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Hope and the Post-Baby Body
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."~Lao Tzu
Although all mothers know this, no one can truly warn you before it happens: Your body is never the same after you have a baby as it was before you got pregnant.
Sure, we see images of movie stars who bounce back from having babies more toned and fit than they were before pregnancy, but the reality for most women is much less seamless. Having a baby affects you inside and out: You stretch and move differently, and your anatomy changes — permanently — from that growing being inside your body. That pair of skinny jeans, your high school dress and your once stretch-mark-free body often become just a distant memory. This change can make women feel imperfect or less attractive than they remember themselves to be.
When I walked into the room for my first "official yoga class" (read: not with a DVD at home, which had been my practice for years) I felt weak. I was mom to a two-year-old and a four-year-old and I was out of shape. My stomach was flabby from cesarean sections, my leg muscles shaky and my self-image less than ideal. Feeling neither powerful nor like a rock star, I just hoped that yoga would help me get back the body I once had.
It wasn't until the day that I held Plank Pose in yoga class that I finally got it: I still had an amazing body.

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Cosy Room in Eco Village
숙박 가능인원3
침실 수1
면적11 m²
Floor No.0
- 가족 / 아이들과 친근함
- 부엌
- 세탁기 / 건조기
- 아침식사
- 방 잠금 장치
- 발코니/테라스
- 수건
|Understensvägen, 12153 Johanneshov, 스웨덴
|개인 방
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
The room itself has a comfortable double bed and has a direct access to the outdoor patio. Guests have access to the bathroom with a washing machine next door, the living-room and the fully equipped kitchen. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and cooking oil are always available. There is a second bathroom on the upper floor. Cross-country skis and boots in the winter and simple fishing equipment are provided.
In 7 minutes on foot and another 12 by metro, guests can reach Stockholm's Old Town (Gamla Stan). By bike, it can be reached in 30 minutes. Many kilometres of forested trails start 200 metres from the house in a large nature reserve. See www.nackareservatet.se/bilder/nackareservatet_72dpi.jpg
Fifteen minutes' walk away there is a lake, which is a great place for swimming, fishing, and canoeing. In 30 minutes guests can reach a sauna open year round at another lake. The house is built with ecology in mind, with solar panels and natural decor.
Host Nils is always happy to help with anything guests might need. On prior arrangement he offers a real Swedish meal made with elk from his forest.
The house is safe for people with animal and other allergies.
No smoking indoors. Smoking is permitted on the patio.
The host is happy to accommodate special diets (gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, etc.).
Keep noise to a minimum at night.
We follow the Swedish custom of taking off our shoes when entering the house. Slippers available.
The house is ready for guests from 3 p.m, but luggage can be left earlier.
Children sleeping in their parents' bed are free.
Pickup anywhere in the Stockholm region can sometimes be arranged by the host with his car for a fee. E.g Arlanda airport 500 SEK.
Cars are not allowed in the Ecological Village. There is free parking on the street 100 metres from the house and the host will be glad to help guests with the luggage. If you have a lot of luggage you can drive up to the house to leave it.
Computer printer, hairdryer, umbrellas, iron and ironing board etc are for guests to use
On request, the host will give you detailed information about how to get to the house and on travel with the public transportation system in Stockholm.
|Weekly rate for 1 guest
|396423 ₩
|Monthly rate for 1 guest
|904120 ₩
|1 명 이상시 가격
|20865 ₩ 1박당/
|Check-in before
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|매우 유연함
- gorgeous room
- delicious breakfast
- beautiful environment and landscape
- friendly host
- best connection into town (about 15 minutes to T Centralen)
With best recommendations! :-)
Beautiful Eco Village, next to a forest and lakes, yet just 20 cycling minutes from the city center, cycles are included! Very cozy room and a super friendly and interesting host. Loved it.
Such a lovely house surrounded by nature and very comfortable overall. Ulf provides bikes which is a big plus for reaching the station nearby. If you fancy living like the Swedes, try Ulf's house.
We really enjoyed the house, the company, the quiet environment, and the professionial help of Maja. We sure recommend this experience to everyone who wants to see Stockholm while sleeping next to the Natural Reserve. The subway is only 5 minutes away.
I spent 8 days in Nil's house with my brother and my sister last week. The house is located really close to the forest and it was absolutely the most important thing I was looking for ! There's an awesome view from the windows. It will leave you speechless. The contact with the nature is direct. We saw a roe deer outside our room sometimes. The house itself is cozy and functional and Nils is really kind and he will help you when you will need help (with the dish machine or when you ask for advices about the city). Visit the city but don't miss to dedicate your time to walk in the reserve (Nackareservatet) it's absolutely a 'to-do' thing !
I would highly recommend this place to anyone who plans to visit Stockholm!
Nils bed&breakfast is perfect for a visit in Stockholm. The accommodation is close to nature, nevertheless you have a short way to the city. Our room was very nice and Nils is a very friendly host, always looking, that everything is fine and pleasantly. We enjoyed our stay very much.
We spent the weekend at the Nils's house. We liked it very much, very nice man Nils .I would highly recommend it to anyone who plans to visit Stockholm!
We had a very pleasant stay in the house of Nils, who was friendly and helpful for us. Our room was good. Important is a good bed and quitness to get a good sleep. We had it in the Eco Village where Nils lives.
We where there with 3 copples and that was nice, because we could talk and somethimes eat with each other.
The Eco Village is ± 8 minutes walking to the metro station and than 15 minutes to the central station. We viewed this as positive.
Nice, quiet, clean and cosy house in an ecological village right in the nature.
The kitchen was spacy and very well equipped - breakfast is included. Our bed room was a little too small for 3 persons but if you stay just for a couple days this is okay. During our stay there were six other guests (2 parties). So you must know that you might not be alone and that you have to share into the kitchen and the two bathrooms. The other guerst were nice and quiet - so it was no big deal.
Nils was a very friendly host who reacted promtly on my emails. He also gave us useful tips regarding sights, cafes, swimming locations etc. We especially liked the bikes that Nils provided. From his house to downtown Stockholm it's just a 20 minutes bike ride! Getting around in Stockholm by bike is just great! Without bikes we wouldn't have seen so much within 2,5 days.
Thanks Nils!
We stayed bij Nils for 4 nights en it was very good! In his home we found everything we needed to have a comfortable time in Stockholm. Good bed, quite en cosy house near bij the wood. We loved to take the two bikes to discover the city.
Nils is a very nice and friendly host. It was a great stay and we will be back. Ulrike en Antonia.
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- 모든 호스트는 전화로 입증되었습니다.


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NIMONA is a webcomic that I've been working on since this summer! It's also my senior thesis for school. It updates twice a week on TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS and follows the adventures of supervillain named Ballister Blackheart and his shapeshifting sidekick, the titular Nimona. I'm having a lot of fun with it! Check it out!
Monday, October 1, 2012
Have you been reading my webcomic?
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Recent work - fall 2012!
Three designs for my Advanced Character Design class! These are for a "final boss" character.
A wine label for Illustrating the Edible - this was for a wine label for Cabernet Sauvignon.
(click to see full, I guess)
An illustrated recipe based on a family tradition or memory, also for Illustrating the Edible! The story is that my little brother and I used to always make the poppyseed muffins together, and pretend that the flour was a mountain and that there were little people on it, and we narrated their voices as we dumped ingredients on them. This will be submitted to They Draw and Cook.
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Spring 2012
I've been up to a bit this semester, too! Most of my illustration projects have been for Junior Illustration II with Alan Comport.
This piece was an editorial illustration for an article called "The Upside of Being an Introvert." (Also: it's for sale here through Society6, along with a few other illustrations!) Here are two spot illustrations from the same assignment:
This is another piece for Junior Illustration, based on the song "America" by Paul Simon, particularly these lines:
"Kathy, I'm lost," I said, though I knew she was sleeping
"I'm empty and aching and I don't know why."
(some of my personal all-time favorite song lyrics!)
This was an in-class assignment. We put our names through a "Blues name generator" and then drew our blue personas! This is mine, Peg Leg Legs Davis.
