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Dr. Michael J. Urick, assistant professor of management and operational excellence at Saint Vincent College, has been named graduate director of the Master of Science in Management: Operational Excellence (MSMOE) program at the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government at SVC. Urick said that the successful degree program plans to make a few updates in the new year. "We will have a closer collaboration with the Kennametal Center for Operational Excellence to offer cutting edge experiential sessions that illustrate effective ways of minimizing waste and problem solving in organizations as well as provide students with hands-on experiences," he said. "We are also planning an increased focus on the interpersonal side of management including developing skills related to the human resources function. A revised cohort approach to allow students the ability to complete the program in three semesters or to take as long as their situation requires; a refocused 36-credit curriculum to address the most pressing needs and skills of managers and increased flexibility with regard to course offerings are also being added." Urick received his Ph.D. in management (organizational behavior focus) from the University of Cincinnati; a master of business administration degree in human resource management and a master of science degree in leadership and business ethics from Duquesne University; and his bachelor of science degree in accounting from Saint Vincent. As a professor, Urick has taught a variety of courses including Organizational Behavior, Introduction to Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Research Methods, Human Resource Management and Leadership. In 2012, he won an "Excellence in Teaching Award" at the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati. Urick has authored or co-authored several journal articles and edited book chapters in the areas of identity in organizations, generations in the workforce, leadership and conflict. Additionally, he has presented his research at prestigious international conferences including meetings of the Academy of Management and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He has served as an ad hoc reviewer for a variety of journals, edited books and conferences. Prior to his academic career, Urick worked in the utilities and human resources fields. As an internal auditor, he focused on Sarbanes-Oxley controls testing related to operations, human resources and environmental areas. 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The Master of Science in Management: Operational Excellence program in the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government at Saint Vincent College takes an innovative approach to exploring major issues facing managers in today's turbulent business climate. Through a close partnership with the Kennametal Center for Operational Excellence, Saint Vincent College's management and operations consulting group, the MSMOE supplements classroom learning with a hands-on approach that provides students the tools they need to minimize waste in their organizations while increasing quality, improving efficiency and fostering employee commitment. As such, the MSMOE defines "management" as focusing on three interrelated areas: people, organizations and processes. "People are the most important part of an organization and managers must not lose sight of this fact," Urick explained. 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"I am living extraordinary dreams come true in my work life and in my personal life," she told the Los Angeles Times in her first interview since welcoming baby Isabelle in April.
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text: Here are some more breweries in Ohio's capitol city...Columbus, Ohio. (Con't from privious post)Seventh Son Brewing Company is located in a rustic urban space and offers tours, serving five of its own brews as well as dual outdoor patios--seasonally. A handful of other Ohio craft beers are also on tap. Rotating food trucks offer interesting food service. Located in Columbus' Italian Village, Seventh Son also pours a small selection of fine wines and a full bar. Live music adds to the experience, with Seventh Son being open Thursday 5 p.m.-1 a.m.; Friday 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-midnight. SeventhSonBrewing.com<>><> >Four String Brewing Company takes its name from the four "strings" of brewing: water, malt, hops and yeast. It was started by rocker Dan Cochran who started brewing in 1994. While he toured the U.S. playing bass guitar in a number of rock bands, Cochran also visited the best pubs and microbreweries from New York to Seattle. Those brew masters willingly shared their expertise, helping Cochran craft his own exceptional beers, which include Backstage Belgian Blond, Brass Knuckle American Pale Ale, Big Star White IPA and Suncaster Summer Wheat Ale. With a wide-open view of its brewing operation, Four String's Tap Room opens in early fall with public hours Thurs-Saturday. FourStringBrewing.com <>><> >Zauber Brewing Company was founded by Geoffrey Towne receiving his brew master's diploma from University of California at Davis Master Brewers program. Towne got his start at other Midwest and East Coast breweries before opening his own company. Zauber, German for "magic," crafts German- and Belgian-style beers, which are available at more than a dozen favorite local taverns, restaurants and beer shops, and in growlers sold at the brewery Thurs.-Sat., 4-8 p.m. zbeers.com <>>Hoof Hearted Brewing Company offers three distinctly different brews, each embodying the best of the countries they originated from. Hoof Hearted brings the do-it-yourself nature of micro brewing to a new level, as many of its brewing machines were hand crafted. This DIY attitude has helped craft some great beers. It's flagship Musk of the Minotaur IPA joins Ryb�rg Rye ale and Permafrost Wheat Porter on tap at local bars. HoofHeartedBrewing.com <>><> >The Ohio Tap Room is not a brewery, but has 20 taps pouring only Ohio ales, including at least four from local Columbus breweries. Samples are just 50 cents and growlers are filled on site for take-away beer sales. Open seven days a week, a nice selection of Ohio-made snacks, such as pretzels, soda, cider, jerky and even pie are available. TheOhioTapRoom.com<>><> >Columbus Brew Adventures launches its local brew-focused tours in September. Several tours will be offered, including neighborhood itineraries that feature Grandview and Downtown microbreweries, a distillery and spirits focused tour and an in-depth "Meet The Brewers" tour. Knowledgeable guides will take visitors to 4-5 locations, highlighting local lore and history and the best local brews. Tours are three hours long and cost $60 per person. ColumbusBrewAdventures.com<>><>Columbus has a lot to offer the amature brewer or those that just want a taste of the local brews.>


text: I'm walking more, and I forgot how much I like it. Walking is no great feat for most of us, but I have realized that it is a very odd sight for some. Maybe it is just the sight of a rotund little man walking around town that people find odd. Maybe it is just the idea of walking, when you can drive, that causes people to make those facial expressions or yell things at me while I walk - most of which are not very nice. But most people are very nice. They frequently stop and ask me one of three questions: "Do you want a ride?", "Is your car broken down?" or "Are you stupid or something?" My answers to each question are always, "No, thank you"; "No"; and, in honor of Forrest Gump, "Stupid is as stupid does."


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text: Please continue to remember the four Americans who lost their lives on Sept. 11 in Benghazi. These were also somebody's children at one time in their lives, and are extremely missed by their loved ones. Add to the fact that the reason for their deaths was, as given by the President and his staff, fabricated to say the least.


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More than 20 winter guards will perform during Winterscape 2013 at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Orchard Park High School gym, 4040 Baker Road.
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The Les Paul Junior was first introduced in 1954 as a more affordable "student model," the little sibling to the Les Paul model. Since that time it has become a no-nonsense favorite of countless punk and garage rockers, beloved for its straight-on power and playability. It's of little surprise that this utilitarian instrument should appeal to the premier punk rocker of his generation, and Billie Joe Armstrong has used a Gibson Les Paul Junior right from the very start of his tenure with Green Day. In honor of Billie Joe's achievement in taking the punk ethos, attitude and energy right to the top of the mainstream without once compromising his vision, Gibson USA presents the Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior Double Cut, a great partner to the original single-cutaway Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior, and a guitar that is primed to get you straight into no fuss, no frills rock 'n' roll. Designed in the image of the late '50s rendition of the breed, the Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior Double Cut is crafted with select tonewoods and an advanced rendition of Gibson's hallowed P-90 pickup, the noise-cancelling H-90, with a double-cutaway body and subtle custom graphics to help it stand out from the crowd, and includes an extra special new Gibson gigbag with a stylish surprise lurking inside.
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March 5th, 2009 by Lee Southren
Category: Collegiate Club, MCLA, Team USA Tags: Casey Powell, Hopkins, Michigan, Mikey Powell, Syracuse, Team USA
Here is my thought of the week. I did a little research and confirmed what I thought. The University of Michigan is among the top selling in overall merchandise #1 in 2008.
