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Holly Schippers
July 26, 2013
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Customer service is a dying art. I have run into such poor customer service lately that it has made me reexamine my own service to make sure I haven't let it go slack in the hustle and bustle of a busy salon. Let's take a look at the two most frustrating situations I've had lately and see what could be learned from them!
On the way home from one international trip in July, I was flying United. When I got to LAX, my bag didn't arrive on the luggage carousel. No big deal, this happens and is a side effect of air travel, so I'm grateful it happened on my way home instead of my way there. The person at the desk informs me that upon arrival to my final destination I should let them know my bag did not make it for me to clear customs and have them do a search as he could not find it in the system. I haven't had a bag that wasn't in the system yet but figured ok, no big. After some flight delays and over 40 hours of total travel, by the time I arrived at the Des Moines airport, I'm exhausted. I go to the baggage claim counter at which I'm completely ignored as if not even there. Finally the gal at the counter with another airline takes pity on me and lets me know they will not help me until the bags from the flight drop and finish circling. It is almost midnight, but ok fine let's not look for my bag yet so I could just go home, I'm probably just grouchy from lack of sleep, right?
Once everyone else has their luggage and has left, the bag claim person from United will now acknowledge my existence and looks up the bag to find it is still not in the system. I'm given a case/file number and a phone number to call and check on my bag sometime after 9 a.m. the following morning. By the time it is all said and done, I get home about 3 a.m. (I live an hour and a half away from the airport). My amazing husband takes our son to summer camp so I can sleep in so I don't call about my suitcase until 11 a.m. The automated system tells me they are looking very hard for my bag. After calling every hour until 6 p.m. and hearing they are looking for my bag, I want to talk to a real person. So I start trying to figure out how to make that happen. After finally getting through, they tell me the bag may be in Des Moines at 11:30 p.m. that night. This is not ideal, but fine since I'm flying out very early the next morning anyway, so I can just switch it out. I ask to be connected to the Des Moines airport so that I can speak with an on-site person to ask them to call me to confirm the bag arrived (it has my work stuff in it like implements, lamp, demo stuff, etc.) and to hold the bag for me so that I can pick it up in the morning and repack it. No they cannot connect me with the airport until my bag arrives. This seems silly so I call back an hour later (7 p.m.). Same response; different person.
Now I'm frustrated. I just want to be in touch with someone that can confirm arrival so I know if I need to beg and borrow the things I will need to teach on the next trip. I call the main United line and I literally get to say, "Hello I need to get direct contact information for the bag," and I'm cut off to be transferred to the same automated bag line I've already called. Interesting, it seems like I would be allowed to finish a sentence, but ok, maybe that one person was having a bad day. Wanting to be heard out, I next ask to speak with a manager and am hung up on. I call back several times being told I can speak with a manager and get hung up on. Once can be an accident, but over and over? Not so much.
It is now 8 p.m., and I'm starting to leave my normal state of laidback and easygoing. I call yet again and ask to not be disconnected, not me hung up on, and ask for the name of the person I'm talking to then tell them to get me to a manager without incident. After a nearly 30 minute wait on hold listening to United commercials, I'm connected with a person claiming to be a manager. This person proceeds to tell me that my only recourse is to call the automated line — there is nothing anyone can do; they will not connect me with the airline at the Des Moines airport. Any calls I make to the airport itself are strictly automated with no option or way to connect to a real person that I could figure out. He transfers me to the bag line at which this point I beg the other person to please, please just let me leave a message with a real person. They will not connect me to the airport until my bag scans as having arrived and that's that. So I call back at 11:45 p.m. and ask to be connected to the airport… no they cannot connect me to the airport as it is after 9 p.m.
I'm now LIVID. I have to leave home at 3 a.m. in order to swing by and pick up my BFF's demo kit so that I will still be able to do the classes without my stuff, then get to the airport and hunt for my bag. I arrive at the airport on 2 hours of sleep (remember this is after traveling for 40 hours then having only 8 hours). I go to the United counter only to be told that they are too busy to go see if my bag is there. Excuse me? I need to catch a flight; I need it now and have been unable to contact anyone up until arriving in person. Someone is reluctantly sent down to baggage claim with me. He proceeds to ask what the bag looks like not even bothering to try tracking my number. Nope it is not in the luggage bay, he starts to walk back to the ticketing area. I proceed to demand that he track the bag, again he declines the necessity and goes to look in another location. He comes back and sits at the desk just kind of looking at me as if I should leave. I ask him again to check the tracking as I had been told the previous evening it should have arrived. This prompts him to look in one more place. There it is. He says, "It is in the bay to go out to be delivered; you're so lucky I have this key." Lucky?
It was a relief to be able to run out to the curb and play musical suitcases as I threw things from one into another and got them together; however, I was so frustrated and angry that it literally gave me a headache. Can you see anyplace that things could have been adjusted for customer service? Lost luggage is a reality if you fly. It happens, so I don't tend to have a cow. However, is acting like I'm a huge inconvenience the way to go? What if a customer comes into the salon and you have to cancel their appointment right as they would be sitting down for it because something has come up? I know that is not the same, but we don't lose our customers' livelihood ;)
As I'm feeling a little sad towards the state of humanity, I run into the next situation in the same week. I have reserved a car via Hertz Gold, which is usually an awesome program that saves me time. I arrive at the Tyler, Texas airport to find an empty service counter. No big deal; it is a small airport and there is probably only one person working. Looking around I see the person is out having a smoke, again, no big deal. Everyone deserves a break in the workday. After a while he comes in does the rental and sends me out. I'm baffled at first because there are usually certain spots for gold members to pick up the car, again, small airport, so no big deal. I ask him what spot it is in and he tells me to just go walk around and beep the remote I can find it. Excuse me? Walk around and beep the remote? …No looking over the car either? I venture out and finally find the little car. No usual upgrade, ok no big deal, there's not always availability, but there is what appears to be black paint on the back doors of the car and the car is silver. I try calling, no answer. So I flip around and go back in, he was back outside. Interesting that he can make it outside for a cigarette but not to inspect a car….. I report scratches on the trunk and the paint. He proceeds to tell me an airport location can't be bothered with every little thing wrong with the cars. I bring up the fact that I don't care to pay for the paint damage if the next airport I drop the car off at does not view it as "no big deal." I have to force him to document it.
What could have been done differently here? Would you do an amazing pedicure and then tell the client to polish their own toes? How about if the client next to them bumps them getting up and smudges their polish? Should they just suck it up because you can't be bothered to fix something so minor?
