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High School Equivalency Frequently Asked Questions
NC Community Colleges High School Equivalency FAQs
What is the current cost to take the High School Equivalency test?
- Beginning January 1, 2013, the High School Equivalency testing fee for paper-based tests is $35 per student for a complete battery of tests including any re-testing.
- This one-time fee shall be charged High School Equivalency to all students who have not taken at least one paper-based test within the High School Equivalency battery prior to January 1, 2013.
- Students who began the High School Equivalency test at the $7.50 or $25 rate prior to January 1, 2013, are not required to pay any additional fees.
- This $35 charge will be in effect for the duration of NC Community Colleges offering paper-based testing.
I've already begun taking the 2002 series of High School Equivalency tests. Will I be able to continue taking these tests in 2013?
- The 2002 series of High School Equivalency tests is currently offered via North Carolina's community colleges. This series of tests will be available until December 31, 2013.
What's the difference between the 2002 series of High School Equivalency tests and the new tests offered in 2014?
- The 2002 High School Equivalency test series is comprised of five content areas: social studies, science, mathematics, reading and writing.
- High School Equivalency Testing Service announced that a new, computer-based assessment would be aligned with state common core standards.
- The 2014 High School Equivalency test series is comprised of four content areas: literacy, mathematics, science and social studies.
- This new battery of tests will be launched January, 2014, replacing the 2002 battery of tests.
- Scores from the 2002 series of High School Equivalency tests are not transferable to the 2014 assessment.
I've heard all High School Equivalency tests will soon be delivered via computer. What does this mean?
- At this time, North Carolina testing locations do not offer computer-based testing. The $35 total fee noted above remains in place for paper-based testing.
- In 2010 it was announced that, through a collaboration with Pearson Vue, High School Equivalency tests would begin a transition to computer-based testing, with all assessments being delivered via computer by January 2014.
- System Office staff are working with High School Equivalency Chief Examiners at the colleges to implement the transition from paper to computer-based testing, beginning in summer 2013 with full implementation expected by 2014.
My testing location plans to offer computer-based tests in summer 2013. Does this mean I can no longer take the paper-based test?
- Test-takers will continue to have the option to take the paper-based, 2002 battery of tests through December 2013.
Will computer-based tests cost more than paper-based tests?
- High School Equivalency Testing Service currently charges a fee of $24 per test for computer-based assessments, with an additional $24 charged High School Equivalency for any re-tests.
- Through December 2013, any computer-based testing will be offered on a self-supporting basis, meaning students taking computer-based High School Equivalency tests would be charged High School Equivalency the $24 per test fee.
- At this time, the North Carolina Community College System has not yet identified the High School Equivalency testing fee for 2014. Any changes to High School Equivalency testing fees would require action by the State Board of Community Colleges.
Can I take the new computer based High School Equivalency online?
No, while the High School Equivalency is switching to a computer-based format, students must still come on campus to test. One of the positives of computer-based testing is that students can take any subject any work versus the current rotation of tests.


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Mexico City – The ASPA pilots union filed a lawsuit against Grupo Posadas, the former owner of bankrupt Mexicana de Aviacion, alleging violations of securities laws in the airline's management.
Grupo Posadas chairman Gaston Azcarraga "hid important results and indicators of liquidity, solvency, profitability and utilization of assets" while the company ran Mexicana de Aviacion, actions that "may have exacerbated the company's crisis," ASPA chief Fernando Perfecto, whose union represents more than 2,500 pilots in Mexico, said.
Mexicana was acquired from the government by Grupo Posadas, a hotel operator, in late 2005.
The carrier, which ceased operating last August due to severe financial problems, is in the hands of a court-appointed receiver, who will decide whether the company can resume flying or will be liquidated.
Grupo Posadas failed to report that it took out two large loans, one for 1.5 million pesos ($127,000) from Grupo Banorte and another for 991 million pesos ($83 million) from Banco de Comercio Exterior, Perfecto said.
The company also failed to report other "material" information about Grupo Mexicana de Aviacion, the union leader said.
Mexicana, which had been one of Mexico's two leading airlines, stopped operating on Aug. 28 along with sister budget carriers Click and Link.
Several investor groups, including Avanza Capital, Ivan Barona, Altus Prot and TG Group, have expressed an interest in the carrier, but no one has been able to seal a viable deal.
On Sept. 7, a Mexican judge allowed the airline to suspend payment on its debt and left it in the hands of a court-appointed receiver.
The carrier is trying to negotiate a restructuring of its debt of about 20 billion pesos ($1.67 billion), of which a large portion is owed to workers.
In March, Mexicana's sale was cancelled after buyer PC Capital was unable to come up with the funds needed to buy the carrier and subsidiaries Click and Link.
PC Capital failed to pay the money on March 1, the day that the purchase agreement expired, Tenedora K, which took control last August of 95 percent of the stock of holding company Nuevo Grupo Aeronautico, or NGA, which owns Mexicana de Aviacion, Click and Link, said.
PC Capital won the bidding for the bankrupt carrier in November, offering to pay $200 million for Mexicana's assets and to restructure operations.
Mexicana de Aviacion, which had planned to resume flying before March, had received its operating and security licenses after conducting test flights mandated by regulators.
Earlier this month, about 2,500 Mexicana employees filed a complaint with prosecutors against Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, or Bancomext, alleging that the state-owned financial institution defrauded the Treasury of some 990 million pesos (about $83 million) and dispossessed the company of assets.
The government said earlier this month that it was not going to bail out Mexicana.
There is no "possibility whatsoever" that the government will take over the airline, Labor Secretary Javier Lozano said on June 1.
The carrier could be liquidated if no deals to help it resume flying are finalized before Aug. 5.

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Jozani Forest is the only forest on the island, not far from the attractions of Stone Town. Exploring this natural wonder, where you will find the typical tropical vegetation consisting of giant palm trees, Alexandrian laurel and eucalyptus...
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The Forodhani Gardens are a very popular place in the city of Zanzibar, particularly visited by locals and tourists. Right in front of the Arabic Fort, and pretty close to the sea, the Gardens were built in 1936 to commemorate the...
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VIDEO: Today's Headline News from Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In March 2007, retired FBI agent Robert Levinson flew to Kish Island, an Iranian resort awash with tourists, smugglers and organized crime figures. Days later, after an arranged meeting with an admitted killer, he checked out of his hotel, slipped into a taxi and vanished. For years, the U.S. has publicly described him as a private citizen who traveled to the tiny Persian Gulf island on private business.
But that was just a cover story. An Associated Press investigation reveals that Levinson was working for the CIA. In an extraordinary breach of the most basic CIA rules, a team of analysts - with no authority to run spy operations - paid Levinson to gather intelligence from some of the world's darkest corners. He vanished while investigating the Iranian government for the U.S.
The CIA was slow to respond to Levinson's disappearance and spent the first several months denying any involvement. When Congress eventually discovered what happened, one of the biggest scandals in recent CIA history erupted.
Behind closed doors, three veteran analysts were forced out of the agency and seven others were disciplined. The CIA paid Levinson's family $2.5 million to pre-empt a revealing lawsuit, and the agency rewrote its rules restricting how analysts can work with outsiders.
But even after the White House, FBI and State Department officials learned of Levinson's CIA ties, the official story remained unchanged.
"Robert Levinson went missing during a business trip to Kish Island, Iran," the White House said last month.
Details of the unusual disappearance were described in documents obtained or reviewed by the AP, plus interviews over several years with dozens of current and former U.S. and foreign officials close to the search for Levinson. Nearly all spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the sensitive case.
The AP first confirmed Levinson's CIA ties in 2010 and continued reporting to uncover more details. It agreed three times to delay publishing the story because the U.S. government said it was pursuing promising leads to get him home.
The AP is reporting the story now because, nearly seven years after his disappearance, those efforts have repeatedly come up empty. The government has not received any sign of life in nearly three years. Top U.S. officials, meanwhile, say his captors almost certainly already know about his CIA association.
On Friday, after the AP disclosed Levinson's secret ties to the CIA, his family urged the U.S. government "to step up and take care of one of its own." It said the government had failed to make saving Levinson enough of a priority.
"After nearly 7 years, our family should not be struggling to get through each day without this wonderful, caring, man that we love so much," the family said in a statement.
The story of how the married father of seven children from Coral Springs, Fla., became part of the CIA's spy war with Iran has been cloaked in secrecy, with no public accounting for the agency's mistakes.


