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Lazy Hills Guest Ranch will allow you to get as lazy or active at you want in beautiful Hill Country. Stop by the Kerrville-Ingram area, which has the most favorable climate in the state and provides a gentle breeze to keep you comfortable whether you bask in the warm Hill Country sun, or take a dip in the massive swimming pool. Horseback riding your thing? Guided trail rides wind their way to scenic overlooks and through cool, spring-fed creeks. After a day of exertion, the hot tub will work out any kinks from the day's activities.
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- Property Size 25 units
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With a host of family activities, visitors of all ages will be treated to a fun-filled getaway. Take a dip in the swimming hole, exercise your fingers in the game room, or shoot some hoops.
Lazy Hills has become one of the most popular destinations for Family Reunions, High school or College Reunions, Wedding Anniversaries, celebrations and other special get-togethers. This 725-acre Ranch is perfect for large groups who want to be together for fellowship, re-connection, camaraderie, inspiration and renewal in a peaceful, private setting. Far away from the distractions of life you can rest, relax and catch up on all the news. Lazy Hills can lodge up to 160 guests in a variety of overnight accommodations from their single rooms, family suites to the fully-equipped guest houses. All rooms have mini-fridges and coffee pots and some rooms have fireplaces. A few rooms are Pet Friendly. A Western theme runs through all the guest rooms, which feature new bedding, fluffy towels and interesting ranch décor. Once your guests have checked in at Lazy Hills, they can start enjoying the wonderful rural guest ranch tradition of days gone by. One of the benefits of a reunion at Lazy Hills is true peace and quiet. That's why their rooms don't have TV's or telephones. Guests report enjoying the best sleep they have had in a long time. You won't be completely isolated though. Most cell phone services work at Lazy Hills, there is FREE Wi-Fi access almost everywhere on the campus and the Arcade Room has a flat screen TV if there is a must-see program your group wants to enjoy.
If the wedding you've always imagined is set in the peace and tranquility of a rural Texas ranch setting, then Lazy Hills Retreat & Conference Center is the perfect place to start this important journey in your life. This 725-acre Ranch will embrace your wedding guests with its beautiful hills, quiet lakes and bubbling waterfalls as you stand at the edge of their Tranquility Island to repeat your marriage vows in front of your family and friends. Lazy Hills Retreat & Conference Center is quickly becoming a popular Hill Country Wedding Venue as couples discover wide open spaces and how easily their guests can be accommodated in their many cabins, suites and guest houses. You can book a few rooms or take advantage of the ENTIRE RANCH PACKAGE ... all facilities are free with this package. There are ample recreational activities, too, that will keep guests happy and occupied as everyone anticipates your beautiful wedding celebration. Fancy or casual, from a few guests to as many as 350 guests, your wedding will be unique and memorable at Lazy Hills. In addition to an outdoor wedding site on Tranquility Island, the property also features The Pavilion, a beautiful 6,800 sq ft all-weather building overlooking gorgeous Tranquility Island and spring-fed lake. The large cozy fireplace makes a splendid backdrop for those winter weddings.
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For equestrian events, the ranch has an 18-stall horse barn with pens, runs, tack-room and water. A portable round pen is also available along with miles of scenic, well-marked trails for all skill levels.
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Let's play "What has taken the Curl out of my Hair!&
I was looking at some pictures of my hair from 4-5 years ago, and my hair then was 3B with some 3C thrown in underneath (now it is 3A). I was thinking about what has changed since then, and thought I'd ask you curlies why my hair type has changed, because I would really like to get it back to a 3B, if at all possible.
So choose your poison that you think did the most to take the curl out of my hair!
Hard to say because my hair gets fried and split ends from anything.
I think lost curl is more likely just hair changing than actual outside influences (because my hair's heading back toward 3b after being there in the past, but spending the last few years in 3a Land.) But color is probably most likely of those to do it-though with my hair, the other options all result in far too many split ends and yuck.
:( I have been noticing over the past two years that my hair is less curly. And the past 2-3 years is when I REALLY started highlighting regularly. I didn't want it to be the highlights, because I LOVE the blonde. However, next week, I am going for low-lights, a deep condition, and a cut with a new, curly headed stylist (yikes). I'm going to let go of my pale blonde for this year and see if the texture and curl improves dramatically enough to not be pale blonde anymore. My hair is naturally dishwater, or Khaki as I like to describe it, so I need something to make me not look so drab
My hope is that, once the damaged hair is all gone I can get a few highlights a little closer to my natural color. I'm thinking that this will be better for my curls than the heavy highlights I have now.
Permanent colouring fried my hair dry but didn't change the curl. A semi-permanent gloss slightly loosens and softens it though - not in a bad way, I like it. I think it adds weight to my hair.
Products - make it look bad temporarily but don't change the curl.
Straightening - works temporarily if done right but doesn't change my hair. In the past it has damaged my hair because it was done wrong, now it's fine.
Passage of time - well yes, in a way. Length and weight definitely stretch out my curl, esp. at the roots and lessen some of the bulk. Short, my hair is definitely 3c and super pouffy, now longer it's maybe more 3b/c and lies flatter.
For me, I don't mind this at all. Nor did I mind how it was before. It's kind of neat to have the option of different looks.
For me, it's usually 'cones! The ones that "work" for me only seem to be okay a maximum of three days in a row, then it all goes flat. Usually, one use makes it all go flat. 'Cones hate me.
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Injuries have plagued the team on both sides of the ball. As everyone knows both possible starting quarterbacks, Steven Sheffield and Taylor Potts, were knocked out of the spring practices after the first week. Another position that was banged up by the time the spring was the defensive line. Among these injuries was senior nose tackle Colby Whitlock.
The young quarterbacks, Jacob Karam and Seth Doege, both had their pros and cons. One of the best plays on the day came on a pass from Karam to Cornelius Douglas. Douglas broke about 5 tackles on his way to a 64 yard touchdown. Defensive back Yashua Williams had the team's only interception on a Doege pass.
The team's running backs have a much stronger role in the offense as of the total 130 plays the team ran 62 times with 115 yards and a touchdown. Harrison Jeffers finished the day with 16 runs for 56 yards. Aaron Crawford continued to impress and looks to take a much larger role in the offense.
Seth Doege finished the day with 24 completions on 34 attempts for 204 yards and 2 touchdowns. His counterpart Jacob Karam finished with 23 completions on 34 attempts for 326 yards and 3 touchdowns. The game ended in a tie at 24 all.
Alex Torres continued to impress and ended the game with 10 catches for 115 yards and a touchdown from Karam. Eric Ward looked very impressive as well.
The defense had a pretty good day and finished with 5 sacks but still has a long ways to go in its transition to the new 3-4 defense.
All in all it was good day for the Red Raiders who are now done with these spring practices.
Tuberville seemed relatively pleased but indicated the O-line still needs to lose some weight. The D-line needs to gain weight. For the next four months strength and conditioning will be the focus. Simply put, he said, "Players who are in shape can play better faster and for longer periods of time."


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Now that I've become a bona fide home gym girl, I'm starting to love home workouts. One reason? Because I can do them half-naked.
