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3. Dubsteppah 5 years ago
I've had this countless times!! When my whole class has been shouted at by a really scary teacher is when uit happens to me, holding it in makes me sweat like mad! It has to come out sometime
I don't really find this clip that funny, I usually love English humor, just not this.
6. Cavabardus 5 years ago
Not the best of "Coupling", but snotr can't afford all the episodes
Can just say : please watch the whole 4 seasons, you'll like english humor.
8. eNdEmiOn06463 5 years ago
Probably the best comedy show ever "Coupling". Followed by "The IT Crowd".
BTW this did happen to me but I was little back then.
i love this series, i have all 4 seasons. might have to watch them again. still i think this other clip is better
11. schlafanzyk 5 years ago
The worst thing is when you are in one of these and you see someone else struggling with the same situation. Then you start building up each other as well and it almost becomes impossible to stop.


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By Jane Glenn Haas, The Orange County Register
The good news is we are all going to live longer than we ever imagined.
The even better news is that old age isn't nearly as bad as people think it is.
Nor is it quite as good, says a new Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends survey on aging.
They asked 2,969 adults and discovered that younger and middle-age people "persistently overestimate the good and bad on getting old," says Paul Taylor, executive vice president for Pew.
And while older Americans weren't all rosy, "They were pretty upbeat," he says.
The conclusion: The bad things the younger and middle-ages worry about are often the final phase of life issues
— Illness and death.
The older adults worry about the same things as everyone else — having friends and money.
What makes the conclusions valuable, he says, are the consequences for public policy.
In 1900, people 65-plus were 4 percent of the population. Today, the age cohort is 13 percent of the population — and the oldest boomers are only 63.
Here are some key findings:
The Markers of Old Age: You are old when you turn 85, say 79 percent of the respondents. Others say when you can't live independently (76 percent); can't drive (66 percent); turn 75 (62 percent); forget names (51 percent); have failing health (47 percent) have trouble walking up stairs (45 percent); have bladder control issues (42 percent); are no longer sexually active (33 percent); turn 65 (32 percent); retire (23 percent); have grandchildren (15 percent); have gray hair (13 percent).
There is a sizeable gap between the expectations that young and middle-age adults have about old age and the actual experiences reported by older adults, the report says.
—The older people get, the younger they feel, says the report. Among 18 to 29-year olds, half say they feel their age. By contrast, among adults 65 and older, fully 60 percent say they feel younger than their age. The gap widens as people age over 60, with most saying they feel 10 years younger than their chronological age.
—The Challenges of Aging are not as bad as younger adults think, the survey concludes. For example, people age 18-64 expect memory loss with age (57 percent) but only 25 percent of persons 65-plus actually experience the loss. Then 42 percent of the younger and middle-aged expect a serious illness but only 21 percent experience that after age 65.
—At the same time, the benefits of growing older are numerous. Seven in 10 respondents ages 65 and older say they are enjoying more time with family. About two-thirds have more time for hobbies, more financial security and enjoy not having to work. About six in 10 say they get more respect and feel less stress. Just over half cite more time to travel and do volunteer work.
—When do you feel old? Among respondents 65-74, just 21 percent say they feel old. Only 35 percent over 75 said they feel old.
—Those 65 and older told researchers they talk with family and friends every day (90 percent); read a book or newspaper (83 percent); take their medications (83 percent); watch more than one hour of television (77 percent); pray (76 percent); drive a car (65 percent); enjoy a hobby (43 percent) take a nap (40 percent); go shopping (39 percent); use the Internet (28 percent); get some type of vigorous exercise (22 percent).
Older adults are about as happy as everyone else, Taylor says.
And what makes them happy are about the same things that predict happiness among younger and middleaged adults — good health, good friends and financial security.
For more information, see pewresearch.org
Jane Glenn Haas writes for The Orange County (Calif.) Register. E-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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A Long Island man woke up on the wrong side of the law Thursday after cops noticed him sleeping in his car with a cache of stolen lottery tickets, Nassau County police said.
Patrol officers were called to check on the well being of a man who was sleeping in his car along Wantagh Avenue in Levittown around 8 a.m. Thursday. When they arrived, they found 20-year-old Frank Lalima asleep in his car surrounded by "a large number of lottery scratch-offs," police said.
Authorities said Lalima was also found to be in possession of a plastic lottery ticket dispending case and an unspecified amount of marijuana. He was arrested at the scene.
In a news release, police said the lotto tickets "were found to be the proceeds of a commercial burglary." Investigators believe Lalima broke into a store at 95 Unqua Road in Massapequa earlier Thursday and stole the tickets.
He was charged with third-degree burglary, fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and unlawful possession of marijuana. Lalima was being held in police custody and will be brought to court Friday morning to face a judge for arraignment.


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Jail for West Rutland robberNovember 29,2012A St. Albans man convicted of robbing a pharmacy in West Rutland was sentenced to 40 months behind bars this week.
Christopher J. McCarthy, 43, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal charge of obstructing commerce by robbery.
On Monday, Judge Christina Reiss sentenced McCarthy to more than three years in jail followed by three years of supervised release. He must also pay $405 in restitution to Rite Aid.
McCarthy was arrested on Feb. 11 hours after he approached a clerk at the pharmacy and handed her a note that demanded prescription painkiller drugs and the promise that if the demands were met no one will get hurt.
In an interview with police, McCarthy said he was addicted to the drugs and robbed the pharmacy out of desperation.
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The Georgia state Senate panel approved Resolution 1031 on Monday, a proposal declaring English the official language of the state of Georgia.
The S.R. 1031 would amend the state's Constitution; it needs two-thirds of votes in the Senate and the House before it can be placed on the 2014 ballet for Georgians' approval.
The measure means that driver's license exams would be only given in English. Currently, the test in Georgia can be given in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese.
Some human-rights groups oppose such laws because they can make life difficult for non-English speakers. For example, in one Florida county after similar law was enacted in 1980, Spanish informational signs on public transportation were removed.
The United States has no official language. Lawmakers in U.S. Congress have introduces legislation to adopt English as the official language almost every year for decades now, to no avail.


