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Spring Hill, Florida -- A Spring Hill mother was arrested and faces child neglect charges after deputies say her 10 year old son was found walking in the street, naked and drunk.
A couple out walking their dog stumbled across 31-year-old Nedra Byrd's son Thursday at 7:30 p.m. They took the boy to Amanda Roesch's home. She and her husband know the little boy because he's been over at their home many times before.
Amanda says, "They brought him here. We have kids that go to school with him."
The Hernando County Sheriff's office was called and detectives say when they arrived at the boy's home his mother didn't open the door. A man named James Shannon opened up and said he thought the child was in his room. Byrd they say was passed out on the couch and appeared drunk.
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When she came to they say she too said she thought her son was in his room. When asked if she'd been drinking she reportedly said "Yeah. I'm drunk as hell."
Amanda adds, "This little boy he said all I want for my mommy is to go to rehab and to get anger management because mommy drinks to feel better cause she's mad. He's ten. Really? He had to to take care of mom how do you not know your child is naked drunk and missing?"
Detectives talked to the 10 year old who they say confirmed that his mother had been drinking Christian Brother's Brandy for most of the day. But the bombshell he told detectives was that his mother gave him four shots of the hard liquor. Roesch says, "He was so intoxicated he didn't realize that he didn't have any clothes on."
When asked, detectives say the child admitted he had drunk alcohol before.
The Department of Children and Families took the boy into custody, and later did bloodwork that showed the his blood alcohol content was .108.
Deputies found a half-empty bottle of Christian Brothers Brandy with a shot glass sitting on Byrd's kitchen counter.
Byrd was arrested on one count of child neglect, and placed on $1,000 bond. Friday around 5 p.m. she bonded out of jail.
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Tallahassee, Florida -- Don't give up on Gov. Rick Scott selecting a new lieutenant governor.
It's been more than three months since Jennifer Carroll resigned. Scott is not in a hurry to fill the job, but he says he'll start focusing on that task soon.
Florida's Constitution says, "There shall be a lieutenant governor" but doesn't specify any time frame to fill vacancies.
However, the constitution does require a candidate for governor to pick a running mate before a general election. So it appears Scott would have to pick someone by September 2014.
MORE: Speculation begins on who will be new Lt. Governor
The state constitution does not specify any duties for the lieutenant governor - it only says the governor will assign the responsibilities.
A half dozen states don't even have a lieutenant governor.
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Scott was asked if he's missed having someone in that role.
"I'll be doing the right thing and picking somebody that I think will be appropriate to help make sure everybody can get a job, get a great education and help me keep the cost of living down," said Scott.
Last March, the governor said he planned to appoint a new lieutenant governor after the legislative session ended May 3. But Scott says he has some unfinished business before he'll pick his second in command.
"We finished the session and I think I have another few days before I finish the last bills and then I'll start focusing on that."
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Authorities said Friday they will charge a Northside High School student who is accused of posting a threat about Swansboro Middle School on Facebook earlier this week.
Sgt. Eric Bailey, a detective with the Onslow County Sheriff�s Office, interviewed a 15-year-old girl who admitted to posting the comments after Bailey presented evidence to her, according to a press release from Sheriff Ed Brown.
The girl will be charged with a juvenile petition, accusing her of making a false threat concerning mass violence on educational property.
Authorities have not identified the girl due to her age. People are considered juveniles until their 16 birthday, according to North Carolina law.
�From the onset of this investigation, evidence indicated this matter only involved a small group of three or four students and was not an issue towards the school,� Brown said.
The Monday threat led to additional security at the school Tuesday.
The threat, posted to a subsequently deleted account, warned everyone at the school to wear bulletproof vests because the teen making the threat was going to kill herself at the school or end up in jail, according to a search warrant.
There have been no reported incidents at the school this week.
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A 15-year-old female will be charged with making a false threat concerning mass violence on educational property after Monday's threat to Swansboro Middle School.
The name of the female, who is a Northside High student, will not be released due to her age.
According to the Onslow County Sheriff's Office, Detective Sgt. Eric Bailey confronted the girl with evidence obtained during his investigation relative to the Facebook threat Friday afternoon and she admitted to making the threat.
Officials say the matter involved a small group of three or four students and was not an issue towards the school.
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How about solar kits? I mean, if the rides are during day times then Solar chargers can help!-Sanket
I installed cigarette lighter outlet. Connected straight battery. I have a plug that has usb on it. Works well
I feel your pain Craig. A few years ago i was fishing at a local DNR boat launch. Along comes this guy kitted out with all his Orvis fly gear and i am thinking how cool, i'm going to get me some fly gear one of these days. Next thing i know his cell is bleating every 2 minutes, seriously! Hang up and fish man! Robert. (basic flip phone, no texting.It's a phone!).
YES that's one thing that really scares me about riding in or near a city. Can you believe someone texting while driving? or crashing while fiddling with the GPS? When my daughter used to whine about my not getting her a cell phone contract FOR EMERGENCIES, I offered to loan her a Revolver. In fact if they'd declare open season on those who practice VEHICULAR ASSAULT while talking/texting, this foolishness might stop.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Topsoil in more than half of Iowa's fields still needs more rain to reach adequate levels.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in Monday's weekly report that topsoil in 54 percent of Iowa's field rated very short or short of adequate moisture. The east-central part of the state
was the driest, with 78 percent of the topsoil moisture rated short to very short. Roger Elmore, Iowa State University Corn Specialist, says now is the critical time when the corn needs additional moisture. He says it is likely farmers will see reduced yields if rainfall amounts continue to produce only a tenth of an inch or less.
