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Summer Wardrobe, part 2 (and an update on part 1)
Well, here it is-- the first completed project in my "Hippie Beach Party" mini-wardrobe! I finished this up on Sunday with a trim off the bottom and a machine-done blind hem, but didn't have a chance to take a picture until today due to work busyness.
As a recap: I made this using my tried-and-true Simplicity 7229, though I lengthened the skirt several inches to make it ankle-length instead of that weird mid-calf. I used this bamboo from Fabric.com, which isn't really as dark as that looks-- it's kind of between that and the rusty brown it looks like in this picture. (When all is said and done, I'm going to have to take some pics of the full wardrobe in natural light for sure!) The results surprised me a little-- both times when I made this skirt before, it was in a much stiffer fabric (a linen and an embroidered twill). The bamboo is much drapier, and as a result, it's much clingier around my hips and thighs. Gives it kind of a mermaid silhouette when I'm wearing it. So not quite hippie, but I guess that fits the beach party part, at least, right?
The jeans update: I'm starting from scratch, kind of. I took a different pair of jeans last night that I realized would work better (not quite as tight and no stretch, and a higher rise) and did the masking tape thing again to make a new pattern. Right now, I have it laid directly on some muslin, which is not cut yet, but am thinking I will lay it on some paper first instead so I can figure out the grainlines and such. But not right now... Lost season finale time, and I can't sew and watch that!
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The Association for Environmental Authorities have presented Parsippany-Troy Hills with its Wave award for the township's newly upgraded sewer plant.
The award, given in the Energy Savers category, reflects the energy savings and reduced footprint of the plant following a multi-million-dollar upgrade that began in 2010.
According to the mayor's office, prior to the upgrade, the cost of electricity to run the plan was approximately $135,000 per month. Following the upgrade, electric costs dropped about 72 percent to an average of $38,000 per month. Additionally, a change from the previous three-stage sludge system to a single sludge, four-stage feed one reduced the plant's footprint by 50 percent, leaving a full section of tankage to market for other waste treatment uses.
The Morristown & Morris Township Library is hosting an exhibit of artist's books from the Book Arts Roundtable, a collaborative of artists making books of all shapes and formats under the aegis of The Baird in South Orange, from Friday through May 10 in the library's second level F.M. Kirby Gallery.
The Book Arts Roundtable grew out of the interest generated by Beyond the Fold, Artist's Books: Traditional to Cutting Edge, a show chaired by Karen McDermott for The Pierro Gallery of South Orange.
The show opened in October of 1999 and featured the work of 47 artists showing 79 books. With the help of a grant received from The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Beyond the Fold also included workshops in book binding, some taught by the prominent book artists in the show. When the show came down, the classes and workshops continued. The interest in bookbinding and artist's books continued to grow. The first meeting was called in February 2000 and they celebrated their 13th anniversary this past February.
The Morristown & Morris Township Library is located at 1 Miller Road in Morristown. For more information, call 973-538-6161 or visit http://morristownmorristwplibrary.info/.
St. Andrew Philoptochos is holding its annual Easter Bake Sale from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday to March 31 (excluding Saturday, March 30) at St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, 1447 Sussex Turnpike in Randolph.
Homemade baklava, kouambiethes, koulouyika, melomokarona, Greek Easter bread, and small and large pastry platters will be for sale. The pastry prices range from $6-20, the small pastry platters are $12 and the large pastry platters are $20.
For special orders, call Maria at 973-691-8168. The church is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, call 973-584-0388. Please bring a friend or neighbor and shop for your loved ones as gifts for the Easter holiday.
A second Pascha Easter Bake Sale will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. from April 14 to May 4.
The Montville Recreation Department Sciensation Workshops will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 25 and 26 at the Montville Field House.
The program is open to youngsters ages 6-12. Children will grow and take home a crystal tree; build and take home a simple motor; make bubbling blobs, glowing goo and green flubber; make an energy bracelet and watch as the amazing white beads turn to a rainbow of colors before their eyes; make a lava lamp and make their own Sharpie T-shirt. Children will be grouped by age.
For more information, call 908-362-5824.
The Union County Hiking Club holds events six days a week all year long in northern New Jersey. Anyone interested in hiking with the group, which does not charge a fee for hiking but has a $10-a- year membership fee, should visit the website to see the schedule: (http://www.uchc.nynjtc.org).
Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library will host ESL, English As A Second Language, Open House from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on March 28.
Families of ESL (English as a Second Language) students are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. Visitors are invited to tour the Children's Department and learn about the resources available, and to sign up for a library card.
Registration is mandatory by calling 973-887-5150, ext. 233 or mail to email@example.com.
The Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library is located at 449 Halsey Road in Parsippany.
The Stanhope United Methodist Church will host a dramatic, live presentation of the Last Supper at 7:30 p.m. on March 28. Watch the disciples ponder their time with Jesus and ask, "Is it I Lord, am I the one to betray you?"
The Stanhope United Methodist Church is located at 2 Route 183 in Netcong. A freewill offering will be taken. For more information, call the church at 973-347-0247.
The Stanhope United Methodist Church will present a live cross walk at 11 a.m. on Good Friday, March 29.
Starting at the First Presbyterian Church of Stanhope at 100 Main Street in Stanhope, a cross will be carried and people can follow it to its final destination, St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Netcong. There will be stops along the way (including Stanhope United Methodist Church) for readings of the events from the last day of Christ's life. All are welcomed to join the walk or any part of it.
For more information, call Stanhope United Methodist Church at 973-347-0247.
The Florham Park Historical Society will feature a talk by former Madison High School teacher Bill Chemerka at 7 p.m. at its April 2 meeting at the Florham Park Public Library at 107 Ridgedale Ave. in the Akhoury Room. Chemerka's talk is titled "Famous and Not So Famous New Jerseyans."
Refreshments will be served prior to the program. Parking is available in the pool lot next to the library. Come and learn about some remarkable New Jerseyans. For more information, call 973-377-2694.
Christine Grasso, holistic health and nutrition coach and yoga teacher, will hold a free workshop "9 Easy Strategies to Cleanse Your Body and Put the Spring In Your Step" at Purple Om Yoga from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. on April 4.
Grasso will share safe and natural ways to detoxify your body, the best foods to triple your energy, and simple self-care techniques to refresh and revitalize you.
Purple Om Yoga Studio is located at 3118 Route 10 West in Denville. For more information, contact Grasso at email@example.com.
The Friends of the Randolph Animal Pound are hosting a Comedy Night at 7 p.m. April 6 at The Exchange, 160 E. Main St.