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How to win friends and influence people?
Tell me about Dale Carnegie courses. Have you taken one? What was it like? Was it worth the money? I'm about two months into a new job. It is a career path that really excites me and makes me feel proud... when I'm not feeling like I'm drowning. Previously my work has been mostly on the technical side. My new job has much more client interface, political wrangling, and management aspects. I really want to do well, but my natural style is to be quiet and observe unless I am actually confident in my subject. My new boss wants me to take a Dale Carnegie course to become more comfortable with speaking in general, especially in venues where I do not have experience to back up my confidence. [more inside]
Work milestone - a short speech/anecdote is expected - what to say?
So I'm approaching an arbitrary anniversary at my job, and usually at the regular company-wide meetings they announce so & so's milestone, and they get up in front of everybody to receive a small token gift from management, and then the person usually spouts off some kind of anecdote/short story about work. I don't know what to say as I feel kind of 'meh' about my job in general. [more inside]
Medication for public speaking phobia?
I have a severe public speaking phobia, and am considering asking my GP about short-term medication to get me through presentations. Very concerned about being labelled a drug-seeker, though -- how to avoid this? Snowflake deets inside. [more inside]
How can I make Toastmasters work for me?
I joined Toastmasters and I'm worried I made a horrible mistake. I would love to be able to speak naturally about my work in front of colleagues, without hemming and hawing and saying "like" and "um" and talking too fast and getting nervous and flustered. I do not want to become a motivational speaker. How do I achieve the former without ending up sounding like the latter? [more inside]
Software for speaking slowly
I'm looking for teleprompter or speaking notes software that offer some particular features. Does it exist? [more inside]
How do I have the best book reading ever?
My novel has been out since August, and on Wednesday I am doing my first book reading / signing (!!!). It's for a local book club, not at a bookstore, so I will have to handle any sales myself. The person running the program was incredibly casual about everything - enough to make me suspect that if I want this to go well, it's all on me. What should I be ready for? [more inside]
But it wouldn't mean nothing NOTHING without a woman or a girl
I'm scheduled to be on a panel about lack of women in senior roles within my industry. So I'm looking for pointers to articles, short podcasts, studies, puff pieces, reports, and just general interesting point of views on encouraging women into industries (from both women AND women). [more inside]
Effective lecturing tips?
I'm trying to improve my ability to lecture in an interesting and engaging way. I've made some progress and know some of the basic stuff - no text-heavy slides, no reading, trying to channel my enthusiasm for the topic - but I still feel my lectures fall a bit flat most of the time. [more inside]
Please help me ID a non-legal career for competitive talkers!
Other than law, do you know of a career field that affords both: (1) opportunities for public speaking, and (2) up-or-down, win-or-lose competition? Thank you for donating your time to a worthy effort--helping to boost me out of my deeply unhappy career. [more inside]
Giving a talk for developers on using MOOCs to grow as a professional
I've been preparing a 'lightning' talk (8 minutes) for a statewide technology conference. While I'm relatively new to the software dev world, I'm going to be presenting to people who have been professional developers for years, sometimes decades. So I need to pick some more experienced brains (presenters, developers, professional conference attendees) if I'm going to give a presentation that will truly be useful. [more inside]
What is Toastmasters like?
I'm an academic. One recurring bit of advice that my advisor has for me is that I need to improve my presentation skills to be a more dynamic and engaging speaker. I do fine in informal conversations, but tend to ice up in front of a crowd. I've heard good things about Toastmasters, and have looked over the local chapter's website, but I would like to hear individual stories about what to expect about joining the club. Previous questions have mentioned the program tangentially, but I'd like detail.
Tips on overcoming speech nervousness
I have to give a speech at my organization and I feel two things: slightly nervous about screwing it up and ridiculous that I feel nervous. [more inside]
Can an introvert fake charisma on stage?
I'm an introvert, and have made peace with that. Over the years, I've gotten much better at relaxing around people, but if I have to be honest with myself, I completely lack charisma. I'm in academia, which requires a lot of people-time: teaching, giving talks, and networking. How do I practice becoming a more engaging speaker? [more inside]
Lip buildup from talking
I teach a short lecture class, and by the end, there are gross white (spit? dead skin?) lines on my lips from talking that won't come off unless I scrape at them with a fingernail. I want this to not happen. [more inside]
What is a good way to signal the end of a large gathering?
I regularly find myself needing to conclude a fairly sizable gathering of people. Too often I find myself at the end of our proceedings, saying something like "Have a great week," expecting people to get up and leave. But they don't. After an awkward moment, I find myself resorting to "We're done." Everyone laughs and finally leaves. How can I better signal a conclusion?
Can't live like this...
If social media and crowdsourcing is good for anything, I figure it's to find some sort of answer to questions like these. Here goes nothing... I'm a 23 year old with cerebral palsy and while I'm very much a special snowflake in that I've been gifted with normal function as far as most of my life is concerned-most importantly in terms of intellect- there's one part of my CP that's made my life smaller and more miserable than any wheelchair could. It's affected my relationships with and opportunities for friends, dates and jobs, and for a richer life in general. Help me find a way out. Snowflake details inside. [more inside]
Great speeches in Spanish?
I am looking for short videos with examples of good public speaking in Spanish. I'd like to avoid English with Spanish subtitles, and I realized that I don't have many (any) examples from the Spanish-speaking world, so I've come to you for help. I don't necessarily mean grand political speeches - story-telling (Moth-like?), spoken word (would love to see this), monologues from plays, even rousing sports speeches from movies - all would work. [more inside]
Help me be a better interviewee
I am generally a good interviewee when I'm asked about anything other than me, but I struggle with the personal questions. One kind that often gets me is the "tell me about a time when you were X." Another would be"list three things your friends would find surprising/annoying/etc about you" or "what is a particularly stressful situation that you encountered in the last x months". My problem with these questions is in responding quickly. Once I think of a relevant example/answer I am pretty articulate, but the timing is an issue. [more inside]
How can I be less nervous during the lecture I'm giving tomorrow?
I'm giving an hour-long lecture tomorrow before a class of 50 college students. This is something I've never done before (although I've given shorter presentations to smaller audiences). How can I minimize nervousness/stage fright? [more inside]
[academic filter] know nothing, must give comment on it, on the fly. how to be OK with this?
I suffer from extreme performance anxiety but have been yanked in at the last minute to talk on something I know almost nothing about. Not performing is not an option. Need help. [more inside]
List of Top Best Tips for the Making of Making a Point
What's your favorite list of Powerpoint/Keynote/presentation do's and don'ts? [more inside]
Advice for doing a best man speech for someone you hardly know?
Earlier this year I was asked by a friendly co-worker to be his best man. I accepted against my better judgement because I got the sense he had no one else he could ask. Now faced with writing an appropriate heartfelt (possibly humorous) speech I am at a loss. [more inside]
How much should I charge to speak at an event?
I've been asked to speak at an event in a major American city in front of one or two hundred people. How much should I ask for my speaker's fee? Is this an accurate guide? [more inside]
How can I sound like a human being when I talk?
I would like my voice to be engaging and interesting sounding. Difficulty: I currently have the tonal range of a garbage truck. [more inside]
Help me be okay with looking like a dork.
I would like some help being okay with being nervous, being clearly nervous, during presentations. [more inside]
How do I avoid straining my voice
How do I deal with voice strain? [more inside]
I will participating in a speech competition early next week and I am feeling extremely anxious. Help?
I will participating in a speech competition early next week and I am feeling extremely anxious. Help? [more inside]
PowerPoint elegance for absolute beginners
I have given hundreds of lectures to audiences of all sizes and compositions, but I have never given a PowerPoint lecture. Help a complete novice do a great job the first time. [more inside]
What makes a presentation interesting?
I've been asked to do a presentation to the new college hires that will be joining my department once they graduate. I've been given an hour, and told that I could pretty much do whatever I wanted with them, as long as I spend around 15 minutes talking about what it's like to work at our company and what they should expect for the first 3 months. I'd love to hear some input about how I could make this presentation awesome, and use the 1 hour effectively. [more inside]
I like my toast on wheat with freshly churned organic butter.
What should I expect at my first Toastmasters meeting? [more inside]
How to keep from sounding nervous at the beginning of a faculty job talk?
How to keep from sounding nervous at the beginning of a faculty job talk? [more inside]
Technical presentation tips please!
I'm giving a technical presentation at an industry conference in two months, with an audience (guessing 50-100 people) including people I'd really like to impress. I am extroverted but terrible at public speaking. How do I prepare and build confidence for the presentation in the next two months? [more inside]
Freight Transport and Logistics Lectures
Recommendations for interesting/inspiring lectures on the topic of freight transport, and logistics? [more inside]
Dry throat, breathlessness when speaking in front of people
When I speak in front of an audiance I feel breathless and I take long pauses to catch my breath; my throat gets dry. While know it is due to mental anxity, I don't know how to fix it. I feel as if nothing is coming out of my throat, no matter how much I have practiced the speech before. I have tried chewing lozenges and breathing before the start of every sentence or clause. Thanks.
Improve my elocution!
How can I work on a more "natural" delivery (emphasis, pitch, etc.) when reading books aloud? [more inside]
Finding the Straw Man
Academics: Searching with texts that promote a fair hearing for the opposition. [more inside]
How do you write a statement of confidence (for boss)?
How do you write a statement of confidence for the Managing Director of a company, as an employee? [more inside]
An Americans Guide to Australia in 10 minutes or less.
What would a Kiwanis group would like to know about Australia? [more inside]
how to stop public speaking-induced voice freeze?
How can I prevent sudden attacks of muteness during public presentations? [more inside]
My voice is nasally! What can I do?
My voice is nasally! What can I do? [more inside]
Public Speaking Over the Phone
How can I overcome my fear of giving presentations over the phone? [more inside]
What do you mean I have to make eye contact?
Presentation filter: How bad is reading, really? [more inside]
Blood alone moves the wheels of history!
I've discovered that I'm an excellent public speaker. How does one capitalize on that? [more inside]
How can I tell my story without boring everyone?
I agreed to step in as a last-minute speaker at a rally for public education tomorrow. I found this question about speaking at rallies, which was really helpful. Now the problem is that I'm worried about being boring. How can I be a really lively, exciting speaker, especially considering that I'm speaking partly about personal experiences? [more inside]
Suggestiond for telling 5 year olds about my job?
I am looking for suggestions on how to liven up a presentation about my job to a kindergarden class. [more inside]
ISO Examples of Effective Public Speaking.
Would you share videos of any presentation in front of a live audience, whose speaker's presentation style you found extremely effective (or affective)? [more inside]
No-glasses rule for public speaking class? Really?
You're taking a public speaking class at a college located in the U.S. The instructor advises the class that glasses are not to be worn when making a speech, because the audience needs to be able to see the speaker's eyes. The problem with this directive is that you cannot read anything, at any size, without your glasses, and you don't have/can't wear contacts. What would you do? (A student attending a school in the U.S., which gets the usual accredited university /federal funds/Pheaa and student loans etc., is facing this situation.)
Are iPads and tablet PCs viable substitutes for speaking notes?
Could a tablet PC or a device like an iPad feasibly be used instead of paper notes in public speaking? [more inside]
Vocal technique for voice drop?
I've been doing some public speaking, and it's been going pretty well. One critique from a friend of mine, however, is that my voice tends to drop at the end of sentences. [more inside]
Thanks for having me, I gotta go. No, I really really gotta GO.
Public speaking and bathrooms. How do you make it work? [more inside]
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|OLTL: Weekly Discussion; Week of 6/22 - 6/26
|Tweet Topic Started: Jun 21 2009, 06:46 PM (1,537 Views)
|Miss Rhi
|Jun 21 2009, 06:46 PM Post #1
One Life to Live
Week of June 6/22 - 6/26
Classic Clip of the Week: Summer 1987 Promo - "Two men, one woman, and the decision of a lifetime!" There's trouble ahead for Cord and Kate.
|Jun 22 2009, 01:41 PM Post #2
"Relax nobody's having sex.... at least not yet"
I don't know if I want to watch Starr and Cole's One Life to Live. I'm loving the rest of the show, but they are so freakin' annoying. Send his ass to jail and backburner Starr IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!
Edited by Eric83, Jun 22 2009, 01:41 PM.
|Snowing Fan
|Jun 22 2009, 04:41 PM Post #3
I LOVE watching Blair,Tea and Todd together,their so entertaining,I loved Todd just mentioning SOLE getting married as he was leaving,Blair and Tea's faces were funny.
I also LOVED Bo ripping into Rex.
|Jun 23 2009, 01:18 AM Post #4
After all... tomorrow is another day!
Abraham Froman?
Why did OLTL rip off the name Abe Froman, the sausage king of Chicago, from Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
|Jun 23 2009, 09:57 AM Post #5
It is that hammer that they keep hitting you over the head with! We get it! Starr and Cole and Rex and Gigi are in lurve and they have most profound lurve of all time.
|Jun 23 2009, 02:08 PM Post #6
I wish Cristian/Layla would just be sent off. When this whole romance thing first started, I was into it...but now, since they're on so rarely, I think they are such useless space. Neither of them have any place or relatives in town....I mean, Carlotta is never on, Antonio/Adrianna/Evangeline are long gone, and now they don't even have any friends since Talia and Sarah are gone too.
And to me, the romance just feels like TPTB threw it together because Sarah nor Vanessa worked for Cristian(I'm sure they could care less about Layla) and refuse to cut him.
|Jun 23 2009, 02:10 PM Post #7
|Cristian and Layla are just filler and dead weight that needs to be cut loose.
|Jun 23 2009, 02:14 PM Post #8
|I don't mind Layla/Christian but I'd rather have Viki having an actual storyline.
|Jun 23 2009, 02:53 PM Post #9
Dorian and Langston were stuck with Marko's mother today. I am not liking the Riveras.
What's to mind? They are not a part of the many problems that the show has (flood of newbies looking at you) and :shrug: actually, I really like Cristian and Layla. I thought their scenes with Fish were cute today and they are tied into this story with Fish and Kyle from what I read in that Scott Evans interview they will all become friends through this story. You guys are probably right that they didn't know what else to do with them but it seems they don't know what else to do with the majority of the cast lately. Compared to what MAB has done with her minorities on Y&R, Carlivati deserves an Emmy for what he is doing with the minorities on OLTL. Hands down.
A Stacy free day. Rejoice.
I really didn't like the Destiny, Justin and Becca scenes as much as I thought I would.
Edited by Leia, Jun 23 2009, 03:08 PM.
|Jun 23 2009, 11:05 PM Post #10
Markko's parent are cringe-worthy. Please give La Strasser equal acting partners and interesting characters for Dorian to interact with, please.
And when does Viki Lord dish dirt with yahoo Moe to a total stranger?
|Jun 24 2009, 06:48 AM Post #11
|I amend my earlier statement. Markko's dad is the problem for me. I actually like the mother when she's not with the father.
|Jun 24 2009, 08:03 PM Post #12
Were you not watching in Fall of 07 and Winter of 08? Moe, Noelle, and Viki have always been VERY VERY close...same goes for Viki and Gigi. Viki worked with them for months at Moe's diner in Paris, Texas...its where she met and fell in love with Charlie actually.
|Snowing Fan
|Jun 24 2009, 08:49 PM Post #13
Now is when Natalie and Jared decide to be honest for once,nice timing.
I enjoyed the look on Nats face when she heard the truth,her meaness towards Gigi always drove me grazy,far as I am concerned what she and Jared did with the whole Nash situation was WAY worse than what she thought Gigi did.
Slutacys meltdown was proof she needs a streightjacket,hated Rex hearing the last part of her meltdown,just another thing for her to look good in his eyes,it's nautiousmaking.
LOVED Jessica asking Stacey what is her excuse for being so evil.
Edited by Snowing Fan, Jun 24 2009, 08:55 PM.
|Jun 25 2009, 09:08 AM Post #14
I loved Stacy with the little children and telling them they'll just end up being strippers. I'm glad Jessica gave it too her as well.
I'm loving Rachel. I don't ever remember her being this good on Passions.
Ahhh Dorian. Her plan is totally going to back fire on her.
|Jun 25 2009, 10:02 AM Post #15
I liked Natalie and Gigi's scenes. They should do that more often.
Stacy and the kids was just awful. Its the only thing I don't like on this show.
|Snowing Fan
|Jun 26 2009, 09:02 AM Post #16
Stacey and Rex,BLECH,that was the most clumsy,boring ''sex'' scene I have ever seen,from the parts I could actually bring myself to watch,JPL and Crystal have no chemistry,its like watching paint dry and of course slutacy would run to Gigi right away to tell her,does this bitch have a life?FINALLY Rex will learn the truth today.
Edited by Snowing Fan, Jun 26 2009, 09:02 AM.
|Jun 26 2009, 10:12 AM Post #17
Yesterday's episode was a real stinker. I didn't pay much attention to the Starr/Blair and Cole/Marty scenes.
I did enjoy the Natalie/Jared/Roxie scenes. I just wish the writers would move it along with Rex's daddy because Roxie is going to feel the wrath when the truth comes out.
Schuyler and Gigi were great. I felt bad for poor Schuyler when Gigi went off to tell Rex the truth. I think he's starting to fall for her.
Rex & Stacy was NASTY. I don't feel sorry for Rex at all. I hope Stacy does end up pregnant.
I know everyone finds it hard to believe that Stacy can ever be redeemed but I feel that way with Rex.
|Jun 26 2009, 02:30 PM Post #18
|Rex and Stacy sex is just disgusting. In fact, I find anything connected to Stacy is disgusting.
|Snowing Fan
|Jun 26 2009, 05:37 PM Post #19
|HAHA to Tea pulling one over on Todd.
|Jun 26 2009, 08:52 PM Post #20
I want someone to love me like Stacy loves Rex.
Bat shit crazy love...LoL
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With five races left in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and with No. 48 Jimmie Johnson leading the points standings, it's likely to be a similar scene as the last four years.
Can Denny Hamlin or Kevin Harvick pass Johnson in the rankings? Will Johnson add another championship under his belt and be one step closer in catching Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt with seven cup wins?


