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That is my question. I have read both sides of the coin when it comes to daily weigh ins. I've been stepping on that scale every day for as long as I can remember. It's almost ritualistic. I tell myself that if I do this I can regulate what I'm doing right and wrong from day to day. BUT what is killing me is the totally negative effect it can have on my mood right off the bat each morning. My daughter looked at me yesterday and said, "you have to stop doing that every day... get in a poopy mood if you don't lose weight." I know she is right. It happened before during one of my previous journeys down the weight loss path. My family actually took my scale and hid it from me and only allowed to come out once a week because of the mental "game" it played with me. I didn't like that at all and soon with all my begging they brought it back to me after about a month. Daily weigh ins means I get to feel great and celebrate little daily victories. But it also means that I need to learn to not let the little increases kill me. (although when you see it go up over a pound it's not so very wonderful.) When I did another weight loss program and went to meetings where we had weekly weigh ins what I noticed was a distinct pattern that my body had for loosing weight. I would start off with a big loss week one, less week two, less week three, then darn near nothing week four, the BANG week five would be the start of the cycle again. You don't see that when you weigh in daily unless you purposefully track it. Soooo... to weigh or not to weigh.... that STILL is the question.
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I say not; the scale and numbers do play a mental mind game and learning to control that is key. The number on the scale does not take into account a whole lot of factors.
Personally I do not own a scale, I use the one in the health room at work; I check my weight on Monday to see how I did over the weekend and then I weigh in for my BLC on Wednesday and that is all because it messes with your head.
Make sure you are getting enough water, low sodium and limiting processed foods as they all seem to affect us the most.
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Wrapping Up PittsburghPosted by on December 26, 2011 – 7:03 PM
– With one day of extra time to review the film, Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo just completed his after game press conference.
– Let's hit injuries first and then a few quick thoughts of his from the game:
– CB Justin King wil have shoulder surgery and his season will come to an end with one game to play. King had not played in the past two weeks. Chalk up another injury at cornerback for a team that's been destroyed at that spot this year.
– QBs Sam Bradford and A.J. Feeley will be day to day this week as they continue to recover from ankle and thumb injuries, respectively. Spagnuolo said he has no designs one way or another on if they'll be able to go this week.
– DE Chris Long and CB Josh Gordy, ankle and oblique, did not have any major setbacks against the Steelers and should be able to fight through to play this week even if they are again limited in practice.
– DT Fred Robbins is ill but expected to be OK for Wednesday's practice.
– Because of the holiday and following two short weeks of work, Spagnuolo gave the players a bit more time to recover. They had Sunday off as well as Monday and Tuesday and will return to practice Wednesday.
– As for the game, Spagnuolo expressed disappointment in the long, 52-yard run by Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall.
– Spagnuolo said that run was a cutback run that came when the Rams brought pressure from the nickel back. Mendenhall happened to cut back to where the pressure came from and there was nobody there. Still, SPagnuolo said, a play like that can be stopped for a 6 or 7 yard gain and doesn't need to be as much of a big play.
– One thing Spagnuolo preached to his team was the importance of getting turnovers against the Steelers. One interception wasn't good enough, according to the coach.
– On offense, Spagnuolo saw many of the same issues that have plagued the Rams all season including penalties, missed throws, a few protection issues, etc.
– On the brighter side, Spagnuolo acknowledged good efforts from CBs Josh Gordy and especially Rod Hood. That duo hasn't played a ton this year but did hold up well. Hood was particularly tough in coverage and helping against the run.
– As for potential roster moves in the coming days, the Rams will likely make at least one. They won't have WR Austin Pettis or King available which means they have 51 available players right now. Where that move comes from, be it practice squad or waiver wire is yet to be determined.
– Chat tomorrow, back with updates this week on Wednesday.
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It's that time of year again: Awards season is approaching. This is one of the most anticipated times of year for fashion. Past red carpets have hosted couture creations from Chanel, Dior, and Versace. Likewise, the thigh-high slit has left its mark on Hollywood in recent years. Marchesa princess moments are as ubiquitous at the Academy Awards as pin thin models are at New York Fashion Week. So, what can we expect Hollywood's big screen sirens to stun us with this season? If the Fall couture runways are any indication, expect no shortage of show stopping princess gowns, skin baring creations, and designs inspired by times past. Click through the slideshow to see our predictions for this year's best dressed list.
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Jan 21, 2013 10:35 AM
Ugh. Do we have to go swimsuit shopping? We're not ready to bare all, but swimsuit sales are underway and we don't want to miss them. Maybe we'll look for a one-piece this season, preferably one as cute as the Rodez Color-Block Bandeau Swimsuit ($480) from Roksanda Ilincic. The price tag is a little yikes, but the cut is perfect. It's sexy and flattering, thanks to the way the middle panel meets the top and bottom in a point on the side. It detracts from any lingering winter gut one may still be carrying.
