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Erin graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a Major in Marketing and a Minor in Management Information Systems. She started her career in 2002 at a small financial and insurance brokerage firm in Cary, NC where she obtained her Insurance License, Series 7 and Series 24 in order to become VP of Operations.
In 2005 Erin was a finalist on a local business reality show called Entrepreneurs, after six months of business related competitions and filming she walked away as the victor with the first distributorship for EventsLeader.com. EventsLeader.com was deemed to be a bigger and better CitySearch.com, Erin spent over a year working with the founder / producer continuing to build the startup. In late 2006 she was offered an opportunity to join the sales team at Hosted Solutions, an infrastructure as a service hosting provider in Raleigh, NC. She has been with them over 3 years and has been awarded with "Outstanding Performance" in 2008 and "Most Improved" in 2007. She is their Client Account Manager handling over 350 customer accounts in all three of their data center markets, Raleigh, NC, Charlotte, NC, and Boston, MA.
Erin played soccer from an early age, her Senior year in High School at Northwood High School in Pittsboro, NC she was named MVP for her soccer team and cross country team, she was also named Player of the Year for Chatham County and Athlete of the Year for the school. In college she continued to play on the club soccer team and still plays recreational soccer in her spare time. She realized that her experience playing soccer over the years taught her valuable life lessons like respect, sportsmanship, teamwork,and perseverance. Over the years Erin has searched for a charity that focused on her passion for less advantaged children and soccer. In August 2008 she decided to use her entrepreneurial skills to create the charity herself, Soccer Kids of America. She was able to create the charity without initial funding through her ability to create business partnerships with Eurosport/Soccer.com, Passback.org, Preation, iContact, Hosted Solutions, Carolina Railhawks, NCID, and GoToMeeting.


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Icecreamdunwich 4 years ago#81
Sad fanboys, guess nothing exists outside of console gaming for them.
lol, what is this, a troll convention? Ignores galore!
*sees topic*
*reads page*
Ill give you a great example of how tech should be used. Its what Nintendo did with the Wii when it first came out. They introduced motion control. They were one of the first companies to introduce motion control and they had a fantastic Wii Sports Game.
gee, I wonder how many Nintendo fanboys didn't read this part and are going to bash him anyway, even though he basically praised Glorious Nintendo more than he insulted them.....
*reads topic*
hahahahaha..... you guys
There is no bigger pathetic fanboyish fanbase then the Nintendo fanbase.
agreed, they're even more defensive than republicans are at this point
and republicans are the guys accusing the other side of "voter suppression" when they themselves openly admitted to doing it!
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darkjedilink 4 years ago#84
emagdnE posted...
*sees topic*
When you - or anyone - can cite a single reference to a Nintendo fanboy threatening murder or suicide over a Nintendo game being lost to another console, or just going multiplatform, you may have a point. Until then, STFU.
As for Democrat-sponsored voter suppression, do some research on the military vote.
Unless the President calls for a recount, nothing the Repubs have ever done is anywhere near as bad as this type of voter suppression.
Gaming is like a pair of boobs - Sony and Microsoft fight over whos boobs look more realistic, while Nintendo is about having fun with them - Walkiethrougie
Icecreamdunwich posted...
I find it funny how this board's fanboys had a post a couple months back about how everyone needs to respect Nintendo for their past creations, yet is now ragging on Molyneux when he had a HUGE impact on gaming as well.
What did he contribute?
Not doubting he did contribute, but the first thing of his I played was The Movies, and then Fable.
Neither of which were good.
Didn't he also do a game called Black and White (no, not Pokemon)?
Not too sure.
If you have accepted Kenshiro as your lord and savior, and are 100% proud of it, you are already dead.
xoftheuniverse 4 years ago#86
All aboard the Failboat.
Sex is good, 3DS is better.
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Icecreamdunwich 4 years ago#87
From: Oni_Taedo | #085
Icecreamdunwich posted...I find it funny how this board's fanboys had a post a couple months back about how everyone needs to respect Nintendo for their past creations, yet is now ragging on Molyneux when he had a HUGE impact on gaming as well.
Molyneux created:
Populous (the first God Game)
Syndicate (Producer)
Theme Park (Direct inspiration for Rollercoaster Tycoon)
Magic Carpet
Dungeon Keeper
Black & White
Those are what I consider to be his "hits", all of which made a huge impact on the game industry.
cavebear56 4 years ago#88
Oni_Taedo posted...
What did he contribute?
Dungeon Keeper
Really the only games by him I enjoyed. The rest were either filled with promises he didn't fulfill or just not well done.
Ya he also had the game Black & White, it was ok.
If history is to change, let it change. If the world is to be destroyed, so be it. If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh.
It's funny reading the IGN comments about that article. Everyone is rallying against him. Surprisingly a fair amount of people there are not Wii U haters. It's just Molyneux and his "holier-than-thou" attitude as usual.
And for not being convinced by touch screens... wasnt his Curiosity project a touch based app? Hmm...
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Anyone that had seen Spore before EA dumbed it down exponentially and ruined it wouldnt be able to hate on Peter. The guy has amazingly grand visions, its not his fault publishers want to limit them since its not profitable to make games so good you might not NEED another game for a long ass time.
A developers output potential is sadly in many cases greatly controlled and determined by the publisher, for their own financial interests.
The only thing Peters guilty of is talking his games potential up too much, before he knows what he'll actually be allowed to actually make. The guys still a visionary and has made some seriously iconic games.
Though i'm sure if Jesus himself landed on earth (implying he exists in this scenario) and had unkind words for the Wii U, the fanboys would find an angle to discredit him and demonize him.
Fanboys gonna fan, herpa derp derp derp just like always
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I've become pretty enthusiastic about kale, to the point where I got this t-shirt for Christmas as a joke (though I wear it often with pride). Vince isn't completely convinced, but one batch of kale chips was enough to get Alexa onto my side too. It makes it's way into soups and stews pretty often, and into my lunches as massaged kale salads, but I've been looking for more side dishes to use it in.
This kale and scallion fried rice was a great side for teriyaki salmon. It came together quickly, and the earthiness of it balanced the sweetness of the teriyaki and the richness of the salmon perfectly. The leftovers were perhaps even better warmed up and topped with a runny poached egg and a few dabs of Sriracha. If you're not a fan of kale yet, this is a nice way to sneak some in.
Kale and Scallion-Fried Brown Rice
adapted from the The Kitchen Daily
What's in it:
1/2 lb kale, stems discarded
1 1/2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
5 scallions, thinly sliced
2 1/2 c cooked brown rice
1 Tbsp soy sauce
How to make it:
Chop the kale into bite-size pieces. Cook the kale in a deep saute pan with 1/4-1/2 cup water until tender. Drain the kale and squeeze out the remaining water when it's cool enough to handle.
Wipe out the pan, then heat the vegetable oil over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes, being careful not to brown the garlic. Raise the heat to medium and add the kale and scallions. Cook for 2 minutes and then add the rice and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring. Add the soy sauce and cook for 30 seconds more.


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* Canadian dollar at C$1.2677, or 78.88 U.S. cents * Bond prices lower across maturity curve TORONTO, April 21 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened slightly against its U.S. counterpart on a pullback in oil prices on Thursday, one day after notching a fresh nine-month high. Canada's currency has strengthened 16 percent since falling to a 12-year low in January, helped by the recent rebound in oil prices and the unraveling of expectations for a Bank of Canada interest rate cut. The price of U.S. crude was down 0.93 percent to $43.77 a barrel, still near a five-month high, after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said non-OPEC production would fall this year by the most in a generation and help rebalance a market dogged by oversupply. At 9:26 a.m. EDT (1326 GMT), the Canadian dollar was trading at C$1.2677 to the greenback, or 78.88 U.S. cents, weaker than Wednesday's close of C$1.2650, or 79.05 U.S. cents. The currency's strongest level of the session was C$1.2628, while its weakest was C$1.2681. The Canadian dollar weakened against the euro to C$1.4430 after the European Central Bank held interest rates unchanged. On Wednesday, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said it could take Canada more than three years to recover from the shock of low oil prices, citing persistently negative factors in its resource-rich economy. Canadian government bond prices were lower across the maturity curve in sympathy with U.S. Treasuries. The two-year price fell 1.5 Canadian cents to yield 0.635 percent and the new benchmark 10-year was down 34 Canadian cents to yield 1.467 percent. The curve steepened, as the spread between the two-year and 10-year yields widened by 2.7 basis points to 83.2 basis points, indicating underperformance for longer-dated maturities. Canadian retail sales data for February and inflation data for March are scheduled to be released on Friday. (Reporting by Fergal Smith; Editing by Paul Simao)


