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Jehovah's Witness Statistics
Since 1995, statistics for the Watchtower Society have rapidly become less encouraging in almost every indicator. Most dramatic have been the increase in people leaving and the number of hours preaching required to gain one additional publisher.
American studies show that Jehovah's Witnesses have the highest turnover of any religion,1 as supported by Watchtower figures presented in this section. This dramatic change in growth of Jehovah's Witnesses coincides with the change of the generation teaching in 1995, and access to information via the Internet.
In the 10 years from 1996 to 2005 there were 2,968,732 baptisms, yet the increase in average publishers was only 1,439,672. This shows 1,529,060 stopped publishing. Even accounting for the average death rate, over 1 million Witnesses left in a 10 year period.
The following figures highlight important trends, and show a significant drop in growth and increase in the percentages leaving. More reliance can be placed on trends, rather than specifics, due to limitations to how much can be read into each individual statistic. For instance, "hours preaching required per baptism" is limited in that it cannot be determined how many baptisms were newly interested people from the territory, and how many were children raised as Jehovah's Witnesses. The figure for publishers includes those not yet baptised (""Publishers" includes baptized Witnesses of Jehovah as well as unbaptized ones who qualify to be Kingdom preachers." w11 8/15 p.22) and it cannot be determined how many that become publishers go on to be baptised. Furthermore, the Watchtower has changed criteria over the years, such as reducing the minimum time to be counted a publisher to just 15 minutes per month for some individuals and reducing the hours required to be considered a pioneer.
Watchtower publisher reports and data table links to the figures these statistics are based on.
Average publishers
The most important statistics are percentage growth rates, which show significant declines since 1995.
In the 5 years prior to 1975, the number of publishers was increasing at an average of 15% per year. During the 1980s and early 1990s, growth continued at over 5% per year. This has fallen to between 1 - 3%, hardly more than the world's population growth of 1.2%. A large number of new publishers are teenagers that were raised as Jehovah's Witnesses. This indicates that almost 2 billion hours of preaching a year only brings enough new people to the Watchtower Society to replace the children that leave.
The following graph highlights the consequence of such a decrease on the number of Jehovah's Witnesses, and powerfully demonstrates the effect of compounding growth. The rate of growth of publishers has dropped from an average 5.64% per annum over the 15 years prior to 1995, to 2.45% between 1995 and 2014. Had growth remained above 5%, the 4,950,344 Witnesses in 1995 would have exceeded 14 million in 2014. Instead, there were still less than 8 million in 2014 - a difference of 6 million people. Factors on conversion and retention, such as Internet education, resulted in growth of 2 million instead of 8 million, just one quarter of that expected in 1995.
Click here for the figures used in this graph.
- Publisher growth tends to spike in times of uncertainty, such as after the events of September 11, 2001, earthquakes or global recession, but these spikes are short lived.
- The Watchtower Society artificially increased numbers in 20022 by allowing publishers to report when engaging in just 15-minutes preaching in one month.
The number of baptisms reached a high of over 375,000 in 1997. Since then there has been a rapid fall of 30% to an average of 250,000 per year. When comparing baptisms to the increase in average publishers there is over one hundred thousand people unaccounted for each year, examined in more detail later.
Baptisms have halved as a percentage over the last decade. Strikingly, shown later, since 1997 the number of baptisms gravitates around double publisher growth, meaning that for every two people baptised almost one publisher is leaving.
Hours Preaching per Conversion
In 1969 there was one baptism for every 1,983 hours of preaching. During the 1980s it had risen to 3,000 hours. From 1990 to 2011 the number of hours preaching required per baptism increased from 3000 to 6000, an increase of 100%.
More significant is the number of hours required for an additional publisher. Due to the large increase in Witnesses leaving the religion, the number of hours preaching required for an additional publisher doubled from 4,000 in the early 1990's to over 8,000 in 2000. The difference between 4000 hours in 1995 and 12,000 in 2014 is a change of 300% in just 20 years.
Conversion Rates
Of gravest concern to the Governing Body must be the rapidly falling conversion rate - the percentage of Bible studies that get baptised. This has dropped dramatically, with the Annual Number Baptised compared to Average Monthly Studies falling from a high of around 1 in 5 (22%) prior to 1975, to now a mere 1 in 33 (3%). During the 1980's and 1990's the conversion rate was consistently around 8%. This has steadily declined to less than 3% in 2014. (Please note that this is a comparative rate, not an exact one, as it is based on "average monthly Bible studies", and some Bible Studies may extend for years, whilst others for less than one year.)
Whilst there is roughly one Bible study conducted every month for each publisher, only a minute amount of these ever progress to baptism. Although the number of studies doubled in the 20 years from 1995 to 2014 to 9 million, the number of baptisms plummeted from over 350,000 per year, flatlining around 275,000.
Growth compared to total publishers
This graph highlights the low growth rate proportional to total publishers.
The following graphs are only approximations, as they include global average estimations on figures such as death rates, and numbers disfellowshipped. They do however uncover interesting information and trends.
Number Leaving
Subtracting the increase in average publishers from the number baptised each year can be used to determine the number of Jehovah's Witnesses that leave each year.
After factoring in those that have died, the number that stop publishing each year trends around 80,000. This is an aggregate number as the number that stop each year is higher than this, but is compensated for by those that start preaching again after a period of inactivity.
A more detailed analysis appears later to identify factors such as death rate and number disfellowshipped.
Percentage that stopped publishing compared to number baptised
The increase in publishers is only about half the number baptised. For this reason, Jehovah's Witnesses have the highest turnover of any mainstream religion.
"Jehovah's Witnesses are most "mobile." Accounting for less than 1 percent of American adults, one-third of their members leave the group, and two-fifths join from another religion."
(Leadership Currents Shaping Our World: Switched after Birth July 1, 2003 www.ctlibrary.com/le/2003/summer/19.7.html as displayed on 24th January 2007)
The comment in Leadership magazine is supported by the following analysis of Watchtower publisher reports. The number leaving has been calculated by comparing the number baptised with the increase in average publishers. I have taken into account an average death rate of around 0.85% per year, based on 5 yearly average information from cia.gov.au. The percentage leaving is the number that stop publishing, and does not necessarily correlate with the number that stop attending meetings, as it includes:
- people disfellowshipped/disassociated
- people that have faded from meetings
- people that may attend meetings but have become inactive in reporting
There is a timing difference between when a person starts publishing and gets baptised, but this averages out over the time period represented.
After accounting for the death rate it is still generally in excess of 20% each year.
This is one of the most telling graphs, showing that the number of people leaving has tripled from the rate in the early 1990's. For the 10 years from 1986 to 1995 the rate was an average of 12%; for the 10 years from 1996 to 2005 it had risen to 41%.
