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Nancy Kauppila, Class of 2008 Valedictorian
from the summer-fall 2008 issue of the Bridge
It wasn't until her youngest daughter was four years old that Nancy Lynn Kauppila decided she wanted to study nursing. She was 34 and had been a full-time mom for many years.
When she began working part-time at the Apostolic Lutheran Home for the Aged, Calumet, Kauppila attended an in-service program about hospice care. "This area of work fascinated me," she said. "That's when I decided to go into nursing with an end goal of becoming a hospice nurse."
Nancy Kauppila, Calumet, is valedictorian of the Finlandia University Class of 2008. She earned a cumulative GPA of 3.99 and has been a leader and mentor among her fellow classmates. This spring she completed Finlandia's recently established RN-to- BSN program.
Kauppila's April 27 Commencement speech began with the German proverb, "Never give advice unless asked." And, as Valedictorian, Kauppila was asked. In sharing thoughts about what guided her as she completed her BSN at Finlandia, Kauppila hoped to help her fellow graduates achieve a balance between career and personal life.
"So, fellow graduates," Kauppila said, "My advice to you is: number one, start small looking one step at a time; number two, have a goal in the end, but also have little goals on the way; number three, don't bite off more than you can chew; number four, do your best in everything you attempt; and number five, never stop learning."
Without question, it has been challenging for Kauppila to juggle family and work responsibilities, not to mention find time for relaxation. "I would say the most challenging part of it all was just staying afloat when I had to log 160 clinical hours in a semester, as well as do homework and work 40 hours a week."
Kauppila didn't have the grand goal of completing a BSN when she started at Finlandia in 2002. "I just picked away at it one semester at a time," she explains. "I made it work and didn't collapse in the process. My husband and children have been the most patient, especially as I chose homework over housework all of the time."
"College is not your entire life while you are going," Kauppila advised. "Neither is your career. Family is extremely important, as well as rest and relaxation. It is not always easy, but one must make time for the things that feel good: sing, play with your children, family, friends, read a good book, soak up the precious sunshine that comes our way."
Now 40, Kauppila earned an associate degree in nursing (ADN) at Finlandia in 2005. "As I was studying for my associate degree, I had the long-term goal of continuing on for my bachelor's," Kauppila said. "The staff in the Nursing department helped me to fill any holes in my schedule to include classes I would need should I decide to go on with my education. This kept me on track with a smaller, attainable goal of the two year degree, while at the same time creeping towards the larger goal of the four year degree."
For now, Kauppila says she'll continue her long term care nursing work at Portage Pointe, where she has worked since 2006.
"I'm thinking about going on for my masters degree to become a family nurse practitioner," she adds. "But I may wait a year, as I am exhausted!"
Kauppila and her husband of 24 years, Stuart, have seven children ages 11 to 23. She sings with the Keweenaw Ecumenical Choir, took part in the Calumet Player's "The Sound of Music" last fall, and for many years was involved in the Girl Scouts.


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DEP conducting burn today on Greenway
Published: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 9:47 a.m.
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection conducting a prescribed burn today on the Cross Florida Greenway.
The burn will consist of approximately 122 acres, approximately three miles southeast of the intersection of State Road 200 and County Road 484. Prescribed fires are only conducted when weather parameters are suitable. The decision to burn is made daily, after reviewing the Predicted Fire Weather forecast for that day and obtaining a burn authorization from the Florida Forest Service.
Prescribed burning mimics natural fire cycles to restore healthy forests and natural communities, reduce undergrowth and decrease the potential for wildfire. Burned lands experience an increase in native wildflowers, birds and other wildlife. To learn more about prescribed burning, visit www.goodfires.org
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|MV Equipment employees filmed for WyoTech promotion
|Written by Darci Tomky
Pictures in a Row, a film crew from Los Angeles, Calif., made a stop in Holyoke Monday, June 24, and three local men got a chance to be in the spotlight.
MV Equipment was one of six employers in Colorado to be chosen for promotional footage for WyoTech, a nationally-known technical training school.
Three MV Equipment employees and WyoTech grads were given time in front of the camera with interviewer and cameraman Ben Nussbaum to explain how WyoTech prepared them for their jobs at MV Equipment.
All three attended the Laramie, Wyo., campus, one of five WyoTech locations across the country.
Nick Anderson, who works at the Sterling MV Equipment location, was their first WyoTech recruit in 2011. Graduating high school from Centennial, Anderson gained technical training experience that prepared him for a rural job and an area he had no previous experience in prior to attending WyoTech.
MV Equipment employee and WyoTech grad Nick Anderson, at right, eagerly answers questions for interviewer and cameraman Ben Nussbaum during a film session in Holyoke Monday, June 24. —Enterprise photo
Thomas DiVittore is a Holyoke employee originally from Wray. After spending eight years in the Marines and serving his country overseas, DiVittore found WyoTech to be a good fit for him.
Drew Gregg also works at MV Equipment in Holyoke. This graduate from Longmont knew he didn't want an office job, so a school like WyoTech gave him hands-on practical experience in a technical career.
The three-person film crew also interviewed Jessie Ruiz, MV Equipment's director of human resource and public relations.
Footage from Monday's interviews will be used on WyoTech's website and other promotional materials.
