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There was a time, Ted Thompson will confess, when he thought he had the NFL Draft thing figured out. Then Aaron Rodgers fell into his lap.
And so, as Thompson and his personnel staff prepped for the 2013 NFL Draft – beginning Thursday night with the first round, followed by the second and third rounds on Friday night and the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds on Saturday – the Green Bay Packers general manager freely admitted that while he'd like to say he knows who'll be available when his team goes on the clock at No. 26, he wouldn't be telling the truth.
"I don't know that yet. And I'm not going to know that," Thompson said. "Probably when I first came back here in 2005, I was a little cockier that. 'Yeah, I know what's going to happen' and all that. But as you get older, you start to lose that edge a little bit. Or you fool yourself into so much that you realize you're making mistakes and you didn't know. So I try not to predict. I try to just make sure that these guys on our board are in a position to pick."
Eight years ago, on his first draft as Packers GM in 2005, Thompson didn't think Rodgers would still be on the board when the Packers picked at No. 24. He and his staff had done their due diligence on him – even though the University of California quarterback had been in the conversation to be the No. 1 overall pick that year – and even used one of their allotted 15-minute interviews at the annual NFL Scouting Combine
"I think we both thought on either side that there wasn't a good chance that I would slide down to 24," Rodgers recalled of the Combine interview. "But at the same time I remember telling them 'Trade up. I'd love to play for you guys.' And they were saying, 'Well, you probably won't be available when we want to get you.' But like I said, some things are meant to be."
After picking Rodgers, Thompson said he had started hearing rumblings a few days earlier that Rodgers might fall – "A couple of, I don't know, websites or ESPN's or something that said maybe he might get there, so I went back and did a little more work (on him) just to make sure," Thompson said – and certainly that scenario could unfold again Thursday night with another player.
But just as he did with Rodgers, Thompson will base his decision largely on game tape – and not the workout numbers from players' pro days or NFL Scouting Combine performances. In two years at Cal, Rodgers went 17-5 as a starter and threw for 5,469 yards and 43 touchdowns, completing 66.1 percent of his passes and setting a Pac-10 record with a 1.95 career interception percentage (13 interceptions in 665 attempts).
While Thompson said there's value to the workouts, the film usually has the final say. In fact, Thompson said that more often than not, the changes he and the personnel staff make to the draft board after the Combine and pro days are undone when the staff goes back to the film room.
"We have our meetings prior to the Combine and we kind of set the board initially. (Then) we come back from the combine and we move guys all around. (Then) we go to the pro days, we move guys all around again." Thompson explained. "We come back in, and we wind up moving guys back to where they were when we first watched film in January. It doesn't happen in all cases, but it's shocking how many times it works out like that.
"At the end of the day, our mantra is to 'Know what we know.' If we don't know something, admit we don't know it, and there's going to be this gap of information that we don't know about this player. But what we do know, that's what we're going to trade on."
While Thompson's draft-and-develop philosophy demands that he hit on a high percentage of his picks, he certainly hasn't been infallible. The early returns haven't been positive on injured 2011 first-round pick Derek Sherrod, injury-prone 2007 first-round pick Justin Harrell was a disaster and 2008 second-round pick Brian Brohm was a wasted selection. But many of his high picks have panned out, and in eight drafts, Thompson has taken seven Pro Bowl players: Rodgers, safety Nick Collins, inside linebacker A.J. Hawk, wide receiver Greg Jennings, guard Josh Sitton, outside linebacker Clay Matthews and defensive tackle B.J. Raji. Those seven players have been selected to a combined 15 Pro Bowls.
At 26, Thompson should have some interesting options if he chooses to make the selection, from a host of safeties (only Texas' Kenny Vaccaro appears to be a lock to be gone), to a handful of defensive linemen (UCLA's Datone Jones, North Carolina's Sylvester Williams and Florida State's Tank Carradine could all be there), to Alabama running back Eddie Lacy (despite Thompson historically avoiding running backs in the first round). Then again, there could be a team looking to move up and draft a falling quarterback, which could prompt a move backward.
"It's the risk-reward ratio that you work with at any time during the draft. Do we take this guy here or do we take a chance on him being there a little bit later? Do you take this guy now that's really talented but maybe a knucklehead? You're weighing that risk-reward," Thompson said. "It's all a matter of that and you don't know how it's going to work."
Adding to the uncertainty is that this draft appears to have a large group of relatively equal players from the mid-to-late first round to the early second round. Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman said in his team's draft meetings, their selections at Nos. 23 and 25 have varied from mock draft to mock draft.
"It was kind of like putting a Rubik's cube together. I can literally say, there were two to three, sometimes four, players that we've hammered through," Spielman said. "The phone has been -- whether you believe me or not -- but I'm telling you, it's been the most active it's been in a while, because of where we're picking. And I don't know the reason why, but there are a lot of teams that potentially are jockeying from the top of that second round. There are some teams jockeying potentially in the bottom of the first round to come up to one of our picks at 23 or 25, and that's something we're going to be very open to."
Thompson could be open to such a deal, too, but he was quick to caution that the first-round pick, despite getting most of the attention, is only one selection.
"When you're picking as late as we are … everybody focuses on the first round. You guys know I'm just as keen on all the other rounds," Thompson said. "But you don't know how it's going to go. So you don't want to gnash your teeth over that first pick too much. You just do what you do."
First round; No. 26
Second round: No. 55
Third round: No. 88
Fourth round: No. 122
Fifth round: No. 159
Fifth round: No. 167*
Sixth round: No. 193
Seventh round: No. 232
* - No. 167 is the compensatory pick the Packers were awarded at the NFL Meetings earlier this week following last year's free agency period (losing C Scott Wells and backup QB Matt Flynn while signing C Jeff Saturday). Per NFL rules, that pick cannot be traded.
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has several active research projects examining alternative antineoplastic therapies, called the Best Case Series, including studies on homeopathy [1], insulin-potentiation therapy, and macrobiotic diet. For more details, see http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/therapy/CAM [2].
An excellent resource for those interested in primary and secondary prevention is Avoiding Cancer One Day at a Time: Practical Advice for Preventing Cancer, by Lynne Eldridge and David Borgeson.
This final category addresses deeper healing issues, achieving balance, and hopefully decreasing the likelihood of recurrence. It has not been well-studied, but it seems that many of the preventive recommendations play a role here and the transformative change that can come from healing practices [3] is a key focus.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic challenger Tom Barrett have reported raising more than $1 million in less than one week.
Walker has reported raising about $800,000 over the past week while Barrett reports raising about $261,000.
Both candidates were also required to file a report Tuesday showing how much they raised between April 24 and May 21. The $1 million were reported in filings required as an election nears whenever someone gives over $500.
Walker reported several large donations, including $100,000 from Richard Pieper of Pieper Electric in Milwaukee. Walker also got $50,000 from Richard Roberts, president of URL Pharma in Philadelphia and $25,000 from Max Carney, chief executive officer of Midwest Insurance Co. in Springfield, Ill.


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Leahy: Rutland's General Electric gains $8 million navy contractJanuary 03,2013GE Aviation in Rutland was awarded an $8 million contract to build engines for the Navy's EA-18G aircraft, the office of Sen. Patrick Leahy announced Thursday.
