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Someone who consistently fails at everything attempt by said person. It represents someone who is unable to succeed at life, and is mainly depressed.
A person who has no hope.
More specifically, someone whose parents dont love him in any way, shape, or form.
A person who has no hope.
More specifically, someone whose parents dont love him in any way, shape, or form.
Man, Jesse is such a jfag, he hasn't passed any of his classes, his parents dont love him, and he wants to kill himself.
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A pejorative term for non-Japanese who are emulative of Japanese culture, or more often than not, Japanese culture as interpreted through Japanese anime, or otherwise excessively worshipful of Japan and anything Japanese. While some have embraced terms like japanophile, wapanese or otaku, J-Fag is still used exclusively as a slur.
"I was thinking to study Japanese in college, but the stigma created by J-fags made me decide against it."
Por P. Kvachantiradze 11 de mayo de 2008
An image document of a gay person. Normally files on the computer such as PNG and JPEG.
I'm sending you that JFAG of Justin Bieber.
Por CrunchyMeat 16 de enero de 2011
1)a person who tells you something and does another.2)A tremendous liar that never backs up his stories.
Also known as a mclaggit and a neroluver
Also known as a mclaggit and a neroluver
Mang you said you'd comeover in 5 min. its been over two hours your such a jfag.
Damn jfag you said we were playing soccer today.
Damn jfag you said we were playing soccer today.
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Five Albums Every Man Should Have In His Bachelor Pad
This terrifyingly sexist record is not on the list, but you get the idea.
For those who are really terrible in this life, I imagine a special hell: reality TV hell. This awful place will be populated by the combined casts of Jersey Shore and The Bachelor Pad, two of the most painful shows ever. Why would I want to watch a television show that glorifies ignorance and marginalizes Italian-Americans? Or Snooki having a baby?
But The Bachelor Pad, which aired its finale two nights ago, might have even less to offer than Jersey Shore. It's about beautiful people looking for love. We're supposed to care about that?
But for all its formulaic character archetypes and uninteresting plot twists, it got me thinking. What does the modern American bachelor or bachelorette listen to? More importantly, what should he (or she) have in their music arsenal?
The key to a decent collection is to have something for every occasion. Whether you're hosting a toga party, an intimate dinner for two, dealing with a breakup, or shaving in the shower, the last thing you want is not have the perfect album for the occasion.
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The Shower Album: The Black Keys, El Camino
I know, I know. This album is too hipster. But what's wrong with that? Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have obviously stumbled on to something. How else to you explain the huge success of The Keys? Chalk it up to fluoride in the water? Or maybe something to do with my expensive vegan body wash?
I take the band for what it is, a contemporary duo that's brought a take on the blues, and properly packaged it for a younger generation. So what if every commercial on TV is using their songs?
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The Party Album: Ice Cube, Predator
When I say party, I don't mean a dinner party. This is the kind of jungle juice-soaked, neighbor waking, who's-that-passed-out-on-my-bed kind of party. For all you bachelor/ettes out there who are considering hosting one of these, you must have the proper soundtrack, and it must include Ice Cube. This 1993 album is a classic, and songs like "It Was a Good Day" will keep your party going until the po-po come knocking.
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• Sixteen female outpatients with borderline personality disorder and prominent behavioral dyscontrol, but without a current episode of major depression, were studied in a doubleblind, crossover trial of placebo and the following four active medications: alprazolam (average dose, 4.7 mg/d); carbamazepine (average dose, 820 mg/d); trifluoperazine hydrochloride (average dose, 7.8 mg/d); and tranylcypromine sulfate (average dose, 40 mg/d). Each trial was designed to last six weeks. Tranylcypromine and carbamazepine trials had the highest completion rates. Physicians rated patients as significantly improved relative to placebo while receiving tranylcypromine and carbamazepine. Patients rated themselves as significantly improved relative to placebo only while receiving tranylcypromine. Patients who tolerated a full trial of trifluoperazine showed improvement, those receiving carbamazepine demonstrated a marked decrease in the severity of behavioral dyscontrol, and those receiving alprazolam had an increase in the severity of the episodes of serious dyscontrol. As an adjunct to psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy can produce modest but clinically important improvement in the mood and behavior of patients with borderline personality disorder. As a research tool, patterns of pharmacological response may provide clues to biological mechanisms underlying dysphoria and behavioral dyscontrol.
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Thumbs up for Erie artist Lee Steadman
Quite an honor: The Governor's Residence in Harrisburg showcases a new exhibit, "Quiet Pennsylvania," by Erie artist Lee Steadman, featuring 19 watercolors depicting the natural beauty of Pennsylvania's landscape.
Steadman's work has been displayed in private and public museums throughout the country, including the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. His illustrations have also appeared in National Geographic's "Field Guide to the Birds of North America."
Steadman is the well-known director of Center City Arts, where clients from Stairways Behavioral Health and others take art classes and work in the studio. "We call it a creative wellness center. It's about living right, living in the moment. It's art for art's sake," Steadman told Showcase in December.
First lady Susan Corbett is hosting a reception for Steadman today. The Governor's Residence is also open for tours this Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For reservations, which are required, call (717) 772-9130.
It's not complicated: Erie County Executive Barry Grossman is going forward with a petition drive to put term limits on the Nov. 6 ballot after County Council refused to approve a term-limits ballot question. The Erie County Election Board, comprising Erie County Council members who are not up for re-election, told Grossman six months ago that he needs to circulate two different petitions: one to limit the county executive to three terms and another to limit County Council members to three terms. Volunteers must get 8,500 signatures by Aug. 6.
"People might want term limits for one of the offices, but not the other one," said County Councilman Phil Fatica, who chairs the Election Board. We don't think voters would have been confused if they voted on term limits for the county executive and council in the same question. We also wonder why Grossman didn't express his concern about the separate petitions when he first learned about the Election Board's requirement.
Voters have already decided on some term limits. Grossman and incumbent County Council members Joseph Giles and Ronald Cleaver were defeated in the Democratic primary May 21.


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The Scottish government told some of Donald Trump's most bitter opponents how best to support a huge offshore windfarm opposite his £750 million golf complex, a court has heard.
Senior civil servants advised the Tripping Up Trump campaign on the method of registering approval for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), in contravention of established planning procedures, the Court of Session was told. The American tycoon is seeking to halt the project, off the Aberdeenshire coast.
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"Angels," from 1986's Distressed Gentlefolk, made its way onto MTV, which makes it something of a minor alternative hit from the mid-1980's. I must have played it at one point on WRBC, but I mostly remember feeling a sort of simmering disdain for it because it was "popular." Popular in the sense that people who usually didn't care for music that I liked happened to like this song. I rejected a lot of good music in the 80's when I was in my late teens and early twenties for stupid reasons like that.
That all said, "Angels" is a lovely song.
I'll add The Jazz Butcher to my long list of bands that I would really like to become more familiar with before I get too damn old to seek out their music.


