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The pipeline at Mithridion in Madison, WI, consists of treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other central nervous system disorders. Company scientists are focused on improving first-generation drugs that target muscarinic receptors. Although none of the first-generation drugs ever made it to market due to unacceptable side effects that became apparent in clinical trials, those early trials confirmed that the M1 muscarinic receptor, in particular, was the best target.
"M1 agonists have the potential to not only treat symptoms of Alzheimer's, but also to get at the underlying disease process," says CEO Trevor Twose, Ph.D. Dr. Twose helped to found Mithridion in 2006 to advance second-generation muscarinic agonists.
The starting compounds were created in the laboratory of William Messer, Ph.D., Mithridion's CSO and a pharmacology professor at the University of Toledo. In June 2008, Mithridion merged with Cognitive Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Messer's virtual company. "The marriage was a good one," says Dr. Twose, because it wedded Mithridion's drug discovery expertise, management skills, and investor base with Dr. Messer's pharmacology knowledge.
Certain neurons in the brain, known as cholinergic neurons, communicate through the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to control memory and cognition. In Alzheimer's disease, cholinergic neuron function is deficient due to the death of neurons caused by the neurotoxic peptide A-beta. One kind of cholinergic receptor important for memory and cognition is muscarinic receptors, especially the M1 subtype. Other muscarinic receptor subtypes include M2, which slows the heart rate, and M3, which causes sweating, salivation, and gastrointestinal problems.
The first-generation muscarinic agonists activated several muscarinic receptor subtypes, resulting in unpleasant side effects. In contrast, Mithridion's second-generation drugs replace the lost cholinergic function by selectively activating only M1 receptors to improve memory and cognition. This approach selectively minimizes the risk of fainting, sweating, excessive salivation, and diarrhea, common side effects that led to the demise of the first-generation drugs.
Among the first-generation drugs, Eli Lilly's xanomeline was regarded as the best candidate, and it showed beneficial effects on symptoms in Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. Now, Frank Bymaster, one of the inventors of xanomeline, is advising Mithridion about how to design better second-generation compounds.
Extensive scientific literature provides evidence that M1 agonists interact with several key pathways that contribute to the pathology of Alzheimer's. These include a reduction in the production of neurotoxic A-beta; an increase in another peptide that protects against A-beta damage; a decrease in cell death; and a decrease in phosphorylation of tau protein.
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Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S III vs Nokia Lumia 920 specs comparison
0. phoneArena 12 Sep 2012, 15:20 posted on
Alright, now that we got the final specs of the newest iPhone, let's pit it against the pack leaders of the other mobile operating system. The Samsung Galaxy S III is the undisputable Android bestseller and will be so for a good while, while a recent survey showed that the vast majority of future Windows Phone owners are likely to pick the Nokia Lumia 920 when it becomes available...
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1. ogy_dogy (Posts: 453; Member since: 29 Jun 2012)
Wow the nokia rolled over the competition like the tank that it is :) ftw
4. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
lol nokia is good no lie....but the operating may be the downfall here pal.......in which i would go with the S3 FTW and also the weight of the nokia is a bit too much jus for a better camera when the S3 has a great camera already.....not better than nokia of course but still a great camera............So the S3 is the winner indeed
7. Mobile-X-Pert (Posts: 565; Member since: 20 Dec 2010)
It´s not just a better camera, it´s a better screen, better and long lasting design; better maps, better sound quality, more color options, ....etc.
15. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
maybe............... but i still would choose the S3 because im not totally sold on windows phones yet......sorry bruh but i wouldnt get a windows phone right now jus the way it is...
41. arsenaljimenez (Posts: 178; Member since: 03 May 2012)
You seriously need to give windows a fair shot, use it as a regular phone, you'll see there are few things you will be disappointed about/
54. bayusuputra (Posts: 962; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
agree, I still choose android because I am in love for tweaking my device to my heart's content (custom ROMs etc), but for daily usage, WP is actually great..
I don't really care who comes out the top, the Galaxy or the Lumia, but I just wanna say sorry to apple that they are making an outdated piece of shat again to compete with the beasts..
71. arsenaljimenez (Posts: 178; Member since: 03 May 2012)
Agreed, I honestly like android
but In my opnion suited more for tech savy people
If you know how to tweak android and all that its awesome
but for normal people, wp is so simple, so easy to use
its literally impossible to get lost using it
10. dr_fajardo12 (Posts: 118; Member since: 26 Aug 2012)
sgs3 first
920 second
77. astronot (Posts: 17; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
No way. Look at the camera quality of the 920. Look at the way the 920 is crafted and designed. Look at Nokia's super sensitive touchscreen. Look at its better turn by turn navi and map apps. How can you say the sgs3 is first?? Ah... the Android platform offers 12 kind of Tetris games, where the WP platform offers only three. Ok, well, I am happy for you ;)
38. vishalvenky (Posts: 67; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
camera is much much better than in S3 as compared with Lumia 920.. check out this video and comment..
design-Nokia(lol they wont take u to the court :P)
Apps & Gaming-S3
51. maryaaadil (Posts: 146; Member since: 07 Apr 2012)
Yeah i would buy a android powered nokia phone even if i have to give 1000$
53. ChiX017 (Posts: 308; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
hmmmm, better camera, yeah, better screen (even under sunlight), yeah, Battery life, yeah,.......what else do you need to top the SIII? WIRELESS CHARGING!
78. astronot (Posts: 17; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Are you joking? Look on the internet for various comparisons between the Lumia 920 and the GS3. Lumia 920 camera clearly outperform the SG3 on every aspect. The same counts for Lumia's super sensitive screen, which even lets u use it with gloves.
83. ChiX017 (Posts: 308; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
Yeah, the Lumia 920 tops the chart! or did you miss read my comment?
72. bengbeng (Posts: 4; Member since: 12 Aug 2012)
Lol. Im samsung s3 user. Would love to try lumia 920. Great os.fluid interface. Nokia wanted to have an o.s which almost all of us use. Nokia will definitely on its way to top. Nokias phone hip trendy and nice interface.S3 is smooth but laggy. Admit it. Ipad 3 user here also.
9. dsDoan (Posts: 229; Member since: 28 Dec 2011)
The Nokia rolled over the GS3? The Nokia and GS3 have the exact same CPU/GPU chipset, the GS3 has twice as much RAM, the Nokia is both heavier and thicker than the GS3, while having a smaller screen. In fact, the only 2 specs that the Nokia has better than the GS3 is better battery life and a higher PPI display.
A good device, sure, but do not be a blind fanboy.
17. SleepingOz (unregistered)
Don't mind him. Nokia fanboys always forget to put "IMHO" in their comments.
20. ogy_dogy (Posts: 453; Member since: 29 Jun 2012)
Wp does not need as much ram as android, thats a fact. Other than that, nokia has higher resolution, more ppi, far better battery life, wireless charging built in, far better camera and nokia drive which beats garmin, let alone google maps and lets not forget build quality. So i still say nokia ftw
24. dsDoan (Posts: 229; Member since: 28 Dec 2011)
768 x 1280 is a minuscule difference.. That is not a win vs 720 x 1280. You will not notice the difference. Galaxy S III also has wireless charging built in.
This article is regarding hardware, so your software argument should have been in your original post. To vaguely say the Lumia "rolled over the competition" in an article that displays hardware from competing devices that are better than the Lumia's is a losing argument.
The Lumia has a better camera? You mean that camera that Nokia had so much faith in that they ran television ads demonstrating the capabilities of the Lumia's camera, that they later admitted to falsifying the demo and showing footage that was taken with an actual digital camera instead of the Lumia's camera?
