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Food Service DTF
Meeting Minutes
December 4, 2000
Proposed agenda:
- Decision process
- Timeline extension
- Consultant's visit
- Town meeting planning
Chuck distributed a copy of his proposed agenda and thoughts on the decision process and overview of all of the different options for food service. The order of discussion was modified slightly.
Timeline Extension and Town Meeting
After the last DTF meeting, Chuck McKinney, Piper Kapin and Steve Trotter met to discuss their concerns regarding the deadline. It was decided that they wouldn't be able to make a fair recommendation by the 18th, and Steve agreed to shift the deadline to allow for more research.
Chuck proposed postponing the town meeting, originally scheduled for December 7, to January 24. By that time, Chuck will have something more to present; he hopes to present a document with the best model, outside opinions of the model, pros and cons, and some options. There was not a lot of enthusiasm among the students to have the town meeting this Thursday because of the school workload, so there was no objection to the postponement.
The town meeting will tentatively be planned for noon, January 24. Beckie Kjer will check on the availability of a meeting location. A Conference Services student will paint banners announcing the meeting; the banners will be hung on January 5 and additional advertising will be done approximately two weeks prior to the meeting.
Steve Trotter agreed to push out the deadline one month. The first meeting of the DTF is tentatively scheduled for January 8. (Piper will schedule and e-mail the DTF with meeting information.) The committee needs to have something ready to go out by the first of March or it will negatively affect the process.
Chuck has been doing research on whether or not to go self-op. He and Piper will have some options put into a format to start building the document collaboratively during the January 8 DTF meeting.
Richard Wheeler of Fessel International, Irvine, California, will be visiting Evergreen December 7 for a one-day visit. He was one of the consultants recommended by the University of Washington group. He is a neutral party, with no affiliation to any vendors, and he specializes in helping clients to become self-op. Piper and Chuck will talk to him about the proposed model; he'll do an assessment of whether or not it is do-able, considerations the committee may be missing, etc.
During his visit, he will have a long, detailed walk-through of the physical site, spend time going over the budget line by line, and be briefed on Evergreen's culture ("beans and rice as opposed to hot dogs and fries"). There will be a question and answer session toward the end of the day (possibly 2:00-4:00 or 3:00-5:00) for the DTF members who would like to attend. Piper will e-mail the time of the session, based on Mr. Wheeler's departure time.
Chuck talked to Steve Hunter about random sampling and surveys. Steve said that they could do something with the request in February. There are other survey questions that have been distributed and approximately 200 have been returned. Malka will be analyzing 50 of those. The survey issue will be discussed again during the January 8 meeting.
Chuck will be talking with Steve Trotter regarding capital expenses. There is a question about whether or not a self-op system would be required to maintain the building and equipment. The vendors who have been here as our food services have paid the college a commission, which went toward maintenance and capital expenses. If a self-op is not paying that commission, where would the dollars come from? If we have a self-op, who will be paying the direct costs and the capital costs?
Facilities Services is responsible for providing utilities to the buildings, but once a problem occurs within that building, who is responsible for the costs involved? Under a private vendor contract, dollars are coming into the system to offset these costs; with a self-op, the college needs to be sure there are sufficient dollars available to pay for costs.
Under state law, we are restricted as to how we use our Facilities dollars. Also, legally, an auxiliary service must be 100 percent self-supporting. There are a number of models available; we need to look at the options and what can and will work for us, as well as the legal issues involved.
BJSS will do an appliance audit for Evergreen, which will be a major factor in the request for money. Most of the equipment is close to the end of its life expectancy and has not really been well maintained in the past. The equipment was purchased by the college; if it breaks, the college must repair or replace it. Some money ($60,000 per year) has been set aside in the proposal for maintaining and upgrading the equipment-not the facilities.
As an example of how fast the money can be spent, if a food court were to be incorporated, it would require at least $2 million for the serve court and the kitchen. On top of that, you would have the expense of chairs, carpeting, etc. If the college is to be responsible for that, it will not be happening-at least in the short term.
Food Services has not been put on any lists for funding yet. If we go self-op, we could still request funds, but we would need to document financial viability. Regardless of which option we decide upon, we need to put Food Services on the list. However, funding sources change dramatically depending on the option.
The DTF's charge is to identify the need. If a self-op is proposed that doesn't generate much money, the DTF needs to be specific about that.
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Why are the Diamond Backs dominating the Dodgers this year?
Why are the Diamond Backs dominating the Dodgers this year?
I don't know the answer. Is one of those baseball misteries. The D'Backs came into Dodger Stadium with a six game losing streak. But the other record they had going was six straight wins against the Dodgers. Well, make that seven now.
Dodgers wasted a good outing by Clayton Kershaw. They lost 2-0 on Vin Scully Day. The only good thing about yesterday was honoring Vin Scully. Vin was the highlight, the rainbow.
Dodgers have hit some slide with the Rockies and Diamond Backs.
they are now 4 1/2 games back.
Jaime Jarrin was saying on twitter that the Giants are probably singing "La Distancia entre los dos es cada dia mas grande" which means the same as "The distance between us grows and grows"
C'mon Dodgers snap out of it!
tonight: Trevor Cahill for the D'Backs against Aaron Harang.
Congratulations to Jaime Jarrin! He will return next year for his 55th year with the Dodgers. He has signed a three year contract! Felicidades Maestro!
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Is getting that too many teams are beating the Dodgers. At one time, both the Angels and Dodgers were doing well. What happened? the Baseball Gods are angry. We must pacifiy them.

