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Tuesday afternoon, PFAW hosted a special member telebriefing on the continued GOP obstruction of judicial nominees. The briefing featured PFAW's Executive Vice President Marge Baker and Senior Legislative Counsel Paul Gordon. They discussed how Republicans' obstruction has reached staggering levels, despite changes in Senate filibuster rules.
Marge gave a brief background on the issue of GOP obstruction of judicial nominations, explaining how important federal judgeships are for deciding many issues that affect everyday Americans and defining why Republicans are determined to continue obstruction confirmations of judicial nominees. Their underlying goal is to keep as many seats empty as possible so a President Cruz or Rubio can fill them with right-wing ideologues.
She addressed the current narrative that President Obama has had more confirmations at this time than Bush had, and explained that these numbers need to be put in the context of the fact that Obama has had around 70 more vacancies to fill than his predecessor. That means for Obama's confirmation results to be seen as equivalent to those of President Bush, he would have had to have many more nominees confirmed at this point in his presidency.
Paul began a discussion of some of the choke methods Republicans are employing to block the confirmation of President Obama's nominees to the bench. Paul delineated how all too often, GOP senators do not cooperate with the White House to suggest candidates for nomination, delaying the process from the very beginning. Once nominees are made and are sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, we have seen GOP Senators delay the hearing by not submitting their blue slips, an unofficial tradition that gives home state Senators an opportunity to express their support for the nominee.
Marge explained ways in which Republicans are delaying the process once nominees are in committee, where the minority is allowed to request one-week delays. To express the magnitude of the obstruction, Marge explained how of the 270 nominees who have had a vote during President Obama's term, only 11 have had their votes held on time.
Once on the Senate floor, the situation doesn't get better as senators are able to filibuster nominees by refusing to give unanimous consent to the simple act of holding a yes-or-no confirmation vote. To offset these delays, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been forced to file for cloture. Since the rules change in November, there have been cloture votes on all the nominees, adding hours of senate time in post-cloture debates (30 hours per circuit court nominee).
Marge highlighted that if all 30 nominees on the floor were voted on today, which is possible, then the number of current vacancies would drop precipitously, down to the level at this point in George W. Bush's presidency. It is essential that these be voted on now, and that confirmation votes for nominations coming out of committee be voted on expeditiously.
Fielding questions from PFAW members, Marge and Paul discussed particular cases of obstruction like that of William Thomas's nomination in Florida, where Senator Marco Rubio withheld his blue slip in support of the nominee-–one that he himself had recommended in the first place. Members also made the connection between the effect of big money in politics and the motivations for GOP senators to obstruct confirmations, and attempted to find ways in which everyday Americans can make their voices heard to their senators regarding the issues of obstruction in judicial nominations. Paul used the example of the DC Circuit Court fight, where with the activism from people across the country rallying together helped get all the court's vacancies filled.
Marge and Paul, along with PFAW members, emphasized how as activists, we can intervene in the fight to take back our democracy by letting Senators know that average Americans are paying attention, watching how they respond and vote on judicial nominations, and considering who may be pulling their strings. For instance, a caller in Florida wanting to influence Marco Rubio could call his office and ask him to prevent a delay in a committee vote for nominees to fill four emergency vacancies. And everyone, regardless of whether there are vacancies in their state, can call their senators and call for the quick confirmation of the large number of nominees awaiting a floor vote. She also highlighted what is at stake in this mid-term election since the officials we elect today will help confirm the judges that will decide important cases that affect average Americans. For this reason, it is important to have demographic and experiential diversity in the courts so judges making decisions understand the impact of the law on regular Americans.
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Last month, the US Senate failed to invoke cloture on the nomination of Debo Adegbile to head the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department after a right-wing smear campaign that attacked Adegbile for helping provide legal representation at the appellate level to Mumia Abu-Jamal, a convicted murderer, while working at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Every Senate Republican and seven Democrats voted to filibuster Adegbile's nomination, effectively blocking the nomination and throwing out the window the constitutional ideal that all criminal defendants should have access to quality legal representation.
People For the American Way's vice president Marge Baker called the filibuster a "triumph of demagoguery."
Last week, over one thousand law professors came together to publicly condemn the vote by writing a letter to the Senate where they explain the ramifications of the vote for law students, lawyers, and the legal profession as a whole. The letter – dated April 25, 2014 – states:
[W]e are deeply concerned that the vote and the rationale publicly articulated by a majority of Senators rejecting Mr. Adegbile sends a message that goes to several core values of the legal profession. These include the right to counsel, the importance of pro bono representation, and the importance of ensuring that constitutional protections are afforded to every criminal defendant regardless of the crimes for which they are accused.
As law teachers we are particularly concerned about the disquieting message conveyed to law students and graduates entering the profession who may fear that their engagement with pro bono representation of unpopular clients may imperil their future eligibility for federal government service.
…We believe that the criticism of Mr. Adegbile, based on his representation of a death row inmate, is unjust and inconsistent with the fundamental tenets of our profession. The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the assistance of counsel to persons charged with crimes, and all accused defendants are entitled to zealous representation by competent counsel.
The highest calling of any lawyer is to ensure that the Constitution is applied fairly and in accordance with the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court to every defendant.
…The debate surrounding Mr. Adegbile's confirmation also threatens to undermine the widely-recognized importance of lawyers providing pro bono representation to meet unmet legal needs. Providing representation to defendants on death row is among the most challenging, resource-intensive and critically important pro bono counsel a lawyer can provide. Lawyers engaged in this work should be commended rather than denounced for their hard-work and commitment to ensuring that the protections of the Constitution are extended even to those accused of heinous crimes.
…Finally, as every lawyer knows – including the 57 in the U.S. Senate – we are not our clients. The constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel would be turned on its head if the contrary view were advanced. Indeed, had past candidates for public office been held to the Senate's unjust standard, our nation would have been deprived of the likes of President John Adams (who defended British soldiers charged with killing Americans in the Boston Massacre), Justice Thurgood Marshall (who defended countless black men on death row in the Jim Crow South), and Chief Justice John Roberts (who represented convicted serial killer John Errol Ferguson).
Simply put, the rule of law cannot succeed if attorneys are judged guilty by association with their clients. In rejecting a qualified nominee for public service based on conduct which reflects the best of our profession, the Senate has done a grave disservice to the legal profession and those who seek to enter it.
Upon returning from a two week recess, the Senate voted today to confirm Michelle T. Friedland to the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Notably, Friedland is the 100th female judge confirmed under President Obama.
People For the American Way's Executive Vice President Marge Baker released the following statement:
"Today's confirmation is an important step towards addressing the judicial vacancy crisis on the federal bench, particularly in our Courts of Appeals, and it's an important step towards building a more diverse judiciary. Confirming President Obama's nominees makes our judicial system work better for Americans who depend on the courts. That's doubly true in circuit courts which are frequently the courts of last resort for determining issues that affect American families every day.
"Senator Reid should be applauded for moving the confirmation process forward despite the GOP's unrelenting campaign of obstruction. Since the beginning of President Obama's administration, Senate Republicans have delayed votes and slowed down the process of filling judicial vacancies with qualified judges. Their campaign of obstruction has increased the backlog of vacancies waiting to be filled and weakened our judiciary.
"Today's confirmation is a step in the right direction. Filling vacancies in our courts should not be a partisan issue—it should be about the American citizens whom these courts serve."
The Iowa-based Religious Right group The Family Leader held a forum for Republican US Senate candidates on Friday, at which the group's view that "God instituted government" figured heavily. In fact, nearly every candidate at the debate vowed that if they were to be elected to the Senate they would block federal judicial nominees who do not follow what they perceive as "natural law" or a "biblical view of justice."
Bob Vander Plaats, head of The Family Leader, opened the forum by declaring, "At The Family Leader, we believe God has three institutions: It would be the church, the family, and government."
He warned that policies such as legal abortion and marriage equality would cause God to cease blessing the country. "As we have a culture that runs further and further from God's principles, His precepts, from God's heart, it's only natural consequences that we're going to suffer," he said.
"You cannot run away from the heart of God and expect God to bless the country," he concluded.
Several of the candidates echoed this theme during the forum. When moderator Erick Erickson, the right-wing pundit, asked the candidates what criteria they would look for in confirming federal judges, three out of four said they would demand faith in God or adherence to "natural law."
Sam Clovis, a college professor and retired Air Force colonel, answered that he has "a very firm litmus test" on judges: "Can that judge…explain to me natural law and natural rights?"
Joni Ernst, who is currently a state senator, agreed, adding that federal judges should understand that the Constitution and all of our laws "did come from God" and that senators should "make sure that any decisions that they have made in the past are decisions that fit within that criteria."