Inactive and Faders
The number that have stopped publishing includes some that are disfellowshipped and a portion that died. The third category are those that voluntarily stop preaching. This is made up of people that no longer believe it is the truth and fade from meetings without getting disfellowshipped, and others that still believe but become inactive in the preaching work. This category has also seen significant increase since 1995. However, this is also the most volatile group. Many inactive ones are uncertain of their beliefs, and reactivate in times of crisis, out of fear of the imminence of Armageddon.
The negative numbers in some years indicate that a net rejuvenation of publishers, as some that stopped publishing in previous years start to report again. These periods of reactivation are seen to follow times of crisis, such as the terrorist attacks in 2001, or the earthquakes and Global Financial Crisis starting 2009. Once the crises fades from memory, these weak individuals soon fade again from the ministry.
This figure has been calculated in the following way;
- less Growth in publishers
- less 1.00% disfellowshipped
- add 0.33% reinstated
- less death rate = Unaccounted/Inactive
Breakdown of Baptisms, Increases and the number that Leave
1997 was the peak of a long period of year on year growth in baptisms. The following graph shows that not only did the number of baptisms start to drop at that time, but also the number of people that stop preaching. Up until 1995, the number that stopped publishing (the purple section) was a small fraction in comparison to the increase in publishers (yellow column). Since then, the number of people leaving has grown to the point where on occasion it exceeded the increase in average publishers, such as in 1999.
The years 1983/4/5 and 2009 have a negative purple column, indicating more people reactivated than stopped publishing. It is likely the early 1980's result was that some who went inactive after the failure of the 1975 predictions came back to the religion. In 2009 it seems economic uncertainty and end of the world fears brought a number of inactive back.
For the sake of accuracy, this graph takes into account the death rate as discussed earlier.
Breakdown by Continent - 2011
Comparing the number of Jehovah's Witnesses by continent highlights how dependant ones chance of belonging to the religion is on place of birth. The Americas have by far the highest saturation of Witnesses, with one witness for every 249 people. This is followed by Europe and Oceania. These are all traditionally Christian Continents and it becomes immediately apparent that the success of Jehovah's Witnesses is dependant on the success of Christianity before it.
Africa has about half the rate of Witnesses of Europe, which follows on from Africa being fairly evenly split between Muslims and Christians. Christian African countries have high Witness density levels, similar to Latin America.
In the Hindu/Muslim area of Asia/Middle East there is a tiny fraction of Jehovah's Witnesses, signified by the tall green column. Despite a population of over 4 billion people in Asia/Middle East, the number of publishers increased by only 12,399.
Click here for a summary of the figures used, as taken from the 2011 and 2012 Yearbooks.
5 Year Figures
Comparing the figures over 5 year time-frames evens out some of the spikes. Several hundred thousand people are unaccounted for every five years, over half the number baptised.
Long Term Peak Figures
The highest percentage growth rates were in the 1970's and highest numerical growth in the early 1990's. Long term figures show a dramatic decrease in the percentage growth rates when making comparison of the early 1970's with the 21st century.
Memorial Attendance
For information on memorial partakers see 1935 and Memorial Partakers
Growth in memorial attendance aligns closely with the growth in publishers, and represents about 2.6 times the number of average publishers. Interestingly, the difference was 2.0 in the 1960's but steadily increased until it stabilised at 2.6 since the 1980's. Many of these attendees may be considered fence sitters, hedging their bets that if Armageddon is real and does occur they will jump back on board.
"Jehovah is not slow respecting his promise, as some people consider slowness, but he is patient with YOU because he does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9
The Watchtower explains that the Last Days have continued for so long because Jehovah desires all to attain to repentance.
"However, God finds no pleasure in the death of the wicked one. Rather, he delights to see people repent, turn back from their bad ways, and keep living. (Ezekiel 33:11) Consequently, he is exercising patience and is having the good news declared in all the earth so that people may have every opportunity to live." Watchtower 2006 Feb 1 p.18
If only active Jehovah's Witnesses will be saved, then 2 Peter 3:9 and Watchtower comments about God's patience do not make sense. On average, over 200,000 people are born everyday, but the number of active Jehovah's Witnesses increases by only 224 (2005 daily increase in average publishers). Each day that Armageddon delays requires Jehovah to destroy an extra 200,000 people.
It has been stated that Jehovah is speeding up the growth of the Watchtower Society, with predictions that the momentum would continue.
"JEHOVAH is now speeding up the ingathering of sheeplike ones. Surely, then, this is no time for his people to slow down in their Kingdom-preaching and disciple-making work. (Isaiah 60:8, 22; Matthew 24:14; 28:19, 20) Indeed, increased witnessing activity by so many more publishers and pioneers is now stirring up the world field. And the momentum of this joyous ingathering will yet grow. Isaiah 60:11" Watchtower 1988 Jul 15 p.15
Statistics show this no longer holds true. It will take major policy change for the Watchtower Society to have a hope of turning this trend around and start growing at any significant rate.
Notes on how Statistics derived
The following statistical information has been used in the estimation of some figures above:
Number disfellowshipped annually - 1.00%
This is based on the Watchtower 1992 Jul 1 p.19
"In recent years disfellowshippings worldwide have been approximately 1 percent of publishers."
One percent is a conservative estimate. For example, the Watchtower 1986 Jan 1 p.13 stated;
"It is to be noted, also, that during the past year, 36,638 individuals had to be disfellowshipped from the Christian congregation."
In 1985 average publishers were 2,865,183, so 36,638 represented 1.28%.
"Unfortunately, during the 1986 service year, 37,426 had to be disfellowshipped from the Christian congregation." Watchtower 1987 Sep 15 p.13
Of the 3,063,289 publishers in 1986, this represented 1.22%
Number reinstated - 0.33%
I have used an average figure of 1/3 of the number disfellowshipped subsequently being reinstated. This is based on the following comments.
"36,671 persons had to be disfellowshiped for various kinds of serious wrongdoing. Yet, in that same period 14,508 persons were reinstated." Watchtower 1974 Aug 1 p. 466
This equates to 39.6% being reinstated.
"During the service year of 1958-1959 there were 6,552 individuals disfellowshiped by the New World society of Jehovahs witnesses for various reasons ... and there were 1,597 ... Reinstated." Watchtower 1960 Dec 1 p.728
This equates to only 24% reinstated.
Number died
The CIA World Fact Book has been used for calculations that include the global population death rate, with esa.un.org/unpp/index.asp?panel=2 providing the rate averaged over 5 year periods. Where indicated, the above statistics take into account the number of Witnesses that die each year, so as not to over inflate the numbers leaving.
Average versus Peak Publishers
I have generally used average publishers rather than peak publishers, as peak publishers is an inaccurate figure due to how the Watchtower Society collects this data. For example, if a publisher forgets to report in January and lodges their January and February reports at the end of February, the January report is not adjusted. Both reports are added to February, creating an artificial spike.