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The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
Those who approach the sacrament of Penance obtain pardon from God's mercy for the offense committed against him, and are, at the same time, reconciled with the Church which they have wounded by their sins and which by charity, by example, and by prayer labors for their conversion.
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The holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation participate with the whole community in the Lord's own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist.
At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.
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MIB values; SNMP MIBs; OID; Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP); Management Information Base (MIB); Object Identifier (OID);
MIB values; SNMP MIBs; OID; Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP); Management Information Base (MIB); Object Identifier (OID);
SNMP, short for Simple Network Management Protocol, is a set of protocols for managing network devices. SNMP works by sending messages called protocol data units (PDUs) to different parts of a network. SNMP-compliant devices* called "agents" store data about themselves in Management Information Bases (MIBs) and return this data to the SNMP requesters.
* Lexmark printers are SNMP-compliant devices.
MIB versions
Lexmark network laser printers support version 1 of the printer MIB. The Lexmark1.MIB draws off the RFC1759 and printer 3805 V2 standards. For some queries, the Lexmark printer may reply "unknown", which is a valid response according to the RFC.
Examples of MIB implementation
Duplex MIB (OID – Object Identifier):
Using prtMediaPathDescription (OID 184.108.40.206.184.108.40.206.4.1.10) should yield a return value:
- SNMPv2-SMI::mib-126.96.36.199.22.214.171.124 = STRING: "Duplex Paper Path"
If duplex is not recognized, you would expect to see the return value:
- SNMPv2-SMI::mib-126.96.36.199.18.104.22.168 = STRING: "Primary Paper Path"
Color MIB (OID):
Using prtMarkerSuppliesDescription (OID 126.96.36.199.18.104.22.168.1.1.6) should yield a return value:
- SNMPv2-SMI::mib-126.96.36.199.126.96.36.199 = STRING: "Cyan Toner"
- SNMPv2-SMI::mib-184.108.40.206.22.214.171.124 = STRING: "Magenta Toner"
- SNMPv2-SMI::mib-220.127.116.11.220.127.116.11 = STRING: "Yellow Toner"
- SNMPv2-SMI::mib-126.96.36.199.18.104.22.168 = STRING: "Black Toner"
If color is not detected, you would expect to see the return value:
- SNMPv2-SMI::mib-18.104.22.168.184.108.40.206 = STRING: "Black Toner"
Lexmark MIB documentation and support statement
Lexmark provides the MIB information below as a courtesy to network administrators who use SNMP management utilities. Lexmark does not directly support the use of third-party management tools for the administration of our printers and MFPs.
NOTE: We will provide specific information upon request but only if essential to the implementation of our product.
Download the Lexmark MIB file pack for the following contents:
- Lexmark Private MIB (lexmark1.mib)
- Lexmark Managed Print Services MIB (lexmark-mps-mib.mib)
- Lexmark Root MIB (lexmark-root-mib.mib)
- Lexmark Textual Conventions MIB (lexmark-tc-mib.mib).
NOTE: The referenced MIB files in this package are for use with later (2011 and above) generation products. However, the lexmark1.mib file is viable for both current and older generation products.
Still need help?
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Endless Opportunities : In and Out of Print
July 27, 2013 · Print This Article
1. Artist Residency Program is open for applications at the Experimental Sound Studio:
ESS is extremely pleased to announce the next installment of the Artist Residency Program, thanks once again to a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. We will offer four 40-hour residencies through the 2013-14 Artists Residency Program (ARP). Candidates must be US residents; at least three of the residencies are for Chicago area artists, and one residency will be open to a non-Chicago US artist. Each residency includes access to the ESS recording facilities with engineering assistance. http://www.
experimentalsoundstudio.org/ pages/artist_residency_ program/24.php
2. Apply to the Propeller Fund! Gallery 400 at the University of Illinois at Chicago and threewalls announce a call for applications to the Propeller Fund, entering its fourth year as a granting opportunity for independent visual artists, curators, and visual arts groups in Cook County, IL. Applications are due August 1, 2013, with 15 grantees announced in October 2013. A total $50,000 will be disbursed in 2013. More about that on their website here.