The total contract of $67 million is being divided among several GE plants. Rutland's share is 12 percent of the total award.
The Rutland plant has added 200 jobs over the last three years, bringing total employment at the two plants to 1,100.
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Oahu's ban on fireworks, is it working or not? Honolulu police just released the number of citations and arrests from firework violations over the holiday.
Aerial fireworks have been illegal for years, but the law didn't stop people from using them this past New Year's Eve. On Oahu, the city banned all fireworks like sparklers and fountains on Jan. 2nd 2010.
"I really don't think it works at all on New Year's Eve. When I was in Aiea there were fireworks everywhere even the house I was at lit off fireworks," said Angela Dominici.
"When I was at home I heard a lot of fireworks, and so I think people probably bought extras before they put the ban up," said Karina Shea.
Still, others say the ban has made a big impact on their fun.
"There was definitely less fireworks this year than other years," said Mark Chell.
"When I stopped by Kaneohe you smell it but not as much as before," said Diana Venegas.
There have been consequences for those who risked celebrating with illegal fireworks. Between Dec. 26th and Jan. 2nd of this year HPD officers issued 80 citations and two people were arrested.
But many said they just want the ban lifted.
"So not as fun boring by comparison no where near as fun," said Beate Chell.
"Fireworks is tradition -- you can't step on tradition like that," said Venegas.
Since the ban started, fireworks complaints have almost cut in half. This past New Year's Eve there were about 590 complaints. That's a lot less than the New Year's Eve before the ban, when there were more than 1,400 complaints.
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Oahu's ban on fireworks, is it working or not? Honolulu police just released the number of citations and arrests from firework violations over the holiday.
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We asked 100 CIO which art piece reminded them more of SOA.I will tell you how they voted in my next entry.[Read More]
Sandy Carter: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) -- Off the Record
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Happy Friday! Yesterday, I was at the MOMA looking at the artwork with a customer from Royal Caribbean who presented SOA to 100 customers.
Thinking through semantics for SOA
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A lot of discussions have occured around semantics for SOA. Any thoughts on these definitions for SOA "terms"..
Service – a repeatable business task represented by a software module deployed on network accessible platforms provided by the service provider. Its interface is described by a service description. It exists to be invoked by or to interact with a service requestor. It may also function as a requestor.
Service Orientation – an approach to integrate business tasks as loosely coupled, linked services
Service Oriented Architecture –An architectural style of the structure of a software system in terms of its components and the services they provide, without regard for the underlying implementation of these components, services and connections between components
Composite application - a set of related & integrated services that support a business process built on an SOA
Components - Definition of a modular unit of functionality, accessed through one or more interfaces. A component may be composed of other components, but a component is not necessarily a service.
Service Component Architecture (SCA) - a set of specifications which describe a model for building applications and systems using a Service-Oriented Architecture. SCA extends and complements prior approaches to implementing services, and SCA builds on open standards such as Web services.
Business Process Management - Covers the full range of application-to-application, inter-application, workflow and person-to-person process management, including process design, automation, management, and continuous improvement.
Service Registry - a searchable registry of service descriptions where service providers may publish their service descriptions. Service requestors may find services and obtain binding information (in the service descriptions) for services during development for static binding or during execution for dynamic binding.[Read More]


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March 17, 2010
Secretary Arne Duncan's Testimony Before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the House Education and Labor Committee on the Obama Administration's Blueprint for Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Thank you Chairman Harkin, Senator Enzi, and members of the committee. It's an honor to be here today.
March 17, 2010
Graduation Rates of NCAA Tournament Teams: Secretary Arne Duncan's Introductory Remarks in a Joint Press Call
Secretary Arne Duncan made these introductory remarks in a joint press call with Richard Lapchick, Director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida, and Benjamin Jealous, President and CEO of the NAACP.
March 15, 2010
Reform, Accountability, and Leading from the Local Level: Secretary Arne Duncan's Remarks to the National League of Cities' Congressional City Conference
Secretary LaHood is a tough act to follow. But I am delighted to be here today to talk about a cause that is urgent and personalnot just for me but for all of us gathered here today. As President Obama has said, there are "any number of actions we can take as a nation to enhance our competitiveness and secure a better future for our people.
March 8, 2010
Crossing the Next Bridge: Secretary Arne Duncan's Remarks on the 45th Anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama
It is a great honorand a sobering oneto speak at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Here, 45 years ago, a recalcitrant state and governor slowly, begrudgingly, were forced to make due on the American promise of equal opportunity.
March 4, 2010
Last July, I joined with President Obama to kick off the Race to the Top. This competition, which was funded through the Recovery Act with the support of Congress, put unprecedented resources$4.35 billion dollarson the table to reward states that are ready to dramatically re-shape America's educational system.
March 3, 2010
Using Technology to Transform Schools—Remarks by Secretary Arne Duncan at the Association of American Publishers Annual Meeting
This is an extraordinary time for all of us in the field of education. One year ago, schools throughout the country were facing an education catastrophe. One estimate said that 600,000 jobs were at risk. Working together, the President and Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act with $100 billion for education.
February 19, 2010
Preparing the Teachers and School Leaders of Tomorrow: Secretary Arne Duncan's Remarks at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference
Thank you. I want to talk to you today about a paradox that can handcuff efforts at education reform. The paradox is this: Everyone in this hall would agree that great teachers and principals hold the key to America's children getting a first-rate educationnothing is more important.
February 15, 2010
Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. I'm thrilled that Andre Lewis, our new Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Education, could join me here this afternoon. This position was included in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act because Congressman Holt and his colleagues recognized the need for leadership in international education in the U.S.
February 12, 2010
Leading from the Superintendent's Office: Secretary Arne Duncan's Remarks at the American Association of School Administrators Conference
Thank you. During the seven-and-a-half years I was CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, I sometimes got the question: "Why in the world would you ever want to be a school superintendent?"
February 3, 2010
Thank you for inviting me to address this group of valued colleagues and championsit is wonderful to be here among so many people committed to guaranteeing an excellent education for every child in America.


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Lauren J. Wang is our in-house expert on everything to do with "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette." And now, she's changing gears and following the "Bachelor Pad." She will keep you up-to-date with the show and give you some inside scoops on what is happening from behind the scenes.
Week 2 Recap - 7/31/2012
Last night's episode of the Bachelor Pad was one to remember! Two people left the house on their OWN and the boys showed their masculine side… in leotards (haha, yes you read the right)! Hope you noted the sarcasm there!
The second competition of the season was "Rhythmic Gymnastics." We would like to assume that the ladies are a little more graceful than the guys. Uh, this was not the case last night. T he girls were just horrible. I mean, not graceful at all!
The guys on the other hand were awesome. They added their personality into the performance and they were just fun to watch. JP and Ashley were guest judges and cute as ever! They had to pick the best female performer and the best male performer. That was the easy decision though; they also had to pick the worst female performer and the worst male performer. They chose Blakely and Chris as the best performers and Ed and Erica as the worst (they each had one vote against them going into elimination). Erica was, of course, a little worried; this was the second week in a row that she was last in a competition.
