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TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Numbers show by 2020, the amount of snail mail Americans send will drop so much , the US Postal Service will lose 15 billion dollars. That's why the fate the Cherrybell Sorting Center in Tucson and other Post Offices remains up in the air.
Now postal unions are taking matters into their own hands. Ads for the employees of the USPS have been airing nationally since march 16th, paid for by the Postal Employee's Union.
Rob Soler from the Tucson office says the ads are not from the USPS, but the employees themselves, who are worried about their jobs.
"The mail is how we pay for what we do," said Soler. "We are looking at losing 25 million dollars a day if things don't change, which is why we are working with congress to develop comprehensive legislative reform."
9OYS got in touch with the people responsible for the ads, The National Postal Union. Spokesperson Sally Davidow says the root of the problem is a law passed six years ago, not the rise in email.
"The cause of the problem is a law that was passed in 2006," explained Davidow. "The Postal Service is required to make prepayments on acocunts. No other company or government agency is required to make [the payments], and it costs the Postal Service about 5.5 billion dollars a year. Since the law was passed, lo and behold, the USPS has accumulated over 20 billion dollars in debt."
Sally said the ads are aimed at educating people about what's happening on Capitol Hill, and stamping "return to sender" on the Postal Service's money problems.
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Everyone wants to know what it felt like when the 21 names were finally released; I will tell you all what I tell them, it's a moment that I will never forget for the rest of my life.
It likely would go a long way in creating some buzz going into next fall. Yes, the team will miss the departing seniors, but there are plenty of weapons returning on offense, and some young playmakers will continue to grow on defense.
An impressive contingent of Badgers fans turned out to get set for tomorrow night's game against Miami, joining the UW Marching Band, spirit squads and head coach Bret Bielema for a spirited pep rally at the Pointe Orlando shopping center, site of the Bowl-a-Palooza FanFest.
Just in a different way.
Here is a look at the short-term forecast for both Madison and Orlando, via weather.com. Let's just say I'm glad our plane leaves at 4 p.m. today.
The four former Badgers who competed for the U.S. in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics over the summer are ranked among the top 10 in their respective events, as are a pair of former UW field-event stars.
For a number of years now the cry has been the same: The Big Ten has too much of a layoff between its final regular-season games and its bowl games. Well, after facing Hawaii on Dec. 5, Wisconsin doesn't fit into that scenario this year.
While 23 days may seem like a long time between football games, especially when you consider the usual time is six days between games, bowl games are unusual in a number of ways. It's also 11 days fewer than UW had before last year's Champs Sports Bowl.
With the Champs Sports Bowl less than two weeks away, the Badgers have started shifting their focus from snow and finals to warmth and Miami. One of the first steps in that process was Sunday's practice.
The Badgers practiced for 18 periods, using the first portions of practice to work on Miami with the one and twos on offense and defense both getting some work in against the scout teams. However, one of the benefits of bowl practice is getting an extended look at some of the young players who didn't get much time during the regular season.
Saturday marked the official start to the bowl season with the New Mexico Bowl and the St. Petersburg Bowl. It also was an unofficial start to Wisconsin's preparations for the Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 29.
Though the Badgers practiced four times last week, including some early prep work on Miami, the bowl game and the trip to Orlando is becoming more of a reality and that point was driven home on Saturday. That's when UW's equipment truck, full of the team's equipment and luggage for players, coaches and staff members, started the 21-hour drive from Madison to Orlando.
Having covered athletics for 25 years, it can be easy to be a little jaded. If you allow it to happen, the big money and big scandals can take a lot of the enjoyment out of sports. However, there are moments when I am reminded of why the world of fun and games can be just that. Last Friday night's Wisconsin Football Awards Show provided us with one of those moments.
Yeagley was announced Thursday as a coach for the upcoming 2010 adidas MLS Player Combine, which is set for Jan. 8-12 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He will lead Team F50i along with Larry Sunderland, Director of Player Personnel for the MLS' Chicago Fire.
The schools, churches and taverns might be closed on Wednesday (OK, scratch that, the taverns never close), but rest assured the Badgers' game vs. the Green Bay Phoenix should be played as scheduled. After a slightly-longer-than-normal trip, the UW men's hoops team pulled into its hotel in the Green Bay area in time for a 6:30 p.m. practice at the Resch Center Tuesday night. Check out video highlights from practice.
Here is a sampling of some of the praise being heaped on Hughes, Ryan and the Badgers.
Wednesday was a full day to say the least for the Badger football team. It started in the darkness at Camp Randall Stadium and ended under the lights at Aloha Stadium. Check out all the details with Director of Athletic Communications Brian Lucas' running blog.
Check out the photo gallery here.
6:55 a.m. - Arrive at Camp Randall Stadium.
6:58 a.m. - Go to office to retrieve sunglasses. A definite for Hawaii.
7:02 a.m. - Breakfast in the Student-Athlete Dining Hall. My meal consisted of a blueberry muffin, French toast, bacon and some potatoes. I passed on the made-to-order omelet. Something tells me this won't be the last time we eat on this trip.
By Olivia Jakiel, Wisconsin women's hockey
This past weekend marked the second road trip where our team chartered a plane to our destination; this time it was Providence, Rhode Island. An early departure of 5 a.m. from Camp Randall would make for a very grumpy bus ride to the airport (so you would think); however, the team was chatty and extremely bubbly (I would like to thank my four cups of coffee for that). Once we arrived we headed straight for the rink to practice, where Stef (McKeough) won the showdown again and picked Jasmine (Giles) to sing.
Here is a look at each of Wisconsin's 10 games in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge...
I would hope the Kohl Center has some energy for this one. I've heard some fans grumble that there are times when the Badgers' home arena seems more like a library than a sports facility.


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Pastor Richard Busha bought this 1979 Ford Granada nearly 10 years ago for a bargain price of $800.
The back panel on this 1979 Granada was refurbished by a sign painter for $20.
Richard Busha refurbished this car that he bought for $800 on eBay.
Richard Busha put this sticker on the rear window of his 1979 Ford Granada.
This two-door Granada had the ESS package, or "European Sport Sedan."
This Granada came with the ESS trim.
Were these window louvres part of the ESS package?
Richard Busha's wife thought he wasted $800 on this Ford Granada, but she's since changed her mind.