These situations, while disappointing, have really inspired me to think of a new way to show my clients how much I appreciate them in the coming months. What are the little extra things you do in the salon to keep your customer service golden?
Not wanting to leave you with a negative blog, I would like to share my restored faith in Hertz thanks to Jonathan at the Hertz counter in New Orleans the evening of July 22 when I arrived at nearly midnight. A couple things had gone wrong with my reservation that I thought I had taken care of. He was so helpful and literally worked with me between clients for an hour to figure out how to fix it. It is people like Jonathan that keep me thinking humanity is salvageable and that Hertz Gold really is one of my favorite programs. A big thank you again to Jonathan, who saved my trip to New Orleans, made me feel welcome and appreciated, and just in general earned some serious good karma!!
— Holly
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Five minutes with China Chow
Tonight Bravo will debut Work of Art, a Project Runway-style competition for visual artists. The legitimacy of analyzing art in a such a quantitative manner—or on a reality show, for that matter—might seem dubious, but producers Sarah Jessica Parker and Dan Cutforth (Project Runway, Top Chef) managed to lure bona fide art world heavyweights to the judging table. Gallery owners Jeanne Rohatyn Greenberg and Bill Powers and New York magazine critic Jerry Saltz will decree who, each week, must pack up their paints and go home. Simon de Pury plays the role of advisor to the competitors and, having seen the first episode, we can confidently predict that he will rival the ever-adorable Tim Gunn in idiosyncrasy as well as viewer affection. But one casting choice has prompted some head scratching: that of '90s party girl China Chow, 36, who serves as the show's host.
How did you get involved with Work of Art?
I went to meet with Andy Cohen at Bravo because I had an idea for a show that involved art, architecture, interior design and that whole creative world. He said, "You like art?" And I was like, "Yeah, I love art. I grew up around it." And he said they were putting together this art show and looking for a host. To be completely honest I was a little bit like, "Reality art competition?" But when they told me that Simon, Jerry, Jeanne and Bill were involved, I knew it would be good.
Did you enjoy hosting?
I loved it. But I have a hard time watching myself. Or even looking at a photo. I don't even like hearing my own voice on an answering machine.
Really? Once upon a time you seemed to love getting photographed.
I used to be more glamorous. But I was just putting on clothes and going out. I'm not as social as I used to be. I don't think about those things, that world, anymore. Just thinking about that world is exhausting.
Chow at a party in 2001.
What have you been doing over the last several years?
Living in L.A., doing a little bit of acting. I did the pilot and a few episodes of a show called Burn Notice, which is on USA.
Was hosting a reality show easy compared to acting?
It's apples and oranges. Although I did cry on the first day. I didn't get enough sleep the night before and the dress that I was meant to wear got somehow screwed up in alteration and I had to wear a dress that was corseted with boning, very tight and hard to breathe in. The A.C. was also broken in the gallery. I was supposed to have wrapped at 8:30 in the morning, and somehow I was still there at four in the afternoon. My brain sort of left my body and all of a sudden I just got really dizzy and I thought, 'I'm going down soon.' And I just started crying.
The cast of Work of Art.
But you are used to being around artists, yes?
It's a world I grew up around. We always had artists around us—all those artists in the '80s like Keith Haring. Lots of artists were friends with my parents [restaurateur Michael Chow and late designer Tina Chow]. They'd be in the restaurant or we would go hang out with them on weekends. Jean Michel Basquiat would come to Hong Kong with us on vacation or would come and crash on our sofa in L.A. My brother and I just felt like he was our friend.
Are you a collector?
I buy some art but I don't like to talk about it. I'm so private and I don't know why! I get really guarded. I got a Rauschenberg recently. I have these Clive Barkers—these two Mona Lisas, one is called the White Mona Lisa and you can barely see her. From a distance it looks like a white piece of paper framed and if you look closely it's like the ghost of Mona Lisa behind it.
How do you feel about the catchphrase—"Your work of art didn't work for us"—that you say to eliminated contestants on the show?
For me that was the least enjoyable part of the whole process. It's a little mean.
From left, producer Sarah Jessica Parker; Chow on set.
Photos: Work of Art: courtesy NBC Universal. Chow in 2001: WWD

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Posidonia is a genus of flowering plants. It contains two to nine species of marine plants ("seagrass"), found in the seas of the Mediterranean and around the south coast of Australia.
The APG system (1998) and APG II system (2003) accept this genus as constituting the sole genus in the family Posidoniaceae, which it places in the order Alismatales, in the clade monocots. The AP-Website concludes that the three families Cymodoceaceae, Posidoniaceae and Ruppiaceae form a monophyletic group. Earlier systems classified this genus in the family Potamogetonaceae or in the family Posidoniaceae but belonging to order Zosterales.
This is a list of species that are nominally contained by the genus:[1]
- Posidonia angustifolia Cambridge and Kuo[2]
- Posidonia australis Hook.f. South coast of Australia.
- Posidonia coriacea Cambridge and Kuo
- Posidonia denhartogii Kuo and Cambridge[3]
- Posidonia kirkmanii Kuo and Cambridge
- Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile - This plant is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, where it forms undersea meadows.
- Posidonia ostenfeldii den Hartog[4]
- Posidonia robertsoniae Kuo and Cambridge
- Posidonia sinuosa Cambridge and Kuo
The species described by Linnaeus, Posidonia oceanica, is found in the Mediterranean, the rest are located around the southern coast of Australia. Some species are endemic seagrasses of Western Australia, all the Australian species are found in that region's diverse habitats. This arrangement was divided into two complexes; the Posidonia australis and Posidonia ostenfeldii groups.[5] Some species descriptions may only be regional characteristics, and may need further revision.[1][6]
In 2006 a huge clonal colony of Posidonia oceanica, was discovered south of the island of Ibiza. At 8 km across and possibly up to 100,000 years of age, it may be one of the largest and oldest clonal colonies on Earth.[7]
- ^ a b Mike van Keulen. "The genus Posidonia König (nom. cons.) (Posidoniaceae).". Murdoch University. http://www.bsb.murdoch.edu.au/groups/seagrass/posidonia.html.