You have faith in the Lumia camera, that Nokia doesn't even have faith in?
28. SleepingOz (unregistered)
Not to mention that the human eyes can't notice pixels over 300ppi.
63. ogy_dogy (Posts: 453; Member since: 29 Jun 2012)
your argument for the display can be used on ram too, but i will not go there. as for the camera fiasco, it was not an ad, it was a single video shown to the press and blown out of proportion, i have seen live demos and the 920 made great photos in the dark where the gs3 and iphone made awesome black rectangles.... so i do, i have a lot of faith in nokia... since 1998 and the 5110 (which i still own and still runs)
67. dr_fajardo12 (Posts: 118; Member since: 26 Aug 2012)
get over it
21. Mobile-X-Pert (Posts: 565; Member since: 20 Dec 2010)
Sorry, but more Ram and less weight will not make an Android phone perform better than a Windows phone. I´ve seen the Galaxy s3 ( quad-core) compared to the Lumia 900 (single-core) and to tell you the truth, I didn´t see any difference in terms of performance, so imagine Windows phone 8 running on a Dual-core (S4).
On top of that, MS already said that windows phone runs much better on the windows NT kernel.
At the end of the day what speaks about your phone is real life performance.
25. SleepingOz (unregistered)
Windows sure needs less RAM as it's a lighter OS.
But more RAM allow more apps to run in the background! It's called multitasking with no "pseudo" in front.. =]
Also 1GB RAM is more than enough for ICS to run smooth, so does JB. 2GB is a plus!
29. Mobile-X-Pert (Posts: 565; Member since: 20 Dec 2010)
So now let me ask you, How many apps do you run or better yet, how many apps do you use at the same time?
We´re talking about real life performance and as far as I know we´re all humans.
31. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
yea true but sometimes you get to the point where you DOO wanna multitask and run multiple apps at once.......wich is one of the reasons why android is currently the "king" of operating systems and phones! There are OPTIONS! and as long as options are there and freedom of customization and choice....then it will indeed remain the king of smartphones........nokia is rising but dont act like it has thrown aside android it still has alot to do before that ever happens......and if you havent noticed then let me remind you that android is only gettin better! so i dont see how they will get over us jus yet......peace man
PS: they have to get over IOS first if they want to top android lol so let that be their focus before us :)
42. arsenaljimenez (Posts: 178; Member since: 03 May 2012)
King because of numbers
46. MaxJenius (Posts: 3; Member since: 12 Sep 2012)
I usually have at least forty apps open all day on my Nokia N9. I range from 40-60 apps throughout the day. It's not uncommon for me to have 80+ apps open at once. My device never even slows down with GPS, emulators, music, and videos going.
I do own a android tablet and have nothing against it. I use it mostly as a gaming device and it serves its purpose well.
However the everyday usability of any andriod phone including the Galaxy S3 is still years away from the multitasking I need in my daily device.
I desperately want someone to make I device that has better multitasking than android, ios, or windows phone.
I will not buy a Nokia WP8 device. SO google needs to step their game up cause I want a new phone in 2013 and every OS I see is years away from my needs.
55. jhattara (Posts: 37; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
I guess you'd love Jolla.
75. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
huh like your the king of the world who can alter the thing according to ur likes wake up and live in the world not over it.
74. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
you says android is king name other competetors before winphone8 IOS and ...... wp7 was not a competetor at all get some facts now about winphone8 it is next gen moblie OS. give me few examples of real life where u really need multitasking on android so badly that u cant live without it. i dont see any point of heavy multitasking on moblies only disavantage is it drains your battery like icecream shake. and customization you think aranging your icons on ur homescreen is customization i dont think everyone like to do it all the time its just what android makes the trend on openness its not that important not like we cant breath without it but if the phone gets stuck randomly and laggs(jellybeans is not out yet to be confirmed smooth) and some more stuff android is famous for i really get bad immage out of that so yeah Winphon7.5 showed the future on winphone8 is way better then android
37. SleepingOz (unregistered)
I usually look for youtube videos(which are opened by my youtube app) of cheats and walkthroughs on google(via dolphin HD) when playing heavy games like(Shadowgun, Deadspace, Dead Trigger) while listening to music(Poweramp) over Bluetooth and sometimes replying to messages that pop up(GoSMS Pro) using Swiftkey 3.
Not to mention that my other 3rd party apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Flipboard, Pinterest, Skype, Avast, Viber, Whatsapp, Accuweather, Beautiful Widget, Elixir 2, Apex Launcher, Contacts Widget, DSP Manager, Hotmail, Gmail, Maps(offline), MusiXmatch are running in the background.
So the more, the better baby! =]
Stop being in denial of the advantage of bigger RAM.
76. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
lol half of the things you mentions most of the social newtworks u minimize in android ..is win phone integrated stuff they get updated without you to refresh them at all and live tiles is where u can get the higligts and notification all without even running the apps and this also works with any apps that support this feature by developers i heard android customized icons GRIDs are static or very limited in telling that much details
64. ogy_dogy (Posts: 453; Member since: 29 Jun 2012)
all i know is i had a 512mb optimus 7 and a 512mb ics tablet, the lg runs perfectly while the tab crashes regularily. both have 1ghz procs. so thats my starting point and shows me a lot.
26. dsDoan (Posts: 229; Member since: 28 Dec 2011)
I never stated that the Android phone performed better.
57. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
yes it is heavy but u dont think why so is that camera machanical image stabilizer weightless no it is gonna be heavy if the tech of this level is injected
79. astronot (Posts: 17; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
You are a bit wrong there. The SG3 is lighter and thinner, because it is made of fragile plastic instead of a solid polycarbonate unibody the Lumia 920 has. Furthermore the SG3 does not carry a wireless charging element and it does not have a high quality OIS camera module (which uses a bigger lens). These are the reasons why the Lumia is heavier and not as thin. The super sensitive touchscreen of the Lumia 920 can be used with even gloves on, something not possible with the GS3. And the lumia 920 use clearblack filters which results in better contrasts then the SG3.
81. dsDoan (Posts: 229; Member since: 28 Dec 2011)
You got me on the built-in wireless charging. The capable phone back must be purchased from Samsung in order to take advantage of the Galaxy S III's wireless charging.
But you're a bit confused yourself. You boast that the Lumia's polycarbonate body is superior to the Galaxy S III's "fragile plastic," when, in fact, the Galaxy S III body is polycarbonate. So by your statement, the Lumia also has a "fragile plastic" body, as well.
The Lumia can have as big of a lens as it wants, that doesn't mean it has a better camera. That's like saying an 8mp camera is better than a 5mp because 8 is bigger than 5. If Nokia had to take pictures with a real digital camera, and claim that they were taken by the Lumia, then it is probably not all they're talking it up to be.
22. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3755; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Doesn't it feel like Deja Vu to you people??
Few days from now, PA will review the 'metal fruit' and make it a benchmark to compare every phones with. I have a feeling it's about to start soon, lol.
2. nitinrana (Posts: 27; Member since: 02 Apr 2012)
Lets look at the iCrap 5 release ... same old s**t - new box - ohh a lil longer! :P A6 processor *slated* to be faster than the i5 .. may i request for the FIPS and MIPS and quadrant scores on both please. Non standard 1136*640 resolution, Same pixel density as the earlier device, Same old camera, some improvement on the front cam shooting at 1.2 MP and 30fps - useful if you need to shoot yourself for a porn flick. different models for gsm/cdma (A1428/A1429) instead of a world phone like the 4S. Cut the SIM card even more - more headache for the operators and just in case you run out of juice ... hold the sim card and wonder wtf to do till u get an adapter - for an adaptor to fit a microSIM and then to a normal SIM which can fit all other phones.