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Feral Sweater Boy on a Rooftop
Sorry for getting out of the habit of posting here! I'll make sure to be better about that in the future. Here's a piece from the end of last semester!
This was my final for Lifestyle Illustration. It was actually one piece of a pair, but the other one never did get finished to my satisfaction. Anyway, this piece explores my fascination with "Feral Sweater Boys," a term I coined based on the disheveled, layered looks that were all the rage in the fall. He is enjoying a little stroll on a rooftop with his friend the cat.
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Stripes stripes stripes (everybody)!
Our assignment was to draw 50 things and then arrange them in a poster. I chose People Who Wear Stripes!
Top row: Sailor, old-timey bathing couple, Captain America, the Lollipop Guild, strong man, Abed
Second row: Tattooed lady, Timmy from Jurassic Park, mime, Harry Potter, scene kid, Rocky, Audrey Hepburn, Bananas in Pajamas, me
Third row: Marvel Sandman, Isabella and Hugo Cabret, Juno, pirate, Coraline, Charlie Pace, Mathilda, referee, Waldo
Fourth row: Freddy Kreuger, Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, Raggedy Ann/Andy, the Fourth Doctor, Margot Tenanbaum, BBC's John Watson, a stereotypical Frenchman, Rat from The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fifth row: inmate, Miette from City of Lost Children, a gondola man, Bumblebee, Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum, a preppy bro, and a barbershop quartet.
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Jewelry Armor
A piece for Lifestyle Illustration. We had to collage photographs of products into our illustration, with the understanding that it would be for advertising purposes. I wasn't super excited about the prospect at first, but then I discovered animal jewelry, and went a little crazy! I decided to draw two Amazon ladies battling it out, with jewelry as armor.
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This was for Sam Bosma's Digital Illustration class. The project was about doppelgängers, and it turned out to be a huge challenge for me for some reason; probably because I have an irrational fear of monsters that look like people/me.
I kept going back to this image of an eyeless doppelgänger stealing someone's eyes, though, and it was creepy so I went with that.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - There will be lots of decisions to make when you vote on November 6 - from President of the United States to state and local measures and candidates.
I want to encourage those of you in the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District to vote "YES" on Measure J. Measure J is an $8.52 million long-term bond to help finance a much-needed aquatic center and performing arts center in our community. The Rec District will add another $7 million saved during construction of the new and hugely successful community center.
Both projects have been pared down from original plans so the resulting facilities provide a lot of bang for the buck. Hundreds of locals have been involved in the planning process.
The benefits to a community of a public pool and aquatic center and performing arts facility are enormous. It could be argued that your modest annual payment is more than offset by the increase in property values received when a community hosts broad-based recreational facilities.
My friend Rolf Godon wrote recently in his "My Turn" column: "Beware of the Fine Print in Bond Measures." Good advice.
I read the fine print - and the large print - of the entire Rec Bond proposal. By the way, bond fine print is excellent bedtime reading for insomniacs - like most legal writings, e.g. the "Law Review."
My take is that the Measure J estimate of $6.91 per $100,000 of assessed value (not market value) of your property is conservative. Apparently, on average that's about $20 a year per parcel. Unlike the hospital bond (which created world-class health facilities, remember), let's hope we are at the bottom of recession-adjusted property values.
And, the economic projections used to estimate cost per assessed values also seem conservative to me. But, read the bond fine print yourself, and read the arguments For and Against in your Sample Ballot.
Ironically, this is a good time to pass a long term bond measure. But, it takes a two-thirds vote.
This is our community. Let's make it even better. Your annual payment goes a long ways - much farther, I contend, than your federal tax payments. And, the benefits of an aquatic center and performing arts center will be ours to use and enjoy.
This is a difficult economic time which makes a "YES" on J vote even more appreciated.
Jim Porter is an attorney with Porter Simon licensed in California and Nevada, with offices in Truckee and Tahoe City, California, and Reno, Nevada. He was the Governor's appointee to the California Fair Political Practices Commission and McPherson Commission, both involving election law and the Political Reform Act. Jim's practice areas include: real estate, development, construction, business, HOAs, contracts, foreclosures, mediation and other transactional matters. He may be reached at email@example.com or at the firm's website www.portersimon.com.


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The rumble shook the neighborhood, rousing residents from their slumber and leading them to stumble to their doors and windows at 4:45 in the a.m. this past Thursday.
Even in the dark, residents could tell something was amiss with clay block warehouse that sits adjacent to Hungry Hollow Creek on Center Street. It's shadowy outline had been depressed and morning's light soon revealed that what had been standing just the night before had now caved in on itself.
Owned by the Granite Falls Hospital, the warehouse is used for storage of miscellaneous items that included an ambulance but was mostly comprised of used equipment and furniture from the hospital and nursing home. While damaged structurally, the ambulance's engine remained intact and was able to be driven out from under the fallen structure.
Granite Falls Hospital Administrator and CEO George Gerlach said that the organization did possess insurance on the building and that a property adjuster had been out the afternoon following the collapse.
At this point, he said there was no definitive explanation as to the cause, although it was speculated that it was either the result of snow and ice build up or a mortar wall that had been slowly deteriorating before finally giving way.
Local contractor Baker Brothers Construction was brought in to complete the demolition and clear the debris from the site. As of now, Gerlach said it was unknown how the hospital would address any needs created by the situation going forward.
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the newest version is 2.6. i submitted the information.
note that there are now two different builds being maintained;
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a surprisingly underrated/unknown little app. it flies through folders with thousands of images and opens high resolution images faster than preview (albeit with slightly less accurate color rendition and without anti alias). a simple, robust and fast replacement/expansion of preview's functionality.
Nice simple interface. Does one thing and does it well.
Great app for when you're sick of Preview not being able to view those animated GIF's like you want them to.
Fast, simple and can browse different images within a folder with ease. It's really amazing that preview still can't do that. Compared to Xee for example I like the way windows are being placed: the top bar never changes its location.


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sarah q wrote: name wrote: But I am certain we'd be much much worse of in the long run because survival rates would simply plateau.
How so?
*I'm not asking to be argumentative, I genuinely want to understand that point.
name wrote: But I am certain we'd be much much worse of in the long run because survival rates would simply plateau.
Charlie Foxtrot wrote: How about a thread for colon, stomach and liver* cancers? Each of those kills more people than breast cancer every year and people are way less aware of them.
*I would have included lung but some of those cases are the fault of patient
WrathChild wrote: Yes. Although rare, men are susceptible to breast cancer.
crash wrote: Charlie Foxtrot wrote: How about a thread for colon, stomach and liver* cancers? Each of those kills more people than breast cancer every year and people are way less aware of them.
*I would have included lung but some of those cases are the fault of patient
do you have stats to back this up? not that a don't believe you but i did a quick search but couldn't find anything.
OPINION: The Fall of a Pink Giant?
Posted: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 6:21 am | Updated: 6:26 am, Wed Feb 29, 2012.
By Rachel Kerestes Contributing columnist | 0 comments
The move a few weeks ago by the Susan G. Komen Foundation to stop providing grants to Planned Parenthood, the quick reversal after widespread backlash, recent staff resignations and ongoing controversy exposed a weakness in a brand many once thought unassailable. But womens health may be better off for it.
As the self-described global leader of the breast cancer movement, Komen carries the weight of the breast cancer brand on its shoulders. And women the brands core constituency took to the social media airwaves to decry what they perceived as hypocrisy by Komen. The breast cancer brand, many women argued, is built on supporting and improving womens health and defunding Planned Parenthood flies in opposition of that mission.
Komen fell into the classic trap of seeming inauthentic to its audience. Despite pursuing an aggressive strategy to lay claim to the title of sole womens health brand, thus allocating other causes and conditions to the margins, the foundation seemed surprised to find that it was viewed as representing the voice of womens health.
Now that the dust is settling the question of damage remains. Will this misstep loosen breast cancers grip on its leadership position? And if so, is whats bad for the breast cancer brand good for womens health?