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Still sounds like "F%CK AFGHANISTAN" to me. And personally I think stuff like this erodes the already tenuous moral fabric of America. People have to be like everyone else sooooooo, farther down this formerly strong society spirals. Individuality is pretty much shot to h3ll anymore, so following everyone else is pretty much the norm....sadly of course.
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House Republicans and Speaker John Boehner have hit upon a de facto solution to the problems of governing while seeming to keep faith with their ideologically driven constituents.
Here's the deal: Boehner first stakes out a good position on spending and budget issues by passing a bill he knows will not go anywhere in the Senate or win presidential approval. But the one-house bill gives his Republican members something to vote for and to cite to angry voters back home.
Once his members are safely on record supporting cuts in spending, the speaker then caves in to Obama and the Senate, passing the financial bills the mainstream media says the country needs. But he does so with a majority that consists of almost unanimous Democratic support and forty or fifty of his best supporters in the GOP caucus. The rest of the Republican Congressional Caucus — tea party and others — votes against the bill. It seems that they are defying their Speaker and, back home, their votes pass for courage. But, in reality, they are simply acting out their part of a carefully choreographed pas de deux.
Some of the no votes on Boehner's bills come from sincere and true believers who genuinely want to demand more spending cuts before they allow the debt limit to be raised or the government to continue to function. Congresspeople like Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Steve King (R-Iowa), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and a few dozen others are true believers. But the rest of the class of 2010 is riding along on their coattails, voting no and keeping their fingers crossed that they get outvoted so they don't have to face a firestorm in the media by beating the administration's bill.
For his part, Speaker Boehner has become the de facto coalition speaker, representing a combination of the entire Democratic Party and a sprinkling of loyal Republicans.
His historic metaphor is former British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, who became the first-ever Labour Party Prime Minister in 1924 and again from 1929-31. Like Boehner and the Tea Party, he first attained power at the head of the brand new Labor Party in 1924. While Boehner's speakership came about as a reaction to Obamacare, MacDonald's majority stemmed from the pacifist reaction to World War I. After nine months, however, he lost to a resurgent Conservative Party. When he returned to power in 1929, he found it impossible to reconcile the demands of his Labour Party base with the conventional wisdom favoring austerity, so he formed a coalition government in 1931 with only a handful of Labour members but backed by a united Tory Party. That's roughly Boehner's situation today. Just as the Conservatives pulled the strings behind the former first-ever Labour Prime Minister, so Obama and Reid are calling the shots for the speaker elected with Tea Party votes.
MacDonald's Labour Party fell in 1931 because it was split between those who went along with the Conservative Party's demand to keep the gold standard through spending cuts and his own Labour base which demanded higher spending to counter the Depression. Boehner's Republican Party is similarly divided between those who are willing to continue to see spending grow and the GOP base, which demands deep cuts. And, like MacDonald, Boehner would rather cling to power and be manipulated by the demands of his opposition than to stand on principle with his own party.
What is the likely future of the House Republican majority? It depends on the outcome of the president's policies. If they lead to the economic disaster we conservatives have been predicting, the GOP will capture the Senate and gain in the House. Then the stage will be set for Boehner to stand on principle, as he tried to do in 2009 and 2010, or to be pushed aside. But, if the stagnation in which we are now mired turns out to be permanent (as it is in Japan and Europe), then the Republicans are likely to lose their majority.
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"Comprised of emcees/producers Fluent and Selfish, Uncut Raw claims both Akron, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois as their home-territory. Their debut album, a 26-track patchwork of dusty (and dusted) Hip-Hop titled First Toke, is out now on the independent Green Llama Records. At the risk of sounding melodramatic, it's the kind of album (like Enta Da Stage, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Funcrusherplus, and Operation: Doomsday) that comes along every now-and-again to remind me of exactly what I love about Hip-Hop, offering assurances that no matter what happens, real, raw, dirty-sounding, sample-based Hip-Hop can't ever die. When I put a track from First Toke on a recent podcast I described it as "under-under-underground, super-duper Indie-Rap, backpack craziness" and "gutter, basement, recorded-in-the-bathroom Rap." If you're a fan of the beatmaking aesthetic and lyrical styling of classic Wu Tang Clan, early MF Doom, Dilla's Stones Throw output, and Madlib at his dustiest, you need the tapedeck-era throwback-Rap of Uncut Raw's First Toke."
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does vincent price (forgot his name before vincent price) still make beats?
Soundcloud.com/mall-prowler and it's the real vincent price if the name is unfamiliar
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i just listened to First Toke for the first time a few weeks back, i'm kicking myself for not discovering this dude earlier...his beats are on par with all the other cats i look up too- can't wait to check this out.
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that was fluent on the beats for uncut raw. all u need to know lies here >>> http://greenllamamusic.com/
oh, so Selfish was the one rapping on that?
i just assumed one strictly did beats and the other just did rhymes.
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But wait! Well the elusive duo ever reunite and do a follow up? Hell, if they can do a city slick follow up then darn tootin' they can do a 52 track follow up to first toke.
they had a follow up ready for uncut raw in 09.
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A pilot was supposed to drop them over a crowd, but missed.
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i root for them. gallo is one of my fav players in the league n he is developing nicely. watched him against miami last night. he really had no fear of lebron. was fun to see..
Whenever they're not playing the Knicks I love tuning into a Denver game.
Gallo has become much more consistent, and I reckon have one of the best benches in the league. Rudy, miller, harr, Anderson, koufus.