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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERSStephen Green, President
Warren Truitt, Vice President
Alan Wade, Secretary
Mary Beth Metcalf, M.D. (Audubon Rep.), Treasurer
Kelly Cohen
John Cox
Elke Guenter
Scott Kingston
Jim Morgan
Felix Smith
Betsy Weiland
Dan Winkelman
Frank Cirill, Pres. Emeritus
SUPPORT SERVICESSara Stephens, Office Manager
Betsy Weiland, Volunteer Coordinator/ARNHA Liaison
PARKWAY SAFETY COALITIONBob Hanna, Coordinator
LAND COMMITTEEBetsy Weiland, Chair
Frank Cirill
Elke Guenter
Jim Morgan
Warren Truitt
WATER COMMITTEEAlan Wade, Chair
John Cox
Stephen Green
Felix Smith
Mary Beth Metcalf
BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEEAlan Wade
Warren Truitt
Mary Beth Metcalf
SARA RIVERWATCH NEWSLETTERStephen Green, Editor
AMERICAN RIVER NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION (ARNHA) LIAISONBetsy Weiland
SARA WATER FORUM REPRESENTATIVESFelix Smith
Clyde Macdonald
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ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERSDan Bacher
Anne Baron
John Barris
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Jane Hagedorn
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Clyde Macdonald
George Nyberg
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Dale Steele
Ron Stork
Ron Suter
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SARA established an Advisory Council in 2006, consisting of individuals with exceptional talents and experience to assist SARA in dealing with 21st Century issues affecting the American River and Parkway. Areas of expertise include: environmental, water, habitat, legal, fund raising, promotion, management and government.
The purpose of the SARA Advisory Council is to advise the Board and the President, individually and as a group, on matters of concern that are within the scope of SARA's mission. In addition to being available for counsel, it is expected that Advisory Council members will initiate/introduce issues or matters of concern prompted by their own special knowledge, and attend SARA meetings when matters within their interest and expertise are on the agenda. Advisory Council members will serve for 2 years.
In an effort to improve communications between recreational parkway users and law enforcement, SARA took initiative as a founding member of the American River Parkway Safety Coalition. The Coalition offers rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons responsible for selected crimes committed on the bike trails, waterways and adjacent land from Discovery Park to Granite Bay, and encourages stiff penalties for persons convicted of crimes committed in these areas. The Coalition organization members contributing to the reward are Save the American River Association (SARA), Buffalo Chips Running Club, Sacramento Wheelmen, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA) River City Paddlers, Inc., and the Lake Natoma Community Task Force.
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The M-Edge e-Luminator2 booklight (patent pending) is the ultimate accessory for Nook, Kindle (Second Generation and Latest Generation), Kobo, and Sony Reader Daily Edition (PRS-900). This custom designed booklight works seamlessly with the M-Edge Executive, Platform, GO!, Trip, Flip, Latitude, Cambridge, and Capital Jackets. The powerful light features a super-bright LED light bulb which provides ample illumination for the screen of the e-reader while a mirrored reflector and optical quality lens disperses the light uniformly. The light is powered by a standard AAA battery (not included) with endurance enough for more than 20 hours of operation without dimming. The light is operated by a three position switch with two light intensity settings. A flexible and resilient steel neck allows the user to position the light in the desired direction.
Perhaps the most impressive feature of this light is that it is designed to be stored via a slim support arm sized to match a pocket sewn into the back of the of M-Edge jackets. The light pocket is conveniently located behind the e-reader and does not interfere with the use of the device. When in the storage position, the light is located conveniently in the spine of the jacket so you can easily bring your light while on the go (for our Executive, Platform Jackets). For our Latitude Jacket, there is a storage pocket to easily place your e-Luminator when not in use. With the slim and sleek nature of the GO!, Trip and Flip jackets, the e-Luminator can be stored on the exterior of the jacket or easily removed after use.
I have tried many different models, makes, and brands of booklights - the M-Edge e-Luminator 2 has worked perfectly for me. Sliding into the M-Edge jacket worked perfectly and was a treat compared to clip on or overlay lights. The light is plenty bright. I only use the low setting. It is not too bright, but I have never needed to use the high setting. I've used it for about 1 hr/day for the last 3 months and the single AAA battery is still showing no sign of running out. The light itself and flexible arm works great. I liked it so much I bought a second one just in case they ever discontinue them in the future. My standards for book lights are very high and I finally found one that makes the grade. I have only used for my Nook, but I plan to modify a holder so I can use the light with a paper book too. Well done M-Edge!
I searched and searched for a suitable light for my Nook - each one I tried either put a really intense light circle on the page or glared so bad you could not read with it - the M-Edge light is really perfect. There is ample light to read with absolutely no glare. Thank you M-Edge.
I am so upset that I do not have a light for my kindle anymore. It died after about 20 hrs of use, I know it was 2 1/2 years old, but rarely used (only in bed). Nothing I tried worked, 3 different brands of new batteries--nothing. Now trying to buy a light for my 2nd generation Kindle, nothing size wise comes near, but do not want to buy another poorly executed product. Beware.
I had issues with black e-luminator, someone suggested trying a different light, works great. Thanks so much for all of your kindness and help.
I bought my M-Edge light and My M-Edge cover the same day as I bought my Nook.I love all 3.Even though my light has started flickering a lot and I've only had it 7 months I still give it 5 stars.It is the best light and easiest to use out there.I have been waiting to replace my light hoping they come out in black.
If this light worked as it should, it would be excellent, and I would have given it 5 stars. Unfortunately, however, the low-level light flickers or does not illiminate at all. It seems that the conductor is loose and doesn't make steady contact. That said, the high-level light works perfectly, its a great design in that you can twist the base to position it where you want it and you can also maneuver the neck of the light for optional illimination of the K3 screen. I will contact M-Edge customer service to see if they will replace my light. I will retrn to post the results. I've heard that they have excellent customer service, so I expect that I will be upgrading my rating.
My first light was defective - the bulb jiggled and I was never sure if it would turn on, and when on if it would stay on. After reading some of the reviews here, I decided to see if it could be replace. The answer is Yes! Once I located the receipt, order number, etc., the company was quick to respond and offer a new one. I am very pleased!
This is a follow-up to an earlier review. My light quit working and after I posted a review I was contacted by customer service. They promptly replaced my light even though it was past the 6 month guarantee. Thanks M-Edge I really like your products.
I read in bed at night... every night. I didn't really want to try this light b/c it's a bit pricey and I didn't think the single light coming from the side of the book would illuminate the book evenly. Boy, was I wrong! My husband bought it for me for Christmas, and it's awesome! I previously used an $8 Great Point light with 3-led lights, which is the best I have found... until this. The GP light is finicky... i.e. the light shuts off if you move it too much when it's on. Also, the batteries for the GP light are hard to find and somewhat expensive (cheapest I found was $3 per battery, and it requires 2) So, the other great thing about the e-luminator light is that it uses a regular battery (not the lithium batteries). So, even though the $20 seems steep at the outset, the battery savings in the long run will make it worth it. And, btw, it works great with my GO jacket. I like it so much, that I just bought another one :)
I had a reading lamp for my Kindle and it worked ok but kept slipping down and I would have to hold or keep adjusting it. I sent a note to MEdge and they immediately replaced it and the new one is GREAT. I highly recommend it and this wonderful company, Thanks MEdge
This is by far the best light out there. Batteries seem to last forever on this thing.