3. And this from Edra Soto on facebook:Â OPEN CALL – WIND CHIMEÂ
As part of the events taking place during the Chicago Artists Month, Garfield Park Conservatory will be hosting the exhibition WIND CHIME. Garfield Park Conservatory has made available 30 trees to display wind chimes for this exhibition. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CALL IS TO:• Complement the art & music programs taking place during the Chicago Artists Month at Garfield Park Conservatory.• An opportunity to promote your organization events during the East Garfield Park weekend of art sponsored by Chicago Artists Month and New City.• Strengthen the relationship of the East Garfield Park arts communities.ELIGIBILITY:This call is open to artists with residence in East Garfield Park and artists affiliated to the following neighborhood organizations: Switching Stations, Albany Carroll Studios, West Carroll Avenue Studios, West Side Cultural Arts Council, The Golden Dome, Adds Donnas, Devening Projects, The Hills Esthetic Center, The Franklin, Julius Caesar, Peregrine Program, East Garfield Park GUILDHOW TO APPLY:• Submit a comprehensive sketch on jpg format no bigger than 1240 x 1240 dpi that illustrates your idea accompanied by a word document with that includes: your name, phone number and email; a brief description of the concept and materials you will be using to create your project; your affiliation to East Garfield Park community.• Send applications to firstname.lastname@example.com• Open call starts Wednesday, July 17, 2013 and ends Saturday, August 23, 2013 CRITERIA:• Original, artistic quality. • Safe materials.• Strength of build sculpture /weather resistance. Your work will be exposed to unpredictable types of weather. GPC is not responsible for damaged work.• Works needs to be delivered ready to install. • All sculptures will be displayed suspended high off the ground.
I'm admittedly inspired by today's Printers Ball (hence the poster above), and as a result the following calls are a bit unusual for a visual art blog. However, I think the following publications could offer interesting avenues for the publication and dissemination of your visual work/research practices/writing. I'm always interested in finding bridges between disciplines. So with that disclaimer in mind:
4. Â Journal of Artistic Research:
We invite submissions to JAR from all fields and disciplines in which artistic research may be relevant, including areas that may not usually be conceived of as 'artistic'. Although the journal has emerged as a result of demand in the academic field, JAR welcomes submissions from practitioners with or without academic affiliations.Â
The key problem for many involved in artistic research is 'writing' and its authority. In response to this, JAR introduces a new format for publishing artistic research, the 'exposition', a multi-media document that can combine and interlink text, image, film and audio material on one or more scrollable pages. Go here to read more about their submission process and see examples of the work they have published in the past.
5. Cabinet Magazine:Â Deadlines for forthcoming issues for which we are accepting submissions:
Issue 52 (Winter 2013–2014, with a themed section on "Celebrationâ€): 15 September 2013
Issue 53 (Spring 2014, with a themed section on "Stonesâ€): 15 November 2013
Issue 54 (Summer 2014, with a themed section on "The Accidentâ€): 15 February 2014
Issue 55 (Fall 2014, with a themed section on "Loveâ€): 15 May 2014
Issue 56 (Winter 2014–2015, with a themed section on "Sportsâ€): 15 August 2014
Issue 57 (Spring 2015, with a themed section on "Catastropheâ€): 15 November 2014Â
Details on their guidelines and submission process here.
6. Hobart 15 (a print anthology) — HOTEL CULTURE
We're reopen for print! And… you know the deal. We rock a theme issue every other issue, which means we're due for a theme. Our theme: HOTEL CULTURE.
What that means: open to your interpretation.
Reminder: we love both fiction and nonfiction. Oh! Also: art.
Finally: we're reading everything blind. Don't put your name on your submission. If your name's anywhere on the doc, it (and you) will be disqualified. (I guess, also, no need to be clever or impressive in your bio, as we won't be able to see them anyway.) More info here.


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"Getting It" and Making It Better
By User12601034-Oracle on Feb 08, 2010
I watched the premier of Undercover Boss last night. The program is based upon a CEO/President going undercover in his or her own company to see what it's really like on the front line. Lemme say – I LOVED the show.
The first show was about Larry O'Donnell, the President/COO of Waste Management. Larry took on a variety of jobs and was drawn in, not only to the demands of the jobs, but also to the lives of the people doing those jobs. Further, Larry spent time asking questions about what made the job tough and what could make the job better.
In one of his undercover jobs, Larry came across an individual who was doing the work of four or five people and, personally, was faced with the reality of caring for multiple family members and possibly losing her home. Larry talked with the site manager and said he'd like to see what could be done to really further her career. The site manager said he'd have some ideas on Larry's desk the following week.
In another undercover job, Larry saw first-hand how corporate productivity goals were being wrongly implemented at a site. At the end of the program, Larry invited that site manager to corporate headquarters and explained that corporate goals for productivity should not have the negative impact they were having. Again, the site manager went away and developed the improvements to implement.
Two of the most entertaining segments were when Larry got fired from one of his jobs; and, in another job, his supervisor said he had the potential to go far in the company.
When Larry revealed his true self to the employees with whom he worked, he explained his reasons for going undercover, described the issues that he saw as wrong, and took the blame where appropriate. He managed to do all this in a way that was respectful and invited employees to partner with corporate.
WOW! Imagine if we all took the time to actually know the people with whom we work – to understand where they're coming from and the challenges they face. Further, imagine what the work environment would be like if managers took the time to understand the front-line impact of decisions and address those situations that just don't make sense.