I'm a big melo fan, but I wish we got him as an unrestricted fa. I'd love to be able to bring moz, chandler off the bench, and start gall next to
Also, who believes that Rubio n love are the next Stockton/malone
i root for them. gallo is one of my fav players in the league n he is developing nicely. watched him against miami last night. he really had no fear of lebron. was fun to see..
Not really.. At first yeah.. But I can never truly root for anyone outside of the orange and blue.
I root for them but not because they have Galinari and Mozgov but because they have George Karl. Best damn underrated coach in NBA. I saw them against Miami and boy did they play well. Everyone passing, great spacing, ball movement. Their bench is best in NBA hands down. Without ballhog Carmelo they look so much better. Go Nuggets!
But I have to admit that I really like thieir offense, their ball-movement is top 3 in the NBA. D'Antoni gets a boner watching that
And I really like Ty Lawson, he somehow reminds me of Chris Childs, but is more athletic. This guy has NYK-point guard written all over him!
Denver has plummeted all the way down to the point where they are now my 28th least favorite team.
The only teams i have more then the Nuggets are the Bobcats and Nets
Im sick of being compared to Denver. Calamari didnt help things with his recent comments so **** him too. I never thought Gallo was anything special, he'll never be anything more then a role player.
I'm a closet Warriors fan.
It's a shame Chandler bottled it and went to China for the guaranteed $$$... Guess that weed habit ain't cheap
Always thought he was and would be better than Gallo but this extended break might cost him that crown.
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A heehee even after the sweep
I'm not going to go all doom and gloom. Our team's inconsistent this season, and we know that. We all hope it gets better and stays better soon.
Although I was out watching the final game v. the Pads at the Blind Pig with Coop and a BoSox fan friend, I always DVR the SNY broadcast. Later Sunday evening, while watching the top of the 6th, I got a chuckle. The camera focused on a vendor in the stands carrying lemonade. Keith asked "Are those mojitas?"
I believe a mojita is a mojito mixed with a spalsh of Just For Men. Apparently, they are very popular in San Diego. Keith took his daughter and her girlfriends out for dinner, and "they went through mojitas like there was no tomorrow."
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At this point, the ONLY way to watch Mets games is with a cocktail (or 10)!!!!😦
I second that. Cocktails for everyone!
Start pouring, girls.
Actually, those drinks being "vended" at Petco Park looked like Margaritas to me. Or as Keith would probably say it, "Margaritos." It's always hilarious to me to hear this man with a Spanish surname cheerfully massacre the Spanish language.
Yes, Zoe, I also LOVED the shots of Little Keith with Missing Teeth!!
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|Deceased (Accidentally killed by Lenore Karidian) (2266)
|Lenore Karidian (daughter)
|Played by:
|Arnold Moss
|Kodos in 2266, under the alias of Anton Karidian
Kodos the Executioner is the name history has given to Governor Kodos, who governed the Tarsus IV colony circa 2246.
In 2246, an exotic fungus destroyed most of the colony's food supply, and its 8,000 inhabitants faced starvation. Kodos, implementing his own theories of eugenics, selected 4,000 of the colony's residents to be put to death, so that the remaining 4,000 might survive on the limited food supplies available. Among the dead were Kevin Riley's parents. Among the survivors were Riley, James T. Kirk, Thomas Leighton and E. Molson. Of the survivors, these four and only five others were eyewitnesses who could identify Kodos. At that time, Kodos had red hair with a receding hairline, a red mustache and a beard.
- "The revolution is successful. But survival depends on drastic measures. Your continued existence represents a threat to the well-being of society. Your lives mean slow death to the more valued members of the colony. Therefore, I have no alternative but to sentence you to death. Your execution is so ordered, signed Kodos, Governor of Tarsus IV."
- – excerpt from Kodos' speech to the 4,000 people he murdered
Relief ships from Earth arrived earlier than expected and found a burned body. Kodos was presumed dead, and the matter was closed.
In 2266, Thomas Leighton was living on Planet Q when a troupe of itinerant actors, the Karidian Company, performed there. He became convinced that their leading man, Anton Karidian, was actually Kodos. Diverting the USS Enterprise on a pretense, he argued this case to Kirk, who was less certain. Kirk's subsequent research raised some issues, and when Leighton was found dead outside his home, Kirk's suspicions became stronger. He arranged for the Karidian Company to embark upon the Enterprise, so that he could study the matter more thoroughly. Attempts on the lives of Kevin Riley and Kirk himself all but confirmed Kodos' identity.
The Karidian Players were performing Hamlet, the price of their passage (so to speak), when Kevin Riley sneaked backstage. He had overheard Doctor McCoy making a medical log entry, and now also knew that Kodos might be aboard – and might be the person who poisoned him and murdered his family. He stole a phaser and sneaked backstage, but was stopped from committing the murder by Kirk, who convinced him to give up the phaser.
Karidian overheard their whispers, and during a conversation about them discovered that his daughter Lenore had been slowly murdering the witnesses who could identify him. Distraught that Lenore, the one thing in his life untouched by what he'd done was, in fact, poisoned by it, he raced after her when she snatched a security guard's phaser and ran onstage. When he realized she planned to kill Kirk, he stepped in front of the captain, and the shot meant for Kirk killed Kodos. (TOS: "The Conscience of the King")
Background Edit
- Kodos was portrayed by actor Arnold Moss.
- Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, named his recurring alien characters "Kang" and "Kodos", after Kang the Klingon and Kodos the Executioner.
- Although not seen on screen, part of Hoshi Sato's bio from ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" – which was written entirely by episode writer Mike Sussman – revealed that Hoshi and her family were among the four thousand people who died on Tarsus IV in 2246.
