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My sister has major bi-polar. My mom passed away in 2001 and since then my sister has just gone downhill. We kept thinking that when she got to the bottom she will take thing serious but she has gotten their and she just keeps finding a lower bottom. She has neither one of her kids, has lost her house, doesn't know where she is going from one day to the next. We have tried doing everything to help her but if there are two choices she is going to always choose the bad one. I have gone thru different stages..being hurt because she doesn't want to be part of my life to feeling very sorry for her. We have to do something for her because she is going not going to get better on her own. I want to get her committed, I think that if we could get her on her medicine and to stay on it everything will change. I really want my sister back and I want her to have a real life. I hurts so bad to see someone be like this and can't do anything to help them. Thanks.
Can you commit someone into a mental facility?
Its very difficult to get someone committed, even if she is hurting herself. If your afraid she will hurt others then you may have a case. The best thing to do is try to get them to go to the hospital. As hard as it is even with a mental disease she is still in charge of her life. With bipolar thereusually comes a point where the person becomes manic and cannot function, that is when it is your move. Take her to the hospital, tell them your afraid she will hurt herself, make sure they know she is bipolar. Even then they can only keep her for so many hours. But maybe long enough for her to see she needs help. Good for you for caring.
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Check your state law.
If she is 18+ she has to agree to the treatment.
If she is posing a danger you can call 911 and request ambulance transport to an ER where you have a better chance of admitting her.
Good Luck, this is not an easy position to be in.
Call your local hospital and ask them what the laws are in your state,
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Nope, you most likely can't. This is why so many homeless people are on the street, MANY of them have mental problems. They will be put in when they do something majorly serious, like breaking the law, then they just turn them loose back onto the streets w/ nowhere to go. If you can't take your sister in and get her help, and she refuses to help herself, there really isn't much you can do. Yes, it sucks and yes, it's wrong, there should be a place that mentally ill people can live that is safe and has real professionals who take care of them. Unfortunately that doesn't happen here....
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Im sorry to hear about your sister. I have a brother who suffers from similiar mental/emotional disorders. He's in his 30's now, JUST got out of prison a about 10months ago and is already back in and looking at a very long sentence for robbery. He has 3 kids, none of which he see's anymore. He's had non stop help from family (which i dont think he should have recieved) and he always chooses to go back to drugs or make bad decisions. This lifestyle he's led has gone on since i was about 13 (im almost 28 now) so at this point im feeling like its hopeless for him.
The one thing ive learned in dealing with my brother is if they dont want to help themselves, nothing you say or do for them will change ANYTHING. Its a wasted effort and you'll walk away from it feeling worse than before. If your sister is over 18 you cant commit her or force her to do anything. Its sad to say, but your best bet may be praying that she gets arrested for something small and then that allows you to have some say in what happens to her through the legal system (she could be placed in programs rather than jail and be told to attend counseling).
I wish you the best. Its tough when you have a family member that is so determined to destroy their own life.
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Very hard to do. Most of the time, you have to go to the Magistrates office and have her deemed "incompetent." Even then, the hospital will evaluate her and after 24 to 48 hours, she will be released with some meds... Long term, I am not certain what can be done unless she is an imminent danger to herself or others and once they determine that she is no longer a danger, she will be released with meds... so again, not sure about long term solutions...
I would say that you need to make some phone calls to people in your state to find out what your options are.
I know it sucks, but several years ago, it was MUCH easier to have someone committed and the system was abused (parents would commit their adult daughters for marrying someone they did not approve of, women were MUCH more likely to be committed than men, etc.) and because of this, when they reformed the system, they went in the opposite direction and now it is damn near impossible to commit someone even if they need to be.
Thanks ladies. It is just so hard to watch and can't do anything to help.
IDK about in your state, but when a person is in a manic state, no matter the cause and you call 911 and the police respond if the person is deemed a danger to themselves or others the officer can choose to arrest and baker act the person . Thus by law comminting them to a mental facility for 3 days. After that however the person can choose to sign themselves out and walk away. Could I do it, if I had to yes. My mother had my brother baker acted 2 or 3 times during his teenage years because he was threatening suicide and was physicaly violent towards everybody.
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It depends on your state. I would go to your county's Department of Health/ Human Services/ Social Services (whatever you have in your area) and inquire as to whether there is anything you can legally do.
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I'm not sure what you would have to do, but I did sit on a jury and we commited a man to a certain number of days in a mental facility. (can't remember how many days)
His family wanted him commited and he was refusing to go willingly.
Hello, our family is in the same situation now with my oldest sister.(We are in NY State) She's 43 and due to her condition she lost her children, cannot hold a job (becomes confrontational/paranoid with employers), and lost her home. My parents have tried everything but she refuses to get help. Essentially, she's never been diagnosed medically with a bi-polar disorder but we have a family member in social services who recognized the condition from the people she assists in her job (over 20 yrs). We are afraid she may hurt herself or someone else because she becomes very angry and confrontational when confronted with anything other than the fantasy she created. I fear for my parents satety and for others. Somehow she convinced them that she had a job in florida they sent her with money and said this was the last time (she almost attacked my dad). I believe she's about to be homeless. It's a shame that there are no resources for people tryng to help mentally ill family members. I too believe if she were to get help, go on medication she may be able to at least support herself and live a safe life. There has got to be a better way to take care of people who are incapable of taking care of themselve. Waiting until they are out on the street and hurting someone or themselves is too late.