What greater way to help give exposure to our game than wearing some Michigan Lacrosse apparel.
Honestly, and no disrespect intended, as great as the "standard" lacrosse marketed teams are, I am less than enthusiastic about buying yet another Syracuse or Hopkins hoodie.
On another note, how about the Men's Team USA announcing their list of 84 players to tryout?
Not many surprises, except, I didn't see Mikey or Casey Powell on that list…
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Geico Corp., one of the nation's largest auto insurers, seeks to add more than 500 new jobs to its Amherst operations center as it targets and serves more customers in New Jersey and New England.
Geico wants to hire "as many qualified applicants as we can get" for its sales, customer service and claims operations, as well as for its Geico Agency, said Kirk La, assistant vice president at the Amherst facility. The agency, a newer venture for the company, sells other companies' insurance policies for lines of business that Geico doesn't offer, such as homeowners or renter's insurance.
"You name it. We have lots of opportunities for folks," La said. "We're growing."
All employees in sales, service and claims roles must be licensed insurance agents or adjusters, but he said Geico will pay for the training and licenses. "We cover all of the training expenses," he said.
The addition of the new jobs marks the latest success for Geico, which came to Western New York with great fanfare in 2004, promising to hire 2,500 workers for a new regional service center.
The Washington, D.C.-based insurer currently employs about 2,400 workers at its service center, located in Uniland Development Co.'s CrossPoint Business Park off North French Road and Millersport Highway.
The addition of the new jobs will bring that tally up to about 3,000. The $40 million, 251,000-square-foot facility can handle as many as 3,800 workers, La said. He said that more than half of the second floor of the facility is empty, giving it plenty of room to keep adding employees.
The Amherst operation services more than 1 million customers in New Jersey and all six New England states. The company is the No. 1 auto insurer in New Jersey and Connecticut and the second-largest in Vermont, but is fourth or fifth in the others. So executives see plenty of room for growing the company's market share, even "in the states that we are No. 1," La said.
"We're going to keep hiring, so we're looking for folks to keep coming through our doors and filling out an application," he said. Interested applicants can go online to the company's website, at www.geico.com, or visit the facility's front lobby.
Founded in the 1930s as Government Employees Insurance Co., Geico is the nation's largest direct-marketer of auto insurance, the third-largest auto insurer overall and 10th largest property and casualty insurer. The company has 27,000 employees in 12 regional offices nationwide, serving 11 million customers and insuring 17 million vehicles.
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Unauthorized Practice of Law in Arizona: A Legal and Political Problem that Won't Go Away
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Arizona State Law Journal, Vol. 34, p. 585, 2002
Unauthorized practice of law has prompted legal and political controversy in Arizona for over four decades. That controversy has centered primarily around two events and their aftermath: the Arizona Supreme Court's 1961 decision in State Bar of Arizona v. Arizona Land Title & Trust Co. and the 1985 repeal of the Arizona statute prohibiting the unauthorized practice of law. Since twenty-five years separates these events, they may seem only generally connected. However, the Arizona Supreme Court's recent decision in In re Creasy demonstrates their close interrelationship as well as the legal and political characteristics of the controversy.
In Creasy, the Court faced an issue involving its continuing jurisdiction over a previously disbarred lawyer, who had acted in a private arbitration that was unconnected to any judicial proceeding. Relying on the definition of the practice of law articulated in Arizona Title, the Court held that the disbarred lawyer's activities in the arbitration proceeding constituted the "practice of law" and found the lawyer guilty of contempt for violating his order of disbarment. The Court also asserted that its broad constitutional power over the practice of law "extended to non-lawyers as well as attorneys admitted to bar membership."
This article reviews the history of unauthorized practice of law in Arizona to understand more fully the Creasy opinion and its important implications. The article then analyzes the Court's holding and rationale in Creasy and discusses the interrelated legal and political dimensions relating to the law on unauthorized practice and judicial power.
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The University has come a long way since its humble beginnings on Hartford's last remaining farm, evolving from a local school for commuters into a comprehensive university that attracts students from throughout the world. Yet it remains true to its original mission of serving as a valued resource for individuals, families, businesses, and communities throughout the Hartford region, offering hundreds of programs that serve the University and its neighbors every day. For over 45 years listener supported WWUH has served an important role in the University's community service mission.
New World Notes - Richard Heinberg on Global Crises and the End of Growth, Part 2
This week on New World Notes: radio program #257, February 5, 2013, from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m., host Kenneth Dowst excerpts a recent talk by Richard Heinberg.
In this interesting talk, Heinberg discusses three intersecting global crises. These are the end of cheap energy, runaway global debt, and climate change (plus maybe overpopulation). This week he focuses on a common cause of all these crises--an economic system that depends on constant, compounding growth. But such growth cannot continue much longer on a finite planet. . . .
Heinberg helps us imagine--and make some plans for--a low-growth or no-growth future. It might not be so bad, after all.
Richard Heinberg is Senior Fellow at the Post Carbon Institute. Heinberg's talk is titled, "Life After Growth: Why the Economy is Shrinking and What to Do About It." He gave it in Chicago on November 2, 2012. (On-air I incorrectly say November 22.)
This installment includes also a short video ("Who Killed Economic Growth") produced by Heinberg's outfit and a bit of relevant music (Janis Joplin's "Mercedes-Benz").
Heinberg's speech was recorded by Kelly Pierce, of the Chicago Independent Media Center, and previously broadcast on Alex Smith's Radio Ecoshock Show (www.ecoshock.org). Thanks to Alex and Kelly.
New World Notes is produced under the auspices (Latin for "resigned sighs") of WWUH-FM, a community service of the University of Hartford.
You can listen to any installment of New World Notes online or else download it (as an mp3 audio file) for later listening. The show is archived at both A-Infos Radio Project and (from #90 onwards) the Internet Archive. Either link should get you a reverse-chronological listing of available installments. Or browse the show's Web site: Each installment has a page; each page has links to the recorded audio; and a handy table of contents will quickly find the installment you want.
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ALBION – A 25-year-old Rochester man is being held in the Orleans County Jail following his arrest as the first suspect nabbed after a month-long investigation of a Village of Albion crack cocaine trafficking ring, Orleans County District Attorney Joseph V. Cardone said.
Tyriek A. Johnson is being held on $100.000 bail pending his appearance Tuesday in Albion court.
Johnson has been charged with one count each of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third-degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth-degree and tampering with physical evidence.
As the first public move after a month-long investigation, Johnson was arrested by agents of the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force and Albion Police who stopped his car on Ingersoll and East Bank streets in Albion. Agents reportedly stopped him from trying to swallow 26 bags of crack cocaine, Cardone said.
The crack and more than $500 in cash were taken from Johnson's car .
Johnson was arraigned Friday morning before Albion Justice Gary Moore and further charges against him and the arrests of other suspects are pending, Cardone said.


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I'd agree.
I'd agree.
Fans, who are interested in young Russian skater girls, know:
Evgenia Medvedeva born 19 Now 1999
Natalia Ogoreltseva born 18 Jan 2000
Serafima Sakhanovich born 09 Feb 2000.
They at next season will be eligible for JGP.
Now we see more girls who may debut at JGP.
Alsu Kajumova born 12 Jul 1999
Maria Sotskova born 02 Apr 2000
Elizabeth Tursynbaeva born 14 Feb 2000
Julia Li born 12 Jun 1999 (she is eligible this season but did not show enough level of skating past season)
All these girls have triples (including 3Lz), perform complicated combos, earn good scores.
