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The Small Business Administration (SBA) website at sba.gov is a great business resource for information to help create business success for Entrepreneurs and Small Business owners not only here in the US, but abroad as well.
One of the drawbacks is the sheer volume of information out on their site, so I have decided to cull through it all to find the best of what's available and then present a series of posts here on my blog with the consolidated info.
I am planning on doing a couple of posts every week for a while with the business resources that I find and maybe I'll even put together some series' when I find a set of closely related information.
I'm starting out today with with some basics on marketing – we'll start with Marketing 101.
For Small Businesses Target Marketing is key, even if you think you have a larger marketing budget, if you aren't properly targeting your marketing you are wasting your money.
By concentrating your efforts on one or a few key market segments, you'll reap the most from small investments. There are two methods used to segment a market:
Geographical segmentation: Specializing in serving the needs of customers in a particular geographical area.
Customer segmentation: Identifying those people most likely to buy the product or service and targeting those groups.
Other keys to successful marketing of your products and services include:
- Conducting Market Research – Successful marketing requires timely and relevant market information. An inexpensive research program, based upon surveys or questionnaires given to current or prospective customers, can often uncover either current dissatisfaction or possible new products or services that your chosen market niche wants or needs.
- Creating a Marketing Strategy – Identifying customer groups which your business can better serve than your competitors, and tailored product offerings, prices, distribution, promotional efforts and services toward those market segments. Having a good strategy helps your business focus on the specific market niche or sub-niche you can serve best. Ideally, your strategy should address unmet customer needs that offer adequate potential profitability.
And every marketing campaign contains these four key components:
- Products and Services – Product strategies include concentrating on a narrow product line, developing a highly specialized product or service or providing a product-service package containing unusually high-quality service.
- Promotion – Promotion strategies focus on advertising and direct customer interaction. Good salesmanship is essential for small businesses because of their limited advertising budgets. Online marketing is a cheap, quick, and easy way to ensure that your business and product receive high visibility.
- Price – When it comes to maximizing total revenue, the right price is crucial. Generally, higher prices mean lower volume and vice-versa; however, small businesses can often command higher prices because of their personalized service.
- Distribution – The manufacturer and wholesaler must decide how to distribute their products. Working through established distributors or manufacturers' agents is generally easiest for small manufacturers. Small retailers should consider cost and traffic flow in site selection, especially since advertising and rent can be reciprocal: a low-cost, low-traffic location means spending more on advertising to build traffic.
For more details, you can see the whole article here.
Now while of course marketing is a critical business skill, it is just one of many that you need to master in order to own a successful business. Keep coming back to check out future posts about those other critical skills.
Please post a comment below to let me know which business skills you would like to get more details on for your business or based upon past experience you think are most important for other entrepreneurs and small business owners to master.
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The Greatest Gift
The Greatest Gift (as written about in Tabletop) is a card game about figuring out what the other players would most like out of real life, and offering these things as gifts. Players score when their offered gifts are chosen above the others.
The Greatest Gift is interesting and fun because...
· In order to advance, players must give the best gifts to each other.
· Learn that some players genuinely would rather have a pair of roller skates than their very own island.
· "Promise" cards prompt players to interact in entertaining or emotional ways that extend beyond the borders of normal games.
· Players get to learn the values of their friends in difficult or moral decisions.
· Many cards tailored towards sarcastic and humor-driven players.
Like Apples to Apples, but more fun! -- KublaCon game design contest judge.
Some gifts are materialistic:
· A Lifetime Spa Membership
· Your own Restaurant
· Pearls
Many are aspirational:
· Be a Black Belt
· Be Fluent in All Languages
· Be a World Renown Photographer
Others are selfless:
· World Peace
· Save a Life
· Institute a National No-Smoking Law
There are gifts that are extraordinary:
· Time Travel Machine
· Quadruple your Reading Speed
· Teleportation
· Read Minds
... And some are absolutely ridiculous:
· Hands the size of Large Frying Pans
· Tofu
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 License
Purchase from TheGameCrafter.com, or Download a .pdf of the rules and cardset.
