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For those of us that choose to do collages as art projects and don't like scissors; the X-Atco knife set is a must. The ultimate control when it comes to "cutting corners" and putting out those great graphics that help make our art projects the best.
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Can't live without this cutting mat. It protects my table from nasty x-acto knife cuts and has lasted for so long. Great buy!Tags: art, cutting boards, scrapbooks, cut, supplies, design, school, dahle, cutting matAdded 8 Years Ago from Rexart
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Handmade and bright, I fell in love with the lower left flower with pink background. Beautiful!
When I was elementary school, my teacher taught us to make paper cuts. We picked up exacto knives and thick paper and made all sorts of designs that she'd hang on the walls or windows of the classroom. iPapercuts makes papercu... When I was elementary school, my teacher taught us to make paper cuts. We picked up exacto knives and thick paper and made all sorts of designs that she'd hang on the walls or windows of the classroom. iPapercuts makes papercuts more spectacular than any we could have ever made. There's something about the limitations of cut paper that gives rise to some great artwork. Trees, Zodiac symbols, and all sorts of animals.
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Hey hey HEYYYY!! Beth here from Sawdust and Embryos once again! Do you follow my blog yet? You probably ought to… because we have a rock-awesome time. TRUE! All kinds of tutorials, crafty projects, and furniture transformations! (oh my!)
On to business!
So a few months ago, the hubs and I acquired this lovely little secretary from a distant family member who no longer had any use for it. I knew I wanted to use it in our living room as my blogging headquarters, and I was slightly obsessed with all the little organizational cubbies. SO dreamy.
It took me awhile to decide how to 'update' it, because it wasn't altogether unfortunate-looking to begin with. But if you know me at all, you know that I can't just leave a perfectly good piece of furniture alone. I want it to be unique.
DISCLAIMER!! heh heh… this doesn't always mean painting, mind you. I do like to play with stain too, but on this particular piece of furniture, I wanted it to look a little Anthro… and a lot awesome. And since it already possessed a beautiful woodgrain, I decided to maintain the integrity of the wood… and just simply did a paint-wash over the entire exterior of the secretary desk. (For details on how this was done, click here!)
But here's the part that really matters, my little lovlies… It's the 'inside that counts', am I right? *nudge nudge*
I painted the whole interior white, to start out with… and then painted the very back bright orange (after my man-child removed the cubbies, which also got painted white).
I somehow stumbled upon Rachel Cave's AMAZING fabrics that are so colorful with a funky retro vibe, and this one happened to be my very favorite:
My first thought was… I could paint that!
And then my second thought was… I certainly CANNOT paint that. So much detail!
My third thought was, perhaps a stencil? But unfortunately, because of the nature of stencils, the various parts of the design or pattern can't be 'touching'' each other, otherwise the stencil would just fall apart. Additionally, it's so difficult to use multiple colors in one stencil. I'M FEELING SO LIMITED!
So I set out to create this design by cutting three different stencils!!! It sounds time consuming and tedious, but it really wasn't. It maybe took me 45 minutes total to make the stencils. Check out my SUPER SIMPLE 'Make Your Own Stencil TUTORIAL!'
Stencil #1 ~ {Outer petals}
Stencil #2 ~ {Leaves}
Stencil #3 ~ {Smaller Inner Petal and Inner Circle}~
I mean, as with ANY painting project, there were some touch-ups involved. You can see the little dotted flower stems… just hand painted them on!
I would recommend only doing this kind of painting treatment on a small-ish area. Unless you have a serious chunk of time to set aside for an accent wall of some sort… HA! But truly, it's such a fun way to brighten up a piece, using any color scheme you want. And it will be so custom and sentimental… because YOU PAINTED IT.
Please feel empowered to try this yourself. It's so easy. And so awesome.
HANDS DOWN my favorite piece of furniture I've ever laid my hands on (and there have been MANY), not to mention my absolute favorite thing in my entire house (other than the hubs and my sweet twin babes).
Thanks so much for letting me hang out with all you crazzzzy ATT readers! Hope you come on over to Sawdust and Embryos and have a look-see!
And HAPPY WEEKEND to you!

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Description: When you finish cleaning, unscrew the brush part off and you have an instant bo staff! Impress your friends by twirling the makeshift weapon like a madman and accidentally hitting yourself in the head. Then hit those jerks with it for laughing at you.
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Antonio Starita's new pizza place opened in February in Hell's Kitchen. It quickly rose to fame and I finally made my way over to see what all the fuss was about. Their specialty is Montanara pizza. The dough is deep fried in the tradition of Naples. It is not deep fried in the traditional manner, only the bottom is fried in a pan. This style is all the rage in New York. It was not my first time tasting Montanara, and I have to preface by letting you know that it is not my style of pizza (I'm more of a traditionalist).
I got to the restaurant towards the end of the lunch shift. The restaurant was happily busy, but not overwhelmed. Our server enthusiastically came by with his ipad to take our order. He suggested we try the Montanara (of course). We ordered a Montanara as well as a salciccia pizza with a carafe of Falanghina which cost $25 (love restaurants with smart wine programs). The wine was reasonably priced and tasty.
The Montanara pizza was not for me ($12). I felt the same way I felt when I watched the premiere of Girls. Everyone raved about it, except for me. I've tried this style before at other restaurants and did not enjoy it then, so this possibly has to do with my flavor preferences. I am not someone who is afraid of calories, but I like to make them count. It's a whole lot of dough, too many carbs and not enough nutrition that I can justify the calories. Then again, plenty of other reviewers have fallen in love with the Montanara, I will leave it up to New York to tell me I am wrong.
I enjoyed the salciccia pizza quite a bit ($15). The ingredients were fresh, tasty. The dough was nothing like your regular NY slice (in a very good way). It was lighter and fluffier. Antonio and I both knew that we'd be coming back regularly for more of this delicious pie.
I really enjoyed my meal at Antonio by Starita. The service was superb, the food and wine were good…and I was able to see what was going on in the kitchen. They've set up a tv that gives clients a view into the semi open kitchen. Very cool stuff. I'll skip the Montanara next time and try more stuff on the menu.
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Thu, Oct 14 2010 02:44 PM Posted By: Phillip Brents
Who says kickers can't come up big? Just ask Castle Park senior Jose Figueroa, whose 10 kicking points proved the difference in the host Trojans' 24-14 victory against the Chula Vista Spartans last Friday. Figueroa booted field goals of 19, 34 and 36 yards and also tacked on an extra-point conversion as Castle Park improved to 5-1 on the season.
The Spartans fell to 1-5.
"The kids played another solid game from start to finish," Trojan coach Hans Graham said. "Chula Vista gave us a look our defense hadn't seen before. Our kicking game was huge. We were leading 10-7 at halftime."
The Spartans were the first to score in the game as Jeff Ayers bulled in front one yard out to hand the visitors a 7-0 first quarter lead. But Daniel Noriega scored the first of his two touchdowns in the game on a six-yard run and Figueroa added the next four points (extra point conversion and 19-yard field goal) to put the hosts up by three points at halftime.
Castle Park added to its point total as Figueroa kicked a 34-yard field goal in the third quarter to increase the lead to six points. Noriega then scored on a one-yard run and teammate Jamar Shelby added a two-point conversion run to extend the Trojan lead to 14 points.
Figueroa later tacked on a 36-yard field goal before Chula Vista narrowed the score on a one-yard run by quarterback Ricky Estevez.
Paul Sierra led CP with 18 rushes for 77 yards while Shelby carried 17 times for 56 yards, Noriega, who was named the MVP of the game, had six rushes for 32 yards and Tyron Eden had four rushes for 28 yards. As a team, the Trojans rushed 46 times for 197 yards.
Stacy Lambert had two catches for 31 yards while Enrique Escalara made one interception on defense. Sierra also blocked a punt.
The Spartans had their opportunities, particularly through the air. Estevez passed for 126 yards, with Ray Holden coming down with three catches for 49 yards and Richard Walker snaring three aerials for 34 yards. Ayers had two catches for 16 yards and also rushed 13 times for 51 yards.
However, the visitors lost two fumbles.
Castle Park will put its winning record to the test against a run-oriented Mar Vista team that is better than its 2-3 record indicates in Friday's key match-up of Division III teams. The "playoff stakes" game kicks off at 7 p.m. in Imperial Beach.
The Spartans have a bye.
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Ready for My Wrap Album
OK so this is a procrastination technique. Plain and simple. I have presents to wrap and got introspective...or that's my excuse right now anyhow. I'm getting pensive and asking a lot of questions in my head about wrapping gifts as I'm doing it poorly--2 days before Santa arrives. I'm not even getting into bows and ribbons here...just simple wrapping stuff. Maybe you can help me answer my burning questions:
Through the years I have successfully kept a cadre of wrapping paper and gift tags (usually picked up in after Christmas clearance from the year before) for family gifts outside of our immediate household and separate from "Santa's wrapping paper and gift tags" and, am in the midst of going bonkers with it. My son is 10 so you'd think I'd be in the clear...but with the "genius" spacing of our kids...I'm in it for at least 8 more years of keeping distinct Santa wrapping stuff for the young one who will be 3 in late Feb. Am I the only one who does this? I'm just looking for some peer support people.
