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Keeping stitch marker on when knitting in round on dpn
Hi Ladies!
New to the forum but not new to knitting. However, knitting in the round is fairly new to me. So I started knitting a pair of socks today (a first for me) and the stitch marker I am using to mark the beginning of the row falls off the dpn's hehe. Is there any way to get around this? Stupid ? I know, but I just had to ask. : :teehee:
Thank you so much for this valuable resource!
i will put it inbetween two stitches if needed. Otherwise i just use the tail to mark the beginning of the round.
losing marker
I just use a different color yarn and cut a small piece and tie it on the needle tight. then cut the ends short so when I knit it is snug and never falls off. :happydance:
Thanks! I realized just after I posted how silly of a post that was. Oh well...
The sock I'm knitting is knitting up nicely so far, I have about an inch done, hehe! I'm using a self striping yarn from lion brand. I know its cheap, but I figured for a first try it'll do. Can't wait to get to the heel! I'm sure I'll be back for more help then. Thanks again brendajos!!
Ohh good idea candy!
That isn't silly. i bet if you do a search you will see lots of people have asked the same question. Pretty normal.
No fear of the heel. i can throw the rest of the sock gladly away but for the heels and toes! the rest is a yawn! ;)
your question is not silly at all. the same thing happened to me at first. the way i solved this problem is by placing my marker on the second stitch instead of the first. you just have to remember that this will be the stitch that comes after the first.
I just knit a few stitches beyond the marker--of course I knit a few extra stitches off each needle to avoid ladders, too.
Another way to keep track is to put a spilt stich marker or safety pin into the stich you want to mark. It won't fall off that way. You won't be moving it from one needle to the other. If its getting too many rows down for you then just move it farther up in the same stitch column.
When I first started using markers I thought that was the way you're supposed to use them. It took a while before I noticed that people put them on the needles. :teehee:
This way is helpful if you want to keep track of a "right side" with lots of knits and purls, something where both sides look similar.
ooh yeah i do that too! i also use it to help me count rows so i don't have to worry about row counters!
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Yesterday we discussed the philosophy of social media: How do you have conversations with people in order to build better relationships?
And there were a lot of great comments:
* Johnnie Firari says, "Through relationships you can now gain/earn back something that was lost: Brand loyalty!"
* Les Lent says, "The tools (in my humble opinion) are great ways to make connections and starting, developing, and maintaining relationships with clients, employees, and prospects. Make the connection, build the relationship, and the sales will follow."
* Sherrick Murdoff says, "I would also add that you have to give (e.g. share) to get. It's helpful to share posts you like via Twitter, share your views via comments, share your thoughts, and give your audience something to discuss. If you give them a reason to engage, you will find discussions happen and relationships are built."
Great, great comments! And Sherrick offers some really actionable advice.
But people still don't understand this is NOT just another way to sell your wares. The people who say "buy me, buy me, buy me" in the social channels lose credibility and, eventually, no one will care about them.
I liken social media to a networking event. I ask business leaders, "What is the first thing you do when you go to a networking event?" After the smart alecks in the room say, "Get a drink!", we get to "We introduce ourselves to someone new."
So then I ask, "Do you say, 'Buy my wares!' or do you ask questions, listen to what the other person has to say, and develop a conversation?" Of course, it's always the latter.
Social media is not any different than a networking event. The philosophy is the same – you meet new people, you ask questions, and you listen. You decide if you're going to be friends, if you can do business together, or if you can be a referral source for one another.
The only difference between social media and in person networking is that, with social media, you can sit behind a computer screen in your PJs and uncombed hair and no one will know the difference. You now have the opportunity to network 24/7.
Pretty powerful stuff, huh?
One thing I caution you on, though. Lots and lots of people think that it's better to have a large number of followers, fans, and connections because they believe this is like traditional marketing – the more people they have access to, the more will hear their message.
If you are focused on gaining as many fans, followers, and connections as you can (you can actually pay a service to do this for you) and not on starting conversations, networking, and building relationships, you will not be successful.
You know what that's like? It's like the guy at the networking event who everyone hates to see coming their way and they avoid like the plague because they know they'll be stuck there listening to this guy talk about how great he is and never ask a question about you. You know the guy, don't you? He gets your card and he spams you constantly. You never do business with him. You're always looking for ways to avoid him.
It doesn't matter if you have 30 followers or 30,000. If you provide valuable content. If you start conversations. If you listen to what people are doing and saying. If you engage with people as human beings. If you build relationships. Social media will be successful for you.
People want to do business with people they like. Use the social media tools to help you become more efficient at having better relationships and you'll achieve everything you set out to do online.
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Absolutely relationships are at the heart of Social Media. For those whose roles traditionally require relationship building, Social Media can also be seen as providing a barrier breaking, BDM Managers' dream networking toolset.
Bringing online networking offline and vice versa is very powerful. So much is my conviction that I wrote an article on the subject and has been the topic of parties countrywide ever since! Even one of the country's top education providers' CEO was forwarded it within hours of its despatch.
So folks, please tell me wth you think of the thoughts on Social Media inside this magazine's issue here http://bit.ly/5HBIeD
I've always said I have a face for radio; now that I can network in my PJ's and uncombed hair I realize I also have a face for Social Media :-).
Seriously, you're right on. As someone who guides and builds sales teams for growing mid-market companies, I'd add that selling, done well, is about relationships, not selling. .
The guiding rule is as old as time – if you first position yourself to help others, others will find ways to help you.
Some good comments on building relationships. My #1 conversation tactic: shut up and listen. Listening is the best way to learn: about new things, what people do, what they need and how I can help them.
It's the "Me, Me, Me" hard sell types that will struggle with social media. Those that make real connections, that listen to others and give back will benefit the most from developing SM relationships.
Bingo. That is all.
Well done Gini,
Relationships start with Hello,are cultivated by listening and sharing ideas, concerns, mutual interests and develop when one person provides value to another. This all happens BEFORE and often REGARDLESS of monetary considerations. Once this has taken place we place a value on those relationships which can then be monetized in business or sold. You don't, and can't effectively mass produce the customization of the relationship that occurs before monetization. Consequently, although it is nice to have lots of connections, the real value comes in the depth and substance of those connections. From an old simple guys point of view. Once again thanks for a great post.
Gini, companies just don't get it yet and they are spurred in the wrong direction by all the social media "experts" out there who also don't get it (or get it but want to exploit the naivety of their clients).
The good news is everyone will learn what works and what doesn't. The bad news is Twitter could be sunk if it is overwhelmed by marketing, especially guerrilla marketing that is sneaking in.
As always, great comments here!
The frustrating part to me is what Doug aays – companies are being spurred in the wrong direction by the so-called "experts." I read an article the other day (can't remember where now) that said if you have to call yourself an expert, you are not. If you do your job, and do it well, others will call you an expert. It's like walking into a room and telling everyone you're the smartest person there. If you have to say it, you clearly are not.