WyoTech is a place where students get the core skills they need to start careers in the automotive, diesel, motorcycle, marine and building trades industries. They learn what it takes to become real professionals and confidently start their new careers.
Career services at WyoTech help connect top-quality students with employers across the country, like MV Equipment.
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This was simply to state how much my pack weighs and what I take. If you don't like it tough... I am carrying it at the end of the day not you.
I think most of us are just pointing out that this can be extremely dangerous. There are a lot of people new to backcountry hunting and this would be a horrible way for them to cut pack weight. If it works for you and you feel comfortable doing it good for you. I would highly recommend other people NOT to do this. There are others places you can cut weight. Most backcountry hunters should eat 2500-3000 calories a day and atleast 2 litres of water. I try to drink 3-4 litres a day.
I do understand the severity of dehydration as I have had heat stroke once. It wasn't because of a backcountry hunt or lack of water but due to different circumstances all together. None the less I almost died and so I know the reality of it. I know what that feels like now and I know where to draw the line. On an average day I will drink close to a gallon or sometimes slightly more. Trying to skimp on water is not something I want to do, but it is something I have done and will do in certain situations. I would encourage guys to hydrate adequately as I believe it's a big thing. I wrote a several page article on hydration last year and what it does to help your body. My point was that food is the last thing I am worried about. I'm on a 10 day fast right now for no reason pertaining to hunting but rather just for health benefits. Food isn't always as necessary as we may think. You need some but all too I often I see guys headed out on the last day of their hunt with stockpiles of food because they overpacked. I'd rather be slightly hungry than to be lugging that bulk around all the time. Last year in Oregons archery season I added up that I covered 140 miles of ground on my legs in 15 days of hunting. 10 extra lbs for 150 miles is a lot of wasted energy expended carrying a heavy pack in my opinion.
I am glad you posted some more info, Kevin. There is a big difference between making a gallon last a couple days and going without a couple days.
It seems like you have what your body needs figured out. I try to take in at least 2500 calories a day in the woods, and still drop weight out there.
I think planning for 2500 a day is a good start for a new backcountry hunter.


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By Carolyn Alburger on February 09, 2012 3:00 PM
Did you know San Francisco's Chinese New Year Parade is "the largest celebration of Asian culture outside of Asia"? Well that's what its handy website is saying. Superlative statements aside, it's always fun to hit the streets for glimpses of the 250 foot Golden Dragon and Miss Chinatown U.S.A.—in doses. This year, we'll be there, but not without several "breaks" for respite from the jam-packed street, a drink, or a delicious bite along the way. Make the parade your excuse to follow our crowd-dodging itinerary.


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Earlier this week, I was interviewed by FoxNews.com reporter Joshua Rhett Miller about the payroll tax hike and its effects on Americans. Today my thoughts were published in this article, "Millions noticing paychecks lighter today, due to payroll tax hike," which is the number one trending story on FoxNews.com right now.
As a recent college graduate and newly employed young person, I will see roughly $700-800 of my paycheck going to the government this year. Why should I – someone who maintains a job and contributes to society – surrender so much of my hard-earned money in taxes? Why should anyone with a job be punished with more taxes?
Here are my thoughts from the article:
Gabriella Hoffman's paycheck is a little lighter today, thanks to a payroll tax increase that is forcing millions of Americans to make the kind of tough budget cuts their representatives in Washington lawmakers seem unwilling to tackle.
Hoffman, a 21-year-old Virginian who works at a nonprofit, estimates her paycheck will be roughly $30 less this biweekly pay period, or about $780 annually, thanks to the end of a two-year cut on payroll taxes, which fund Social Security. The tax has risen back up to 6.2 percent from 4.2 percent, costing someone making $50,000 annually about $1,000 per year and a household with two high-paid workers up to $4,500.
"As a newly-graduated person, someone coming straight out of college, I don't like the idea of having less money coming to me due to the selfish interests of people in Congress who don't have any interest in reducing our financial problems," Hoffman told FoxNews.com. "This is an impediment for future economic growth. It's going to make it harder for young people like myself to get married, find a better job, you name it."
Hoffman admits the hike won't completely alter her spending, but the University of California-San Diego graduate said she will definitely have it in mind when it comes to leisure activities and entertainment.
"Although it's a small quantity on a monthly basis, just having less money going into my paycheck will prevent me from doing things and force me to be more frugal," she said. "I'll be more cautious with my spending."
Hoffman, meanwhile, said she already has all the answers she needs.
"Any tax increase is not good for young people," she said. "What it does is diminish your hard work and you're slapped on the wrist. This administration is punishing people who are making money. They don't like the concept of free enterprise. They think these problems will be solved in Washington by taking away more of people's incomes."
The article was featured as the Drudge Report headline from Friday evening till Saturday afternoon.
UPDATE II: I was also mentioned in Breitbart.com and on Twitchy.com.


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District 1 County Commissioner Joe Kinnie, Treasurer Linda Statz and Sheriff Rob Urbach were in attendance at Sunday's dinner to announce they would seek re-election. Clerk and Recorder Beth Zilla and Assessor Doug Kamery were unable to attend but sent word that they would be seeking re-election.