- ^ Cambridge, M.L. and Kuo, J. (1979) Two new species of seagrass from Australia, Posidonia sinuosa and Posidonia angustifolia (Posidoniaceae). Aquat. Bot. 6, 307-328 f. Keulen
- ^ Kuo, J. and Cambridge, M.L. (1984) A taxonomic study of the Posidonia ostenfeldii complex (Posidoniaceae) with descriptions of four new Australian seagrasses. Aquat. Bot. 20, 267-95. f. Keulen
- ^ den Hartog, C. (1970) Seagrasses of the World. Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetens. Afd. Naturk. Ser. 2 59:139 f. Keulen
- ^ Kuo, J. and McComb, A.J. (1989) In: "Biology of Seagrasses. A treatise on the biology of seagrasses with special reference to the Australian region." (Eds. A.W.D. Larkum, A.J. McComb, S.A. Shepherd) (Aquatic Plant Studies 2) (Elsevier, Amsteredam). p. 6-73 f. Keulen
- ^ Campey, M.L.; Waycott M.; Kendrick G.A. (January 2000). "Re-evaluating species boundaries among members of the Posidonia ostenfeldii species complex (Posidoniaceae) - morphological and genetic variation" ([dead link]). Aquatic Botany 66 (1): pp. 41–56(16) Research article. DOI:10.1016/S0304-3770(99)00015-7. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/els/03043770/2000/00000066/00000001/art00015.
- ^ Ibiza Spotlight (28 May 2006). "Ibiza's Monster Marine Plant". http://www.ibiza-spotlight.com/news/2006/monster_plant_280506_i.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-09.


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Measuring Change in Undergraduate Student's Perceptions about Aging Using the Palmore Facts on Aging Quiz.
Dail, Paula W.; Johnson, James E.
Perceptions of the aging process are of vital concern to the study of life span development. To investigate the effect of formal instruction about the aging process on students' perceptions, and to examine the relationship between performance on the Facts on Aging Quiz (FAQ) and respondent variables (age, sex, school rank and major, course participation, and performance), 122 predominatly female college students, evenly divided into either an experimental or a control condition, completed the FAQ before and after completing courses in human development. The experimental group participated in a course on human development from middle childhood to old age, including a weekly lecture, discussion group, or volunteer experience. The control group participated in a child development course with no reference to the adult aging process. An analysis of the results showed that for the experimental group, students' perceptions of the aging process became more accurate as a result of obtaining information about aging. Students in the control group showed no change in their perceptions of aging. All correlations between performance on the FAQ and respondent variables were not significant. To obtain full use of the FAQ as an educational assessment tool the content domain needs to be broadened to be more representative of generalized knowledge about aging. (BL)
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Roosevelt County sheriff candidates Tom Gossett and Darren Hooker addressed communication with the commissioners and dealing with staff shortages and meth problems in Roosevelt County during a candidate forum Thursday evening.
Roosevelt County and the chamber of commerce sponsored the public forum. Gossett and Hooker are both Republicans meaning the winner of the June 6 primary will be unopposed in November.
Gossett answered a question about working relationships with other county, city and state agencies.
"I have an excellent rapport with the Portales Police Department, we formed a task force," Gossett said. "I have a good rapport with the New Mexico State Police. With the county commissioners, I have done my best. Perhaps I didn't do it appropriately, but I feel my people needed certain things."
Gossett said he has continuously asked for pay increases, a 20-year retirement plan and bonus benefits for the deputies. Gossett said he was told there was not any money in the budget for these types of incentives.
"If I became abrasive, I would send Capt. (Rick) Short because he had a better rapport with them," Gossett said.
Hooker also discussed the relationship between county, city and state agencies.
"We all want to solve crimes and we need to have the best working relationship we can (with other agencies) to do that," Hooker said.
Hooker said he feels it should be the sheriff who comes before the county commission when it comes to asking for benefits and pay raises.
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Gossett said during his term county deputies have tried to address the meth drug problem.
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Kim Kardashian Gets A Spray Tan And Kourtney Complains About Her Veiny Boobs
Kourtney Kardashian was worried about her cover shoot for Us Magazine's January issue, which showed off her bikini bod after dropping 44 pounds in just six months after giving birth to daughter Penelope.
But prior to the photo shoot, as seen on this week's Kourtney & Kim Take Miami, Kourtney was worried about how her photos would turn out.
"My belly is flabby and my boobs are so veiny because there is milk in there," she complains to sister Khloe. "I don't know why I agreed to do this shoot. After your second baby it is definitely harder to lose the weight. It's frustrating, it's been six months since I gave birth and my weight is just staying the same."
So Kim suggested a spray tan session to help booster her older sis's confidence; but Kourtney wasn't totally convined.
"...what if I get one and I look orange like Kim does?" she asked boyfriend Scott Disick. "Just get one layer," Disick replied.
Kourtney was also concerned about the chemicals in a spray-tan, but she and Kim were able to find (with help from the show's producers, no doubt) an organic tanning salon.
The 33-year-old mother of two stripped down to just a tiny thong and then the spraying began. When all was done she was feeling a lot better about her upcoming Us shoot.
"I feel skinner already," she said, admitting that she was a "little judgy-wudgy" about the whole idea.
Sunday night after the episode aired, Kim tweeted that she was self tanning her legs with the Kardashian sisters' new product "Kardashian SunKissed".
"Sprayed tonight after watching KKTM! My legs are soooo dark!" She wrote. "Loving Kardashian SunKissed! #AvailableAtUlta."
Kourtney also added a shout out to her little sister as well, realizing that the tanning actually helped with the Us shoot.
Being tan for sure made me look 10 pounds thinner for my shoot. Thanks @KimKardashian for forcing those tanning ways of yours on me!" she said.
The latest episode also featured Scott shooting an alligator so he can make a new pair of shoes out of it.
While hanging out at a nightclub with Khloe, Scott met Vienna Girardi, who won the 2010 season of ABC's hit reality show The Bachelor. Girardi explained that she her family had a farm in the area where they hunt alligators.
"We... live on the St. John's River, so we do... gator tours," Girardi explained.
"That's unbelievable!" Scott replied. "I want to find an alligator and make it my shoe!"
But wearing them isn't really what the family does.
"We eat them!" Vienna replied.
Scott was (ahem) game, and joined Vienna's family on a hunt, shooting and killing his first gator. He went back to the farm to help skin it and had his first taste of gator meat.
The next morning Scott woke up and said he had nightmares about the experience.
"I feel like I'm get a little bit haunted here," he said.
Naturally a family trip to the zoo takes place next, and Scott can't bear to look at the baby alligators in a tank.


