text:
Education.com awards you points for certain activities.asks:
This member has earned 6689 points.
Click here to read about the
Education.com Gold Star leveling system
This member has earned 6689 points.
Click here to read about the
Education.com Gold Star leveling system
Dad's birthday next week...any ideas?
My husband's birthday is next weekend, and I've always tried to find inexpensive ideas that the kids can do for him, any ideas for a craft or an activity or maybe even a special treat they could make for him. The kids are 8 and 5.In Topics: Fatherhood
Thanks for any help!
Thanks for any help!
> 60 days ago
Subscribing to a question lets you receive e-mails when there are updates. Click here to subscribe and adjust the e-mail frequency.
You must sign up/sign in to report abuse.
Best Answer!what's this?
Karenmom - the member who asked this question - selected this as the best answer posted by another Education.com member.
from a fellow member
Click on this flag and we will review this answer and remove it from the site if it violates our Terms of Service. Thanks for helping us keep Education.com high quality.
You are about to choose ${username}'s answer as the best answer.
*You can change the best answer in the future if you think that you received a better answer
You must sign up/sign in to report abuse.
You must sign up/lsign in to rate an answer.
Show me another question in this topic
Other Similar Questions
- $85k salary, $40k down payment, family of three. How much should we spend on mortgage?
- Dokumentavgift ved skilsmisse?
- How Much does a New York Criminal Lawyer make per Year?
- Why would a mother allow her newborn baby daughter to
- Detail of 'Plus' Plan
- What does it take to build a simple socialnetwork?
- How to Pick A Criminal Lawyer?
- My step daughter doesn't want to go home to her mom after being with us for the weekend.
- My ten year old is very fresh.
- Time for the dad


text:
|May 6, 2008
Lew is a very lucky man, a woman like Sabrina is one in a very large number. The first tie looked good but wasn't very tough on her and then you went to the crouch rope, pully, hair which was great and must have been hard to take when she was pulled off the ground at the end, glad you took a long shot of it. The hogtie next was kept from being the standard with the addition of the wooden bar, I thought it added a lot, and man did she cum hard. I had to smile with Mat when he made her say that he made her cum harder than Lew and she kept saying it as she was cumming, I think she liked the ass hook. Very good shoot I didn't really miss the 5th scene, as in real life it's time to stop when it's not going to get any better.
|Apr 29, 2008
Excellent! Devaun is beautiful, not often you get a girl that good looking and that tough. The supension with her neck I thought you might have gone too far Mat but being the pro you are it was just right. I loved her begging for your cock. Thank you both for your good "work".
|Apr 22, 2008
Wow! What a great body on Amy but I got the feeling she didn't really get into the bondage. I like the shoots with a story line. Sarg seemed to have some trouble getting her to cum though and I would have liked to have seen about 4 more rubber bands used. Perhaps the great shoots you've had in the past spoiled me?
18 U.S.C. 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement All material shown on this website is consensual. No model was harmed during the filming of these movies. Copyright ©2016 Kink.com

subset: commoncrawl


text:
From the fuel-efficiency benefits of shipping to ECDIS training and a guide to emergency response planning, here are a few of our favourite stories from the maritime world.
Study shows environmental benefits of Great Lakes shipping over land transport – A study conducted into the fuel efficiency of different modes of transport has shown the benefits of shipping. The study compared by the Research and Traffic Group compared the Great Lakes – St Lawrence Seaway shipping route with alternative road and rail transport routes. Using data from 2010, the results showed that the US and Canadian Great Lakes – St Lawrence Seaway fleet was 594 per cent more fuel efficient than truck transport and 14% more fuel efficient than rail transport. Put another way, marine vessels were able to carry cargo significantly further for the same amount of fuel. Shipping on this route also produced less greenhouse gases than either truck or rail transport, according to the study.
A four-phase guide to emergency response – Standard Club syndicate claims director Sam Kendall-Marsden offers a step-by-step guide to emergency response in Lloyd's List this week. Mr Kendall-Marsden recommends ensuring that a shipping company's emergency response plan is up to date and tested on a regular basis, with key relationships in good order with port authorities and service providers. He also points out the importance of media relations in an emergency scenario. Mr Kendall Marsden then offers a four phase approach; the emergency response immediately after a casualty and the key decisions to be taken at that stage, then addressing the environmental concerns, including the removal of bunker fuel, the caretaking phase once the ship is stable and the environmental thread eliminated and finally the removal/disposal of the vessel or wreck.
Danish spotlight on the importance of ECDIS training – Shipping Watch has looked at the challenge facing the Danish maritime community in making the transition to ECDIS navigation, with the importance of seafarer training emerging as a key theme. Michael Skov from the Danish Maritime Authority comments: "Education is crucial. There are certain minimum requirements as to what an employee must be capable of when it comes to the systems, but of course it takes time to become familiarized with the systems. It is akin to getting a driver's license, which does not automatically make you an experienced driver. This will constitute a great educational task. There are still some years left to learn it, but people need to learn how to be critical and aware of the information they must process" Meanwhile, Jes Carstens from the Danish Geodata Agency points to the task of ensuring adequate electronic chart coverage: "In Danish waters, the electronic nautical charts are pretty precise, but a bigger task lies ahead when it comes to getting full coverage with precise electronic nautical charts in the southwest waters of Greenland."
This week also saw leading environmentalist Jonathan Porritt speak out on the importance of shipping to hopes of a more sustainable economy. Mr Porritt, who is involved with the Sustainable Shipping Initiative, argued that shipping should not feat the challenge of operating more sustainably. Elsewhere, the GL Group held its first Green Wednesday event this week at its head office in Hamburg, with a focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and the challenges and solutions of sustainability reporting.
We'd love to hear from you on these stories or anything else that has caught your eye this week.


text:
The W. K. Kellog Foundation has given Mi Casa a grant extending over the next three years for $690,000 to help Mi Casa integrate their services for the community which has become a national model. These "ntegrated services" are bundled in one location such as, Mi Casa, to where families can obtain the services they need for their family in as few locations as possible.
Many organizations are using the "integrated" model with the thinking families who have to travel to many locations and deal with several different organizations may or may not get the services they need, not only due to the many locations they have to travel but due to the means of getting there, language barriers and etc. The concept makes sense and has proven with research to be of great value to low-income individuals and families.
We see this type of model daily as many utility companies are merging services such as internet providers, telecommunications and entertainment to where you can obtain you internet, phone; both landline and wireless and satellite or cable television. Instead of three to four different organizations we are able to deal with one.
This three year grant will help Mi Casa and their programs in providing this "integrated" model in stabilizing the low-income clients and giving them one place to obtain as many services as possible.
Christine Marquez-Hudson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mi Casa Resource Center made the following comments about Mi Casa and this process; "For the last several years, Mi Casa has been systematically developing a comprehensive array of services that help individuals increase their income, build assets or address other financial concerns. We know that when you help a parent stabilize financially, you're also helping their children. And when a person launches or grows a business, you're also creating jobs for their employees. Mi Casa will use this funding to create a system that helps families define their economic goals and access the various services they need to achieve those goals. Funding will also help us evaluate the program to understand its effectiveness and impact on moving families out of poverty."
Kellog's support of Mi Casa in this manner also helps them to solidify this means of providing services enabling them to have more valuable conversations nationally on the process and how it can indeed help the low-income people and families in the nation as this trend continues to grow. Paula Sammons, Program Officer on the Family Economic Security Team at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation had the following comments; "We are excited to invest in Mi Casa to help inform what we are learning nationally around integrated service delivery (ISD). Although we have proven data on how ISD impacts workforce development efforts, we know much less about how these services impact outcomes for entrepreneurs. This is new ground for the field and could really offer exciting insights into how best to serve and support entrepreneurs personally and towards sustaining their businesses,"
Mi Casa has a very generous suite of offerings for the communities they serve with their career advancement, small business development, tax preparation, financial, housing and GED preparation services. This grant will only help them to flourish. The funds will be used to begin the integration process at the headquarters location and then will spread out to the other facilities in the following years.
Paul Washington, the Director of the Denver Office of Economic Development made the following comments in support of this movement by Mi Casa; "Through Mi Casa's career training, small business development programs and other economic advancement services, the agency is a valued partner in the City of Denver's efforts to deliver a world class city where everyone matters."
Mi Casa has other business partners who are involved in this new system which include; Mpowered, Denver Asset Building Coalition, Colorado Housing Enterprises, Community College of Denver, Colorado Lawyers Committee and the Spring Institute, who provides array of services from financial counseling, free tax preparation, home ownership classes and GED test prep classes to legal services and English as a second language classes.
About Mi Casa Resource Center
Mi Casa Resource Center is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 that works to advance the economic success of Latino and working families. With four locations across Denver, Mi Casa offers a variety of integrated services for economic advancement to help families achieve their goals of financial independence and stability.
For more information about Mi Casa and the services they provide, or to make a donation or volunteer click here or visit: www.MiCasaResourceCenter.org.
About the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), founded in 1930 as an independent, private foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer, Will Keith Kellogg, is among the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States. Guided by the belief that all children should have an equal opportunity to thrive, WKKF works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life.
For more information about the W. K. Kellog Foundation click here or visit: www.wkkf.org.
Suggested Links
- Mi Casa Resource Center receives Good Neighbor Citizenship Award grant
- Mi Casa Launches for-profit business to support non-profit
- Mezcal hosts El Día De Los Muertos Celebration and Skull Auction for Mi Casa
- Mi Casa receives 15K Good Neighbor Citizenship Grant from State Farm
- Mi Casa receives $350,000 Grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation


text:
Bill Hargis
Tremendous all-around athlete who won three letters in football, two in track and field and one in basketball. Captained the football and track teams in 1930. tied for first in UA's all-time record book with 13 punts in a game and ranks first in the longest punt category (84 yards vs Rice, 1930); ranks third on the all-time list for most rushing yards in a game (217) and is tied for fifth in most rushing yards in a single play (81). It is likely that he was the first UA player to rush for 1000 yards in a seaon (1930). Tied 15-year UA record in 100 yard dash (10.0 flat) and set a new UA record in discus. After leaving the UA, he played professional football for the San Francisco Olympic Club.


