their initial findings public within six month and producing a final report due within one year.
The environmental organization also calls on the province to ramp up all efforts to restore the devastated and polluted areas near the mine, and ensure Imperial Metals spends the necessary money to support the affected communities and the health of the local people.
"We are very concerned about the lack of monitoring and enforcement by the provincial government prior to this disaster," said Sierra Club BC's Forest and Climate Campaigner, Jens Wieting. "Relying on industry to monitor their own behaviour is pure folly. Now we are facing possible contamination of drinking water, of salmon populations and the whole web of life in the Cariboo region."
Despite years of warnings about the stability of the Mount Polley tailings pond and the absence of a plan for safe storage of the growing mining waste, the province did not withdraw the mine's operational permits.
In the last few years, mines across the province, with tailing ponds like Mount Polley, have boosted their production of gold, copper and other metals because of favourable market conditions. As a result, tailing ponds are filling up faster than projected and many mines are seeking permits to discharge effluents to reduce the accumulated water level.
"This disaster is sickening both in terms of scope and scale of the environmental devastation and the massive failure of environmental standards and enforcement. We need a full independent investigation to get to the bottom of the systemic failures that led to this disaster which should never have been allowed to happen. The system is broken and we need to fix it as soon as possible."
The Mount Polley catastrophe should be wake up call for British Columbia. Imperial Metals, the same company responsible for the Mount Polley disaster, is also pursuing a copper mine and a gold mine project in Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island, against wide-spread opposition.
We encourage you to write to the premier and minister of mines and energy asking for an independent inquiry into the Mount Polley disaster.
Watch a CTV clip about the devastation at Mount Polley mine and past warnings about the catastrophic risks.
Read more about the Imperial Metals Clayoquot Sound mining proposals in the Times Colonist.
Listen to a CFAX interview with Sierra Club Campaigner Jens Wieting (starts at minute 36).


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Inventions, IP and licensing
Cambridge Enterprise licenses intellectual property rights (IPR) to organisations in the UK and overseas to support members of the University in commercialising their technology. We also support NHS employees with an Honorary University contract on the Addenbrooke's site.
The route to commercialisation
The two most common ways of commercialising research are starting a new company and licensing to a new or existing company. The best route depends on a variety of factors including:
- The inventor's plans for their future involvement in the commercialisation of the invention
- Whether the technology is a one-off or part of a portfolio of inventions
- The potential market for the idea.
What do licences cover?
A licence is a legal agreement in which the owner of intellectual property grants specific rights to another to use it, defining and protecting its use in products and processes. They may cover different types of intellectual property, for example patents, copyright and know-how.
Our team finds potential commercialisation partners through extensive industry contacts, specialist databases, searches on the web and targeted marketing. Researchers may already know of companies who could be interested in using the new technology.
We ask potential licensees to share plans for commercial development of products using University IPR and then agree to terms. The discussions typically cover:
- The scope of the IPR
- The field of use
- Where the company will manufacture and sell the products
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Total Recall: Ang Lee's Best Movies
We count down the best-reviewed work of the Life of Pi director.
5. Brokeback Mountain
The vast majority of Hollywood love stories tend to sort of blur together, but Brokeback Mountain is an exception to the rule: A beautifully filmed adaptation of the E. Annie Proulx story about the anguished affair between a pair of Wyoming ranch hands (Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger) whose years of self-denial slowly wreak havoc on their lives -- and the lives of their loved ones. A three-time Oscar winner, Brokeback proved a triumphant return to form for Lee, and enjoyed almost universal critical acclaim on its way to becoming one of the biggest surprise box office hits of the year. "It has become shorthand to call Brokeback Mountain the 'gay cowboy movie,' but it is much more than that glib description implies," scoffed Colin Covert of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "This is a human story, a haunting film in the tradition of the great Hollywood romantic melodramas."
4. Eat Drink Man Woman
Using the family dinner table as a cornerstone, Lee delved into family dynamics with his second film: 1994's Eat Drink Man Woman, a richly layered look at the complex interactions between a widowed Chinese chef (Sihung Lung) who uses his craft as a way of staying close with his daughters (Chien-Lien Wu, Kuei-Mei Yang, and Yu-Wen Wang) as they grow into adulthood and try to navigate their way through careers, affairs, and tragedies. "What makes a movie like this work is how much you care for the characters," observed Chris Hicks of the Desert News, "and each one here is very well-drawn and fully dimensional."
3. The Wedding Banquet
Lee picked up his first Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for his second feature film, 1993's The Wedding Banquet -- a smartly balanced dramedy about a gay Taiwanese American immigrant (Winston Chao) who tries to hide the truth about his sexuality from his family by marrying an artist (May Chin) who needs a green card. Of course, his plans go comically awry when his traditional parents insist on showing up to plan (you guessed it) a wedding banquet. "What makes the film work is the underlying validity of the story, the way the filmmakers don't simply go for melodrama and laughs, but pay these characters their due," observed an appreciative Roger Ebert. "At the end of the film, I was a little surprised how much I cared for them."