Mike chose Rachel, Lindzi and super fan Donna to go on his 3-on-1 date. You could tell the whole time he was really into Rachel. He gave her the rose (so she was safe from elimination) and I think that there is a love connection there. Donna was disappointed because she has a huge crush on Mike. She even drew a sketch photo of him (uh, stalker status). Blakely chose Chris, Ed and Dave (superfan) for her 3-on-1 date. Dave really wanted the rose and he is actually a pretty smart guy. He told Blakely that he would do whatever she wanted. He knows how to play this game, I hope he makes it far.
Chris, on the other hand, is playing Blakely. She obviously has a crush on him. He made out with Jamie and her in the same night, but he doesn't have feelings for either of them and is doing what is best for him. B lakely is blinded by this though and Chris would turn his back on her in a second.
Back at the mansion, the arguing, hooking up (Ed and Sarah hooked up and Kalon and Lindzi are getting very, very cozy) and drinking continued. The twins are so entertaining. I am sad that they left. They argued constantly and kept the whole house up to all hours of the night. Brittany decided enough's enough and wanted to go home. I'm not really even sure why. But since the twins are considered one person, Erica had to pack her bags too. HAHA -- she tried to say bye to Dave (they shared some "special" moments and he was not feeling it… he was passed out. So goodbye to the most annoying twins on the planet! Good news for the girls, this meant no one had to face elimination.
There was a surprise twist at the end of last night's episode; Dave was a front runner to be eliminated. Of course the house wants to get rid of all the superfans. But alliances were built and who were on the chopping board? Ed and Ryan! It was so sad though -- the 32-year-old virgin, Ryan, was sent packing. He didn't expect this at all and felt betrayed.
Well this season is off to an amazing start! I can't wait to talk to you guys next Monday night at 7 p.m. for a brand new episode. Remember to talk to me at #bachelorpadhi!
Week 2 Preview - 7/30/2012
It looks like the guys will be struggling with the second competition of the season. These ex-bachelors and ex-bachelorettes will be competing in something called, "Rhythmic Gymnastics." And who will be judging the competition? None other than Ashley AND J.P. I can't wait to see this (I love them especially JP)!
As shown in the preview, a new romance starts up this episode. Between who? Let's hope it's not Jamie and Chris (I would vote them as the most awkward couple of the year). Who do you guys think it will be? Rumor has it that Lindzi and Kalon are hot and heavy right now. Could Monday night's episode be the beginning of their relationship?
Also, who will get voted off? What new alliances will be built? I feel bad; I think the superfans have no shot in this competition. They will all be going home very shortly unless a romance brews between them and one of the past cast members in the house!
Make sure to tune in Monday night at 7 p.m. right here on KITV for a new episode of the Bachelor Pad. We can talk throughout the episode at #bachelorpadhi!


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The Lady Trojans struck early and often as a grand slam off the bat of Theresa Amador in the top of the first helped put up six runs for the Beeville girls. RBI singles by Amanda Gonzales and Andrea Briseno brought in the other two Beeville runs in the first.
The Lady Trojans plated two more runs in the second with Gonzales picking up another RBI and five runs in the third for a 12-0 lead. The Beeville girls finished the game under the 15-run rule, with a two-run uprising in the top of the fourth to earn the 15-0 victory.
Amador also shined in the circle for the Lady Trojans, pitching the shutout and allowing just one hit on the night and striking out five Mustangs. The Lady Trojan defense played well in the error-free contest.
The Lady Trojans pounded out 17 base hits against Ingleside. Eddika Ortega, Briseno and Gonzales each contributed three hits in the win. Rebecca De Los Santos, Alexis Olivarez and Amador all had two hits. Lynn Puente and Brianna Gobel also contributed base knocks in the victory. Gonzales and Amador each finished the evening with four RBIs.
"We scored plenty of runs, but I was more encouraged by our pitching and defense. It is a good sign when you do not make errors," said head coach Jose Flores.
"We will look to continue to get better as we head to the CC Mira's tournament this weekend."
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This is the sixth year for the 15-year-old A.C. Jones High School sophomore to have the sale in her home.
"My passion for volunteering and serving for the community began at a very young age," Christina said.
She joined the Daisy Girl Scouts at the age of nine and then moved up to become a Brownie Troop member.
She also began visiting nursing homes and collecting canned goods for food drives.
It was in 2009 that Christina discovered the "Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale — No Kid Hungry" campaign.
She immediately became interested in seeing that children everywhere had enough to eat.
Since then Christina has held her bake sale each summer on her front porch, offering goodies she cooked up herself in the kitchen in her home.
The money she raises goes straight to the organization. A number of corporate sponsors also provide funding for the effort.
They include Domino Sugar, Duncan Hines, the Food Network and Family Circle Magazine.
"Share Our Strength ensures that children in need are enrolled in federal nutrition programs like school lunch and breakfasts," Christina said.
The program also teaches at-risk families how to cook healthy, affordable meals.
Only one dollar can help provide 10 healthy meals for some child who does not have enough to eat, Christina said.
The goal is to end childhood hunger by 2015. By bringing the event to Beeville, Christina said she is learning management skills, organization, planning and public relations.
A couple of benefits on the side include learning creative baking and enjoying the support of her family.
Oh, the effort also pays off when Christina appears on live television in Corpus Christi to promote her sale.
Beeville native Rudy Treviño and Barbi Leo invite Christina to appear on their Domingo Live Sunday morning show on KIII, Channel 3, each year.
In addition, the experience has given Christina a new role, that of mentor for other young girls who want to learn to do volunteer work.
"Mentoring makes my heart happy," Christina said.
Her regular customers mostly include family, friends and neighbors. But she also enjoys the visits from local adult activity centers and business owners.
"My favorite customers are my little neighbors that drive up on their bikes with hearty appetites and pocket change," Christina said.
This year, she will be selling an all-time favorite, lemon bars, along with her cakes and cookies.
"One year, my famous upside down pineapple cake sold for $100. Customers tell me they look forward to my bake sale every summer. This, indeed, has become a summer family tradition."
"My motto is, 'It's not how much you raise; it's the difference you make with what you raise,'" Christina said.
In the last five years Christina said she has raised more than $2,000 for the effort. In 2010, the proceeds of her sale went to help the victims of an earthquake in Haiti.
The confidence Christina has gained through her volunteer work has led to several other honors over the years.
She has been elected vice president of her student body; she has served on the student council in middle school; she was nominated for the Distinguished Youth of Texas Scholarship and Recognition Program which recognizes young girls for academic achievement, and she was honored as Little Miss of Texas Top School and Community Achiever. She was the third runner-up in 2010 and the first runner-up in 2011 in the Young Miss of Texas program and was chosen as Miss Teen Western Week for 2012-13.
"These titles I hold dear to my heart," Christina said.
This year, she won the Violet Richardson scholarship from Soroptimist International of Beeville.
Christina has received a letter from first lady Michelle Obama and was honored in February as "Someone to Know" by KIII-TV for her community service.
She is also the captain of the junior varsity cheerleaders at A.C. Jones High School and is involved in the Upward Bound program at Coastal Bend College.
Christina is the daughter of Victor and Daisy Hinojosa and Gabriel and Tracy Perez.