Here's another desperately dumb question...to wrap or not wrap stocking stuffers? I mean, they are already in a stocking, right? Maybe I'm just getting lazy though and looking for excuses.
And then there's my technique...I absolutely love and am jealous of the job that the wrapmasters at the department stores do (how do they do that? Is there a class or something?), I seriously want that skill. I have even bought (still on clearance) the expensive paper and bows with the false hope that they alone may solve my wrapping problems, to no avail. I swear, I can NEVER get my paper measurement right, always use too much tape, always have the package with the small strip of box evident because I cut it just a little too small and then I try to put random pieces to cover the space but then there's the tape issue all over again...or the opposite problem, I have that huge paper that folds over itself and looks equally shabby. I believe (heck I KNOW) I'm a remedial wrapper, yet I am responsible for almost all wrapping for our family (except gifts to me from my husband). Does someone have REAL easy wrapping tips?
By the time anyone reads this, I will likely have once again completed the wrapping tasks that lie ahead of me tonight. But, there's always next year...and birthday, Valentine's and other assorted wrappings in 2009 that could benefit from the Yoda-like wisdom of professional wrappers out here. C'mon people...this could be the best Christmas present I get this year--helpful wrapping wisdom from a wrapper with mad skills.
PS if you're looking to give a gift to charity, but like me, don't have wrapping skills, check out OMC's Wish List and I'll bet any one of those nonprofits won't have a problem accepting an unwrapped gift.


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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Happy Love Day!!!
I just wanted to wish my friends and fellow bloggers a very Happy Valentine's Day!
I hope you get spoiled today with love and goodies. You deserve it!
P.S It's not too late to make my Sweethearts Bark!
sweethearts-bark recipe
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Happy Valentine's Day, Val:-)ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's Day, Ms. Val!! And for serious - sweetheart bark? Brilliant and oh so freakin' presh! ~MeganReplyDelete
That bark is so cute!!Happy Valentine's day to you too!ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's Day to you too!!!ReplyDelete
Happy Valentines to you, gorgeous!ReplyDelete
so cute! i don't even like sweets but i love seeing all the valentine's day goodies. happy v-day :)ReplyDelete
happy valentines day!! I've never heard of valentines bark before but it looks delish!! :)ReplyDelete
Sweethearts bark ? WOW that sounds good. Love candy hearts <33 Happy Valentines day, love!ReplyDelete
that sweethearts bark looks great!! and you are right not too late at all just a quick trip to target during my lunch hour then home, melt the chocolate before my hubby gets home, sprinkle in the sweethearts, then it set and then break it up for a dessert in the evening!ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's Day Val!! The bark is super cute!ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's Day Val!ReplyDelete
Happy Valentine's Day!!ReplyDelete
I love that bark, it's adorable! I've made it for Christmas, but I've never thought about making it for other holidays...thanks for the idea! Happy Valentine's Day! xoxoReplyDelete
Happy Hearts Day! That bark looks amazing :)ReplyDelete
Break me off a piece of THAT! Have a lovely Valentine's Day!ReplyDelete
Happy V-day Val! Hope you have a wonderful day ;)ReplyDelete
Candy bark is always a hit. Love your sweethearts bark! Happy Valentine's Day!ReplyDelete
Oh my! That's the cutest desert for v-day i've seen so far... too perfect!ReplyDelete
How sweet! To you as well!!ReplyDelete
And happy Love Day to you too!ReplyDelete
I made this bark for our Home school Valentine exchange and it was a favorite and it's so easy! Thank you for the treat. Hope you and yours had a great Love Day, take care,ReplyDelete
Cute! I am baking for a dance party this weekend, and this might be a good addition!ReplyDelete
Yum! Happy Valentine's day!ReplyDelete
Hope you had a great Valentines Day Val! ♥ReplyDelete
This is just AMAZING!! I definitely need to make this for my sister sometime! She LOVES those hearts!ReplyDelete
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What a cute idea! Super duper sweet for your sweetie!Delete
This is the prettiest bark ever, Val! Hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day!ReplyDelete
That bark looks absolutely delicious! I don't think it's ever going to me too late to make that!ReplyDelete
I ♥ that idea! ;-) It's so cute and what a good use of those fun little candies.ReplyDelete
Hope you too had a wonderful Valentine's day! :)ReplyDelete
Darn it...I missed this! Next year...I'm making your Valentine bark!ReplyDelete
i hope you had a great v-day yourself :)ReplyDelete
Um, I might make the sweathearts bark with the valentine's day candy I bought on sale ;)ReplyDelete
Oh, I just may have to make this with our leftover conversation hearts. It is so pretty! The kiddies would love this no matter what time of year. Hope you had a great day! We definitely have too many goodies around here!ReplyDelete
i hope you had a fabulous valentines day pretty lady!!ReplyDelete
So cute! Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day!ReplyDelete


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In that live wallpaper, you would see many Christmas houses and the beautiful white snowflake, Christmas trees, which all in the transparent crystal ball. And the style of the snowfall are pretty or round. The wallpaper is so beautiful. And I am very like this one. Just enjoy this free wallpaper. And Merry Christmas! And Happy new year! And I hope you will like it. Thanks a lot.
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Keying Fundamentals in Adobe After Effects
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Sienna has been spotted getting mighty close to her Camille co-star, James Franco.
Is Sienna Miller getting revenge on her cheating ex-fiance Jude Law? We report, you decide.
The actress who called off her engagement to Law in 2005 only to reconcile earlier this year, has been spotted spend a romantic weekend in Toronto with James Franco, her co-star in a new movie "Camille".
Per Canada.com it is reported that "Miller and Franco started "dating instantly" after meeting in Canada to film "Camille." Over the weekend the new lovers were seen at a Wilco concert and at a showing of the new Pirates of the Caribbean film."
Moreover, Sienna and James, also were spotted shopping, eating and clubbing together. Eyewitnesses claim to allegedly saw James "tenderly caressing [Sienna's] face and stroking his fingers through her hair."


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In 16 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) starts at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS), Kahne has one win (2007), five top-five and five top-10 finishes. He has 132 laps led with an average start of 14.7 and an average finish of 18.4.
In NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition at BMS, Kahne is credited with one pole, three top-five and six top-10 finishes. He has a total of 305 laps led with an average start of 13.5 and an average finish of 19.8.
Kahne's In the Loop at BMS… Kahne is ranked in the top-10 in all of NASCAR Loop Data Categories and in the top-five in a number of them as well including Closers (3rd), Fastest Drivers Early in a Run (5th), Fastest Drivers Late in a Run (3rd), Fastest Laps Run (3rd), Green Flag Passes (4th), Green Flag Speed (5th), Laps in the Top-15 (5th), Laps Led (4th) and Speed in Traffic (3rd).
Changes Atop the Pit Box… Effective immediately, Trent Owens, who has led James Buescher and Nelson Piquet Jr. to NNS victories this season, will take over as crew chief for the No. 38 Great Clips team with drivers Kahne and Brad Sweet. A former driver himself, Owens is a long-time fixture in the NASCAR garage. Over the years, the Darlington, S.C., native has been successful working with a variety of drivers with different levels of experience and has visited victory lane with both rookies and veterans alike including Buescher, Piquet. Jr., Mark Martin, Dave Blaney and Reed Sorenson. The changes are part of an ongoing process by Turner Motorsports, which is credited with five NCWTS and six NNS wins since September, 2010, to gauge performance and ensure that the right people are in the right place to achieve race wins and championships.
This Week's Impala… The No. 38 team will unload chassis TMS-325 this weekend at BMS. This chassis last saw track time at Kentucky Speedway, where Sweet posted a 16th-place finish. Sweet also piloted TMS-325 Auto Club Speedway, bringing home a season-best sixth-place finish. Kahne drove this chassis at Darlington Raceway, finishing 18th.
Kahne and Sweet: a unique combination… Not only are Kahne and Sweet good friends off the track, but the veteran is serving as mentor to Sweet as he makes the transition from open-wheel competition to stock cars. Sweet was handpicked by Kahne in 2008 to drive for Kasey Kahne Racing (KKR) where he has since experienced tremendous success in the World of Outlaws Series. Sweet will continue to compete on a limited basis for KKR when he is not behind the wheel of the No. 38 Great Clips machine in the NNS. You can expect Kahne to be very involved and present in the NNS garage when Sweet is behind the wheel of the No. 38 as he will closely monitor his progress and offer encouragement.
Kahne brought Great Clips their first win! From 2003-2005, Kahne and his sponsor, Great Clips, Inc., reached momentous milestones, including capturing Kahne's first Nationwide Series victory in 2003 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It was also Great Clips' first win as a primary sponsor. In 2005, Kahne captured his second career win at Texas Motor Speedway before leaving the Nationwide Series to allow more time for his Sprint Cup Series efforts.