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Douglas Macmillan & St. Giles' Hospices' Play Key Role in Award-Winning Dementia Care Project
Douglas Macmillan Hospice has teamed up with St. Giles' Hospice as part of an innovative and award-winning project, Memory First, which sets out to redefine the way people with dementia are cared for.
Spearheaded by GP Dr. Ian Greaves, Memory First delivers an integrated care solution and moves away from the traditional purely medical model currently in use.
Dr. Greaves explains: "With an ageing population the old models of dementia care are not sustainable. Carrying on in the same way is simply not an option.
"Integration is crucial in delivering a package of care that supports those with dementia, and their families. We need a system that is quick to respond and simple to navigate, and that is what Memory First offers."
Drawing on expertise from The King's Fund, the London School of Economics and Brunel University, Dr Greaves' team from the Gnosall Health Centre, Stafford, is trialling the system with 162 GPs in 41 practices across the region. Building on the success of Gnosall Memory Clinic, the service is scheduled to be rolled out from Monday 13th January.
Central to the way Memory First challenges existing care practices is a team of non-clinical Eldercare Facilitators recruited and managed by Douglas Macmillan Hospice and St Giles Hospice, who will provide support to the patient, family and carer in addition to coordinating their attendance at memory clinics within GP practices.
Michelle Roberts Chief Executive of Douglas Macmillan Hospice said: "We were delighted to be able to lend our support to this innovative programme of care. Although the Eldercare Facilitators are funded by the NHS, we were able to use our expertise to identify and recruit the very best people for the job.
"Two teams of Facilitators, managed by ourselves and our friends at the St Giles Hospice in Lichfield, will champion patients, their families and their carers and work to ensure they get the support they need at such a difficult time."
Dr Greaves' Memory First project was recognised in the 2013 NHS Innovation Partnership Challenge, and was singled out for its success in integrating medical, non-medical and charitable organisations to meet the needs of 'the community, the client and the NHS as a whole'.


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2013 Indie Game Roundup
December 30, 2013 · Print This Article
Post-holiday greetings! I hope you're in a pleasant haze filled with too much food (and family). I wanted to take a post to highlight a handful of the awesome, independent games that came out earlier this year. They're all very interesting in their own rights, but they all feature interesting mechanics or stories—things I considered outstanding, specifically in relation to some of their larger peers: the Call of Duties of the world. Most of them are also perfect for new gamers, or introductions into gaming, as most eschew the traditional difficulties or reflexes associated with the medium.
Gone Home
You'll find Gone Home on nearly every "best of†list this year, and for good reason. Though I wrote about it earlier from a perspective of player/protagonist relationships, the game also shines for storytelling, sexual-identity exploration, and a 90's Riot grrrl soundtrack. Trips around an empty house will find homemade cassette tapes, childhood drawings, and evidence of hidden and open family dramas. It's an eye-opening exploration of what's possible in a young medium, and well worth the praise it's receiving.
Papers, Please
Papers, Please combines the retro visual-style of the original Nintendo with the social and political themes of a crumbling Eastern-European society. Self-described as a "dystopian document thriller,†Papers Please welcomes the player as a worker who has drawn the job of immigration inspector. By day, you process the documents of hopeful immigrants, poring over their passports, visas, and vitals to determine if they are allowed through. Stamping no can be heartbreaking; sometimes stamping yes can be, too. Part of the game is managing a desk full of reference materials, shuffling pictures, maps, text, and speed all at the same time. When you dive in, what surfaces are political plots, corruption, and a nightly mini-game where you must decide how to use your small funds to comfort your family: with medicine, food, or heat. Bleak house.
The Stanley Parable
While Gone Home was a first-person exploration of home life, The Stanley Parable is, at first, a first-person exploration of an empty office building. Today is different than yesterday, but it's not clear why; it is—and isn't—your job to figure out why. As you explore, the game unfolds easily into rumination on jobs, life, destiny, and games, all narrated by a velvety British voice that describes your every move. Follow his instructions, or set out on your own; the branching paths are many, and the outcomes satisfyingly different—or similar.
Antichamber is similar to so many war-like shooters in that one of its focal points is a gun. Antichamber's gun, however, is one of creation, not destruction. Players must navigate a mostly-white world that features devious, mind-bending puzzles filled with impossible spaces, rooms, turns, and other spatial discrepancies that seem to occur when backs are turned. Learning to explore and navigate the illogical space is both nightmarish and Zen-like. At times, you feel trapped or hopeless; at others, filled with countless Eureka moments or realizations. Either way, it feels like a world to which Bill and Ted might have accidentally taken an unprepared Euclid in the middle of a proof. He won't need that geometry here, anyway.
When my mom visited town at the beginning of the month, I got her to sit down and play her first (ever) video game. It was Proteus, and even she enjoyed it. I previously wrote about the game's exceptional relationship with the player, but truth be told, it excels for so many other reasons. She liked encountering the stone circles, a favorite formation of hers, but others would find it comforting for its soft sounds and soft edges that roll through different seasons on what feels like commentary on life, death, and existence. Proteus is filled with hidden machinations and the feeling that there's something deeper below the surface. But at the end, the game itself is beautiful, even at its surface, and offers up something that is well worth the visit.
Starseed Pilgrim
Starseed Pilgrim would be a terrible dinner guest, mostly because it doesn't bring a whole lot to the table. A brief mention of seeds and you're on your way to discovering the intricate methods (and madness) of its intrinsic system. While Starseed Pilgrim would be easy to dismiss as shallow, the truth is anything but. Players who persevere will discover a challenging yet fair world that they will literally build, planting different seeds that create different sections. Most game reviews refuse to discuss games in-depth because of plot spoilers; Starseed Pilgrim reviewers were afraid of spoiling mechanics. They're definitely worth the wait.
Week in Reivew: Worlding and Labor Day
September 2, 2013 · Print This Article
This week in the podcast realm of Bad at Sports: I had the great opportunity to sit down and talk with Claire Doherty in Portland this last May. Doherty was a keynote speaker at Open Engagement where we met. She initiated Situations, where is is currently the Director, in 2003 following a ten-year period investigating new curatorial models beyond conventional exhibition-making at a range of art institutions including Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, Spike Island, Bristol and FACT (Foundation of Art and Creative Technology), Liverpool. Listen to our discussion about art in public space, alternative models for funding and curatorial practices here.