Ray Mazza
Ray has degrees in physics, computer science, and entertainment technology. He enjoys writing, random skills (like shuffling a deck of cards with one hand), and long walks in game stores. If he can entertain and enlighten, he is a happy guy. Ray was last seen working as a lead designer on the hit videogame franchise The Sims.


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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Gifted Children and Sleep
There are various theories about this: the kids' brains don't really shut down, or they're just wired differently. While this can be a positive in families with two working parents (hey, more time together in the evenings!) it can be tough if the kid needs less sleep than the adults.
I'm curious if parents who read this blog have found this trait in their own children, and how you've dealt with it. How do you figure out how much sleep your child needs? How do you stay sane if your 3-year-old likes to go to bed at 10pm?
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- Lisa said...
We used to have a problem with DS9. We would put him to bed at an "appropriate" time (so he'd get his 10 hours -- he routinely awakens at 6 a.m., so that meant 8 p.m.).
He would lie in bed for hours, thinking and worrying. He'd call me into his room repeatedly because he was worried about one thing or another. He just could not get his brain to shut down.
Finally, I started letting him read in bed at night until he was tired enough just to go to sleep. Usually that gets him sleepy enough to drop off at 9 or shortly after.
It has to be gentle reading, though. Nothing too upsetting. He's read The Secret Garden about 10 times now!
- Annie said...
I agree with Lisa.
My eight year old has never needed sleep. As an infant, a 15 minute "power nap" in the car was enough to take him till bedtime. Even then, he screamed every night for 20 minutes after we put him in bed because he didn't want to miss out on anything for the first four years of his life.
At that point, we discovered reading. Now, he reads till he falls asleep. Even with that, we sometimes have a fight over turning off the lights at 11.
Our main goal is just to get and keep him in bed at a reasonable hour. We have no illusions about getting him to actually sleep.
- Gramatrick said...
No, all through elementary school I found that my son needed more than the average amount of sleep. And he was an early (6 am) riser, so that meant an 8 pm bedtime. With this child, if he didn't eat (protein) at regular intervals or sleep enough, he had real difficulty handling his emotions -- much more likely to break down in stressful situations. And as he has a strong perfectionist streak, he was constantly creating stressful situations for himself.
Now, in middle school, he has found a more even place and abandoned some of that perfectionism, anxiety and tension that used to plague him. As a consequence, we can be somewhat looser with bed times and allow him later nights, especially on the weekends.
Even for him now, though, it's usually lights out at 8:30pm. Perhaps because he's physically active most days, he is usually asleep by 9. Some of his peers are up until 10pm doing homework, but that would be a disaster for him. He's up so early that he can finish his work in the morning if need be.
Brother has a different natural rhythm and is not a "morning" person. He also can get by on a little less sleep. I just think every child is different, and I'm not sure there's a correlation with giftedness and your natural sleep rhythms.
- James, Amelia, Ashley, Paige, and Michael said...
We do a similar thing with our 6 year old, who has never needed as much sleep as is recommended. She is supposed to be in bed by 8, but listens to audio books until she falls asleep (around 10, normally).
- Cheryl said...
I can relate to Lisa's story. I don't know if it's true that my son needs less sleep, but it's definitely true that he can't turn his brain off and get to sleep at night. He just turned 10, gets up at 6, and has trouble going to sleep before 10. He doesn't seem to get too tired, though.
I used to be the same way as a kid--just too hard to turn the brain off at night, so I'd sneak a flashlight under the covers and read. In fact, I'm that way as an adult. :)
- Mama Bear said...
Dr. James Webb, founder of SENGifted and author of Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults, says the sleep issue cuts both ways - some gifted kids need a lot of sleep and some need little.
We found that to be true with our two gifted kids.
My daughter needs 9 hours of sleep and will usually head to bed between 8:30 and 9:30, reading a little before turning off the lights. She and all her friends know that she'll turn into a bi*!h if she doesn't get her sleep. (They congratulated her on being able to stay up until 1:00 on prom night without getting mean.)
Note to Gramatick: she also has reactive hypoglycemia, which requires protein at frequent intervals. Dr. Webb talks about this, too, and thinks it's because gifted kids' brains consume more glucose.
