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May 22, 2000
Rhythm tap artists Johnson & Peters will perform June 4 at the Cedarcrest Performing Arts Center to wrap up the Arts Onstage season.
The Duvall Arts Commission and the Duvall Foundation for the Arts present a tap-happy wrap-up to the first full Arts Onstage season with a performance by Johnson & Peters, known as Seattle's Tap Dancing Duo. The popular rhythm tap artists will appear at Cedarcrest Performing Arts Center on Sunday, June 4, at 2 p.m. The dancers will be accompanied by a live jazz combo.
In its inaugural season, Arts Onstage has served over 1,500 patrons from the Snoqualmie Valley and surrounding areas. Audience response has been overwhelmingly favorable, and plans are underway for a second season beginning with a concert by the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra on October 14.
Other programs under consideration include Sprouts Children's theater, Spectrum Dance Theatre, the Northwest Boychoir/Girlchoir, Seattle Mime Theater with lyrical juggler Thomas Arthur, soprano Awilda Verdejo, and Rockhopper Dance. Complete information on the 2000-2001 Arts Onstage season will be available later in June.
The Cedarcrest Performing Arts Center is located at 29000 NE 150th Street in Duvall. Tickets to the Johnson & Peters performance may be purchased at Pumps & Grinds, Gardens & Sunspaces, or Main Street Music in the Main Street shopping district of Duvall. Ticket prices are $8 adults, $5 students and seniors. Children under five are free, but a ticket is required.
For more information, including directions to Cedarcrest, call Jan 425-844-8516 or visit www.cityofduvall.com.


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Hi Guys - I just wanted to get everyone's opinion on how our season, albeit with 2 games left to play, can be evaluated from a fans perspective. The 2012/2013 Wings have certainly seen a variety of ups and downs - I know there's going to be a lot of you who will look at fighting for 7th/8th seed nothing short of disappointing, but try to remember that in a compressed season the point totals are somewhat misleading. A quick example: If our 2-5 shootout record was anything close to our 9-3 record from last year, we would be fighting for home ice advantage right now - and I would certainly take 4th place in any transition year, let alone the year following Nick Lidstrom's retirement.
I have certainly enjoyed the emergence of players like Howard, Abdelkader, Dekeyser (FA Addition), Nyquist, Andersson, Emmerton, and Brunner. It seems pretty surreal, but after watching our team play in Vancouver, against Phoenix and against LA this week, I certainly feel we can still compete against anyone in the NHL and honestly, would not be surprised if we got out of the first round as a 7th or 8th seed to make a run. I use the word surreal, because it seems like all season people have been talking about the 21 year streak coming to an end, and how Detroit is finally going to face adversity as a team forced to rebuild. But after watching this team, this week, and thinking about what we have done without Darren Helm (who I believe is more valuable than anyone on this team not named Pavel or Jimmy) plus a very young group of Defenseman, and no true #1 (sorry guys, Kronwall is a good Defensemen, but not a #1) I have a renewed sense of excitement.
Datsyuk and Zetterberg still look great together, our second line is finally being anchored by the Mule - our third line was the best line on the ice last night against LA, and how many chances did Eaves get playing on the 4th line - not to mention, TooToo's GWG. I understand this was one game, and LA played the night before... but what I look at is how we have played this week when it matters, which is all that really does.
Going forward, after all the negative attention surrounding this team this year, I take comfort in the fact that we can still beat anyone (when we want too) and our farm system is the best its been in years. I truly hope that this thread can finally put an end to the Fire Kenny Holland notion, as he is still one of the best GM's in the NHL. The fact he has been to the playoffs 21 straight years is great, but like Suter said last night, the fact he has done it every year since the inception of the salary cap, is unbelievable.
Next year with a real off-season, a real training camp, a real trade market for us (being a western conference team moving to the east...at some point... crippled our ability to make the big trade. ex. Rick Nash) and further development from a suddenly young core of players will allow us to once again be at the top of the NHL.
Let me know what you guys think.

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2016 Cleveland International Film Festival: Turning 40 And Going StrongNow, in its 40th year, the current festival is serving up 192 feature films and 213 short films from 72 countries.
Yes, Today Is October 21, 2015: The Day From 'Back To The Future'After years of hoaxes and fake photos floating around the Internet, today is actually the future date shown in the movie Back To The Future II.
9 Best Movies You Must See When They Hit Theaters This FallAs summer ends and the other seasons come to play, we can all enjoy a nice day at the movies. Here are some of the movies that we can sit back, relax and watch in the next couple of months.
13 Books You'll Want To Read Before They Hit The Big ScreenGrab some popcorn, dim the lights, and check out these eleven books before their hotly anticipated adaptations arrive at a theater near you.
7 Must See Summer Blockbuster MoviesSummer is coming up very soon and here are some blockbusters you must catch at your local theater.
Lifetime's 'Unauthorized Full House Story' Cast RevealedThe Unauthorized Full House Story, set to air on Lifetime this summer, just got an authorized cast photo. And seriously, have mercy.
Best Movies Filmed In PittsburghPittsburgh has long been known for its work in major motion pictures, and television shows. Take its famous turn in the cult classic Night of the Living Dead, shot in 1968, in and around Monroeville Mall. Most recently, however, Hollywood has been taking notice of Pittsburgh for its affordability, breathtaking architecture, and affable residents. Since 1919, nearly 150 movies have been filmed in the Steel City, with 35 occurring in the last five years. This list includes the most memorable, some of which are critically-acclaimed, projects from the last decade.
Top 7 Environmental & Eco-Friendly FilmsIn recent years, Hollywood has financed and developed more and more films that draw attention to the effects of humans on planet earth.
Vin Diesel Says Oscars Weighted Against Action FilmsVin Diesel said Friday that the latest "Fast & Furious" film deserves a best picture Oscar but has two strikes against it when it comes to the Academy — it's an action flick and it's a sequel.
Don't Miss The 39th Annual Cleveland International Film FestivalThe 39th annual Cleveland International Cleveland Film Festival is bigger and better than ever.
Activists Hope "Selma" Screening Will Make Impression On Local YouthsBloody Sunday in Selma, March 7, 1965.
5 Crazy Moments in Oscar HistoryThe Oscars are often a den of crazy, from rambling speeches and mangled names to some truly terrible host routines. But do you remember Sacheen Littlefeather? Or the streaker?


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Down the Road TogetherBy Gia Scafidi
In times of global uncertainty, emergency and war, life away from home can be unnerving for many college students.
But a strong, surrounding sense of community can ease the weight of anxiety sparked by crisis, said Rabbi Susan Laemmle, USCs dean of religious life.
And, for this reason, there is ONEUSC.
Planted as a post-9/11 seed, the initiative has grown into a source of support and education for the entire campus students, faculty and staff during destabilizing times.
ONEUSC actualizes the Trojan Family, said Laemmle. The programs foundation rests on the fact that the university should be a cohesive community, especially during times of crisis.