Edition #16 came in this week with notes about the magnetic field of Roger's Park galleries, the pilot episode of "Better Luck Next Time,†(a newlyweds-style game show for artistic duos), dispatches from ACRE, and noted recent popularity of the sahrong. That and much much more here.
Paul King kicked things off on Monday with a vivid description of Protues, an a-typical, evocative video game:
To move past the title screen and into the game, you begin by clicking the silhouette of a distant island. After fading, the screen opens from a murky black into a gently disappearing elliptical shape, as though you were slowly opening your eyelids. You've awoken in what appears to be an endless ocean, a muted sea-green punctuated by the gentle lapping of white reflections. In the distance, you begin to make out the outline of a shrouded landmass. As you trudge towards it, the only anchor in the game's ceaseless sea, you can practically feel the sunlight of the raincoat-yellow orb shining in the sky.
Everything in Proteus is rendered in a blocky, colorful style that should be familiar to everyone who's ever seen an early pixelated video game. (Think the "ball†of pong, or the sharp edges of Mario.) But the style isn't due to a lack of processing power or graphical method; instead, the world's lack of texture translates into a picturesque canvas of flat colors, almost as though you were gazing directly into a visual interpretation of one of Brian Eno's ambient tracks.
This week, James Pepper Kelly submits The Greatest Proposal for hi-fiving high culture, via an imaginary embodiment of Judith H. Dobrzynski and James Durston:
Imagine that a writer named Judith H. Dobrzynski boards a plane. She's ambivalent about her recent op-ed for the New York Times, "High Culture Goes Hands-On,†in which she mourned the loss of a classic, passive museum experience. The response was decent (63 comments and a spot on the "most-emailed†list), and the negative response didn't go much beyond baseless ad hominems ("crank,†"elitistâ€). But real-world impact? Judy sighs. She tries not to think about institutions these days, their obsequious rush to digitize, crowdsource, and create a "fun experience†for all. Instead, she thinks about real change: about her upcoming fellowship at the Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria, and how she helped influence the country's new Holocaust restitution laws. Judy sinks back into her business class seat (being a Fellow has perks!), orders a tomato juice and relaxes, thinking of all the reading she'll be able to catch up on in the air.
Juliana Driever interviewed Chris Stain who's "characteristic large-scale murals evolved out of his practice as a graffiti writer, and stand today as a kind of contemporary nod to WPA-era portraiture, featuring the faces and plights of everyday people in all of their affecting, confrontational realism." When asked about how graffiti has changed since the 80's, and whether there is a difference between graffiti and street art, Stain replied:
In one sense it's all art but there are different energies to what is known as "graffiti,†mostly lettering based primarily using aerosol paint, and "street art†which runs the gamut of various mediums. As for the letter-based movement, it has changed quite a bit since the 80's. Technically, its reached levels unimagined back then through the help of all the newer spray paints on the market with lower pressure and cap options. The introduction of the internet helped styles develop more rapidly as it was easier to access photos from all over the world, get new ideas, and spark creativity.
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I reposted an interview with EXPO's Stephanie Cristello, and Bad at Sports' own, Richard Holland and Duncan MacKenzie. They discuss the upcoming newsprint publication Dana Bassett is spearheading, exactly how much gossip said paper will contain, and the interviews Bad at Sports will be conducting on site at the art fair:
Duncan MacKenzie and Richard Holland of Bad at Sports are two of the best in town to talk with about art. Known for their witty commentary and contemporary art talk platform Bad at Sports, they are most admired for their weekly podcasts and blog. The three of us sat down to discuss their involvement with EXPO/2013 – the recent venture of a newspaper that will be distributed throughout the fair spearheaded by What's the T?columnist Dana Bassett entitled The EXPO Register, and the live interviews they will be fielding from their booth next to the /Dialogues stage. The lineup for this year's panel is impressive, titled "One-on-One,†just one of many sports puns, MacKenzie and Holland will be in conversation with gallerists, directors, and curators, such as Solveig Øvstebø of the Renaissance Society, Elysia Borowy-Reeder of the MOCAD Detroit, and Director Charlie James, as well as artists William Powhida, José Lerma, and Sanford Biggers. While the details of these interviews are kept secret (you will just have to see them in person to find out), our conversation breaches the extent of Bad at Sports coverage at the fair, their plans for the paper, and MacKenzie and Holland's bucket list – like an interview about interviews, or something along those lines.
Monica Westin interviewed Zach Cahill about the third and final installment of  "his epic USSA 2012 project," presently on view at the Smart Museum and now called USSA 2012: Wellness Center: Idyllic—affair of the heart. In this interview Cahill composes as imaginary travel brochure for the USSA, flowers on facebook, and art mourning:
I mean I very much like the direct experience of being in front of an art work, but I enjoy being haunted by art works too…a visceral quality that occurs with the work of some of my favorite artists…they infect me and I can't stop thinking about it…Ideally, I'd like my work to do both: give off an affecting sensation for the viewer and to haunt them after they walk away from it… my work wants to have its cake and eat to….Â
And last but not least, I posted a series of upcoming opportunities including the call for Anchor Graphics' Artist in Residency program at Columbia College. That and much more here.
Unique, But Familiar: the Personal Island of Proteus
August 26, 2013 · Print This Article
Guest Post by Paul King
The sole page of Proteus' help screen begins "Move with WASD. Look around with the mouse.â€
No other controls exist, besides the space bar. Instead of offering a traditional jump, it commands the player's avatar to sit, peacefully, for as long as they might. The help screen's final instructions begin with what seems like half of a warning: "Each island is unique, but familiar.â€
To move past the title screen and into the game, you begin by clicking the silhouette of a distant island. After fading, the screen opens from a murky black into a gently disappearing elliptical shape, as though you were slowly opening your eyelids. You've awoken in what appears to be an endless ocean, a muted sea-green punctuated by the gentle lapping of white reflections. In the distance, you begin to make out the outline of a shrouded landmass. As you trudge towards it, the only anchor in the game's ceaseless sea, you can practically feel the sunlight of the raincoat-yellow orb shining in the sky.