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Parting Schotts
Union-Dartmouth postgame report (with 3 videos)
All I can think about after watching Union allow two power-play goals in a game for the first time this season Friday night is the late actor Lloyd Bridges and his memorable role as Steve McCroskey in the classic comedy "Airplane!" All I hear in my head right now is him saying, Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking" and "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking."
In Friday's game advance, I wrote about successful the Union penalty killing has been this season. The Dutchmen came into the game with the second-best PK in the country, and how they hadn't allowed more than one power-play goal in a game this season.
Well, in my best Steve McCroskey impression, "Looks like I picked the wrong week to write about Union's penalty kill."
Dartmouth became the first team this season to score more than one power-play goal in a game against Union when it tallied two in its 2-2 ECAC Hockey tie Friday at Messa Rink.
I recall Union assistant coach Joe Dumais saying that he hoped I wasn't jinxing the penalty kill when I spoke with him about it.
Of course, my article had no bearing on the Big Green going 2-for-3. They needed all of five seconds to score on the power play midway through the second period. With Kyle Bodie off for tripping, Tyler Sikura won a faceoff in the right circle. He drew it back to Ryan Bullock at the right point. Bullock then made a nice pass to Eric Neiley in the left circle. Neiley's shot beat goalie Troy Grosenick over his left shoulder to tie the score, 1-1.
Union got that back when Mat Bodie scored on the power play with 6:59 left in the second to make it 2-1. The Dutchmen did a good job of protecting the lead.
But a lazy tripping penalty by Daniel Ciampini with 5:19 left gave the Big Green a chance to tie it. Ciampini was a step behind Alex Goodship in the neutral zone when he stuck out his stick and sinking Goodship. There was no reason for that. If Ciampini is skating hard, he stays with Goodship.
Rick Pinkston scored the game-tying power-play goal. There was a bit of luck involved. Pinkston's shot hit the left post, then hit Grosenick in the rear end and rolled over the goal line.
Let's just say Union coach Rick Bennett wasn't happy with Ciampini.
"I wouldn't say it was the hardest-working penalty," Bennett said. "It's amazing. We've gotten away with some lucky ones with the too many men, and haven't gotten punished for it. But maybe this is like a justification. Yeah, it was lazy. We've got to curb it."
Union had a chance to make up for that when, 20 seconds into overtime, Eric Robinson was called for elbowing. The Dutchmen, with the nation's top power play, had a great opportunity to win the game.
That failed, too. Steve McCroskey would have said, "It looks like Union picked to wrong time to lay an egg on the power play."
The Dutchmen didn't generate anything on the power play until there was under 10 seconds left on it. Josh Jooris had two good attempts at jamming the puck in, but goalie Cab Morris kept it out.
"We were trying to force some plays, I thought," Bodie said. "We didn't keep it simple. That's what cost us getting the 'W' there."
Bennett agreed. He thinks his team tired to be too cute because the game was being nationally televised by NBC Sports Network.
"We all know the game is on TV," Bennett said. "But the show is on the ice. The show is to try to put that thing in the back of the net and just worry about the game and keeping it simple, which we always preach. ... Hopefully, that's a learning curve for us."
With eight games left in the season, the Dutchmen better learn from this. Otherwise, they may my hearing Steve McCroskey in their heads saying, "It looks like I picked the wrong weekend to have the season end."
Sullivan scores
It's been a disappointing year for junior forward Kevin Sullivan. He had just two assists in 21 games coming into Friday's game.
But he got his first goal of the season early in the second period. He went to the net when Matt Hatch sent the puck just as he was coming around the net at the right side. Sullivan fired it home to give Union a 1-0 lead.
"Matt Hatch did a great play," Bennett said. "Take the 'D' wide and get it deep, and make a play. 'Sully's' going to the net hard like he's going to get those goals. 'Sully's' not getting goals coming down the wall [with] slap-shot goals. It's not Steve Yzerman. The quicker we all figure this out, the better off we're going to be."
Sullivan was relieved to get that first goal of the season.
"I didn't have to do much there," said Sullivan, a junior forward. "Hatch made a great play. He drove wide, and Jooris went to the net. I was just lucky to be driving the net in that spot. It's been a while, so it's nice to get one."
Union falls in PairWise
The tie hurt Union in the PairWise Rankings. The Dutchmen dropped from a tie for 18th to 21st.
Postgame videos
I have three postgame videos.
To see Bennett's press conference, click here.
To see the Bodie/Sullivan press conference, click here.
To see Dartmouth coach Bob Gaudet's press conference, click here.
Three stars
My three stars of the game:
1) Cab Morris, Dartmouth goalie — Made a career-high 37 saves.
2) Matt Hatch, Union — Made a great rush to set up Sullivan's goal.
3) Kevin Sullivan, Union — Scores first goal of season.
That's all from Messa Rink. Catch my College Hockey Slap Schotts blog on Monday.
Good Night! Good Hockey!