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Social networking sites are the hottest attraction on the Internet, dethroning pornography and highlighting a major change in how people communicate . . . .
Question: Doom or not?
Question: Doom or not?
Hard to say.
Social networking sites also have porn, via personal photos and such. And some social networking sites, might even revolve around porn.
Yet, nothing regarding Tickling....that is DOOM.
Does this mean we can say that social networking sites are the "New Porn"?
Perhaps, people en masse, exhausted from webporn-based onanism and longing for social, human connection, have substituted virtual social-onanism instead of turning off their computers and spending time with their friends. Seems kind of Doomish to me.
Then again, maybe all that spam and constant proliferation of porn-sites was its own undoing, and porn receded into being just part of the background noise that no one pays all that much attention to anymore. Seems less Doomish or, at least, no more or less Doomish than the webporn had been.
Yes. We definitely need more mainstreaming of tickling and pony-play. But no littles. 'Cause that's just sick.
I see you wield the concept "webporn." Care to explain? Is it distinct from, say, "magporn" or videoporn? I'm intrigued.
people who are into age play, ala *littles* and *big's*, are just fucked up.
what the hell is wrong with people?!?!
Keeping up a presence on one of those social networking sites is enormously time-consuming, so it's not surprising that people don't have time left to indulge secret vices. Of course they also don't have time left to do anything of value. So they're not rejecting porn for some principled reason, nor are they replacing it with something morally improving. My vote, then, would be for doom. They aren't even principled enough to be systematically depraved.
But then again, porn is just an unsatisfying surrogate for love (that which one can give without thereby being impoverished, take without stealing), and, as 729 suggests, social networking is just an unsatisfying surrogate for friendship (a bond that frees altruism rather than restraining egoism). So there's a seed of truth in both of these things that makes them—despite their manifest malevolence—still better than, say, TV.
"social networking" = porn for girls.
I object to Anonymous 2:19's characterization of social networking sites as "porn for girls." Philosophers Anonymous is a social networking site for cranky jerks and kooks, only some of whom are girls.
Really? There are girls here?
Aye, matey -- pirate girls.
sorry, but if you think a "blog" is a "social networking site" you might be afflicted with a disease known as "middle age". Get with the times, oldie!
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Nice abuse of quotation marks!
Spiros: I had used the notion of 'webporn' simply following the article you posted about which quantifies web searches for porn as a distinct category of websites (as compared to social networking and other sorts of websites).
So, maybe your question isn't only about clarifying my comment, but also touches on the categories used in the research reported. The researchers assume that websites and 'web-behaviors" (searches, downloads, communication) are distinct from each other, but this doesn't inform us about the differences between material on the web and any of their off-line counterparts. Exactly what these differences are is a good question. It seems clear that there is a difference between social networking online and face-to-face social networking. Porn is trickier. "Traditional" (?) offline porn already is a relatively private and individual pursuit. One could claim that webporn differs from its off-line counterparts because (trivially) it's "on the web."
I tried to figure out what sort of non-trivial differences there are between 'webporn' and its offline counterparts--what distinguishes, for instance, a printed static pornographic image from a static pornographic image on a computer screen. It seems that while it's really difficult to say what distinguishes the images qua images, the contexts and uses can differ. I recall you had blogged about a guy at a coffee shop sitting there viewing porn on his computer. The same guy most likely wouldn't have taken out a copy of Hustler in the same context. It seems that if anything differentiates webporn from its offline counterparts, it comes down to differences in how, where, and who uses porn. Privacy of acquisition increases the amount and kinds of viewers and the pervasiveness of computers increases the contexts in which it is viewed (renders porn more public in an interesting way).
Hi anon! Thanks. "Very" helpful. But see, what I'm really doing is poking fun at the cranky jerks, kooks, and girls who ... (sigh). Oh, never mind.
Calling social networking sites such things as porn for girls is no different than calling say Modern Drummer picture spreads for the latest kits that Terry Bozzio or Neil Peart use such things as porn for people masquerading as musicians.
there is also the cheap person aspect to social networking. it is actually cheaper tp keep in touch that way rather than travel, writing letters, phone calls, etc. and you can do it in your underwear at 3 am theoretically.
porn on the other hand seems to be much more expensive than love. in the sense that you constantly need to get more porn of variety of stimulation when the old porn becomes boring, well you don't have the same scenario happen with love usually, unless you subscribe to the car leasing model for relationships of a limited time contract.
by "porn for girls" I meant the following things about social networking sites:
- surfing obsessively for hours
- watching other people interact with each other
- comparing your life to what you see on screen, often in the negative
- a temporary escape from reality
- feeling guilt afterwards
... mind you, that also sounds like watching television. Choose your vices.
anon @ 5:07: Anyone can "enjoy" those aspects of SN sites (and TV and Porn), even numbers like me.
@ anon 5:07:
Not that I am a big fan of such sites, as I do not belong to either Facebook or Myspace, but I can see how the criticisms you level such as watching other people interact with each other for hours, comparing your life to others' small snap shots of presented life, temporary escape from reality, and feeling guilt afterwards cannot only be ascribed to SN or TV, but any other social activity such as attending a party, having a meal at a diner in order to people watch, going to a bar, attending a class where you do not speak up, or attending any professional conference or trade show.