At some point in their career, everyone has probably said "Management just doesn't get it." This show is all about management "getting it" and provides some lessons for all of us on improving our work culture. Now we just need to take those lessons to heart.


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Miguel Panduwinata, 11, was on board Malaysia Flight 17 and on his way to Bali to visit his grandmother. Traveling with Miguel was his older brother, 19-year-old Shaka. The two siblings were among the 298 passengers and crew who lost their lives when their Boeing 777 was shot down with a surface-to-air missile over the Ukraine last week.
Now, reflecting back, 68-year-old Samira Calehr, mother to both Miguel and Shaka, feels that her youngest son had eerie premonitions that his death may be imminent. Young Miguel uncharacteristically asked his mom multiple questions about death and the afterlife the day before he boarded the doomed jet.
Writes The Associated Press via MSN News: "In a bedroom in a townhouse near Amsterdam, Miguel Panduwinata reached out for his mother. 'Mama, may I hug you?' Samira Calehr wrapped her arms around her 11-year-old son, who'd been oddly agitated for days, peppering her with questions about death, about his soul, about God. The next morning, she would drop Miguel and his big brother Shaka at the airport so they could catch Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the first leg of their journey to Bali to visit their grandmother."
Samira said Miguel asked her multiple questions – about how she would "choose to die" if she knew her death was looming, what would happen to his body after he died, where his soul goes, if anywhere, or if he would "feel anything" when dying.
Fifteen hours later, Miguel was killed.
The AP report summarizes the family's last, heartbreaking conversation:
The boys hugged Calehr goodbye and walked toward passport control. Suddenly, Miguel whirled around and ran back, throwing his arms around his mother.
"Mama, I'm going to miss you," he said. "What will happen if the airplane crashes?"
"Don't say that," she said, squeezing him. "Everything will be OK."
Calehr lost both her boys that day, and remorsefully replays the conversations over and over. "I should've listened to him," the distraught mother says.
Did Miguel really have a sense that he was about to die? Or are these normal queries by a young boy about to get on a flight, magnified by the fact that his plane went down shortly thereafter?
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The focus on the back door of the United States should be wider ranging than illegal immigration. The banana republics are no more. In their stead is a burgeoning political power hidden beneath the cloak of 19th-century Latin American nationalism that is unfriendly to its northern neighbor.
While the world is focused on the monumental and heroic struggle in Iraq and Afghanistan following reports of daily Islamic terrorist violence, a vocal, popular, and well-financed challenge to democracy and regional stability is gaining power in strategically crucial Latin America. The growing Bolivarian movement led by President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is a combination of Cuban-style political repression, radical populism, broad militarism, and national socialism covered in an emotional mantle associated with the name of the 19th-century hero, Simon Bolivar, who was known simply as El Libertador -The Liberator.
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College Hockey:BU Overcomes Fights, Toronto, 5-3
Terriers, Varsity Blues Rack Up 92 Penalty Minutes
BOSTON — In a game that made one almost question whether the United States and Canada are allies, Boston University and the University of Toronto beat up on each other for a total of 92 penalty minutes while the Terriers beat the Varsity Blues 5-3 in an exhibition game on Friday.
Carl Corazzini, Mike Pandolfo and Brian Collins each notched a goal and an assist for the victors, while AHL veteran goalie Dave Lemanowicz made 41 saves in a losing effort for the plucky and young Toronto squad.
"I thought we played pretty well for our first game out," Terriers coach Jack Parker said. "I liked us territorially; we outshot them. There was a big difference in team speed, I thought. Our team speed really dominated.
"Their goaltender played real well, made some great saves. I was pleased with both our goalies; they both looked OK, confident. And I thought all the freshmen played really well — which is really why you play these games, to see how they get acclimated."
Despite the loss, Varsity Blues coach Darren Lowe was pleased with his team's performance.
"There's about 18 guys in their first or second year, and I think it was a good experience to come here and play against a team ranked maybe seventh in the country," Lowe said. "I thought we fought hard the whole game."
Early on, the game threatened to be like the voting in an old-time Chicago election, as the Terriers scored early and often. After going on a power play just eight seconds into the game, BU notched its first goal with only 42 ticks off the clock.
Chris Dyment's pass from the center point hit Corazzini's stick at the bottom of the left-wing face-off circle and the centerman threaded a pass across the slot to Pandolfo on the opposite wing. The big winger had plenty of net to hit to give his team a 1-0 lead.
Just 50 seconds later, Keith Emery's left-point slap shot was redirected up and in by Collins.
Four subsequent Terrier penalties in the period negated their offense and forced Jason Tapp into the limelight between the pipes. The junior looked solid and made a few excellent saves. His counterpart also fared well, topping Corazzini on two shorthanded bids.
Varsity Blues captain Steve Murphy, the team's leading scorer last year, cut the deficit to 2-1 at 15:53 when his wrist shot beat Tapp high on the glove side.