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The USDA says 68 percent of the corn crop, which is silking in most parts of the state, is in good or excellent condition.
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ROSWELL, Ga. -- A discussion on whether to add more red light cameras, has sparked a debate on whether the city should even keep the ones they've got. The cameras have made $1.6 million for the city since they were installed. Still, Transportation Director Steven Acenbrak says they should go.
"The data would tell you they were not very effective, from a crash standpoint," said Acenbrak. He says there continue to be just as many red light runners now, as before the cameras were installed.
The city has seen a drop in citations, however. In 2008, Roswell made more than $853,000 on citations. The past two years it lost $26,000, after paying program expenses. The city says it had to take down the cameras for construction, significantly reducing revenue. But even the year before, in 2010, it only brought in $100,000 from violators.
"Before we had the cameras we had on order about 300 violations a day. And after the red light running cameras, it went to about 33 a day. So about a tenfold reduction in actual violators," said Acenbrak.
The city's contract with the vendor that collects the violation fees ends in December, as do the state permits needed to keep the cameras running. They're not alone.
The permits for nearly two dozen red light cameras in eight other metro cities are up for renewal next month as well. But, Riverdale and Rome say they don't plan to apply. They've already deactivated their cameras, although Riverdale has yet to take them down.
Riverdale police say they were seeing more than a dozen serious accidents at the intersection of state route 85 and Church Street every year. In the first year of their program, they had 11,440 red light violations. But by 2010, police felt driving habits had improved enough to turn the cameras off.
Roswell's city council will vote on the issue later this month. If they decide not to renew the contract, the red light cameras will be deactivated January 1st.
"It just seems like big brother always has his eye on you somewhere making money off of you. It's ridiculous," said Denise Jean, a driver eager to see the cameras go.


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|Four attend National FFA Convention and Expo
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
The 2012 National FFA Convention and Expo was held Oct. 24-27 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Holyoke FFA members Kody Timm, Stefani Razo, Josilyn Lutze and Austin Vieselmeyer, along with chapter advisor Guy Kuntz, took the opportunity to go to the prestigious event. Something that was really interesting was that 56,400 people were registered to attend the convention.
The highlight of the event was watching the creed speaking finalists give the FFA Creed in hopes of winning the National Creed Speaking Contest. It gave the group the opportunity to listen to the four students who gave the creed the best. This also gave them the chance to learn from them and prepare for their own chapter Creed Speaking Contest Nov. 29.
Holyoke FFA members attending the 2012 National FFA Convention
There were nine general sessions conducted by the National FFA officers in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. That is where the Indianapolis Pacers basketball team plays. Those sessions were impressive and exciting. The national officers had presentations of sponsors, award presentations, some business and their farewell speeches.
There were also keynote speakers at four of the nine general sessions. They were all very impressive and motivational, but all had a different story that captured the audience in a certain way each time.
The trip to Indianapolis included a very long bus ride. The local members left Holyoke in a charter bus and arrived in Grand Island, Neb. several hours later for the first tour. There they toured the Case Combine Factory for two hours. The workers can manufacture at the most 29 combines a day.
The next stop was in Des Moines, Iowa, for a tour on Tuesday morning, Oct. 23. That morning the group visited the Iowa Science Center and also watched a movie in an I-Max theater.
They left Des Moines shortly after and headed for Chicago, Ill. They arrived late that night but still got to eat supper at the Navy Pier. Wednesday morning the group got up early to tour the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center. They arrived a little too early and had plenty of time to walk downtown to see the Sears Tower. After the short tour of the Mercantile, they headed toward Indianapolis.
The second opening session was at 8 p.m. There were three opening sessions because of how many people attend the convention.
The career show at the convention is mostly made up of major ag businesses that have small to large booths. There were a few colleges like University of Nebraska, Oklahoma State University and Colorado State University, among quite a few others. At the career show, FFA members can walk around and visit the booths about any time they want and also interact with the people running the booths.
There was the trade show where FFA members can buy all sorts of FFA clothing and tokens to show family and friends. There were also small John Deere and Case stores where they sold shirts, caps and even some model tractors.
The ninth session was one of the highlights of the trip. The Holyoke members were able to see the new 2012-2013 National FFA officers be elected and go through the installation ceremony. Shortly after, they headed home on a 16-hour bus ride to Holyoke.
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HAWK: keeping Mecklenburg for the animals
Mecklenburg County can lose up to 41 acres per day to development, and one organization has started in their own backyards to get some of those acres back for the Mecklenburg area's wildlife.
Habitat and Wildlife Keepers, or HAWK, is a grassroots organization of like-minded individuals who share an interest in conserving the environment and wildlife in the area.
HAWK is a chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, and is the first national chapter of the wildlife federation in North Carolina.
Their territory is Southeastern Mecklenburg County and parts of Union County, but they are based in Matthews, where the organization has done extensive work.
"We are an enthusiastic group of wildlife lovers," said HAWK treasurer and co-founder Carol Buie-Jackson.


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Car accidents have become a commonplace happening today whether it is raining, snowing or a perfectly sunny day. Thousands and millions of small cars are always moving within a city at any given time, especially a place as populated as Greater Los Angeles. You will hear about hundreds of accidents all within a day and within the same state on the crowded freeway and highway systems, as well as the surface streets and construction zones. If you have been through such a motor vehicle accident lately, and have incurred physical injuries, you are fully entitled to receive money compensation for them.