Headphones ... BOSE its time you sue a lil bro apple for copying the QC in ear model .. where I pretty clearly recall the same images being used in the representation about the design....
People will still buy it because they want to prove how loyal they are to apple. Well, enjoy :)
13. bucky (Posts: 2566; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
Maybe people just want that OS? This is the same upgrade that the sgs3 had compared to sgs2 is it not? Except the iPhone isn't as ugly.
44. Palavius (Posts: 3; Member since: 24 Apr 2012)
What iOS?? 90% of iphone users jailbrake their phones in a 2 months time..
3. ajac09 (Posts: 1481; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
why does the gs3 lack the CDMA stuff? its out fo Verizon sprint and US cellular...
6. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
CDMA is for verizon and sprint thats why
5. jopancy (Posts: 74; Member since: 25 Apr 2012)
Didn't Sammy say it would sue Apple if Iphone 5 came out with LTE? ...
... ... ....
Sammy, this is you cue.
8. darkvadervip (Posts: 365; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)
Nokia all the way
11. jopancy (Posts: 74; Member since: 25 Apr 2012)
On the average the Lumia 920 beats the Iphone 5 by many points.
But I prophesy now that very soon you shall read posts by some people praising and saying the iphone is the best of all three.
12. satydesh (Posts: 71; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
nokia lumia 920 is looking good after iphone5 release
14. d_striders (Posts: 7; Member since: 06 Aug 2012)
Nokia clearly is the winner when it comes to the hardware. Also the better battery life makes it more dependable. Windows might be a downfall, but i think they will get in the game soon enough.
16. doejon (Posts: 398; Member since: 31 Jul 2012)
the the international version of the s3 is way better and there will be a lte version of the the international version of the s3
but i will buy the note 2 damn iphone where u atttttttt?
18. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
These all seem to be great phones and very evenly matched, but if I had to rate them I would have to call it:
2. iPhone 5
3. Lumia 920
The 920 might have the better according to the specs, but the recent picture faking scandal brings some doubt.
The iPhones "new" design looks the same but a little better and iMaps or whatever looks great. The 4 inch screen is a good move, but 4.3 to 4.7 would have been even better. iOS is looking older and older with every year it goes un-refreshed.
GS3 is king right now! The One X is close, but the GS3 is a d*mn good looking phone inside and out. Sure, the could have pushed the envolpe on the outer design a lot more and used more premium materials. But until we get S4 Pro or quad core/LTE Exynos chips... The GS3 is the must have phone.
58. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
yes defenalty PA articles shows the fake photos but doesnot show the reall photos of lumia920 that later on. Verge went to verfiy at same location with nokia team and it turned out lumia 920 is still far better they had it on there web with multiple test picts their last comment was "nokia harware deserved a better marketting because it is better "
80. astronot (Posts: 17; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Whining about Nokia's commercial which apparently in some way was giving wrong impressions to some people (mostly Wallstreet press), is plain hypocrit. Did you also expect Redbull was really giving you wings? Are you also complaining at McDonalds when their burgers look much better in adverbs then the ones you actually get. This being said. Nokia's commercial was not fake. It was made most probably long before the Lumia 920 was even ready. It was just stating the differnce between OIS and normal camara technology.
82. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Stating that it brings doubt somehow makes makes me a hypocrite? Explain how. Industry experts are even questioning Nokia's actions, so sounds like you are the only one whining here.
Why so sensitive about a fact? The fact is there is a scandal no matter what your little fanboy heart wants to believe. Some people have doubts and until the phone is in hand or confirm by trusted third party, many will still have doubts.
19. AndroidShiz (Posts: 154; Member since: 08 Nov 2011)
Sure these are all nice phones, but I can't wait for the Galaxy Sexus 4. I just hope that the next Nexus is made by more than one manufacturer as rumored. I wouldn't mind having the beauty of HTC's hardware look and hand feel with complete pure Android on board, but whatever the case, Nexus4Life.
23. laghari (Posts: 8; Member since: 08 Sep 2012)
Bronze = iCrap
Silver = SGS III
Gold = Lumia 920
Ladies and gentlemen! Please stand up for Nokia anthem! lol!
60. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
for i company in so much crysis if they can bring such device i will give them 150 out of 100
27. osanilevich (Posts: 284; Member since: 29 Sep 2009)
Did Nokia really just win a specs shootout? Against Apple and Samsung no less??? Welcome back, Nokia. We missed you
30. crbandiera (Posts: 3; Member since: 12 Sep 2012)
Sue apple for wasting everyone's time.
36. BigSupes (Posts: 10; Member since: 05 Sep 2012)
Best comment on here!

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Can an open, collaborative approach still work when not everyone has opted in?
Over the past two weeks, I've been reading the book Power and Love by Adam Kahane (thanks to Eugene Eric Kim for the recommendation).
After working with Eugene on the story of Wikimedia's open strategic planning process, I'd remarked to him that the Wikimedia effort was one of the most successful, large-scale collaborative exercises I'd ever seen. Eugene replied that if I thought their project was big, I should read Power and Love to get a sense for the types of large-scale collaborative projects Adam tackles, often on the scale of nations.
It's really a wonderful, introspective book, filled not just with successes but failures as well, and is probably one of the better-reviewed books I've seen on Amazon.
Adam is perhaps best known for his work facilitating the Mont Fleur Scenario Project in South Africa in the early 1990s. In an incredibly difficult, post-apartheid environment, Adam brought a diverse group of people together to collaborate on ways to smooth the country's transition to democracy. He has since led collaborative projects in India, Guatemala, and Israel, among other places around the world, and describes many of these projects in the book.
As I read, I couldn't help but notice one thematic appearing over and over. In many of Adam's projects, there was little hope of getting everyone involved to rally around a shared purpose, something I view as a pre-requisite for building a successful community of passion. In fact, even when a fragile collaboration was pieced together in a workshop, it often would fall apart again quickly once the session was over.
In the open source world, we are usually lucky enough to be working with opt-in communities. Meaning, people are participating of their own free will, and have almost always joined the project because they share a common belief about what it might accomplish.
But reading Adam's book has made me wonder, do the principles we regularly discuss here on opensource.com apply in communities where passion is strong, but not everyone shares a common purpose? Can open collaboration be successful in places where competing agendas are flourishing and not everyone has opted-in to the same project?
My experiences tell me that in communities without a shared purpose, productive open collaboration is usually incredibly difficult. Our current political environment here in the United States is certainly case study #1.
In the open source world, we don't know how lucky we have it.
Do you think an open, collaborative approach can really succeed in environments where not everyone shares a common purpose and has joined of their own free will?
I'd love to hear what you think.
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Kind of hard to guess here, isn't it? Since every successful collaboration I've been part of has involved enthusiastic buy-in on the part of its participants.
Open seems to work best when:
- All of the participants need more or less the same thing (even if for different reasons);
- The deliverable is quantifiably improved by having multiple contributors (not always the case);
- Decision-making power rests with those who are willing to put in the elbow grease to put the decision in action.
- And others I'm probably leaving out because I'm throwing this off the cuff.
Can successful collaborations happen when none of those elements are present? Sure, I suppose it's possible -- but I'm guessing that for every element that isn't present, the amount of activation energy required goes up.
