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Shop for the Best Crowdfund Investing Platform
When shopping for a crowdfunding portal, you must consider several things, including how much the online platform will cost and whether it has any limitations that will impede your efforts. [more…]
Ten Best Practices for a Crowdfund Investing Campaign
Following are ten principles you should follow so you do right by your investors and yourself, both during a campaign and after it's funded: [more…]Part of the Series Companion Content from the E-Book Getting Started with Crowdfund Investing In A Day For Dummies
What is Crowdfund Investing?
Discover what crowdfund investing is and how you might be able to use it to start your small business. Crowdfund investing is best carried out on SEC monitored websites. [more…]
Serve As a Role Model for Other Crowdfund Investors
Encourage other crowdfund investors to follow your lead, but only if you're setting a good example. It's important to understand that the entrepreneur or business owner may be new at communicating with [more…]
Keys to a Killer Crowdfund Investing Campaign
As an entrepreneur or small business owner with an innovative concept and a solid business plan, you may be the perfect fit for a crowdfund investment campaign. Knowing that a campaign is an all-or-nothing [more…]Part of the Series Companion Content from the E-Book Getting Started with Crowdfund Investing In A Day For Dummies
Are You the Right Type of Entrepreneur to Tap into Crowdfund Investing?
If you've had any experience with creating a startup company, you know that flexibility is your best attribute. Even rock solid business plans need to adjust in the face of changing market conditions, [more…]Part of the Series Companion Content from the E-Book Getting Started with Crowdfund Investing In A Day For Dummies
Year One: Living Out Your Crowdfund Investment Business Plan
Okay, so the excitement of hitting your crowdfunding target has subsided a bit, the cash is in the bank, and you've reached out to your crowd to thank them for believing in you. What comes next? [more…]
Establish a Board of Advisors for Your Crowdfund Investing Business
A board of advisors doesn't supervise you or your crowdfund investing business. Instead, it's a group of individuals — the smartest, most well-connected people you can find — who can become your biggest [more…]
Keeping Crowdfund Investors Engaged Even If Progress Is Slow
Even if you're experiencing problems, your crowdfund investors can handle the turbulence as long as you're honest and forthright. Whereas a typical stockholder may pull out of a company at the first sign [more…]
Have a Crowdfund Investment Exit Strategy
Spend time early on (ideally, before you invest) considering the best way for you to exit your crowdfund investments. When buying stocks or bonds of publically traded companies, you have what's referred [more…]
What Crowd Investors Need from You
By seeking crowdfunding for a project or new business, you're embarking on a process that may last for many years. Over those years, you'll be building and maintaining relationships not only with your [more…]
Protect Your Business's Intellectual Property
If you've seen the movie The Social Network, you understand the need to protect your intellectual property. Before you set out on your crowdfund investing campaign, you should clearly understand some risks [more…]
Aim for a Constructive Failure if Your Crowdfund Investing Fails
If you miss your crowdfunding target despite all your best efforts, you're going to be hugely disappointed. After all, failing to meet your target means that you get zero dollars for your efforts. [more…]
What to Communicate to Crowdfund Investors Monthly or Quarterly
A monthly or quarterly review sent to your crowdfund investors should be an opportunity for you to look at your long-term goals (which, for a small business, may extend out a quarter, six months, or a [more…]
Choose the Right Results for Your Crowdfund Investing Business
When you're creating a business plan for your crowdfund investing opportunity, you have to determine what results you're aiming for. In the case of a brand-new or very young business, chances are, those [more…]
Participate with Your Crowfund Investment without Becoming a Nuisance
The best thing you can do is let the entrepreneur or business owner of your crowdfund investment know what your strengths are and where you can provide value. Be a resource for this person to tap into [more…]
Prepare an Exit Strategy when Crowdfund Investing
In the private market, securities (either debt or equity) tend to be illiquid (meaning harder to sell) because there may not be an established market for those securities. As a result, when you commit [more…]
Crowdfund Investing Resources
Before you take any action to start a crowdfund investing campaign or to invest in such a campaign, you should read the most up-to-date information you can find about industry regulations. The [more…]
Take Action if You Believe a Crowdfund Investment Is Breaking the Law
Unfortunately, people do break laws. In the case of a startup or growing business like a crowdfund investment, you may find out that the entrepreneur or business owner is doing one of these things: [more…]
Protect Your Business's Intellectual Property when Using Crowdfund Investing
If you've seen the movie The Social Network, you understand the need to protect your intellectual property. When using crowdfund investing strategies, you need to protect yourself and your business. You [more…]
How to Identify Your Target Market for Crowdfund Investing Opportunities
When establishing a crowdfund investing business, you must get specific about your target market. Defining who your customers will be is critical. Have you ever heard the phrase It's impossible to boil [more…]
Be Transparent with Your Crowdfund Investors
Crowdfund investors always try to mitigate risk, and the best way to help them do so is to be transparent and honest in all your conversations and documents. This includes offering realistic and conservative [more…]
Your Crowdfund Investing Elevator Pitch
To promote your business idea, you have to be prepared to talk to people, such as your current customers, to explain that they can learn about your crowdfunding campaign at the broker-dealer or crowdfunding [more…]
Do Not Exploit Free Labor in Your Crowdfund Investing Business
Free labor for a business is a wonderful thing. If you're in the pre-revenue stage of developing a crowdfund investing business, free labor may be the [more…]
Fiscal Responsibility and Crowdfund Investing
No matter what crowdfunding source you use for your business, you have to be careful with your spending and try to make it last. But when you add equity or debt investors into the mix — people who expect [more…]


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Help! With so many sunscreens on the market, how in the world does one figure out which to buy?
We turned to two well-regarded dermatologists in the NYC area and asked what sunscreen they recommend for kids. Dr. Adam Geyer of Tribeca Park Dermatology likes the more natural approach of Babo Botanicals and Aveeno Kids for a mass brand. The Laser + Skin Institute recommends Neutrogena and La Roche-Posay Anthelios with SPF over 30. With summer just around the corner, time to stock up!
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Fans of HBO's hit series, "Game of Thrones" will soon get to see Natalie Dormer in a whole new light. According to an April 2 story by the Hollywood Gossip, the star will soon be appearing in a revealing spread for "GQ". In the racy spread, Natalie Dormer will be topless, and this has lead to widespread speculation about what this means for the future of her character on "Game of Thrones", Margaery Tyrell.
Nudity is nothing new on "Game of Thrones", and there has been a long list of actors and actresses that have shed their clothes for their roles on the series. However, it is uncommon for cast members to appear outside of the show nude. This has lead many to believe that Natalie Dormer is attempting to avoid being typecast. This is a common fear for many actors of hit series, and if Natalie Dormer is wanting to play more contemporary characters, then this may be a plausible explanation.
Regardless of her reasoning, there are millions of fans that will be looking forward to seeing Natalie Dormer's topless spread in "GQ".
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The size of the 2010 Denver Tax Day Tea Party was about the equivalent of last year's; however, in terms of noise it was much quieter. The tone of this year's rally was very different than the previous one. The 2009 event was the first large scale Tea Party in the region and the first time many who attended had ever protested. In comparison, at this year's event it was a reunion of sorts for all the activists who had become friends and acquaintances throughout the past year working to form the Tea Party movement.
In 2009, individuals passed out flyers to websites offering ideas on the next steps to take after attending the event. This year, activists sat at tables and tents handing out marketing materials for now well established groups which did not exist last year.
Even the form of protesting had changed. Campaign signs for grassroots candidates unknown in 2009 seemed to be replacing those protesting the government's agenda. There were also highly organized petition drives for Initiative 42, which would limit Colorado's adherence to UN treaties in regards to the right to keep and bear arms, and Jon Caldara's amendment to the Colorado Constitution, which would opt the state out of Obamacare.