All proceeds will benefit the Randolph Animal Pound. Tickets are $35 per person and must be purchased in advance. For more information or tickets, call Claudine at 973-886-1485 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Budd Lake Fire Department will host a Holiday Shopping Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 6 at the Budd Lake Fire Dept., 378 Route 46 in Budd Lake.
For more information, call Christine Clemmer at 862-258-3996 or email her at email@example.com.
St. Gregory's Episcopal Church has applied for GreenFaith certification and has begun the rigorous two-year process of earning the accreditation.
GreenFaith is a New Jersey-based organization that offers a two-year environmental leadership program for houses of worship from all faiths and throughout the nation. The unique program helps religious institutions become environmental leaders by guiding them through green-facility upgrades, incorporation of environmental principles into worship and religious education, and participation in environmental justice efforts. Only 10 houses of worship have earned the certification to date.
St. Gregory's has a community garden, which is open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis, giving area residents the opportunity to grow their own local organic produce. The church recently installed energy-efficient windows and distributes eco-friendly palm branches on Palm Sunday.
To earn GreenFaith certification, St. Gregory's will build on those efforts by improving its South Beverwyck Road church building and grounds, reducing waste and energy use, and working environmental lessons into its worship and educational programs.
Anyone interested in joining St. Gregory's Church in its efforts to earn the environmental certification or interested in participating in its community garden can contact Rev. Sica at (973) 887-5879. St Gregory's Church is located at 480 S Beverwyck Road.
A Special Meeting of the Washington Township Committee will be held on Monday at 5:30 p.m.. at the Washington Township Municipal Building, 43 Schooley's Mountain Road.
U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance will be conducting a public town hall meeting to update his constituents on pending issues and answer any questions that they may have.
At the conclusion of this meeting the Township Committee will discuss a proposed ordinance to modify a Washington Township MUA Conservation Easement on 46 East Mill Road and any other matters that may arise.
Edwin Black, the author of "IBM and the Holocaust," will discuss "Detroit's Connection to the Holocaust: Ford, GM, and Hitler" at 7 p.m. on April 4, at the Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, 901 Route 10.
The program, sponsored by the Holocaust Councilof Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, is being presented in conjunction with the Holocaust Council's exhibit, "From Memory to History."
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The New Jersey Chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies bestowed its highest honor to AmerCom for their Route 202 Bridge Replacement Project during the annual Engineering Excellence Awards competition beating out 25 other Civil Engineering projects throughout the State of New Jersey.
The award was formally presented to Mark Sheptock, vice president of AmerCom at the awards banquet held at the Forsgate Country Club in Cranbury, on March 13.
AmerCom's unique design to completely replace this bridge in seven days utilized innovative Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) techniques and is the first of its kind in the state completed by the NJDOT, according to a press release from the company.
The original 73-foot long structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridge was replaced with a longer 93-foot span. The project minimized inconvenience to the traveling public by shortening the construction duration. A 7½-mile detour was only used for one week while the roadway was closed, the release said.
Morris CARES - formerly the Morris County Sexual Assault Center (MCSAC)-- together with the members of the Morris Alliance to Prevent Sexual Assault, will celebrate New Jersey's Fourth Annual Denim Day on April 7 with a 5K walk/run on the campus of the College of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, beginning at 10:30 a.m..
The walk/run will be followed by live music survivors speaking out regarding their stories, jeans decorating, a T-shirt display , and an address by Morris County's new prosecutor, Fredric Knapp.
Registration for the untimed Walk/Run of Awareness is open to the public and begins at 10 a.m. on April 7. The three-hour event will include a table where the public can decorate jeans with messages of advocacy or support and information tables sponsored by MAPSA agency members including CSE, the Mental Health Association, the Family Health Center, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and Drew University.
A special meeting of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Morris is scheduled to take place on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. at the Zeris Inn, 372 Route 46, Mountain Lakes. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss an appropriate response to JCP&L's rate application to the NJBPU.
The public is invited to attend this meeting.
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Dominic Bossone and his wife Marguerite (center), owners of the Squan Tavern, and their children (left to right) Ro McCaffrey, Joe Bossone, Trish Bossone and Dominic Bossone III. The Manasquan restaurant has been owned by the Bossone family since it opened 50 years ago.
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Two games, two shutouts for Team Sweden at the 2011 World Junior A Challenge in Langley, B.C.
Just one day after scoring a 1-0 victory over Team USA in its preliminary-round opener behind a 44-save effort by Oscar Dansk, fellow goalie Mathias Israelsson stopped 37 shots to help lead the Swedes to a 2-0 triumph over Canada West on Tuesday. With the victory, Sweden claimed sole possession of first place in Group A.
The Swedes received a pair of power-play goals -- Erik Karlsson scored a power-play goal eight minutes into the first and Jesper Pettersson knocked in an insurance goal with the man advantage early in the third.
Sean Maguire of Canada West made 28 saves in defeat. Sweden will next play Friday against an opponent to be determined in the tournament semifinals. Canada West closes out its preliminary-round schedule against the United States (0-1) on Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. ET.
In the other preliminary round contest on Tuesday, Martin Prochazka scored the game-winning goal 8:59 into the third period to give the Czech Republic a 4-3 victory over Russia in Group B. Prochazka drove down left wing and snuck a backhand past Russian goalie Andrey Vasilevski to give the Czechs their first World Junior A Challenge triumph in the country's history.
The team would then survive a late offensive assault by the Russians, which held a 6-on-4 advantage in the latter stages. Alexei Filippov, Arseni Khatsei and Alexei Kudreman scored for the Russians, who rallied from a 3-1 deficit to square the contest midway through the second.
Radim Matus had a goal and two assists for the Czechs, which received a 40-save performance by Patrik Polivka.
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PHOENIX—Friends and family of a Phoenix lawyer who died from gunshot wounds in an office shooting remember him as a good man who was always professional.
A memorial service for Mark Hummels was held Tuesday evening at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Phoenix.
The 43-year-old was the second of three people hit by gunfire to die from the Jan. 30 attack.
Colleagues say Hummels was a rising star in his profession and dedicated to his wife, 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son.
He worked with the Phoenix law firm Osborn Maledon and focused on business disputes, real estate litigation and malpractice defense.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A police search of the southwest Missouri home of a middle-school football coach accused in a 10-year-old girl's kidnapping and death found child pornography and more than a dozen guns, according to search warrants released on Friday.