It's not like I'm some kind of nudist or anything…but I do love the fact that I can do my workout DVDs in clothes I'd never wear to the gym. And I really think you should consider doing the same! I'm not saying you should work out in nothing but an iPod armband and a smile, but I do think stripping down a few layers and working it in simply a sports bra and short-shorts can be a good idea.
- First, it forces you to check your form. When I do Core Fusion in just a sports bra, I can really see what my abs are doing and I can make sure they are engaged. Looking down and seeing them not engaged generally results in a moment of horror like you might have if you were photographed not doing the skinny arm trick. You immediately pull them in.
- Next, it forces you to admire your form. When I do pilates in shorts, I can see my muscles flexing and toes pointing and my tiniest muscles going to work…and I find that I rather like them!
- It makes you push yourself — in a good way. When I can see my legs jutting out from my running skirt during kickboxing or see my legs straining to straighten during pilates, it makes me want to get better. I get all, "Hell yeah! Now kick higher!!!"
- It makes it seem less like working out. I know that for me, part of the whole annoying ordeal of working out is getting dressed. Oh, no clean workout pants? Oh, I guess I can't work out today! But just throwing on a pair of cheerleading shorts feels so easy; for some reason, it doesn't even feel like work anymore. It's more like lounging around and doing a few leg lifts.
- It makes you realize that your body is not that big of a damn deal. Seriously, walking around my house in just a sports bra and calling it a shirt — which is very different from walking around in your real bra and thinking, "Oh, I'm just wearing a bra while I do my makeup but I'll put a shirt on in a second" — made me a lot more comfortable wearing less. I know this is part of the reason I'm wearing a two-piece this summer too.
The way I see it, working out = feeling good. So working out naked = feeling good naked! After a few nekked go-rounds with Core Fusion, I realized, Oh, my body…NBD. It's not perfect but it's certainly not some thing to hide away like it's a gay relative or something.


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Mechanisms of Resistance to Plant Diseases
Volume 17 of the series Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology pp 405-424
Induced Resistance to Fungal and Bacterial Diseases
- P. J. G. M. De Wit
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Plant pathologists have long been intrigued by the idea that plants like animals could be immunized to potential pathogens. One of the first critical reviews was by Chester (1933). At that time he could not find strong evidence for what he called acquired physiological immunity in plants. Since then many reports and reviews have been written (Hamilton, 1980; Goodman, 1980; Kuc, 1982a; 1982b; Matta, 1980; McIntyre, 1982; Ouchi, 1983; Sequeira, 1983; Suzuki, 1980). During recent years the pesticide industry has also become interested: could induced resistance have potential as a new method for controlling plant diseases?
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The key points from Chelsea boss Rafael Benitez's press conference.
I have been in charge in football for 26 years. I have won the Champions League, won the FIFA Club World Cup, the FA Cup, the Italian Super Cup, the Spanish league twice, nine trophies, all the trophies you can win at club level.
A group of fans, they are not doing any favours for the team when they are singing and wasting time preparing banners.
It's because someone made a mistake. They put my title 'interim manager', and I will leave at the end of the season, so they don't need to waste time with me.
They have to concentrate on supporting the team, that's what they have to do.
In the end, they are not doing any favours to the club, to the rest of the fans and to the players.
If we cannot achieve what we expect to achieve, that is to be in the top four and be in the Champions League for next year, I will leave; they will stay in the Europa League.
Again I will say, a group of fans, they don't realise — the rest of the fans, they want to see the team in the Champions League.
This group of fans, they have an agenda, they say, 'We are right'. They can be right at the end of the season, it's simple.
They are damaging the image of the club and the rest of the fans because people think all the fans are the same.
The Chelsea fans are really good, they support the team, but if they continue with their agenda, I don't think they do any favours to the team. I am the manager, I am professional and I want to clarify: I will do my best until the last minute, but if they carry on with this agenda, they are damaging the club, they are damaging the team and next year, if we cannot achieve the top four, they have to take a little bit of responsibility.
It was a surprise for me.Someone decided. I think it was a mistake, it's very clear. I don't know who decided that, but it was a mistake.
I am the manager and I will be the manager until the last minute until someone decides, 'No, you are not'.
Everybody is interim because after you, there is another one. But in this case, they didn't have anyone, so why put 'interim'?
It's just to say to everyone, 'Because he was in Liverpool and just in case, we will put interim and then we will wash our hands'.
Was the title a mistake from the start? Yes, 100 per cent.
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Since I lost almost 50lb had 3 kids including a set of twins, I decided to treat my girls to an update. Couldn't afford to do it close to home, way too much money. I did a lot of research, checked credentials and red every review I could find. So far, I think it's gonna turn out really nice. I'm only 11 days post op. I've been taking arnica and bromelin, as they recommend. I think it helps a lot .
From my first contact with office, everyone very polite and professional. I spoke with surgeon for my virtual consult and again later when I had more questions. I work in the medical field and I can tell you, a surgeon is not going to speak directly to a person that is not a patient. My husband and I were picked up From the airport, taken directly to the office. Again, everyone very nice, we had to wait awhile for him to finish with his first patient, but we were really tired anyway. The nurses did a great job with pre op, the doctor came in marked me up, after introductions, he is a super charming fellow! Turns out that my right breast was a whole cup bigger than my right. He said it should take a couple hours, ended up taking 4-5 hours, he took his time, and gave me what I asked for. He ended up doing a reduction, lift and augmentation on right, and a lift with augmentation on left. 310cc silicone extra round, keyhole incision. Stayed overnight in his facility, went to our conveniently located hotel, stayed two nights, went back for follow up. He removed my drains, changed my tape and off we went to catch our flight. You might want to have an appt set up
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Just as every game so far has been unique, the Portland Winterhawks - while still very good - figure to sport a different look this season.
The strength of the team, at least on paper and for now, has shifted from a forward line led by two first-round NHL draft picks to a solid corps of future pros on defense.
"Our defense is probably the best in the league," coach/General Manager Mike Johnston says.
The Hawks take a 3-2-0-0 Western Hockey League record into a busy weekend, with three games in three nights (Friday at Everett, then Saturday and Sunday against Prince Albert and Tri-City, both at Memorial Coliseum).
The Winterhawks have scored 19 goals and allowed 17 (10 in two games to Tri-City, both losses; Tri-City also is 3-2-0-0).
Defenseman Joe Morrow returned from Pittsburgh Penguins camp in time for his first practice with the Hawks on Wednesday, and he will join the other mainstays on the back line: Troy Rutkowski, William Wrenn, Derrick Pouliot and Josh Hanson. Another key D-man, Ty Wotherspoon, could be back in a week or two from offseason surgery.
"It's an experienced defensive group," Johnston says. "They have been with the organization longer than most of the forwards and are very strong players - four of them have been drafted, Pouliot will be a high pick this year, and we expect Hanson to be, too."
And, behind them is returning goaltender Mac Carruth, a seventh-round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010 who is with Portland for a third season. This will be his second go-round as the club's primary keeper.