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It is not a coincidence that action has picked up in Dangdang (DANG) stock the past month. Its fourth-quarter revenue grew 73% year over year and FY 2011 revenue grew 59%. Their general merchandise revenue was 76 million USD for the quarter and up 210% year over year. It gained 6.6 million new customers in 2011, bringing total active customers to 12.2 million. It grew active customers by 100 percent in 2011! I expect Dangdang to grow customers by 100 percent or more for years to come. The population of China is 1.4 billion and most in China don't even know what ecommerce is yet. In a prior article on Seeking Alpha, an author made a case for Dangdang sales to be 15 billion USD five years from now.
On March 29, Dangdang announced an alliance with Gome online to launch a marketplace to sell electronics and computer products. Electronics was a niche Dangdang did not offer before, so this will only compound its remarkable revenue growth.
What some see as a negative for Dangdang is its low profit margins. In order to increase revenue, it is slashing product prices, offering products at deep discounts. Dangdang's margins for the quarter were 10.5% compared with 13.8% last year. The low margins are okay to me, because if it continues to increase sales its bottom line will still be huge, and any improvement on margins will be gravy. In my opinion I think it will improve margins as it continues to enhance the technology of its fulfillment centers.
Here is how I am getting to a stock price on Dangdang of $750 or more five years from now. If the company is able to generate 15 billion in revenue, and its margins are between 10%-15%. Take the average of that -- 12% margins. 15 billion times 12% is 1.8 billion. I am calculating 1.8 billion EBITA. The company has 79.3 million shares outstanding. Take out for Interest, taxes and other expenses of say 300 million (NYSEARCA:USD), which leaves 1.5 million (USD) in earnings. 1.5 billion over 79.3 million shares outstanding is $18.91USD eps/ share. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) , which is the Dangdang equivalent in the U.S. trades at a forward PE of 77. If I discount that for Dangdang being a Chinese company to say a PE of 40, that gives it a price valuation of $756.
My disclaimer is to keep in mind Dangdang is a Chinese ADR, and some Chinese ADRs have had a history of fraud. All of my numbers are in USD.
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Northland resident Heather Detwiler was honored with the Art Lynn Consumer and Family Advocate Award at the 2013 ADAMH annual meeting, held late last month at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center.
This award is named in honor of Art Lynn Jr., professor emeritus of the Public Policy and Management School at Ohio State University and a longtime member of the ADAMH board of trustees.
"The Consumer and Family Advocacy Council established this award to recognize a person who has contributed outstanding efforts in order to improve the quality of life for Franklin County citizens," according to the announcement.
While Detwiler was incarcerated at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, she entered the Tapestry Therapeutic Community, a program designed to help addicted inmates change the direction of their lives during their incarceration.
According to the announcement of the award, Detwiler is attending Columbus State Community College. She is enrolled in the program for chemical dependency and mental health, and has been on the dean's list seven consecutive times.
ADAMH is Franklin County's authority for planning, funding and evaluating mental health, alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment services. ADAMH-funded services are provided by a local network of more than 40 not-for-profit providers and offered on a sliding-fee scale, making them affordable for any county resident, regardless of income.
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As published in Toledo Business Journal - March 1, 2010
Dr. Michael Carroll delivers the State of the Region address
Regional development prescription outlined
BGSU Center for Regional Development hosts conference
In mid-February, the Center for Regional Development (CRD) at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) conducted the 8th Annual State of the Region conference. It was held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg.
Dr. Michael Carroll, CRD director, delivered an address to attendees on the State of the Region. The address included a discussion of the current economic development direction in the region that has a strong emphasis on targeted industry manufacturers. It also included a prescription for changing this direction and focusing on recruitment of networks of suppliers and customers and targeted industry manufacturers.
At the beginning of his remarks, Carroll briefly discussed the national economy. "The good news is that we have hit the bottom and, nationally, we are on our way up."
Most of the address was focused on the regional economy. Carroll summarized his views, "If northwest Ohio responds as it has in the past, we will see our regional recovery begin by late summer or fall of 2011. Our region traditionally lags any national recovery by four to six quarters because of our industrial mix. Historically, our economic base included a heavy concentration of second and third tier suppliers whose demand for their product was delayed as OEMs built out of existing inventory."
A detailed discussion of the unemployment situation in Ohio and the region was provided. In December 2009, Ohio was at 10.9% unemployment. By contrast, full employment would have the state between 3% and 5% unemployment. In order to return Ohio to a 5% unemployment level, the state would need to create 346,645 jobs, according to Carroll. This level of employment has not been seen since prior to the last recession in 2001.
Carroll next turned his attention to northwest Ohio. Unemployment in the Toledo metropolitan statistical area (MSA) – Lucas, Wood, Fulton, and Ottawa Counties – was then examined. "The Toledo MSA would need to create 24,565 jobs to return to full employment. Based on our current workforce distribution and unemployment rates, this will require Ottawa County to create 2,700 new jobs; Lucas County needs to create 15,645 jobs; Fulton County will need 2,150 new jobs; and Wood County rounds it out with 4,070 new jobs. What do you think? Can we create that many jobs to just get us back to where we started?"
Carroll then addressed the policy or strategy direction needed to rebuild the regional economy. He shared the belief that targeting selected industry manufacturers would provide results that would change the economy in the area. "We will not recover if we continue to focus on specific industry manufacturers," stated Carroll.
He explained that wind turbine manufacturing was an example of this issue. If Ohio could convince all of the wind turbine manufacturers around the globe to move every employee to Ohio, this would result in 100,000 new jobs for the state. Ohio would then reduce its unemployment level by only 1.7% or down to 9.2% in total. In Carroll's belief, Ohio will win new wind turbine manufacturing jobs in the future, and it will be positive for the state and the region; but will not provide the solution to the current economic difficulty. He emphasized that the number of new wind turbine manufacturing jobs that realistically can be won in the state and in the region in the foreseeable future will not come close to resolving the current economic situation.
Following the conference, Toledo Business Journal interviewed Carroll. He discussed his thoughts concerning economic development in the region and the direction needed to fix the current difficulties being faced. "Our region cannot simply target industry manufacturers. There is a belief by many in our area that if we focus on manufacturing photovoltaic panels and wind turbines, we will change our economic situation. This will not work. The number of jobs that will be created is much too small," explained Carroll.
"Our economic development policy must be more multifaceted," he added. He explained that it is necessary to look at both the supply chain and the customer base around the region to address this. It will be necessary to recruit networks of suppliers and customers in key industries as well as targeted industry manufacturers. One important approach, involving increased efforts aimed at cluster groups, will be critical, according to Carroll. The number of jobs lost in the region during the current recession is significant. Recovery will require a much higher level of new job creation, he explained.
In the January 1 issue of Toledo Business Journal, an article was published concerning economic development efforts in Sandusky County. The Sandusky County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) is setting up a Supplier Recruitment Program and has made this one of its priority strategic initiatives for the organization and the county. Toledo Business Journal has disclosed to readers in the past that it is involved with the Supplier Recruitment Program.
SCEDC has put a strategic initiative in place to work with Sandusky County Manufacturers' Roundtable members to implement this program. This involves an effort to identify and target selected suppliers and customers of established area manufacturers for recruitment to the region. Location of a supplier or customer in close proximity to an area facility can improve operations and increase profitability. SCEDC's initiative will be dependent on an effort to obtain new project leads for recruitment of suppliers and customers to locate new facilities in close proximity to companies with operations already in Sandusky County.


