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Indeed the suggestion stems from the frustration that the committee has faced after noting that government officials accused of embezzling funds were being transferred to other stations instead of being charged with the alleged offences.
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In his outgoing lecture, Peter Vaughan, Ph.D., the dean of the Graduate School of Social Service (GSS) outlined two significant challenges facing the field of social work: enhancing public relations and creating diversity within the ranks.
"Simply put, we are challenged by bad press," said Vaughan, who will retire this summer after serving more than a decade as GSS dean.
He said that both the taxpaying public and the recipients of services tend to be critical of the often-unenviable work of social workers. Taxpayers resent having to help those who have "not met the self-sufficiency criterion of what many consider the American 'ideal.'" And clients resent having to be told how to best handle their social problems.
"In other words, social workers frequently represent an unpopular cause for unpopular people," he said.
This uphill public relations battle is exacerbated each time a child in the child welfare system is hurt, whenever a parolee commits a crime, or whenever a patient with dementia wanders away from a mental health facility. Such bad press allows others to define the profession—a task that Vaughan argued should be owned by the social workers themselves.
"We cannot and must not leave the telling of our stories to others," he said. And while client confidentiality must remain a priority, holding back stories of the good work of social workers means that the importance of the work can be minimized or distorted by others.
On diversity, Vaughan said that it is integral to "ensure that each of us is welcome to eat at the table of good will." He explained the importance of "starting where the client is," adding that workers must be physically and psychologically available to those seeking help; thus, the workforce should be reflective of client diversity.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina junior Leslie McDonald is uncertain to play Thursday night against Miami due to a right knee injury.
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Food brings people together. A great deal of bonding can happen over a pot of soup, but when one person wants chicken noodle while the other wants vegetable, it can turn into a food fight - and not of the John Belushi variety.
Couples expect the normal relationship woes – sex, money, respect – but with the growing prevalence of dietary restrictions and interfaith marriages, the kitchen is increasingly turning into an all out turf war.
This shouldn't be a surprise, says psychotherapist Karen Koenig – food is an "anything-but-simple subject."
Dean Thompson, 41, of Austin, Texas, and his girlfriend, Amanda Abbott, 39, know the anything-but-simple nature of food all too well. Thompson is a vegan; Abbott is not.
"The first time I brought Dean over to my family's home for a meal and he just put salad on his plate, passing up most of the huge gourmet meal my father had cooked, I remember thinking this might be a problem," says Abbott.
"At first, I knew it was an issue, but did not notice or think of it as such a big issue," says Thompson. "Most people I was around did not eat like me, so it was not so 'weird' for me to be different in that way."
While the couple says there were always moments of contention, Abbott and Thompson said their culinary contingencies reached boiling point when their now 2-year-old daughter was born. They have since started counseling.
At the time, Abbott was struggling to produce enough breast milk for the baby and Thompson suggested they feed their daughter vegan-friendly almond milk.
"Dean did his due diligence in showing me some studies, and after a long discussion with our pediatrician, I surrendered," says Abbott, who admits she is a cheese lover and grew up on cow's milk. "This was extremely hard for me since most of our friends and family were in my ear with their opinions on how crazy it was to only give a growing child almond milk."
While neither says they will change from omnivore to vegan or vice versa for the other, Abbott says she does find herself cooking more vegetables and eating more healthily.
"I had done the 'regular American diet' for more than 30 years previously. I know what it is like and I have no desire to go back to it," says Thompson.
Lindsey Rosenberg, 27, and Daniel Weisinger, 31, an engaged couple who live in Berkeley, California, say they also argue about how their child will eat, even though that child doesn't exist yet.
Both are Jewish – they met on the Jewish dating Web site JDate.com – but Weisinger keeps mostly kosher, avoiding pork and shellfish products. When they started dating, Rosenberg confesses she just thought he was picky and that her home cooking would change his ways.
"I was dearly wrong," she says.
"If I ever bring bacon or shrimp into the house to cook for myself, it's like I may as well have brought in rotting fish guts," says Rosenberg. "You know how a small child reacts to broccoli on their plate? That's how he reacts to those foods in our home. He insists on turning the stovetop fan on full blast, opening all the windows. It's a hilarious reaction."
Like Abbott and Thompson, it came down to compromise. When they started dating, Rosenberg refrained from cooking any pork or shellfish and changed her ordering style at restaurants so they could share dishes.