It's also remarkably easy to make coercion look like collaboration -- and to the outsider, the difference is seldom evident.
Chris, my biggest problem is that I see how these ideas work in my own domains: software engineering (exceptionally well) and open education (less well but improving, for reasons that I'm still articulating.)
For other areas, though, I'm a bit reluctant to say, authoritatively, "this is how open works". It would be great to take those 3 principles and apply them to other real world examples beyond software+edu.


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Students, educators, chefs and farmers put on the fourth Homegrown Food Retreat, organized by the Fort Lewis College Environmental Center.
The retreat began with a presentation Friday night in the FLC Ballroom by Andrew Nowak, a chef who�s worked to put locally grown food on lunch trays throughout the Denver Public Schools, Colorado�s second-largest school district.
Nowak, who began advocating for local food programs as a parent volunteer, now serves on the Colorado Farm to School Task Force, works as the project director for Slow Food Denver�s Seed to Table School Food Program and works with the Garden to Cafeteria program in which young students learn to grow food that later is used in their cafeteria.
�It�s not enough to feed the school for a day, but it�s enough to inspire the kids,� Nowak said. �This is your food we�re serving in the salad bar.�
During the retreat, Nowak provided successful examples of how local food can become a staple for communities and schools, even in an urban area such as Denver.
�We�re doing a lot of similar efforts, they�re just on a smaller scale,� said Krista Garand, director of student nutrition at Durango School District 9-R during a panel discussion Saturday with Nowak and Kim Cotta, food service director for Ignacio School District.
Garand has helped eliminate canned food from Durango cafeterias since 2010 and serve local beef in school lunches since 2006, she said.
Ignacio schools are taking a similar path, Cotta said.
In addition to the main presentation and panel, about 150 participants attended a series of workshops Saturday focused on topics including increasing vitality with local, wild foods; garden designs; eating locally on a budget; and farming do�s and don�ts.
Catherine Nurse, a sophomore at FLC, said she learned a lot about growing large-scale gardens at the �Grow Your Own Grub with a Good Garden Design� workshop, taught by Deb Moses, executive director of The Garden Project of Southwest Colorado. She hoped the information would be useful in her first attempt to grow a small home garden, she said.
Jessica Smyke, a freshman at FLC who works with the environmental center, learned about the nutritional benefits in local plants in the �Save $100 a Month while Increasing Your Vitality with Local, Wild Foods� workshop, taught by Katrina Blair, director and founder of Turtle Lake Refuge.
Several participants were there after recently participating in a food summit in Farmington focused on building a better local food system.
�The energy isn�t as focused as it could be,� said Evert Oldham, area director for U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, who said he attended the retreat to network and continue learning.
A theme throughout the retreat was to connect a network of local farmers with consumers who can work together to make local food a bigger part of the average Durangoan�s diet.
Somehow, through the years, the system has become so complicated that it�s getting difficult for local producers to connect with local eaters, Nowak said. The goal is to reconnect, he said.
�If you want to get involved, anyone can do this,� he said. �You don�t have to have the training to do this.�


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LOCKPORT – Since New York State enacted its new gun control law in January, Niagara County has received so many applications for new pistol permits that county workers can't handle them all.
The county has received more pistol permit requests already this year than it approved in all of 2010, Deputy County Clerk Wendy J. Roberson said.
The trend has been building for the last few years.
But the demand has been especially accelerating during the past several months – since President Obama's re-election last fall, then the passage of the SAFE Act in New York, county staff said.
The SAFE Act is the gun control law that was rushed through the State Legislature on an emergency basis, with no opportunity for public comment.
"It really began to pick up right before the presidential election and has continued," Roberson said, of the gun permit paperwork.
In her 17 years in office, Roberson said, this episode has become "the thing that has triggered the most concern and the most anger."
An even bigger pile of paperwork has been created by the SAFE Act's option that allows permit holders to withhold their personal information from those who might try to seek such information through Freedom of Information Law requests.
Right now, Niagara County is merely alphabetizing the latter forms, in case anyone ever files a FOIL request, Roberson said. The county currently has neither the capacity nor the manpower to do anything else with them, she said.
No one has counted those "opt-out" forms, nor does anyone intend to do so, Roberson said.
Deputy County Legislature Clerk Roxanne Morgan was given the job of putting them in alphabetical order.
The stack of forms – some four feet long, altogether – is laid on its side on County Clerk Wayne F. Jagow's desk.
For County Legislator John Syracuse, who has become known as a prominent defender of gun rights, the results come as no surprise.
"By bringing to light the apparent trampling of one of people's constitutional rights, the Second Amendment, people are exercising those rights," said Syracuse, R-Newfane, who has sponsored several resolutions over the past few years opposing efforts in Albany to expand gun control.
The County Clerk's Office has shifted two extra workers into the pistol permit office, but they can't keep up with the increased demand, Roberson said.
In 2010, the county approved 504 pistol permits.
In 2011, that number grew to 631.
In 2012, the county gave out 997 pistol permits.
And, from Jan. 1 through last Tuesday, the county had already issued 418 – not counting the three stacks of applications, each a foot high, that the workers haven't gotten to yet.
As of last week, Niagara County had 28,730 active pistol permits, according to permit clerk Patti Jo Sturak.
But, "that includes deceased people," Sturak said.
Until recently, permit holders weren't doing a very good job updating the county about changes of address, new weapons they've acquired, or other alterations.
"Now they're coming out of the woodwork," Sturak said.
Roberson said when the FOIL opt-out forms were announced, the county's phones were swamped with people seeking information.
"Wayne and I decided we would return the calls so our pistol permit people didn't have to do it. I lost my voice. I could not talk," Roberson said. "The first weekend, we put a ream of paper [500 sheets] in the fax machine on Friday night. When we came in Monday morning, the paper was gone and the forms were scattered all over the cabinet."
And then there were the in-person visitors.
"People would just come in and sit down and talk," Roberson said. "They wanted somebody to listen to them, even though they knew we couldn't do anything about it."
Resolutions against the SAFE Act, including one passed by the Niagara County Legislature, seemingly are leading to plans to pass revisions to the law in Albany, Syracuse noted.
"It seems as though a groundswell of Second Amendment individuals is having an impact," Syracuse said.
The filing of opt-out forms is allowed until May 15, the SAFE Act stipulated.
By opting out, a pistol permit holder is assured that if someone makes a Freedom of Information Law request for names and addresses of permit holders, his or her name and other information will be withheld.
Roberson said no one has made such a FOIL request in Niagara County so far.
The issue arose when a newspaper in New York City's northern suburbs, the Journal News, obtained pistol permit information from Westchester and Rockland counties through FOIL in December and published the information online, pegged to an interactive map.
Public outrage followed. The Putnam County clerk refused a similar FOIL request from the Journal News. The temporary opt-out provisions of the SAFE Act ensued.
Roberson said opt-out forms may be emailed, faxed or presented in person.
She said some people are so worried about disclosure of their personal information that they're filing all three ways, which doesn't make her staff's job any easier.
"Many people don't want their names and addresses disclosed, and don't want to be at risk of having their houses broken into for theft of weapons," Roberson said.
Legislators said that an opt-out shouldn't even be necessary.
"We shouldn't have to opt out of anyone seeking our private, confidential information," Syracuse said. "To make this public is an offense against their privacy rights."
Assistant County Attorney John Sansone told a County Legislature committee in late January he thought the county would be within its rights to reject any pistol permit-related FOIL requests.