Former federal prosecutor Matt Whitaker argued that neither Clovis' nor Ernst's answer had gone "far enough." He said that he would demand that federal judicial nominees be "people of faith" and "have a biblical view of justice."
"As long as they have that worldview, then they'll be a good judge," he said. "And if they have a secular worldview, where this is all we have here on earth, then I'm going to be very concerned about how they judge."
This all must have been very pleasing to Vander Plaats, who in 2010 orchestrated the ousting of Iowa Supreme Court justices who had ruled in favor of marriage equality, and who has repeatedly insisted that marriage equality is unconstitutional because it "goes against" the Bible and the "law of nature."
To: Interested Parties
From: Marge Baker, Executive Vice President, People For the American Way
Date: April 11, 2014
Re: Judicial Confirmations Under Bush and Obama — By the Numbers
In recent days, Republicans have made much over the fact that President Obama has had more judicial nominees confirmed than George W. Bush did in his term. That's unquestionably true, but taken alone, that factoid conceals more than it illuminates about the GOP's unprecedented campaign to obstruct the confirmation of President Obama's judges.
Most importantly, President Obama has been faced with significantly more judicial vacancies than had President Bush. So far, 270 vacancies have arisen since January of 2009. During the same period in the Bush administration, only 202 vacancies appeared. While President Bush had more than filled the vacancies which arose during his presidency, President Obama hasn't been allowed even to keep pace with vacancies as they arise.
In order to fill those vacancies, President Obama has faced unprecedented obstruction of his nominees, including a record number of filibusters. In fact, more of his nominees to the lower federal courts have been subjected to cloture votes (35) than the nominees of every previous president, combined.
Before they're confirmed President Obama's nominees have been forced to wait much longer for votes after being approved by the Judiciary Committee than President Bush's nominees. The wait times have become so extreme, that President Obama's district court nominees are, on average, forced to wait longer than President Bush's circuit court nominees.
As a result, Senate Republicans have significantly reduced President Obama's ability to address the judicial vacancy crisis in the courts right now. Currently, President Obama faces significantly more judicial vacancies than President Bush faced at this point in his presidency, including more than 50% more judicial emergencies.
Currently, 31 nominations have cleared the Judiciary Committee and are pending before the Senate, including 14 nominees who would fill seats designated as judicial emergencies. There's no reason for any of these nominations to be delayed, and confirming all of them would bring the vacancy rate roughly in line with the rate we saw eight years ago.
If Republicans are interested in treating President Obama now as President Bush was treated then, they should move quickly to confirm all the nominees currently pending on the Senate floor.
Today, the Senate voted to advance the nomination of Michelle Friedland to the 9th Circuit.
Friedland was one of many superb, highly qualified judges caught up in Republicans' blanket obstruction of judicial nominees, and President Obama was forced to re-nominate her for the court this year. After today's vote, she still faces 30 hours of potential "post-cloture debate," unless Republicans allow the Senate to move forward on the nomination more expeditiously.
Even though the Senate changed its filibuster rule for judicial and executive branch nominations, lowering the threshold from 60 votes to a simple majority in order to invoke cloture and advance nominees toward confirmation votes, Republicans continue to force cloture votes as a procedural hurdle. The delay created by these votes and the subsequent 30-hour wait before a confirmation can occur amounts to a stubborn form of obstruction in itself.
And this is just one way that Senate Republicans are continuing to hold up the judicial nomination process. Judicial nominees from states with Republican senators also face unreasonable, meritless obstruction due the GOP's abuse of the Senate's "blue slip" policy, by which a senator can unilaterally put a permanent hold on a nominee from his or her state before they even get a hearing.
There are currently 31 judicial nominees on the Senate's calendar, many for long-unfilled vacancies and nearly half for ones that have been declared "judicial emergencies." As vacancies languish, courts can't do their job and in turn, Americans are denied access to justice. If Republican senators ended their obstruction and allowed the 31 pending nominees to go through, that alone would fill a third of the nation's current vacancies.
But based on how Republicans on Capitol Hill are behaving, we shouldn't hold our breath.
Today alone, in addition to wasting the Senate's time and taxpayers' money by forcing the Leadership to hold a cloture vote on Michelle Friedland, instead of just bringing her confirmation straight to an up-or-down vote:
We're going to keep fighting to get as many more nominees confirmed as we can this year, before time runs out. But the message we send to Republicans in November is tremendously important as well.
Winning or losing at the ballot box could be the difference between a continued vacancy crisis on federal courts dominated by pro-corporate, conservative ideologue judges or the restoration of balance and justice to our courts with the confirmation of highly qualified judges who understand the promises of the Constitution and how the law impacts the lives of real people.
The Senate voted today to invoke cloture on the nomination of Michelle Friedland to the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Friedland was first nominated by President Obama on August 3, 2013 to fill a seat designated as a judicial emergency by the Administrative Office of the US Courts.
"Today's vote is an important step towards addressing our country's judicial vacancy crisis," said Marge Baker, Executive Vice President of People For the American Way. "It's especially important that the Senate move forward to confirm Circuit Court judges, who often have the final say on some of the most important issues that Americans face."
Friedland's nomination has been one of many nominations caught up in Republicans' blanket obstruction of all judicial nominees over the past several months, and President Obama was forced to renominate her this year. After today's vote, Friedland still faces 30 hours of potential "post-cloture debate," unless Republicans allow the Senate move forward on the nomination more expeditiously.
"It's time for the GOP to stop its campaign of obstruction and allow timely, yes-or-no votes on all of the nominees on the Senate's calendar, and, in particular, the vitally important circuit court nominees," said Baker. "Despite the recent change in the Senate's rules, Republicans have continued to obstruct the confirmation of President Obama's well-qualified judicial nominees. These delay tactics from Republicans don't just hobble what could be an efficient, effective process; they deprive Americans of the fully functioning justice system they deserve.
"We applaud Senator Reid's focus on clearing the backlog of these nominees. It's important that we continue to move forward despite the GOP's obstruction. Confirming the 31 nominees currently on the Senate's calendar would fill more than one third of the nation's current judicial vacancies."
In an op-ed Sunday, Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed critics of his use of blue slips, a committee tradition that Republicans continue to abuse. Under this policy, the chairman asks the Senators from a nominee's home state to submit a blue slip expressing their support or opposition. The consequences have varied over time, depending on who the chairman has been. Leahy's practice has been to not hold a hearing unless both senators submit their blue slips saying they support letting the committee process the application. As Senator Leahy points out
The Constitution requires presidents to seek both the "advice and consent" of the Senate in appointing judges to lifetime posts on the federal courts. … When senators return this paper, it is proof that the senators elected to represent that state were consulted and the nominee is likely to be confirmed.
Leahy states he "cannot recall a single judicial nominee being confirmed over the objection of his or her home-state senators," and affirms the importance of home-state support in moving the process forward.
But Leahy also acknowledges that the "judicial confirmation process in the Senate has grown increasingly difficult," and that Senate practices that bring principles of the Constitution to life do need "ongoing evaluation to make sure they work as intended. And he reiterates that he "would not rule out proceeding with a nomination if the blue slip is abused."
Indeed, since his election, President Obama has routinely sought the advice of senators through the judicial nominations process. It has been a hallmark of his presidency. But too many Republicans have refused to engage in a cooperative process, instead seeking the authority to pick the nominee themselves, even if it is someone the president would oppose. When that happens, no nomination is made. Other times, the senators withhold the blue slip indefinitely, often refusing to give a reason why, and sometimes even after they themselves recommended the nominee they are now blocking. The result of this abuse has been the worsening of a serious judicial vacancy crisis.
Chairman Leahy has stressed the importance of blue slips in showing that senators have been consulted by the White House. Taking heed of Leahy's words, Republicans should be wary of continuing the abuse of the blue slip process to block judicial confirmations. Their continued use of this "silent, unaccountable veto" is a detriment to the judicial process. As GOP obstruction continues through withholding of blue slips despite substantial consultation, judicial nominations grow more cumbersome, and the impracticality of this part of the process becomes clearer.
Early this year, President Obama nominated Judge Beth Bloom, Judge Darrin P. Gayles, Judge Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, and Paul G. Byron to the Southern and Middle District Courts of Florida. Of the four vacancies in the Southern District, three have been declared judicial emergencies. The situation in Florida is so dire that even if every vacancy were to be filled tomorrow, it would not be enough to take care of the courts' growing workloads. In fact, the Judicial Conference has requested a number of new judgeships for the state, including:
• 5 new judgeships for the Middle District, plus a temporary judgeship; and
• 3 new judgeships for the Southern District, plus the conversion of a temporary judgeship to a permanent position.
It is imperative that these nominations be confirmed swiftly; the Senate's delays in confirming nominees translate to delays for Floridians waiting for their day in court.