To reciprocate, Weisinger always made an effort to eat whatever Rosenberg cooked that was within his dietary restrictions.
"In our early months together, I made a quinoa dish with turkey sausage (instead of pork sausage) and kale. Quinoa and kale were totally foreign to this picky eater, but he didn't make a peep, even though I could tell it was a stretch for his more conservative palate."
Relationships, like gravy, aren't always smooth, and couples must learn how to whisk through the bumps, says Ramani Durvasula, a licensed clinical psychologist and professor of psychology. Here a few of her tips:
Respect: Regardless the reason for the choice – religion, ethical conviction, medical – it is critical that one person not mock or otherwise ridicule or put down the choices of another partner. That runs both ways: If one person is a committed vegan, he or she may need to get off his/her high horse and not make it a moral indictment of the partner who does not choose to eat that way, because that is a choice that may not be amenable to that partner. Find ways to voice preferences that are not disrespectful.
Communicate: Such different choices only work if there is clear communication about grocery shopping (perhaps one person will not buy meat for the other), meal planning, restaurant choices etc.
Compromise: If the person with more restrictions also does the bulk of the cooking, then there may need to be a way to meet halfway so one doesn't feel there is no choice but vegetarian, etc. It may also require both parties to step up to the plate and cook together.
Meet halfway: Cook together or surprise each other with a restaurant choice that suits the preferences of the other.
Be an opportunist: If the husband is a card-carrying vegetarian and finds it hard to go to places where steaks are the "thing" on the menu, but the wife loves her steaks, then a great time for the wife to eat her beloved steak is on a girls' night or at lunch.
Create space: In some dietary restrictions (like kashruth), there should not even be proximity of one food to utensils, pans, etc. Create zones in the kitchen that respect those choices.
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- Jennifer said...
Nice to see a major fashion publication doing a feature on someone with her own personal style, not styled by the magazine, who also happens to not be some young ingenue!
- October 11, 2010 at 5:51 PM
Yes, what Jennifer said! Phooey stylized young ingenues! Yay Women.
The gold cuffs and furry mittens are out of this world! Sci fi armor of a most elegant kind....
- October 11, 2010 at 6:38 PM
- Prêt à Porter P said...
WOW!!! This is insanely fabulous. True style is indeed ageless. I wish I had this kind of glamor now!!
- October 11, 2010 at 6:53 PM
- Katie said...
wow, what beautiful pictures!
- October 12, 2010 at 12:23 AM
- ania said...
i love these photos. my god, walker is the best one ever.
- October 12, 2010 at 6:45 AM
- Fashionistable said...
This is an amazing spread. She looks wonderful, beautiful. Love it.
- October 12, 2010 at 8:02 AM
A stunning feature! Thank you for sharing it.
- October 12, 2010 at 11:10 AM
- Forest City Fashionista said...
She is stunning, and so much of it has to do with her poise and carriage. She just oozes style and elegance.
- October 12, 2010 at 6:04 PM
Gitte Lee is the epitome of grace, class, elegance, and style! What a stunning example she sets for the rest of us!
- October 13, 2010 at 10:53 AM
- Style Odyssey said...
fabulous to the 10th degree! she's both chic and avant garde. i am very inspired, and hope to have a smidgen of her style when i get to be that age
- October 14, 2010 at 9:21 PM
- Heather Lucille said...
Kudos to Italian Vogue for creating a truly interesting and inspiring fashion story (not-so-much seen in the United States) ever! Gitte is stunning and the photos are divine. Those mittens are to die for!
- October 16, 2010 at 3:41 PM
- MiAMARiONETTE said...
Ah I looove! Fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing this :)
- October 17, 2010 at 12:50 PM
- THE GAZELLEGRAPH said...
What a beautiful woman. Very inspiring.
- October 18, 2010 at 4:19 PM
I was passing time in a B&N store before a dinner engagement as ghouls and goblins mobbed the sidewalk outside the night before Halloween in Georgetown when I picked up Italian Vogue and saw THIS VISION... and I immediately recognized a spiritual kin.
She also reminded me of a dear departed older friend who shot into my life years ago like a comet, looking Gitte-stunning in a flight jump suit she'd snapped up in an Army Navy store - though at our last meeting at a tea I threw for her she arrived, though frail from the cancer that was ravaging her body, triumphant in the willful courage of beauty, wearing a fuchsia colored turban from her days as a theater actress in the late 1940's.