You must understand that a personal injury is not just an injury to the body but big damage to your property and finances. Additionally, your personal life can also become disturbed due to certain injuries. However, the law entitles you to receive the compensation of the loss you have incurred in traffic collision. This loss is either covered by the offending party or his/her insurance company. Ehline Law Firm PC deals with all types of automotive related cases, and gets you the compensation for damage done to your property, physical damage, financial damage, loss of wages, suffering, pain, expenses for rehab and other medical costs. We help you get what you deserve, not a quick, easy and undervalued settlement.
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This fall at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle, we are preparing for a whole new era of learning to help us improve the way we deliver our integrated energy programs, which prepare students for high-skill, high-wage jobs.
Thanks to our $1.3 million share of a three-year federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Colorado Online Energy Training Consortium grant that's been awarded to the Colorado Community College System and Colorado Mountain College, we're developing a hybrid curriculum and equipment to enable us to take a leadership role in making our energy courses and programs more accessible. Our goal is to enable students from throughout our college's district and around the state to take advantage of our many energy courses, certificates and degrees.
Our aim is to teach students the skills they need to find a job as soon as possible. By making our classes more accessible and designing them to meet student needs, we hope to significantly shorten the time it takes to earn a certificate or degree. For instance, earning a basic solar photovoltaic certificate may take two to three semesters. With the redesign - and hard work from students - they should be able to complete this certificate in one semester.
As a part of the grant, we were able to hire an instructional designer, Loretta Driskel. She has recently joined the grant team and has begun to translate many of our energy courses into a hybrid, or blended, learning format that combines online learning, hands-on lab and face-to-face training. These hybrid classes allow a student to replace the lecture part of the class with online learning. In addition, they will get hands-on lab experience either in the classroom or in the field, depending on the program.
Loretta's expertise and background in instructional design will be key to building the hybrid nature of these courses. She'll make use of our soon-to-be-created mobile lab so our students will have the advantage of both accessibility and hands-on learning.
The first certificate she'll be working on is the basic solar photovoltaic certificate, and she'll then move on to designing other classes. Over the next couple of years, our goal is to offer the integrated energy degree and certificates in an online or hybrid format.
Colorado Mountain College has been creating hybrid courses for a number of years. But the TAA grant allows us to take this to a whole other level. It has provided the funds not only to hire an experienced instructional designer to design and integrate these courses, but it allows us to purchase laboratory equipment, a mobile training lab and a truck to take that lab around the state. We anticipate the truck, which will run on compressed natural gas, will arrive here sometime this month. The mobile lab will arrive sometime during spring semester.
So watch for our course offerings, and our mobile lab, bringing a fresh new approach to learning.
Rob Winn is Colorado Mountain College's new grant coordinator for the TAA grant. He has an M.A. in school administration and supervision from the University of Phoenix and a B.S. in agricultural education from Colorado State University.


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U.S. employers reported more difficulty in filling key positions today than a year ago, according to a survey by Right Management, the outplacement division of ManpowerGroup.
Some 27 percent of firms reported they "often" find it hard to fill key positions, compared to 23 percent a year ago. Also, 13 percent reported they "seldom" find it hard to fill key positions, down from 16 percent a year ago.
Sixty-one percent said it was "occasionally" hard to fill key positions, the same percentage as a year ago.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned on Friday following a meeting with President Barack Obama that came amid a firestorm of outrage over delays in medical care for U.S. veterans.
Shortly after the private White House session, Obama announced to reporters that "with considerable regret, I accepted" Shinseki's resignation. The move came after a growing number of Democrats and Republicans in Congress, as well as some veterans' groups, had called for his removal.
Obama said he accepted the resignation of the soft-spoken, 71-year-old retired Army general after being briefed on the initial findings of the investigation into abuses that were initially found in Phoenix but later identified at other facilities across the country.
Obama praised Shinseki's military career and accomplishments at the VA, including tackling issues like post-traumatic stress syndrome and homelessness among veterans.
"Ric's commitment to our veterans is unquestioned. His service to our country is exemplary," Obama said. "He has worked hard to investigate and identify the problems with access to care. But, as he told me this morning, the VA needs new leadership to address them."
The rising number of veterans with combat-related injuries from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars has placed greater demands on the VA.
Members of Congress immediately applauded the move as a step toward restoring confidence in the embattled agency that provides healthcare and other benefits to veterans.
"The denial of care to our veterans is a national disgrace and it's fitting that the person who oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs has accepted responsibility for this growing scandal and resigned," said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
Representative Peter Welch, a Vermont Democrat, said: "Obviously General Shinseki came to the conclusion that he'd lost the confidence, at least, of Congress. He stepped aside so the debate could be about fixing the VA as opposed to his status."
The scandal over long delays, which were being concealed by VA officials, in providing medical care to veterans comes just five months before congressional elections in which all 435 House of Representatives seats are up for grabs, along with one-third of the 100-member Senate.
Inspector general probes are now active at 42 VA locations around the country and have put Obama and his Democrats on the defensive ahead of the November congressional elections. Republicans have attacked the administration over the problems, saying it was an example of mismanagement.