So we see at least 7 new girls to international debut at JGP.
Also there are medal winners of JGP this season - Radionova, Pogorilaya, Titushkina, Gerasimova, Stavitskaya - they are young, the eldest - Maria Stavitskaya - was born 01 Sep 1997.
So we see many very good girls for JGP-2013, significantly more than may be places for them (if 2 events for skater).
It is sad that there are not places for all of them. However, would the medal winners that made the JGPF and are assigned to Jr Worlds, if they do well in those events, want to stay too long in juniors?
Lipnitskaia (who is too young for ISU championships this season) pretends to Junior worlds (she told so), she needs it for ISU Rating before Olympics.
Lipnitskaia and Radionova are very good skaters, most probably they will have two of three places at Junior Worlds, and one place will be for all the others.
So skaters who are Juniors this season may have no chance to GP Events, and so to pretend JGP Events next season. They are young enough, 15 years old maximum now, most of them will be 14 or 15 next season (unlike 19-years Samantha Cesario who had two JGP Events this season).
Thank you for the answer.
USFS likes to have some assignment for the top 10 or so ladies at US Nationals; hence Cesario in juniors. Also, this is the first year there has been an easily accessible Senior B for North Americans...that hasn't been a choice before this year. ANd there's only the one.
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Is Trankov saying that he just had a photo shoot for the December issue of Esquire?
And will it include Katsalapov and Larionov as well?
Starting order, results, protocols of Lugano Cup 2012
See group "ELITE USP".
According to the interview of Ilinykh, they performed a simple version of free dance in Italy, as they were tired from the flight. No comments on music, though. http://www.team-russia2014.ru/article/5649.html
They also won Crystal Skate, with points higher than 70 for SD and higher than 100 for FD. They are of course biased because of competition, but still Morozov says they are not just given for free http://www.team-russia2014.ru/article/5649.html
Have no idea how to get the protocols for the event
The trouble is, Russia have too many ladies now. There are not only the new junior ladies that will become eligible the next season (the ones that AlexRus named):
Evgenia Medvedeva,
Natalia Ogoreltseva
Serafima Sakhanovich
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Alsu Kajumova
Maria Sotskova
Elizabeth Tursynbaeva
Julia Li
We must not forget those who already competed junior this season. They may not be able to move to seniors because they probably wouldn't get GP event and they wouldn't be eligible to senior Europeans and worlds yet. So those will have to remain in juniors. I am talking about:
Anna Pogorilaya
Evgenia GERASIMOVA
Uliana TITUSHKINA
Maria STAVITSKAIA
Kristina ZASEEVA
Anna SHERSHAK
So all those are going to share 12 or 14 (or how many) spots that are available for junior GP? It is so sad that some of those very talented ladies will not get their chance.
I did not name Elena RADIONOVA, because she will probably be able to get an event or two in seniors, so she can moved up (the same way as Radionova, Tuktamysheva and Sotnikova did before her).
I m somehow happy Ovcharova found a way to skate for another country, does anybody know how she managed it? Did RF released her easily?


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The long run is truly the bread and butter of an endurance running program. It teaches your body how to spend time on its feet, how to utilize fat as a primary fuel source and is a dress rehearsal for the big dance. The secret in perfecting your long runs is to keep it simple and avoid making these common training mistakes.
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1. Running Too Far, Too Quickly
Soon after you commit to a half or full marathon, it's time to train. Excitement from the target can encourage runners to tackle longer runs than their bodies are ready for at that point, which can quickly lead to aches, pains, burn out and poor performance down the road. The greatest way to assure your success on race day is to follow a plan that starts from where your current fitness level and mileage is.
For example, if your longest run is 4 miles, you'll want to find a plan or create one of your own that starts no higher than 5 miles for the first long run. This may not look all that exciting. However, the goal isn't about how many miles you tackle each week; it's about getting to the start line healthy, fresh and ready to rumble. Start from where you are and you'll perform well, recover better, and have fun along the way.
More: How to Speed Up Your Running Recovery
2. Running Too Fast
The difference between running for fitness and training for a long-distance running race is one stays consistent week to week (fitness) and the latter builds and progresses throughout the season. Because of this progression, it is important to vary your effort level as you train. In other words, run at a pace that is easy and conversational. If you can talk while you're running the long run, you're at the right effort. If you can't, you're running too fast. Avoid trying to run the long runs by a pace or target time. This sets you up for the race pace training disaster where you feel great for about four to six weeks, then things start to crumble when your energy levels decline, your body aches, and performance begins to suffer.
3. Fueling With Too Much Sugar
Sports drinks and other on-the-run fueling products such as gels, beans and Clif Shot Bloks were originally invented to supplement your energy intake. Your body can only take in so much energy in the form of sugar, and when you exceed that level, it causes nauseau and stomach upset. The idea is not to replace the energy lost while running but to only replenish some of what is lost. This, I believe has been lost in marketing translation.
Everyone will have their own unique menu for fueling on the go. Some go with sports drinks only as it contains both sugar, electrolytes and fluid and is easily digested. Others go with sports drinks plus a gel along the way. Still others go with the simplicity of water, use electrolyte tabs such as Nuun and Succeed or gels as their main source of energy. Confused yet? You should be. Endurance fueling has become as intimidating as selecting a cereal at the grocery store. Keep it simple and target to get in 30 to 60 grams of carbohydrate per hour for runs longer than 60 minutes.
If you are on the lighter side, lean toward the lower end of the range and vice versa. Practice this in training to identify which products agree with your system. Avoid mixing a sports drink with a gel or beans, as all of these products are designed at about a 6 to 7 percent sugar concentration to allow for quick absorption rates. If you mix sports drinks with a gel, this increases that concentration level and you'll develop sugar belly. You can also develop this condition if you take in too much sugar during the run. Keep track along the way, and you'll develop a recipe that works for you. Look at the carbohydrate content on the label. Aim for an hourly rate on the low end of the range, and tweak it from there. You'll avoid a lot of issues along the way and take in only what you need to replenish.
More: Nutrition Guide for Runners
4. Running By Pace Rather Than Feel
The easiest way to bonk during a long run is to run it by a pace. Pace is only the outcome. It's not the target. When you run by feel (effort level) and stick with a conversation-pace effort, you'll always be in the right zone for that day. This is because there are a variety of things that affect performance and turn your normal easy 10:30 pace into a hard run.
Running on a very hot day will be much harder on the body. Lack of sleep, stress, training fatigue from other workouts and more can affect your performance. If the goal is to train in the easy effort so you can cover the distance and recover efficiently, you can't pin this running goal on a specific pace. Doing so can lead you to over training and under training and will rarely keep you in the optimal zone. Listen to your body, do a talk test, and stick within the easy zone when going the distance.


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Dear Abby: I am a 42-year-old woman who has wanted to write to you for years. I'll soon celebrate my 20th wedding anniversary. I am very unhappily married.
I married "Bill" for all the wrong reasons. I never truly loved him the way a woman should love a man. I have remained in the marriage because I am "supposed to." I was brought up to obey the Commandments and do what is right.
Bill is a wonderful husband and father. He has a steady job that pays well; I work part time. Bill and I get along just fine and we're very good friends. I don't want to lose that. But there is absolutely no passion in our relationship and never was.
I married Bill because it "was time." He feels more like a brother than a husband. I don't want to hurt my children, but I can't pretend any longer. I am attracted to other men. I'm afraid I'm going to start hating him because I feel so trapped.