text:
JUNE TREE LORE: Oak Magic...
PaganSquare is a community blog space where Pagans can discuss topics relevant to the life and spiritual practice of all Pagans.
JUNE TREE LORE: Oak Magic...
The sad events on Orlando where at least 50 people were slaughtered by a person impelled by murderous hatred at least reinforced by religious zeal will be used by many people, especially on the political right, as more evidence that Muslim Americans cannot be trusted to be peaceable citizens. Unmentioned by these same people will be the similar, if smaller scale, killings in Colorado Springs last November by a Christian who said his deeds were in service to his God.
Hedges mark boundaries. Hedges divide this from that.
That's why where there's a hedge, there's a witch.
Wherever there's a distinction, there's a hedge. The world is filled with hedges: the hedge between in and out, the hedge between living and dead, the hedge between day and night.
The mind is filled with hedges: the hedge between black and white, the hedge between here and there, the hedge between us and them.
That's why we need our witches, those unholy straddlers with one foot on either side: participating in both, but wholly belonging to neither.
In a polarized world, people hunker immovably behind their mental hedges.
When I started watching The Path on Hulu the other day I was not expecting to get smacked right in my Pagan Community feels. Yes, I know The Path is about a cult rather than about Pagans, however it is filled with the dynamics of a small, insular, religious community and that is very, very relevant to our interests. I've been a part of many healthy and less than healthy Pagan groups and I think we can all benefit from stepping back for a minute and looking at some of the the issues raised in The Path.
***This article will contain spoilers for The Path episodes 1-7***
The first thing that really got me while watching The Path (within minutes) was the issue of super special secret teachings that will lead to happiness/enlightenment/personal power/etc. that are only revealed once someone get's to the highest levels of initiation - once they're far too invested to walk away if they're disappointed. This is possibly my biggest issue with large chunks of the magickal community and the mystery traditions of Paganism. In The Path the cult that is at the center of the story is the Meyerist Movement. Their teachings are called The Ladder and as people are initiated into the group they move up the ten rungs of The Ladder (one being the lowest, ten being the highest). As people move up The Ladder more of the group's secrets are revealed, with the promise that the highest rungs will hold the secrets to true happiness - the only problem is that the highest rungs haven't actually been created yet and the group's founder is dying and in a coma. No magickal group has ever promised higher levels of secret teachings that they haven't actually written yet - right? I was part of a well meaning group that basically did a less horrendous version of exactly this. I do respect mystery traditions to a certain extent. Yes, there are religious and magickal mysteries that require a seeker to have certain trainings under their belts in order to make sense of them safely and fully. However, before I get involved in a group I want to know what I'm getting myself into. If there are super special secrets that are essentially my reward for doing the lower levels, I want to know what they are (at least enough to decided if they're worth it). However, having questions answered with a dismissive, "well, you're not a high enough level for those teachings to be revealed" feels a lot like an adult dismissing a child with, "You'll understand when you're older." That kind of condescension triggers all kinds of not-so-fun memories for me. Further, I feel like a lot of groups use higher level teachings as a lure to get and keep members, rather than having them be the genuine tools for growth they're meant to be. I don't want my Pagan groups promising me the secrets of enlightenment of the low low price of just four installments of $19.95 or the attendance of ten meetings and endless potlucks. This behavior isn't true of all groups certainly, but it's common enough to be a problem.
An issue from The Path that grabbed me right from the get go is the cult of personality. Many Pagan and magickal groups are founded by a charismatic leader that has the ability to bring people to their work through the sheer magnetism of their own personality and power. Sometimes that leader is so charismatic that a well-meaning spiritual or magickal group becomes little more than a cult of personality - doing whatever the leader says just because the leader says so. In The Path we have the character of Cal, the groundroots leader of the Meyerist movement. Cal has the wonderful gift of being able to make anyone feel special, recognized, and valued - an invaluable skill for any leader. However, it leads to people doing pretty much anything he says just because it's him saying it, regardless of whether it's really the right thing to do. I've seen plenty of groups where the members blindly follow a leader's direction long past the point of that leader's actual ability to lead. The point of religious/spiritual/magickal groups, in my opinion at least, is to further personal growth and create community, not just follow a leader like ducklings. No leader is infallible and no human is perfect. In fact, plenty of charismatic leaders get a little drunk off their own power over people and fall to the temptation to abuse it. Cal is a wonderful example of a leader who gets caught in his own propaganda and starts to act like he can do anything just because of his position - and people let him get away with it to a shocking extent. Even the most benevolent of leaders can fall to the temptation to just "shade" their words in a way that will get people to come around to their way of thinking, particularly if they can tell themselves it's for the people's "own good." I know I have a time or two (fortunately I had people call me on it so I could correct myself). Sadly, there are plenty of less than virtuous folks out there just waiting for people to fall into their sphere of influence. The Path reminds us just how very easy it is to manipulate people if you're in a place of spiritual power over them. Anyone who's ever led a group will see shades of themselves in Cal (and if you don't you are probably lying to yourself).
Another issue that hit very close to home for me was the issue of prioritizing the structures of a community versus the personal growth of community members. There comes a time for every well-established group where the leadership of that group becomes so invested in the structures/traditions they have created that they lose sight of why those structures were created in the first place. In The Path there are very specific sets of procedures that people must go through in order to advance their spiritual development. Those procedures were created by the movement's founder and are virtually sacrosanct. Very early on in the show the main character, Eddie, is falsely accused of infidelity and is forced to go through what amounts to mental reprogramming to "unburden" himself. It is not a pleasant process. However, because the Meyerist community is so invested in the methods they've established to "help" people they never stop to ask whether or not they're really necessary or if there might be another way of doing things. Further, while the process makes the community feel like it's doing "good work" it completely emotionally eviscerates the individual undergoing it - stunting his own personal growth. In a much more extreme example, in Episode 7 we see Cal confronted with an extreme threat to the Meyerist community as he knows it and he takes even more extreme measures to eliminate that threat - not because the threat was invalid or wrong but because it was dangerous to the structures and institutions that made his life comfortable, predictable and gave him power. I've seen plenty of groups where traditions were held so dear that they were held onto long past the point of them being helpful or even healthy. It's perfectly natural and understandable for people to feel protective of and invested in the structures they've created and nurtured over time. However, it is critical for any group/community member, especially those in leadership positions, to remember that structures and processes are created for a reason and once they cease to serve their purpose it's time to come up with a new process. Respectfully asking "why" is critical to the health of any group. People change over time, communities change over time, the world changes over time and so must the process, structures, institutions, and traditions that we love or they will lose all meaning and fall to dust.
Turns out that spiritual/religious groups all seem to have the same issues of secret keeping, leadership, and ossified structures. In The Path we see these issues writ large in a "worst case" scenario of a group straddling the line between a religious movement and a cult with a leader slowly losing control. While the problems faced by most Pagan/magickal groups are less extreme (at least I hope so), we can still learn a lot from The Path. What secrets does your group hold and why? Are your leaders serving your group or are they lording over you? Do your traditions still make sense? Take some time and really think about how your group and the groups you've dealt with in the past take on these issues. Ask yourself if your group is dealing with its issues in a healthy and productive manner or if personality issues and protectionism and fear are fighting for the status quo. When our communities are healthy we all benefit and we all suffer when they're rotting from within.
Midsummer's Eve 1940, German-occupied Denmark.
For the first time in perhaps 3000 years, no Midsummer bonfires burn in Denmark.
The Nazis have forbidden them.
Throughout Scandinavia and the Baltics, Midsummer's Eve is the greatest summer feasting of the year. Bonfires burn on every hilltop. In the countryside, one can see them literally from horizon to horizon.
In Denmark, a nation of islands and coastline, it is long-standing custom to build these solstice fires on the beach, where, in their reflections, one may behold the mythic fire that burns in water.
But a surprise awaits the occupiers.
The definition of "karma" is detailed. Japan's native religion of Shinto finds itself in trouble financially. And the Islamic ritual fast of Ramadan is explained. It's Faithful Friday, our weekly segment on faiths and religious communities from around the world! All this and more for the Pagan News Beagle!


text:
You Compare Medicare Mobile
We have created this reference tool to help you as you make your decisions on Medicare plans.
This is a reference tool only and we strongly suggest you consult your carrier and/or a trusted adviser before you finalize your decisions.
We hope to make the process a little easier and allow you to be more informed as you make your decisions. You can find the app in the iTunes App Store.
Features include:
- Medicare 101 – Medicare information explained in plain English
- Glossary – Medicare terms defined
- Videos – Helpful videos to explain the features of Medicare
- News – The most recent news about Medicare
- Find a Plan – Links to resources to find plans in your area
Please contact us if you have any feedback on the app or suggestions for features.