In that sense, any social gathering can also be reduced to porn if one takes a passive role in life or engages in critiquing one's own life negatively as compared to the limited info that others present as their own lives.
I vote, not Doom for this development, but rather Hope that this phenomenon brings greater cross cultural exposure, dialogue, and understanding.
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While EA generates a fair share of bad press on a variety of fronts from time to time, it's hard to deny that the company has a pretty good track record when it comes to workforce diversity and inclusiveness in its various studios. In this year's Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign, the company scored a 100 percent rating. Corporate Equality Index is part of the group's 2014 Best Places To Work report.
The Corporate Equality Index analyzed the policies and procedures of 304 companies for the report and EA was one of the few that got a perfect rating. Much of this was attributed to the company's Diversity & Inclusion Team, which supported Pride Parades in San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Orlando, Austin and Stockholm. The company also hosted the Full Spectrum event, which brought together industry leaders and rights groups to discuss issues facing the LGBT community in gaming. It was also the official sponsor of the first annual GaymerX convention.
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text: Bug sex: the top five most bizarre invertebrate sexual practices Science 06 December 12 by Liat Clark Shutterstock The animal kingdom can be an aggressive place when it comes to reproduction, with alpha males killing off their counterparts to ensure their genetic line persists. Invertebrates, however, present some pretty extreme competition in the stakes for the most bizzare, rapacious or unusual sexual practices.To hunt down the weirdest of these interludes, Wired.co.uk sought out the advice of biologist, insect-lover and Wild Sex presenter Carin Bondar. In her web series Bondar approaches the subject matter with a hint of humanisation and a whole lot of humour: "I love humanising because it gives us a chance to put examples out there that grab attention," she told Wired.co.uk."I enjoy giving them a face and a description. You might want to call it shock value, but this is all totally real -- there's a lot of kink going on, so I never get tired of talking about this stuff."From eyeball-grabbing to self-castration, here are Bondar's top five weirdest insect sex stories.5. Evolutionary arms race: water stridersWatching water striders skim and skip across a pond is surely a hypnotic sight. Watch two hop around together under a microscope, and it quickly becomes clear this dance is anything but hypnotic for the female. "In a lot of insects there's a polyandrous mating system whereby one female mates with several males," explains Bondar. "She can often get enough sperm for her entire reproductive life from very few inseminations. But of course males that haven't had a chance to make a deposit yet will want to get their sperm in there. This creates a conflict between the sexes and it's beautifully illustrated in the water strider."This conflict has taken on the form of an evolutionary arms race -- one that might seem a beautiful example of nature's battle of the sexes, but is also a pretty horrific one for the female. As science writer Ed Yong commented when the University of Toronto recently revealed the latest terrifying nugget of information about male water strider tactics, "the worst sex you have ever had pales in comparison to what female water striders have to put up with".Using high-speed cameras and electron microscopes, the team of evolutionary ecologists uncovered the mystery behind the male water strider's inordinately spiked antennae, which it uses to grasp and cling on to the female until she submits to its advances."The males have evolved some very sinister grasping structures," says Bondar. "They have these very well-crafted antennae that actually grasp and clamp on to the female's eye, right around her socket so that he can get on there. It's almost like a wrench."In one species, the Rheumatobates rileyi, the mature male's antennae are actually lined with spikey hairs and bend back on themselves, so they literally do wrench around the eyeball and hook on. "They're large, muscular, and fitted with spines and spikes exquisitely adapted for grasping -- a long way from an insect feeler," said one of the University of Toronto biologists. Towards their ends, the antennae actually become singular spikes, which perfectly fit around the female's eye and use fine hairs to clamp on. The team found that the Dll gene in the male of the species had evolved to spur on antennae adaptation. The female, however, also has a few tricks. "She has evolved several anti-grasping structures to be able to turf him off because it's a big cost for her, ecologically speaking," says Bondar. 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Welcome to the forum and we all appreciate the intro.
I've been lurking for a while, but 'joined' officially a few days ago. I didn't see a whole lot of introduction posts, but after reading eweb84's post, I figured I should.
Well, I'm 42 and have hunted since I can remember. Started with doves when I was 7 and since then, hunting and fishing has been a driving force in my life. I've been married for 15 years and have two children; a 9 year old boy and an 11 year old girl. Both share my love for the outdoors.
While our duck hunting in Northern California can be second to none, our big game hunting can be trying. We have our good areas, but it can take more than 10 years to get drawn for some. As I've grown older, I've been lucky enough to do some traveling to hunt. I've been to Africa twice with my father, who at 72 is still going strong. I look forward to taking my son there someday when finances allow. Alaska was another crazy adventure. Was lucky enough to get into the caribou and shot my dream bull.
My newest obsession is back country hunting. I've hunted the mountains around here for years, but never more than a days hike away from the road. After reading some of the stories here, it's time I expand my reach. I'm headed up into the Sierra's for my first solo backpacking trip later this week.
Photography is another hobby, so I'll post up a few of the family to kick this off.
Thanks for having me, and I'll report back after my trip this week.
Welcome to the forum and we all appreciate the intro.
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Welcome to the forum, if you've been "lurking" for awhile, you know we have some great folks here.