Sen. Marco Rubio stated on NPR last month that he did "not anticipate having any objection to moving forward on any of [President Obama's] nominees" for the district courts in Florida. In fact, the nominees were recommended by Sen. Rubio, along with Sen. Bill Nelson, based upon the recommendations of a bipartisan committee the two senators put together. Yet to date Sen. Rubio –unlike Sen. Nelson—has not signed the "blue slips" the Senate Judiciary Committee customarily requires before nominees are given a committee hearing. This is cause for some concern in light of Sen. Rubio's refusal last year to sign off on other Florida nominees to seats that he himself had recommended.
Rubio's slow-walking of his "blue slips" comes in the context of the GOP obstruction that has needlessly delayed the confirmation of most Obama nominees. After committee approval, President Obama's district court nominees have been forced to wait an average of three times longer for a confirmation vote than President George W. Bush's at this point in his presidency. Obama's circuit court nominees are forced to wait nearly two months longer than Bush's. This slowing down of the process seems completely gratuitous and politically motivated since the overwhelming majority of Obama's judicial nominees have been confirmed unanimously or near-unanimously.
The current nominees are also important because they represent much-needed diversity in the federal courts. Gayles, for example, would be the first openly gay African-American man on the federal bench. However, with Rubio's history of unfavorable treatment of previous nominees he has recommended, there is little expectation that he will help move this nomination process forward any faster. Gayles is up for the same seat to which William Thomas, also an openly gay African American man, was nominated in November 2012, a nomination that Rubio sabotaged.
Some were expecting these four Florida nominees (who were nominated in early February) to have their committee hearings this week, but because Rubio has not submitted his blue slips, that will not happen.
We join advocacy groups in Florida in urging Rubio to help get the state's nominees confirmed as soon as possible.


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I have an ASUS K52JR notebook, Windows 7 / X64. Everything was fine, but sometimes the Windows crashed (blue screen). Then I made a BIOS update on the machine.
Because I used WiFi and mobile stick in many places, I never realized there was a problem. But yesterday I saw that JMicron Ethernet Card (251?) showed an error code 10.
I tried everything. I updated the driver, got JMicron directly, everything, but it showed error code 10, and never started. I have the latest BIOS now. The crashes are vanished, but I don't have
I tried with Ubuntu. I also cannot up
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So I'm confused now: Is this a BIOS problem or isn't it?
As I know is that Linux ignores the BIOS, and tries to directly use the devices. If it is true then this is HW problem. But it's strange that the problems started on exactly same date when I updated the BIOS.
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Southern will hit the road playing the Braves on Friday and the Panthers on Saturday.
Oct. 11, 2012
By Robin Thuringer
CARBONDALE, Ill.-- The Southern Illinois University volleyball team travels to Bradley Friday before heading to Northern Iowa Saturday in Missouri Valley Conference action.
Friday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m.
SIU (15-3, 5-2 MVC) at Bradley (6-12, 0-7 MVC)
Location: Peoria, Ill. Site: Renaissance Coliseum
Saturday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m.
SIU (15-3, 5-2 MVC) at Northern Iowa (14-6, 6-1 MVC)
Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa Site: McLeod Center
RECAPPING LAST WEEK On Tuesday the Salukis took a break from MVC play to travel to Murray State. The Salukis came back from a two-set deficit to defeat the Racers 3-2. Southern hosted Evansville on Friday for their Dig for the Cure night. SIU topped Evansville in three sets to improve their record to 15-3.
SIU vs. BRADLEY Southern Illinois leads their all-time series with Bradley 35-16. Last season the Salukis dropped both of their matches to the Braves. On Friday, Bradley lost a five-set thriller to Drake. Saturday BU traveled to Creighton where the Bluejays topped the Braves in four sets. Bradley is lead offensively by Alise Tupuritis. Tupuritis has recorded a team-high 202 kills for Bradley. Amy Angelos follows with 190 kills. Madelyn Ervin is seventh in the Valley in service aces with a total of 19. Lauren Zerante is the team leader in digs with 313.
SIU vs. NORTHERN IOWA The Salukis trail their all-time series with Northern Iowa 7-48. UNI's 59-match MVC regular-season winning streak was snapped last Friday night when Creighton knocked the Panthers from the ranks of the Valley unbeaten. UNI and Creighton now sit atop the Valley rankings each with a 6-1 mark. The Panthers lead the Valley in kills and digs. Megan Lehman leads the team in kills with 231 to place seventh in the MVC. Candice Burke is third in the Valley with digs totaling 355 to lead UNI.
HOME SWEET HOME The Salukis defeated Evansville on Friday night to remain undefeated at home this season. Southern is now 9-0 on their home court. SIU's last longest home winning stretch occurred during the1994 season when the team went 8-0. Southern Illinois will return home Oct. 19 and 20 hosting Wichita State and Missouri State.
VALLEY VICTORIES After the fourth week of Missouri Valley play, Southern Illinois holds a conference record of 5-2. This marks the best conference start for the Salukis since they opened the 1995 MVC season at 6-1.
RPI RATINGS The first edition of the NCAA RPI (Oct. 1) saw six Valley teams in the top-100. The Rating Percentage Index is one of many factors used by NCAA sports committees when evaluating Division I teams for postseason selection, seeding and bracketing. Creighton leads the Valley teams (26), and is followed by UNI (46), Wichita State (54), Southern Illinois (73), Missouri State (95) and Illinois State (100).
A-MAYES-ING Senior Alysia Mayes is having a breakout senior season. The Ashkum, Ill. native recorded a career- high 21 kills Tuesday night at Murray State. The middle blocker also broke an SIU single-match record with 14 block assists. On Friday night, Mayes came out swinging with 16 kills on 19 attempts to post a career-high hitting efficiency of .842. Mayes now ranks third all-time in SIU history for a single match hitting percentage. Currently Mayes is nationally ranked in several statistical categories among all Division I players. She is ranked 11th in the nation in hitting percentage (.415), 13th in blocks per set (1.47), 17th in points per set (509), 63rd in kills per set (3.89), and 66th in aces per set (0.38).
YEAGER DIGS IN Senior Bailey Yeager continues to move up the record book in career digs. The Brownsburg, Ind. native broke 1,000 digs on September 14 against Indiana State and now totals 1139 digs to place her fourth all-time in SIU history. Yeager is currently ranked 20th in the nation in digs per set.
TRANSFERRING OVER NICELY Rollins College transfer Amy Drabant has been stellar for Southern in her first season as a Saluki. The sophomore setter is atop the rankings in the Missouri Valley Conference in assists with a total of 670 to average 11.75 per set. The Wheaton, Ill. native is currently ranked 9th in the nation in assists per set.
TOP-50 TEAM NCAA weekly statistics were released Monday and Southern Illinois is ranked with in the top-50 in five of seven categories among all 328 Division I programs. Southern is ranked 22nd in match win-loss percentage (.833), 27th in hitting percentage (.262), 37th in kills per set (14.06) and assists per set (13.13), and 43rd in blocks per set (2.59).
SERVING IT UP Southern Illinois' serving has been on-point during the 2012 campaign. The Salukis hold the top spot in the Valley with 93 service aces to average 1.45 per set. Alysia Mayes ranks second in the MVC individually with 24 aces while Bailey Yeager holds the third spot with 21. Freshman Mary Bogdanski ranks sixth with 18 service aces.
SALUKI VOLLEYBALL ONLINE All Saluki volleyball news, photos and statistics can be found online at SIUSalukis.com. Fans can also follow SIU volleyball on twitter @SIU_Volleyball or "like" Saluki volleyball on Facebook at facebook.com/SalukiVolleyball.
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No one is perfect (as we all learned on Sunday, when the beautiful and talented Jennifer Lawrence fell on the way to accept her Best Actress Oscar). We are all human. You may have a few goals to you want to achieve before your wedding day but there's no need to drive yourself insane.
Top Five Tips to Getting In Shape While Staying Sane Before Your Wedding-by Shannon Gail, owner of Bridal Sculpt.
1. DON'T fixate on "losing weight." So many Brides drive themselves crazy with the number on the scale! A lower number doesn't necessarily mean you'll like the way you look more or that you are becoming stronger or healthier. In fact, by toning your body to look great in your gown, your weight may actually stay the same or (GASP), go up a couple pounds.
2. Find a form of exercise you actually enjoy! You already have extra work and stress on your plate from planning a wedding, so the last thing you should be doing is spending an hour a day on the treadmill if you absolutely despise it. Do something that lets your mind escape for a bit. Take a class with your Bridesmaids, walk your dogs an extra mile per day, or play tennis with your beau!
3. Cut back/substitute your alcohol intake. I know, I know…but those Friday night margarita nights really do add up. Instead, replace it for a vodka tonic or a glass of red wine and try not to drink your calories away.