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"Regardless of what it is, it is an amazing, weird, cool thing," Wolter told the paper. "I can see why people really got excited about it. I've never seen anything like it."
So why are they smashing the wall? To study the pieces of it for paleomagentism, the record of the magnetic field of the earth at the time the rocks formed.
"The theory is, if this is a natural feature then all the arrows should be pointing in the same direction because the rock was all made at the same time," Wolter said. "If it's a man-made feature, as they put the blocks in they would be rotated and they would not line up, so the arrows should be random going in all directions."
One of the more interesting takeaways from the article is that Scott Wolter and the producers of the show told the paper they were not familiar with the Rockwall rock wall until someone from the town called their tip line (yes, they have a tip line) to ask them to investigate. According to the son of the property owner, a man named Adam Nix of the Collin County Historical Foundation contacted History about bringing the show to town.
This is especially interesting since last year an article about the Rockwall rock wall appeared in an anthology of Ancient American magazine articles (The Lost Worlds of Ancient America, 2012) that included not one but two articles by Scott Wolter himself. Is he not familiar with the books he appears in, or the magazine he writes for?


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Tourist office Ičići
Ičići is a picturesque, intimate, small seaside town located in the most beautiful part of the Gulf of Kvarner where the gentle slopes of Mount Učka descend towards the sea; a town that sprouted together with the lovely and far more renowned towns of Opatija and Lovran.
The prospects of accommodation in Ičići are diverse and adaptable to everybody's likings. First of all, there are private rooms and apartments to be found in villas and houses on the seashore or in its immediate vicinity.
Guests who would rather spend their holidays in a hotel have at their disposal hotel Villa Klara, while those who prefer being in direct contact with pure and undefiled nature can stay at the spacious and well-attended campsite.
The local hosts are well-known for their traditional hospitality and at all times take pains to fulfill your desires, so that you will always want to come back again.