Make no mistake breast cancer is the biggest brand in the history of disease. Everyone from the NFL to Yoplait to American Airlines attempts to get a piece of that brand equity each October by pink-washing themselves in solidarity. As the face of the breast cancer movement, the Komen Foundation is the main benefactor of all that attention raising an estimated $35 million each year from marketing partnerships.
Although not created by Komen, the movements iconic symbol, the pink ribbon, was conceived by another pioneer in marketing to women Evelyn Lauder. The daughter-in-law of Estee and vice president of the cosmetics company, Evelyn used her influence to promote breast cancer with beauty and fashion editors making the brand synonymous with other women-centric products.
As the former chief lobbyist for the Lupus Foundation of America, I learned firsthand how difficult it was for a womens health issue to get noticed when it fell outside of the pink glow of breast cancer. The couple of million in federal research dollars that sporadically goes to a disease like lupuswhich not only disproportionately affects women, but women of color and those in their child-bearing yearsin comparison to the $150 million plus dedicated to breast cancer research in the Department of Defense budget alone underscores why only one drug in the last 50 years was approved for lupus while a host of treatments are available for those battling breast cancer.
That disparity between womens health issues at large and breast cancer can be traced partially to the power of the breast cancer brand. Twice as many women die every year of stroke than breast cancer, but a stroke is not sexy. While the Komen Foundation and others have aggressively marketed breast cancer as THE womens health brand, their efforts are buoyed by the subconscious interest in breasts as a symbol of desire. After all, the golden rule of marketing remains sex sells.
It may be premature to proclaim the fall of the breast cancer brand. In fact, one test of a brands strength is its ability to weather a storm. But a lessening of breast cancers dominance may create the opportunity for other womens health issues to gain attention and much needed support. As a result, by slipping up and eroding some of its strength in the market, Komen might actually do more to promote womens health in total than the foundation ever could on its own.
Rachel Kerestes is Strategy Director at MiresBall, a West Coast-based brand agency.
Quote: Susan G. Komen Foundation Elbows Out Charities Over Use Of The Word 'Cure'
First Posted: 12/07/10 12:41 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:15 PM ET
In addition to raising millions of dollars a year for breast cancer research, fundraising giant Susan G. Komen for the Cure has a lesser-known mission that eats up donor funds: patrolling the waters for other charities and events around the country that use any variation of "for the cure" in their names.
So far, Komen has identified and filed legal trademark oppositions against more than a hundred of these Mom and Pop charities, including Kites for a Cure, Par for The Cure, Surfing for a Cure and Cupcakes for a Cure--and many of the organizations are too small and underfunded to hold their ground.
"It happened to my family," said Roxanne Donovan, whose sister runs Kites for a Cure, a family kite-flying event that raises money for lung cancer research. "They came after us ferociously with a big law firm. They said they own 'cure' in a name and we had to stop using it, even though we were raising money for an entirely different cause."
Donovan's sister, Mary Ann Tighe, said the Komen foundation sent her a letter asking her to stop using the phrase "for a cure" in their title and to never use the color pink in conjunction with their fundraising. What bothered her most about the whole ordeal, she said, was that Komen forced her to spend money and time on legal fees and proceedings instead of raising funds for cancer.
"We were certainly taken aback by it," she told HuffPost. "We have partners running these kite events around the country. What if one of them uses, say, magenta? Is that pink? I mean, where are we going with this? We just want to raise money for cancer. What we don't want is to have our energy misplaced by having our charity partners trying to police the good work that we're doing."
Sue Prom, who started a small dog sledding fundraiser for breast cancer called "Mush for the Cure" in Grand Marais, Minn., said she was shocked to hear from Komen's lawyers this summer asking that she change the name of her event or face legal proceedings.
"I had to call the trademark helpline, because I had no idea what I was doing," said Prom, who runs the annual sled race with her husband and friend. "We pay for the expenses out of our pockets, and we've never personally made a dime from it. We have t-shirts, sweatshirts, domain names, posters, stationery, all with 'Mush for the Cure' on it. What do we do with all the materials now? How are we gonna defend ourselves? We're not like Komen."
Prom said she's been running the event for six years, and the most she has raised for the National Breast Cancer Foundation is $25,000. Before the NBCF could accept the money, they warned her to file for a trademark to protect her event legally against the Komen Foundation. But now that Komen has opposed Mush's trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Prom is looking for a pro bono lawyer to help her figure out what to do next.
"I think it's a shame," she said. "It's not okay. People don't give their money to the Komen Foundation and they don't do their races and events so that Komen can squash any other fundraising efforts by individuals. That's not what it's about."
Komen's general counsel, Jonathan Blum, told HuffPost that the fundraising powerhouse tries to be reasonable when dealing with small charities and nonprofits, but that it has a legal duty to protect its more than 200 registered trademarks.
"It's never our goal to shut down a nonprofit," he said, "and we try very hard to be reasonable, but it's still our obligation to make sure that our trademarks are used appropriately so there's no confusion in the marketplace over where people's money is going."
Blum told HuffPost that legal fees comprise a "very small part" of Komen's budget, but according to Komen's financial statements, such costs add up to almost a million dollars a year in donor funds.
"I think it's important that charities protect their brand, but on the other hand, I don't think the donors' intent in giving their money was to fund a turf war," said Sandra Minuitti, a spokesperson for Charity Navigator. "It's very important that Komen treads carefully and is very transparent about how they're spending money on these legal battles."
Michael Mercanti, an intellectual property lawyer, said he is surprised by the large number of oppositions Komen has filed against other charities--a number he would expect from a company like Toys"R"Us or McDonalds, but not a charitable fundraising organization.
"They seem to be very aggressive in policing their mark, or what they're claiming to be their mark," he told HuffPost. "I guess there are a lot of ways to captain a ship, but it seems like there are ways they could protect and police their trademarks and also allow other charities to coexist."
Mercanti said filing hundreds of oppositions is not only damaging to other charities, but could also be counterproductive for Komen's brand.
"They could actually be seen as being a bully," he said. "They're going to alienate some donors who don't appreciate them stepping on smaller, worthwhile charities."
With the help of a team of pro bono lawyers, Kites for a Cure was able to reach a settlement with Komen: They agreed to only use the phrase "for a Cure" in conjunction with the words "lung cancer" to make the distinction clear. But Tighe said they reached a settlement only after many, many months of a free legal team working long hours each day.
"We were very fortunate because we had strong support from knowledgeable pro bono counsel, but it did seem like a misdirection of a lot of people's energy," she told HuffPost. "I don't know what smaller organizations do without free representation."
Sue Prom said Tighe has already put her in touch with her pro bono legal team, and she is prepared to fight for the name of her sledding event in court. The ordeal has changed her opinion of Komen.
"I used to give money to Komen all the time, but now I'm just kind of wary of them," she said. "I'm not buying Yoplait yogurt or anything that has the word 'Komen' on it. They seem to have forgotten what charity is about."
WrathChild wrote: I'd be interested to hear Jesse's thoughts on the Breast Cancer Awareness ad campaign targeting men with slogans like "save the boobies" and "don't let breast cancer steal second base".


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1. Computer literacy project in Ozamiz City, Philippines
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2. Marketing in the age of blogs
So when a company takes a personal interest in _you_ and ditches the "Here's why you should buy our product" spiel for a more intimate "We're interested in what you're interested in" thing, that's cool. Companies like Stormhoek are starting to recognize the word-of-mouth power of blogs and making it a part of their marketing strategy.
Stormhoek gave away free bottles of wine to people who would then blog about it. Great way to get astrophysicists to talk about your product.
You can't buy that kind of publicity for $10. Oh, wait, you can.
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SANTA CLARA — That was a very, very tense media session with Jim Harbaugh just now, of course related to the tensions arising inside and outside the 49ers organization after Ray McDonald's domestic-abuse arrest on early Sunday morning.
This was the first time Harbaugh faced reporters on the issue, but he reiterated what he said on his radio show a few days ago: The 49ers do not tolerate domestic violence but they also believe in due process and that means no decision on McDonald until more facts are unearthed.
Harbaugh at one point wanted to make this a bit of a legal seminar — a very heated legal seminar — and asked if anybody in the room was against due process. Nobody raised their hand.