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Jack Petchey Award Scheme
Our Jack Petchey Award Scheme Co-ordinator - Hannah Kirby
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Please download and use this form to nominate someone you think worthy of an award.
Shenfield Cricket Club was nominated on to the Jack Petchey Award scheme as of Autumn 2004.
For those of you who are unaware of the scheme, here are a few details.
The Jack Petchey Award scheme is open to organisations that work with 11-25 year olds in East London and West Essex.
When we first joined the scheme, awards were made monthly and each recipient received a cheque for £200, to be spent on new equipment or a club project of the recipient's choice. Awards cannot be used towards normal club maintenance, etc.
The scheme was changed from January 2006 to awards being issued quarterly, with the recipient receiving a framed certificate and cheque for £600, to be spent as above.
From January 2008 we were placed on the Jack Petchey Gold Award Scheme which meant a reversion to monthly awards, but with each award being worth £300.
Richard Hindley was the instigator of Shenfield CC's association with the Jack Petchey Foundation and did a fantastic job as Co-ordinator until the end of 2008.
With effect from January 2009 the awards scheme was revised again. SCC is still placed on the Jack Petchey Gold Award Scheme but this was redefined and this year (2014) offers 8 awards. There are 5 nominations for the Spring and Summer seasons, and 3 awards for the Autumn season, each being worth £200.
The winners are chosen by those associated with the club, including colts' parents and the young people. Nomination forms are available in the clubhouse and, when completed, should be posted in the nomination box. Winners are displayed on a colourful wall chart within the clubhouse.
Adults (leaders/volunteers) can also be recognised and appreciated through the parallel Leader Award scheme. Each year a youth organisation can nominate an adult leader for an award.
To help recipients decide how best to spend their award money, there is a Wish List on the club notice board on which you may add your own suggestions.Three benefits to participants:
- The award scheme enables youth organisations to recognise the effort, endeavour and achievement of young
people in a practical and positive way.
I must emphasise that to win an award, young people do not need to be the cleverest, the fastest or the best looking!
- The scheme provides much-needed funds to enhance the opportunities and facilities for the young members of the club.
- The club can nominate an adult who has supported young people in an exceptional way.
Here is a summary of all the awards to date
We are also extremely grateful to the Jack Petchey Foundation for a grant of £5,211 towards our new scorebox with electronic scoreboard. The old scorebox was destroyed in a gale.


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I'm planning to make a 9" round Golden Dream Cake (from the wedding cake section of Rose's Heavenly Cakes) with the White Chocolate-Vanilla Bean Buttercream for my mother's 85th birthday this weekend (I've been looking for an excuse to make it as it's received such rave reviews on this forum). Based on the Master Chart in the Cake Bible, it looks as though 2/3 of the batter recipe for the 6 and 9" layers will yield the correct amount of batter for the size I want. But, what to do about the baking powder? 6" and 9" layers require different levels of baking powder…am I safe to assume that, for this recipe, Rose has found a level that works for both sizes and that I can use 2/3 the recipe amount with successful results?
Also, I've not been able to find turbinado sugar, only a coarse demerara, so I will be using white granulated sugar. Do I substitute an equal weight? Do you think the cake will be significantly sweeter? Will I be losing the "golden" colour of the cake
I will be adding vanilla bean seeds to the buttercream as I do not have white chocolate containing seeds. In the book, in the note regarding this, it says to add the seeds of 2 beans to the white chocolate mixture. Is this 2 beans per batch?
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Commissioner Fields Wants Audit Expanded
By Samantha Mehlinger - Staff Writer
September 24, 2013 – Long Beach Harbor Commission President Thomas Fields kicked off last week's commission meeting by announcing his suggestion that City Auditor Laura Doud expand her audit of the commission's travel expenses to cover all city officials' travel paid for by the port during the past seven years.
Fields said he applauded Doud's decision to audit the commission. "In fact, I want her to go even further. I have asked her to audit all the travel back to 2006," he stated at the September 16 meeting, adding that the port has nothing to hide. The following day, Doud released a statement saying she "will determine if there is cause for an expanded review of travel expenses" after the results of the audit covering fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
Alex Bellehumeur, a harbor commissioner from 1990-96, told the Business Journal that Fields' suggestion was "a reasonable request," stating that "if the port is paying for city personnel and civic leaders' travel, then that should be accounted for as well, it would seem to me." He also remarked that the audit should cover at least three years.
On the other hand, John Hancock, a former harbor commissioner who served from 1995 to 2007, said a seven-year audit is "much more than is needed." James Hankla, former city manager and former president of the harbor commission, declined to share an opinion, but said such an audit would "be an interesting analysis." Hankla served on the commission from 2003 to 2009.
A presentation on the commission's travel expenses by port Executive Director Al Moro at the August 27 city council budget oversight committee meeting spurred questions and criticism from 3rd District Councilmember Gary DeLong. He pointed out that port staff did not accompany commissioners on two trips. "It concerns me if commissioners are traveling without senior staff . . . if you are doing business," he commented.
Some questions specifically pertained to Fields, who spent the most on travel among the commissioners. Bellehumeur said he hopes the audit will help resolve any misconceptions there might be about these expenses. "I think it's certainly going to answer a whole lot of questions and take care of a lot of perception out there that is probably not accurate," he said of the audit.
The disparity in Fields' expenses may have a simple explanation, Bellehumeur said. "Let us say that the disparity with Tom Fields was in part created by the fact that he was requested by other commissioners to take the trips instead of themselves for whatever reason. These are trips he most likely would not have taken otherwise, so that has to be factored in," he explained.
The Long Beach Harbor Commission's travel expenses were addressed at city council on September 3. A motion led by DeLong passed, capping travel at $40,000 per commissioner for fiscal year 2014 and requiring that exceeding this limit may only be approved by a super-majority vote of four out of five commissioners. On September 12, Doud announced her plans to conduct the audit.
Moro oversees the commissioners' travel and has the authority to yank funding for any trip. In comparison, the Port of Los Angeles has had a regulation in place since 2005, which states that any travel by commissioners must be approved in advance by the full board. In the event that the board is unavailable to review travel expenses, the executive director may approve travel if the board president signs off on it.
"I think it's a massive overkill," Hancock said of the audit. While he said, "Some guidelines on travel are perfectly appropriate," he thinks the $40,000 cap is going to prove difficult for the port. "I think it is going to be negative for the port's ability to maintain the contact and relationships with some of the customers."