4. Watch your snack and sweet consumption at wedding celebration events! You may not notice it, but between engagement parties, showers, cake tastings, etc. you tend to be exposed to more unhealthy foods as you plan your wedding. Of course you should be enjoying yourself, but simply watch your proportions and don't go overboard.
5. Finally and most importantly, try not to put so much stress on yourself to get in shape for your wedding. The truth is, your fiancé loves you the way you are which is why he proposed. Stress can actually be completely counterproductive when you are trying to get in shape. In addition, you don't want to look completely different in your wedding photos to the point where you are unrecognizable to your kids 5 years from now. Do your best to be healthy and tone up for your gown, but that should be the extent.
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Shannon Gail is the owner of a Chicago based wedding planning company and a fitness enthusiast at heart. From kickboxing and boot camp to yoga, pilates, and even running a marathon, she constantly tries to keep health at the forefront of her life. After years of juggling her own personal fitness goals with a busy work schedule and listening to her Brides stress about getting in shape for their wedding day, she decided to come up with her own solution with Bridal Sculpt. Shannon's main goal is to empower women by showing them what real beauty is: health, strength, and confidence. Though she spends most of her time behind the scenes making the business run, you'll often find her sweating front row in the Bridal Sculpt class!


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Media Manager
- Recruiter
- Bray Leino
- Location
- Barnstaple, Devon / Bristol, City of Bristol
- Salary
- £Competitive (depending on experience)
- Posted
- 19 Sep 2014
- Closes
- 19 Oct 2014
- Function
- Media Planner / Buyer, Project Management
- Discipline
- Agency
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Media Manager, Filleigh, £competitive (depending on experience)
Bray Leino is a UK top 20 integrated communications group with energetic businesses spanning advertising, digital, 3D spaces, media, direct response, training and PR. More than 350 people work here across sites in Filleigh, Bristol, London, Barnstaple and Chester, serving a wide range of national and international businesses.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Media Manager to join the Media department of Bray Leino in our Filleigh OR Bristol office. You'll develop effective media strategies that grow our clients business and make them more profitable. You'll manage and co-ordinate the delivery of the strategy with the buying teams; TV, radio, OOH and digital.
Client Facing Responsibilities:
Manage the media delivery for clients and act as the main media point of contact. Develop thorough understanding of client business, products, markets and audiences. Able to understand and assimilate the brief (assist clients in developing the brief if necessary). Set media goals and objectives. Able to take sole responsibility for the development of the media communications strategy. Able to develop the appropriate strategic or tactical solutions depending upon the briefed communications objectives. Lead and monitor all day-to-day media activities on the account. Build and implement media plans as appropriate Develop and manage robust campaign reporting to drive learning and demonstrate effectiveness. Assess media and ROI performance. Build trusted and credible relationships with all key client personnel Work with account teams to ensure that media is integrated with creative and strategic outputs and campaigns are executed well. Communicate deliverables and timings to clients. Keep clients up to date with the changing media landscape. Manage billing for assigned clients, identify and resolve billing discrepancies as needed. Resolve issues or problems arising with client in a speedy manner and communicate issues to the Deputy/ Media Director and relevant Account Director. Media Department Responsibilities
Responsibility for identifying creative and innovative bespoke media opportunities. Ensure client receives most competitive media rates available. Contribute to the improvement and knowledge of media communications planning within the agency. Make sure any media bookings are placed on Data Valley in an accurate and timely manner. Complete timesheets in a timely manner. Media Owner Facing Responsibilities
Represent agency to media owners to improve understanding of and empathy with client needs. Check media owners deliver schedules in a timely manner and that activity meets planned requirements. Ensure any media owner disputes or issues are resolved in a speedy manner. Verify any bookings with media owners are communicated in writing. Regular meetings with media owners to maintain and develop relationships, resolve any problems and gather market intelligence. Business Development Responsibilities
Make a leading contribution to communications and media strategy for new business tenders and pitches. Work with colleagues to identify and develop media specific new business opportunities. Key Experiences/Ideal Characteristics
Possess a thorough understanding of all media channels. Should possess a strong drive to be proactive, will have their own informed point of view and strive to deliver the highest quality of work in the most efficient way possible. Ability to both work as part of a team or independently as required by the business. Experience of developing strategic media proposals. Experience of working with creative and planning functions to deliver strategies and campaigns that deliver objectives. Excellent understanding of the industry and all modern practices. Ability to negotiate if required. Confidence and ability to build relationships with clients of all levels of seniority. Experienced presenter with strong written and spoken communication skills. Possesses the ability to assimilate information quickly. Excellent numerical skills. Ability to identify and develop commercial opportunities that build agency revenues. Have full working knowledge of all software tools required to complete the role: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Brad, Mediatel, TGI (Choices), and Nielsen AdDynamix. The rewards
25 days holiday, increasing to 29 after 2 years' service (not including Bank holidays) Company pension scheme Outstanding training and progression Childcare vouchers Eye-care vouchers Weekly fruit delivery Refer a friend scheme Staff social events Early Fridays finishes in the summer New starter dinner Company Christmas closure A bottle of champagne or Amazon voucher on each start date anniversary Cycle to work scheme Corporate gym membership discounts
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New Library website coming in mid-summer. Learn more.
Architect Helmut Jahn's rendering of a cross-section of the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, showing the automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) underground and the glass dome above ground.
In high-density automated shelving systems, barcoded items are sorted by size and stored in bins. The technology underlying high-density automated shelving (known as automated storage and retrieval systems, or ASRS) has been used in other industries for many years. Ford and GM store new cars in such systems. The Chicago Tribune uses an ASRS for assembling its Sunday papers.
Only in recent years has this type of high-density automated storage technology been adapted from large-scale industries for use in the modern research library. University librarians will select volumes for inclusion in the ASRS that least require browsing, such as journals and serials available in electronic form, and those that benefit most from environmentally stable conditions, such as fragile archival materials.
The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library's ASRS will shelve materials underground by size rather than library classification, in racks 50 feet high, with a capacity to hold 3.5 million volumes in one-seventh of the space of conventional shelves.
All items selected for the ASRS will have their barcodes scanned and will be placed in barcoded bins that will be stored in the ASRS. Each item will be scanned whenever it is removed from and returned to the ASRS, as will the new bin into which the item is deposited. This will allow the Library's computerized systems to track the location of all materials stored in the ASRS at all times, and will allow Library patrons to request materials from any computer with an Internet connection, via the Library Catalog. Rare and archival materials from the Special Collections Research Center will be stored in boxes that will be barcoded and stored in special racks along with extremely large materials (elephant folios) and retrieved in a similar manner. Upon request, a robotic crane will retrieve materials stored in the ASRS almost instantaneously (within minutes of a patron's order).
Smaller ASRS installations are currently in use or planned for only a handful of U.S. research libraries. The University of Chicago's multimillion volume installation will free shelves in the Joseph Regenstein, John Crerar, and D'Angelo Law libraries for materials that faculty, visiting scholars, and students want to discover by serendipitous browsing.
Dematic, which constructed the the Library's ASRS, prepared this video, which illustrates how the system functions. It begins with an overview of a concept of the ground level of the Mansueto Library and illustrates how the robotic crane retrieves materials from the storage system and brings them to the ground level, where Library staff members will retrieve them from bins or racks and deliver them to Library patrons. Although the video shows a staff member working in the underground storage area, it will not be routinely necessary for a staff member to process materials below ground.
The ASRS was constructed in five phases.
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Post your contributions here as a comment, or email them to me.
I write about beer, I drink beer, I brew beer and most importantly, I simply enjoy beer. I'm a supporter of Irish Craft Beer and seek to help raise awareness of Ireland's Independent Breweries. That doesn't stop me from enjoying beer from all over the world of course.
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Announcing the 56th Session hosted by me.
Post your contributions here as a comment, or email them to me.
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Good man. I'll try to think of something.ReplyDelete
BTW the notion that St. Arthur's day "may be Guinness* orientated" is the understatement of the em, week maybe, for me anyway.
good incendiary topic though.
Look forward to it.ReplyDelete
Adding a definition of "big boy" might make it more incendiary, but it could also help. Because of consolidation this has become a much shorter list.ReplyDelete
I'll have a post up Friday. Don't try the link until then. Or do and all you get is some 404 action. [Link]ReplyDelete
Mine's up. Thanks for hosting, and for supplying the beers I wrote about.ReplyDelete
Hey Reuben, here's my maiden post http://wp.me/p1J04Z-2Z (sorry not sure how to post a link).ReplyDelete
Cheers, for the invite.
I'll try that again after simple html 101.ReplyDelete
Here is my post
There's my post. Thanks for hosting!