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The movie that took Ang Lee out of the arthouse and catapulted him into the ranks of upper echelon Hollywood filmmakers, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon set amazing (and utterly gonzo) martial arts battles against the beautiful scenery and tasteful drama of a story about a 19th century master (Chow Yun-Fat) whose retirement is complicated after his treasured sword is swiped by a mysterious woman (Zhang Ziyi) who may have ties to his sworn enemy (Cheng Pei-pei). A massive worldwide success that would go on to earn more than $200 million and net Lee a Best Picture Academy Award nomination, it moved an appreciative Roger Ebert to deem it "The most exhilarating martial arts movie I have seen."
1. Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen's books have inspired countless films, but with 1995's Sense and Sensibility, Lee proved there was still cinematic gold yet to be spun from her stories. Working from an Oscar-winning screenplay by Emma Thompson (who also starred as the noble Elinor Dashwood), Lee offered a faithful representation of Austen's 1811 novel about the financial and romantic aftershocks that reverberate through a landed British family after their patriarch passes away. Bolstered by an excellent cast that also included Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, and Alan Rickman, Sensibility resonated with Jeanne Aufmuth of the Palo Alto Weekly, who echoed the sentiments of the vast majority of her peers when she asked, "Enduring love, heartbreak, undying passion and bitter betrayal. What more could you ask from Jane Austen, and for that matter, from a film?"
In case you were wondering, here are Lee's top 10 movies according RT users' scores:
1. Eat Drink Man Woman -- 90%
2. Sense and Sensibility -- 88%
3. The Wedding Banquet -- 85%
4. Lust, Caution -- 82%
5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon -- 81%
6. The Ice Storm -- 79%
7. Brokeback Mountain -- 77%
8. Ride with the Devil -- 62%
9. Taking Woodstock -- 47%
10. Hulk -- 34%
Take a look through Lee's complete filmography, as well as the rest of our Total Recall archives. And don't forget to check out the reviews for Life of Pi.
Finally, here's a clip from Lee's debut film -- Pushing Hands, from 1992:


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Colorado River Basin Solutions
"Our report showcases the 'All-Star' water solutions - actions that are proven, cost-effective and ready to meet our current and future water needs," said Bart Miller, Water Program Director at Western Resource Advocates.
Western Resource Advocates Joins with American Rivers to Release Groundbreaking Report Recommending Innovative Solutions Eliminating Western Water Shortages in the Colorado River Basin
On July 17 2014, Western Resource Advocates joined with American Rivers to release a new report that identifies conservation, reuse and other innovative solutions that could eliminate Western water shortages stemming from the over-taxed and stressed Colorado River. The report defines five cost-effective and clearly defined solutions that - if implemented at a larger scale across the basin - could meet the water needs of the West's business, agricultural and growing population through 2060.
The Hardest Working River in the West: Common-Sense Solutions for a Reliable Water Future for the Colorado River Basin provides a comprehensive package of proven methods to conserve water.
The new report estimates that 4.4 million acre-feet of water could be saved and made available for other uses if these proven methods are implemented throughout the basin - more than enough water to meet projected growth in water needs in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, for the next half-century.
This report comes at a critical time for Western States with record droughts, depleted reservoirs hitting all-time lows, and a growing population increasing water demands.
"Our report showcases the 'All-Star' water solutions - actions that are proven, cost-effective and ready to meet our current and future water needs," said Bart Miller, Water Program Director at Western Resource Advocates. "The fact is, there is a lot of concern about the Colorado River right now but these solutions will work and help everyone - from agriculture to growing cities -
"There is a widening water gap creating 3.8 million acre-feet of additional water needed to meet the needs of the growing population of the West. This is an enormous amount which, if not carefully managed, could deplete the river and dramatically alter the landscape of the seven basin states," said Matt Rice, Director of Colorado Basin Programs for American Rivers. "These solutions will ensure the river's resources meet all future water needs for urban, rural, business and agricultural communities across all seven basin states, while still protecting the natural environment of the West."
The five critical steps for solving our current and future water shortages are:
- Municipal conservation, saving 1.0 million acre-feet through such efforts as improved landscaping techniques, rebate programs that incentivize water-saving devices and standardized water audits
- Municipal reuse, saving 1.2 million acre-feet through gray water treatment and re-use for irrigation, industrial uses and other purposes
- Agricultural efficiency and water banking, saving 1.0 million acre-feet via voluntary, compensated improvements in irrigation efficiency and technology, crop shifting and other measures (while avoiding permanently taking agricultural lands out of production)
- Renewable energy and energy efficiency, saving 160 thousand acre-feet using wind, solar PV, and geothermal energy solutions, and new water-efficient thermoelectric power plants
- Innovative water opportunities, generating up to 1.1 million acre-feet through creative measures such as invasive plant removal, dust-on-snow mitigation and targeted inland desalinization.