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Now that we've gotten proof that Albert Pujols is just Albert and not a machine, does that change our mind about him?
One of baseball's greatest players is gone 4-6 weeks with a fractured arm. But the repercussions will swirl for much longer.
DAILY PITCH: Pujols' fractured plans
NL BEAT: What next for Marlins?
"Six weeks is a long time," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said, "but I think we're deep enough to cover and remain competitive. This is the kind of thing that heals and doesn't linger."
Medically that may be true but not everyone returns from injury the same. That would be physically and mentally.
Pujols has shown to be an incredibly durable player during his career but his power creates so much torque (think Tiger Woods golf swing) that there always has to be a concern.
And there is the fact that Pujols, a .329 hitter with 425 home runs and 1,275 RBI is in a contract year. He already rejected a nine-year, $195 million offer and tabled any discussions until after the season.
A season that shows him with a .279 average with 17 home runs and 45 RBI.
Of course there is also the threat of free agency for the 31-year-old Pujols, a nine-time All-Star.
When there were no issues in spring training, the superstar and the team could not agree on terms. So, will, and should, current events make a difference for Pujols, the Cardinals and any team interested in luring him away from St. Louis?
While we wait on the x-rays, here is some good work by some good people that we might have missed while sleeping or wonder how things will work out in Dodgerland.
The NFL owners will now talk among themselves.
Columnist Mike Lopresti says Rory McIlroy's success just adds to Tiger Woods' frustration.
Irish pols bask in the McIlroy glow.
Here is some help finding the best forwards in the upcoming NBA Draft and here is a short list of one man's sleeper picks.
SI.com writers hold all-time NBA fantasy draft.
Red Bull runs out of NASCAR energy.
Lamar gives Pat Knight a chance to escape a big shadow.
Bruce Pearl still hearts the Vols.
Bill Stewart won't leave West Virginia empty-handed or with an empty wallet.
Boxing champ now working out at law school.
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New Jersey already looking to replace the Nets.
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- MagicZombieCarpenter said...
I just found out about you and the rest of the crabcat team about a month back and you guys are amazing, that Grunt you guys did just blew my fucking mind... I never cosplayed before but now I'm seriously tempted to give it a try.
also two things: 1. Do you know if and when that documentary will be available to buy on dvd? and 2. I want one of those N7 jumpsuits you guys had at SDCC
- August 7, 2011 at 9:45 AM
- paleblade said...
Are you coming up to Toronto for the Film Festival??? If so I want to finally meet you in RL! :-)
- August 8, 2011 at 6:17 PM
- Eleni said...
That is so cool. I hope it does well there! Either way, I can't wait to see it whenever I can get the opportunity.
- August 8, 2011 at 6:46 PM
Funnily enough, I found the book based on this documentary in the bookstore last week. You folks have a two-page spread inside. Looks awesome too! :D
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I have been a loyal subscriber for over 50 years. I used to deliver the paper in 1956 in Baldwin Park. For the most part you are the source for the local "what's happening" in our area.
I realize some days are considered slow news days but some of the stories and comments are so irritating to me.
Today the front-page story, with two pictures, no less was about beer sales, not even in our area. Beer buying? Excuse me. There has to be something worth telling about in our area. The local food bank story or almost anything else would be more appropriate, don't you think.
Local sports teams stories and picture coverage always features Bishop Amat. Sure Amat has had some good years but not every year. What about the other area schools whose parents and alums make up most of your reading population.
And about the column, "Paul McCartney's act lost in the 1960s." Mr. Girardot, do his shows still sell out? Maybe you don't like the Beatles or the In-N-Out but some of your views are really ticking off some of your gray-haired readers. And isn't that a majority of your readers? Not the texters and Tweeters of today. I doubt they are the readers that are buying and reading the papere in today's market - that would be the Baby Boomers.
-Vic Cunnyngham, Covina
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To receive all these free privileged things that this county, state and federal government is giving away you must be a citizen of the United States or signed up and have a "showing progress report" once every three months that you are progressing toward receiving a citizenship or a veteran of our service of the U.S.A.
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Don't cut medical
Cutting medical payments to providers is just not the right thing to do. In this state of gold, Gov. Brown has elected to reduce payments to medical vendors, doctors and providers. This will cause a shortage of providers, and create long lines in the ER of those few hospitals that accept Medi-Cal.
I understand we need to cut back on spending in California. I really do, first-hand. Did I cut my health care spending? No, I cut eating out, driving more and purchasing toys. I cut those things I really didn't need. I cut my comfort. I cut gifts. I cut back in places I found I could do without.
So why put it on the backs of the disabled, the poor and the young? Why not cut back on frivolous spending? Why not take a pay cut, Mr. Legislator? I am positive there are many many other avenues that could use triming. Too many perks working for Caltrans comes to mind. Too many trips to the Bahamas on our dime comes to mind. Too many freebies!
I can only say I expected no less from Gov. Brown.
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I just wanted to start an issue to talk about moving to Drupal 7. I don't have any experience yet with Drupal Commerce other than general exposure to its concepts, so if anyone has specific experience, please chime in. My initial random thoughts are as follows.
- I don' think we'll port Ubercart work to 7.x unless someone REALLY wants to help. Going forward, I'm seeing Ubercart as being deprecated in favor of Commerce, so we'll go 'ground up' for the 7.x/Commerce version
- The 'mark webform as paid' will be done with Rules (obviously not conditional actions). Rules has Features compatibility (I think) so we'd include this rule in our Feature rather than actually having it in the module.
- I don't believe webforms can use a Commerce product as a webform type. We'll need to wait and see how this pans out in the Webform module.
- All reporting, etc, for Commerce is now done with Views. That rocks and means we can easily add our paid status info as part of a view that it's creating
- Generally, this may become more and more of a Feature package than anything, which would be great...Our proprietary code should be able to shrink while our Feature grows
That's all I've got for now. Anyone have experience and want to chime in on how all this could/should work?
Comment #2AndyF CreditAttribution: AndyF commented
Hey Bob,
We may be able to just add the fields we need directly to the checkout entity
Did you ever get a chance to test this idea out on D7?
Comment #4AndyF CreditAttribution: AndyF commented
Me and you both :)
Comment #6JohnDoranNY CreditAttribution: JohnDoranNY commented
Subscribing, I could really really really use this in Drupal 7 (and will provide whatever help I can). I tried Drupal Commerce (for a few weeks) and its too bug ridden and there is not enough stable supporting modules (most notably, shipping) so I've had to restart from scratch and am using Drupal 7.2 and UberCart... The client I am configuring this for sells astrology books/calendars/charts (customized) and holds events.. I would much rather have events as a seperate entity than as a product. Whatever I can do to help let me know!
Comment #8AndyF CreditAttribution: AndyF commented
@Rob_Feature Just thought I'd chime in answering #5 - as you say, I don't have much need/desire to spend time working on UC in D7.
@JohnDoranNY To reiterate Rob_Feature's message, we'd happily look over things, but I don't think the impetus is going to come from us (I'm woefully ignorant about D7, so I'm not sure how much help I could be anyways).
Best of luck!
Comment #9bmx269 CreditAttribution: bmx269 commented
I wonder how much work it would be to convert this to D7 Ubercart, as it is being actively developed?
Comment #10AndyF CreditAttribution: AndyF commented
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Comment #12AndyF CreditAttribution: AndyF commented
Great stuff, cheers!
Comment #14AndyF CreditAttribution: AndyF commented
And a lead just came in today for a D7 site needing event registration: Bob, you're always paving the way :)


