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Posted on 08/17/2010 6:52:14 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Bill seeks to make electronics accessible to blind, deaf
By Cecilia Kang
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 17, 2010; A10
Blind and deaf consumers, who have fought to make home phones and television more accessible, say they are being left behind on the Web and many mobile devices. Touch-based smartphone screens confound blind people who rely on buttons and raised type. Web video means little to the deaf without captioning.
But legislation is in the works to put pressure on consumer electronics companies that revolutionized an earlier generation of technology for the vision- and hearing-impaired.
"Whether it's a Braille reader or a broadband connection, access to technology is not a political issue -- it's a participation issue," said Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the author of a House bill aimed at making the Internet more accessible to people with disabilities. "We've moved from Braille to broadcast, from broadband to the BlackBerry. We've moved from spelling letters in someone's palm to the PalmPilot. And we must make all of these devices accessible."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
If the government mandates accessibility on the web, most websites will have to be rebuilt.
As a web developer, I stand to reap the windfall.
Didn't the DOJ take action against Amazon's kindle because, while it was capable of reading the book for the blind, it still requires a sighted person to start it up?
Look for electronics to become more expensive and more complicated.
Heaven forbid somebody provide a market solution for the blind.
George: I tell ya, I am hooked on these books on tape.
Blind Man: Oh, tell me about it. These things have ruined me for Braille.
Oh. Okay. Well, if it's not a political issue, let's have the politicians step aside and agree not to pass any laws or use any taxpayer funds to enforce equal outcomes and win political favors.
No doubt.
I once created a website for my Army Reserve unit, for publication on the DOD unit listings. It was repeatedly rejected because it was not optimized for the deaf or the blind.
I gave up and told them to shove it up their ass.
Root cause was that Kindle like devices would render textbooks very inexpensive. Dr. College Professor would no longer be able to pen his own textbook and make it required reading - at $95 a pop - for his captive audience.
Isn't there, by now, an after-market, crude, speech-to-text converter and text-to-speech converter that will suffice to give someone at least a rudimentary idea of what is going on on any particular page? Hell, even Bablefish gives you some idea of what is going on on a foreign language page, enough to decide if it's worth staying for more.
Is Bob Dole still alive??
I'd like to thank the OR (Original Rino) for the ADA, which gives the cover of precedent to nonsense such as this....
I'm still mystified by braille on the drive-up ATM machines.
Many colleges have prohibited such practices. I had several professors that did this back in the mid 1980's, but they were finally slapped down by the university.
The ADA was nothing more than a gift to trial lawyers who have used it to make money with nonsense lawsuits based on it.
When California installed roadside emergency phones they were sued based on the fact that they were not equipped with a number pad that could be used by the blind. All of them (one every two miles of roadway) had to be retrofitted.
So if car you are driving or riding in, breaks down and you are blind, feel secure that once you manage to find the roadside phone you will be able to use it.
I was on the State of Michigan website last week.
They still have a number for TTY.
Go figure.
This certainly isn't nonsense. As a late-deafened adult, I rely on captioning and many hard of hearing people couldn't watch TV without captioning. There are over 36 million people with hearing loss/deafness in this country and providing captions on the internet is not costly. The original videos are already captioned and it's usually just a small step to include those captions on the internet versions. Google is way ahead in this and now offers captioning on all you tube videos. They have developed a program that can already do this and in a few years it will be much better. Google also has a voice to text feature in the android. This is because one of googles V.P.'s, Vinton Cerf, is deaf and he realizes that the internet puts everyone on equal footing and it should remain that way. Shame on you commentors who oppose the ADA.
Maybe it will help to create jobs?
Isn't it for blind people that have someone that takes care of them and drives them around?
YouTube had a Beta of a voice to CC converter in their players. Given the generally awful quality of audio in YouTube clips, and given the immense processing power required for untrained speech to text converters, it was unsurprisingly bad.
If every YouTube clip has to be closed captioned, it will be the end of the service. It is nigh on impossible to CC that many clips to the standards the ADA requires.
" [snip rant]. Shame on you commentors who oppose the ADA. "
Rarely have I seen a more fitting FR screenname.....
You say unsurprisingly bad.... I say unexpectedly funny in much the same vein as the Monty Python Hungarian phrasebook sketch. My hovercraft is full of eels.
"inclusion"... the new civil rights argument.
I have seen public school classrooms turned upside down (and not in a good way) by the mandated inclusion of students who have no business in public school classrooms - in the name of "inclusion".
Why is it that everyone else has to pay for "inclusion"?
Back in the older days of civil rights, it was about giving people of all races some kind of "equality", which then developed into quotas and affirmative action which was simply a way to penalize the majority for the benefit of the minority.
So other groups have jumped on that cash-wagon.
The Americans With Disabilities Act is another example of taking common sense steps and creating a monster.