The importance of ONEUSC lies in its essential reminder that we share common ground as a community devoted to freedom of speech and to respect for the informed opinion of others, added Philippa Levine, USCs academic senate president and a professor of history.
The purpose of ONEUSC is twofold: to promote unity among USCs Trojan Family and to offer interdisciplinary perspectives during difficult times.
Universities have a critical role to play in times like these -- fostering debate, allowing space for a variety of views and helping students explore the abundance of issues at hand, wrote Levine and Lloyd Armstrong Jr., USCs provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.
If we must have this war, added Laemmle, then lets learn the most we can from it.
To forge strong connections between USCs diverse groups, while strengthening academic and community values, ONEUSC offers interdisciplinary teach-ins, community conversations, non-denominational prayer services and online chat rooms where students and faculty can freely express their ideas about the war.
Learning isnt all about the classroom, said Laemmle. It also takes place on park benches and in concert halls and book salons. Events like the recent teach-in on the war in Iraq exemplify the type of interdisciplinary learning that can go on outside of the classroom.
During the last teach-in, faculty speakers addressed war and its impact on five facets of society: politics, ethics, the media, the economy and peace. More than 250 USC students, staff and faculty attended.
Laemmle credited USCs Mark Kann, chairman of the political science department, for making such events possible. In 2001, Kann established the Academic Culture Initiative as part of a USC campaign to encourage intellectual thought and discussion outside the classroom.
If we, as a school, can get through a war, stimulating reasoned thinking and promoting freedom of speech, and still hold fast as a community, said Laemmle, it says a lot.
And if we can do that here in Los Angeles, one of the most diverse places in the world, we could set the example and lead the way elsewhere.
For more information about ONEUSC and a list of upcoming events, go to: http://www.usc.edu/programs/oneusc.
This site is sponsored by the Office of Religious Life
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Smash Your Phone? Check Cell Phone Insurance Protection Plan
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About a month ago, my lovely wife's cell phone started experiencing microphone problems. I'd call her and she could hear me talk but I couldn't hear her. A quick trip to the AT&T store revealed that her phone's microphone was busted, a fix that should've been a quick swap out and covered under warranty. Unfortunately, it appears that the cell phone had experienced "water damage," as indicated by a red dot in the phone. The phone has never experienced water "damage," maybe a couple drops in the rain, but apparently that was enough (other potential culprits, steam from a shower… but who showers with a phone?)
As fate would have it, I received a letter from Citi that explained how our Citi mtvU card was going to be replaced with a Citi Forward card. One of the perks of the Citi Forward card was insurance protection for a cell phone, as long as you used the card to pay the cell phone bill. The coverage was up to $250 with a $50 deductible, easily matching most other warranty programs. Unfortunately for us, she was part of her parent's family plan and they directly paid the bill, while she reimbursed them with a check.
I did more research and learned there are three ways to get cell phone "insurance" protection with a credit card (unfortunately, many require that you buy the phone with that card, so they didn't apply in our case):
Purchase Protection
American Express offers a purchase protection policy on all purchases you make with a covered card. These programs typically protect you for a number of days after purchase, American Express covers you for 90 days, and have dollar limits, though they are usually higher than a cell phone's cost. If you happen to break the phone, by dropping it on the way out of the store, you can submit a claim and the credit card company will often reimburse you, after a deductible. The downside of this insurance is its small window of protection after purchase (and not many cards offer it). What this will protect you from is if you do something clumsy, like drop an iPad on the way out of the store. It won't be much use for protecting your cell phone unless the manufacturing was particularly shoddy.
Warranty Extensions
Warranty extension programs are more popular and more useful, since they typically double the manufacturer's warranty up to an additional year. If your handset came with a one year warranty, you now have a two year warranty if you buy it with a card with this protection. If it came with a six month warranty, you now have a total of one full year of protection. This also means that you can decline extended warranties when the cashier asks you if you want to get some extra protection. The warranty extension from the credit card applies to the manufacturer's warranty, not to any after market warranties. So if you were to buy that extended warranty, you'd be buying redundant coverage.
Cell Phone Protection
Much like the Citi Forward card, many banks and credit cards will have cell phone protection plans that work similarly to the carrier's plan. Cell phone carriers often sell insurance policies that cost around $15 a month to insure your phone up to a certain dollar amount with a deductible. Cell Phone Protection plans offered by bank and credit cards are similar, except they don't charge you a fee. For example, 5/3 Bank offers a protection plan of up to $200 per claim with a maximum of two claims per 12 months and a $50 deductible per claim. The numbers may be different, in terms of limit and deductible, but the basic premise is the same – all you have to do is pay the bill with your 5/3 bank card. You don't have to buy the phone with the card. Check to see if your credit card offers this.
While it didn't work out for her, check to see if your credit cards offer similar protections and be sure to use them to pay your bill. It might be a great way to save a lot of cash when you smash that new fancy iPhone.
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If it's a famous frock, you can bet your breakfast at Tiffany's that Hal Rubenstein knows the story behind it.
Rubenstein is the fashion director for the glitzy, celebrity-driven InStyle magazine. His latest book, 100 Unforgettable Dresses (HarperDesign, 2011), is a testament to his knowledge of all the things tailored, glossy, and see-through that have become, well, unforgettable. The book was released Tuesday.
Stylish books regularly land on my desk, but this 206-page hardcover stood out because Rubenstein packed it with little-known fashion facts.
For example: It's common knowledge that Hubert de Givenchy was a favorite couturier of Audrey Hepburn's, but who knew he fought revered costume designer Edith Head for top fashion credits in Hepburn's most memorable films? Head was credited with designing the little black dress Hepburn wore in Sabrina; Givenchy designed it. Funny, we all know who went on to become the household name.


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CeBIT 2011: Linux New Media Award Winners Announced
Debian receives two out of the seven Linux New Media awards at CeBIT 2011.
The 2011 Linux New Media Award winners are:
- Reader's Choice: Favorite Linux Distribution: Ubuntu. Award received by Henning Eggers of Canonical.
- Hottest Linux Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab. Award received by company representatives
- Best Open Source Server Distribution: Debian GNU/Linux. Award by Meike Reichle of alphascorpii.
- Best Open Source App for Linux Mobile Devices: Firefox. Award received by Carsten Book, Mozilla Foundation.
- Best Open Source Solution for Virtualization and Cloud Computing: KVM. Award received by Markus Armbruster and Kevin Wolf of Red Hat.
- Most Innovative Open Source Project: Btrfs. Award received by Manuel Hossfeld of Oracle
- Outstanding Contribution to Linux/Open Source/Free Software: DebianGNU/Linux. Award received by Alexander Reichle-Schmehl of the Debian Project
Congratulations to all the award winners! Many thanks to the readers who participated in helping to select the Readers Choice, Favorite Linux Distribution Award and to the large jury of professionals throughout the open source universe who voted for the winners in the remaining categories.
More information on the award winners and recipients of each award can be found on Linux New Media's Mathias Huber's coverage of the awards presentation.
videos onlineWe should have those videos posted online soon. Check back!
video of award presentationHi.. during the event I thought to have heard that the stream would also be available as video on the website. I could not manage to find it. Is that still planned?