In early February, an appeals court in New York City ruled the New York Police Department didn't have to give pistol permit information to the New York Times.
But at the Niagara County Clerk's Office, the opt-out forms keep coming in – and a practical question has arisen.
"Where are we going to put all those opt-out forms?" Syracuse asked.
"It's another example of the law of unintended consequences."
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iOS 6 leads to first-ever drop in device satisfaction
0. phoneArena 26 Sep 2012, 07:38 posted on
Apparently, most people aren't that honored to have iOS 6 on their iPhones. As a matter of fact, the sixth version of the mobile OS has lead to the first-ever drop in device satisfaction for iPhone users, according to a survey made by research firm On Device...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. good2great (Posts: 1042; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
lol... how do yall start off that satisfaction dropped with iOS 6 then end with users continue to be very satisfied... smh
4. SlimSoulja86 (Posts: 660; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
Lol, it's Ray S
32. ZEUS.the.thunder.god (unregistered)
true. I understand its a matter of choice and Ray has the right to choose whatever he wants but he should not be biased while presenting facts. the last line sounds very funny
42. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
A drop in satisfaction doesn't mean they hate their iPhones. Satisfaction of the iOS 6 dropped from 7.75 to 7.65. So although there was a drop, he's right in saying "it seems that users continue to be very satisfied by their iPhones". You guys are the one who's biased. You want everything to be bad news about iPhone even when it's not, and then get mad at the writer for not making it sound worse than it actually is
51. ZEUS.the.thunder.god (unregistered)
i guess you are the one who is mad. btw i am very sure if this news was related to samsung or android this article would have ended in a different way. just my opinion.
53. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
Not everyone has had a chance to experience apple maps yet. Give it time. lol.
7. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
Because "they" only complain behind closed doors, usually a "closet" of sorts. When "they" are in public with "their" friends in front of the whole World (at that point "they" are out of the closet), "they" all put up a uniTed front, even if they can't find where they are all going on "their" new map.
38. zibbyzib2000 (Posts: 221; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
Thank you using "their" instead of "they're" like most idiots that comment here on phonearena :P
57. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
I think in the context of your statement you mean, 'unlike'.
59. zibbyzib2000 (Posts: 221; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
I'm in between because you put to much emphasis on your great use of punctuation by using quotation marks. hehe
9. u-suck-more (Posts: 529; Member since: 26 Aug 2011)
bcos it is ''iPhonearena'' lol
16. TheLibertine (Posts: 484; Member since: 15 Jan 2012)
The iPhone held the highest customer satisfaction by far on the market shortly before Samsung, so it sounds legit.
Well, the news is no surprise. I mean, u srsly Apple? If you dont have any ideas for iOS 6 features besides Siri upgrade, so let it be like it was...
27. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
How many times have I said that Apple customers are getting SICK of the same old same old iOS. Since 2007 iOS is identical & that has to bore people to DEATH.
Remember Nokia, & RIM. They were top dogs then people got bored with their OS. Then satisfaction went down, then they lost market share, & then they are now in REAL trouble.
At least Nokia is trying to come back with their Lumia's & innovating with their PureView tech, but STILL face a huge uphill battle. RIM is looking like they maybe gone like the dodo bird.
Apple looks to be following Nokia & RIM's proven formula on how to fall faster than a meteor. This is the first step in the downward spiral. I told you so.
31. muhsen (Posts: 281; Member since: 07 Jun 2012)
couldn't agree more, it always starts like this!
history always repeats itself
55. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
"apple users continue to be happy with their handsets".
Yea, the apple users that are left. Android has over 60% of the worldwide market by itself.. Apple has 16% and shrinking which means its more and more of the crazed taking up the numbers of apple sales, not normal people. The crazy will love it no matter what.
58. crankyd00d (Posts: 191; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Both my sisters jumped from Android to the new iPhone on release day, each with a 2yr contract of course. This afternoon they both said "This POS sucks, I thought it was good by what my friends say"
Me, with a huge and proud smile on my face "I told you. Your friends are not that smart" :)
50. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Huge leaps in logic. People are disatsified with new maps therefore satisfaction goes slightly down. Therefore people are bored with the ios interface as a whole and apple will become irrelevant with phones. Come on man apple is fine and will continue to be fine. This year was about the hardware next year is software. As ios 5 was a huge leap ios 7 will be too.
2. wendygarett (unregistered)
"All in all, though, it seems that users continue to be very satisfied by their iPhones, so Apple isn't expected to have any significant trouble selling its devices."
I'm totally agree with you ray!!! :D
10. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Apple is not topping expected benchmarks. For example, analysts had expected Apple to sell 8 million iP5s on opening weekend. Instead, something like 5 to 6 million are sold. Whatever the reason for missing the bar, the dogs aren't liking Apples dog food as much this time around.
43. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
They sold out of handsets..... An analyst expected them to sell 8 million because Apple sold double the amount of preorders as the 4S, and since the iPhone 4S sold 4 million total open week they expected Apple to sell double of that too. But the analyst stupidly didn't take into consideration that although demand may have doubled its not easy to double production from 4 million to 8 million.
45. justaphone (Posts: 6; Member since: 19 Aug 2012)
...I was just going to say the same thing E.N.
46. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
And yet, if Apple did not have 8 million iP5s on hand to sell, they didn't try to reset expectations? Puhlease. Apple would have sold the 8 million handsets if buyers had shown up to buy them.
54. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
Why not, Samsung had 9 million preorders before they even went on sale and sold over 10 million by opening weekend.
Excuses excuses.
Analists also said they overshot projections based on previous sales, not on current trends.
20. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Yeah its not having 'much trouble' for now but how long is the run going to last?
This is exactly what happens when you treat your customers like a certain mindless farm animal :)
3. SlimSoulja86 (Posts: 660; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
Pride got the better of Apple, wonder if they gonn tell us next year that we were still satisfied with iOS6 during their keynote.
5. SlimSoulja86 (Posts: 660; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
Ok let's all be honest here. Apple fan will always be satisfied irrespective of what service or product they receive. Cos it all boils down to brand loyalty. Everyone who Q'ed on the line to get iPhone 5 and found a chip or scratch at the back of their iPhone will till mark "highly satisfied". Don't like the iMap on my fone but I still like Apple. We rather find alternative than go to apple and ask them fix their products, and we always eccept whatever they give us. If Apple sells us iPhone 3GS and call it iPhone 5S, people will go buy it and claim it is way faster and better than the iPhone 5.
And Apple wi
56. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
haha agree, but actually i predict them re-releasing the first iphone and calling it the ''iphone retro'' .......apple fans wont think twice about buying it either which is just sad
6. ogy_dogy (Posts: 453; Member since: 29 Jun 2012)
The beginning of the end....
13. hltechie (unregistered)
Seems that way
8. twens (Posts: 978; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
Am glad that iPhone 5 is better than the 4s cos that's all it's gonna be. iPhone's will always be better than older iPhones but not other smartphones. Soon isheeps will wake up from their slumber.
22. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
I did a short analysis on the post of iP5 vs iP4S....the older version is better
29. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
I did a short analysis of iOS v. 6 vs. 5 - 5 is better. :-)
11. hltechie (unregistered)
Apple seriously dropped the ball with this iOS 6 update. The only thing I like is the Do Not Disturb option, the lack of Google maps is horrible. On top of that most of my apps are crashing now or will not run... wtf... I think I'll just switch back to Android soon if Apple doesn't fix this.