""Peak publishers" is the highest number reporting for any one month of the service year and may include late reports that were not added to the preceding month's report. In this way some publishers may be counted twice. However, the peak figure does not include the number of publishers who actually shared in the ministry but forgot to report. This emphasizes the importance of each publisher reporting promptly each month. "Average publishers" is the typical number of different ones reporting time in the ministry each month." Watchtower 2011 Aug 15 p.22
Using average publishers helps even out this error.
"An even more extreme example of what might be called "masked churn" is the relatively tiny Jehovah's Witnesses, with a turnover rate of about two-thirds. That means that two-thirds of the people who told Pew they were raised Jehovah's Witnesses no longer are - yet the group attracts roughly the same number of converts." America's Unfaithful Faithful David Van Biema (news.yahoo.com
25 Feb 2008)
"Jehovah's Witnesses have the lowest retention rate of any religious tradition. Only 37% of all those who say they were raised as Jehovah's Witnesses still identify themselves as Jehovah's Witnesses." (religions.pewforum.org 8 Mar 2008)
"Jehovah's Witnesses are most "mobile." Accounting for less than 1 percent of American adults, one-third of their members leave the group, and two-fifths join from another religion." Currents Shaping Our World: Switched after Birth (ctlibrary.com 1 Jul 2003)
2 "He makes sure that those who are very limited because of advanced age or because of being shut-ins and those who are temporarily limited because of serious illness or injury are aware of the provision that allows them to report field service time in 15-minute increments if they are not able to report a complete hour during one month." Kingdom Ministry 2002 Oct p.8
Further Statistics
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Britain Publisher Statistics
United States And Canada Publisher Statistics
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Navy 8 x False rooftopGraffiti // Wednesday, May 07, 2014
You can rock a roof proper with just some red, yellow, black and white. Take this Navy8 and False for example. You don't need all that fancy paint, just some solid letters.
Pynbl OsdGraffiti // Monday, April 14, 2014
Them letters are weird and weird letters are good. Big chrome stomper from Pynbl.
Ceno TvcGraffiti // Wednesday, April 09, 2014
It's great to see writers develop over time and dedicate themselves to refining their letters. Ceno has done exactly that. Excellent straight letters right here.
Earl in PinkGraffiti // Friday, February 21, 2014
Big, drippy, grimey and pink! Earl participating in that act of vandalism.
FRIDAY SPOTLIGHT: GABLEGraffiti // Friday, October 25, 2013
Every Friday we feature someone old or new, traditional or unconventional, active or not, and so on. This week's spotlight is on Gable.
Kyze Pincher PieceGraffiti // Sunday, February 24, 2013
Hopefully nobody pinches you to wake up and you can sleep in on this Sunday. Kyze piece with lots of pinching fingers everywhere.


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Using FunkBox with Audiobus. Part 1: Recording and effects
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- Marlene DeGrood said...
I really appreciate the way this tutorial was created ... not assuming that the viewer knew anything about AudioBus. These are the kinds of tutorials that could bring more potential ios musicians into the art. Some tutorials make too many assumptions as to the viewers knowledge, some move way too fast and some leave out important details. For some many of the music apps are intuitive through experience but I learn from tutorials and, good or bad, find all of them useful to some degree ... and I appreciate the people who create them and share their knowledge or show off how well the app they created plays with others :) And thanks Ashley for finding them and putting them up here!
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I totally agree with Marlene. Perfect instructional video and there should be more like this.
I also noticed that when Jamup is punched in, the signal is out of phase. Don't know which app is doing it, i'm guessing Jamup, but it might be worth mentioning to the devs.
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November 29, 2015
Orlando, Fla. (AP) An army veteran accused of trying to bring bomb-making materials onto an airplane is due to appear in court in Orlando, Florida, today.
Kevin Brown had been ordered held without bail while prosecutors review his mental health records.
Authorities arrested Brown Tuesday at Orlando International airport as he was about to board a flight home to Jamaica. They say his luggage contained materials for making pipe bombs, including explosive fuel, pipes, caps, bb's, batteries, a model-rocket
ignitor and instructions on how to make bombs.
According to court documents, Brown told the FBI he wanted to show friends back home in Jamaica how to build explosives like he saw in Iraq.
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Yes, I'll repeat Lizanne's question: did you freelance this or was it a template?
This is wonderfully creative with the quilting, so eye catching. :)
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Wow, this one looks really labour intensive! I love how it turned out, did you make this yourself or use a template. If you did not use a template, please consider turning this into one!!
I love your layout! And I love quilts! Did you use a template or make this up on your own?
I love the pattern you've created for your backdrop!
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I have been using blogger and after hearing all of the rave reviews about hosting your own blog and using wordpress.org I convinced my husband that this was the best option for his site. We bought the domain, paid for hosting, and got it all set up and neither of us can figure out a single thing.
I know how to post to it but that's about it. My question is how in the world do you learn how to use wordpress.org???
I activate plugins but they don't show up on the mainpage, I can't figure out how to customize anything. I'm beginning to wonder if this was a good idea.
I would really appreciate any feedback on how to learn how to use this.
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The best way to learn how to use WordPress is to either go to the WordPress.org website and read the help topics and forums or got to YouTube and search for videos that match what you are looking for.
I can help you through a one-on-one tutorial if you'd like. A little hand holding in the beginning is usually all you need to get up and running.
Let me know how I can help.
I find that I often can get help by googling what I am looking for and reading articles.
Once you start doing things you'll see that it's quite easy. Just play around with things. You can always undo them. Just don't change any file names on your server. That's a big no no.
Are you using a free theme or did you have one done for you?
Just found this link with video tutorials hopefully this will help!!
I learned just by googling stuff a LOT! Also the videos that Laura posted look helpful. The Pixel Boutique is one of the blog designers listed on my Momcomm blog design page-- she knows her stuff!
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Agency nurses are more qualified, study says
A new study debunks the negative perception about the quality of temporary nurses that still persists within hospitals even though a majority of hospitals use staffing firms to supplement their nurse requirements.
Prof. Linda Aiken, director of the
According to Aiken, 75% of hospitals participating in a study said they use supplemental nurses. Still doubts over the quality of these nurses persist. Aiken's study shows that on average supplemental nurses are more qualified and the majority of them work in primary jobs in hospitals. They are also more likely to be specialty certified.
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Time to call Time Warner Cable.
Journal Sentinel TV and film critic Duane Dudek looks at life on the small and big screen, and some of the cool stuff on both.
DirecTV tries to make up for Viacom fiasco with 'Hit & Miss'
"Hit & Miss," the British series about an assassin who is a pre-operative male to female transsexual and who becomes custodian of a family of orphaned children, including her own son (there's a mouthful of a synopsis), premieres tonight on DirecTV. »Read Full Blog Post
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We have small children at home who will be missing out on their favorite channels. . .and Directv thinks that a new show about sexual deviant will make up for that? What kind of lame brains are operating this service.