Obama said Sloan Gibson, deputy secretary of the VA, would take the helm at the agency on an acting basis while he looked "diligently" for a new permanent VA secretary.
Shinseki's resignation came just hours after he addressed the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans and apologized to veterans, lawmakers and the American people for the abuses, in which administrators manipulated waiting lists to hide exactly how long patients had to wait to see a physician.
Shinseki announced the steps the VA would take to deal with the corrupt practices found at some of its healthcare facilities.
He said he was removing the senior leaders at the Phoenix VA medical center and would use all authority at his disposal to hold accountable those "who instigated or tolerated dishonorable or irresponsible scheduling."
Shinseki said no senior executives of the Veterans Health Administration would receive performance awards this year and the use of scheduling times as a measure of good performance would be eliminated.
The VA is also taking action to ensure that the 1,700 Phoenix veterans still waiting to see a doctor would have appointments quickly, he said.
"We now know that VA has a systemic, totally unacceptable lack of integrity within some of our veterans health facilities," Shinseki said. "That breach of integrity is irresponsible, it is indefensible and unacceptable to me."
(Reporting by Susan Heavey, David Alexander, Mark Felsenthal, Richard Cowan and David Lawder; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Gunna Dickson)


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I don't know what is harder: figuring out what the economy is doing or hitting a curve ball? While I was a decent enough hitter growing up (before my eyes went bad anyhow), I did not see too many breaking balls. But given all the noise about which way the economy is moving, I may be heading back to the batting cages.
In the last week, there has been, wait for it, more mixed news on the economic front. Here are a few examples:
-the ISM Manufacturing Report on Business in May dropped below 60 for the first time all year (anything over 50 indicates growth is occurring, but it did decrease 6.9 percent from April to May—a sign of sequential sluggishness;
-this week ADP reported private companies added 38,000 jobs in May, down from estimates calling for nearly 180,000 new jobs;
-non-farm payrolls were well short in May at 54,000, according to the Department of Labor;
-diesel prices continued, with its fourth consecutive week of declines; and
-freight volumes continue to show slight signs of moderation but overall are improving and far healthier than they were two years ago.
It does not take much to be influenced by so many data points. But these are the numbers (of which there are many more) we are working with to come to conclusions.
I just realized I did not mention consumer spending. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence was 60.8 in May, down from a revised 66 in April. Gas prices were certainly a factor in this, along with the employment situation, too.
It will be interesting to see how these things play out in the coming months when looking at freight volumes. Most carriers are saying demand is formidable at the very least, yet the numbers don't always bear this out. Reasons vary, of course, due to things like inventory management and seasonality, but that will make the weeks leading up to Peak Season (which is when this year?) somewhat telling in getting a handle on what is happening with volume and demand.
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I forgot all about this site. Dominated the snowball throwing game in 7th grade. Props to you.
I have gotten through trainings with damyouautocorrect. Although sometimes it is hard to explain the laughing.
I just start doodling random nonsense. Been doing a lot of phone interviews lately and after about 5 minutes I always find myself drawing all over whatever important paper is in front of me.
Count how many times the word "um" is used. It becomes pretty humorous.
Set up empty bottles or cans a ways away and shoot them with rubberbands. Shooting gallery, yes please
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In reply, either Scott or Keith, told him about the four novels that I have written all with a strong Rugby League background. Before leaving them Mickey said that he intended to come to Huddersfield in 2010 to watch his first live game and collect copies of these novels (details below) to take back to give to his scriptwriters in California.
The last that I had heard about him was he had been in Europe recently but the Icelandic volcanic ash had prevented him flying into Huddersfield airport.
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Dear God, imagine those two out on the lash!
Between the optimist & the pessimist
The difference is quite droll:
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The pessimist sees the hole.
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He balanced the hot areas with the cold areas. the dry areas with the wet areas.
And, in creating Yorkshire, he created the most glorious place on earth - full of majestic beauty and sporting giants.........and for balance he created....... Lancashire.
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I'd say he's in really good shape for his age in The Wrestler & Iron Man 2. It's his face he's had loads of surgery on, don't think he's had plastic surgery elsewhere?
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Id go either the sanoran desert bow guided or try to hire cody robbins and head to canada with a bow.
I would hunt my backyard. i would take devils garden ca archery or eley nevada archery. A guide would help but the feeling of doing it yourself is so much more gratifying. which ever way you go about it as long as your out there, your a hunter in my book!
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I've been enjoying all the great ideas for winter planters, holiday flower arrangements and wreaths that have been popping up lately. When we were down in Kalispell two weeks ago, I noticed cute barn wood planters all over the antique shops, stuffed with juniper branches. Some were long and low, some tapered and carved, but they all had one thing in common: they were ridiculously overpriced. I said to Chris, "I bet we could throw one of those together in less than an hour."
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Music sets the scene in the Chloé world. The sounds you hear affect your mood, your thoughts – and the way you move. Music is the soundtrack to a party – to good times – so it makes sense it's one of the key ingredients to the Chloé attitude.
Our love of music has even spilled over to our ready-to-wear. Musical instruments and notes have featured in prints and embroidery on garments from the beginning of Chloé – and founder Gaby Aghion (a music lover) named designs after some of her favourite composers and musicians, ranging from Debussy to Dylan.