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A first head-to-head comparison of human embryonic stem cells with ones grown from skin cells, reported Thursday by biologists, revealed early aging and other abnormalities in the less-controversial alternatives.
In the Stem Cell journal report led by Qiang Feng of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine International in Worcester, Mass., biologists compared cells from 25 human embryonic stem cell "lines", or families of cells, with eight "induced" stem cell lines grown by inserting Retha genes into skin cells with viruses. Both kinds of stem cells demonstrate "pluripotent" capabilities to grow into all kinds of tissues.
Biomedical researchers hope to use both kinds of cells to screen drugs, study organ development and perhaps, grow rejection-free transplant tissues for patients. Embryonic stem cells, grown from embryos destroyed in the collection process, attracted great attention and controversy in the last decade. Induced cells, isolated in human cells in 2007, have emerged as an alternative and complement to the embryonic cells, according to biomedical researchers.
In the study, the research team grew both types of cells into precursor types of various organ tissues. The embryonic cells grew about 1,000 times more readily than the induced cells, which displayed, "significantly increased apoptosis (cell death), severely limited growth and expansion capability, as well as a substantially decreased hematopoietic (blood cell) colony forming capability," according to the study. Retina cells grown from the induced cells began aging after one generation. "The mechanisms behind the slower growth and early cellular (aging) observed here are unknown," says the study.
"The authors show that induced stem cells are not of the same "quality" as embryonic stem cells, and that induced-derived cell types tend to age and die earlier than those derived from embryonic cells," says biologist Maria Blasco of the Spanish National Cancer Center in Madrid, who was not part of the study. She suggests that "telomeres", lengths of genetic material that protect genes from damage each time they reproduce, may be shortened in induced cells. "If telomere length is not fully reprogrammed to that of embryonic stem cells during induced cell generation, this could be certainly a possible explanation for the difference," she says, by email.
"In any case, longer-term, side-by-side studies with human embryonic stem cells -- such as reported in the paper -- will be necessary to determine which induced stem cell lines generate replacement cells that behave normally," says study senior author Robert Lanza of advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Mass., by email. "It's much like cloning – you can get a beautiful calf or pup, but problems often start to occur if you follow them over time."
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Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum won the Alabama and Mississippi primaries Tuesday as Mitt Romney failed once again to prevail in the GOP's Southern heartland and Newt Gingrich suffered dual defeats that could spell the effective end of his campaign.
"People are talking about all the math," an emotional Santorum told a victory party in Layfayette, La., referring to Romney's calculation that no one else could amass a majority of convention delegates. "Well, for someone who thinks this race is inevitable, he spent a whole lot of money against me for being inevitable."
Romney finished third in both states, but managed wins in the Hawaii caucuses and at Republican caucuses in American Samoa.
PHOTOS: GOP candidates on the campaign trail
VIDEO: Gingrich vows to press on
STORY: GOP hopefuls look to Louisiana
At the halfway point of Republican contests, the contests in the Deep South recast the turbulent race, imperiling Gingrich's presidential ambitions while putting Santorum in the role he has long sought: the main conservative challenger to Romney.
"It's all about getting more delegates," Romney told reporters Tuesday as he campaigned in Missouri, which holds caucuses Saturday. His campaign said he met his goal of claiming a third of the delegates up for grabs Tuesday.
Still, surveys of voters as they left polling places had shown Romney winning in Mississippi — a prize that slipped away as actual votes were counted. His disappointing showing reinforced questions about his ability to seal the deal with Republican voters despite having a superior organization, more endorsements and deeper pockets than Santorum.
It heightened the stakes in the Illinois primary next week.
"If you're the front-runner and you keep coming in third, you're not much of a front-runner," Gingrich told a rally of his supporters in Birmingham, Ala., in a jibe at Romney. Although he had called the Southern states must-wins for his campaign before the vote, the former House speaker vowed to stay in the race until the Republican convention in Tampa in August.
Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who didn't campaign in Alabama or Mississippi, finished in single digits.
At stake in the two states were a total of 90 convention delegates and bragging rights in the Republicans' regional stronghold.
Romney, a Harvard-educated Mormon and former governor of Massachusetts, had called the Southern contests "a bit of an away game." Exit polls detailed just how rocky the landscape was for him: Half in each state said Romney wasn't conservative enough. In Mississippi, 81% of voters identified themselves as evangelical or born-again Christians, the most in any state that has voted to date and an electorate that has tended to support Santorum.
However, by 2-1, voters in both states called Romney the candidate with the best chance of defeating Obama. By more than 2-1, they said defeating the president was their top priority.
For their part, GOP voters across the country are happy to see the battle continue. More than half of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said in a new Gallup Poll that they would like all the current candidates to stay in the race until one clinches the nomination. Only one in five said they wanted everyone other than Romney to drop out so he could focus on Obama.
Another one in five wanted Gingrich to withdraw to leave Santorum as Romney's main challenger.
The Republican race already is guaranteed to be the longest of any since 1976, when neither President Gerald Ford nor challenger Ronald Reagan commanded a majority of delegates before the convention convened in Kansas City. (Ford won the nomination in August but lost the election in November.)
Some Republican leaders express concern that the continued primary warfare this year is bruising the eventual nominee and delaying the focus on President Obama. "Let's move on," says Henry Barbour, a member of the Republican National Committee from Mississippi and a Romney backer. "Let's beat Obama."
At stake Tuesday were 50 delegates in Alabama and 40 in Mississippi, plus another 20 in Hawaii, which was holding caucuses, and nine at the territorial convention in American Samoa. All were being allocated proportionally.
Before Tuesday's contests, the Associated Press calculated Romney had 454 of the 1,144 delegates needed for nomination. Santorum had 217, Gingrich 107 and Texas Rep. Ron Paul 47.
Final polls showed a dead heat in both states. The RealClearPolitics.com average of four surveys over the past week in Alabama put Gingrich at 28.5% and Romney at 28.3%; Santorum trailed a bit at 25.8%. In Mississippi, an automated PPP poll, taken over the weekend, showed Gingrich at 33%, Romney at 31% and Santorum at 27% — all within the survey's margin of error.
Coming up: Missouri caucuses on Saturday, the Puerto Rico primary on Sunday, and primaries next week in Illinois and Louisiana.
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Call for new direction from economic policies that have put American families at risk
Washington, DC — After five years of Bush Republican leadership, America's middle class now finds itself squeezed between rising costs and stagnant wages. Today, Democratic Senators Paul Sarbanes, Jack Reed, and Ken Salazar demanded a new direction for hard working families across the country. Appearing with Elizabeth Warren, Harvard professor and author of "The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke," and Jenny and Andy Lewis, parents struggling with rising health care and educations costs, the Democrats called for a change to new policies that will create better jobs at better pay, affordable and accessible health care and education, and an ease to the middle-class squeeze.
Despite the rosy rhetoric from the White House, the reality is President Bush has the worst job creation record of any President since Herbert Hoover. A new report prepared by Professor Warren to update her landmark book, "the Two Income Trap," brings home just how difficult conditions have become. According to Increasing Pressure on the Middle Class, "Never before have middle class families worked so hard just to break even. The typical two-parent family now has both mom and dad in the workforce, even if the children are small." In the last five years, American workers have seen their incomes increase at best only a little and at worst not at all. Costs, by contrast, are skyrocketing. Housing costs, the single biggest expense for American families, have risen 23% in the last five years. Health insurance costs have rising by 71%. College costs are up 44%. The Do Nothing Republican Congress has failed to act, and Democrats think it's time for a new direction.
"Middle income Americans have worked to make this a highly productive economy, but for the last six years they've failed to share in the gains," said Senator Sarbanes. "As Professor Warren explains, the costs of essentials for middle class prosperity have risen much faster than the incomes of the typical American family. The policies of the Bush Administration and the Republican-led Congress have made things even worse for middle income Americans – showering tax benefits on the rich while putting health care and college out of reach for many in the middle class and threatening their retirement security."
"The strength of the economy should be judged by the progress of its people. The President's policies have simply not produced broadly shared prosperity or greater economic opportunity for most families," said Reed, the ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee. "The President and his party are out of touch with the experience of most Americans. Higher prices for gasoline, college education, and medical care are squeezing the take home pay of millions of middle class Americans. Slow job growth and stagnant wages during the Bush administration have left too many families with lower incomes and contributed to the growing number of Americans without health insurance."
"Today's study is a sobering look at the economy of the last several years," said Senator Salazar. "Employee pay is down, CEO payment is up; the minimum wage is frozen, and while tax breaks for millionaires are up, middle class tax breaks remain paltry. It is time for the priorities of this nation to be in line with the needs of its people."
"I wish I could say that the middle class American family has turned a financial corner, that it is now regaining its economic footing. I cannot," said Warren, the Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. "The numbers are unambiguous. The middle class American family is caught in an economic vise, squeezed by flat earnings on one side and increased expenses on the other."
Hard working Americans are struggling to keep pace with the cost of living, but President Bush and the Do Nothing Republican Congress have not worked to help. Instead, the legislative calendar of the 109th Congress has been filled with less-than-pressing issues like the Schaivo affair and Constitutional Amendments to ban gay marriage.
"Under this Administration, we're seeing our own economic position stagnate while we hear about tax cuts for the top one half of one percent of income," said Andy Loomis, who's struggling along with his wife to make ends meet for themselves and their family. "I find it astounding that we are being pressed from every direction financially with no help from the Bush Administration. We think about our child's education costs, our own out of pocket health care costs, how to get to our daughter's school or to work with record gas prices. I just don't know how most families are doing it."
Democrats believe it's time for a new direction, and have offered a comprehensive agenda to finally make government work for all Americans. With the middle-class struggling, it's time for a new commitment to better jobs at better pay, more affordable and accessible healthcare and education, and a secure retirement for all.