But this isn't about the legal definition of due process. Nobody credible is saying McDonald should go to jail immediately or even be released by the 49ers without further information.
The point is: If you are a team with no tolerance for domestic abuse, why not announce that McDonald will not be playing Sunday's game ... while you gather the evidence?
Harbaugh was having none of that. He didn't do a full-throated defense of McDonald, but Harbaugh also was not going to budge from the principle that the 49ers are just like a court of law and need to be patient through the process.
I disagree. Most of you might disagree with me. So it goes.
Steve Corkran and I did this transcription of the first part of Harbaugh's presser, all relating to the McDonald situation.
--JIM HARBAUGH partial transcript/
-Q: Has a decision been made whether Ray McDonald will play on Sunday?
-HARBAUGH: No.
-Q: For you, what goes into this decision? What are the factors that determine this?
-HARBAUGH: Facts. Information.
-Q: Are you actively investigating this? Listening? What's your involvement?
-HARBAUGH: I wouldn't concentrate on who. What who is doing or who's making the decision.
It's what's going to make the decision. And that's information and fact.
-Q: Is McDonald preparing as if he'll play Sunday?
-HARBAUGH: He is practicing.
-Q: Based on your stated views, strong views on domestic violence, is there any hesitancy on your part to have him in the building and preparing to play?
-HARBAUGH: Well, there's two very strong principles in play. No. 1 is we will not tolerate domestic violence. And the second principle is the respect for due process.
-Q: Due process can take a while. Based on your conversations with Ray and what the team has learned in its investigation, are you comfortable if he plays Sunday?
-HARBAUGH: It's something we all know. We all live in America, we all understand that sometimes patience is required when it comes to due process.
But I think we all owe that--we all owe that to everybody that's involved. There's a respect for due process in my opinion.
-Q: Due process is a legal term. Probably everybody here if we'd been arrested we'd have been suspended awaiting the legal outcome. You don't think it's prudent to sit him until you have all the facts?
-HARBAUGH: As we have said, I mean, you want me to say it in a different way. This is America, you're innocent until you're proven guilty. I don't know what more I can say about that. I have great respect for that principle.
-Q: So he must be guilty before you do anything?
-HARBAUGH: It'll be based on information and the facts.
-Q: In your meetings with Ray the past few days, assuming you've had them, what kind of sense do you get about his mindset and what he told you?
-HARBAUGH: We can talk about that. We can talk about what those conversations have been. We can talk about where our relationship has been.
I've known him for three years... How relevant is that? The decision you've asked about is based on information and fact.
-Q: It's very relevant because you can look at him eye to eye and get a sense of where he's coming from.
-HARBAGH: Yeah, as I said... I mean, I've known him for three years. I've had many conversations. Those... if anything I could say, would be positive.
But what I'm saying is we owe to everyone involved a respect for due process. So...
-Q: Are you waiting for the district attorney to either file charges or not?
-HARBAGH: Waiting for information and fact.
-Q: If he had told you he had done this, is it safe to say he would not be playing?
-HARBAUGH: This is a legal matter. And you know my position and that is that everyone involved needs for due process to take place.
-Q: Just to clarify, have you told players in the past that 'if you put a hand on a woman you're going to be a 49er any more.' Have you told them that?
-HARBAUGH: You have to... you don't have to rely on any source. What I've said to my team I'm on record very clearly with how I feel about the subject of domestic violence.
-Q: What was McDonald's demeanor at practice yesterday? Did it affect the way the players approached practice?
-HARBAUGH: There's probably a lot of questions we could answer. A lot that we could ask. I feel like I've answered as much as I think it needs to be answered on the subject.
It's a legal matter. Remember that please. Remember this is a legal matter.
-Q: How do you move forward in this season--this is probably embarrassing going into Week 1--how do you get your players ready?
-HARBAUGH: You use that word. I use... I take it personally with our football team and take on great responsibility. And will continue to emphasize the things that... what I think is good for our team and will continue to do that and look and continue to search for better ways to do that. I feel that's my responsibility.
-Q: How do you get the message across to your players that there's something wrong going on here and how much responsibility do you take?
-HARBAUGH: I take full responsibility, the greatest share of responsibility in that respect. That's my responsibility as a head football coach. We continue to do our very best.
I'm speaking for myself, I'm speaking for our coaches, I'm speaking for our organization. That is our job, it is our responsibility, and we do our very best, as we have done. Our best needs to be better.
-Q: How do you balance taking players with risky backgrounds?
-HARBAUGH: We continue to point out self motivation. That is the only lasting thing. We continue to do a good job, take our responsibilities and do a better job. I've exhausted the subject.
-Q: Will it be your decision, Trent's or Jed's on whether McDonald plays Sunday?
-HARBAUGH: Again, I see where you're focused on the who is making the decision. I feel like I explained this; the important thing here is what's going to make the decision. That will be based on information, it will be based on facts.
-Q: But someone is going to have to make the decision, decide where the preponderance of information is, correct?
-HARBAUGH: In my opinion, it's what information that there is. You've asked that question, I answered it.
-Q: Might some information come forth before the game?
-HARBAUGH: Once you get fact, once you get information, then you're going to be in a better time and a better place to make a decision. Or to make judgments.
-Q: Do you think you will get that information before Sunday's game?
-HARBAUGH: I don't know. I don't know. I'm not here to tell you exactly what happened because I don't know.
-Q: But you don't expect to have that information by Sunday?
-HARBAUGH: I don't know that.
-Q: If McDonald plays Sunday, does that mean someone within the organization uncovered some pertinent information?
-HARBAUGH: Again, I'm going to reiterate, this is a legal matter. There is a principle at stake—you seem to keep questioning that. You have a lot of follow-up questions on a very fundamental principle that could indeed require patience.
I mean, I see a lot of polls. Should this or should not? Or this or that? I see a lot of polls. We can have an informal poll right now. Raise your hand if you are not in favor of due process.
(Pauses, looks around, nobody raises their hand.)
Not one hand.
-Q: Define due process.
-HARBAUGH: It's in the Constitution. I've taken as many questions on this as I'm going to take. It's in the Constitution. Fifth Amendment.
-Q: You're not putting him in jail. The Constitution is about putting somebody in jail, not whether he plays football or not.
-HARBAUGH: Man or a woman is not to be punished before due process occurs.
I've taken as many questions as I'm going to take on that subject.
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Exercise directly impacts the behavior and development of the brain. There is a myriad of research to suggest that students need adequate amounts of physical activity throughout the day; such activity may positively effect mood and academic performance as well as prevent obesity and obesity-related issues. "It is likely that the effects of physical activity on cognition would be particularly important in the highly plastic developing brains of youth," according to a 2010 essay penned by Charles Basch of Columbia University. With this in mind, we will begin providing an option for morning play four days per week, following our fall break. While the number of minutes weekly may not be significant, they may provide participating students the opportunity to get their blood flowing, allowing for more oxygen to the brain. See below for expectations for this play period.
Willow Morning Play Procedures for Grades 1-5
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Monday December 10, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. – University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball player Kayla Harris has been selected the Peach Belt Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
The league office made the announcement on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012.
Harris has now claimed the weekly honor from the league twice in her career. She was also named Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 13, 2012.
Harris led a trio of Pacers in double figures in USC Aiken's road win over Wingate on Friday, Dec. 7 with 25 points. Harris was 11-for-20 from the field in the game. Harris, who was 3-of-3 from the free throw line, also had a team-best eight rebounds, three steals and three assists.
Harris (Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield HS) after her 25 points in the win over Wingate now has 999 points in her Pacer career. The preseason All-American is just one point away from becoming the ninth women's basketball player in USC Aiken's NCAA Division II era to score 1,000 points or more in their career.
AUGUSTA, Ga. – University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball player Ronald Zimmerman has been tabbed as the Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week.
The league office made the announcement on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012.
The weekly honor from the league is the first of Zimmerman's career. He is the first Pacer to garner conference Player of the Week plaudits since Alvin Brown last earned the weekly award on Jan. 17, 2011.