I still contend Twitter is going to be a bunch of PR people talking to a bunch of PR people (or MLMers). But that's okay because we'll be focused on the relationships and not the tools.
Hi Gini –
I call that guy Type OO (output only)
No one wants to do business with a type OO !!
Thanks for the great post.
Reading: "http://spinsucks.com/spin/social-media-is-relationships-its-not-selling"( http://twitthis.com/2ua589 )
I like the focus on quality vs. quantity – very hard to get marketers to change. It's the conventional wisdom that you need tons of leads to make sales. Real engagement in social media should drive your conversion % higher so you don't need the staggering volume. Besides, who really enjoys 1%-2% conversion on efforts like direct mail?
Thanks for the quote!
I could not agree more! In my world as a "Career Coach" (or whatever else you want to call me since that title means different things to different people and I don't particularly care for it) I do a ton of "networking." Most people understand, whether they agree with it or not, that building a career is often more about who you know than what you know. However, far too many people wait to start "networking" until they have lost their job, fear they will lose it, or want to set themselves up for a new one. In those scenarios, people may be sympathetic to your situation, but they will resist your "sales-pitch" as you desperately flail around, hands empty in anticipation of a hand out from someone who you think can help you. Social media is a terrific way to expand your network. However, for those people who are looking to develop their careers or find a job, go back and read this great advice from Gini, an EXPERT communicator who I have only met on Twitter, have come to respect greatly, and enjoy tweeting with about a bunch of stuff that has nothing to do with how each of us makes money:
"It doesn't matter if you have 30 followers or 30,000. If you provide valuable content. If you start conversations. If you listen to what people are doing and saying. If you engage with people as human beings. If you build relationships. Social media will be successful for you."
By the way, if Gini does not sincerely consider me a friend, that is ok with me because she always treats me like one (instead of a potential customer or "contact".) As a result, I have chosen to be a friend to her-even if she never does anything for me directly. Marketing/PR/Sales people please go back, read that last sentence again, and let it sink in. I know, it's hard for you to comprehend because you can't run analytics on the relationship and then spin hard data to impress your boss, which therefore seems like a complete waste of time. However, that is how this social media thing works. It is about PEOPLE, not products. When the reverse becomes true, the PEOPLE will find somewhere else to go. Then you really will be a bunch of sales people pitching product to one another.
As always, thanks for the great insight Gini. I always look forward to reading your blog!
What if we taught sales people how to use social media to build and nurture relations?
Richard, it's my daily goal to teach sales people this philosophy.
Echoing @ShellyKramer & @laura_lake re:social media being about relationship building first is @ginidietrich: http://tinyurl.com/yleru23
I definitely agree that social media is about relationships. I would also say that selling is too. The problem is that the "buy me" people don't know how to sell. Trying to teach them social media might even be more work. A good salesman today is building relationships, whether it's through social media or networking. The hard sell doesn't and hasn't worked for a long time. Unfortunately, people don't spend enough time learning how to sell properly and instead think they can hard sell there way to making money. Then they disappear because they aren't in business any more. The same thing happens with social media except that it's even easier to tell someone to go away because you're not face to face with them.
CJ – GREAT analogy of how social media works in the offline world!


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"American Capital Agency (AGNC): "I used to fight this tooth and nail, because the dividend was a red flag. I now believe it can handle this yield. The dividend might not always stay this high, but I would buy it.""
What a maroon. I bet he checks the P/E on every stock he talks about.
I agree with you YBFW. Cramer, at best, is ranked a C to C- by his peers. Sure he got rich, and sure he has his show. But I don't listen to him any more, because he is half wrong. But AGNC is such a gift, and I am long and aquiring more. I love to see the dividend come in every three months, and I don't care about it going down and up like normal stocks do. The end result is each three months, and I buy more with my 401k transfer into my ROTH. And until I actually need to draw down, I am comfortable to let AGNC grow, prosper, and be more reliable than ---- well, our government?
Sentiment: Strong Buy


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Thursday, April 26, 2012 – Wilmington, NC – On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, Live Oak Bank will host the groundbreaking of their new headquarters located at 1741 Tiburon Drive. The building, located just minutes from their current location off of Shipyard Boulevard, is expected to be completed sometime during the first quarter of 2013. Mayor Saffo will preside over the ceremony, and local friends of the bank, those who have contributed to the planning and construction, employees and Board members will all join in the celebration.
"This has been a major project, so we are very pleased to have the construction underway," stated Lee Williams, one of the founders of Live Oak Bank. "Our employees work hard to make our bank a success, so this is a way to say thank you. We feel that building a positive, warm working environment in this special, wooded setting will be conducive to our needs and will only boost productivity."
"All of us at the bank are happy to call Wilmington home and are glad to be a part of the ever-creasing activity in this beach town. Between the growth taking place downtown by the riverfront, the potential for a minor league baseball team, and now our 36,000 sq. ft. headquarters, locals should be pleased to see their community blossom despite the recession," commented Chip Mahan, CEO of Live Oak Bank. "We are grateful to be a part of the excitement."


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SEPARATE APPLICATION REQUIRED: Yes
INTAKE: Fall semester only
This four-year program is designed to prepare entry- level nurses who will function within a variety of health care settings. The graduate is prepared to assume the roles of direct care-giver, educator, counsellor, advocate, facilitator, co-ordinator of care, researcher, leader, and member of the nursing profession.
Memorial university offers the four year bachelor of nursing (collaborative) program at three locations: Memorial University School of Nursing, St. John's; Centre for Nursing Studies, St. John's; Western Regional School of Nursing, Corner Brook. All three locations offer the same curriculum: classroom lectures combined with hands on practical experience.
Note: A fast-track option of the bachelor of nursing (collaborative) program for applicants with an undergraduate degree or advanced standing is available at Memorial University School of Nursing, St. John's and Western Regional School of Nursing, Corner Brook. The licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Bridging option of the bachelor of nursing (collaborative) program for applicants with a Newfoundland and Labrador LPN diploma program taken in 2002 or later is available at the Centre for Nursing Studies, St. John's.
Students may apply for admission into the School of Nursing directly from high school by indicating BN (collaborative) in the appropriate place on the university application. In addition to this general application, students must submit a School of Nursing application form as well as a self-appraisal form and one academic letter of reference. The application and supporting documentation are required by the March 1 deadline.
Direct entry into the program from high school is competitive as there are a limited number of placements. Admission is subject to meeting the minimum admission requirements and does not guarantee a student's acceptance into the program.
Up to three additional positions per year are available in the bachelor of nursing (collaborative) four-year option program for applicants of Aboriginal ancestry who have met the admission requirements. Applicants must send a letter of request at the time of application and provide documentation of Aboriginal ancestry.