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About the Book
I've always been an avid collector of all sorts of things, and when it comes to people I'm drawn to characters, especially the more eccentric, eclectic, and colorful individuals. Not that I want to have relationships with most of them, but I at least like to observe them. Perhaps by distilling the messiness and craziness of most human interactions into these static images I can indulge my anthropological voyeurism without stressing my limited sociability. I can control and edit with keystrokes and mouse-clicks. It celebrates diversity if nothing else.
Most of us look for meaning among our memories, especially as we approach senescence and oblivion. While I concentrated on seeking adventure and beauty in the natural world, I eventually realized my quests would not be nearly as interesting without the accompanying human elements, even if only remotely involved.
Of course finding people interesting ranges from being appalled to being attracted by them. Most of us point our cameras, and thus our attention at the things we love or admire—family, friends, pets, scenery—although some "serious" photographers focus (or blur, as the artistic case may be) on disgusting and banal subjects (rotting corpses, urban blight, etc.) to get attention. I too am guilty of photographing road kill carcasses and flies on shit but I won't bore anyone with a book of such images. I do however think the human zoo has universal appeal. Nearly everyone indulges in people-watching at times, so perhaps my explanation can stop at that—simply that we are curious about one another, monkeys gazing in a mirror.
Here then is my collection of people. It ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous, from fleeting and casual to profound connection. It seems my most gregarious years are behind me now, and in my retirement I tend to shun crowds and large noisy gatherings, preferring the company of dogs most of the time. Anyone who knows me will be struck by the irony of this book about people.
Features & Details
- Category Arts & Photography
Large Square, 12×12 in, 30×30 cm
260 Pages
- Publish Date Jun 25, 2012
- Language English
- Tags portraits, people, photography
About the Creator
Dennis Slifer is a writer and photographer with wide-ranging interests. He is the author of eight books about prehistoric rock art in the Southwest, as well as The Caves of Maryland and various environmental reports and magazine articles. In 2007 he retired as an environmental scientist in New Mexico and moved to rural Virginia where he divides his time between writing, homesteading, and traveling. He has produced a memoir plus twelve other books with Blurb since 2011: - Be Careful What You Wish For: The Saga of Sow's Ear Farm - Ambling Around the Atacama and the Altiplano - Sol y Sombra: Meeting the Shadow - Art on the Rocks: The Best of the Quest - My People Collection - Quay's Tale: A Memoir of Monkey Boy - Critters: A Tribute to Compassion - Sideway Cider Squeezin" - Marking Change: Post-contact Rock Art in the Southwest - Curios: Collecting Eclectic - THIS IS IT!: Strange Signs, Social Oddities, and Antidotes to Boredom - Elder Trucks: America's Love of Old Trucks
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Student Health Insurance Plan
All full-time students (12 credits and more) are required to have medical insurance. All domestic, full-time students who are not covered under a comparable U.S.-issued health insurance policy must purchase health insurance offered through the Conservatory before being allowed to register. All international, full-time students must purchase health insurance offered through the Conservatory before being allowed to register. Students enrolled for less than 12 credits (part-time status) are not eligible to buy insurance through the Conservatory. Students who take a leave of absence may also be ineligible to continue their health insurance policy through the Conservatory. Students enrolled in Optional Practical Training (OPT) are eligible, but not required, to enroll.
The cost for individual coverage will be $2,478 for the 2016-2017 school year ($1,032.50 for fall semester, $1,445.50 for the spring/summer term). For information on the rates to subscribe a spouse and/or children, please contact the Office of Student Affairs. Coverage begins on August 1 of each academic year (January 1 for students starting in the spring semester) and lasts for 12 months.
The Conservatory urges all students (and parents / legal guardians, if applicable) to thoroughly compare health insurance options. Students who opt-out of the Conservatory's Student Health Insurance Plan are encouraged to ensure that their individual plan has sufficient coverage and providers in San Francisco. The Conservatory encourages every student to select a primary care doctor in the San Francisco area, especially if the student has a medical condition that requires routine and regular care.
July 2015: All returning and new students will receive an information email and must use the link below to enroll/waive coverage.
The deadline to complete enrollment/waiver for the 2016-2017 academic year is July 29, 2016 (enrollment and waiver process for students starting in the spring semester is from December 1, 2016 to January 13, 2017).
Students who do not complete the online health insurance enrollment/waiver process will have the Conservatory's Student Health Insurance Plan charge placed on their term bill and will be unable to register for classes until the enrollment/waiver process is completed online.
Please note: The cost shown on the Kaiser enrollment/waiver website does not reflect the brokerage fee. SFCM is assessed an additional brokerage fee for the student health insurance plan. The total cost is listed above and will be reflected on the SFCM term bill for health insurance.
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The Kaiser Permanente plan includes online tools called "My Health Manager," which allows students to select and change a doctor, email their doctor's office without any additional fees, access their personal health record, view lab results and office visit information, request appointments online, order prescription refills, and personalize healthy lifestyle programs for exercise, nutrition, stress reduction, and smoking cessation. For Conservatory students who are more comfortable speaking their native language for their healthcare needs, Kaiser Permanente offers multi-lingual providers and care units.
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text: With all there is to see and do at Niagara Falls State Park, it's a good thing the quality of the park's dining options matches its world-class scenery. From ice cream cones to the ever-popular fish and chips, Niagara Falls' restaurants sizzle with tempting plates for every palate. Enjoy a flame-grilled sandwich at the Cave of the Winds Snack Bar, a variety of eats at the Prospect Point Café, grab a quick snack at one of the many concession portables throughout the Park, or for the ultimate Niagara Falls dining experience, savor the spectacular views and American cuisine at the Top of the Falls Restaurant – the Park's signature dining venue. For group tours, weddings and banquets, the Park's experienced culinary team is available to create the perfect menu for any occasion.


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Online Marketing and the Plus-Sized BrideThursday, October 28, 2010
In light of the Marie Claire controversy this week (if you missed it, one of their bloggers wrote a vitriolic piece entitled "Should Fatties Get a Room? (Even on TV?)" about how overweight people gross her out), I wanted to repost this blog article I originally wrote in March about how the wedding industry often markets (or doesn't) to plus-sized brides.
Before we get into that though, I'd like to give a nod to some people in the industry who are changing all this and celebrating love in all sizes:
- Khris Cochran, the brilliant craftista behind the DIY Bride brand, launched Plumage this year, a fashion resource for plus-sized brides. It features real weddings of non-skinny brides (which, frankly, rarely show up on mainstream wedding blogs), as well as directories for both bridal gowns and bridesmaid dresses in plus-sizes.
- Strut Bridal Salon, in Phoenix, is the first bridal boutique that I know of (and if there are others, forgive me), that caters exclusively to brides sizes 12 and up, with a mantra that "curves are meant to be celebrated." They carry gown samples in sizes 16-32.
- Randy Fenoli and Kleinfeld launched a new show called "Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss", which focuses on helping plus-sized women find their perfect dress and feel beautiful for their wedding day.
Here is the original article from March on the messages the wedding industry sends to brides online:
Online Marketing and the Plus-Sized Bride
originally published March 18, 2010
Last year, the Journal of Health Psychology published a study* of Australian brides-to-be and their pre-wedding weight concerns. The study included 879 brides with an average age of 26 recruited from five different Australian-based bridal websites. Here are some excerpts from their research:
- 75% of the brides intended to exercise more and eat in a more healthy manner.
- 35% planned to cut out fat and carbohydrates from their diet.
- 43% planned to use an indoor tanning bed before the wedding day.
- 52% planned to undergo teeth whitening treatments.
- Over 1/3 of the brides had been encouraged to lose weight for their wedding by someone else. (emphasis mine)
Many people will criticize bridal and fashion magazines for showing an unattainable image, yet turn around and run their own websites and blogs in the same way. Is this type of marketing really effective for weddings? I can think of three specific wedding photographers off the top of my head (and I'm sure there are many more) who will post photos of each wedding, regardless of how photogenic the couple may be. Each of these photographers was also completely booked during the down economy without having to discount prices or offer specials. Were their bookings related to their blogging practices? Maybe, maybe not. The fact of the matter is that their businesses were profitable without them having to only show model-thin and tanned couples through their marketing efforts.
While I do believe that each bride needs to take responsibility for her own actions, at what point do we become accountable, if at all, for encouraging unhealthy extremes? Do we have a responsibility in our own marketing practices as entrepreneurs to a bride's well-being? Is there a line? If so, where is it? I'd love to hear your thoughts on the matter in the comments below.
*Note: I purchased this study through a subscription, so I am unable to link to it.


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I don't mind strong opinions. I learned a long time ago that if you solicite any kind of parenting advice, you're going to get some strong opinions. Rarely does someone say "That's exactly what I would have done." I take what I think is helpful or makes sense and leave the rest.
The avocado experiment was a bit of success. It certainly was messy, but so was the mesh feeder, and I'd rather clean my baby than scrub those mesh things clean. She "ate" about 1/4 of an avocado (and by "ate" i mean she managed to get a little down while smearing the rest all over her face, arms, legs, highchair, etc.). Messy but fun to watch.


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Peoria landfill settlement means $130,000 more in revenue
By Alex Rusciano • Feb 24, 2014
"Those costs continue to rise and they create a lot of pressure on the landfill operations. But this agreement is a great step in the right direction that I think helps put us on a more sustainable path for the near term," Spain says.
The Peoria County Board and City Council also must approve the agreement for it to take effect. The proposed settlement also requires Waste Management to spend up to $150,000 to repair the landfill entrance road.


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Sinfully Stuffed Potato SkinsOctober 2007
Substitute pepper-jack cheese for the cheddar for a spicy spin on this recipe.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 1 hr 5 mins
- 20 small new potatoes
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Paprika, for garnish
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees . Pierce the potatoes with a fork, arrange on a baking sheet in a single layer and brush with the olive oil. Roast, uncovered, until tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Let stand until cool enough to handle.
- Halve the potatoes; using a melon baller or a teaspoon, scoop out most of the flesh into a bowl. Return the potato skins to the baking sheet. Coarsely mash the potato flesh in the bowl and stir in the cheese, sour cream, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Sprinkle the insides of the skins with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; stuff each with the potato-cheese mixture and sprinkle paprika on top.
- Bake the stuffed potato skins until golden-brown on top, 15 to 20 minutes.