Zimmerman closed out USC Aiken's home victory over Mount Olive on Thursday, Dec. 6 with a career-high 34 points.
Zimmerman (Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley HS) was 7-for-12 from beyond the arc in the game. The seven 3-pointers tied a career-high that he originally set in USC Aiken's home win over then 15th-ranked Winston-Salem State on Nov. 19.
Zimmerman, who was 10-for-15 from the field in total, also had five steals and one assist. He was 7-of-8 from the charity stripe.
The junior guard is currently second in the nation and first in the Peach Belt Conference with 5.0 3-pointers made per game.


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Apodaca, NC Senate push back against Obamacare
Published: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 10:38 p.m.
North Carolina's General Assembly is freezing any state work on a new one-stop shop to help people buy affordable health insurance, and ordering unspent federal funds returned.
Sen. Tom Apodaca and two co-sponsors introduced legislation in the state Senate Wednesday to opt out of participation in several costly provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare.
Apodaca, Sen. Harry Brown and Sen. Bob Rucho filed Senate Bill 4 to exempt North Carolina from establishing a state-based health insurance exchange or a state-federal partnership exchange.
Under Obamacare, states must have in place a health exchange where individuals and small businesses, which are now mandated to have insurance, can purchase coverage. If North Carolina doesn't create one, the federal government will run it.
There are three options: a state-run exchange, a state-federal partnership or a federally run exchange. The online marketplaces for private health insurance are scheduled to open in October.
Senate Bill 4 also directs the N.C. Department of Insurance to return unspent taxpayer funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services earlier this month to create a state-federal partnership exchange. Last November, then-Gov. Beverly Purdue declared her intent to establish such an exchange and applied for $73.9 million in federal grants to set it up.
"Obamacare was forced on us against our will by the federal government and they should shoulder the burden of implementing it," Apodaca said. "Any claim that North Carolina would 'control' this program is nothing more than an illusion."
Senate Bill 4 also rules out expansion of the N.C. Medicaid program. House lawmakers on Wednesday filed an identical bill.
In its 2012 decision on Obamacare, the U.S. Supreme Court exempted states from the federal mandate to expand Medicaid eligibility.
Last year, the General Assembly had to fill a Medicaid shortfall of more than $500 million. Expanding the program would add hundred of millions in additional state costs, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Senate and House bills make clear Medicaid coverage for poor residents can't be expanded without their approval. A Senate committee is expected to hold hearings on the legislation Thursday.
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On Thursday's front page of the Devils Lake Journal you will find what's "Coming in print," what's only found on our website for Mar.7 - and a whole lot more.
Coming: Two area men are part of a winning biathlon team - their story on page 3 Friday in the Journal.
Friday - a Seen on Scene photo gallery.
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The 34th Annual Shellie Awards brought all the pizazz of a Broadway opening to Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts this past Saturday night. Sparkling gowns, oh-so-high heels and creative suits and tuxedos adorned those in attendance. As a San Francisco Giants' fan, I must admit emcee Jeff Collister's orange vest and tie and World Championship baseball cap certainly caught my eye.
The annual awards ceremony not only recognizes the abundant talent in our local theater community, but also gives the community a chance to renew friendships and just plain schmooze and compliment one another on how great everyone looks. To me, it's also a reminder of how lucky I am to be involved with such creative, energized people. Age doesn't make a difference, as youngsters and those over 80 enthusiastically embrace and share stories from previous shows. Winning one of the actual Shellie Awards is icing on an already delicious cake.
And, speaking of awards, Center Repertory came away the big winner with a total of nine Shellies, followed by Diablo Theatre Company (five), Town Hall Theatre (three), Contra Costa Musical Theatre (two) and Butterfield 8 and Pittsburgh Community Theatre, with one each. Unfortunately, the other five companies in competition came away empty-handed, which, in the case of the Willows Theatre that was forced to close midseason last year, seems a shame.
When all the glitter finally settled, the following received awards (musicals named first, followed by plays): Actress — Brittany Danielle ("Xanadu," Center Rep) and Ginny Wehrmeister ("Pgymalion," Town Hall); Actor — Robert Brewer ("Little Shop of Horrors," CCMT) and Mark Anderson Phillips ("Rumors," Center Rep); Supporting Actress — Lynda DiVito ("Legally Blonde" DTC) and Kerri Shawn ("Rumors," Center Rep); Supporting Actor — Derek Travis Collard ("Little Shop," CCMT) and Kevin Burns ("Laughter on the 23rd Floor," PCT); Scenic Designer — Kelly Tighe ("Smokey Joe's Cafe," Center Rep) and Martin Flynn ("Picasso at the Lapin Agile," Town Hall); Costuming — Victoria Livingston-Hall ("Xanadu," Center Rep) and Liz Martin ("The Tempest" Butterfield 8") and Michael Berg ("Rumors," Center Rep); Lighting Designer — Michael Palumbo ("Legally Blonde," DTC) and Chris Cuptill ("Picasso," Town Hall); Director — Gia Solari ("Legally Blonde," DTC) and Timothy Near ("Rumors," Center Rep); Choreographer — Jennifer Perry ("Xanadu," Center Rep); Music Director — Sean Kana ("Legally Blonde," DTC); and Overall Production — "Legally Blonde, the Musical" DTC and the play "Rumors," Center Rep.
Stuck between childhood and adolescence, the "tweens" in Dan LeFranc's "Troublemaker, or the Freakin Kick-A Adventures of Bradley Boatright" pulsate with mischief in Berkeley Rep's production running through Feb. 3.
Berkeley Rep commissioned the play about a 12-year-old boy who, along with his pals, thinks of himself more as a super hero, protecting his mom as well as his image of his deceased dad. LeFranc, who received the 2010 New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award for "Sixty Miles to Silver Lake" and several Drama Desk nominations for his 2011 "The Big Meal," fashioned a wonderfully energized language for his young characters in "Troublemaker." It's 1984 in working-class Rhode Island where Bradley and his best friend battle the rich kid and his goons. Told from Bradley's point-of-view, the first two acts dramatize the rich imagination of young people as they create their own vibrant world, often placing grown-ups as the enemy. In one scene, Bradley visualizes the representatives of a private school for troubled youth as Nazis while in another the homeless population resembles zombie pirates. By Act III, the adults have more of a voice as the two sides grow and begin to communicate and resolve their differences.
Directed by Lila Neugebauer, "Troublemaker" infuses Berkeley Rep's Thrust Stage with tons of youthful enthusiasm as nine powerful actors bring Bradley (Gabriel King), his fellow students (Matt Bradley, Chad Goodridge, Ben Mehl, Jeanna Phillips, Hank Miller), and the grown-ups (Jennifer Regan, Thomas Ryan, Danny Scheie) to life. Kris Stone's set design includes a revolving section that moves both people and set pieces efficiently, Paloma Young's vivid costumes add color and style and Alexander Nichols' creative lighting all help create Bradley's slightly fantastical world.
While LeFranc's rich language and action scenes are compelling, the play tends to wander and would benefit by cutting 30 minutes or so. For tickets, call 510-647-2949 or go to www.berkeleyrep.org.
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Advice for Asking Questions and Advocating for Your Child
We are so thankful for the outpouring of advice that has flooded in for us to share with the Autism Speaks Community. Who better to give advice than you all, the people that know best! We have heard from people on the autism spectrum, parents, siblings, teachers, therapists, and beyond. Your advice has been broken down into categories, and we will post accordingly!