In addition to the general requirements, students must have completed Biology 2201 and 3201 (or Grade 11 and 12 equivalents) as well as Chemistry 3202 (or Grade 12 equivalent). For out-of-province applicants who do not have Grade 12 social science or modern/classical language, an additional Grade 12 science course, other than biology or chemistry must be completed.
Applicants who have not met these additional requirements but have met the general admission requirements may complete biology and chemistry at the university level and apply for admission into the School of Nursing in their second year (please note that this path will add to the time needed to complete a bachelor of nursing).
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Many Women I feel and especially me do put value on my weight and body size. Wish I could just turn that thinking off but it's been burned into my head thar skinny equals attractive but the new trend makes me not feel so much pressure to be thin. Btw I'm not thin either but always striving for it.
The new Trend of what is real beauty on fb and being accepted into our society!
She didn't wear a 10 - 14 in 1950s sizes either. But even if she did she was still as manufactured as today's models and actresses are. Google Norma Jean.
^^^ exactly. I hate how Marilyn Monroe is the icon we always use to define beauty. So, I should strive to be size 10-14, bleach my hair blonde, and have a nose job to be beautiful now (like MM did)? I'm not beautiful anymore because I'm a size 2, have brown hair, and I don't have a tiny perfect nose.
I agree with RVC - I am so tired of being put down because I'm thin. One of my DH's coworkers saw me and told him he thought it was "too skinny" and he "likes meat on bones." How fucking offensive. Most people keep fat comments to themselves, but if someone is thin, it's open range.
Grass is always greener...I have one friend who is very thin (and petite) naturally, and she works out so she will have muscle tone and an ass....our other friend is taller - 5'9 maybe, and bigger and has boobs and a butt and she works out and diets because she wishes she had less. Both are lovely, intelligent women. Both have beautiful hair and skin, both turn heads when they walk into a room, neither one is happy with themself.
Veni. Vidi. Visa.
I came. I saw. I did a little shopping.
She is...and I HATE HATE HATE when the media says "Christina Hendricks is beautiful....for a bigger girl".
I f'ing want to punch them in the face when they say that crap. That woman is a GODDESS.
I don't know why men or women in general feel like its ok to make comments to a woman about her body ever. I went car shopping last Sunday and the skeevy salesman at the Chrysler dealership kept making comments about my "pregnant physique", it was nauseating and I pointed out to him that if I was man he would never feel like it was ok to comment on my body pregnant or otherwise.
Jessie(30)+DH(31) Bailey 9/18/08 Oliver 11/23/09 Evelyn 2/5/13
" Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"
Most people keep fat comments to themselves, but if someone is thin, it's open range.
Really? I guess all those fat jokes I hear/see or TV/Radio/Movies are just my imagination. We have a culture that thinks it's ok to make fun of fat people. Yes, they may not come up to your face and say it- but look around, fat hate is everywhere.
DD(8)- our first, last, everything.
Dean won't ask again-join us!
if I was man he would never feel like it was ok to comment on my body pregnant or otherwise.
To be fair though I would comment on your body if you were a pregnant man.
Fuckin Renee! 😂 -Megomomma
When i always thmalk about this to a doctor they always see me lije a mad face. - isabelizabeth
I hate the memes on FB about what's hot or what real woman are supposed to look like. I especially love the "real woman have curves" one. I'm naturally small with a flat chest, so does that make me a fake woman?
Veni. Vidi. Visa.
I came. I saw. I did a little shopping.
Fawn - wife to KP & SAHM to Kennedy6 and Calvin4 CJ2


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color - Produced by light of various wavelengths, and when light strikes an object and reflects back to the eyes.
An element of art with three properties: (1) hue or tint, the color name, e.g., red, yellow, blue, etc.: (2) intensity, the purity and strength of a color, e.g., bright red or dull red; and (3) value, the lightness or darkness of a color.
When the spectrum is organized as a color wheel, the colors are divided into groups called primary, secondary and intermediate (or tertiary) colors; analogous and complementary, and also as warm and cool colors.
Colors can be objectively described as saturated, clear, cool, warm, deep, subdued, grayed, tawny, mat, glossy, monochrome, multicolored, particolored, variegated, or polychromed.
Some words used to describe colors are more subjective (subject to personal opinion or taste), such as: exciting, sweet, saccharine, brash, garish, ugly, beautiful, cute, fashionable, pretty, and sublime.
Sometimes people speak of colors when they are actually refering to pigments, what they are made of (various natural or synthetic substances), their relative permanence, etc.
Photographers measure color temperature in degrees kelvin (K).
Examples of art especially concerned with color:
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Coming soon (available now only in early stages of construction): articles on individual colors: magenta, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, purple, brown, white, gray, and black.


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Autism Speaks U at Seton Hall University
This guest post is by Autism Speaks staffer Kerry Magro. Kerry, an adult who has autism, is a rising senior at Seton Hall University, majoring in Sports Management. He started an Autism Speaks U Chapter: Student Disability Awareness on campus to help spread awareness and raise funds for those affected by autism. Autism Speaks U is a program designed for college students who host awareness, advocacy and fundraising events, while supporting their local autism communities.
In 2008, Autism Speaks U was founded. The same year, I founded an undergraduate, student-run organization at Seton Hall University called, Student Disability Awareness (SDA). It is an organization focused on spreading disability awareness for both temporary and permanent disabilities. This fall, my organization is collaborating with Autism Speaks U to become an official Autism Speaks U Seton Hall Chapter. During the next few months, our mission is to promote and spread awareness for Autism Speaks U, while hoping to become another student certified organization at Seton Hall during spring of 2011.
At Seton Hall, disability awareness is something that is rarely promoted or discussed. 350 students are registered with a disability on our campus, along with another 650+ others who are not. We are one of the largest minorities at Seton Hall (this should not be a surprise considering people with disabilities in general are the largest minority in the world). SDA was the first disability awareness organization ever created at Seton Hall and with Autism Speaks U, we will have a second. With this organization, we move a step closer to giving disability awareness a voice, not just through Seton Hall, but all of New Jersey with our community run events throughout the state. Through SDA, we have several events set up for Autism Speaks U. The main one is a Seton Hall organized, Walk Now for Autism Speaks team called "SHU Make a Difference." They will participate in The Northern New Jersey Walk in Cranford on October 17th. We are currently the 5th highest fundraising team for the walk and are still looking for donations (if interested in donating, please check out my fundraising page or our team page).