"I think we've been in that situation before where we got down by a couple of goals early in the game, and usually we collapse," Lowe said. "But I think a couple of penalties and power-play chances for us, and we gained some confidence."
But BU regained its two-goal advantage at 17:10 when Jack Baker backhanded home another goal after Terriers skaters peppered Lemanowicz with three quick shots.
At 2:34 of the second period, speedy freshman left wing Steve Greely cruised in on the left wing, faked a shot, then skated around the defenseman before crossing to Nick Gillis, who crashed the net and tapped the puck in to make it 4-1 for BU.
With BU on a power play, Toronto right wing Brent Atkins knocked the puck out of his zone and raced after it. Tapp made a bad choice, coming out of his net almost to the blue line, only to be beaten to the puck by Atkins. The junior maneuvered around the diving goalie and shot easily into the vacated net at 12:17.
BU outshot its opponents 13-4 for the period but couldn't increase its lead.
During the final frame, the Terrier faithful had their first chance to watch the butterfly style of freshman goalie Sean Fields. Parker felt he fought off some initial nerves and ended strong.
Just 37 seconds into the third period, the third breakaway proved to be the charm for Corazzini, who finally solved Lemanowicz with a five-hole shot. The BU captain seems to have a knack for scoring goals early in the last period.
"Being the captain, I just want to come out and set the tone," Corazzini said. "Last year I did it a few times against Maine, so it was good to get that going in exhibition."
Things got ugly after that. Just seconds after one scrap landed three players from each team in the penalty box, another skirmish broke out following a delayed penalty because of a Toronto hit. Many of the 3,128 fans at Walter Brown Arena chanted "USA! USA!" as the teams mixed it up in the corner. Two Varsity Blues players received game misconducts. Altogether, the two teams received 50 penalty minutes in just over 21 seconds of play.
So much for a friendly game with our neighbors from the north.
"That usually happens, to tell you the truth," Parker said of the exhibition-game fireworks. "It's the first game for us, and guys are trying to show us that they'll stand up, take a hit, give a hit.
"We haven't gotten into the discipline stuff: guys haven't gone to Mookville yet because they've taken stupid penalties."
At 12:11, freshman Tyler Middlebrook received a cross-ice pass in the left-wing face-off circle and beat Fields with a 15-footer to make it a 5-3 final.
Parker was not worried about failing to light the lamp more often despite a high shot count.
"I think when it's your first game after five practices you don't finish, and when you're playing an American Hockey League goaltender — he made some great saves and he made them look pretty easy," Parker said, chuckling.
"Once you stop getting paid, you're no longer a pro in Canada, so this kid decided to go back to college."
BU begins its regular season at home against Rensselaer on Oct. 14.
"We have 18 players back from a team that got to the quarterfinals last year," Corazzini said. "I think this year, realistically, we're one of about seven teams that has a shot at a national championship."
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LRS presents at The Arc of Ohio legislative advocacy event
LRS Executive Director Michael Kirkman speaks at The Arc of Ohio's legislative advocacy event.
Representatives from LRS presented at The Arc of Ohio's annual legislative advocacy training event on the rights of people with disabilities related to funding level assessments under the Individual Options (IO) waiver, eligibility for services through a county board of developmental disabilities, and natural supports. More specifically, Ohio Eligibility Determination Instrument (OEDI), Children's Ohio Eligibility Determination Instrument (COEDI), the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Profile, Individual Service Plan (ISP) process, and the prior authorization process were covered during the presentation.
Another topic covered by LRS was the current reliance on institutional care and the difficulties experienced by people with developmental disabilities to obtain the services they need to live in the community, particularly enrollment on the IO waiver which has long and slow waiting lists. Materials related to the presentation soon will be posted to the LRS website.
Materials referenced during LRS' presentation included
- In the Matter of: Kristina Mocznianski, by next friend Terrence Mocznianski, Appellant v. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Appellee (PDF file) (Court decision holding that a county board's arbitrary allocation of "natural support" was improper)
- DODD - Training and Registration - OEDI and COEDI information (OEDI and COEDI materials are near the bottom of that web page)
- Ohio Developmental Disabilities Profile (ODDP) form (PDF file)
- Waiver Comparison Chart - November 2011 (PDF file)
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College Hockey:Denver captures shootout win over Colorado College
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Perhaps it was only fitting that after so many historic games between arch-rivals Denver and Colorado College, the two would create another. In front of an announced crowd of 7,696 at World Arena in Colorado Springs, the Denver Pioneers captured a 2-1 shootout victory over CC. It was the first shootout in the NCHC. Nationally, the game will count as a tie, but Denver picks up an extra point in the NCHC standings.
For Denver, the game felt like an important step after suffering four 3-2 overtime losses this season, including two last weekend against Nebraska-Omaha.