Since the nineties, music has had a big part in every Chloé runway show. It's always uplifting, upbeat, natural – sometimes a classic rock sound, sometimes veering towards an urban one. Expert DJs and musicians such as Steve Mackey, John Gosling or Seb Chew have worked with Chloé to define a style that is unlike most other fashion houses: signified by a current sound and quick, energetic cuts using modern studio techniques. It's off the runway too – Chloé parties have witnessed live performances from Kylie Minogue, Bryan Ferry, The Kills and Janelle Monáe to name just a few.
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Born in Egypt in 1921, Gaby Aghion moved to Paris after the war and pioneered the concept of "luxury ready-to-wear" with the creation of Chloé in 1952. She did not feel comfortable with the restrictive wardrobe of the fifties and her thirst for greater emancipation quickly outweighed this "Couture" period as she turned the page without hesitation to offer women a new approach to fashion.See the designs
The young Gaby chose the fabrics, drew six models and had them made by the head seamstress at the atelier Lelong. She then decided to offer them herself to the fashion boutiques which were then just starting to carry ready-to-wear clothes. She put on the first Chloé show in 1956 at a breakfast at the Café de Flore, the epicentre of young intellectual Parisians that she mingled with. It was a success and today she is still the first to express her surprise at her own audacity.
To keep the flame alive and the label youthful, Gaby Aghion continuously sought talented designers, names that are now part of the history of contemporary fashion, to work alongside her.
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In 1965, a young man from Hamburg, Karl Lagerfeld, joined Chloé and worked under the direction of Gaby Aghion – alongside Maxime de La Falaise, Michèle Rosier and Graziella Fontana – before being appointed the house's exclusive designer in 1975.See the designs
Under his direction, Chloé became one of the most iconic brands of the seventies. Karl was particularly noted for his sense of humour and eccentric creations. Each of his collections for the brand became a happening.
Karl left Chloé in 1984, but was to return for a second time in 1992, staying for another four years.
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Born in Casablanca Martine Sitbon came to Paris to study at the fashion school, Studio Berçot. In 1987 she joined Chloé as Creative Director.See the designs
Her silhouettes for the brand played on a soft femininity combined with an eclectic wardrobe, with references as diverse as a nineteenth century dandy, the Edwardian era and a matador.
Although her early collections seem fairytale-esque, it was rock music – especially from the seventies – that became the strongest influence on Sitbon's Chloé designs.
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Martine Sitbon for Chloé, Autumn-Winter 1992
Martine Sitbon for Chloé, Autumn-Winter 1992
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Stella McCartney was born in London – the daughter of Sir Paul, and his wife Linda. At the age of 26, after graduating from Central Saint Martins, Stella was hired by Chloé as Creative Director to replace the outgoing Karl Lagerfeld.See the designs
Inspired by her mother – who wore Chloé – the young designer brought a breath of fresh air: celebrities, style and buzz, youth and glamour, became part of the Chloé world.
The brand took on a vintage, sexy, rock 'n' roll tone, appealing to a new generation of young women who were nostalgic without being sentimental, independent and modern. The Chloé wardrobe always mixes all kinds of influences – and the vital energies of the street inspired Stella's take.
Stella McCartney for Chloé, Spring-Summer 1998
Stella McCartney for Chloé, Autumn-Winter 1999
Stella McCartney for Chloé, Spring-Summer 2001
Phoebe Philo
When Stella McCartney left Chloé, her assistant and friend, Phoebe Philo, succeeded her at the brand. Born in Paris, Phoebe graduated from London's Central Saint Martins a year after Stella.See the designs
Her aesthetic was subtly different. With Phoebe's arrival, Chloé started to work leather, to the delight of customers, who rushed to get bags and shoes.
With Phoebe, a complete wardrobe of desirable pieces was developed – faithful to the spirit of the brand and yet right for now. She offered a new way of looking at fashion, adding a twist of British cool to the very Parisian Chloé.
Phoebe Philo for Chloé, Spring-Summer 2004
Phoebe Philo for Chloé, Autumn-Winter 2004
Phoebe Philo for Chloé, Spring-Summer 2006
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Hannah MacGibbon was born in London. Another graduate of the capital's Central Saint Martins, she initially worked under Phoebe at Chloé and is credited with bringing a touch of chic to the street style of her predecessor.See the designs
In 2008, Hannah took over the reigns at Chloé for three years. Bringing in a demure aesthetic of timeless pieces and neutral colours, she drew on a seventies aesthetic of the brand but with a modern twist. Wide capes, nude tones, jeans and chambray shirts were revisited, with belted high-waist pants.
Hannah's designs were about freshness, sophistication and grace – quintessentially Chloé.
Hannah MacGibbon for Chloé, Autumn-Winter 2009
Hannah MacGibbon for Chloé, Spring-Summer 2010
Hannah MacGibbon for Chloé, Spring-Summer 2011
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Clare Waight Keller was born in Birmingham. She succeeded Hannah at Chloé in the summer of 2011, moving from Pringle of Scotland.See the designs
A graduate of the Royal College of Art, she began her career at Calvin Klein in New York, worked in the men's studio at Ralph Lauren, and then at Gucci, under Tom Ford.
Eagerly anticipated, Clare Waight Keller's first show for Chloé took place in October 2011. It went to Chloé's very soul – fluid and feminine "but boyish", she said, these qualities were expressed in long white and powder pink pleated dresses, eyelet embroidery and belts on the hips of wide pants.
Developing her take on Chloé for Autumn / Winter 2012, there were blouses, throw-on coats and pretty dresses in a sorbet palette. Chic, sensual and natural, that's Clare's Chloé.