Great Clips goes racing with the World of Outlaws in 2012! Great Clips will serve as sponsor for KKR driver Joey Saldana for the 2012 World of Outlaws season. The Minneapolis-based company has been a sponsor of KKR for the past two seasons. This year, they will be featured on all three KKR entries – as a primary sponsor on the #9 with Saldana as well as associate sponsor placement on Brad Sweet's #49 and Cody Darrah's #5 World of Outlaws cars.
12 Years and Counting… Great Clips, Inc. is currently the longest-running sponsor in the NNS and has used the Nationwide Series as their primary marketing platform for the last 11 years. Their sponsorship began in 2000 with Akins Motorsports as they climbed on board to sponsor the team's No. 38 entry with driver, Christian Elder. Mark Green piloted the No. 38 for one season before general manager, Doug Stringer, hired up-and-coming talent, Kasey Kahne, thereby solidifying Great Clips' commitment to their NASCAR sponsorship.
Kahne on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway: "Bristol is short track racing at its best. Patience is key but maintaining that patience for so many laps is not as easy as it sounds sometimes when you are beating and banging lap after lap at such high speeds. Turner Motorsports has made some changes this week internally and this will be my first week working with Trent Owens (crew chief) and his crew, but I'm looking forward to going out there and doing everything we can to win a race for Great Clips. It's still my main goal to get that 38 car back into victory lane and I think we have a good shot at doing that this weekend at Bristol."
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ISAAC - Middle School Program
S2S has developed the ISAAC (Improving Student Affinity and Aptitude for Careers in STEM) Middle School Program
The program consists of 3 visits to our Technology Center during the school year. The Technology Center is a commercial lab with scientific instruments like chromatographs and spectrophotometers that are not available in the classroom setting. Experiments conducted during the full- day visits to the S2S Technology Center align with key elements of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Science Standards and the National Science Education Standards for middle school students. During each visit, students perform 4 experiments using scientific methods to solve current day problems. Examples include: determination of environmental contaminates, identification of unknown pharmaceuticals, evaluation of food and consumer products. Students work alongside successful scientists and technical entrepreneurs who share their career experiences to inspire and motivate the students to pursue STEM related careers. This maximizes the overall effectiveness of the program.
Click here for Instructor Guides, Teacher Guides and Lab Procedures for each of these days
The three major topics covered during your visits are Matter, Solutions, and Separations.
Teachers can find below introductory PowerPoint presentations and guides to the individual experiments to be performed.
Introductory Slides for Day 1
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Letter from the Chancelllor-UAS Strategic Budgeting Process
December 9, 2015
Dear UAS faculty and staff:
As Chancellor, I am writing to provide an update about our UAS strategic budgeting process and to encourage your active involvement in that process. As members of the UAS community and as Alaskans, we're facing unprecedented budget challenges that require the best ideas and engagement of all.
The UA Board of Regents recently approved a budget which reflects funding necessary to sustain current operations, including fixed cost increases such as salaries and rising utility costs. It is very possible that the ultimate reductions in the UA system budget will be even greater. Governor Walker will be releasing his budget proposal later today, providing another important milestone in addressing the state's budget challenges.
Anticipating likely additional reductions, UAS continues to develop a "contingency" budget based on our best estimations of what may emerge from the legislative process. At present, our projections for UAS are that this will translate into a $2.5M to $3M funding shortfall in FY17.
In responding to this challenge at UAS we need to be strategic—focusing on our mission, our strengths, and our strategic opportunities. This will include budget reductions but may also include new investments in selected priority areas. We are seeking to avoid simple across-the-board reductions. We are taking a critical look at all aspects of our operations, including academics, administrative services, and student services.
Initially, our planning efforts are focusing on:
• A budget exercise involving all faculty and staff to identify new revenues and necessary reductions
• Streamlining administrative processes to reduce costs (e.g. travel, hiring, purchasing)
• Reducing fixed costs through energy efficiency and reduction in debt-service payments
• Strengthening enrollment through innovative marketing and enrollment management
• Identifying areas for strategic program enhancements (e.g. undergraduate fisheries, maritime, the arts and humanities) and critical functions such as emergency management and title IX compliance
These and other efforts are currently underway in our schools and at our three campuses. Your involvement and your best ideas are needed. The UAS Strategic Planning and Budgeting Advisory Committee (SPBAC) continues to act as a vehicle for sharing information and soliciting input. The results of these efforts will be shared with the Board of Regents early in 2016. Each UAS campus director and executive has been provided guidance about this process, including an initial budget reduction target that begins this challenging strategic conversation. Leaders are expected to look holistically at their areas to identify new revenues as well as opportunities for reduction or possible eliminations.
For more information, I encourage you to visit the SPBAC web site (http://uas.alaska.edu/admin/spbac.html) as well as the UA Statewide budget site (https://www.alaska.edu/swbir/budget/).
Above all, it is important to remember that the quality of our institution is not measured in general fund revenues. While current budget pressures demand certain changes, what will not change is the value we deliver to our students and our state. UAS will continue to deliver an education which is valued by our graduates through academic excellence and exceptional service.
I invite your comments and your feedback.
Thank you.
Rick Caulfield


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Art and Art History Faculty Invited to Guest Lecture around the World
Thu. October 13, 2016
Design associate professor and assistant chair of the Department of Art and Art History's Design Division Carma Gorman, Studio Art professor Michael Smith and Art History associate professor Dr. Penelope Davies have each been invited to give lectures in their specialty areas this fall.
In early October, Gorman gave a lecture called "What's American About American Design?" at the University of South Carolina, North Carolina State University, and the University of Richmond. Gorman proposes a new way of defining "American design," identifying some of its distinctive traits, and argues that the national peculiarities of U.S. design are in many cases direct responses to the globally anomalous characteristics of U.S. laws and standards.
Associate professor Davies gave a paper at The Alternative Age of Augustus conference in Cuma, Italy. Her paper, titled "Augustus' Urban Renewal: Visionary or Derivative?", challenges the characterization of Augustus as a visionary (e.g Favro 1998). Davies argues for the role of Republican government in preventing a unified building urban 'program', and the reluctance of those magistrates charged with construction to commit themselves to far-reaching public building policies. The change of urbanistic approach, she contends, came not with Augustus but with Julius Caesar.
Transmedia Professor Michael Smith will be speaking alongside Brandon Zech, Assistant Editor at Glasstire, at Artpace in San Antonio about the changing role of the artists and the artist as curator. As the two identities have become increasingly linked, there is a fluidity in a what role you take in the art world. The discussion hopes to parse out how this came to be.


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Jun 29, 2012 - StaffSandra R. "Sandy" Lloyd, 60, died Thursday, June 19, 2012, at her home in Casper.
Memorial services are at 1 p.m. Monday, July 2, at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Lander with the Rev. Father David Erickson officiating. Cremation has taken place and inurnment follows at Mount Hope Cemetery in Lander.
Rosary is at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 1, at the Davis Funeral Home of Riverton.
Sandra Ruth Lloyd was born June 13, 1952, in Eveleth, Minn., the daughter of James Thomas Lloyd and Mary Ann (Barge) Lloyd. She graduated from Lander Valley High School.
She worked as a clerk at the Loaf and Jug in Casper and had lived in Casper for more than 30 years.
Ms. Lloyd was of the Catholic faith.
Survivors include her sisters, Carol Truijillo and her husband Ed of Riverton, Barbara McCarthy and Mike of Cody and Nancy Lloyd of Bellingham, Wash.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, James Lloyd Jr.; and a son, Jamie Lloyd.
Memorials may be made to the Holy Rosary Youth Fund, in care of the Davis Funeral Home, 2203 W. Main St., Riverton, WY 82501.
Arrangements are by the Davis Funeral Home of Riverton.
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The Australian Financial Review understands that Heron, which had $56 million in cash at the end of June, proposed buying Heemskirk Consolidated's 40 per cent stake in the Pajingo goldmine in Queensland and then allowing NQM to take it over.
NQM had agreed to the arrangement as it would have given the company 100 per cent ownership of Pajingo and allowed it to remain independent. But Heemskirk had another offer for the Pajingo stake on the table from
Heron managing director
"We've got a number of projects we're starting to evaluate on the books," he said.
"Typically, we'll have four or five at any one time and that's almost a revolving door.
"We're not close on any particular deal at the moment but we're continuing to progress those."
Heron is best known for its exploits in the Western Australian nickel sector but has recently branched out, acquiring an option over the A1 gold project in Victoria.
Mr Longworth said Heron was looking for gold, gold-copper and nickel sulphide assets.
Although more than half the opportunities assessed so far have been in Australia, he is also considering overseas deals.
"The preference is for a project that is either in operation or close to operation, with a view to generating cash flow and replacement of the funds invested into the project," he said.