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I can honestly say that I'm surprised how well we've grown together, how much more we love another now. He proposed a month after we'd started dating, and back then, everyone thought we were nuts.
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This was our anniversary present to each other ( my hubby and me) was to commission the amazing Lee for a group of our current DnD party:
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We've been playing together... over three years?
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A statement from Cuba's Foreign Ministry late Tuesday acknowledged that the military equipment belonged to the Caribbean nation, but said it had been shipped out to be repaired and returned to the island.
It said the 240 metric tons of weaponry consisted of two Volga and Pechora anti-aircraft missile systems, nine missiles "in parts and spares," two Mig-21 Bis and 15 engines for those airplanes.
"The agreements subscribed by Cuba in this field are supported by the need to maintain our defensive capacity in order to preserve national sovereignty," the statement read.
It concluded by saying that Havana remains "unwavering" in its commitment to international law, peace and nuclear disarmament.
Earlier, Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli said the ship identified as the 14,000-ton Chong Chon Gang was carrying missiles and other arms "hidden in containers underneath the cargo of sugar.
Martinelli tweeted a photo showing a green tube that appears to be a horizontal antenna for the SNR-75 "Fan Song" radar, which used to guide missiles fired by the SA-2 air-defense system found in former Warsaw Pact and Soviet-allied nations, said Neil Ashdown, an analyst for IHS Jane's Intelligence.
"It is possible that this could be being sent to North Korea to update its high-altitude air-defense capabilities," Ashdown said. Jane's also said the equipment could be headed to North Korea to be upgraded.
Panamanian authorities said one container buried under sugar sacks contained radar equipment that appears to be designed for use with air-to-air or surface-to-air missiles, said Belsio Gonzalez, director of Panama's National Aeronautics and Ocean Administration. An Associated Press journalist who gained access to the rusting ship saw green shipping containers that had been covered by hundreds, perhaps thousands, of white sacks marked "Cuban Raw Sugar."
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The most recent resolution, approved in March after Pyongyang's latest nuclear test, authorizes all countries to inspect cargo in or transiting through their territory that originated in North Korea, or is destined to North Korea if a state has credible information the cargo could violate Security Council resolutions.
"Panama obviously has an important responsibility to ensure that the Panama Canal is utilized for safe and legal commerce," said Acting U.S. Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo, who is the current Security Council president. "Shipments of arms or related material to or from Korea would violate Security Council resolutions, three of them as a matter of fact."
Panamanian authorities believe the ship was returning from Havana on its way to North Korea, Panamanian Public Security Minister Jose Raul Mulino told The Associated Press. Based on unspecified intelligence, authorities suspected it could be carrying contraband and tried to communicate with the crew, who didn't respond. Martinelli said Panama originally suspected drugs could be aboard.
The 35 North Koreans on the boat were arrested after resisting police efforts to intercept the ship in Panamanian waters on Thursday as it moved toward the canal and take it to the Caribbean port of Manzanillo, Martinelli told private RPC radio station.
Panamanian officials were finally able to board the ship to begin searching it Monday, pulling out hundreds of sacks of sugar.
Luis Eduardo Camacho, a spokesman for Martinelli, said authorities had only searched one of the ship's five container sections, and the inspection of all the cargo will take at least a week. Panama has requested help from United Nations inspectors, along with Colombia and the UK, said Javier Carballo, the country's top narcotics prosecutor.
"Panama being a neutral country, a country in peace, that doesn't like war, we feel very worried about this military material," Martinelli said.
North Korea's government made no public comment on the case.
In early July, a top North Korean general, Kim Kyok Sik, visited Cuba and met with his island counterparts. Cuban Communist Party newspaper Granma said he was also received by President Raul Castro, and the two had an "exchange about the historical ties that unite the two nations and the common will to continue strengthening them."
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"After this incident there should be renewed focus on North Korean-Cuban links," said Hugh Griffiths, an arms trafficking expert at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Griffiths said his institute told the U.N. this year that it had uncovered evidence of a flight from Cuba to North Korea that travelled via central Africa.
"Given the history of North Korea, Cuban military cooperation and now this latest seizure, we find this flight more interesting," he said. "
The Chong Chon Gang has a history of being detained on suspicion of trafficking drugs and ammunition, Griffiths said. Lloyd's List Intelligence said the 34-year-old ship, which is registered to the Pyongyang-based Chongchongang Shipping Company, "has a long history of detentions for safety deficiencies and other undeclared reasons."
Satellite tracking records show it left the Pacific Coast of Russia on April 12 with a stated destination of Havana, then crossed the Pacific and the Panama Canal on its way to the Caribbean. It disappeared from satellite tracking until it showed up again on the Caribbean side of the canal, on July 10, Lloyd's said.
The disappearance from satellite tracking indicates that the crew may have switched off a device that automatically transmits the ship's location after it moved into the Caribbean, Lloyd's said.
Mulino, the Panamanian public security minister, said the ship crossed the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Caribbean last month carrying a cargo of sheet metal that was inspected by Panamanian authorities.
Griffiths said the Chong Chon Gang was stopped in 2010 in the Ukraine and was attacked by pirates 400 miles off the coast of Somalia in 2009.