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I was thinking about my first car purchase today and thought it would be interesting to see what other people had for their first vehicle purchased. Mine was a maroon 1992 Ford Thunderbird Coupe, man I loved that car.
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1986 Ford Taurus (in 1997) poop brown, peeling paint.
My old man talked 'em down from $600 to $300 ... very embarassing experiance, they just wanted the POS off the lot
1980 Cutlass Supreme. Had chrome mag wheels, but otherwise - it was junk.
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I was thinking about my first car purchase today and thought it would be interesting to see what other people had for their first vehicle purchased. Mine was a maroon 11992 Ford Thunderbird Coupe, man I loved that car.
Wow. 11992, that must be sweet. JK. My first car (didn't pay for it) was a '90 Buick Centruy. Not pretty, but it worked well and was hard as heck to put a dent in it.
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1997 Oldsmobile LSS
1988 Dodge Omni. AM radio. 4 Speed Manual. Sweet.
ISU Grad 1997.
ISU Fan for Life.
Not in CO anymore but I'm not changing my name :)
1994 Acura Integra, white... Still my favorite of all the cars I have had...
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Here she is...a 1979 2 door Chevette or "the Vette" as I called her. It was a FREE hand me down from my sister. This baby had a 78 cu inch 4 banger and a rusted out hole in the floor in which you could throw your trash out. Had it for about a year then sold it to some lady for $300. She tried to return it 3 weeks later when it crapped out on her...no joke!
1992 Dodge Dakota.
HS chicks dug the pickup.
Exaggeration is a BILLION times worse than understating.
1994 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP... fun car for college, what a POS to have anything go wrong on it with... always a surcharge for that car. Engine was packed into too small of an opening so any work always had to take the whole thing out... but man it was fun!
Vitte, Dulcedo, Sipes
1989 S15. It was a nice truck at the time. I wish I had pictures of it. I have pictures of almost every car since.
A black 1994 Dodge Shadow.
It spent just as much time up on racks in my garage as on the road.
My favorite experience was finding out the hard way that there were a half-dozen dime sized cracks in the head. Green smoke is really sweet looking.....
A classy 87 plymouth sundance. Registration said it was pink. Got alot of crap for that one. It was reliable enough, but it went 0-60 in 4 1/2 weeks.
First car: 66 Bug. Previous owner had replaced the bumpers with nerf bars, added a fiberglass whale tail , sunroof and chrome wheels. Engine didn't last long.
First truck: 1979 Jeep J20. Had more rust than sheet metal in the floor of the cab, but it was a beast.
1974 Chevy Nova. I loved that car, my dad and I put a new motor in it. It was definitly a fun father son project.
32 years later and I am still riding on the back.
I don't sweat the petty things,... I pet the sweaty things
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's largest group of obstetricians and gynecologists says birth control pills should be sold over the counter, just like condoms.
Today's surprise opinion could boost longtime efforts by women's advocates to make the pill more accessible.
But no one expects the pill to be sold without a prescription any time soon. A company would have to seek government permission first, and it's not clear if any are considering it.
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The opinion was issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C.- Panthers coach Ron Rivera says he isn't feeling any additional pressure to win.
That's somewhat surprising since he has a losing record (13-19) and his team has been awful in close games during his first two seasons in Carolina.
But Rivera told The Associated Press he isn't worrying about something that's out of his control - pointing out that Lovie Smith was fired by the Chicago Bears despite his team finishing 10-6 last year.
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The AMSOIL/Street Rodder Road Tour Leg 1Written by on September 20, 2013 The Aeromotive Tour
The 2013 AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour season kicked off with the Aeromotive Tour at the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky. At the NHRA Reunion there was an amazing array of classic drag cars and push vehicles on display. The swap meet area was the destination for many folks and the pits gave everyone a close-up look at the mechanical side of the race cars.
Saturday was the final day at Beech Bend Raceway for the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion. While the weather was a bit on the warm side, unlike last year the rains stayed away and the racing was almost non-stop for three days. Besides the racing and the vintage cars that competed, the surrounding parking areas were filled with all types of hot rods, customs, and special-interest vehicles.
After the Sunday morning Road Tour drivers' meeting it was a short hop to the neighboring National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green. This great facility documents the history of that iconic marque and tells the story of the people who played a role in the history of the Corvette.
Our Monday on the Aeromotive Tour began the day in St. Charles, Missouri. The first stop was at the Lewis and Clark Boathouse and Nature Center. St. Charles was the starting point for the Lewis and Clark Expedition just over 200 years ago.
It was a three-hour drive across Missouri to our destination of Lenexa, Kansas, the home of Aeromotive. The folks at Aeromotive had a large get-together planned for us and local rodders. The Road Tourians had special parking and everyone enjoyed some great Kansas City–style barbecue. It was a fun evening at Aeromotive and we got to meet some local folks and enjoyed seeing their cars. Thanks to everyone at Aeromotive for a wonderful evening and their continued support as our Official Fuel Delivery Systems sponsor.
Our destination for Tuesday afternoon was the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa, and it was amazing. We have visited a number of great motorcycle museums on the Road Tour and this one ranks right up there with the best. It was then just 10 miles to the headquarters of Yogi's in Monticello, Iowa. Yogi's has been the Official Retail Store of the Road Tour for a number of years. They invited us to their new facility and many local rodders were on hand when we arrived. They have a huge inventory and take pride in getting product out the door quickly.