YOU are your child's best advocate. YOU are their voice when they need it. YOU know your child best. It's not about them; it's about your child. –Marisa
The best advocator and educator for your child is you. So educate yourself on different forms of therapy and treatments. Find a great pediatrician. And learn to laugh and enjoy the journey, that little person needs you. And love them for who they are…an awesome child who just happens to have Autism. –Deanna
Believe – in yourself, in your child, and most of all in the bond you share. –Keith
Early Intervention is Key. The sooner your child receives therapy, the better chances the child has to grow. Check out the public schools to find out which has the best special education program and do everything in your power to go to that school. –Caroline
People with Autism do not plateau in their learning abilities. They will keep growing and learning with time, patience, and consistency. That is what I have found in my son. –Doreen
Know your school system and the services that are available for you and your child. Fight for your child; do not let the school system bully you or your child. Insist that your child be allowed to become the best that they can be. -Linda
Do NOT assume that school personnel know more than you do about your child or autism. I am a special education teacher whose certification program only briefly covered children with autism. There is no state teaching license, in Wisconsin, for the area of autism. Visit your child's school, unannounced, and observe the programming and interaction between students and staff, students and students. Many times special education aides are the staff members responsible for your child's day-to-day functioning. Do not overlook them – they are a vital piece to your child's success. –Sheryl
Remember, you're not alone. There are many untapped resources to help fund your child's road to recovery. Know your rights, and the rights of your child when looking for these State, Federal and School District funded programs. -Ian
Have lots of mirrors and practice social situations BEFORE you go. One step beyond social stories…don't script them…'improv' any new situations and talk about possible feelings and reactions. Practice making your body match your feelings AND practice hiding your feelings when necessary. –Mary
I got the best advice to embrace my son's autism. Never give up, and embrace it along the way. –Kristi
Stop trying to fix them, they aren't broke. –Ruth
You will hear so many theories and receive so many suggestions about therapies that you MUST try. Proceed with an open mind. Proceed with caution. Look for objective evidence (data, proof) of claims that treatments are effective. But above all, do what works for your child and your family. –Kelley
I wish I'd known colic is not "normal." Although food intolerances are not the source of our son's problems, having stomach aches and headaches certainly made it much more difficult for him to focus on our world. If your baby/toddler has stomach problems or cries for "no reason", have him/her checked for food intolerances, and if you are breast feeding, eliminate the major problem foods from your diet (milk and gluten are a good starting point) to see if it helps. It may have a major effect on your child's behavior. -Deniz
Be patient, go with the flow, seek the best therapy you can find, and love them through it all. –Sharon
Following the GF/CF diet has cleared up my son's cloudiness….he became much more interactive with his environment and family. It is important to be 100% all day every day to get results! Set a time frame and gently ease into the diet so your child does not feel penalized, there are a lot of great recipes available and people to support you! Remember to keep carbohydrate intake low if you are GF/CF! –Dens
Don't blame yourself. –Jon
December 30, 2010 at 3:24 pm
There are some good comments here. I would like to add that often overlooked is understanding what the child's brain needs for proper development. Seldom do the professionals look at the adequacy of the diet. What in the diet will provide for the choline, serine, phosphorous, cholesterol, and the fatty acids found lacking in those with autism? The USDA Nutrient Databnase has the answers for that question and advises what the brain needs or contains as well. A comparison of the nutrients needed by the brain to the nutrients in the various foods makes it possible to ensure that the child is being well nourished. This relationship between autism and nutrition holds the answer for autism. The foods that will meet those needs are the foods that contain cholesterol, like meat, whole milk, and regular eggs.
December 30, 2010 at 9:11 pm
Noone will fight for your baby like you will. When it comes to school get a parent advocate to help copaa.org. It's nice to have someone on your side. Best money I ever spent!!
January 3, 2011 at 8:38 am
I really liked the opinion on checking other public schools for the best possible program for autism. When I started looking I went to all the private out of district schools. I did hear that there is a great program at another in district school but I already have my child in another school. He is doing well there and I don't want to change him at this time. I just wish I knew that back then.
January 5, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Early intervention was so important and KEY for our son's developmental progress. He started intervention at age one and now he is 5 years old in kindergarten with friends and doing very well. We are so proud of him. We have our challenges sometimes, but also our many joys.


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Hugh Grant is, reportedly, fertile.
The 53-year-old actor has fathered another love child. According to U.K. publication the Sun, Grant fathered a son in September 2012 with a Swedish TV producer named Anna Elisabet Eberstein. This was reportedly only three months before Grant's girlfriend Tinglan Hong -- the mother of his daughter Tabitha -- gave birth to their second baby, Felix.
"They were pregnant with Hugh's children at the same time. It's an unusual arrangement," a source told the Sun.
Unusual is one way of putting it.
It's not exactly clear if the two women knew they were both expecting the actor's children at the same time.
They do now.
The situation came to light in December, when Grant's name was listed on the re-registered birth certificate of his son with Eberstein.
"Anna is being supported by Hugh all the way. She lives in a very comfortable property in West London and knows that Hugh is there for her," the source added to the Sun. "Anna's parents in Sweden know all about the relationship and she has their blessing."
According to the New York Daily News, Grant confirmed the birth of his second baby with Hong via Twitter last year, but didn't mention his child with Eberstein.
"In answer to some journos. Am thrilled my daughter now has a brother. Adore them both to an uncool degree. They have a fab mum."
English people talk funny. Excuse me ... tweet funny.
Grant was much more talkative after the birth of his daughter, Tabitha, in October 2011. He spoke with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres about becoming a dad.
"Everyone was right all these years, saying: 'Hugh, why don't you have some children? It changes your life.' Now that I have a child, it is life-changing. I recommend it. Get some."
He added, "I can't pretend it wasn't a little bit of a surprise. But it's a very nice surprise. In fact, the baby's name in Chinese, because the mother's is Chinese, means 'happy surprise'"
How does one say that in Swedish?
When Grant's daughter, Tabitha was born, Grant's rep confirmed her arrival in a statement reading, "I can confirm that Hugh Grant is the delighted father of a baby girl. He and the mother had a fleeting affair and while this was not planned, Hugh could not be happier or more supportive."
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Mark Woodworth, who was convicted in the 1990 death of a Livingston County woman and who had been serving multiple life sentences with the Missouri Department of Corrections, is now in the custody of Livingston County.
Woodworth, 38, was transferred Thursday afternoon, and is being held at the Daviess DeKalb Regional Jail. A new trial is expected.
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whats wrong the people whom did that to him need to be brought up on charges hold them rsponsible so they can get it right
The day they hold white people accountable for unjustly incarcerating him is the day they bring charges of kidnap and brutality against white people who held blacks as slaves….
where in the story did it say the people responsible for his incarceration are white?? maybe they were black… you know what they say about people that ASSUME!
They were not Black and you're an A$$ if you assume otherwise.
That's some BS and it pisses me off and breaks my heart. A cap at 250k! What??!! No amount of money would EVER come close to compensating this man, but 250k is an insult. My gosh. I hope he takes this to the Supreme Court. Or something!
What a fvcking shame! 30 dam years!
Backwards asss, retarded asss Louisiana!
What horrible thing to happen to an innocent man.
It should be 250 MILLION. This justice system is a darn shame.
Backwards asss, retarded asss Louisiana…my state and sadly, I agree with you 100%!
No offense to the people. Louisiana is an awesome state as far as the people, the culture and the history goes.
Hope he gets ALL his just due. Not suprised how they treated him.
There's no way to get "just due" when they take 30 years of your life…during your prime.
Thats a damn sahme, that dirty ole white justice system needs the brakes beat off them.. thats a low down shame and then they run and put up all those fake a$$ statistics on blk people , they say 82% of black people are criminals and in jail ..well 50% of them seems to be falsely put there! take your white a$$ stats and stick em where the sun dont shine.
typo.. shame…
I believe there are innocent people in prison and on death row. I oppose the death penalty because innocent people are falsely convicted and executed. I truly wish him well. Smh…
They don't really care about us. Stand for something or fall for anything.
this is so sad and sickening! how many innocent people sit and die in jail because of the in-justice system in our country?? although he will likely come into a lot of money, is 30 years of your life worth it?? i would rather have my 30 years of life instead of your money. he should sue for way more than they offer him. HE DESERVES IT!
He truly deserves some head from every woman in Louisiana
Guys can give head, too. Why don't you oblige him?…lol
I'm so glad you answered that a$$hole! What a stupid comment on such a serious issue!!


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Volunteers from one organization worked to give two schools much-needed facelifts Saturday.
Give Back Cincinnati painted hallways, classrooms and common areas at Norwood Middle and High Schools.
They also focused on the library and wrestling workout room.