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Re: st: Yeo-Johnson Power Transformation
Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:47:26 +0100
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 4:27 AM, Daniels, Joseph wrote:
> I need to use the Yeo-Johnson transformation as my data contains zero and negative values along with positive values. I used an old Statalist thread to try copy and edit the boxcox.ado and boxco_l.ado files with no success. Are ado files for Yeo-Johnson archived anywhere or are there any recent instructions on how to edit the Boxcox files?
I am usually not convinced by such methods. It is too often used to
avoid making hard decisions. In the end, the choice of model must be
made by the investigator and no computer program can take that
responsibility away. Moreover, I would not use a non-linear transform
the variables unless I really really really have to. Often using link
functions in a -glm- context is much better, as that way you can have
the transformation and stick to effects in the original metric of the
If I would still want to implement this, I would look at the
boxcox.ado and boxco_l.ado files, but I would not start with them. I
would start with recreating a maximum likelihood estimator for linear
regression in a .do file without any bells and wistles, and step by
step move up from there. I would be continuously looking things up in
Hope this helps,
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Friday, February 22, 2013
St. Patrick's Day Scratch Off Cards
St. Patrick's Day Scratch Off Cards
These are super fun for kids to pass out to their classmates at school or would be great for teachers to hand out to their students or have them on the students desk when they arrive on St. Patick's Day. You child's name (or your name) will be printed under the scratch off gold circle. When the child receives the card they will have to scratch off the gold circle with their fingernail or coin to reveal who the card is from. Envelopes are also included with these so you can also mail them out to family and friends. You can order at https://www.etsy.com/listing/124426665/24-personalized-st-patricks-day-scratch
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Wine and Ring Bridal Shower Theme
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Fall is in the air!
Fall is in the air!!! Time to plan those fall parties... the pumpkin patch is a perfect place to have a party. Lots of fun activites to keep the kids busy and the mess is all outside! Pumpkin decorating is a fun activity and then let the kids take the pumpkin home as a party favor. Another fun game is to fill a Mason jar with candy corn and have the kids guess how many pieces of corn are in the jar and the winner wins the jar of candy corn as the prize!
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Snake Birthday Invitations
Super cute for a little boy (or girl's) birthday party! Would be perfect for an outdoor party at the park or at your local zoo! These can be customized with wording to fit what you need. As with all of my items, I also have the matching thank you cards, mini candy labels, scratch off game cards, etc.
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Turtle and Frog Baby Shower
Brand new design! These are available in pinks, blues or neutral tones of yellow and green. Available in invitations, thank you cards, return address labels, mini candy labels, stickers, scratch off game cards, advice cards, word scramble cards, bingo cards, A to Z baby game cards, forecast cards and more.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Perfect theme for your little boy or girl. Fun, different and so many party decoration and game options. Start the party rolling with sending out the police invites, complete with matching return address labels. I carry several matching games that would be great for a wide age range...scratch off game cards are always fun and simple to play, kids can scratch off the silver circle with a coin or their fingernail to see if they are the winner. Maze game cards are personalized with your child's name and age. Another idea is you could have all the kids sit in the floor in a circle and play "duck, duck, goose" but with a twist...have them say "cop, cop, ROBBER" and then the regular rules apply. :)
For decorations, I would suggest using solid color plates, napkins and cups in shades of blue and with a red accent. (blue cop colors and then the red kind of represents the red siren) Round stickers are available that have the same policeman and police car images from the invites and can be used to decorate the cups, stick on kids, or make your own napkin rings. You can make your own napkin rings by simply cutting a strip of paper and then purchasing the round stickers and use the stickers to adhere the ends of the strip of paper to form a ring. Super easy and a cute look on the table. As for the rest of the table, you can purchase at a local shop (usually like a Walmart or Target) toy police cars and have those scattered on the tables along with toy sets of handcuffs. You can even use those items as party favors to let the kids take home, that way you are serving two purposes with the items, first as decoration and then as the party favors. Yeay!
You can also use my mini candy labels that fit the little Hershey Nuggets and scatter those on the tables as well.
It would also be very easy to add a "JAIL" in the corner of your room. You could simply hang gray or black streamers from ceiling to floor and print out a sign or handwrite one that says "The Smith's Jail" or just "Jail" etc...
A super FUN idea is as guest arrive snap a mugshot of them! Have a little sign ready that has their "inmate number" on them, have them hold the sign up under their chin and then take their photo against a solid colored wall. You could even do a "turn to the left" and "turn to the right" photo. It would really set the tone and get the kids inline with the theme of the party. :) The pictures would be so awesome to add to your birthday scrapbook and then you will remember also who was at the party. Another thought is you could print out the photos and then mail each child their picture when you send out your thank you cards. ( We do have matching police thank you cards also)
Many other ideas are out there, most party supply places carry police badges, handcuffs, police hats...maybe just get one police hat for the birthday child so they are special or buy for the whole group and then let them take them home as the party favor.
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Instability in world capital markets and a slump in the price of copper have forced
The Q Copper float was initially deferred and scaled back in December after one investor who had pledged $25 million was hit by the Dubai debt crisis and could not come up with the money.
On Thursday Cape Lambert said the IPO would be withdrawn indefinitely because of conditions in both capital and commodity markets over the past two weeks.
A source close to the company said because there was no debt associated with the company and a large drill program was due to start at Q Copper's Lady Annie copper project in Queensland, Cape Lambert decided the best option was to pull the float.
He said the company was likely to revisit it in about a month when there would be more clarity on financial markets and the copper price.
"We've seen a bit of a rally over the past few days, but we'd have to bank on it continuing for the next 20 days," the source said.
The news does not bode well for the handful of other resources companies looking to get floats away in the next few months.
The $US3 billion ($3.38 billion) float of Clive Palmer's Resourcehouse business in Hong Kong has suffered similar delays to Q Copper, but recent developments suggest he will make another attempt to list the company soon, while base metals miner Kagara says it expects to complete an IPO of its Mungana Goldmines business by April.
Citi is reported to have joined Macquarie Group and UBS as an adviser on the Resourcehouse float.
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FIGURE 4-11 - How People Get to Work: 2009
FIGURE 4-11 - How People Get to Work: 2009
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aPublic transportation category includes workers who used a bus or trolley bus, streetcar or trolley car, subway or elevated, railroad, or ferryboat.
bOther means includes ferryboats, surface trains, and van service and other means not classified.
NOTE: Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), available at http://www.census.gov/acs/www/index.html as of October 2010 as reported in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-40, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of January 2011.