The Granada was Ford's midsize offering in the 1970s and early '80s.
The 1979 Granada borrowed some of the more formal lines from the LTD. Contrast that with the slippery look of the diminutive Pinto.
As a nod to Richard Busha's vocation as pastor of Blue Ridge Baptist Church in Belton, he put this plate on the front of his car.
You see them on very few cars today, but this Ford indeed came with a small hood ornament.
While it's hardly a muscle car, Richard Busha's 1979 Ford Granada still makes a gruff note.
Richard Busha added new wheels and tires to his 1979 Ford Granada.
Pastor Richard Busha sits behind the wheel of his 1979 Ford Granada.
Richard Busha sits behind the wheel of his 1979 Ford Granada.
Much of the interior of the 1979 Ford Granada is in great shape.
The dash of this Ford Granada was more upscale from the other cars in the stable. One of the more interesting features is the working 8-track player in the dash.
One of the upscale features in the '79 Granada was the power seats.
The back seats of the Ford Granada look like they've never been used.
The Granada has this very '70s shag carpeting.
Underneath the hood is a 302 V-8, which makes about 130 horsepower or so.
The 1979 Ford Granada has the top-shelf 302 V-8.
Model cars like this one were used years ago to help sell cars.
This was the original bill-of-sale for the 1979 Granada. The car was sold at Holder-Grant Ford in Pickens for a grand total of $6,807.48.


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New Moon Breaks Box Office Record for Midnight Runs
Despite poor reviews, New Moon, the second installment in the Twilight series, has set box office history, breaking all records for midnight runs with an estimated $26.3 million.
See Robert Pattinson and other famous vampires through the years
The last film to hold the title? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which made $22.2 million this summer.
See what Robert Pattinson and the New Moon stars looked like before they were famous
Besides New Moon's impressive debut, Twilight was re-released on 2,057 theaters nationwide Thursday night and managed to gross $1.3 million.
See Kristen Stewart's biggest fashion faux pas
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How to Erase a Pimple Scar
Three Methods:Treating Early Acne Scars (Blemishes)Treating Late, Pronounced Acne ScarsWhat Makes Acne Scars Worse?
Pimple scars essentially come in two forms: early acne scars that are really just blemishes that later go away, as well as longer-lasting acne scars that are pock marks in the tissue of the skin. The bad news is that serious, untreated acne can cause both types of scarring. The good news is that blemishes can be almost completely removed from the skin, and even longer-lasting acne scars are beginning to be significantly reduced with the help of medical technology. Move down to Step 1 for a discussion on how to erase any type of pimple scar you might have.
Method 1 of 3: Treating Early Acne Scars (Blemishes)
1Reduce the redness. Fight the redness of a blemish by applying cortisone cream to the scar.[1][2] Cortisone will help fight the inflammation and surrounding redness of the scar, making it appear less noticeable. Try to find cortisone cream that won't block your pores, as fighting scars but causing acne is a losing battle.Ad
2Try fade creams such as kojic acid and arbutin.[1] Fade creams will help lighten the pigment of the skin that has been blemished, reducing the visibility of the blemish.
- Stay away from hydroquinone. Hydroquinone is a fade cream used to lighten pigments in the skin, but which has recently fallen out of favor due to concerns about possible cancer-causing properties. Again, it doesn't matter much whether your skin is blemish-free if it means you'll get cancer.
3Use retinoids, AHAs and BHAs, as well as vitamin C. These three medicines improve the look of the skin by promoting healing.
- Retinoids. Topical retinoids such as Retin-A or Tazorac are used both in the treatment of acne and scarring, although women who are pregnant should stay about from retinoids.[3][4]
- Alpha-hydroxy acids or Beta-hydroxy acids. AHAs and BHAs are chemical peels that help remove the top layer of dead skin, revealing the newer, less blemished skin underneath.[5]
- Vitamin C. Ascorbic acid, or simply vitamin C, is an effective way to remove acne scars. Buy it in a cream or serum.
- Avoid prolonged exposure to the sun while using lemon juice to lighten your skin. Prolonged sunlight is bad for your acne scars as it is, but with lemon juice on your skin, it's particularly bad.
4Avoid using creams with vitamin E. Creams with vitamin E actually may do more harm than good. Because it's a "vitamin," we're tempted to think it's harmless. In fact, one University of Miami study reported that vitamin E treatment had no effect or negative consequences in 90% of subjects, and only improvement in 10% of cases.[1]Ad
Method 2 of 3: Treating Late, Pronounced Acne Scars
1Understand that many of the treatments recommended for more pronounced acne scars must be administered by a doctor. It's a hassle, and you probably wish that you could get these treatments at home, or at least find a substitute. But, because of the potency and danger of these methods, they are almost always done under the supervision of a doctor.
2Talk to your doctor about stronger chemical peels. Chemical peels use potent acid formulas to lift off the top layer or layers of skin, thereby minimizing the appearance of scars.[6] Very strong chemical peels should be used in combination with a doctor's advice and/or guidance.
- Stronger chemical peels always need to be used under the supervision of a doctor. Depending on acne severity, skin type, and other factors, your doctor will advice a specific kind of peel, as well as give you instructions for skin care after the peel.
3Evaluate, with your doctor, undergoing dermabrasion or microdermabrasion. Dermabrasion is the process of sloughing off top layers of skin with a rapidly rotating wire brush.[6] Blemishes on the surface of the skin are usually removed, and deeper scars are usually minimized, although dermabrasion can cause changes in skin pigments for patients with darker skin.
- Consider also microdermabrasion. A lighter procedure than dermabrasion, microdermabrasion is the application of small crystals onto the top layer of skin, which are then vacuumed up, along with dead skin cells.[6] Because the procedure only removes the top layer of skin, results are generally a lot less pronounced than dermabrasion.
4Talk to your doctor about laser treatments. Lasers blast the outer layer of skin (epidermis) and heat the layer of skin just beneath it. Skin heals, lessening the appearance of scars. Sometimes, multiple laser treatments are needed to lessen the visibility of scars; repeated treatments offer subtler results.
- Laser treatments do not work for everyone. Results are unpredictable at best. Doctors do not yet know why laser treatments will be effective for some patients but ineffective for others.[7]
- Many people consider laser effective, but few patients, if any, see 100% elimination of their scars.[7] Although it helps reduce the visibility of scars, it is almost never completely effective, and it needs to be used in tandem with other treatments, as described above.