Cheers for hosting. Good to see more Session involvement on this side of pond.ReplyDelete
Been AWOL for a while but we are back for Session 56.ReplyDelete
Our post is up, you can find it here.
Thanks for hosting and posing an interesting topic.
Here's a post for your Session. It's a pleasure to be contributing again. I believe my post will fall into the "satire" category. Most of it. Yes, certainly. Right, thanks.ReplyDelete
Session post for the Brew Site is here.ReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting!
Here's my contribution, thanks again for hosting.ReplyDelete


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Arizona State (2003-2004): Recorded the team's best overall dual record with a 12-4 mark ... had winning records at the No. 4, 5 and 6 positions ... finished with 16 overall singles wins and an impressive 4-1 record in the Pac-10 ... ended the year ranked No. 47 in doubles with partner Kady Pooler ... had a 9-9 dual record at the No. 1 doubles slot ... finished with 16 overall doubles wins ... earned Pac-10 Academic honorable mention status.
(2002-2003): Has retained winning career records in dual singles, dual doubles and overall singles ... finished the season with 18 overall wins, good for second on the team and 11 dual singles wins, also second on the team ... won nine of her first 11 duals.
(2001-2002): Compiled a 10-7 singles dual record and a 12-3 doubles dual record ... finished the season with a 22-15 overall singles record and an 18-10 overall doubles record.
High School/Juniors: Ranked in the top seven of the Canadian Juniors from under 14 to under 18 ... finished fourth in both doubles and singles for the under 18 Outdoor Nationals ... won the under 18 Indoor Canadian National in both singles and doubles.
Personal: Major is communications with minors in political science and business ... born on November 24, 1982 in Toronto Ontario ... graduated from the Vaughan Road Academy ... looks to have a career in product or event promotions ... parents are John and Carole Colaillo ... has one brother, Chris ... enjoys rollerblading, basketball and being around friends.


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MONTREAL – Mile High Media's awarded couples-friendly library has received a new addition, The Exhibitionist on DVD. The erotic series' first volume is from Sweet Sinner and stars Adriana Chechik, Kimberly Kane, and Riley Reid.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker James Avalon, The Exhibitionist also stars James Deen, Seth Gamble, and Tyler Nixon. The movie comes hot on the heels of Avalon's The Escort.
In The Exhibitionist, a dark secret is awakened in Wyatt Chamberfield when a sexy young woman moves in next door. Wyatt likes to watch. One night after seeing her bring a young man home, he's mesmerized by the sight of them making love through the bedroom window. The next morning, the young woman confronts Wyatt, but she's not angry or upset… she likes being watched. After the revelation, their deviant relationship takes a dark turn.
Mile High Media Vice President Jon Blitt says, "James [Avalon] continues to come up with exciting, new series that are perfect for fans of Sweet Sinner. They push the boundaries of erotica, taking the couples-friendly genre to new heights."
View the SFW (safe-for-work) trailer on YouTube.com.


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Kinky boots and fishnet stockings on big beautiful boys have proved to be a crowd-pleaser for the Ivoryton Playhouse's big summer production, "La Cage Aux Folles." Playing through August 31st, the book by Harvey Fierstein adapted from a French play by Jean Poiret, is a fun romp, but the real reason to enjoy this show is Jerry Herman's incredibly melodic music and funny/poignant lyrics.
The original 1983 Broadway production won six Tony Awards including best musical, score and book and continues to be a success around the world. The original French-Italian 1978 film comedy from which the musical was adapted is far superior to the Hollywood-mangled version re-named 'The Birdcage.'
The story centers on nightclub owner Georges and his diva-drag-queen partner Albin. James Van Treuren is immediately likeable and cuts a dashing figure as Georges - who must switch between his 'master of ceremonies' persona at the La Cage Aux Folles nightclub in St.Tropez, and then revert to the partner who uses kid-glove treatment on his wildly hysterical lover, drag diva ZaZa/Albin. Van Treuren lovingly sings "Song On The Sand" and "Look Over There" with the poignancy that Jerry Herman intended. He looks exactly as we expect a sophisticated impresario to look.
Georges' son announces his impending marriage to the daughter of a bigoted right-wing politician, and Albin, who has been 'mother' to the boy for 20 years, tries to help in his/her own inimitable style to smooth the way for the upcoming visit of the hostile in-laws-to-be.
David Edwards as Albin is most brilliant during his attempt to transform from drag diva into a crotch-scratching male stereotype in "Masculinity" and again when he, stage center, sings the defiant and powerful anthem "I Am What I Am." A guaranteed show-stopper, every time. He archly banters with the audience as ZaZa, and is perfectly cast as an 'old-fashioned' venom-tongued queen.
Playing Georges' natural son, Jean-Michel, handsome Zach Trimmer is delightful. His dilemma in trying to hide fact that his 'parents' are homosexuals gives actor Trimmer the opportunity to show us how emotionally torn Jean-Michel is between his adoration of his lady-love Anne (Allyson Webb) who has uptight homophobic parents, and his love of the two men who raised him. The sprightly song-and-dance ditty "With Anne On My Arm" and the haunting reprise of "Look Over There" both give us the chance to hear Trimmer's beautiful voice in all its clarity and power.
Musical Director Michael Morris and his 8-piece orchestra do great justice to Jerry Herman's glorious score. Their evocative imitations of Riviera/Parisian sounds and themes make us believe that we are watching a 'French' musical. In the numbers featuring the rousing drag chorus, Les Cagelles, "We Are What We Are" and "La Cage Aux Folles," the boys are right-on vocally, and the music and chorus each complement the other flawlessly.
The build up to the major ensemble song in the production number "The Best Of Times" is perfection, and the audience gets the opportunity to revisit this delicious song with a moment or two of rhythmic hand-clapping in the curtain-call reprise.
That's the good stuff.
Director Lawrence Thelen looses control of his actors by allowing them to get away with screechy histrionics during the interplay with the 'stage manager' and Les Cagelles in the 'backstage' scenes. Are those squeals and shouts supposed to be stand-ins for lines? We can't understand what all the overly high drama and excessive scene-chewing is about with these characters because the words aren't intelligible.
Phil Young as butler/maid Jacob has some of the funniest lines in the show, but has been allowed to shriek them rather than speak them clearly while leaping about the stage. That's where the direction fails….the actions of the Cagelles, the maid, and stage manager are so 'over-the-top' all the time that it is more irritating than comedic.
MarTina Vidmar as restaurateur Jacqeline looks great in the part with her bright red hair, but is the only person onstage (in a story that takes place in France) who has a French accent! That accent is so thick that the only time we understand her is when she beautifully projects the heart of the lyric along with her distinctive phrasing in "The Best Of Times" – when her accent completely disappears.
Choreography by Todd Underwood is exaggerated high-kicking drag, and the boys certainly have the gorgeous lithe bodies and legs for that. The one number that should be cut completely is a rear-of-the-stage 'dance' done on a carousel bathed in pink light throughout. It seems that the only reason for the number is to have bragging rights to the fact that Ivoryton has a 'revolving stage' on which this abominable dance is performed. There is also a klutzy can-can number, with Les Cagelles in ugly black costumes, which goes on interminably. Having seen the real can-can girls in bright dazzling dresses and petticoats at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, we can assume that the costume designer, Njaye Olds, has not.
There is lack of French chic to the costuming and wigs in this show. If anyone had done research to study the production numbers of the greatest nightclub in the world – The Lido de Paris – more thought might have been given to the elegance that this "La Cage Aux Folles" should have portrayed. ZaZa's gowns (other than one that looked like she 'saw it in the window and just had to have it') were the exception. Expensive and beautiful, they befitted the star. Les Cagelles outfits, however, looked badly draped, cut, sewn and fitted. No self-respecting French drag queen would ever go on stage looking so Goodwill-ish.
Technically, the spotlight always fell short when ZaZa was onstage. Her face was blue, or red, or in shadow. The spot hit her just below her chin, and there were other missed lighting cues. The sound was great for Georges, Albin and Jean-Michel. The microphones for almost everyone else were either not working, or were of poor quality.
All that grumbling out of the way, this is still an old-fashioned musical love story that is enjoyable particularly because of the music. With better fabric, more decorative costumes, and a splash of elegance and style this could have been a great musical production rather than just a good one. Yet, the audience had a good time, the seats were all filled, the music was rapturous, and our expectations might have been just a bit too high, having seen the Broadway production on which millions were lavished on the details.
But in the end, it's all about rooting for the lovable Georges and Albin, great music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, a witty book by Harvey Fierstein and the talented house musicians – all of those sparkling gems are worth the price of a ticket.