The police, who in 2009 had been more reserved and unsure of the protesters, now laughed with them prior to the beginning of the event and then disappeared to patrol on the other side of Lincoln where about two dozen Tea Party crashers, who had arrived via a school bus and appeared to dislike any form of the U.S. government, shouted profanities through a bullhorn. Tea Partiers lined both sides of the street where the majority of passing vehicles showed their support by the honking of horns.
The media, as has become the custom, did not appear to be present. KMGH (Channel 7) did cover the story. There were not any visible signs of other stations reporting the event, although they may have been present. Here too, however, indicated a change. The Peoples Press Collective, an ensemble of Colorado bloggers considered one of the state's most credible sources of political news by Tea Partiers, live streamed the event via their website. They reported they had more than 10,000 unique hits in the four-hour broadcast, which is an incredibly large number of hits in the local blogosphere.
It was apparent that those who protested at the first Denver Tax Day Tea Party had not gone home and about their lives as usual. They had left last year's rally and organized. These once political neophytes now discussed their delegate positions for the upcoming state assemblies in May, their candidates, and the campaigns they hope they will bring to victory in 2010.
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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford sophomore fencer Vivian Kong was named to the CollegeFencing360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll for her performance at the Western Invitational three weeks ago.
Kong posted a 16-2 individual record in the epee while leading the epee group to a 6-0 mark. As a team Stanford went 4-2 on the weekend that included a dual with Northwestern on the night of Friday Jan. 10 and five matches in the Western Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11.
The only two defeats for Kong came against Northwestern, who is now ranked No. 7 in the nation. She lost her first match of the season and then her second of three bouts in the second meeting with Northwestern. Following her second loss she rattled off 13 straight victories to close out the tournament.
Kong and the rest of the Stanford fencing team will be back in action this weekend at the Northwestern Duals in Evanston, Ill. The two-day competition features some of the top-ranked teams in the country.


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Parc Floral de Paris
A series of landscaped gardens, laid out in 1969, make up the Parc, with themed sections including a Bonsai garden, a garden of Mediterranean plants, an ivy garden and a medicinal plant garden. The area is one of four parks making up the Botanical Gardens of Paris, offering an ever-changing landscape that evolves with the seasons and contains over 1,200 plant and flower varieties. Visitors can stroll through the shaded pine forest, picnic along the banks of the water lily pond, enjoy the expansive children's playground and admire the colorful Butterfly Garden. Spring and Summer time are particularly special, with the vibrant flowerbeds in full bloom, boats floating along the lake and plenty of activities on offer around the Château.
The Parc Floral is also a popular entertainment and exhibition space, with theatre performances, horticultural events and music concerts taking place throughout the year. The park's large stage also hosts the hugely popular Paris Jazz Festival and Festival Classique au Vert (Classical music festival).


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At Otterbein University's Center for Community Engagement (CCE), we believe that even small acts can change the world. And we believe that there are many ways to change the world. So we offer a variety of volunteer opportunities in areas that range from planting trees to tutoring children, and from walking dogs to scrapbooking with senior citizens. For those who want to volunteer a few hours each term, and for those who want to volunteer several hours each week, we have it all!
Update: The Center for Community Engagement at Otterbein Constitution Day activities are featured in NASPA (click for story).
Promoting sportsmanship and good behavior to a generation of future leaders is the goal of Otterbein University's Sports Pals outreach program.
The partnership between Otterbein and Avalon Elementary School allows volunteers from several Otterbein student organizations the opportunity to dedicate a few hours each week to serving more than 50 low-income children at Avalon.
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Dec. 8, 2014 -- The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has named Otterbein University a finalist for the President's Award for Economic Opportunity Community Service. This nationwide designation is part of the 2014 Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, and recognizes the institution and its students for their commitment to volunteer service.
Otterbein also was recognized "With Distinction" for its commitment to General Community Service and Education Community Service. This is the eighth consecutive year Otterbein has been recognized on the Honor Roll with Distinction. Otterbein won the President's Award for General Community Service in 2007 and was a finalist for the President's Award in 2006 and 2012.
Otterbein is the only central Ohio school with the Carnegie Classification of Master's Universities to earn Community Engagement classification. / learn more
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Biometric Consortium Conference 2009
The 2009 Biometrics Consortium Conference Program now contains links to most abstracts, speaker biographies, and presentations.
Tues. Sept. 22, 8:35 AM
Tues. Sept. 22, 1:30 PM
Wed. Sept. 23, 8:30 AM
Wed. Sept. 23, 1:30 PM
Thurs. Sept. 24, 8:30 AM
Supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA), the Biometrics Consortium Conference is focused on Biometric Technologies for Defense, Homeland Security, Identity Management, Border Crossing and Electronic Commerce.
The Conference will be two and a half days of presentations, seminars and panel discussions with the participation of internationally recognized experts in biometric technologies, system and application developers, IT business strategists, and government and commercial officers.
The conference will be held September 22 - 24, 2009 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida U.S.A.
Current keynote speakers for the Biometric Consortium Conference are The Honorable Zachary J. Lemnios, Director, Defense Research and Engineering & DoD Chief Technology Officer and Mr. Louis E. Grever, Executive Assistant Director, Science & Technology Branch, Federal Bureau of Investigation and The Honorable John M. (Mike) McConnell, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton, Former Director of National Intelligence and Ms. Barbara Humpton, Vice President, Security and Citizen Protection, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Mr. Bradley Buswell, Acting Under Secretary for Science & Technology, Department of Homeland Security.
Wed. Sept. 23, 2:00 PM
Join nearly 2,000 participants including:
- 100 speakers
- 60 Federal, State and local agencies
- 25 Universities
- Biometric Industry, System Integrators and Users
- Featured Speaker: Dr. Delores M. Etter, TI Distinguished Chair for Engineering Education, Southern Methodist University
Two and one half day program:
- Multiple Conference Sessions
- IEEE International Conference on Biometrics, Identity and Security (BIdS). BIdS is organized & sponsored by the IEEE Biometrics Council.
- Panel discussions and Q&A
|Full Conference Fees
|U.S. Government/University Faculty
|Biometric Technology Expo
Department of Defense SessionCo-Moderator: Mr. Thomas Dee, Director, Defense Biometrics, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, Director Defense Research & Engineering (OSD/AT&L [DDR&E])
Co-Moderator: Dr. Myra Gray, Director, Bioemtrics Task Force (BTF)
Interagency SessionModerator: Mr. Duane Blackburn, Policy Analyst, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Science & Technology Policy
Department of Transportation/Volpe Center SessionModerator: Mr. William Baron, Manager, Biometric Programs, DOT
General Services Administration (GSA) SessionMr. David Temoshok, Director, Federal Identity Management, GSA
Introduction to BIdMaCy: Solving the Problem by Making it BiggerMr. William Gravell, President, Diogenes Group, LLC
Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Investigation/National Institute of Justice (FBI/NIJ)) SessionModerator: Mr. B. Scott Swann, Executive Program Manager, Criminal Justice Information Division, FBI
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) SessionModerator: Dr. Martin Herman, Chief, Information Access Division, NIST
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SessionModerator: Mr. Christopher Miles, Biometrics Program Manager, Science & Technology, Human Factors Division, DHS
IEEE International Conference on Biometrics, Identity & Security (BIdS)General Chair: Dr. Terrance Boult, El Pomar Endowed Chair of Innovation & Security & Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
- Expert Talks
- Fingerprint Biometrics Session
- Security/Privacy Technology Session
- Speaker Verification
- Speech/Iris Biometric Session
- Face Biometrics Session
- Featured Speaker: Dr. Delores M. Etter
- Other Modalities
- Special Topics Session
- Human Biometric Sensor Interaction Panel
- Identity & Privacy Assurance
Biometric Standards SessionModerator: Mr. Fernando Podio, Co-Chair, Biometric Consortium, CSD NIST/ITL
Biometric Enabled Intelligence - The New Frontier in BiometricsModerator: Ms. Maria Demaree, Principle, Identity Intelligence, Lockheed Martin
International SessionModerator: Dr. Raul Sanchez-Reillo, Associate Professor & Manager of the Smart Card Group, Carlos III de Madrid University
The Role of Biometrics in Healthcare SessionModerator: Mr. Walter Hamilton, Chairman, International Biometric Industry Association
Technology Innovations SessionModerator: Mr. Donald Waymire, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Advancing Inter-Operable Iris Technology SessionModerator: Mr. Robert Kirchner, Department of Defense
The Role of Biometrics in Cyber Security SessionModerator: Mrs. Catherine Tilton, Vice President, Standards & Emerging Technologies, Daon
Biometrics in Education & Training SessionModerator: Mrs. Catherine Tilton, Vice President, Standards & Emerging Technologies, Daon
Virtual Identity ?The Rise of the Avatars & the Shadow Internet
Scott Dueweke, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
IEEE - Certified Biometrics Professional (CBP) Program
Moderator: Richard Ringold, IEEE CBP Program, Vice President, Holmes Corporation
Biometrics Testing & Emergence of Biometric Laboratory Certification
Moderator: Russ Ryan, Vice President, National Biometric Security Project (NBSP)
Emerging Biometrics
Moderator: Russ Ryan, Vice President, National Biometric Security Project (NBSP)
Biometrics 2020 - A Needs-Based View of How Large-Scale Biometric Architectures Will Evolve Over the Next
10 Years
Mr. Mark Crego, Chief Architect - SBA Suppport of US-VISIT, Accenture
Please see this year's Program for more information.