After our Wednesday morning drivers' meeting in Dubuque, Iowa, we headed north along the Mississippi River crossing into Wisconsin. The scenery was beautiful. Our destination was the home of Elmer and Bernadette Duellman and their fantastic collection of cars, motorcycles, pedal cars, toys, and dolls.
The Duellman Collection is legendary among pedal car and toy collectors. We had made special arrangements for our visit and they were expecting us. The collection is normally only open one weekend a month during the summer. The treasures are housed in eight large buildings and barns. At their request there is no photography allowed in the building due to security concerns. The size and scope of the collection are breathtaking. Included are 750 pedal cars, 5,000 children's toys, 100 cycles and scooters, and 100 fullsize cars. The greatest thing about our visit was how gracious and hospitable Bernadette, Elmer, and their team of volunteers were during our visit.
On Thursday it was a short drive from our hotel to the headquarters of QA1. QA1 is the Official Shock Supplier of the AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour. They had invited us to visit their facility in Lakeville, Minnesota, just south of the twin cities to get a close-up look at what goes into the production of their quality components. We were greeted by the team at QA1 and given an in-depth tour of the facility. The production and assembly areas were spotless and all of the employees and staff were knowledgeable about the details of the entire product line. We all came away with a real respect for the craftsmanship and quality that is built into all of the QA1 products.
The 40th edition of the Minnesota Street Rod Association's Back to the 50's Weekend was amazing. The Minnesota State Fairground was covered with over 12,000 '64-and-earlier vehicles. From dawn until well into the evening spectators and participants packed the grounds. The vehicles ranged from antiques to over-the-top rolling cartoon cars. The Great Race sendoff added a different dimension to the event this year.
Our recently finished 1951 Ford was the center of attention all weekend. The AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour tent was a good place for the Aeromotive Tour participants to congregate and relive the excitement of the previous week on the road. This is a great event and if the calendar and the stars again line up, the Road Tour may make a return trip to the Back to the 50's event in 2014.
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On Monday morning in St. Charles we visited the Lewis and Clark Boathouse and Museum. These early explorers set out with their band of men from this site to find the Northwest Passage back in 1804. It is an amazing story of courage and perseverance.Always the gracious hosts, the folks at Aeromotive had some Kansas City barbecue ready for us when we arrived. It was an evening of delicious food and some great live music. Many of the local rodders turned out to say hello.Aeromotive has a number of race cars in their stable and compete at races around the country. What they learn in competition is often used to develop more effective and efficient products that become available to their customers.It was a five-hour drive from Kansas City to Anamosa, IA, and the home of the National Motorcycle Museum. It was the first time a Road Tour has stopped at the museum and we were all surprised at the number of motorcycles and related items that were on display inside.Besides all of the vintage motorcycles on display they also had a fantastic early Shell gas station as part of the display. The station was filled with period-perfect gas station items that added to the display. It was a perfect setting to display motorcycles from that era.Just down the highway from the National Motorcycle Museum is the headquarters of Yogi's Hot Rod Parts in Monticello, IA. The party was in full swing when we arrived with many local folks turning out to say hello.Yogi himself and shop mascot Mylee were on hand to greet us when we arrived. The new headquarters was designed and built a few years ago to handle their growing mail-order business. It is a state-of-the-art facility.Besides the sheer size and quality of Elmer and Bernadette's collection the greatest thing is that they are truly very nice folks. With the help of a crew of volunteers they showed us through all eight buildings and answered all of the questions that we had about their treasures.
A center of attention in the showroom at Yogi's was their beautiful Chevy pickup. Yogi's has been the Official Retail Store of the Road Tour for many years. With most of their catalog items in stock, we can depend on getting almost any item we need for the Road Tour car.Thursday we visited the headquarters of QA1 in Lakeville, WI, just south of St. Paul. QA1 is the Official Shock Supplier on the Road Tour coupe. They were ready when we arrived with hot coffee and the largest doughnuts any of us had ever seen.We were given a full tour of the QA1 facility. Most of their many items are manufactured in their Minnesota plant and they are proud that they can say that their products are made in America.Again this year we were invited to attend the Scavengers Car Club's Back to the 50's kick-off picnic. The club has been around since the '50s and today has a wide cross section of younger and older members who share a passion for a variety of rods and custom styles.Friday afternoon at the fairgrounds we all got together at our hospitality tent for a group photo. Everyone on the tour had a great time during the week and many new friendships were made during our travels.Tony DeFrank (left) director of California Car Cover's Golden Shine line of car care products was on hand in St. Paul. He presented the Golden Shine Award to Dennis and Theresa Roth for a great job of keeping their '56 Nomad shining all week.This year the Great Race kicked off their week on the road to Mobile, AL, at Back to the 50's. President Corky Coker wished all the participants well as 100 vehicles rolled out of the fairground on Saturday afternoon.Greg Cunningham, head man at Honest Charley's Garage, and Honest Charley's technician Hal Everett stopped by the tent to pose with our '51 Ford Tour coupe. Greg and the team at Honest Charley's in Chattanooga spent the winter turning a tired old '51 Ford into a modern, great-looking Road Tour ride.


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In the last post (Part 1) I indicated that we were going to talk about the first steps of the establishment of an ECM Center of Excellence organization. But before we go there we have a few other things that need to fall in place.