"This organization has really made a difference today with their time and efforts. It's really amazing what a simple coat of paint will do. I'm so anxious for the students to come in on Monday and see all the progress," Middle School Kathy Sabo said.
Give Back Cincinnati is made up of about 5,000 young professionals who take on projects like this one to help the community.


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Jean Jessee, 80, of Tecumseh, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, in Shawnee.
Visitation will begin 10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, and continue through service time. Family will gather to meet with friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, at Cooper Funeral Home.
Service will be 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14, at Sharon Baptist Church with Reverend Clint Dawkins officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
To share memories, or to sign the guestbook online, go to www.cooperfuneral.com.
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Drake and Lil Wayne are hitting the road together.
The two multiplatinum hip-hop stars have announced plans for their co-headlining Drake Vs Lil Wayne Tour. The trek touches down Sept. 16 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.
Tickets for the Shoreline gig are $35-$139.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. June 20 at www.livenation.com. Presale tickets are available for Citi card members (see www.citiprivatepass.com for more information).
The tour also stops Sept. 17 at Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Wheatland.
In all, the Drake Vs. Lil Wayne Tour will stop in 31 cities in the U.S.
The tour presents two of hip-hop's top stars.
Drake's three studio albums -- 2010's "Thank Me Later," 2011's "Take Care" and 2013's "Nothing Was the Same" -- have all achieved platinum-plus sales in the U.S. His most recent solo trek -- dubbed Would You Like a Tour? -- drew a full house to Oracle Arena in Oakland in late 2013.
Wayne is best known for his "Tha Carter" series of albums, which have sold millions of copies. A fifth chapter to "Tha Carter" is reportedly due out later this year.
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The Chattanooga Warriors needs your support for this event. As you all may or may not know, we lost our first baseman Jess last year unexpectedly just after two and a half weeks of returning home from the ASA nationals. Folks we are asking for your support in participating in this event. As you can imagine there has been an immense strain and burden on this family and we are just trying to help them out. We are turning to the softball community to come out and participate to help lift some of the financial burden off of them.
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Presents the 2nd Annual Calhoun Challenge
A portion of the proceeds will go to the family of our 1st baseman Jessica Raines
Date: October 26th and 27th
Location: Calhoun Recreation Complex – Calhoun, GAAge Groups: 8U- 10U - 12U - 14U – 16U$250 Entry Fee 8U- $75
4 game minimum guaranteed2 Pool games seeded into double elimination. Gate Fees: Weekend Pass - $10.00 Daily Pass - $6.00 Contact: Robert Boseman @ 423-315-2636
Or you can register online at chattanoogawarriors99.com
Just leave your team name, age group coach name and number
This will be a great tourney to prepare for the Children's Healthcare tournament
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FREMONT -- Sikh temple leaders are proposing to expand their Niles district facilities, although some neighbors oppose the plans because they are fed up with recurring traffic and parking problems during prayer services and holidays.
The proposal calls for the size of the Gurdwara Sahib Fremont -- known as the Fremont Gurdwara -- to grow from 28,074 square feet to 41,740, an increase of nearly 50 percent. The existing kitchen, dining hall and other buildings would be demolished and rebuilt. The project also would construct new facilities that house Sunday school classrooms, an administrative office and priests' quarters. The parking lot -- which has 335 spaces -- will be redesigned but remain about the same size.
Kam Johal, an India-born woman who moved to Fremont in 1988, is one of several concerned neighbors. Johal said cars driven by worshipers on Sundays and special days clog the surrounding neighborhood, where motorists sometimes park illegally, blocking driveways and stop signs.
"I'm against it because an expansion means more people, more congestion and more traffic," said Johal, who was raised a Sikh and occasionally worships at the temple. "The temple has grown too much and it needs to stay just as it is, or they need to consider building a temple in a new location."
Another neighbor, Shyla Klinder, worries that frequent traffic might degrade the neighborhood and lower property values. She also said the gridlock during prayer services might prevent residents from leaving the area during a health emergency. "It once took me 20 minutes to travel 20 feet," said Klinder, a neighbor since 1997. "That's not something you should have to deal with when leaving your own home."
Amritpal Sra, the gurdwara's project manager, said temple officials have no plans to move and already have done much to address neighborhood complaints. They have spent $50,000 to help create a bus stop along Mission Boulevard so vehicles would not have to enter the neighborhood, removed electrical equipment to reduce outdoor noise and repaired a fence that neighbors said was an eyesore.
Before big events, temple leaders visit neighbors and provide them with a police phone number to call if parking violators must be towed, and they clean up trash after Sunday services. Sra said the new proposal aims to improve traffic flow by moving the grounds' parking entrance further east along Gurdwara Road.
The temple has about 3,400 members and draws as many as 8,000 worshipers on special days, Sra said. Its leaders have begun working with Fremont police to have "special-event planning" on those days, he added.
The Fremont Gurdwara is one of several Sikh temples throughout the Bay Area. The largest is in San Jose, and others are located in Milpitas, Hayward, Pittsburg and El Sobrante.
Fremont city staff members will meet next week to discuss whether to recommend that the Planning Commission approve the facilities' expansion at its Jan. 24 meeting, Fremont associate planner Steve Kowalski said. At this point they are undecided, he said.
Until then, neighbors such as Klinder say they worry that the current problems might worsen.
"I've been here for 15 years, and the traffic and parking have only increased," she said.
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Published: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 10:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 6:10 a.m.
A Hendersonville man has been charged with kidnapping, rape, sexual offense and interfering with 911 communications after a victim reported a rape to police Sunday.
Hendersonville Police Department Detective Trae Laws said he was called Sunday night to investigate the report. The investigation led him to 20-year-old Robert Jordan Greenwood of Glasson Court.
Greenwood was arrested without incident at 9:42 a.m. Monday. He faces charges of felony kidnapping, felony second degree rape, felony second degree sexual offense and interfering with a 911 call.
The incident is still under investigation, but no further charges are anticipated.
Greenwood is being held in the Henderson County Detention Center in lieu of a $125,500 secured bond.
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Wine and olive oil have a symbiotic relationship, and in places like Italy, where no table is complete without a jug of each, most wine estates have at least a smattering of olive trees. Typically, vines are planted at the base of the trees to provide support. In turn, the trees protect the grapes from excessive wind and sun.
With a nod to that tradition, McEvoy, the Marin County ranch voted No. 1 last year by Consumer Reports for its extra-virgin olive oil, has interplanted grapes and started producing wine.
This month, the winemaking team, led by former head gardener Margaret Koski-Kent, debuts its inaugural releases, including a 2010 pinot noir, The Evening Standard, and a 2010 proprietary blend called the Red Piano. The wines are available online at www.mcevoyranch.com and at their San Francisco Ferry Building store.
Koski-Kent first approached co-owner Nan McEvoy with the idea 10 years ago over one of their staff lunches. These bountiful meals are made by McEvoy's in-house chefs using organic vegetables grown on the sprawling Petaluma ranch, whose 550 acres include 18,000 olive trees and more than 800 varieties of flowers, vegetables and fruit trees.
"We always drink wine at lunch," she remembers telling Nan. "Why not plant a little pinot noir to make table wine for ourselves?"
Nudged on by her son and co-owner, Nion, Nan gave her blessing for a slightly bigger project. In 2006, they hired Maurizio Castelli, the Italian agronomist and oenologist instrumental in guiding their olive oil production and importing their Italian olive tree seedlings, to plant vines on the ranch in pursuit of a wine that would complement their high-end extra-virgin olive oil.
Today, there are five separate vineyards on eight acres planted to pinot noir, syrah, grenache, viognier, alicante bouschet, refosco and Montepulciano. As far as Koski-Kent knows, McEvoy is the only local grower of refosco, a red grape native to the Friuli region of Italy, and Montepulciano.
"Maurizio says they grow very elegantly here," she says. Both go into the 2010 Red Piano ($35), a savory and structured blend with aromas of black cherry and black tea and dominant mineral notes.