Carruth is allowing 2.56 goals per game in five appearances (rookie teammate Brendan Burke gave up four goals in 22 minutes in his only game).
The Hawks foresee more consistency - and times of dominance - from Carruth.
"Last year, Mac was much more consistent than when he came in as a 17-year-old," Johnston says, "and this year he may have to win a game here or there on his own, if we aren't so sharp as a team. That's a goaltender's next step, to steal a game every once in a while.
"He had a good training camp and good camp with Chicago. He knows the league well enough, he feels comfortable. Confidence-wise, he's going to be ready to have a good season."
Along with supporting Carruth, the Winterhawk defensemen can be an integral part of the attack. It's part of the Johnston way, and suits the talents of Rutkowski (10 goals in the 2010-11 regular season), Morrow (nine goals last season) and others.
"We try to project the number of goals our team can produce, and we're expecting 35 to 40 goals from the back end," Johnston says, "and I think we can definitely achieve that. We have guys with the ability to move the puck and join the rush."
Not that the Hawks don't have scoring potential up front - Ty Rattie, Sven Bartschi, Brad Ross and Brendan Leipsic figure to produce big numbers. But the Hawks probably will have to replace the combined 81 goals of Ryan Johansen and Nino Niederreiter, who are likely to stick with their NHL clubs (Columbus and the New York Islanders).
"That's more than a goal a game," Johnston says. "We're either going to have to be better defensively, or get scoring from different places, or be in tighter checking games."
As the team's goal differential after five games might suggest, the Hawks could be in a lot of close games this season.
"Usually at the start of the year in particular, games are close," Johnston says.
Ross (nine points in five games), Rattie (six goals, eight points in four games) and Pouliot (six assists, seven points in five games) have carried the offense for the defending Western Conference champions. Bartschi only has two games under his belt since returning from the Calgary Flames' camp.
"Our experienced forwards - Ross, Rattie, Bartschi, Taylor Peters - are the core of that group, and they'll be really key players," Johnston says, "and then we have a lot of really inexperienced guys, like (Chase) De Leo, (Nic) Petan, (Joey) Baker. So if our team is inconsistent at times, that's probably how our forward play will be."
Veteran forward Riley Boychuk has signed with the Buffalo Sabres, Johnston says, and is set to play with their affiliate American Hockey League club in Rochester, N.Y., leaving the Hawks without another seasoned big man on the front line.
"Our scoring will be spread out, but certainly the key there will be Bartschi, Rattie and Ross, and Leipsic, too," Johnston says. "And our team won't be as big as we were overall, so that does change your style a little. I'm hoping and expecting that we'll be a little quicker, a little more skilled, and certainly our defense will be strong."
This weekend, Johnston says, the Winterhawks finally will have "everybody back that we expected back" from NHL camps, and so it's time to begin settling into better team play.
"Certainly, our team play has to improve," Johnston says, "and it will as we get more practice time and set our lines and power-play units."
One standout area so far has been the penalty kill, which is 15 for 16.
"Our special teams have been great," Johnston says.
This will be the second time in three weeks that the Hawks have three games in three consecutive nights.
"That's tough for any team, but we wanted to make sure this year that we got in as many three-in-threes early as we could," Johnston says. "We wanted to allow our schedule to spread out later in the year. It's demanding right now, but if you want to be a good team, you've got to be prepared to play every night.
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While BamaMag.com was checking out class of 2014, 2015 and even 2016 talent at the NUC 7on7 in Marietta, Ga. on Saturday, Alabama signee Tyren Jones was in attendance checking out some of his former Marietta (Ga.) Walton teammates in action.
In between games, the 5-foot-9, 197-pound four-star took some time to catch up with us on his knee rehab, why he decided to sign with Alabama after all and what he's been up to of late.
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The Year Is Beginning To Grow Up!
This weekend brings one of the cross quarters of the year. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we now find ourselves halfway between Midwinter Solstice and Spring Equinox! If you're on the South side, you're between Midsummer Solstice and Autumn Equinox.
Either way, this turning of the year offers a gentle reminder to check in with ourselves and our environment, and take a moment to honor the unique experience of this particular transition.
I love the tradition of taking our little ones for a "Lantern Walk" to welcome the growing light of Early Spring. Several years ago we created paper lanterns inspired by Garden Mama's Watercolor Painting Lantern Tutorial . They've held up so well that we can use them again and again!
Tomorrow night we'll bundle up, take our lanterns and hot cider and head up into the nearby hills to meet up with friends and family for an evening adventure!
We'll share stories and sing songs and enjoy one another's company as we light up the dark night with our lanterns.
Care to join us in spirit? Here is our favorite lantern song, sing along with us, wherever you happen be…
Glimmer, Lantern, Glimmer
by M. Garff, Germany
Glimmer, lantern, glimmer
Little stars a-shimmer.
Over meadow, moor and dale
Flitter, flutter, elfin veil.
Pee-wit, pee-wit, tick-a-tick-a-tick,
Roocoo, roocoo.
Glimmer, lantern, glimmer
Little stars a-shimmer.
Over rock and stock and stone,
Wander tripping little gnome.
Pee-wit, pee-wit, tick-a-tick-a-tick,
Roocoo, roocoo.
Click here to listen to a rendition by Lorraine Nelson Wolf, from her album "Follow Me"
May each of our lanterns shine brightly, showing us the way through the end of winter's darkness and into the waxing glow of spring.
Art | "Lantern Walk" by Giuliana SerenaGiuliana Serena is a Moon + Moontime Lover + Menstrual Cycle Advocate + Celebrant + Facilitator + Planetary Citizen + Creator of Moontime Rising … stay connected by signing up for her moon letters & joining her on facebook!
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deputy shoots self while attempting to shoot dog
Deputy Sheriff Shoots Himself While Trying To Kill Family Pet
not a GSD but shows some officers are lacking more than dog knowledge
The dog looked nice. It was in a fenced yard.
I think that people really do need to provide some kind of access to their front door so that people can come up and knock on the door, but no way should the cop have shot a dog that was in its own fenced yard.
An eviction notice is a little different than apprehending someone who is suspected of a violent crime, with good reason to suspect to be armed and dangerous.
At some point police officers have to understand that dogs are more than inanimate objects.
Any police officer worth his salt wouldn't shoot a man for walking up to him and yelling loudly. First rule of gun control, cop or not, is engage your target. First establish the level of threat and react appropriately.
Karma! Hahaha! Quite the police presence for a cop shooting himself, lol! Sounds like he might need to be reassigned to a desk job if he cannot properly handle a gun. At least in this instance he was only a danger to himself.
Oh no it's a pitbull /*sarcasm*/
And the dog still didn't attack after a complete stranger is in its yard on the ground., sounds real vicious to me.
Selzer, the notice want even for the house that the dog was at. So not quite sure why the deputy was in the yard
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Karma... Gotta luv it.. I'm all for anyone police or not defending themselves when threatened BUT cops are getting trigger happy when it comes to dogs lately. I hope he not only learned a lesson but I really hope he gets reprimanded as well. Vicious dog my butt..
Well that LEO was an A hole and got what he deserved! It's also a heads up for the owner! Pitt ownership requires "extra" vigilance!