Issue 192/2016
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Innovative system adds a hard drive and Ubuntu Core to the RPi for an IoT hub.
Linus Torvalds Confirms the Date of the First Linux Release
Linux is two weeks younger than we thought!
End of OpenOffice?
The Apache Software Foundation considers retiring OpenOffice
Adobe Gives New Life to NPAPI Plugin for Linux
Adobe won't kill the plugin in 2017
LinuxCon North America Convenes in Toronto, Canada
Linux Foundation's big event celebrates the 25th anniversary of Linux
Linux Turns 25
Linux has evolved from "won't be a professional" project to one of the most professional software projects in the history of computers.
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Competitors get in the game with RHEL without Red Hat
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Security researchers have already notified Microsoft; some fixes are available
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More about the crisis and how to help: state.gov/haitiquakeAbout the Author: Cheryl Mills serves as the Counselor and Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Earlier today, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck Haiti. Reports are still coming in, but it appears that many schools, hospitals and other buildings have collapsed, adding more suffering to an already impoverished nation, the poorest country in the western hemisphere.
Reports continue to pour in from all over and we are extending all our thoughts and prayers to those who have been affected.
As Secretary Clinton said earlier, the U.S. government will offer assistance to Haiti and others in the region in the form of civilian and military disaster relief and humanitarian assistance.
For those interested in helping immediately, simply text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill.
Or you can go online to organizations like the Red Cross and Mercy Corps to make a contribution to the disaster relief efforts.
The State Department Operations Center has set up the following number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747. You may email inquiries to: firstname.lastname@example.com. We'll provide more details and opportunities to help as we learn more. To stay up-to-date, follow us on state.gov.
Update:Anyone wishing to donate or provide assistance in Haiti following the devastating earthquake that struck near Port au Prince on Jan 12, 2010, is asked to contact the Center for International Disaster Information.You also can send your message to firstname.lastname@example.com. Be certain to include in the subject line "Donation of" followed by the products you are willing to donate. A staffer will share the information with relief and development agencies that have the ability to transport collected items to the affected region and have identified needed goods.How To Help:Clinton Bush Haiti Fund | InterAction | Mercy Corps | Red CrossRelated entry:Information on Earthquake in Haiti
Kathie S. in Florida writes:
I am willing to go to Haiti to assist in medical treatment for people or animal rescue. I was a florida Licensed Paramedic and have emergency medical treatment training. All I need is who to contact. Is there any information for me or is there a need for my skills?
Renee-Camille in Florida writes:
My prays go out to all the hatian families over here i know if very diffucult to view the pic and videos and not be able to travel to help anyone ..........
Mary S. from Pennsylvania writes:
Dear Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton,
I am writing to voice my concern for the orphans in the Haitian disaster. I fear they will be the last to receive aide, and they already have suffered so much.
I want to raise specific awareness of the orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Moreover, a wonderful family close to me has for over the last three years been trying to adopt children (Shydlove, Clarry and Kimberly) to join the three children in their family in Idaho.
Lindsay and her Husband Trevor C. have tenaciously stayed in constant contact with their children who are so far away. Lindsay even began working for the orphanage, traveling to Haiti every three months to see her five children and give aide to the 220 others that the orphanage houses. Sadly, one of their Haitian children has already died during the arduous adoption process.
These children, and many more young ones who are in the convoluted adoption nightmare, belong in the safety of the people who have opened their hearts and homes to adopt them. Please keep the orphanages in mind, and I ask that you expedite the process needed to get the children safely home to America to be with their families. Help bring something good from this tragedy.
Thank you for your time and bless you for your efforts!
Megan K. in Pennsylvania writes:
Dear Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton,
I am writing to voice my concern for the orphans in the Haitian disaster. I fear they will be the last to receive aide, and they already have suffered so much.
I want to raise specific awareness of the orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Moreover, a wonderful family close to me has for over the last three years been trying to adopt children (Shydlove, Clarry and Kimberly) to join the three children in their family in Idaho.
They have a USCIS 1600 and I71h form for the children.
Lindsay and her Husband Trevor C. have tenaciously stayed in constant contact with their children who are so far away. Lindsay even began working for the orphanage, traveling to Haiti every three months to see her five children and give aide to the 220 others that the orphanage houses. Sadly, one of their Haitian children has already died during the arduous adoption process.
These children, and many more young ones who are in the convoluted adoption nightmare, belong in the safety of the people who have opened their hearts and homes to adopt them. Please keep the orphanages in mind, and I ask that you expedite the process needed to get the children safely home to America to be with their families. Help bring something good from this tragedy.
Thank you for your time and bless you for your efforts!
Megan K.
Casey O. in Rhode Island writes:
I'm a second year college student and heading back to campus soon to begin second semester. If I start a drive for clothes, canned food, etc. where can I send the items?
Magalie in Florida writes:
Dear secretary of state,Hillary Clinton
"DESTRUCTION" has seen our shore. "DEATH" has taken away our people."PAIN AND SORROW" have filled our sky."TEARS AND BLOOD" have flooded our streets. As a concerned nurse with many years of experience who speak English ,French and Creole I would love to volunteer to help my people, but I do not know how to proceed. So many organizations state they are not accepting volunteer at this time. Looking at CNN the people are in dire need of medical personel. Can you please direct me on how to proceed. I had already plan to go to Haiti next month, already bought my ticket, I am sure the need will be great.
Thank you for the help you are providing to our people. God bless you and your family.
Tonya in Iowa writes:
Please help us with the adoption process. We have been matched with our two girls since August 2008. We just traveled to meet them last month and are so in love with these girls. We have not moved very far in the process even though our paperwork has been in Haiti for almost a year now. Please help to bring them home, for their sake and for the orphans that will need a place to be safe now.
Bonnie H. in North Dakota writes:
It is imperative that we get the children in orphanages out of the country to their adoptive parents in the U.S. now. These parents have been working to get united with these children for several years and now much of the paperwork has been destroyed.Give these children to their adoptive parents as many more children in the last few days have become orphans.
Jeff F. in Texas writes:
I build hi tech portable wind turbines, Unfortunately I am not completely tooled up for production. However, There are other companys that are. It would require about 2 weeks for me to be on line and some funding.
These small turbines can run a small 500 gallon an hour pump that can in turn maintain pressure to a small reversed osmosis membrane water purification system that can be assembled in just a 30 min. or less
Other turbines can be used to power communication, lights and small electrical units.
I am also willing to offer assistance in any other way. I am well versed in fast track trouble shooting solutions.
James B. in Nigeria writes:
Jewels R. in North Carolina writes:
I would like to help to volenteer my time to help the many orphans that are coming to the USA from Haiti. Everyone wants you to donate money. I have love and time for the children with no parent. Please send me some information for this please
Christopher L. in California writes:
i am interested in going to Haiti and helping physically with relief efforts as I have no money to speak of. I am not a college grad but very smart and eager to help in any way I can. Please advise.