I don't know what to do. I just want to stop pretending. We have both spoken to professionals and I have talked to my priest. I told Bill a little about how I feel – that I don't love him the way a woman should love a man. He just keeps on trying – buying me flowers, doing all the right things. It doesn't matter. It just makes me angry.
Could you please offer me some suggestions? I have read your column since I was a teen, and I value your opinion. Thanks.
– Had It in Hartford, Conn.
Dear Had It: Let me get this straight – you married your husband under false pretenses and have lied to him for 20 years. Both of you have my sympathy.
The best advice I can offer is to think long and hard about what you have now and what you "might" have in the future. Believe me, there are NO GUARANTEES and expectations have changed a lot since you were in the dating and mating market. If you really cannot love your husband the way he should to be loved – and counseling won't help – then let him go. He deserves better.


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And Here is a pic from today of me & my Mom-in-law but I call her Mom. She treats me as if I am her own child.
Both of my Moms are very special to me...
I wish all you Moms out there a very happy Mother's Day.
xoxo Steph
Happy Mother's Day Steph!! You are such a great daughter and Daughter-in-law. I love how you write about your mom on your blog all of the time, and I envy your relationship with her. And, great deal ont he swing by the way! Awesome deal and you look so comfy in it too! Have a great day!ReplyDelete
Happy Mama's Day darling...
Happy Mother's Day to you! You're a great mom, enjoy your day!ReplyDelete
Happy Mother's Day to you, too!ReplyDelete
Happy Mother's Day Steph!!ReplyDelete
Enjoy today Steph! You are a beautiful woman and Mom!
And please continue to share in your relationships with your moms! I think that it is truly so very beautiful and special!!
What a great picture. I hope you have the best mother's day ever. And GREAT deal on the swing. I NEVER find deals like that.ReplyDelete
Happy Mother's Day! I love the picture of you and your mom. I hope you are enjoying your day :)ReplyDelete
Hope you're having a wonderful Mother's Day!ReplyDelete
Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day! Hopefully you got a nap on that swing of yours!ReplyDelete
I am so jealous of your good relationship with your mother-in-law! What a blessing for you.
Today is ALSO my mom's birthday - so I had to treat it both as her birthday and as mother's day.
Happy Mother's Day!ReplyDelete
Beautiful pics. Those are two gorgeous mom's you have there!! Happy day, girlie.ReplyDelete
Happy Mother's Day, Steph!ReplyDelete
I love getting to C.B whenever we go south into the States!!
Happy mother's Day to you too!!!!
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Great pictures! I call my mil "mom" too.ReplyDelete
Happy Mothers Day!
Beautiful pictures!
Nice pictures!...I also wanted to post a picture with my mom but to my shame I found no recent pictures of me and my mom. I am always the one running around with the camera, so pictures of my sister and my mom, my mom and her grandson, ...but no recent ones with me.
Oh well, I posted some other pictures.
I hope your day was just wonderful, cheers sweetie!ReplyDelete
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I have a mother in law I call mom too! We are lucky girls!ReplyDelete
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Mother Nature gets credit for a big assist in the fight to keep the Great Lakes healthy, with ice coverage now topping 92 percent for the first time in nearly four decades.
The long, cold winter means the lakes are far above the 50 percent-60 percent ice coverage that they have been experiencing in recent years, and that should mean higher lake levels this spring and summer.
It's a step in the right direction but not a complete recovery from the evaporation that has dropped lake levels to near-historic lows as of late.
But the lakes won't get as much help from Washington this year if President Barack Obama's proposed budget holds. Since 2010, the administration has asked for $300 million annually to fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. But the fiscal year 2015 budget calls for cutting the allocation by $25 million.
The reason is simple: across-the-board belt-tightening. Most programs got a cut of some kind in the president's budget, and administration officials have made clear that the reduction for the Great Lakes initiative isn't about substance or disapproval of the program, it's just about money.
We suppose that's reasonable by financial measures; nearly everyone believes that the federal budget can be trimmed.
But the Great Lakes are this region's most significant environmental treasure and priority, and they're in trouble. If ever there were a time to maintain or boost preservation efforts, it would be now.
Back in 2009, congressional backing for Great Lakes clean-up projects had hit a wall. Congress passed the Great Lakes Legacy Act in 2002, and reauthorized it in 2008, but funding and coordination were still big problems.
The Obama administration created the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in 2009, and kicked it off with a $475-million allocation, which dropped to $300 million a year after that.
Since 2010, the initiative has gone to work cleaning up 43 "toxic hot spots" identified around the lakes - places where industry or agriculture have so polluted the lakes that marine life and drinking water are in danger.
Many have been abated, including some key spots in Michigan.
The initiative has also taken the lead in fighting invasive species in the lakes, including the battle to keep Asian carp out. Again, there has been progress, but the fight is far from over, and funding is key to continuing the efforts.
This issue is no trifle. For those of us who live in the region, the lakes are a primary source of recreation and drinking water, as well as a key to our economy.
For the nation, the lakes represent the largest usable freshwater reserve in the world, a key asset now that will only grow in importance in the future.
The money spent cleaning up and protecting the Great Lakes pays back many times over, sometimes literally. A Grand Valley State University study of a $10-million shoreline reclamation project along Muskegon Lake - which is connected to Lake Michigan - found $66 million in economic benefits.
Belt-tightening or no, the lakes are a priority. Congress ought to find a way to keep restoration going at full funding.


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Green Day has come a long way from "Dookie," tackling increasingly serious subject matter as it pushed into its second decade with acclaimed albums "American Idiot" and "21st Century Breakdown." As they engaged the crowd in a massive mud fight at the Woodstock 25th anniversary festival in 1994, who in their right mind would have guessed that the Bay area pop punks would one day serve as the inspiration for a Broadway musical?
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|2006 F-Super Duty
Some 2006 F-Super Duty vehicles built before 1/26/2006 may exhibit a speedometer and/or tachometer indicator issue. Symptoms may include intermittent, large inaccuracies, or jumping / bouncing / erratic pointers.
Refer to the Service Procedure.
- Verify there are no diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs). If there are DTCs present, follow the appropriate procedure in the Workshop Manual to clear the DTC and resolve the concern.
- Confirm that the axle ratio and tire size are properly configured in the ABS module.
- For a speedometer related concern: If no DTCs are present, the issue may be with any of the following components:
- Cluster
- ABS Module
- ABS Speed Sensor
- Vehicle Wiring
- If the symptom is a continuous (non-intermittent) large inaccuracy, ensure that the axle ratio and tire size are properly configured in the ABS module
Cluster Concern
To identify the cluster as the root cause:
- Monitor the vehicle speed sensor (VSS) PID in the powertrain control module (PCM), and the speedometer needle position while stopped.
- If the speedometer displays 5 MPH (8 Km/h) or more, and the VSS PID indicates zero, replace the instrument cluster.
- With an assistant observing the diagnostic tool, drive the vehicle at 20, 40, and 60 MPH, (32, 64, and 97 Km/h) as indicated on the diagnostic tool, and record the value indicated by the speedometer.
- If the speed indicated on the diagnostic tool versus speedometer readings vary by more than ± 5 MPH, (8 Km/h) replace the instrument cluster.
ABS Module Concern
To identify if the ABS Module is the root cause, refer to diagnostic procedures in the Workshop Manual. For any customer complaints of jumping / bouncing / erratic speedometers, a wiring concern may exist which is severe enough to interrupt the signal, but not severe enough to totally open/short the circuit.
ABS Speed Sensor Connector Concerns
- Inspect the ABS Speed Sensor connector on the 14405 harness for signs of water trapped in the strain relief elbow, corrosion, or connector broken/cracked. Install a new pigtail if necessary.