Following the financial crisis, small miners are still having difficulty securing debt and equity finance for projects. Mr Longworth said he believed Heron's cash balance would appeal to companies in this position.
"What we potentially bring is the opportunity for a capital raising at pretty close to par, certainly not with the 25 per cent discounts people have seen with large capital raisings for projects," he said.
Heron's strong cash position is a result of the company selling its 19.9 per cent stake in iron ore explorer Polaris Metals during its Mineral Resources takeover late last year. Following the takeover Heron collected $37.9 million in profit.
Mr Longworth said the company still saw long-term value in its Kalgoorlie nickel project, although he conceded it would be some time before investors gained confidence in the nickel laterite sector.
Heron was dealt a blow in May last year when partner Vale Inco said it would not proceed with a full feasibility study on the project and pulled out of the companies' joint venture.
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The man was standing in front of Mum and I could just see his cock as it slid in and out of her cunt. The sight soon aroused me and I couldn't resist putting my hand up my skirt and into the leg of my knickers and starting to masturbate.
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I lost my virginity at 18 and here is how it happened. I had a single Mum, whether she had ever been married to my father I have no idea, she simply never spoke about it. At the time I am talking about my Mum was thirty years old, she was very pretty with a lovely figure and she had no modesty about the house, I often saw her naked. She had small but perfectly formed breasts with small nipples and, as she shaved her pubic area, the lips of her fanny were always visible. I had learned about Mum's profession when I was about eleven, she was a high class whore. She did not bring clients to the house, she met them in their homes or in hotels. She was very matter of fact about what she did, she told me that I had to know about sex sooner or later and then explained it to me and then told me how she earned her living.
We were quite well off, for instance Mum had a car when no family that I knew had one, she was very careful not to give anyone we knew any idea about what she did. She trusted me to look after myself from about the same age, even if she knew that she was going to be away for a weekend as occasionally happened.
Then one warm summer day I came home from school knowing that Mum would be home as usual. If she was at home I always went in through the back door, to my surprise that day it was open. I pushed it further open quietly and heard a moan, I looked round the edge of the door and saw my mother lying naked on the kitchen table with a man fucking her. I had never seen a naked man or anyone having sex and I couldn't resist standing there quietly and watching them.
The man was standing in front of Mum and I could just see his cock as it slid in and out of her cunt. The sight soon aroused me and I couldn't resist putting my hand up my skirt and into the leg of my knickers and starting to masturbate. After a minute or two I heard Mum pant, "Harder, Frank, harder!" He began thrusting much harder. Mum was gripping the sides of the table and he had her legs over his shoulders, this gave me a view of Mum's cunt and thighs each time he withdrew, everything glistened and looked slick with moisture, I could smell the sex scent.
I was soon wet myself, I masturbated quite frequently and enjoyed it, I'd asked Mum about it and she said that, as long as I didn't do it to excess, it was perfectly okay. Soon Mum was moaning, "Oh, yes! LIke that, darling, fuck me hard, fill me with your lovely spunk!" Frank was panting and gasping for breath, then he gasped, "I'm cumming, I'm cumming!" He grunted and rammed his cock up Mum as hard as he could, "Oh, darling, fill me up, fill me to the brim!"' She panted, then cried out and moaned going, "Oh oh, ohhhhh." I had seen young boys toss off so I knew that Frank was shooting his spunk deep into Mum's cunt. Then he finished and sort of sagged, then he slid his cock out, it was still hard and I gasped as I saw how big it was, at least seven inches long, but it was the thickness that astonished me, it must have been at least two insches thick!
Then Mum looked up and saw me, "Well you've seen it all, you might as well come in," she said, closing her legs and easing herself off the table. "Frank this is my rather naughty daughter, Samantha." Frank was standing there, his trousers and underpants round his ankles and with his rapidly softening cock in full view, "I can see that she takes after her mother," he said, "does she fuck" "Not to my knowledge," Mum replied, "you don't do you sweetheart" "No Mum," I answered.
Frank went and cleaned up, the scent of sex was even stronger now, I could detect the smell of spunk. Mum said, "This wasn't work, darling, Frank's an old friend who comes round occasionally because he knows how much I like his thick cock. Take my tip, Sam, always go for thickness rather than length, you'll enjoy it much more." Frank came down after his visit to the bathroom, fully dressed, "Alright, Dawn Good, I'll be going then," he nodded in my direction, "let me know when she starts fucking and she can have the same pleasure you get!" He left.
After he'd gone Mum said, "Come up to the bathroom with me." I followed her upstairs into the bathroom where she started running a bath, "I'm sorry you had to catch us like that, but he took me by surprise and he was rampant for it so I let him have me on the table, sorry, I just didn't realise what the time was." "It's alright, Mum," I replied, "I enjoyed it, I've never seen anyone having sex, haven't even seen a man's dick before." Mum laughed, "Well don't go thinking all men are like Frank, the thickness of his cock is very unusual believe me!" We went on to talk about sex while Mum had a bath and used an enema to wash all the spunk out of her fanny. At the end she said, "Look, sweetheart, you are very mature both physically and mentally, I have no problem if you want to have sex. However, I would much rather you started with an experienced man than go with some young lad who doesn't know what he's doing, alright" "Yes Mum." "Alright then, if you know someone you want to do it with, talk to me first and we'll make sure that you're alright. Is that fair" "Oh, yes, Mum."
I went to bed that night thinking about what I'd seen and masturbating at the thought of having Frank's huge cock up me.
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Nimba County District # 9Representative and Co-chair of the Nimba Legislative Caucus, Matenokay Tingban
Nimba Lawmaker Condemns Vandalism At ArcelorMittal
By Prince Nagbe
YEKEPA, July 6 (LINA) - Nimba County District # 9Representative and Co-chair of the Nimba Legislative Caucus, Matenokay Tingban, has condemned the recent acts of vandalism and mayhem perpetrated against ArcelorMittal by some youths of the county.
Representative Tingban said the Nimba Legislative Caucus and the people of Nimba will work in collaboration with the government in making sure that those involved in the act face the full weight of the law.
The Nimba County lawmaker made the statement Saturday when he and other officials of government held talks with the Management of ArcelorMittal on the recent rampage and vandalism that took place at the company's production plant in Yekepa, Nimba County.
According to Representative Tingban, after experiencing more than 14 years of devastating civil conflict, Liberians have resolved to live in peace with one another and as such, no acts of lawlessness will be condoned by the people.
He said the Legislative Caucus has been directly involved in the various negotiations between the company and the people of Nimba County and that ArcelorMittal is gradually addressing issues raised atthese meetings.
"To see such unwholesome act being meted out against the company by some citizens of Nimba, beats the imagination of the caucus," Representative Tingban said.
He compared ArcelorMittal to LAMCO, the former operator of the mines, saying "ArcelorMittal is doing extremely well because the company paid for crops as well as mining claims and is also giving to the county an annual social development fund as part of its corporate social responsibility."
"LAMCO did not do all of these things when they operated in Nimba years back," he observed.
He said the Caucus will not tolerate any acts of vandalism and mayhem not only against the ArcelorMittal family but also against the peaceful citizens of Nimba, and that it is working with the county administration, central government and the Liberia National Police (LNP) in making sure that what happened is not repeated.
He assured the Management of Arcelor Mittal that the Caucus is in full compliance with any action that will be taken against those individuals involved in keeping with the laws of Liberia, adding, "We are not going to allow anybody to give a black face of our county".


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I've been obsessed with words since elementary school. I would constantly write thank-you notes to my grandmother for her homemade cooking, news stories about pretend robbers vandalizing my neighborhood and book reports for English class. My mother wasn't surprised in the least when I turned my love of writing into a communications career.
When Beth posted about signs of working in public relations, I thought there must be some common threads for us word nerds—individuals who are extremely passionate about grammar and writing. As InkHouse's resident grammarian, I enjoy perfectly punctuated prose not only because my sixth-grade English teacher stopped awarding me extra-credit points after finding too many "edits for credit," but because written communication is the heart of PR.
Here's my map of the DNA of a word nerd. If you answer yes to at least three of these characteristics, welcome to the Word Nerd Club.
- You eat, breathe and sleep Associated Press style—and text and tweet it.
- Other people's grammar mistakes are your treasured moments of celebration and correction.
- You know the difference between using more than and over.
- Hash marks aren't proper typography, and you quiver when they appear in writing.
- It's one space—not two—after periods.
- Your favorite authors are William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White.
- You dominate multiple Words with Friends games and strategically throw down words such as qi and za to further increase your lead.
- Excessive exclamation points drive you to drink.
- Unnecessary apostrophes such as 1990's or 20's ignite migraines.
- You have a special editing pen, and the color of your choice is always red.
- You edit copy with old-school proofreading marks such as STET.
- Your Twitter feed is full of best practices in grammar, hashtagged AP style.
- You never use "like" in any of your like writing.
- The Oxford comma is a serial offence.