La Cage runs through August 31st. Performance times are Wednesday and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm. There are 2 extra matinees for this show on Saturday August 16th and 23rd at 2pm. Tickets are $42 for adults, $37 for seniors, $20 for students and $15 for children and are available by calling the Playhouse box office at 860-767-7318 or by visiting www.ivorytonplayhouse.org The Playhouse is located at 103 Main Street in the pretty village of Ivoryton.
Reviewed by Don Church and Tony Schillaci, Out and Travelin'
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Meeting London
Panda Paws Rescue will host a meet-and-greet from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Sniff Dog Hotel, 1828 N.W. Raleigh St. in Portland, for people who want to meet London and get their picture taken with him.
Meeting London
Panda Paws Rescue will host a meet-and-greet from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Sniff Dog Hotel, 1828 N.W. Raleigh St. in Portland, for people who want to meet London and get their picture taken with him.
Until recently, Panda Paws Rescue founder Amanda Giese didn't know how the joints in London's front legs were shattered. When the 6-month-old pit bull had his front legs amputated a few weeks ago, the fractures were a month old, said Dr. Bradon Sherman, veterinarian at the Vancouver-based Animal Care Clinic.
The puppy was believed to have fallen out of a second-story apartment window in Northern California before he was transferred to Giese's in-home pet rescue organization. However, witnesses came forward with evidence, saying London's previous owners broke London's legs on purpose.
Zachary Hinton, 20, and Sarah Anderson, 20, were arrested Wednesday on two felony counts of animal cruelty. Both are in custody at Del Norte County Jail, with bail set at $35,000 for each. A continued arraignment date is set for Aug. 23.
"We had a hunch that it was abuse or neglect," Giese said.
While Hinton and Anderson were being arrested in California, London was having his stitches removed in Vancouver. On Thursday, he started swim therapy in Giese's pool to relieve the strain on his joints, strengthen his core muscles and help prevent future injury. During therapy, he's fitted with a flotation device in front and is assisted in swimming around the pool. The exercise gets his muscles loose and prepped for massage therapy.
After Giese establishes his physical therapy regimen, London will be up for local adoption, most likely in mid-September. He's still waiting on his front wheelchair, which is being constructed by Eddie's Wheels for Pets of Maine and customized by MotoCorsa, a Portland-based Ducati dealership.
In the meantime, he's playing with his best friend Lemon, a two-pound Chihuahua, and spending time socializing out of the house.
"He's been getting a lot of adventuring in," Giese said. "He's been meeting a lot of people on the street that give him a sideways glance."
The two-legged pit bull has gained a following of fans, who can meet him at the Sniff Dog Hotel in Portland on Sept. 1.


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About Us
An avid cyclist for over 30 years, Glenn has pedaled across America and Europe, and completed numerous regional tours. He traveled to over 20 countries as a commercial and fine art photographer – shooting for clients such as The Territory Ahead, Patagonia, The Four Seasons Hotels and Crystal Cruise lines. Before photography, Glenn was in fine-dining management for 10 years, and he has also enjoyed several stints judging international wine competitions.
Juliane has been a certified wine professional for over 20 years – achieving her Certified Wine Specialist (CSW) and WSET Level 3 certificates while working for prestigious Napa and Sonoma wineries and international wine distributors in the USA and New Zealand. She caught the wine bug while living in the heart of Burgundy, France, and has toured and sipped her way through most of the great wine regions of the world. An avid athlete, she enjoys cycling up the hills around Nelson and hiking its many trails.
Glenn and Juliane made their home in San Diego, California for over 20 years before settling in Nelson, New Zealand.
"My love affair with with wine began when I lived in Dijon – the capitol of Burgundy, France.
It's always been my dream to recreate that connection in a new wine growing region – as
Glenn and I have done here in Nelson."


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Battersea Arts Centre
A London performance space specialising in theatre & music for new productions.
What is the Battersea Arts Centre?
Battersea Arts Centre is a registered charity and limited company, located in Lavender Hill, SW11 5TN.
It is funded by Wandsworth Borough Council, Arts Council England and the Association of London Government, and receives additional capital and project funding from a variety of sources. In 1999/2000 the consolidated turn over reached a record £1.3 million with just over 250,000 people attending over 1300 events.
Battersea Arts Centre has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, BAC Enterprises Ltd, managing the operation of the ancillary trading activities of BAC. These include the hire of the Halls for functions and events such as weddings and parties, the Halls, the Cafe Bar and the rental of office space within the building to resident companies.
Battersea Arts Centre's Mission Statement
BAC aims to create and promote exciting, innovative, accessible, high quality and surprising arts activity through creative collaboration between artists, staff and public.
BAC places education and the opportunity for growth at the centre of all of its activities.The core constituencies are artists, public and staff.
The core activity is creative collaboration between these groups.
The achievement of Battersea Arts Centre's mission demands excellent financial management, prudent planning, shared commitment and responsibility, infectious enthusiasm, expert technical and production support, skilled building management, a welcoming atmosphere, judicious pr, visionary fundraising, sustained box office income, active and motivated volunteers and increased trading revenue.
The Objectives of the Battersea Arts Centre
Across Britain, there is a dearth of opportunity for artists of vision to create and to grow, a failure to value experiment in the arts, and confusion about the roles of public, artists and administrators in the creation of an arts event. Battersea Arts Centre's immediate focus is therefore on the following objectives:
- To provide support for artists of vision at an early stage of their careers.
- To generate and provide opportunity for experiment in theatre and other art forms.
- To include staff and public in the opportunities for growth arising from both of the above.
Artist Development
Battersea Arts Centre employs a programme structure to support artists which is a bit like a ladder with five rungs, a ladder which developing work can climb. This structure is in place for most of the programming year and the rungs of the ladder work as follows:
- Scratch Nights. Audiences pay what they can for an evening of low-tech cabaret theatre where artists present work in its infancy, sometimes stopping in the middle for advice, always drinking in the cafe bar afterwards where the audience offer feedback.
- Two or three night runs of Scratch performances. Often presented within the context of one of BAC's three annual festivals, sometimes presented in a development week in between longer running shows. A single artist/company presents work, not a fully formed production, but a step towards it. Friends and potential friends of the work are identified and invited, developing a network of support for the work and the artist. Ticket prices are low. The cafe bar remains an important space for audience/artist discussion.
- Two or three night runs for finished work, presented in the context of one of BAC's three annual festivals. Here the work is marketed to a wider audience and individuals from the professional sector, who can further the development of the work and the artist.
- Two, three or four-week runs of finished work. This time the work is open to critical review in national press. BAC staff collaborate closely with artists to reach existing and new audiences for their work.
- The work moves on. Artists explore national and international touring potential for the work. Artists can get on the BAC ladder of development at different stages. Work progresses at different rates and can skip or repeat rungs if appropriate. In other words, the ladder is flexible, to suit the development needs of artists and their work. Sometimes the work can have several outings at one of the two Scratch levels. Sometimes work comes in to BAC at rung four, going straight into a run.
Battersea Arts Centre Supported Artist Scheme
The Supported Artist Scheme offers a small number of artists an even more extensive network of support for the development of their work. It runs for two years from January to December. There are three main aims for the scheme:
- To support the development of companies' or individual artists' work and to enable them to present work at BAC.
- To advise and support companies on the development of their administrative infrastructure to enable them to make work outside BAC.
- For them to become an ambassador for the work that happens at Battersea Arts Centre.
Supported Artists are drawn from the companies showing work at Battersea Arts Centre and a new group is created each year. Some of the benefits of the scheme for companies are free rehearsal space, free occasional office space, regular meetings with BAC Producers and assistance with funding applications. It is hoped that companies will exit the scheme with the knowledge and experience to take their work on independently.
Current Supported Artists are David Lasserson, Sound & Fury, Filter Theatre, Paul King, The Ding Foundation, Gecko, Patter, Mark Murphy and Blind Summit Theatre Company.
For more information visit www.bac.org.uk.
Georgian House Hotel is ideally situated in a very central location, so visiting sights all over London is quick and easy. Why not book Georgian House Hotel when you plan a trip to the Battersea Arts Centre? You can book online or email to make a reservation on firstname.lastname@example.com, or telephone on 0044(0)207 834 1438


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This party was styled and created for MG Party Impressions using Vintage Santa Holiday Digital Papers by Cupcake Cuties and party logos that I designed to create party accents. I made all of the paper partyware (tags, labels, signage, favor bags and party dots).
A Little Drummer Boy play date party was designed for a young boy and his friends to get together over Christmas break for musical fun!
A Hot Chocolate Bar and sweets were provided for the guests. Coconut 'swowball' cake balls were made by me, all other sweets were store bought. Activities were a create your own drum craft, where the guests could make a drum using an empty coffee can, balloon, craft paper, styrofoam ball and a wooden dowel to make a small drum. The drums were used in a percussion parade and drum challenge for another fun activity.