Along with the walk, we are already planning informational seminars about autism, along with monthly roundtable discussions on the subject. There is also an event called "Coming Out: Autism in College," where we encourage both disabled and non disabled students alike to come out and spread the message that it's okay to be just the way they are. I will be reading an excerpt from my manuscript, "Autism: The College Spectrum," from one of my earlier blog posts. I will also be speaking about my progression as someone on the autism spectrum. Nothing about us, without us is our message throughout this event. We will be promoting Autism Speaks U to encourage student involvement and have flyers, brochures, and an information table set up for this week. We also have a faculty of supporters spreading our organization through the class rooms.
As a college senior, I know this is the last hoorah. It's going to be a great deal of work for the SDA members and me. My mission however has made me hungry, which is to make sure I push what needs to be done to make sure that these two organizations can stand on their own once I graduate. The struggles that I've endured through college have made me a stronger person. Ideally, I want to make sure the future of students, disabled or not, can have someplace to feel safe, and to understand that it's ok, once again, to be just who you are.
Let's get to work….
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In Memoriam: Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas (1927-2010)
Editor's note: On August 2, 2010, Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas passed away. We sincerely thank Dr. Lovaas for all of his contributions to the autism community.
In 1981, with the publication of Dr. Lovaas' pioneering work, Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children (popularly known as "The ME Book"), the landscape of the world of autism was quite different than it is today. In 1981, the prevalence of autism in the general population was reported to be only 4 in 10,000, hardly the 1 in 100 world epidemic that autism represents today. While considered a relative rarity at the time, a diagnosis of autism in the 1960's and 1970's was considered by most to be the beginning of a countdown to institutional care. To add insult to injury, Bruno Bettelheim and others were disseminating and perpetuating the notion that autism was caused by cold and unfeeling "refrigerator mothers" and other forms of inadequate parenting. For much of the latter part of the last century, families of children with autism had little, if anything, to hope for.
Dr. Lovaas, who had already been working with children with autism for decades, knew better. Dr. Lovaas knew instinctively that poor parenting was not to blame. However, finding the root cause of autism was not Dr. Lovaas' chosen mission. Instead, Dr. Lovaas focused his energy and attention on developing effective teaching strategies. Dr. Lovaas believed that children with autism could "learn to learn." Back in the day, this was considered by many to be an unreachable star.
Just as Thomas Edison's numerous lightbulb failures paved the way for Edison's ultimate success, Dr. Lovaas painstakingly identified the "serious mistakes" that he and his colleagues at UCLA had made over the course of two decades in attempting to teach children with autism and other severe developmental disabilities. Dr. Lovaas knew that the first step to finding an effective, core intervention would be to identify and eliminate the various approaches and strategies that had been tried, but which were demonstrably ineffective. Dr. Lovaas then worked tirelessly to break down the large and general problem of "disability" into manageable and separate behavioral units. Through years of trials, Dr. Lovaas further refined his behavior modification techniques and approaches. Over time, Dr. Lovaas' work in the field became recognized to the point that for many, "Lovaas" became synonomous with the term "Applied Behavior Analysis."
During the 1980's, Dr. Lovaas and his colleagues at the UCLA Young Autism Project further refined their behavioral approaches, and they were fortunate enough to receive an important grant from the NIH allowing a most unusual and intensive approach that had never before been attempted—a forty hour per week one-to-one teaching program. In 1987, the results of Dr. Lovaas' study, entitled Behavioral Treatment and Normal Educational and Intellectual Functioning in Young Autistic Children, were published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, a respected peer review journal.
While there certainly was some controversy over the precise "design" of Dr. Lovaas' study, there had never before been a study reporting such a favorable outcome—many of the students who had been receiving a 40 hour per week intervention program for approximately 2-3 years had recovered function to the point that they were considered virtually indistinguishable from their typically developing peers. A 1993 follow-up study appearing in the American Journal on Mental Retardation confirmed that some six years later, all but one of the children in the "best outcome" group had retained the gains reported in the 1987 study. In 1998, the Surgeon General's Report on Autism referred to Dr. Lovaas' 1987 study as a "well designed study" that "….demonstrated the efficacy of applied behavioral methods [ABA] in reducing inappropriate behavior and in increasing communication." Vindication!
In 2002, Dr. Lovaas asked me to write a chapter on ABA litigation for his then upcoming update to The ME Book, Teaching Individuals With Developmental Delays (Pro-Ed). Dr. Lovaas told me in the charming Norwegian accent that he never seemed to lose despite living in this country for many decades that his greatest wish was that every parent, whether residing in California, New York or Alaska, would have access to effective autism treatments. Dr. Lovaas regularly spoke of the need for insurance reform, as he knew full well the devastating impact autism can have upon the family. The dedication appearing in Dr. Lovaas' latest book speaks volumes as to his empathy and compassion for the family: "This manual is dedicated to all parents of children with developmental delays in recognition of the heavy burdens they carry, and the models they provide for all parents to follow."
I last sat with Dr. Lovaas and his lovely wife, Nina, at the Autism Speaks' benefit concert in Los Angeles, headlined by Paul Simon and Jerry Seinfeld. Dr. Lovaas was truly pleased to see how far public awareness of autism had come. He also has a special appreciation for Jerry Seinfeld's jokes, ostensibly because so many of them are based on the nuances of human behavior.
Dr. Lovaas' pioneering work has not only helped, but has profoundly changed the lives and futures of thousands of affected children and their families. Dr. Lovaas' work continues to have a profound impact on the professional development of today's autism professionals. Perhaps most importantly, where once there was darkness, Dr. Lovaas brought light and genuine hope.
The autism community clearly has lost a giant.
This guest post is by Gary Mayerson. He serves on the board of Autism Speaks and is the founder of Mayerson & Associates, the first law firm in the nation dedicated to representing children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.
Coming Out: Autism in College
This guest post is by Autism Speaks staffer Kerry Magro. Kerry, an adult who has autism, is a rising senior at Seton Hall University, majoring in Sports Management. He started an Autism Speaks U Chapter: Student Disability Awareness on campus to help spread awareness and raise funds for those affected by autism. Autism Speaks U is a program designed for college students who host awareness, advocacy and fundraising events. It is an exciting and collaborative way for students to raise funds and awareness for Autism Speaks, while supporting their local autism communities.
Some of the biggest fears I've ever had in my life are the fear of the unexpected, fear of change, and the fear that I would be looked at differently. This all came into focus my first year of college at Seton Hall University. Before college, I had only told a few people that I was on the spectrum. This was mainly because when I was younger, when my parents would tell me I was autistic, I would have no idea what that meant or how that affected me. I only knew one thing – I was not artistic.
In both grammar school and high school, I never felt the need to tell anyone either since I went to a private school, Community Lower/Community High School in Teaneck, N.J., for students with learning disabilities. There was a certain comfort that I enjoyed, knowing that I was with others I could relate to. We all had something with some letters so it wasn't a big deal.