Officers retrieved a three-ring binder containing pornographic photos of young children at the home of Craig Michael Wood, the documents released by Springfield police say. Investigators seized computers, cameras, 30 video recordings, handwritten journals, a spent .22-caliber shell casing and a hat believed to have been worn by fourth-grader Hailey Owens.
Wood is accused of snatching Hailey as she walked home from her best friend's house this week, just two blocks from her own home. Neighbors said they watched in horror and unsuccessfully gave chase as Hailey was pulled into a pickup truck that sped away.
At a brief hearing on Friday, Wood's lawyer said he plans to plead not guilty. Wood appeared via video from the Greene County Jail, where he is being held without bond. He spoke only briefly to answer several questions from the judge. Hailey's parents, older brother and five other family members attended.
Court records released earlier as well as the search warrants indicate her body was found in Wood's basement, stuffed into trash bags and plastic containers. Prosecuting Attorney Dan Patterson said Hailey was shot in the back of the head and had ligature marks on her wrists, suggesting she was tied up. A preliminary autopsy is complete but won't be released publicly because the criminal case remains open, according to the county medical examiner's office.
Patterson said he is considering whether to seek the death penalty.
At the arraignment, public defender Chris Hatley said Wood plans to contest the charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and armed criminal action.
Assistant prosecutor Todd Myers challenged Wood's use of a public defender after he said police found evidence of a $1 million trust in Wood's name. The source of that income is not clear: Wood's father and an attorney representing the suspect's parents did not return telephone calls seeking comment on Friday.
"I think he can afford his own attorney," Myers said.
Hatley replied that he appreciated the prosecutor's concern for Wood's rights but that "it's frankly none of his business."
Circuit Judge Dan Imhof said he would consider the matter. He scheduled a follow-up court appearance in March and a preliminary hearing in April.
Wood was a 16-year football coach at a middle school in Springfield, about 160 miles southeast of Kansas City. He also worked as a substitute teacher and teacher's aide overseeing suspensions.
Police said they found Wood holding duct tape as he left his father's pickup truck parked outside his home Tuesday night, just hours after Hailey went missing. Court records indicate the floor of the basement where the girl's body was found was still damp with bleach — presumably used to clean the crime scene.
Wood had little criminal history, according to online court records. He pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance in 1990 in Greene County and was fined $100. Wood also was convicted in 2001 for illegal taking of wildlife, a misdemeanor. Friends said Wood is an amateur bluegrass musician and hunter who never married or had children and whose parents raised show horses.
Those who knew Hailey recalled a child who loved to laugh, smile and dance. Thousands are expected to attend a candlelight vigil in her honor Saturday night.
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Faith United Methodist Church will hold a community meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 11 to consider the possibility of welcoming Tent City 4 onto its grounds
The traveling homeless shelter applied for a permit to stay at the church, at 3924 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road, asking to move there March 1. Pastor John Brewer said the meeting will aim to answer questions about hosting Tent City 4 and hear residents' opinions.
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RENO, Nev. (AP) - Reno firefighters are investigating two more arson brushfires in a string of suspicious fires that began earlier this month.
Two small fires were reported Wednesday evening off U.S. 395 south of Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Fire spokesman Joe Durousseau says the fires were quickly doused and called the causes suspicious.
Fire officials have been investigating a series of arsons within nine days at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park and near the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Sumaya, India: 'It is such an excellent tool to further our advocacy and strengthen the movement of young people pushing for education!'
This is a reaction from one talented youth advocate to our new youth advocacy toolkit, launching on April 10th. At Plan, we are committed to working both with and for young people and children around the world. This means children and young people are central to our program design, development and implementation.
This commitment goes across all of our work, including our advocacy and campaigning. And with current rates showing that the poorest girls in sub-Saharan Africa will only achieve access to universal primary education in 2086, there is a lot of campaigning to be done.
Last year our support of "youth led" advocacy was visible through our support of the Youth Takeover of the UN on Malala Day and the many in-country activities we also ran on the same day around the world. One of these was supporting a group of young people in the development and presentation of a youth manifesto on girls' education in Pakistan, calling for more and better investment in this area.
The recent announcement of a financial package for education in Pakistan, no doubt, comes partially due to young people, who have been advocating for urgent improvements ever since the shooting of Malala Yousafzai in October 2012. This is just one example of youth advocacy for education which can be found in our new toolkit: The Education We Want.
We have developed this toolkit over the last six months in partnership with A World at School and the Youth Advocacy Group of the "Global Education First Initiative", with support from UNICEF and UNGEI. We are proud to have supported the Youth Advocacy Group since their original formation and continue to welcome this commitment by the UN Secretary General to ensuring young people are part of the conversations about their futures.
The Youth Advocacy Group led on the content of this toolkit and their personal incredible stories and advocacy success is evident throughout the resource. The toolkit has been developed for young people, by young people. It is full of ideas and examples which, we hope, young people will be able to fit to their context in order to be able effectively advocate for their right to an education.
Rather than putting words into the mouths of young people I will let them voice their reactions to the final toolkit:
Anna, Moldova: 'I will take it with me when I am traveling around schools...soon our government will not have a single way to avoid doing what young people are saying!'
David, UK: 'A great tool to help mobilize young people, excellent features of great advocacy...and something with genuine usability!'
With 65 million girls out of school and a global funding gap of $26 billion for basic education, there is an urgent need for action to get all children into school, and learning. The Global Partnership for Education replenishment summit, on June 26th, offers a unique mobilization opportunity for the global community to come together and put pressure on all governments to invest more in education.
The next few months are a critical time to advocate and campaign to see a reduction in the funding gap and get more children into school. This opportunity will be lost if children and young people are not at the center of calling for their right to education.
This toolkit is here to equip and skill young people to be able to do this and as we launch this toolkit, we ask young people to use it to advocate right now and we ask organizations to support them in any way possible.
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- Follow the launch of the toolkit using #youthtoolkit on April 10th
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Stelk saw action in six games ... took one shot on goal.
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Washington, DC - The Department of Agriculture is warning consumers of a new threat in the produce aisle this summer. Flesh-eating tomatoes have been reported in dozens of cities across the country. No deaths have been recorded, but many people have lost fingers and thumbs to this new pest. Scientists believe genetic engineering, radiation from Fukushima, and Global Warming are all to blame.
Flesh-eating tomatoes look just like any other tomato--until they are awakened. Gigantic, razor-sharp teeth appear from nowhere if the flesh-eating tomato is touched. A horrific bite soon follows. The hungry tomatoes love eating fingers and thumbs. Many unhappy tomato-lovers have found themselves in the hospital after an attack, minus a digit or two. Once the attack is over, the flesh-eating tomato acts as tame as any other vegetable.