Who should Attend BC2009?
The conference is open to the general public. The topics are appropriate for a wide variety of individuals - policy developers and decision-makers, government and industry executives, information technology users and developers, IT CEOs, CTOs and product managers, law enforcement officials, system integrators, personal authentication and information security specialists, educators and students, government, industry, and academia researchers and everyone involved in utilizing biometric-based solutions for a wide range of personal identification/authentication applications including homeland security and the prevention of ID theft. The Conference will be two and a half days of presentations, seminars and panel discussions with the participation of internationally recognized experts in biometric technologies, system and application developers, IT business strategists, and government and commercial officers.
2009 Biometrics Technology Expo
The 2009 Biometrics Technology Expo will be held in conjunction with BC2009.
Additional Information
More information about the 2009 Biometrics Technology Expo is available at http://events.jspargo.com/biometrics09/public/Content.aspx?ID=10005.
IEEE International Conference on Biometrics, Identity and Security (BIdS)
General Chair: Terrance Boult, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
BIdS is co-located with the Biometrics Consortium Conference in order to provide a unique venue in the community to bring together academic, industry, and government scientists along side system practitioners and programmatic personnel needed to shape next-generation systems. The goal is to foster exchange of biometrics identity and security ideas and issues across this interdisciplinary group. To support this goal, BIdS Conference is introducing an unique format, seeking the "best of" recent work which will be combined with highly selective original work. BIdS is organized & sponsored by the IEEE Biometrics Council.
The conference is organized into the following tracks:
- Biometrics (Algorithms, sensors, systems)
- Forensic Identification
- Identify Management (Theory, Tools, systems)
- Security Related to identity
- Privacy and socio-legal aspects
- Identity System Evaluation
Additional Information
More information about the IEEE International Conference on Biometrics, Identity and Security (BIdS) is available at the conference website: http://www.ieee-biometrics.org/bids2009/.


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The New Orleans Saints concluded their afternoon practice at the indoor training complex with a spirited session of team drills, which were dominated by the defense.
The 11-on-11 team session was highlighted by a pair of nice plays by Malcolm Jenkins and Jo-Lonn Dunbar, who broke up passes by Drew Brees.
It was a nice rebound effort by the defense after being pushed around by the offense in running drills during the morning practice.
Tight end Jeremy Shockey attended the afternoon workout but was not in pads. He participated in some walk-though drills but was held out of live action.
Linebacker Scott Shanle strained his left knee in the morning workout and sat out the afternoon workout. He said the injury isn't serious and that he expects to return to practice Tuesday.
Rookie center Matt Tennant made his training camp debut during the evening practice and said his head was understandably swimming. He missed the first six practices because of the death of his mother.
Defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson also returned to practice after being held out of the morning workout to rest his surgically repaired knee.
Wide receiver Marques Colston is expected to be activated from the active physically unable to perform list Tuesday and return to practice.
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Originally called Armistice Day, this day is observed in Commonwealth countries to mark the official end of the First World War in 1918 "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" with the German signing of the Armistice and to commemorate those who lost their lives in war. On the first anniversary of the armistice in 1919 a minute's silence was instituted as part of the ceremony and the Flanders poppy was worn throughout the allied countries as the flower of remembrance. The red poppies were among the first plants that sprouted from the battlefields of northern France and Belgium and its vivid red flowers were symbolic of the blood of fallen comrades.
After the end of World War ll in 1945, the Australian and British governments changed the name of Armistice Day to Remembrance Day as the appropriate title to commemorate the brave soldiers who died in Australia's cause in wars.
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A new government forecast says the 2010 Kansas harvest will be almost 353 million bushels.
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service said its forecast is up 2 percent from last month's forecast, but down 5 percent compared with last year's crop.
Kansas farmers are cutting 600,000 fewer acres than last season with just 8.2 million acres put into production.
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Revan sama
Post TSL: When the author says it's not serious, it's no joke.
Revan Sama has done it again. HK and Canderous in drag and in one case bad drag at that; reminding me of the movie Hair Spray. The main character going to the ball armed for combat, a droid french kiss. It was all just too much.
Pick of the Week
Donkey skin KOTOR version
Revan sama
Sort of TSL: Another totally fractured fairy tale.
Revan Sama has a lot of fun with fairy tales, weaving them into KOTOR and TSL like a demented weaver.
This piece is rollicking good humor, Kreia as a bumbling fairy godmother, The Exile as a daughter looking forward to marrying her father, HK as the beautiful (?) queen, and Atton with Mira sharing the donkey.
Dark Legacy
Myst Dragon
Post ANH: While the Alliance is still fighting, there are still Jedi in hiding. One of them leaves her home to join the struggle
I didn't have enough time to read past the first chapter, but what I saw looked good. The characters are well written. The characters clearly defined.
Data Packets of Love
Kendoka Girl
TSL no specific period given: Was it really a dream?
The piece was funny in an oddball way. The Exile witnessing a love triangle between T3 HK and GOTO. When she wakes up she thinks it's all a dream, but later actions make you wonder...
From Pre-Mandalorian wars to Post TSL: Revan pursues what he wanted, and finally gets it
The piece is too short to really get a feel for style, but the romance flows to it's logical end as the two are finally reunited.
The Final Step
Pre KOTOR: Revan takes the final step to the dark side, but regrets her loss
Again too short to get a feel for it. The first halting line is Jedi code, but becomes the Sith code easily, and while her followers are pleased, she is not afterwards.
The Language of the Stars
TSL when Visas is sent to find the Exile: Nihilus as he should be
The piece focused on only one thing and worked superbly. As the author commented Nihilus is perhaps the suckiest of the villains of the piece, and this shows him when you would still be fearful of his might.
The Miraluka and the Mask
TSL en route to Dantooine: What lays below the Miraluka's mask?
The piece focuses on that one thing. Despite warnings, he has to know and he finally beats her refusal down. The end is anticlimactic, as I for one did not see the horror the author is describing. It ends with you wondering if the relationship will continue.
A good muse is hard to find
Out in the real world: When a writer gets writer's block, and her muse is nowhere to be found, she falls back on the three back up muses with surprising results.