- Kodos is identified by a voice print identification in this episode whereas later series, such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, typically use other methods like DNA analysis. Voice print IDs continue to make an appearance for security clearance verifications well into later productions to include Star Trek: Enterprise.
- His mirror universe counterpart appeared in the novel The Sorrows of Empire.
External link Edit
- Kodos at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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Chaotik Stylz just dropped his first official release via Brick Records on July 16th. 'The Subliminal Substance' is fully produced by OH NO except for two tracks, one of which is produced by DJ Romes, the other by Georgia Anne Muldrow. Features on the album include Oh No, M.E.D., Roc C, Declaime, Romes and Georgia Anne Muldrow amongst others.
The album is dark, gritty, and covers every aspect of Chaotik's life whilst he was literally going through chaos. From dealing with drug addiction, to his Mother passing away, trying to raise his daughters, trying to succeed in the rap game whilst holding down a 9 to 5.
I recently spoke to Chaotik and we discussed all of the above plus the making of his album, how he hooked up with Oh No, his past and what he hopes for the future…
Interview conducted by Pattch82 (email@example.com)
Interview Date: July 17th 2013
PATTCH82: Wassup Chaotik…
CHAOTIK: What's goin' on man how you doing?
P82: Yeah I'm not bad. Yourself…?
C: Yeah I'm doing alright man, I'm living. Living the dream homie, haha.
P82: Cool. First off, can you explain what your name represents…?
C: Haha, well it's Chaotik Stylz a.k.a. Chaotik Kojima. My life since the day of my birth has been chaotic in every single way. My Mother was an English teacher so the misspelling of words was completely unacceptable but the way I was living was unacceptable too, so the style I've got is chaotic, so simply it's Chaotik Stylz. Now the Chaotik Kojima, I'm a big fan of Metal Gear and it's kinda an ode to Hideo Kojima the guy that created all that because he changed the game. You're not going out there to kill people and I'm not either. I'm not going out talking about busting guns or anything. I guess that's pretty much the best way I could say it, my style is just ill, it's Chaotik.
P82: For the people that don't know… can you give us a little history on where you're from, how you got in to the game, etc…
C: Oh man, well I grew up in Buffalo, between here and L.A. throughout half of my life. I started rapping when I was fifteen, a little crew out here. Then I got serious after my Mom passed away back in 2005. Luckily Myspace was kinda blowing up around then; I sent a blind message over to M.E.D. through Myspace. He hit me back; we did a track then all of a sudden boom… I get a call from Oh No and then we built on from there so it's kinda cool.
P82: I was going to ask how you initially hooked up with Oh No… so did he reach out to you initially…?
C: Well I reached out to him first just to say what's up, then all of a sudden I get a phone call out of the blue at the house and then we kinda just started building from there. I spit a verse for him over the phone, he liked it and then he started sending me a couple of beat tapes and stuff and then yeah, we just started working on some songs and everything, I started writing. My first actual recording session was in front of Oh No and DJ Romes! My first recording session ever.
P82: No pressure there then…? Haha
C: Yeah man quite a bit, Haha. That was one of the most hectic moments of my entire life to be honest, Haha.
P82: When you were recording with Oh No, what were the sessions like…? What was the vibe like in the studio…?
C: Well Oh No was there for the first recordings and then he had to go and do other things and everything so it ended up mostly being me and DJ Romes initially. But it was amazing, it was so laid back we just kinda flew with everything and then a couple of tracks got switched and then we just started working on an entire project together.
P82: I first heard about the album a long time ago, possibly back in 2009, maybe 2010. Was there any reason for the long delay or were you continuously working on it…?
C: Well we were kinda wrapping it up around 2009/2010 and around that time I was also kinda working with a label out of France called Coffee Break and things just got put on hold. You know, money gets involved and everything. Then all of a sudden, a good friend of mine named John over at Beat Tape Co-Op, gotta give him a big shout out, he really helped me get this project out. He knew about the album, he asked me to send it to him. This was just a couple of months ago, so I went on the web, did it and all of a sudden I'm on Brick Records now so it's pretty cool.
P82: Cool. So are you actually signed to Brick Records or are you just putting out this project with them…?
C: I'm putting it out through them right now. I'm free right now but I'm hoping to actually be locked in to a deal eventually but right now I just decided to put this album out through them. I'm kinda just riding everything on this album you know. This is a big portion of my life, completely different to what I'm sounding like now but like I said, it needed to be heard and I'm glad it's getting the chance to do so.
P82: The album dropped yesterday (July 16th). What has the response been like so far from the people that have heard it…?
C: Wow, really good. It's been odd to be compared to some of my favourites like Talib Kweli and just to see some of the reviews online; people seem to really like it a lot. It's really good to see it getting a good response and people are enjoying it, that's the whole point you know. Money has never been a big thing for me; just my daughter's who I give my life to and the freedom that music gives me. The ability to freely express myself and I'm glad that people get to hear just how I was brought up because like I said, I'm sober now but while we were doing this I was all fucked up. You know what I mean? So like I said, it's a completely different me. This was a long process and it wouldn't have been what it was without the help of Oh No, he's like a brother to me now, we've became really good friends and he's had my back for years through this whole thing. And then with Dudley and Georgia, M.E.D., Roc C, everyone who was involved with it, especially Romes too, I mean without him and without my boy DJ Optimus Prime out here this album would not be what it is at all.