After dealing with Customer Service representatives,Stephanie and Cindy regarding a slight malfunction of my e-luminator light and recent expiration of the warranty,I can truly say it was above and beyond my expectations..the company definitely stands behind their product...KUDOS !!
I love, love LOVE this light! In the past I have had book lights that clip on your book and they also clipped just fine on my M-Edge Prodigy Jacket, however, where do you put them when you are not using them!?!?!?! This light fits right inside the spine of my Kindle jacket and is not even in the way when I am not using it!! Everyone needs one of these!!!
I wrote a review saying how great the light has been, but that I had a hard time getting the battery out. I received a response from Customer Service the next day offering to send me a replacement light. Wow! That's customer service. Too bad I can't everything through M-Edge!
Since the Kindle isn't back lit, this light is the next best thing. I happily read at night or in low light and I love it.
Great light. However it took me awhile to realize that if I slid the light out of the case a little bit, I could get it to rotate to a more usable angle. Silly me.
I love this little light. I can read in bed and not disturb my husband. It's easy to maneuver and place properly so there is no glare on the Kindle. Love it!
I tried to buy the discontinued light for Sony Touch, and of course couldn't; I took a chance that this would work for Touch with an Executive Jacket and it totally does. Please update your Compatibility section.
This light works great with my Platform jacket. It fits great and stores out of the way when not in use. I like that it has a low and high setting which is perfect for just about any reading situation.
The company that sells the m-edge light. E-mailed me the next day after my poor review of this light. They have replaced this light with a new one at their expense. The light works great. This is a great company to do business with, They stand behind there product. Rare these days.
Best accessory I purchased (next to my Prodigy case) Thank you!! Highly recommend!
The e-Luminator2 worked great for six months and then the light switch failed. It will only work on the lowest setting. No fixes that I know of. Only replace at $20.00
I use it with my Kindle Touch. An already easy to read book is even better now. Worth every penny I paid for it!
I reported my flickering light to M-Edge, and as I expected, they promptly replaced it with a light that works perfectly. So, now I have upgraded my original rating of the Illiminator 2 with 5 stars. I love it. It allows me to read in bed at night and lights my Kindle 3 without causing glaire. I definitely recommend it.
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Castroneves, de Ferran finish first, second
LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) - Helio Castroneves and Gil de Ferran produced their second straight one-two finish at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Sunday's CART Miller Lite 200.
Castroneves averaged 106.627 mph in his Reynard Honda and defeated de Ferran by 1.568 seconds. The margin separating the Marlboro Team Penske drivers was slightly closer than it was last year, when Castroneves won by 4.425 seconds.
Afterward, Castroneves continued his victory tradition of getting out of his car and climbing a fence. This time, the driver nicknamed "Spiderman" did it twice, first near the front straightaway and again by the victory platform a little farther up the track.
Lazier wins race for second straight year
SPARTA, Ky. (AP) - Buddy Lazier took his first lead on lap 112 and held off Robbie Buhl to win the Indy Racing League Northern Light Series Belterra Casino Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway on Sunday.
Lazier, who won last year's Kentucky event en route to the series championship, became the first IRL driver to win four races in a single season.
"We really love this place," a jubilant Lazier said from victory lane. "We feel like we own it."
Lazier, who started 11th in the 22-car field, has was won four of the last five races to pull within striking distance of Sam Hornish Jr. for the points title.
Northwestern probes use of supplement
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Northwestern University is investigating whether Rashidi Wheeler and other Wildcats football players took a banned, energy-enhancing supplement before Wheeler collapsed and died on a practice field earlier this month.
"They're just looking at the use of supplements - whether or not that was involved in the death," school spokesman Mike Wolf said Sunday.
Wolf said players are required to inform team trainers of any supplements they are using at the time of their annual physicals. Wheeler passed his physical July 12.
The 22-year-old safety, a chronic asthmatic, died Aug. 3 after he collapsed and was unable to catch his breath. After use of his inhaler didn't help, he stopped breathing and was pronounced dead about an hour later at Evanston Hospital, officials said.
Cleveland cornerback Fuller is arrested
CLEVELAND (AP) - Cleveland Browns cornerback Corey Fuller was arrested early Sunday following a preseason game against Green Bay for refusing to move his car from an intersection.
Police told Fuller to move his car, which was blocking the intersection, and when he refused to do so, he was arrested at 12:22 a.m., police spokeswoman Lt. Sharon MacKay said.
MacKay said Fuller missed a turn for the Flats, a downtown entertainment district. He pulled up to an officer directing traffic and asked the officer if he could turn into the Flats, MacKay said. The officer told him to keep moving.
After about eight minutes, the officer gave him a warning. When Fuller still did not move, the officer arrested him, she said.
"There were horns blowing and people were getting a little distressed about the traffic situation," she said.
Rams topple the Bills, 24-10
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Marc Bulger orchestrated a game-winning drive for the second straight game, leading the St. Louis Rams to a 24-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills in a mistake-filled preseason game Sunday night.
Bulger, a rookie free agent, led the Rams on a nine-play, 71-yard drive, capped by Justin Watson's 5-yard run up the middle that gave St. Louis a 14-10 lead 1:21 into the fourth quarter.
The Rams then sealed the victory, scoring 10 points on consecutive plays with under six minutes left. On the ensuing kickoff following Jeff Wilkins' 43-yard field goal, St. Louis' Chris Cummings recovered Avion Black's fumble and ran it in from 19 yards.
In the Rams' preseason opener on Aug. 6, Bulger hit Jeff Robinson for a 3-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, sealing a 17-10 victory over Miami.
Bulger, who went 10-for-15 for 112 yards, is now in contention to stick with the Rams after third-stringer Paul Justin tore a ligament in his right knee against Miami, ending his season.
Except for rookie running back Travis Henry, who scored on a 25-yard run, the Bills' new West Coast offense sputtered in its preseason opener. Henry, the Bills' second-round draft pick, led all rushers with six carries for 47 yards.
Bills starting quarterback Rob Johnson was in for three series, going 3-for-5 for 13 yards and managing just one first down.
Cubs place pitcher Wood on DL
CHICAGO (AP) - Just when the Chicago Cubs are about to start a showdown series in Houston, Kerry Wood is going on the disabled list.
Wood was placed on the 15-day DL Sunday, retroactive to Aug. 4, with tendinitis in his right shoulder.
After missing his previous start, Wood had hoped to pitch Tuesday against the Astros, but was still experiencing discomfort.
"His strength is fine. This might be alarming to everybody but that's what it is - tendinitis. It's not structural," Cubs manager Don Baylor said Sunday.
Wood, the 1998 NL Rookie of the Year who missed the entire 1999 season after undergoing elbow ligament replacement surgery, is 10-6 this season with a 3.50 ERA.
In his last outing on Aug. 3, he allowed just three hits in eight innings, beating the Dodgers 2-1. He then had to skip his scheduled turn last Thursday against the Rockies.
Wood was not available for comment. He was supposed to throw on the side before Sunday's game, but that session was canceled because his shoulder is still tender.