5Evaluate the skin surgery option. As a last resort for large, deep lesions or scars, consult with a medical practitioner about skin surgery. Skin surgery is a minor surgery in which a punch excision cuts out the scar and replaces it with stitching or a skin graft. Smaller lesions require only stitching, while large lesions may require a skin graft from another part of your body.Ad
Method 3 of 3: What Makes Acne Scars Worse?
1Avoid exposing yourself to excessive sunlight.[1] Exposure to excessive amounts of sunlight will cause acne scars to darken while simultaneously hindering the healing process. Slather on some non-comedogenic (not pore-clogging) sunscreen before you go out, and reapply every two hours afterward.
2Refrain from picking at or squeezing your acne. Scars, which are largely made of collagen, are the body's natural way to heal itself.[1] Picking and squeezing at your acne or acne scars will further irritate the skin tissue and keep it from properly healing.
3Pursue one well-considered treatment plan. It's tempting to just throw the entire kitchen sink at your acne and acne scars. This, however, is not effective most of the time. Talk with your doctor and devise a targeted plan for attacking your scars. It will may involve an oral antibiotic, a topical retinoid, and a fade cream. That's it. You should attack the scars with all of the methods described above. Instead, choose one or two, talk with your doctor, and be patient as your skin gets clearer.Ad
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- Tissue oil is not the only thing that removes scars; other creams and moisturizers are available. Use what suits you.
- If you are applying tissue oil on your face, use a headband to prevent oil from getting into your hair.
- It is best to apply tissue oil every night, for about two weeks. If your scars are not fading, apply it until you see a change.
- Do not use tissue oil during the day. If you have oil on your face, and go out in the sun, the oil will heat up on your face and possibly cause more scarring.
- If you have oily skin with pimples present, it is recommended that you do not use tissue oil as this will increase the oil composition in your skin, and this could make your pimples worse.
Things You'll Need
- Face wash/face scrub
- Tissue oil
- Lemon juice or tomato juice
Sources and Citations
- ↑ 1.01.11.21.31.4http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-145116-cortisone+top.aspx?drugid=145116&drugname=cortisone+top
- ↑ http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/acne/acne-care-11/acne-scars?page=1
- ↑ http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/getting-rid-acne-scars
- ↑ https://www.oxhp.com/secure/policy/topical_retinoids_pharmaceutical_treatment_of_acne.pdf
- ↑ http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/ucm090816.htm
- ↑ 6.06.16.2http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/acne/DS00169/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs
- ↑ 7.07.1http://www.skincarephysicians.com/acnenet/article_lasers.html
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He is a 2001 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has worked in marketing and operations for the past 20 years. He currently oversees all marketing and branding for A'viands, a food and services management company based in Roseville, MN.
Ben is an avid fan and supporter of both hockey and the military, despite having never officially participated in either. His hockey roots are limited to rudimentary boot hockey on the ponds of his family farm in NW Wisconsin. His appreciation for the military stems from his grandfather's Navy service in WWII, uncle's Army service in Korea, father's participation in the Air Force in Vietnam and brother's participation in the Army in Operation Desert Storm.
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The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund recently featured this Children's Aid story about helping Dianuris Ortiz reach her goal of entering and graduating from college.
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Recently, Children's Aid Preventive Services received a new contract awarded by New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS). We interviewed Alirio Guerrero, Director of Preventive Services to find out more information about it and Preventive Services.
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From video games to cell phone apps, making sign language easier to learn
Put on the gloves. Turn on the camera and...action!
Nine-year-old Thomas Nelson is playing a video game called "CopyCat," which is a unique and fun way to learn sign language. Thomas was 2 years old when doctors determined he was profoundly deaf. His mother, Cheryl Nelson, says he couldn't hear the sound of a honking horn from an oncoming truck.
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Slightly under the radar, LHP Darin Gorskihas put together a solid season for the AA Binghamton Mets.
Overall, he is 9-7 with a 3.66 ERA (where league average is 3.90) with a 2.4 K/BB ratio (where 2.2 is league average).
In the first half, he had a 3.89 ERA with a 1.9 K/BB ratio (66 K/34 BB) in 88 innings. In eight starts after the All-Star Break, he trimmed his ERA to 3.26 while increasing his K/BB to 3.3 (50 K/15 BB) in 49.2 innings. Notably, he has improved on both sides of that key ratio: his strikeout rate has risen, from 18% in the first half to 24% in the second half, while his walk rate has fallen from 9% in the first half to 7% in the second half.
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To the NBA players and owners.
Go ahead ruin your fan base. That's what you are doing.
Now I know the real deep into the NBA fans won't go away. But guys like me, who go to a couple of games a year and follow the Jazz on television, we are the ones you are going to lose over this millionaire vs. billionaire argument you are having.
Remember the other lockout you had and how hard it was to get fans back? It will be worse this time, because all of us remember that too and how the league actually digressed immensely after it. Times have changed. Watching the WNBA this summer has made me think about what real basketball is about; not jamming the ball into the hole so hard that you break the backboard, but strategy and skills beyond the dunk.
In this day and age of people losing their homes, having little to eat and all of us facing a much longer time to retirement because rich guys have ruined our pension portfolios (if we are able to retire at all) do you think we really care what a bunch of guys wearing $3,000 suits who can bounce balls do? If anything we are getting less and less inclined to care.
This year Salt Lake will have a new attraction in the winter. Real Pac-12 basketball. Okay Utah may be picked to finish in the bottom of the league, but like I said last year about football, I don't care if they lost all their games this fall. It is still a lot more fun watching Pac 12 teams than it was seeing the same lousy teams the school had been playing for the last 100 years.
Besides, each year since Stockton and Malone the Jazz have come up with what looked like a magical combination to take us back to deep in the playoffs. Then they failed. People like to blame Jerry Sloan for that, but it's the cry baby players. I see no one on the present (if it existed) team that has the work ethic of Malone, Stockton, or Hornacek. Well, maybe Hayward and Millsap. But then go back to the old NBA days of Hondo (John Havlicek), Willis Reed and Elgin Baylor and you really see what it was about.
I know as one fan I don't count much. But I feel bad; once a real strong Jazz fan, I found myself rooting for, of all teams, Dallas, because Nowitzki is so great (and hard working and genuine). Why has it taken the foreign players to make us see how really stupid so many of our American born players are?