The party ended with guests leaving with a homemade bag of hot cocoa mix and their drum craft. I created the altered party bags by using brown paper lunch bags, printed digital patterned sheets and favor bag tags that I created.


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I find it really irritating that the board would deposit vast amounts of money into the investment funds. These funds don't do anything except to decrease the finances of the club to prevent the club from having more than 2 billion pounds of money. If the club lacks money, will the board dip into these funds and make the money available? I hope they take this feature out in FM 2010!


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November 1938. Omaha, Nebraska. "Cars parked diagonally along a row of parking meters." View full size. Photograph by John Vachon for the FSA.
Summer 1936. Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama. View full size. Medium-format negative by Walker Evans for the Farm Security Administration.
August 1941. Cars in the business district of Brattleboro, Vermont. 35mm nitrate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
December 1943. "Lynn Massman, wife of a second class petty officer studying in Washington, D.C., darns socks in the afternoon while baby Joey has his nap." View full size. Medium-format safety negative by Esther Bubley for the OWI.
January 1909. "Oyster shuckers at Apalachicola, Florida. This work is carried on by many young boys during busy seasons. This is a dull year so only a few youngsters were in evidence." View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
August 1908, Cincinnati. "Lena Lochiavo, 11 years old, Basket Seller, Sixth Street Market. Saloon entrance. 11 p.m. Had been there since 10 a.m. and not yet sold out." Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
October 27, 1908. "Mrs. W.J. [William Jennings] Bryan and Mrs. Flaherty in carriage" in New York. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.


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N.º máximo de huéspedes6
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Henos disfrutado mucho de nuestra estancia. Apartamento en muy bue estado, muy limpio y siempre disponibles para cualquier cosa que necesitamos.
The apartment were clean and perfect for us (3 adults and a baby). We had everything we needed there: pool, kitchen, bathroom and a A/C. The beds are very comfortable and we had a really nice stay in Tulum. Francesca and Irene were very helpful and always reachable for us.
To go to the village or to the beach you need a car. The next time we would decide for that apartment again :)
Thank you Rosaria
thank you for letting us enjoy this little "corner of peace".
The kitchen area is complete and clean apartment with 2 large bedrooms and a nice bathroom. We spent 5 wonderful days with a private pool.
The beaches are 15 minutes away by car and supermarkets are nearby.
Rosalia was not there, but her friend received and informed us very well. There is also a guard and a security gate at the entrance.
It was perfect.
This is a wonderful place to stay if you are looking for a quiet, safe and relaxing location that is off the beaten path. The apartment is clean and well maintained. The staff at the complex is very helpful and responsive. The only drawback is the horrible condition of the road in front of the complex. But, that also keeps the traffic to a bare minimum and that is not a bad thing. The location is not within easy walking distance of town or the beach, not an issue for us as we had transportation.
This is a beautiful area with plenty to see and do. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and I would definitely stay here again!
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(NaturalNews) -- The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is far from over, as new reports explains that water samples taken nearly 400 miles off the coast of Japan in the Pacific Ocean are showing radiation levels of up to 1,000 times higher than previous readings. Presenting their findings at the recent Ocean Sciences Meeting in Salt Lake City, Ut., scientists continued to claim these severely elevated radiation levels are not a significant health or environmental threat.
Back in June 2011, a ship carrying scientists traveled off the eastern coast of Japan collecting water samples at distances of roughly 20 miles to 400 miles from the coast. Upon analysis, these samples were found to contain elevated levels of cesium-137 at ten to 1,000 times higher than levels detected before the Fukushima disaster, which is highly alarming.
Included in the detections was the presence of radioactive silver, which is an obvious product of melted control rods at the nuclear facility. The mainstream media is claiming that this silver is simply a result of nuclear fission, but the reality of the situation is that this silver is evidence of a complete core meltdown at the facility, which is obviously having widespread repercussions.
Meanwhile, Hartmut Nies, an official from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), insists that all this radiation is not that big of a deal. He even went so far at the recent meeting to claim that "if it was not seawater, you could drink it without any problems," a completely absurd position that has no grounding in science.
As part of their misinformation campaign, IAEA officials and others compared the radioactive cesium and silver to the naturally-occurring, elemental potassium-40 found in seawater. This natural potassium, of course, is much different than the radioactive elements being emitted from Fukushima, as sea creatures have developed a natural tolerance for potassium-40.
Even those falsely claiming that all this radiation is completely harmless to humans are at least admitting that the findings are indicative that the Fukushima nuclear facility is still leaking radiation into the environment. Marine chemist Ken Buesseler, for instance, who recently said radioactive seafood is safe and that he would eat it, told Fish Info & Services that the reactor "still seems to be leaking," and that it "hasn't shut off completely."
I recently discovered the following dispersion model, which someone had linked to Berkeley's discussion page. It uses TEPCO emission data to model possible dispersion patterns for Neptunium and Plutonium
If this model is accurate, it is very disturbing. Where are all of the so-called experts who claimed these elements were too heavy to travel far from the plant site?


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Softball Defeats Fordham, 13-0, To Sweep Atlantic 10 Play For Second Consecutive Season
May 5, 2002
AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts softball team shut out Fordham, 13-0, this afternoon at the UMass Softball Complex to complete the sweep of Atlantic 10 Conference opponents with a prefect 21-0 record. It marks the second straight season the Minutewomen have gone undefeated in conference play. The victory also extends the nation's longest win streak to 33 games, tying UMass for eighth all-time on the NCAA consecutive wins list with the 1992 UCLA team.
Massachusetts scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and ran away with the 13-0 victory. Senior Teri Rooney (Visalia, Calif.) and junior Brandi Cross (Diamond Bar, Calif.) kicked off the rally with back-to-back singles up the middle. Rooney then scored on a wild pitch. Senior Scooter Wheeler (Kingsburg, Calif.) followed with a two-run home run, her ninth of the season and 26th of her career, to put UMass on top, 3-0.
The Minutewomen scored five more runs in the second on a RBI ground out by Cross and a three-run home run by junior Kaila Holtz (North Vancouver, British Columbia). It was the first home run of the season for Holtz and the sixth of her career.
UMass added another run in the third frame with a RBI single by Rooney.
The Minutewomen closed out the scoring frenzy with four runs in the fourth inning on four hits. Freshman Pam Sulick (Mission Viejo, Calif.) hit a RBI double to left field, scoring sophomore pinch runner KC Budrewicz (Buckland, Mass.), who had reached base on a double to the left field wall. Senior Ashley Bakken (Phoenix, Ariz.) then hit her second triple of the weekend to score Sulick and freshman Denise Denis (Middle Grove, N.Y.). Freshman Hilary Puglia (Stoneham, Mass.) followed with a RBI single to short stop.
Senior Jennifer Hadley (Bristol, Conn.) earned the win to improve to 21-5. Hadley held the Rams to just two hits and struck out five on the afternoon. The shutout marked the eighth of the season for Hadley and the 22nd for the Minutewomen this season
Massachusetts advances to the A-10 Championship Tournament, May 9-11, in Kingston, R.I., as the No. 1 seed. Joining UMass will be No. 2 Temple, No. 3 Saint Joseph's and No. 4 Rhode Island. The tournament champion will receive an automatic birth to the NCAA Regional Tournament at a campus site to be determined. Massachusetts has won eight consecutive A-10 Championships and has advanced to the regional tournament 11 times.
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I submitted the partly completed petition to the NSW Minister for the Environment in November. I received a couple of letters from bureaucrats but haven't received any worthwhile reply from the Minister. My invitation to show the Minister the ecosystems, including the Emu habitat, that will be adversely impacted by the Highway upgrade along the preferred route has not been responded to. Please ask your friends who haven't signed the petition yet to do so urgently?
Over 8,000 people have now signed my 'Save the Coastal Emu' petition. Thanks for the great support and wonderful comments. If the politicians were half as caring as the people who have signed (you) then we wouldn't be facing this detrimental action. Please ask all of your friends and contacts to sign. We need more signatures to make the politicians take notice.
The alternative route for the Highway upgrade, the orange option, approximates the existing highway and therefore doesn't open up a new wide corridor of clearing as the RMS preferred route does. It makes sense to utilise the existing cleared corridor for this large scale infrastructure project.
Thank you to the 1278 people throughout the world who have signed my petition to help save the Coastal Emu on the New South Wales North Coast, Australia. The Roads and Maritime Services Authority is a powerful body so we need many more signatures on the petition. Please distribute it through your Facebook, Twitter, email etc. networks. The Emus thank you!!!
The Coastal Emu is listed as an endangered population on the New South Wales North Coast. It has declined in recent years due to predation by feral and domestic animals and road deaths. The current population estimate is about 100 birds. The Roads and Maritime Services plan to construct a large freeway through the remaining habitat of the species in the Clarence Valley interrupting, or preventing, the natural movements of the species. There is a less ecologically destructive alternative route, the orange option, but this has been rejected on social and economic grounds. The major environmental issues have been ignored.