My son, on the other hand, doesn't need much sleep and would be the Energizer bunny if we hadn't figured out that we have to eliminate all stimulation. About 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime, I start turning out lights, turning down the TV volume, etc.
Both kids are in college now and go to bed before their friends but also get up hours before their friends do on the weekends. In fact, they complain that weekend mornings are boring. But they have learned to manage their sleep habits and realize the value of a regular bedtime.
- SwitchedOnMom said...
I always tell frazzled parents with babies who won't sleep that it's a sign of intelligence. Makes them feel better ;-)
But in our case my kids did in fact seem to need less sleep. How did we deal? We co-slept. Every sleeping person to sleeping surface permutation imaginable. And we didn't really enforce a bed time. Result: we have never had any bedtime battles or sleep issues. They go to be when they are tired End of story.
My older PG DD7 does not need much sleep and fights to go to sleep. Reading definitely helps and she does it every night. If she has had a particularly interesting day, she will talk all night in her sleep. :-) In spite of that, she will wake up rested.
My younger PG DD5, knows her body like the clock it is. She will go to bed by herself when she needs to, wake up on time without an alarm, eat at regular times and gives herself 9-10 hours of sleep. I like to think that she can control her own body and mind better than my older one.
- The Princess Mom said...
It's really not very helpful for parents of gifted kids to pay attention to what the average child needs with regards to anything--sleep, screen time, milestones, number of scheduled activities, etc. etc. Our kids are outliers.
From the time my son was born he didn't sleep much. He was never a big napper and didn't sleep through the night until he was at least 3 years old. Even then he would wake up and crawl into my bed (at least he didn't wake me up).
He is now 9 and no matter what time he gets to bed he is up at 6. I try to have him in bed by 8:30, but it takes him a while to fall asleep. He also worries a lot at bedtime.
- Kevin said...
Our son slept poorly as an infant and gave up naps early, but now as a 13-year-old needs 9 hours a night. He also needs to eat small amounts 5-6 times a day.
He gets extremely irritable and unable to work when he hasn't slept or eaten enough.
My PG 5yo needs 11 hours of sleep per night, or he is a bear. As an infant and toddler, he was a terrible napper, but he always slept well at night.
Child number 1 (MG maybe HG) needed less sleep than normal as an infant and used to get up at 4.30 am....This gradually pushed out and now at 7 years she sleeps 10.5 hours like a log, and gets up at 7am.
Child number 2 (HG) has always slept a bit less than normal, also used to get up at 4.30am but unfortunately has extended this out no further than 5.30 or 6am.
Their dad is an early riser and I'm lucky he's prepared to parent them at these unearthly hours!
- LimeGreen said...
Our 9 year old son NEVER sleeps in.....even if he is up to 11 pm on a rare occasion.......he will still be up at 5-5:30 in the morning. He will be up, but not rested. He says he just can't sleep in. Normally, we try to get him in bed reading by 8pm, try to get him exercise, but if he does any evening activity, he really has trouble settling. If there is any kind of special event the next day, he will be up really really early.
I have a 2 year old, and he hasn't been assessed formally as "gifted," but based on various milestones (knowing colors, letters, vocabulary etc.), we think he might be. He gets 8 hours at night plus a 2 hour nap at preschool, and he seems totally rested. I've been concerned that this isn't "normal" until I read about gifted children. Did any of your toddlers sleep that little at night when they were age 2?