"I decided to shut him down. I thought it was the right thing," Baylor said, adding that pitching coach Oscar Acosta and team doctors agreed.
Ozark hammers Dillas, 13-3
OZARK, Mo. - The Mountain Ducks scored early and often to hammer Amarillo 13-3 Sunday at Price Cutter Field.
Ozark tallied seven runs in the first and added five more runs in the second to jump out to a 12-1 lead. The Dillas gave up four walks, a hit-batsman and two RBI hits in the first inning. Three of the seven runs in the first inning came on two bases-loaded walks and a bases-loaded hit batsmen.
In the second, Curtis Underwood, Marvin Cole and former Dilla Matt Dettman collected RBI hits for the Mountain Ducks.
Before Sunday's game, Amarillo signed leadoff hitter Tim Garland who knocked a triple in his first at-bat as a Dilla. Garland later scored on a wild pitch.
The Dillas and the Mountain Ducks hook up again tonight for a single game starting at 7:05 p.m. in Ozark.
Patriots' Glenn says suspension not his fault
BOSTON (AP) - Terry Glenn has reiterated that he did not deserve his four-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
The New England Patriots' wide receiver, who has missed all of the Patriots' training camp, was suspended for missing one of the drug tests he is required to take three times a week.
But in an interview with the Boston Sunday Globe, Glenn said he had informed officials at the substance abuse program that he would have to miss the test because he was going out of town.
Glenn said he landed in the league's treatment program three years ago after using marijuana.
"I made a mistake," he said. "I tried some marijuana. It was a mistake because I don't do drugs. But I paid the price for that mistake.
"I'm not blaming anyone but myself for that. I took the penalty, went into the program, and did everything they wanted me to do."
Bryant's presence causes disturbance in China
BEIJING (AP) - Traffic and surging crowds prevented Kobe Bryant from showing up for a promotional appearance in China's capital city.
Fans who had been waiting hours in blistering temperatures grew agitated when the Los Angeles Lakers guard was more than 1 hour late to arrive at the Millennium Monument in western Beijing.
Police dragged off one offender by his hair and quickly dispersed the crowd of about 1,500, though it wasn't immediately clear if anyone was detained.
Beijing police would confirm no arrests, and Adidas said it knew of none.
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Cleveland - What
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Lake View & Little Italy
Do you really know Cleveland? Well, take a day to find out! The "Cleveland - What a Surprise Tour" will take you on a professionally narrated tour through the Downtown area (including North Coast Harbor with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Great Lakes Science Center, the Browns Stadium), the Flats and Warehouse Districts, Ohio City, Gateway, Playhouse Square, along the old Millionaire's Row, past the Cleveland Play House and Cleveland Clinic Campus and through our renewed cultural center at University Circle. After a drive through the historic Cultural Gardens there will be a brief stop at the Rockefeller Park Greenhouse with the return drive along our Lake Erie shoreline. This part of your day generally takes 2-3 hours and is usually the morning portion of this tour package.
Lunch generally takes about 1 hour at the charming University Inn in the trendy Tremont neighborhood. Delicious old-fashioned home style food is served in a cafeteria style atmosphere which has been home to Cleveland's politicians and colorful characters since 1923.
Afternoon stops can be tailored to your group's specific interests and can include:
You may take up to 3 hours for your afternoon activities and you may choose activities other than those shown above. Our pricing does not include afternoon activities which require an admission fee. Fees may be handled separately by the client, or we can re-price this tour with the fees included. When we are asked to set up your afternoon activity there may be a small coordination fee added on to your charges.
"Cleveland - What a Surprise" does not require a lot of walking for the city tour portion, but does require guests to handle a tray at the University Inn lunch stop. Your additional level of activity depends upon your afternoon choices.
Price: Please contact one of our charter representatives for the per person cost of this tour. Note: The West Side Market is closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but an ethnic markets tour can still be conducted on those days without going to the West Side Market.
The tour is approximately 6-7 hours long depending upon pick-up location.
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Lake View Cemetery is a 285-acre nationally known "garden of history" located only 6 miles east of downtown Cleveland. It is estimated that 90% of the significant people in Cleveland's history are buried at Lake View amidst the rolling hills, still waters and arboretum-like plantings of unusual trees and plants from around the world.
Our narrated tour provides an upbeat look at both lives and legacies, from Lake View's most famous resident, John D. Rockefeller, to Eliot Ness of "Untouchables" fame and Ernest Ball, who wrote "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling". The Lake View tour features a stop at the remarkable Wade Chapel (with an interior totally designed by the famous Tiffany Glass Studios in New York) featuring one of the finest examples of Tiffany windows in the country. Our second stop at Lake View is the magnificent Garfield Presidential Memorial, resting place for James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States. The tour always has a few surprises and is a visual delight in the spring (thanks to azaleas, rhododendron, budding trees and some 100,000 clumps of daffodils on Daffodil Hill), summer (when all trees are in full bloom) and fall (when the fall foliage is at its peak). Many photographers love the shadows and stark contrasts of winter days.
After our time at Lake View it's on to Little Italy for a quick overview. Here, at the turn of the 20th century, Italian immigrants found great comfort in settling along the banked streets which closely resembled their homeland. Lunch will be at one of the Italian restaurants "on the hill" followed by time to explore the area's art galleries, bakeries and shops filled with artisan created jewelry, fine arts and unique gifts.
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Put the world in your shopping bag as we explore the wonderful and varied food stores which serve our ethnically diverse population. Cleveland's history as a melting pot for cultures becomes a shop-till-you-drop experience! Stops may include Italian, Middle Eastern, Hispanic/Caribbean, Asian, Greek, German and, of course, the marvelous West Side Market, one of the largest indoor/outdoor food and produce markets in the world featuring 185 purveyors, many with 4 generations of family ownership. If there is time there will also be a stop at 10,000 Villages Gift Shop or some unique shops in Tremont. Lunch will be at the historic University Inn. This tour requires considerable walking and getting on and off the trolley. The tour includes a shopping bag and a copy of the most recent edition of Cleveland Ethnic Eats by Laura Taxel, a complete guide to Cleveland's ethnic markets and restaurants.
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On Steeples and Spires we visit the following sampling of the more than 1,000 churches which stand throughout our city, considered important for their architecture, their history and/or their social significance: St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Ohio City, which served the Irish community and contains interesting architectural details. Old Stone Church is the oldest structure on Public Square and features four magnificent Tiffany windows in its main sanctuary. St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral is best known for its 13 distinctive onion-shaped domes, a special part of Cleveland's skyline since the turn of the 20th century. It has been called "the best example of Russian religious architecture in the United States." Pilgrim Congregational Church is a Romanesque Revival building which used a radical sanctuary design while providing a bowling alley and performing stage for its community. Trinity Cathedral is a true "Millionaire's Row" church, considered by many to be one of the country's finest examples of a small gothic cathedral. St. Stanislaus, in Slavic Village, has been heralded for its intricate and ornate interior restored to glory with a 1.5 million dollar restoration.