Having dealt with recalcitrant muses, I got well into the story. When I wrote 'Family of Choice' I had a tightly written scene where the Mandalorans are pulling off a retreat under fire (Think of Hoth in the Empire Strikes Back). People thought Leia had become a wuss because she is assigned to be the load master for the evacuation, but knowing history, I know it is something you assign to the one person who will focus on the job, because as Dunkirk proved, this is also the one person that will be closing the doors of the last ship while still on the ground.
Zakal (My favorite character in the story) was to be my Leia. She would end up captured or killed as the other Mandalorans ride off into the sunset. Yet as the first shuttle is loading to take off, the main character, a nine year old girl Merissa jumps off the shuttle running back to save Zakal.
As I am screaming "WTF!" they arrive. Zakal (Just saved from capture) Berek the man that admired her and assisted, and Merissa. The conversation (Aloud mind you, thank all the gods I was home when it happened) went like this:
Merissa: "You're a meanie! You were going to let those core slime catch or kill her!"
Me: "Now wait a minute-"
Berek: And you give me a love interest about to get the chop. Not very fair."
Zakal: "Now I know why I was chosen, so you two have no reason to complain."
Merissa (Stamping her foot): I don't care; he's still a big meanie! I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!"
Me: "In real life the people assigned to be the load master end up captured or killed."
Merissa: "I. Don't. Care! Fix it."
Zakal (With a let's get to it air): "Well we'll have to do a rewrite of the last seven pages to return to where your plot led. Why not let me survive and you can kill me off later in the story."
So that is what happened. Zakal survived, and Merissa, now a woman in her fifties exacts her revenge on the man who later had her murdered. Everyone was happy. But plot bunnies, gizka, and recalcitrant characters is something we have to live with.
Pick of the Week
No specific game/ period given: The character wonders what would have happened if they had not met.
The piece is interesting in that nothing is done to tell you who is thinking this; pick your characters and they fit in smoothly.
I Once Had A Girl
Darby OGM
KOTOR aboard Ebon Hawk: A guys night out as the guys reminisce about women they have known.
Having gone through nights like this, I thoroughly enjoyed the story, especially the line about what happened with Ki:
'Ki?' Canderous queried. 'Oh, she caught me cheating on her with her twin sister. Shot me right in the head. Killed me dead. Big mess and all too.'
Pick of the Week
Bastila's Hand
KOTOR on the Unknown planet: Bastila tries to use the secret hole card she had, but it didn't work quite that well
Other authors have tried the 'brainwashed Revan' but this came close to be totally acceptable. The fact that Revan is still resisting comes as a surprise to her as well as the reader. The last two paragraphs suggest more is coming though.
Pick of the Week
Jedi Serenity
KOTOR enroute to Tatooine: A drunken Revan contemplates her feelings
The piece was fun because it reminded me of Rachel Weiss in the Mummy. At least this couple consummated that first kiss.
Pick of the Week
A night in Manaan
Darby OGM
KOTOR on Manaan: A girl's night out to rival the previous work by the same author
The piece like it's predecessor was too choice. The main women on the story all sitting getting quietly blitzed with whomever makes the negative comment having to buy the next round. Having them try the same thing on Canderous was merely icing on a very fun cake.
Pick of the Week
'To argue with those who have renounced the use and authority of reason is as futile as to administer medicine to the dead.' Now who said that?
From the one who brought you;
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There are many people who turn to retirement accounts for extra cash. Most financiers would try to persuade their clients to find another resource. For many people, tapping into their retirement brings relief now but they pay for it somehow later on. How can retirement plans hurt your finances? There are 5 penalties you can avoid if you steer clear of making the decisions that cause them.
IRA penalties
Money taken out of your IRA before the age of 59.5 gets penalized twice. There is a 10% penalty for the early withdrawal and the amount taken becomes part of your gross annual income come tax time. If the money, (up to $10,000) is used to pay for college or to purchase a first home there will be no penalty. Large medical expenses are another use that would deflect penalties if the expense is more than 10% of your annual income. Try to find other solutions.
Roth IRA owners have an opportunity to withdraw early as long as they have owned the account for at least 5 years. Only withdraw money that was initially contributed and leave earnings alone.
401K penalties
Early withdrawal age is 59.5 as well. There are no penalties if the person leaves their job by 55 or age 50 for public safety workers. The 401K does allow withdrawals once you turn 55 but the money must be paid back like a loan. If you leave the job before paying off the loan in full, the balance will then be due in full. If you don't have the money to pay it back, the loan becomes an early withdrawal with penalties attached. Pay attention to the repayment details if you do choose to withdraw early.
Penalty for failing to withdraw by 70.5 years of age
How about a 50% tax for not withdrawing from your 401K or IRA? That is what happens if you are 70.5 and are not pulling money from your retirement accounts properly. There are ways to avoid the penalty. The stipulations are complicated. It is advised that you discuss your options with your financial advisor or CPA before a delay is subject to penalties.
Social Security penalties
Early withdrawal for Social Security occurs when you sign up for your benefits before age 66 if born before 1960 or age 67 if born during 1960 or after. The penalty for signing up before the proper SS benefit age is a lifetime of smaller monthly payments. If you can wait, you should.
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You delay signing up during the 7 month window around your 65th birthday to increase payments. There are also penalties for signing up late. It would be in the best interest of any qualified person working or not to discuss the best choice for their personal situation.
It is a serious decision to tap into a retirement fund. Whenever possible, the better choice would be to use a different method to obtain money. Could you get a home equity loan? Do you only need a small amount covered by a personal loan or a new credit card? Is there a way to minimize what you need to borrow? Check with family and friends for possible loans or advice. Never leave a stone unturned. It is important to understand money options and potential consequences before decisions are finalized.


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Harry Norman Michael Lind
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Born: February 22, 1940 in Chicago, IL
Died: October 25, 2002 in Chicago Heights, IL
High School: Calumet
College: Notre Dame (school history) (Lind college stats)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 5th round (64th overall) of the 1962 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 19th round (152nd overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 7 (8324th overall since 1950)
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A committee appointed by the Texas Board of Education is reviewing state science standards. Three of the six members of the committee are creationists.
Center for Inquiry and The Clergy Letter Project are secular and religious communities who have come together to protect our children's future in science. We call on you to help defend science education.Center for Inquiry and The Clergy Letter Project co-sponsor Teach Them Science, a web site providing information about evolution, science, and science education. Center for Inquiry is a secular organization.1 The Clergy Letter Project includes scientists and clergy who recognize that science and religious believe can be compatible.2
Such a collaboration is a welcome development; as Frederick Crews noted in his book Follies of the Wise, "... the anticreationist cause in the US would be doomed without the help of Christians who are favorably inclined toward the teaching of evolution." It is thus a blessing that the Center for Inquiry and The Clergy Project have put aside their differences, which may at times be considerable, and agreed to collaborate on this important Web site. (Matt Young)
1As Matt Young notes, some might call it atheistic.
2Matt refers to members of The Clergy Letter Project as moderate theists. That's a reasonable description of the clergy involved, and it's probably a reasonable description of some of the scientists involved. But not all of the scientists are theists. Some of us are agnostics (there may even be some atheists) who are willing to act as technical consultants on the science of evolution.


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Visit Lorain County has put our area at the forefront of one of the latest social media trends — ahead of, among others, Los Angeles, Madrid, Philadelphia and even Cleveland, according to one blog.
The About Foursquare blog, an independent blog that reports on new social media site Foursquare.com, ranks Visit Lorain County No. 1 for tourism organizations making use of Foursquare to promote themselves as vacation destinations.
Foursquare is a location-based social networking site. Users "check in" at various sites, usually through applications on their smart phones. The site had reached 1.3 million users by June.
About Foursquare did a recent post "10 tourism groups promoting their regions through foursquare." Visit Lorain County tops the list with 104 tips and 65 friends. But friend requests have sky-rocketed since the post, according to Executive Director Barb Bickel.
"I wondered why we were suddenly getting so many friend requests on Foursquare," Bickel said. She said she actually found out about the blog post and Visit Lorain County's ranking from Twitter followers of Visit Lorain County who shared the link.