What's next? A demand for automobiles that can be driven by blind people? And mandate that all vehicles include such technology, no matter the cost or inconvenience to everyone else? I can see it now - braille stop signs and speed limit signs!!!
Many cell phones still have buttons that one can feel and memorize the pattern of quite quickly (I got pretty good at not only dialing my old smartphone, but even sending text messages (though I can imagine it hard to read them without looking!).
I can pick up, dial, and use my home phone without ever looking at it.
Yes, and Google managed to do this WITHOUT government forcing them to do so. Recognize the real problem, not the made up ones.
What this bill intends to do is eliminate any technology that cannot be used by the lowest common denominator among us.
Legislation to make complex electronics more simple because it discriminates against stupid people?
Legislation to reduce the use of 'big words' in books because it discriminates against the barely literate?
Legislation against music because it discriminates against the deaf?
Your premise is faulty. The ADA has nothing to do with some of the situations you listed - Google's Android has voice-to-text because a VP is deaf - and because they saw it as a good thing to do.
You obviously have not been on the receiving end of an ADA-based lawsuit over inconsequential things as so many have.
Free market is a funny thing - if there is a demand for a feature (including those than benefit blind/deaf/other disabled), then someone will take advantage of that market.
If a business is not quite so disabled-friendly, then they miss out on the business from those who choose therefore to not go there.
My father has significant hearing loss. Yet he doesn't demand captioning (though does use it sometimes). He doesn't demand special services or devices. He makes do and is content.
We all should be concerned any time the government starts talking about REQUIRING anything...
Google did this only because they knew the numbers were large and they wanted to be first out of the box and have an edge. People with normal hearing are actually bigger users of voice to text features. Dont think for a minute that captions would be part of tv and video if it wasn't for the ADA. Sometimes government does things right and the ADA is one of them. Turning off disabled conservatives is bad business. We dont want handouts but want equal access to the airwaves.
Your father doesn't have to demand because it's already out there...thanks in part to the ADA. The current regs didn't anticipate the internet and all that is being done is to include the internet in existing laws. Chances are pretty good that you will have a hearing loss also and you'll be thanking the ADA for the captions that allows you to still watch TV and movies and also understand emergency broadcasts. Perhaps you'll be in a wheelchair someday and would like to go shopping or live on your own. Thanks to the ADA all of the public facilities and stores are accessible to you. Imagine!
So are you not a statist when it doesn't stand to benefit you personally?
I am a nearly deaf adult. In my view, the federal government has no legitimate authority to make a private business person accommodate my disability.
I resent the handicapped for the expenses and physical hardships that have been imposed on me to benefit them. It makes no sense to severely cripple the many, to slightly benefit the few.
Whereas I used to feel it was my responsibility to care for the less able, I now protect myself, by all means, from expending effort or expense complying with these imposed mandates.
The captions on you tube do seem to be bad....but, you dont need the captions to be perfect or even close to it. We also use other cues such as body language or lip reading to fill in the blanks. Googles service is a great start. I dont expect you tube videos to have captioning but I appreciate googles attempt to help us 36 million with hearing loss to enjoy at least some of the home made videos.
The captions on you tube do seem to be bad....but, you dont need the captions to be perfect or even close to it. We also use other cues such as body language or lip reading to fill in the blanks. Googles service is a great start. I dont expect you tube videos to have captioning but I appreciate googles attempt to help us 36 million with hearing loss to enjoy at least some of the home made videos.
With HD radio coming onboard, there is enough digital payload to send captions along with the digital audio, allowing real time "listening" of talk radio such as Rush Limbaugh.
My bet is it will happen, and be mandated, within a decade.
It's going to be fun to watch the requirement for wheelchair accessible and braille labeled airplane cockpits and controls. Can't discriminate against blind pilots, doncha know.
And it's going to be a real riot watching those NASCAR cars required to be wheelchair and blind accessible.
Maybe NASA should be completely reworked so that the space station and all space craft/shuttles be required to be wheelchair, blind and deaf accessible. And get rid of those pesky physical requirements for astronauts while you're at it. Can't have discrimination against the alternate-abled.
I know I just can't wait to see the first blind airline or space shuttle pilot.
And what's with this thing with NO deaf audio engineers/sound mixers? Grossly discriminatory!!
They took the door off men's room in the local YMCA here in Grants Pass and put up a big sign "The door has been removed for the benefit of the wheelchair-bound members."
It's absurd...I have to use a restroom where anyone walking by can look inside? And why just the men's room door, why not the door on the women's restroom?
It ticks me off, I'm going to complain about it to the national YMCA.
Why should I lose my privacy rights because they're too cheap to put in a door that opens with a button, like they have on the front door?
You realize that they removed the door for another reason?
Closed door.
Hint, hint.
I've got a friend who is color-blind. I believe the government should mandate that no one can use bright colors anymore, everything must be repainted in different shades of grey, with cross-hatch patterns to differentiate between the different shades.