Dog should not have free run of the "front fenced" in yard without supervision! My BullMastiff/APBT mix as are all my dogs was "never" out of my sight!
"People" can be idiots! I never put my dogs at risk to the whim of some cretin!! Just saying. :)
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by Steve Vickers, DCW publisher
December 7, 2002 — Milwaukee, WI . . . On the day when most people remember the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the 20 Drum Corps Midwest member-corps and many other corps directors and interested parties gathered at the Serenity Club in suburban Cudahy for a historical meeting of far-reaching proportions.
At the end of the day, two proposals were passed by strong margins that will mean major restructuring of the way corps do business during the first half of the contest season. DCI will now be operating the schedule of shows and the mid-summer two-day event at De Kalb, IL.
Several of the region's division I corps had expressed concern about the direction of the circuit and wanted to see some changes made. The executive board, at their regular fall meeting in September at Michigan City, IN, called for a special meeting of the full membership that was held in early October at a hotel near the Milwaukee airport.
A list of recommendations was developed and turned over to a special "study" committee, charged with pulling together a variety of opinions from all four levels of the association (division I, II, III and seniors) and reporting back to the body at the regularly-scheduled fall meeting that was held December 7.
Chairman Greg Orwoll (Colts) opened the meeting and welcomed everyone, then gave an overview of what he saw as the purpose of the meeting as it pertained to the "hot" topic on the agenda — whether or not the membership would approve transferring management of Drum Corps Midwest to the DCI office. DCI Executive Director Dan Acheson was on hand to answer questions about the proposal that had previously been worked out by the committee.
Following a quick review of other topics (a report on the DCM Judges Guild by Martin McDaniel, information on the new DCI Division II/III time change to an 8 1/2 minute minimum requirement, a financial report and election of officers — Greg Orwoll was re-elected chairman, Jeff Fiedler re-elected vice-chairman, Rick Bays, secretary, Paul Chaffee, treasurer, and Mike Mayer and Butch Kolosso members at-large), the bulk of the 10-hour meeting was spent considering the changes that would take place from DCM to DCI.
The committee recommended a two-part concept, broken down into changes that relate to the operation of the De Kalb event and then the organization that would operate the regular-season line-up of competitions.
Highlights of the first proposal relating to the De Kalb weekend were as follows:
* DCI is authorized to administer the annual Midwest championship on the second weekend in July as a four-division Midwest title event. Costs and general administration will be handled by the Addison, IL, office; ticket prices and controls, as well as marketing, will be handled by DCI.
* The weekend will consist of a Friday evening competition consisting of division II and III prelims and a division I contest with between four and six corps, a Saturday evening finals competition consisting of a division III finals, the division II winner in exhibition, a division I contest with up to eight corps and the senior championship with up to four corps.
* DCI will determine order of appearance for the division I corps. Division II and III prelims and the Saturday senior corps line up will be determined as DCM has done it in the past.
* All Midwest corps will be paid 150 percent of their standard performance fee by DCI.
* All non-DCI division I corps will be paid the standard DCI scale.
* All corps will be paid for one performance, even if they perform on Friday and Saturday.
* Each corps will be paid up to $500 toward its housing costs.
* Corps can earn a commission on ticket sales.
* DCI will be responsible for all expenses relating to administration of the event.
* All profits or losses after all expenses have been paid will be incurred by DCI.
This proposal passed — 15 yes, 3 no and 2 abstentions.
The second proposal, for DCI to run the regular schedule of contests, will be for the 2003 season only, subject to a review at a special meeting to be held in September 2003. At that time, the membership of Drum Corps Midwest, which will continue to exist, will vote on whether or not the experiment worked. They will then have the option of starting DCM back up again.
The following provisions were proposed:
* The DCI executive director will negotiate, manage and provide support for all contest contracts previously administered by DCM. A new position of DCI Midwest Division regional representative will be created. The individual in that position will report to the DCI executive director and will have primary responsibility for carrying out this task on behalf of DCI.
* The division I scheduling for the 2003 Midwest shows will be coordinated by the DCI executive director, in conjunction with the DCI Midwest Division regional representative and the affected division I corps. The scheduling for division II, III and senior corps will be completed at the regular December 7 meeting in the same manner as previous years.
* The DCI executive director will be authorized to make any necessary future revisions to the schedule, under consultation with the DCI Midwest Division regional representative and the DCI Midwest Division advisory committee (the DCM executive board).
This proposal passed — 16 yes, 1 no, 3 abstentions.
Roman Blenski was selected as the DCI Midwest Division regional representative. It will be a full-time job. An agreement between DCI and Blenski has not yet been finalized.
Following the second vote, the member and non-member corps went through the normal process of signing up for shows on the schedule Blenski prepared.
A special thank you was offered by Dave Svaleson, on behalf of the entire membership, to both Susan Blenski and Murray Davis for the outstanding job they have done in the DCM office for many years.
The meeting was very cordial and Chairman Orwoll kept things moving along but still gave everyone an opportunity to express their views.
While there were some very strong feelings on both sides of the issues, the entire process was handled professionally by all those who took part in the discussions.
In collateral material passed out by the study committee, it was emphasized that their research indicates that, in most cases, the vast majority of operating procedures, costs for running a show and dealing with the DCI Midwest Division will not change significantly from the way DCM has been run for the past 25 years.
Jeff Fiedler did note, however, that one of his primary motivations for participating in the committee was to ensure that everything that happens in the Midwest continues to get better, not just remain the same as it has always been. Everyone in the room seemed to be in agreement with wanting the upward movement to continue.
In addition to the regular voting members of DCM (The Cavaliers, Phantom Regiment, Bluecoats, Colts, Glassmen, Madison Scouts, Southwind, Capital Regiment, Pioneer, Capital Sound, Blue Stars, Americanos, Marion Cadets, Racine Scouts, Lake Erie Regiment, Bandettes, Minnesota Brass Sr., Govenaires Sr., Chops, Inc. Sr. and Kilties Sr.), guest corps included the Rochester Crusaders, Chicago Royal Airs, Dimensions, Colt Cadets, Joliet Kingsmen, Decorah Kilties, Scenic City, Twilight Knights, 25th Regulars and Midwest Legends. There were also directors representing four independent events.


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Marcy, NY (WIBX) – SUNYIT is hosting a health and wellness fair at the Wildcat Field House.
Beginning at 11 a.m. tomorrow, students and community groups will present a variety of projects including reflexology, financial and environmental health and nutrition.
Those attending may also take part in free screenings and assessments along with body mass index and vision tests.
The American Red Cross will also hold a blood drive, from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30.
SUNYIT's wellness fair is sponsored by the college's health and wellness center and the Central New York Disability Services Office Employee Assistance Program.


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10 Sure-Fire Headlines: Now You Can Have a Thousand Posts in Only Three Years
Brian Clark wrote on Copyblogger back in 2006 about "10 Sure-Fire Headlines That Work." This is a classic article on how to write headlines that make people want to read the article or click on the link. I came across it just as Dinah was reminding us that Shrink Rap's 3-year anniversary is coming up on April 22, and this post here is our 984th post.