text:
Freshman Ipek Birol posted a come-from-behind win at No. 4 singles to help Tulane to a 4-3 win over SMU today.
Feb. 1, 2013
In what turned out to be a fight to the finish, the No. 59 Tulane women's tennis team received a gutty performance from freshman Ipek Birol, who overcame cramping and fought back from a 2-4 score in the third set to post a victory at No. 4 singles and clinch a 4-3 Conference USA win for the Green Wave over SMU this afternoon at the City Park Pepsi Center.
Tulane (2-1) took the doubles point, but SMU (1-1) came back to win three singles matches and the contest came down to Birol against Mustang freshman Yana Erkeeva. Birol lost the first set, 4-6, but battled back to take the second set with a convincing, 6-0, score. However, in the final set, the newcomer began cramping and quickly found herself down 2-4 with the match on the line. The precocious freshman dug in and fought back to win four straight points and claim the third set and the match point for the Wave.
"Today was the most amazing fight I have witnessed from our team in quite a while, Tulane head coach Terri Sisk said. "The attitude of never giving up was rampant and it proved to be the deciding factor in this match. The way our team handled adversity and momentum shift was just impressive. Today was a total team effort and I can't say enough how proud I am of them. SMU is a very solid team and will have a great year so this was definitely a quality win for us.
"Also, huge congrats to freshmen Ipek Birol for coming from behind 2-4 in the third set with the match tied at three-all and gutting out a victory while cramping."
Tulane began the day by claiming the all-important doubles point. Seniors Caroline Magnusson and Hila Elster teamed up to defeat SMU's Hristina Dishkova and Yana Erkeeva at the No. 3 spot, 8-2. Minutes later, the Wave secured the point following an, 8-5, victory at the second spot by senior Emma Levy and junior Jenny Hois over Edyta Cieplucha and Elena Fayner.
As singles got underway, TU went up 2-0 after No. 118th ranked Klara Vyskocilova dispatched Edyta Cieplucha at the top spot in singles, 6-4, 6-2, and then Magunsson upped the score to 3-0 in Tulane's favor with her, 6-3, 6-4, win over Dishkova at No. 5.
However, the Mustangs responded with three straight wins to not only avoid the shutout, but put the Green Wave on the ropes. SMU's Bulgakova topped Hois, 0-6, 6-0, 6-4, at No. 3 and Fayner got past Elster at No. 6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
The Ponies drew the match back to even with their win by Aleksandra Malyarchikova over Levy, 6-1, 0-6, 6-4, at the second position and set up Birol's remarkable comeback.
The Green Wave remains at home and returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 6 against instate rival LSU at the City Park Pepsi Center at 3:30 p.m. There is no charge for admission to the match.
(1) Klara Vyskocilova/Ipek Birol (TLN) vs. Aleksandra Malyarchikova/A. Bulgakova (SMU), DNF
(2) Emma Levy/Jenny Hois (TLN) def. Edyta Cieplucha/Elena Fayner (SMU), 8-5
(3) Caroline Magnusson/Hila Elster (TLN) def. Hristina Dishkova/Yana Erkeeva (SMU), 8-2
Order of finish: 3,2
(1) No. 118 Klara Vyskocilova (TLN) def. Edyta Cieplucha (SMU), 6-4, 6-2
(2) Aleksandra Malyarchikova (SMU) def. Emma Levy (TLN), 6-1, 0-6, 6-4
(3) A. Bulgakova (SMU) def. Jenny Hois (TLN), 0-6, 6-0, 6-4
(4) Ipek Birol (TLN) def. Yana Erkeeva (SMU), 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
(5) Caroline Magnusson (TLN) def. Hristina Dishkova (SMU), 6-3, 6-4
(6) Elena Fayner (SMU) def. Hila Elster (TLN), 7-6 (5), 6-4
Order of finish: 1,5,3,6,2,4


text:
Often in this column a shout-out is given to a local business that is serving the community with professionalism and integrity.
Most all of us (at one time or another) have had uninvited guests to arrive to our homes with no intentions of leaving our warm hospitality.
We often call people who get in our way (or on our nerves), pests! And that is because we know just what a pest really is. We are usually referring to them as a nuisance, annoyance, or a bother. But there is another kind of pest that is usually much easier to get rid of – wildlife.
Living in a rural area is a blessing for many reasons – looking out your window and seeing a family of deer slowly crossing your yard, a red fox running across the road, bunny rabbits hopping across your yard and just enjoying all of nature as God created it. However, it has it draw backs as well.
Sitting at my computer this past fall and looking out my window, (as I do almost daily), I kept seeing this big bushy tailed squirrel sashaying up my drain pipe. I remember thinking how large it was and what a bushy tail it had. Old southern folk lore says when squirrels put on extra weight and sport a thick bushy tail; it means that a hard cold winter is coming.
Well, maybe they are right. Here in the Atlanta area, we are experiencing the coldest weather in decades. It was a balmy 12 degrees here this morning.
Then recently, standing and looking out my kitchen window, I remembered the forecast and felt concerned for that family of deer. We watched them have their babies. And, later, we would see them parade across the yard with their little skinny legs and big white spots. And we watched them grow to adulthood as well.
They have become somewhat like pets – but from a distance. I felt concern for all the little critters that were used to living in the warm south and how this incoming freezing forecast would affect them.
Knowing that God made provisions for all creatures (great and small), I said a little prayer that they would find a nice warm place to hunker down until this unusually cold weather rolled on by.
Then a few nights later, it sounded like someone was walking around in my attic. One night, I remember wondering if I had left a window open upstairs and maybe there was an intruder.
There was – he did not need an open window. He had entered my attic courtesy of my drain pipe. However, the he was a she and she was fat for a reason. She had delivered her babies all nice and snug and warm in my attic by entering an opening near the roof; apparently left by the original construction crew who built the house.
I told a friend of mine that I thought there might be squirrels in my attic and she cautioned me about such a danger. She said they would chew up my electrical wires and that could be dangerous and cause a house fire.
That sent my memory into motion when last year a family nearby got a new puppy. He chewed the electric wires behind their sofa which caused a fire that destroyed their house.
No longer did I think of those cute little critters as fun to watch; but home invaders that needed to be evacuated. They had to be served with an eviction notice.
I called the county – it wasn't their job. I called the Humane Society and it wasn't their job. I called a couple of pest control companies and it wasn't their job. What to do? Pray!
Worrying about my electrical wires, I got enough fear stored up inside of me to call the local fire department to see if this was a real concern. Not only did they verify it could happen, but gave me the name of a company they felt could help me.
I immediately phoned that number and almost instantly heard back from David Webb, owner of WEBBCON Wildlife Removal and Exclusion at 770-560-4679.
They were right out here and discovered that I had a family of squirrels living above my head; and they had been sharpening their teeth on my electric cables. I immediately felt at ease with Mr. Webb.
He used his cell phone camera and made photos for me to see. He took the time to explain to me the hazards and what needed to be done and how he would do it.
He was reasonable (price wise); but very friendly and courteous otherwise. At no time did I feel uncomfortable about him coming in and out of my house.
He set the traps and caught all four of them humanely and took them to a large wooded area away from my home to set them free. That impressed me. His intention is to always (when possible) catch intruding varmints and set them back out into the wild.
This process took a lot of work on his part and he was always on time, courteous, and informative. I knew God had brought me the right person. As he captured the little boogers, he let me see them in their cages – there was never any doubt that they were there; but he still showed them to me.
Then I had to find an electrician – one of the photos David Webb had made showed a chewed wire lying across a wooden board. I contacted my friend at church and she gave me the name of an electrician who was also out here quickly – fixed the wires and was more than reasonable – also very friendly and courteous.
The attached slide show will give you a glimpse of my uninvited guests. I teased David about posting a "No Vacancy" sign in my front yard- informing all other creatures that they would not be welcome in my attic. It was closed for the season - shut down (nailed down) – no visitors allowed.
When David was assured that they were all gone, he then repaired and closed up their entrance way. Hopefully that will be the end of my creature hospitality.
Often we find ourselves in need of the services of others – for things that we cannot do for ourselves. And sometimes we are a little bit leery about letting strangers into our homes.
You need not worry about WEBBCON Wildlife Removal and Exclusion at 770-560-4679. You may also enjoy looking at his Facebook page where he has posted interesting photos of the various critters he has evicted.
You will know you are in the right place by the cute little critter with the pink nose looking right at you. As you scroll through his page you will see all sorts of animals he has safely removed. He is licensed, insured, and bonded for your protection and his.
This is a company with integrity and follow-through and reasonably priced - all at the same time.
It was a pleasure to do business with such a company. It will be for you as well.
Got bees? Got Raccoons? Got Bats? Got Snakes? Got Armadillos? Got Rats? WEBBCON Wildlife Removal and Exclusion has got solutions.
If you are a critter and nature lover, you might enjoy learning more about these little squirrels that we share the earth with by checking out Georgia Wildlife here.
If you would like to receive future articles by this writer in your inbox, you may wish to subscribe using the tab above. It is free. Atlanta Faith and Family writes varied articles of interest to family life. You may see other articles by checking Patricia's content page for nearly 2,000 previous articles.


text:
Olivier Giroud - Amazing Goal Show 2016 | HD
- published: 06 Jan 2016
- views: 92951
Olivier Giroud - Amazing Goal Show 2016 HD ►BUY CHEAP GAMES ETC! https://www.g2a.com/r/ibraalliance ►Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/IbraAlliance ► Twitter https://twitter.com/ibraalliance Song: Alex Skrindo & Spektrel - Velocity Subscribe to my second channel! http://bit.ly/1WNetfb Donate. https://goo.gl/PNkW8R Thumbnail designer: http://bit.ly/1PeBXak COPYRIGHT LAWS AND PROPOSALS: Act of 4 February 1994 on Copyright and Related Rights This video is fair use under U.S. copyright law because it is noncommercial and transformative in nature, uses no more of the original than necessary, and has no negative effect on the market for the original work....