The Department of Agriculture recommends that consumers boil all tomatoes before eating them. The department also recommends consumers check tomatoes for any undigested fingers hidden inside.
Secretary of Agriculture Kenyatta Kumbaya has some sage advice for all produce consumers:
"We now live in a world of exploding watermelons, killer cucumbers, and now flesh-eating tomatoes. Please use caution and common sense before approaching any vegetable."


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September 2, 2012 at 20:13 GMT | By Darlington Moyo
The Nokia Purity Pro Wireless Stereo Headset by Monster was unveiled last week at IFA in Berlin. The new headsets offer a wire-free connection to your phone. Music transfer is by Bluetooth and the headsets feature one-touch pairing with your smartphone using NFC. Standard Bluetooth pairing is also available. The Purity Pro headsets are available in red, yellow, white and black. Being Nokia accessories, one wonders if this is an indication of the colours that Nokia's Windows Phone 8 offerings will come in. We already know that the Nokia "Phi" will be available in yellow.
Back to the Purity Headsets, the crisp, clear sound quality delivered by the Purity Pro is enhanced by Monster's active noise cancellation technology. The noise cancellation and Bluetooth activates automatically when the headset is unfolded, and switches off again when you fold them up after use. Monster is the same company behind the sound of "Beats by Dr Dre."
Monster CEO Noel Lee said: "With our Purity Pro, users can now enjoy unprecedented audio performance and advanced capabilities, with all the added benefits of a pure and seamless wireless connection."
The Purity Pro headsets should be out later this year in time for Nokia's new Windows Phone 8 devices but unfortunately will set you back a cool €299 ($375). We must admit the headsets are neat indeed but worry they wont find many takers due to the somewhat exorbitant pricing.
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I have been investing for nearly 20 years. For about 16 years I have been a member of BetterInvesting and am now in my second investment club. I am also a volunteer inctructor in the BetterInvesting methodology.
Being a club member is a great way to start investing if you are new to stock investing - it allows one to get involved with little money, provides others to bounce ideas off of, provides investment ideas for ones personal portfolio, and may help to prevent knee-jerk reactions.
I have heard that all-woman clubs tend to out-perform all-men clubs (probably due to their generally accepted more conservative nature).
I am puzzled by why a self-directed group of women would employ a financial advisor in their decision making process, and probably paying full-service commissions to boot. If they are making their own buy/sell decisions, they should be using one of the many deep-discount brokerages. A quick review of their transactions from the past 12 months vs. a $7 buy/sell fee will probably show they could have netted $400-500 in savings; this is money that could have been invested and also grown. Compounding is a wonderful thing!
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In 1998, Terri Schiavo's first guardian ad litem filed a report on her case. It makes for interesting reading today.
6:40 AM, Nov 4, 2003 • By WESLEY J. SMITH
*Schiavo admitted to the guardian ad litem that he had at least "two romantic involvements" after Terri's collapse. "It is apparent to me," Pearse wrote the court, "that he has reached a point that he has no hope of the ward's recovery and wants to get on with his own life." (To say the least. At the time of Pearse's investigation, Schiavo was already living with the woman who would become the mother of his children.)
*Contrary to Schiavo's allegation on Larry King last week that the Schindlers "really basically didn't have any care with Terri," Pearse painted a vivid picture of parents worried deeply about the quality of care their daughter was receiving and profoundly committed to remaining involved in her life:
From the time of the ward's accident, the ward's parents have been vitally interested in her welfare . . . After the falling out between the ward's parents and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Schindler pursued removal litigation in an effort to have Mr. Schiavo removed as their daughter's guardian and to have themselves appointed guardians of her person . . . They have also pursued litigation against him to gain access to medical and financial information concerning the ward which was withheld by the ward's husband, with only partial success. They express extreme frustration with the current situation in which they have virtually no input into the decision making process concerning their own daughter. The ward's parents visit her regularly but at times when they won't have to confront Mr. Schiavo.
Moreover, rather than the Schindlers not being interested in seeing Terri, as was asserted on Larry King, Pearse noted that it was Schiavo who "has isolated the ward from her parents."
*As of April 4, 1998, Terri's trust fund held $713,828.85. "Thus," wrote Pearse, "Mr. Schiavo will realize a substantial and fairly immediate financial gain if his application for withdrawal of life support [tube-supplied food and water] is granted." (Schiavo now claims that there is only $50,000 left in the account, the bulk of the money having gone to pay his attorneys.)
*At the time of the report, only Schiavo claimed that Terri would not wish to be kept alive if severely incapacitated. "However," Pearse opined, "his credibility is necessarily adversely affected by the obvious financial benefit to him of being the ward's sole heir at law in the event of her death while still married to him. Her death also permits him to get on with his own life." (Subsequent to the filing of the report, and perhaps in response to it, Schiavo's brother and sister-in-law came forward to claim Terri made similar statements in their presence. In this regard it is worth noting that no member of Terri's family, or any of her friends, recall her ever making any such statements to them.)
*Pearse concluded, "Given the inherent problems already mentioned, together with the fact that the ward has been maintained the life support measures sought to be withdrawn for the past 8 years, it is the recommendation of the guardian ad litem that the petition for removal be denied."
UNFORTUNATELY, Pearse's opinion held scant sway with the court. After filing his report, he requested further court instructions to authorize him to continue to represent Terri as guardian ad litem. Schiavo's attorney, George Felos objected, and attempted to have Pearse removed for bias. This attempt failed but after his report was received, Pearse was discharged from participating any further in the case. And despite Schiavo's continuing conflicts of interest--which only deepened on the personal level as he sired children--no other guardian ad litem was ever appointed to represent Terri during the years of litigation, proceedings that culminated in an October 15, 2003 court order requiring Terri Schiavo to be deprived of all water and food toward the end that she dehydrate to death.
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Dec 21, 1998, Vol. 4, No. 14 • By TUCKER CARLSON
You may decide as a body to go through with impeachment, disregarding the letter as well as the spirit of the Constitution, defying the deliberate judgment of the people, whom you are supposed to represent, and in some cases, deciding to do so out of anger and expedience. But if you decide to do this, you will have done far more to subvert respect for the Framers, for representative government, and for the rule of law than any crime that has been alleged against President Clinton. And your reputations will be darkened for as long as there are Americans who can tell the difference between the rule of law and the rule of politics.