Everything in Proteus is rendered in a blocky, colorful style that should be familiar to everyone who's ever seen an early pixelated video game. (Think the "ball†of pong, or the sharp edges of Mario.) But the style isn't due to a lack of processing power or graphical method; instead, the world's lack of texture translates into a picturesque canvas of flat colors, almost as though you were gazing directly into a visual interpretation of one of Brian Eno's ambient tracks.
As you climb onto the shores of your island and walk past the flat browns of tree trunks and across the rolling green hills dotted with single-color flowers and blocks representing dandelions, an ambient soundtrack erupts. These are the changing environs and characters, and your interactions with them feel as though they were entirely up to you.
When somebody completes any video game, they tend to have finished a universal experience. Though the person playing it might have preferred a different gun, or tactic, or motorcycle, their journey is usually one shared by all other players. Certain blockbuster titles, usually role-playing games, offer choice and varied game paths as a selling point. There, you might choose to be a thieving elf that sneaks through danger, or a devil-may-care warrior slaying all in your path. Ultimately, however, the same challenges are present.
Proteus doesn't exactly offer a challenge. There are no tests of dexterity or hand-eye coordination; there is only your movement through and consideration of the world, your journey. Pass by a stone obelisk and hear a great deep bass noise burst and fade slowly into a background of crickets. Chase a frog and hear its hops become the staccato twang of a distant guitar, or reach a mountainous peak above a plateau of raining clouds and listen to an uplifting crescendo.
Some sound origins are obvious. The crickets cricket, and leaves fall like soft glass. Still, there are other tones I'm uncertain about. Perhaps it was my position on a specific hill, or maybe it was the shadow of a pink-tufted tree. Proteus' soundtrack—a constant soothing orchestration of hidden instruments—is only one of the complex machinations behind deceitfully simple visuals.
Each island in Proteus is procedurally generated. Algorithmically, one comes together in a way that is unique, but familiar, placed together by a machine, or equation.
At a certain point, the boxy sun sets and is replaced by the moon. Night arrives, marked by a deep blue and a subdued soundtrack. Slowly, the bright dots of the island's airspace—be they fireflies, wisps, spots of cotton—swirl and gather, until finally, they culminate in a furious whirlwind at the center of a circle of stones. As you approach it, time speeds up. Clouds and stars race above you, the trees around you begin to shudder and dance. The music, now faster, eggs them on. Enter the circle and soon, the screen fades to white, almost as if signaling an end to your time on the island, a quiet release from the frenzied energy. But then island returns, rewarding a patient moment of darkness in the same way a morning welcomes those just stirring from sleep.
The colors have changed slightly, and the music with it. In the air before you dances a swarm of bees. Above you the calm sphere of the sun now has flaring tendrils, shining down harder than before. Vibrant collections of flowers have sprouted up since you walked into the mystical circle of stones and its swirling puffs.
Usually when a game environment transforms, dangers arrive. Night might reveal prowling tigers, shambling zombies, or some spooky other. Proteus remains peaceful, instead signaling the end of its day and condensed season with frenetic motion. Though you act as a catalyst in the seasonal change by entering that swirling circle, you can't help but feel a small component of a greater cycle; a piece in an action that comes from a living, breathing land mass. The whole island, player included, enters a chrysalis and emerges anew.
Often, a game's digital world exists solely as a static landscape with one-sided interaction. Usually, it is up to us as individual players to act as the experimental component or the dynamic instrument. But though we, as individuals in a programmed world, might be dynamic, we all fulfill the same role. We are the same cog that fits into a developer's machine, makes it turn linearly through its universal paces. This tends to result in an identical experience for all who play the same game.
There are pieces of Proteus that hint at an identical experience. You awake in an ocean; you climb ashore a distant island; you swirl through the seasons. But since each island is procedurally generated, no two islands or games will ever truly be the same.
At a certain point during my night in Proteus, a white owl appeared in a tree, staring at me before taking off and flying to the next tree; later, I walked towards the crude ruins of a tower to find myself teleported to another crumbling monument.
I learned later that others retelling their experiences on the game's forums had not encountered the owl. Instead, one account was dominated by a dark figure that appeared after the night sky had turned red, only to run off, while making sure the player was following. Some played with constellations; some sat in solemn graveyards. While we had all played Proteus, it became clear that we did not share the same experiences; we all wandered through different worlds, encountering familiar aspects in a unique way.
The main difference between unique play in Proteus and role-playing games is agency. In a massive fantasy or space world, the player is given what appears to be wide path to play how they wish. They move through a static world and sculpt it in a pre-designed fashion. Ultimately, the developers of these games give players the gift of agency, the ability to move through that world and shape it.
This also forces the game to be reliant upon the player. Even if a game's narrative is linear, it depends on the player to advance it. For example, a programmed character within a game may walk a programmed path, forever, until a player enters and engages its route. By interacting with that non-player character (NPC), the player has helped it fulfill its destiny, and furthered the action of the world. The expectation is that the world exists at the behest of the player, and the player is often imbued with the power of a god who may alter the world.
While Proteus as a game—and product— exists for the player, its world isn't reliant upon a specific player experience. Because it isn't static, differences occur, many and obviously, around the player. Because the world is produced dynamically, the player must act as a static element with practically no control. And though each player may in turn approach the game in an identical capacity, once the island is generated, it is a fresh, dynamic world each time, reducing the potential for a homogenized experience.
The largest contributor to this success is the way in which Proteus plays with music. The endless cacophony (both aural and visual) that permeates the atmosphere is so incredibly active. As a player explores, animals or flowers don't change course like an NPC. Instead, they react naturally, not as though they were born for your experience, but almost as if the opposite were true. When you approach an area that produces a sine wave—be it a tree, a slope, or some other mystery—the feeling isn't that Proteus or the object in Proteus has begun to play for you, but that the sound, or owl, or structure was always there, and you just happened, through a chance generation, to wander into it. Starting a game of Proteus is not like listening to a pre-recorded album, but like listening to the chaotic throng of generative music. And though you might begin and stop Proteus at will, there's no guarantee that the island's music will follow.
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Penn State rounded out its women's coaching staff on Monday as Courtney Drennen named an assistant coach.