When college came along, I didn't know what to expect. When I was deciding on what college to go to, I chose the college that best matched my future career goals (sports management), not the school that would be best match my disability (a school with more accommodations). While well-meaning, the idea of me surviving at a post-secondary program which wasn't the recommended choice by my high school academic advisors. They saw it as a huge mistake, which they thought would hurt me in the long run. I honestly could care less, looking back.
This brings me to the day I came out about my disability publicly. It was during one of my freshman classes in "Oral Communication." My professor had told me to pick a topic that I knew a lot about to speak about for 10 to 15 minutes. The obvious choice in my mind was to pick autism, considering my public speaking skills were still very limited and I thought it would be an easy subject to talk about because I know a lot about it. The theme of the presentation was going to be "how autism impacts playing basketball while highlighting the story of Jason McElwain's historic game, which illustrates how someone with autism can overcome the odds."
For those who don't know Jason McElwain, he was the high school basketball team water boy, who has autism, turned basketball star. He didn't play one game in high school, until the last game of his senior year when he scored six three-pointers in a matter of minutes. This game became one of the bigger underdog stories in recent memory. So now I was set. I would speak about him for five minutes, present a general overview of autism for another five minutes and than close by telling them that I had autism.
The day of the presentation, everything went according to plan. I had spoken about all of my main points; however, when it came down to telling my fellow peers I had autism in my closing statement … I froze. The thoughts that were running through my head were endless. What happens if they treat me differently? What happens if no one wants to have anything to do with someone who is different? Finally, after I started speaking again I reminded myself that the one fear, the one fear that I never want to let take the better of me is the fear of being who I am. Being me had taken me to a post-secondary education and being me was the only way I was going to get through this presentation.
At the end, my closing statement of my presentation was: "Autism can not define who you are, only you can define autism. I have autism so I know especially, and I ended up the captain of my high school basketball team so I can relate to this message." As soon as this was said, I was applauded and given a standing ovation by both my professor and my peers. This was a wonderful feeling.
After the speech, I was very open to all my peers about being on the spectrum and have been since this day. Many people, both with autism and not, ask me if telling people I am on the spectrum was a mistake, and truth be told it has only made me stronger. Granted, things are not perfect. I am still judged and looked at by countless people as broken. I don't dislike these people, however I pity them. People are still very unaware, sometimes ignorant and sometimes afraid of what might be different. During my time at Seton Hall, I have founded an organization to spread disability awareness called Student Disability Awareness (SDA) and founded a non-profit called KFM Making a Difference in the Community. Both of these organizations have meant a lot to me as I continue to promote disability activism throughout New Jersey. Since the days of that Oral Communication class I've gone on to speak at several different venues about my story and am hoping to continue to mentor and help those with and without disabilities who want to become more aware of disability awareness.
In Their Own Words – Awe, Autism
We recently received this e-mail from a parent:
My son was diagnosed with PDD-NOS at the age of two and a half. He's had years of Skills Trainers and Autism Consultants who have helped him navigate his world. He's fully mainstreamed in a public school here in Hawaii (he's in the seventh grade) and is doing exceptionally well (scoring A's in his Advanced Placement math, etc.) Although his autism diagnosis is his "Big Secret" which he shares with a very select group of people, his English teacher encouraged him to write about his struggles for his English paper (she promised she wouldn't share it with the class). I wanted to share this story with the autism community because it can perhaps give others some perspective and inspiration with respect to their struggles.
Have you ever had a challenge that you had to overcome, but you did not want anybody to know about it? Hi, I am (name redacted), and I have been dealing with this challenge for as long as I ever lived. I was born with a disability called autism. Yes, I seem like I am functioning regularly in society, but appearances can actually be deceiving. I will explain later what autism is, how I dealt with this and what I have learned from this experience. Come and explore my deep secret of my life.
First, I will tell you the many things I experienced while I had autism. I sometimes had a hard time in school. I was disorganized and I also sometimes couldn't focus when I was young. I had a hard childhood and this struggle for my "survival" was hard to overcome. I sometimes ask my mom, "Why me? Why did God choose me to lack what other people have?" I felt like I was an alien in school and was I thought I was very different from other people. I felt so discouraged that I ran away from home and ran as fast as I could. I brought clothes, a toothbrush and toothpaste, money to survive and I also wrote a note to tell my mom that I was leaving. I finally came home within four hours of running away from home.
In addition, I will tell you how I solved this dilemma. I try to think positive and try hard in making friends, which was hard for me to do. I was actually good at the academics, but I was (and am still) struggling with planning and applying my strategies to the real world. There were many people out there to help me and I do give them credit to all of their accomplishments. I tried to follow their advice and sometimes failed, but yes they did help me out. I also stay on a special diet so that I can concentrate more. I find it does help.
Next, I shall tell you what I learned from this experience. I learned that I am not an alien and am normal. In fact, I think that this is actually a good experience. I am more grateful to what I can do. I had things that I could not do that other people could do, but now I can do those things, which I do not take in vain. I also finally learned that I have the strength inside of me to overcome challenges. Now, when I do face challenges like this, I can know inside that "I AM AN OVERCOMER!"
Overall, I have reflected on this challenge and I feel good that I could face this challenge and almost beat it. However, I am still facing with this challenge of autism. So far, I am doing well and I think that I have gone farther than I have ever thought I could go. This is a message to all of you: whatever challenge you are facing, find the real problem and solve the real problem. Believe in yourself and have inner strength to fight the problem if it's physically or mentally.
This "In Their Own Words" essay is written by a seventh grade student in Hawaii and was submitted by his mother.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to email@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.


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Definition of rear one's head in English:
rear one's head
1Raise one's head.
Example sentences
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- Just when I'm least expecting it, she rears her head.
- Smiling a toothy grin, he put his hands to his temples, his index fingers extended, and reared his head.
raise, lift (up), hold up, uplift
1.1 (rear its head) (Of an unpleasant matter) emerge; present itself: elitism is rearing its ugly head again
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While the market for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) has been highly profitable, it faces key challenges. Increasing regulatory forces, the stronger bargaining power of buyers, rising costs, low-cost competition from Asian suppliers, delayed drug approvals, and drug failures are creating challenges for research-driven pharmaceutical companies, generic drug firms, and contract manufacturers. These changes require more than just compliance with specifications. Process understanding is the key to moving from corrective actions to more efficient continuous improvements.
Operational excellence (OPEX) model
To address thee changes, we developed a reference model (OPEX) to effectively implement the modern principles of operational excellence. This reference model was developed by analyzing current integrated production systems from the automotive industry and adapting them to the pharmaceutical industry. The OPEX model consists of three parts: total productive maintenance (TPM), total quality management (TQM), and just-in-time (JIT) inventories.The main objective of the TPM system is to provide efficient management of fixed assets and to effectively use new process technologies. The goal of the TQM system is to significantly increase quality performance (e.g., reduce variability, scrap rates, and complaint rates). And JIT focuses on reducing working capital by simultaneously increasing service levels. In the OPEX model, the management system has to support all activities supporting operational excellence. Only by coordinating all these elements (TPM, TQM, and JIT) can an API manufacturing site reach top performance.