- Words such as utilize and leverage aren't in your diction.
- Your writing philosophy: deploying muscular verbs and varying sentence length.
- You call a colleague to debate the philosophical placement of commas (HT @Laura_PM).
- Chicago style doesn't refer to deep-dish pizza.
- Compound modifiers? No sweat.
- You know how to "parse tree" a sentence.
I'll be tweeting these signs with the hashtag #wordnerd and invite others to participate in the conversation by tweeting additional traits or posting them below as comments. Fellow word nerds unite!


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The housing market remains very weak. Bank of America relies very heavily on a strong housing recovery in order for it to be able to return to its pre-crisis levels. However, analysts have become increasingly pessimistic over the likelihood of a strong housing recovery. This means the Bank of America's balance sheet will remain burdened by undervalued houses that are incredibly hard to sell off and liquidate. This lack of liquidity will prevent Bank of America from taking advantage of other potential investments throughout the market.
Bank of America (BAC) which is the largest US bank by deposits just had an enormous bull run. Stock has been up by 76% year to date and 22% in just this week. We reiterate our Sell on BAC as nothing really has changed with the core issues of Bank of America. Stock is more expensive now as compared to earning potential. Bull run is a result of hype created by media about the stress tests which means nothing and the improved capital ratios. Stress tests are very lenient in measuring capital ratios and little mention is made of future earnings. If you look at the last quarterly report, you would find it packed with a number of one-time gains and losses. There was a $2.9 billion gain from BofA's sale of its investment in China Construction Bank, a $1.2 billion gain from its swap of some preferred stock, a $600 million goodwill impairment, a $1.5 billion expense tied to BofA's endless mortgage lawsuits. In short, it's messy.
The extent of the problem can just be seen with the recent mortgage settlement which would cost banks collectively 25b$. Bank of America's share is close to 12b$. Settlement also doesn't stop federal and state authorities to pursue other charges against banks. This is just one settlement. BOA has plenty to of other problems to fix. There legal bill per quarter is alone 2b$. For BAC to be valued at 10 times future earnings just like peers (JPM, WFC), it has to generate 11b$ of net income. Even if BAC is successful with there project to cut down costs, it won't be producing a 11b$ income in 2012 without one time sales and BAC is already exhausted with selling the non-core assets.
In case of an emergency they would need to sell core assets like Texas branches as listed in the plan to the government.
If someone holds BAC stock, this might be a good price for exit.
This is a company that predominately plays a shell game with bonds and makes its money via political wealth. It has no idea the difference between an asset and liability. Consider this idea that changes what one thinks about bonds: What happens if one buys debt but doesn't intend to collect interest nor redeem it? The value goes to the management who pocket one million dollars not to cash in one billion dollars and expose the truth behind the collateral.
BAC is engaged in the progressive strategy of holding European debt, at the cost of its shareholders. It counts debt as assets while in reality they extend the banks liabilities because they cannot be exposed to a legitimate marketplace. With a little help from the ratings agencies that debt looks good when in actuality a Z-Euro, zeuro, (1 euro = 0$) is just around the corner.
This scheme all works if there are a lot of progressive banks working this scam. Consider this: What happens if there is a sudden need or urge for BAC to redeem debt European Union debt, such as the 20.5 billion in French holdings (if you believe this number). As a result, a global "orderly retreat" is happening right now with buyers beings bilked by progressive sellers. BAC is being propped to assure that progressives disinvest on more favorable terms (they have lost a lot of wealth and could lose more) by delaying the sale of European debt in a real market.
This systematic selling, day by day, is very disconcerting. An epic stock market crash is just around the corner -folks.
If the consumer and commercial real estate loans in BAC's portfolio perform worse than expected by the bank and the stress tests imposed by Uncle Sam, due to worse than expected macro economic conditions such as unemployment (therefore default rates), there will be erosion on profits.
Should the bank need more bail out from the US government for any reason, such help will likely not be free to common shareholders and may cause common share dilution.
Wikileaks leader Julian Assange announced that he had documents on a large US bank that he would be releasing sometime in 2011. There is a lot of speculation that this bank is actually Bank of America. Based on the reactions from previous documents released by Wikileaks, a leak about Bank of America could result in widespread negative publicity or even litigation.[1]
Congress passed an amendment which places a restriction on the interchange fees of debit card purchases. The interchange fees are the amount that the seller is charged when a customer uses their debit card. Much of these fees end of going the initial issuing bank. Bank of America relies on this fee revenue from the debit cards it has issued. While companies like Visa and Mastercard are often perceived to be the ones who will bear the brunt of the losses, the true recipients of these fees are banks like BAC.[1]
Mr Obama announced in late January that he has proposed regulation which will prevent commercial, deposit banks from undertaking proprietary trades. This type of regulation will place greater strain on Bank of America as it already has difficulty making a profit in its current state. Bank of America will no longer be able to make proprietary trades to make up for losses from defaults or other shortfalls.[1]
First-quarter profit for Bank of America Corp. (BAC) more than doubled, but a surge in troubled loans threw a wet blanket on the bank's earnings report. So far, Bank of America has received $45 billion in government loans, and Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis said on a conference call that "we absolutely don't think we need additional capital," Reuters reported
Bank of America bought Countrywide Financial (CFC) earlier this year and therefore has to deal with problems in the housing and credit markets. They spent $2 Billion on buying preferred shares of CFC. On the positive side, the deal came with preferred shares and a 7.25% coupon- nice work if you can get it. And, as preferred shareholders, BAC gets to belly up to the bar first if CFC goes BK, in which case it's widely presumed they'd grab off the lucrative CFC servicing arm.
Well, already those preferred shares have lost nearly half their original value, and most traders expect CFC to get a lot worse before it goes bankrupt. And the servicing arm? It's robust, but now threatened by the latest Treasury mortgage rescue initiative, the so-called "teaser freezer" that would (if CFC voluntarily agrees to it) freeze mortgage rate resets for a few years, a move that would put a substantial dent in the CFC servicing arm's profitability.
Furthermore, the credit markets are going to continue to see problems for a variety of reasons. Consumers are highly leveraged due to all the easy money that was lent out the last time interest rates dropped to very low levels so I don't think the current drop in interest rates is going to help out much. At the same time, the prices of commodities are being driven higher and higher by speculators, which will do a lot of damage to consumers. Rising food prices and gasoline prices are definitely going to have an impact on overleveraged consumers' ability to pay bills.
A number of houses are for sales and with rising foreclosures, this trend is definitely is set to rise.
The New York Times weekend edition has a damming story of Countrywide's arrogance and distain. these stories are front page news and in the fronto of mind of investors.
At a time of Indymac Fannie Mae melt downs investors won't committ to B of A. Despite Bank of America's attempts to change Countrywide's name and alter its past policies, it still still owns the assets from Countrywide.[1]
Countrywide, which administers $1.48 trillion of loans across the United States, finds itself at the center of the foreclosure mess. As of the most recent quarter, 2.67 percent of the loans that Countrywide services were more than 90 days delinquent. (The Bank of America Corporation acquired Countrywide on July 1 and is now overseeing the Countrywide portfolio.)
Lenders and servicers like Countrywide are inundated with requests for help from borrowers who cannot afford their loans. Alas, these companies' operations weren't set up for such work; servicing units were originally intended to collect monthly checks from borrowers and then disburse the payments to mortgage holders. During the boom years, there was little need to advise borrowers or restructure loans
Bank of America, which took $45B under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), will face increased regulation from the Obama administration. These restrictions include a limit on quarterly dividends to only a penny per share and executive bonuses to $500,000. In addition, BAC will be restricted in making cash acquisitions, buying back shares, and in taking part in federal foreclosure prevention efforts. Bank of America and the other recipients are also expected to explicitly outline how they use the TARP funds.[1]
In April 2009, the federal regulators said that Bank of America would need to raise more capital according to their analysis. Despite BofA desire not to, the bank may be forced to do so under government regulation.[2]
The regulaters threw Wachovia under the train causing stockholders to lose big time, giving them first to Citibank, then to Wells Fargo. They have used Bank of America to solve the problems of Countrywide and Merrill Lynch,but unlike Wachovia they allowed Merrill stockh0olders to get 1.8 times their value. Anyone have a problem with this? Why should they benefit at the expense of BAC's stockholders when they should have been allowed to fail.
The next shoe to drop will involve massive defaults of unsecured personal credit debt.
Bank of America is paying an absurd fee, about 25 times after-tax earnings, to acquire U.S. Trust from Charles Schwab (SCHW), a money manager for ultrahigh-net-worth individuals that will help Bank of America expand its small Global Wealth and Investment Management segment.
BAC does hold 10% of all savings in the USA; BAC is big in Texas, Florida, and California, but as economic conditions worsen- and they almost certainly will- the drawdown on those savings held by BAC will increase dramatically as necessity requires foreclosure avoidance, increased living costs due to inflation, and other needs. And where are they big again? The very states with some of the worst foreclosure problems in the nation- Florida, California, and Texas.