Nice photos...the leopard shark is way cool, and that's a nice double-shovel bull!
Welcome man! Nice photos and I love the no smile strategy you use good luck on your hunt.
Welcome! Good luck on your upcomming hunt. Nice pics too!
Welcome to the zoo. When I lived in California me and my dad came to Colorado elk hunting every year. Ever think about doing it with your son? I was only 10 years old when we started to do that.
Welcome...from a former Golden Stater. (4th generation at that!) Moved here to Colorado 13 years ago. Nice photos and family. Lookforward to seeing more from your adventures.
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HOPE MILLS, NC (CNN) -- Cursive? What's cursive?
That's a question more and more kids are bound to ask, as schools across the nation drop cursive handwriting instruction from their curriculum.
The majority of U.S. states have adopted national common core standards, which don't require schools to teach it.
At least we found a pencil in every hand. A good, old-fashioned #2, pressed down one letter at a time.
The only cursive found in Lynn Dingwell's third grade class was on a how-to poster, each stroke numbered as if teaching a dance.
[Reporter]: "Are you still teaching the third graders cursive?"
"No. I'm not," said Dingwell.
Nobody at Ed Baldwin Elementary is required to teach it.
"We spend a lot more time in the computer lab. So they're learning Word and word processing as opposed to cursive handwriting," said Dingwell.
[Reporter]: "Is that kind of sad?"
"Actually it is," said Dingwell.
Cursive is like putting a waltz to writing.
Michael Ray Smith, a communications professor at Campbell University, says there's more to cursive than elegance.
"It's motor skills. It's cognitive skills. It's left to right. It's interactive. You make those loops and one loop connects with the other loop. At least a higher order of thinking. One idea connects to another idea," said Smith.
But some educators say classroom time is at a premium to meet common core standards.
"Our goal for that is to have boys and girls at the end of 12th gradecollege and career ready. I challenge you to find a college or career that requires cursive writing," said Sue Moody, instructional coach.
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"Uhhh, kind of. My grandma is teaching me," said Gascow.
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As promised, here is my full piece originally publisehd at About-Face for the Keep It Real Challenge.
Somebody needs to go on a diet and it's not us. It's the media. Their current regimen? High in digitally deceptive additives (ahem, photoshop), low in nutrient rich reality and diversity. The cure?
We want real. Not retouched. That is why About-Face is honored to join the frontline of the three-day social media KeepItRealChallenge alongside powerful forces like SPARK Summit and Miss Representation.org. The collaborative initiative began June 27th and runs through the 29th and targets mainstream magazines, asking them to publish one unaltered image per issue. Whether it's trimming tummies, lightening skin, or removing kneecaps, these images are harmful.
Here are my favorite ways to "Keep It Real" amid a world of pixelated perfection.
1. Educate To Empower: Our media reflects our society and influences it and what we see is rarely reality. Corporations are profit-driven powerhouses complicit in fostering unattainable ideals. If we are striving towards the unattainable (because it doesn't exist) we will never cease purchasing their products, or services or reading their often counterfeit content. The success of these industries is entirely contingent upon believing that it is possible to attain physical perfection. Magazines have a vested, financial interest in producing articles that support the ads paying for production. Everyday, the 20 billion dollar beauty industry exploits our insecurities for profit. We fight back when we learn how to consume media responsibly and bring critical media literacy skills to our daily lives. This begins with awareness. Notice all the brand name booty given out at talk shows or featured on reality TV like Extreme Makeover: Home Edition? Surprise! They are all corporate sponsors that make this programming possible. We take back our power when we expose the industry's motives. About-face is already doing this in the San Francisco Bay area where they hold media-literacy workshops around body image and self-esteem.
Same model, same time (2009), same body, two different ads. The horrifying wonders of Photoshop!
2. Know Thy Value: We are subjected to millions of messages growing up, tireless programming that teaches us to equate our with our worth with our appearance and compare ourselves to what we see in the media. We become desensitized to these images and accept impossible ideals of beauty as real and attainable. We buy into a culture that discards us as people with unique talents, gifts, and personalities. Our appearance is not our value. We know that advertisers make money off of deceiving us. This can empower us. I don't know about you, but I take pride in knowing that I'm on to the media's motives. We need change our thoughts, not our bodies and find real role models that embody what strong and empowered means to us. Set goals that have nothing to do with body modification. Listen closely to your internal dialogue. Curiously question where any demeaning messages originate from, but don't judge yourself for them. Chances are internalized messages from society and past experiences and not a part of you. Talk to yourself from a place of loving self-acceptance, not appearance driven evaluation. Our worth is immeasurable and we deserve deeper lives that stretch beyond face value.
3. Ask Questions: Ask questions about the media you ingest. Photoshop and the ubiquity of advertising have changed our standards of comparison. My formal education is in marketing, and I am here to tafirm that marketers and advertisers exploit our insecurities when they market products and services. They sell lifestyles, ideals, dreams, etc. that are driven by culturally concocted fantasies.They actually use psychological methods to lure consumers to make purchases. The Proctor and Gamble brand Pantene showcases their hair products with models tossing impossibly shiny manes. Subtext: Want this shiny hair? Buy this shampoo. Ask questions! Think critically about what is being depicted. What is it saying about this person/group of people in society? What idea is being sold beyond the actual product?