According to the blog author, Foursquare is a "natural fit" for tourism groups.
"It's a great way for these groups to promote tourism in their regions," the poster wrote. "If I'm planning a trip somewhere with a local tourism group on foursquare, I often visit their profile first to get some ideas of places I should visit while I'm in town."
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The anatomy of yusheng | Illustration: Savid Gan
Yusheng has become an integral part of Chinese New Year meals. These days, it typically features plum sauce, oils and other condiments to season the julienned vegetables of different colours. Often served with slices of raw fish, this year, there's been a rise in popularity of non raw fish options.
Some people imagine that yusheng (raw fish salad) must have originated from Hong Kong – why else would so many know it by its Cantonese term, yoo sang, and call the ceremonious toss of its colourful ingredients, lo hei (Cantonese for "toss your way up")?
There is also a myth that claims it was a young couple in ancient China who discovered the first version of the dish: they were stranded in a temple due to bad weather after having gone fishing. While waiting, they chanced upon a bottle of vinegar and decided to pour it over the raw fish to consume it, and they found it appetising.
The story behind yusheng
Yusheng was created by the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantonese cuisine in Singapore in the 1960s. Chefs Lau Yeok Pui, Tham Yui Kai, Sin Leong and Hooi Kok Wai first developed the idea of a raw fish dish that was common in Malaysia into this festive must-have here. Lai Wah Restaurant, helmed by Lau and Tham, claims to be the first in the world to have served it.
In that tradition, yusheng is meant to be enjoyed on ren ri, the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, in celebration of the day mankind was created, though many now consume yusheng throughout the festive season.
Yusheng rituals and symbolism
Yummy factors aside, this dish remains popular today largely because of the auspicious meanings associated with its ingredients.
Service crew at restaurants recite well wishes in the form of Chinese idioms linked to each ingredient as they prepare the dish at the table. Each restaurant apply their own tweaks to the sayings, and the order of the sayings.
Here is a video of how Cherry Garden staff serve yusheng:
1. A year of abundance is wished upon the diners with the phrase "年年有余" (nian nian you yu). Yu sounds like the Chinese character for "fish", so the raw fish slices symbolise excess.
2. Pieces of fresh pomelo are added to symbolise "大吉大利" (da ji da li) – Mandarin for "good luck and smooth-sailing times ahead".
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Palm fronds waft in a verdant tropical breeze. Waves lap against a white sand beach. Just the thought of a tropical vacation has you searching on-line travel sites for good deals. After 15 minutes of searching for the best value, your wife peeks over your shoulder at the computer screen and pours cold water all over your fantasy when she says, "We can't go on vacation—who'll take care of the dogs? And the fish? And the parakeets?"
Many pet owners are afraid to leave their pets and refuse to kennel them. So they don't go anywhere—ever. Others have pets that can't be kenneled, like goats, chickens, birds, Bearded Dragons. Fox Valley-area pet owners don't know there is another option.
Jan's Pampered Pet Sitting, owned and operated by Bill and Jan Davie since 1996, specializes in providing superior in-home care for pets in St. Charles and areas in Geneva, South Elgin and Elburn. The St. Charles, Illinois, husband and wife team have been helping families with pets get away without the guilt or inconvenience of taking their pets to a kennel.
Jan and Bill offer many services, such as midday visits for working owners, feeding pets, taking dogs out for walks, playing with cats, caring for small pets like mice, gerbils, geckos and dispensing medication. Other helpful services include checking on vacant homes, bringing in mail, turning lights on and off, watering plants and more. Jan's farm upbringing makes her eminently qualified to handle any type of pet. Though they're the minority, several of the Davies' clients rely on her to care for their chickens, goats and other small farm animals.
Caring for pets in their own homes particularly benefits dogs, observes Jan, who once had a client's collie chew down its own paw from stress while in a kennel. When the collie was back in his own home under Jan and Bill's care, the collie was fine and showed no signs of stress.
Jan says, "I think it's a lot more stressful for dogs [to be kenneled]—they're used to their own surroundings. They get stressed . . . they get sick in a kennel."
In-home pet care eliminates the risk of potential contagion from a kennel .
The Davies' work isn't done when they get home. They have their own menagerie to care for which includes four dogs, three cats, three parrots, three fish tanks and koi in their outdoor pond. Even though their days are long, neither Jan nor Bill miss their former jobs. Jan was a U.S. postal worker for 10 years and Bill used to be a landscape superintendent. "I don't miss the job at all," says Jan.
"We do work seven days a week—this is our life. Having days off just doesn't happen. [But] we do get to see more of each other then," says Jan. "And [Bill's] job was very stressful . . . we're very busy . . . but it's not stressful when you love the animals—it's such a pleasure," says Jan.
Though Jan and Bill have been fortunate to have regular clients, their business has been affected by the recession. Jan says, "Some regulars have lost their jobs so they don't need lunch time visits." Many clients aren't vacationing like they used to. According to Jan, clients are taking shorter weekend trips rather than longer vacations.
Clients tell the Davies that more than anything else, they value the service provided by a husband and wife team—that's more important than the cost of the service. Other pet sitting services assign different staff to handle clients so clients don't always know who is coming into their homes. When pet owners go away for one day, a week or more, "people want to know who's coming into their home and when," says Jan. With Jan's Pampered Pet Sitting—this is always the case.
Contact Jan's Pampered Pet Sitting at: 630-513-0443.
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COP19: Bunkering down in Warsaw
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COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, runs from November 11-22, 2013. As part of our involvement in COP19, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, is providing news and analysis as well as live tweeting. Today Damian reports from the fourth day of COP19's second week.
Damian writes:
With just 24 hours left before this year's UN climate conference in Warsaw officially draws to a close, the negotiating process has entered its traditional bunker phase.
Ministers and senior negotiators are now working behind closed doors, buried in disputed text and no doubt with firm instructions issued to catering staff to ensure a reliable supply of strong coffee is kept on tap.
For those outside the UNFCCC bubble, such all-night sessions are undoubtedly a mystery. Within the process however, they seem to be accepted as an occupational hazard and perhaps even an honoured tradition.
Negotiating brinkmanship certainly plays a part in the ritual, as Parties attempt to see who will blink first. For the most part, this battle of attrition seems largely to have resulted in stalemate over the years.
It is hard to think of many (if any) redline issues that have been resolved by this approach. Developed countries remain unmoved on intellectual property rights, for example, while developing countries stand firm on the principle of common but differentiated responsibility.
This reality points to an outcome tomorrow (or perhaps the day after – this being a COP after all!) that will once again be largely incremental in nature. A case of low expectations met.
Such a result will surprise few familiar with the UNFCCC process. This didn't stop a walk out earlier today, however, by a large group of NGOs in a symbolic protest to highlight the lack of progress by governments.
But Warsaw was never seen or intended as a transformational COP.
Various Parties and observers have referred to it as a 'implementation' or 'construction' COP – essentially ensuring the operationalization of existing decisions and building the basis for an effective negotiation process over the coming two years. And the next 24 hours will determine whether these broad outcomes are achieved.
On the implementation side, the issue of 'Loss and Damage' and the creation of an 'institutional mechanism' remains a central issue, as is the connected discussion about finance.
While developed countries generally, although not entirely, seem ready to accept the creation of a loss and damage mechanism, calls or suggestions that this should include some kind of financial compensation element appear to have been unequivocally rejected by developed countries.
Progress on finance is likely to be vital for a resolution on loss and damage. Agreement on a clear path and timeline for the capitalization of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), could provide the means for achieving this.
Climate funding announcements from a number of developed countries in recent days, including the UK and Germany, may help to oil the wheels of talks. But the level of finance remains in the tens to hundreds of millions, rather than the billions that developing countries want to see flow through the GCF.