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Southwest Airlines has announced it will take over AirTran's flights out of Key West, Florida, which includes daily non-stops to Tampa and Orlando. From those cities, travelers can connect to an additional 53 Southwest markets.
Southwest's Big, Big Win at Houston's Hobby Airport
Southwest: Key West Take Over Begins Nov. 4
The transition of Key West from an AirTran to a Southwest market begins Nov. 4. This is the latest move by Southwest to integrate its now wholly owned subsidiary AirTran but it is a slow and deliberate process and full integration is not expected to be completed until sometime in 2015. In the meantime, AirTran will continue to fly under its name and colors but in and out of fewer cities – while Southwest adds more.
Next: Southwest Eyes International Flights
Southwest Adds New Service to New Markets
Southwest also announced it will add new non-stop service in five markets:
- Denver and Louisville: one daily round-trip
- Houston and Orange County, California: one daily round-trip
- Kansas City and New Orleans: one daily round-trip
- Dallas and Harlingen, Texas: two daily round-trips
Southwest also plans to take-over several AirTran flights in and out of Milwaukee.
Southwest: Airline with Fewest Complaints
Southwest Routes being Dropped
Southwest also announced it will permanently discontinue non-stop service in three short-haul markets:
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Hi All,I am about to start knitting for my gorgeous 5" doll but Im finding it quite daunting to get some information. They say its best to use one ply but have heard back from somebody today that rayon crochet thread which is one ply would be good to use as well. Now comes the question..... what knitting needle size is good for one ply? Cant seem to find out what I need. Im in the US. So any help would be greatly appreciated.
Im at the point of pulling my hair out:eyes:
Thanks allHugsLulu
One ply doesn't really mean anything to me because you can have a worsted weight one ply or a lace weight one ply. Giving us the weight of the yarn (fingering, sport, DK, etc.) helps a lot.
Here's a yarn weight guide that includes recommended needle sizes that might be all you need though.
If you're talking about ply as in weight, that would be a thin laceweight. Which would probably take sock needle sizes - under size 2. You might be able to use baby/fingering or sport weight yarn, which can be knit with sizes 3-5.
If you are making doll clothes for a 5" doll, I'm assuming you are going to be using very fine yarn and want to get a very fine stitch and a very fine gauge. If that's the case, there are very skinny needles available from .25mm - 1.50mm which will best suit your purpose. Try this: http://miniatureknitting.com/dpn.html
Thanks folks for your help.The Yarn I have at the moment is Sublime - baby cashmere merino silk dk and I have just read on the label that it recommends USA size 6 needle. I guess its going to be a lot of trial and error on my part lol.... but thanks for all the useful links.


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2014 promises to be a turning point in Afghanistan, with a presidential election and the drawdown of U.S. forces in the country. The Asia Foundation recently completed a survey of 9,000 Afghan citizens in 34 provinces across the country. We explore evolving Afghan attitudes towards politics and security.
MR. KOJO NNAMDIFrom WAMU 88.5 at American University in Washington, welcome to "The Kojo Nnamdi Show," connecting your neighborhood with the world. Later in the broadcast, preparing for a hot and crowded planet, a new book explores how population growth will affect the environment and politics around the world. But first, public opinion in Afghanistan. After more than 12 years of fighting, many Americans have grown pessimistic about the U.S. role in Afghanistan. Just 31 percent of Americans believe the war in Afghanistan had made us safer from terrorism, according to a recent poll by Pew and the Council on Foreign Relations.
MR. KOJO NNAMDIAnother Gallup Poll earlier this year found 80 percent of Americans had an unfavorable view of the country, but what do Afghans think about the future after the U.S. draws down troops? Earlier this year, the Asia Foundation conducted a study of 9,000 Afghans across all 34 provinces. Join us to explore what was found in that study in Mark Kryzer. He is Afghanistan Country Representative for the Asia Foundation which helped oversee the recent poll of Afghan public opinion. He's worked in Kabul at a variety of development agencies for the last 10 years. He joins us in our Washington studio. Mark Kryzer, thank you for joining us.
MR. MARK KRYZERWell, thank you, Kojo. Nice to be here.
NNAMDIAnd joining us by phone from Kabul, Afghanistan is Ali Latifi. He is a Producer with Al Jazeera English in Kabul. He is an Afghan American who has interviewed numerous young Afghans across the country and in Europe. He is, by the way, a former member of what we call around here Team Kojo. Ali Latifi, thank you so much for joining us. Hope to hear from you. Good to hear from you.
MR. ALI LATIFIHi Kojo. Thank you.
NNAMDIGood. Good, you're there. I just wanted to make sure you were. I'm gonna start with Mark Kryzer. Afghanistan is entering a critical phase over the next few months. A presidential election in April, the continued draw down of American troops, open questions about what role the U.S. will play after that date. The top headline from this poll is that all these developing stories have most Afghans worried. What did you find?
KRYZERI think, Kojo, if I had to signify this year's survey and give it a headline, so to speak, it would be most Afghans, moving into 2014, are apprehensive. They're fearful in certain areas. But for me, they're also surprisingly cautiously optimistic in other areas, as well.
NNAMDIWe know that there's been rising skepticism here in this country about international engagements, in general, and our ongoing commitment to Afghanistan in particular. From what I have heard, that skepticism about the American effort is shared, somewhat, in Afghanistan. Have you seen a marked change in Afghan attitudes towards Americans?
KRYZERI haven't, actually. One of the questions that we ask in the survey is among various donor countries, which one do you recognize, in terms of being the most helpful, in terms of development projects in your area? And it's an open ended question that we ask. We've been asking that for the last six or seven years, or so. And it's interesting, the recognition of the U.S. as being the largest donor, in terms of assisting development projects at the local level, is the most recognized. The bottom of the list, unfortunately, is Australia, which has also made a significant contribution to development in Afghanistan.
KRYZERBut the list recognizes, Afghans recognize about 12 different countries that have been involved in development projects in Afghanistan. So, at least the U.S. is recognized as supporting development projects.
NNAMDIWhat do you think accounts for what, if I might characterize what you said earlier, what do you think accounts for the guarded optimism that your poll found among Afghans?
KRYZERWell, that's interesting. And just to give you kind of a sense of what people are optimistic about, more people than last year feel the country is generally moving in the right direction, which is always a surprise. This year was 57 percent. Last year was about 48 percent. Confidence levels in the Afghan National Security Forces is high. People are generally satisfied, at least those who responded to the question, with the performance of national level government. Not so satisfied with local government.
KRYZERBut for me, the biggest finding was that the majority of those surveyed believe that the upcoming elections have the potential to change their lives, which is, again, incredible.
NNAMDIIf you'd like to join the conversation, give us a call at 800-433-8850. How has your opinion about Afghanistan evolved, so to speak, over the past 12 years? 800-433-8850. You can send email to email@example.com or send us a tweet at kojoshow. We now turn to Ali Latifi in Kabul. Ali, this poll identifies security, corruption, and unemployment as the biggest concerns of Afghans. You've been talking with a lot of young people around the country. What kinds of concerns have they raised when they've been talking to you?