I am a gifted teenager and I have had an "odd" sleep schedule as early as 4th grade. When your mind goes a million miles an hour all day-all night-no bed time, no "lights out" nor technology pull can stop the whirling. Sometimes staying up until 3 on a school night is the only way to get everything done. When I go to bed at the respectable time, I find myself stressed and worried-wondering if I missed out on something, wondering if I forgot to do something-and wondering what I could have spent that time doing. Parents cannot always expect for a child to keep to a certain bedtime. Gifted children know themselves better than anyone else. We know our limitations-our patterns and yes, even the risks we take. I sleep when I am tired--when I have finished what is on my mind. I wind down at night in prayer or with music or a book - even talking to a friend can calm my mind. No matter what the journals or the studies say, sleep is personal, and most "night owls" understand what they are doing. You cannot blame it on yourself for not setting a time. You cannot blame yourself for why they don't sleep enough. It is normal and when they get older-they will find out it isn't that irregular. Encourage your child to sleep when they are tired but also let them know that you support their work ethic. Let them know that you know they have different needs. It is easy to feel alone when you are suddenly thrown a bedtime at and you are forced to revise lifelong habits. If you are truly worried about their sleeping-chances are they know why and they might even be worried about it too. Don't try to pounce change on a gifted child. Trust me, it won't work.
I'm gifted and I have a bed time at 9. I find myself goin to bed at ten some nights though.
Just found your blog and am 2 years late to this discussion...I have a son who, as a baby, never really napped regularly or to the extent that my friends's babies did...in preschool he was literally the only one in his school's aftercare, and then still begged to go to the playground when we picked him up at 5. I always wondered if this was normal, as friends said their kids would konk out after school let out at 2:30. At ages 5-7 he slept 10 hours and that was good...he just turned 8 and for the last couple of months has only been sleeping 9 hours/night, less on weekends (he never sleeps in). I asked his pediatrician about this and she said he should sleep 10-11 hours but, honestly, I don't know how to "make" him. He is VERY physically active and has very long days, and we thought this would tire him out, We've bought dark curtains for his room and always end his evenings with a story, relaxing music and snuggling. As he said to me when he was 5, "My body is telling me to move, move, move! I have to listen to my body!" I am thinking that as long as he is still alert and happy during the day, then we just let him be.
- Heather Holme said...
This was our fix:
We have two gifted daughters, 3 1/2 and 4 1/2. The problem with over active brains is no joke. It has taken me about 4 years of reward systems, punishments, changing rules, changing bedtimes, trying different routines, etc to finally crack the case.
The key is not to try to get them to sleep rather to get them to relax! What we do is whisper story time. They each pick a book and the adult picks a book that they know very well. For story time to begin, they need to be laying on their pillows in bed. Not sitting on laps, chairs, cuddled in a non-sleeping position etc. The first book they may ask questions and interact a little but after that they need to just listen. When we read these stories to them, we whisper in a clam slow tone. No character voices, or silliness. The third story is the one that the adult pick. If there are pictures we hold the book so they can't see them or we pick a book without many pictures at all. We also pick something they know well so that they don't try to stay up to hear the end.
They have sleeping reward charts and every night that they go to sleep during story time, they get an extra sticker on their chart.
after about 6 months of this method we don't even need the charts any more. They fall asleep during story time 99.9% of the time.
For their entire lives, they wouldn't be able to fall asleep until 9:30-11:00 even though I would get them in bed before 8. Now they are in bed ASLEEP between 7:30-8:00 every single night.
There's a new found peace in my house and head.
Hope this is helpful!
Hang in there!!!!!!
I have a three and a half year old daughter who is just not a good sleeper and never has been. Attempts to wear her out ususally mean I am exhausted and she is happily content!
We have started synthetic Melatonin per beahaviourists advice. (She has a few behavioural issues too which we are struggling with). She now is relaxed and goes to sleep OK but it still up 2/3 times a night. I am now so tired I don't know what way is up most days. suggestions have been ribbon on door to remind her its time to stay in bed, failing that a safety gate so door open but can't actually get out without effort. Knowing her aptitude to thwart attempts to try and move her towards conforming to anything. Anyone else had same issue have any tips? We would be most grateful. thx claire
I am so happy to have found this website!! Although my child has not been labeled gifted yet by his school. I know for sure that he is! He can not shut off his brain at night and is constantly thinking! He has so much trouble getting to sleep and staying asleep. Hearing all your comments has been comforting to me! He also has to eat more small meals to get through the day.