More positively, Parties do seem to be making progress towards agreed text that will shape the negotiating process for the new global climate deal in 2015.
The current draft text calls on developed and developing countries to take a variety of actions that would raise negotiating ambition. This includes increasing emission reduction targets and implementing previously pledged mitigation actions.
A slightly terrifying list of not insubstantial 'indicative…areas for further work' is included in an annex, and covers issues from capacity building to accounting rules.
With luck and a good helping of common sense, much of this work will hopefully be captured by processes and mechanisms already established under the UNFCCC.
On a more practical level, Parties also seem likely to agree to hold additional meetings next year – a prudent measure given the slow pace to date of talks.
Encouragingly, reference to the efforts of sub-national and city governments remains in the text, providing a domestic hook for mayors, premiers and governors to engage, encourage and inspire their national leaders.
Much of course may change before the curtains close on COP19 tomorrow. But for the moment, the process is following a familiar and well-worn track. If things continue as normal, Parties will emerge from their bunkers at some point tomorrow ready to compromise and conciliate.
The threat of mutually assured destruction may not be the most rationale approach to running an international climate negotiation, but for another COP at least it appears to remain the preferred option.
Related news:
COP19: Sub-national governments are the rising stars of climate action
COP19: Hurricane Haiyan puts 'loss and damage' front and center
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Cell Phone: For those looking to get out of your Sprint contract without paying Early Termination (ETF) Fee
I'll start this post by saying that I'm a long time satisfied Sprint customer. I'm not currently looking to leave Sprint to go to another carrier. Sprint is currently the only U.S. Cell carrier with true unlimited data, going to Verizon or AT&T will get you Data Caps and T-Mobile will get you Data Throttling.
With that being said, someone out there may want to get out of their contract because they are in an area without good Sprint reception, or maybe to get out of individual contracts just to get on a family plan, or a number of other reasons. For whatever your reason is (and the iPhone shouldn't be one as its expected that Sprint will be offering the iPhone 5), you now have a chance to get out of your contract without having to pay the early termination fee.
How do you get out of your contract, you ask, well the reason is on your latest bill. Sprint has announced a change to the "Terms & Conditions" of your Sprint account. The following was on your latest Sprint bill
Terms & Conditions Changes for Consumers
Effective 9/9/11, the Administrative Charge will increase to $1.50 per line for customers that receive the charge. For details, visit sprint.com/taxesandfees. In addition, the Sprint consumer Terms (Ts&Cs) are changing. Please review them carefully at your local Sprint store or sprint.com/termsandconditions.
Here is why this change is important to those who want to get out of their Sprint contract. In a different section of the Sprint Terms and Conditions…
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When You Don't Have To Pay An Early Termination Fee
You aren't responsible for paying an Early Termination Fee when terminating Services: (a) provided on a month-to-month basis; (b) consistent with our published trial period return policy; or (c) in response to a materially adverse change we make to the Agreement as described directly below.
Our Right To Change The Agreement & Your Related Rights
We may change any part of the Agreement at any time, including, but not limited to, rates, charges, how we calculate charges, or your terms of Service. We will provide you notice of material changes—and may provide you notice of non-material changes—in a manner consistent with this Agreement (see "Providing Notice To Each Other Under The Agreement" section). If a change we make to the Agreement is material and has a material adverse effect on Services under your Term Commitment, you may terminate each line of Service materially affected without incurring an Early Termination Fee only if you: (a) call us within 30 days after the effective date of the change; and (b) specifically advise us that you wish to cancel Services because of a material change to the Agreement that we have made. If you do not cancel Service within 30 days of the change, an Early Termination Fee will apply if you terminate Services before the end of any applicable Term Commitment.
So now you're wondering "what do I need to do to get out of my contract". Here are the steps required
– You need to call Sprint (by calling 888-211-4727 or *2 from your HTC EVO, and select options 4, 5, 2). Online chat will NOT work for this.
– Once you speak to Sprint you MUST cite this specific fee increase (to $1.50) as the reason you wish to exit your contract
– If you get a Sprint Rep. that is uninformed, ask to speak to someone in retentions. The Retentions department are the ones with the most power and knowledge.
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Two exhibits featuring the antiquities of one Panhandle pioneer family will open at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum this week.
"Building a City: The Bivins Family and the Development of Amarillo" displays the clothing styles of Lee Bivin's wife, Mary Elizabeth Gilber Bivins, and her granddaughter Betty Bivins Childers and grandaughter-in-law Betty Teel Bivins Lovell.
The exhibit, which will run from Saturday to Sept. 9 in the textile gallery, includes a suit, a dress with matching coat, an evening gown and other items.
"Off to Work We Go: Office Furniture," will include a walnut roll-top desk that once belonged to Lee Bivins, and later was used by his nephew Albert Richard "Dick" Bivins.
The exhibit, which opens Friday and ends Oct. 7, will also include other historic furniture pieces.
For more information, call (806) 651-2244.
- Staff writer Brad Newman
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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Barretto, Ray
As the house percussionist - simultaneously - for the Blue Note, Prestige and Riverside labels the 1960s, Ray Barretto sat in the catbird seat of jazz. Always listening carefully to the musicians around him, Barretto may have been the first to fully "swing" Afro-Cuban polyrhythms, melding them with the rhythms of North American jazz and popular music like never before.
Barretto's playing of the conga drums was defined by his close attention to the drummers he played with, often swinging with an emphasis on the 2nd and 4th beats of each measure. He tuned the pitch of one of his drums down to complement the notes played by the bass player, and in sympathy with the drummer's kick. He placed his accents to support those ringng from the drumkit's cymbals. Barretto saw himself musically in an integrated role, rather than as a piece of exotica.
Ray Barretto was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 29, 1929, but was raised in Spanish Harlem, at the time a focal point of Puerto Rican immigration and culture in New York City. As a child, Ray was exposed to Puerto Rican and Cuban boleros and dance music, as well as the sounds of the popular big bands led by Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman.
Barretto joined the U.S. Army in 1946 at seventeen, and while stationed in Munich, he heard trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's groundbreaking 1947 collaboration with Cuban conga player Chano Pozo, "Manteca," for the first time. "That song blew my mind," Barretto told journalist Harvey Pekar. "It was the basis of my inspiration to become a professional musician."
Barretto returned to New York in 1948, and as the story goes, he purchased a used and partially broken conga drum at a bakery in Spanish Harlem. Before long, he was sitting in at bebop jam sessions, sometimes with Gillespie himself, and even alto saxophonist Charlie Parker. Latin bandleaders also took interest in Barretto, and he played for four years with Cuban pianist Jose Curbelo, and with Puerto Rican timbalero Tito Puente at the height of his success, and Barretto's first recorded session date was on Puente's immensely popular album Dance Mania, released on RCA in 1958, which captures the Latin big band excitement of New York's mambo-crazed dancers at the Palladium Ballroom.
Riding on his success with Puente, starting in 1960 Barretto served simultaneously as the house percussionist for the era's three top jazz labels. One of his first dates for Prestige was on pianist Red Garland's album "Manteca," which featured a reworking of the Gillespie/Pozo composition.
Of course, Gillespie's big band version has no piano – but at first Garland's version hews close to the Gillespie charts, and he plays the syncopated percussion hits that the full orchestra plays on the earlier version. Garland outlines the leading melody of the song, then proceeds to play a relaxed, swinging solo.
The is followed by is a section featuring Barretto's conga and Art Taylor on the drums interacting with a rhythmic call-and-response, a version of what Pozo did with Gillespie's drummers, Kenny Clarke, Joe Harris and Teddy Stewart, in live performances. But unlike Pozo, who simply alternated passages with the drummers, Barretto demonstrates his abilty to hear and react to the musical context he's in. If his fellow musicians were swinging the beat, he swung; he saw his role as that of a reinforcer of a groove, not a rhythmic island,
On the original "Manteca," Chano Pozo is on display: the band makes space for him and his Afro-Cuban rhythms, which were a novelty for jazz audiences at the time. Barretto's attitude and philosophy of accompanying and encouraging the band, seeing himself as a cog in the music's rhythmic wheel, regardless of genre, was a hallmark of his career.