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"Courtney brings outstanding playing and coaching experience to our program," PSU women's head coach Josh Brandwene said in a statement. "She has a positive coaching style and skill set that is an exact match for our student-athletes. We are excited to welcome Courtney to the Penn State hockey family."
"I am honored and excited to be joining the Penn State women's hockey program," added Drennen. "Penn State has an amazing tradition of success in athletics and I am eager to be part of this tradition. Being part of a program that is so well supported by the university, its administration and the local community is a great opportunity. Returning to College Hockey America will be thrilling and challenging and I am excited to face these familiar programs behind the Penn State bench."
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At North Dakota (2009-12), Drennen was the goalie coach and video coordinator and was also the girls player development director for the North Dakota Amateur Hockey Association.
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Hi, I'll try to offer some suggestions until the authors have time to respond. Hopefully I don't lead you too far off the correct path: On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Natasha Sahgal <nsahgal@...> wrote: > Dear List, > > I am using DEXSeq to test for differential exon usage on a dataset with 3 samples (2 belong to a treatment group and 1 to a control group) and have 2 main questions. > > 1) Unbalanced design where one out of two groups has no replicates > > Name condition > a1 control > b1 treatment > b2 treatment > > Now, I have read in a couple of other threads that there is no point in running DEXSeq when there are no replicates (unlike in case of DESeq - which I have already run for these). However, the researcher still wants me to try it out. > > Thus, I was wondering if there in an unbalanced design, is it still possible to run DEXSeq and would estimateDispersions still work? When I run this function, I don't get errors but when I run fitDispersionFunction is doesn't like it. > ######## >> ecs <- estimateDispersions(ecs, nCores=8) > Estimating Cox-Reid exon dispersion estimates using 8 cores. (Progress report: one dot per 100 genes) > ................................................................................................................................................................> >> >> >> ecs <- fitDispersionFunction(ecs) > Error in fitDispersionFunction(ecs) : > no CR dispersion estimations found, please first call estimateDispersions function >> >> head(fData(ecs)) > geneID exonID testable dispBeforeSharing > ENSG00000000003:E001 ENSG00000000003 E001 TRUE NA > ENSG00000000003:E002 ENSG00000000003 E002 TRUE NA [cut] The portion of the fData table you pasted look to be all NA for the `dispBeforeSharing` estimate, which (if true) would suggest that something is going wrong during the estimateDisperion step. After you run `ecs <- estimateDispersions(ecs, nCores=8)`, what fraction of your exons has an estimated dispersion? eg: R> sum(!is.na(fData(ecs)$dispBeforeSharing)) / nrow(fData(ecs)) Hopefully it's greater than 0? A quick check seems to suggest that one could do what you need to (2 reps in condA and 1) using DEXSeq as is. Try it by creating a similar unbalanced data set from the pasilla package using only the single-read data: R> library(DEXSeq) R> data("pasillaExons", package="pasilla") R> p <- pasillaExons[, pData(pasillaExons)$type == 'single-read'] R> pData(p) <- droplevels(pData(p)) R> pData(p)[, 1:3] sizeFactor condition type treated1fb | NA treated single-read untreated1fb| NA untreated single-read untreated2fb| NA untreated single-read R> p <- estimateSizeFactors(p) R> p <- estimateDispersions(p) R> p <- fitDispersionFunction(p) R> sum(!is.na(fData(p)$dispBeforeSharing)) / nrow(fData(p)) [1] 0.7248996 > Also, I read in a thread somewhere where Simon suggested to set fData(ecs)$dispersion <- .1, if it is necessary for a 1 vs 1, but does not fully recommend it. Is this what I need to do? > > > 2) How does one work with multiple groups (or conditions)? > In the vignette, there is nothing specified and neither can I see anything in the testforDEU function. Unlike DESeq (or edgeR) where one can specify. In DESeq: for e.g. if there are 3 groups: Control, Treatment & Mutant: > > res1 <- nbinomTest(cds, "Control", "Treatment") > and/or > res2 <- nbinomTest(cds, "Control", "Mutant") If you want to explicitly only test for two conditions (and ignore the other ones), I believe that, currently, your only recourse is to subset your ExonCountSet to include only the two conditions you want to test. Make sure you do the "droplevels" trick on the pData like I did above (this will remove factors in your `condition` column that represent the conditions you've removed). After that, you can do the testForDEU. btw, the above was run on R 2.15.2 and DEXSeq 1.4.0 HTH, -steve -- -- Steve Lianoglou Graduate Student: Computational Systems Biology | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Weill Medical College of Cornell University Contact Info: http://cbio.mskcc.org/~lianos/contact _______________________________________________ Bioconductor mailing list Bioconductor@... https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioconductor Search the archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.science.biology.informatics.conductor


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IZ: Unova
Chapter 4: A Different Perspective
Zim and Dib sat down on two of the little, cushioned stools lining the Pokemon Center. Dib leaned back in his chair, his Oshawatt sitting obediently by his feet. Several young trainers had their eyes glued to a television screen, which was broadcasting a report of a drive-by in Saffron City, Kanto.
Zim snickered quietly.
"What's so funny?" asked Dib, a bit offended that Zim was laughing at something like this.
"Oh, I'm not laughing at the shooting," said Zim, leaning back in his chair. "I'm laughing at the absolute stupidity of humans."
"What do you mean?" asked Dib.
"Humans: Turning on their own kind rather than working towards a common goal they're self-destructive! Much better things could be done with technology than using it to kill each other. Oh, sure, nothing's wrong with a bit of friendly competition, like these Pokemon Battles, and every society's bound to have it's discrepancies, but do you guys really need to settle your matters like this? On Irk, there's almost nothing that can't be solved through civil discussion, you know," he replied matter-of-factly.
"I didn't know you were so philosophical," said Dib. "Do you really think things are like that?"
"Think about my words a bit longer; you'll see there's quite some truth to them."
Dib thought about this a while. It actually did make sense. He thought, if anything, Zim would have a completely imperialistic mentality, thinking that things could only be solved through destruction. Apparently, he was wrong.
"You know, I actually told My Tallest that it would be easier to wait a few hundred years, and you'll probably all have killed each other by then," said Zim, smiling rather wickedly.