For a moment, Republicans in the committee room -- sinners in the hands of an angry history professor -- looked stunned. Then they got mad. Rep. George Gekas of Pennsylvania denounced Wilentz's slurs as "despicable." Even the mild-mannered Mary Bono reacted grumpily. "I won't be labeled a zealot," she growled. Moderate Republicans, the fabled group Wilentz's testimony presumably was meant to impress, were turned off, too. "That kind of stuff did not go over well with members," says an aide to Michael Castle of Delaware, a leading impeachment fence-sitter.
Outside Congress, the verdict was just as harsh. Chris Matthews mocked Wilentz on his CNBC show for days, deriding "this band of academic people coming in and telling [congressmen] how to vote." A number of editorial pages took pains to slam Wilentz's testimony; his remark about zealots and fanatics was replayed endlessly on television. Apart from the White House, the only people who seemed to come to Wilentz's defense were Geraldo Rivera and Alan Dershowitz. ("Cravenness?" asked Rivera on his show that night. "Professor Dershowitz, does Professor Wilentz overstate?" "Not at all," replied Professor Dershowitz. "I think he's absolutely right.")
According to those who know him, Wilentz isn't usually this ridiculous in real life. Though unapologetically left-wing, he is regarded as honest and rigorous about historical accuracy. The courses he teaches at Princeton are for the most part straightforward and non-trendy. "He's a distinguished historian in an extremely eminent department," says Princeton legal theorist Robert George, who strongly disagrees with both Wilentz's politics and his views on impeachment. "He is no hack." And unlike many of his colleagues, Wilentz has long criticized the sillier manifestations of identity politics. As historian Eugene Genovese puts it, "Though he is very much a man of the far-left, he has bravely opposed the political-correctness crap."
Why would Wilentz risk his reputation to join the already bulging ranks of Clinton throne-sniffers? Maybe, says Genovese, a friend of Wilentz's, the demands of congressional punditry are simply more than the average Princeton professor can handle. "I don't want to speak specifically about Sean, but it is not unusual, under the pressure of time and the passions of the moment, to let your higher scholarly standards lapse and really not do your homework well," he says. As for why anyone would cite the Framers in defense of Clinton, Genovese seems baffled. "I come from a rather rough working-class neighborhood where attitudes toward women left a great deal to be desired," Genovese says. "But if anybody had said in the local pool room that someone had stuck a cigar into a woman, the attitude would have been, 'That's degenerate. You don't do that to a girl, not even a whore.' The idea that the United States of America, the supreme world power, would tolerate a man in office who is a palpable moral degenerate -- the Founding Fathers would have choked."
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i've heard some people use e-Legalines
Yes, some unfortunate souls do (Legalines are terrible for almost any subject!), but even they do not use them in lieu of the casebook. Legalines and High Court Summaries (my personal favorite) are casebriefs, which means that they give quick case summaries of the most important cases. You should not rely on these so much that you neglect to do your reading. They are meant to be used as more of a supplement, to organize your thoughts before class. Can you pass a class by using only casebriefs? Sure, at some schools you can. But I am almost willing to bet that very few people ace a class by reading case briefs alone.


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I've been to Whistler for 20 ish days and Jackson Hole once for 10 days. Whistler is way more touristy, way more people, bumps everywhere if there is no fresh snow, and not once did I experience a big dump while I was there. I know it happens, and there was some snow, but it gets tracked out so damn quick with all the traffic it's near impossible to get to the good stuff without a guide taking you to the local spots.
Jackson was less busy, never waited in a line (this was over Christmas) and it has more of a "we know you are here to ride" vibe and less touristy. Food wasn't insanely priced either. I was staying off mountain, so I can't comment on lodging.
Based on last season, Jackson was the place to be but it seems like the PNW is getting pounded this season, but so it J-hole.
I did get fucked over for a college pass at Jackson this year (called 12 hours after the sale ended, they told me too bad, I would have to pay $1000 more if I wanted a pass), but they do have damn good snow, and an amazing grooming fleet. That is what really impressed me (similar to Colorado mtns) they have the whole grooming thing down and it doesn't get icy until like 3PM.
At Whistler I felt like it is so big they don't groom anything except the most major trails, and it was just bumps and ice everywhere.
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New Jersey, United States of America, London, United Kingdom and, Tamil Nadu, India, Monday, November 25, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) Polaris Financial Technology Limited, a leader in products, solutions and services that enable unprecedented operational productivity for the global Financial Services industry, recently announced that its Intellect Financial Advisor Business eXchange (FABX) received a 'Best in Class' recognition for Enterprise Operations in CEB TowerGroup's Advisor Desktop Solutions Technology Analysis ranking for 2013. Intellect FABX is a state of the art workstation solution, empowering advisors with all the information needed for customer interaction, relationship building, performance monitoring, analytics and decision making. The unique solution empowers the advisor with a single point interface offering a comprehensive 360-degree view of the client, to manage rising core system complexities thereby increasing relationship manager productivity by up to 30%. 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Thank you firstly to everybody that has been there to help me, there to support me, guide and give me tips. I can name at least 20 members of the site of the top of my head who have been very kind towards my exams, competition success and other things. I don't like to show off - and I am not, but I am just going to round of the events that have occurred since last May:
1. Winning the Times Spelling Bee (Times front page, BBC Breakfast, BBC One Show, Radio 5 Live, dinner with Gary Rhodes, meeting Ed Balls) Here is the link
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5. Being shortlisted for IGPOTY, and then finding out that I have came first in my category, which means I will be published in their annual book and also be hung up in the Kew Gardens gallery for 3 months
I am just going to thank a few members who I can think of now, there were a lot more: KarenFB (karen), fran_ash (fran), Mike Otley, Pete, Coleslaw (Cole), Cameracat (vince), andytvcams (andy), steve_eb (steve), twordley (trev), WildLight (joe), JJGEE (jeff), Sherlob (Adam), Lawbert (paul), LensYews, answersonapostcard (K.), bethanfromebbw(beth), brian1208, toonman(adam), dweezil (craig), NevP, Sus, Gaucho (malcolm), arhb (andrew), fraser, pennyspike (penny), Suziblue, Colin (colmar), Ganto (pat), BarrieHarwood, sidaorb, DonnaN, montechoro (barry), KathyW and Mynett (linda).
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Rachna Chaudhari is the AAD's practice management manager. Her column offers tips in response to common member questions.
Each month Dermatology World tackles issues "in Practice" for dermatologists. This month Rachna Chaudhari, the Academy's practice management manager, offers tips on an area she commonly receives questions about from members.