Emeryconstruction in California writes:
Experianced contractor would like to help.i do not have money however I can build temporary housing with some help.please tell me how?
Aron in Kentucky writes:
I am a college student at EKU and was wonder where I would send food and clothing so it could be given out to the people in Haiti?
Mara A. in Massachusetts writes:
Like so many of us I felt the immediate need, calling, draw- whatever it may be to help as soon as I heard about the disaster in Haiti. Also (like many of you who have so generously offered) my initial reaction was that I could be there- use my time and skills to make a difference (I'm bilingual in French and English, fluent in Haitian Creole, and and am a wilderness EMT).
Unfortunately, as it happens, what is needed most at this point is just money- money to get the best trained, equipped, and necessary resources where they need to be. And, let's be real about it, cash is not exactly flowing freely these days. If you're an avid c's lister like myself you also know that turning "things†and "time†into money is not an easy process. Successfully selling things can be time consuming, difficult to coordinate etc.
So here's where my idea comes in (and granted it is half-baked at best right now, but we'll get there)- those of us who want to help need to work together to turn our energy and compassion into what is needed most…money.
I am not a non-profit, and I know there are debates around which organizations are best to donate to (Yele, DWB etc.), but in some ways those are details to be worked out. But, I do have time, lots and lots of "stuffâ€, and a desire to help, so I want to help facilitate some sort of a match-up/donation/delivery service to raise money to send to Haiti.
Craigslist could be a great forum for this- if there were a way to post items or services that are effectively "donations†to Haiti Disaster Relief.
I'm also willing to use my time (as I'm sure others would be) to help with the difficulties of selling things- whether that means picking up donated items to be sold, delivering items where they need to be, helping match up people who have skills with people who are willing to pay for those skills all with the aim of turning what we DO HAVE into WHAT THEY NEED IN HAITI MOST.
I'd love to hear your ideas, criticisms, etc. Be good to yourselves and to others.
Jean writes:
haiti is in my prayers
may god bless
Lillian S. in South Carolina writes:
May God bless all the people in Haiti and lift them up in these desparate times of need.
My prayers are with you all
Jim in Idaho writes:
i will donate my time,presence,and experience as a heavy equipment operator in haiti available immediately
Rose S. in Michigan writes:
Dear Hillary,
I am writing you in regards to your needs in Haiti.
I am presently unemployed along with my fiance.
We both are very qualified to due not only clean up but Greg had been a licensed builder in Michigan for over 25yrs.
I am quit capable to do any kind of service needed, as I too have a great resume, in various jobs.
It seems if we as a country are willing to give so much to help, it would be beneficial to make sure things are not only done right but that our funds are distributed in the proper fashion.
If I may state, I have gone to Jamaica on several occasions, when life was different for me, at my own expense and saw first hand how our funds never hit and or went to the proper places and nothing ever to this date were repaired.
I am about to loose allot,would love to be able to make my living trying not only to help my situation but willing to leave my surrounding to help others.
I am not a stranger to hardship, and I am very strong and if you met me Ms Hillary I think you would try to find a way to let this happen, I am sure there are many Americans in my situation as well.
Thank You for you time, hopefully this is not just going out there somewhere in space, but that you have a staff who reads these and you will get this.
Rose S
Malden B. in Italy writes:
Es we seen help to haiti comes with dificulties.
Why do not US Army engage in sense to create
one air bridge via international airport of Santo Domingo?To do distribute humanitarian help,food and beverage,medical material from the air ower the people directly?It would be great point for the United states in any sense.To do redirect all the help shipments to US Army and money contributions to help,to by material to the US.Gov.coomeetee formed in serverall ours?
Best regards,
Mr.Malden B.
Amy T. in California writes:
The ability to TEXT donations to the Red Cross and UN Refugee assistance is imperative and the best and most efficiaent way to help immediately! I first used this option at Telluride Mountain Film - urged by Hillary Clinton & Richard Holbrook - for relief efforts in Pakistan and now, a most devestated, Haiti. pe for Water, First Aid, and man-power to get it to those who need help! God Speed!
Dennis S. writes:
I am ready and available to go forward and help
in any manner to provide temporary engineering
technical support/with logistics ability to start the needed temporary mechanical services
that should be put into place ASAP,E.G.
electrical,a/c,electrical generation,and control
Pamala in Colorado writes:
I was wondering if you could spend a little amount of 100,000,000 on Doctors, day care women and cooks, from the U.S.
For there travel.
A.C.C. writes:
I am available immediately. My background includes being a fireman for eight years in New Orleans, LA. I am also a master carpenter and removing debris as well as the rebuilding Haiti. I am ready willing and able to assist in whatever way possible.
Please contact me as soon as possible.
God Bless the people of Haiti
Chink C.
Betty H. in Ohio writes:
I know there is alot o people from the medical reserve corps and the American Red Cross throughout the country that would assist with the Haiti disaster and Recovery process. This may already be in process but it doesn't appear the Cincinnati Red Cross or the TMRC has not been accessed
Marcelle G. in Michigan writes:
Im a certified nursing assistant and also medical assistant. I dont have t4avel money because we are always broke but my heart goes out to these people in Hati and I would like to find out how I can get ther to help. Can someone please contact me
James K. W. in Alabama writes:
There are 150 people trapped under concrete slabs in a Nursing School in Port au Prince, but the school could be located 25 miles to the East in Léogane. The School of nursing in Léogane is called the International School of Nursing. It is run by a Presbyterian church in Ann Arbor, Michigan. People trapped under the rubble keep contacting relatives here in the U.S. by mobile phones. They are still alive. Could you please relay this message to someone who can help get them out. Do not contact me I have no relatives there but I know others do. This is the only way I know how to tell people.
Armando V. in Florida writes:
I am a Physician Assitant with 10 years experience in Wound Care and I am available immediately to assit in Haiti.
Thomas F. in Massachusetts writes:
Heavy equiptment operator and water well service tech willing to go to Haiti for long term rebuilding projects.42 years old.
Sunitha M. in Wisconsin writes:
I am a U.S. Citizen, born in India and have lived there for 12 years. Living in a country without constant water or electricity is one that we as Americans take for grantd. The devastation in Haiti is one that I would be honored to be able to help. I am currently unemployed, love helping others, but do not have the extra finance to do so, but I am willing to help with any possible situation in that country. I would appreciate the ability to be considered as a voluteer in any form.
Thank You
Sunitha M.


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The Minnesota Vikings will visit the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night and Bleacher Report will continue to be a source of in-game updates and offer a forum for fan discussion.
While it is only a preseason game, there are numerous storylines worth following.
The Seahawks are now the home of former Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, star wide receiver Sidney Rice and embattled quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.
While many Vikings fans were adamant that Rice would not leave, they all seem to agree now that he is overrated and Seattle severely overspent for his services. Rice will have extra motivation to make a mark on his former team in his first action for the Seahawks.