Griffiths' institute has also been interested in the ship because of a 2009 stop it made in Tartus—a Syrian port city hosting a Russian naval base.
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Our first update is Atlantis here are some renders of what has been made so far this is about 90% done on the model its self and we will be working on the textures very soon i hope you like this model because i think Paul has done a great job on this.
Right well here is a update on our Puddle Jumper its almost ready to go ingame this is the final model of the Puddle Jumper including the new interior i have made i have some more details to make on the dash and this will be ingame with working engine pods and weapon pods
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So, you've decided not to work as much on the BF2 version ?
We are working on both version at the same time as bith engines are basicly the same time so when we export for one it works in the other aswell.
Only things that is different is the BF2142 looks a bit better due to the update Shadders and it can handle better effects other then that there the same and both versions are basicly running the same now will have some more updates for you very soon.
Well our new site is coming along nicely now and new content is going up so come along abd sign up and have a look as we are working on a BF2142 version now aswell so you wull start to see content for both
Who helps make bf2 tutorial animations and modeling of weapons.
if your asking who does it within our Mod then Paul aka Jack O'Neill does our weapons along with Teal'c who is on extended leave at the mo Animation wise we dont have anyone as yet but we are looking
We are looking to take on more people so if anyone wonts to help us please let me know
Pretty cool stuff you have there! Hope it gets done aswell! Keep it comming! SG 4 ever
Hmmm...Interesting concept addition to BF2! Maybe some day you could create an Warhammer 40,000 shooter mod for BF2!!! Tracking.
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Whether you're dealing with a chronic illness, emotional problem, life transition, or want to enhance your health and well-being, your community may have a group where you can come together with people in the same situation. But maybe you're feeling a little unsure or skeptical about participating in a support group. What can you expect? How can a support group help you?
What Is a Support Group?
In earlier times, barn raisings, square dances, quilting bees, and other community gatherings were places where people came together to celebrate, nurture, encourage, and console one another. Today, most of us need that same nurturing, encouragement, intimacy and consolation, particularly during difficult times. But face-to-face interactions within the community are becoming more and more scarce. If we're lucky, we get support from family and friends, but sometimes they can't quite understand what it's like to be in our situation. A support or self-help group comprising people in the same situation may help fill the void.
Support and self-help groups involve regular meetings where people experiencing similar problems or life transitions come together to offer each other support and encouragement. In the last 25 years, there has been a huge increase in the number of support and self-help groups. Today there are over 400 distinct types of support and self-help groups in the United States and Canada.
What Kinds of Groups Are Available?
Support and self-help groups tend to address one of the following issues:
- Chronic illnesses/conditions—such as cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcoholism, and depression
- Situational crises—such as divorce, unemployment, single parenting, widowhood, caregiving, and surviving a loved one's suicide
- Personal growth and wellness—such as weight loss, smoking cessation, exercise, men's and women's groups
- Family support—which includes groups that help family members cope with a loved one's illness or condition
What Do You Get From a Support Group?
Although support and self-help groups can vary greatly, all groups share one thing in common—they are places where people can share personal stories, express emotions, and be heard in an atmosphere of acceptance, understanding, and encouragement. Participants share information and resources. By helping others, people in a support group strengthen and empower themselves. In addition to providing support, some groups may also focus on community education or advocacy.
Are There Health Benefits?
For the last decade, conventional wisdom has held that participation in a support group is good for your health. This belief has been largely based on a 1989 Stanford University study, which suggested that support group participation increased the survival rates of women with breast cancer. However, a Canadian study found that support group participation did not increase the survival rates of breast cancer patients. What are we to believe?
Are There Quality of Life Benefits?
Despite the inconclusive evidence, participating in a support group has many benefits that may ultimately have a positive impact on health. According to Donald Rosenstein, MD, chief of psychiatry consultation service at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, there is a lot of evidence that support groups help reduce anxiety, depression, and feelings of isolation.
"There is also some data to suggest that some individuals' lives may be prolonged," he says.
The emotional support derived from support group participation can help reduce stress, which can have a positive impact on health. Further, people may greatly benefit from the information sharing that takes place in a support group. They may learn how to manage symptoms, develop better coping skills, and communicate more effectively with their doctors. By attending support groups, partners, friends, and family members may also learn how to be more understanding and supportive of their chronically ill loved ones. In time, all these benefits may help reduce stress and enhance recovery.
Does Everyone Benefit?
Participating in a support group does not guarantee feeling better and living longer.
"Support groups vary enormously," says Julia Rowland, PhD, director of the National Cancer Institute's Office of Cancer Survivorship. "They can be helpful for people who feel comfortable in a group, but they aren't the answer for everybody."
How Do You Find a Group?
Most communities, large and small, have support and self-help groups of various kinds. You can often find out about groups in the community pages of your phone book or local newspapers. National self-help organizations such as Alcoholic's Anonymous typically have local chapters and are listed in the phone book and on the Internet. You can also ask your healthcare provider or therapist for information about support groups. The National Library of Medicine has an index called DIRLINE that can be useful.
Perhaps you have an issue for which no relevant group exists in your community. In that case, you may want to consider starting a support group. Let your doctor know that you plan on starting a support group and leave your phone number for others to call. Find a comfortable and accessible place and a convenient time to meet. Get the word out by using the community pages of your newspaper and posting and distributing flyers to area doctors, hospitals, and libraries.