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United States Senate Watergate Committee
|Watergate scandal
Watergate burglars
Intelligence community
The Senate Watergate Committee was a special committee convened by the United States Senate to investigate the Watergate scandal after it was learned that in 1972, the Watergate burglars had been directed to break into and wiretap the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) by the Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP), President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign fund raising organization. The formal, official name of the committee was the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities.[1]
The Committee played a pivotal role in gathering evidence that would lead to the indictment of forty administration officials and the conviction of several of Nixon's aides for obstruction of justice and other crimes. Its revelations prompted the introduction of articles of impeachment against the President in the House of Representatives, which led to Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974.
The members of the Senate Watergate Committee were:
The chief counsel of the Committee was Samuel Dash, who directed the investigation. The minority counsel was Fred Thompson. Members of the Senate Watergate Committee's professional staff included:
- Rufus Edmisten (Deputy Counsel)
- Donald Sanders (Deputy Minority Counsel - Republican)
- Terry Lenzner, chief investigator[2]
- Scott Armstrong
- Robert Muse
- Marc Lackritz
- Gordon L. Freedman
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Hearings opened on May 17, 1973, and the Committee issued its seven-volume, 1,250-page report on June 27, 1974, entitled Report on Presidential Campaign Activities. The first weeks of the committee's hearings were a national politico-cultural event. They were broadcast live during the day on commercial television; at the start, CBS, NBC, and ABC covered them simultaneously, and then later on a rotation basis, while PBS replayed the hearings at night.[3] Some 319 hours were broadcast overall, and 85% of U.S. households watched some portion of them.[3] The audio feed also was broadcast gavel-to-gavel on scores of National Public Radio stations, making the hearings available to people in their cars and workplaces, and giving a major boost to the fledgling broadcast organization.
The hearings made stars out of both Ervin, who became known for his folksy manner and wisdom but resolute determination, and Baker, who appeared somewhat non-partisan and uttered the famous phrase "What did the President know, and when did he know it?" (often paraphrased by others in later scandals). It was the introduction to the public for minority counsel Thompson, who would later become an actor, senator, and presidential candidate. Many of Watergate's most famous moments happened during the hearings, including John Dean's "cancer on the Presidency" testimony and Alexander Butterfield's revelation of the existence of the secret White House Nixon tapes.
- ^ Senate Historical Minutes: Watergate Leaks Lead to Open Hearings. United States Senate Historical Office.
- ^ The $100,000 Misunderstanding, Time Magazine, May 6, 1974
- ^ a b Ronald Garay, "Watergate", Museum of Broadcast Communications. Accessed June 30, 2007.


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2-3 years ago, I was at a craft fair and saw some simple Chinese New Year craft colouring sets – one was one of the dragon puppets. I thought "I could make one of those". Only 3 years later, I have finally gotten around to drawing my own free printable for you. Of course you can design your own dragon, but if you don't have the time or have a large amount of children to work with (I am hoping to do these with Red Ted's class again), then these are perfect for you! We made them on a play date – 5 kids – and they all loved it. The two younger one's lost a little colouring patience, but they still love their dragons. And to be honest, I think you can leave them "uncoloured too" – or print out the free printable of coloured paper (e.g. red paper) and stick things on?
(Nun auch auf Deutsch zu Lesen: Chinesischer Drachen)
Chinese New Year Craft for Kids: Dragon Puppet
Materials: paper for printing (though I used very light card) & a printer, red paper for the body, pens or crayons, tissue paper, lollipop sticks, glue & scissors
To get your kids excited about the project either make one first or show them photos of the finished product (e.g. this post) – when they see what they will make the colouring in sheet makes "much more sense".
UPDATE: We had a go at these in Red Ted's class room and changed the "Order" of the craft a little: First we cut, then we folded, then we assembled and finally coloured. So that each child could "finish their dragon", even if they got bored of colouring. We also taped on the Popsicle sticks, so that we didn't have to wait for that it to dry. The kids were brilliant and did an amazing job!
1) Print out your dragon template – there is a double sided head, to fold later and a double side tail part. 4 feet – so that you can stick them together and that your dragon looks great from both sides.
2) The children used pens to colour, but we soon discovered that was going to take ages (Red Ted took ages over it and even did a good 30min to finish it off at bed time, he did a GREAT job in terms of detail and patience). So… I recommend the following options:
* pens for kids who like colouring and are patient,
* crayons for younger children who want to cover big surfaces quickly,
* experiment with paints (but you may make it a bit soggy), or
* print on coloured paper and use glitter glue or stickers.
3) Once they are finished colouring, cut out the shapes. The mums did it on this occassion, but again, I think, if this was in the class room, they can do it themselves. Of course it won't be as neat, but I think it will look lovely anyway. When you have cut the head out fold it over by the mouth and then you can cut out the "mouth space", so you can some tissue paper fire.
4) We used a sheet of A4 paper cut into three equal strips – each strip was for one body. And folded it "concertina style". I was impressed at how well the children managed with instructions (fold, turn over, fold, turn over, fold…). Red Ted wanted an extra long dragon, so we glued two of these strips together before folding.
5) Glue your head, tail, feet and lollipop sticks to your body.
6) Cut some tissue paper to add fire (optional of course).
We noticed that if you hold the two lollipop sticks at right angles in one hand, the dragon makes a nice fan too!
Join the Kids Get Crafty linky party! Disclaimer: by joining the Kids Get Crafty linky – you give us permission to highlight any projects on Red Ted Art and Creative with Kids or share your craft ideas on Pinterest – I will always link to your site!
If you have been crafty with your kid's be it at home, in the kitchen or outdoors, please link up!
How will you be celebrating Chinese New Year?


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Increase Equity Exposure Throughout Retirement
Raising exposure to stocks throughout one's retirement may reduce both the probability of running out of money and the magnitude of any shortfalls. This finding contradicts the conventional wisdom of reducing exposure to stocks in retirement. The argument for bucking the conventional wisdom is based on what may cause a retiree to run out money.
Wade Pfau of The American College and Michael Kitces, director of research for Pinnacle Advisory Group and a financial industry blogger, looked at various glide paths to see how altering the exposure to stocks throughout retirement would affect ending wealth. The calculations assumed annual withdrawals equating to 4% or 5% of the initial portfolio balance and increased each year for the rate of inflation. Retirement periods of 20, 30 and 40 years were looked at.
Based on their calculations, the optimal allocation to stocks started in the range of 20% to 40% at retirement and gradually rose to between 40% and 80%. The allocation with the highest rate of success started with a 30% allocation to stocks and rose to 80% by the end of retirement. They further found far higher success rates for portfolios starting off in the 10% to 30% equity range and utilizing rising glide paths (increasing the allocation to stocks over time) than static portfolios with 50% or 60% in stocks (as well as portfolios that start with those asset allocations and reduce the equity exposure).