Tarvaris Jackson will also look to show he simply needed some continuity to find success throwing the football in the NFL. He started early in his career and didn't have the luxury of learning the NFL game or being mentored by a quality quarterback until Brett Favre came to town. Seattle is giving him the chance to show if he indeed took advantage of the opportunity.
Seattle has announced that most of their starters will play the first half, giving the team and fans plenty of opportunity to see how they are progressing.
The Vikings, on the other hand, will try to show they are not suffering from the curse of the poison pill.
Percy Harvin will need to demonstrate that his success was not simply the benefit of a great offensive scheme, while Donovan McNabb would like to show Vikings fans that the Redskins made a grave mistake by giving up on him.
The Vikings also have a certain running back that is always worth the price of admission.
Both offensive lines have a bit to prove, as they feature players that have had injury issues and also have several new faces.
The defenses have shown an ability to get to the quarterback, but the Vikings have made several changes to their defensive line. This will be a good opportunity for the Vikings to show they can still pressure opposing quarterbacks, and their former signal-caller will be a good target. Seattle's starting left tackle, Russell Okung, will miss the game with another ankle injury. He is the only starter that played for the Seahawks last season. Seattle is also starting rookies John Moffitt and James Carpenter on the right side of their line.
This thread will be updated about an hour before game-time with more key points to watch out for. Observations and things to watch for will also be added throughout the game.
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State govt to consider raising retirement age to 62 years: Chouhan
Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the government would consider raising the retirement age of state government employees from 60 to 62 years.
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government would consider raising the age of retirement of state government employees from the current 60 years to 62, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.
"We will consider the matter," Chouhan said when asked whether the issue was under consideration of the state government, in view of the Chhattisgarh government recently increasing the age of retirement to 62 years from 60 for its employees.
"Madhya Pradesh will consider such issues in its own manner and will not follow what other states are doing on the matter," the chief minister said during his ongoing Jan Ashirwad yatra in the state's newly created Agar-Malwa district.
The announcement by Chhattisgarh had led to speculation that Madhya Pradesh too could make an announcement in this regard as already the retirement age is different for school teachers, college/ university professors and doctors in the state.
For the university/college teachers and doctors in Madhya Pradesh, the retirement age is 65 years while for the school teachers it is 62. For rest of the employees, the age of superannuation is 60 years in the state.


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Santiago – Chile's Supreme Court has blocked a hydroelectric plant project in the Patagonia region, accepting an appeal filed by environmental groups.
The high court's ruling shot down a decision by the southern Aysen region's Environmental Impact Assessment System, or SEIA, which had given the green light for the Rio Cuervo Hydroelectric Project earlier this month, judiciary officials confirmed Friday.
The decision stated that the SEIA acted illegally in approving the 640 MW project and ignoring the National Geology and Mining Service's recommendation that the joint venture behind the plant - Swiss firm Xstrata Copper and Australian energy retailer Origin Energy - carry out a new soil survey.
The Supreme Court ruled that the new study must be conducted before the $645 million project, part of that joint venture's $3.6 billion Energia Austral hydroelectric project in Patagonia, can be approved.
The Rio Cuervo project was approved on May 8 by the Aysen region's SEIA despite the opposition of environmental groups and some lawmakers.
Other hydroelectric projects are also planned in Patagonia as part of energy-hungry Chile's attempts to increase electricity output.
A consortium made up of Endesa Chile, a unit of Spain's Endesa and the South American country's largest electric utility, and Chile's Colbun is building the 2.75 GW HidroAysen megaproject in Patagonia that involves the construction of five dams on the Pasca and Baker rivers and the flooding of 5,000 hectares (12,350 acres).
The Supreme Court gave the green light for that $3.2 billion project in April, rejecting appeals filed by lawmakers, regional organization and environmental groups.
Plans for the megaproject sparked large-scale protests last year in the Patagonia region and in Santiago.
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Bobbie Eakes (AMC's Krystal), Kassie DePaiva (OLTL's Blair), and Kathy Brier (OLTL's Ex-Marcie) the ladies also known as "The Divas Of Daytime TV" are going country this summer! On Friday July 24th, they'll be appearing with the Charlie Daniels Band at the Bellayre Musical Festival in Highmont, NY. Click HERE for tickets.
Next, the gals are heading to Phillips, WI. for the Log Jam Country Music Festival the weekend of July 30th -August 1st at the Price County Fairgrounds. There, they'll join Gretchen Wilson, Montgomery Gentry, and more of country's hottest stars. Plus, Ricky Paull Goldin (AMC's Jake) is scheduled to host the Divas' performance! Click HERE for tickets to this event.
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Over the last six years Randall Morrison has served as the city attorney for Tullahoma. On Jan. 31 Morrison will no longer serve in that capacity.
Morrison recently added a new partner to The Morrison Law Firm, William Lockhart. Within the next 30 days, the firm's name will officially change to Morrison & Lockhart.
Morrison has been in business since 1980 and also served as Coffee County Juvenile Court Judge from 1990 through 1998.
The City of Tullahoma will now start the process of hiring a new attorney.


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Perched just north of Brazil's tourist gateway of Natal, near where South America juts into the Atlantic at its easternmost point, the pristine sands of Maracajau—dubbed the Brazilian Caribbean—draw beach bums and reef divers from around the world. Though the small fishing village houses only a couple thousand residents, its sun-kissed beaches run unbroken for miles along the coast and are guarded by the 3.5 acre Maracajaú Reef, an undersea wonderland of multicolored fish and coral a mere four miles offshore. Scuba diving and snorkeling in turquoise waters under cerulean skies have become a must-do for travelers who often trek up to Maracajaú from Natal for a day-long splash session, along with wind-surfing, biking and horseback riding. The more-adventurous can even make the journey by dune buggy.
Lording over the beach is the popular Ma-Noa Park, a modern water theme park featuring twisty slides, a lazy river and catamarans that run guests out to the reef. In June and July, the town vibrates with the danceable rhythms of forró (Brazilian-style country music) at the Festival do Forró, a celebration of Northeastern Brazilian music and dance. And if you fall in love with the swaying palm trees and gently breaking waves of Maracajaú so much that you want to stay at least for the night, three local pousadas offer accommodations in town for the recently love-struck.
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A division of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Hewlett Leaders in Student Success program annually recognizes colleges that demonstrate promising and innovative approaches to student success in basic skills education.
In particular, the program looks for colleges that use outcome data to validate levels of success that can then be shared and replicated at other institutions.
As a Hewlett Leaders honoree, the college will receive a $15,000 instruction grant in order to conduct train-the-trainer information sessions at surrounding community colleges, allowing College of the Canyons faculty and administrators to share the techniques and strategies used to help basic skills math and English students succeed.
"It's a tremendous honor for us to receive this recognition. We were pleased to be one of the 11 California community colleges nominated for this award," said Audrey Green, associate vice president of academic affairs at the college. "We plan to begin making presentations and disseminating our effective teaching program practices at statewide conferences beginning in the fall."
College of the Canyons programs reviewed included the "15 College Success Tips" program and the Personalized Accelerated Learning program (PAL).