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A bird of the deep forest, the Black-throated Blue Warbler breeds in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. On migration to its Caribbean wintering grounds it can be seen in a variety of habitats, including parks and gardens.
Song a series of three to seven buzzy notes, with the last slurred upward, "zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo, zee."
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The biggest known theft of credit-card numbers in history began two summers ago outside a Marshalls discount clothing store near St. Paul, Minn. There, investigators now believe, hackers pointed a telescope-shaped antenna toward the store and used a laptop computer to decode data streaming through the air between hand-held price-checking devices, cash registers and the store's computers. That helped them hack into the central database of Marshalls' parent, TJX Cos. in Framingham, Mass., to repeatedly purloin information about customers.
The $17.4-billion retailer's wireless network had less security than many people have on their home networks, and for 18 months the company — which also owns T.J. Maxx, Home Goods and A.J. Wright — had no idea what was going on. The hackers, who have not been found, downloaded at least 45.7 million credit- and debit-card numbers from about a year's worth of records, the company says. A person familiar with the firm's internal investigation says they may have grabbed as many as 200 million card numbers all told from four years' records.
The previous record for card numbers exposed to thieves was 40 million. The TJX hackers also got personal information such as driver's license numbers, military identification and Social Security numbers of 451,000 customers — data that could be used for identity theft. The company has apologized for its security lapse and beefed up its system. It rejects the 200 million figure as speculation, but says it may never know the precise number. TJX deleted its own copies of the records stolen by the hackers and can't crack the encryption on files that the hackers left in its system.
{Are electronic health systems any more secure than TJX Companies' system? How much health data today is transmitted over wireless networks and could be captured and decoded like the credit-card data from TJ Maxx, Home Goods and A.J. Wright? ~ Dr. Deborah Peel, Patient Privacy Rights}


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As lawyers, regulators, bankruptcy officials and the landlord spar over the case, the building lies in disrepair, too contaminated to lease.
The building, at 9586 E. Interstate 25 Frontage Road, southeast of Longmont, was occupied by Abound Solar from 2008 through 2012 and has remained unoccupied since the company failed.
In the interim, local government officials and the building's owner have attempted to compel Abound Solar's bankruptcy trustee, Wilmington, Delaware-based Joeffrey Burtch, to clean the building, contaminated with the metal cadmium. The Business Report obtained documents about the building from a Colorado Open Records Act request to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Abound Solar declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy in July 2012, leading to the layoffs of 125 people, on top of the 280 it had laid off earlier in the year, and the closure of its facilities in Larimer and Weld counties. The company had borrowed almost $70 million on a $400 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy. Taxpayers are expected to lose $40 million to $60 million as a result of its bankruptcy.
The solar panel manufacturer had a history of defective products and equipment problems, and repeatedly missed revenue and production goals. It blamed its collapse on competition from the Chinese.
Owned by 9586 LLC, formed by Bill Reynolds of Boulder-based W.W. Reynolds Cos., the building is contaminated with cadmium, which can cause cancer. Abound Solar's panels, coated with cadmium-tellurium thin film, were at first considered an important addition to the solar market because they were supposed to produce electricity much more efficiently than the cheaper crystalline silicone panels manufactured by the Chinese.
But as Abound was gearing up for commercial production, the Chinese panels flooded the market, making it increasingly difficult for Abound to sell its product.
The Longmont building represents one more contaminated site left by Abound Solar in the wake of its bankruptcy. For months after its failure, 2,000 pallets of solar panels "deemed unsellable" languished in a Denver warehouse. The fate of these panels remains unclear. The bankruptcy trustee has declined to comment on their whereabouts. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said it doesn't believe the panels remain at the warehouse but doesn't know what's become of them.
Approximately 11,000 of Abound Solar's panels went to Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar Inc., which reached an agreement with the bankruptcy trustee to recycle glass panels at First Solar's recycling facility in Perrysburg, Ohio, and to use Abound's leftover processed cadmium and tellurium for its own solar panels.
"We believe the solar industry as a whole should start implementing responsible disposal and recycling practices by learning from the sustainability practices adopted by more mature industries, enabling solar to deliver on its promise as a clean and sustainable renewable energy," spokesman Steve Krum said in an email to the Business Report earlier this year. "Every player in this relatively young industry has a responsibility to bring forward solutions for end-of-life management."
In August, 9586 LLC sued Abound Solar's insurer, Chubb Group of Insurance Cos., alleging that the company wrongly denied a claim to pay cleanup costs.
"Sampling and analysis results and correspondence show that hazardous waste exists at the property in concentrations that place humans at imminent and significant health risk," says a July 18 letter from Jeffrey Winger of W.W. Reynolds to bankruptcy trustee representatives and federal officials.
Bill Reynolds, owner of W.W. Reynolds, declined to comment, and a Chubb spokesman said the company does not comment on individual claim matters.
Keith Nichols, former director of facilities for Abound Solar, and Adam Singer, a representative of Burtch, did not return phone messages seeking comment.
The building could cost from $840,000 to $2 million in "investigation and remediation costs," according to an April 9 report from Chemistry & Industrial Hygiene Inc. of Wheat Ridge. "Potential additional costs" could push the cleanup tab to nearly $3.7 million.
The languishing building has irked Weld County officials such as Commissioner Sean Conway. Elected officials have urged regulators to initiate a cleanup, he said, but the county has had trouble figuring out whether there are plans to clean the building and when that might take place.
"Weld County commissioners are interested in seeing the cleanup," Conway said. "We're having a hard time getting answers."
The state health and environment department, meanwhile, is not responsible for the cleanup because it doesn't fall under the agency's regulatory authority. The state would step in only after a cleanup is launched. At that point, the public health department would have authority over any contaminated material generated during the cleanup.
The state considered Abound Solar a "large quantity generator" of hazardous waste because of the broken glass and rinse water used during solar panel manufacturing.
State inspectors have conducted several inspections of the facility, including on Nov. 28, 2012, when inspectors found 30 55-gallon drums, a 1,500-gallon tank and a 1,000-gallon tank containing cadmium-contaminated water as well as cadmium-tainted glass and wipes. About 90 pallets of solar panels contained "unknown hazardous waste," according to their report.
Panels have since been removed from the facility, along with containers filled with hazardous waste, said Joe Schieffelin, solid and hazardous waste manager for the health and environment department. Despite those efforts, the building remains contaminated.
"We're in a holding pattern saying, 'You guys figure out what you're going to do, and figure out how clean you want to make it,' " he said. " 'Whatever waste you generate in that process, we'll help you figure out what to do with it.' "
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Los Angeles, Dec. 2, 2009 – The 2010 Ford Taurus today was named International Car of the Year (ICOTY) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The ICOTY award honors new-year model vehicles that foster an emotional connection with consumers. The all-new Ford Taurus was voted the winner of the 14th annual award by a panel of 19 automotive media from around the U.S. representing top newspapers, magazines and Web sites.
"This award is not centered on power and performance. It's about how a car reflects our personalities, lifestyles and self-image and how well the automaker achieves that goal through the design and marketing of the vehicle," said Courtney Caldwell, ICOTY's creator and executive producer.
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Miss. Baptists voting on personhood amendment today
Miss. Baptists are urged to vote for life-at-fertilization initiative
American Catholics prep for new Mass translation
English-speaking Roman Catholics will soon be hearing new phrases at Mass
80,000 Muslims pray on the street in Moscow
Muslim men pray shoulder-to-shoulder in the freezing rain in Moscow
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MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — Doctors say a 56-year-old Russian woman is recuperating well after slaying a wolf that attacked her. The wolf pounced on the farmer in the Russian province of Dagestan, biting her on the arm and leg and knocking her to the ground. When no one could hear her cries for help, she reached for the ax she had brought to repair a fence and repeatedly hit the wolf over the head, killing him. The woman has now become a local hero.


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Sports and politics intersect on occasion, and the combination could conceivably aid a candidate for public office's efforts to stand out from his or her adversaries leading up to the election.
For United States Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), an ill-fated attempt at integrating University of Kentucky basketball into a campaign advertisement resulted in a nightmare scenario.
First, the ad showed footage of the wrong team.
Then, an attempt to plug in Kentucky freshman star Julius Randle as a quick fix turned out to be impermissible.
As POLITICO's Burgess Everett reported Tuesday, McConnell's latest promotional video featured a sentimental montage regarding the State of Kentucky—but in the split-second sports portion, it showed the Duke Blue Devils, not the Wildcats, celebrating their 2010 national title.
Big Blue Nation raised a banner to the Rupp Arena rafters even more recently by winning the 2012 NCAA tournament, yet someone on McConnell's campaign staff still made the gaffe.
Poor timing, too, considering the Battle for the Bluegrass between Kentucky and Louisville headlines Friday's Sweet 16 action. Kentucky graduate Allison Moore, who spoke on behalf of the McConnell campaign, explained the situation, per Sean Sullivan of The Washington Post:
The ad was intended to highlight Kentucky's basketball dominance and obviously the Web ad vendor has become so accustomed to watching national championship celebrations in the Bluegrass State that they made a mistake with one of the images. Obviously we were horrified by the error and quickly changed it.
What happened next in an attempt to cover up that blunder arose from good intentions, but was nevertheless unethical. CBS Sports analyst Seth Davis noted that including Randle in the video breaches NCAA regulations:
So Mitch McConnell used Julius Randle in an ad even though it's against NCAA rules? The week of a S16 game vs UL? That should go over well.— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 25, 2014
Kyle Tucker of The Courier-Journal provided an update on the University of Kentucky's course of action in response to the McConnell campaign using Randle's image:
UK sent a cease and desist letter to the McConnell "and will continue to take appropriate measures" to prevent use of athletes' image.— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_CJ) March 25, 2014
The university released a statement Tuesday evening on the matter, per CollegeBasketballTalk's Terrence Payne:
The University of Kentucky consulted with the NCAA earlier today regarding footage of Julius Randle in a Mitch McConnell advertisement. Although the use of the student-athlete's image in the advertisement is not permissible, because it was done without the knowledge or permission of the university or the student-athlete, it is not an NCAA violation. The University of Kentucky has sent a cease and desist letter and will continue to take appropriate measures to ensure improper usage of a student-athlete's name, image or likeness is prevented.
The McConnell campaign has already responded, according to Steve Jones of The Courier-Journal:
McConnell campaign sends release that is has resolved the matter over the ad with UK, has also reached to U of L to make sure they are aware— Steve Jones (@SteveJones_CJ) March 26, 2014
McConnell, 72, is the minority leader of the Senate. His likely opponent in the Nov. 4 election will be Democrat and Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. Grimes has done herself no favors amid March Madness, either.
According to Adam Beam of The Associated Press, Grimes picked Kentucky to lose to Wichita State in the round of 32, which didn't happen, and has the reigning national champion Cardinals losing to Florida in the final.
As passionate as the State of Kentucky is about basketball, things such as McConnell's misguided ad or Grimes' unfavorable bracket could matter to voters less enthusiastic about current events or politics in general.
For others, from a purely political standpoint—especially the McConnell campaign—the hope is that the rebuke from the Duke/Randle fiasco won't impact McConnell's bid for reelection. The incumbent is running for his sixth consecutive term in office and should have the inside track based on his gaudy status and immense experience.
What McConnell and his staff may have to worry about more than voter backlash is the potential legal tangle with the NCAA, the University of Kentucky or both. The fact that McConnell, a Louisville fan, declined an invitation to celebrate the Wildcats' 2012 national title at the White House also doesn't help his cause here.