text:
Never-published declassified CIA documents appear to support a link between the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the Watergate scandal that brought down Richard Nixon. To find out for sure, Jesse Ventura goes to Dallas, where he meets Lee Harvey Oswald's widow, Marina, and investigates the "Two Oswalds" theory that a CIA-groomed double killed JFK. Original air date 19 November 2010.
Like the show? Watch full versions of all 15 episodes of Jesse Ventura's Conspiracy Theory TruTv show at the links below:
HAARP, 9/11, Global Warming, Big Brother, Secret Societies, Manchurian Candidate, Apocalypse 2012, Plum Island, Area 51, Wall Street, Police State (Banned), JFK Assassination, Great Lakes, The Gulf Oil Spill, Pentagon


text:
brinzolamide suspension - ophthalmic, Azopt (cont.)
PRECAUTIONS: Before using brinzolamide, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: other eye conditions, kidney problems, liver disease.If you develop an eye infection or injury, or have eye surgery, check with your doctor about whether you should continue to use your current bottle of brinzolamide. You may be advised to start using a new bottle.Your vision may be temporarily blurred or unstable after applying this drug. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires clear vision until you are sure you can perform such activities safely.This medication should be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.It is unknown if this drug passes into breast milk. Because of the potential risk to the infant, consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Your healthcare professionals (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (e.g., acetazolamide, methazolamide), high doses of aspirin or related salicylates (e.g., high doses used for arthritis).Low-dose aspirin, as prescribed by your doctor for specific medical reasons such as heart attack or stroke prevention (usually at dosages of 81-325 milligrams per day), should be continued. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details.This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.
Report Problems to the Food and Drug Administration
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit the FDA MedWatch website or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Need help identifying pills and medications?
Back to Medications Index


text:
College Hockey:Another Slow Starts Dooms Pioneers
ST. PAUL, Minn. — George Gwozdecky talked about the importance of getting an early lead and the consequences of falling behind early Friday after his team lost to North Dakota in the WCHA Final Five semifinals.
The Denver coach could've applied those same thoughts after the top-ranked Pioneers found themselves stuck with an early three-goal deficit against No. 3 Wisconsin as the Badgers won the consolation game 6-3.
"I was certainly not anticipating coming here and going 0-2," Gwozdecky said. "I'm disappointed in our performance, once again, but the five best teams in the WCHA are here and it's going to be a challenge."
Ben Street put the Badgers on the board when he banged in a rebound 2:21 into the game, Derek Stepan beat Denver goaltender Marc Cheverie high glove side 2:37 later and Blake Geoffrion tipped in a slap shot by Stepan midway through the first.
Adam Murray replaced Cheverie in net after the third goal.
"I don't think our preparation was there," Cheverie said. "Wisconsin showed up and we didn't."
The Pioneers dug themselves a hole the night before against the Sioux the night before, falling behind 2-0 early in the second period and were forced to play catch-up the rest of the game.
Denver's sluggish start seemed to doom the Pioneers the same way Saturday afternoon.
"We didn't give our goalie much help first period, partly because of us being out of position in front of the net," Pioneers captain Rhett Rakhshani said. "I'm very disappointed in the start we had."
Rakhshani made it 3-1 with 25 seconds into the second period. Unfortunately, the Pioneers failed to cut the deficit to one just like they failed to tie the game against North Dakota.
The Badgers scored a pair of quick goals later in the period and Denver answered with two goals in the third period but couldn't get any closer. Seven of the Pioneers' nine losses came after allowing the first goal.
It was the first time all season that Denver lost consecutive games. Coincidentally, Wisconsin remains undefeated in games following a loss this season.
The Badgers failed to capitalize on offensive opportunities in a 2-0 loss to St. Cloud State in the other semifinal game, so the fast start was key for the Wisconsin mindset.
"Keeping it simple was something we wanted to focus on in that great start," Stepan said. "Just getting pucks on the goalie in traffic was key."
Added Badgers coach Mike Eaves: "The start we had tonight was the exact opposite of the one we had yesterday. We got the jump, got some goals and it carried us through the game."
The following is a self-policing forum for discussing views on this story. Comments that are derogatory, make personal attacks, are abusive, or contain profanity or racism will be removed at our discretion. USCHO.com is not responsible for comments posted by users. Please report any inappropriate or offensive comments by clicking the "Flag" link next to that comment in order to alert the moderator.
Please also keep "woofing," taunting, and otherwise unsportsmanlike behavior to a minimum. Your posts will more than likely be deleted, and worse yet, you reflect badly on yourself, your favorite team and your conference.


text:
Whether treating a toddler in an emergency or supporting a teen through chemotherapy treatments, we are dedicated to the care of each patient. It's through teamwork at every level of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and with you, the family, that we are able to achieve excellence in pediatric care.
See more about us
With a proven track record of providing world-class care to patients in more than 30 pediatric specialties, we are a model for other pediatric hospitals. Infants, teens and young adults belong in a children's hospital where they can get specialized treatment from caregivers who know the important differences between children and adults.
See our clinical services
Research is a cornerstone of the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta mission to enhance the lives of children. In conjunction with Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia Tech and Morehouse, Children's seeks answers to the most challenging childhood medical conditions through teaching and research.
We all want happy, healthy kids. But as a busy parent, helping your kids eat well and stay active can be a challenge.
At Strong4Life, created by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, our doctors, nutritionists and wellness experts create fun, easy ways to help your kids eat, move and live healthier. From picky eaters to passionate gamers, we have a slew of simple tips by experts who understand, because we're parents, too.
As a not-for-profit organization, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta relies on the generous financial and volunteer support of our community. Your donations directly impact the lives of each family served by Children's and support many initiatives such as clinical excellence, research, teaching, wellness and charity care.
Our pediatric surgeons are highly specialized and trained to deliver the best possible care. The surgery team is led by Mark Wulkan, M.D., Surgeon-in-Chief.
Get more information
Make a referral
A serious surgical event is a major error during surgery.
What does this data mean?
Over five years and more than 190,000 surgeries, less than 1 percent of our patients have had a serious event during surgery.
Why do we track serious surgical events?
No child should ever have a serious surgical event while at Children's. So we track how our patients are doing. The staff at Children's works hard to take safety measure to lessen the risk to patients and help make sure they have the desired outcome.
How does Children's help ensure we are providing high-quality care?
Find a Doctor
Preregistration Forms
Billing & Insurance
©2016 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc. All Rights Reserved.


text:
Game of the Day: Burnley 0 SAFC 2
by Ashley Houghton
Lawrence and Stewart on target in 2005.
Burnley 0 Sunderland 2
4th March 2005
Sunderland moved to the top of the Championship after beating ten-man Burnley at Turf Moor.
Liam Lawrence sent Mick McCarthy's side on their way to their first away win in three as he scored the opener on the half-hour; heading home after a Sean Thornton corner found its way to Marcus Stewart at the back of the box.
Lawrence, making his first start for five weeks after a knee injury, was on target from close range after the veteran's powerful shot ricocheted off Peter Whittingham and Micah Hyde.
Jeff Whitley went close to doubling the visitors' advantage ten minutes from time but his curling shot was well saved by Brian Jensen.
Burnley substitute Ade Akinbiyi was dismissed for violent conduct just two minutes into his Clarets debut for elbowing and attempting to headbutt George McCartney.
Stewart sealed the win with a close-range shot to extend the Black Cats winning run to three whilst also ending Burnley's playoff hopes.
Sunderland: Myhre, Whitehead, Breen, Caldwell, McCartney, Lawrence, Whitley, Robinson, Thornton (Welsh, 71), Bridges (Brown, 85), Stewart.
Subs not used: N Collins, Alnwick, D Collins.


text:
May 6, 2014 10:45 AM
You might remember Joan Osborne from such songs as "One of Us" and... well, really just "One of Us" (In all seriousness, the entirety of that '90s album, Relish, was great, regardless of whether the songs were all radio hits.) Nearly twenty years later, Osborne is still making music, and good music at that. Osborne's new release, Love and Hate ($9) appropriately grapples with the opposing feelings of love and hate, raising questions that are no less difficult than hypotheticals about God riding on the bus, trying to make his way home.
If you've got a product or service that you'd like to promote on Outblush, click here to find out about our advertising opportunities.
Outblush is a blog for girls who love to shop. Our staff digs up the best clothes, home stuff, beauty items, and more. New items are posted every day — bookmark us and check out:


text:
March 9, 2013
Columbia 8, Arizona 4 (Box Score)
TUCSON, Ariz. - Columbia University shrugged off a disheartened walk-off loss on Friday night and returned the favor as the Lions scored five times in the seventh inning to cap an 8-4 come-from-behind victory over 16th-ranked Arizona on Saturday night at Hi Corbett Field.
Columbia (1-5) took an early 1-0 lead with an unearned run against Wildcat starter James Farris in the first inning. A four-run fourth inning pushed Arizona into the lead, but the Lions scored seven runs on seven hits over the sixth and seventh innings to capture their first win of the season.
Momentum firmly shifted hands between the sixth and seventh innings. Leading 4-3, Arizona had runners at the corners and one down as it looked to extend its advantage. However, Kevin Newman's line drive was snagged by third baseman David Vandercook, who was able to double-up David Real at third to end the inning.
In the ensuing half-inning, Mike Fischer led off with a triple to left-center, before Jordan Serena drove in the tying run with a sacrifice fly.
With the game knotted up, the Lions stayed on the offensive. Nick Crucet was hit by a pitch and stole second base, and then scored on Eric Williams' single to give Columbia a 5-4 edge.
That marked the end of day for Farris (L, 3-1), who suffered his first loss of the season. The junior right-hander finished with six runs allowed - five earned -on six hits and a career-high four walks. He turned the game over Tyler Crawford, but the lefty reliever was unable to tame the Lions' bats.
Crawford surrendered consecutive singles to Nick Ferraresi and Alex Black, with the second hit driving in Williams. Vandercook then delivered the decisive blow, a two-run single to left field to extend the lead to 8-4.
Reliever Stephen Manthei stemmed the tide, recording a strikeout to end the five-run seventh. The right-hander went on to toss 2.1 scoreless innings of relief with just one hit allowed.
Arizona (12-5) won in comeback fashion on Friday night with four runs over the final two innings, but no rally was in store on Saturday evening.
The Lions received four shutout innings of relief from Joey Donino and Black. The pair retired the final nine Arizona hitters of the game in perfect seventh, eighth and ninth frames, respectively.
Donino (W, 1-0) earned the win with two innings pitched, one hit and one strikeout.
Black, who started the game at first base, took the mound for the final two frames. He retired all six batters he faced, including striking out the side in the eighth.
The comeback allowed starter Tim Giel to avoid a loss in a five-inning, no-decision outing. The righty was solid over the first four innings, but struggled in the four-run fifth. He finished with nine hits and three walks allowed, to go with three strikeouts.
The Wildcats' four-run fifth was ignited by its freshmen. With one out, Cody Ramer walked and Zach Gibbons followed with a single, one of hits three hits on the day. With runners on the corners, Giel threw an errant pickoff throw to first base, allowing Ramer to score the tying run and Gibbons to scoot into second.
Newman followed with a sharp single to center to again put runners at the corners. One out later, Brandon Dixon, who reached base for the 17th-straight game to open the season, delivered a two-run triple to left-center to put the Wildcats on top for the first time. Trent Gilbert followed with an RBI single to right field, and Arizona held a 4-1 lead after five.
That was all the offense the Wildcats could muster on a night when they were without head coach Andy Lopez, who missed the game with an illness.
The rubber match of the three-game series is set for Sunday at noon (MST) at Hi Corbett Field.