Critic Ira Gitler's liner notes to the album offer some hint of the assumptions Barretto faced as he sought acceptance in the jazz world at the time.
"Ray Barretto, although of Latin descent… does not think, musically, like a Latin," Gitler wrote. "Unlike so many so called 'jazz' conga players who play the same solo every time they are featured, he has a definite feeling for jazz and certainly fulfills his desire to help the proceedings to swing."
Barretto recorded prolifically as a jazz session player throughout the 1960s. He appeared on recordings with George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Lou Donaldson, Sonny Stitt, Freddie Hubbard, Yusef Lateef, and others.
In 1962, Barretto released the album "Charanga Moderna" on George Goldner's Tico label, the most popular Latin music label of its time. The song "El Watusi" became a hit, and fed into the emerging boogaloo dance craze. The song features an infectious charanga rhythm, driven by the cocktail mix of Barretto's conga, guiro, hand claps, piano, strings, flute and a spoken-word voiceover in which the narrator taunts and eggs on "El Watusi," supposedly the "most handsome man in La Havana."
"El Watusi" reached number twenty on the Billboard pop charts, the first Latin song to enter the chart, and became both a blessing and a curse for Barretto. On the one hand, it made him a pop star, and he built on its success with subsequent albums, such as El Watusi Man and Viva Watusi! On the other hand, Barretto, who considered himself a jazz musician, would vigorously resist being typecast as one who would pander to dance-addled teens.
In 1967 he joined Johnny Pacheco and Jerry Masucci's Fania label, on which he released well-received solo albums like Acid, Hard Hands, and Rican/Struction. He also seved as the musical directorfor the the Fania All-Stars, a super-group which featured, at different times, Celia Cruz, Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon, Ismael Miranda, Cheo Feliciano, and others.
Throughout the seventies, Barretto was also probably the most in-demand session percussionist in the world, playing conga live and on recordings by various Latin, jazz and pop artists, including the Rolling Stones and the Bee Gees. In 1975 Barretto received a Grammy nomination for the Fania album Barretto. Fom 1976 to 1978, he recorded three albums for the Atlantic label, and garnered a Grammy nomination for Barretto Live…Tomorrow.
And yet, whenever his career reached a crossroads, he always returned to jazz. In 1972, when singer Adalberto Rodriguez left the Fania All-Stars, taking four of its members with him, Barretto recorded a jazz album, The Other Road, for the label. " the record stands out as the Fania era's most unique record," he later told Newsday's Ed Morales. "It had no vocals, it had nothing to do with dance music, and it incorporated a lot of jazz."
In 1979 he released the album La Cuna for Creed Taylor's CTI records, which contains a blistering Latin jazz version version of the Stevie Wonder classic "Pastime Paradise." The lineup of musicians consisted of: Willie Torres (vocals); Francisco Centeno (bass); Mark Craney (drums); Joe Farrell (flute, soprano, alto, tenor saxes); Steve Gadd (drums); Suzanne Ciani (synthesizer, synthesizer programming); John Tropea (guitar); Ray Barretto (percussion, conga); Charlie Palmieri (percussion, piano); Tito Puente (timbales); Jerry Wall (synthesizer, arranger, conductor); Carlos Franzetti (piano, arranger).
The track begins with Latin-flavored electric piano, followed by the entrance of Puente's timbales, then Barretto's congas playing a rhythmic pattern to a 2-3 clave pattern, then a son montuno baseline, and the stage is set; the kit drums come in with the vocal and electric guitar, along with the rest of the ensemble and the song is off. The atmosphere set here is a dynamic fusion of Latin jazz, funk, and disco.
Barretto's conga accompaniment sticks to the clave, but subtly swings and reinforces the swung feel of Steve Gadd's drum pattern, which emphasises the 2nd and 4th beats of each measure. Sax, flute keyboard and guitar each solo over the arrangements jazzy chord voicings. An extended percussion solo features Barretto's conga, drums, and cowbell in a swinging, swaying locomotive of rhythm.
After many successful dance albums and numerous awards, including a Grammy in 1990 for Ritmo en el Corazon, a duet album with Cuban singer Celia Cruz. Barretto chose to return to the instrumentation of smaller jazz groups, forming the New World Spirit label in 1992. "I thought a return to jazz would be a good thing for my life, my career and my sanity," he told Morales.
In both 2003 and 2005 he was honored as best percussionist by the Down Beat magazine critics poll. His last album, Time Was-Time Is, on the O+Music label in 2006. was nominated for a Grammy.
Weeks before Barretto died of heart failure on February 17, 2006 at Hackensack University Hospital, he was named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, the United States' highest honor for a jazz musician.
Select Discography:
Barretto Para Bailar (Riverside, 1961)
Charanga Moderna (Tico, 1962)
Cocinando Suave (Riverside, 1962)
La Moderna & El Watusi (Tico, 1962)
Pachanga (Saludos Amigos, 1962)
Latino! (Riverside, 1963)
On Fire Again (Encendido Otra Vez) (Tico, 1964)
Viva Viva Watusi! (Polydor, 1965)
Seńor 007 (United Artists, 1966)
Alma Alegre (Jazzland, 1967)
Latino con Soul (West Side Latino, 1967)
Soul Drummer (Fania, 1967)
Acid (Fania, 1968)
Fiesta en el Barrio (Polydor, 1968)
Hard Hands (Fania, 1968)
Together (Fania, 1970)
From the Beginning (Fania, 1971)
Carnaval, Barretto Power, Cocinando, Head Sounds, The Message (Fania, 1972)
El Rey Criollo (Polydor, 1972)
Que Viva La Musica (Salsa, 1972)
Indestructible (Fania, 1973)
The Other Road (Fania, 1973)
Barretto (Fania, 1975)
Tomorrow:Barretto Live (Atlantic, 1976)
Energy to Burn (Fania, 1977)
Eye of the Heholder (Atlantic, 1977)
Can You Feel It? (Atlantic, 1978)
Gracias (FNA, 1978)
La Cuna (CTI, 1979)
Rican/Struction (Fania, 1979)
Giant Force (Fania, 1980)
Rhythm of Life (Fania, 1982)
Todo se va Poder (FNA, 1984)
Aqui Se Puede (Fania, 1987)
Irresistible (Fania, 1989)
Ray Barretto (T.H. Rodven, 1990)
Handprint (Concord Picante, 1991)
Soy Dichoso (Fania, 1992)
Live in New York (Messidor, 1992)
Moderna de Siempre (Tico, 1995)
Descarga Criolla (Palladium, 1995)
Salsa Caliente de Nu York (Universe, 2001)
Fuerza Gigante: Live in Puerto Rico April 27, 2001 (Universe, 2004)
Standards Rican-ditioned (Zoho Music, 2006)
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While he has initiated the social media campaign, #Apollo45, to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the first moon landing, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin is also using the occasion to campaign for an expansion of American space exploration. According to a Tuesday story in the Washington Post, Aldrin has expressed the wish that President Obama make some sort of announcement along those lines this July 20. The idea has a certain aspect of déjà vu.
Aldrin believes that the American civil space program is adrift and that some new space exploration, he prefers to Mars, would be just the thing to set it back on course. There is only one problem, however. President Obama has already made the big space exploration announcement. Aldrin knows this because he was there.
President Obama flew to the Kennedy Space Center on April 15, 2010, with Aldrin accompanying as a photo op prop, and made the announcement that America would no longer be headed back to the moon, as was the plan under his predecessor George W. Bush. Instead American astronauts would visit an Earth approaching asteroid and then, decades hence, would land on Mars. Obama even invoked Aldrin's name when sneering at the idea of returning to the moon.