Turning to my husband with Italian Vogue I said, "That's what I'm going to look like when I'm her age, you'll see!" and promptly bought the magazine. Such an inspiration! This is why I love French and Italian Vogue. How long before American Vogue catches up?
Later on at our hotel, I squinted at my i-phone on the bed and pecked away researching WHO was this woman. My search led to several pages; a translation of the Italian in Vogue, and your wonderful blog. I am now hooked.
You have touched on something whose time has come, Ari. While our dinner date cynically remarked that this renaissance is because 'the baby boomers are getting old and cannot bear to be out of the center spotlight', it is still a good, though ironic thing.
I'm sure many of your subjects are surprised when you target them with your camera and compassionately curious aesthetic, and now philosophical eye. It's just that society has finally caught up with them. They've been there all along, as well as the many whose lights burnt bright before them, and quietly burnt out as larger society focused solely and obsessively on youth.
This creates a mad existential panic where there are few positive guideposts and inspirations, only the formless void. Now, with larger societies in the US and abroad aging, it is inescapable. You cannot invalidate aging any more as an existential drop into ugliness and worthlessness, where dreams, style, passions, and beauty are no more.
The inspirations that I see in your blog, and that arrested my attention in Italian Vogue, are all about the power and beauty of adamantine individuality honed over time, to know yourself and express who you are with comfort, and without apology. They know life burns much too quickly to do otherwise. That is the key to these people's fabulousness, their courage, happiness - and their survival.
Some commentors have dared to knock the fabulous Gitte for her trademark red lips, suggesting a softer pink. How nauseating. And I would say they are missing the point. Her choice of lip color is divine, and it is her. Pink would not make her look 'young', only washed out, and out of touch with her strong dramatic character, bowing to age.
I salute her for her bravery in beauty and self expression, which suits her physically so well and clearly states her spirit. She is not a fading pink type - not with those cuffs and fur mittens, or any of the other clothes she wears. Christopher Lee is perfectly suited to her, and a very lucky consort indeed. She is so elegant, and her posture so tall and regal, that I was inspired to resume my yoga/pilates regime with an eye to the future. Gitte Lee shows that one can be a magnificent Crone one day, if one cares enough. She is still beautiful.
Gitte is my new inspiration, just as the divine Mary Dowell struck like a divine Aquarian lightning bolt out of the blue when my life, though young, was at a nadir, a kind of living death, or death in life. I believe my electric encounter, and our resulting though sadly brief friendship helped to revivify me as it inspired me. Maybe one day I will inspire others.
Carry on Ari. You're onto something very special. Ride that wave, and may it take you far.
- November 8, 2010 at 5:42 PM
These women are beautiful on the outside and not all are beautiful on the inside. Wearing the dead skins of animals that could have lived as long as these women is not to be honored as beauty, but it is torture and a horror for innocent animals.
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- January 27, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Yes, she is a beautiful older woman who has better style than any young model known today. I do not know if the fur she wears is real....I really hope not. Although, she comes from old glamour Hollywood, and it was so normal and the thing to do back in the day. Maybe someone will enlighten her about the horrors that actually do go on into killing these animals. However, she is a beautiful soul with such class. I must mention that I love her husband/actor Christopher Lee. He is a wonderful actor & I always enjoy watching him play in his horror films from years ago. A matter of fact, I am now watching the movie "Horror Castle" (1963) with him in it....they just don't make movies like they use to. =)
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Seeking advice on how to stack Rev's...
Posted 02 September 2006 - 02:46 PM
I have already collected three Rev's, and I would like to experiment with a mini stack of dual EXP's. I have absolutely no knowledge of how to approach stacking Rev's, and I was hoping to ask the experts on how to do this properly.
- Are stacking lines available for purchase, or do these line need to be fabricated by the individual flyer?
- What other considerations should be included in stacking Rev's (stronger flight lines, longer flight lines, etc)?
- Do certain Rev's perform better in a stacked configuration?
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks from a newbie.
Posted 05 September 2006 - 04:50 PM
Most Rev's can be stacked on 4.5' or 5.5' foot lines. I have found that the larger rev's work a bit better on the longer stack lines and the smaller rev's work on 4.5' lines. Shorter than 4.5' seem to cause turbulence between the kites and I dont recommend it. My 8 stack of 1.5 SLE's are all 4.5' and it works great.