Gary Kent is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 343-5220, or at email@example.com.


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The Pastor Was Wrong AND The Waitress Should Have Been Fired
Every battle isn't a Manichean struggle between light and darkness, the ends don't always justify the means and just because someone makes an ass of herself doesn't give you the right to try to publicly humiliate her in retaliation.
An Applebee's waitress who posted: a receipt with a note from a pastor complaining about the automatic gratuity added to the bill: on the Internet was fired on Wednesday after the pastor complained to her manager.
Chelsea Welch, the waitress, wrote in an email to Yahoo News that the pastor (who has since been identified as Alois Bell) told Welch's manager at the St. Louis-area Applebee's that the ensuing firestorm had "ruined" her reputation.
"I give God 10%," Bell wrote on the receipt, scratching out the automatic tip and scribbling in an emphatic "0" where the additional tip would be. "Why do you get 18?" (There were more than eight people in Bell's party, triggering the auto-tip.)
Welch, who snapped a photo of the bill from a fellow server and: uploaded to Reddit, defended her right to post the receipt. "I thought the note was insulting, but also comical,": she told Consumerist.com. "And I thought other users would find it entertaining."
That note was "insulting and comical" and the pastor was absolutely wrong to use a lame excuse for being so cheap. But, the waitress was just as wrong to expose that pastor to the sub-human morons on Reddit who she knew would attack, abuse and smear that pastor if her article got any traction. That pastor had a reasonable expectation that any communication between her and the server wouldn't be made public. Maybe what the waitress did wasn't legally actionable, but it was still wrong and she deserves to be out of a job if only to teach her that just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should do it.
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Home List of Titles Satellite shot down: the myth of ownership and control in remote Indigenous broadcasting
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- Rennie, Ellie
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- Control of satellite transponders is considered a crucial factor in the historical development of remote Indigenous broadcasting. However, recent events reveal the tenuous nature of such 'control'. In the mid 1980s the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association won the remote commercial TV service licence for Australia's first communications satellite and established Imparja. The satellite also provided the necessary backbone for the Broadcasting for Remote Aboriginal Communities Scheme (BRACS), whereby communities were given the technology to choose content off the satellite for local viewing and to create and distribute locally produced content. Remote Indigenous broadcast networks developed from this system. The arguments put forward during the initial licensing process highlighted the importance of Indigenous control of remote broadcasting in remote areas for the purposes of cultural maintenance, and to counteract the influence of Western culture on language and traditional practices. This historical moment is worth revisiting in light of the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2010, which paved the way for the VAST satellite platform. VAST is intended to replace terrestrial transmission in remote communities by the end of 2013. The legislation does not clearly provide for Indigenous narrowcasters and has called into question Imparja's historical role in meeting the demands of the Indigenous broadcasting sector. This paper will provide critical perspective on the role of Imparja and the BRACS system over 25 years and discuss the ways in which notions of cultural difference are now being abandoned by policy makers in favour of 'parity' between metropolitan and bush populations.
- Publication type
- Conference paper
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. The Swinburne Institute for Social Research
- Source
- Paper presented at 'Trends, Traditions and Transformations', the 7th Australian Media Traditions Conference (AMT2011), Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 21-23 November 2011
- Publication year
- 2011
- Keyword(s)
- Control; Indigenous broadcasting; Indigenous communities; Ownership
- Publisher
- The Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology
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- Copyright © 2011.


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State Superintendent to release and discuss State Report Card
State Superintendent of Education Robert E. Schiller will hold a media availability tomorrow afternoon to discuss results of the 2003 Illinois State Report Card.
Release of the statewide results and profile precede the release of the individual school and district report cards expected later this week.
The phone availability will allow for questions and answers through a cued-up process to ensure opportunity for questions to as many reporters as possible.
WHO: State Superintendent Robert E. Schiller
WHAT: Phone media availability
WHEN: Tues., Nov. 4, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Via phone
To access the event, call 1-800-640-5128 and ask for Superintendent Robert Schiller's phone conference.
The Report Card itself will be posted on ISBE's website tomorrow.
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Chipper Jones to retire
Yesterday, Chipper Jones announced that the 2012 season would be his last. Jones has been somewhat of a polarizing figure in his career. Atlanta Braves fans love him, while fans of NL East teams, particularly the Mets, seem to hate him.
Well fans, you'll have one more chance to boo or cheer Chipper Jones this season. Jones will have a farewell tour in the fact that fans will know that this is the last time that they will ever see him play. If the Braves don't make the playoffs, (which they may not since the NL East is much improved) your last chance to see Chipper Jones will be at PNC Park on October 3rd.
Personally, I like it better when a player of Jones' caliber lets the baseball world know that this will be it. This way, fans can watch them play one more time. Jones was special in the fact that he played his entire career for one team – a feat that is becoming more rare as the years pass.
Is Jones a first ballot Hall of Famer? Let's look at his numbers.
He hit 454 home runs, 2615 hits, .304 batting average, .533 slugging, .935 OPS, won an MVP award, 7 All Star appearances. I'd say he is. He's had a great career.
How'd you feel about Chipper Jones? Like him? Hate him? Indifferent?
I used to hate him because I hated his wry smile and his sunflower seed stuffed cheek. However, after watching him play and watching him hit in batting practice I grew to appreciate him.
I think I'll be posting more today – maybe another mini contest for a shirt. Check back soon.
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Chipper is a first ballot hall of famer for sure.
As a Mets fan I hate Chipper Jones the baseball player. I'm sure I probably would like him as a person. He's definitely a Hall of Famer
The mets fans only hate him because he murdered mets pitching, he named his kid Shea! HOF for sure.
I'm gonna miss Chipper…..😦. Hall of Fame all the way for him.
I wonder what the crowd will be like at Citi Field on his last opening day…
Now he's injured, poor chippy


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This year's theme is "Public Schools Rock." All parents and guardians of Goliad ISD and the rest of the community are invited to visit GISD campuses. Visitors must sign in at the campus' central office.
Following is the schedule for each campus:
Goliad Elementary School
March 1-7 - Book Fair
March 6 - Family Night, 4-7 p.m., GES/GIS Library; Grades K-3 parent/guest readers to classrooms
March 4-8 - Parents/grandparents welcome to eat lunch with children
March 5-6 - Third-graders practice STAAR tests (no classroom visits during testing); Gifted and Talented "Eggs to Chick Project" (chicks hatching)
March 7 - Head Start "Breakfast with Grandparents," 8:30 a.m., GIS cafeteria
March 8 - Head Start "Getting Moving with Dad"
Goliad Intermediate School
March 1-7 - Book Fair
March 6 - Family Night, 4-7 p.m., GES/GIS Library
March 4-5 & 8 - Visitor's days
March 6-7 - Benchmark testing (no visitors)
Goliad Middle School
March 5-6 - Benchmark testing (no classroom visits during testing)
March 6 - Parent reception, 11:20 a.m.-12:45 p.m., GMS Library
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In all, 281 ballots were cast in all five wards between April 29 and May 7.
As expected, the heaviest voting came on Monday and Tuesday, the two days when the polls were open 12 hours at City Hall.