And all the street lights should be redone so that instead of red we see "Stop You Vehicle" and yellow becomes "Wait a minute, slow down," while green becomes "You can go through this inersection.
Oh, but then the non-English speaking people couldn't read it.
Well, the street lightss will have to be multilingual then...
Hah hah, that's funny!
Nah, this is rural Grants Pass, Oregon...that sort of thing doesn't happen here.
Denial isn't a river in Egypt.
Why does it always have to be high technology that is stifled with unreasonable demands by bureaucrats?
Quite a few people are deathly allergic to peanuts. Why not shut down the entire peanut industry until they can develop a peanut that never makes anybody allergic?
Get the d@mn govt out of R&D and the emerging products in all markets. We'll pick the winners, thank you very much, and the googles of the world will invent the tech needed to help the disabled. Not the bureaucrats demands.
I've been a member there for ten years, I work out three times a week and I've never seen or heard ANY hint of that. The bathroom is centrally located, upstairs, right by the treadmills, there's no way that happens there...
Unless I'm completely crazy, naive, ignorant or all three!!!
Oregon Rancher, you work out at that Y, is what they're saying possibly true???
We just got back from a trip to the east coast and haven't
popped into the "Y" yet so I haven't the faintest idea.
I do know, as a matter of principle, that I won't bend over
in any public restroom or shower, even our "Y".
Laughing.....Ed, I'll be at the guy next Monday morning!
Screw the city.
Hmmm...what's happening Monday?
See ya',
Nutten....Just Monday I'll start back to the gym...laughing.
No, I'm not a statist, and other than enjoying captions on the TV, I haven't personally benefitted from the ADA. The ADA requirements certainly aren't that imposing. Is it too much to ask for you to purchase a $100 captioned telephone to help your employee do a better job on the phone? That's the only thing you'd be required to do. You dont have to hire the HOH or deaf perhaps they remind you too much of your own disability and your lack of understanding or compassion. You'd probably be against installing toilets for your employees if it weren't required by law. I could go on but the ADA is a great idea. Yes, it's been abused by some, but like OSHA, it is good for business.
No, I'm not a statist, and other than enjoying captions on the TV, I haven't personally benefitted from the ADA. The ADA requirements certainly aren't that imposing. Is it too much to ask for you to purchase a $100 captioned telephone to help your employee do a better job on the phone? That's the only thing you'd be required to do. You dont have to hire the HOH or deaf perhaps they remind you too much of your own disability and your lack of understanding or compassion. You'd probably be against installing toilets for your employees if it weren't required by law. I could go on but the ADA is a great idea. Yes, it's been abused by some, but like OSHA, it is good for business.
The question of whether the ADA has benefited me or others is beside the point. Whether or not it is a good idea, the federal government simply does not have the legitimate authority to enforce such a law against private businesses that receive no federal money.
Compliance with this law is hardly confined to the purchase of a $100 telephone, despite your assertion that "thats the only thing youd be required to do". The ADA applies not only to accommodating employees, but potential customers as well. Although a good corporate manager would gladly accommodate both disabled employees and customers, I do not think it is the federal government's role to demand goodness.
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Tuscany may have found its own bard in Frances Mayes, who has written ''Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy'' -- a crotchety and romantic evocation of life in a renovated farmhouse near Cortona, Italy. Since it was published last October by Chronicle Books, ''Under the Tuscan Sun'' has gone through four printings, with 50,000 copies in print, and has begun to show up on the best-seller lists of some American cities.
''It seems to have hit a nerve,'' Jay Schaefer, senior editor of Chronicle Books, said. ''We were surprised that there was such a large audience out there, which seems to be part of the growing audience for things Tuscan.''
Movie audiences have had an appetite for Tuscany since ''A Room With A View,'' in 1986, evoked the glories of the region as it was in 1908. Kenneth Branagh's ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1993) was stylishly set in a Tuscan villa. Bernardo Bertolucci's ''Stealing Beauty'' (1996) was a soft-sell travel poster for the Tuscan experience, and Ralph Fiennes's English patient lived out his days in a Tuscan villa with Juliette Binoche in the 1996 screen adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel.
''People want romance, beauty and history, and Tuscany certainly has that,'' said Michael Stopka, who seven years ago started a mail order catalogue, Design Toscano.
His 52-page color catalogue (800-525-0733) hawks stone and oil-paint reproductions of such Tuscan masterpieces as the Luca della Robbia ''Cantoria'' frieze and the ''Strozzi Madonna and Child'' by Benedetto de Maiano.
The company will send out 10 million catalogues this year, 3 million more than in 1996.
But Tuscany is more than just a mass-culture phenomenon. ''Increasingly, fine Tuscan wines are highly sought after,'' said Serena Sutcliffe, the head of Sotheby's international wine department.
For the first time, Sotheby's, which has invariably featured French wines, chose a Tuscan wine, Sassicaia, for the cover of its auction catalogue at its February sale in Manhattan. One case went for $7,187, ''way over the top estimate,'' she added.