LATIFIMost of the concerns cited in the poll, in the survey, are what people are talking about. In what sort of, I mean, security is always gonna be an issue in Afghanistan. For the foreseeable future, it's gonna be an issue. What's most interesting is when I went to Europe and I spoke to Afghan migrants in Europe, what everyone kept bringing up is what people in the streets in Kabul and (word?) and all these other provinces bring up isn't the unemployment and the economy. Because, you know, as for the (word?) starts to draw down, as the foreign forces withdraw, as aid agencies start to dry up with their funding, more and more people are gonna be out of work.
LATIFIAnd people are already out of work. But this is a huge issue for people.
NNAMDIWhen you travel to Athens, Greece and talk to a large number of young people there, because that's where they were fleeing to find jobs and livelihoods, what is their perspective on the future of Afghanistan? Was the lack of employment in Afghanistan their primary concern?
LATIFIIt was big concern. There were basically two concerns. There was security, because a lot of these kids came from very insecure areas of the country. They came from provinces like (word?) or (unintelligible), all highly volatile and basically violent, and in the middle of the conflict. But the other issue for them was if they do stay, even if things do get better, the other issue was how will they find a livelihood? Because, you know, you can come to Kabul, but Kabul is already a city of five, some people say up to six million people.
LATIFIAnd so, (unintelligible) to make a livelihood in, so if you can't find a job, and it's a high cost of living, what are you gonna do in Kabul? And if you feel like in your own province, you're under threat and there's security issues, you know, the only option is to leave. Now, they're not going to Greece to find job opportunities. They know that there's nothing in Greece. Everyone was trying to get to Scandinavia or to England, or eventually anywhere outside of Greece.
NNAMDITurning to the security issues, Mark Kryzer, you came across a statistic from Afghanistan's Minister of Defense, that police forces were sustaining 400 casualties per week. That's not sustainable, is it?
KRYZERThat's exactly the question I ask myself. Since assuming responsibilities for security of the country from the International Security Assistance Force is the U.S. forces. This past year, that's the level of casualties they're sustaining, both killed and wounded. And this was testimony given by the Minister of Defense, Minister of Interior, in front of Parliament. I think it was sometime in early August. On a personal note, having been there in 1989 when the Soviets pulled out, I saw the same kind of thing.
KRYZERAnd you have to wonder how long the Afghan government, the Afghan Security Forces, can sustain this level of casualties before they start to literally melt away. And again, I think, there was another interesting statistic. While people had confidence in the Afghan National Army, 76 percent of those polled said that the Afghan National Army still needed outside support to do their job. So this all ties back to the pending bilateral security agreement that has yet to be signed between the United States and Afghanistan.
NNAMDIGiven that backdrop, how has that effected Afghan attitudes toward the struggle against the various militant groups?
KRYZERWell, we asked two interesting questions along those lines. One question was, to what extent do you think, do you agree, that the government's reconciliation efforts, with the Taliban, will bring stability to the country? And as I recall, 68 percent said that they believe that those reconciliation efforts would bring stability. Then, as a correlated question to that, we asked, to what extent do you have sympathy with the Taliban? And 35 percent of the respondents said they had some to a lot of sympathy.
KRYZERNow, that's up from last year about five percentage points. And then when we asked, well, why do you have some sympathy for the Taliban, the number one response was corruption. Corruption in government, which comes up again and again. People site it as the second biggest problem at the national level. People site it as one of the largest problems in their personal lives, and it does indeed fuel the insurgency itself.
NNAMDIGiven that concern about corruption and the concerns about security, Ali Latifi, or I should say despite those concerns, do people in Afghanistan feel that the US withdrawal and everything that's likely to happen after that, is an indication that the country is moving in the right direction, as far as they're concerned?
LATIFIIn terms of the U.S. withdrawal, will that help move them in the right direction?
LATIFIYes. I think this is -- how do I put this? So, when we spoke to people, for instance, in (word?) province, which has seen a lot of violence, and has been, in many ways the heart, one of the hearts, of the conflict, they wanted the U.S. out immediately. Because they haven't seen, sort of, anything positive, in their eyes, come from it. You know, they've seen a lot of abuse. They've seen night raids and things like that. And so, yeah, they want the U.S. out.
LATIFIIn other provinces, I think it's sort of a question of, there is still this fear that the country could fall back into instability
NNAMDIU.S. troops -- go ahead, please, Ali.
LATIFINo, no, I was actually, I kind of wanted to go back to this question about armed groups and sympathy for the armed groups.
LATIFIBecause I sort of wondered how do you get a fair or legitimate answer to that? You know, because how likely is it that someone's gonna give an honest response to that question? I'm sort of wondering that myself.
NNAMDIMark Kryzer.
KRYZERThat's a good question, Ali. I think in any survey, you have this problem of social desirability. To what extent is somebody, who's answering a question, giving you the response that they think you want to hear? What we've tried to do, this year, in the survey, from a methodology standpoint, is this is the largest survey that we've done. So, it's almost, well, it's over 9,000 people across all 34 provinces. And what that does, it drives down the margin of error. So, this year, it's largest, or excuse me, the lowest margin of error we've ever had.
KRYZERIn terms of social desirability and our people giving you reliable answers, we've been able to apply, statistically, and I'm not a statistician myself, but some logic test to these kinds of things to try to get at that. For example, if somebody responds that they don't know about the Provincial Council. And the next question, you ask about the effectiveness of the Provincial Council, and they say, well, they're doing a good job. That gives you some idea that the reliability of the respondent is not very good.
KRYZERSo, we've gone through every single questionnaire, the 9,000, and we've been able to weed out those kinds of things. The other thing we found is that it depends on the number of people that are observing the interviewee, in terms of how they might respond to these kinds of things. The typical household that we interviewed this year had nine residents with an average income of about 200 dollars a month. So, again, you can never be 100 percent certain that somebody's not giving you a response that they want, you want, they want to have you hear.
KRYZERBut there are ways, statistically, to try to correct for some of that.
NNAMDIAs we mentioned earlier, U.S. troops are schedule to draw down next year. It's still unclear exactly what the U.S. footprint will be after that. The U.S. and Afghanistan had appears to hammer out a deal known as the Bilateral Security Agreement or BSA but Afghan president Hammed Karzai created uncertainty when he announced he would not sign it. Mark Kryzer, where do we stand on the BSA now?
KRYZERWell, just before I left Kabul last week, national security advisor Susan Rice was there and meeting with the president. And again, he reiterated in that meeting that he was not going to be pressured into signing anything. And indeed he would not sign anything until after the election. Her special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Dobbins was there over the weekend, and also received the same response.
KRYZERSo from what we're seeing there's no indication that President Karzai has moved away from his position on that.
NNAMDIAli, we seem to have two sets of facts in the reporting about this Bilateral Security Agreement. We know that Afghans have expressed outrage about civilian deaths that have occurred during U.S. raids and U.S. drone strikes. But there was also reporting which seemed to indicate that the majority of the public wanted this agreement hammered out. What is the Afghan view, if there is such a thing as the Afghan view, of the American military right now?