Only 32 votes were cast there on April 29. Wards 1 and 5, in which residents are choosing a City Council representative, each had seven voters. But Ward 4 had eight voters that day.
Sixty-one voters cast ballots on Monday with the majority of those, 23, voting in Ward 5.
Tuesday saw the largest turnout with 105 persons casing ballots.
Of those, 36 votes were cast in Ward 5 and 25 were cast in Ward 1. Twenty-one residents voted in Ward 3 that day and 16 votes were cast in Ward 4.
Ward 2 had the lowest turnout on the final day with only seven voters.
By the end of the day Tuesday, when the polls closed for this year, 87 votes had been cast in Ward 5, 58 votes had been cast in Ward 1 and 21 votes had been cast in Ward 3.
Ward 4 ended up with 16 early votes cast by personal appearance and Ward 2 had 37 votes cast.
Treviño said not all mail-in ballots had been counted by this week and that her office would receive mail ballots until Saturday afternoon.
She said one woman asked to vote by machine but her vote did not count because she did not enter her complete, four-digit code into the device. That will count the same as an unmarked paper ballot.


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A growing number of deer poaching incidents in the town of Dalton Gardens has the Idaho Department of Fish and Game on alert.
The town has about 23-hundred people in it, and a seemingly endless number of deer. Ron and Bev Noble have called Dalton Gardens home since 1976 and say the town has a love/hate relationship with the animals.
"You have the people that feel sorry for them, so they feed it. Then you have those next door who are mad at them for feeding the deer," Bev said while laughing.
But in recent weeks, things have taken a turn for the worse. Fish and Game says between February 8 and 15, eight deer were shot and killed in Dalton Gardens.
"We are very concerned about the safety aspects," Officer Phil Cooper said, "As well as the ethical aspects of people killing the deer and laying them out."
If caught, the deer poachers could be in some serious trouble. It's a misdemeanor to kill a deer in the city limits, and violators could spend six months in jail.
To try and find a way to live with the deer, the Noble's say they spend some serious dough to build a fence around their one-acre property.
"If you're going to have a garden, or anything live growing, they eat your shrubs," Bev explained. "We hate to see the deer die, but they are such a menace."
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Wood County Schools struggling with truancy
PARKERSBURG – Last week the Associated Press reported Mercer County truancy rates plunged more than 80 percent since the school and judicial systems formed a partnership last year.
Truancy continues to be an issue in the Wood County School system. The total number of truancy warnings sent to parents nearly tripled to 1,140 in 2011-12, up from 420 the previous school year.
Chris Rutherford, attendance director for Wood County Schools, said the county is seeing its repeat truancy offenders drop, but the overall truancy numbers are growing.
"We are seeing a decline in repeats," he said. "Is truancy on the decline? Not really."
Rutherford said counselors at Parkersburg South High School reported 60 percent of all students who went through a truancy conference with school officials had their attendance rate improve.
Mercer County's program is part of a West Virginia Supreme Court initiative that partners with the circuit court system, local school boards and social agencies to keep students in school. Under the program, the county board of education files truancy petitions in court for students. In some cases, abuse and neglect petitions are filed against parents or guardians.
Students found to be chronically truant must either follow court-ordered improvement plans or be placed on probation.
Rutherford said last year school officials sent out 1,040 notifications.
"Out of those, 132 went to court," he said. "What's happening is the staff works down the cases so we don't have to go to court."
"We don't want to go to court unless absolutely necessary."
Wood County Schools also utilizes the court system to combat truancy issues, but it's a last resort. Rutherford said he can't recall any parents or guardians receiving jail time as result of the court invention.
Rutherford took at least five repeat truancy offender cases to magistrate court last week to have warrants served. He noted the courts do more than just serve notice to repeat offenders. They also provide (court-ordered) services that are sometimes needed in domestic situations.
He said the school system also uses truancy conferences as a way to better understand the circumstances surrounding truancy and work with families to solve problems.
"Often there are extenuating circumstances, such as a family crisis, that might not be evident in the initial meetings," he said.
Last year Wood County schools identified more than 700 kids as McKinney-Vento (homeless) and eligible for supplemental aid under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
"Services sometimes need to be put in the home and court-ordered services are a great way to get them in the home and have them monitored."


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B.A.|M.S., University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1983-1987
Select Honors and Awards:
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children ? William Friedrich Memorial, 2011
California Governors Office of Criminal Justice Planning ? Recognition, 2003
U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - Recognition, 2002
Recognition of Achievement ? Yolo County Board of Supervisors, 2002
Third Annual PCIT Sheila Eyberg Award ? Merit Award, 2002
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Runyon, M., Urquiza, A.J. Treatment of physically abused children and their families. In: J.E.B. Myers, L. Berliner, J. Briere, C.T. Hendrix, C. Jenny, T. Reid (Eds.), The APSAC handbook of child maltreatment (3rd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 2010
Timmer, S.G., Ware, L., Urquiza, A. The effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for victims of interparental violence. Violence Against Women, 2010: 25(4), 486-503
Timmer, S.G., Zebell, N., Culver, Urquiza, A.J. Efficacy of Adjunct In-Home Coaching to Improve Outcomes in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. Research on Social Work Practice, 2009:20(1), 36-45.
Urquiza, A.J. The future of play therapy: Elevating credibility through play therapy research. International Journal of Play Therapy, 2009:19 (1), 4-12.
Urquiza, A.J., Zebell, N., Blacker, D. Innovation and Integration: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy as Play Therapy. In Athena Drewes (Ed.), Cognitive-behavioral therapy approaches to play therapy. Wiley Sons: New York. 2009
Herschel, A., McNeil, C.B., Urquiza, A.J., McGrath, J., Zebell, N., Timmer, S.G., Porter, A. Evaluation of a treatment manual and workshops for disseminating, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. Administration and Policy in Mental Health Services Research, 2009:36(1), 63-81.
Ogle, C., Augusti, E.M., Block, S., Culver, S., Harris, L., Timmer, S.G., Urquiza, A.J., Goodman, G.S. Accuracy and specificity of autobiographical memory in childhood trauma victims: Developmental considerations. In M. Howe, G.S. Goodman, and D. Cicchetti (Eds.), Trauma and memory development. Oxford University Press: New York, NY. 2008
Kalich, L., Carmichael, B.D., Masson, T., Blacker, D., Urquiza, A.J. Evaluating the evaluator: Guidelines for legal professionals in assessing the competency of evaluations in termination of parental rights cases. The Journal of Psychiatry and the Law, 2007: 35, 365-397.
Urquiza, A.J., Porter, A., Ceremello, T. Competence and certification of PCIT therapists. PCIT Pages, Winter, 2007.
Borrego, J., Anhalt, K., Terao, S.Y., Vargas E., Urquiza, A.J. Parent-child interaction therapy with a Spanish-speaking family. Cognitive Behavioral Practice 2006:13(2), 121-133.


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Happy Holidays from the Curb Center!
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On December 9th, the Curb Center group put their baking skills to work for a cookie exchange to celebrate the holiday season! Read More
Curb Scholar Blog: Creativity through World Cultures and Languages
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This blog post was written by Disa Yu.