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text: Documentary films combine "message" and "metaphor" to balance arguments (message) with narrative, visual effects, symbolic imagery, and score (metaphor). Ethical issues are crucial because documentary filmmakers use message and metaphor to make representations or mount arguments about subjects to persuade audiences of their views. The Journal of Information Ethics invites essays that analyze how ethics shape the filmmaker's representation of a subject in a specific documentary and/or the audience's reception of the film. Please submit a 250 word abstract and a 10-20 page manuscript by March 1, 2009 to Chris Jordan at firstname.lastname@example.com. Use current American Psychological Association guidelines.


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NeNe Leakes told Cynthia Bailey's husband, Peter Thomas, to stop acting like "a bitch" on Sunday's The Real Housewives of Atlanta", and the word and its delivery was nearly enough to break up a close friendship.
After Thomas and Gregg Leakes went loco in Mexico, and NeNe inserted herself into the ongoing masquerade ball battle – telling Thomas that he needed to stay out of the women's business – the longtime friends went after one another.
"The way he came at me I didn't really appreciate it," Thomas told his wife after everyone had returned from the trip. "He told me he was giving me a pass … was he actually gonna have a fistfight with me?"
"I do not feel bad for addressing her husband because he's always addressing everybody else," NeNe told her own husband. "I did feel like he was a bitch. I did."
"Bottom line is friends don't go around calling friends bitches," a calm yet upset Bailey said. "Right is right, and wrong is wrong … I'd rather not be friends with them if that is the case."
The couples met for dinner (read: vodka tonics) to address their fight, and it was more than awkward in the beginning.
"Why is it feeling like a first date?" Bailey, 46, asked.
"I just want to put a line real deep in the sand that we respect each other," Thomas asked at the dinner.
"I just called a spade a spade," NeNe replied. "I was really just trying to say you were acting like a bitch. So I can't apologize for that."
"The B word is very provoking," Bailey told her friend.
"If you were to call me a bitch, it would crush me," Gregg Leakes said, easing the tension. "I'd like to extend my hand to you and my deepest sympathy … we're friends."
"My relationship with Cynthia is the most important," NeNe, 45, admitted as the four made up.
Another B word also played a prominent role Sunday, as Kenya Moore hired a parenting coach to teach her how to handle a potential baby.
In this case, Moore, who is considering having a child, was given a baby doll to feed, burp, diaper and name.
"I don't want to name it Apollo because I don't want it to go to jail," Moore, 42, joked. "I don't want to name it Porsha because I want her to find the United States on a map, and I don't want to name it NeNe because I want her to be born with hair on her head."
The Real Housewives of Atlanta airs Sundays (8 p.m. ET) on Bravo.
Real Housewives of Atlanta: NeNe Leakes & Cynthia Bailey's Friendship Over?
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Based in New York City, the firm manages all business requirements for brands with great market potential. With extensive industry knowledge and experience, SGN Group offers an established launch pad for designers, companies and institutions for both North America and Europe.


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Margret Rey and her husband, H.A. Rey, had no children themselves, but thousands of kids across the world have made friends with their little monkey, Curious George.
Margret was born in Hamburg, Germany, on May 16, 1906. She studied art at the famous Bauhaus School and elsewhere before moving to Brazil in 1935. Margret married a fellow German artist, Hans Augusto (H. A.) Rey, and together they started the first advertising agency in Rio de Janeiro. They came back to Paris during some of its cruelest days, just before the Nazi occupation. Somehow, funny and delightful Curious George was created during those difficult times.
This year's Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair runs from July 31 to August 9, 2015. There will be many things to see and do, but the farm animals, homebaked goodies, and homegrown vegetables are always popular.
Can't make it to the fairgrounds this year? Some other places to go visit the animals are George Washington's Birthplace, Westmoreland Berry Farm, Maymont, and the Claude Moore Colonial Farm. Take along some farm animals coloring pages to pass the time on your trip.
Wherever you go to see these cute critters, grab some books and videos from the library to get in the moo-d for animal fun:
They flutter around the tall, bright flowers in springtime and summer, only stopping to drink sweet nectar or lay their eggs on green leaves. Who would believe a gorgeous butterfly could come from a homely caterpillar?
You can watch this miracle happen at your house. Grab a butterfly book from the library to learn how to find their eggs and raise them from creepy-crawlies into splendid winged beauties. While you wait for them to grow, try a butterfly folktale or two. People around the world have made up stories about butterflies!
Bored? Nothing to do? Jump into a cozy picture book on a winter night. Troublesome trolls and a beauty's Beast! Helpful hedgehogs and polite polar bears! Whether you find yourself surrounded by swirling snowflakes or a chilly blue twilight, there are no better companions for winter's frozen brightness than Jan Brett's tales from the European tradition.
Imagine if your only bones were a skull, vertebrae, and ribs. What kind of animal would you be? What kind of animal would you be if you didn't have any bones at all? Find out in Bone by Bone, written by Sara Levine and illustrated by T.S. Spookytooth!
What do nannies, billies, and kids have in common? They're all goats! Nannies are the moms, billies are the dads, and of course, kids are the kids!
How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey all the day
From every opening flower!
--Isaac Watts, Against Idleness and Mischief
Do you like honey on your toast? Thank a bee! Actually thank about 100,000 bees. That's how many can live in one hive! "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you…" (It would take you about 27 hours of non-stop thanking to thank each bee in one hive.) Bees make honey by collecting nectar from flowers and carrying it back to their hive. They put it in a little wax cell. Then bees fan their wings over the nectar to help the water evaporate from it. When most of the water has evaporated, what's left is honey. They cover the cell with wax to save the honey for later. When a beekeeper's hive has more honey than the bees need to eat, the beekeeper harvests it.
Do you love cats? Whether you have a cat as a pet now or dream about getting one someday, it's still fun to meet cats in stories you can find at the public library. Click on the link for our list, Cats and Kittens Everywhere, to see what adventures the feline furballs are having between the pages.
An aquarium is a watery world in miniature. It can be as complicated as you want or just a simple and safe place to keep a beautiful and patient pet. If you're new to fish keeping, you should start with the basics, but even beginners can have a terrific aquarium. Both beta fish (also known as Siamese fighting fish or bettas) and goldfish are good for first-timers. They're attractive and not so demanding of a special environment in order to thrive.
"I want to be a sheep-pig," he said.
"Ha ha!" bleated a big lamb standing next to Ma. "Ha ha ha-a-a-a-a!"
"Be quiet!" said Ma sharply, swinging her head to give the lamb a thumping butt in the side. "That ain't nothing to laugh at."
Pigs may herd sheep and perhaps even fly, but Dick King-Smith won't get on an airplane. He'd much rather travel by sea. The author of Babe, The Gallant Pig does have a dog named Fly after his favorite character in Babe. He says his Fly, a German Shepherd, is "beautiful, affectionate, intelligent, and as mad as a March hare."


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Your Financial Network Map
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Have you ever drawn a financial network map?
A financial network map is a one-page diagram that shows the links and relationships between each of your financial accounts, which include but are not limited to bank, brokerage, mutual fund, retirement, credit card, and service accounts.