- Disconnect the battery.
- Disconnect the damaged connector from the axle.
- Cut wiring near the rear wheel sensor takeout from 14405 harness.
- Splice in pigtail (pigtail includes heat shrink).
- Cover heat shrink with tubing.
- Route the two (2) retainers of the pigtail to park brake cable.
- Plug in connector to rear wheel sensor.
- Check for functionality.
- Ensure that the harness is properly retained and routed to eliminate intermittent speed signals.
- Add dielectric grease to the connector.
ABS Speed Sensor Concerns
To identify if the ABS Speed Sensor is the root cause, follow the diagnostics in Section 206-09: Anti-Lock Control in the 2006 F-Super Duty 250-550 Workshop Manual, Diagnosis and Testing. If the pinpoint test states to replace the rear axle wheel speed sensor, replace with a new sensor.
Wiring Concerns
To identify if the vehicle wiring is the root cause:
- Inspect the vehicle wiring for damage beginning at the rear wheel speed sensor connector and ending at the ABS module.
- Damage may be at any point in the wiring. Inspect for pinched looms, frayed terminal connections, and loose pins.
- Pay special attention to the wiring along the frame (especially if the vehicle has been modified from a body builder), and near the fuel tank.
- The speed sensor wiring begins at the rear axle and is routed along the frame rail on the left side of the vehicle. It then branches off at C140 (gas C133) which is located beneath the master cylinder.
- The wiring then goes to C455 at the ABS module.
- Repair wiring as necessary.
Tachometer Concerns
For Tachometer related concerns, if no DTCs are present, monitor the tachometer (RPM) PID in the PCM, and the tachometer needle position while stopped and in park.
- Rev the engine so the tachometer pointer reads 1000 RPM. If the tachometer (RPM) PID has a difference of more than 250 RPM than the pointer indication, replace the instrument cluster.
- Repeat this process at 2000 RPM. If the tachometer accuracy passes this test, no repairs to the instrument cluster are necessary.
- If the RPM PID in the PCM reads zero, or is noticeably erratic, inspect the engine RPM sensor, and associated wiring, to the PCM. Repair as necessary.
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Musicians who don�t practice don�t stay musicians for very long.
Now I�m no musician. I own a few out-of-tune stringed things that spend more time in the corner than in human hands, which should tell you I don�t know much. But I do know that Frank Zappa would have admitted that he never got anywhere near the level of perfection he strived for. Charlie Parker (sober) would have said the same thing. I�d argue all musicians would echo this sentiment, and if they don�t, they�re nothing more than an ego trip awaiting a well-deserved bankruptcy.
It�s not like these people hit the creative peak of their talent years ago, and now they�re just cashing in. Mastering their art form is a constant chase, and the bulk of that pursuit is practice. Local jazz musician Jeff Solon is somebody who enjoys the pursuit, as he plays four to five nights a week between May and September. Then he spends the off-season teaching others.
�I�m trying to play jazz. I feel it�s all new. Every day is a new day, and will I be able to play one good solo in my lifetime? Maybe a few, but it�s so fleeting,� Solon said last week at the KDUR studios. �I continually work at home � practice, practice, practice and work out and think and rethink things � rethink my series so that the solos will come out differently and the expression will come out differently. That�s the beauty of being able to get to play for so many years. It�s a constant development.�
He�s been a jazz fan all his life.
�Even as a young kid, I�d listen to the AM radio and dial in late at night. Somewhere I�d pick up these little jazz songs,� Solon said. �It was that Bluenote era, the cool era � that quartet/quintet sound. I had no idea who they were, but I loved that music, always.�
Solon�s current schedule puts him at Cyprus Cafe every Tuesday with keyboardist Ryan McCurry, bass player Chad MacCluskey and Alison Dance on vocals. Wednesdays at Cyprus, he performs with Kevin McCarthy. On Fridays, at Animas River Caf�, he again plays with McCarthy, and they�re joined occasionally by bass player Elizabeth Riordan.
Solon is well-connected within the pool of musicians around town who are eager to play at a phone call�s notice.
�Other people will sit in, and probably some drummers will sit in, so the duo of me and Kevin becomes a trio, and then that can become a quartet,� he said. �It all builds and morphs.�
When Solon�s not performing or practicing, he�s teaching. During the fall and winter semesters, he teaches jazz studies at Fort Lewis College and privately through Katzin Music in addition to chasing down grants to fund programs at Durango School District 9-R schools.
It really remains about chasing down that perfect solo.
�I�ll never achieve what I hear in my head, for sure, and I think any good musician will tell you that, too, whatever genre they�re playing,� Solon said. �If they�re really working on it and they�re really creative about it, it�s a constant push. Absolutely.�
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I'm so excited to start blogging for PEOPLE.com again. It's insane how much can change in a year, but the community I've felt on here made last year one of the most meaningful experiences of my life.
Now the crazy part … two weeks after my last chemo treatment I decided I wanted to live. Like really live and as cheesy and cliché as this sounds I felt this nagging desire to return to the MTV Challenges and compete amongst the crazies.
Sounds a bit insane on my part, but I never want to miss a opportunity due to cancer. I'm ready to live passionately! So I will be blogging every Thursday here on PEOPLE.com, talking about the show and, more importantly, talking about some of the issues the show happened to bring up.
I had no idea how broken down I was after my last cancer battle, but this upcoming Challenge made the battle scars cancer left behind visible, raw and real.
I'm excited to start the conversation again and become a community of fighters, survivors and those who can simply understand. Every flaw we see in ourselves is conquerable if you want to be active in taking the power back in your life.
So come back here every Thursday so we can laugh at ourselves, learn from each other and build the bridge to becoming the best version of ourselves as possible.
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- A new guide to India's uneven spread of economic freedom could help state-level policymakers there improve the welfare of citizens there.
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- Despite having the bully pulpit, and despite touting opinion polls in favor of reform, the Obama administration finds it necessary to use taxpayer funds to tell Googlers what's best for them.
- Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has doubled down on the social issues truce–Cato's John Samples talked about this on Friday on the Cato Daily Podcast:
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Amber Main, 19, of NAMI Virginia (Hampton-Newport News) recently was featured in "True Life: I Have Schizophrenia," part of the award-winning MTV documentary series that explores issues affecting young people.
The episode follows Amber's return to college one year after receiving her schizophrenia diagnosis. Two other young adults, Josh and Ben, are profiled, focusing on Josh's habit of self-medicating with marijuana and Ben's fears of relapse during a difficult time in his family.
NAMI's medical director, Ken Duckworth, M.D., answers questions on the show's internet blog. The blog also includes a bonus story profiling Sarah, a young woman returning from a psychiatric hospital and struggling to regulate her medications at home.
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I bought the Cosmos Touch 4 days ago, and I have to say, I really like it so far! It's a big step up from the EnV2 that I replaced! To answer a previous poster's question, YES, it is a touch screen, but it also has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, so it's like having the best of both worlds. My only complaint is that the screen is VERY delicate. My (very short) fingernails are enough to put some massive scratches in the screen. The first time I turned it on, my nail put a huge scratch all the way across the bottom of the screen. It's disappointing that a 4-day-old phone already looks like it's been used and abused for 6 months. Other than that, it's pretty nice.
1. Benjiphoner (unregistered)
I agree i put a screen protector over the main screen. The only thing i hate is the dang battery. it doesnt last very long maybe a day and a half total. but other than that, its fairly decent. A whole lot better than the enV3.
6. rmthunder (unregistered)
My battery lasts 4 days.