Dear Mr Stokes, The attached petition contains the signatures of over 8,400 people from throughout the world who are concerned about the fate of the Coastal Emu in the Grafton area due to the planned Pacific Highway upgrade. The preferred route cuts through the habitat of the Emu and will block movement routes of the species. The Coastal Emu is listed as an endangered population on the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995. There is an aletrnative route (the orange option) which will not impact on the Emu and the other 80+ threatened species of flora and fauna that will be impacted by the preferred route. We, the petitioners, ask that you intervene to help save the remaining Coastal Emus in the Clarence Valley. A large number of signatures are from people residing in New South Wales shown as 'SW' on the petition.
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3 Crosschannel Trends You Have to Know in 2013
Five short years ago, brick-and-mortar stores were pumping away quite solidly. Sure, they were feeling some of the changes that ecommerce and a little mobile shopping brought on, but it was hardly the explosion that we are seeing today. Here we take a look at three trends retailers should be aware of, along with the key takeaways to help them keep their heads above water.
Ecommerce in U.S. Could Grow to $370 Billion by 2017
Online retail in the U.S. could grow to $370 billion by 2017, according to a report released March 13 by Forrester. The growth in online retail could outpace physical stores, as they continue to lose wallet share to web retailers, according to their report.
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In Reply to: Re: 1st edition Winnie the Pooh set for sale posted by peeachez on September 10, 1999 at 13:36:39:
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: : Looking for serious collector of first edition
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Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, is being investigated by the NBA, according to a Los Angeles Times report on Saturday. There is an audio recording revealed by TMZ that appears to have Sterling's voice on it. Sterling allegedly has made extremely racist statements against African-Americans while he was arguing with a friend. The heated verbal interaction allegedly between Sterling and a female friend identified as V. Stiviano was recorded earlier this month.
On the recording that is believed to have the voices of Sterling and the woman, Sterling was quite upset that his female friend has posted a picture of herself next to Lakers' legendary basketball player Magic Johnson. The picture was posted on the woman's social media Instagram account. The Clippers' owner allegedly said that it bothers him a lot that the woman wanted to broadcast that she is associated with black people. It's alleged that he continued by saying that she doesn't have to have herself with - walking with - black people.
Then, the voice which is alleged to be that of Sterling is heard telling the woman not to put Magic Johnson on an Instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call him – Sterling. Then the voice concludes, "And don't bring him to my games." Shortly after the recording was posted online, the NBA released a statement saying that a full investigation into the recording was being conducted.
NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said that the remarks heard on the recording, which were obtained by TMZ, are disturbing and offensive. However, says Bass, "At this time we have no further information." TMZ has not said how it got its hands on the recording.
Since the story broke, Magic Johnson has taken to Twitter to message his own thoughts on the racist scandal. He wrote that he and his wife would never go to a Clippers game again – as long as Sterling owns the team. He went on to write that he feels sorry for his friends – Coach Doc Rivers and Chris Paul – that they have to work for a man that feels that way about African-Americans. He concluded his tweeted message by stating that "LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling's comments about African Americans are a black eye for the NBA."
On Saturday, Sterling came out swinging in response to the allegations by saying that he is not a racist, according to TMZ. It is known, however that Sterling has had other racist scandals. Five years ago, he agreed to pay $2.73 million to settle allegations by the government which stated that he refused to rent apartments to Latinos, blacks, and families with children in the Korean area of Los Angeles. The Clippers organization has not commented on the latest racist scandal involving Sterling. As time passes since the story broke, Twitter is ablaze with thoughts from persons associated with the NBA.


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Forrest Dale King, 76, passed away in his sleep on Nov. 29, 2012, after a three-year battle with cancer.
Dale was born Dec. 4, 1935, in Cass County, Mo., to the late Archie L. and Sadie Fern (King) King, but his parents moved to West Liberty, Ohio, before he was a year old. He completed grade and high school in West Liberty and moved to Scottdale, Pa., directly out of high school. Scottdale was his home for 21 years although two years were spent in Europe in PAX service and two other years at Goshen College in Goshen, Ind. While living in Scottdale, he worked 15 years at the Mennonite Publishing House and three years at the Jeannette, Pa., newspaper. He married Faye D. Bowman in 1961 and two daughters were born to them while in Scottdale.
They moved to Goshen, Ind., in 1974, where Dale earned his nursing degree and then worked seven years at Goshen General Hospital. They moved to Harrisonburg, Va., in 1984. Dale worked nearly 30 years as a registered nurse.
He enjoyed spending time in many different mission-related services with Habitat for Humanity, Mennonite Disaster Service and Virginia Mennonite Missions. One of his hobbies was woodworking and he enjoyed many hours of this in retirement, including significant time teaching his grandsons. Family and his church family were very important to him and he greatly enjoyed reunions and spending time with loved ones.
He is survived by his wife, Faye; two daughters, Kendra and husband, Mark Shickel, of Mount Crawford, Va., and Krista and husband, David Powell, of Waynesboro, Va.; six grandchildren, Kathryn, Hannah, Emily, and Maria Shickel, and Darek and Elijah Powell; one sister, Vera McCarty of Harrisonburg, Va.; two brothers, Merle King of Indianapolis, Ind., and Willard King of West Liberty, Ohio; 11 nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother, Ruby Paul, Valeta Headrick and Herbert, and two nieces.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Compassion Fund of Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, 1491 Virginia Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22802.
A memorial service will be held at Mount Vernon Mennonite Church, Grottoes, Va., on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, at 6 p.m. Al and Rose Huyard and Owen Burkholder will be officiating. Another service will be held at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community in Detwiler Auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. The family will be happy to visit with friends at either of the memorial services. Dale had decided to donate his body to the Virginia Anatomical Program for research; therefore, there will be no viewing. The family thanks those who ministered to Dale during his illness, especially for the love and care of Sentara Hospice the last few months.


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Love the picture too, is that a white rat in the picture of your guitars. That's a cool picture.
Hi Robin;
Wanted to welcome you to my Small Body Guitar group. Thanks for joining and feel free to jump in with any comments or questions.
Dear Robin,
First of all: I'm very sorry, only today I saw your comment in my Portuguese guitars album. I don't know how this happened...
Using capos in Portuguese guitars is a problem, because of the octave pairs of strings. The capo will stop the thicker, low octave string, but will fail to stop the thinner, hi-octave string properly, just like it does in common 12-string guitars. Besides that, you must bear in mind that almost all Portuguese guitars have radiused, arched fretboards, but the radiuses are very different from instrument to instrument, depending on the constructor (old instruments tend to be more arched than recent ones). So, it's really difficult to find a capo that fits in your guitar's fretboard. Apart from that, Coimbra guitars are stringed with higher gauged strings, so, a Coimbra guitar with a capo in the 2nd fret will not sound like a Lisbon guitar. Besides, the Portuguese guitar neck joins the body by 10th fret, so, if you use a capo, you're going to shorten the playable area even more. Now, Portuguese guitars are leading instruments, not meant to play accompaniment chords, so, you will need the whole fretboard to play. But, in an extreme case, yes, you can capo them. Now, what will the listeners say... well, if you play for an audience of purists, they'll probably throw eggs and tomatoes (verbal ones, I mean). But if you're playing for common people, they'll probably just listen and it will depend only on what you play and how you do it...
Now, how did you come to know Portuguese guitars to the point of knowing there are two kinds of them?
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Authorities in Kansas are investigating the owner of a litter of puppies after one of the pups, an 8- year old lab mix was found to have been force-fed bleach which not only burned her head and face, but her throat all the way to her stomach. The puppy, named Bridget and her siblings were picked up by Unleashed Animal Rescue and Adoption after seeing an ad on Craig's List offering free puppies.
According to the person who posted the ad, he was a friend of the owner's and just wanted to make sure they found good homes after being left outside during a frigid storm.
In addition to her burns, Bridget was also operated on to remove metal shavings from her stomach. She is currently recovering well and can now eat on her own.
Unleashed is now seeking donations to help cover her medical costs, as well as to find homes for her and the other puppies. Readers interested in helping can contact Unleashed Animal Rescue & Adoption at 5918 Broadmoor, Mission, KS 66202 913 831-7387.
In the meantime, the group is now accepting registrations for its 2nd Annual Racin' for Rescue to be held June 7, 2014 at 7900 Renner Rd., in Shawnee. The 5 k & 1 K event is open to the whole family (both 2-legged and 4-legged members) and will include awards and festivities. For more information about the event or to register, visit: www.enter2run.com or www.unleashedrescue.com/events.