Pretty much all rev's can be stacked although I have never stacked the Power Blast 2-4's or the 4-8's, or the indoor. For the Rev 1, EXP, and 1.5's, 7 stack lines are used. One on each leading edge wing tip (2) one on each leading edge spar (2) one on the leading edge center (1) one on each lower wing tip (2). All stack lines are exactly the same length. Our shop does carry pre-made Revolution stacking kits but if you are ok with making your own lines then it is not hard to do.
To make your own stack lines just make a loop on each end of the line so the overall length is 4.5' (or whatever length you decide to use) and that they are all equal. Larks head each loop onto the end cap of each attachment point just like the bridle is attached (wing tip to wing tip, leading edge to leading edge, etc...)
Normally you can stack 2-3 rev's together without any additional components. If you decide to stack more than 3 then you may want to consider upgrading the frame(s) on the front kite to make sure it can withstand the additional stress placed on it from the stacked kites. All kites hang off of the front kite(s). In my 8 stack, the first 4 kites have custom heavy frames (8 wrap). During flight when the winds are up you can still see the first kite bow a bit when it is under tension even with the heavy frame in it. Again, if you are only stacking up to 2-3 additional revs the standard frame will probably be just fine.
Additional "tweaking" on the stack lines may be necessary once you get the stack into the air. I have found that shortening the bottom lines on the last kite by 1/4" helps keep the stack in line better and reduces the "chasing" effect the last kite has on the rest of the stack. For easy testing just larks head some small dowel's into the line and fly to see if it is better or worse. The other "tweaking" can be done once the kites are all setup and staked to the ground. Stand all the kites up and put minimal tension ln the rear kite at each stack line connection - make sure the entire stack in perfectly straight and in line with your handles. With minimal tension at each point you should be able to see if any of your stack lines need to be adjusted. The leading edge tips are hardest to do because of their ability to flex but all the other lines should pull equally tight as you tension them. If any are loose or droop more than the others, adjust them as needed. It is best to have someone else watch the stack as you fly - specifically watching each kite and noting if there are any unusual flight patterns with each kite as they fly across the window. Someone with a good eye should be able to spot any stack lines that are out of adjustment because that kite will not be perfectly in line with the rest of the stack.
With most of the stacks I have set up for others I have had to adjust the brake lines on my handles. Under normal settings the brakes are way to tight with the stack. I am not really sure why this is but you may need to add an additional 2" onto the rear lines. You may not realise this at first but if your stack has an incredible amount of power and spins are hard to correct then your brake lines are too tight. Play with this adjustment until you find a setting that works good for you.
If you plan on stacking a mix of different rev's then you may also need to adjust each stack line set differently for each rev. Custom attachment points may also need to be developed if the revs dont quite match up with each other.
I have also found it best to completely remove each bridle on the stacked rev - this helps keep line tangles to a minimum. The stack lines can get a bit confusing when you have a bunch of revs stacked together - the bridles make it even moreso. Your flying line may also need to be upgraded depending on the type of rev's you are stacking and how many. If you are only stacking 1 or 2 kites then your original line "may" be ok. I would recommend upgrading to at least 150# to be safe. If more rev's are to be stacked then 200# or 300# may be necessary. My 8 stack has 300# X 4 line and has been fine.
Flyign the stack -
This is the most amazing thing, the stack will fly almost exactly like one kite, it will just feel ultra heavy depending on the amount of kites stacked. If the stack is not tuned properly then you may end up with a lot of "chasing" in the stack so dive stops & reverse hovers will be very difficult to do. Turning will also require some man-handling to get the stack to whip around but you should get the feel of it in 5 or so minutes of flying. Reverse launching a larger stack can be difficult and some serious reverse on the handles with added backwards steps will be necessary to get the stack to lift off of the ground. Once it does then flip it over quickly and the stack should "snap" into shape and feel solid again. Another pilot in our group who is very experienced in flying stacks told me to "fly the back kite, not the front one" and it took me a while to figure out what he was talking about. He was exactly right and if you teach yourself to watch the rear kite and fly that one as if it was hooked directly to your handles then the timing on your flying will be spot on and easier to do. The rear kite for some reason turns first and the stack follows...strange but pretty neat once you figure it out.
Last hint - keep your leading edge bungee's tighter on the stack than normal flying. For some reason the leading edge end caps seem to pop off a lot easier when stacked - tighter bungee's will help reduce this.
Sorry for the long post - hope it helps.