I couldn't agree with you more. Our 6 year old has always needed more sleep, and nothing I do will get him too sleep beyond 7am, but it's usually 6, wanting the day to start. Thus we now get him on bed for 5:30-6pm. I also don't think there is a strict correlation between gifted and sleep, once I read 20% of gifted children need less sleep and 20% need more, well that would make a normal bell curve. :-)
I have both my kids always wanting less sleep tgan us. Its hard, but I let them be. Most if the time letting them read books or reading to them helps. But they have always slept 2-3 hours less than average.
I have always tried to keep my kids on a set sleeping schedule but at around a year and a half my little one stopped taking naps and never wanted to sleep. Recently, at 2 1/2, it has gotten to the point that she sleeps between 4-9 hours a night, still without a nap during the day. It is exhausting at times since my husband and I both work. I have consulted with her doctor who says that, "some children just don't need as much sleep." I was told by a friend, who is a science teacher, that sometimes lack of sleep can be a marker for higher intelligence. I have just started to research this and she is only two so not sure how to tell. But glad to find it seems pretty common in little ones.
My 9 yr old gifted daughter never took naps after the first month of her life. getting her to sleep at night was exhausting. I could rock her to sleep one night, the next night she would refuse to be rocked. I could sing a song that put her to sleep and the next night she would throw a fit if I tried to sing the same song that she knew put her out the night before. She did not attempt to talk until she was a year old, but let us know things. Then suddenly one day she started talking using words we had to look up in the dictionary at times. We got so desperate on getting her to bed we tried melatonin. It worked 3 nights, then it stopped working. Some days she refuses to go to school, says her head hurts but seems fine after she would be counted absent anyway. They give the new work out on Monday and she knows it so she sees no point in going the other days until Friday for tests. She refuses to practice on her math. She keeps a B in math and 100 averages in all other subjects. She will not read a book she's read before. She was 2 years old when she told me one day she could read. I thought she had memorized the book. I made her read it backwards and she did with no problem. It's difficult to get her to shut down, when it takes something that didn't work before. Sometimes we find her awake at 1 or later on school nights. This works out fine for her for days she wants to go to school. If something special is going on, or it's Monday or Friday. Tue-Thur she says she's tired and sick. Asks why she has to go when they are just doing the same thing over and over.
- Anna Murphy-Moore said...
Thanks for this comment. What age were you able to start this with your kids? I've been trying a similar technique with my 17 month old and I just can't get him to stay laying down on the bed for longer than a minute. I'm wondering if it is too much to expect at this point. Thanks.


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October 2004 - Bridal manniqun model for Enstyle Wedding Designs at the Blissful Bridal Affair located at the Double Tree Hotel in Rockville, MD.
October 2004 - Runway and manniqun modeling shows at the Black and Beautiful Bridal Show located in the Holiday Inn, Silver Spring for Wedding Dreams Productions.
January 2005 - David's Bridal runway show for The Baltimore Bridal Showcase held at Martins West Catering.
January 2005 - David's Bridal runway show for The Baltimore Bridal Showcase held at the Raddison Hotel in Annapolis.
January 2006 - David's Bridal runway show for The Baltimore Bridal Showcase held at the Sheraton Hotel in Columbia.
January 2006 - Formal runway bridal and fashion show located in the Turf Valley Resort.
March 2006 - Bridal runway show at the Ft. Detrick Holiday Inn Bridal show for TLC Bridal Boutique.
Hair Modeling
Spring of 1994 - Hair model for Stephanie Brown at Avenue West Salon.
November 2003 - Hair model for Goldwell, Artist Miguel Scheider, participated in Oxyde Povera theamed show.
Print Work
April 1994 - Hair model photo shoot, photos published in Avenue West Hairstyles Book.
Winter of 1996 - Model photo shoot at Frostburg State University for an Electrical Engineering Pamphlet. Photos are also featured in several campus posters..
Fall of 2000 - Model photo shoot for the Cypress Moon Inn in Kitty Hawk, NC for a East Cost Travel Magizine published in April of 2001.
March 2004 - Photo shoot with Jamie Turner to advertise the provided bridal gowns for Chic Boutique.
Spring 2005 - Advertisement in The Maryland Knot Magizine, and the Perfect Wedding Guide for Pinky's Bridal.