Playing basketball in the NBA is a privilege; something those of us who blew our knees out in county rec ball or pick up games in someones driveway dreamed of at one time or another. It's not that I think you shouldn't get paid, but should you (and movie stars as well) get paid so much that it is obscene, that it makes the people that really impact our lives (teachers, waitresses and waiters, truck drivers, coal miners, etc, etc, etc.) seem minor by comparison because of your round ball status.
We need a Tea Party or a group of 99 percenters to go march on the pro-basketball palaces around the nation and tell them what we really think. We need to send them a message that just because most of us make less in a year than even the low average player on the bench makes in a game, that we are still the ones that count. We are the ones that pay for the tickets, watch the advertising loaded games on television and buy the stupid jerseys with their names on the back of them.
On second thought, I hope every average fan like me, just doesn't go to anymore games. With the money I spent on four or six tickets a year to go watch rich men play a game I used to love, I could do a lot more things with my grand-kids.
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About a month ago I was lamenting that Google had taken away a 3D model from the 3DWarehouse which showed the huge solar panel project planned for the Googleplex. Google will be adding 1.6 Megawatts of solar panels above most of their buildings at their headquarters. Even some of the parking lots will be covered with solar panels (also providing some shade for the cars). A couple of days ago, Google re-posted the 3D models showing the Googleplex with solar panels. Download the main Googleplex buildings with solar panels , and you can also see some of the other buildings (which includes the offices where the Google Earth team members are located).
Implementing a major alternative energy source plan like this is good corporate citizenship. Any of you Googlers know what the status is of the solar panels? Have they started putting them up? If not, when will they be installed? In the meantime, the 3D models showing the plan are fun to see! I also like that the name of the file is "Google2". Maybe it should be Googleplex 2.0.
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thanks blsswlf for the suggestion. I will look into it.
i'll try another question, this one regarding the interior of a nacelle. Is there an official or a most accepted version of the inside? I was thinking about combining elements from these sources: Constitution blueprints, Jackill's seems to have two versions. Found a simple schematics in Schmidt Starfleet dynamics also.
I think it's blssdwlf who came up with a design with moving parts at the end of the TOS nacelles. Found this very clever. Mind if I borrow your idea and incorporate it in this model?
This sounds like an awesome idea - looking forward to seeing the progress.
As for interior design, the interior pieces you get with the Polar Lights kit seem to be close to "accepted", as far as I can tell. Other good resources:
Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise
David A. Kimble's
TMP cutaway poster
(apologies for the smallness of it, but it does have a partial interior view of a warp-dynamic nacelle)
USS Enterprise NCC1701A Deckplans
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Y'know, this project reminds me of something I read about Douglas Trumball, when he was working on TMP, I recall he originally wanted a super-large scale model of the refit, around this size you're planning, so that viewers could get a real idea of the scale of the ship. The idea was obviously nixed in favor of what was eventually built, but this definitely feels like it's in the same spirit. Good luck!
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Resolution 64, passed during the 2012 American Legion Fall Meetings, charged the Legion's Internal Affairs Commission and Membership & Post Activities Committee to establish a five-year strategic plan to help the organization reach a record in total membership by 2019 — the Legion's centennial. And on May 8, during Spring Meetings, Denise Rohan, chairman of the Legion's National Membership & Post Activities Committee, announced the Legion's five-year strategic plan for sustained membership growth.
"We want to encourage all members, all members all the way down to the post level, to be a part of this plan," Rohan said. "It needs to be a grass-roots effort. We have to tell The American Legion story to our nation's military."
Each Legion department will be expected to draft a comprehensive plan for membership growth that can be used at all Legion levels and submit it to the membership committee before June 14. Then, during National Membership Workshop, Aug. 2-4, each newly elected department commander will discuss how his or her respective department is going to implement the five-year membership plan. The 2013-2014 elected national commander and national vice commanders will receive an update during the 2013 Fall Meetings on how each department is progressing.
The membership plan will include the following five strategies:
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Post creation, development and revitalization
Membership recruiting and retention
"We need our community to know that we are not just a bar — that we are about service to our veterans, their families and our communities," Rohan said. "We need to be seen as service first.
"We need to continue to work with our Auxiliary and Sons of The American Legion (members) to welcome them into our complete American Legion Family. And with their help, we will welcome our veterans and their families into this great organization."
Also during Spring Meetings, National Commander Jim Koutz raised his OCW goal from $500,000 to $750,000. "Whether we are showing our appreciation today at a warrior transition battalion or tomorrow at a VA center, the financial support for these heroes must continue."
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BUFFALO, NY - A tragedy while some families were out enjoying Sunday night's beautiful weather.
Police say a 9-year-old Joel Rama of from Buffalo was pulled out of a pond on Squaw Island, and all attempts to revive him failed.
First responders, including the Buffalo Police Underwater Recovery Dive Team, were called to the scene after the child went into the water and never resurfaced. Dozens of rescue workers searched for the boy for at least a half hour. Seconds after the child was pulled from the water, paramedics were seen administering CPR as the boy was carried into an ambulance. Police say 9-year-old Joel Rama was pronounced dead at Women and Children's Hospital. His name has not been released.
A large crowd gathered to watch the rescue attempt as many families spent the day at the park. Swimming is forbidden there, and a few signs are posted warning of the dangers.
Earlier this week Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown discussed this very issue with Channel 2 News; discouraging anyone from swimming in any water not supervised by lifeguards.
"We do have extra patrols on now. We have beefed up police patrols in neighborhoods, in parks, in business districts certainly around pools and recreation centers because that is in the purview of our park security we have enhanced. But we're also looking into maybe opening some of the splash pads earlier in the city so kids can get into the water," said Brown.
This is not the first time a drowning has occurred at the pond on Squaw Island. Just over a year ago, a teenager drowned in the waters after getting in for a swim.
North District Councilman Joseph Golombek said in his district, which includes Squaw Island, "there's hundreds of of locations where the kids can get into the river, the canal, so at this point I'm not sure there's much more city can do."
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Ofc. Tyler Benson says children and adults should be aware that swimming in natual bodies of water this time of year especially, can be dangerous.