LATIFI(unintelligible) American military is going to depend on where you are and (word?) view of the Bilateral Security Agreement. Essentially the (word?) Bilateral Security Agreement comes down to some sense of understanding what's going to come in the future in some sense of finality. You know, there are people that want it signed. And many of those people that want it signed are going to say, look we have no other option so we have to get this signed because we need the support.
LATIFIAnd then the people that don't want it signed are exactly the people who were victims of the night raids and abuses and things like that. But entering the Bilateral Security Agreement comes down to one more step towards a final answer of what could be expected in the next few years.
NNAMDIMark Kryzer talked about finding that Afghans are optimistic about the presidential election in April. Is that what you're hearing on the ground in Kabul, Ali?
LATIFIRight now -- I mean, I've been talking to people in Kabul, I've been talking to people in (unintelligible) provinces. And right now, it's sort of like -- an interesting thing was, for instance, like in (word?) which is an essential province in the country, in the center of the country, it's considered the poorest province in the country, their former governor is one of the, like, presidential candidates for (unintelligible) the foreign minister who is a presidential candidate. And we spoke to them -- all of the people that we spoke to said they were registered and they were ready to vote. And yet, they still didn't have confidence in the current government or in terms of what (unintelligible) their former governor had provided for them.
LATIFIBut then, if you go to somewhere like (unintelligible) where we went just after the presidential candidates were announced, people didn't even know who the candidates were. In Kabul you get the sense that for many people the issue's that, you know, there's no new faces in the selection. It's all the same people. And you're feeling out who are either civil war era leaders or who have been a part of the government for the last ten years.
LATIFIBut I think the real sentiment -- because right now, you know, people are talking and they're saying -- a lot of people are saying necessarily that they won't vote. You know, in Kabul, that's just -- they don't see a change coming from it, that, you know, this is all the same people running, that the decision has already been made. But I think, in reality, we'll get to know people's actual views on the vote as it gets closer to the Election Day. Because as with any election, you know, the closer it gets to the actual polls is when people's real opinions start to come out, and the more you get to know about the candidates and hopefully any platforms that they may have.
NNAMDIAnd Mark Kryzer, I guess that's what we'll have to be keeping our eye on, that presidential election in April.
KRYZERAbsolutely. I think that's a critical piece of the political transition here.
NNAMDIMark Kryzer is Afghanistan country representative for the Asia Foundation who helped oversee the recent poll of Afghan public opinion. He's worked in Kabul at a variety of development agencies for the last ten years. Mark Kryzer, thank you so much for joining us.
KRYZERThank you.
NNAMDIAli Latifi, he's a producer with Al Jazeera English in Kabul, Afghanistan. He's an Afghan American. He's interviewed numerous young Afghans across the country and in Europe. He's also a former member of the Kojo Show team. Ali, thank you so much for joining us. Keep your head low and be safe.
LATIFIThank you, Kojo.
NNAMDIWe're going to take a short break. When we come back, preparing for a hot and crowded planet. A new book explores how population growth will affect the environment and politics around the world. I'm Kojo Nnamdi.
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The first small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing workshop, focused on bringing successful research results into the market, was held in Brussels on 10 March. The event not only offered practical advice to SMEs but also gave them the opportunity to meet representatives from the European Commission, venture capital firms, the European Enterprise Network and other SME-focused organisations. The day emphasised the Commissions commitment to devising policies that create a more effective environment to foster the commercialisation of SME research.
Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)
Apart form the financial institutions present at the workshop, the EEN was also represented: this is a network of 570 business support organisations from 45 countries that support SME development. Filippo Pasquet from the EEN made it clear that with 5 000 staff and more than 500 branches across the EU, the network is available to help in any way it can. One of the services it offers, for instance, is free legal advice on matters concerning European legislation, which can assist SMEs in cutting through red tape.
The importance of networking throughout the EU, both across SMEs and the Commission, was emphasised by Dr Reichert. Regional contact points, for example, are a key resource for SMEs to gain information on financial aid. It is crucial for regions to disseminate information to one another: sharing experiences will create effective synergies throughout Europe that will benefit all.
The workshop itself was also a tool for networking. It allowed SMEs to discuss their projects, meet other companies in similar situations, share ideas and learn more of the available options for resources.
The successful commercialisation of SME research was also presented at the workshop. One such example was the Brandenburg project in Germany: here a region previously suffering from high unemployment became a European Entrepreneurial Region award winner through the effective use of research.
The first 'Financing for SMEs' workshop was a great success. Representatives from more than 70 SMEs travelled from across Europe to attend the event. Kurt Weingarten, an SME participant at the workshop, comments: 'This is great, a very useful and insightful day that offers practical hints and knowledgeable experience. Its just what we need.'
To conclude, Dr Reichert admitted that despite some problems, the Commission is determined to renew policies to make the world of SME research a commercially successful place.
'I am not a magician,' he says. 'But we are doing all we can and our primary focus is getting successful research to the market. Communication is crucial and this financing workshop has built a solid foundation to build on.'
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In the 1980s, girls—in the immortal words of Cyndi Lauper—just wanted to have fun. Hasbro, which had successfully revived its male counterpart to Barbie, G.I. Joe, still wanted a piece of the fashion-doll market that Mattel's Barbie dominated. Thanks to the popularity of MTV, which played nothing but song-length music videos, Lauper and Madonna made a milder version of punk-rock rebellion accessible, with catchy pop tunes and a girlie spin on punk style.
Thus, the "truly outrageous" rocker doll Jem and her all-girl band the Holograms was born. According to Hasbro, in the early '80s, designer Bill Sanders came up with a line of fashion dolls to appeal to these girls who loved dolls and pink, but also wanted to be MTV stars. His answer was a 12.5-inch-tall vinyl doll with big hair, edgy wardrobes, and glittery glam-rock makeup. Sanders' prototypes included a car and dolls for two all-girl bands, a boyfriend figure, and Synergy, the female representation of an artificially intelligent supercomputer.
Thanks to the success Hasbro had marketing toys through cartoons like "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero" and "The Transformers" in the early 1980s, the company naturally decided to commission another animated series from Marvel Productions and Sundbow Productions, a subsidiary of the New York advertising agency Griffin-Bacal. "G.I. Joe" writer Christy Marx was hired to give the new dolls their story. The Japaneses studio Toei Doga animated the cartoon.
In Marx's story, Jem is the secret rock-star alias of Jerrica Benton, who inherits half of the Starlight Music label from her father when he dies. Unfortunately, her father's corrupt associate, Eric Raymond, has been willed the other half of the company. Starlight Music supports the Starlight Foundation, which funds a foster home for girls called Starlight House. Right away, Eric attempts to shut Jerrica out of the business and close down the charity. However, Jerrica is contacted by Synergy, a supercomputer her father built in secret to be the "ultimate audio/visual entertainment synthesizer," and with the help of Synergy's hologram projections, Jerrica takes on the identity of pink-haired lead singer Jem to regain control of the label. Jem/Jerrica just touches her "Jemstar" earrings and says, "Showtime, Synergy!" to change costumes fast.