Posted 08 September 2006 - 08:39 AM
Thanks for your help. This gives me a good footing to get started off of. Hopefully we'll have some good winds in Chicago this weekend so I can get in some much needed practice flight hours.
I'm going to try to create the stacking lines based on your recommendations.
Posted 16 March 2007 - 05:31 PM
I am a kite and Rev newbie myself. I picked up a 1.5 SLE last year and have really been enjoying it. I am fascinated with the stacks and would like to try one (of course this would require the purchase of another Rev...).
I appreciate the good info from awindofchange, it will help me get started when I get my next Rev.
Right now I am suffering withdrawl! I am in Maryland and it is snowing and sleeting, yesterday I was in Florida 81 degrees with a stiff breeze on the beach. I got an hour of flying in before I had to head to the airport. It'll have to hold me for a month or so before I can get to the beach again.
Posted 17 March 2007 - 06:49 AM
But I think a 3-stack is just right for the 1.5s. The larger stacks pull harder and move slower. The 3 stack doesn't pull too hard and flies more like flying a single kite.
My favorite is flying a 3 stack of Rev IIs.
With all that though, the really experienced stack fliers can make flying a 6 stack look pretty sweet.
I was flying my 6 stack on a windy day and fighting the pull, using all my strength to control it, when Sam Ritter walks up and asks if he can try my stack.
He then flew my stack beautifully with precision and control--with one hand!
Now Sam outweighs me by about 3 to 1, but still, it shows what experience and skill can do. Sam regularly flies stacks of 8 Rev 1s.
Here's a photo of Sam and Lee Sedgwick, another excellent Rev flier, flying in Grand Haven, MI:
Posted 17 March 2007 - 01:08 PM
Needless to say that when I was putting the stack away after a long day, I staked down the lineset to check to see if I was out of my mind when I made them....nope, they were all equal. For some unknown reason (to me) the stacks seem to like a lot less brake line on them. Too much brake line and they pull like a truck and can be quite twitchy. The stack still pulls like a truck in the stronger winds but is sooooo much more controllable.
So, if you are making a stack, add in some extra adjustments on your handles for fine tuning....actually you can use the adjustments on EVERY rev you fly. They all like fine tuning!!!!
Hope this helps.
Posted 17 March 2007 - 01:20 PM
Looking forward to trying a 3 stack of Rev 2's. Got some line on the way.
Posted 18 March 2007 - 07:42 AM
On the 3-stack Rev IIs I do not. With that stack I'm able to do dive stops and spins that are pretty dramatic.
Posted 19 March 2007 - 07:34 PM
I'm supposed to go to the beach in the middle of April but now I am thinking of changing to the end of the month so I can go to the Kite Festival in Ocean City...
Hopefully I'll get some breeze before then.
Posted 20 March 2007 - 04:12 AM
Posted 20 March 2007 - 05:29 AM
If you come to ocean city look for the WOW stuff and find me,... I've got a couple of stacks of forty inch baby Ryvs that are like bumble bees on amphetamines. You can try out a mini stack and see how fast they really are for yourself. We call 'em the final exam for a PhD in quads.
You can tie-off the stack lines to a master line that passes thru all 7 of the attachment points too,
then all the stress is placed upon the front kite's bridle (each kite free floats independently, nice thinking Harold Ames!!!)
In big wind we insert another rod into the interior of the leading edge tubes for additonal strength.
thread a piece of high-test bridle line (100#) thru the back of the leading edges and tie a sliding knot to prevent the end-caps from any movements or disengaging entirely
absolutely learn to fly the back kite, things go terribly wrong otherwise!
After everything is tuned properly I'd recommend you leave the stack tied together, particularly if there are more than a couple of kites in the stack.
Stacks don't like to be hovered, they will occillate all over the place if given a chance. Inverted flight and side slides are possible, but a good reverse is really showing off your stuff.
Almost nothing makes an impact on the spectators compared to a stack of Revs.
Posted 20 March 2007 - 10:48 AM
With maybe the exception of Rev stacks with long tails!
Almost nothing makes an impact on the spectators compared to a stack of Revs.
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Posted 20 March 2007 - 12:56 PM
Posted 20 March 2007 - 02:41 PM
I make my tails from standard Icarex polyester by hot cutting and sewing.
ive tried tails on my 1.5 a while ago when you spin the kite the tails got all knotted up on the kite and linesit was nuts
I have been flying REVs with six tails at 15 meters long each, since 1994. There are a few things you need to be aware of with tails.