"The big thing to be aware of, even though the warm air temperature, the water is only 50 or 60 degrees, and it will pull your body tempuerature down 25 times faster than air temperature," said Benson.
Crisis counselors were on hand all day Monday at Buffalo Public School #3, where Rama attended. School officials say they will be there Tuesday as well.


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I have had several bad starts. This time I am going to stick to it. I bought The Spark last year and put it up and didn't read it. I decided to get it out a couple of weeks ago and this time read it. I am so glad I did.
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It is taking me twice as long to shop now because I am spending so much time reading labels. That is some thing I said I would never do..........lol
I also in January joined Curves. I really like it and go 4 to 5 times a week. I am also doing Zumba there twice a week. Besides that I have a Wii that has been sitting for over a year that I have started doing again. I do the Wii Zumba twice a week and I plan to start the EA Active 30 day challenge next week.
I was doing good a couple of years ago I had lost about 18 lbs then things changed in my life. My son and granddaughter moved in with me about the same time my daughter took a job close to where I live. My daughter was coming to my house for lunch she would bring left overs. I was cooking things my son and granddaughter liked and of course I was eating them. It didn't take long before I had gained back 10 lbs. My daughter got a new job that was farther away and then my son and granddaughter moved out after 2 years. So it has taken me about 6 months to really get back on track and I plan to stay on track this time.
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City of Kielce
Kielce - the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Province, located in the south-eastern Poland, surrounded by major Polish cities: Warsaw, Lodz, Katowice and Cracow. With the population of 200,000 in the city and over 1,000,000 people living in the entire region, Kielce offers multiple strengths and benefits for investors.
Human resources and academic background
Kielce is the main academic centre of the whole region. 11 higher education establishments are located directly in Kielce.
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the Kielce University of Technology as well as the Jan Kochanowski University, which recently developed a few new specializations.
The city has a population of approximately 200,000 whereas 41 thousand are students. Private universities present on the local market from the 90's are also quite popular, including the School of Economics and Law, the Świetokrzyski Collage, the Bolesław Markowski Higher School of Commerce or the University of Arts and Sciences.
Quality of life
The people of Kielce like their city – as it appears from the reports of investors looking for the employees or the sales market right here. This is a result of various factors including the readiness of authorities to finance initiatives crucial for the level of life quality. As
for the investments important for the citizens it is worth mentioning: the project of revitalization of historic Kielce Downtown, development of the public transportation system or the investments aimed at environmental protection (including modernisation of waste treatment plant worth 250 million PLN).
The city authorities take utmost care for sport and cultural events, having in mind the development of such initiatives as the International Contest for Designers and Fashion Enthusiasts - Off Fashion. They
also support various institutions support e.g.: the Geo Education Centre or known of its jazz composition, the Kielce Dance Theatre.
The quality of life is constantly monitored and improves systematically thanks to governing the city with use of Geographic Information System. Kielce was awarded at the Smart City Congress in Barcelona in 2012 for this system.
Climate for business
The authorities of Kielce have been making a lot of effort to create positive image of the city friendly towards new investments, innovative enterprises and working in the sphere of modern outsourcing services.
Kielce Technology Park, which operates within the Starachowice Special Economic Zone, has had new headquarters and technical base since 2012. Kielce's pride, Kielce Fairs has been contributing to dynamic economic development of the whole region for years.
Within the structures of the Kielce City Hall there is the Investor Assistance Centre (COI) that aims at ensuring high quality of investment and post-investment services for entrepreneurs localising branches of their companies in the city.
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The City seized the opportunity for a civilization leap offered by the membership of Poland in the European Union. Entrepreneurs as well as citizens agree that thanks to the major investment in Kielce stimulated by the European Union funds, the quality of life and climate for business improved significantly in recent years.
The city authorities have new ideas how to activate Kielce and neighbouring counties economically to create coherent functional area.
Kielce authorities, led by the President Wojciech Lubawski, have been taking a lot of initiatives to make the prospects of a new regional airport more real, e.g. elaboration of pre-design and pre-investment documentation, establishment of a joint stock company responsible for the airport or purchase of 480 ha of greenfields from private owners. It is good news for potential investors, for whom
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Peoples Bank employees conclude month-long Red Cross campaign
The Peoples Bank employees in the Anderson area recently competed in a campaign on behalf of the Red Cross, raising more than 2,000 comfort and care items for victims of fires and other disasters. The items were donated by about 60 employees and their contacts and collected at an employee meeting Aug. 22.
The effort was propelled by a competition among bank branches, with the Greenville Street branch being the runaway winner with half the items gathered. One employee thought to ask her dentist to donate tooth brushes and tooth paste — a great way to spread the community involvement. Certain employees were observed checking up on competitors. Small wonder — the stakes included a pizza party for the winning group.
Red Cross Regional Manager Tanya Carter, Community Preparedness and Resilience Services, addressed the group on how they and their families can prepare for the kinds of emergencies that occur all too often in Anderson and everywhere. Other businesses and groups can arrange such a presentation by calling the Red Cross at 864-225-8666.
The campaign was particularly timely in light of the Aug. 14 fire at the Azalea apartments in Anderson, which displaced more than 70 people in 38 families when 40 units were completely consumed. Red Cross continues to support these families. Donations to date have met about half of the costs incurred by Red Cross. To help in the effort, the Foothills Community Foundation has offered a challenge to Anderson — the foundation is matching disaster relief donations made to the Red Cross up to $5,000, doubling the impact of financial contributions. Chick-Fil-A offered a portion of its sales Sept. 10 to the effort. QuickTrip has donated gasoline cards to Azalea victims.
"We are deeply grateful for the support of these and others of our local businesses," said Anderson Red Cross Board chair Kathleen Bennett.
Donations can be made by phone: 864-225-8666, online at www.redcross.org, or in person: at 115 Whitehall Road, Anderson.
The care and comfort campaign was natural for Peoples. Marketing director Elise Welch, who coordinated the event, moved into Walden Oaks apartments shortly after the fire there last spring.
"It really hit home when Tanya started talking about that," Welch said. "That could have been me, had I moved in any sooner!" Customer service representative Judy Spinetti served for several years as a Red Cross volunteer.
Senior vice president/chief credit officer, John Summers recently joined the advisory board of the Anderson Red Cross.
"The Peoples Bank appreciates the opportunity to support the people of our community when they need it most," he said. "We hope to engage further with the Red Cross in this important work."