This is a far cry from the past. In 1965, when Piero Antinori, the head of the Tuscan winemaking firm Marchesi Antinori, began trying to spread the Tuscan message in the United States, ''to most Americans, Tuscany was just Florence and a bottle of Chianti in a fiasco,'' he said, referring to the traditional straw-covered flask of inexpensive wine. But American sales of Mr. Antinori's wines have tripled in the last seven years, and reached 150,000 cases last year.


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Pacquiao-Valero is what I want, Not Margarito: Says Roach
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BoxingScene.com spoke with trainer Freddie Roach about the possibility of Manny Pacquiao defending his WBO welterweight title against Antonio Margarito in November. Roach is not even thinking about Margarito because the Mexican fighter has yet to obtain a license to box in the United States.
Last February, the California State Athletic Commission revoked Margarito's boxing license. Margarito was punished over an illegal substance being discovered in his handwraps moments before the fight with Shane Mosley on January 24.
Margarito is making a ring return on May 8 in Mexico. The former welterweight champion has the ability to request a new license, but there is no guarantee the California commission will grant his request. As an alternative to the problem, Roach was approached with the idea of holding the Pacquiao-Margarito fight in Mexico, which the trainer quickly shot down.
Roach views undefeated Edwin Valero as the best fight for Pacquiao in November. Valero is licensed to box in the state of Texas. If the fight is held in Cowboys Stadium, Roach believes the entire venue will be sold out. But, Valero has some issues of his own. In early 2009, Valero was busted in Texas for driving under the influence of alcohol. Because of the charge, he's been unable to obtain a visa to enter the United States. Roach is confident the visa issue will be cleared up.
"[Margarito] has no license. They said we could fight in Mexico but that's not going to happen. That would be a real bad move for Manny Pacquiao - to slap the commissions in the face. I'm thinking about it and the number one contender in my mind right now is Valero," Roach told BoxingScene.com.
"Valero is licensed in Texas. If we do Valero there, we could sell out the whole place. You don't have to close half of it down. I've been watching him a little bit. I know he's a big puncher. He's a southpaw and does pose some difficulties. He's better than just a guy who could punch but I think that's the best marketable fight out there for us."
I mentioned a few other possibilities like undefeated WBC/IBF 140-pound champion Devon Alexander and unbeaten WBO champion Timothy Bradley, who makes his HBO debut on June 26 - at welterweight. Once they become bigger names, Roach will consider them as opponents for Pacquiao.
"Once they start selling tickets, and we could get them on pay-per-view and start making money - [then] we'll fight those guys," Roach said.
And of course there is the option of a trilogy fight with Juan Manuel Marquez - which is Freddie's personal favorite to take place.
"Personally, that's the fight I want. Nacho [Beristain] is a good trainer and we're competitive and I'd love for Manny to knock him [Marquez] out," Roach said.
All of the names previously mentioned are "Plan B" opponents. The immediate goal for Roach and Pacquiao is to fight the winner of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley, taking place on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
I think Bradley is the most desrving of a Pac fight. He's proven he top 3 pound for pound right now. But.................As a boxing fan, I want to see Pac and Valero fight. I believe that is the most intertaining…Comment by superchile on 03-18-2010
ofcourse he does not whant margarito because margarito would brawl whit manny and prabobly will end up koing pacman:scared:Comment by Rome-By-Ko on 03-17-2010
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[QUOTE=tesla_power;7818274]Yo J. Regarding Yuri, not really sure but I don't dig him. Same as Alfonso Gomez. As for your question, definitely Marg. Almost the same physical dimensions to bother pac. Workrate against workrate. Pac would take the early rounds as…Comment by jrosales13 on 03-17-2010
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BURT – For 20 years, Equi*Star Therapeutic Riding Center has been improving the lives of children and adults with a wide range of special needs.
Riders, their families and supporters find this milestone worth celebrating, and the nonprofit organization will hold a special 20th anniversary open house for the public from noon to 5 p.m. next Sunday at its ranch at 2199 Fuller Road.
The Burt family of Wilson, which includes 20-year-old Christian, who is autistic, has long been acquainted with the importance of Equi*Star.
"Equi*Star is wonderful," said Christian's mother, Kathy. "It has given Christian social skills, and it's given him socialization. He's made friends because it's noncompetitive. He's really come out of his shell more, and he's talking to people. He'll stay up all night now reading books about horses. He has a real knack with them, and they come to him easily.
"Before, Christian wouldn't come out of the house – he's terrified to be outside, and he's afraid of bees, but he hates to miss Equi*Star," Burt said of her son's regular Monday evening riding appointments.
Miriam Smith started the organization 20 years ago. She was a stay-at-home mother who went back to school after her children had grown. She was studying human services at Niagara County Community College when she saw a television show about therapeutic horseback riding in California and knew that was exactly what she wanted to do.