Establish a ECM Program and Program Manager
For ECM to be successful at a enterprise level, it must be treated as a program. A program with a Steering Committee that is representative of the whole enterprise and leverage it to provide guidance, impetus, and a high-level sign-off for company-wide issues such as the corporate taxonomy, key metadata, and security models as well as critical SLA and Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity requirements. The ECM Steering Committee is responsible for the establishment of a ECM Center of Excellence, first by assigning a ECM Program Manager that is responsible:
• Ensure ECM program services are visible, planned and managed to the client's goals and objectives
• Facilitate the development of ECM vision and strategy
• Ensures the development, promotion and management of ECM services
• Oversee the creation and adherence of best practices, proven methodologies and processes
• Develop and continuously refine COE metrics and management reporting
Develop an ECM Program Roadmap
One of the first item of the ECM Steering Committee is to assign resources to work with the ECM Program Manager to develop an ECM Program Roadmap. First step of the ECM Program Roadmap is to evaluate current state followed by gathering current and future business and IT needs. Once the current state and needs are determined then the high-level future architecture is defined. A gap analysis from current to future is performed which drives the rest of the ECM roadmap. The roadmap needs to address both the ECM COE development/implementation, ECM technology planning/design/deployment tasks and the establishment of measurements/system validation tasks.
The ECM COE Foundation Development group of tasks in the ECM Program Roadmap, includes the identification of needed services, and a development plan for the COE resources. The development of key ECM COE processes to run the COE as well as develop and deliver the needed services.
The ECM Technology Planning & Design group of task focuses on the development of the ECM Technical architecture and produce the architecture artifacts to integrate into your Enterprise Architecture. On of the important artifacts that I want to point out is the concept of Solution Patterns. Later I will discuss packaged (tiered services) and these solution patterns provide governance when to use particular packages and provides guidelines around the extension (customization) of these packages. The other activity of this grouping is the development of an ECM Technology Deployment Plan which will be a detailed plan and timeline of the deployment of all the ECM underpinning as well as the services provided to the organization
Identify ECM COE Offered Services
During evaluate the current state (first swim lane) of the ECM Program roadmap, information was gathered to define a high-level architecture to meet the business/IT needs. Now the ECM COE resources look at the business challenges/objectives and the future architecture and define appropriate levels of functionality for various segments of the potential user base.
ECM COE and business units work together to define various packages or tiers of ECM functionality (for example: ranging from packages with basic store-and-retrieve capabilities, to more advance packages offering revision-control and automated workflow capabilities). Other tiers may take into account the acceptance of change in the business units. Some business units may desire mature services and avoid change while others may require more leading edge technology which typically involves introduction of technology on a more frequent basis.
While leveraging package solutions is the desired for fast deployment and cost containment of ECM to the business, it may not meet all the requirement of the business. In that case the package can be used as the base and custom components augment the package to meet the business needs. All custom components will be design with reuse in mind and could be considered ECM COE services as well.
Using the Current/Planned ECM technology and the project pipeline, a prioritized delivery plan of packages and custom components can be developed. The Industry ECM Direction can be used to determine other services/packages that might need to be developed that are not currently needed by projects in the pipeline. Services that have no immediate need but need is expected in the near term, should be noted and once the ECM COE has needed services implemented, these will be areas of research focus (Research is a key recommended process that will not be discussed in this presentation).
So far we have been talking about technology services but the ECM COE also provides Advise & Consult Role based services to the enterprise. Services such as:
ECM Solution Design Services – ECM COE Architect Role provides the knowledge to develop business solutions leveraging the ECM technologies. These solutions can be either: Content Storage and Retrieval Solutions: These solutions are primarily focused on centrally managing content (paper and electronic) as well as content retrieval. Typically a generic client is provided for retrieval. Document Centric Workflow Solutions: These solutions not only focus on centrally managing the content but managing the business process that leverages the content. Typically this will be a BPM application with a customized user interface.
ECM Solution Requirement Gathering Services - ECM COE Process Designer/Business Analyst provides the skills to help the business gather and understand their requirement and translate them into ECM solution requirements. This information is then used by ECM COE Architect to more efficiently and accurately design a business solution.
Process Modeling Services - ECM COE Process Designer/Business Analyst is knowledgeable in principles of process modeling as well as the tools to assist the business with documenting their current and future process with ECM technology enablement. The ECM enable process models then can be used by the technical designer to automate the model with the BPM tool
ECM Technology Research Services - ECM COE provides the skills to evaluate and research new ECM technologies and help the business in the selection of technologies to meet their requirements
ECM Vendor Management Services - ECM COE provides skills to effectively manage ECM vendors by:
• Centralized ECM vendor relationship management
• Regular schedule monitoring of vendor performance,
, and issues against defined metrics SLA
• Stringent change control process of vendor code
• Regular reviews of contracts, licensing and maintenance agreements
• Regular review of vendor products and roadmaps and technology vision
ECM Solution/Technology Training Services - ECM COE provides the business with ECM education and solution "train the trainer" engagements
ECM Project Oversight Services - ECM COE provides proven ECM solution project management by leveraging proven ECM deployment methodologies and experience.
The ECM COE role services should be indentified during this exercise so that it can be communicated to the customers resulting in strengthen ECM solution provided by the ECM COE
Oh, time flies when having fun. I am out of time and my daughter is waiting for me to tuck her in so on the next post we'll pick up with a discussion of the next step of a ECM COE Foundation Development.
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