4. Be part of the solution, not the problem: Personal Responsibility is key.We already know the images we see in magazines are not real, but we need to begin with developing healthy relationships with our own bodies. Are we contributing to fat talk, conversations that disparage our bodies Are we complimenting others solely on their appearance? How many times have you heard or been involved in connecting with others over body size/shape? How is our relationship with our bodies affecting our siblings, children or loved ones? Our own attitudes are powerful and potent and can have a great effect on others. We have to harness this to help, not hurt. Use social media to call out companies and read up on the tools of persuasion and target audiences as related to advertising. Change conversations that contribute to body shame and stay alert for the wolves in sheep's clothing, the promise of confidence/empowerment if we do x, y or z. We must respect the bodies we have and not resort to unhealthy or punishing behaviors to look a certain way. We cultivate meaningful relationships with others when we're not connecting over negative body image. We are best able to serve the world in this fight if we are at peace with ourselves and embracing our own imperfect, human beauty.
Taking back our power from the perilous hands of the media means pushing back against problematic portrayals and alienating beauty ideolology. We need more diverse depictions that celebrate all bodies, races, and ethnicities. We deserve accurate and honest representations, redefined standards of beauty and real reole models. Will these powerful media outlets heed the requests of real women? This remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure: we have tools to do our part in keeping it real.
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After losing the first set 33-31, the Forest volleyball team did not quit and came away with a road victory against New Smyrna Beach on Wednesday night, 31-33, 25-21, 25-22, 25-17, in the Region 6A-2 quarterfinals.
"We had three to four set points in the first set and ended up losing it," Forest head coach Jimmy Collins said. "But our girls would not quit."
Led by Flavia Ramos (23 kills) and Annie Collins (45 assists), the Wildcats (19-9) were able to take the next three sets to advance to the semifinals on Tuesday night.
"The critical part of the match was in the third set," the coach said. "We were down 11-3, but battled back and won that set 25-22."
Lilli MacKay (17 kills), Brooke Waldren (31 digs), Taylor Fosler (13 kills) and Khloe Robertson (9 blocks) all played well for FHS.
"I'm so proud of these girls," Collins said. "They deserve the success they're having."
The Wildcats will look to keep the momentum going when they take on rival Vanguard (22-4) on Tuesday night at VHS in the regional semifinals.
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Ok.. someone has to start this...
We are an hour and ten minutes away, any predictions or thoughts???
My thought is: It's time to leave for Hilton! :)
It'll be a fun time.
Originally Posted by cyrevkah
My thought is: It's time to leave for Hilton! :)
It'll be a fun time.
Like I have been saying all day..... If I had the money I would be there. Although, my beer is cold and the hot wings are about to go into the oven.
You'll have fun watching it too though. Hotwings sounds good.
I fixed a pasta/speghetii dish tonight for us.
You'll also be a lot warmer. I don't enjoy the trek to and from the car.
Come on clones, send me to bed with a smile.
I predict a rough night for the Bulldogs. We own them a couple.
They are barking up the wrong tree tonight!
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
Sic Semper Jayhawks
So.... Consider that CHA is completely empty for an instate game..
UNI had 2,000 empty seats against us...
What do you think the actual attendance is tonight??
Is there a live radio feed for this online somewhere?
Thanks in advance!
I expect a big game out of someone who hasn't had one yet this year.
Leaving for Benchwarmers.........NOW!
Exaggeration is a BILLION times worse than understating.
I'm currently sitting in the front row of Cyclone Alley. Is this going to be the actual game thread or will it be the much longer one that's been going for a few days now?
True and Valiant
I also remember a game with Kansas when Cy (wore a huge suit then) went out to center field, squatted, and "pooped" a couple of chickens that had been dyed blue then chased them around.
Originally Posted by DJK15
God I hope so, even if it's not the right thing to do, KF needs to do it.
Victory before honor.
What are the silver fans in cy ally?
Originally Posted by bkurt58
Is there a live radio feed for this online somewhere?
Thanks in advance!
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click on the 1600 radio feed
Hilton seems empty but sounds louder then Carver..
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IBM senior VP Robert Moffat (pictured), the head of IBM's Systems and Technology Group - in other words the guy who runs all of its hardware as well its microelectronics unit - and Intel Capital's director of strategic investment Rajiv Goel, one of its VC people, were arrested Friday morning on insider trading charges.
They were alleged tipsters.
The $20 million scam, involving AMD, Intel, IBM, Akamai, Clearwire and Google stock as well as Polycom's and Hilton Hotels', is said to be the biggest ever pulled off by a hedge fund and had the US Attorney, the FBI and the SEC doing a televised press conference on CNBC this afternoon.
US Attorney Preet Bharara said it was the first time court-authorized wiretaps were used to uncover insider trading.
Authorities also arrested billionaire hedge operator Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of the big $3 billion Galleon Group and manager of the Galleon Technology Funds, identified as the scam's kingpin and described as the richest Sri Lankan in the world, as well as McKinsey director Anil Kumar, and Danielle Chiesi and Mark Kurland of New Castle Partners, the old defunct Bear Stearns Asset Management equity hedge fund group. Kurland is president of New Castle.