With nearly 10% of the nation's deposits, Bank of America has bumped up against the legislated limit, leaving little room for growth in its highest performing division: Global Consumer and Small Business Banking.
Since Ken Lewis, announced his retirement, after 40 years at BAC and 8 years as CEO, on September 30, 2009, Bank of America still has yet to find a replacement.[1] Bank of America has asked chief of Bank of New York Robert Kelly, but Kelly has refused. The list of possible CEOs has allegedly grown to 26 candidates - but with Bank of America strapped with $45B in TARP loans, few seem excited to take Ken Lewis' spot.[2] The lack of clear leadership prevents BofA from effectively recovering from the financial crisis and finally repaying its TARP loans. In addition, Bank of America has consistently searched for an insider - someone who is or has a history of being associated with Bank of America. This will further prevent a fresh perspectives from being applied to the struggling bank. Without a new, innovative CEO - or any CEO for that matter - Bank of America will continue to face the problems is does today.[3]
The SEC has asked a federal judge if it can issue a new charge on Bank of America of over $50B. The fine is based on Bank of America's handling of the Merrill Lynch acquisition. The company failed to notify shareholders before the acquisition that Merrill planned to issue $5.8B in bonuses. This legal battle could be costly to Bank of America in a time where finances are still tight. Bank of America still owes the US Treasury $45B in TARP funding.[1]
Bank of America seems to follow a similar pattern to the zombie banks of Japan during the '90s. The Banks are sustained and continue to lend out money only because of government funding. Bank of America has a market cap of only $35B, yet it has received $40B in government loans. Bank of America has fundamentally no market value but exists only because of tax payer money. Eventually, money will run dry and so will BAC.[1]
Unfortunately, with the new administration there are quite a few strings attached and one in particular is the possible Nationalization of Banks being that the government feels that they are in the drivers seat. They will set about dictating terms on how to do business without any expertise in the area of investments, banking or mortgages. This will continue the downward trend of the market and everyone looses.
Bank of America could had waited a couple of months more and buy Merrill Lynch cheaper. Bank of America, with the encouragement of the US Government, has increasingly followed the role of "savior" of embattled banks. Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis had decided that purchasing Merrill was no longer a smart move after Merrill's losses began to soar past $13.3B. However, Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke forcefully urged Lewis not to step out of the deal. They threatened that there was no good reason for BAC to step out of the acquisition and that closing the deal would make it harder for BAC to access bailout money in the future.[1] Buying Merrill was a bad move and will likely cost Bank of America big time.
Richard Bernstein, Bank of America's strategist, argued that the US Treasury's bank rescue plan won't save the problem and that "Financial stocks are likely to be as toxic to portfolio performance as banks' assets are to their balance sheets." Bernstein used to work at Merrill until the acquisition.[2]


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The SOW and Reporting: Your Involvement in Procuring a Contingent Work Group
Suppose you find yourself involved in the process to procure a contingent work team, basically a semi-autonomous group designated to perform a logical function such as testing, technical writing, programming or training. There is a long list of things that can go wrong when bringing in an outside group into your workforce, including:
- inability to get the special group incorporated into the culture
- inability to get the performance you expected
- inadequate communication through the group's management
- destabilizing occurrences of "we vs. they"
The list could be made longer, but that is unnecessarily depressing in this economy. You don't need any additional frustrations in your project, so what can you do during the procurement process to reduce the chances of these kinds of things occurring after the procurement process? Think performance reporting.
The SOW and Reporting
The SOW is usually thought of as defining scope for the vendor, in this case the vendor of the contingent work group. What is left out of the SOW too often is a rigorous specification of a "collateral service," the performance reporting required. You're more likely to find a vaguely defined requirement for some type of tracking of work. More is needed here to enable you to monitor and properly control the work group.
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$7M Raised, A New Phase of Development Begins
Posted by Sunni on May 27th, 2014
We are proud to share the news today that our studio has entered the next phase of development on our upcoming project and has raised an additional $7 million in funding. We are happy to partner with Capital Today and a team of other investors who share our vision in making meaningful interactive experiences that inspire, connect, and emotionally touch the hearts of players around the world.
With this new investment, our studio is able to scale up development efforts to focus on making the best game possible in the same spirit as flOw, Flower, and Journey. We'll also begin laying the infrastructure to self-publish, market, and distribute on our own terms for this next project and beyond.
Since finishing Journey, the team has been hard at work to make an emotionally engaging experience centered around human connections for players of all ages and backgrounds. We're eager to share more information with everyone as we get further into development. Until then, a big thanks to everyone for your patience and ongoing support.
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May 27th, 2014 at 8:16 am
Flower was so important to me at the time… you don't know how thankful I am for this piece of art. Then came Journey, an incredible experience where muted strangers help each other finding secrets, and talk about this wordless storytelling. I love your games because they're so much more than games ^^ I can't wait to see the next one.
May 27th, 2014 at 8:19 am
Hope to see your new work as soon as possible love flow, flower and JOURNEY!! Happy gaming, ass: just another fan
May 27th, 2014 at 8:53 am
Fantastic! I have no doubt that you guys will create something incredible and touching to many who interact with your video games. Like the comments before me, Flower and Journey were a huge inspiration to me and I cannot wait for what lies ahead. You guys are incredible, and each one of you deserves every bit of credit for your amazing achievement. Good luck and I look forward to the reveal!
May 27th, 2014 at 9:28 am
This is great news. The entire team deserve every cent they earn and the studio as a whole deserves every bit of success.
Your titles have touched many, and I'm proud to say I've been a fan since flOw arrived on my PS3 back in 2006. Of course, Journey has to be my favourite.
Looking forward to my next "Journey" from TGC!
May 27th, 2014 at 10:14 am
We love thatgamecompany – the new game please on PlayStation 4, too!
May 27th, 2014 at 10:15 am
Congrats! Keep up the amazing work!
May 27th, 2014 at 10:46 am
Congratulations! I am so excited, I can't wait to hear more about it!
May 27th, 2014 at 11:03 am
Journey was incredible hope next one will be too-get it on ps4 please
May 27th, 2014 at 12:31 pm
I only hope this will be on ps3 bought pack like 1 year ago Journey – awesome people story and music , flower – music moving pad to "move" , flow , intresting concept with evolove system , and minimalistic graphic
May 27th, 2014 at 1:06 pm
I really hope your next game will be available in PC !
I was never able to play Jounery or Flower, while I really want to play it !
May 27th, 2014 at 6:43 pm
Just please please please makeit playable on a ps3……… we love all of your games. No one else make games like these.
May 27th, 2014 at 7:12 pm
not support Chinese?OH NO
english NOooooooooooo
May 28th, 2014 at 8:18 am
Journey was an amazing experience. I played through it multiple times, each time it moved me so completely. Looking forward to the next game. Please make available on PS4.
May 28th, 2014 at 1:31 pm
I'm really glad you managed to start your next project! I've been following every game you guys made since Cloud, and i loved each and every one of them. Looking forward to it!
May 29th, 2014 at 1:48 am
May 29th, 2014 at 1:51 am
Xinghan eldest brother, does this mean that the new work you have acknowledged the risk investment? Look forward to!
May 30th, 2014 at 7:16 pm
Hooray! I'm very excited, this is great news! Congrats, and thank you for all of your work. Let me just say that it is developers like you that keep me inspired and motivated to become a game designer. Thanks for fueling my dream, I'm really looking forward to experiencing your next game!
May 31st, 2014 at 5:06 am
is going to be great if they make a journey 2
June 1st, 2014 at 10:34 am
I'm so ecstatic to hear this news. Flower really helped me through a rough time in my life. Until then I didn't even know a video game could make me feel like that. I know this may sound weird, but I learned a little about myself because of that game and to this day I'm a better person from it. I know that whatever you guys do next will be amazing. Good luck !! <3333
June 3rd, 2014 at 6:40 am
Congrats!! This is such good news, to us all
June 4th, 2014 at 2:26 pm
Congratulations. You're the best.
June 8th, 2014 at 2:46 am
I always say to my friends that you don't make games,you make experiences. I'm very excited for the next experience…
June 8th, 2014 at 1:29 pm
As a long time fan and lover of all of your works this brought a big smile to my face.
Journey is still my favourite gaming experience of all time, but let's hope that your next project will be equally if not more unique and beautiful.
I wish you all the best of luck!
June 11th, 2014 at 1:54 pm
Journey reallis is a piece of art, a master piece. It is not just a videogame, flower and flow are beautiful too. I can't wait for the next game. Journey changed my life, thanks for maiig this. I'll keep a copy of journey for the rest of my life and I won't get tired of its amazing soundtrack, thanks, thanks, thanks
June 12th, 2014 at 11:56 pm
Excellent news guys, way to go! Been looking forwards for ages. still can't go too long without playing Journey, start to finish. And I never struggle bumping into other people in the who clearly feel the same way. Congrats y'all! still some waiting to do but I'm pumped =)
June 14th, 2014 at 12:33 am
I still fire up Journey as a touchstone "place to go" where I can interact with strangers from around the world, free of the confines of gender, language, even time… it's a centre of calm in my daily maelstrom (and I'm a 48 year old male!)