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Join us as we take you back to the lawless Cleveland of the 1930's when corruption was rampant and the notorious "Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run" was on his murderous rampage. We'll explore the city that Eliot Ness roamed in the 1930's and 40's as Cleveland's Safety Director, after his national success breaking up Al Capone's stranglehold on Chicago. You'll get to know an Eliot Ness totally unlike the characterizations in the movies or television. He was a suave, college educated lawman who enjoyed boating, tennis, women, cats and scotch. A scrupulously honest man, he cleaned up the corruption which was so much a part of Cleveland during the Depression years and set the course for today's modern law enforcement methods.
Your narrated tour will include the Flats and other sites made famous by the graphic and gruesome Kingsbury Run Torso Murders, Downtown Cleveland with a stop at the Police History Museum, University Circle where Eliot Ness lived for a period of time, and Lake View Cemetery to see the headstone for Eliot Ness who died at age 55, not long after an unsuccessful run for Mayor of Cleveland. The tour includes lunch at the University Inn and a copy of Paul Heimel's fascinating book Eliot Ness: The Real Story.
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Trolley Tours lets you see our city from 2 different water views! Our popular tour packages with the Goodtime III Cruise Ship (The Panorama Tour) and the Nautica Queen (Land & Sea) are being offered again. Our popular Two Hour City Sightseeing Tour on Lolly the Trolley is complimented with a luncheon cruise on board the boat you choose. Each boat is distinctive in its offerings and availability, which you can discuss with your charter representative. The City Tour portion of the package can be taken before or after your cruise, according to your needs and our availability. This represents the best day in Cleveland you can have in one package! Minimum 30 people required for tour to go out.
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Comparing Agile and Waterfall Methods of Project Management
October 11, 2012 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Agile Project Management
Comparing Agile and Waterfall Methods of Project Management
By Alan Cairns
Put simply project managers are in the business of making things happen. Project management can concern many different types of activity or project, and project managers are in charge of executing the planning, organization, management and control of resources to make it happen.
Project management can concern all manner of projects, from building a house to writing computer software. The manager's skill lies in curating the resources effectively to achieve the end result.
Traditional (or Waterfall) Project Management
Project managers traditionally identify a number of steps to complete a project, which typically must be completed sequentially. In traditional project management there are typically four stages:
- Requirements
- Planning & design
- Implementation
- Completion
Not all projects will include every stage, but most projects include elements of these stages, sometimes repeatedly as one activity relies on the completion of the last. Most complicated projects require many more stages than this, which could include:
- Conception
- Initiation
- Analysis
- Design
- Construction
- Testing
- Production/Implementation
- Verification
- Maintenance
It's called the waterfall method because tasks are completed sequentially like water rolling down a cliff face.
It is widely accepted that the traditional, or waterfall development model works well for small, well-design projects but can fall short in bigger, less well-defined projects that may change over time. The waterfall model originates in manufacturing and construction, where project are well-defined and after-the-fact changes are extremely costly and often impossible. It was when this model was applied to software development that its unresponsive nature became a flaw.
Agile (or Iterative) Project Management
The agile project management model, or flexible product development approach, is based on principles of human interaction management, and is most commonly used in software, website, creative and marketing industries. In this approach project managers see a project as a series of small tasks defined and completed as the project demands, in a responsive and adaptive manner, rather than as a pre-planned process.
Agile project management's flexible and interactive characteristics are highly relevant to the industry where it was created – software development. It's thought that this technique is best used on small projects, or projects that are too complex for a client to understand before testing prototypes. It's also highly appropriate for teams of professionals who work together on a daily basis. It's much less likely to be an appropriate methodology for teams that are based in geographically-disparate locations/time zones, where it probably makes more sense to implement the waterfall method.
The traditional method of project management has been criticized for being unable to adapt to changes in projects, so a project's success depends on an adequate initial brief. It leaves no room for testing prototypes or making design alterations based on behavior or user experience. Agile is generally considered to be much more useful in software development and many creative industries, as it allows for continual adaptation of the brief and response to client specifications.
Agile is not without its critics though; many believe that the agile model doesn't scale well, which is why many of the biggest software development projects are still being conducted in Waterfall. While it is a useful approach to projects which are likely to have multiple changes, it is seen as offering no advantages over large projects where detailed requirements are known and changes are unusual or prohibitively expensive.
Choosing Between Waterfall & Agile Models
Choosing between models can be difficult, so if you're struggling with this question, ask yourself the following questions;
- How stable are the requirement?
This is one of the main factors in deciding which method to use. If the requirement of a project are likely to keep changing its best to use iterative approaches such as agile, as it provides a framework in which new requirements can be accommodated once the project is underway. Using waterfall methods is like playing snakes and ladders; you can move forward but you can end up back at the start if the brief changes.
If you are working on a project where the requirements are unlikely to change, and where a number of tasks need to be completed before the project can move the next phase, waterfall is the most appropriate model.
Are project teams working closely together?
If project teams are located far apart, coordination of work needs to be relatively detailed to avoid confusion and wasted time. In this instance Waterfall is likely to be the most appropriate method, offering clear deliverables and project milestones and dependencies. Working closely together with close communication is a key part of the agile approach, which changes and is molded each day by customer requirements. Planning gives offshore workers the ability to get on with work without having to consult a manager continually.
What are the critical resources?
When projects require unique, specialist skills or equipment and these resources are not immediately available, good planning is required. If this is costly or difficult to organize, it's important to ensure that the resource is fully utilised during its scheduled usage. For this Waterfall is a better approach, as each milestone must be completed before the project can proceed to the next stage. This will help to ensure that critical resources are used minimally and efficiently.
Alan Cairns is a project manager at mobilize, a company mainly specializing in mobile forms.
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I don not agree at all with this analysis:
– There are no stable requirements. If the are kept stable I will question the usefulness of the application when ready
– Especially with distributed development there is a need for daily and close interaction – agile principles support this
– I fail to see how Waterfall should be a better utilisation of resources. When the carefully concocted plan fails, which it, who are these resources then utilised in a better way?
– You are forgetting the entire value driven approach and prioritisation of stories.
The only reason to run Waterfall is that you do not know how do it differently.
Hi Anders,
Regardless of how useful you think the application is when it is ready, if the requirements won't change then there's no need to go back to the "requirements" stage once design and implementation has commenced.
Sorry I can't make sense of the rest of your comment because of the grammar.
I wonder whether the co-location of teams is really a requirement for Agile in today's environment. With the ability to easily do video conferencing for daily scrums, does geographic disparity really matter? As for time zones, while it may extend your day particularly when working with offshore teams, I'm not sure that onshore time zone differences really matter.
Both methods are challenged for larger systems; Waterfall because the requirements are never static and incorporating changes is more difficult, and Agile because the changes that are incorporated may cause "local optimization" – great features, with a brittle architecture.
Fundamentally, large systems are hard – as as soona s we find techniques to build a system of size "X", the requirements are to build a system of size 10X.
Nice short article and to the point. I agree with you on almost all points. I have implemented hundreds of projects in both methodologies and have found your statements to be right on target. Off-shoring is very difficult to implement a full Agile methodology, so I would suggest, be very careful when buying into Agile when off-shoring. The tie of teams communicating real-time is difficult, even with daily or bi-daily calls.