They also grow five clones of pinot noir on the 18-acre Azaya Vineyard, located two miles away in the cooler Hick's Valley. That variable coastal fog tempered with moderate afternoon sun gives this delicate varietal optimal conditions for slow, balanced growth and the type of concentrated fruit flavors seen in the 2010 Evening Standard ($45), an elegant homage to the family's publishing background. It has aromas of red cherries and roses and flavors of tart strawberry.
In preparation for the gig, Koski-Kent studied oenology at Napa Valley College and apprenticed with Castelli as well as two other winemakers in Italy. To become winemaker, she had to relinquish most of her head gardener duties, which included growing all of the produce for the ranch's specialty foods, such as its delectable Meyer Lemon Marmalade.
You'd think growing produce -- Koski-Kent's olive growing and milling experience had been limited to observation and tasting -- would be similar to growing grapes and making wine, but she says they're actually quite different.
"With winemaking, the trick is learning not to interfere," she says. "With produce, you can nudge them along, like, 'OK, you're a fava bean, and they say you're supposed to grow in the summer, but we have several microclimates here, and maybe we can work with you in the shade.' "
McEvoy's wine program developed quickly -- and it's growing. Bottling of the 2011 red wines is already under way and a very drinkable, peachy 2012 Rosebud, Rosé of Pinot Noir will likely sell out this summer. Now, Koski-Kent is ready to take a step back, study these first vintages and see what works while staying true to the land.
"I want the fruit to express itself coming from the soil, climate and ranch here," she says. "I've seen it produce amazing, vital, fresh, delicious produce, and I hope it can do that with wine."
Contact Jessica Yadegaran at email@example.com. Follow her at Twitter.com/swirlgirl_jy.
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BEAUMONT, Texas – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Women's Tennis team earned a big 4-0 win on Friday, sweeping the McNeese State Cowgirls to avenge a regular-season loss and move into the semifinals of the Southland Conference Tournament for the second straight year.
The Islanders (16-3) grabbed the doubles point and never looked back, winning at No. 2, 3 and 4 singles for the 4-0 final. McNeese State (13-8) finished their season with their first Southland Conference appearance since the 2005 season.
"This was a very determined group," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "I'm very proud of the hard work they've put in over the last couple of weeks. They really added some key elements to their game that made a big difference today."
In doubles, Doris Kuselj and Stefania Nicolae were the first win out of the gate, earning a convincing 8-1 win at the No. 1 position. Mia Matuszak and Maider Martin kept their unbeaten run against Southland competition alive, improving 10-0 against league competition with an 8-2 final No. 3 doubles. Sandra Burges and Chelsea Horan led 7-5 at No. 2 when the point was clinched.
Things started out quickly for the Islanders in singles as well, with the team earning the first set in four of the six matches, and dragging out tough first sets at No. 1 and 6.
The first match to clinch was Nicolae at No. 3, with the junior winning in straight sets by a 6-3, 6-0 final to make it 2-0. The final two wins came quickly after, with Burges winning 6-0, 6-2 at No. 4, and just minutes later Martin finishing it with a 6-2, 6-3 final at No. 2 singles. Celia Rodriguez Delgado was leading her match 6-0, 5-4 at No. 5 when play stopped as the Islanders had another potential point go unfinished.
"I'm proud of the way they rose up and fought, their intensity today was awesome," said Moore. "I think this group is as hard-working a group as any team I've ever coached, and they've earned the right to be confident."
Even in the first sets that Texas A&M – Corpus Christi lost, the seniors playing in those matches fought until the very end of each one. Kuselj fought point-for-point against the Southland Conference Player of the Year Klaudia Gawlik, falling 7-6 (7-5) in the first set, and was a game point away from tying it at 3-3 in the second when play was stopped.
Matuszak also hung tough at No. 6 singles, getting down 5-0 before rallying for four straight games before eventually suffering a 6-4 loss in the first. The two players were tied 1-1 in the second set when the match was clinched.
"The grit and determination of those girls is awesome," said Moore. "They were not going to go away easily. They're seniors, and they have so much pride. Someone is going to have to play great to beat them."
Next up for the Islanders will be a semifinal match against Sam Houston State/Lamar at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The matches will follow the first round of the tournament on the men's side. The Islander Men's team will face Lamar in the semifinals of their tournament at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning.
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (IslandersTennis), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersTennis) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.
Tennis Match Results
McNeese State vs Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
04/26/13 at Beaumont, Texas
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 4, McNeese State 0
Singles competition:
1. Doris Kuselj (AMCC) vs. Klaudia Gawlik (MCN) 6-7 (5-7), 2-3, unfinished
2. Maider Martin (AMCC) def. Lara Pujol (MCN) 6-2, 6-3
3. Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) def. Anastasia Surkova (MCN) 6-3, 6-0
4. Sandra Burges (AMCC) def. Andreea Nenu (MCN) 6-0, 6-2
5. Celia Rodriguez (AMCC) vs. Annabelle Peacock (MCN) 6-0, 5-4, unfinished
6. Mia Matuszak (AMCC) vs. Diana Pirciu (MCN) 4-6, 1-1, unfinished
Doubles competition:
1. Doris Kuselj/Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) def. Lara Pujol/Anastasia Surkova (MCN) 8-1
2. Sandra Burges/Chelsea Horan (AMCC) vs. Klaudia Gawlik/Andreea Nenu (MCN) 7-5, unfinished
3. Mia Matuszak/Maider Martin (AMCC) def. Diana Pirciu/Annabelle Peacock (MCN) 8-2
Match Notes:
McNeese State 13-8
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 16-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,4,2)


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Local youth baseball team is ranked No. 1 in the nation
Published: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 11:23 a.m.
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The Mountain Expos, a traveling 9-and-under youth baseball team which competes in the United States Sports Specialty Association, is currently the top-ranked team in the nation in the 9U AA category following its win over the weekend.
The team earned first place at the Beast of the East Super NIT baseball tournament on April 13-14 in Canton and Hominy Valley. It was the second straight year the team won the tournament. The win gives the Mountain Expos 1000 points, which puts them in first place in the USSSA rankings.
The team's players are Ayden Fox, Gannon Lively, Jackson Lyda, Jackson Duchesne, Dalton Swayngim, Austin Smith, Jordan Whitaker, Dylan Blackwell, Cooper Wilson and Lane Johnson. The coaches are Keith Swayngim, John Lyda, Harry Wilson and Ray Johnson.
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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - While a blast of wintry weather has extended the ski season for a weekend, recent snow has also delayed bears' emergence from their winter slumber.At the end of last year's dry, warm winter, bear reports started surfacing in March. So far this year, local wildlife officials haven't received any reports of bears wandering in residential areas."The bears are still out there - we just haven't had any reports," said Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer Bill Andree, whose territory includes Vail. Andree said there wasn't really a mud season last year, which meant people were out biking, hiking and walking around neighborhoods more than they might be in March and April of a more normal year.While there haven't been any bear reports yet in Vail, regional wildlife manager Perry Will said Aspen has already had a number of bear reports this season, including a home invasion by a bruin. Will said there's already a trap set in the neighborhood that bear is visiting.While bears are popping up in that part of the region, Will said it's not unusual for the animals to stay in their winter dens until the first weeks in May. When they do emerge, it's generally the males that venture out first, Will said. And when bears start waking up, they're hungry, and will generally eat just about anything.Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Mike Porras said those appetites are a good reason to remember and observe the standard "bear aware" rules. Properly managing trash, bird feeders and pet food are the items at the top of that list. The town of Avon also recently sent out a notice to residents that the town's wildlife protection ordinance - basically the bear aware rules with other requirements - is in effect from now until Nov. 15.While it's generally a good thing to observe the bear rules - a nuisance bear is euthanized if trapped a second time - Will said he hopes recent rain and snow will help build up the animals' natural food sources."There are considerably fewer conflicts," when natural food is abundant, Will said. "Even 'criminal' bears prefer natural food."A shortage of natural food due to last year's drought made life hard on the bears, Will said. If the natural plants bears use for forage are spared a killer frost in late spring, this year has the potential to be much easier on both the bears and humans."I really hope it's a great bear year," Will said. "If the weather cooperates, it should be fantastic."
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