"A few hundred years?! How old are you, anyway?"
"Would you like that in Earth years, or Irk ones?"
"Earth, I guess."
"Well, that would make me...one hundred and fifty-nine."
Dib's jaw dropped. "How old are you on IRK?!"
"Sixteen. Irk years are quite different than the ones you're used to, for one thing, our orbit is further than the sun we're held to by gravity. For another thing, we simply have much longer lifespans. As a rough estimate, one year on Irk is ten years on Earth."
"So, in ten years, when I'm twenty-six, you'll be-"
"Yup, Seventeen. Maybe it's the short lifespan of humans that makes them so immature and stupid. You know, if you weren't around to screw everything up, Earth would be long gone?"
"You know, normally I'd disagree with you, but to be honest, it probably would."
Zim set down Lillipup, who had jumped into his lap. "Anyway, let's get going. We have a Pokemon League to conquer."
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Sorry this chapter's slow, boring, and seemingly filled with morals. I really just wanted to give some character background. And all this time, you've been thinking that this wasn't AU like all my other fanfics, haven't you? WELL YOU WERE WRONG, as revealed in this Chapter. It's not AS AU as my usual fics, but, you know...
I still haven't figured out what AU means.
Alternate Universe.
It's the truth though. I personally like that about it
Thank you!! And no, I am not using my fic to broadcast to the world my political views, lol. If I was, Zim and Dib would spend an entire chapter making fun of Democrats.
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I answered vegan or vegetarian, even though I'm neither, but out of those choices that best describes me. Anyway, check out the results, very encouraging:
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The recent federal indictment of Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Guidice and her husband, Joe, is certainly bad news for that couple- but it could also mean the end of the highly-rated Bravo reality series, according to a report Thursday in the New York Daily News.
The Daily News, using the dubious lede "Teresa and Joe Giudice face a fate worse than prison — getting their reality TV show canceled," states that Bravo executives are debating whether to put the kibosh on the show, which is currently airing its fifth season. A proposed Teresa-focused spinoff is also not happening, the report said.
The proverbial "network sources" told the newspaper that the show might be canceled due to "bad publicity," although you'd think a high-profile trial and the drama surrounding it would actually be good for the show's ratings. Guidice and other New Jersey Housewives, even before the latest legal tangle, are frequently front-page news in various supermarket tabloids. And past legal troubles, including a previous indictment of Joe Guidice on charges of falsely obtaining a drivers license, have been featured on the show.
The Guidices last week were indicted on 39 separate federal counts, including mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy, for which they face as many as 50 years in prison.


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If there's a martial arts style that exists in the world, you can confidently bet that there's a studio or instructor in Chicago that teaches it, particularly at the Tandang Garimot Martial Arts and Wellness studio, located on 2940 N. Lincoln Avenue.
Staffed by four instructors that teach Kung Fu, Tai Chi Chuan, Muay Thai, Fillipino martial arts, Brazilian Ju Jitsu, and other forms, this studio is a great place for novices and seasoned practitioners to learn more about the self-defense styles of the world.
Rhodora Derpo, one of the four instructors, hosted a introductory course on February 8th that taught the martial art known as 'Abada Capoeria'. During this class, students learned about the rich history of this Brazilian martial art, it's basic movements, defenses, and kicks, and how to perform these techniques in sync with traditional song and rhythm.
Capoeria, pronounced 'Kha-poo-era', is a martial art that was created by the descendants of Brazilian natives and captives from Africa; for most of the 19th century was the choice combat method of escaped slaves fighting for their freedom. To keep the practice of this art from being noticed by plantation owners and authority figures, song and dance was added as a disguise, and eventually became an integral part of Capoeria as an art form. Like most martial arts, different schools thought arose over the years; throughout the class, Rhodora Derpo strove to balance Caeporia's martial aspect equally with it's artistic aspect
After a series of stretches and warm-ups, Rhodora first showed students the basic stance of Capoeria, the 'Ginga', a constant defensive movement where people step from side to side, bringing one foot back and ducking down; with this constant shifting, practitioners can deftly maneuver around enemy attacks. She'd come back to this form again and again throughout the class, reminding students to keep their backs straight, and let their arms swing in front of their heads as a defense (one of the quirks that distinguishes her 'Abada' Capoeria from other schools).
Next, she demonstrated how to shift from the 'Ginga' into alternate defensive postures, which she collectively referred to as 'Esquivas', which translates to 'escapes'. One of the 'Esquivas' taught was called the 'De Frente', a move that involved squatting extremely low while in the 'Ginga' to dodge kicks, while the hand opposite your rear leg touches the ground for support.
To memorize these defensive forms, she had her students 'Ginga' from one corner of the practice floor to the other and back, crouching down every few seconds into an 'esquiva' while she set the rhythm with beats on a tambourine. Around this time, those without a background in ballet or yoga soon felt the strain in their thighs from rarely used muscles getting exercised.
Next, she demonstrated three kicking motions that could be initiated from 'Ginga' or 'esquiva' motions; one of these movements was called the 'Queixada', where the two legs cross together before kicking to add power and reach.
Lastly, Rhodora had her students put together all the techniques they learned inside the traditional venue of Capoeria practice and competition–the 'Roda'. She arranged all the students into a circle, then took up the traditional percussion instruments played during a capoeria match– the tamborine and the 'Berimbau' musical bow– and beat out a syncopated rhythm. Two students each took turns practicing the basic moves of capoeria in tune to the rhythm, which alternated slow and fast. They maneuvered around each other with the 'Ginga' and occasionally threw out slow motion kicks so that the other could practice their evasive maneuvers.
Rhodora Derpo's Capoeria course left people exhausted, but also impressed at the athleticism and artistry it involved. Afterwards, Rhodora wished her students a safe travel home through the blizzard snow, and invited them to come back for future classes and study more of this unique Brazilian martial art.
Capoeria class at at Tandang Garimot martial arts center exhausting yet fun.
If there's a martial arts style that exists in the world, you can confidently bet that there's a studio or instructor in Chicago that teaches it, particularly at the Tandang Garimot Martial Arts and Wellness studio, located on 2940 N. Lincoln Avenue.