2. M (unregistered)
does anybody have any problems with the phone shutting off after sending a text message with the qwerty keyboard and then closing it? my daughters shuts off 4 out of 5 times when she does this----second phone we exchanged the first thinking it was a bad phone.
11. Phil (unregistered)
Yes, I had the same problem with it shutting off when the slide4r is closed and the text not being sent. Took it to Verizon and they replaced it for free.
15. Cosmos touch user (unregistered)
We had this same problem. Switched out & tried 2 other cosmos touch phones last night at Verizon Wireless & had the same problem. Apparently LG is having many complaints about this issue, but no way to fix it yet.
63. kayla101 (unregistered)
yes! mine does it ALLLL the time and so does my friends, because she also has a cosmo touch. and i would really like to know why its doing this?
3. asdaf (unregistered)
when you buy the phone, it has a plastic sheet that goes over the screen. If you're lucky, you didn't take it off. When I got the phone, i didn't notice it was there for several days and thought that the screen had gotten scratched.
7. Debo (unregistered)
so are you suggestion to remove the plastic cover or keep it on the screen. Also has anyone had trouble charging the phone?
4. Kassiaxo (unregistered)
I just got the cosmos touch and it didn't come with the battery in the phone so i have to put it in, but i can't figure out how to take the dang back off so i can put the battery in. How can i take it off without breaking the phone?
5. lynn (unregistered)
To take the back off of the phone, you push it very firmly and slide it off. I love love love this phone. No data package required! Ease of use and solid. I left the screen protector on and I have not had any scratches. The phone stays charged for about a day and a half and that's fine if you plug it in at night to charge. To the poster who has had problems with two phones shutting down after texts, I have not had any problems and I text daily.
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No matter how firmly I push or hold it I cannot get the back off!! Help
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8. emmaf (unregistered)
So ok Im thinking I want to buy this phone, I love the way it looks, also love the fact that its a touch screen and has a slider keyboard. I know that many ppl dont like the short battery life but I can live with that since I charge my current phone every night. Anyway other than the screen being a bit touchy and small, is there anything else that I should be concerned with? I want this phone bad but I dont want to get excited about a possible bad phone. How is the camera? I enjoy using my phone as my personal camera, lots easier then carrying a camera and phone at the same time so a good camera is kind of important. I would like to anyones thoughts on the camera and phone as a whole. thanks much! :)
9. rae (unregistered)
so, by what ive heard, its not a very good phone, BUT i have recently been in the verizon store and i have used this phone for at least 20 minutes at the most. it is not delicate, you do have to be careful when you drop it though, it might turn off. I never have dropped it but i do have the enV2 and when i drop that, it is very fragile. the Cosmos Touch is a HUGE step up! I love it, I've fiqured everything out on it, and I've NEVER put a mark or scratch on it. I don't even have the phone yet and its marvolous!! I'm getting it in two days and I'm waiting, and waiting, and waiting for it! SO EXCITED!! Anyways, it is a very good phone but if anything goes wrong for whatever reason, make sure you have ensurance on it so you can replace it with another one. At least you'll have another, new, shiny one until your next upgrade.
10. Conversation (unregistered)
does it have conversation where you can see the whole conversation with people
12. yo moth (unregistered)
yes it does
13. mh (unregistered)
ive got faily long nails. i have not scratched the screen once. I had a couple issues with the phone shutting off after texts. but it was only while i was texting 4 or so people at once. I changed the settings so it would not open the text automatically and scroll down automatically and i had no issues with it then. The only complaint i have is that it will delete all of the messages i sent out of the inbox randomly. Then it only shows the messages i recieved per person.
14. Unhappy (unregistered)
Very unhappy with this phone. Battery life is like six hours -- providing you don't use it for anything! Also locks and unlocks itself while in my pocket or dedicated pocket in my purse!
50. jimbo mcgee (unregistered)
i dont have the phone yet i get it in a couple days but with my old phone when it locked randomly i went to settings and turned the lock off but thts just wut i did
16. Uhhhh.idk (unregistered)
I can;t get the battery cover off!! It's sooo difficult!! Help!!!
52. newlg (unregistered)
I agree I also can't get the cover off no matter how hard I push it.
17. D (unregistered)
Okay, so I am eligable for an upgrade and i have the env3 right now. I at first wanted the Pantech Crux but then I heard it was a really bad texting phone.I am a HUGE texter! so I was wondering would this be a good phone for texting. and how is the camera. Also the only phone left is a pre-used one. but it is certified. So should I trust it has anyone had a pre-used certified one before?? Please help:)
28. elle (unregistered)
it is a very good phone for texting! but sometimes is restarts and doesnt show the text anywhere, so you have to redo it! other than that, it is a great idea!
18. I know phones. :) (unregistered)
The crux is not a bad texting phone if u like touch screens. Theyre made heat sensitive and very responsive. Just like a physical qwerty keyboard it takes a few days to really get used to the placement and spacing of the keyboard. After that it's a breeze. The certified like new are used phones but they have been refurbished to be like new. Camera is a 3 mgpxl, which is good for a feature phone. The mgpxls really only matter if ur blowing up a picture. If u plan to keep it between ur phone or facebook it'll be great.
19. bigboy123 (unregistered)
I like a lot of these reviews, but my main concern is, is the touch screen a pressure pad touch screen or is it heat sensitive? That is my only concern, other than that, these reviews seem very convincing.
25. dancer3325 (unregistered)
its a pressure pad touch, but it works really well.. so far i've loved the touch screen! i like it better then the heat ones! this phone is really good :)
20. Matt (unregistered)
Overall I've really enjoyed this phone. However, I had to return the first one for a problem and I'm fearing I may have the same issue again. For one, my phone also restarts itself periodically after sending a text. The bigger issue that caused me to replace it, however, was more of a key feature. When talking on the phone, if you pull it away from your face the screen lights up so you can see the number pad and do other features while on the phone. My first phone stopped doing that, so the screen stayed black while holding it away. I was within 30 days of getting the phone so I swapped it no problem, but now it's happening again.
I have not seen anyone else having this particular issue, but it's happened to me 2x in a row now. Any suggestions/comments?
21. Wendy (unregistered)
I have have the LG cosmo touch 4 days, I am on my second phone... the phone keeps trying to update the "Daily Scoop" .. and noone can seem to get it to stop... have tlkd to 3 tech support people and made 2 trips to the store.. any ideas?
46. Tom (unregistered)
i have had the same problem and apparently the daily scoop is a preloaded application and it can not even be removed, i am still trying to talk to tech. support about this problem, but as of now there is no resolution.
60. @N@ (unregistered)
what you do is you defeat the app. that happend to me and i jist got tired of it so i did it and no more problems
22. franknyank (unregistered)
So far the phone is working ok other than the battery life.I had a lg 9400 and it finally died so i upgraded to the cosmos touch.The battery did not last a day and i did not even use it much.I ordered the extended battery and cover from verizon and hope this will fix it.
23. kit kat (unregistered)
the scratch that u made on the screen is just a screen protecter. it's really worked on, and i understant that u thought it was a scratch.
24. Dirtbiker35 (unregistered)
ive had this phone for 2 days now and i kinda like it. its hard to use for me though because i am not use to it yet. the battery life also sucks. it lasts about a day if i dont call or text alot. overall it is an ok phone. im a little afraid of breaking it though. was going to get the waterproof phone but didnt have enough money.
26. zefeesher2012 (unregistered)
Everyone else is saying that their battery lasts for a day and a half...mine only lasts half a day! and my parents get really angry when I tell them my phone died because my older phones had great battery life. what are you guys doing that i'm not?