P82: I've been listening to the promo copy for the last week or so, had it on repeat for a good few days. It's classic Oh No beats but paired with an MC that actually has something to say and it's really good to hear…
C: Yeah man, thank you for that man. Like I said, it's just my soul on paper coming out man. That's all I can really say about it. It's been a blessing to work with everyone I've been able to and it's hopefully gunna bring me a lot more in the future. I'm working on some new stuff now, hopefully have another album out soon, me and Oh No gunna be working again together too so I just keep it moving you know what I mean…
P82: Can you go in to some of the topics that you cover on the album…?
C: Oh wow… Well I lost a lot of family and friends growing up. From a young age to my Mom passing and stuff so there's the pain of loss, there's drug addiction from each sides. 'Drug Muzik' is basically just like… how can I put this… it's like me talking shit about drugs but loving it at the same time. It's like the mind of an addict, you can hate it but you love it. It's killing you but you need it. The same thing for 'Substance' the whole theme of the album is basically that drugs and music are one and the same nowadays. It's fed down your throat, you're told that you need this that and the third, you're told that this is what you're supposed to like and people do. And I just wanna remind people that you don't have to be like that. You can free yourself from the bullshit that's on the radio; you can free yourself from all the bullshit your doctor is telling you to take. I've been clinically told that I'm bi-polar, ADHD, crazy shit. I've been clean and sober and changed everything. So yeah I would say the pain of life, the pain of loss, the pain of drugs, you know. I never really touched on love as much as I would like to on the album but I got love for the music and that's really what I tried to show on it.
P82: On the album you have a lot of guests that are/were associated with Stones Throw Records. Is that something that happened through Oh No or DJ Romes…?
C: I just reached out and then when I got out to Cali when I started really working on the album, me and Declaime had talked beforehand on Myspace and stuff so we got in contact. I went over to record with Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley as well and that was just an amazing situation. We had my daughter, she's 8 now but she's probably about 1 and a half there, so you'll hear her on some of the old songs like on 'Sorrow' and 'The Check' too, you'll hear her in the background. It was just an amazing experience and I'm glad I was able to capture it and give it to the world. But yeah, Romes and I just kinda sat in the lab for a good few days just writing and writing, recording and recording and sat out at the hotel I was at just writing half of the album right there, and then the other half was done out here mostly with DJ Optimus Prime so it was a blessing all over.
P82: Who influenced you coming up…? Was there any particular MC's that inspired you to pursue Hip-Hop…?
C: Oh wow, A Tribe Called Quest umm Gang Starr man… M.E.D., MF DOOM! obviously, he's just such a fuckin' beast. Man there's just so many… Pete Rock & CL Smooth you know, the list goes on and on and on but I'd say Tribe, Talib, Mos Def, those are like my biggest inspirations.
P82: I read that your family have a bit of history in the entertainment business… Is that something that inspired you to go in the same direction…?
C: Yes indeed man I'm just trying to keep it positive you know what I mean. As long as I can just enlighten people and I just wanna bring a smile to peoples faces you know. If anyone can relate to what I've been through, if anyone can relate to any of the songs, I just wanna bring light to the darkness so to speak. Any way I can do that, like I said if people are enjoying it, I'm really glad there's been a good response so far. I hope that reflects in sales obviously but if it doesn't then it was an experience that I'll never forget and I'm glad I was able to share it with the world.
P82: I've been checking out the music on your Bandcamp page. There's a lot of music on there that you are giving away for free…
C: Yes indeed…
P82: Is that something that you feel needs to be done these days to create a fanbase or a buzz…?
C: I just decided to say, you know what, this game has been sold to so many people, let me just record and put my feelings out there and a lot of the songs that I did on there were in a lot of bad times in my life but you can tell there's so much difference in what is going on in the 'Subliminal Substance' album obviously but I just wanted to give it out to be heard. I know me myself, I struggle, I still work a 9 to 5, but still I know I would want to check out some new shit if I had the opportunity so why not give it out for free.
P82: The 'U Can (Not) Advance' EP was really good, the production on there is crazy. Do you plan on putting out more projects through Bandcamp in the future…?
C: Oh of course I do man I'm actually gonna start working on my next project right now, I'm thinking about calling it 'Standalone Complex'. I think that title alone kinda reflects on where I've been just recently after the album was done until now. I stand alone but I stay together and I'm still complex as hell and I'm even getting more complex as I go along. Like I said, I'm gunna keep dropping stuff on Bandcamp, hopefully this next album will get picked up as well and we'll go off from there, see what happens. I do it for the love man, I'm glad people are enjoying it so far.
P82: The projects that you have on Bandcamp at the moment, are they more recent recordings…?
C: Oh yeah… let's see… 'Revengance' I just did on the Mac Book in my house, so I was like I'm just gunna put my thoughts on paper and spit it out and a lot of people like those songs. The 'U Can (Not) Advance' EP that was done maybe two or three years ago, wordisbond.com really liked it, they supported it and put it on their page. It got a lot of love too because there's a lot of different stuff on there compared to the 'Subliminal Substance', you can really hear the difference between the two.
P82: Can you speak on any future projects that you have in the pipeline…?
C: Yeah like I said, I'm trying to work on my next album. I'm also doing a collab with a good homie of mine out here named Jugalar Starr, we're working on a project together just me and him. I got beats from Dibiase that I owe him forever ago. I'm still just working, working, working and we're gunna see what happens with this next project and everything but I'm excited.
P82: Do you have any plans on collaborating with Oh No again in the future…?
C: Oh yeah most definitely, we're talking about working on some more stuff for the next album too. Oh No is like a brother to me man, till death I got that dude, he's been such a blessing in each and every way so he knows I got him till death and same thing vice versa.
P82: Is the ultimate aim to be able to do this full time and make a living out of it…?