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Didn't know what Lindt balls were so I googled it. Expensive little bugers. The recipe sounds decedent enough to try. I've said many times I've only been cooking for a little over a year but I only baked once and that was about a month ago when I tried making peanut butter cookies. They turned out okay enough that I think I'll try this one. Seems Lindor has many kinds of Lindt balls. What kind works best or does it matter?
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White Chocolate Raspberry Bundt Cake #BundtaMonth
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I love the shot where the berries are being layered into the pan! White chocolate and raspberry is such a delicious combination! Your cake looks fantastic, Paula! Thanks for baking along this month. :)ReplyDelete
This sounds incredible! Nothing is better than white chocolate and raspberries. Not even peanut butter and chocolate!ReplyDelete
I'll keep this cake in mind for when I have too many fresh raspberries. Using fresh ones in cakes kind of kills me because they're so good (and expensive) plain. And the frozen ones always look a bit unpleasant. I can't wait for a raspberry sale! :)Replies
I completely agree about the fresh raspberries!Delete
I love the idea of Bundt month! great flavour with the white chocolate and raspberries.ReplyDelete
Raspberries and white chocolate is one of my favorite combinations. This cake looks incredible.ReplyDelete
Lovely cake! I love the raspberries inside, so nice!ReplyDelete
I think it is pretty with the raspberries on the bottom. It's a great way to save those lovely raspberry filled bites for the last.ReplyDelete
So true about holding on to recipes that don't have 'much prayer' as a main ingredient. ;) The texture of this bundt looks perfect.ReplyDelete
Just beautiful, Paula! I love the flavor combination. And, isn't that a great book?ReplyDeleteReplies
It´s the best, I was about to say so again in this post. But it´s highly worth recommended.Delete
I love bundts and this flavor combination is a real winner - absolutely delicious!ReplyDelete
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What an irresistible Bundt! The heady combination of raspberries and white chocolate is perfect for the month of February!ReplyDelete
I love a recipe that doesn't require a silent prayer when I pop it in the oven. This looks amazing. I love the flavor combinations.ReplyDelete
So pretty and what a good combination. I think white chocolate sometimes gets overlooked but I really enjoy it. A friend just dropped off some blackberries, I think that might be nice in this cake too.ReplyDeleteReplies
Absolutely, they go great together since blackberries are a bit tart and white chocolate is very sweet!Delete
Paula, you can never ever go wrong with white chocolate and fresh delicious raspberries! Plus I love the addition of thick farm fresh buttermilk to my cake batter, alsways makes a nice moist cake that keeps well for a few days (which you also pointed out). This recipe sound like a true winner! Absolutely wonderful!ReplyDelete
Have a great Friday and send over a slice of that Bundt, please!
Here in New York, we are in a deep winter freeze so roaring ovens are a blessing. :) Either way, I love that you used white chocolate!! Delicious!ReplyDelete
That batter looks so thick, rich and dense, Paula - absolutely fabulous! I love cakes that feature buttermilk for the texture and the flavour so I'm sure this one tasted fantastic, especially with the white chocolate and raspberries. I'm with you - I'm not a huge fan of Valentines Day and I'm not going to force myself to be excited simply because everyone else in the blogosphere is. What I AM excited about is all the chocolate I'm going to be baking with and eating this month ;) Wahoo!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Paula! I've been looking for a do-able white chocolate cake recipe. And your Bundt cake looks divine.ReplyDelete
P.s. You are right there is nothing like the lovely combo of raspberries and white chocolate.
Oh, yeah...white chocolate and raspberries is one of my favorite combos! I'm going to have to try your Bundt cake recipe...it's been a long time since I've made one!ReplyDelete
PS...I doubt I'd ever find Brussels sprouts around here in the summer...you're a trooper for even looking for them!
What a lovely cake, Paula! BeautifulReplyDelete
I've been wanting to make a bundt for awhile now. This looks fantastic!ReplyDelete
White chocolate and raspberries are such a great combination! I can imagine it tastes great in bundt cake.ReplyDelete
White chocolate was meant for raspberries. It may not have turned out the way you envisioned, but your flavor combination sounds fantastic! Love it!ReplyDelete
I love that you used white chocolate and raspberries! Such a great combination. And who cares where the berries ended up? This cake is beautiful wherever they are!ReplyDelete
Your cakes always have an elegance about them and I love your flavor combinations! I have never baked with fresh fruit IN my cake but now I am definitely going to try! Your bundt looks brilliant and I think the raspberries on bottom are great. . it's like saving the best for last (if you eat the slice from the top down)! As always, love this!