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Brandeis University is seeing debate over the selection of Michael B. Oren, Israel's ambassador to the United States, as commencement speaker. The university's announcement of the choice noted that Oren -- whose recent talk at the University of California at Irvine was interrupted repeatedly, setting off a debate on free speech -- has been both a scholar and a diplomat. An editorial in The Justice, the student newspaper, said, "Although under different circumstances he could have been a fascinating speaker to bring to the campus, Mr. Oren is a divisive and inappropriate choice for keynote speaker at commencement, and we disapprove of the University's decision to grant someone of his polarity on this campus that honor. For the administration, Mr. Oren's invitation constitutes at best naiveté and at worst disregard concerning the reality of the range of student political orientation on this campus." Others writing in the paper have noted that Oren is likely to draw protests, detracting from graduation day. Still others have written in support of the selection, with one column saying that he is worthy to address graduates because of his "academic excellence, rigorous research practices and fearlessly honest writing."
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They're called "oldies but goodies" for a reason. Songs from past decades that we still listen to today are timeless. Yet, although tuning in to the 1960s Pandora station can be appropriate at times, the fact of the matter is that often, the best oldies songs are a little too memorable. The hundredth time you hear "Light My Fire" probably isn't going to be as amazing as the first few times. The curse of being timeless is that sometimes these songs are a little overplayed.
That's why, as much as we love the music older generations grew up with, we tend to listen to modern songs more often. But "in with the new" doesn't always have to mean "out with the old." There's a wealth of cool remixes of oldies — that repurpose the best old songs and add some pizazz to the classics.
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The Ultimate Senior Face off basketball game 2008 project graduation fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, March 29.
The Senior Dickey boys, Jonathan Vickers, Case Craycraft, Justin McClain, Ryan Robinson, Matthew Bradshaw, and senior parents will host a tailgate party and silent auction before the game starting at 6 p.m.
Tailgate food items will sale will include sausage on a stick, smoked turkey leg, chips and fresh baked cookies.
Warm up for the basketball game will start at 7 p.m. and the game will tip off at 7:30 p.m.
CISD Trustee Johnny Lawrence and senior Federicka Washington will coach the senior team.
The Senior Bulldogs include Orlando Johnson, Tracy Cooper, Lee Martinez, Willie Carter, Jasmine English, Lauren Neel, Krisann Earp, Tamara Smith, Ramon Jones, Justin McClain, Eric Reddic, Josh McCullough, Rickey Moten, Cordell Duncan, Jamon Moffit, Naim Akbar and any other senior that signs up to play.
The Senior Referees have been in training all year are Travis Kenley, Bill Kennedy, Chirag Patel and David Arvizu.
The Face off challenger team is coached by senior parent Ansel Bradshaw and assisted by Kelly Nicol.
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Renewal for Chuck? Not just yet...
Well, there were rumors that on Monday at NBC's "infront" -- a preview for the "upfront" -- that Chuck would get a pick up. TV Guide says that's not the case. On Friday, Chuck star Zachary Levi told a reporter that Josh Schwartz, the Chuck exec producer, had emailed him that NBC's decision about Chuck was on hold. The pick up, if it comes, won't be for a couple of weeks.
We all know that ratings rule and NBC's decision, presumably, is based on Chuck's Nielsen numbers. The show has been in a tough time slot. On CBS, Chuck faces Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother, two very popular sitcoms that appeal to many of the same viewers. (I'm one that has to DVR one channel while watching the other.) Then ABC twirls out Dancing With the Stars, another ratings monster, while Fox has a little powerhouse called House (followed by 24). How is Chuck supposed to fight all that and Fulcrum?
NBC needs to rejigger the schedule and give Chuck a chance. I don't care how they do it, I just know that Chuck is too good a show, too well-executed with sharp characters and entertaining action to be kicked to the curb. The irony, of course, is that if Chuck were on USA or Sci Fi, it's numbers would be fine and the show wouldn't be in doubt.


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My program of retaining an attitude of gratitude and enjoying my life every day is going well. I'm living mindfully in the moment and taking small steps to encourage myself to celebrate life.
My life is not less stressful than it was before I began this commitment, but my coping skills are improving as I make attitude adjustments throughout the day.
Nature is a Healer
When my husband is away the phone rings incessantly, shipments go astray, deliveries, people and checks don't arrive on time and I become frazzled. Rather than risking coming undone I choose to take a nature break. Nature is a powerful healer and it's easy to become accustomed to failing to fully appreciate it. A few minutes of mindfully basking in Nature's beauty, breathing in fresh air and growing a garden are the medicine I need. After I've had my break I can return to the fray strengthened and ready to act.
Pets, Children and Humor are Healing Agents
When we reach our 40s and 50s – there are a lot of things going on. There's so much going on you can feel like you are over the hill before you have climbed the path. If you realize you're acting your age or even older – do something about it. — Forever Four
I have a very dry sense of humor and don't laugh frequently enough. However, playing with my little dogs and being in the company of children always makes me laugh. This week I am grateful for fun-filled times; times worth more than anything money can buy. Making Winter Solstice cards with my friend's little kids and playing with my dogs elevated my mood enormously. Now I'm committed to having some fun every day to keep me in touch with why it is good to be alive.
Learning to include more humour in your life can have a significant effect on your overall health. Being able to see the funny side of things can produce general health benefits, and can also help to build and reinforce relationships. — Learn to Include More Humour in your Life
Friends Bear Healing Gifts
Even the darkest days of your life can be looked on with gratitude. We can be grateful for the friends who help us get through hard times – grateful for their smiles and their love. On Monday a dear friend, who recently struggled through a relationship break-up and eventually landed on her feet, plunked a book on my table saying, "You've got to read this. It's a depression buster."
And so I read The Bounce Back Book: When Life Throws You Curveballs, Hit Them Out of the Park by Karen Salmansohn. The book is grounded in happiness research, psychological studies and Greek philosophy and I recommend it to anyone who feeling overwhelmed. In it you will find 70 tips on how to bounce back from adversity and advice on everything from exercise and staying connected to moving forward with positive energy.
How To Enjoy Life – No Matter Your Challenges!
The quality of my life experience is influenced by my attitude but I don't always remember that. Are you forgetful too?
Did 2012 hold many challenges for you?