27. gharddd (unregistered)
My Cosmos Touch keeps saying "Cannot display message" every time someone sends me a text longer than 160 characters, whether it is a Verizon phone or not. I have unlimited texting and I have never had this problem before. Is there a way to fix this, or is it a defect of some kind, what's the deal?
37. Triplebaka (unregistered)
that's exactly what happens to me and like 3 other ppl. almost impossible to fix >.
29. ryan (unregistered)
i was receiving a picture message and it wont come. it has been saying connecting for the last 30 minutes. i cant turn it off by holding end and i also cannot figure out how to take out the battery. that person says push firmly but its not working!
73. raina224 (Posts: 1; Member since: 25 Mar 2012)
OMG! I'm having that exact same problem right now and it's making me so mad. I was texting my friend and then my sister decided to be rude and send a picture message and I accidentally pressed view or whatever then tried to cancel when it was recieving the message and now I don't know what to do. I don't feel like waiting for it to die cuz that'll take days and then I won't be able to charge it tonight and then i won't be able to use it tomorrow. I can't get the stupid cover off either I got the case or whatever cuz my parents thought I was gonna break it and it won't come off.
30. casey stills (unregistered)
that is only because of the protective covering. I thought the same thing for days, then my friend peeled off the plastic and it was good as new!
31. Jessica12345 (unregistered)
Help! My sister and I were doing a water balloon fight well it got on the front we have vaccumed and used cold air and sundried the speakers just wont work. Anyy suggestions.?????? ASAP!
32. Jessica12345 (unregistered)
Help phone speakers not working everything works put the speakers how do i get them to work!!!
33. L.W (unregistered)
I just got the phone a week ago i i like the clarity and everything the keyboards nice and the phone is easy to use but i almost wanted to return it because it can't make it a full day without dying and i text a fair amount its really disapointing does anyone else have this problem?
34. cheesman46 (unregistered)
hello, MelissaT. just letting you know it comes with a screen protector. You may have not noticed it. Screen Protectors get scratched easily. Take it off, and your phone is fine... the naked screen doesn't get scratched easily. I prefer a microfiber cloth to clean it off every once in a while.
35. OpinionatedTeenageGirl15 (unregistered)
I got this phone as a replacement for my previous one which was an EnV touch (disappointed it was discontinued!) and I was stoked, it had everything I was looking for. Qwerty keyboard, touch screen navigation, and easily organized texts. Made sure to get a hard cover for it, and so far no damage when i drop it other than maybe shutting off. A few things seem to be amiss however, like randomly deleting text messages that i've sent or recieved in no apparent order and without me manually doing so. I've looked at my settings multiple times and i do have the "auto-save sent" activated. Another thing i've noticed is that while texting, the phone will shut off and not send the text which i then have to go and re-do. that's definitely no bueno for a teen on the go like me. I've also been a little disappointed with the browser quality, navigating is tough and social networking pages like facebook are hard to navigate, and the phone shuts off often when i'm messaging on it as well. Is it something I did, or company error??
36. kk (unregistered)
I've had this phone for about a week now, and a couple days ago it started shutting off everytime an email is received.. I wanted a phone like this for the email aspect.. now I can't access my email from it.. :/ Also, the screen sounds like it's coming off at the bottom.
38. bad (unregistered)
dont get this phone. i have had it since thanksgiving because my env2 broke. it is very bad. the texting is great but if you text daily and you text long messages, this isnt the phone for you. it turns off too much when i send texts and yesterday my screen was spazzing out of the random and now i cant see what im doing. i just use the voice command but sometimes that doesnt work. it doesnt work sometimes. the battery life is horrible. i still have the phone which is still spazzing out, i dont know what to do, i try to put it on the charger but it still doesnt work. the touch screen is to sensitive. it pocket dials all the time. it mixes up my texts so it sends some texts to the wrong people. its slow. im 16 and i was so excited to get this pphone because i didnt really like the env2 but this phone is worse. i would rather have my env2 back. i hope you dont get this phone and choose another. its not worth wasting your time over this phone. LG isnt a good company because all there phones turn off and i cant stand this phone. ive been begging my mom for a blackberry but she continues to say no. so i hope you choose wisely and DONT PICK THIS PHONE! worst mistake of my life.
39. rhapsody (unregistered)
I don't have the phone, but I understand that there might be something on the screen - so it's probably not really scratched, you just didn't remove the thingy that covers it.
40. Isabel (unregistered)
I agree with you a lot. I haven't dropped mine, nut there is tons of scratches on it. But my main problem is that when I slide my phone closed, the screen display will stay in the sledded out position, therefore I can't lock my phone and I butt-dial people. Does anyone have an idea for how to fix this without replacing my phone? I've restored my phone and turned it off then on, and just tried sliding it closed. :)
41. Chris M (unregistered)
I've been having issues with the screen suddenly going blank for awhile (it's now been so for over 12 hours, the longest yet), and was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to fix that?
42. binky (unregistered)
I like the phone but I have an aggravating problem with it. The phone has a mind of its own and turns on by itself when I have it in locked mode. I switched out my first phone for this problem and I am having the same problem with the second one. People have mentioned that the battery has a short life. I am wondering if these people are having this same issue and are not aware of this? Anyone know if there is a fix for this?
55. bzimmer (unregistered)
binky, I'm having the same trouble. Light just comes on and stays on, sometimes all night. Battery dead in the am. Verizon gave me some baloney storey about the varying wireless strength coming and going in my house or where. We travel and it happens everywhere.
43. BAILEYF (unregistered)
I have this phone and my problem is that the ads on it for gmail and facebook and stuff keep coming up when i lock it, but this time they won't go off, i can lock it but when i unlock it it goes back to the same ad. I tried to hit the end button but that isn't working. What do I do? it's still like this and it has been for a day or so.
44. bleh (unregistered)
So im getting this phone tomorrow and i have been looking at how good this phone is . And everyone is saying that the battery dies fast and it's slow . Is it that bad ?
45. bellex3 (unregistered)
The only problem I have with this phone is that mine freezes, alot. The only way I can get it to unfreeze is to take the battery out and then take it back out, which I cannot do.. so my phone has been froze all day. Other than this, I love this phone.
47. soup4 (unregistered)
im geting the cosmos touch july 25 2011 i so excited i would really apreaciate it if someone would tell me any problems thev'e had with the phone thxs!!!!
48. soup4 (unregistered)
oh and will someone pretty plz tell me about how wonderful this phone is id love to know thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
49. Kylee (unregistered)
is anyone having problems with the phone working really slow? it takes me forever to get a message opened and to reply to it. it is very annoying! also the battery life is horrible and my phone is only a few days old.
51. Zoie (unregistered)
I have had my phone for about a year now. I really like it and have not had trouble with it until now. All of a sudden the screen is showing double display. Like when I am in the message center I can see in the back my main screen and I no not know what or how it happened and I can not figure out how to get to go away.
54. bzimmer (unregistered)
My Cosmos Touch screen lights and turn on, all by itself, often just sitting on the table. The light does not go out unless I manually make it happen. Sometimes it just comes on overnight and the battery is dead in the am. Got a second one and it does the same. We are traveling so it does it at home and away from home. Anyone have this problem?
56. Manda (unregistered)
I've been having problems with the phone lighting up and unlocking itself in the middle of the night, landing on random pages including the Daily Scoop app. The problem with the Daily Scoop is that it tries to connect to the internet and I have basic services and don't want to get charged. I got my first Cosmos Touch phone exchanged and have the same problem with this one. This is, however, the only problem; the battery life, texting, etc is excellent. I think I'm going to have to exchange it for a different type of phone altogether, however, because of the Daily Scoop thing. I can't worry about whether or not it's going to connect in the middle of the night, trying to put it on airplane mode before bed, whether or not Verizon is going to charge me for internet usage, etc.