Having acquired her first horse at age 28, Smith already had equestrian experience when she went to Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center in East Aurora, which is still the only other similar operation in Western New York. There she learned how to start one in Niagara County.
Smith joined the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association to learn the regulations that would guide her new business. She founded Equi*Star in 1994, set up a board of directors and rented space around the county before settling into the current site 16 years ago.
"Miriam gives so much and should be commended for all she does," said Burt. "Christian has even been selected for the Special Olympics twice and has won three gold medals because of Equi*Star. This has all been made possible for Christian because of Equi*Star."
While Equi*Star helps children and adults with a wide range of disabilities, Smith said the majority of its riders these days are around 4 years old and are autistic.
"They are diagnosing (disorders) at an earlier age, so they are riding at an earlier age," said Smith, who added that riders have to be at least 3½ years old.
Smith said she and her staff have found that learning to ride and care for the horses has helped their clients in a variety of ways.
"Those with autism, in particular, can be withdrawn and very much in their own world," she said. "They usually don't reach out at all. But the motion and the warmth of these horses and ponies – they're such kind, gentle animals – brings the riders out of their shells. They start interacting more with their side-walkers and making eye contact. They start trying to communicate. They just love the horses and horseback riding."
And the lessons don't end there, Smith said.
"Every game we play has a purpose, although the riders just think they're having fun," she explained. "But they are either increasing their physical abilities or cognitive abilities. They are learning life skills. They are learning how to wait their turn, be polite, follow directions, be gentle and show empathy. And we're working on speech, letters, numbers, colors and shapes. The horse is a good learning tool."
Equi*Star now has eight horses, one mule and six ponies – four of which are Personal Ponies. The Personal Ponies organization gives U.K. Shetland ponies for free to children with disabilities. This breed is particularly effective because of its affectionate demeanor and short and stocky size, Smith said.
While Equi*Star plans to continue to use the ponies in its lessons, the group also has already placed one pony in the past several months at the home of one of its longtime riders – Christian Burt.
Equi*Star uses the ponies to teach its clients not only how to ride obstacle trails, but also, Smith said, things like, "How to care for the ponies, how to brush them and just become friends with them."
Starting two decades ago with one horse and four riders, Equi*Star now includes two barns, an indoor arena and a house for stable manager John Taylor and his family on 36 acres.
"We're so busy now that we've reached a point when it would be difficult to grow any further," Smith said. "Everything we do is for the disabled population. We have daytime classes, evening classes and Saturday classes. We are only closed on Sundays. We also have groups who come for the work experience, learning how to be caregivers for the horses and do things like sweep the aisles and change water buckets."
"We also still have a limited number of day camps, where riders come out and take care of a horse for an entire day, which is different than their riding experience," she said. "They learn how to feed and clean and tack them up, and we have people come in, like our veterinarian and blacksmith, and show them what they do. These are very popular programs."
Participants are asked to make "a very reasonable contribution" to participate in the Equi*Star programs, Smith said.
"But it only covers about one-fourth of our budget," Smith explained. "And if they can't afford it, they can apply for scholarship assistance. But we have more and more applying for scholarships."
Equi*Star holds a handful of fundraisers throughout the year and applies for grants, but "there are so many nonprofits out there looking for grant money that it's tough to get," Smith said.
"The Western New York area is very giving – that's proven by the fact that we're still here after 20 years," Smith said. "We're here because of the generosity of the people of Western New York – not the big corporations, but the moms and pops – everyone gives just a little.
"We didn't have any money when we started, and we still don't," she said with a chuckle.
People come from as far as Batavia and Buffalo and its suburbs for Equi*Star's services, as it is the only one of its kind in Niagara County.
At next Sunday's open house, special guest Matt Cox from Miracle Mountain Ranch in Spring Creek, Pa., will deliver a "Message on the Mount" astride his long-horned steer, Bosco.
Miracle Mountain is a nonprofit, nondenominational organization that operates a Western-themed retreat center. It's one of the largest Christian summer camp horse programs in the country. Cox also will offer riding lessons for individuals who have access to a horse Saturday.
In addition, Leah Hunt, a local trick rider, will give demonstrations on her horse, Silver, and Equi*Star riders will showcase some of the special demonstrations they have been working on just for this occasion.
Demonstrations with ponies from the nonprofit group Personal Ponies and interaction with the ponies also are planned. "Mountain Man" Jerry Pechuman will share mountain lore, while barbecue and snacks will be available throughout the day.
"This open house is a big event for us," she said. "We're really pleased to have the people from Miracle Mountain Ranch coming here. They're pretty impressive, and they include horsemanship and the Gospel, and they have a way of putting it all together. We're honored they'll come up and help us out."
The event is free, but donations are welcome and a basket auction is planned.
To learn more about Equi*Star, call 778-8249 or visit: www.equistartheranch.org.