Were there times you felt overwhelmed and sensed depression creeping in?
When times were tough, what did you do to maintain an attitude of gratitude?
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(For full effect, play the above track while reading.) Folk musician Woody Guthrie would have turned 99 years old today. The posthumous discovery of Guthrie's Jewish songs by his daughter, Nora — director of the elder Guthrie's archives — eventually resulted in a 2007 Grammy Award-winning album by the Klezmatics. [[READMORE]] As explained in this… More ▸


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Grant Balfour saves Blackley's game and creates history
Grant Balfour went into the history books today when he was called on to close the game against the White Sox that Travis Blackley started.
In saving the game Grant passed Graeme Lloyd's record of the most saves by an Aussie with 18 career saves. He had been tied at 17 saves with Graeme for most of the season since losing the closer's role to Ryan Cook and was very keen to win back the closer's job and be able to surpass him. The A's won 9-7.
Travis had a solid outing giving up 5 runs in his 5 innings, including a Youkilis home run but left the game with the A's leading 6-5. The Sox tied the game 6 all thus ensuring that Travis would get a No decision. His line was 5INN, 6H, 1HR, 5R, 1BB, 6K.
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Researchers at Rice University and Penn State University have discovered that adding a dash of boron to carbon while creating nanotubes turns them into solid, spongy, reusable blocks that have an astounding ability to absorb oil spilled in water.
That's one of a range of potential innovations for the material created in a single step. The team found for the first time that boron puts kinks and elbows into the nanotubes as they grow and promotes the formation of covalent bonds, which give the sponges their robust qualities.
The researchers, who collaborated with peers in labs around the nation and in Spain, Belgium and Japan, revealed their discovery in Nature's online open-access journal Scientific Reports.
Lead author Daniel Hashim, a graduate student in the Rice lab of materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan, said the blocks are both superhydrophobic (they hate water, so they float really well) and oleophilic (they love oil). The nanosponges, which are more than 99 percent air, also conduct electricity and can easily be manipulated with magnets.
To demonstrate, Hashim dropped the sponge into a dish of water with used motor oil floating on top. The sponge soaked it up. He then put a match to the material, burned off the oil and returned the sponge to the water to absorb more. The robust sponge can be used repeatedly and stands up to abuse; he said a sample remained elastic after about 10,000 compressions in the lab. The sponge can also store the oil for later retrieval, he said.
"These samples can be made pretty large and can be easily scaled up," said Hashim, holding a half-inch square block of billions of nanotubes. "They're super-low density, so the available volume is large. That's why the uptake of oil can be so high." He said the sponges described in the paper can absorb more than a hundred times their weight in oil.
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Welcome to the second Craft Social Swap! The theme for this swap is Have a Cuppa Cozy. Using your craft of choice, create a mug rug for your swap partner. Mug rugs are large drink coasters or small versions of placemats that hold a cup of tea or coffee with room for a pastry or treat. Check out these ideas.
Keep in mind that we have many international participants in Craft Social, so you may be required to mail your package overseas.
We will solicit pictures of the finished mug rugs and use them to create a photo collage on our Web site.
If you are willing to be a Swap Angel, please let us know.
The last day to sign up for the swap is January 15, 2012 and the items must be mailed by February 1, 2012.
This is a private swap, so you must have the password to access it on Swap-Bot.com.
The password is: cuppacozy
- Rugs must be a minimum of 4″x6″ in size. Larger is OK.
- Rug must include a flat, stable area on which the mug can rest without the risk of tipping over.
- Materials used should be washable.
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Girls tend to be pretty loyal to their lip balm/chapstick/lip gloss of choice. I've always used these little tins of Vaseline that you can only get in Europe. I went to London when I was 15 and literally bought 50 of them. Unfortunately, my healthy hippie organic-loving friends have recently informed me that I'm basically smearing gasoline on my lips twenty times a day because Vaseline is just petroleum in a jelly form. I guess I knew this. I guess I didn't want to face it. So now I'm on a mission to find the very best non-petroleum lip balms. This delicious rose-vanilla one fits the bill. Organic, vegan, smooth and silky, sugary-scented – sign me up!
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Authentic Bajan Buffet at Brown Sugar
This is a lunch and entertainment event.
The Brown Sugar is well known for its relaxed atmosphere and excellent Buffets.
On Sundays, you can get their renowned Bajan buffet for Bds $84.00 - all taxes included.
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"Criminal Minds" is one of CBS's more popular shows and typically in the top 10 of most viewed shows on any channel. If you love" Criminal Minds" as much as many do, you may want to learn about the "Criminal Minds" cast. You can find out where you may have seen some of the "Criminal Minds" cast and learn about their characters as well.
Others have come and gone such as A.J. Cook, Mandy Pantinkin and Lola Glaudini but the current cast of "Criminal Minds" are quite interesting and bring a lot to the show by making it entertaining and unique.
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Yeah, you might want to update this since both AJ and Paget are back…
Wow… Talk about some outdated info you've got there.
Maybe you should check your facts before posting. Rachel has since been fired. Paget & AJ are back as regulars this coming season. Thanks for no new information. The show HAS been on the past 7 years.
You put Rachel Nichols as #2? WTF? Thank God she's gone now.
From South Africa so didn't know AJ & Paget are back – good news as i can't stand Rachel Nicols , we are only on the season where R Nicols had joined the cast and Paget is about to leave.
Really needs to updated! Thank god Seavers is gone can not stand this girl and she was the wrong person to replace AJ/JJ I think that it is awesome that the team is back together again after a season apart!


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Renowned for their live performances, The Saw Doctors have confirmed winter tour dates!
"If they could bottle the sort of bonhomie that can make an entire concert hall feel better, The Saw Doctors would have the medicine show to end them all." The Times. Catch them live in London this December.


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EXTON MultiBootCD 6-OS is an open source project specifically designed to help system administrator with system rescue operations, as it includes no more than six tiny Linux-based operating system that have been tailored for such tasks.
Downloadable as a dual-arch Live DVD
This special Linux project can be downloaded via Softpedia or directly from its official homepage (see link above) as a single, dual-arch and hybrid ISO image of approximately 1GB in size, engineered to support both 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (x86_64) hardware platforms.
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I know (hope!) lots of us go through creative ups & downs once in a while, so it's a good place to start & it's how I'm feeling right now.