Nylon tails are terrible. They will invariably tangle, no matter what you do.
Polyester(Icarex) is the best material for tails. You must cut them hot with a sharp(almost like a knife) soldering tools. Don't use a blunt soldering iron as it leaves nice big blobs for tails to catch on.
Never cold cut the tails with a Xacto or similar razor knife. The sides will fray within minutes and start to catch the other tails.
Don't use the Icarex tails in very high humidity(like in Malaysia) or when it rains. They will simply stick together.
The perfect tail width is 2.5cm(about 1 in)
Once you have good tails, don't push you luck with spins. I couple spins is okay, but then give the tails a chance to unravel before you spin more. Anyway, spins don't look that good with tails. Loops is what you want to impress people. Save your spins for without tails.
If flying trains, only fly long tails on the last kite, long meaning anything longer then the train lines.
Flying backwards with trains in lighter winds may cause the tails to tangle in the train lines, so be careful.
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Posted 20 March 2007 - 07:13 PM
I sent Revflyer (he's a neighbor compared to the rest of you) a message and found out more about kites than I knew was possible...
My wife has agreed to go see the indoor fly at the Air and Space Museum this weekend. Also, the Smithsonian Kite Fly (on my Birthday).
She's back from Florida tonight so I have my kite, tie out, and lines, I wonder what the weather is supposed to be like tomorrow...
Posted 20 March 2007 - 07:38 PM
Posted 22 March 2007 - 03:56 PM
Hopefully I'll get to take it down to the Smithsonian Institution Kite day (my birthday...) and give it a try.
I got approval from my wife to switch our weekend at the beach so I'll be in OC at the end of April also.
It is a slippery slope for sure...
Posted 23 March 2007 - 06:55 AM
you are so hooked on the dark-side already dude!!!!
changing your vacation plans to meet-up with other kiters and attend a competition?
buying new kites to stack with your existing models?
Looking at our calendar to see what's next < http://www.wowkitecl...om/calendar.htm >
soon you'll own a cool sewing machine, have a room full of parts and fabric, plus still continuing to buy retails kites. Heck you might even be the next president of WOW also and we don't even have your membership fee yet!
You'll get a couple of weekends with us and decide whether recovery is even possible, but my guess is "NO!". you'll see the masters flying huge stacks of Rev ones in Ocean City. I don't believe it's possible to break the cycle and recover from the addiction.
Posted 23 March 2007 - 07:08 AM
I was at the beach, bought a kite and flew for an hour or so. When I was done I realized I hadn't thought of work or anything else for that time. That's when I knew it was cheap therapy...
Posted 23 March 2007 - 08:24 AM
Not that I need excuses really. It is not the flying, it is just being there (now who am I trying to fool)
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Credit card rewards are the new social currency. Citibank customers can now use Facebook to pool their rewards points online. The bank on Tuesday launched a Facebook application that lets users team up to use their points, whether it's for charity, a group gift or a personal goal. Citi says it's the first bank to offer such a feature.


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More witnesses will take the stand Thursday in the trial of a Fort Carson soldier accused of killing his 2-month-old daughter.
The El Paso County Coroner's Office says the infant died of blunt force trauma to her head and stomach in December 2011. Father Roderick Elam Jr., who was 20 at the time of the crime, was charged a week after the incident.
Tuesday, lawyers in the case gave their opening statements and the first witnesses took the stand.
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Local artist Susan Lautemann is currently exhibiting her oil paintings at Central Library. Lautemann enjoys the process of painting as well as the finished artwork. She says she tries to create paintings that are "beautiful and thoughtful" for herself and for the viewer. This exhibit will remain at the Central Library until the end of June.
The art exhibits at the Central Library are scheduled for three months. The exhibit space is on the first floor between the Pop Library Department and the Children's Department. If you are an artist and would like to exhibit at the Central Library, contact Rob Norwood at 703-3024.
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It's common to adopt an adult dog with a name that doesn't really thrill you, and many people have soldiered on for the rest of the dog's life, stuck with a name that they just don't feel right about. But if you don't like your dog's name, you can change it.
Names like Baby, Poopsie and Pudding are often not popular with new adopters. On other extreme, many people feel a mismatch when they adopt a dog who has been going by Killer, Spike or Vengeance.