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Amanda Turner Amanda's Pet Sitting is a terrible scam! DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE Chandler Arizona
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In our case she showed up ONCE to collect her check and then left our cats without food and water. My step-son finally investigated and they had been without food and water for 4 days.
This service is a complete scam. And the police and Humane Society and the ASPCA need to put her out of business. She is a menance, con, and embezzeler. She is criminally abusing animals.
We are doing everything we can to bring her to justice. But we all need help from people like her. It's time the big boys (police, Humane Society, ASPCA) step up to the plate and take action before any more anaimals are tortured by this person. I hope and pray the above organization have seen enough already and bring her to justice.
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Glory comes in as many shapes and sizes as there are funky microorganisms on a bowling ball. For some, the glory comes from the satisfaction of helping a kid feel okay about his peanut allergy. Others take pride in helping an elderly veteran control his diabetes.
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UK musician and poet Vinny Peculiar [aka Alan Wilkes] has been variously described as – 'An under sung national treasure' [UNCUT Magazine 2014] – a warm hearted Morrissey [Q Magazine 2014] and the missing link between Jarvis Cocker and Roger McGough [Irish Times 2014]. He's released eleven albums of outsider pop music to great critical acclaim, current album release 'Down The Bright Stream' on his own Shadrack & Duxbury Records continues to gain plaudits. Raised a Methodist in the north Worcestershire village of Catshill he trained as a nurse working in long stay learning disability & mental health hospitals, a primary influence on his most recent album Silver Meadows due 6.6.16. Much of Vinnys work is autobiographical, songs are candid, poignant and self effacing – you really need to hear them. He also writes occasional poems and runs workshops.
He has collaborated with Bill Drummond [KLF, SOUP ART] as an artist in residence and on numerous house concerts. Various bands have included ex members of The Smiths, OASIS, Aztec Camera & The Fall. He's released twelve albums to considered critical acclaim and is primary songwriter in PARLOUR FLAMES a band he founded with BONEHEAD [ex Rhythm Guitarist from OASIS]. His work is often compared to the likes of Eels, John Cooper Clarke and the more pastoral elements of The Kinks. He's played stages far and wide opening for British Sea Power, Edwyn Collins and Luke Haines amongst others and is a former compere on the Glastonbury Acoustic Stage.
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Vinny Peculiar songs make you laugh and cry and think all at the same time…TOM ROBINSON BBC 6Music
'A well-measured introduction to an under sung national treasure' UNCUT MAGAZINE
'The missing link between Jarvis Cocker and poet Roger McGough and some of the wittiest lyrics this side of Wreckless Eric' IRISH TIMES
This fifteen-track album from the Salford based singer songwriter is frankly, unmissable. A real joy. AMERICANA- UK
Crashing poppily through Vinnys world of nostalgia and insight every song stuffed to the gills with melody and eccentricity, clever, funny and wonderfully weird' R2 MAGAZINE
'If Tony Hancock had made pop records they'd have sounded like this' UNCUT MAGAZINE
Rolling Stone Magazine said…'Vinny's kitchen sink confessional style of writing is often described as quintessentially English – 'homespun tunesmithery in the Robyn Hitchcock/Martin Newell vain –wry nostalgia, witty wordplay'
This Edinburgh festival 2010 review sums things up nicely…
'With his flat cap, florid blouse and fidgety nervous energy pitched somewhere between Andy Warhol and Jarvis Cocker, there's an anarchic elegance to Vinny Peculiar which is both at once both thrilling and faintly unsettling. Storming through a set of oblique, tortured punk poetry, he wins over an initially skeptical crowd with his animated delivery and taut, frenetic pop hooks. Channeling all that eccentricity and barbed wit into something strangely compelling Vinny Peculiar is the sort of unlikely, heroic pop star they just don't seem to make anymore'. *****
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'Imagine a surreal episode of My Two Dads where said fathers are Jarvis Cocker and David Bowie, who bully their child into liking them and everything they like, like glam stomp, kitchen sink vignettes, mordantly witty lyrics, nostalgia, dreams and a sneer, and you're ready for Vinny Peculiar, Manchester's premier forward thinking backward looking song smith' W&H
Sounding like Vic Chessnut tooled up for an armed robbery' Irish Times
'A treasure trove of timeless pop brilliance' The Big issue
'Honest, witty, incomparably savvy about pop culture, Vinny's songs make you smile and for the duration of three minutes plus, they manage to make the world a better place.' City Life
'Vinny Peculiar is all about the words. Looking (and singing a bit) like Elvis Costello in wig and baseball cap, it's hard to work out what's more entertaining – the story-cum-songs or the preceding self-deprecating monologues. Clutching his guitar, he gyrates and jack-knifes round the stage like a busker desperate for 20p to get into the tube station toilets. Endearing and irreverent' MEN LIVE reviews
'Vinny's songs, a beautiful blend of Americana, indie-pop and busker-punk, create an almost George Formby-like world of oddity and human frailty, and the self-deprecating veracity of his lyrics never fails to hit the intended spot' Clash MAGAZINE ***


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"[Walsh] can best be described as a cultural anthropologist with a serious face-stuffing issue. . . . The nice thing about Walsh's writing is that he's always aware of the big implications lurking around each subject but resists the temptations of didacticism." –The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Complaint Review: Primus Telecommunications - Lingo
Primus Telecommunications - Lingohttp://www.lingo.com/ McLean, Virginia U.S.A.