Jem's redheaded kid sister, Kimber Benton, takes on the role of keyboardist and lead songwriter, and her two adopted sisters, Aja Leith, a Asian American guitarist, and Shana Elmsford, an African American drummer, fill out the rest of the band. Together, they form Jem and the Holograms to compete with Eric Raymond's face-painting wearing "bad girl" protégés the Misfits, featuring Phyllis "Pizzazz" Gabor, Roxanne "Roxy" Pellegrini, and Mary "Stormer" Phillips. To complicate matters, Jerrica's boyfriend, Rio Pacheco, falls in love with Jem.
The "Jem and the Holograms" TV series debuted in October 1985, several months before the toys actually hit the stores. In the meantime, Mattel had the opportunity to release its own MTV-inspired update of Barbie, a line called Barbie and the Rockers, in 1985. Like Jem, Rocker Barbie favored hot pink, purple, and glitter, and had a band featuring mostly women, including a redhead, an Asian American woman, and a black woman. Both Hasbro and Mattel claim they had the idea first. Rocker Barbie came with a cassette tape featuring four songs: "The Rockers Theme," "Dressin' Up," "Born With a Mike," and "Stretchin' It."
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At the time, "Jem and the Holograms" was the No. 1 cartoon in the United States. And despite Barbie's unshakeable dominance of the fashion-doll market, Jem became the 10th most popular toy line in 1986, the highest any fashion doll had reached since Barbie was introduced in 1959. Later, dolls for new Holograms drummer Carmen "Raya" Alonso and new Misfits saxophone player Sheila "Jetta" Burns were added to the line, as well as a new rival band called the Stingers, featuring Rory "Riot" Llewelyn, Phoebe "Rapture" Ashe, Ingrid "Minx" Kruger, and a few of the Starlight Girls.
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In recent years, Jem has seen a revival, as the old cartoon has been popping up on cable TV and Netflix. Integrity Toys recently licensed the rights to produce limited edition dolls based on "Jem and the Holograms" characters. Meanwhile, Hasbro's Hollywood Jem debuted at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International for $135 and sold out in a few days. Currently, Integrity has issued 25 Jem-inspired dolls, which sell for more than $100 each. And finally, in 2016, a new live-action "Jem and the Holograms" movie will debut on the big screen.
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The quake struck near Burma's borders with Thailand and Laos, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) from Chiang Rai. The northern Thai city sustained a little damage, according to Thai television.
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The 6.8-magnitude quake was just six miles (10 kilometers) deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. At that strength and depth, it said 600,000 people could feel shaking anywhere from strong to violent. It added that since buildings in the area are considered vulnerable, moderate to very heavy damage could be expected.
Buildings swayed in Bangkok, about 480 miles (770 kilometers) south of the epicenter.
Max Jones, an Australian resident of the Thai capital, was in his 27th-floor apartment when his building started shaking so hard he had to grab the walls to keep from falling.
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Cellphones can park cars?
"You're on the third lap around the car park, there are no open spaces and you're already 15 minutes late for your appointment," says the New Scientist. "Right now you're wishing you could jump out of the car and let it go find its own spot. Good news: Now there's an app for that. Virtual Valet lets your iPhone tell your car to park without you in it. 'You pull up to the curb, push a button on your smartphone and the car takes care of everything,' says Aaron Steinfeld, the lead researcher for the project at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. 'Then you tell it to come back whenever you are done.' To find its own spot, the system uses a sensor suite similar to ones found in many luxury cars. This includes a motion sensor that scans for moving cars and pedestrians, and a forward-facing laser rangefinder normally found in adaptive cruise control to determine the distance of objects in front of the car."
Hurrah for difficulties
"Our brains respond better to difficulty than we imagine," writes Ian Leslie in Intelligent Life magazine. "In schools, teachers and pupils alike often assume that if a concept has been easy to learn, then the lesson has been successful. But numerous studies have now found that when classroom material is made harder to absorb, pupils retain more of it over the long term, and understand it on a deeper level. Robert Bjork, of the University of California, coined the phrase 'desirable difficulties' to describe the counterintuitive notion that learning should be made harder by, for instance, spacing sessions farther apart so that students have to make more effort to recall what they learned last time. Psychologists at Princeton found that students remembered reading material better when it was printed in an ugly font."
Too popular? Not cool
"I imagined it so differently," Jessica Roake writes in Slate Magazine. "I would hand The Catcher in the Rye to my students and watch it transform their lives. They would see themselves in Holden Caulfield, and J.D. Salinger's words would elucidate their own frustrations and struggles. … The book would blow the minds of teenagers seeking a pilgrim soul – a friend's voice in the wild of adolescence. What I did not expect was shrugging boredom, the most feared of student reactions. I might as well have assigned Jude the Obscure. The problem is that Catcher in the Rye is no longer a book for cool high-school students. Catcher in the Rye is a book for cool high-school teachers. … Unfortunately, the book's reputation as the Great American High School Novel precedes it, and its popularity has been its undoing. According to Stephen J. Whitfield, author of a social history of Catcher, Salinger's once-shocking novel 'may lag behind only Of Mice and Men on public-school required reading lists.'"
How friendship starts
"Social factors are stronger than genetic forces when it comes to how people choose their friends, [say] researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder," reports United Press International. "While genetic similarities may help explain why humans tend to gravitate together, the full story of why people become friends 'is contingent upon the social environment in which individuals interact with one another,' the researchers reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. People are more likely to befriend genetically similar people when their environment is stratified – when disparate groups are discouraged from interacting – but when environments were more egalitarian, friends are less likely to share certain genes, the researchers said."
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"He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper."
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Designing learning activities for a technologically integrated curriculum
Chandra, Vinesh (2008) Designing learning activities for a technologically integrated curriculum. In Fisher, Darrell, Koual, Rekha, & Wanpen, Supatra (Eds.) Fifth International Conference on Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, January 16-19, 2008, Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Thailand.
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Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) now play a significant part in many classrooms. New and sophisticated technologies are introduced to the education market regularly. But no matter how good the tools, unless teachers are convinced and willing to design, develop, and implement appropriate pedagogies that use the new technologies; the new gizmos are unlikely to succeed in classrooms. In many schools across the globe, teachers have blended new technologies in an array of innovative ways. This paper describes such an initiative which is currently underway at a high school in Queensland, Australia. A group of year eight students (first year in high school) and their teachers in the Technologically Integrated Curriculum (TIC) Program use ICT and related technologies in all their subjects. Purpose-build rooms accommodate the students to do their work at school. They also use Blackboard to access learning materials after school hours. Qualitative data were gathered from teachers (N =10) through structured and unstructured interviews to ascertain their perceptions of the new initiative. Teachers in this program had between 5-30 years of teaching experience. This investigation identified challenges faced by teachers and identifies the factors and the key questions associated with designing learning activities in a technology rich learning environment.
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The Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award is the highest honorary award granted by the NIST Director. A Bronze Medal is defined as superior performance characterized by outstanding or significant contributions which have increased the efficiency and effectiveness of NIST.
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