You are a brave one baking in the heat, Paula! I'd be making a jello mold in my bundt pan! I love the white chocolate shavings idea, and the fresh raspberries. I def need to try adding some fresh fruit to my next bundt.ReplyDelete
Another beautiful Bundt, Paula! I love the white chocolate and raspberry combination. And the photos are stunning! I especially love the last photo with the linen you used... ~ DavidReplyDelete
The cake looks lovely! I love the brightness of the raspberries. I'll have to remember that trick about grating the white chocolate as opposed to melting it.ReplyDelete
I love raspberry and white chocolate together and this cake is simply beautiful! I like that you grated the white chocolate instead of melting it first. This cake must have been so tasty!ReplyDelete
Lovely, really lovely!! Your recipes and post always inspire me and this one is no different!!ReplyDelete
I have this cookbook also, and have had this cake bookmarked. Glad to hear it is good and kudos for not doing dark chocolate! Your cake really stands out!ReplyDelete
Great combination , sweet white chocolate with the tart raspberry , the bunt cake looks delish !!!ReplyDelete
i don't like white chocolate to eat, so i've always avoided cooking with it. you have tempted me.ReplyDelete
i too believe that with a bundt cake, once you have a good 'base' recipe with the quantities you require, you can adapt it whichever way you choose. i realilsed that when i made my first suuccessful 'big bundt' (http://diginhobart.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/lemon-butter-bundt-cake.html)
thank you again paula for a lovely cake!
Hi PaulaReplyDelete
I was wondering if I could use frozen raspberries in this recipe.Replies
I think they would work nicely JackieDelete


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Morgan Stanley Retail & Restaurant Conference
April 04, 2013 7:30 am ET
Stephen E. Hare - Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
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And just a couple of thoughts about the logistics over the next 36 hours and how this will work. So all the presentations are in this room here. We're going to do chat-show or talk-show formats for all of them. Some are webcast. Some are not. At the end of this session at noon, there's a lunch here with Urban Outfitters. So please stay around for that. There are one-on-ones going on concurrently. So I understand people will be coming in and out. Leave yourself a few minutes. It is across the lobby. I don't know exactly where, but the people out in the hallway will direct you. But leave about 5 minutes to get to those. After that, we're going to get on a bus. We're going to go, I think, just a short distance to a couple of malls, really interesting stuff we're seeing. So please stay with us then. And then we're coming back here after a brief break to kind of -- for people to come back, get organized, come back to this room for a dinner and 2 panel discussions, very interesting, one from Bucks & Associates, one at real estate panel that we've done for years, which I've always found fascinating. And then tomorrow, we'll repeat the process at least in the morning.
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Okay. So with that out of the way, I'll change hats as an analyst and step over here. It's my pleasure to introduce our first company in the conference and the first restaurant company, The Wendy's Company. Steve Hare is the company's Chief Financial Officer. And, Steve, I wanted to start by asking you, Wendy's is going through a fairly significant transformation, the most significant transformation, I think, I've seen in this brand, it in turn -- it touches the restaurants. It touches the menu. It touches a number of aspects of the strategic plan. So can you -- just for those who maybe haven't followed as closely as I have over the years, what are the big pieces of that structure that you are undertaking now? What are the key milestones you're looking for this year?
Stephen E. Hare
Sure, John, and thanks for having us here. It's good to be with you this morning. I think when you look at the brand transformation that Wendy's is going through today, I think you go back to our CEO. Emil Brolick rejoined Wendy's about 1.5 years ago. I think the advantage that Emil had in coming back to the company is that he was an important part of Wendy's really at the time it was most successful, was a close confidante and partner with Dave Thomas, our founder, and comes in with credibility with the franchisees to really lead the company. Not necessarily back to the good old days, but ahead. And I say -- and ahead, I say a comprehensive, as you mentioned, brand transformation that I think the most visible piece is what we call Image Activation. And that really started with a realization, as we looked at the brand positioning that Emil believes is a natural fit for Wendy's, is A Cut Above. And what do you mean by A Cut Above? We mean a higher quality product offering, consistent innovation in the category and being able to compete not only with the traditional QSRs that are out there, but also with what we call sort of the new QSRs, the Paneras and the Five Guys that present another pull on some of our premium customers. As we looked at it, one of the clear obstacles we had was the age of our facilities. We're a 40-year-old brand. The average age of our facilities then is somewhere in that 20-year category. And so as a result, we felt that we were not presenting a contemporary environment to our customers that was consistent with A Cut Above. So we embarked on a program, and we can talk some more about the details of that. But to really look at, starting in 2011, what kind of designs could we incorporate and reimage a number of our restaurants and really present a consistent customer experience that's very different than a typical QSR experience and one that we think is consistent with the higher quality of our food -- but when we think about transformation, it goes beyond that. I think you've seen some of our new advertising. And frankly, Wendy's is a company that has suffered from an advertising message standpoint really since the glory days when Dave Thomas was such an effective spokesperson for the company. And I think you're seeing us now with really a two-pronged attack on an advertising campaign, using Wendy Thomas, Dave's daughter, to really reinforce the traditional values that Wendy's brings, but also a new character called Red that brings a more come contemporary feel to the brand. And that's been an effective sort of one-two punch in terms of our advertising. Beyond that, if you go into our restaurants today, you'll see new packaging that incorporates the new design, a brand-new logo. We had not touched our logo for a long, long time and, I think, again, all designed to bring a more contemporary feel to the building and all the way down to new uniforms for our restaurant crews. And it's an energizing event when we bring in the new uniforms. And people feel good about working both in a better environment and in a successful restaurant.
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FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (Nov. 15, 2012) -- As a teen during the Vietnam War, Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Rothstein never attended a Veterans Day assembly at school -- they simply didn't exist during the Vietnam War.