Pfau and Kitces give three explanations as to why this is the case. First, they point out that in the case of a 30-year retirement, the outcome of a retirement portfolio is dictated almost entirely by the inflation-adjusted returns for the first 15 years. Secondly, an investor who retires during a period of poor market performance and gradually increases his exposure to stocks is better positioned to take advantage of a future rebound in stock prices. Third, an investor who retires during a period of good market performance ends up being so far ahead of his financial goals that a subsequent bear market may not matter.
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Thomas Dean from ON posted over 3 years ago:
I'm glad you gave us a head's up on this issue. It seems clear to me that an a stock portfolio with a number of holdings in different kinds of businesses will serve better for retirement income than investments focused on interest or dividends. You do have to manage the portfolio, of course.
For example, the AAII Shadow Stocks Portfolio seems to provide reasonable returns for people looking for a set of good choices in stocks.
Paul Faya from MD posted over 3 years ago:
My portfolio contains a variety of funds giving me a wide exposure to U.S, and foreign stocks along with some domestic companies that are great for high and increasing dividends. With this mix I have found no need for bonds even during the last two crashes.
Joseph Hehir from NY posted over 3 years ago:
What happens when the equity market tanks? Maybe seniors know something the authors don't.
Harry Rich from OH posted over 3 years ago:
I reply to Joseph Hehir that historically when the equity market tanked you stayed in it. If you held a diversified portfolio you, in fact, bought more equities in re-balancing your portfolio. Then you came out whole when it recovered. This worked for me during the last two down markets as it did for Paul Faya. This is one of the reasons why drawing rates greater than 4% don't work in models based on this history. Higher draws damage your portfolio when it is in the cellar.
However, I agree with Joseph's caution. The deflationist economists make a good point: we are experiencing dramatic changes in the way the economy works and cannot safely base our investment decisions entirely on the way the economy has acted throughout our lifetimes.


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Powell Endorses Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Republican and former Secretary of State Colin Powell is sticking with...
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Spokane Valley fire captain fired over sending religious emails from department account
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WA To Build Marajuana System
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials are looking to build a strictly regulated marijuana system that could forestall federal concerns about how the drug will be handled once it's available for public purchase. Rick Garza of the Washington Liquor Control Board says he expects the federal government will try and take action if Washington's system has loose controls. He says it's important for Washington to have a strong regulatory structure that would limit how much marijuana is grown to ensure that it's only meeting demand for in-state users.


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Chromosome 18 Ring
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
It is possible that the main title of the report Chromosome 18 Ring is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
General Discussion
Chromosome 18 Ring is a rare disorder in which there is loss (deletion) of genetic material from one or both ends of the 18th chromosome and joining of the chromosomal ends to form a ring. Associated symptoms and findings may vary greatly in range and severity from case to case, depending upon the amount and location of lost genetic material and other factors. A ring may also be formed without the loss of any genetic material. However, many individuals with the disorder are affected by mental retardation; low muscle tone (hypotonia); growth retardation; repeated infections during the first years of life; and/or malformations of the skull and facial (craniofacial) region. Such craniofacial features often include an unusually small head (microcephaly), widely spaced eyes (ocular hypertelorism), and/or vertical skin folds that cover the eyes' inner corners (epicanthal folds). Chromosome 18 Ring is usually caused by spontaneous (de novo) errors very early in the development of the embryo that appear to occur randomly for unknown reasons (sporadically).
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Children's Craniofacial Association
- 13140 Coit Road
- Suite 517
- Dallas, TX 75240
- Tel: (214)570-9099
- Fax: (214)570-8811
- Tel: (800)535-3643
- Email: email@example.com
- Website: http://www.ccakids.com
Chromosome 18 Registry & Research Society
- 7155 Oakridge Drive
- San Antonio, TX 78229
- Tel: (210)657-4968
- Fax: (210)657-4968
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- Website: http://www.chromosome18.org
Chromosome Disorder Outreach, Inc.
- P.O. Box 724
- Boca Raton, FL 33429-0724
- Tel: (561)395-4252
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Craniofacial Foundation of America
- 975 East Third Street
- Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Tel: (423)778-9176
- Fax: (423)778-8172
- Tel: (800)418-3223
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Ear Anomalies Reconstructed: Atresia/Microtia Support Group
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Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
- PO Box 8126
- Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
- Tel: (301)251-4925
- Fax: (301)251-4911
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- Website: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
- 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
- White Plains, NY 10605
- Tel: (914)997-4488
- Fax: (914)997-4763
- Website: http://www.marchofdimes.com
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- Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unique-Rare-Chromosome-Disorder-Support-Group/130797430472
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Mayawati's lung power works as quota bill is introduced in Rajya Sabha
The bill had posed a tough test for the Centre's 'running-with-BSP-and-hunting-with-SP' approach. While the bill's main backer BSP threatened strong action against UPA over the issue, SP attempted to thwart its introduction through repeated disruption of the Rajya Sabha. That its decision to appease BSP would not bring troubles for the government was evident when SP said that it would continue to back the Centre, notwithstanding strong action taken against its members in the Rajya Sabha.
"There is no relation between today's events in the RS and continuance of our support to the government," SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav told reporters outside Parliament House.
The introduction of the bill is expected to help the government smoothen the legislative process. The disruptions in Lok Sabha by BSP members was threatening to thwart the government's plans to pass the financial sector reform bills. The key reform bill pending before Parliament include Banking Laws Amendment Bill, Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, Micro Finance Institutions (Development and Regulation) Bill, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill.
The Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2011, and Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011, have already been passed in the Lok Sabha this session. "The quota bill is expected to be passed with minor amendments on Monday. We are hopeful of passing few of the reform bills in the remaining part of the winter session," said a senior minister.
Minister of state for personnel V Narayanasamy, who introduced the bill, said the legislation is important in the backdrop of backwardness of Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes and their inadequate representation in government jobs. Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley said BJP was supportive of social justice, but asked the government to make changes to avoid reverse discrimination. He said the bill made provisions of Article 335, which addresses administrative efficiency, inapplicable to reservations.
"I have a serious objection to this clause. Article 335 provides for relaxed standards to be made applicable to SCs & STs. To say no standards apply would adversely impact the efficiency and the morale of the service, create an inequality and may be struck down by courts. I would therefore urge the government to delete this part of the amendment," he said. Jaitley said reservation was meant to make unequals equal and cautioned against changing basic structure of the Constitution. "As Parliament, we must remember while exercising our power. We cannot change the basic structure of the Constitution.