Time to call Time Warner Cable.
Viacom will try holding up the cable companies eventually too. The history of Directv is they will get a deal done that won't soak their customers. There's pressure on both sides and a deal will get done.
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|Is there a role for robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass in HIV positive patients?
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 20886464 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process
|BACKGROUND: Performing cardiac surgery on HIV positive patients represents a significant risk of occupational exposure to surgeons and their support staff. In addition, the immunocompromized state of these patients may be a factor which could adversely influence the results. Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting (TECAB) in HIV patients has not been reported.
METHODS: A male patient with HIV and Hepatitis C presented with three vessel coronary artery disease requiring surgical revascularization. Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting was performed. Using the da Vinci surgical robot, the left and right internal mammary arteries were harvested and sutured to the second obtuse marginal branch and the left anterior descending artery respectively.
RESULTS: The patient was discharged home on postoperative day six. At one month following the operation, the patient was asymptomatic and had returned to full activity without the need for sternal precautions.
CONCLUSIONS: We describe the first case of completely endoscopic coronary surgery using the da Vinci system in an HIV patient. Double internal mammary artery grafting to the left coronary artery system was carried out successfully.
|Frans S van Wagenberg; Eric J Lehr; Atiq Rehman; Johannes Bonatti
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|Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-09-30
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|Title: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS Volume: 6 ISSN: 1478-596X ISO Abbreviation: Int J Med Robot Publication Date: 2010 Dec
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|Created Date: 2010-11-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: -
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Charlie Perfume
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Charlie Perfume by Revlon, Launched by the design house of revlon in 1973, charlie is classified as a sharp, flowery fragrance . This feminine scent possesses a blend of rose, oakmoss, and sandalwood. Accompanied by additional green notes of fresh cut grass and crisp leaves. All products are original, authentic name brands. We do not sell knockoffs or imitations. ... Read More
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UPDATE: 2012 is now FULLY BOOKED with the exception of newborns. THANKS!
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Yes, yes, yes. It's June. School just got out. We are thinking of barbecues and trips to the beach. We are NOT thinking fall. We are not thinking of sweaters. And we are definitely NOT thinking about Christmas card pictures. Well, not until I mentioned it just now…
The summer shooting schedule is currently fully booked. I can make some exceptions for clients who wish to schedule newborns, corporate/sorority headshots, and family sessions with special circumstances (like kids going off to college that will not be here in the fall, or sessions at a beach house this summer.)
For everyone else, I have decided to publish a list of all available sessions this fall. My hope is that it will help you with your planning and scheduling. Last year the fall was fully booked, so I recommend grabbing a time slot as quickly as you are able in 2012.
As with all my family sessions, the location where we create our portraits is flexible provided it is within the greater Chicago area. You may choose for me to come to your home, meet at a scenic spot in the suburbs or downtown, or come to the studio. Most families opt to capture the amazing late summer and early fall colors outside. I have plenty of suggested locations if one does not come to mind…
Families interested in reserving a session will be asked to pay their session fee in full in advance. In the case of inclement weather on your session date we will work together to reschedule your session promptly. (Families with reserved sessions take priority over families who call at the last minute to get in the schedule.)
Please EMAIL email@example.com with your preferred date and time, either morning or afternoon. I photograph a maximum of two families per day in order to provide the best possible care and service: one family in the morning and one in the afternoon. If you have small children, please opt for a morning session — they will be much happier!
A full printed guide with advice on what to wear, what to expect, and how the ordering process works will be sent to you upon receipt of your session fee. And as always, please get in touch if you have any questions.
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Saturday September 8 – morning
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Sunday September 9 – morning
Sunday September 9 – afternoon
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Sunday September 16 – afternoon
Saturday September 22 – morning
Saturday September 22 – afternoon
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Have you missed out on opportunities to speak Spanish with native speakers? Have you wanted to learn some basic Spanish? Would you like to learn how to meet and greet people in Spanish, how to ask for directions, or read a menu and order meals in Spanish?
Do we have a deal for you!
Come to WNMU Deming and take the new non-credit Conversational Spanish for Beginners offered by the WNMU Language Institute at the Mimbres Valley Learning Center, 2300 E. Pine St. You will learn all that and more, such as how to conjugate Spanish verbs in the present tense in Module One of the Conversational Spanish series.
"An advantage of taking this class," according to WNMU Language Institute director Manuel Rodriguez, "is that taking the class makes the student eligible to attend the Immersion program in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico."
The class will meet from 6 to 8 p.m., every Monday, beginning Aug. 25 and ending Monday, Oct. 6. Cost is $63 for this course.
The same class will also be offered in Silver City from 6-8:00 pm on Wednesdays, beginning August 27.
Prospective students may pick up a registration form at WNMU Deming or can have one emailed to them by requesting one by calling Rosemary Grijalva-Arzate at 575-538-6850 or 1-800-872-9668 ext. 6850. Payment may be made at WNMU-Deming by check, money order or credit card, but not cash.
Language Institute to offer ESL classes
Quiere Ud. aprender a hablar más en Ingles? Or do you have a friend who wants to learn to speak English or improve their English?
The WNMU Language Institute is once again offering non-English speakers a chance to learn English or to better their current English skills.
Entry level testing to determine English proficiency levels will be from 4 to 5 p.m., on Tuesdays or Thursdays until Aug. 21.
Classes begin at WNMU-Deming Monday, Aug. 11th. Level 2 classes will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. Level 7 classes will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Academic English Classes are 18 weeks long and cost $40 which help cover the cost of the books.
"The classes are reinforced with computer literacy, with Level 1 and 2 computer lit classes taught in Spanish," said Manuel Rodriguez, director of WNMU's Language Institute.
Rodriguez went on to say: "If students would like to attend the university, once they reach level 8, we will help prepare them for the Compass test and help them get admitted and registered."
There will also be two ESL classes in Columbus at the Mimbres Valley Learning Center. Level 2 classes will meet from 5 to 8 p.m., on Mondays and Wednesdays and Level 8 classes will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Entry level testing can be done from 4 to 5 p.m., on Tuesday or Thursday in Columbus or at the MVLC.
ESL classes will also be held from 5 to 8 p.m., on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Aug. 11 in Animas.
If you have any questions, please contact Rosemary Grijalva-Arzate at 575-538-6850 or 1-800-872-9668 ext. 6850.


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Rod Stewart has some interesting tales to tell.
During his appearance on Howard Stern Monday night, the musician revealed that during a night out at an Australian bar with his Faces bandmates back in the '70s, he hit on a woman—who was anatomically a man.
"There was this beautiful woman in a bar... and I'm thinking...'Why aren't the guys trying to chat her up?," the 68-year-old rock star began to explain. "They said, 'Rod, we have left her for you,' It turned out she was a guy."