Benchmarking API manufacturing plants
The study showed that the total number of employees is not directly correlated with results in quality assurance and control. Quality cannot be inspected into a product. In contrast, built-in quality, which is a process improvement, leads directly to lower scrap rates. Consequently, costs are decreasing, and value is being added.
The study also showed that key performance indicators (KPIs) at API plants either were missing or not clearly defined. Only by implementing operational excellence initiatives and controlling them through KPIs can API sites be prepared for the challenges facing API manufacturers. If the culture and management, however, does not support these improvement activities, even the best initiatives will fail.
Looking forward
In addition to this benchmarking study for the pharmaceutical and API industries, the understanding of operations in pharmaceuticals may be deepened by several research and industry projects such as implementing customized integrated productions systems for pharmaceutical plants. Experiences of other industries and discussions with site leaders show that implementing only single tools such as Six Sigma and total productive maintenance does not lead to sustainable success. Integrated production systems and the interdependencies of key performance indicators are crucial success factors. These lessons are important for Western pharmaceutical companies in reaching operational excellence and achieving future competitive advantage.
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Here is an Image done for Richard Demler over at PC mag online about file sharing web sites. Thanks Richard, and hope you are back running!
Ellen Weinstein Book
I just designed this book for Ellen Weinstein.
Is that you Leo fishing?
"Don't you own some sugar plantation there?". Well yes, sorta, but
sugar futures are down right now and I had to lay off the help. The
vanilla crop I planted was eaten by slugs. My pigs escaped up into the
volcanic hills when I was away and are long gone. My dog won't fetch.
Then an e.mail from Soojin changed all that. "Boats going to islands."
was the call. So thanks for the vacation Soojin, even if it's an imagined
I'm your type.
The assignment was a bit different from my usual ones in
that the client wanted me to come up with typographic word
plays or rebus's to add interest to a set of multiple choice quiz
questions. Some are more clever than others, all in all it was
a fun assignment to work on. Thanks Heidi! Thanks Illoz.
Love Stinks
stink detail
Bigger version here.
Come on everybody, get on the L train!
Fuchs Buok Online
Updike Rampage!
Ellen Weinstein Illustration
Happy Holidays !
Image for Plan Sponsor
Main Image
to pick from (small items) One was for trying to be a custodian of a minor dependent
/ recipient of an IRA. The employee seemed to miss the idea that they would not
be around to be the custodian if the minor did receive their IRA. This image follows
up on the look I did for my letterpress art for the Cranky Pressman. Here I added
texture to mimic the effect of the letterpress printing process.
sketches. (squirrel sketch is for another story on the page that was not chosen)
Auto maker follies
Cranky Pressman Promotion
The finished piece.
If you are an art director and would like me to mail you a copy of the 8x10 inch card, drop me a line with your information and I'll send one out to you. (sorry art directors only please!)
E.mail me here.
detail of a peacock
owl detail
more detail
numbered envelopes
back copy
Election Musings
Le Tour
Op Ed Art
The final art
a sketch
another sketch
The War of '08
Final image. "The Struggle at Home"
Thinking about this war and what it meant to me was an interesting process. I came to the realization that I did not think much about the war and that was part of the problem. I thought I should refresh my memory on how we got into this mess.
9-11: blame Osama Bin Laden and bomb Afghanistan to dust.
check. Made some sense. Missed the Osama part though.
Sadam has WMD's and harbors al qaeda..
Got Sadam, No WMD's … no real al qaeda, until later…
check. (boner!)
Quagmire. In a mess and to not look stupid we get into a bigger mess. blah blah...Democracy! Oil!... add your option here...
"Fight them there so we don't fight them here." BS.
What happened to home field advantage?
I don't think too many people think about this war on a daily basis. I would walk the streets of New York and see young people buying I-pods and sneakers without a care in the world. Clearly this is not the WW2 war effort at home. I see no victory garden's, No posters saying "loose lips sink ships." No conversion of factories to the war effort. No rationing. The biggest thing of all:
No Draft. Guess that would be a deal ender.
I suppose some would argue, we fight the war so we can buy I-pods and walk around wasting oil, that's the American way. yeah, ok...
I called my piece: "The struggle at home"
Vote. There has to be a better way to do things.
Come to the opening on Jan. 9th at The Society of Illustrators.
Happy Holiday Movie
I made this little movie for you.
Movie link
Home Depot Overnighter
more ideas...
final idea and finish...
Fantasy Football
Headphone noise
Brooklyn Brewery Bike Night
Brooklyn Brewery
7 to 10 Pm
Monday May 14th
79 North 11th Street
Brooklyn NY 11211
Oh yeah, it's 35$, food, drink entertainment and raffle ticket.
Hot or Not
Original was b+w but I added some color for Drawger
The site is Here. http://www.hottesthollywoodassistants.com/
Readers Digest Illustrations
LA Illustration
Should we make the guy on the desk float? Nope, leave him as he is.
of Chicken N Waffles, a landmark I guess of LA. I feel this is somehow related to Steve
Waxman's post about chicken getting thrown at him. Anyway it was an over-nighter and
I enjoyed the subject matter for this story. My sketches were loose even by my standards.
Anyway, big thanks to Illoz.com for the hookup!
Finished art.
had to get the plug right.
My POE Movie >
Flash fun.
Here is the Movie: LINK
Year of the Pig! Pig banned.
Where will the pig party now that he's banned?
Overnight job for Time Magazine
"Hi Dave, Edel Rodriquez gave me your name and thought you might be right for this project."
Can you do it? The Deadline is tomorrow about 2pm. I need 31 emoticons icons for a story
about New Emoticons for 2007. Emoticons are little icons that are included in msn mail and
other e.mail applications. "Uh, sure I said! " Long story short, got my sketches done, approved
with some small adjustments, "need an older Saddam, bigger hair on Kim Jong Il"....
Anyway, I had the finals into D.W. early the next morning. No changes at all required by Time.
Dream scenario! Thanks Edel, Thanks D.W.! I've included some of the clever writing that makes
the emoticons make sense for some of the icons. Buy today's Time Magazine to see the rest of
the copy written by Teddy Wayne and Mike Sacks.
my rough sketches for the job
Happy New Year Animation
You'll need a flash plug in to view it most likely. N-Joy.
(I'm running for a flight, I've noticed a few bugs I have to work out!)
Sound On!
Here is the Animation
mugging with leo
3 AM Illo
Illustration about how the U.S. does not help the small entrepreneur when it comes to foreign trade.