Changing a dog's name is one of the easiest parts of adopting and training a new dog. Here's how you do it. Start by saying the new name and giving him something great like a piece of chicken, a belly rub or a play session if he looks at you. This teaches him to love hearing his new name and responding to it. Most dogs learn a new name within a few weeks if you do this multiple times each day, and some learn it in just a couple of sessions. Progress will be faster if you avoid using the name for no reason and also refrain from associating it with anything bad.
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The air traffic control tower at Ramona Airport is scheduled for closure starting April 7, and the tower at Brown Field is set to be shut down beginning May 5, the Federal Aviation Administration has told county officials.
The closures are part of an FAA plan to shutter air traffic control towers at roughly 200 small airports around the nation. The closings are one result of the $85 billion in "sequestration" budget reductions hitting most federal agencies.
San Diego County spokesman Michael Workman said the official word from the FAA came on Wednesday.
County officials, various lawmakers and others have decried the closures, but the FAA has said it needs to close towers as part of its plan to absorb more than $600 million in budget cuts between now and the end of the federal fiscal year on Sept. 30.
Closure of the towers won't shutter the airports, but pilots must coordinate takeoffs and landings among themselves.
County Supervisor Dianne Jacob and fire officials have been sharply critical of the planned Ramona Airport closure because that airfield also serves as a regional operating site for Cal Fire tankers and other firefighting aircraft.
The Cal Fire base responds to more than 400 calls a year. During major wildfires, up to 18 firefighting aircraft can operate out of Ramona with movements coordinated by a tower controller.
County and fire officials have warned that the odds of a collision during a large-scale fire response will increase with the closure at Ramona Airport's tower.
Nationwide, officials at some of the airports with towers scheduled for shutdown because of sequestration have said they will provide alternate funding so there is no interruption in service.


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Alright, I didn't use a specific Dwarf Fortress map, but I did try my best to replicate the geographic look. So there is no source map. I hope that's okay. Anyway, the map is named Ealos, with a subtitle of Land of Eternal Strife. Which should be pretty obvious. It's composed of 4 continents, surrounded by many islands. The top is more arctic, and the bottom is more arid and dry. There's not much of a backstory to speak of, beyond that the subtitle, The Land of Eternal Strife, comes from the fact that this world is almost always in a state of war somewhere. Battlegrounds new and old dot the land with disturbing frequency, and peace is a foreign concept.
For anyone curious, the map was made entirely in photoshop, and is comprised of roughly 20 layers. It took me more or less 2 hours from start to finish.
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www.electrictit.com is a website featured on the in-game Internet in Grand Theft Auto IV. It is a video sharing site and a parody of YouTube. Unlike the real YouTube, all of the videos on the site are clearly pornographic, and have been "removed due to inappropriate content", and are therefore not available to the player. However, the black background, the brightly coloured logo, and the overall design may also be a reference to the pornographic website Redtube. The player can, however, read comments left by other users, which are obvious parodies of those left by users on the real YouTube.
The website states that they were being sued by MeTV for copyright claims on certain videos. This mimics the lawsuits, in real life, between Viacom and YouTube. Viacom also owns MTV, which MeTV is a parody of.
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This documentary features four contemporary Maine artists who work in different mediums. The artists reflect upon their art and the creative process. The program is the product of the 2011 Documentary Series Production class at the College of the Atlantic, taught by David Camlin and advised by Petra Simmons.
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Over the years, local institutions, businesses and governments have celebrated different numerical milestones. Some have used this as an opportunity to sponsor celebrations, to use it for publicity or to publish books and booklets about their history. Last year, Kalamazoo College celebrated their Sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary and published A Fellowship in Learning: Kalamazoo College 1833-2008 by Marlene Crandell Francis (H 378.774 F8191). Some other "celebratory" books we have in the Local History Collection include Brown and Golden Memories: Western Michigan University's First Century by Larry Massie (H 378.774 M417) and A Century of Caring: The Upjohn Story by Robert D.B. Carlisle (H 338.8 C283) just to mention two.
As far as who is celebrating anniversaries this year, so far we have the Kalamazoo Mall which turns 50, the Kalamazoo Country Club which turns 100, the City of Kalamazoo which turns 125, and Kalamazoo Central High School which turns 150. Happy Anniversary to them and others who will be celebrating in 2009.
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AKRON -- A Firestone High School teacher is on paid administrative leave while the Akron Public Schools investigate racist comments he allegedly put on his Facebook page.