NEWS: Rod Stewart admits he and Penny Lancaster broke up for two weeks
So how far did the duo get in bed before the celeb realized what was going on? "I put me hand down there...the ol' pump 'n' tool bag," Stewart shared, adding that there wasn't any kissing involved. Then Rod admitted that "there may have been a peck on the neck."
But Stewart wasn't upset at his pals, or at the person in his bed.
"I thought, 'The guys have set me up, fair enough,'" he told Stern. "I just said, 'You sleep on that side of the bed, I'll sleep on this side...I just said, 'You stay over there, I'll stay over here.'"


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"In the great teaching of the Vedas,
there is no touch of sectarianism.
It is of all ages, climes and nationalities
and is the royal road for the attainment of the Great Knowledge. "
- Thoreau,
American Thinker
Veda(science). Thus Ayurveda is the knowledge concerning the maintenance of a long and
healthy life. We owe the research to two sages Charaka and Agnivesa. They outlined a
science living and prolonging life without illness and to achieve self realization.
Charaka has compiled 150 chapters on details of food and drink substances, detailed
classification of disease, lines of treatment, use of drugs, diet and practices of
achieving good health. Throughout the central theme of Vedic sciences are to use the body,
mind and soul to service the real you (cosmic spirit).
Ayurvedic philosophy
and teachings encourage people to follow a pure lifestyle, one that gives clarity, peace
of mind and satisfaction.
Sensory and
Sensuous Ayurvedic Cuisine
- Through our sensory aspects of taste, smell, visuals, music Ayurvedic cuisine
delivers a sensuous (tantric) experience.
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Ayurvedic tradition is at least 5,000 years old in India. It is an integrated and
comprehensive system of health, diet, wellness and balance for the mind, body and spirit.
- When
Ayurvedic principles are applied to health and diet, our world of food and nutrition can
be perceived anew. Many Indian traditional menus are based on these time tested
theories about nutrition, natural law and holistic balance. - The menu
creatively use six tastes (or rasas) of Ayurvedic diet: sweet, sour, salty, bitter,
pungent and astringent.
balance diet in the Ayurvedic tradition does not revolve around fats, carbohydrates,
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In this tutorial, Chris shows you how to build a particle system using sprites. First, Chris makes simple geometry that is forced to face the camera to create the illusion of a more complex object. Then, he uses particles, Mograph, proximal shader, and layer shader to build a controllable particle system.
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Thanks for a wonderful tutorial. I live in Nigeria and it takes forever to stream them. Keep up the good work man.
great tips thanks .
Is that a talking bass behind you!?
Awesome technics Dear Chris,thanks for share,very good tutorial 😉
That was a fun tutorial. I like this approach to particles much more than the expresso particles. One question, wouldn´t it be possible to offset the rendered movie files in time by using an effector or does it not work with textures?
Great tutorial!! Thanks!!!
Interesting take on the sprites concept. I really hope C4D does something about the whole pyrocluster thing and how bad it is. The app is really coming along though and I don't criticize it for much but this is the next upgrade that is needed… I personally find TP to be more than adequate for most needs but going to use TFD and DPIT dashes my hopes of only using C4D except for sculpting….
I meant native modules in that statement. No plugins….
Like all your tuts, nice idea, well explained. Keep up the great work…
What the hell??? Where the greyscalegorilla?? First the economy now this………..We need to have a occupy greyscallegorillarill We Want the gorilla back !!!!!!!!!
Serious? Chris does an awesome job, it's in addition to what Nick does, AND they both cover different material. Having several different contributors is better (imho).
I agree dude, more and different is better.
Agreed thricely, material editor has much more to offer, thanks chris for the tutorials, {wait eagerly each week}, always expanding the realms for us hopefuls especially loved the relief that the sacred xpresso hadn't failed, it was the tranparency… thats loyalty to the logic
Exactly, Chris is the man too….he's the one behind CS Tools….
Awesome, Chris! That was fun.
For the quicktime alpha render just use animation or apple prores 4444 codecs and make sure to have "millions of color +" selected in the options. Works a charm! Although I've had trouble getting the alpha when rendering depth of field. Any ideas?
Hey Chris !
Pretty much impressive technique. Love it. Much more easier than using TP + PyroCluster !
I'm waiting for the next level. And go deeper into 'sprite' technique, especially for compositing purposes…
I'll stay tuned for this…
cocl tuts! Thank you.
Thanks Chris,
I really like the unedited approach.
It is encouraging to see both you and Nick troubleshoot as you go.
Love this stuff!! Even though this tut was about particles, I learned soooo much about the material editor that I never knew before and will never forget.
Thank you!
Interesting! Never occurred to me… Thankyou 😉
Question,, does anyone know why my picture viewer only renders a few of the particles? The Editor renders them all. Thanks in advance.
Very smart tutorial btw thank you Chris.
Thank you so much!!!
I'm getting grid artifacts at the top of my scene ?
Wow, you are a genius!! I have been playing with pryo clusters, but this is so much cooler and renders sooo fast!!
Thnx Chris, never used this before. Interesting and creative way of using sprites and creating a low poly smoke anim. Hope to see more. Great Work!!
Awesome tutorial! Just what I needed for a steam locomotive scene I'm working on now!
can this technique be used to create clouds similar to what you can see in this making of "Paths of hate": http://www.itsartmag.com/features/pathshatemo/?
Hey Chris, thanks for all the great work. Am also trying to re-create the same cloud effect used on Paths of Hate, http://vimeo.com/17053492
I tried the 3ds Max tutorial http://www.duck.dk/tutorials/jussing_cloud_tutorial.pdf
for creating similar clouds, but on Cinema4d but I get stuck stuck on the lighting part and specifically "Ambient Only" lighting.
I would appreciate it if you looked into it and shared your expert views. Thanx a million
Hey! buddy, thanks for the awesome tutorial—–you area the best man…:) Is there anyway that you guys do a Christmas one–maybe like doing a wreath made of spheres,or one sphere that can become different shapes using xpresso—that would be awesome. Thanks again–keep up the excellent work!
could you make tutorial that shows how to make realestic smoke trail behind the missile and air plane?
I do really like your works and always following your tutorials. thumbs up to you .
Good day! I could have sworn I've been to this site before but after checking through some of the post I realized it's new to me. Anyways, I'm definitely delighted I found it and I'll be bookmarking and checking back often!
Wow! I was about to give up on adding some spray to my spray-paint can illustration until I found this post. Awesome technique! Emitting discs with vector blur (no alpha!) reduced render times times greatly!
Great Tut!
Yes Quicktime can hold an alpha channel. Although I don't believe the material editor in c4d honors it. My work around is just multiplying a separate pass.