December 2006 - Featured as the Jet Magazine Beauty of the week in the Dream Girls December 25 - January 1 Double Issue. Photo taken by Phil Collins.
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July 2004 - Fashion photo shoot with Christopher Marcel Photography.
September 2004 - Fashion photo shoot with Christopher Marcel Photography.
2005 - Photo Shoot with Bill Brittan.
March 2005 - Photo Shoot with Nerissa Miller.
Television Apperances
February 2005 - As an introduction to the Baltimore Bridal Show at the Balitmore Convention Center, I was featured as a bridal model for Pinky's Bridal on the Fox 45 morning news show. As I modeled the gown, Sandy from the Apprentice commentated on the dress.
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Single for Lily-mae going for Christmas number one spot
THE DRIVE by Drogheda man Paul Hayes to have the charity single ' Tiny Dancer' as the Christmas No 1 received its best endorsement yet last week when singing superstar Elton John tweeted his support urging everyone to buy it!
The single, which can be bought in CD World for €2 or on iTunes for €1, is raising money for Paul's four-year-old niece Lily-Mae Morrison, who has a rare form of childhood cancer called Neuroblastoma, which has a relapse rate of 70% in the first two years after treatment.
The single has already reached number one in the online charts after its release on Friday
Lily- Mae, whose parents Judith Sibley and Leighton Morrison are both dancers, is also a great little mover, and is undergoing surgery to remove a tumour this week, after receiving the good news the cancer in her bone marrow and on her bones is gone.
' There is a real chance of us getting this to the Christmas number one and raising the vital money needed to research this disease,' says Paul, who showed great dedication last week in being one of 12 locals who stripped off for a charity calendar to boost funds.
' There is no treatment in this country for relapse, however, there are cutting-edge trials available in Europe and America, but they cost in the region of €500,000, our target.'
The single has been for sale since Friday and is already on target to be a December number 1.
The cheeky calendar called ' Ship Street Uncovered' is available in the Barbican priced €10, and features all the actors from the popular play in various stages of tasteful undress!
' It was the idea of actress Anne Nolan, and we all had great fun making it, with photographer Eric O'Neill putting everyone at ease,' he laughs.
Other people who posed for the naughty calendar are Linda Kenny, Terrence O'Neill, Jenny Thompson, Denise Geraghty, Bianca Browne, Ann Collier, Paul, Colm McArdle, David Andrews, Michael Duffy and Ann Nolan.
' The single has received so much support all over Ireland, and to hear from Sir Elton was the icing on the cake, so we really hope people buy it is droves, and have a different number one in Ireland to the usual X Factor one.'
Tiny Dancer' is sung by a choir of 250 made up of people from all over Ireland plus Declan O'Rourke, Paddy Casey, Camille O'Sullivan, Mundy, Mickey Joe Harte, Tom Dunne, Mary Black, The Pale, John Spillane, Kila, and many more, and a very special guest singer, Lily-Mae's father, Leighton Morrison.
' To date we have raised over €120,000, which has all come from the generosity of people, so we would love one or two corporate sponsors to come on board,' adds Paul, who is the manager of the Barbican centre in Drogheda.
'You can help by buying the single or gifting it to someone else, otrdo a fundraising event like the many in Drogheda and around the country.'
Alternatively you can donate at: The Sunni Mae Trust, AIB, Dyer St, Drogheda Acc: 56935068 Sort: 932094.


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CHESHIRE-L ArchivesArchiver > CHESHIRE > 2003-01 > 1042838292
From: "NM152" <>
Subject: Re: [CHS] London Road in Leftwich
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 21:18:12 -0000
References: <000701c2be5b$28b38430$1c10a8c0@104nn01>
Dear Lila,
Yes, my husband can remember that area of London Road in the
1950's when he went to school.
No. 88 would have been situated on the same side as the old Northwich Union
Workhouse, but past the Railway Viaduct towards Danebridge, but not that far
They were terraced cottages (or town houses as we would call them today)
there were various "courts and passageways" between these terraced cottages.
We may have a photograph of the old London Road, I'll look for it during the
weekend and if I can find it I'll let you have a copy.