"I really like the way we played in the last 35 minutes; I thought we took over the game," said Denver coach Jim Montgomery. "I thought they took the game to us in the first 25 minutes. It was nice to see them respond, because I challenged them after the first period, as you can probably tell by my voice right now. The shootout, it's a tie for what we want to be about, but it's nice because of momentum."
Much of the first period was a defensive battle, despite the Tigers having two power plays. In fact, near the 10-minute mark, the shots on goal was only 2-1 in favor of CC. It looked like the period would remain scoreless, but during a long Denver shift late in the period, the Tigers struck first when Alexander Krushelnyski pounced on a rebound near the goal line and, from almost an impossible angle, beat Sam Brittain at 17:40.
Denver came out with much better pressure in the second period, notching 10 shots, but aside from a couple of flurries, the Pioneers couldn't sustain anything. At the other end, Brittain was tested a few times during 1:08 of a five-on-three advantage for the Tigers, making a couple of stops in close to keep the Pioneers within one.
"It lived up to its billing of both teams having trouble scoring," said Tigers coach Scott Owens. "They are good defensively and Sam Brittain is a very good goaltender, and I thought Josh was very good. I think the difference was our inability to get it 2-0 on the power play. We had a couple of chances in the first, and we had two in the second, including one minute of five-on-three. We're getting better, but we're not finishing. If you make that game 2-0 here in World Arena, you probably still have to battle those guys to the very end, but at least two goals in a game like this is a big deal. Nobody lost in overtime, so at least that's a good thing."
In the third, both teams had solid chances. Thorimbert robbed Daniel Doremus from the slot, and later in the period during a delayed call, Thorimbert's quick glove robbed Quentin Shore's chance on a partial breakaway.
At the other end, Krushelnyski couldn't get to a loose puck in the crease before Brittain covered it. With about three minutes left, Charlie Taft made a nifty move to beat a Denver defender, but Brittain made a big pad save on Taft's point-blank chance. Brittain also denied Taft's rebound try on the doorstep with under two minutes left.
With 1:46 left to play and a faceoff coming in the CC zone, Montgomery called timeout and pulled Brittain. The gambit paid off, as Denver won the draw and controlled the puck. Ty Loney got it in the left corner and passed it through the crease to Joey LaLeggia in the bottom of the right circle. LaLeggia had open net top shelf to fire it in and tie the game at 18:38.
"That's the second time that I've had a goal where Ty Loney has made an unbelievable play," said LaLeggia. "For him to have the poise and composure to have his head up and find me on the back door like that was just a great play by him."
"We were telling them what we were trying to do, whose responsibilities were which quadrants of the ice, and what we were trying to look for after the faceoff," said Montgomery of the timeout. "It was great. We got pressure and caused a turnover and 27 made a nice play to 12, and Ty Loney made a great pass on the backdoor to Joey."
In the overtime, Denver tilted the play to its offensive zone, but Thorimbert held strong against a couple of furious flurries to set up the shootout.
In the shootout, CC went first. Taft skated down the slot and deked to Brittain's right, but his shot went over the cross bar. LaLeggia went first for Denver, skating down the slot and beating Thorimbert with a quick wrist shot stick side. Second for CC was Krushelnyski, who tried to deke to his backhand and lift it over Brittain, but Brittain got his left pad out. With a chance to win it, Pioneers captain David Makowski skated in and beat Thorimbert glove side with a wrist shot, setting off a Denver celebration.
"We didn't talk about much," said LaLeggia of the break before the shootout. "We felt we really deserved that game. The last 30 minutes, we really battled hard, and it was nice to get rewarded."
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Online auction company Trade Me lent its Australian parent Fairfax Media $192.7 million in 2010 and paid out $220 million in dividends in 2011, according to just-released financial statements.
Trade Me is about to file a prospectus for an initial public offering that will pull in $529.5 million with Fairfax netting about $363 million with $166 million of new debt applied to Trade Me.
The financial statements show Trade Me had receivables due from Fairfax of $192.7 million in 2010, which reduced to $39.15 million in the year to June 2011.
Trade Me recorded a profit of $69.7 million in 2011, up from $63.6 million in 2010.
Total revenue came in at $128.8 million, compared to $114.4 million in 2010.
Total assets, including the $39.15 million due from Fairfax, were $61.97 million, with liabilities of $42.1 million.
Total equity as June 30 was $19.8 million after paying out $220 million in dividends to Fairfax.
Fairfax Media made an after tax loss of $A400.9 million in the year to June 2011 after writing down the value of its mastheads, customer relationships and goodwill by $A650.7 million.
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Having a loan back to your overseas parent is very normal for a Subsidiary with good positive cashflows. Much simpler than paying a dividend and provides much more flexibility.
The Dividend just tidied it up pre-IPO.