Hello and welcome to our Curb Scholars blog! My name is Disa and I'm a junior from Potomac, Maryland. I'm majoring in mathematics, and minoring in scientific computing and Chinese language and culture. I enjoy running, reading the news, and travelling and learning about world cultures and world events. In the near future, I hope to improve my cooking abilities by practicing cooking vegetarian and pescatarian entrees and fruit-based desserts; grow a garden with vegetables and herbs and fruit (my ideal-model-garden is the Washington Youth Garden in the National Arboretum in DC, where I worked a few summers ago); learn the Indian philosophies enlivening yoga and practice physical poses of yoga; and running a half-marathon would be really cool too. I'm also going to be studying abroad in Melbourne, Australia next semester, which I'm really excited about. I'm looking forward to experiencing Australia– living its way-of-life, exploring Sydney and Melbourne, and hopefully learning how to surf!
Curb Scholar Blog: From Inspiration to Creation
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This blog post was written by Jonathan Tari.
The deliberate creation of original and organic ideas has never been an easy task. Yet that is what we are here to do at Curb. We are given as many stimuli as possible, taken to some of the farthest, most secluded parts of the landscape, with no purpose at all—simply to get ideas. When no ideas come, we go somewhere else, talk to other people, converse among ourselves, do another brainstorming activity—anything for that spark, that itch, which we can turn into a project, an initiative, a cause.
That's the premise. Welcome to Curb.
Curb Scholar Blog: Finding a Career Path in Music
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This blog post was written by Megan Wei.
The beginning of sophomore year has expanded my musical world tenfold compared to the indecisiveness of last year. Throughout this semester, I have taken Intro to Composition, Computer Recording, and other aural performing classes that have allowed my perspective on music school to change for the better. It is not necessarily the quality of courses that have improved, but rather my intensity in approaching musical composition as not only an art, but also a craft and lifestyle. Read More
Curb Scholar Blog: Truth and Beauty
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This blog post was written by Lucy Rahner.
"The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread." – D.H. Lawrence
Though I love serendipity, I've also always been a relatively practical person, set on having purpose and meaning behind my larger actions. I think this is a blessing for the most part, but there's always been a danger of letting that preoccupation with meaning lead into an obsession with function, something only spurred on and inflated by a society that relies on and works in terms of measured results. Read More
Curb Scholar Blog: Junior Year Recap
Posted on: October 14th, 2014 | 0 Comments
This blog post was written by Harrison Kenum.
I'm more than halfway through college. This, dear readers, is an absolutely terrifying thought. Junior year, as I've learned, is a time where you think you've done both everything and nothing. Two years of college are under your belt, and if you have a packed schedule like me, it's easy to think that you can't fit anything else. And yet, something always calls to you, whether it's a large requirement or smaller, exciting ideas. In my case, it's both. Read More
Curb Scholar Blog: Communicating Our Stories
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This blog post was written by Serena Deutch.
People are not good at talking about themselves. Of course there are exceptions, but a prevalent value in our society is modesty, and being humble is sometimes even a praised trait. On this note, when we, the Curb Scholars, were asked to write a brief biography about ourselves, we struggled. We wondered where the line is between self-flattery and boastful pride. There were mental blocks because after a lifetime full of noteworthy personal experiences and characteristics, it appeared difficult to summarize this in a three-sentence biography.
Curb Scholar Blog: The Startup Life
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This blog post was written by Tony Maina.
I felt very good about coming back to Vanderbilt for my sophomore year. I spent a great deal of time during my freshman year adjusting to the various academic challenges while still trying to exercise a social life. I now feel like I have a much better understanding of how to thrive here at Vanderbilt and I'm looking forward to a good year.
During the summer though, I went back to my home country of Kenya and established a startup. This would have to rank as one of the hardest things I've done in my life but also one of the most enjoyable. In taking this challenge on, I teamed up with two of my best friends with whom I went to high school. We were united by our one desire to do something great and have an impact by implementing a socially-conscious business.
Curb Scholar Blog: Building from the Ground Up
Posted on: September 26th, 2014 | 0 Comments
This blog post was written by Austin Channell.
The college transition hasn't been quite what I expected. Throughout high school, academic success came to me with little to no extra effort. However, once I arrived at Vanderbilt and started taking tests, I found this to no longer be the case. Academics have begun to feel like an uphill battle. While the academic rigor was a reason for my choosing Vanderbilt, the severity of the challenges I have faced was not fully anticipated. Read More
Curb Scholar Blog: Learning and Moving Forward
Posted on: September 23rd, 2014 | 0 Comments
This blog post was written by Ben Knight.
At the end of this past summer, I completed my first full project with Curb. I had done a few small things around campus and worked in groups to generate ideas, but I hadn't finished a full-scale creative service project until about three months ago. The project was to create a video that would preview the HOD 1700 course. Read More


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2014: Actor and singer Edward Herrmann dies of brain cancer at age 71 in New York City. Perhaps best known for playing Richard Gilmore on the TV series "Gilmore Girls" from 2000 to 2007, his career also included Emmy-nominated portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1970s TV movies "Eleanor and Franklin" and "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years," character performances in movies such as "Annie," "The Lost Boys" and "Harry's War," and recurring TV roles on "St. Elsewhere" and "The Practice."
2008: American author Donald E. Westlake, a three-time Edgar Award winner with more than 100 novels and non-fiction books to his credit, dies of a heart attack at the age of 75 in Mexico. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with his most famous characters being the criminals Parker and John Dortmunder. Several of his books were made into movies, including "The Hot Rock," "Cops and Robbers," "Bank Shot" and "What's the Worst that Could Happen?" He also was a screenwriter, writing the scripts for 1987's "The Stepfather" and 1990's "The Grifters," for which he earned an Oscar nomination.
2004: Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper in the world at the time, standing at a height of 1,670 feet, officially opens. It held the record as the world's tallest building until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010.
1999: Boris Yeltsin, the first president of Russia, makes a surprise announcement of his resignation, leaving his chosen successor, then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, as acting president, with elections set for March 26, 2000.
1999: The United States government relinquishes control of the Panama Canal, as well as all the adjacent land to the canal known as the Panama Canal Zone, to Panama, complying with the signing of the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties.
1999: The London Eye, the world's largest Ferris wheel at the time, opens by the banks of the River Thames. The 443-foot tall wheel was surpassed first by the 520-foot Star of Nanchang in China in 2006, then the 541-foot Singapore Flyer in 2008, and finally the 550-foot High Roller in Las Vegas in 2014.
1995: Cartoonist Bill Watterson ends his "Calvin and Hobbes" comic strip after 10 years and 3,150 strips. At the height of its popularity, the strip was featured in more than 2,400 newspapers worldwide.
1995: Gymnast Gabby Douglas, who won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, is born in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
1990: Pro Football Hall of Fame coach George Allen, who never had a losing season in 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and Washington, dies of ventricular fibrillation at the age of 72 in Palos Verdes Estates, California. He ranked 10th all-time in coaching victories at time of retirement and has the fourth best winning percentage in the NFL.
1985: Ricky Nelson, the former teen idol who rose to fame thanks to his role along with his family on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," dies when his private plane attempts an emergency landing and hits some trees near De Kalb, Texas. Nelson, who was one of seven killed in the incident, was 45 at the time.