By Rachna Chaudhari, October 01, 2013
Dermatologists are entering a new landscape of ever-increasing audits. They are being hit with Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) audits for their Medicare billings, HIPAA audits for their protection of their medical records, and numerous other audits affecting their business practices. The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program only adds to this mix of audits with the recent implementation of meaningful use audits. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun pre- and post-payment audits on at least 5 percent of physicians attesting for meaningful use, and the agency is legally able to audit for up to six years after a physician attests.
CMS has stated that all meaningful use audits are performed either by random selection or based on anomalous data, such as inconsistent denominators for measures. Atlanta West Dermatology, located in Georgia, was targeted at random for a meaningful use pre-payment audit. Holley Garrett, CPM, CPC, CDC, the practice's administrator, was first notified of the audit in April. "CMS notified our practice of the audit by sending a formal audit letter from the law firm of Figliozzi and Company to the email address we supplied when we attested for meaningful use," she said. (An example of a formal audit letter is found at www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/SampleAuditLetter.pdf.) "If the email address you entered during attestation is not accurate, your practice will not be notified by any other method and CMS will automatically recoup the meaningful use payment if no response is given within three weeks. So it is important to ensure that the email address you enter during attestation is one which is regularly checked and doesn't filter out CMS emails," she warned. [pagebreak]
Once a practice is notified of an impending audit, it is prudent to assign a staff member to oversee the process. CMS will require additional documentation for each meaningful use measure as well as supporting documentation for each numerator and denominator value. The auditor will expect to receive the formal meaningful use report generated by the EHR system in addition to screenshots validating specific measures. Garrett noted that "the screenshots must show the physician's name, EHR vendor's logo and/or product name to verify certification, as well as a date stamp to show the measure occurred during the EHR reporting period." Her practice also had to send a letter from the EHR vendor stating that the system was certified for the full year during which the meaningful use measures were reported. CMS has posted guidance on additional documentation and examples of screenshots at www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/EHR_SupportingDocumentation_Audits.pdf.
The auditing agency will expect to receive all supporting documentation via a portal on its website or via first class mail. It is the practice's responsibility to ensure the materials are in a readable format, and the auditor does not give an expected response time, according to Garrett. Her auditor did not respond until one month after her initial submission and the whole process took almost four months before she received notice that she had passed. It took another 30 60 days for the practice to actually receive payment. She also had to send in additional documentation when the auditor requested more information on specific measures. "It is important to realize that the auditor is not familiar with our way of practice. Don't assume they know more about meaningful use than you," she said. She noted that her practice had to send in additional letters from the physician explaining why she was claiming an exclusion for specific measures, clarification of various ICD-9 codes, and copies of all of the practice's HIPAA training materials as well as business associate agreements to show the practice was meeting the security risk analysis measure. For additional help on preparing documentation for a meaningful use audit, your practice can also contact your HIT regional extension center at www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/regional-extension-centers-recs#listing.
Fortunately, Garrett's practice was successful in passing its audit; however, it took a significant amount of time and work for her to gather all of the relevant documentation. She advises that practices ensure that they are backing up their attestation with relevant documentation in the form of screen shots or explanatory statements and pay close attention to the security risk analysis measure. As the meaningful use program is only expected to grow exponentially over the next several years, these types of audits will only increase and cause further regulatory pressures on practices. [pagebreak]
Maintaining and documenting compliance
Take the following steps to insure you are remaining compliant with all aspects of the meaningful use program.
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Award-winning Journalist and Author of Historical Maritime Novels, Kevin C. Mills, Talk, Q&A, & Book Signing his new release Sea of Liberty, at Beyond The Sea Book Festival At Lincolnville Beach, Saturday, July 26th, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Award-winning Journalist and Author of Historical Maritime Novels, Kevin C. Mills, Talk, Q&A, & Book Signing his new release Sea of Liberty, at Beyond The Sea Book Festival At Lincolnville Beach, Saturday, July 26th, From 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sea of Liberty is the third book in a series of historical novels based on the storied maritime history of the author's ancestors. Mills spent years of research on his family history, including privateer Eligood Mills. Family legend states that Eligood sailed on the vessel Grand Turk and was captured by the British and sent to prison.
When the British Empire attempted to squash revolution in the colonies, many an English vessel met resistance at sea in the form of privateers. Those offshore battles played a significant part in thwarting England's cause and giving the colonies a chance at liberty.
Mills will share his knowledge of maritime history during a talk and Q&A, followed by a book signing.
About Sea of Liberty:
Miller, one of the early merchant mariners out of Portsmouth, returns home to discover a strong British presence along the Eastern Seaboard. With revolution about to break out, Miller must choose between serving the cause of liberty or serving his family. Despite a past that still haunts him, Miller agrees to captain a privateer and hauls out to wage war against the British.
His destiny changes when he is captured. He comes face-to-face with British officer Thomas Kane, who struggles with his own demons will trying to squash the rebellious colonies and uphold British supremacy. Miller's loyalty and faith is tested like never before.
In addition to the angry British officer, Kane, the book features other wonderful characters like eccentric sea captain Ezra Budwick and Faith Hamilton, a woman who finds herself serving the role of others instead of herself.
The other books in the series include the historical novels Sons and Daughters of the Ocean and Breakwater.
About the Author:
Kevin C. Mills has been an award-winning journalist for over 20 years. During his career he has written for the Lewiston Sun Journal, The Boston Globe, The Portland Press Herald and the Lynn Daily Evening Item, as well as freelancing for various newspapers and magazines. In addition to his work as a journalist, he has researched and published a book on his family history and the life of his grandfather. He has covered sporting events from high school to the professional levels, including being an American Hockey League beat writer for 10 years and a sailing writer in Marblehead, Mass. Mills has been recognized numerous times by the Maine Press Association and New England Press Association including the Weekend Sports Feature of the Year in 1993, 2001 and 2002 and the Daily Sports Feature of the Year in 2007. Mills is a descendant of lighthouse keepers, shipbuilders and merchant mariners. Two of his ancestors, poetess Celia Thaxter and maritime author George S. Wasson, are integral parts of Maine's early literary heritage.