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Whether you're looking for gift for your sweetheart, or perhaps a little deal on something for yourself, the Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District is hoping you'll "Love, Shop, Eat, and Drink Local" this Valentine's Day.
They've organized a Valentine's Week celebration — starting today, Monday, February 10, just look for red tinsel hearts on the doors of some 5th Avenue stores, bars, and restaurants, and you'll find a special candy treat and a free button (pictured above).
Plus, some local businesses on the avenue will be running some great deals and specials — Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store will have a floral pop-up shop on Friday; there are special menus at restaurants like Aperitivo, Bogota, Grand Central Oyster Bar, and more; Red White and Bubbly will have a rosé tasting; and much more.
Participating merchants:
Acme Wines & Spirits (487 5th Avenue)
Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store (232 5th Avenue): Will have a floral pop-up shop from 2-close on Valentine's Day and "Spread Love, it's the Brooklyn Way" stamp.
Aperitivo (279 5th Avenue): Special Valentine's menu on Friday and Saturday
Azena Jewelry (500 5th Avenue)
Backyard (388 5th Avenue)
Bogota Latin Bistro (141 5th Avenue): Special 3-course prix fixe menu between 6pm-11pm for $45 per person including: one appetizer, one entrée, and one dessert.
Canvas (348 6th Street): Chocolate fondue dessert!
The Chocolate Room (82 5th Avenue)
Cozbi (351 5th Avenue)
DII (445 5th Avenue)
Diana Kane (229 5th Avenue)
Dearest (89 5th Avenue)
Du Jour Bakery (365 5th Avenue)
Eleven Consignment Boutique (70 5th Avenue)
Enz's (171 5th Avenue)
Flirt (93 and 586 5th Avenue)
Freddy's Bar (627 5th Avenue): Valentine's Day free giveaway and free party with Spectre, Fist of Kindness, The Shitbirds, James Brown's bass player for 33 years Fred Thomas and his trio, and Emerson Young on Friday at 8pm.
Galaxy Comics (429 5th Avenue)
Goorin Bros. (195 5th Avenue)
Gorilla Coffee (97 5th Avenue)
Grand Central Oyster Bar Brooklyn (256 5th Avenue): Check out the special menu here.
Ground Floor Gallery (343 5th Street): Check out their new artist cards.
Has Beans (620 5th Avenue)
Hiho Batik (184 5th Avenue): Owners Robyn and Julia designed the Shop Local pins and they'll be selling t-shirts and bags with the design as well.
Gift Man (176 5th Avenue)
Items of Interest (60 5th Avenue)
La Casa Artesenal (512 5th Avenue)
Park Optics (337 5th Avenue)
Park Slope Eye (682 Union Street)
Paws in Paradise (410 5th Avenue): 20% off anything red on Valentine's Day
Petrune (233 5th Avenue)
Pink Olive (167 5th Avenue)
Pony (69 5th Avenue)
Poppy (217 5th Avenue)
Pure Bistro (88 5th Avenue)
Red White and Bubbly (211 5th Avenue): Mumm's rosé tasting from 4-7pm on Valentine's Day.
Sip Fine Wine (67 5th Avenue)
South (629 5th Avenue)
Tabeel (76 5th Avenue): February 8-15 everything red in the store will be 35% off, everything pink will be 30% off.
Teddy (202 5th Avenue)
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Lady Cats take third at Ford tournament
From Staff Reports
Nov. 19, 2007 - QUINLAN - The Sulphur Springs Lady Cats split their final two games in the Quinlan Ford Roundball Round-up over the weekend to finish third in the tournament.
The Lady Cats held a double-digit lead over Rockwall Heath in Friday's semifinal game before falling 41-37, then whipped Bonham 56-14 in the third-place game on Saturday.
The Lady Cats (3-2) return to action today when they travel to Greenville to take on the Lady Lions. The freshmen start at 4:30 p.m., followed by the JV at 6 p.m. and the varsity at 7:30.
Rockwall Heath 41, SSHS 35
The Lady Cats held Heath to just two points in the first quarter and staked themselves to a 20-11 lead at halftime. But, Heath outscored Sulphur Springs 30-15 in the final two periods to pull out the victory.
SSHS senior Starkeisha Wright led the team with 12 points, but was held without a field goal in the second half. Senior forward Stephanie Conley scored 10 points and junior guard Mackenzie Cross added seven. Sophomore guard Stefanie Pruitt hit a pair of 3-pointers.
Heath was led by junior post Sequenna Thomas, who scored a game-high 16 points.
SSHS head coach Tina Carrillo missed the game due to illness, but said the Lady Cats just failed to close out the victory.
"I understand we got up as much as 15 points and had a lead with a little over a minute to go, but just didn't make the plays down the stretch," she said.
Sulphur Springs - Stefanie Pruitt 6, Mackenzie Cross 7, Starkeisha Wright 12, Stephanie Conley 10.
Rockwall Heath - Ashlyn Reyes 8, Shanae Lowrance 9, Adrienne Boswell 3, Sequenna Thomas 16, Britton Massar 5.
3-pointers - SS: 2 (Pruitt 2). RH: 1 (Massar). Free throws- SS: 9-18, RH: 10-17. Total fouls - SS: 20. RH: 15. Fouled out - SS: Cross.
SSHS 56, Bonham 14
The Lady Cats put the clamps on Bonham, allowing no more than six points in any period.
Sulphur Springs, led by 12 points from Pruitt and 11 points from junior forward Delandria Lewis, took an 11-4 lead after the first period and went up 22-8 at halftime.
Conley and senior guard Jessica Savage each scored nine points and Cross added eight points, six rebounds and five assists. Savage hit three 3-pointers to go with six steals, while Conley led the team in rebounding with 10.
Bonham 4 4 6 0 -14
Sulphur Springs - Delandria Lewis 11, Pruitt 12, Shardae Jones 3, Cross 8, Wright 4, Conley 9, Jessica Savage 9.
Bonham - indvidual results not available.
3-pointers - SS: 5 (Pruitt 2, Savage 3). B: 1. Free throws - SS: 4-6. B: 1-7. Total fouls - SS: 13. B: 8. Fouled out - none.
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When I lost my son Micah Eli at full term, my world crumbled. How would I ever deal with this loss? Let alone, having a burial and finding a headstone for my son. However, at the hosptial I was placed in touch with the Luca John Foundation who helped me and my family acquire a beautiful headstone for my son. I was so grateful for what they were able to do for us and by the looks of it, for so many other amazing families who have shared in a similar situation. This gave us such peace of mind. THANK YOU!
The Luca John Foundation has been a great asset to families across the US. Parents who are struggling to cope with the loss of an infant have the support and encouragement they need in a safe and loving environment.
To read the story of Luca John or to find out more about the Luca John Foundation go to www.lucajohnfoundation.com
Supporting my friend, Jessica, who gave birth five years ago to beautiful Isabella. Isabella left this world shortly after her birth, yet her spirit lives on. I was unable to make it to Isabella's celebration today, but wanted to show my love to Jessica and other families who have lost a child.
I found the Luca John foundation to be very helpful. They are very nice and actually took the time to learn my son's story. It is nice to have support from those who understand our family's grief.
By volunteering for the Luca John Foundation, I have learned so much about the kindness and compassion that exists within the hearts of people. I know that those who are a part of the foundation give all that they can to help families who have experienced the heartbreaking loss of an infant. This is why the Luca John Foundation goes beyond the expectation of serving as only a source of funds for those in need, it is comprised of people who are a friend to listen, a shoulder to cry on, and a hand to hold. My heart goes out to every one of the families I have served; I hope that the small time we shared together, however solemn it might have been, helps families on their path to healing.
I have worked with Luca John Foundation for over a year and have had the opportunity to take part in the incredible work they do for families in their worst time. I am so grateful to be able to witness how the foundation alleviates some of the stress that comes from such a trying time.
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Seeing how our foundation has grown over the past 8 years makes me so proud to call Luca my son!!!!! He has helped so many families and it makes my heart so happy!!!
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I started off looking for a foundation to help my great cousin get a headstone, since me losing my only child I knew how important this was to me and after going on so many years of neither parent being able to purchase one I did the research and started off with tears which led me to The Lucas John foundation. Well my life turned for the worse and I have yet been in a state to let me start the process again but thanks to Laura who works for them and to Kevin who was so concered about me. They have tslking their time to check up on me knowing losing a child is the hardest thing anyone can go through. I know longer wanted to live and thousands of miles away they made sure I was safe. So to me I started off busting my butt off so Tyler can get a headstone (which I had to put on hold) to me finding to people that actually put everything aside to say they care. If I could give them 10 stars I would. Thanks from the bottom of my heart Laura,Kevin and the Lucas John Foundation.
Luca was my grandson, so I've been involved with the foundation from the beginning. I have seen first hand how we have helped families bury their beautiful little angels with grace and dignity. Without the Foundations help that would not have been a possibility.
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I am Luca's grandmother, having been through this experience with my daughter and son in law, we truly know what it is like to lose a child. It changed our lives forever. I am in constant amazement at the strength and unselfishness of Nickie and Kevin for starting the Luca John Foundation. What an amazing way to honor their beautiful baby boy! We only had Luca for 90 minute's, but oh how we loved him. We here at the LJF feel every life matter's, if you lose a baby minute's old or month's old those babies deserve to be buried with dignity and honor. I feel so blessed to be a part of this Foundation, I feel we are a small light in the darkness of losing a child. As much as we miss our Luca everyday, we fully understand God's plan for our special little boy.
Thank you and God Bless,
Barb Flynn
I am writing in behalf of a young couple that are very dear to me. They lost their infant son and needed assistance. God bless you for your work in helping this young couple and others like them.


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Easterling Installed as TSSP President
Jenny Easterling (P2) will be installed as President of the Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists (TSSP) during the February 2010 meeting of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association. Jenny chose to run for this position, in one of the nation's most active state pharmacy organization, because of its valuable opportunities. "I can represent the opinion of student pharmacists and can actively participate in the decision making process that could dictate what the future of the profession will be. This office also allows me to participate in the statewide meetings for networking with practicing pharmacists and student pharmacists from the five colleges of pharmacy across Tennessee."
Jenny is the youngest of three daughters of Dale and Lien Easterling. As a military family, they moved from their hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to numerous places in the southeast U.S. After attending high school in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., Jenny returned to her native state for college. Upon graduation from The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa with a Bachelor's of Science in Microbiology, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and worked for five years as a research assistant in Vanderbilt University Medical Centers Microbiology and Immunology Department.
Feeling a need for both direct patient interaction and a deeper knowledge of science, she sought different career options and found the wide spectrum of possibilities that the profession of pharmacy offers her, particularly in the clinical realm of healthcare. "I am passionate about the continuous expansion of pharmacists' roles in patient-centered care, and know that being involved in pharmacy organizations at the local, state, and national levels is the best route for me to contribute to the advancement of the pharmacy profession."


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Amazing cover of "Let It Go"...but, can you point out where this video goes all wrong?
This is an AMAZING cover of "Let It Go" from FROZEN, but something made me laugh a bit when I saw one scene. Look around the 2:30 mark and tell me if you catch it. Leave it in the comments below if you know what it is.