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Will Stocks Follow Their Historical Pattern of 2011?
2011 and 2013 are looking eerily similar, and few people see it coming.
During the summer of 2011, the debt ceiling debate took the blame for sending the stock market down 20% from May to October of that year.
Will 2013's debt limit drama cause the markets to behave similarly to 2011? When it comes to what really matters, 2011 and 2013 are looking eerily similar; and few people see it coming.
Is this just a mere coincidence or should we pay more attention?
Then vs. Now
There are certainly many reasons coming out of the mainstream media for 2013's debt ceiling debacle to be different than 2011's. Reasons such as Europe being not as big an issue today, as well as promises from the ratings agencies that the US's credit rating is secure are the more popular ones.
But do these reasons really have an effect on the markets?
Meanwhile, Europe still has had negative GDP growth six out of the last eight quarters, its stock market is still down from its 2011 price highs, and the ratings agencies are always late to the game in assessing risk. Their last downgrade of the US's debt occurred only after the markets had already fallen over 10% from their summer 2011 highs!
Following the news headlines coming out of Washington will get you nowhere. We prefer a simple but comprehensive approach, which by the way, shows we should be very cautious here.
A Sober Analysis
Take a look at the chart below. It displays the stock market since 2010 overlaid with the stock market of today with a goal of aligning the two time periods to see if the market today is repeating in a similar fashion to the market of 2011. Notice any similarities?
Today's market is very much repeating similar patterns to 2011's.
In the upper left is the
(INDEXSP:.INX) through 10/7/13 moved back in time to align to the 2011 debt ceiling timeline. The blue line on the left side is the same as that in shaded blue, since Nov 2012. Essentially I have moved the market back in time by 118 weeks, to look for price pattern similarities.
There are indeed many similarities in the market's chart pattern between then and now with a few of them outlined below.
Just Mere Coincidences?
Shown by the chart above, the market in 2011 printed three price tops, the first in Feb 2011, the second in May 2011, and the final in July 2011. Very similarly in 2013, again the market has now made three similar price peaks shown on the left side of the chart by the dashed vertical lines.
The similarities don't end there, though, as shown in the table below. Leading up to summer 2011 price peaks, the market rose 29% from its lows in August 2010. Since November 2012, the market gained a similar 30% to its final peak.
Finally, also shown by the analysis above, it has been 44 weeks since the market's November 2012 price lows. Leading up to the 2011 top in early July, the market rose an eerily similar 45 weeks. Likewise the other peaks occurring in 2011 were 25 and 36 weeks long. The 2013 rally peaked in May, 27 weeks after the Nov 2012 lows, and again in August, 37 weeks later. May's peak occurred only two weeks later than the corresponding 2011 initial price peak and August's peak was only one week later. These "coincidences" are also highlighted in the table above.
History may not always repeat but it certainly can rhyme, and that's why I am watching this chart closely to help us position for the stock market's next potential moves.
If the market is to continue its 2011 ways, then the selloff is likely just beginning.
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How Do Other Assets Perform During Government Closures?
Stock Market Volatility Wakes Up, More Ahead?
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Actor Matthew McConaughey thanked God during his acceptance speech at the Oscars for best actor last week on ABC. He won the award for Best Actor in the movie "Dallas Buyers Club".
The native Texan said during his speech, "First off, I want to thank God because that's who I look up to. He's graced my life with opportunities that I know are not of my hand or any other human hand."
McConaughey, 44, was one of the few actors to acknowledge God during the ceremony. The standard line is to thank managers, agents, colleagues, directors, parents, significant others and maybe a fourth grade teacher. But a reference to God set off a firestorm of reactions in the modern world of Twitter.
Tweets condemning McConaughey for bringing God into the glitzy Hollywood soiree soared throughout cyberspace for days following the Academy Awards last Sunday evening. One often-quoted tweet even cursed the Uvalde, Texas native for his audacity. Another tweet criticized the actor for not allowing him to watch the Oscars without having to hear God mentioned.
Was McConaughey's thank you an off the cuff remark or was it based on his beliefs?
Delving into his background, one can see he was raised in a Methodist home in Longview, Texas, according to an article in the Christian Post. His father played for the Green Bay Packers before owning a filling station. His parents named him after Matthew, who wrote the gospel in the New Testament. He has refused to shorten his first name to "Matt" out of respect for his namesake.
He is married to Camila Alves, a Brazilian model. She was raised a Catholic. Because of her church affiliation, they were married in a Catholic ceremony.
Marty Duren, a blogger to the Christian Post from Tennessee referred to a picture of Matthew McConaughey reading "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel while working out in 2007. Strobel, a journalist, started writing the book as an atheist, and concluded it as a believer. Strobel is a professor at Houston Baptist University.
Jonathan Witt has written that McConaughey and his wife have been seen in church together near their home in Austin as well as at the Cannes Film Festival while on vacation.
Matthew was not interested in joining his father's oil supply business and left Longview after graduating from high school to attend the University of Texas in the hopes of becoming a lawyer. Possibly his interests in that direction led to his outstanding portrayals of lawyers in the movies "A Time To Kill" and "The Lincoln Lawyer."
Bob Estrada, Wichita Falls attorney, said McConaughey's portrayal of lawyers in his movies was extraordinary. Estrada said, "He acts the way lawyers really act."
For his role in "The Dallas Buyers Club", Matthew lost 30 pounds to portray Dallas AIDS victim Ron Woodroof who is informed by a doctor he has only 30 days to live. When doctors refuse to give him AZT to fight the disease, he journeys to Mexico where he procures other drugs which actually prolong his life beyond what the doctor had predicted.
While some people may not have liked "hearing about God" during the Oscars it is still Matthew McConaughey's right in America today to express his thanks and belief in God when accepting the highest award for an actor at the Oscars. Many people said they were happy and got a blessing from hearing such a statement from such a successful man in today's Hollywood scene.