text:
SMU Cross Country Team Named As A Division I Scholar Team of the Year
Freshman Tova Magnusson Earned Individual Honors With A GPA Of 3.68
SMU Places 31st At NCAA Championship Meet
Agnes Sjöström Led The Mustangs As She Finished In 155th Place
Mustangs Set To Compete at the NCAA Championships
SMU Placed Second At The South Central Regional Meet To Advance
SMU Advances To The NCAA Championship Meet
The Mustangs Placed Second At The South Central Regional Meet
Mustangs Set For South Central Regionals
SMU Set To Begin Its Quest To Qualify For The NCAA Championships
2013 Notre Dame Invitational
2013 Notre Dame Invitational
Contact Coach Casey at firstname.lastname@example.com
Cathy Casey, in her 14th year (2002-present) at SMU, is the head coach for the SMU cross country and track & field programs, becoming head cross country coach ten years ago in 2005 and becoming head track & field coach in 2015.
Casey has played a pivotal role in the Mustangs' swift rise to national prominence in cross country, winning five Conference championships (C-USA, 4 & American Ahtletic Conference, 1) in the last seven years. During each of the championship seasons, she earned Coach of the Year honors. On the track, Casey specializes in the development of middle and long distance athletes.
This past season, Casey's distance group played a key part in the Mustangs' repeat as outdoor conference champions. The SMU trio of Karoline Skatteboe, Shanoah Souza and Agnes Sjostrom swept the 3,000-meter steeple chase and Souza and Caitlin Keen earned medals in other distance events. The Mustangs finished third at both the cross country and indoor conference championships.
The track & field team in 2014 saw SMU win the inaugural AAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Casey coached two conference champions and five other all-conference performers between the two meets. The titles were the first women's conference crowns in program history. In addition, Coach Wollman and his staff were named the Coaching Staff of the Year at both championships.
In 2013, SMU won its third straight conference title as it won the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship. The Mustangs also placed second of 20 schools at the South Central Regionals and finished 31st at the NCAA Championship meet. SMU achieved many individual honors during the 2013 season to go along with the team aformentioned team finishes. The Mustangs had six individuals earn All-AAC honors and three student-athletes earn All-Region accolades. All-American Athletic Conference selections inlcuded Tova Magnusson, Holly Archer, Caitlin Keen, Karoline Skatteboe, Agnes Sjöström and Melanie Stemper. In addition, Magnusson, Sjöström and Shanoah Souza were named as All-Region runners.
In 2012, Casey led SMU to the C-USA title for the fourth time in five years. Senior Mary Alenbratt was the team leader, qualifying for the NCAA Championship, where she set a personal-best time of 20:52.9 in the 6K in the final race of her career. Alenbratt was joined by freshman Ashlee Powers as a first team all-conference selection, while freshmen Karoline Skatteboe, Shanoah Souza and junior Caitlin Keen all took second team honors.
In 2011, SMU's Lovisa Lindh earned gold in the 800 and was C-USA's Freshman of the Meet at the indoor league meet. At the C-USA Outdoor Championships, Lindh won the same event for an indoor-outdoor sweep.
SMU won its second straight C-USA title and finished 25th at the NCAA Championships in 2009. The Mustangs had a 3.41 team GPA and were honored for the second straight year as an All-Academic Team by the USTFCCCA. Injuries affected the 2010 team but in 2011, SMU added another C-USA Championship. Now senior all-American Silje Fjortoft had a program-best 13th-place finish at the 2011 NCAA Championships. Leading up to nationals, she captured her third South Central Regional title. That first place finish earned her South Central Region Athlete of the Year merits by USTFCCA. Prior to that, she won her second C-USA Championship. In all, Fjortoft won six races in 2011 and led SMU to three first-place finishes.
In 2008, SMU Cross Country vaulted to 20th in the NCAA Division I Championships. It was the highest placing for the program in more than a decade. The Mustangs' captured the C-USA title and were a mainstay in the national rankings throughout the year. Now sophomore Fjortoft was named C-USA Athlete of the Year by league coaches. Also in 2008, the Mustangs were named one of the 2008 NCAA Division I Scholar Teams of the Year by the USTFCCCA. The team posted a cumulative 3.29 GPA with Fjortoft and Simmons selected to the C-USA All-Academic Team.
In 2006, Casey coached Forish to one of the best individual seasons in SMU history, as she became the Mustangs' first-ever C-USA cross country champion and C-USA Athlete of the Year. A few weeks later she became the NCAA South Central Region champion (20:30.4) and was named NCAA South Central Region Athlete of the Year. After finishing 35th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, she received all-America honors. As a team, the Mustangs finished fifth at the 2006 NCAA South Central Regional.
In addition to Forish, at the 2006 Conference USA Cross Country Championships, the team placed third for the second year in a row. Forish, then senior Jackson, and sophomore Jessa Simmons received all-conference honors. The 2007 season saw Casey lead the Mustangs to a No. 6 ranking in the South Central Region. That was when then freshman Silje Fjortoft was named C-USA Newcomer of the Year, posting an impressive performance at Regionals (20:35 in the 6k). Fjortoft was the second straight Casey-coached athlete to win athlete of the year honors in the region, following Forish in 2006.
In her first season as head coach in 2005, Casey led the team to a third-place finish in the C-USA standings. Then sophomore Rachel Forish and freshman Jessie Jackson earned all-conference honors, and Forish was selected to the all-region first team with a seventh place finish at the NCAA South Central Region meet. That finish qualified her as an individual for the NCAA Cross Country Championships. During the indoor season, the distance medley relay team comprised of then junior Rachel Barber, sophomores Franziska Lakomy, Ilyssa Pettigrew and Jackson, ran to a second place finish at the C-USA Indoor Championships. In addition, Jackson (Mile) and Pettigrew (800m) earned all-conference honors. In the spring, Casey guided Forish to her first-ever NCAA Outdoor appearance in the 6k where she ran a personal best of 16:27.5. At the C-USA Outdoor Championships, Forish, along with Pettigrew, earned individual All C-USA honors in the 1500m and 800m, respectively. Forish was named All-Midwest Region in the 5000-meter run.
Prior to joining the staff full time (2002-2004), Casey assisted in the development of standout distance runner Karin van Rooyen, a two-time All-American, NCAA South Central Regional Champion, Western Athletic Conference (WAC) & SMU record holder, two-time WAC Athlete of the Year, and three-time WAC Champion.
A native of Carbondale, Illinois, Cathy Casey was a member of the cross country/track and field team at the University of Texas, earning her degree in 1997. Casey currently resides in Dallas, TX with her husband Jim.


text:
Fat Radish Team Opening Upper East Side Restaurant This Fall
Ben and Phil are going uptown.
Lower East Side restaurateurs Ben Towill and Phil Winser will open an as-yet-unnamed third restaurant at 133 East 65th Street, in the space that formerly housed 212 Restaurant and Bar. The Upper East Side restaurant closed after a fire broke out in its kitchen on Super Bowl Sunday in 2010. "We've just gotten the space and we love the building,'' says Towill, of the tiny brownstone. "The menu will be slightly different from what we do downtown, but we are bound by the same food philosophy that we are extremely passionate about — seasonal local produce used in elevated home cooking.''
So, what would come next in the sequence of restaurant names that started with the Fat Radish and continued with the Leadbelly? Towill tells Grub Street the new restaurant does not yet have one. At the same time, the restaurant's SLA application indicates its partners have incorporated as Brecqhou LLC, which seems to be a nod to the Channel Island of the same name and is seemingly well-suited for Towill's self-professed style of "seasonal British" food. No matter what, expect the new spot to open after the summer sun sets. "We'd love to be open tomorrow," says Towill, "but we hope to open in the fall."