Another area of concern when using Agile; is the availability of SMEs or users. If they are not available on immediate demand or full time, Agile struggles to deliver on-time and on-budget. Assuming a developer or non-SME has the right knowledge to fill in the holes when a SME is missing is a slippery path and most likely will fail. IT should never drive requirements, if you do you are in POC mode still.
I have written a new methodology that tries to take the best of both worlds while minimizing the risk of both, an iterative approach with a good understanding of what needs to be developed before hand, with check points against the original plan. This has worked well when users are hard to get full-time and in off-shoring.
Anders, if your approach is to throw the Agile at every project you are doomed to fail in several scenarios. Also your comments show a lack of experience in scenarios where Agile has been proven to fail. Instead of such a narrow view of the world, maybe you should become open minded and take advice of those who have extensive experience.
We started transitioning a development team of 35 people from Waterfall to Agile Scrum in July, 2012. We are developing the next major release of a COTS product. I'll share some of my observation.
1) To date we have implemented all the key roles, primary Scrum ceremonies and artifacts. We have yet to move to the User Story style of identifying requirements and we don't yet measure velocity. We still use traditional methods of documenting functional and non-functional requirements and estimating. Our product Owner does prioritize the Product Backlog.
2) Our team in distributed in France, US, India and China. We use technology heavily to facilitate stand-ups, reviews, planning meetings and retrospectives. The technology we use is video conferencing, audio conferencing, instant messaging, desktop sharing, web cameras, etc. We also have an electronic planning board and task board on a shared server that everyone can see and update.
3) Our team is divided into 5 scrum teams, each of approximately 5 to 9 people. We use a Scrum of Scrums hierarchy and the 5 Scrum Masters meet twice a week for a stand-up. Our sprints are two weeks. This seems to work well but I think it would be difficult to scale this too much larger.
4) We use a burn-up chart to show our overall progress to completion. This sends the message that the Product Owner has control of the end date since she controls amount of functionality to be developed and tested before release.
5) The close collaboration with the Product Owner and Marketing team (Voice of the Customer) has been our biggest success and benefit. Everyone sees the progress and adjusts "requirements" and priorities dynamically to best fit the market.
Drawing a distinction between the fundamental of Waterfall and Agile is useful in that the essential differences are often requested by clients.
Having worked as project and programme manager on construction as well as national data management – to pick two extremes – I have had to use both approaches although at no stage did anyone actually use the terms.
We should also recognise that there may be certainty over an intended outcome: eg a new refinery or new data sharing capability for all local authorities with central government. The first of these is more clearly 'waterfall' the second is 'agile'.
However there can be no certainty over all of the detail required to reach an acceptable result for either of these. In both cases there will be alterations after completion, part of what will be continuing maintenance and upgrading of the refinery (changes to control and security for example) and change to the software (changes to code to cater for changing to user requirements for example).
So the fundamental requirements for clear control of changes to the scope is required for both: client and project manager have to be prepared to say when a suggested change is beneficial and should be included at an agreed price; client and project manager also have to be able to say no to a suggested change, and either accept it as something beyond the project for later or say it really is not necessary.
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Kanban: The Journey Begins
February 5, 2013 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: SCRUM
Kanban: The Journey Begins
By Tomas Deceuninck
Working in a team of system-engineers can get pretty chaotic. Mostly because there are always several projects running at the same time. This is mainly due to the fact that a lot of parts of projects in system-engineering involve waiting. Waiting while installations are being done, waiting for a supplier to deliver a new piece of hardware, etc… And to fill those "waiting"-phases you simply start to work on something else, until that goes into a "waiting"-phase, and so on and so on. Resulting in an incoherent cloud of unfinished projects waiting for who-knows-what.
So to get a better grip on these projects I first tried to sum up all the problems with the current "project system".
- Several projects running at the same time
- Bad communication between team members about what everyone is doing
- Projects are intertwined. One project can require another project to be finished to go on
- Project chains cause you to lose track of the initial reason why you started the projects
- Projects fall into oblivion in the "finishing"-phase resulting in the lack of follow-up and documentation
After seeing a Scrum task board I really liked the idea of a physical whiteboard to visualize the flow of a project. The entire Scrum system would not really work for a system-engineer team since it seems to focus on a single project, which is not the case in system-engineering.
Looking closer into "whiteboard-solutions" I soon found Kanban.
Kanban was invented to implement just-in-time management in a manufacturing logistics chain by keeping track of the stock in every step of the production chain using a big board. After minor alteration this system soon found its way to the world of software-development and project-management.
When you look-up Kanban for software development and project management you will get several different approaches. The reason for this variety of approaches to Kanban is because you should adjust Kanban so it works for you, not the other way around.
For me Kanban has to focus on a few core parts:
- Visualisation: Use the board to visualise your projects in the flow.
- Collaboration: Everyone should know how everything is doing and who is doing what.
- Work Limit Control: Make sure you don't have more on your plate than you can handle.
- Flow Control: Keep track of each step a project needs to take before its completion and make sure it does not miss any steps.
When these four "simple" parts are implemented I believe all summed up problems could be solved.
How the journey begins
The most important step of implementing a new project management system is making sure everyone is on the same page.
Make sure the team understands the new system and is willing to start using it. If you don't have your entire team willing to go for it you should just start looking for another system (or get rid of the guy that does not want to play along).
Once you have your entire team excited about the plan you can start with the next steps.
Tomas Deceuninck is an IT System Engineer at Solidariteit voor het Gezin. His responsiblities include the maintenance and the adjustments to the IT infrastructure to serve the business needs of his company. You can read more from Tomas on his blog.
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Good brief! Thanks for putting Kanban into perspective for me.
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"Cables Untangled: An Exploration of Cable Knitting "
by Melissa Leapman
anyone own it? Seen it? used it?
I'm looking for a "cable library" and this came up in a search -
any reccomendations?
"Cables Untangled: An Exploration of Cable Knitting "
by Melissa Leapman
anyone own it? Seen it? used it?
I'm looking for a "cable library" and this came up in a search -
any reccomendations?
here's the 1st Entrelac i did. It was a learning piece. I issued a lot of explatives! I did find that the intersections layed a bit better if I didn't just pick up half of the stitch. Also, Foliage (forget who it's by... it's in my yarn album at home) was not fun for this project... looks cool, not much fun knitting though. Next time I'll use a more uniform gauged yarn.
I did something today that I have resisted doing ever since I started knitting. Now some of you may think that I am being crazy, but I have resisted trying to fix a mistake or catch a dropped stich. I would usally frog the project and start over. Well today I was working on a sock on size 0 dpns self-stripping yarn. I noticed that I had droped a stich a couple of rows back. Now I really had ot resist frogging, worked my way back to the place where I dropped the stich and caught up the stich and started working again. Yeah for me!!! I had ot tell someone. Thanks for listening.
I'm going through my shelves, organizing the yarn I have, trying to tidy an take inventory, so I don't buy something like what I already have, and I have a steadily growing mound of what I call "Demons": Yarn that I don't like, won't use, and have no idea how it came to be in my possession. (Sale I couldn't pass up? e-bay lot buys? gifts?) What are you all doing with the monsters in your collection? Should we try an online yarn exchange?