We can only amend it or alter it," he said. He said reservation in promotion permitted a certain amount of leapfrogging, but this could lead to services being packed by a certain caste. "Thus a cap is sought to be imposed. The outer limit of this cap would be the reservation permitted in a state. Thus the possibility of all or most posts being occupied by a category would not arise," he said.
BSP chief Mayawati, whose manipulation, tantrums and threats, forced the government to bring the quota bill, took on Congress, blaming it for the condition of the SCs and STs. "If Congress' intentions were clear, we would not have had to fight this battle," she said, sparking off protests from the treasury benches.
That only provoked her further as she said "does the truth sound bitter. How much we had to agitate to bring this bill... It is being portrayed as if it is for the first time that such a move has been initiated by the Centre, whereas the fact is such provisions existed but faced impediments." She also said that an impression was being created that BSP was opposed to Backward Classes. "We are not against giving them reservation. But this amendment is for SCs and STs. That's why they are not included. If a bill is brought for Backward Classes, BSP will support.
In fact, my party is also in favour of giving reservation to the poor from the upper caste," she said. Mayawati said there were impediments in providing quota to SCs and STs and the Constitution amendment was required to provide them 'proper place' in society. "I have written several letters to the government...to the prime minister," she said.


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Tax Prep
For those expecting a hefty refund, answering the question of when to file taxes is simple: as soon as you receive the necessary paperwork, such as W2/1099, annual mortgage statement, etc. Meanwhile, those who anticipate a big bill might wait to file until the April 15 deadline. Determining when to prepare taxes is a personal choice, of course. However, there are some cases where earlier is best and others where last minute might actually be ideal.
Early bird
The majority of taxpayers will benefit by filing taxes early. The most immediate benefit is a quick payback, since returns are issued on a first come-first serve basis. According to the National Society of Accountants (NSA), early filers from the past few years have received their funds in approximately 21 days. Alternatively, those filing closer to the deadline waited an average of 31 days. For those who owe, filing early can also be an advantage, since the payment date can be scheduled anytime on or before April 15, regardless of when you filed.
Fashionably late - File Taxes Late
Most employers typically send tax forms well before the deadline. However, forms from short-term jobs and investment accounts may show up late. Not to mention, some brokers will send corrected 1099s out much later after receiving financial updates after the fact.
The medium with which you choose to file your taxes can also have an impact on the appropriate timing. E-filing will often speed up the process when you prepare taxes online, but that doesn't necessarily mean that filling out the forms will be lightning fast. If you plan to prepare taxes with software, make sure to read through all of the benefits offered in each package. For example, H&R Block offers a Premium software package that helps users maximize business deductions, calculate the deduction for charitable donations, and free, unlimited advice from a tax expert.


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Pablo Crespell, graduate student in wood science and engineering, came to the United States from Chile knowing that he would enjoy having a career in forestry. My brother in law was a forester, he comments, He taught me a lot about it. We would go to picnics and wed get to be out in nature, so I was very interested in that when I was a kid. Many would probably agree when I say that forestry is a career that makes it easy to get out and enjoy the outdoors.
Originally coming to OSU to obtain a PhD in genetics, Crespell was invited to forest science by Glenn Howe. I switched to wood science once I got here. In terms of picking a university at which to study, Oregon State is very well known in Chile, so it was either OSU or North Carolina State in Raleigh. Since I already got a masters there, it seemed like a good decision to come to Oregon State for my PhD.
Crespells work primarily concerns innovation in the forest products industry. My research relates to how an encouraging work climate is related to innovation and performance in the industry, he says, Its psychology-oriented. As part of the study, a survey was sent out to forest products companies all over the US, and we received over 200 responses. When those responses are compared to the work climate of each respondent, we can see that there is a positive relationship between climate, innovativeness, and financial performance.
So what makes a good work climate? Crespell explains that its defined by several things, including Allowance of autonomy, openness to change, and support from committed management who can lead the way. Innovation is important to the industry, and so I expect that people will take notice of the factors that lead to a climate that encourages innovation. In the big picture, the more innovative a company is, the larger its financial resources grow.
Pablos career path will lead him to Canada in the near future, where he has accepted a job with Forintek doing consulting work on the topic of innovation as related to marketing and economics. These days, you have to integrate marketing issues into every kind of research. Soft issues, like those I studied while preparing my doctorate, are becoming more important. Our industry is very traditional and very conservative, so its a good thing were looking to innovation and what it takes to be innovative.
Asked about his experience at the College of Forestry, Crespell says that he enjoyed everything that OSU had to offer him. The whole learning experience was great for me. Im very interested in psychology so it was great to be able to take courses in that area and in education. My advisor, Eric Hansen, has been very supportive and always tries to take us a step further. Corvallis has also treated him well. Ive really enjoyed living in this city. Its been a great place to raise my daughters.