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Hello Chris
Great tutorial :>) You and Nick develop great learning material, thanks
I want to do with C4D liquid, so it's not hard to use? What plugin and need? you help me get free plusin to liquids like milk, not water. I'm thankful


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‹ RIP – The Grey Poupon Guy • Music Review – The Apples in Stereo – New Magnetic Wonder ›
On their latest CD, New Magnetic Wonder, The Apples in Stereo feature two songs composed in a new type of scale called a Non-Pythagorean scale. Apples frontman Robert Schneider's dual fascinations with music and math led him to create the scale as a way to explore new musical avenues. But what's so different about it?
WARNING: Music Theory and Mathematics Content
Music scales are basically defined by the intervals they contain. Standard scales are arrangements of whole steps and half steps. These steps are defined by the ratio of the frequencies of the pitches, measured in Hertz (Hz). An octave of a typical scale is made up of the notes that fall between the frequency of the first note and the next occurrence of that note, which is at precisely double the frequency. For example, a C Major scale can start on Middle C (264 Hz) and end on the next C (528 Hz). The eleven notes between are arranged at equal intervals between the two notes (at least they are when you use equal temperament…but that's another story…). Using all of these notes gives us a chromatic scale. Most modern music is made using scales that leave out many of the notes. The result is the familiar series of tensions and resolution we are accustomed to. This system was first written down by Greek mathematician Pythagoras, so these can be considered Pythagorean Scales.
So, what's so different about Robert Schneider's Non-Pythagorean Scale? The ratio of the intervals' frequencies is not equal. It's based on the natural logarithm of the scale tone, leading to a non-linear distribution of intervals. The space between notes at the bottom of the scale is much larger than the space at the top of it. Most of the pitches defined this way do not correspond to notes found in traditional scales because their pitches end up being irrational numbers (numbers that that cannot be derived by n/m, where n and m are integers), and all of the pitches in the Pythagorean system are rational. This results in melodies and harmonies that are at once completely foreign and oddly satisfying.
"Non-Pythagorean Composition 1"
For more information on the Non-Pythagorean Scale check out the bonus materials on the New Magnetic Wonder CD.
The scale explanation from the CD is now available on The Apples in Stereo website
ANOTHER UPDATE: They've redesigned their site and the explanation isn't there anymore.
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Interesting… I think the composition sounds like a Pythagorean piece that's being played underwater, thus distorting pitch. I did not find it satisfying.
Other scales are not Pythagorean and sound much better, like Gamelan music.
I'll stick to ratio-driven intervals.
"Non-Pythagorean scales" are emphatically not /new/. Even equal temperament is based on logarithmic relationships between notes, chosen to approximate some of the most fundamental Pythagorean relationships. Non-Western scales using non-Pythagorean relationships have existed for millennia.
That hurts the ears. Such ugly sounds…
Yuck! I can't stand when people think they are being creative by putting notes together that are clearly clashing frequencies.
Jimmy Jam you have no idea what your are talking about. If you have ever listen or played any pieces of Eric Whitacre then you will become to respect clashing. Music is all about the tension and release. I highly recommenced "Sleep" by Eric Whitacre. I've played the trans-composed piece to band and it's nothing but gorgeous.
While I will not get into the merits (or demerits, as it were) of Whitacre's compositions, he employs dissonance that is readily accepted by Western culture. Non Pythagorean chords do not create the same effect at all. Think about it this way: what makes a tritone more dissonant than a major 7th?
There are two causes:
First: Overtones/harmonics are structured in such a way that some notes are more closely related to the fundamental than others. For example, a perfect fifth can be found in the second harmonic, so it's practically the same note. A major 7th above the fundamental is more closely related in the overtones than a tritone is. The same goes for these new scale tones, because they do not exist in the early harmonics.
Second: A tritone is more dissonant because two notes must move to resolve. In these new chords, a simple half step in one direction will not create consonance.
To sum it up, lay off Jimmy. Dude knows what he likes.


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Featuring the top 10 songs that were being played on radio stations during the 4th week of December for each of the years 1957-1969. Not currently updating due to computer problems. Sorry.
I grew up in the 50s and 60s and listening to Top 40 radio was a huge part of my life. Lived in central Illinois so WLS was as much a part of my life as was eating, going to school or sleeping. I also enjoyed tuning to other Top 40 stations to see what their 'sound' was like. I even set-up my own amateur radio station in the basement of our house in 1962. I bought a low-power AM transmitter kit from Allied Electronics in Chicago, somehow managed to put it together where it actually worked...added a reel-to-reel tape recorder, turntable, microphone and lots of switches...hooked-up probably 100 feet of copper wire to the transmitter that I strung in the backyard...and went on the air. Not much of a signal but a LOT of fun. I SO wanted to be a DJ when I grew up...but that never materialized. I kept my love for radio even as it evolved away from the Top 40 format. Later in life, looking for a hobby, I decided to go back to being an amateur broadcaster. So in January, 2001, I started broadcasting with a micro-power FM transmitter, named my radio station "MusicRadio-SUPER OLDIES" (with still not much of a signal but no copper wire strung in the backyard...haha), and continued to keep my dream alive until June 29, 2012, when I discontinued the broadcasts. Now, Live365 is the way I share MusicRadio with the world. I have renamed the station to "SUPERb OLDIES" at the request of someone who now has the other name trademarked. 'Superb' is about as good as it gets! :) Anyway, hope you enjoy it! THX for reading this and, hopefully, listening once in awhile.


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On Thursday October 15, Zildjian HQ in Norwell, MA was pleased to host a visit from Derrick McDowell (and his fiancée Monica Youngblood), grand prize winner of the Blackwell Route 2 Zildjian sweepstakes. The Route 2 Zildjian sweepstakes celebrated the release of two new Zildjian Artist Series drumsticks, the John Blackwell and Ronnie Vannucci models. John Blackwell, along with Craigie and Debbie Zildjian, were on hand to meet Derrick and help award him the prizes. As the grand prize winner, Derrick received a trip to Zildjian Headquarters, picked out a full set of cymbals with John Blackwell's help and advice, took a tour of the Zildjian factory, received a private drum lesson from John Blackwell, and also won 24 pairs of John Blackwell's Zildjian Artist Series drumsticks. Derrick entered the sweepstakes at his local drum shop, Uncle Bob's in West Allis, WI, owned by Jeff Zenoni.
Derrick's exciting day at Zildjian included the opportunity to meet and "hang" with John Blackwell, Craigie and Debbie Zildjian and have lunch with many of Zildjian's key personnel. "We couldn't have been happier that Derrick won the grand prize" said Ron Allman, Manager of Zildjian's Drumstick business. "Derrick is a lifelong Zildjian cymbal and drumstick customer, a professional drummer, and a great guy. It was a pleasure for us to meet him. Having John Blackwell here in person sent an incredible day completely over the top!"
Derrick had an experience that he will remember for a long time. "I must say that I truly had the time of my life. It was a childhood dream that came true at the right time. I want to also thank John Blackwell as well. He is a true down to earth guy. Thanks again for everything, God bless you and the rest of the Zildjian family."