C: Oh of course, I love this music, it's my heart and soul man and I'm definitely going to be putting my all in to it forever man. I got babies so I never stop working, just work on top of work, straight grind mode all day. I love being in the studio, like I said I can't wait to get started on this new album. But yeah this is my life man, all the way around the music evolves me and I revolve around it. Same thing with my sobriety now, shits crazy how it all kinda melded together and allows me to be completely free now.
P82: With regards to your sobriety, was there a certain situation that made you think now is the time…?
C: Legal problems after legal problems after bad relationship after bad relationship. Man that's all I can say, when life hits you it hits you hard and it took me to go through that heavy things to get where I am now. I'm almost six months sober now and through that everything has changed you know, I got a good chick riding beside me now, I'm a better Dad, tryna be working my ass off as much as possible and the music is coming out so much better. That's why it's crazy for me to hear 'The Subliminal Substance' now because that was when I was all fucked up, but now it's on a whole different level and that's why I can't wait for people to hear the album inside of that now.
P82: If you could give people one reason why they should go out and buy the record, what would you say…?
C: Man this is my life on vinyl or on a CD. It's something you can relate to, something you can bang out. Obviously I don't even need to say about the features man you already know about them. This is my life man enjoy it, it sounds tight. Drugs, life, everything, everybody can relate to it so just bang that shit, haha.
P82: Is there anything else you'd like to put out there…?
C: Yeah shouts to everyone that supported me throughout the years man I wouldn't be anything without everybody that supported, to many people to name but just thank you so much to the whole world for the support man. It's such a blessing, such an honour to be able to do this and to present this shit to you guys.
P82: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me…
C: Sick man I really appreciate the time man. God bless.
Hope you enjoy the read and check out the album... it's a really good joint.
Chaotik Stylz album (Fully produced by OH NO)
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DD is almost 22 mos. old and still nurses like 10-12 times a day most days. Just wondering how often yours nurse, and if this is normal? At this rate, I'm hoping she self-weans before she hits puberty!
DD is almost 22 mos. old and still nurses like 10-12 times a day most days. Just wondering how often yours nurse, and if this is normal? At this rate, I'm hoping she self-weans before she hits puberty!
At that point, we were at 8-10 times a day (including night). When I wanted him to cut back when I became pregnant, I realized that some of those sessions were snacks and drinks for him, and by offering those alternatives I was able to cut 2-3 sessions pretty quickly and easily. (Not that you need to by any means, but if you want to cut down, that might be a place to start.) With some gentle weaning encouragement, DS now nurses 2-4 (usually 3) times a day.
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At 22 months, my daughter was probably nursing 4-6 times per day. If we were out and about in the big exciting world, she nursed less. If we were at home all day, she nursed more- she wanted it when she was bored and whenever she saw me sit down in a couch or chair where she was accustomed to nurse. She was also nursing once at night out of habit. She would wake up between 5:00 and 6:30, nurse briefly, and then go back to sleep for an hour or so.
If you want to cut down on nursing- and mad props to you for nursing 10-12 times a day for 22 months!- I would definitely choose a week, and try to fill every moment of the day with activities that aren't nursing. That may help your toddler get out of the habit of nursing all the time.
And if you are okay with the level of nursing your LO is doing, good for you! Keep it up, because there's no reason not to if you and your baby are both happy.
Wow...to me that is alot of nursing. I have a 7 month old and a 31 month old. I think due to the changes of pregnancy, my 31 month old is now only nursing 1 time a day, before naptime. However, when I got pregnant he was nursing 3x a day. Between my 2 I probably nurse 11-13x a day. It's exhausting most days. I feel for ya!
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Wow! Well done mamma for keeping up with your nursing schedule. My son is 25 months old and I express once a day and give him around 10oz, then he nurses to sleep in the evening, two or three times during the night and once in the morning. He doesn't ask to nurse at all during the day.
I agree with PP, distraction seems to be the key if you want to cut down your time nursing.
Good luck and well done.
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Congrats!!! I am glad to hear that you have been breastfeeding for soo long. My daughter is 6 months old and it is so challenging for me to breastfeed. She is not yet ready for solids. I find my self breastfeeding her every 4 hours in a 24 hour period. ..... its exhausting
Gabe is 21 months and we nurse 3-4 times per day, 4-6 times per day on the weekend. It's basically on demand when we are together but he is at daycare through the week so that cut down most of our sessions!
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I am just amazed...I don't nurse my 2 month old that often I worried that maybe I was doing something wrong...she only nurses maybe 8x a day. But she is happy, healthy, gaining weight like crazy, and sleeping great. So I'm not worried...but I gotta tell you...I'd be exhausted if I nursed that much I think! Good for you!
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Shiloh (5/6/06) Nursed for 13 months and Josephine (7/26/08) Nursed for 23.5 mos Currently nursing my new little firecracker, Finley Catherine, born on the 4th of July!!
It's really not that bad! I love nursing her. And she's a fast nurser - usually only takes about 10 minutes, except for the marathon session (sometimes an hour and a half!) at bedtime. I only asked because we have dealt with anemia issues in the past, but she was okay the last time they checked. But wanting to nurse more is a symptom of it, so I was just wondering if it was normal or if I should be concerned.
I was thinking though, that she's on a high-fat diet because she's such a skinny girl, and I had read that the more often they nurse, the higher the fat content of BM. So maybe she's just naturally craving what she needs most of, huh? That, and I think she needs the time to reconnect with mom too. She really is a mama's girl still (don't get me wrong, she loves daddy and the rest of the fam, but when she's busy spending time with other people, she really needs to reconnect afterward). Plus, she's been pretty slow at picking up solids (she does well, just not a lot of interest) which I think may be because of some food intolerances/allergies.