FMI: visit www.BeyondTheSeaMaine.com or Facebook.com/BeyondTheSeaMaine
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How to Clean Blockages From Clogged Heart Arteries
December 2006, I was diagnosed with coronary heart disease. I had blockage in my artery which made the circulation slow. A catheter was inserted in my femoral artery near my groin. The wire like insertion went through the artery into the coronary arteries. In the x-ray it showed a blockage. I was diagnosed for bypass surgery. I refused the surgery at my own risk. I took a chance with my life and returned without the surgery. I started eating right and doing simple exercises. It is my 4th year and I am doing fine. I go for my regular check ups every six months. My cholesterol and diabetes both are under control.
Diagnosed with a blockage in one of the arteries I was asked to reevaluate my decision for surgery. The blood flow was slow and in one of my arteries the passage narrow. I still refused the surgery. Within a week I was discharged from the hospital. I started eating the right foods, took heart healthy supplements to avoid heart attack or stroke. My blood flow improved with increased oxygen supply to the cells. For a healthy heart I avoided unnecessary stress, did regular exercises, avoided all fried foods and took heart healthy supplements like magnesium, omega–3 oils and a glass of red wine every alternate day. I feel Strong and healthy at heart.
Eating heart healthy foods can prevent coronary heart diseases or heart attack. Healthy foods can clear away the plague build-up in arteries. Fresh produce and eating a heart- healthy diet protects blood vessels and clears radicals in the bloodstream. Heart-protective foods like whole grains, kidney beans, beans and legumes, dark green vegetables, nuts, fatty fish, and all types of teas. With some lifestyle changes we can seriously reduce the chances of heart attack or a coronary artery disease. I survived by changing my lifestyle, avoided all the bad foods and started eating heart healthy foods on a daily basis.
Onions improves blood circulation and removes blockages from clogged arteries, raw onions in salads or sautéed with little or without oil. Fresh chunky salsa with crushed onions, garlic, tomatoes with a pinch of sea salt is good for the heart. Onions can be cooked or eaten raw. Drink a glass of warm water after every meal it helps with digestion. Onions opens a smoother passage inside the arteries. Onions dissolves clots floating in our bloodstream. Lentils have high proteins, red lentils have certain components that help to remove calcification of the arteries and prevent the narrowing of arteries.
Products we use almost in all our cooking. Below is a very effective recipe it improves poor blood circulation and naturally dissolves blood clots. It increases antioxidant protection in our body, helps with the dilation of arteries, strengthens the immune system
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The Recipe
1/2 teaspoon of Carom Seed Powder
1/2 teaspoon of unrefined sugarcane sugar – in block form
1-2 cloves of Garlic (crushed or powdered)
1/2 teaspoon of Ghee
Mix all this ingredients into a paste and swallow it.
Within 15-20 minutes the heart rate will go up (80bpm) to Normal
Consult your doctor or a qualified medical professional before taking any supplement!
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November 14, 2005
Dr. Kelly Dean Hamby, former chairman of Abilene Christian University's Department of General Studies, died Saturday, Nov. 12. He was 66 years old. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Church of Christ. The family will receive friends at a visitation from 6-8 p.m. this evening at Elliot-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
Hamby served as chairman of the Department of General Studies at ACU from 1989 until his retirement in 2004. He began teaching at ACU in 1975 and also served as director of the secondary and graduate education programs. In 1980, he and his wife Eleanor began a lifetime commitment to Namwianga Mission in Zambia, and lived there from 1983-1989. While in Zambia, he served as superintendent of Zambia Christian Schools in Kalomo, Zambia, and was the General Superintendent of Namwianga Mission since 1989.
In 1995, the Hambys began a yearly medical mission to Zambia that continues to involve hundreds of people from the Abilene area in an active mission as well as touching the lives of thousands in Zambia.
Prior to his work at ACU, Hamby worked in the Governor's Office of Educational Research and Planning and coordinated curriculum programs for educationally disadvantaged students for the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
Hamby is survived his wife of 46 years, Eleanor; two sons, Kel of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Moon of Lawton, Okla.; one daughter, Sheryl Ramsey of Colorado Springs, Colo.; seven grandchildren, Ruth, Luke, and Caleb Ramsey; Klenisha and Montel Blanton; and Danica and Symone Jones; and many friends in the United States and in Zambia.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Kelly Hamby Zambia Scholarship Fund, Zambia Mission, 658 E.N. 21st Street, Abilene, Texas, 79601.
If you are a member of the media who would like more information about this release, please contact Wendy Kilmer, director of public relations.


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An interview with Daniel Howells
Daniel Howells is a London-based web designer and developer, well-known for his many excellent side projects. Perhaps his most famous, Site Inspire, highlights the best interactive design work on the web, while the beautiful Fiftytwo is a network for professional designers and creatives, like LinkedIn wearing thick rimmed glasses rather than a suit. Other projects include the design inspiration blog Creative Journal and the interview blog Design/Array. His personal blog is always a fascinating read, as was the outcome of our chat with him.
How did you first get into working in the Internet?
I set up a website in 2001 with two friends at Manchester University called What Happened Last Night. We would take pictures in student club nights, upload them overnight and tell people to check them out the next day – it was a very basic site, but we were getting a few million hits a month. No one really understood what the Internet was back then, but we wanted to do something with it. We didn't know anyone who could design or make websites, so I was like, well, I can probably do that, so I taught myself Dreamweaver. It was really shocking but it did the job! What Happened Last Night isn't actually online anymore.
Did your psychology degree help you as a designer?
Not a lot. Psychology is relevant to user experience design but the areas I focused on were biopsychology and schizophrenia, and my dissertation was on the psychology of SMS. I actually hated my course, but I only had six hours a week of lectures, which allowed for plenty of time for side projects. I guess University is a good idea if you just want to have free time on your hands. Because that's when the important stuff can be done, right?
Would you go to University if you were making that decision now?
It's hard, because you get a lot of pressure from schools and your parents, but I don't think I would go. If I was 18 now and knew about Hyper Island then I would probably want to go there - it isn't the right course for everyone though because it principally covers digital advertising and branding, and seems to gear people up to work in massive digital agencies. For someone wanting to get into web design or development then I would say absolutely don't go, unless you want to go deep into computer programming. I think the big question for students now is, how else could you spend £9,000?
What happened after you left University?
I didn't go into web design because it simply wasn't an industry back then - there were no web design agencies, just one-man bands but they weren't really hiring. I went into advertising - I became an account guy on the grad scheme at JWT. I learned a lot there working on some challenging accounts, but left after two years before I realised that making TV and print ads didn't interest me. I went to Accenture and stayed there for two and a half years, which was really, really tough but it was very useful. I worked with some fantastic people doing enterprise tech and learned loads of things that I still use today, like data modelling. I wasn't doing any development work but it was a good insight into how companies are run badly! I then went to Merrill Lynch after that, doing the same thing. Throughout this whole process I didn't know what the hell I wanted to do, it was all exploring.