Bio of Pablo Crespell written by Bryan Bernart, Editorial Assistant, Forestry Communications Group, College of Forestry


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Kenneth St. Clair services
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Scott Baker
Moran native Scott Eugene Baker, 83, Osawatomie, died Monday Dec. 5, 2016, at Olathe Medical Center. Military honors are at 5 p.m. Saturday followed by visitation until 7 o'clock at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home in Osawatomie. Memorials are to the Oz Community... [More]
Donnie Axtell
Donnie Lee Axtell, 94, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Richmond. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett. Burial will follow in the Garnett Cemetery. The family will... [More]
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Glenn E. Barnby, 87, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, passed away on Nov. 26, 2016. He was born to William and Ressie (Chancy) Barnby on July 1, 1929.After proudly serving the United States of America in Korea in the Army, Glenn became a train conductor for the Santa Fe Railroad and... [More]
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QA Time"> The gaming business demands continual creation of new customer experiences, with relentless attention to maximum uptime at minimum cost: "A majority of what we do to drive revenue has technology behind it," said Station Casinos Vice President and CIO Marshall Andrew, in Las Vegas. "Were trying to shorten the life cycle, get through the QA process, get the products out where they can help us generate revenue," Andrew said. "Were looking for products and services and skill sets that let us meet market demands in a more timely manner."Andrew described one recent example in which a customer-facing system had been "crashing every day" with substantial revenue impact. By applying Identify Softwares AppSight Black Box technology and also working with Microsoft technical personnel, he said, "we drilled down into some of the scenarios that would have taken us weeks and weeks to find without these tools. I was a little skeptical, but Im a firm believer now." Microsoft, of Redmond, Wash., was represented in the discussion by Sam Guckenheimer, group product planner for Microsoft Visual Studio Team System and Microsoft Solutions Framework. Guckenheimer emphasized the need for an end-to-end process view in addressing application quality goals. It begins, he said, with design: "Weve asked what an architect would do to see, at design time, if an application is designed correctly and properly takes into account things like security violations." Development managers need to recognize, Guckenheimer said, that most developers are not and will not be security experts and that automatic analysis of potential security issues therefore needs to be incorporated into tools and processes in a pervasive way. "We try to inspect the code automatically for security, and weve made our internal tools available in Visual Studio Team System to highlight practices in code that might lead to problems downstream," he said. Guckenheimer and others were quick to add that the quality process needs to be a closed feedback loop, no matter how much investment is made in good tools and practices before application deployment. Some issues will arise only in the deployment environment, but Identify Software Vice President Lori Wizdo expressed concern that customers may wrongly define quality in terms of whats produced by developers rather than whats experienced by users. "The dynamic problems that youll encounter in production are going to be impacted by environmental factors, by system resources, by configuration issues, by any number of stresses that couldnt be tested for," Wizdo said. "The current thinking is that you can [address application quality during testing], but its a life-cycle issue." Click here to read about Red Hats support for three new application development stacks on its Red Hat Network. Microsofts Guckenheimer said the company hopes to address that in two ways. "We generate unit tests against code and track code coverage so that the whole team can see what has and hasnt been exercised," he said. "We take the testing that is doneload testing, running 1,000 simulated users against the applicationand make that approachable and affordable to the developer to do that early on." Guckenheimer said he also hopes that developers will apply virtualization technology to narrow the gap between lab and production environments: "We let you have test labs in virtual machines so you can have, somewhere on a server hard disk, a file that you open up thats a virtual machine image that matches production and gets you out of the not on my machine problem." Significant downstream delays would thereby be reduced, Guckenheimer said. "At design time, you have a sort of validation early on as to whether the way youre building a distributed system will run. It takes a lot of time out of the staging process of What ports do I need to open? Do we need to change the authentication on this server?these issues that arent really coding but where every blind man has a different leg of the elephant," he said. Broader availability of better-integrated tools requires a re-examination of developer and tester roles, said André Pino, chief marketing officer at Segue Software. "A lot of the quality issues that still remain are the result of quality activities being done in isolation. Youve got developers doing unit testing, youve got testers doing UI [user interface] testing and functional testing, performance people doing performance testing. The problem is, you cant compartmentalize quality assurance because its impacted by too many people and too many activities." Pinos Segue colleague McLeod agreed, saying, "As developers do more testing, testers perhaps need to be more focused on users instead of merely validating requirements." Next Page: Managers should remember user needs.
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How to Decorate With Pets in the Home
Consider a tabletop tree that can stand out of harm's way. (For the record, tabletop trees can be just as beautiful as their seven–foot siblings.) Shop for ornaments that are shatter–resistant (cotton, felt, wool) and made of non-toxic materials because there's no telling when someone—who shall remain nameless—will go in for a licking.


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4.7 Performance Facilities
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I. Introduction
This policy applies to the major performance facilities at Wilfrid Laurier University: the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall and the Theatre Auditorium.
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that these facilities best serve the University.
II. Performance Facilities Committee
A. The Performance Facilities Committee is responsible for policies and procedures with respect to the operation of the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall and the Theatre-Auditorium.
B. MembershipThe following are members of the Performance Facilities Committee:
The chair of the committee shall be either the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science or the Dean of the Faculty of Music.
- Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science
- Dean, Faculty of Music
- Performance Facilities Manager
- General Manager, WLU Students' Union
- Cultural affairs coordinator
- WLU Students' Union representative
- WLU Graduate Students' Association representative
- Theatre Laurier representative
- A faculty member from the Faculty of Music
C. Terms of ReferenceThe committee is to:
1. Ensure the performance facilities are utilized in accordance with University policy and serve the best interests of the University community;
2. Develop, coordinate, and review a priority use schedule to ensure fairness and utilization of the facilities;
3. Encourage and facilitate cooperation, sharing, and flexibility by users;
4. Establish and review policies and procedures with respect to facility operation, safety, and condition;
5. Establish policies for use by non-University organizations; and
6. Recommend fees and charges.
D. The performance facilities manager will make available on request policies and procedures for both facilities, scheduling information, priority user lists, perennial bookings, fees and charges, rental practices and procedures, and user requirements and regulations.
III. Related Policies
Users and potential users of the performance facilities should refer to the following related policies:
5.5 Signing Authority for External Contracts for Services Other than Teaching Provided by the UniversityThis policy states that any rental and/or service contract of $500 or more requires the approval of one of the signing officers of the university: the president, the vice-president: academic, or vice-president: finance and administration.4.10 Booking of University Space and FacilitiesThis policy discusses University space use priorities, booking procedures, and circumstances under which charges may be levied.


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Rated 1.5 / 5 stars
Can't jump for shit, controls suck because it's too slow, they lag
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I know, right. I never knew God would give Simon a Pikatchu.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
then ending was hilarius as shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rated 2.5 / 5 stars
Average at best
The game lags a lot, making it hard to move Simon in sync with button presses. First boss is too easy, and the second is much more difficult (mainly due to the fact that Simon CANNOT SWIM IN WATER?!). The dialogue saves this game from being bad though, but at times is too drawn out.
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
To Much Dialogue
It was an interesting and funny game although certain things about this really slowed the pace of the game. I enjoyed reading the curses and insults used in the game by people like the preist it really made me crack up. Also I really enjoy the use of the Castlevania exact sprites and music it was well cloned and I hope to see work like this from you in the future. The controls were great and took no time to learn and were very easy to use at any given time which was helpful. The timing of the game was good.
The jumping motion was a little out of ordinary and seemed just to stiff. The dialogue really slowed the pace of the game and there was way to much to read at that. Other than the Jesus battle the game was way to simple and easy.
It's an OK game for a Castlevania fan looking for a funny spoof but it's a little to easy and there's almost nothing to this simple and easy game parody.
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Four NCAA Div. III championships
Coe's Simon silences St. Thomas (Minn.), 3-0
PELLA, IOWA-- Coe College senior Ashlee Simon scattered seven hits as the No. 19 Kohawks blanked No. 14 St. Thomas (Minn.) 3-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Softball Pella, Iowa Regional Friday.