Derrick and Monica finished their visit to Boston by attending a clinic that John Blackwell gave at the Berklee College of Music. "Monica and I did get a chance to meet and see John at Berklee and it was awesome! That really capped off our stay at Zildjian."
Watch some video from the day above.
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Jokes: DJ Imagination!
Wembley singles
I've given up using match.com. After six months, I haven't met a single girl to play football against.
- Stewart, via text
Drog's dinner
I was watching Chelsea vs Barcelona the other night and the picture went a bit fuzzy. I tapped the side of the TV and Didier Drogba fell over.
- Stevie S, Belfast
Sleeping around
I asked my missus how many men she had slept with. "Only you, darling," she answered. "All the others kept me awake all night shagging."
- Webb, via text
Ceefax: The Series
It's been confirmed Dave has signed a lucrative contract to broadcast Ceefax from its very beginning.
- Sam Robertson, Milton Keynes
Tarrant-less TV
A new show has been made where Fern Britton abducts old, annoying gameshow hosts and hides them in a secret location until the viewers can guess where they are. Britton's Got Tarrant starts on Saturday.
- Jason K, via email
A wife texts her husband on a cold morning: "Windows frozen." He texts back: "Pour lukewarm water over it."
Wife texts back: "Computer f**ked now!"
- Matt McD, Belfast
A dick's life
The sad life of a penis: one eye, hair's a mess, best mate's a ballbag, neighbour's an arsehole and his owner's a tosser.
- Jay Marty, Northampton
Right ahead
The new Titanic movie is out. It's shot in 3D and is better quality, with sharper, clearer images. Maybe they'll see the iceberg this time!
- Turls, via email
Long-term love
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are said to be dating and getting serious. Friends say he's the man she wants to spend the rest of her month with.
- Steve-O, London
Surfs up
I saw a surfer emerge from the water covered in salsa sauce, with guacamole in his hair and stinking of tequila.
I asked what happened. "I was hit by a Mexican wave," he said.
- Joe Gundy, Lancashire
Sexy undies
My wife walked downstairs wearing some sexy new lingerie. "You like it?" she asked. "I bought it just for you." "Ooh," I winked back. "I hope it fits me."
- Jimmy Giles, Surrey
Guilty verdict
I got caught stealing paving slabs. Turns out the police had concrete evidence.
- Colin Roberts, via email
Thief in the night
My mate stole a cheap mattress a few weeks ago. I don't know how he sleeps at night.
- Chris Jones, via email
Jimmy Carr
It is rumoured that President Robert Mugabe is fighting for his life in a Singapore hospital. Doctors are working around the clock pretending to try and save him.
Ticket to hell
As the coffin was being lowered into the ground at a traffic warden's funeral, a voice from inside screams, "I'm
not dead! Let me out!" The vicar smiles, leans forward, sucks air through his teeth and mutters, "Too late, pal. The paperwork's already done."
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The Only Way Is Vajazzling
Thanks to The Only Way Is Essex, sales in fake tan have gone up by 89 per cent, fake eyelashes 249 per cent and vajazzles are up by 400 per cent. In other news, book sales are down 800 per cent. "I can't read, but I've got a shiny muff." When I was younger, kids wanted to go to the Moon, not have a neon minge.
- Russell Howard, Good News
Paying respects
My wife turned to me during her mother's funeral and hissed, "When we get home later, I'm going to make you pay for this!" For the life of me, I just couldn't think what I'd done wrong. Maybe it was because I wasn't sharing my popcorn.
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Fitness trainer Jodelle Fitzwater hopes to stand-up paddle for 32 miles over two days this weekend all to raise money for a Branson charity that helps feed the homeless and working poor.
I turn 32 this month, so thats why I chose 32 miles, said Fitzwater, who plans to do the fundraising paddle on Table Rock Lake. My goal is to raise at least $3,200, enough to buy a used van for Jesus Was Homeless so they can transport meals to more places.
Fitzwater is seeking pledges of $1 per mile she paddles. Contact Fitzwater at www.getfitwithjodelle.com or at 417-230-0554.
The charity is a nonprofit 501(c)3 Christian organization that typically delivers about 720 sack-lunch meals a week to homeless people in the Branson area and to weekly-stay motels where many of the areas working poor live. President Bryan Stallings said the weekly meals cost about $3,000 a month to deliver.
Jodelle has volunteered with us the last couple of years, helping make meals on Thursday mornings and helping deliver them Thursday afternoons, he said. We appreciate what shes doing this weekend.
Stallings said the CenturyLink company also is mounting a feed the children food drive and fundraising event from June 25 to 29. Working through its Clarke M. Williams Foundation, the company will give Jesus Was Homeless $1 for every pound of food thats donated. For every dollar of cash donations, the foundation will donate $6.
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Jeremy Lin Gets the Inevitable 'Teen Wolf' Theme Song
The Jeremy Lin tale is one of a basketball player who happens to be a little different than his teammates coming out of nowhere to dominate from the point guard position. So where have we seen that story before?
Yup, 'Teen Wolf,' the 1985 movie in which Michael J. Fox played a much more hirsute and acrobatic version of Lin.
World's Rarest Football Card Found In Attic of Farmhouse
Dennis Rodman is Looking For Female Players For a Topless Basketball League
You'll Never Guess What Derek Jeter Gives His One-Night Stands
The New York Post is reporting that Jeter has been hooking up with multiple, no doubt ridiculously hot, girls since his split with the gorgeous Minka Kelly. Hot girls love Derek Jeter? Stop the presses! The newsworthy part of this story is the manner in which Jeter gives those one night flings the ol' heave ho.
Cheerleading Coach Fired Because of Her Part-Time Hooters Job
Nicole Zivich,24, lost her job as Estero High's varsity cheerleading coach in Estero, Florida but claims she wasn't given an adequate reason and despite the fact she has no reports of misconduct in her personnel record.
Zivich claims one of her student's parents motivated the termination. She said the parent didn't approve of her teaching methods, her car wash fundraiser for the team and considered her a "non-educated Hooters girl."
US Olympic Committee Demands Redneck Olympics Change Its Name
Watch This Amazing Arcade Basketball Dunk [VIDEO]
Atlanta-based rocker Aaron Keyes ended an epic game of H-O-R-S-E when he dunked on an arcade basketball game. Lucky for us, YouTube comedy duo Tripp and Tyler caught it all on film.
Take a good look at that form. Look at that extension, that poise. This is the last man you'd want to come up against if you were down to your final letter (well, one of the last).
Baseball Fan Rips Foul Ball From Hands of Woman [VIDEO]
After retrieving a foul ball that had been hit into the dugout, Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Melvin Mora flipped the ball into the front row of the stands.
His toss was intended for a young blond woman, who had the kind of look that would encourage a guy to give a girl a baseball.