Rajaratnam's phones were bugged so the FBI has him on tape. There is also testimony from an unidentified cooperating witness, who recorded some of the conservations and has agreed to plead guilty.
Rajaratnam, who acted on the insider information and was arrested on television hours before he was due to skip the country, was charged with four counts of conspiracy and nine counts of securities fraud. He's looking at a lot of jail time.
Rajaratnam reportedly suspected his conversations had been captured on tape and had booked a flight to Switzerland by way of London for Friday evening.
Moffat allegedly passed information on AMD's arrangements with Abu Dhabi to Chiesi, Rajaratnam's go-between, ahead of AMD spinning off its plants into a joint venture called GlobalFoundry. Rajaratnam was trying to time the market and ironically got burned. He bought 4.9 million shares of AMD way too late to make a killing.
When it still looked liked they would clean up, Chiesi knew she would turn into a "Martha [expletive] Stewart" if found out.
Moffat was party to the AMD deal in his capacity as head of IBM Microelectronics because IBM would be licensing the spun-off entity its technology. They were depending on him for the deal's timing and details.
Moffat also allegedly passed on insider information on IBM and Sun to Chiesi, who told Kurland, and New Castle traded on it, making $500,000 on IBM and $900,000 on Sun.
According to the bugged phone calls, Rajaratnam had notions of moving Moffat to "some company where we can trade well" to which Chiesi replied "I know. I know. I'm thinking of that too. Or just keep him at IBM, you know, because this guy is giving me more information...I'd like to keep him at IBM right now because that's a very powerful place for him. For us too." To which Rajaratnam replies, "Only if he become CEO." Then Chiesi says, "Well, not really. I mean, come one...you know, we nailed it."
Goel, who furnished information obtained on the job about Clearwire and other stocks, had a personal account at Charles Schwab managed by Rajaratnam.
Neither Intel nor IBM has returned calls.
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Maria Sharapova has traveled to Tokyo, Japan for the Toray Pan Pacific and also to launch her Cole Haan Collection.
The 3-time Grand Slammer discussed the trip in her latest Weekly Doodle:
Hi everyone, I landed in Tokyo last night and looking forward to playing my last two events of the year!! I have had a good, positive 3 weeks of training and ready to play some matches!
I can't believe that I haven't been here in over 2 years! That should never happen! It never ceases to amaze me how interesting this country is! Just when you thought they had the best toilets, they get even better! Haha
Just took a run in the park and happened to pass by a group of 20 children which were clearly fascinated by my height. I don't speak much Japanese (none at all as a matter of fact) but I thought I overheard them say "ooooh giant" Made me laugh.
Just heading out to practice, but wanted to let you know that all is good! Oh and we're launching the Cole Haan collection tonight... it just hit stores here a week ago. Apparently one of my shoes is the # 1 selling shoe in all of Cole Haan stores back in the States. Pretty Exciting!! Not as exciting as its going to be to get back to #1 though!!:)
Those poor kids. They were probably terrified at the thought of being trampled on by Blondzilla.
Anyway, the hair and makeup are flawless here, but about this outfit - where should I even begin? The curtain tassels, the high-waisted leather shorts? C'mon Shrieka, you're supposed to make this tough. No fun. Boo.
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2008 - Junior Season: The Bulldogs' second-leading scorer, tallying 19 points during the year...finished second on the squad with six goals and seven assists...started in all 22 of the Bulldogs' matches...netted three game-winning marks...scored her first goal of the season - the game-winner - against DePaul (Aug. 24)...struck for two goals, including the game-winning score, in a 3-0 victory over IPFW (Sept. 7)...assisted on both of the Bulldogs' goals in a 2-1 decision at Indiana (Sept. 18)...finished with three points, including the winning shot, against Xavier (Oct. 3).
2007 - Sophomore Season: Named to the Horizon League's All-Tournament Team after scoring a goal and an assist in two league championship games...finished second on the squad with 15 points, coming on seven goals and one assist...became just the 14th player in school history to record a hat-trick, netting three goals at Indiana State on Sept. 11...her six points against the Sycamores are also tied for the sixth-highest single-game total in program history...scored two goals in helping the Bulldogs defeat Cleveland State (Oct. 28)...assisted on a goal in Butler's 2-0 win over Valparaiso in the Horizon League quarterfinals...played in 19 games, starting in seven...finished third on the team with 43 shots.
2006 - Freshman Season: Fourth on the team with nine points, coming on four goals and an assist....her four scores were tied for the third-most on the team...a starter in 10 of her 17 matches played in her rookie season, including her final six of the year...put 10 of her 16 shots on net...tallied the game-winner against Youngstown State on Oct. 20...tallied her first career goal against league foe Loyola on Sept. 29...assisted on the Bulldogs' only goal at UW-Green Bay on Oct. 13.
High School: All-state honoree in 2005...also earned academic all-state honors...named to the all-conference team in 2004 and 2005...team captain her senior season...holds the single season assist record...lettered four years as a midfielder and forward under head coach Matthew Riggins...helped team to the 2004 and 2005 Hoosier Cup Championships.