I've mentioned my dragon shaped knitting bag in a couple posts - so have attached a photo of him. He has a large zippered pocket in his back (currently holding two skeins of knitpicks superwash "bare" yarn in fingering weight) and a zippered pocket in each haunch. I wish they had included another in his tail, but he can swallow an incredible amount of stuff as it is.
Also atttached is my first project of 2007 - an Irish Hiking Scarf in Jo Sharp Silk Road dk Tweed - colour 'Emerald'. It was suppossed to be nephew-by-marriage Christmas present two years ago - so about time I started it.
does anyone know of an artist that might be named "annette mensaje" - maybe from France that at some point in the late '80s or early '90s collected dead birds from the city (either NY or Paris) and knitted them all sweaters for use in an art installation? I just was talking with a client and she was telling me about it, then she left, and I'm totally intrigued about this - does anyone have a clue what this is and if so, can you provide any links or info on the artist?
Thanks! (I know it's strange; forgive me?)
Happy New Year, all! As I've been knitting up some socks lately using the widdershins pattern in last summer's issue of knitty and sorted out how to adapt it to different foot sizes from the single size (or at least single circumference) in the pattern, some folks asked me to write out how I do my calculations to save them from math anxiety.
I've just posted my generic directions on my blog and figured I'd let y'all know in case of any of you might like that info, too. I do assume some basic understanding of sock construction so it's not really written as a tutorial, but if you're interested in the pattern but are freaked out at trying to recalculate all the stitch counts, I'm hoping it will be helpful.
Happy New Year and hope that everyone had a great Holiday! Mine was very quiet and relaxing. Now that the new year is here looking forward to a great year and prosperious one, I hope and pray! The salon that I purchased in Sept 06 is doing great and I am trying to get back to some knitting now that everything has settled down and the Holidays are over. Didn't get anything knitted for Christmas, maybe next year. Did get a couple of skein of yarn and a gift card to lys, looking forward to spending that. Anyway, hope you all are healthy and looking forward to the new year!
Ok, silly title.
Thanks to the help I received here and elsewhere I have come to accept the fact that I am learning a new skill and craft in knitting and as such my work is not going to be perfect. And that's ok.
I've learned how to spot most of the mistakes I am making before I make them and thus prevent them. I've learned how to calmly fix the mistakes that I do make and just consider it a part of the knitting process itself.
Suddenly knitting has become very calming. It's a great way to relax and drain away the stresses of the day.
It's like a totally different experience all of a sudden. Very enjoyable instead of very frustrating. I know my skills will improve with practice over time and until then if my knitting isn't perfect, so what? It's still enjoyable.
Hi everyone.
This is my first blog entry of what, I hope, will be a long list of entries detailing my experiences of learning to knit. I just bought my first set of needles (#9s) and first skein of yarn (gauge of 4.5, charcoal grey) last week and have well over 10 inches of scarf done in just over 2 days of work. :) I figure I will be done with my first skien in another day or so. I am really enjoying it and can't wait to go shopping for more yarn. I am heading out to try and find a local yarn shop tonight and maybe sign up for some classes. Right now I am reading "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knitting and Crocheting."
I will post a picture of my my scarf when I get back hom. It has ranged from an initial cast on of 24 stitches to a high of about 32 and back down again. I now know what to look for so the last few inches has been pretty consistent. Now, I just need to learn to keep better tension in it.
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She's catered for celebrities and was a private chef at the Playboy Mansion.
Today, Saugus' Laurie Rodgers is taking on a new role as restaurant owner.
With the help of her family, Rodgers recently launched Carmela Louise Café in Saugus.
Along with a gleaming case of decadent pastries and baked goods and a basic café menu of delicious soups, salads and sandwiches, Carmela Louise Café boasts photos of Rodgers hobnobbing with such stars as Pamela Anderson and
Kendra Wilkinson.
"Just having Playboy on my resumé has opened tremendous doors with my catering. When I had to get a facility to operate my business out of, I thought it would be kind of fun to have a small café," Rodgers said.
A wife and mother of two, Rodgers strove for Carmela Louise Café to feel like home for her customers.
"I want people to come in, to be able to afford to take their family out for a nice meal, with no stress," she said. "I want to make a living, not a killing."
Switching gears
Originally from Long Island, N.Y., Rodgers learned to cook from her Italian family. While she loved cooking, she never thought of it as a career.
Instead, she went to work for six government agencies, including the Army, Social Security and even the Federal Bureau of Investigation, receiving a high-level security clearance in the process.
She had met and married Gary Rodgers after coming to California in the 1970s. The couple moved to New York for three years, where they welcomed son Kristian and daughter Danielle.
When Danielle was 1, the Rodgers family headed back to the West Coast and settled in Saugus.
"I couldn't get back fast enough," Rodgers recalled.
After getting laid off from an aerospace job in the late 1980s, Rodgers decided to be a stay-at-home mom.
As the new millennium came around, Rodgers was ready for a change.
"One day, I was watching TV, and there was an ad for culinary school. I took a ride to Pasadena, went in and that was that," she said.
Rodgers graduated from the California School of Culinary Arts in 2001, then enrolled in a two-year associate-degree program and internship.
One of the venues seeking interns was the Playboy Mansion.
"I wasn't interested in working in a restaurant, which is the same thing, all the time. I'm more the banquet type," she said. "So I went to my career counselor and asked him what it would take to get into the Playboy Mansion. An act of God?"
Cooking at the mansion
As it turned out, Rodgers' skills were enough. Her career counselor called the head chef of the Playboy Mansion, and Rodgers started interning shortly thereafter. By 2003, she was hired on as a full-time employee.
As one of seven chefs, Rodgers helped with lavish buffets held three to four times a week at the mansion.
"All of us chefs took turns creating menus, so we'd switch things up. Sometimes it would be Italian, sometimes Mexican. The executive chef let us choose," Rodgers said.
Then there were Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's famous annual parties on July 4, Halloween, New Year's Eve — and the Midsummer's Night Dream Party.
The latter was especially lavish, according to Rodgers.
"It was a sultan's buffet, with lamb, couscous and Greek salads," she said. "Hefner was great. He had the certain structured meals that he liked, but he would go all out for the guests."
Eventually, Rodgers became the mansion's pastry chef.
"That was fun for me," she said. "I had carte blanche. When I started, there was no budget."
Despite its lascivious reputation, Rodgers never ran into anything that made her uncomfortable at the mansion.
"It was great. I met a lot of nice people," she said. "I still don't know what went on behind closed doors. I don't want to know."
The girls next door
Rodgers worked at the mansion during what she called "The Girls Next Door" era, when Hefner was dating three blonde Playboy models: Kendra Wilkinson, Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt.
The quartet's exploits became a popular reality show of the same name on the E! Entertainment channel, which lasted for five seasons.
"Holly ate the best. Bridget ate well. Kendra just ate whatever she wanted. She was only 18," Rodgers recalled with a chuckle.
Wilkinson often would come down to the kitchen and spend time with Rodgers as she prepared meals.