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The first step in the process of policy formulation, as shown in the diagram below, is to capture the values or principles that will guide the rest of the process and form the basis on which to produce a statement of issues. The statement of issues involves identifying the opportunities and constraints affecting the local housing market, and is to be produced by thoroughly analysing the housing market. The kit provides the user with access to a housing data base to facilitate this analysis.
Diagram: The Process of Policy Formulation
The statement of issues will provide the basis for the formulation of a set of housing goals and objectives, designed to address the problems identified and to exploit the opportunities which present themselves.
The next step is to identify and analyse the various policy options which can be applied to achieve the set of goals and objectives. The options available to each local government will depend on local circumstances as much as the broader context, and each local authority will have to develop its own unique approach to addressing the housing needs of its residents.
An implementation program for realising the policy recommendations must then be prepared, addressing budgetary and programming requirements, and allocating roles and responsibilities.
Finally, the implementation of the housing strategy needs to be systematically monitored and evaluated against the stated goals and objectives, and the various components of the strategy modified or strengthened, as required.
At each step of the way, each component of the strategy needs to be discussed and debated, and a public consultation process engaged in. The extent of consultation and the participants involved will vary with each step.
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Matters for councils to consider in developing and implementing a housing strategy and facilitating housing projects may include:
1. Have you got an adequate and up to date information base to help you identify and analyse housing needs and appropriate responses? Your information base should include a combination of social, environmental and economic data, and also incorporate the perspectives of community, industry, and government stakeholders. You need a way to update this data regularly.
2. How will you identify the aims and objectives for your Local Housing Strategy? Early and sustained consultation is important to ensure that local residents understand, contribute to, and support housing objectives for their community, and that the strategy has the backing of industry and government stakeholders important to its implementation.
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4. How will you connect your housing strategy to council's other strategic responsibilities and planning processes? Local housing strategies should be closely linked to council's other planning responsibilities and processes. Councils could choose to prepare a separate housing strategy, or it can be incorporated within council's existing strategic processes and plans.
5. How might your strategy relate to the work of other local councils at the sub regional and regional level? Housing issues are rarely confined to a single local government area — it may make sense to work collaboratively with other local councils to develop complementary responses to housing needs at a regional level.


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Here is there matchup over the whole game. SIAP but I searched and didn't see it:
edit: sorry it's below
1:04 and 2:06 are possibly the slowest and least effective spin moves of all time.
for pointing that out. I would have never noticed, but now I have had myself a couple of chuckles at Tom's expense.
I would definitely not classify those moves as explosive.
You obviously never saw me play defensive end in high school.
"He's gonna try to go outside again, and I don't think it's gonna work."
That was great blocking by the o.line on that big throw to get within fg range at the end. lewan owned him. d.robs foot work was incorrect on the missed throw to gallon. get your technique down son.
true about denard's footwork on the miss to gallon, but you can see that he also throws off his backfoot on the final pass that gets us in field goal range
gotta take the bad with the good
On the replay of that, it looks like Denard is fitting in the throw between two defenders and Gallon didn't do a great job of sitting down in the hole. Perhaps that one is not necessarily on Denard.
The Donkey Rodeo and pancake breakfast @ 0:20 is by far my favorite. Gholston is so terrible. It's great.
Gholston was completely ineffective the entire game. Either his draft stock is way too high, or Lewan deserves more attention than he's already getting.
EDIT: Oh!
I hope to see the same match up next yr.
He has no moves at all, just bull rushes and the slowest spin move ever...what a waste just like his cousins.
My favorite Gholston moment was when he was completely stone walled by AJ Williams.
Where's the threat?
Rented mule.
You racist bastard.
in my opinion.
forgave Lewan for calling him names. He didn't even try to break his arm this year.
There are Rotisseries that spin faster than Tom Gholston.
By fun, I mean not fun. My dad's rotisserie has some crappy plastic piece in it that always melts after a month or so of usage (obvious design to create the need for further rotisserie purchases). I believe a metal piece was fabricated by my dad/brother to replace it. Not sure what I'm trying to say. I guess Gholston is the plastic piece.
He has the work ethic of cousin vernon.......
And the pad level of a leaping tacopants.
My favorite gholston moment was after the final play. When all the other tool off their helmets, he strapped his on. He was afraid to show his face. Watch the replay.
I just don't understand it.
He had the wind knocked out of his head vs OSU. But other than that I don't know. Maybe an injury during packaging class...
And Gholston discover that his MSU meal plan covered donuts and chocolate cake
lineman this whole video which i usually dont do (my eyes usually follow the pass/ball carrier) and other than the o-line's excellent play i noticed that denard has really, really improved his footwork in the pocket. he's pretty instinctive at side stepping the rush and sliding in the pocket, etc.
nice to see.
Lewan was handling Gholston well all game, and really, the whole offensive line was effective in giving Denard time to work, I thought, as well as opening gaps for a few long runs. As for Gholston, the only sack this year was against CMU and, now and again, I think you actually have to shed a block if you want to actually be effective as an edge rusher. Somewhere around the 4:00 mark, even Elliott Mealer knocks him back a yard or two. Nice to see others get involved in the "Whatever, William" sweepstakes there. Gholston is just not an explosive playmaker, but that's hard when you only sort of have one move.
I believe you mean the "Whatever, Tom" sweepstakes
You talking about Tom Gholston ?
Today's Tom Gholston
Not so much mean mean stride
They move Gholston to the other side away from Lewan a lot of the game. Do they do alot or was it to keep him away from Lewan?
No, that's just Gholston's position. It has nothing to do with Lewan
Poor Taylor Lewan. Did you notice how many hands to to the face penalties should of been called against Gholston. He's the one that said Lewan played dirty. RIGHT!
someone should post this over at RCMB and solicit comment. I'd be curious what kind of reaction it drew.
There was actually a thread on RCMB on Saturday night after the game bitching about how Gholston is terrible this year and should not even think about going pro. A lot of people in the thread were saying that Worthy was responsible for all of Gholston's success. They even had people acknowledge that he wasn't all that great last year, but had an amazing bowl game which led to the slurp fest this offseason.
Fail!!! Replied without reading the whole thread and the response directly below yours says the same thing as mine. Apologies
"there was a thread on RCMB bitching"
Even the lunatic homers at RCMB had a thread after the game about Gholston being pwned by Lewan, well except for the few who complain after every game that the refs aren't fair, they hate State, and if they called even half of the obvious holding calls, State would be undefeated and Gholston would be an All American.
(Btw, their is an editing issue in the OP.)
Their is??
Watch the Omameh block starting at 1:24. He gets tripped from behind and continues blocking and driving Marcus Rush back while he's on his knees.
Patty O'mameh is an awesome irish name, too.
I noticed that during the game and was amazed at how well he did even when on his knees...that was a great play on his part.
So much for that pre-season All-American, first round draft pick hype, Gholston.