1984: Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his left arm in an auto accident in England. He would help design an electronic drum kit that allowed him to continue playing drums with one arm and stay with the band as it exploded with its fourth album, 1987's "Hysteria."
1977: South Korean singer and rapper PSY, who broke through with his worldwide hit "Gangnam Style" in 2012, is born Park Jae-sang in Seoul, South Korea.
1976: The Cars give their debut performance at Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
1973: Australian hard rock band AC/DC makes their live debut at Chequers Nightclub in Sydney, Australia.
1973: Rock band Journey makes their concert debut at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California.
1972: Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente, 38, dies in a plane crash off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, immediately after takeoff for a relief mission to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Clemente, who won two World Series titles during his 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, was the 1966 National League MVP, a 15-time All-Star, a 12-time Gold Glove winner, and a member of the 3,000 hit club. He would be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.
1972: Dick Clark begins a new holiday tradition with his first "New Year's Rockin' Eve" broadcast. The inaugural event was hosted by rock band Three Dog Night, with performances by Helen Reddy, Al Green, and Blood, Sweat and Tears. Clark himself reported live from New York City's Times Square for the countdown to midnight. He would take over full hosting duties in 1974 and continue through 2004. After suffering a stroke and missing the 2005 version, he returned in a limited role from 2006 through the 2011 edition.
1972: Singer-songwriter and actor Joey McIntyre, best known as the youngest member of the boy band New Kids on the Block, is born in Needham, Massachusetts.
1970: Paul McCartney sues to dissolve The Beatles' contractual partnership and breaks ties with Allen Klein, who the other three members had chosen to manage their affairs. Legal disputes would continue long after the band's break-up, and the dissolution wouldn't be formalized until Jan. 9, 1975.
1967: The Youth International Party, a radically youth-oriented and countercultural revolutionary offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the 1960s, popularly known as the "Yippies," is founded. Pictured is a poster advertising the 1968 Festival of Life in Chicago.
1967: The Green Bay Packers win the National Football League championship game by defeating the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The game is known as the "Ice Bowl" since it was played in a wind chill of 40 degrees below zero. By winning the game, the Packers earned the right to move on to face American Football League champion Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II.
1966: The Monkees' "I'm a Believer" hits No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it would stay for seven weeks.
1965: Author Nicholas Sparks, best known for his novels that have been adapted into films, including "Message in a Bottle," "A Walk to Remember," "The Notebook," "Dear John" and "The Last Song," is born in Omaha, Nebraska.
1961: The Beach Boys play a show under this name for the first time at the Ritchie Valens Memorial Dance in Long Beach, California. The concert was headlined by Ike & Tina Turner.
1959: Actor Val Kilmer, best known for movies such as "Top Gun," "Willow," "The Doors," "Heat," "Tombstone" and "Batman Forever," is born in Los Angeles.
1959: Rock musician Paul Westerberg, best known as the former lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of The Replacements in the 1980s, is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1958: Actress Bebe Neuwirth, best known for playing Dr. Lilith Sternin on "Cheers" and "Frasier" and for her Tony-winning roles on Broadway, is born in Princeton, New Jersey.
1955: The General Motors Corporation becomes the first U.S. corporation to make more than $1 billion in a year.
1951: The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Europe following World War II. Pictured is a construction project in Recklinghausen, Germany, in the early 1950s that was undertaken with funding from the Marshall Plan.
1948: Singer-songwriter Donna Summer, known for her 1970s disco anthems like "Last Dance" and "I Feel Love," is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Summer, who died of lung cancer at age 63 on May 17, 2012, was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
1947: Actor Tim Matheson, best known for playing Eric "Otter" Stratton in 1978's "National Lampoon's Animal House" and Vice President John Hoynes in the TV series "The West Wing," is born in Glendale, California.
1944: Filmmaker Taylor Hackford, best known for directing movies such as "An Officer and a Gentleman," "Against All Odds," "White Nights," "Proof of Life" and "Ray," is born in Santa Barbara, California. Hackford received an Academy Award for Live Action Short Film for "Teenage Father" in 1979 and was nominated for Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture for 2004's "Ray." He's seen here with his wife, Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren, in 2012.
1943: Singer-songwriter John Denver is born in Roswell, New Mexico. Denver would go on to earn 12 gold and four platinum albums over a 35-year career with his signature songs "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High" and "Sunshine on My Shoulders." He died at age 53 when his experimental aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Oct. 12, 1997.
1943: Actor Ben Kingsley, best known for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Mohandas Gandhi in the 1982 film "Gandhi," is born in Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England. Kingsley, seen here at left with fellow actor Bruce Willis, is also known for roles in movies such as "Bugsy," "Schindler's List," "House of Sand and Fog," "Sexy Beast" and "Hugo."
1938: Police in Indianapolis, Indiana, put the "drunkometer," invented in 1931 by Indiana University professor Rolla N. Harger and patented in 1936, to its first practical New Year's Eve test as a breath analyzer. A suspected drunken driver would breathe into a balloon and the breath sample was then pumped through an acidified potassium permanganate solution. If there was alcohol in the breath sample, the solution changed color. The greater the color change, the more alcohol there was present in the breath. Pictured here with Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Police Chief William Hershner is the 1950s model.
1937: Actor Anthony Hopkins, best known for his Oscar-winning performance as Hannibal Lecter in 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs," is born in Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales. Hopkins is also known for roles in movies such as "The Elephant Man," "Bram Stoker's Dracula," "Legends of the Fall," "The Remains of the Day," "Nixon" and "Amistad."
1935: A patent is issued for the game of Monopoly assigned to Parker Brothers, Inc., by Charles Darrow of Pennsylvania (No. 2,026,082). The patent titled it a "Board Game Apparatus" and described it as "intended primarily to provide a game of barter, thus involving trading and bargaining" in which "much of the interest in the game lies in trading and in striking shrewd bargains." The company had already acquired all of Darrow's rights to the game and begun selling its version earlier in the year.
1907: New York City's Times Square holds its first New Year's Eve ball drop, with hundreds of thousands of people congregating to watch an iron and wood ball, lit with 100 25-watt bulbs, weighing 700 pounds and measuring 5 feet in diameter, being lowered on a pole atop the One Times Square building. The celebration replaced a lavish fireworks display from the top of the building that was held from 1904 to 1906, but stopped by city officials because of the danger of fire.
1880: George C. Marshall, who served as the U.S. Army chief of staff during World War II and as the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, is born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He also served as secretary of state and secretary of defense under President Harry S. Truman, winning a Nobel Peace Prize for his part in crafting the program to help rebuild European economies after World War II that became known as the Marshall Plan.
1879: Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
1879: Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera "Pirates of Penzance" premieres at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City.
1870: Goodrich, Tew & Co. is formed as a partnership by B.F. Goodrich and his brother-in-law, Harvey W. Tew, with others in Akron, Ohio, to become the first rubber manufacturer west of the Appalachians. It would incorporate as the B.F. Goodrich Company in 1880.
1869: Painter Henri Matisse, one of the leading figures in modern art, is born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Nord, France.