It is surprising however that they didn't clean it up entirely. To me, that is an indication that Fairfax will continue to operate Trademe in its own interests, even though it only holds 66% - A listed internet business should not be in the business of providing loans to overseas businesses, even if they are a majority shareholder.
I wonder what the terms of the loan are and whether it will be paid down from the future dividend stream.
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I first met Mel Gibson in 1985, in a tiny mining settlement in the sweltering Australian Outback, where he and director George Miller were making the third "Mad Max" movie, "Beyond Thunderdome." We had a long talk in a grotty little pub, over many beers. Although he's a classically-trained actor, Gibson had become internationally famous by that point as Max Rockatansky, the angry, leather-clad Road Warrior. He has since done many, many other things, of course, from starring in the four phenomenally popular "Lethal Weapon" movies to providing the (very funny) voice of the lead fowl in the animated hit, "Chicken Run." He has also become an acclaimed filmmaker himself: His 1995 movie, "Braveheart," won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
There was considerable head-scratching a few years back when Gibson announced that his next movie would be filmed entirely in Latin and Aramaic. The scratching ceased, however, when "The Passion of the Christ" was released — and went on to gross more than $600-million worldwide. Now, Gibson has released a picture, beautifully shot with Panavision's new Genesis digital camera system, whose dialogue is all spoken in the even more obscure Mayan language. This hasn't proved to be a problem for audiences, though; nor have the movie's commercial prospects apparently been damaged by his anti-Semitic outburst after a drunken-driving arrest in Malibu last July: "Apocalypto" debuted on December 8th as the number-one movie in the country. We asked him all about it.
Loder: Did you have any doubts about making this movie in Mayan, with unknown actors?
Gibson: Yeah. But I just felt a compulsion to tell that story in that way. It's hard and it's brutal, but I think it's appropriate for the time and the subject matter. I've been criticized …
Loder: By people who haven't seen movies like "Hostel," apparently, which is a far more violent picture.
Gibson: Well, I think so. "Hostel" was a horrifyingly violent film. I don't think ours is gratuitous. I think it's less violent than "Braveheart." It is violent, yeah. But it was a violent culture. Just thank God we didn't show you the enemas.
Loder: The enemas?
Gibson: Yeah. There are whole Mayan wall murals devoted to guys getting enemas from these women in public. It would have been like public enema number one. So we did spare you that. Critics who call this movie a bloodbath — I don't know, I think that's a little over the top.
Loder: One critic at Fox News predicted that women and children would be running for the exits. Were you confident that the audience would get it?
Gibson: I thought they would. And the surprising thing is the exit polls from the first weekend — the demographic that rated it the highest were women 25 years and above. They really responded to the family, to that heroine, what she goes through. She's a whole woman; she's got kids and she's having another one and she's afraid, but she's courageous. I don't think the audience always listens to the critics. That's been proven time and time again.
Loder: Do you think they listen at all anymore?
Gibson: I don't think so. I think their trust has been completely violated. How many reviews have you read where a critic trashed something and then you see it and you go, whoa, what did that guy see? These poor fellows — how many films must they see, and how jaded must they get? You can tell the honest ones when you read them, and not just because they're agreeing with you. Sometimes they have a point that isn't favorable to you, and you go, "You know what? They were right about that."
Loder: Do you think the Mayan culture was even more violent than you've depicted it in "Apocalypto"?
Gibson: Absolutely. Some of the stuff they did was unspeakable. You could not put it on film. I really did go light. There are accounts of when the conquistadors first arrived in the Aztec empire and saw something like 20,000 human sacrifices in four days. They must have had four or five temples going at the same time. All these hearts being ripped out — it was a kind of culture of death. Human sacrifice wasn't as prevalent in the Mayan civilization as in the Aztec. But with conquest and the melding of cultures, it became more commonly practiced further south.
Loder: At the end of "Apocalypto," the first Spanish explorers arrive in the Mayan empire, and they're carrying a large cross. I know you're Catholic: What do you think was the effect of Christianity on these pagan cultures?
Gibson: Well, there were only a few hundred conquistadors, and their weaponry wasn't that far superior. The Mayans could pierce their armor — these cleavers that they had could cut a side of beef in half. So how did the conquistadors take power? I think that the majority of the populace was really discontented with what was going on. They didn't dig it. Twenty-thousand people being bumped off? It was like, who's next? And they began to rebel. I think the conquistadors led more of a revolution with the help of the people.
But many of these conquistadors were pretty wild guys — you weren't getting the cream of the crop from Spain, okay? They considered the people to be animals, without souls. And so indiscriminate killing was also part of what they did. And they actually recorded that it was the Franciscans baptizing these people that saved them from being killed — the conquistadors wouldn't kill them because they figured they must have a soul. I think that Christianity gets a bum rap a lot of the time in the history books. But you've got to consider who's writing them.