How to Construct Your Financial Network Map
Let's take a look at an example network map – I drew it up based on my own financial links map.
Here's how I approached drawing my map:
- I started by listing our jobs, it's the "origin" of funds but interacts with little else.
- List of my bank accounts on a separate sheet.
- Now begin linking them together, indicating what type of link it was. Most of the time I had to log into my account to confirm the links, hopefully this will be the last time you ever have to do that! Since we have our paychecks direct deposited, the paycheck is linked to the checking account.
- Now list all the investment related accounts you have, adding the links in as needed. This includes taxable brokerage accounts, IRAs, 401(k).
- Now list all the credit cards you have, linking to the banks that are used to pay the bills.
- Now list all the service accounts you have (electricity, cable, internet, Netflix, etc.), link them to the proper credit card or bank account bill pay.
Make up your own legend, but here is what I used. On the map, you'll notice arrows. The head of the arrow indicates where a transaction can be initiated frum. As you can see, FNBO Direct has an arrow drawn to the checking account. That indicates that if I want to transfer funds, in either direction, it must be initiated from FNBO Direct. I can't initiate a transfer from the checking account. My original version didn't use arrows, it used lines with O's or X's at the end indicating what was an "origin" and what was a "terminal." I'm not sure which is better as arrows can be misinterpreted to mean funds can only transfer in one direction. Use whatever works for you.
You'll also notice the map lacks color. I think using a highlighter to color in the types of accounts (yellow for checking, green for savings, red for credit cards, blue for service accounts, etc.) would be valuable in giving the map something extra.
You'll also see letters A, DD, BP, etc. Those indicate the type of link and are less important. A stands for ACH, which is the typical electronic transfer; DD stands for direct deposit and BP stands for bill pay. The type of link isn't significant but it's better to have more information than less and be forced to search for it later.
Analyzing Your Map
In this case, I'll look at the example map above. You'll see that the center of our entire financial world is a checking account. It's linked to basically everything else on the map, with the exception an example bill payment. In reality, there are very few things not connected to the checking account.
The vast majority of accounts on that map are high yield savings accounts, that's because I open up a lot of accounts for the sake of reviewing them here and because I like to have my funds transferred to the highest yielding account at the time. As that changes, where I move the funds will change. That's also why all the savings accounts are linked to that checking account.
I try to avoid rate chasing, transferring from one high yield bank account to another, unless the two are linked. That's why you'll see some of those accounts linked together. If I have to transfer the funds to the checking account and then over to the high yield savings, that's a week of travel I'm not willing to deal with.
You can glean similar nuggets of wisdom about your approach when you read your own map.
How To Use Your Map
This is valuable because it, in a second, tells you what you can do without having to log into your accounts. Besides that, there are other ways the map can be useful:
- Identify weaknesses. As you construct the network map, you'll discover any weaknesses you may have in your set-up. One example would be if you have an account that is accessible only through one link. In the drawing, Emigrant is linked to the primary checking account but only Emigrant can initiate the transfer. Should Emigrant's website go down, you'd be at their mercy. How do you mitigate? Figure out how to link to Emigrant through another bank and add redundency to your network.
- Discover workarounds. If you're in a financial bind, this map may reveal how you can go about working around your problem. Let's say, for whatever reason, a bank's website goes down and you need access to your funds. Rather than log into all your other accounts to try to figure out which one is linked to the downed bank, you can open your financial network map and see which accounts can initiate a transfer.
- Assist in account simplification. It can identify unnecessary accounts that you can trim to simplify your situation. For example, my Emigrant Direct account has out-lived its usefulness and will be trimmed as soon as my CD matures in January 2009. I know that nothing else will be affected by the closing of that account since it does nothing but act as a storage account for savings.
- Explains why banks offer bonuses for bill pay, direct deposits, etc. Many banks will offer deposit bonuses if you initiate bill pays, direct deposits, and other additional "links," as described by our map. That's because the more interconnected an account is, the harder it is for you to disconnect it or replace it. My main checking account in the above example has eight links. That's eight different things I have to set up again if I want to replace my utilitarian checking account (where there is little differentiation), which means I probably won't change it unless I have a compelling reason.
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Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd.'s new chief executive officer, Jeremy Levin, said Thursday that he has changed the leadership lineup in hopes of regaining more of the U.S. generic drug market, in which Teva has dominated for years but now faces increasing competition.
Chief financial officer Eyal Deshah said the company has "instituted a cost-cutting and efficiency program throughout Teva's operations," but a spokeswoman later said via e-mail that there have been no new layoffs, including in the Americas division, which encompasses facilities in the Philadelphia area.
Teva, which is based in Israel, has four regional divisions: Europe, the Americas, Asia, and EMIA (Eastern Europe, Israel, the Middle East, and Africa).


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JJ Abrams Will Direct the New Star Wars. PLEASE DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER
By Dustin Rowles | Trade News | January 24, 2013 | Comments ()
So says The Wrap, Deadline and THR. That is all.
*runs away*
*brushes self off*
*continues running*
*takes bullet in spine*
*falls dead*
... and scene.
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Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Bed and Breakfasts
Home > Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast > Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin > Neumann House Bed and Breakfast
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Neumann House Bed and Breakfast
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- Luanne Neumann
- Web Site:
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- Email:
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- Address:
- 121 N. Michigan Street
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin 53821
- Phone:
- 877-340-9971
- Guest Rooms:
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- Rates:
- $115 - $170
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Neumann House Bed and Breakfast
Located in Prairie du Chien, oldest community on the Upper Mississippi River, the Neumann House was built in 1858. Let it be your starting point for exploring the area's many attractions. Spring's apple blossom time in neighboring orchards and autumn's harvest of color make the territory a photographer's paradise. Hiking, biking, cross-country skiing and snowmobile trails are readily accessible from Prairie du Chien. Walk to downtown shops and restaurants as well as the newly restored Victorian country estate, Villa Louis.
The Neumann House is furnished with a bend of antiques and traditional pieces that create a comfortable environment. In winter months, the parlor is given a cozy warmth by the fireplace, making it the perfect spot to curl up with a novel, your needlepoint or the Sunday paper. On summer nights, stargaze from a wicker settee on our wrap-around front porch.
Accommodations at the Neumann House include three guest rooms with private baths. Our queen bed-ed room can become a two bedroom suite (sleeping 4) for an additional fee.
Six friendly felines reside at Neumann House. Each has its own unique personality. Most of our guests find a few minutes for a quick pet or scratch under the chin of one of our girls. Because this is their home guest pets cannot be accommodated.
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Market vs. Regulatory Responses to Corporate Fraud: A Critique of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Larry E. Ribstein (Deceased)
University of Illinois College of Law; PERC - Property and Environment Research Center
Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 28, No. 1
The crashes and frauds of Enron, WorldCom and other companies have reinvigorated the debate over regulating corporate governance. Many pundits have called for corporate regulation to restore confidence in the securities markets. These recommendations appear to be supported by the fact that neither the contracting devices that were supposed to control managers, nor efficient securities markets, worked to prevent or spot the problems. Congress responded with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. But this article shows that, given the limited effectiveness of new regulation, its potential costs, and the power of markets to self-correct, new regulation of fraud in general, and Sarbanes-Oxley in particular, is unlikely to do a better job than markets.