I am disappointed to hear it's unlikely Journey will ever come to PS4 (the console I'm putting off buying til the inevitable bundles that should appear with Assassins Creed: Unity this November), but perhaps this new and much-anticipated exoerience will soften the loss…
June 14th, 2014 at 12:41 am
P.S. You guys really are missing out on some merchandising dollars for Journey stuff – let's just say that if there were good-quality business neckties, usefully-warm actual scarves, or other stuff like ponchos or cushion-covers – themed for either red or white-coats – my response would definitely be: just take my money!!
June 14th, 2014 at 12:54 am
Oooo! One more thing – nearly forgot: Journey Tarot!
By Crom, I'd buy that set in a heartbeat.
June 18th, 2014 at 1:59 pm
please , make journey's sequel
June 18th, 2014 at 2:08 pm
Ans Agarthan , they objective is to change human way of think , not sell thingies and toys
June 24th, 2014 at 12:07 am
I just played and finished Journey tonight. I was blown away. And I am still depressed it finished. What an incredible story. What an incredible interaction with another player. Before the last scene, the other player drew a heart in the snow and I'm sure we were both smiling and laughing. Thank you for such a wonderful experience.
June 29th, 2014 at 10:48 am
I hope you make a sequel to journey, because I fell in love with that game and have almost 100% in trophies. Right now my heart begs to play it, I've played with some amazing people who have given me an amazing and different experience each time I play online. Thank you for an heart touching game.
June 30th, 2014 at 10:28 am
July 3rd, 2014 at 9:45 pm
Whatever you make I'll buy. Been a fan since Flow on the PSP.Good luck! Hope you reach a wider audience now!
July 11th, 2014 at 8:34 am
ok , maybe i need to wait 2 months to new news.
July 16th, 2014 at 9:27 am
Great Game guys!
July 18th, 2014 at 9:05 pm
I am hoping we will see it on PS4 as well. Let's hope we won't have a long wait.
July 22nd, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Whatever it is..Don't forget the Wii U this time
July 22nd, 2014 at 6:47 pm
I'm not one to spam or anything but I just read this kid's story and I don't have the money to donate so I feel like I should at least pass it around.. gofundme.com/Genapex
July 23rd, 2014 at 1:48 pm
Journey was the best and when I heard That Game Company was defunct I cried inside. I love your game concepts and am so happy you are back! May you be stronger than ever and give obnoxious EA a run for their money!
July 24th, 2014 at 1:42 pm
If you re not doing the next game journey sequel , make something about stars:)
July 29th, 2014 at 9:49 am
We were never defunct. Right after Journey was finished, we started work on our current game and as such, we've been working on it for over two years now.
We hope that you'll play and enjoy our next game!
August 4th, 2014 at 9:53 am
Thats Great News!! i love Journey game, is my favorite! i hope you can make a sequel or another Journey! Please i beg and i will buy it no matter the price XD. My best wishes for you!
You guys make games that reach the heart.
September 12th, 2014 at 5:46 am
I got a PS3 purely to play Thatgamecompany games. But of course these aren't really games so much as a new art form. TGC, your work means so much to so many people. You're doing something no one has ever done before. Thank you, guys. What beautiful experiences you've already given us. And I can't wait to experience the next one.
November 21st, 2014 at 3:38 am
Make game, which will looks like a cross over with Katamari series and Journey
December 15th, 2014 at 10:44 am
I can't wait for it! =D
I've read you are not whith Sony now, so I hope your next game will be on PC.
I wish you goog luck, still being so great!
March 11th, 2015 at 4:42 pm
I'm I the only one but…. I cried at the of Journey. I know its a bit intense but… yes, I did.
July 26th, 2015 at 12:42 pm
I would like to thank for your difrent games so smooth for heart and soul I like all but I have 42 years old and I dont have shame to say that journey was the first game that made me cry in the end. storng emotion awating for the new game
(excuse my bad englis Im brazillian)
July 26th, 2015 at 1:34 pm
i, and many people i know loved your use of hooded figures it gives a sense of mystery and connectedness to the character, i hope there is more hooded characters or mysterious characters in the next game!
November 28th, 2015 at 6:07 pm
November 28th, 2015 at 6:20 pm
I also played all of your minigames multiple times, I beat Flower, played flOw for about 3 hours a day for a week or so, and I beat Journey 7 times, got the white robe, achieved all the achievements, and spread word about this game to all of my friends for a whole year. I am extremely pleased about everything that you've done with your company… all the hearts and minds you've touched, lives you've changed. Very well done.
Also…. I need a new scarf for when it gets cold. Got any partners in mind?
(I would buy 4 scarves for my best buddies and myself, even at $20/each)
January 19th, 2016 at 10:40 am
Guys! Any news for us about the new game?!
Journey was the most amazing game I have ever seen, and I'm so sad that I was not able to play it (I don't have a playstation) but still watched the playthrough 2 times. I always come back here looking for news…please, talk to us! haha
And for the love of god, make it run on PC!
June 1st, 2016 at 1:12 am
I dearly hope you are working on a psvr game. Journey would be incredible in vr.
August 23rd, 2016 at 7:56 am
How amazing that you guys came up with such a beautiful game, you have actually managed to make a 40 year old fart like me unexpectedly cry when I reached the end… I loved every aspect of the game, especially the beautiful graphics and details which together with the amazing music created an incredible atmosphere. The unusual anonymous coop-concept that forces/enables players to communicate beyond language barriers and cooperate positively without prejudice is what made this game my all time favourite. In short, this game brings out the best in people and helps you restore your faith in humanity a bit…
I could go on and on with what I love about this game, but you guys simply nailed it with Journey and I can't wait for the next game to arrive.


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This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The objective of the study was to examine whether reasons to adopt vegetarian lifestyle differ significantly among generations. Using a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), we identified that 4% of the participants were vegans, 25% lacto-ovo-vegetarians, 4% pesco-vegetarians and 67% non-vegetarian. Younger people significantly agreed more with the moral reason and with the environmental reason. People ages 41–60 significantly agreed more with the health reason. There are significant differences across generations as to why people choose to live a vegetarian lifestyle.
A vegetarian diet is defined as a diet "consisting wholly of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy products" [
Different vegetarian diet variations are chosen for different reasons depending on age, gender, religion, educational level and overall perceived health beliefs. A study publish in 1992 found that the highest number of vegetarians, 46 percent, chose a vegetarian diet for health reasons, 15 percent chose to be a vegetarian for animal rights reasons, 12 percent for friend/family influence, 5 percent for ethical reasons, 4 percent for environmental issues and 18 percent indicated other reasons [
A study conducted in the Netherlands researched the attitudes towards food and health among adults. The results showed that vegetarians had smaller households, higher education levels, higher socioeconomic status, lived in more urbanized residential areas; tended to agree that product information, specialty shops, health and ecological products, and social relationships were important, and were more 'health-occupied' than the meat eaters [
There has been an increase in the interest and popularity of the vegetarian lifestyle overtime. According to a research conducted by the Vegetarian Resource Group, in 1994 approximately 1% of U.S. population could be considered vegetarian; 2.5% in 2000; 2.8% in 2003 and 2.3%, which represents about 7 million people, by 2006 [
Although there has been increased interest in the vegetarian lifestyle overtime, it is not clear what the main reasons are as to why people adopt this lifestyle. The focus in this report is to examine the beliefs and attitudes towards a vegetarian lifestyle across generations and to report on a theoretical model of the relationships between attitude, beliefs, knowledge and misconception concerning vegetarian lifestyles.