Primus Telecommunications - Lingo Misrepresentation And Irresponsibility Misrepresenatation, bogus collections. McLean Virginia
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When I told them I no longer wanted the service, I asked them about the router and was told to ship it back so I asked them when they were going to send a call tag. When the representative on the phone told me I had to send it back at my own expense, I was infuriated. After all, they were the one that misrepresented their services, but I'm now supposed to pay for their mistakes.
Needless to say, I stood my ground and told them I wasn't going to pay for the router, nor was I going to send it back unless they paid for its return. I followed up with a BBB complaint including a notice for them to reclaim their equipment within 30 days or it will be considered abandoned. Their only response to the BBB was that I refused to return the equipment, but failed to mention that I was basically defrauded into this business transaction by their sales staff.
Since then Primus has been passing my account from one collection agency to the next trying to collect $59.95 for the router. In each case, I've filed yet another BBB complaint against them, and against the collectors for lack of due diligence by accepting accounts from clients that are in dispute.
My patience is now gone. Next time I'm just going to take them to court, and if there are any consumer lawyers out there interested in using this to launch a class action, then I will be very happy to cooperate.
Andersonville, Tennessee
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Fans share thoughts on Lucas Matthysse-Viktor Postol, Adrien Broner-Khabib Allkhverdiev, Anthony Joshua, favorite fights, racial/stylistic double standards, mythical matchups and more in this week's Friday mailbag.
Fans share thoughts on Lucas Matthysse-Viktor Postol, Adrien Broner-Khabib Allkhverdiev, Anthony Joshua, favorite fights, racial/stylistic double standards, mythical matchups and more in this week's Friday mailbag.
Keith Thurman: "I remember when I was 11 years old, and for Christmas, I got this boxing book and it had all of the great fighters in it. I remember flipping through those pages and saying to myself, 'Man, it would be something if your name was in a book like this some day.'"
Keith Thurman: "You can doubt me as much as you want, but you are going to watch me throughout my career climb that ladder and reach the destination that I foresaw, and the one that I told you about, and that's Floyd 'Money' Mayweather."
There are some who have already asked Manny Pacquiao to retire and others who would do so if he loses to Brandon Rios on Nov. 23. Sugar Ray Leonard and George Foreman talk about how hard the decision to hang up the gloves can be.
Tim Bradley said his managerial and promotional stablemate, Brandon Rios, must "get close and stay close" in his fight with Manny Pacquiao, whom he, nevertheless, believes will stop Rios inside of eight rounds. .
Drawing on a similar experience against Thomas Hearns, former champion Roberto Duran believes Manny Pacquiao can rebound from his sixth-round knockout at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez.
Sugar Ray Leonard said Manny Pacquiao is still physically capable of coming back against Brandon Rios, but the big question is the former titleholder's state of mind following his knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez.
IBF light heavyweight titleholder Bernard Hopkins has some options on what he does next but he says he's looking for a "super fight" for his next bout and would like to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. as a middleweight.
Curtis Stevens on Gennady Golovkin: "I'm coming there to wreck him. I'm coming to wreck the wrecking machine."
Hard-hitting light heavyweights Adonis Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev will face separate opponents on Nov. 30 in Canada, and Kovalev's promoter sees them facing each other down the road.
Trainer Abel Sanchez said Gennady Golovkin "is the best middleweight ever besides Sugar Ray Robinson and maybe Bernard Hopkins."
Donny Lalonde discusses his fateful catchweight bout with Sugar Ray Leonard in 1988 and how weight issues figured into the outcome, and offers his thoughts on the practice of inventing new weight limits for fights today.
Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin claims that he will handle unbeaten WBA titleholder Gennady Golovkin in similar fashion to how Bernard Hopkins knocked out then-undefeated Felix Trinindad in the 12th round.
Florida welterweight standouts Andre Berto and Keith Thurman are schedueld to fight in separate bouts on a Showtime-televised card in July. Berto will face veteran gatekeeper Jesus Soto-Karass; Thurman will fight fellow unbeaten puncher Diego Chaves.
HBO's exiting Larry Merchant: "I'm proud to be associated with so many talented people who made us into a groundbreaking network."
Sugar Ray Leonard on Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV: "This fight here is the most defining moment for these two guys."