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The fun-loving prince – who split from girlfriend of two years Cressida Bonas last week – was attending a special bash to mark the 10th birthday of the charity he co-founded.
Harry, 29, showed off the trace of a tan following his weekend in the U.S. attending the wedding of close friend Guy Pelly and heiress Lizzie Wilson.
Arriving at London's Dorchester Hotel shortly before 7:45 p.m. and wearing a crisp, open-necked white shirt and blue suit, Harry was there to celebrate the important anniversary of the charity that he started with friend Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to aid disadvantaged youngsters in the African mountain kingdom.
Sentebale, meaning Forget-Me-Not, was set up in memory of their late mothers.
Entertaining guests at the Summer Party was singer Joss Stone, while Harry was also set to make a brief speech to introduce the first of several awards recognizing those key individuals and organizations that have supported the charity over the past decade.


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NDAA: The Biggest Election Issue No One's Talking About
#1. No One Wants to Think About Living in a Country Where Such a Law Is Necessary for National Security
Obama's evolving position on compromising civil liberties for national security is pretty clear. So clear that some people don't care to debate the NDAA -- not because they can't believe that Obama truly supports it, but because they know that nothing changes in a Romney administration. And while Romney clearly had no trouble espousing all sorts of things he didn't believe last Wednesday, pretending to care about counterterrorism's destruction of due process was probably just too hard for him to do with a straight face. So yeah, some people are just jaded about the issue.
"If elected, I will demand that the NDAA ... nah, who am I kidding? Me and Barry O are on the same page on this one."
But still others don't want to debate the NDAA because they don't want to think about the kind of world that requires it. I'm sure Obama is not on some power-hungry mission to use his unbridled power to make us over into the United Republic of Barackastan. (Obamalanda?) Instead, I believe he took office, saw that we were a whisper away from repeated 9/11s all the time and believed that this was a power our government required to keep us safe. But the problem is, that's not a debate the president is supposed to have by himself, and his intentions are not the only consideration. It's not just how a government uses its power, but what power we choose to give government, that defines us as a nation.
None of us are children. We understand that the world is a scary place. We even accept that sometimes the government won't be able to play by the rules during a crisis. When our intelligence lets us know that there's an agent with a suitcase of uranium heading to New York City, we expect Jack Bauer to slowly break fingers one by one until we get a location. But to put that on paper, to say that this is a law, that this is what we believe, changes us as a people before that power's even used.
Benjamin Franklin said that "Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither." Maybe that's a quaint, old-fashioned sentiment that's no longer true. But if America has become a place where no one believes such things, then let's say it out loud. Don't pretend that nothing has changed. Don't fabricate excuses for our leaders. Look what has happened straight in the face and say that you're totally fine with it. In fact, scream it. Scream it loud enough to wake all the journalists who aren't reporting. All the liberals concerned only with wedge issues and greater evils. All the patriots who forgot to keep fighting. Scream it loud enough to pierce the sleep of anyone who dreamed that they could rest their heads with indifference and still wake up in America.
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The Court of Appeals, the state's Albany-based high court, will launch its new online service – the Court of Appeals Public Access and Search System (Court-PASS) – on Feb. 1 to give the public, lawyers and others in the legal community greater free access to its files and operations, according to Andrew W. Klein, the high court's chief clerk and legal counsel,.
The system will increase accessibility to information contained in public records and briefs held by the court. Mechanisms have been built into the digital filing system to ensure that confidential and sensitive matters – including Social Security numbers, financial account numbers and names of minor children – are unavailable, Klein said. Cases pending on or filed after Jan. 1, 2013, will be accessible at www.nycourts.gov/ctapps.


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Reedie Drive PRSA
In April 2010, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), conducted a Pedestrian Road Safety Audit (PRSA) along an 800-foot stretch of Reedie Drive in Wheaton, Maryland. MCDOT led a multi-disciplinary team of law enforcement and transportation professionals to evaluate pedestrian safety along this roadway, which has been identified as a High Incidence Area for pedestrian collisions.
Since the audit, MCDOT has made the following improvements for pedestrian's safety: repaired lighting at the entrance of the Metro Station, and replaced existing drainage grates with compatible grates for bicycles. In 2013, the Reedie Drive Streetscape Plan from Veirs Mill Road to Georgia Avenue updated sidewalks, pavement and crosswalk markings, and installed ADA compliant ramps. In addition, a new planter and a median on Reedie Drive between Grandview Avenue and Triangle Lane were installed to channelize pedestrians to enhanced designated crossings.
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She held court at Harpo Studios almost every weekday for a quarter-century – some 4,561 shows in all.
So, Oprah Winfrey was bound to miss some things about her daily talk show after the final episode aired on May 25, 2011.
Now, almost two years after stepping down, Winfrey reveals to Steve Harvey – on his own newly successful Chicago-based talk show – the thing she misses most about being the queen of daytime TV.
In a word, it's the audience.
"I got a little choked up seeing you guys today, because what I really miss is the camaraderie with the audience every day. ... I did that for 25 years," says Winfrey, 59, during an interview airing Friday.
Not that she regrets leaving, but it has been bittersweet.
"I wanted to keep rising, and to leave while I was still rising," says Winfrey, who now runs OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network. "When I look back at the body of work, those of you who watched us for years, it's astounding."
Harvey, 56, hired many of Winfrey's former staffers when he launched his own eponymous syndicated show last September. Winfrey was glad to see familiar faces during her visit, but something wasn't quite the same.
"I walk in today, they're all in suits!" she says. "I go, 'What happened? Is there a suit rule around here?' You all didn't wear suits for me!"


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Feline behaviorist Pam Johnson-Bennett, author of Think Like a Cat, says:Interactive play is an important training tool. It teaches kittens what is and isn't appropriate to bite. All too often, the reason an adult cat is a "biter" is because he was allowed to bite fingers when he was a kitten. Owners often make the mistake of using their fingers as toys and that sets the cat up to get mixed messages. If you use a fishing pole toy, it puts a distance between the cat's teeth and your fingers and this way, the kitten can bite, pounce and have a great time without having to worry about getting your finger confused with the toy. Interactive play is also a wonderful confidence-builder. By using a fishing pole toy, you are simulating a natural hunt. You can slow down or speed up the action for the kitten. You can hide the toy and then let it peek out from behind a chair so the kitten can start learning to stalk and pounce. This type of play engages the kitten both physically and mentally and that's important. As you get to know your new kitten, one terrific way to develop the bond is through interactive playtime. He gets to have lots of fun and develop confidence while associating you with the great time. If the kitten is frightened or shy, it's a wonderful way to help him to blossom and develop trust. Although it may seem as if a kitten would play with a speck of lint and wouldn't need much help from an owner, interactive playtime is an important training technique that when started early, may help avoid potential behavior problems later in life. Too many adult cats don't get enough stimulation throughout the day and end up engaging in destructive behavior or they become sedentary and depressed. If you start your kitten on a healthy schedule of interactive play, you'll both be developing good habits that'll become second nature as the cat matures. With their endless supply of energy, kittens can sometimes get into things they shouldn't. Several short interactive play sessions a day can help satisfy the kitten and work off that energy in a way that is safe.
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Good article. However, my year old neutered male cat, usually so sweet and affectionate, bites the heck out of us if told 'no'....not allowed to do something he wants to do. Have tried spraying, slapping back, etc. to no avail....all seems to make him more aggressive. Need help!
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