"We didn't have that when I was a teenager. We put it off to the side," he recalled. "I was sheltered during that time, as most teenagers were. We didn't know a war was going on. Veterans, to me, didn't mean that much."
In a speech at Century High School's Veterans Day Assembly in Sykesville, Rothstein explained that it is important to gather to remember and honor veterans.
"It is my duty and my honor to be here to share these comments with you," he said. "I absolutely believe that when veterans take off that uniform, they don't hang it in the closet. It's an opportunity for them to come out here and share with you their soldiering, whether they're Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, Sailors or Coast Guardsman."
The 90-minute assembly also featured the school's chorus and wind ensemble, the Coast Guard Academy Glee Club, and Janice Chance, a gold star mother. Dozens of veterans from various wars also attended the event.
Prior to the assembly, Rothstein said he looked forward to talking to the students and thought it was important to expose young people to veterans.
"An opportunity like today, showing the kids who veterans are and that they need to be embraced, is huge," he said.
During his remarks, Rothstein explained what Veterans Day means to him -- a celebration, not a memorial. It is a time to celebrate the selfless service and sacrifice of veterans, he said.
"The one- to two percent of the country who wear the uniform, we give up our rights freely to ensure you have your inalienable rights, to ensure you have freedom of speech and freedom of assembly," he said.
The importance of community, family and friends also was addressed by Rothstein. Community, he said, empowers service members with the strength to make the sacrifices needed and put themselves in harm's way.
"The one- to two percent that wear our uniform is said to be the strength of our country," he said. "I am absolutely convinced that the strength of that one- to two percent are our families, friends and community.
"What Veterans Day means to me is the strength and that bond. It's the bond and strength that we have as a community, as a family, that gives us more strength than you could ever imagine."
Following the assembly, a Living History Museum was set up in the auxiliary gym that displayed exhibits from the Buffalo Soldiers and recruiting brigades and photos that veterans had of their time in the military.
Several students said they enjoyed the opportunity to interact with the veterans.
"It's really nice to be able to talk to them," said Austin Miller, a sophomore. "We appreciate it."


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Police arrest man wanted for July home invasion
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A Lexington man was arrested Thursday in connection to a home invasion this past month on Dearr Drive, according to an arrest warrant.
Curtis Lee Wall, 32, of 1001 Cotton Grove Road, has been charged with felony robbery with a dangerous weapon, felony first-degree burglary and felony larceny after breaking and entering. He was placed in the Davidson County Detention Center under a $100,000 secured bond.
The victim reported the Dearr Drive incident at 5:25 a.m. July 8. A woman told police four unknown suspects broke into the residence through the front door, according to an LPD incident report.
The four men pointed handguns and a shotgun at the victims and demanded they go into the living room. Police said the suspects then stole four flat-screen televisions, an iPad, $2,150 in cash, an Xbox 360, 10 Xbox games, a PlayStation 3 and iPhone 4. The property and cash taken totaled $4,700.
An arrest warrant listed a total of six victims in the robbery. The court document stated the suspect pointed a pistol at the victims and hit them with the firearm. An LPD officer also stated in the warrant that Wall threatened to shoot the victims.
No injuries were reported in the incident. No other outstanding warrants had been issued as of late Friday afternoon as the case remains under investigation, said Capt. Robby Rummage of the LPD.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Lexington Area Crimestoppers at 243-2400 or the LPD at 243-3302.
Wall, meanwhile,is scheduled to appear Tuesday in court.
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Stained is a side-scrolling, platforming and combat action game set in an ancient, mysterious castle featuring detailed 3D environments with a continually changing game world. Events in Stained are triggered by breaking objects placed in and around the castle, and outcomes are determined by the combination of glass pieces that litter the ground, leading to a variety of experiences. Novel ways to break objects have to be thought of at times, which will keep the player guessing what the next puzzle will be. In any fight in the game victory is usually temporary, as defeated foes may form again, or reassemble to form entirely new ones. The gameplay is fully interactive and physics based – each character's uncanny abilities have to be kept in mind to think of innovative ways to proceed through the game!
The Debut 3 Bundle is the latest collection of games seeking a place on Steam from Indie Royale. Five games -- Stained, Tropical Heat - Jetski Racing, LogiGun, Tales of Maj'Eyal and Crayon Chronicles -- from developers we hope will be the indie stars of tomorrow. There's also a great bonus album from Stephen Pearlman - The Raven - for those who beat the $8 price.
RealAxis Software's Stained is a side scrolling action-platformer with a healthy dose of puzzles. Set in a mysterious castle featuring detailed 3D environments with a continually changing game world, the the player is kept guessing what the next puzzle will be.
Stained is available for Windows via Desura and DRM-Free.
Tropical Heat - Jetski Racing
Developed by Somatic Vision, Tropical Heat is a Jet Ski racing competition set in the tropics. Race in both Single and Multiplayer or just relax and enjoy riding on the beautiful ocean around lush tropical islands in Free Ride. Customize your character and jet ski.
Tropical Heat - Jetski Racing is available for Windows via Desura and via a CD-Key. It's also available for Mac.
A physics-based puzzle platformer from developer Sodium Eyes about a girl named June as she climbs a tower filled with perplexing puzzles. Push your abilities of reasoning and logic to the limit in LogiGun as you mix-and-match a variety of unique tools to overcome a series of increasingly intricate challenges.