"Kendra was so young. She would hang out and ask for advice," she said. "I became really close with her."
When the Great Recession hit, its impact was felt at the mansion. First, came a mandated reduction for food expenses, then a reduction in staff. Rodgers was laid off in April 2009. "It was hard. It was like a family when I left," she said.
Her own café
Instead of looking for another job, Rodgers decided to branch out into catering.
"I just started calling friends and asking them if they needed someone to cook for their parties," she said. "Then I got an on-site catering license."
Clients grew to include such celebrities as Wilkinson and television star Scott Baio. Rodgers also catered corporate events in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills for up to 500 guests, with an emphasis on high-quality, home-style cooking.
"Since I'm Italian, my Italian food is what people request most from me. It's very authentic," she said. "I can go all out with foie gras if someone wants that, but most people don't want that, especially parents. They just want good food."
Desserts are another specialty. "I make really good fruit tarts, éclairs, cheesecake, macaroons and I dabble in cupcakes, such as red velvet or German chocolate," Rodgers said. "I also have a secret, family-recipe crumb cake."
Carmela Louise Café, opened in December, was a labor of love for the entire Rodgers family. Husband, Gary, owner of Gary Rodgers Construction, remodeled the existing space into a charming bistro while children Danielle and Kristian help out at the restaurant during business hours or at catering events. A grand opening in January attracted Wilkinson and her husband, Hank Baskett, wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings.
As she cooks, bakes and watches over her customers, Rodgers does so with a smile on her face.
"I'm nervous but excited," Rodgers said. "There's no better feeling in the world than when someone tells you they love your food. I like to see people happy. It makes me feel good."
Carmela Louise Café is located at 28112 Bouquet Canyon Road, (at Plum Canyon in the La Cocina center) Saugus. Open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Closed Sunday. Call (661) 263-0349.


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Bilateral Bargaining with Externalities
Catherine de Fontenay
Melbourne Business School; Department of Economics
Joshua S. Gans
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management; NBER
March 22, 2013
Melbourne Business School Discussion Paper No. 2004-32
This paper provides an analysis of a non-cooperative pairwise bargaining game between agents in a network. We establish that there exists an equilibrium that generates a coalitional bargaining division of the reduced surplus that arises as a result of externalities between agents. That is, we provide a non-cooperative justification for a cooperative division of a non-cooperative surplus. The resulting division is akin to the Myerson-Shapley value with properties that are particularly useful and tractable in applications. We demonstrate this by examining buyer-seller networks and vertical foreclosure.
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Keywords: bargaining, Shapley value, Myerson value, networks, games in partition function form
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We reached bath and after a little grunt work managed to find a hostel to stay in right in the centre of town. We are staying in an 8 person dorm room. 2 people that do the old dueling banjos with the snoring!
We went to a couple of pubs and on the way to one I ran into my bank teller from my td Canada trust branch downtown guelph! I was wondering how long it would take to run into someone I knew... 48 hours apparently.
We spent the next morning in cheddar yes the place where the cheese originated
We had some Cornish pastie for lunch. It tasted just like a samosa in English pastry. We toured around bath then spent 3 hours on the internet booking almost all of our accommodations for the UK. We ended the day in a pub with a job well done beer or two.
The next day we went to stonehenge and Glastonbury!
We arrived at stonehenge (which is right on the highway and you could drive right into it practically) in the morning just ahead of buses carrying half of Germany I think. It is pretty intimidating looking and they give you an audio walking tour handheld that does a great job of explaining all about it.
We then drove about an hour to Glastonbury
We climbed the tor meaning hill. At 581 feet it had incredible views of three different counties and the town at its base. (see pics).
At the base of the tor is the chalice well. A place where legend has it that Joseph of arimathea deposited the contents of the chalice from the last supper which caused the springs to run red. Which it turns out is actually rust from the pipes. People drink the water for its mythical and healing properties but it tastes more like copper. The gardens that house the well are beautiful and peaceful with many hippies strewn about.
That is it for Bath and region. Tomorrow we are off to Cardiff Wales for a night before we go to the cotswolds!
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Letter from President Edna
April 3, 2009
Dear MSUM Faculty, Staff, and Students;
Monday, we will return to our normal operations after sharing the extraordinary experiences of the last two weeks. I would like to thank all of you for your efforts that saved our community from the Red River and to thank you for the privilege of being a part of this kind and caring university community. The purpose of my letter is to discuss our preparations for a potential second crest as well as our plans to resume normal operations.
By now, many of you have heard that a potential second crest of the river is forecast for later this month. Please know that we are carefully watching those developments and will act accordingly to protect people and facilities. At least one member of our campus Emergency Management Team meets regularly with the City Emergency Operations Center to coordinate planning. The university is safe to the 44 ft. level, which exceeds the high end of today's predictions. However, we may need to cancel classes and close the residence halls again for a brief period depending on the prediction and possible stress on the city water and sewer infrastructure. Regular town meetings are scheduled for 6:30AM, 10:30AM, and 3PM on Tuesday, April 7 at the CMU. The topics for this meeting will now include flood preparations in addition to budget and the university mission statement. All are welcome to attend.
On Monday, April 6, we will resume classes and normal operations. The Faculty Association met earlier in the week and then met with representatives of the Student Senate to discuss the revised academic calendar. We have already missed over two weeks of classes. Faculty members are concerned that students will be disadvantaged in their major sequence courses if we do not cover the required content. Nonetheless, the faculty leadership has asked members to be flexible where possible. Please consult the http://web.mnstate.edu/news/flood/semesterchanges.cfm for calendar changes.
The coming weeks are likely to remain a difficult time for many members of our community. Some of our faculty, staff, and students have had considerable damage to their homes or apartments. Some students who have missed work hours have financial challenges. Further, stress and the recovery from these difficult times remains very much an issue for many people.
I ask that we all continue the spirit of flexibility and compassion that characterizes this community. Although we are coming back to normal operations, this will not be a normal time for many members of our community. Please see the following paragraphs for possible sources of assistance.
Finally, as we return to normal, we are planning some small ways to thank our campus community for their heroic efforts to save Moorhead from the Red River. For starters, there will be an ice cream event on Monday, April 6 from 3-5PM at the CMU. Mayor Voxland will speak at 3:30. In addition, we are in the process of planning a community thanksgiving supper on April 30. We will keep you posted of other events as they unfold.
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But by the time of the Revolutionary War, when Venable moved into a small house at 79 N. Sixth St., he was a free man, manumitted by Donaldson in an act of generosity Venable would never forget.
His was a momentous move at a momentous time to an extraordinary part of the city - the block where the National Constitution Center now stands, which two centuries ago buzzed with the birth of free black America.


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Books that were collected by the congregation of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Clarence will be blessed at 10 a.m. Sunday before being taken to School 6 in Buffalo to be shared with students.
The congregation has been collecting books through the Advent and Christmas seasons, with the goal of acquiring a new book for every student at School 6, an elementary school off Niagara and School streets in the city.
"It has been wonderful to watch the piles of books grow," said the Rev. Vicki Zust, St. Paul's pastor. "This is truly what the spirit of Christmas is all about."
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