Loder: One of the most amazing parts of "Apocalypto" is the human-sacrifice scene at the top of the pyramid. Fernando Hernandez Perez, who plays the priest in charge, makes him pretty fearsome. How did you direct him?
Gibson: I told him to be Mussolini. I said, "Have you ever seen the old films of Mussolini?" And we got some tapes for him. That strutting around and that smiling and that proud cockiness he has, it just looks like some dictator somewhere. … The evil speakers — the Hitlers and the Stalins — were eloquent. So that's what we went for with that guy.
Loder: There's also a Mayan king up there on the pyramid, enjoying all the carnage. The actor doesn't say a word, but he's still really scary.
Gibson: He's something else. They kept bringing in guys to play that part for five weeks, and I'd look at them and say, "Where did you get that guy?" And they'd say, "We found him in the gym." And I'd say, "He looks like a guy from the gym." I said this character doesn't say anything, and we have to know when we look at him that he's the king, and why he's the king. You have to look at him one time and get an unsavory feeling, like he probably murdered his brother, stole his wife, murdered all his nephews. He's very manipulative and shrewd. So we found this guy, Rafael Velez, working on the docks in Vera Cruz — he was a foreman of these guys who were loading ships and containers. He was a very nice man, but he had this look of cold command. It was just perfect. As soon as I saw him, I knew it.
When you're dealing with a culture that's alien to us, a culture from another era, speaking in another tongue, it's very important to have the characters be archetypal. So in this movie you have the every-man guy, you have the villains and the psychopath, you have the big lovable friend who sacrifices himself. You're looking for these people in the casting process. Many of them, even though they'd never performed before, brought something into the room with them, something that was a part of the character. And you could see it and say, "That's the guy, right there."
Loder: What makes a great action movie?
Gibson: Boy, there's nothing more thrilling than a chase. I'd often thought, over the years, that someone should do a whole film where it's nothing but a chase.
Loder: Like "Mad Max."
Gibson: Yeah, that was kind of like that.
Loder: Did you learn a lot about action from George Miller?
Gibson: George is a kind of a genius. He'd try stuff and you'd watch him do it and you'd go, "Surely, George, that won't work." And he'd say, "Yeah, it'll work if you edit it right." He was an editor, and he saw the pieces he needed to make it work. I was astounded by that. I learned a great deal from George and his particular mathematical brand of filmmaking.
Loder: There's been talk of making a "Mad Max 4." Is that going to happen?
Gibson: I actually saw it in storyboard form, before it was written down. Boy, it's a huge thing.
Loder: Was it set in Australia?
Gibson: It was, yeah. It was very cool, very mechanized. A lot of machines and people doing really weird things, flying out of the sky on poles and all this kind of stuff.
Loder: Is it going to happen?
Gibson: I don't know. It was very elaborate when we were looking at it. They did a budget that was so astronomical it was frightening. You just had to say, man, that is a lot of money. There's an art to marrying the material and doing it for a price.
Loder: Filmmaking has evolved a lot since the "Mad Max" days. There was no CGI back then. Now there's more and more digital imagery. You shot "Apocalypto" with a new digital camera system — do you think digital will displace film at some point?
Gibson: I think digital will displace film, yes. We're talking about digital as a thing of the future, but I'm afraid that it's here. The Genesis camera is amazing. We were able to achieve about two extra hours a day because of it. You can pull all the filters and open the shutter 360 degrees. This means you can shoot about 3000 ASA. You can't do that on a film camera. There were some days where I would look at Dean and say, we can't shoot this — it's nighttime! But we'd look at the screen and you didn't know it. So off we'd go and we'd shoot something, and it was good usable stuff, and it's in the film. It's just amazing.
Loder: I wanted to ask you about the quote from the historian Will Durant that comes up onscreen at the beginning of "Apocalypto," noting that cultures always destroy themselves from within. This was apparently what happened with the Maya, and I gather you see some parallels with our own culture today.
Gibson: Civilizations rise and fall. It's happened to every single one. I don't think we're crumbling. I just think this is not our finest hour. The destruction of the environment, the corruption of power, the use of fear as a tool to manipulate the masses — the news frightens me these days. The rot starts from within and then translates to the outside and creates circumstances where you fall. But then that's necessary too — to start again. It's a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day? I don't know about you, but I make plenty. You can't turn the clock back, so you have to look ahead.
Loder: Okay, last question: Do you have another project in mind already, or are you still chilling out from this one?
Gibson: I'm kind of chilling from this. But I'll sometimes be awake at night with a germ of an idea. Maybe I'll try something in English. [laughs]
Loder: Well, thanks for taking the time to do this.
Gibson: Thank you. It was good to talk to you again. We were both quite young the last time we talked.
Loder: Yes, and drunk.
Gibson: Oh man, I was hammered.
Loder: We don't do those things anymore.
Gibson: Hell, no. Not me. You get into trouble like that.
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