Images of the alleged rant were shared among parents and WKYC viewers. One viewer emailed a screen capture image of the alleged comments to WKYC.
APS Spokesman Mark Williamson confirmed to Channel 3 News that David Spondike was put on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Parents and community members became outraged and reported a posting on Spondike's Facebook page that referred to African- American trick-or-treaters in his neighborhoodby aracist slur, andthe posting also said they comefromthe "ghetto."
Spondike's LinkedIn profile says he has been a teacher for the Akron Schools for 15 years.He teaches music theory, music history and orchestra.
Just after 1 p.m., Akron schools released the following statement:
"Akron Public Schools has put a veteran music teacher on paid, administrative leave as it now conducts an investigation into postings he made on Facebook. Fifty-one-year-old David Spondike posted comments on his personal Facebook page last evening following a night of trick or treating by children visiting his neighborhood. He has been employed by APS since August of 1998.
"His comments were unprofessional and unbecoming a teacher," said Superintendent David W. James. "Regardless of whether he was on his own time and own account doing this, he is a teacher; and his actions influence children. This is serious."
Spondike's racially insensitive comments appeared to reflect his anger over the actions taken by young people trick or treating and, according to his Facebook writings, urinating on or near his property and in front of his children.
His comments have been removed and his account deleted. Spondike did offer this, after removing the comments and prior to deleting his account, saying he was sorry "to those who are sincerely offended." He added that his comments on Facebook were directed at the teen who exposed himself in front of young children.
Channel 3 also obtained his personnel file, which details several reprimands. In March of 2007, he was accused of choking a student at Goodyear Middle School. Police and children services cleared him, saying it was unsubstantiated.
In February of 2001, a fellow teacher complained Spondike reprimanded him for "not doing anything to a student with very baggy pants." Spondike apologized to the teacher.Also that month, Spondike spit on the floor because a student fell asleep in his class. He was reprimanded.
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But repeatedly he receives glowing evaluations for his teaching and work with students.
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AMES, Iowa –Warm-season vegetables like tomatoes, peppers and eggplant are planted in the garden as small plants (transplants). This practice is becoming more common for cucumbers, squash, cantaloupes and watermelons, because transplants shorten the time by several weeks between planting and harvest. Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach provide answers to questions that will increase gardeners' success with transplants. Contact Iowa State Hortline at firstname.lastname@example.com or 515-294-3108 to have additional questions answered.
What are some good sources of flower and vegetable seeds?
Flower and vegetable seeds can be purchased at local garden centers. They're also available from mail-order companies. Mail-order sources include Park Seed, One Parkton Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29647 (www.parkseed.com); Stokes Seeds, P.O. Box 548, Buffalo, NY 14240 (www.stokeseeds.com); Harris Seeds, P.O. Box 24966, Rochester, NY 14624 (www.harrisseeds.com); Johnny's Selected Seeds, 955 Benton Avenue, Winslow, ME 04901 (www.johnnyseeds.com); Seed Savers Exchange, 3094 North Winn Road, Decorah, IA 52101 (www.seedsavers.org); and many others.
What type of germination medium should I use to start seedlings indoors?
The germination medium should be lightweight, porous and free of pathogens. Excellent seed-starting media are commercially prepared soilless mixes, such as Jiffy Mix. Use a high quality, well-drained potting mix when transplanting seedlings into individual pots or cell packs.
Which types of containers can be used to start seedlings indoors?
Various containers can be used to germinate and grow transplants. Gardeners can purchase flats, trays, pots, compressed peat pellets and other products. Previously used flats, trays and pots should be cleaned and disinfected before use. Wash previously used containers in soapy water, then disinfect them in a solution of one part chlorine bleach and nine parts water. Cut-off milk cartons, plastic jugs, paper cups, plastic food boxes and other containers also can be used to start seeds. Punch holes in the bottom of milk cartons, jugs, paper cups and similar containers to allow for drainage.
Can seedlings be grown in a sunny window or is artificial lighting necessary?
While plants can be grown in sunny windows, they often become tall and spindly because of insufficient light. For best results, grow seedlings under fluorescent lights. A standard fluorescent shop fixture containing one 40-watt cool white and one 40-watt warm white tube works fine. The fluorescent lights should be no more than 4 to 6 inches above the seedlings. A timer can be used to turn the lights on and off.
When should I sow my flower and vegetable seeds indoors?
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