text:
How to Learn R
The R programming language was designed for doing statistics. In my view, its great popularity among statisticians, people learning statistics, data miners and others is due to the way it facilities the process of thinking about statistics. R's syntax greatly aids in expressing statistical models. Often, it is intuitive shorthand for the mathematics. R's interactive nature and the ability to get near instantaneous feedback encourages experimentation and self-learning; and, once you get a feel for where the resources can be found, the commitment and creativity of the R community is a source of great encouragement.
It is true that learning R takes some effort. However, just like with learning a new natural language useful things can be done and great fun had before achieving fluency. I think that the process of learning R can be broken down into the following five stages:
1. Understand something of the culture of the R community, the environment in which the R programming language is maintained and developed. Become familiar with the resources available. Install the R on your computer and run a test script.
2. Read csv files into data frames and confidently use R functions to perform statistical analyses in a domain with which you are familiar.
3. Use the basic control structures of the R language to write simple programs. Write your own functions, become familiar with the data structures included in R and begin to explore the rich features of the language. Interface with database, web pages and other external data sources.
4. Write complex programs in the language. Develop an understanding of the deep structure of the language S3 and S4 objects, closures etc.
5. Develop programs for production use. Write an R package.
Stage 1 can be achieved in less than a day and, with the right reference book, should be enough to launch anyone sitting down to learn statistics on a very good trajectory. The completion of stage 2 with regular work at stage 3 might be all that most people ever need to know. Once one becomes familiar with the libraries of R functions that are important to one's field, it is not inconceivable that proficiency at this level is sufficient for professional scientists, social scientists and others for whom the mechanics of model building and analysis is not their main focus can go about their daily work. For the rest of us who want to do some serious modeling analysis, it's a matter of taking Malcolm Gladwell's advice and getting in your 10,000 hours.
So, how would I advise an R newbie to go about learning R? – jump right in, get oriented, latch on to a learning resource that fits your style, run other people's R scripts that do something interesting, and begin writing your own.
Getting oriented
The best way to get oriented is to explore theInside-R web site,CRAN (particularly the task views) and crantastic. Download R and a GUI-based integrated development environment (IDE). If you are fortunate enough to have access to Revolution Analytics Enterprise R IDEthen you are off to a very good start. Otherwise, try RStudio.
Resources for learning R generally fit into three categories:
1. Books, papers, presentations and other "slideware"
2. Blogs
3. Formal courses
I am a book person, so my knee jerk reaction to learning anything new is to find a good book. This might seem quaint to the mobile app generation, but, as it turns out, each of the major technical publishing houses specializing in statistics books: Springer, the Cambridge University Press, Chapman&Hall / CRC have excellent books on doing statistics with R. Springer is the clear leader. The short texts in Springer's Use-R series are at an introductory level, are modestly priced and each focuses on a different statistical area. The following recommendations are only just a small sample of what is available. Even the extensive list on the Inside-R site is no longer complete.
Probably the best text for someone new to both statistics and R is Peter Dalgaar's "Introductory Statistics with R" . A personal favorite of mine at approximately the same level is John Fox's "An R and S-Plus Companion to Applied Regression" . Slightly more advanced but very readable and enjoyable texts are Maindonald and Braun's "Data Analysis and Graphics Using R: An Example-based Approach" and Gelman and Hill's "Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel / Hierarchical Models". A reference text that every aspiring R competent statistician ought to have is Venables and Ripley's "Modern Applied Statistics with S (Statistics and Computing".
A very short but sweet book that ought to help beginners become familiar with R's data structures is Phil Spector's "Data Manipulation with R". Two other noteworthy books in this class are the O'Reilly publications "R in a Nutshell" by Joe Adler and the "R Cookbook" by Paul Teetor. If you have a SAS or SPSS background then Robert Muenchen's "R for SAS and SPSS Users" might be your bible. If you are an accomplished programmer and want a technical overview of the R language try John Chamber's "Software for Data Analysis" .
Besides books and their accompanying websites blogs are excellent place to get your hands on interesting, useful code. My favorite blogs are David Smith's blog at Revolution, Quick R, R-Bloggers , and Rob Hyndman's blog.
If a semi-formal setting better suites you style of learning than please do have a look at the courses offered by Statistics.com. I took one of their courses taught by Hadley Wickham, and very much enjoyed it.
This whole language sounds really complicated and hard to learn. R sounds too hard to learn for anyone other than a statistician. And it sounds like thats the only kind of people who will learn it.
i thought it's the 'rated-R'-thing that adult specially men usually do during their free or lull times but it's all about R programming language which was designed for doing statistics. i guess one can still apply it with regards to bodybuilding supplements since it's relational to vital statistics of the body


text:
Worthy Causes
Donations Put to Work
Premium Mag-Shok Turkey Load
The revolutionary FLITECONTROL wad uses a rear-braking shot cup to stay with pellets longer and choke them into a lethally tight pattern. It eliminates the need for expensive aftermarket chokes and provides more pellets on target. This lead load provides copper-plated shot and buffering for tight, uniform patterns.
SPECIFICATIONS:Mfg Item Num: PFC135F5 Category: AMMO SHOTSHELLS Gauge :12
Type :FliteControl
Length :3.5 inch
Shot Weight :2 1/4 oz
Shot Size :5
Muzzle Velocity :1150 fps
Rounds-box :10 Rounds Per Box/ 5 Boxes Per Case
Drams :4.14
Application : Turkey


text:
Follow us on Twitter
Follow us on Linkedin
Distribution List
Contact Us
Every quarter the Economics and State Revenue Department is pleased to present you with a review of recent economic developments and events.
To be in our distribution list for "Economic Highlights" – document and presentation mail your request Here.
It is advised to check the CBS website for most current information.


text:
- About WHUT
- TV Schedule
- Watch Video
- Education
- Community Calendar
- Support WHUT
- Contact
AFI DOCS is the nation's documentary film festival known for showcasing the best in documentary filmmaking from the US and around the world. AFI DOCS is also the only film festival in the United States that offers the unique opportunity to connect film audiences with national opinion leaders, filmmakers and intriguing film subjects. With conversations […]
The Rock Newman Show – African Ancestry
Filmed over the course of seven years, RAISING BERTIE is a sensitively made portrait of three African American teen boys living in the rural community of Bertie County, North Carolina. When the supportive community school they attend is forced to close, the boys must navigate a path of their own, which they hope will lead […]
Thank you for taking the time to donate today. WHUT members provide half of the operating funds needed to keep WHUT strong. CHOOSE A THANK-YOU GIFT: To receive a TV thank-you gift, choose from the list below: 10 Reasons You Feel Old and Get Fat…And How YOU Can Stay Young Slim and Happy! 21 Days […]


text:
Pew Study: More Getting News Digitally Than From Radio or Newspapers
The Pew Research Center's biennial survey of news consumption shows more people are getting news from online and mobile sources than radio or newspapers; TV took a smaller hit…
In the Pew Research Center's latest news consumption survey, 39% of respondents said they got news via the internet or mobile yesterday – second only to television at 55%.
The biennial canvass showed slow but steady declines for radio at 33%, and newspapers at 29%. "Yesterday" consumption of news via newspaper is down by almost half since 2000.
Among young adults under the age of 30, just a third saw news on a social media site on the previous day — the same number that saw news on television. The consumption of news via TV for 18-29 year old adults declined from 49% in 2006. The figure illustrates the drastic behavior changes by young adults in terms of media consumption.
Pew has fielded the survey of 3000 U.S. citizens for the past two decades. The findings are germane to international broadcasters since many of the news consumption behaviors are likely to be replicated in developing countries as more sophisticated and crowded media markets emerge.
Review the extensive study on the Pew Research Center site.
Category: Think Pieces


text:
Case Details
In 2005, the defendant began smuggling Latin American women into the United States from Costa, Rica, Columbia, and Guatemala for between $15,000-$20,000 per woman. Once in the United States, Monsalve forced the women to work as prostitutes to pay off their smuggling fees.
While most of the women knew they would work as prostitutes, at least two victims were promised legitimate work. The women were expected to work between 6 and 7 days per week, and have sex with between 20 and 25 men per night. The women charged $30 for 15 minutes of sex, with defendant keeping $15 and applying the other $15 to the debt. In one instance, victims 1 and 2 refused to engage in prostitution and were threatened with deportation if they went to the police. After the debt was repaid, the women could continue working for defendant as prostitutes under the same profit sharing agreement.
Comments/Suggestions | Site Map | Work Requests | Admin Portal | Disclaimer | Supported Browsers | U of M Home
Regents of the
University of Michigan. All images property of Michigan Law
The University of Michigan Law School.
625 South State Street,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
48109-1215 USA - Contact Us


text:
Product Information
Fox 2014 Men's T-Rex Skinny Jean - 32 Inseam - 07291
Fox brings you our true skinny fit jean with the Fox T-Rex Jean. With a new elevated wash and iconic moto inspired details, the T-Rex is sure to be a favorite. Leather back patch and pocket detail with metal logo hardware.Iconic race wear inspired embroidered back pocket detail. Elevated wash with dimensional 3D resin.
- Zipper fly opening
- Skinny Fit, 32 inch Inseam
- 98% Cotton, 2%Spandex
- Skinny Fit
- 14.75 inch leg opening
SHOP.COM ReviewsWrite a Review
This product has not yet been reviewed. Be the first to write a review.


text:
91-22-25040698 Cell:9769461346
Make Big Strides with Your Digital Marketing Skills
Become a Digital Specialist with a Course designed by Marketers for Marketers
Don Bosco Centre for Learning (DBCL) is located on an eco-friendly six-acre campus in Kurla, Mumbai. The campus has a history that spans 50 years with the foundation stone of St. Joseph's Industrial Training Institute being laid on January 30th 1963, the eve of the feast of St. John Bosco the founder of the congregation of the Salesians of Don Bosco (sdb).
DBCL has during this timespan blossomed into a prominent technology complex offering diverse courses under various Institutes such as: St. Joseph's Industrial Training Institute, Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Don Bosco Maritime Academy, Don Bosco Institute of Management and Research and Don Bosco College (Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Bachelor of Mass Media & Bachelor of Management Studies).
Providing education in various special skills ranging from technical to maritime to management, DBCL has interacted with various organizations from diverse industries in India as well as abroad to provide education, training and all round development to our students.
Digital Professionals Unwired (DPU), is an organization committed to offering the best in the Digital Space to meet training and educational requirements. A pool of Industry professionals bring their valuable insights, tools and vast knowledge to create a conducive and interactive learning format.
Vision: DPU will play a constructive role in educational content and systems that are intuitive, self-assessing, real-time adaptive and selectively remote.
DBCL & DPU have partnered to offer a comprehensive 360 °study on Digital Marketing. Please call our Admissions officer on 022-25040798/ 9769461346 to discuss details on the Modules and Admission Procedures.
New Batch Orientation is 19th March 2016. The Course will begin on the 3rd of April 2016. Register your seat now by filling out the Form on this page. Orientation Event details are also available on our Facebook Page. Details on the last Student Orientation is listed below in the Events tab. Book your seat and understand the Course structure and how you can be a part of this growing and exciting Digital marketing Industry
"I joined the Digital marketing course to understand how I could use the medium to enhance my business. – Production House. Happy to say one year down the line it has already paid back my investment multi-fold. The Youtube marketing module was a key highlight for me. " – Jayesh Kodwai
"I am fresh out of college and wanted to understand the digital space better. At the Don Boscos Digital Marketing course I have learned new ways to market different categories. I have also through the DBCL / DPU placement assistance cell, started out at an award winning digital marketing company. I am getting paid and gain real time work experience while I attend lectures on the weekend." – Jwensly Dmello
"I am a digital professional that worked in ORM and response. I joined to broaden my perspective and add digital skills. I have moved to a broader role after just 3 months of the course" – Rohit Kumbhar
"The Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Marketing – Strategy and Implementation is the perfect blend of the most-up-to-date trends, and best practices in the digital marketing landscape. The sessions are delivered by industry veterans who are very approachable and always willing to go the extra mile to clear your doubts. The course has been a very hands-on and highly interactive.My batch mates come from a wide variety of professions including brand managers, entrepreneurs, online marketers and web developers; which make the overall learning experience for each participant even more valuable." in.linkedin.com/pub/xavier-paul/24/265/878
"My time at DBCL- Digital Marketing is truly transformative. For someone new to this industry, I felt all the faculties and staff are great. I really learned a lot and know the support will be available anytime I have a question. It was truly an transformative experience as each faculty was simply brilliant. They made it all look easy, which is a great sign of a great professional. This is must attend for those wanting to get into Digital Marketing." in.linkedin.com/in/stankov
"Unknotting the tangled world of the web has been a fun experience with DBCL. From experienced minds to fresh ideas this class creates a congenial ecosystem to hit the right keywords for this course. With content rich professors who from their experiences make theory come alive & decipher concepts better. We together are exploring the unknown. With every lecture injecting more – More learning & More excitement. This course has the potential to run the mile. Like the title suggests it's adding a new fin to our gills." in.linkedin.com/in/alfredbarretto
Tweets by @DigitalCourse