12. Kronic (banned) (Posts: 321; Member since: 11 Sep 2012)
iOS 6 > jelly bean > WP8 > rim bulls**t
21. leftheodo (Posts: 95; Member since: 21 Oct 2011)
iOS 6 > Jelly Bean???? LOL! Even Android 1.5 had more features ( and better maps ;p ) than iOS 6. JB is just in another dimension. Get over it.
25. androiddownsouth (Posts: 598; Member since: 02 May 2012)
Um yeah no, I don't think so, and the world smartphone marketshare doesn't think so either.
Probably more like Jelly Bean>WP8>iOS6>everyone else.
14. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
Once phonearena said that ios 6 goin top be the successful update and then jb and then wp 8.......
But now it's actually vice versa.....first comes wp8(but still not confirm what ms gonna deliver) then jb then ios 6.....
Actually am android fan but still have to accept that wp 8 is great update....but still wp can't reach heights of android......
15. adelta90 (Posts: 63; Member since: 14 Sep 2012)
Too bad apple released it before it was ready
Dont think the've done that before, hence the drop in satisfaction
17. ilia1986 (unregistered)
Finally - people start seeing the truth. :)
18. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
And so it begins....
Party hats anyone?
19. animeware (Posts: 24; Member since: 14 May 2012)
I heard rumor that the maps are all mest up on IOS6 this is including on the Iphone 5 device as well.....
23. Aeires (unregistered)
And AAPL has been dropping ever since the problems started showing up. Looks like Apple needs the iPad Mini to save the day.
24. Hallucinator (Posts: 365; Member since: 24 May 2010)
My drop in satisfaction began with ios4. I had hopes it would continue to grow in mor of a osX sort of way. I was obviously wrong. When iOS 5 came out I was quite unimpressed and now iOS 6 for me is nothing but a backwards movement. I held on to my upgrade for the iPhone 5 but have made the decision to wait for the note 2. The IPhone is still great for some, just no longer myself.
26. McLTE (Posts: 822; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
I believe that this is what Apple is going to start seeing more and more of.. people finally starting to become unsatisfied enough to start speaking from their wallets.
Great Post Hallucinator.
28. ddeath (Posts: 168; Member since: 14 Apr 2012)
The beginning of the end...
30. twens (Posts: 978; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
Who ever compares io6 to jelly bean needs to visit the rehab. Jelly beanis just magical like its name. Have you tried it? If not don't compare it to the crappy IOS
48. justaphone (Posts: 6; Member since: 19 Aug 2012)
I don't think I've ever seen a serious argument for an android user where they used the term "magical" to describe its strengths :)
Would that be an android faux pas?
41. iGREGG (Posts: 66; Member since: 18 Sep 2012)
iOS 6 was a kool update... but it could have been better... the Apple Map is the biggest concern with the software update... the new features that have been added are awesome and the new intergration is KICK ASS...however there should of been better....
bieng that i am on #TeamIphone i am dealing with these changes HANDs-ON so i can understand Y people may have issuses with iOS6
44. lyndon420 (Posts: 4387; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
The 'king' will fall.


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The tensest moment of the reunion came when host Andy Cohen asked Ramona Singer about her divorce from husband Mario and their current relationship.
"Everyone in my family is doing well," Singer started, refusing to say anything further because of her daughter. "Mario and I are together … Let's go to someone else. Thanks, Andy."
When Cohen tried to push the discussion, Singer pushed back.
"So, how's your love life? Who are you going to have sex with tonight? Tell me."
"I'll tell you when I go on a reality show," he said.
"You're on a reality show," Singer retorted.
"I'm actually not, honey," Cohen zinged back.
That's when LuAnn de Lesseps inserted herself into the tense exchange, recalling how Singer had previously accused her and her ex of having an open relationship.
"It's hard when your other half cheats on you, Ramona."
"Don't even go there!" Singer yelled. "I want this closed down! Stop it, Andy. I don't want to talk about it."
"I'm done with Stonewall Jackson over here," Cohen said.
"Karma's a b––––," de Lesseps added.
The countess then set her sights on Sonja Morgan, whom she sniped with all season long.
"She just hasn't been a real friend to me," the countess said, stating Morgan didn't support her personally or professionally. "I don't trust you."
"I have friends sometimes I don't see them for two years," said Morgan. "I'm still their friend."
"It's obvious the friendship is fractured," Heather Thomson observed.
Carole Radziwill and Aviva Drescher revived their heated BookGate feud, in which Drescher implied that Radziwill had used a ghostwriter.
"I wrote my own draft [of my memoir], and then I hired a small village," said Drescher, who then implied that Harper Lee didn't write To Kill a Mockingbird. "Real writers use people to help them."
When Cohen asked Drescher if she was knowingly slandering Radziwill's career as an author, she said, "It seems like she was just protesting too much."
When Radziwill stated that this battle was not a typical Housewives fight over hair and dresses, but one that was bigger, and called Drescher's accusations and memories of their conversations "weird," Drescher exploded again.
"Use your vocabulary, writer-girl!" Drescher yelled. "You're not that important of a writer. Nobody gives a s--- who wrote your book!"
"I'm the host!" Cohen said, closing the book on BookGate.
Tune in for the final part of The Real Housewives of New York City reunion on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET) on Bravo.


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Kevin Jorgensen Joins Select Sires Inc. as Holstein Sire Analyst
Kevin Jorgensen Joins Select Sires Inc. as Holstein Sire Analyst
Select Sires Inc. has added Kevin Jorgensen to the Holstein sire team. Jorgensen will be responsible for Holstein sire acquisition in Wisconsin and other states and will assist Selects' member cooperatives in their efforts to grow semen sales. He will be based from his home in Waupun, Wis.
Jorgensen is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received a bachelor's degree in dairy science. He holds a master's degree from Marian College in organizational leadership and quality. Jorgensen has a 21-year history in the A.I. industry and has spent the last 15 with East Central/Select Sires. In his most recent position as director of dairy programs, he managed Select Mating Service™ (SMS™) evaluator staff, evaluated cows in southeastern Wisconsin, provided reproductive troubleshooting as part of the Select Reproductive Solutions™ (SRS™) team and coordinated and hosted international tour groups. He currently serves on the Wisconsin Holstein Association board of directors and owns a select group of registered Holsteins.
"Through Kevin's roles as East Central's dairy program specialist and SMS evaluator, and later in his current role as director of dairy programs, Kevin has experience in every aspect of our business," says Charlie Will, manager of Selects' Holstein sire program. "His knowledge of pedigrees, cow families and sire lines goes back for many generations. Kevin has judged shows and worked sales in many states in the U.S. and has represented World Wide Sires (WWS) in seven countries around the world from Germany to Japan to Australia. He is known by many people around the world, as Kevin has organized and hosted tours for as many WWS international tour groups as anyone in the U.S."
"I am very excited for the opportunity to work with the sire department and work with producers throughout the entire Select Sires federation and World Wide Sires," comments Jorgensen.


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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 – Creating simple Task Page in Enterprise Portal
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Hello and welcome to another Microsoft Dynamics Ax 2009 Enterprise Portal screencast.
This how-to video demonstrates how to create a simple Task Page in Enterprise Portal using AxForm control
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LaDonna A. Dickman, 88, of Clyde and more recently of The Willows, Bellevue, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at The Willows.
She was born Dec. 6, 1924, in Bettsville, to Harry Joseph and Margaret (Brickner) Swartzmiller. She attended St. Andrew's School, Liberty Twp., Seneca Co. She married Raymond W. Dickman Jan. 20, 1944, and he preceded her in death Aug. 15, 1998.