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Design, Design, Design
This post is part 3 of a 5-part series titled '5 Ways Integrators Can Charge More for Their Services'. We are examining ways that Systems Integrators can raise their perceived value, and with it their prices. In part 1 we discussed the concept of 'Living Spaces First, Technology Second'. In this post, we will explore the value of selling design services.
Systems Integration has become exponentially more complex since the birth of our industry. This has left many of us longing for the set-it-and-forget-it nature of the systems of yesteryear. The current trends in our industry don't bode well for those who refuse to adjust to their business models. System-complexity and Total Cost to Service continue to climb, while profit margins on hardware evaporate all around us.
Profit on hardware used to be enough to offset all but the most egregious labor under-estimations. Not any longer. Labor now needs to stand on its own as a profitable line item. One great way to make that happen is to sell design services as a distinct offering, separate from the installation side of the business. Most famously, this concept was discussed in an article by the founder of Bay Audio, Ira Friedman, titled "Will You Design or Build?". I discussed his take on this topic in a previous blog post you can check out here. In summary he argues that as any trade matures (electrical, plumbing, and now systems integration) the division between design and labor must necessarily grow wider. It's hard to disagree.
The AV business attempts to accomplish two things: "design" and "build." Compare this to architecture, interior design, or any of the building trades, and you quickly see the problem. Architects and designers design. They don't build. And most trades–electrical, plumbing, flooring– build. They don't design.
I'm hard pressed to find any other established industry that successfully accomplishes both. Which leads me to believe it can't be done successfully over time.
Moving forward, any integration business would be well advised to begin marketing and selling design services right away. In the commercial side of the business it is already common practice to have distinct firms in charge of design and installation respectively. This is rarely the case in residential. But that is changing quickly, especially, but not exclusively, in the higher end markets.
Homeowners, architects, and builders alike have realized the value in a unified directive that will drive the home technology implementation from the outset of the project. The results being more consistent, apples-to-apples estimates, far fewer change orders, and a much smoother installation process. Selling these services in a relatively new concept in the residential side. The market needs to be educated, which can be an uphill battle. But for an industry in need of ways to enhance our perceived value, it's a fight worth fighting.
Are you selling design services already? If not, what's holding you back? If so, how has the experience been for you, your clients, and your industry partners? Let me know in the comments below.
Posts In This Series:
- Part 1 – 5 Ways Integrators Can Charge More for Their Services
- Part 2 – Living Spaces First, Technology Second
- Part 3 – Design, Design, Design
- Part 4 – Time for Some Recurring Revenue
- Part 5 – Building the Referral Pipeline


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Fax over SIP Trunk
I'm trying to setup a fax to work over a SIP Trunk I have with a Service Provider in Costa Rica... so far I think it is not possible to make it work with T.37 or Fax to Email because DSP limitations....
Is it possible to create a single "relay to send it directly to a Fax Machine connected to the FXS port instead of processing it and sending it as an email?
Will Software Pack 8.6 have the Fax to Email capabilities for SIP Trunks?
What options do I have? My customer doesn't want analog lines (FXO).
Thanks in advance,,
Hi Raquiros,
It is possible to send a fax from a SIP trunk to an FXS port, in CCA you need to work on the call flow topology and point the incoming SIP-DID to the FXS station ID number, but to do this you will need to change the FXS port from a common area phone to a user phone (Not this takes up a license from your license pool).
Now this will work at least 80% of the time, please be aware that this is not a full proof situation, but it is useful to get people out of a jam when SIP based fax-2-e-mail is not working, even though in theory it should.
Good Luck


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"The people of Australia got to see yesterday the CFMEU at work," he said. "Thuggish behaviour, unruly behaviour, unlawful behaviour blockading a legitimate building site where the workers who work on the site want to go to work and indeed the builder in question has a fine record."
Mr Baillieu said the dispute would not have arisen if the Commonwealth government had not scrapped the Australian Building and Construction Commission and softened other industrial legislation.
"I strongly urge the Prime Minister to bring back the ABCC and to bring back the powers that provided some strength for a watchdog and monitoring in the construction industry," he said.
Mr Baillieu said police were "measured" in their response on Tuesday when horses were used in an attempt to disperse the crowd. More than 1000 people had turned up to the blockade at the site on Wednesday morning but they largely dispersed without police intervention, leaving the picket manned by a few dozen unionists.
"Those who are blockading should withdraw, they should leave immediately.," Mr Baillieu said.
Asked about the criminal history of CFMEU assistant state secretary John Setka, Mr Baillieu said he was not surprised there were "many people involved in the construction industry who have unsavoury records".
"This [the blockade] is very much led by the leadership of the CFMEU and I think it is to the detriment of our economy, detriment to jobs, detriment of the prospect of funding infrastructure in the future."
Mr Baillieu said the blockade was costing the Victorian economy and he had met the Victorian Construction Code Compliance director Nigel Hadgkiss to determine what options for action were open to the state.
Police Minister
"This activity has been unlawful, unnecessary and unjustified," he said.
Opposition Planning spokesman Brian Tee said the Labor Party would be concerned at any illegal or thuggish behaviour.
"If anyone has any concerns or allegations they should be reported and dealt with appropriately," he said. "We are very concerned to make sure the rule of law is applied. What we would also urge the parties to do though is to sit down and resolve this dispute."
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Compromise will keep historic cell bars in place
Saturday, Aug 23, 2014 06:00 am
History buffs will be pleased to hear the former RCMP holding cells in the Hemingway Centre will retain their famous jail bars during the renovations.
Carol Watamaniuk, president of the Visual Arts Studio Association of St. Albert (VASA), had championed the jail cell�s cause in council. She was happy to hear the bars would be saved.
�The jail cells have such incredible potential due to their history,� said Watamaniuk, pointing to the graffiti covering the cell walls. The holding area has not been painted since the RCMP moved out of the building.
�People really do come to the building just to see the cells and right now we have to turn them away,� she said.
Currently, VASA leases most of the Hemingway Centre but not the cell area. Watamaniuk told the Gazette that VASA would like to take over the jail sometime in the future.
Watamaniuk went to city council Monday to ask for an extension and review of the renovation plans. Her speech was enough to approve a delay and, as of Thursday, a new plan where the bars will be untouched.
Coun. Cam Mackay explained his decision to support the delay.
�I heard VASA�s speech and I just wasn�t ready to tear it down without examining other options,� Mackay said.
�I realize that those cells have never held Jesse James or anyone like that, but they are a part of our history. The average honest citizen never gets to see the inside of a cell and there could be some opportunities to make a tourist attraction there.�
Coun. Mackay toured the facility on Friday to get a better understanding of what VASA was protecting.
The planned renovations to Hemingway Centre involve removing toilets and bunks from the long-abandoned cells. Both VASA and the city agreed this was a necessary move. The city also wanted to remove the cell bars, which VASA was staunchly against.
�I�ve talked to Carol and I�ve talked to my employees and we are willing to compromise and leave the bars alone,� said Chris Jardine, general manager of Community and Protective Services. �VASA is very creative and I�ve no doubt they have big plans for the cells someday.�
The city has had a shortage of storage space for years. The plan is to use the cells in Hemingway Centre for space until a long-term solution can be agreed on.
Watamaniuk told the Gazette that the Hemingway Centre reminded her of a quote by Canadian author Jane Jacobs.
�Cities need old buildings so badly it is probably impossible for vigorous streets and districts to grow without them.�


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Accessibility for Whom?
Web accessibility can overcome roadblocks for people who are blind, low vision, deaf, hard of hearing, color-blind, have photosensitive seizure disorders and those with a mobility disability that prohibits them from using a mouse.
Why Should We Care About Accessibility of Online Courses?
If the websites from a federally funded institution of higher education or the content on those websites is inaccessible to a person with disabilities, that college or university is out of compliance with federal disability laws Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and at risk for an investigation by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and a discrimination lawsuit from a student with a disability (Bayne, 2010).
- 12% of Community College students have disabilities (10% average in higher ed) - AACC, 2011
Students with disabilities are almost three times as likely to enroll in community colleges over a four-year college or university (Erickson, Trerise, VanLooy, Lee, & Bruyere, 2009).
"Technology is the hallmark of the future, and technological competency is essential to preparing all students for future success. Emerging technologies are an educational resource that enhances learning for everyone, and perhaps especially for students with disabilities. Technological innovations have opened a virtual world of commerce, information, and education to many individuals with disabilities for whom access to the physical world remains challenging. Ensuring equal access to emerging technology in university and college classrooms is a means to the goal of full integration and equal educational opportunity for this nation's students with disabilities." (Dear Colleague Letter, June 2010)
It's not just the law. It's a higher mission.
How to Comply without Clarity
Despite the insistence that technology used in education must be accessible, the only standard that the Department of Education points to, to measure compliance is the ADA requirement that communications with persons with disabilities must be "as effective as communications with others" [28 C.F.R. ss 35.160(a)] "The U.S. Department of Education has repeatedly stated through complaint resolution agreements and correspondence that higher education institutions covered by the ADA and Section 504 must make their information accessible on the Internet since communications must be as effective for students with disabilities as that provided to others" (Waddell, 2007). The Office of Civil Rights (Cardenas, 1997) has defined "effective communication" as having these three qualities:
- timeliness of delivery,
- accuracy of the translation, and
- provision in a manner and medium appropriate to the significance of the message and the abilities of the individual with the disability
The Laws Aren't Much Help
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, enforced by Title 34 Education
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Proposed Changes to ADA to include a web standard
- Dear Colleague Letter, June 2010
- Follow Up FAQ on Dear Colleague Letter, May 2011
But Guidance Does Exist
Accepted Web Accessibility Standards
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
- Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act standards
- Changing to better "harmonize" with WCAG 2.0
Recommendations to Congress
Additional Resources
- California Community Colleges' Distance Education Accessibility Guidelines
- PCC's Web Accessibility Guidelines for Online Courses (https://www.pcc.edu/access)
- WebAIM.org: my go-to site on web accessibility
- AccessDL at University of Washington (Do-It)
Frequently Asked Questions
- If we have multiples of BA 101 (or any course) online, can we just make one accessible and direct students with disabilities to that course? No. Where do I begin? Separate is not equal.
- Our dental hygiene (or whatever) program requires good vision and hearing, so do we need to make our online materials accessible? Yes, because accessibility benefits more than just those who are blind
and deaf. It benefits those who are low vision, hard of hearing,
color-blind, have photosensitive seizure disorders, those who can't use a
mouse and those with some learning disabilities. We are not asking the
instructor to alter the essential functions of the course. We are just
asking that the instructional materials and activities (other than
essential functions) are accessible. Beyond that, Disability Services
will accommodate a student with disabilities who is accepted into the
- How do you make music accessible to the deaf? Though it is possible, we are only asking the instructor to make their instructional materials and non-essential functions accessible. Beyond that, Disability Services will accommodate the student with disabilities who enrolls in the course.
- Faculty member wants to use Google Docs or another inaccessible video/website/tool/software? A student may elect to use them, but an instructor cannot require or
even make optional without an accessible alternative. It is best if the instructor can
separate the task from the mechanism used to complete that task.
- Example: An instructor has students turn their homework in using Google Docs (an inaccessible software).
- A better approach would be if they just asked students to turn in their homework (task) and either not specify the mechanism used to turn in the homework or provide an accessible tool for everyone to use.
- Or the instructor can provide a choice of videos/websites/tools/software where at least half are accessible and equally engaging and effective as the inaccessible tool. "You may turn your paper in (or whatever the task) with Google Docs, by email or the D2L dropbox." thereby giving the student the choice of at least one accessible option.
- If no alternative exists and the instructor feels that that video/website/tool/software offers some unique advantages to students, the instructor should work with disability services to figure out how that software will be accommodated in advance of a student's need.
- Example: An instructor has students turn their homework in using Google Docs (an inaccessible software).
Please refer to the PCC Accessibility website, captioning guidelines webpage.
GOALS stands for Gaining Online Accessible Learning through Self-Study. It's a FIPSE Grant project by Utah State to "...focus on motivations of top administrators to choose to engage in self-study and continuous improvement on web accessibility. This information will then help the GOALS partners to create blueprints that will help promote adoption of institutional web accessibility in higher education." (http://ncdae.org/projects/goals/, 7/19/12)
- Benchmarking Survey on Institutional web accessibility
- Going through the benchmarking survey, despite the fact that we have to frequently answer that we don't know or haven't done what they are suggesting should be done.
- But from the survey we hope to get reports and guides to move forward, so next year we can take the benchmarking survey and score much higher.
- Economic Study
- We are studying the cost of making online courses accessible. Basing our model on the MPR Associates 2009 Needs Assessment where costs are associated with each ingredient in a course that might need to be retrofitted.
OCCDLA Accessibility Workgroup
- Proposal to the State, requesting funding for captioning accommodations.


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Malpighi could distinguish six of these layers, and Reaumur suspects there is often a greater number.
The Italian positivist, Malpighi, showed perhaps the highest boldness.
Malpighi could not satisfy himself as to the existence of seeds, which other botanists have pretended to discover.
It may be urged that in exalting Hales I am unfair to Malpighi.
Another of his scarcely less distinguished physicians was Lucas Tozzius, who succeeded Malpighi.
Malpighi seems to have been the first to observe them, and he took them for capillary tubes.
In the anatomical field the work of Malpighi and Swammerdam was at first continued most energetically by French students.
But Malpighi did not confine his observations to animal tissues.
Malpighi has observed that a silkworm often eats in a day mulberry leaves equal to its own weight.
Malpighi and Grew were essentially plant-anatomists, though both dealt in physiological speculations.
Malpighi Mal·pi·ghi (māl-pē'gē, mäl-), Marcello. 1628-1694.
Italian anatomist who pioneered the use of a microscope in the study of anatomy and discovered the capillary system.


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considering a move to USA
Hi Guys...
bit of a thought has been set in my head really and i wondered if i could get some advice directly from the people who live there.
recently we went on a vacation to california (absolutely fantastic) and we began living the day dream of buying a holiday home and returning...
we began looking at prices and exploring this semi seriously, we figured it out financially we would be better off and get a better quality of life if we did make the plunge full time to America.
at the moment, i live just outside of central london and own a 5 bed detached house, nothing baller but big enough to feel good about and the garden us big enough for our 2 children and dog.
the dilema we have is that, whilst our childeren are young enough for us to make the move and blend in quickly (one is 2 and one is 11 weeks) how would this change effect them.
i dont want to get into changing passports etc because i do have a lawyer who can handle that and im sure i can gain enough advice from consulates etc...
but in the UK i own 3 successful businesses and can prove i am financially viable, i do have an interested party in purchasing these businesses from myself which would mean i had more liquid funds to either purchase in the USA or invest...
the lifestyle i had in California was a relaxed one and one of luxury which i rarely get in the UK working 65 + hours per week, i have began to think of late that the past years where i have worked every single day all hours that are sent my way that i want to relax a bit more, cut down my hours and spend some quality time with my kids as they grow up money is fantastic we would all agree on that but i cant buy family life with it.
i have no idea what i would do when i get to america (if it did go ahead) but i do know i would want to relax a while, alot of countries stipulate that you must be self reliant in order for your residency to be agreed
i am seriously considering this move to California, would you guys have any tips or pointers, disagreements or any advice of another state to consider?
by no means to do i want to chase a lifestyle set out in 90210, i just want a good standard of life and be able to spend some quality time with my kids which is drawing me more into making this decision.
dont let the laidback lifestyle of california fool you. if you want to move to another country because you're sick of the 65+ hours you're working per week, america is the last place you wanna go.
If you live in the USA, you will be shot at
Seems like you know what you want. I would just choose a state other than CA
I doubt you will be working less. Weather is nice, though.
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If you want to live comfortably and in a nice area. Id live on the east coast. Florida is nice. You can get a big house for little money and soth florida has nice beaches/weather. In California everything is overpriced and overpopulated/congested...nice to visit, not to live there IMO
Im trying to move from Arizona to Toronto....Its a difficult step but possible. Good Luck!
I'd look at any other state
You know there are other states in America that are just as good as Cali, and the cost of living is less too *cough* Indiana
As far as being overpopulated, it's much less than the far east coast. I've battled the worst of Los Angeles traffic, it's not that bad.
Overpriced, I wouldn't even go there, I'm not trying to slam you for your age all the time, but really - you don't know what you're talking about.
Cali would actually probably be a cut in cost of living and taxes compared to London - however california is one of (if not the most) expensive state to live in the US. I would suggest another spot as well. Politics there are also very liberal, maybe not as much as London but as far as the US goes....
How do you feel about Tennessee or the Carolinas? Pick up a nice lake house in one of those states for relatively cheap and relax away...
LOL London is too dreary. Which is a pity, their residents are some of the nicest people when I visited.
Long live the queen?
You could always move to Cali, get butt raped, then wake up one morning and say, "Hey, those guys on e46f were right! I have 49 other states to choose from that are way less oppressive than the land of movie stars and broken dreams!" at which point you shall whisk away your bleach blonde plasticized chick to, say, Texas where you would then begin to enjoy what 'Murica is all about! :thumbup:
Ah Yes, Ohio. The state with great cities no one wants to go to.
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