text:
Established in 1998, the Business Partners Training Consortium is a collection of local and regional companies formed to identify common training needs. Kirkwood Training & Outreach Services partners with local, regional and national consultants to deliver high-level customized training based on the partners identified needs. Multi-company participation and state funding allows training costs to be offset by as much as 50 percent.
To join the consortium, you simply invest in season tickets for the year-long training sessions enabling your company to support the professional development of your staff. Your seats can be filled with different staff members relative to the content of each individual training session.
Training sessions are held at the Kirkwood Training & Outreach Services (KTOS) Center, 3375 Armar Dr., Marion, and The Kirkwood Center, 7725 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids.
For more information about the Business Partners Training Consortium, please call 319-398-5623.


text:
Jungle Talk Talk N Play Phone for S/M birds
Birds are very social animals. Interactive toys educate birds and provide companionship while owners are away.
Electronic cell phone with organic GPPS mirror and a variety of pre-recorded messages. Talk n Play is an interactive sound and light toy to keep your bird physically active, mentally alert and playfully content. Initiates the social instinct to communicate. Four easy press buttons activate individual phrases and encourage independent play. Phrases such as calling all bird, I love you, hello, ha ha ha ha to name a few. Recommended for amazons, conures, cockatiels, and smaller birds. Size approx 6in phone plus stainless steel chain.
Easy press buttons articulate four different phrases to encourage speech and assist in building vocabulary.
Encourages: Vocabulary Building, Learning, Companionship
Write Review
Your Name:
Your Review: Note: HTML is not translated!
Rating: Bad Good
Enter the code in the box below:
There are no additional images for this product.


text:
Use getting in a sentence
- I believe it would result in getting even the bells of the Philadelphia hotels answered, and cheerful service rendered. [5]
- They had a word of talk as they were getting to bed. [5]
- One windy morning when the leaves were kiting over the valley we were getting ready for pounding hominy, when a figure appeared on the trail. [9]
- Getting up, he went over to the bell-cord at the door and pulled it. [9]
- To Philip it was the first time in his life that a picnic had ever seemed a defensible means of getting rid of a day. [4]
- Tom called: There was no getting around the authorities, so Joe turned, received the whack and fell. [5]
- One morning Tom was later than usual in getting home. [9]
- In short, everything was getting tangled up together, and there would be no chance of disentangling the threads in this chapter. [6]
- His Southern blood was getting impatient. [6]
- She is laid up with rheumatism; but she is getting along now. [5]
- They inwardly resolved to watch him nights, when opportunity should offer, in the hope of getting a glimpse of his dread master. [5]
- No particular place to meet and exchange information, no wharf-boat reports, none but chance and unsatisfactory ways of getting news. [5]
- I am pained to hear that you reject the service of an officer we sent to assist in organizing and getting off troops. [7]
- I am getting tired of private letters. [5]
- It was the thing that would have happened, there was no getting around that. [5]
This page helps answer: how do I use the word getting in a sentence? How do you use getting in a sentence? Can you give me a sentence for the word getting? It may also be related to education online, elementary education, homework help, grades learn, coaching, and ged.
Example sentences with the word getting, a sentence example for getting, and getting in sample sentence.


text:
Editors' Note: The "Download Now" link directs you to the Android Market where you must continue the download process. This download may not be available in some countries.
Publisher's Description+
From Oodles: Now you can discover, download, import and read all your ebooks in one app. Featuring an eReader with the following features: supports epub, rtf, fb2, mobi, and plain text file formats. Import ebooks from your phone/SD card+ Resize text, adjust brightness, jump to any page. Read in Classic, Sepia and Day/Night mode. Bookmark. Page animation. Volume key navigation.
read more +


text:
Engineering therapeutic protein expression platforms is not for the faint of heart. Many variables must be considered during the engineering process, including verification and sequence analysis of the gene or protein of interest, codon optimization, vector construction and clone/host selection. When challenges arise, protein expression engineers must design new cloning schemes by altering the DNA or amino acid sequence, moving a gene from one vector to another, transfecting the vector to an alternative host, re-selecting the clone, re-characterizing the expressed protein or any of the above – a laborious, time-consuming and expensive process.
Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Ninth Annual Engineering Genes and Hosts conference continues the tradition of applying effective engineering strategies for protein expression and production research leading to functional biotherapeutic products. Learn from seasoned, savvy researchers as they share their real-world experiences, applications and results.
We invite presentation proposals on the following preliminary topics:
Targeting Genes
Enhancing Expression
Optimizing Clones:
Case Studies
Please click here to submit a speaking proposal for review.
Deadline for submission: May 27, 2016
All proposals are subject to review by the Scientific Advisory Committee to ensure the overall quality of the conference program. Please note that due to limited speaking slots, preference will be given to abstracts from those within pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies, regulators and those from academic centers. Additionally, as per CHI policy, a select number of vendors/consultants who provide products and services to these biopharmaceutical companies are offered opportunities for podium presentation slots based on a variety of Corporate Sponsorships.
For questions about the meeting, please contact:
Mary Ann Brown
Executive Director, Conferences
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
Phone: 781-972-5497
Email: email@example.com
For partnering & sponsorship information, please contact:
Companies A-K
Jason Gerardi
Manager, Business Development
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
Phone: 781-972-5452
Fax: 781-972-5470
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Companies L-Z
Carol Dinerstein
Director, Business Development
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
Phone: 781-972-5471
Fax: 781-972-5470
Email: email@example.com
View Conference At-A-Glance
Download 2016 Brochure
View All Sponsors
View Media Partners
View 2016 Participant list


text:
Glad Rags
1 Pair
Glad Rags Organic Cotton Nursing Pads
1 Pair
Special overlap design that conforms to your shape.
Soft and absorbent organic flannel.
Your Water Birth .com has been meeting the needs of natural birth families, midwives and birthing centers since 2003. We provide a wide variety of quality products and take pride in quick shipping and excellent prices.


text:
Last night "Mythbusters" made a decision to fire three of their cast members. This news did not go over well at all. According to E! Online on Friday, Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara are all leaving the show. They have not explained why they are not coming back, but simply that they won't be returning.
Fans are very upset and are actually going off that they might boycott the show. They want answers and are hoping that this means that something great is coming for these three. If they had another show lined up, you would think that Discovery would have mentioned that and even used it as a chance to promote it.
Your TV shared that the show is taking a new direction now. They have been with this show for ten years already. A decade is a long time to be on a show and then have it taken away from you. The cast obviously already knew before the big announcement last night, but they were quiet about it until the news was out.
Only time will tell if the show can continue without them. They have upset a lot of people. You have to assume that with just Jamie and Adam they also won't have time to do as many myths each week.
At this time, it looks like "Mythbusters" simply has no plans at all of bringing them back. They are gone and they aren't even talking about where they are going. Hopefully they speak out in the future about their plans. They are saying that new adventures do await them though.
Josh Kimbell
Josh Kimbell is an upset fan.
Jason Spooner
Jason Spooner won't be watching the show now.
Kiemzi is hoping for a spin-off
It does look like Grant plans to keep building robots though.
Scott at Home
Scott is done with the show too.
Greek Furious
Greek Furious even compared it to the red wedding on "Game of Thrones."


text:
The shortest
way to God
Sermon.net is one of the biggest religious online communities. The service allows to watch sermons online both live and from the site archive.
We started developing it in 2006 and now Sermon.net has become one of the largest religious media ever created. Its Bible and YouTube for the price of one.


text:
US court will let Apple apply for Galaxy S3 sales ban
Jury verdict may threaten Samsung flagship
THE COURT overseeing the lawsuit between Apple and Samsung has ruled that Apple can expand the number of Samsung devices it wants to ban beyond the eight in the original case, Reuters reports.
The ruling means that Apple could request the US court block the sale of newer Samsung products within the US, potentially meaning that the flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone could be under threat.
The lawsuit presently covers eight older-model smartphones, including the Galaxy S2 but the ruling places the Galaxy S3 in danger as many of the infringements listed on the older devices could be applied to Samsung's newer devices.
"The evidence and weight of the case are heavily in Apple's favour," Jefferies & Co analyst Peter Misek was quoted as saying by Reuters.
"We expect there's a two-thirds chance of an injunction against Samsung products."
This would have a serious impact on Samsung, which has warned in the past that it believes Apple is looking to steal control of the smartphone market by hampering competitors' ability to release new products.
"It is unfortunate that patent law can be manipulated to give one company a monopoly over rectangles with rounded corners, or technology that is being improved every day by Samsung and other companies," Samsung has said.
Apple secured its victory on 24 August, when the US District Court ruled that Samsung's devices infringe on patents related the iOS platform. The ruling awarded Apple $1bn in damages, although the firm originally sought close to $2.5bn.
Apple and Samsung's legal battle began in the US in 2011 after Apple accused Samsung of "slavishly copying" Apple iPad designs with its Galaxy tablets. Samsung subsequently responded to the accusation with its own slew of patent infringement claims.
Samsung and Apple's patent war has since escalated and gone global, with the two companies embroiled in 50 patent lawsuits across 10 countries.
The BBC reports that Apple's request will be heard on 6 December, and that Samsung's share price rose three percent yesterday on news of the hearing's delay. µ
INQ Latest
Google Updates: YouTube live after you check you're not dead
It's time for our regular two-step through the Google news
Uber picks up Portugese pen-testers with profiteering plans
Bug bounty offer: accepted