Coe (35-11) broke on top in the first inning as designated player Brianna Hull led off the game with a double and scored. Hull walked and scored on a single by catcher Abby Flannagan. Shortstop Sidney Ridout drove in a third run in the sixth.
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- Location: Kailua‐Kona (Hawaii)
The NASA Centennial Challenge for Power Beaming is a prize offered for a competitive demonstration of wireless power transmission. The minimum viable competition entry for 2007 was required to deliver greater than 200 watts to a moving 10‐kilogram vehicle over a vertical distance of 100 meters. We describe the design, construction, and operation of a laser power transmission system which considerably exceeds these minimum requirements, and which was built by a largely non‐professional team with minimal financial support in less than one year. The system uses commercially‐available 808 nm diode arrays and simple optics to produce a multikilowatt beam, approximately An automated video tracking system with manual backup and a steerable mirror direct the beam. The receiver is assembled from two types of GaAs photovoltaic cells in a unique configuration. Overall, the system could deliver in excess of 1 kW of DC power to a vehicle with an end to end efficiency of well over 10%, but due to inadequate testing and on‐site failures, it failed to win the 2007 prize.
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Charles Albright – I'm On Drugs 7"
Charles Albright
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When I read Travis' review of PENS, I thought (without having heard the music) that he might've just been venting frustration with the fact that "low-fi" records are all over the place now and haven't been produced with his DJing gigs in mind. All that treble won't get the drunk white booty moving without a killer bottom end, know what I mean? Well, I might've judged too hastily, because I just encountered the same problem Travis did.
Charles Albright, my friend – and let me be clear that I'm addressing the musician and not the serial killer – I'm really into the songs on your amazingly titled 7″. At least, I'm pretty sure I would be if not for the horrible pain I was inflicted with from the static that's drowning your hooks. I'm seriously glad a dog didn't hear this around me. Those frequencies would explode a poodle.
Now, I don't want to discourage any of you sadomasochists that dig eardrum impalement, and the three button-covered nerds that have also heard this disc are gonna snicker, but I'm going to take a pass until Charlie tames that high end.
If you wanna do the serial killer thing, it can be much more easily accomplished with a knife than it can with treble and static.


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While winning four straight tennis matches this summer at the USTA Midwest Sectional Championship in Cincinnati, Nelle Youel wasn't sure she could make it through the tournament.
On the court, she won every match in straight sets. But her bigger concern was off the court.
"I barely packed enough outfits for the tournament," Youel said with a laugh. "I had never played in that tournament before."
Youel, who will begin her junior season at Northern Illinois this month, had a heavier suitcase on her way home from Cincinnati after packing the tournament's championship trophy.
The victory earned her a trip to the U.S. Open National Playoff, which begins Friday at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. The tournament winner will earn a wild-card entry into the 2013 U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament Aug. 20-23 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
"It's really a great thing to get to go," said Youel, a Crystal Lake Central graduate. "But going in, I don't know what to expect. I'm just going to stick with my usual game plan."
For Youel, that plan is to grind out matches and wear down opponents.
"I tell myself to always prepare for a three-hour match," she said.
Youel enjoyed a marvelous sophomore season last year for the Huskies.
She set an NIU record for wins while going 27-5 in singles and 23-7 in doubles. She was the first NIU player in 11 years to be chosen first-team All-Mid-American Conference.
While going 4-0 in Cincinnati, Youel's only rough patch was during a 7-5, 6-3 win in the finals against Syracuse's Maddie Kobelt, an All-Big East Conference honoree.
Down 5-4 in the first set, Youel rallied to win the set and the match.
"I think my attitude really helped," Youel said. "The biggest thing is just to know that I can beat anybody. [An opponent] may have beaten this player or that player, but they still have to beat you on that day."
On the court, Youel said she relies on constant positive reinforcement.
"When you're playing, you're always talking to yourself," she said. "I have things I always tell myself to [stay] positive, even if things are going badly."
Youel said she is excited about competing against nationally recognized players at Yale.
"I enjoy being challenged and playing other really good players," she said.
Yet she has not thought about winning the tournament and playing in one of the nation's most prestigious tennis venues.
"It seems really far off," she said.
For now, Youel said she is working on her off-the-court concern while in Connecticut.
"My parents and I are already trying to find a laundromat," she said.
ISU's Rosch wins MVP: Cary-Grove grad Ashley Rosch, a sophomore volleyball player at Illinois State, was named the Most Valuable Player at last month's High Performance Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Rosch was playing in the tournament as a member of USA Volleyball's women's junior A1 national team. She helped her squad to a 7-1 record and the tournament title against teams from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile and the U.S.
Playing in the women's international junior division of the tournament, Rosch's team was coached by former U.S. Olympian Rod Wilde.
Rosch will begin her sophomore season for ISU Aug. 30 when the Redbirds compete at the IUPUI tournament. Last season, Rosch became only the sixth freshman in Missouri Valley Conference volleyball history to be named first-team all-conference. She also was the MVC's Freshman of the Year.
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Iceland's economy relies heavily on foreign trade. Fisheries and related products constitute the largest proportion of exports, followed by aluminium and animal products. Its chief imports include machinery and equipment, petroleum products, foodstuffs and textiles.The average daily budget for a tourist in Iceland is about 15,000 Íkr to 25,000 Íkr. If travelling in a group, guesthouses can be a cheaper option to hostels.


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Last week, Kia Vice Chairman Hank Lee stated that Kia US sales will surpass 500,000 units in 2012. Lee's aggressive forecast is based partly on Kia's 37% 2011 YTD sales growth, with about 470,000 expected for the full year. To help facilitate the sales increase, Kia will increase the number of U.S. dealerships from 760 to 800 in addition to replacing poor-performing ones. Kia will also increase production and inventory,
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York City have signed midfielder Andre Boucaud on loan from Kettering Town and will complete a permanent deal for the Trinidad and Tobago international in January.
The 26-year-old has also spent time at Peterborough United, Wycombe Wanderers, Aldershot Town and Reading after originally starting his career at Tottenham Hotspur.
For the past couple of seasons he had made over a hundred senior appearances during his second spell at Kettering.
The Enfield-born schemer also has six international caps to his credit after making his debut in a friendly against Iraq.
He won't be available for York's FA Cup second round tie at Darlington this weekend, but will come into contention for their Tuesday night visit to Kidderminster Harriers, in addition to their forthcoming FA Trophy home game against Boston United.
Andre Boucaud (right) will complete a permanent move to York in January
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