Survivors include six children, Jean (Don) Taylor of Clyde, Tom (Linda) Dickman of Fremont, Rich (Debbie) Dickman of Clyde, Gary (Deb) Dickman of Fremont, Elena (Bill) Kerstetter of Wakeman and Annette (Lee Potter) Smith of Fremont; 23 grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and four sisters-in-law, Helen Swartzmiller, Alma Swartzmiller, Evelyn Fox and Mary Dickman.
She also was preceded in death by her parents and six siblings, Walter, Harold "Jake", Claire J., and Richard Swartzmiller, Pauline Baker and Mildred Lautermilch.
Visitation is 3-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at Mitchell-Auxter Funeral Home, 218 S. Main St., Clyde. A Christian wake service will be at 7 Pp.m.
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(Here they were on the first day of school.)
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Haha, I like the dinosaur.ReplyDelete
And I did this with Juliet yesterday! Will post later.
Today was Austin's last of preschool.ReplyDelete
I *love* Ivy's face in those pictures. She's too cute!!
Great pictures! Love this idea!ReplyDelete
that girl.... ;)ReplyDelete
I love it!!! Also? That face in the last picture?? That is a total Libby face too. LOOOVE it!ReplyDelete
- DanielleJune 07, 2012 7:02 AM
Such a cute idea! I ♥ Ivy's faces, especially in the second to last, she's like "Oohh..." and in the last "Grr, I don't get time alone with Mama anymore!!!" XDReplyDelete
PS Noah?? GOING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL???? Oh my goodness.
Oh Ivy! :) So cute.ReplyDelete
Too cute! Happy Summer!ReplyDelete
Oh Ivy, you're too much. ;)ReplyDelete
Love! Ivy is too dang adorable!!ReplyDelete
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Love this! <3 So much cuteness!!ReplyDelete
This just inspired me! I LOVE IT!!ReplyDelete
Your kids are darling - and they really have changed so much in just one school year...so amazing!
I am going to start this "Before & After" tradition for next school year!! :) Happy Carefree Summer Days!
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Aww they are so cute!Especially Ivy, she's just so adorable!ReplyDelete
Oh I can't even imagine these days when they happen. I'm going to enjoy my toddler more and more. Great idea though!ReplyDelete
Heh. Ivy's face...ReplyDelete
You always come up with the cutest ideas. Lucky kids ;)ReplyDelete
I did this at the beginning of the year, now I need to do it at the end too, thanks for the idea!ReplyDelete
Awww! I just love this idea.ReplyDelete
They're so sweet.
I love comparing first and last day photos. Cannot believe how much they change in the school year. Happy summer to your family!ReplyDelete
They grow up so much in one year! Very cute!ReplyDelete
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oh, so stinkin' cute! we do the "1st day of.." pics but I have never thought of doing the last day of! genius! :) I especially love that last photo!ReplyDelete
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Lycoming County's jobless rate showed a slight decrease between February and March but remains above the state's 7.9 figure, according to the state Department of Labor & Industry....
It's much higher than that because the people that have exhausted their unemployment benefits can't be counted. Why is it, you guys always forget this fact?!
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So you're saying the Employed % is 91.9%+? B.S.! First of all, I bet it's fair to say that close to half of the employees that have 'well paying' jobs within the city don't even LIVE in the city, maybe more than that. I personally work at a facility that employees over 300 people, many of them do not live within the actual city and they make a pretty good salary I must say.
Those #'s you provided, as Lisa suggested, don't include the individuals that have exhausted Unemployment benefits and can still not find a job. I would say that the unemployment rate, IN REALITY, in this city is much closer to 30-40%.
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No, of course not why would it be Bobbie?
Also..it seems like you specifically directed that comment at me.. trying to suggest something? lol.
Btw, to clarify, when I said a lot of the employees here where I work live outside of Williamsport, I meant many of them live in Sullivan and/or Clinton County.
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It is not just Williamsport that has a "real" unemployment rate near 20%....its the whole country!
Obamanomics on display!
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According to our illustrious governor, there ARE jobs here but applicants can't pass a drug test, LOL
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My son works for a co. that offers mechanical repair/support to the gas ind.They have been taking apps for 3 mos.It pays fairly well but requires on-call avail. and long hours sometimes. Also req. drug testing.Many applicants haven't passed the drug test, and if they do they are not willing to work the hours/ be on call.My son has flourished on this job, gets paid well and has gotten alot of training he can take anywhere with him.He was willing to work long hard hours to get there though.
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In his latest turn on the big screen, Taylor Kitsch has segued from superimposed special effects … to super awkward sex scenes.
Getting up close and personal with Blake Lively in the crime-thriller Savages, due in theaters July 6, was just as tough as tackling alien forces in Battleship, the Canadian actor, 31, told reporters.
"It's very awkward to do, you know, and I was just glad it was over with, to be honest," Kitsch said about their sex scenes together. "And it's such a big part of [my character] and who he is, and that's how you meet him. So it's a pretty intense reveal, no pun intended.
Kitsch says there wasn't much time to get to know each other before they had to film the intense – albeit brief – intimate scenes.
"A lot of sexual improv was going on there," he says. "God knows we had two weeks of rehearsal, so we talked until we were about to pass out, and then [we shot the sex scenes] on the day I think I knew Blake three days … four days maybe."
So now that filming's wrapped for Savages, will the Friday Night Lights alum go back to sci-fi? "No green screen for a while," he said. "It's back to just mano a mano, working with actors."
But that's not what he told director Oliver Stone.
"I kept pitching aliens to Oliver, but he wasn't buying it," he said, before once again swearing off the genre. He added: "Just going off another actor and really searching and creating and collaborating is refreshing, and I'll stay on that track."
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• Career Statistics
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Career Notes (at conclusion of her playing career):
• At the end of her career, she was one of only two players, joined by Kim Mazzapica, to have graduate with three Mid-American Conference Regular Season Titles
• 2012 NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team
• 2012 CollegeSportsMadness.com MAC All-Conference First Team
• 2012, 2011 & 2009 First Team All-MAC
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• 2009 MAC All-Freshman Team
• Six-Time Career MAC West Division Player of the Week (April 13, 2009; March 22, 2011; April 19, 2011; March 13, 2012; March 27, 2012; April 24, 2012)
• Two-Time Career CollegeSportsMadness.com MAC Player of the Week (March 13, 2012 and April 24, 2012).