"Now, I understand that some believe that we should attempt a return to the surface of the Moon first, as previously planned. But I just have to say pretty bluntly here: We've been there before. Buzz has been there."
Subsequently, as Aldrin stated, NASA went adrift, plagued by a lack of funding, leadership and direction. The asteroid expedition was downsized to a scheme that would involve snagging a small rock with a robotic probe, moving it into lunar orbit, and then visiting it with astronauts. The idea has been criticized in many quarters, including a recent National Research Council report that strongly suggested that the moon and an asteroid "in its native orbit" lays in the critical path to Mars.
Aldrin is somewhat out of step with his fellow Apollo astronauts as to what the next destination in space should. The late Neil Armstrong advocated a return to the moon, as have Jim Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13, and Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon. Aldrin believes that the moon would be a mistake and that only going directly to Mars would have the sufficient excitement and challenge to capture the interest of the American people.
As for the White House, it is mum on what if anything President Obama intends to do on July 20. It is too soon to release that schedule. However the president's history suggests that he is not inclined to revisit policy initiatives once they have been made.


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Activities and Creative Experience for Seniors or ACES, is a program that was developed to enhance the quality of life for its participants by providing active programs and choices designed to meet the unique needs of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities in the later stages of life.In the ACES program, programming is unique to the senior population. Created from staff and client input, the ACES program has designed multiple groups that the clients participate in on a daily basis. Some of the groups include: religious observances, holiday and birthday parties, men-only, woman-only, pet therapy, dance movement therapy, cook-outs, picnics, etc. All of these groups emphasize activities that are beneficial to the senior population but are also a source of great joy for the clients.
Community integration and utilization of community resources are also integral to the ACES Program. Our clients participate in a minimum of four local outings a month such as visits to Twin Lakes, forest preserves, and a boating trip on the St. Charles River. In addition, we strive for one outing out of state. Our clients are very involved in local community centers and attend some of their programs.
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Program Director - Oversees entire program, directly supervises ACES Client Services Manager.ACES Client Services Manager - Oversees day-to-day operations, directly supervises direct care staff.Direct Support Person - Works directly with program clients.Where is the program located?Clearbrook's Krause Building3201 W. CampbellRolling Meadows, IL 60008(West entrance of parking lot)Contact InformationIf you would like more information about Clearbrook's ACES Program, please contact our Admissions Department:
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Homeschool Your Child To Success With This Advice
Only the tough survive, and the same goes for your kids, which is what makes homeschooling such an exceptional choice. But homeschooling your kids is not always so easy. You need advice from those who know, and the experts who wrote this article have provided just that.
Have your child write an online blog. You're going to teach them to write anyway, and a blog is the perfect learning tool. A child will naturally write better about a subject he enjoys, so discuss with him what subject to choose. The next step is the actual creation of the blog, but make sure that the privacy settings are at their maximum. This allows them the opportunity to author factual essays online that requires previous research and stimulates needed literary skills. They can also write short stories on the topic that others might enjoy.
Be sure to create plenty of good opportunities for socializing. Since he isn't in a traditional setting, creativity will be necessary. Schedule field trips to local museums or zoos with other homeschoolers. Signing your child up for a local sports team is a great way for them to make friends. Boy Scouts and Girl Scout programs are great for social development.
Homeschooling is not about lecturing as a traditional teacher would, it should be more personal and one on one. Most homeschooling parents do not have a teaching certificate and should not try to teach like they do. Lecturing children doesn't benefit either of you. Read with them and teach them the way you would have liked to be taught when you were that age. It is probable that you are also learning a large amount yourself.
Learning happens all around us whether in the classroom or at the park. You will get more out of life skills than a book. The one on one attention that your children will receive being home schooled is invaluable. Preparing food is the perfect time to explain how temperatures and measurements play into daily life. You will be proud of how fast they can learn.
When homeschooling multiple children, it is important to allow time for individual teaching segments. Create an area just for them with special toys and craft supplies. Ask the older kids to play with the younger ones. This is a good way to teach a few things about parenting to your children while allowing your children to bond.
Be sure to have activities to occupy toddlers and young children while you are teaching your older children their lessons. Better yet, let them play with toys that pertain to the lessons you are teaching your other children. This way, everyone stays involved, and everyone benefits.
Have more than one child in your homeschool? Prior to beginning, have a disciplinary plan in place. A carefully planned day that will engage each child at their own level can avoid discipline problems. Don't give one child time to be bored while you are working one-on-one with another. If you change any discipline problems you have, your children will be more successful.
As mentioned earlier, if you want your children to get a great education, look into teaching them at home. By home schooling your children, you have a greater say in what and how they learn. The tips and advice in the article above can help to make sure you do it the right way.


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Fellow of ASPB Award CommitteeJudy CallisUniversity of California, Davis
Judy is recognized for her research on the ubiquitin-dependent proteolytic pathway in plants. Her research on the E3 ligase and ubiquitin-like proteins has provided the foundation for understanding the connection between hormones and protein turnover in regulating plant growth and development. Judy has also served ASPB in many roles. She was a member of the Publications Committee from 1994 to 1999 (chair 1997–1998), Executive Committee (1997–1998 and 2009–1011), ad hoc Website Committee (1996–1997), Corresponding Member Award Committee (2003–2007), Program Committee (2006–2013; chair and secretary, 2009–2011), and the Eric E. Conn Young Investigator Award Selection Committee (2011–2014). She has served as monitoring editor (2000–2006) and associate editor (2002–2008) for Plant Physiology and coeditor for The Plant Cell (2009–2014).
Karen Koch
Karen is recognized for her research on carbon metabolism and the effects of sugars on gene expression. Her "feast" and "famine " framework for regulating the expression of genes involved in sugar metabolism forms the basis for understanding the responses of plant organs to sugar signaling to optimize resource allocation. Karen has served ASPB as an elected member of the Executive Committee (2005–2008); as chair of the Women in Plant Biology Committee (1994–1997); and as member of the Membership Committee (1995–1997), Advanced Textbook Development Committee (2002), and Corresponding Member Award Committee (2011–2015). She also served on the editorial board of Plant Physiology (1987-1993).
Danny Schnell
Danny is recognized for his research on the TOC and TIC translocons, complex protein targeting pathways that specifically recognize and import nuclear encoded proteins into the chloroplast. In addition to his extensive research on the TOC–TIC system and the regulation of plastid–nuclear communication, Danny has served ASPB in many ways: he has been a member and chair of the Program Committee (1998–2001; 2007–2011; chair and secretary, 2007–2009); a member of the Executive Committee (2001–2003; 2007–2009) and the Board of Trustees (2004–2007; 2010–2013; chair, 2006–2007); and a monitoring editor of Plant Physiology (2002–2007).
Elizabeth VierlingUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst
Elizabeth is internationally recognized for her research on plant chaperones. Her work has focused on the structure and function of the family of small heat shock proteins and the HSP100 family of chaperones and their functional mechanisms associated with heat stress and thermal tolerance in plants. Elizabeth has served ASPB as a monitoring editor for Plant Physiology (1992–1995), as an elected member of the Executive Committee (1994–1997), and as a member of the Charles Albert Shull Award Committee (2005–2008) and the ASPB–Pioneer Hi-Bred Graduate Student Fellowship Committee (2009–2012).
Eleanore is recognized for her research on carotenoid biosynthesis. Her work has contributed to the understanding of the processes regulating carotenoid accumulation in cereal crops, primarily maize. As a member of the ASPB Minority Affairs Committee (2004–2010), Eleanore initiated and developed the Diversity Bank, which serves as a mechanism for ASPB members to link and interact with underrepresented minority students and faculty through research collaborations and seminars. She also was a key member of the team that wrote a grant to the National Science Foundation to support ASPB efforts to mentor and train underrepresented minority students. Eleanore has also served ASPB as a monitoring editor of Plant Physiology (2008–2012).
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