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Keywords: Enron, securities regulation, securities fraud, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporate governance, corporate law
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Inside Llewyn Davis
$35.99 (Blu-ray), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Okay, let's say that one night in 1961, Bob Dylan was discovered by a New York Times writer at a Greenwich Village folkie hot spot.
But what about the guy who played the same club on the same night and, instead of being catapulted to fame, just got beat up in the back alley?
With "Inside Llewyn Davis," the Coen brothers examine not an alternate universe to the Village folk scene, but a brief chapter in the life of a fictional also-ran.
Llewyn Davis, played with sardonic precision by Oscar Isaac, is not a particularly likable protagonist. "Everything you touch turns to (excrement)," says Jean (Carey Mulligan), a friend's girlfriend who Llewyn may or may not have gotten pregnant. "You're like King Midas' idiot brother."
It's true. Llewyn's life is a hot mess. He's homeless, but not in the sense of a vagrant — more in the sense of a broke New York hipster who crashes on friends' couches.
"Nothing happens," a friend complained about the Coens' film. But I believe many things happen as Llewyn's unlikely traveling companion, the Gorfeins' cat, watches the subway signs fly by ... or as Llewyn watches the Akron sign fly by.
"Inside Llewyn Davis" is a textured, melancholy, slice-of-life, period film by two of modern cinema's most proficient filmmakers.
A making-of doc is an extra.
12 Years a Slave
$39.99 (Blu-ray), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
The Best Picture Oscar winner doesn't always deserve the honor. "12 Years a Slave" does.
Steve McQueen's film about a free black man kidnapped into slavery is hard-to-watch brutal and tears-streaming-down-your-face sad, but ultimately beautiful.
Chiwetel Ejiofor — an English-born actor of Nigerian descent — is an extraordinary find as Solomon Northup, a violinist who wakes one morning in chains, is told he is a runaway slave named Platt and is savagely whipped.
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o is heartbreaking as Patsey, a field slave who is coveted by her master (Michael Fassbender, a likewise deserving Oscar nominee), which enrages his wife (Sarah Paulson).
Paul Dano, always an actor to watch, is another standout as Tibeats, a sadistic "overseer" who comes to recognize — and resent — that Solomon is smarter, better, than him.
Small roles are exquisitely cast: Benedict Cumberbatch as a sympathetic, but ultimately ineffectual, slave owner; Adepero Oduye as a slave separated from her children; Paul Giamatti as an indifferent slave dealer; and onetime Newark resident Michael K. Williams as a slave who would rather die trying than not fight.
But when Brad Pitt arrives — looking pretty much like he does on the red carpet, sans tux — you're no longer in the 19th-century South.
In a making-of featurette, Ejiofor reads from Northup's 1853 memoir of the same title, which McQueen calls "the Anne Frank book of America."
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How Color Affects Your Mood and Your Budget
Have you ever walked into your favorite department store with the intention of NOT buying anything?
Then, all of a sudden, you see the one perfect blue shirt you just gotta have.
Sure, there are other colors to choose from, but you know it's the "gotta have," "won't be another like it," "all-or-nothing," perfect blue shirt. To make matters worse, the BIG BOLD sign above the merchandise tells you that all shirts are 50% off, so you give in and head to the check-out lane with your prize. The cashier rings the merchandise, and you notice the price is wrong. Immediately you've become "that guy." The one holding up a line that was already long enough. So you wait while they go back for a price check, only for the cashier to come back and tell you that all of the colors except the blue are 50% off.
Why does that happen?
It might be because the color blue, by many company standards, is a neutral color. It fits in with common dress policies and can be worn with almost everything. Blue, grey, heather grey, khaki, black, and darker colors in the purple spectrum are often considered "safe" in our society, which also makes them popular colors to wear. So, if a color is popular then it will cost more than, say…the same shirt in neon orange. Every company has their own philosophy on color trends, and some colors will always be more expensive depending on the store where you're shopping.
Color is an interesting study. According to Kissmetrics.com, 85% of shoppers purchase merchandise based on color and 93% buy based on visual appearance.
Every year, dozens of companies spend billions of dollars on marketing trends. They analyze trendy colors for the new summer line, study things happening in pop culture, or simply research trends for undiscovered, niche markets this year. Are you a skater? A Wall Street professional? Do you love hip-hop or classical music? What's your favorite celebrity wearing these days? Those are all obvious questions researchers take into account.
Let's not forget the amount of time marketers spend investigating color schemes that affect your shopping experience inside the store, either. A store's layout plays a key role in your shopping experience as well, from the time you set foot in the store to the time you pay for your merchandise. Everything has been thought out and researched according to how marketers think you'll feel.
Big-Box retailer Target is a great example of companies' concern for how color affects mood (because it ultimately affects how you spend your money). The color red, although commonly known as a hunger stimulant, can also encourage excitement and helps add energy to social gatherings.
Taking a deeper look at things, have you ever noticed there's no music playing anywhere when you walk inside a Target? That's not a coincidence. All you'll hear when you walk inside Target is white noise. This is done so the customer can focus solely on the merchandise without any distractions from the overhead music. Target takes pride in a clean image, contemporary signage, and presentable shelves. They also take the time to really understand their consumer and participate in events that also help build Target's credibility as a brand.
So, now you understand more about color and that it plays a huge part in how companies conduct business! It all begins with branding. Selecting a color that best represents the brand is crucial. If the nature of the business is retail, then identifying consumers' taste is vital. Lastly, understanding how a brand can influence the mood of the consumer can also shed light on how millions of businesses become so successful.
Which colors get you most excited to shop? Have you noticed any other stores' techniques when it comes to color? How do colors best match your mood?
Image credit to DaveAustria, AMagill, JD Hancock, and Stylish Cube.
Bubba is the Quality Logo Products mascot. He may have started out as "just a stress ball," but he's come a long way since the company's launch in 2003. Bubba has been immortalized in numerous vector artwork designs for internal and external promotions, and you can see him change outfits on the Quality Logo Products homepage whenever a holiday rolls around. Oh, and he thinks pants are for the birds. You can connect with Bubba on Google+
Great blog Drea!!!!! 🙂
Thanks Mel! 🙂
Great Blog!!! I read this thinking of my shopping experience at Target and you have pointed out things that I had never noticed! Like the lack of music there! I'm a sucker for Target and I have just found out why 🙂
Yea, surprisingly not many people realize there's no music playing at Target. It's kind of funny; but like yourself, I think it does help some people's shopping experience! Thanks Candace! 🙂
I am that 1% that shops according to smell; 'cause man if it smells bad, I ain't buyin' i don't care how great the color is….!
I hear ya there Konni! Smell is probably enough to make a lot of people shy away too!