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This past week alone, I spoke with five people whose spouses told them quite unexpectedly that they were not happy in the marriage and that they wanted a divorce. All of these situations were after long term marriages, and in none of these situations was there a precursor discussion or incident. The announcement seemed to come out of the blue.
Why is this important enough for me to write about?
Two reasons:
1) It happens far too often;
2) It's cruel and incredibly hurtful to your spouse to end a marriage that way.
In an average divorce group I run, as many as 70% of the participants were dumped by their spouse without prior warning. I'd like to see some laws imposed to change this.
As therapists, we have what's called a "duty to warn." Normally, what clients tell us is confidential. But,if a client tells us they plan to attack or kill another person, we have to notify proper authorities.The "duty to warn" (aka Tarasoff) is analogous to what I feel should be a spouse's duty to warn their mate when they are unhappy in the marriage.
Given that marriage is a legal contract, what if all 50 states created a law that made it illegal to fail to let your spouse know of your intentions to leave and required that you give a minimum of six months notice that you want a divorce? After all, you are causing great emotional, mental, financial and other harm to your spouse when you don't give them a head's up (and sometimes even when you do).
Most states have marital dissolution waiting periods - a minimum time period the couple must wait from when they engage in the legal divorce process until when they can actually divorce, so why not impose a warning waiting period?
This would give the leavee a chance to ask questions, find out if therapy might be appropriate, and pull resources and facts together to prepare for what may come.
But when a divorce is sprung upon someone, it's as if they have been hit by a Mack truck and it can take the person months before they are able to integrate what just happened and that their marriage is ending.
In trying to understand the logic of the person who exits in this manner, the best explanations I can come up with are:
A) They have been badly hurt by their spouse so they want to hurt him/her back;
B) They feel trapped and need to "escape" suddenly;
C) They think ripping the bandaid off quickly will hurt their spouse less;
D) They have a new relationship that is getting serious and they don't want to work on the marriage any longer;
E) They are immature;
F) They don't know how to communicate their needs in the marriage;
G) They are only thinking about themselves;
H) The vows they took don't mean that much.
None of these explanations warrants the cruel act of announcing out of the blue that you are leaving the relationship.
If, in your best judgement, the marriage is not working, express your needs, get outside help, do all in your power to be respectful to your spouse before taking action to exit.
Here is an example of how to ease in to letting your spouse know your feelings:
"Nicki, I'm feeling frustrated by how much we've grown apart in the past two years."
This gives your spouse a chance to tell you her thoughts and feelings on the matter. She may say something like, "I don't know what you're talking about," or, "I've been feeling the same way too." You can then have a conversation about what has happened (with or without the presence of a therapist or mediator).
When you handle the situation like this, you show your spouse common courtesy. This can go miles in terms of having a better experience.
If you are building up your nerve to "spring the news" one of these days, you should know that you are making everything harder - not only for her, but for yourself as well. (More on why this is so in next week's article).
An important note about domestic violence:
If you fear for your safety when telling your spouse you want a divorce because there is a history of physical, emotional or mental violence, that is a different matter altogether. In extreme cases, you may have to leave suddenly but that is not the kind of situation I am referring to in this article.


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In a match that seemed to be their's from the beginning, the West Texas A&M Lady Buffs threw in a few new wrinkles Saturday against Tarleton State.
Mixing up its lineup in the second and third games, fourth-ranked WT made way for some fresh faces in a dominating 30-14, 30-22, 30-20 victory against the TexAnns in front of 305 fans at the WT Fieldhouse.
After a strong first game that put them firmly in control, the Lady Buffs (12-2, 2-0) tried for something new by giving middle blocker Jess Anne Fernandes time in the back row and putting Erin Thomas in place of Laura Anderson on the right side.
And while the new rotation may have hit a few bumps along the way, it did little to stop WT from earning its second Lone Star Conference victory in as many days.
"I think that's all it was, just getting used to a few new things," WT coach Tony Graystone said of the lineup changes. "Tarleton has a decent team. I think we spoiled ourselves with the way we played against Kingsville last night."
The Lady Buffs certainly looked like the team that defeated A&M-Kingsville a night before by dominating long stretches of the match. Overall, WT held the TexAnns (3-10, 1-3) to only 24 kills while making eight team blocks.
Taking advantage of strong serving by senior Jennifer Cabanilla, the Lady Buffs jumped out to a quick 11-2 lead in the first game. With Fernandes, Cabanilla and Shannon Stroud putting balls down with regularity, WT never looked back in taking the early advantage.
The second game, though, would present problems for the Lady Buffs.
Using a lineup that included both Fernandes and fellow middle blocker Kimberly James on the court together, WT struggled early against Tarleton's serving in falling behind 13-5.
But the Lady Buffs quickly regrouped, winning 25 of the next 33 points to head into the third game.
"We recovered pretty well," Graystone said. "I never thought the match was really in question. We tried to do a few new things, and I think that led to a few more errors."
The Lady Buffs would not relent in the third game and even got the benefit of eight Tarleton hitting errors. Eventually, Fernandes and Kendra Morgan combined on WT's last block of the match to give the Lady Buffs a convincing victory.
Stroud led all hitters with 12 kills, followed by 11 from Fernandes and 10 from Cabanilla. Mendi Matus led Tarleton with six kills.
The Lady Buffs take to the road for the next two weekends, including back-to-back matches at Angelo State and Abilene Christian next Friday and Saturday.
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I was wondering, at what percentage (ie 110%, 120% etc.) of your max heart rate does your cardiovascular system begin to fail?
How hard can you make your heart work before you start to cause damage, and exactly what sort of damage could result?
Also, what are the definite signs that indicate your heart is working too hard?


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There's a new King of Kong, people. New York plastic surgeon Hank Chien has scored 1,068,000 at the arcade version of Donkey Kong in a two hours and 45 minute game, the best game of Donkey Kong ever played in human history.
This is Chien's second go-round as the world record DK player. He first won the title back in March, with a score of 1,061,700, but flamboyant hot sauce maker Billy Mitchell's then scored 1,062,800. After that, hero of King of Kong, Steve Wiebe broke Mitchell's record in September with 1,064,500.
"I played more aggressively in the beginning to put my pace well above the world record score and then played more conservatively towards the end of the game," he told Edge. "The score is getting high enough now that you will have to play fairly aggressively all the way through the game to get the world record. If the score is pushed up much higher, I will have to revamp my playing style next time for a higher risk/higher reward."
No one knows what the ultimate high score is in Donkey Kong, because the game contains many random elements that always add mystery and excitement to the game. It is known, though, that there is a finite number of screens on which to play--due to limited memory at the time, there's a kill screen that essentially ends every game, no matter what the score, hence the records that are only a few thousand points apart.
Ever the gentleman, Wiebe posted the following congratulatory message on his Twitter feed:
"I want to congratulate Hank Chien on reclaiming the Donkey Kong record with an amazing score of 1,068,000 points. Way to go Hank!"
Personally, my favorite Kong King is Billy Mitchell, and I hope he comes back into the game swinging and takes the title. This video is why:
Source: Edge