(i've replaced the art with another sketch until this work is publsihed)
NY Times Illustration
Image for The New York Times Travel section.
Vison Tracking Illustration
Sketches in a pile
Detail of sketches
Art Director reviewing sketches.
9-11 art from the SI show
10 days left on Painter trial!
She awaits the letter from Louie
Louie on the street.
The Process
This idea is for a story for Ebay users who "branch out" (get it?), well at least I thought it is good to add plants to computers whenever possible. Not chosen.
Well the idea of adding another web page and thus more scope became glasses. Glasses to spy more customers. Chosen.
Finished art.
My dating life....
New image.
Will he survive?
Reality TV sketches....
randy and simon
New printed promo booklet.
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An interesting overview about the Patriot missile system.
The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary of its kind used by the United States Army and several allied nations. It is manufactured by the Raytheon Company of the United States. The Patriot System replaced the Nike Hercules system as the U.S. Army's primary High to Medium Air Defense (HIMAD) system, and replaced the MIM-23 Hawk system as the U.S. Army's medium tactical air defense system. In addition to these roles, Patriot has been given the function of the U.S. Army's anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system, which is now Patriot's primary mission.
Patriot uses an advanced aerial interceptor missile and high performance radar systems. Patriot was developed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, which had previously developed the Safeguard ABM system and its component Spartan and Sprint missiles. The symbol for Patriot is a drawing of a Revolutionary War-era Minuteman.
Patriot systems have been sold to the Republic of China (Taiwan), Egypt, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,[2] and Spain. The Republic of Korea is also in the process of purchasing several second-hand Patriot systems after North Korea test-launched ballistic missiles to the Sea of Japan and proceeded with underground nuclear testing in 2006.[3] During August 2008, the United States and Poland signed a Declaration on Strategic Cooperation, in which they agreed to "the deployment of a U.S. Army Patriot air and missile defense battery in Poland. We intend to begin this cooperation next year (note: 2009) and to expand it with the aim of establishing by 2012 a garrison to support the U.S.
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Volume 26, Issue 6, June 2014
The present work investigates the influence of the primary filter resolution on various turbulence statistics and the representation of vortical structures in Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) of homogeneous isotropic turbulent flow. The resolution effects are investigated both analytically and numerically for an ideal LES solution with negligible modeling and numerical errors, and as such equivalent to filtered direct numerical simulation data. The Taylor-Green vortex is considered for the numerical investigation. Several resolution criteria, found in the literature, which prescribe the filter width requirements for LES, are investigated and their effect on various turbulent statistics is evaluated analytically. Further, the resolution effect on vortical structures is evaluated numerically using the Taylor-Green vortex. Finally, an optimal resolution for LES is derived via a multi-objective optimization, maximizing the resolved fractions of specifically chosen turbulent quantities while minimizing the computational overhead in comparison with a reference simulation. The optimum resolution criterion was found to be . However, a more practical quasi-optimal criterion κ e λ ≈ π is proposed resulting in an acceptable trade-off between accuracy and computational overhead.
How does a shear boundary layer affect the stability of a capillary jet?26(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4884129View Description Hide Description
The stability of a capillary jet with a shear boundary layer growing over its free surface is studied theoretically. The effect of an infinitely thin boundary layer is first examined from the corresponding singularly perturbed eigenvalue problem. Then, a linear stability analysis of the Navier-Stokes equations for a finite boundary layer thickness verifies the consistency of the previous asymptotic study. We show that, for sufficiently long distances from the boundary layer origin, Rayleigh's dispersion relation is recovered, which means that the layer does not affect the jet's stability in that case. However, for distances on the order of the jet's radius, the perturbation growth factor, the most unstable wave number, and the range of unstable wave numbers increase, while the convective-to-absolute instability transition delays drastically. These results establish a general framework to explain a variety of capillary jet phenomena, from the extended jetting regime of capillary jets in gas co-flows to fundamental features of the dripping faucet.
Three-dimensional instability in flow past a rectangular cylinder ranging from a normal flat plate to a square cylinder26(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4883176View Description Hide Description
Floquet stability analysis has been carried out to detect the onset of the three-dimensional (3D) instability in flow past a rectangular cylinder ranging from a normal flat plate to a square cylinder with various aspect ratios (AR). The conventional modes A, B, and QP vanish as AR decreases towards a thin normal flat plate, whereas new modes A2 and QP2 emerge. For "thin" rectangular cylinders, mode QP2 becomes unstable first with increasing Reynolds number (Re). In a certain range of AR, mode A becomes unstable and then stable again as Re increases, resulting in a closed curve on the neutral stability diagram. For validation, 3D simulations were also performed.


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Dec. 12, 2010
Celebrating 40 Years of Women's StudiesThe half-day anniversary program included not only the historical perspective on West Chester's program, but also a panel whose participants examined emerging issues in women's studies.
Dec. 9, 2010
Entrepreneurial Educator, Expert in Sport-Related Concussions to Address WCU GraduatesMore than 754 undergraduate students are eligible to take part in West Chester's winter commencement exercises on Sunday, Dec. 19.
Dec. 9, 2010
$5 Million in Grants Supports Geothermal ProjectWest Chester University has received $5 million in grants to expand the geothermal system on campus.
Nov. 24, 2010
Outdoor Classroom Garden Yields First HarvestIn this season of bounty and thankfulness, the University celebrated its first harvest from the outdoor classroom vegetable garden.
Sept. 29, 2010
Ground Has Been Broken for Student Rec CenterA groundbreaking ceremony for the University's $28.6 million state-of-the-art recreation center took place Oct. 1 at the center's site at New Street and North Campus Drive.
Sept. 16, 2010
The President's 2010 Welcome AddressOn Sept. 16, President Greg Weisenstein welcomed the campus community to the beginning of the 2010-2011 academic year.
Aug. 10, 2010
Honors Students Prove It Can Be Easy To Be GreenStephanie Eckman, a junior majoring in Spanish and international relations, took the green initiative to heart.
July 27, 2010
Social Work Educator as Change AgentChanges and connections are important to West Chester's Mit Joyner, chair of the University's social work department, and she will be able to make both as president of the Council on Social Work Education for the next three years
July 12, 2010
Professor Plans Public Access TV StationBy early next year, West Chester Borough should have a new public access television station courtesy of the Mayor's office and West Chester communication studies professor Michael Boyle.
May 25, 2010
Camp Abilities at WCUA sports camp for visually impaired children
March 11, 2010
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The liner notes tout The High Notes as an album that presents "bluegrass renditions of Ricky's biggest country hits," which suggests that these will be radical reworkings—but while there are banjos and mandolins aplenty, most of the new versions stick relatively close to the originals. It hardly matters, as The High Notes is a fun, fresh romp through Ricky's back catalogue that offers a reminder about the continued vitality of the star himself and the outstanding songs that made his name. (Available only at Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores and at crackerbarrel.com [1].)