Knockout artist Randall Bailey: "I want to fight guys that want to fight and guys that feel the same way that I feel. I don't want to go 12 rounds … I want those Marvin Hagler-Tommy Hearns types of fights."
Sugar Ray Leonard on being sexually abused as a teenager: "It knocked me down, but it didn't knock me out."
WBO junior welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley believes that he will beat Manny Pacquiao rather easily.
Sugar Ray Leonard on Marvin Hagler, who he upset 25 years ago: "Roberto Duran came over and he leaned toward the ropes, and he told me, at my table: 'Ray, you box him, you beat him.'"


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Luis Cruz To Be Co-Promoted By Top Rank, Miguel Cotto
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Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank, has traveled to Puerto Rico to conduct a press conference on Tuesday at 11am at the Ritz Carlton in Isla Verde. Arum plans to announce the signing of undefeated junior lightweight Luis "El Artesano" Cruz, who is currently promoted by Miguel Cotto's company, Miguel Cotto Promotions. Cotto, the WBA 154-pound champion, is also promoted by Top Rank.
"This Tuesday I'm going to announce my signing with Arum. I have understood that he arrives on Monday. And he will be at the conference providing information about my contract and the plans that Top Rank Promotions and Miguel Cotto have for my career," confirmed Cruz, who is 18-0 with 14 knockouts.
In his last fight, Cruz unanimously outpointed Martin Honorio. The rising contender is said he was fascinated with the idea of belonging to such a big promotional company.
"They are the leader in the boxing industry and they've shown great interest in developing my career and taking it to another level. They are able to do that and more," Cruz said.
He reminds of Miguel at 140 He's got good boxing skills hits hard and he's got great speed .Top Rank will do a great job of building him up into Puerto Rico's next big super star.Comment by boricuajr23 on 06-27-2011
[QUOTE=PRBOXINGCOTTO;10751218]thats good news cotto should get rocky also[/QUOTE] Cotto needs to sign DULORME, DEL VALLE and VELASQUEZ when they become free agents. Those are the guys that have superstar written all over them and can help grow his Promotion company.Comment by PRBOXINGCOTTO on 06-27-2011
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PSYC 3507A: Social Development
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|Fall 2014
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This course will examine how children interact socially with both peers and adults. We will explore issues of social development from various theoretical perspectives. Heavy emphasis will be given to current research on the origins, predictors, correlates and outcomes of social behaviours from infancy through to adolescence. Lectures will cover both normal social development as well as deviations in development such as reactive attachment disorder, conduct disorder, & social phobia. Current topics that impact on children's social development such as parental mental health problems, divorce and spousal abuse are also discussed. The lectures in this course are heavily based on current research and will complement and supplement the information provided in the required readings. It is expected that you will have read the required readings prior to coming to class.
1. Research Critique (50%):
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- Final Research Critique (25%)
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a. Essay in format. Preparation exam questions are provided throughout the term. Several of these questions will appear on the exam.
3. Web-based Discussion Group (10%) – completed throughout the term.
No assigned textbook. Assigned readings will be from Research Journals available through the Carleton University library website.
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|Dr. Kavita Prakash
|Winter 2015
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This course will build on foundations established in introductory developmental psychology and explore in more detail the subject of social development, concentrating on the developmental lifespan from infancy through to adolescence. Theories, methods, findings and ways of thinking about social development will be emphasized, along with practical applications and interventions. Classes will meet weekly, for a combination of lecture and class discussion.
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This smoke-free hotel features an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and coffee/tea in a common area. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a business center, a meeting room, and laundry facilities are onsite.
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La Quinta Inn & Suites Lafayette Oil Center features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. This hotel offers access to a business center and a meeting room. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. This Lafayette hotel also offers barbecue grills, coffee/tea in a common area, and laundry facilities. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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Title:Actual' Versus 'Virtual' Employment in Europe - Is Spain Different? Author(s):MARIMON, Ramon; ZILIBOTTI, FabrizioDate:1998Citation:European Economic Review, 1998, 42, 1, 123-153Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:We study the evolution of sectoral employment and labor cost in eleven European countries in the last two decades. Our statistical approach consists in decomposing for country, industry and temporal effects. Virtual economies ...
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Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a health club, or other amenities including wireless Internet access (surcharge) and concierge services. Additional features at this Edwardian hotel include shopping on site, wedding services, and a television in the lobby. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the complimentary area shuttle that operates within 2 mi.
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More than 1,500 people attended the Fleet News Awards this year to celebrate the 174 finalists, 31 winners and 25 highly commended companies, people and cars: it was a fantastic occasion for the fleet industry, wonderfully hosted by newsreader and presenter (and star of Strictly Come Dancing) Katie Derham.
We had more than 220 entries this year, including more than 50 from fleets – the most ever. It just shows the prestige and high regard in which our awards are held by the industry. Everyone wants to win one and, for many, it is the pinnacle of their careers, especially for the person entering our Hall of Fame.
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