"I guess University is a good idea if you just want to have free time on your hands. Because that's when the important stuff can be done, right?"
And why did you quit?
Merrill Lynch used to get random people to come in and talk. One day the founder of Coffee Republic, Sahar Hashemi, came in and she was really amazing. She told us how much she had hated her previous job working at a big law firm, and how she'd believed that coffee could be a big thing here – as it already was in the States (this was before Starbucks came to the UK). She'd earned a decent amount, enough to quit her job and start up, and said to us, 'All you need to do is jump, and the net will appear.' That stuck with me and I was like, I've got to get the hell out of here.
I remember being sat in my chair at work thinking, I hate this shit. I was really, really unhappy in what I was doing. I had to stop it, and the only way to do it was by just jumping out of the window, metaphorically speaking. I had started making some stuff for YCN in my spare time when I was at JWT. I would finish work and run over to their make-shift office. I enjoyed doing that work in my spare time more than I did my actual job. So I suggested to them that I join them on a freelance contract basis.
Where did the idea for Site Inspire come from?
I started Site Inspire in March 2009 and used it as a bookmarking tool to store my favourite sites. It was never meant to be anything beyond my personal collection of stuff, a personal blog really. But then people started to pick it up and blog about it. SwissMiss blogged about it and that got loads of traffic, that was the tipping point where people really started to use it. It was a good way of getting into the industry and meeting people, awesome designers, good developers – I was getting lots of good lines of enquiry and work proposals. I decided to set up properly as a freelancer in October 2009 and I've been doing this ever since then.
Site Inspire
What advice would you give someone starting out in web design or development?
It's very good to have a calling card project. That's what Site Inspire has been brilliant for, even though it's very simple and it isn't very technically challenging. I could say 'Oh, I'm the guy who does this, I put some of your sites on there', and clients would say 'awesome, thank you very much for that, come in and have a coffee.' It's like having a nice little hook, something that's out there. Al Monk is very good at that. He's done So & So, Flatsies, Let's Meet and Work. It can be something super simple or something really complicated, depending on where you want to pitch yourself. Just do something that demonstrates an interest in your industry and other people will respect that.
"I think the big question for students now is, how else could you spend £9,000?"
If you hired an apprentice, what would you look for?
I wouldn't even glance at education, where they went to school or anything. I would look at the side projects. I remember Ben Pieratt at Svpply used to have something like "you must shit side projects" on the job specs. They just wanted to see people who were interested in their medium, people who were so interested that they'd just gone ahead and made things. It would worry me if I was looking at an apprentice and they didn't have any side projects. I'd think, are they really that serious about it?
If you could go back 10 years, what advice would you give yourself?
What I should have done was stick to the whole web thing. But I got scared that it wasn't an established career. I remember there was this one guy who contacted me who had seen What Happened Last Night and liked what we were doing. He had a small agency and asked if I'd be interested in doing some work for him. I said no because it just didn't seem like a proper job. So I guess my answer is, if anything doesn't seem like a proper job or doesn't seem like the right thing to do, then it probably is. If it seems odd, pursue it. There should be an element of risk, because if you have a gut feeling that it's unusual, kind of risky, kind of cool, you should obviously take it, right? That's what I didn't do, and while I don't have any regrets, it would have been nice to have have gotten into the scene at the ground level, rather than catching up.


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Wright Recognizes No Such Need
I've already written several posts about the meeting last week Concerned Women for America, the Family Research Council, and other right-wing groups and Joshua DuBois, head of the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, at the White House.
The topic of the meeting was abortion reduction and, as I pointed out repeatedly, there is a key difference between "the need to reduce abortions" and "reducing the need for abortion." CWA does not recognize that there is ever a "need" for abortion and is fundamentally opposed to things like family planning and sex ed. CWA's Wendy Wright has been very clear on their position, saying repeatedly that restrictions and regulation on reproductive choice, coupled with funding for crisis pregnancy centers, are the best ways to reduce abortion.
Last week, Wright appeared on NPR's "Tell Me More" where she made this point explicitly, saying there is no such thing as a need for abortion:
There are two phrases that have been used: reducing the number of abortions and reducing the need for abortion. Well, no woman wants an abortion – she has a need, and she thinks the abortion will solve that problem. So what we really need to look at is what are those needs? What is it that she needs help with? Does she need housing? Does she need career support? And providing her needs can help her to make the choice of giving life to her child, which then will result in fewer abortions. So it's important that we look at what are the true needs of women and helping to - helping her with those needs rather than just say, here's an abortion, end of problem - which is not the end of the problem, it's all just the beginning of many more problems.
The White House's stated goal is to "reduce the need for abortion," and working with groups to achieve that is generally only efficient if said groups actually recognize that such a need exists.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 video leaks, talks GPU boosting
updated 08:20 pm EDT, Wed March 21, 2012
GeForce GTX 680 features spoiled in official clip
NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 680 was spoiled in large fashion after a promo video was leaked (below) online. Product Marketing VP Ujesh Desai claims both that the GTX 680 is the fastest graphics card in the world along with introducing multiple new features. One, GPU Boost, would allow for dynamic overclocking: games and other 3D apps that underuse certain parts of the graphics could see their performance improve with higher frequencies.
Its performance should be fast enough to handle four displays with one card, in addition to supporting three-display 3D Vision Surround like some newer GeForce components.
Also introduced is TXAA antialiasing, which purportedly smooths out visuals without the usual performance hit of other methods. PhysX would now allow for dynamic fracturing, or splintering an object into pieces based on the exact impact rather than a predetermined route. Hair and fur rendering would get much more advanced by calculating as many as 100,000 hairs at once, getting much closer to real life when few objects are on the screen.
Earlier tips had the GTX 680 using a much more efficient 28-nanometer manufacturing process that would give it a core clock speed of 1,006MHz, increasing to 1,058MHz when GPU Boost is active. Even with three times as many visual processing cores than the 580, at 1,536 versus 512, it would still use less power at peak than its ancestor.
The video points to an imminent announcement. NVIDIA has been trending towards 'hard' launches where products are available as soon as the hardware is made public, and it's likely to have both board manufacturers as well as computer builders ready to go almost immediately. Companies like Apple are expected to support at least the newer GeForce 600 series, although a board like the GTX 680 would be reserved for the Mac Pro due to power limits. [via The Verge]