I just read all these posts from moms with LOs younger than mine who are only nursing like 3-4 times a day and I just wondered if anyone else nursed this often still. It's interesting to see what other toddlers are doing!
FWIW - my 19 month old nurses 2-3 times per day now, but LOVES to eat food


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Next week (on Darwin Day), Dan Barker will debate Kyle Butt on the specific question of the existence of the God of the Bible.
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Barker will affirm, "I know the God of the Bible does not exist"…
Okay, seriously, this is getting ridiculous. In fact, it's rapidly becoming my number one pet peeve about theist/atheist debates. I'm going to try to make this real simple.
Attention debaters: Stop falling for this! Theists who challenge you to a debate are not representatives of the National Forensics League. They are not a neutral party trying to set up an objective and fair confrontation for both sides. They are deliberately trying to stack the deck against you. They want you to lose the debate before you set foot in the room.
How in the world did Dan Barker fall for this? One of the strongest tools that atheists have is attributing the burden of proof to the theist. I don't know that unicorns do not exist. I don't know that Russell's Teapot orbiting beyond Mars does not exist. I simply don't have any reason to believe that they do.
By accepting this ridiculous topic, (a) Dan Barker is forced to defend a position that he probably doesn't hold; (b) he's now locked into a position where the theist can just spout vague pseudo-philosophy about knowledge and epistemology, and not defend the concept that a god exists at all.
This is important, guys. Pay attention to the format and the topic before you agree to a debate. Tell your friends. Don't make me keep repeating it.
Will somebody please pass this friendly advice along? This trend must be stopped.
If I were Barker, I'd try to salvage this bad situation by making a self-deprecating joke about it. First thing you say is, "Let me tell you right away I'm going to lose this debate. Why? The topic is set to a position that is not mine. I don't 'know' that there is no God, any more than I know that there is no FSM. So recognizing that I've already lost my case, I'm going to turn this debate into a draw by making sure my opponent loses right along with me. He doesn't know that God exists because…" etc.


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Albury: I can't get there from hereOctober 21,2013
As the recent government shutdown demonstrated, we are a country in need of a sense of direction. I am not sure who will get our nation back on course, but I am certain of one thing; it wont be me. My lack of a sense of direction is legendary.
One time I got lost in a Bed, Bath and Beyond for three days. If the store didnt have beds, baths, and a beyond in the form of a vending machine, I might not have survived the ordeal. On the advice of my attorney, I cannot comment in detail about the incident. Suffice it to say, I think the store manager might have been a little more understanding about the signal fire I built in the linens aisle.
It would seem that someone with my degree of direction deficiency might be thrilled by the advent of the GPS. Unfortunately, while these instruments are very helpful to most people, I find them to be confusing. It doesnt help that the little lady who lives in that tiny device always seems to cop an attitude with me.
One time I was on a trip to New Jersey with a friend, and we borrowed a GPS to ensure that we would arrive at our destination. I entered the address into the GPS, and we started our drive. All was good in the beginning, when we were taking main routes and there was no opportunity to make a wrong turn. However, things got slightly more complicated when we found ourselves in the heart of the Garden State, where there are 635 miles of roadway per square mile of real estate. Little Miss Good Directions would issue instructions like, Right turn in 200 feet. Well, when Im driving I dont always think to carry around a yardstick or a tape measure. Sure enough, without the ability to accurately measure random distances, I would miss a turn, and the Windshield Wench would get all snooty. Recalculating route, she would say in a tone that implied the driver, yours truly, was dumber than a bag of hammers.
After the fifth or sixth minor misunderstanding on my part, my Global Positioning Nag growled at me like Regan in The Exorcist. As it turned out she got the last laugh when her discombobulated directions resulted in my pulling into the docks of Port Newark on an empty tank of gas.
Now, when I am going on a trip, I usually employ the shameless tactic of asking someone to accompany me and hope that he or she can drive us there.
I was signed up for the Green Mountain Marathon in South Hero last weekend. I live off exit 4 of the interstate. The exit for South Hero is exit 17. You dont have to be a math wizard to know this offered a minimum of 13 wrong turns I could make before I even got close to the event. After telling my girlfriend, Kathy, about the race, she said she had a brother who lives near South Hero and she would be more than willing to take us there. I took her up on the generous offer, and before I knew it we were headed north on I-89.
It was a beautiful morning, and as we drove we conversed and enjoyed the foliage. At one point, as the hours seemed to advance, I looked to the side of the road and saw an interesting sign. Oh, look, I commented to my competent, directionally adept driver, That sign says, Canada 2 miles.
Neat, she replied, and after a short pause, added, What?!
Then she said a string of words that were pretty cool but entirely inappropriate to be repeated in a family newspaper.
The beauty of her quickly woven tapestry of profanities was only outdone by her amazing driving. I have never before seen a car turn left from the right hand lane and go up on two wheels to make a U-turn through the emergency turnaround in the median. And I certainly have never before been in a car that performed this maneuver. And if there is anyone in the law enforcement community reading this, I deny everything.
Once we were headed south, Kathy switched from her leaf peeper driving mode to that of a highly caffeinated Danica Patrick and zoomed past the three missed exits to our destination. We got to the race with minutes to spare.
Since last weekend I have been doing some thinking about this little incident. We will be going to New Jersey in a few weeks and it might be best if we can find someone to take us there. It would be helpful if our volunteer had both a car and a friend or relative in the Garden State.