All week I've been feeling not-myself, creatively. I guess it's been building for a few weeks, now. I go through these phases once in a while, so it's not too unusual - I'm sure we all do, with the making-stuff - especially after a big project is completed or there's a lull after a bunch of deadlines have been met. But it feels unusual. Like wearing shoes on the wrong feet, or something silly. lol.
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For those of you who are new to me/my blog (hello!). I work in an animation studio during the day, full-time, and I do a lot of side design work and such, like the collection I designed for Sass, illustrations, scrapbooking, blog-formatting for Freckled Nest, and other little odd jobs - as well as running my shop.
I'm totally head-over-heels & so lucky to have everything that I do, job-wise, please don't get me wrong, and am still totally in love with continuing to do everything - and it's not that I'm uninspired or even run out of ideas - in fact,
it's the opposite! I have a ton I want (& have) to do, right now. But I just can't bring myself to do it this week. Nothing works. I have no oomph.
Perhaps it's the 'have to' part of some projects that's hard to get, right now? The changing seasons? The weather around here has been so up & down (miserable rain to super-hot & sunny days) and I think it's affecting me more than usual. Perhaps it's fall approaching? The end of my contract being near? The 'what's next' that comes with that? It could be many many things or all of these things, but I think the thing that's wearing on me the most is the waiting.
The waiting for the things I want to do. It's wearing on me, all the ideas I have for my own endeavours but the not-having-all-the-time to devote to these things just yet. The 'I'll get to that after I'm done this other thing I said I'd do'. They're just sitting there and time keeps going by and my heart breaks a little bit each time something I want to do slips away or is put to the side.
Perhaps it's simply that I don't have a list or plans for the next to-do's, for this week. Who knows, right?
I initally wanted to take this week off & just fiddle with the small little projects that I am feeling, because obviously my creative side needs a breather, but I think things are turning back around already. I can feel it looking up. I puttered around with a crochet pillow I'm making for my couch last night and took her easy, after the few past days of failed attempts, and I'm taking tonight off to not even think about making stuff (which is when I always end up wanting to make the most) & grabbing drinks + seeing Eclipse (finally!) with hubby.
Tomorrow, the plan is to clean my desk (yay, fresh starts!) and make that plan/list, and get the stuff that I need to get done done so I can start on the things I want to do. :) I'm working on making my things a major priority in my creative life, from here on out, because this is a sort-of last straw in the feeling-like-this, and it deserves to not always be brushed aside as much as it has been.
No matter how I feel right now, I'm crazy excited and realizing that this is going to be an inspiring & busy busy creative season.
I can feel it. A buzz in my bones. A million ideas. A switch that's just gone off. Craft shows applied to. Ideas come to life. Time for my own schemes & dream. This is what I feel it will be, and I just can't wait to get started! :) It feels like the next step I've been waiting for, the push over the edge to better. Yesss.
Wow! What an essay that turned out to be, dude.
Kudos to you if you're still reading - I didn't mean for it to get this long, just
had to get it out! Here's to being more open, on this lil blog, and getting over the hurdle that's been this week, for me, and moving into the fun of making-stuff again (and learning to write it out in less words, for the future!) lol.
For now, I will post something pretty here in a few tomorrow, sorry that I had a blast making - methinks that will help. :)


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Papa John's has teamed up with Denver Broncos' quarterback Peyton Manning in the past for a few promotions, but today that relationship has gone deeper.
Papa John's announced that it has signed Manning on to be its newest franchisee. He will own 21 restaurants in the Denver area.
"I've been a fan of Papa John's pizza for a long time, and now knowing John Schnatter, his team and the business intimately over the past year, I am thrilled to formally join Papa John's as a franchisee in partnership with the brand," Manning said in the announcement. "It's a smart investment now and will be long after I'm done playing football. I'm particularly impressed by John's drive to make everything about Papa John's better along with his ambition and plan to continue growing the brand around the world."
Manning's involvement with Papa John's dates to 2011, when he was featured in Papa John's efforts to market its Super Bowl XLVI Coin Toss Experience in which Papa John's awarded a free pizza and 2-liter Pepsi MAX to all members of its Papa Rewards online customer loyalty program.
Manning and Schnatter kicked off the 2012 NFL regular season by offering fans the chance to win another free large one-topping pizza. Featured in national television ads, Manning convinced Schnatter to give away 2 million large one-topping pizzas to Papa Rewards members throughout the regular season – double the number of pizzas Papa John's gave away last regular season.
"I don't know of a person or business partner who has a higher standard on quality or competes more fiercely than Peyton Manning — on and off the field," said John Schnatter, Papa John's founder, chairman and CEO. "Having Peyton as a franchisee is a huge win for our brand, especially for our customers in Denver, where our business has never been better."
Manning will discuss his status as a Papa John's franchisee on camera Sunday night during his appearance in a custom integration on NBC TV's "Football Night In America" telecast. Also during that time, Manning and Schnatter will unveil for fans another "big treat" for Halloween.
Papa John's is in the third year of a multi-year sponsorship with the NFL and is also the Official Pizza of 15 NFL teams, including the Denver Broncos.
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Karen Schmidt is the Director of Training and Development for Kaye/Bassman International and oversees all training initiatives and ongoing career development organizationally. On behalf of Next Level Recruiting Training and the Next Level Exchange, Karen is a frequent consultant to search firm owners who have a greater vision of growth, hiring and training. She also serves as the Director of the Kaye/Bassman Foundation, responsible for all fundraising efforts supporting MDA and Baylor Cancer Center. Since inception, the Foundation has donated over $1,000,000 to these deserving charities.
When joining Kaye/Bassman in 2001, Karen specialized in the search and recruitment of professionals for clients in the Commercial Construction, Specialty Contractors and Real Estate Development markets. She finished in the top five project staff in 2004 and 2005 and achieved the distinction of becoming a Pacesetter within the company. In 2006, Karen pioneered the redevelopment of KBIC's corporate training program. She is now exclusively responsible for the rookie training program as well as continued partner and associate development throughout the organization. This core training program applies to all associates at each stage of career progression, from the basic recruiting fundamentals, to effective marketing techniques, to more sophisticated curriculum for long-term development. Since 2006, the total cash-in production for graduates of Kaye/Bassman's redeveloped training program is over $23 Million.
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