LogiGun is available for Windows, both DRM-Free and via Desura.
Tales of Maj'Eyal
Darkgod's Tales of Maj'Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
Tales of Maj'Eyal is available for Windows via Desura and for Mac & Linux via a CD-Key.
Crayon Chronicles
Crayon Chronicles offers a relatively short but action-packed RPG experience that randomly generates the level layouts each time you play. You are encouraged to play through the game more than once thanks to the random nature of the environment layouts, but also because the developer - Outer Grid Games - keeps track of the interesting facts about each play-through so you can compare your adventures to others'.
Crayon Chronicles is is available for Windows via Desura and via a CD-Key.
The Bundle Album $8 Bonus
The bundle bonus album is from Stephen Pearlman (Haberdashery) who has been crafting synth-pop since 2004. Strongly influenced by Erasure and Björk, his productions are lush and incorporate multi-layered cinematic sounds with pop sensibilities. Bundle bonus album The Raven represents is an electropop adaptation of "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. Beat the $8 price to get this bonus album.
View interviews with some of the developers whose games we've have been featured in different Indie Royale bundles on our YouTube channel check in for the latest videos.
You can find more information on The Spiral Groove Bundle, including real-time statistics and its current price, on its official website or via its Facebook, Twitter and Google+ pages. As ever, the bundle is cheaper the sooner that you purchase its (unless, of course, some kind purchaser opts to lower the price for others) although there is tremendous value here whatever price you pay.
Stained is updated with most awaited features of configuring a custom controls.
Stained celebrates the thanksgiving with holiday sale.
Kim Berkley of IGM reviews stained. He says "Just remember, kids – if you play with broken glass, you're bound to get cut. Stained plays like a standard...
Stained demo just got bigger & easier to play. There are more combat levels added to demo, so choose your combat level and enjoy the shattering.
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The demo uploaded here on desura is little old. so I will recommend to download the Demo from our website here :
Meanwhile we are updating the demo here as well.
Hi All,
Finally the game is live here. This is Release 1.0 of stained and in next few months we are going to add more content to the game and level editor (built inside blender) .
I would appreciate your views on the game.
Looks very Crash Banidcoot-ish with a solid narrative. 1+ tracker right here. (Good luck on the project!!1)
All our levels are going through one more layer of polishing. Updated few latest screens ...
Looking great! Very atmospheric.
The stained glass creatures are a pretty cool idea.
Hey Jabberwocky,
Thanks. Building those glass creature was a bit of challenge. Modelling them in blender animating and making it work in Ogre3d. But now it really look interesting.


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Using Montessori principles at home is often easier than you'd expect. Much of Montessori education consists of observing the child and presenting activities based on that observation. Observation of my 17-month-old granddaughter during Easter weekend led me to recycle plastic eggs to create an open and close basket. Disclosure: This post
I love to create educational activities with plastic Easter eggs because of the interest they add to springtime learning. Today, I'm sharing some fun Montessori-inspired Easter activities I prepared using Spielgaben educational toys and free printables I found online. Spielgaben educational toys are designed for up to age 12, although my
Easter has so many wonderful songs, both classic and new, to share with children. Today, I'm adding both Christian and secular Easter songs and rhymes to my series of free songs and rhymes for circle time. If you're looking for non-holiday spring songs and rhymes, check out my Free Spring Songs and Rhymes
I'm happy to be part of a HUGE collaboration of Kid Blogger Network roundups! My roundup has 20+ Easter phonics activities from Kid Blogger Network bloggers … with lots of great ideas for reinforcing phonics skills. Montessori Phonics Phonics is a very important part of the Montessori language curriculum.
Welcome to S is for Subtraction in the A-Z STEM Series! I love preparing hands-on activities to help young children understand basic math concepts. Subtraction is especially well suited to activities with food. A Montessori-inspired snacktime subtraction activity is a fun way for preschoolers and kindergarteners to work on
I love using plastic Easter eggs to create Montessori-inspired sound sets. I have a DIY Easter egg sound set for preschoolers. Today, I'm sharing an idea for inexpensive DIY Montessori-inspired Easter egg sound shakers for babies and toddlers. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).