This cross-sectional, observational study was completed at Andrews University which is a Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) institution of higher learning. SDA represent a unique population known for their wide range of dietary habits. This conservative religious group prohibits the use of alcohol, tobacco, and pork and recommends that members adhere to lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet [
Each participant was asked to complete a four-page Lifestyle Practices Survey which consisted of four parts. Section one had 11 basic census questions (gender, ethnicity, marital status, education, occupation, age,
Selected questions used to assess nutritional knowledge, health food beliefs, attitudes toward vegetarian lifestyle and nutritional misconceptions.
|It is healthy to eat a handful of nuts daily
|Flaxseeds and fish are good sources of omega-3 fatty acids
|There are water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins
|"Organic foods" are better for your health because they contain more vitamins, minerals and other important nutrients
|"Health foods" give people more energy than "regular foods"
|Vegan lifestyle is extreme
|Being vegetarian is too complicated in today's society
|Vegetarian lifestyle is the healthiest option we have
|Being vegetarian is cool
|To be vegetarian you must have a strong personality
|Today foods have so many vitamins added that people don't have to worry about their nutrition
|As long as appropriate weight is maintained a person doesn't have to worry about nutrition
Data were analyzed using One-Way-ANOVA, Pearson correlation and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) [
Overall there were 609 participants who completed the survey. Descriptive data are shown in
Selected characteristics of the study population (
|SD stands for Standard deviation; BMI stands for Body Mass Index
|The percentages in the columns do not add up to 100% because of missing data.
|Gender (%,
|35.3 (215)
|64.7 (394)
|Age (years; mean, SD)
|32.0 (17.4)
|30.6 (17.3)
|BMI (kg/m2; mean, SD)
|25.0 (4.8)
|24.4 (5.7)
|Seventh-day Adventist (%,
|74.9 (161)
|81.7 (322)
|49.3 (106)
|51.0 (201)
|African American
|18.6 (40)
|17.3 (68)
|12.1 (26)
|11.4 (45)
|9.3 (20)
|6.3 (25)
|62.3 (134)
|65.2 (257)
|29.8 (64)
|24.4 (96)
|74.4 (160)
|63.5 (250)
|20.9 (45)
|27.4 (108)
|2.3 (5)
|4.3 (17)
|2.3 (5)
|4.8 (19)
The lifespan of a generation is not clearly defined. Depending on the cultural norms for marrying age it is generally 20 to 30 years per generation. The age distribution of the population did create four clusters of similar age groups, however, with not very clearly defined beginnings and ends. We have done several statistical analyses defining generation between 20 to 25 years. They all provided somewhat similar results, therefore we are reporting the results using following generational categories: 11–20 years, 21–40 years, 41–60 years, and 61 and older. We asked four questions concerning reasons why they choose a vegetarian lifestyle—the moral reason (it is wrong to kill animals), the health reason (vegetarians live longer and are less sick), the environmental reason (vegetarian lifestyle is much more protective against the environment) and (because 80% of our respondents were Seventh-day Adventists) the faith reason (being vegetarian is part of Adventist lifestyle). The results (
Distribution of attitudes concerning different reasons to be vegetarian across generations.
Previous studies raised concerns that self-defined vegetarian status can be an unreliable indicator of true dietary preferences [
|Self-defined status
|Verified status
|The bold underlined numbers indicate numbers and percentages of participants who were able correctly identify their vegetarian status
|Non-vegetarian (
|0 (0)
|0 (0)
|4 (2.8)
|5 (2.2)
|1 (0.7)
|2 (0.9)
|Pesco-vegetarian (
|0 (0)
|0 (0)
|0 (0)
|5 (14.7)
|10 (83.3)
|18 (52.9)
|Lacto-ovo-vegetarian (
|1 (2.0)
|3 (3.0)
|1 (2.0)
|4 (4.0)
|9 (18.0)
|11 (10.9)
|Vegan (
|2 (28.6)
|15 (48.4)
|1 (14.3)
|0 (0)
|0 (0)
|1 (3.2)
This study examined the way underlying health concepts could explain why people chose vegetarian lifestyle using the SEM statistical method. SEM is a powerful multivariate statistical method being used in social sciences, and with increasing frequency in health behavior research. SEM examines underlying relationships among variables in the model and helps to explain social or behavioral phenomena [
The hypothesized model was assessed by AMOS version 7.0 using the maximum likelihood method. The model was evaluated by four fit measures:
Findings support model that suggests that the
The data presented in this paper indicate that there are significant differences across generations as to why people choose to live a vegetarian lifestyle. Young people under the age of 20 seem to choose vegetarian lifestyle for moral and environmental reasons, while the middle age group of people between ages 41 to 60 seem to choose this lifestyle for health reasons. This trend seems understandable, given the wealth of publications documenting the health benefits of vegetarian and low-meat diets [
Structural Equation Modeling testing a theoretical model of the relationship between attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and misconceptions concerning vegetarian lifestyles.
Several potential limitations to this study should be considered. This is a population-based cross-sectional study, which included both genders and all age groups. The study was conducted on a campus of a American private university which may limit the generalizibility of the results. Although the sample size of the population was large enough, some groups such as the over sixty or vegans were underrepresented so the results should be interpreted with caution. Although SEM is a sophisticated analytic tool for testing theoretical models in behavioral or social science, the analyses are correlational which makes it difficult to establish causality. Because the isolation of variables in the model are impossible, all models must be looked at only as estimation of reality [
There are significant differences across some generations as to why people choose to live a vegetarian lifestyle. Younger people seem to be motivated by moral and environmental reasons, while those who are middle-aged seem to be motivated by health reasons. In our study, the non-vegetarians and lacto-ovo-vegetarians had the least difficulty correctly identify their vegetarian status. In our population the positive attitude toward vegetarian lifestyle is more knowledge based (supported by scientific information and facts) instead of just being fostered by some traditional nutritional beliefs or misconceptions (based on popular ideas and folkloristic practices).
We would like to express our gratitude to the many students their parents and grandparents who participated in this research. Thanks to Alice C. Williams, Marcia A. Kilsby and Carolyn J. Baltazar for their technical assistance.


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Bob Christ's breakdown of Thursday Pro Football Week 16
December 22, 2011 6:50 AM
by Bob Christ
PRO FOOTBALL THURSDAY, Dec. 22
Only a week ago, the matchup between the Texans and Colts in Indianapolis had the look of yet another Thursday night lock. It was going to be an opportunity to take a substantial underdog against a Houston squad starting a rookie QB – 24-year-old T.J. Yates.
As Lee Corso would say: Not so fast, my friend.
As mentioned in last week's comments about the Thursday Jacksonville-at-Atlanta game, first-year QBs often are overmatched in games when they have only three-days' preparation time, which was the predicament facing the Jaguars' Blaine Gabbert vs. the Falcons. Jacksonville fell behind 41-0 before Atlanta lost interest.
However, with the point spread for Thursday night artificially low thanks to last week's home loss by Houston to Carolina, and after Indy finally got its first victory, it might not be such a good idea to automatically go against the first-year QB.
Anyway, here's a closer look at the game:
Houston (10-4) at Indianapolis (1-13)
Time: 5:20 p.m. PT
Line: Texans by 5.5 (40)
Facts: Since 2000, the aforementioned eight rookie QBs on extra-short rest have gone 1-7 (2-6 ATS) in Thursday games. The lone win came in 2009 when Mark Sanchez, who was 7-for-15 for 104 yards, and the Jets beat Buffalo 19-13. In those eight games, the rookies had a cumulative three TD throws and 12 INTs. Their teams scored a norm of 10.5 points. … The Texans' defense, which has dropped to No. 2 this week, was without coordinator Wade Phillips in a 28-13 loss to Carolina (surgery) and probably will be so Thursday.
Analysis: A key reason Sanchez was able to win on short prep time when others failed was because he was shielded by a running game that finished tops in the league and totaled 249 yards vs. the Bills. Houston has the league's second-best ground game this season and likely won't have a minus-3 turnover differential again like it did against the Panthers. And besides, Indy already is 0-3 ATS vs. rookie QBs this year.
Forecast: Texans 28, Colts 20
Last week: 6-9-1 vs. spread; 6-10 straight up
Season total: 114-101-8 (.530) vs. spread; 131-92 (.590) straight up


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text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The S&P 500 made fresh all-time highs as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors that the Fed would continue to support the economy.Thursday's action saw both eBay ( EBAY) and Intel ( INTC) trading lower from poor earnings results. It didn't get any easier for the tech sector as both Google ( GOOG) and Microsoft ( MSFT) missed top- and bottom-line estimates. Google missed top-line estimates for the seventh quarter in the row, as higher tax rates and expenses plagued its earnings per share. On CNBC's "Fast Money" TV show, Karen Finerman said because of those factors, the miss looks worse than it actually is. However, she did note that the lower cost-per-clicks reported was pretty troubling. She said she was long the stock and would probably look to add more, although likely not Friday. Guy Adami said that when Google was making its push higher, $850 was seen as a level of resistance; that has since turned to support. Although he doesn't expect the stock to get that low, it is a good reference point for traders to get out of a long position if it fails to hold. Brian Kelly noted that we're starting to see a lot of companies missing top-line estimates, which means companies are failing to grow. This is troubling because the market has already started to price in revenue and earnings growth of 4%-6% and that's simply not happening. Dan Nathan added that Google tends to be volatile around earnings, citing that the company doesn't provide a whole lot of guidance for investors and traders. The show's host, Melissa Lee, added that Google has moved up 20% since its last earnings report back in April. On Microsoft, the crew talked to Dan Niles, co-CIO of Alpha One Capital Partners, who noted that it's the fourth top-line miss in the past five earnings reports for the company, with slumping PC sales continuing to plague results. He also said the company missed revenue estimates for all five of its major business segments. "Shame on you" if investors didn't take any money off the table with the stock up over 30% year to date, Nathan said. He added the Surface tablet has been an absolute disaster and the cloud is "so necessary" for Microsoft to get right.