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text: Team thump&dump went out this past weekend for a little bear hunt in central ID. We had a fantastic time. We did a ton of hiking and a butt load of glassing. We saw 10 bears in 2 days and my buddy carson was able to get his first bear. I didn't shoot so hot. (lets blame it on the gun :) ). Overall not bad for a couple of guys on a DIY spot and stalk bear hunt. The bear we killed is not the sow with her cub in the last photo.Attachment 1160Attachment 1161Attachment 1162Attachment 1163. We also tried our hand at video and hopefully we can figure out how to post that here as well.


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Always attempt to stretch your child's vocabulary. When my children (they are now grown adults) were young, I insisted that they keep a dictionary by their side as they read. Now, I am sure they would use on-line dictionaries or apps to find the meaning of words they do not know.
The technology has changed, and the demands have changed, but the learning has not.
At least at the beginning, keep it short and interesting.
Are your kids into sports? Use a how-to book about his or her favorite sport and then ask the child to write about how they used the material they read out to make them a better player. Make sure they point to concrete evidence from the book.
Let them read a biography about their favorite player. Ask questions about the book and have them write answers, citing evidence from the book for their conclusions.
Sounds like a lot of work? It is. But it will give your kids a leg up on the tests and the way they require questions to be answered.
There's no magic to learning, no pill that will do the job. It's seat-of-the-pants hard work and parents have to ensure that their children have the materials, the technology and the desire to do the work necessary to achieve a high level.
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it's not a secret that parental involvement is a key to students' success, however, that requires a parent who is either educated himself/herself, or at least, has an appreciation for higher education. In too many families, parents make a huge effort to involve their kids in as many sports as possible to the detriment of the academics.
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Sure sounds messed up to me.....
i whent with my buddy on a speeg goat hunt yesterday, took wheelers back to an isolated alphalfa field where weve seen lots of lopes while scouting for elk.we set up a blind whent the extra mile to make it look like part of the landscape and pulled out the glasses and waited. not an hour later a guy pulls in and sets up 50 yards down from us in a totaly wrong blind. within the next hour there were 5 blinds set up within 200 yards from us. WTH? ive never been on a goat hunt before but is this normal? we watched a small herd working their way to the filed and when they got with in 100 yards they spoted all these blinds that were out of place and turned back. i would never set up close to where someone is set up. thats just wrong. any thoughts on this? agree, not agree? it was unerving.
Sure sounds messed up to me.....
So not cool! I have had thing similar to me as well and it just pisses me off! The way I see if first come first serve. If your there first everyone else should go find somewhere else to hunt. If I'm going to my spot and another guy is there before me I wil go find a new place and leave him alone and not screw up his hunt. It's the way it should be.
im glad im not alone on this. i was confused as much as i was pissed. did they think with all these hunters and blinds the antelope would walk right past.....
Never had this exact situation, but had similiar things happen when I was waterfowl hunting on public land. Get there way before daylight (sometimes even the night before) and setup and have some aholes come in and set up within 50 yards of our decoys! Almost had a fistfight several times. All we did was to make a lot of disturbances and movement when any birds started to work, they usually got the message and moved. Lots of people (won't call them hunters!) just don't think and really don't care.
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I belive in the first come, first serve too.
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First come first serve. I always honor someones space and go to plan B if needed. In Ohio you can run into problems of having someone using your stand if on public ground. Even had people argue about it. Glad I only have one of those.
Definitely first come, first serve! If I see someone with a blind set up I try to get as far away from it as possible. I would have been pissed as well.
It sounds like combat fishing is leaking over into hunting in your case. I hate it when people do that!
There's some big time well know bowhunters here in Colorado that think that because they've hunted a spot before that that spot belongs to them, public land no less.


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From the kitchen of Nancy and Jeff Davis
The recipe was a combo of a relish that my Mom makes at Thanksgiving and a cranberry sauce my brother-in-law made last year - with a surprise ingredient of our own added!
1 -16 oz. package fresh or frozen cranberries
2 cups water
1 ½ cups sugar
1 orange
2 Tblsp. Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce
Heat water and sugar to boiling. Continue to boil for 5 minutes.
Add cranberries and cook at a low boil until they start to burst.
Meanwhile, grind 1/2 orange (rind and all). Juice the remaining half.
Add the ground orange and the juice to the cranberry mixture and cook until thickened (Note: it will thicken after cooling so you may want to stop before it reaches desired consistency).
At this point, if desired, you can press the sauce through a wire strainer if you prefer a smoother sauce. Finally, stir in the chili sauce.
Serve over turkey.
Terri's note:
~ Absolutely perfect, non-fat, condiment for turkey sandwiches!
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Homeland Security Investigations officials say they arrested a woman suspected of being a child pornographer on Wednesday night.
Officials released information earlier this week with photos asking the public to help identify "Jane Doe." They now say the woman is 25-year-old Corine Danielle Motley of Okaloosa County, Florida.
Motley was arrested on federal charges for child pornography production hours after a tip lead them to her identification.
"There is nothing more satisfying than knowing that, due to these efforts, a child is now safe and her tormentor now in custody," said Immigration and Custom Enforcement Director John Morton in a statement released Friday.
Motley is accused of producing at least one long-form pornography video of her engaging in explicit sexual conduct with a four-to-six-year-old victim.
See the previous story on "Jane Doe" here: http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=234415