Today's activity has sentimental value for me. My husband and I were given the Easter tree from my mother-in-law years ago when our kids were little. I've saved it through a number of moves, and I've used it here to create a Montessori-inspired Easter activity for preschoolers. Disclosure: This
I had fun putting together a practical life and sensorial activity for Easter. It also includes a rainbow theme. I'm calling it an Easter egg rainbow. This activity could work especially well even before St. Patrick's Day when Easter is in March or early April. Disclosure: This post contains
At PreK + K Sharing, I show how I used the printables to prepare Montessori-inspired Easter egg learning activities. I also have links to other posts with additional ideas and presentations. It's the 15th of the month, and I have a new post at PreK + K Sharing! Here,
Easter weekend brings back so many wonderful memories for me. Lent and Easter were always very special, and my family had a number of traditions through the years. Today, I'd like to share a few of our favorite traditions. Lenten Traditions Throughout Lent, we always read Lenten and spring
I love the Montessori geometric solids at any time of year. Montessori geometric solids are beautiful sensorial materials and wonderful for the stereognostic sense (the process of feeling objects and recognizing them based on what is felt). This is a great time of year to place an extra focus
Easter will be here in a few weeks! It's a perfect time to prepare some Montessori-inspired spring/Easter activities! Last year I published a post with lots of Montessori-inspired spring activities (and printables). There were a number of Easter activities included. I also published Montessori-Inspired Easter Activities. Today, I want
Welcome to the April Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival. Here are some of the posts bloggers across Australia and the world have come up with on this month's theme, 'Easter.' Check out the posts for lots of Easter activities to read and do with kids. Deb from [email protected] looked at the calendar and the
I created the above Montessori-inspired Easter egg sound set using the principles of the traditional Montessori sound boxes, which have six sound cylinders with red tops and six sound cylinders with blue tops. The eggs won't be as colorful as a multi-colored set of Easter eggs but will isolate the


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Mt. Poso Cogeneration Plant Goes Green
The Mt. Poso Cogeneration Plant operates on 100 percent woody biomass fuel and produces 44 MW of renewable electricity which is transmitted to Pacific Gas & Electric under a long term contract. The plant, which began operations as a coal-fired cogeneration facility in 1989, was retooled to utilize woody biomass fuel by its new ownership, the Mt. Poso Cogeneration Company LLC (MPCC), a partnership of Macpherson Energy and DTE Energy Services. The conversion was finished in February 2012 and was declared "Best Industrial/Manufacturing Project of the Year" by ENR California. Steam produced by the plant is used in the MPCC owned adjacent oil field. The plant uses water from the oilfield operations for produced steam and cooling. Excess water is used for nearby cattle grazing or reinjected into the oilfield.
Biomass Fuel
Biomass refers to woody material that can be used as fuel. The material is generally comprised of waste wood from sawmills, forest thinnings produced in fire prevention, orchard removals and urban waste wood. It excludes organic material that has been transformed by geological processes into substances such as coal or petroleum. Biomass as used for electrical generation at the Mt. Poso Cogeneration facility comes from local agricultural sources in the form of orchard removals, orchard prunings, shells, and pits; and urban waste wood including tree trimmings, woody construction waste, pallets, and clean demolition wood from county and municipalities' recycling programs.
The existing commercial biomass power generating industry in the United States provides approximately 1,700 MW to the grid. In California there are about 30 biomass fueled plants delivering nearly 600 MW of renewable energy to homes and businesses.
Benefits of the Conversion
Conversion of the Mt. Poso Cogeneration Plant to renewable biomass fuels resulted in numerous benefits including:
- Improved Air Quality: Biomass that would have been burned in the open is subject to controlled combustion and use of emissions control equipment at the MPCC, resulting in improved air quality.
- Renewable Power Generation: MPCC generates electricity and steam from renewable fuel.
- Local Jobs: New, family wage jobs were created as a direct result of this project. Most of the new jobs will be associated with fuels collection, processing and transport activities.
- Carbon Beneficial: The use of biomass to produce energy is considered "carbon neutral," because biomass energy production makes use of carbon that is already a part of the carbon cycle. Fossil fuel use releases trapped carbon into the atmosphere, thereby raising the overall level of carbon. Additionally, wood waste that otherwise might end up in landfills or left in place to decay instead is burned as fuel at MPCC, reducing the release of methane gas which is considered to be one of the major contributors to climate change.
- Cogeneration Efficiency: The term cogeneration means that one fuel source — biomass — is utilized to create two forms of energy: in this case, power and steam, thus increasing the efficient use of the biomass. The steam is utilized in thermally enhanced oil recovery operations in the adjacent MPCC oil field.
Environmental Impact
When biomass is used as a fuel, as a replacement for fossil fuels, it still puts the same amount of CO2 into the atmosphere. However, when biomass is used for energy production it is widely considered carbon neutral, or a net reducer of greenhouse gasses because the carbon is already a part of the carbon stock in the atmosphere.
In addition, biomass used in energy production reduces the amount of methane produced as compared to landfilling as a disposal method.
Biomass absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere during its growing lifetime. After its life, the carbon in biomass recycles to the atmosphere as a mixture of CO2 and methane (CH4), depending on the ultimate fate of the biomass material. CH4 converts to CO2 in the atmosphere, completing the cycle. In contrast to biomass carbon, the carbon in fossil fuels is locked away in geological storage forever, unless extracted. The use of fossil fuels removes carbon from long-term storage, and adds it to the stock of carbon in the atmospheric cycle.
Energy produced from biomass residues displaces the production of an equivalent amount of energy from fossil fuels, leaving the fossil carbon in storage. It also shifts the composition of the recycled carbon emissions associated with the disposal of the biomass residues from a mixture of CO2 and CH4, to almost exclusively CO2. In the absence of energy production applications, biomass residue carbon would be recycled to the atmosphere through some combination of rotting (biodegradation) and open burning. Rotting produces a mixture of up to 50 percent CH4, while open burning produces 5 to 10 percent CH4. Controlled combustion in a power plant converts virtually all of the carbon in the biomass to CO2. Because CH4 is a much stronger greenhouse gas than CO2, shifting CH4 emissions to CO2 by converting biomass residues to energy significantly reduces the greenhouse warming potential of the recycled carbon associated with other fates or disposal of the biomass residues.