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Ibanez Is a NICE Man – Leave Him Alone!
I nearly cried when I read the Philly.com article where poor Raul Ibanez had to defend himself against an irresponsible and moronic blogger. Apparently, some idiot came out in his blog stating he felt that Ibanez must be taking steroids and that this was the only explanation for his outstanding year.
I will not post the link to that blog here because I do not wish to give that guy any support. The nerve of him; not only does he seek to slander the name of a good man, but he gives responsible bloggers everywhere a bad rap.
Do we all get annoyed and rant sometimes? Sure. But generally speaking, we rant about the truth, not some idea we have made up in our heads. If your team had a bad game, feel free to say so. The facts are the facts, a loss is a loss. And if we make jokes to lighten the mood (like I do, A LOT), they are solely for entertainment purposes and not to hurt anyone. But for goodness sake, do not spread rumors and report unverified and even worse, totally speculative information and present it as news!
Poor Raul; he does not deserve that. Just because we are immersed in an era of baseball where steroids have run rampant, does not mean that all players have joined in. Does hard work and dedication no longer pay off? Or are we to instantly attribute all good play to steroids? Sure, we have been disappointed by a lot of players, but that does not give anyone the right to make such accusations.
And that is my informed and totally honest rant of the day :O)
'Phillies Memories' DVD Review
I wrote a review for the new MLB DVD, 'Phillies Memories' which was posted on Phillies.com today. The DVD is only $19.95 and is very entertaining and informative, covering all 126 years of the Phillies. Please read the review and feel free to pass on any comments. I did make one typo…let's see if anyone figures it out ;O) Maybe I should take steroids to enhance my performance? (FYI – This is a JOKE – just in case some idiot takes that to a new level of stupidity :O)
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Sorry about the Ibanez stuff. He's having a great year, yes, but he's always been a terrific player. He's just more high profile now because he's on a championship team!
Kudos on the review, Jen! You're comin' up in the world! Don't sweat the Ibanez stuff… unless it's true of course (just kidding!).
It is so sad Jenn – this is going to keep happening to players because too many idiots took steroids! People need to learn there is a difference between ranting and spreading gossip.
Hey Jenn, great DVD review! Is the typo where you stuttered "that was that was"? These things jump out at me. I bought this DVD the other week, but so far have only watched the bonus features – the spray on hair is absolutely hilarious! Haven't had a chance to watch the rest of it yet. BTW, it was on sale in my local Giant supermarket for $13.99 (I think), a much better price than mlb.com's.
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Hey Sue..actually, that is not the typo I was talking about…in fact, that typo was not put in by me! The original document I submitted does not have that, so it must have been a glitch when they edited! Weird. Ok so, now I have 2 typos…but I am only taking credit for one :O)
Ugh, people shouldn't make these accusations without any proof. That's the worst part about the whole steroids era in baseball: now everyone who's having a great year is suddenly suspect. In Ibanez's case, it's probably because he's moved to the National League and the pitchers just haven't figured out how to pitch to him yet. Plus it helps that he faces the Nats like once a week ;)Personally, I'm glad Ibanez is having a great year in the other league. He used to kill the Twins all the time when he was with the Mariners. -Erinhttp://plunking-gomez.mlblogs.com
He actually did not come out and accuse him, but threw out speculation and then posted his reasoning for it all.
It actually made some sense when you see the numbers and understand he left a pitchers park (Safeco Field) for a hitters park Citizens Bank Park).
But his tongue-in-cheek rendition did fall on its face badly.
It just shows that the media we used daily is going to fall more and more under "journalism" and not just opinion and personal observations.
I am still looking out for the first lawsuit……….They do it to Perez Hilton and his gossip clans all the time.
But I do think Ibanez is just having a great year in a new league in a hitters ballpark………..But after all the Manny and A Rod fiasco, everyone will get a second peek now.
And that is sad.
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Home List of Titles Amperometric hydrogen peroxide biosensor based on a glassy carbon electrode modified with polythionine and gold nanoparticles
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- Amperometric hydrogen peroxide biosensor based on a glassy carbon electrode modified with polythionine and gold nanoparticles
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- Wang, Qingxia; Zhang, Haili; Wu, Yiwei; Yu, Aimin
- Abstract
- We report on a novel hydrogen peroxide biosensor that was fabricated by the layer-by-layer deposition method. Thionine was first deposited on a glassy carbon electrode by two-step electropolymerization to form a positively charged surface. The negatively charged gold nanoparticles and positively charged horseradish peroxidase were then immobilized onto the electrode via electrostatic adsorption. The sequential deposition process was characterized using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy by monitoring the impedance change of the electrode surface during the construction process. The electrochemical behaviour of the modified electrode and its response to hydrogen peroxide were studied by cyclic voltammetry. The effects of the experimental variables on the amperometric determination of H2O2 such as solution pH and applied potential were investigated for optimum analytical performance. Under the optimized conditions, the biosensor exhibited linear response to H2O2 in the concentration ranges from 0.20 to 1.6 mM and 1.6 to 4.0 mM, with a detection limit of 0.067 mM (at an S/N of 3). In addition, the stability and reproducibility of this biosensor was also evaluated and gave satisfactory results.
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- Microchimica Acta, Vol. 176, no. 3-4 (Feb 2012), pp. 279-285
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- 2012
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- 0301 Analytical Chemistry; 0399 Other Chemical Sciences
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- Biosensors; Gold nanoparticles; Horseradish peroxidase; Hydrogen peroxide; Polythionine
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