1862: Swamped by high waves during a heavy storm while under tow by the USS Rhode Island, the Union ironclad ship USS Monitor sinks off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Sixteen of the ship's 62 crewmen were lost in the storm.
1857: Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa, then a small logging town, as the capital of Canada. Pictured is the capital's parliament building under construction in 1863.
1759: Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000-year lease at £45 per annum for an unused four-acre brewery at St. James's Gate in Dublin, Ireland, and starts brewing Guinness.
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My 2 year old stretches out on the couch or chair next to me. He is still technically in a cradle hold, but he is Loooong.
Nursing a toddler is a different ball game, huh? Best wishes!
My 2 year old stretches out on the couch or chair next to me. He is still technically in a cradle hold, but he is Loooong.
Nursing a toddler is a different ball game, huh? Best wishes!
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When DD1 was still nursing we had to modify positions as she got older not only because she was getting bigger, but because my preggo belly was in the way! I'd sit on the couch with my breast out, she'd sit on the couch on the same side but facing in, so it was kind of like the football hold but for a bigger girl. Her bum was on the couch and her legs were stretched off to the side, and her upper body was sort of in my lap.
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Great ideas, everyone, thank you! Okay, I'm going to try them all out and see if any work for us. Fingers crossed!
I would only add trying the position of you sitting on the couch and your baby laying on couch with legs up on back, bottom up against the couch with back on couch and head on a pillow on your thigh. You can lean forward and she can nurse and fall asleep. Works great for us at naptime. It was my kids favorite tandem nursing position. They could both be semi-laying down and nursing together.
Good Luck. LLL has some good links with pictures of various toddler positions. I will try to find them and send them your way.
Thanks, that would be so helpful!
Sent you a link via pm with twin/tandem positioning that might help give you some ideas.
Good Luck!!
with my 16 month old, I just sit him on my lap facing me and he latches right on. I have had to feed him this way for about 6 months or so now. Or when we are in bed, he lays on his side or here recently, he has tried to put his but in the air and his chest on the bed to nurse. It is ok till he decides to be cute and funny by wiggling his booty. (ouch)
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The Freeway Service Patrol is modeled after program in other cities around the country. The team will change flat tires, jump start vehicles, refill radiators and make temporary repairs.
The free emergency roadside service is a collaboration of the state Department of Transportation, Honolulu Police Department, City Department of Transportation Services, Emergency Medical Services and the Honolulu Fire Department.
The service will prevent traffic from backing up and causing longer commute times, especially during peak rush hours. Services that will be provided include changing flat tires, jump-starting a car, refilling radiators and making temporary repairs. This translates to saving time by reducing delays on the road, saving money by burning less gas and saving our environment through reduced air emissions.
"Studies show that for every tax dollar spent on Freeway Service Patrol services, the public will realize a benefit many times above the amount spent to fund the program. A recent study by the University of California, Berkeley calculated the average driver would save $8 for every $1 spent on that state's regional FSP programs. These ratios do not factor in the benefits associated with air quality improvement or accident reduction," Department of Transportation Director Brennon Morioka said in a written statement.
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One in every three inmates released returns to prison within three years.
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There are no correctional facilities with cable television. Television reception is from the antennae only.
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From July 2011 to June 2012, inmates harvested 10.3 million pounds of produce including broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe and watermelon.
Of the inmates in Florida prisons, 93 percent are male and 7 percent are female.
In 2011, 2,930 inmates eared GEDs through academic education within the correctional facilities.
Corrections provides 80 vocational education courses in 33 distinct vocational trades at 35 department of corrections facilities. In 2012, 2,217 inmates were awarded vocational certificates.
More than 84% of prison inmates work in jobs ranging from laundry, cooking and prison maintenance to prison industries and outside work squads.
In 2012, the Department of Corrections' Community Work Squad inmates worked 5.8 million hours in Florida communities, saving taxpayers more than $46 million.
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my son occasionally chokes while eating and i'm worried hes aspirating,any thoughts?
my son occasionally chokes while eating and i'm worried hes aspirating,any thoughts?
Does it usually happen a couple of minutes into the feed? Does he pull off? Seems unhappy?
This could be a couple of things. If your baby is really young, maybe he's being "surprised" by the let-down of milk. If he's handling it okay (having a bit of a gag, then happily feeding), I probably wouldn't worry too much.
If he's having trouble getting past it, it could be that you have a forceful let-down and the milk is overwhelming your baby. Does your milk spray when he pulls off? You can try to nurse him "uphill" or reclined so he is even with or above the breast. Nurse lying down (worked for us, still does), or try to anticipate the letdown and de-latch your baby before he chokes and catch the spray in a diaper or burp cloth.
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I do think it is because of fast let down, I started block feeding yesterday and pulling him off at let down to soak it up a little, it doesn't spray but it is like a waterfall. This has helped a lot but he still occasionally chokes and I really don't want him to get the milk in his lungs!
It is super scary when they choke - my DD did that a lot (every feeding for weeks) when my OS/OALD was at its worst. She is now 6 months old and she's fine. No aspirating of BM. Have you tried different positions to slow the flow of milk? Like laying on your back with your LO on top of you? Or on your side? You can also start a feeding using the scissors hold - use the index and middle finger of the hand opposite the breast you are feeding off of to compress the areola of the breast you are using. Squeeze your fingers together and push into your breast slightly, this will slow the flow down (think gentle pressure, not intense squeezing). This helped me, you only have to do it for the first 5-10 mins (probably even less than that) to slow down that first letdown.
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Also, give Blockfeeding a bit longer to work. Sometimes it can take a week or more. My LO choked and gulped for awhile. One thing too, that I noticed when i pumped, is that one of my streams goes straight back and it is forceful. So when my LO was feeding, this stream was obviously hitting him square in the back of the throat. Really don't know how to remedy that, but it something that may be causing it.
Good Luck!
Coughing and/or gagging, when struggling to swallow something, is usually considered a good sign. Typically, the type of aspiration that leads to big problems (ie, pneumonia) stems from events in which no coughing or gagging occurred -- the body simply allowed fluid to enter the trachea instead of, or in addition to, the esophagus.
It is worth mentioning to a physician, particularly if there are any signs of congestion not related to an upper respiratory infection. That may suggest a small aspiration -- one which the body is dealing effectively with, but definitely something your child's physician should be alerted to. Difficulty breathing or changes in skin color (to bluish or grey) warrants an immediate trip to the ER.
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Rihanna left little to the imagination Thursday as she left the Roxbury in Hollywood, showing off her new brown hair extensions and a little bit more.
The "Diamonds" singer wore a see-through sweater that made it very easy to make out her Isis tattoo, which she had done in tribute to her late grandmother, Dolly, among a couple of other 'things'.
The singer recently started seeing ex-boyfriend Chris Brown again, but it appears that Brown is having trouble deciding between Rihanna and his ex, Karrueche Tran.
Brown has been spotted with Tran on a few occasions recently, including driving around L.A. in her Porsche earlier this week.
But Rihanna posted a popular Jose N. Harris quote to her Instagram this week, leading many to believe she's had enough and is officially moving on.
"There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. Surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is part of life, getting back up is living," the passage reads.
The singer is nominated for a Razzie award this year for her performance (or lack of one) in the movie Battleship.