• In Ball State's Career Records (at end of her career): doubles (57, first), home runs (38, first), RBI (153, first), total bases (366, first), walks (112, first), runs scored (108, fifth), batting average (.341, fifth), hits (185, seventh) and games played (210, seventh)
• In Ball State's Single Season Records (at end of her career): doubles (19 in 2012, first), walks (39 in 2012, first), home runs (15 in 2012, second), runs scored (52 in 2012, third), total bases (138 in 2012, third), batting average (.402 in 2012, fourth), RBI (49 in 2012, fifth) and hits (66 in 2012, sixth) - highest listing only
2012 (Sr.): Earned fourth letter at Ball State ... helped guide the Cardinals to just their third Mid-American Conference regular season title in program history with a 40-15 (17-3 MAC) record ... NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team ... All-MAC First Team ... CollegeSportsMadness.com MAC All-Conference First Team ... three-time MAC West Division Player of the Week (March 13, March 27 and April 24) ... two-time CollegeSportsMadness.com MAC Player of the Week (March 13 and April 24) ... started all 55 games, with 28 starts as the designated player and 27 at catcher ... led the MAC and ranked 47th nationally with a .402 batting average ... recorded 66 hits in 164 at bats, with 38 being multi-base hits ... ranked first in the MAC and 12th nationally with a .841 slugging percentage ... her 19 doubles were a BSU single season record, while her 15 home runs were the second-best single season total in program history ... also tallied four triples to rank 28th nationally ... drew a Ball State single season record 39 walks to rank 34th nationally with a 0.71 walks-per-game average ... her .524 on base percentage ranked 18th nationally ... led the team with multiple base hits in 20 games and multiple RBI in 14 games ... reached base safely in the first 19 games of the season, which included a career-long 12 game hitting streak from Feb. 25 (vs. Dayton) through March 11 (vs. Northern Colorado) ... collected three hits in three games, including the second game of a doubleheader versus Eastern Michigan (April 20) in which she hit two home runs ... drew three walks in three games, with two coming in the MAC Tournament ... drove in a season-high four RBI versus Niagara (March 18), while collecting three RBI in three other games ... scored three runs in three games ... turned in a .992 fielding percentage with 125 putouts, five assists and one error.
2011 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State ... First Team All-MAC ... Two-Time MAC West Division Player of the Week (March 22 & April 19) ... played in 57 games with 39 starts at catcher and one start as the designated player ... posted a .329 batting average with 46 hits in 140 at bats ... of her 46 hits, 27 were multi-base knocks ... belted 12 home runs which is the fourth-best single-season total in program history ... added 14 doubles and a triple ... smashed a career-high four hits in BSU's MAC Tournament victory over Eastern Michigan (May 11) ... clubbed a pair of doubles and a homer versus Kennesaw State ... her 41 RBI are the 10th-best single season total in the BSU record book ... collected three RBI in five games ... scored 29 runs, with two runs scored in four contests ... drew 27 walks on the year, which is ninth on BSU's single-season charts ... turned in season-best seven-game hitting streak starting versus Kent State (April 22) through the second game at Bowling Green (May 1) ... drew four walks in the next game versus Western Michigan (May 6), while adding a hit in the night cap versus the Broncos to reach base in nine straight games ... reached base in the final four games of the season ... 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts ... earned a .966 fielding percentage with 217 putouts and nine assists in 234 chances, while recording just eight errors ... threw out five players trying to steal.
2010 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State ... helped guide Ball State to the program's second-consecutive MAC Regular Season Championship, as well as the MAC Tournament Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament ... Second Team All-MAC ... played in 55 games with 33 starts at catcher and 22 as the designated player ... posted a .298 batting average with 45 hits in 151 at bats ... recorded 17 doubles which is the third-best single season total in program history ... added eight home runs ... tagged two hits in 15 games ... her 44 RBI are the seventh-best single season total BSU annals ... drove in a career-high five RBI in two games in the same weekend; in the second game of a double header versus Bowling Green (April 23) and against Toledo (April 25) ... started a six-game hitting streak in the contest versus Toledo which ran through BSU's MAC Tournament game against Buffalo ... drew a pair of walks in the next game, part of her 28 on the season which is the eighth-highest single season total in the BSU record books, to reach base safely in seven consecutive games ... hit by three pitches in the season-opener at Tennessee Tech, and finished the year being hit six times ... scored 19 runs, including two at Fordham (March 7) ... posted a .996 fielding percentage with 244 putouts and seven assists in 252 chances, while committing just one error ... threw out five runners trying to steal.
2009 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State ... helped lead the Cardinals to the program's first ever MAC Regular Season Championship ... First Team All-MAC ... MAC All-Freshman Team ... MAC West Division Player of the Week (April 13) ... played in 43 games, making 21 starts as the designated player, eight at catcher and one at first base ... posted a .318 batting average with 28 hits in 88 at bats ... recorded 10 multi-base hits, including seven doubles and three home runs ... earned MAC Player of the Week after posting a .700 (7-for-10) batting average and a .1400 slugging percentage in a single game at Bowling Green (April 10) and a pair of contests at Toledo (April 11-12) ... opened the run with a season-high three hits at BGSU ... drove in 19 RBI on the year, including a season-high four in the second game of a doubleheader versus Western Michigan (April 18) ... posted a .974 fielding percentage with 36 putouts and two assists in 39 chances, while committing just one error.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Kelly Glass at Palo Verde ... four-year letterwinner in softball ... helped her team to a fourth place finish in the North West Conference ... hit 0.495 with four home runs, 32 RBI and a 0.651 on-base percentage as a senior ... listed in the top 10 for batting average in the city during her entire senior season ... first team All-Conference ... 2008 team MVP ... Athlete of the Month for April 2008 as well as Athlete of the Week two weeks in a row ... played for the Rage Gold ASA team.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Dan and Renee Montalto ... has two brothers, Matt and Justin ... born Sept. 6, 1990, in Las Vegas, Nev. ... full name is Amanda Karen Montalto ... majoring in physical education.
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Sony's 25 days of PlayStation Network downtime, a result of an external intrusion which led to the loss of the private information of over 70 million users, is one of the biggest news stories of 2011. The platform holder realised a long time ago it would be impossible to just restore the service and sweep the issue under the rug, instead launching a firm and total admission of guilt, which included the apologetic bowing of many of the company's chief executives at a Tokyo press conference.
Yesterday, Sony announced specifics of its compensation program. All PS3 users with a PSN account registered before April 20 2011 will be able to choose two games from a list of five - LittleBigPlanet, inFamous, WipEout HD/Fury, Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty (or Super Stardust HD if you're in the USA), and Dead Nation. All users without PlayStation Plus will be given 30 days of PlayStation Plus absolutely free, current PlayStation Plus subscribers will get 60 days for free, and US customers will receive some unspecified movie rentals.
From the way people are acting, however, you'd think Sony just broke into your kitchen and defecated into the fruit bowl. Vast swathes of people are showing the emotional range of a schizophrenic ADHD sufferer after being forced to gobble their bodyweight in Skittles, with responses ranging from bolshie dismissal to unfettered rage.
Many people are simply taking umbrage at the range of games are on offer. I've seen my fair share of people looking shiftily at inFamous with more cynicism than Richard Dawkins at a Christianity convention, deriding the decision on the basis of it being a cheeky way to inflate interest in the upcoming sequel being released next month. Does that really stop inFamous from being a good game, however - a well-received title which scored a respectable 8/10 in VideoGamer.com's inFamous review.
Still, the biggest 'losers' with these games are the people who've already invested heavily in the PlayStation 3 throughout its lifetime; Sony's most dedicated fanbase who've played (and bought) all of these first-party titles years ago.
But it's hard to think of what Sony could have possibly done to combat the sense of entitlement many PlayStation owners are currently feeling. Awarding everybody PSN credit would have been the perfect solution but also economically unfeasible and hard to implement across PlayStation Network's millions of users, and giving away a more recent game - such as Killzone 3 or LittleBigPlanet 2 - would have been a great move in terms of consumer public relations, but it would also have severe ramifications on both Sony's financial forecasts and its relationship with third-party publishers.
Imagine, for instance, you're a publisher getting ready to release a big game in the next month, only to browse the internet one morning and see Sony giving away a current and direct competitor to your product, for free, to millions upon millions of potential users. Many gamers would surely be happy with Sony's free offering and see absolutely no reason to nip to the shops and drop another £40 on your upcoming title. You would be absolutely livid.


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