text:
Copyright Law - IPSI 97 - Final Exam -- page 1 of 5 - Exam number
Introduction: Please look over the entire exam before beginning and budget your time thoughtfully. Read the questions carefully. You may refer to your casebook, the 1996 casebook supplement, and the statutory supplement when answering the questions. Notes written in any of these materials are acceptable, but loose pages of notes are not. Please relax and just do your best on the exam. Remember that this exam makes up 75% of your grade in the course, with the remaining 25% attributable to class participation.
Answer Part I on the exam itself and Part II in the bluebook. Please put your exam number on each page of the exam, in the space provided in the upper right corner of each page.
Part I
Answer each of the following 25 questions (3 points each - 75 points total). Circle the letter for multiple choice questions and the word for True/False and Yes/No questions. Fill in the blank(s) for fill-in-the-blank questions. Tricky, eh?
I . In order for a copy of something in the public domain to be copyrightable, the copy must:
A. Improve upon the original.
B. Be a distinguishable variation from the original.
C. Invoke in the mind of a reasonable observer something other than the original.
D. Be in a completely different medium than the original.
2. "Conceptual Separability" refers to the requirement that the following be separately identifiable:
A. The idea and the expression of that idea.
B. The artistic features from the utilitarian aspects of an object.
C. The contributions of joint authors to a joint work.
D. None of the above.
3. When a radio station plays a record, it must pay a royalty to:
A. The copyright owner of the sound recording.
B. The copyright owner of the song.
C. The artist(s) who perform on the sound recording.
D. All of the above.
4. Smith writes a novel in English and owns the copyright in the novel. Jones, without Smith's authorization, translates the novel into French. Can Jones copyright the translation?
Yes or No.
5. The duty of a joint owner in a copyrighted work to her co-owner is:
A. To notify her co-owner and obtain the co-owner's authorization before using the work or licensing any rights in it to a third party.
B. To account to the co-owner for any profits earned through the use or licensing of the work.
C. Not to destroy the work or cause it to deteriorate. D. All of the above.
E. B and C only.
6. In a work made for hire, initial ownership rights
A. Vest in the employee, then pass to the employer via a "deemed transfer under employment."
B. Vest in the employer.
C. Are shared equally by the employee and employer.
D. Can only be determined by looking at custom and practice in the industry.
7. The intent requirement for the creation of a joint work can be met in a situation in which only one of the parties intends that the work be a joint work, so long as that party can show that he relied to his detriment upon this intention.
True or False.
8. A written transfer of copyright ownership must be:
A. Signed by the owner (transferor).
B. Signed by the transferee.
C. Written and signed at the time of the transfer.
D. All of the above.
9. In a conflict between two transfers in the same work, a non-exclusive license can prevail over an exclusive license.
True or False.
10. Dick and Jane created a joint work in 1980. Dick died in 1985. Jane died in 1990. When (in what year) will the copyright expire?
11. Jane copyrighted a work in 1940. She renewed the copyright when the initial term ran out. When (in what year) will the copyright expire?
12. Dick created a work on January 1, 1978 and transferred the entire copyright on the same date. During what years may the transfer be terminated. [Note: you are being asked when the termination right may be exercised, not when the notice of termination would be delivered.]
First year of termination period:_____________
Last year of termination period:______________
13. Jane created a work in June 1997 and published the work without notice in July 1997. In order to preserve her copyright (i.e., in order to avoid having the work go into the public, domain for lack of notice), Jane must:
A. Distribute a relatively small number of copies without notice.
B. Register-the work within five years of the publication without notice and make a reasonable effort to add notice to all previously distributed copies.
C. A or B.
D. A and B.
E. None of the above.
14. The section 106 reproduction right can only be infringed in cases where the distribution right is also infringed.
True or False.
15. Emily has written a song. She makes a demo tape of herself singing the song, accompanied only by a friend on piano, and sends the demo to Big Company. An executive at Big Company listens to the demo, loves the song, but does not like Emily's singing voice. Can Big Company record Emily's song with another artist simply by taking a section 115 compulsory license? Yes or No.
16. The primary rights associated with "moral rights" are:
A. Decency and Propriety.
B. Attribution and Integrity
C. Compensation and Adaptation
D. Paternity and Adaptation
17. In a conflict between two transfers of the same work, a non-exclusive license can prevail over an exclusive license.
True or False.
18. In order to be able to avoid liability for contributory infringement, the manufacturer of copying equipment must show that its customers use the equipment for primarily noninfringing purposes.
19. The two facets of proof (sub-elements) of improper appropriation in an infringement action are _________________________ and ______________________.
20. The protectible expression, if any, in a compilation of facts, rests primarily in the ________________________and _________________________ of those facts.
21. Five university libraries in Boston decide to pool their resources and coordinate periodical (Journal) subscription between them. They review their respective periodical lists and find 150 journals to which three or more of them subscribe. They decide that for these 150 journals, only one library will subscribe and that the subscribing library will then photocopy and fax articles to the others on an "as needed" basis. The photocopying and sharing of articles under this program:
A. Qualifies as fair use.
B. Is not fair use.
C. Is fair use only if no CCC license is available for these journals.
D. Is fair use only if each library is open to the public.
22. Plaintiff can prove actual damages of $75,000 from Defendant's infringement. Defendant earned $50,000 in profits from its infringement, of which $25,000 represents profit that Plaintiff had also planned to make (i.e. where Plaintiff's and Defendant's markets overlap). Plaintiff is entitled to recover:
B. $125,000, plus enhanced statutory damages if the infringement was willful.
C. $125,000, but only if the $25,000 of Defendant's profit which Plaintiff also expected to make is not included in Plaintiff's actual damage figure of $75,000.
D. $100,000, regardless of how Plaintiff computed its actual damages.
23. In 1980, Judy wrote a collection of poems which she keeps hidden in a drawer until the year 2003. In 2003, she publishes the poems anonymously. Judy dies in 2010. In what year will the copyright in the poems expire?
24. Fred is a painter. One of his paintings, a portrait of a beautiful woman, was made into a print and has sold over 1000 copies. Fred sold the original painting to an art gallery some months ago. Fred is shocked one day to see the original painting hanging in a local pub with a mustache drawn onto the woman's face! Assuming that this constitutes a prejudicial distortion, mutilation, or modification, can Fred assert his section 106A rights?
A. Yes. This is precisely the type of situation addressed by 106A.
B. Yes, but only if Fred has registered the work.
C. No, because 106A only protects reproductions of original works, not the original works themselves.
D. No, because Fred's painting is not a work of visual art protected under 106A.
25. The "filtration" part of the "abstraction/filtration/comparison" test for improper appropriation consists of stripping away from the defendant's work (the allegedly infringing work) all elements dictated by efficiency or which do not come from the plaintiffs work.
True or False.
Part 11
Choose one (and only one) of the following questions (25 points). Write an essay response in the bluebook. You will not be penalized for using more than one bluebook, though it is anticipated that a single bluebook should be sufficient
BI. Does the "subtractive approach" to substantial similarity in copyright infringement have a built-in bias, generally favoring the plaintiff or defendant? Does the "totality approach?" (see Note 7, page 716 of the casebook.)
B2. The
Mirage Editions
(p. 195) and
C.M. Paul
(p. 535) cases deal with the conflict between the adaptation right and the first sale doctrine, arriving at different answers to essentially the same fact situation. Which holding do you prefer and why?
B3. In class, we discussed the
language that "every commercial use of copyrighted material is presumptively an unfair exploitation of the monopoly privilege that belongs to the owner of the copyright." That "presumption" was shot down by Justice Souter in Campbell After Texaco can you describe a situation, outside of parody, where commercial use would be found to be fair use?
B4. As technologies advance, it becomes more and more possible for computers to "create" works (e.g. computer-generated art and music, intelligent software agents that can perform "research" on the internet or in databases, et al.). Who, if anyone, is the author of such a work?
B5. If you could change one aspect of U.S. copyright law, what would you change, why would you change it, and how would you change it?
B6. It has been said that copyright law now offers little or no protection to the most valuable elements of a software program. Do you agree or disagree with this assessment and why?
B7. It has been proposed that the basic term of copyright be extended from life plus 50 years to life plus 75 years. What arguments can you think of in favor of and against adding 25 years to the basic term?
B8. Should U.S. copyright law provide more protection for "moral rights?" If not, why not? If so, identify areas of potential conflict between U.S. copyright law as it exists today and broader protection for moral rights.


text:
Justin Timberlake certainly was seriously about this National 901 Day he kept tweeting about, appearing on stage at New York's Irving Plaza on Thursday night in celebration of his own pseudo-holiday. While the live event was in promotion of Memphis group FreeSol, their old mentor JT couldn't help but head towards the microphone at a certain point in the night to sing some of his own songs—not that we're complaining. Guess the draw of the crowd was too much to resist? Timberlake performed an acoustic version of "Cry Me A River," quickly turning the scorned midtempo ballad into a participatory singalong, with the excited crowd hanging on his every word, ready pick up the slack (say it with us: "don't act like you don't know it"). It's been awhile since we've seen JT revisit his own stuff, and while Justified still gets plenty of plays on our iPod, we were curious to see how the live versions hold up today. High notes? Check. Hormonal screams from a mid-20s to early 30s N'SYNC fans? Check, check, check. Hopefully the bouncers were guarding the dressing room doors. That makes two live performances in one week. After three, feel free to start pushing the rumors about a new album. Watch below, and enjoy the added bonus of a salty lyrical change to "Like I Love You."
So if (fake) holidays are really all it takes to get JT back on the microphone, we're expecting big things for Labor Day, Grandparents Day and beyond.