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American Samizdat: Rebel Scum Since 2001
A friend from Seattle sent me the following:
Local TV news here says soldiers from Fort Lewis (Washington State) will no longer have individual memorial services for its K.I.A. "There is simply too much volume to honor all the fallen" says base spokesman. There were 19 base K.I.I.'s last month alone. So there will be monthly group services held instead.
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When his clients began asking him tough, technical questions about eco-friendly homes, Medford realtor Don McCoy realized he had a lot to learn.
Two years later he's still learning, but he's also become a teacher and has emerged as one of the local leaders in the fast-growing world of green building.
Two years ago, he completed a training course that led him to become the first of 15 certified EcoBrokers in the Rogue Valley.
McCoy then helped get green criteria placed in the Southern Oregon Multiple Listing Service database and became one of the founders of Build Green Rogue Valley, a group of local green-build professionals.
Pursuing his interest in green remodeling, McCoy completed classes with the Earth Advantage STAR program (Sustainability Training for Accredited Real Estate Professionals) and became a trade ally through Energy Trust of Oregon.
McCoy has made it his business to share his growing knowledge.
In 2007, he co-produced a two-part program on green building for Southern Oregon Public Television, and he is currently both a student and instructor in a new green-building course at Southern Oregon University and Rogue Community College called the National Sustainability Building Advisor Program.
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i lost my teebird a couple months back and would love to get it back. I will pay a nice reward. here are some pics http://imgur.com/a/jWCcN#2
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Nick Douwma (born 13 April 1982), better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English electronic music producer.[1][2] He has been releasing records since 2003.[3] On 12 October 2009, he released his self-titled debut album. He released his second album, Torus, on 30 September 2013.[4]
Music career[edit]
2005–08: Early career[edit]
In March 2005 he had a number one single on the UK Dance Chart with "X-Ray / Scarecrow". The single reached number 60 on the UK Singles Chart.[5] In June 2008, he hit number one on the UK Dance Chart again with "Timewarp / Join the Dots".
2009–10: Sub Focus[edit]
In August 2009, he cracked the UK Top 40 for the first time with "Rock It / Follow the Light", which reached number 38.[6] "Rock It / Follow the Light" also got him a third UK Dance Chart #1, as well as reaching the B-List of BBC Radio 1's playlist. Sub Focus has also remixed selected works of The Prodigy, Deadmau5, Rusko, Dr. Octagon, Empire of the Sun and Dizzee Rascal. On 6 October 2009, Sub Focus released "Smooth" which was free to download. On 12 October 2009 he released his debut studio album Sub Focus, the album peaked to number 51 on the UK Albums Chart.
2010–present: Torus[edit]
In 2010, Sub Focus was a support act for Australian drum and bass band Pendulum on their UK tour to promote their third album Immersion.[7] Later that year, he produced the Example track "Kickstarts" for his second album, Won't Go Quietly. The track was successful in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #3.[6] This makes it Sub Focus' most commercially successful production to date. A free track "Falling Down" featuring vocals from Kenzie May was released on his website and was later released digitally as an EP. In 2012, he released "Out the Blue" featuring Alice Gold and it reached #23 in the UK Singles Chart. It was followed by "Tidal Wave" featuring Alpines which peaked at #12 in the UK Singles Chart, which also became his first to spend at least 2 weeks in the Top 40. Tidal Wave also featured on the Mercedes Benz "Sound with Power" advertising campaign, along with Tinie Tempah. On 12 May 2013, "Endorphins" featuring Alex Clare was released, continuing his recent chart success, peaking at #10 in the UK Singles Chart. The album's fifth single "Turn It Around" was released on 22 September 2013 and reached #14. His second studio album Torus was released on 30 September 2013. He headlined the Radio 1 Dance stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals 2013. Sub Focus played at Glastonbury 2013 with his new live show setup. Later in the summer of 2013 he went on to play at Dour Festival, Reading & Leeds, Global Gathering, Bestival and Isle of Wight festival among others. He headlined BBC Radio 1Xtra Live at the Bournemouth International Centre on 7 October. He then completed a 2013 UK tour. The sixth single from Torus, "Turn Back Time", slowly climbed the UK Singles Chart to number 10. The next single from Torus, a new version of "Close" featuring a session singer instead of MNEK, failed to chart.
- Studio albums
- ^ IMO Records. "Sub Focus Biography", IMO Records Retrieved on 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Sub Focus Bio, Music, News & Shows". DJZ.com. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Sub Focus Discogs
- ^ "SUB FOCUS on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "polyhex.com UK Singles Chart runs". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ a b Everyhit.com - accessed February 2011
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In geopolitics there is no such thing as stagnant. Relations between nations or regions are either rising or falling, but the only sure thing is that they are always changing. Such is the case now in Asia as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel found out the hard way last week.
Hagel went to Singapore to attend a security conference, but what he found was anything but secure as a number of long-standing U.S. allies have found themselves in bitter disputes with China.
Hagel used the forum to criticize the pattern of coercive tactics by the Chinese government in its many maritime and air disputes with its neighbors, especially Japan and South Korea.
In the keynote speech at the conference Hagel implicitly accused China of "intimidation and coercion." He said that " ... in recent months, China has undertaken destabilizing, unilateral actions asserting its claims in the South China Sea."
That prompted a direct backlash from Lt. Gen. Wang Guanzhong, one of the top generals in People's Liberation Army. The general seemed especially peeved that Hagel had chosen a conference designed to promote regional unity to deliver such remarks.
"Secretary Hagel, in this kind of public space with many people, openly criticized China without reason," Wang said. "Secretary Hagel's speech is full of encouragement, incitement for the Asia region's instability giving rise to a disturbance."
Those might not exactly be fighting words in some venues, but in the world of international diplomacy they are the rough equivalent to making a remark about one's mother.
Since World War II, American influence -- both good and bad -- on the world's largest continent has been substantial. But there are signs that U.S. influence there may be waning. The most obvious of which is China's recent massive deal with Vladimir Putin to obtain Russian oil.
Much in the way British economic dominance of the 1920s gave way to American economic superiority in the 1960s the Chinese are trying to assert themselves as a dominant economic force in the region.
And why wouldn't they? Asia's share of global GDP has risen from 20 percent to near 30 percent since 1984. Much of that growth has come on the strength of Asia's prodigious factories; the continent smelts 76 percent of the world's iron and emits roughly 44 percent of its pollution.
And, for as long as there has been a world, business has always followed growth, money and economic power.
So it is easy to see why the world's most populous nation would want to dominate on its own continent. And why Hagel and the nation he represents should be especially worried about such intentions.