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2010 Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic Level 3 and Level 2 Open Champion
2010 NRBC Classic Level 2 Open Reserve Champion
2010 SWRHA Level 3 Open Champion
2008 OKRHA Derby Int. Reserve Champion
2008 WTRHA Futurity Open Reserve Champion
2006 NRCHA Futurity Reserve Champion
2006 NERHA Futurity 3rd
2006 WTRHA Futurity Int. Open Champion
2006 WTRHA Open Reserve Champion
2005 FEI CRIO in OKC Silver Medalist
2003 NRHA Limited Open Futurity-3rd
2003 NRHA Intermediate Open Futurity-3rd
2003 NRHA Open Futurity-7th
2003 Santa Helena Haras Dan Working Cowhorse Show Champion
2002 World Equestrian Games in Spain Brazilian Team Chef d'Equipe
2001 Brazilian Reining Horse Association Reserve Futurity Champion
2001 CRIO in Regio Emilia, Italy-Brazilian Reining Team Chef d'Equipe
2000 AQHA Show at the Brazilian Congress Championship Reining Res Champion
1999 Brazilian Reining Breeders Cup Champion
1999 Brazilian Quarter Horse Association Reining Futurity
Reserve Champion
1998 Brazilian Reining Champion
1998 Brazilian Reining Horse Association Futurity Champion
1998 Sacramento Classic Reining Reserve Champion
Exposed to horses at an early age, Thiago Boechat grew up surrounded by horses on his father's farm in Brazil. By age 5, the young horseman was competing in roping, barrel racing and pole bending, while also helping his father's workers move horses and cattle on a daily basis.
Later on, Thiago got a reining horse and went to a clinic given by Jango Salgado in Brazil. Salgado, who used to work for Doug Milholland, is one of the top reining trainers in Brazil. At that clinic, Thiago learned how to show his new horse, and more importantly, that a career in reining "might be his future goal."
With a newfound passion, Thiago worked on his reining skills for he next several years, and then came to the United States in 1993 to work for NRHA trainer and Judge Joe Hayes, in Gainesville, Texas.
After his stint with Hayes, Thiago returned to Brazil, where he attended Veterinary college. It would be several years before he would have a chance to step back into the reining arena, but when he did, it was in a big way.
The young trainer got his first horse for training in 1996, and by 1998 Thiago had won the Brazilian Limited Open National Reining Championship, and the Limited Open and Open Championships at the Brazilian Reining Futurity. A year later in 1999, Thiago won a Breeder's Cup at what was Brazil's largest paying reining show at that point. That same year, he also graduated from vet school, and started his own reining, cow horse, and breeding business. From that point on, Thiago started to develop a big goal that included a trip back to the United States.
"Everything that I try to do, I want to do the best that I can. The NRHA Futurity is the biggest reining horse show in the world and I had a dream that one day I could be part of the futurity finals in Oklahoma City. I didn't know how long it would take, but I knew if I had a horse good enough I could do it," says Thiago.
After meeting Doug at the 2002 USET Festival of Champions, Thiago Boechat returned home to Brazil, and continued to train and prepare for the futurities. Amongst the horses in his barn, there was one that he had particularly high hopes for, named Roosters Tru Luck.
With a good showing at the Brazilian Futurity, Thiago turned his dreams into reality when he shipped the stallion to Milholland's facility in Purcell, Oklahoma in September of 2003. He spent the remaining months until the futurity training out of Milholland's ranch, getting further help from Doug during that time.
With the crowd behind him, this Brazilian reiner rode Roosters Tru Luck through a dynamic pattern, marking a 222 to capture 7th place out of 434 entries. Boechat and the fluid moving bay stallion also finished 3rd in the Intermediate Open and Limited Open divisions, bringing their total earnings for the NRHA Futurity show to over $50,000.
After the Futurity, Thiago and his wife Izabel Kristina Boechat moved to Purcell, Oklahoma, where Thiago is now embarking on a new career managing Xtra Quarter Horses.
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YSC has joined forces with the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation on the Health of Women (HOW) study to examine the collateral damage of breast cancer. We need young survivors AND young women not affected by breast cancer to ensure young women are well represented in this study. Recruit others to join the movement and sign up now.
About the HOW Study
The How Study is the first ever international online study for breast cancer. It is being conducted by the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation (DSLRF) in collaboration with Leslie Bernstein, PhD, of the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center. The groundbreaking study has a goal of tracking 200,000 women over time with the objective of identifying new risk factors for, and potential causes of breast cancer. It will also examine women and men with breast cancer, including those living with metastatic disease, to identify factors that are linked to long-term survival and the impact of treatments on their lives. Find out more information about YSC's participation and Q&A about the study.


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National Pet Day is Friday April 11, a day when you acknowledge and show how much you love and appreciate your furry little ones as 'family members.' For the lucky pets, it can be like Christmas morning, waking up to their gifts of chew toys, catnip, yummy treats, or a new leash/harness for their much anticipated walks.
But National Pet Day is also about raising awareness of the importance of pet adoption. The motto of the holiday is "Don't shop! Adopt!" and their mission is to help all kinds of animals find their forever homes, including birds, gerbils, and turtles!
According to Pet Day USA, National Pet Day was founded in 2005 by one of America's leading Pet & Family Lifestyle Experts, Colleen Paige, who is also the founder of National Dog Day, National Cat Day, and so many more pet holidays.
Paige believes, "Animals are sentient beings created by God that deserve compassion and respect. No animal should ever have to suffer at the hand of man."
If your home is already filled with the love of a pet(s), there are still ways you can help to contribute on this humane holiday:
1. You can start an animal shelter fund. Encourage your children (and mom and dad too) to deposit all your loose change at the end of each day in a decorated jar (great project for the kids). Then pick a day, once a month, and bring it to your local shelter to help cut the costs of maintenance.
2. When you're shopping for pet food for you furry family member, pick up and extra bag to donate.
3. Try to encourage family and friends who are looking for a pet, to check into adopting a pet from their local animal shelter.
4. If money is tight, and donating is not an option, you can always give of your time, by volunteering at an animal shelter. If you have teenagers, this is a great way for them to earn needed "service hours" for school.
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James Clyde Jones
Position: SE-FL-WR
Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: March 3, 1941 in Henderson, SC
High School: Eastern
College: Wisconsin (school history) (Jones college stats)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 6th round (84th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 25th round (193rd overall) of the 1964 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 13 (6326th overall since 1950)
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