Just looked on the 1901 Census (which I have a microfiche copy) and found
the following
RG13/3341 Page 30, column 169
88 London Road, Northwich
Samuel DAVIES, Head, Married, aged 39 years,
Occupation: Iron Foundry Labourer, Born Northwich
Annie DAVIES, wife, aged 26 Born Northwich
and two children, aged 1 year & 2 years respectively
Hope this information may be of some help?
Best wishes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lila C Eubanks" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 7:03 PM
Subject: [CHS] London Road in Leftwich
> My ancestors lived at 88 London Road in Leftwich in 1879 and 1880 when
> had children born there. Can anyone give me a description of London Road
> and/or tell me any interesting history or tidbit about it. I would very
> much appreciate it.
> Lila
> ==== CHESHIRE Mailing List ====
> Cheshire County Record Office:
> http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff/home.htm
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By Alex Byington
Killeen Daily Herald
While he was happy that he could get back to work, Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Roy Miller was a little torn when he heard about the end of the NFL lockout.
"I had a bunch of mixed feelings because I really wasn't a part of that group of people that were (involved), I didn't know a lot and I just had a bunch of questions - kinda still do - and that's just the worst thing, just not knowing a bunch of stuff," said Miller, a former Shoemaker and University of Texas standout entering his third season with the Bucs.
"Not knowing what they signed, what was going to happen this week - it's really a lot to take in. We knew it was going to come but never anticipated it'd come without pretty much a heads-up."
On Monday, player representatives for the league's 32 teams approved the new collectively bargaining agreement unanimously to officially bring to an end the 136-day lockout, following approval by the owners last week. Preseason games are set to begin Aug. 11 with the regular season to start on time Sept. 8.
When news broke, many around the nation - players and fans alike - let out a giant sigh of relief upon hearing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell declare "football is back." Even though today was the first day teams were asking players to report, many showed up to team facilities Tuesday morning.
"Any time you can get back to what you love, that's a good sign. I'm just glad everything worked out," said San Francisco 49ers receiver and Harker Heights product Dominique Zeigler. "Not everybody got exactly what they wanted on either side, and that includes the fans who have been wanting this to be over. You're not going to get everything you want but you wanted to get as fair of a deal as you can, and I think it worked out for everybody."
Upon receiving the official confirmation from team representatives about mid-day, players across the nation were trying to coordinate travel plans to rejoin their respective teams.
Locally, Miller and Zeigler were joined by former Killeen and University of Oklahoma product Juaquin Iglesias in packing their bags and saying goodbye to loved ones.
"I was kind of prepared in the sense that I knew not to go plan anything," said Zeigler, who flew out of Austin on Tuesday in preparation for the 49ers' report date Thursday. "I just started washing my clothes, packing a couple of bags and cleaned up a couple things that needed to get done. Next thing you know, they called me with a plane ticket saying, 'Let's go.'"
The quick turnaround was especially hard on Miller, a married father of two young children.
"It puts the man of the house in a tough predicament," he said. "But you've got to have a great wife that can take care of all those things. I know Nikkie, she can take care of all that stuff and she makes it easy for me to just play football."
While many players like Miller became frustrated dealing with so much uncertainty and misinformation being tossed around during the longest work stoppage in NFL history, Zeigler - who has spent much of the lockout rehabbing a late-season knee injury - avoided the free-flowing reports all together.
"I don't really like getting into all the 'what-ifs' and what was going on in the TV or the newspapers," Zeigler said. "I heard we were getting unlocked, I heard we weren't. Pretty much until I got a phone call saying 'let's come to work,' I really didn't pay attention to any of it."
Another stressful part of the lockout for many of the players was the inability to deal directly with their team training staff and doctors.
The Indianapolis Colts' MVP quarterback Peyton Manning, one of the 10 named plaintiffs in the resolved antitrust lawsuit against the NFL, has been vocal about how the lockout has hindered his ability to recover from offseason surgery on his neck.
"Not having the opportunity to talk with them has been kind of weird, but you just learn to do a lot of stuff on your own," Miller said. "It's been an experience."
Contact Alex Byington at firstname.lastname@example.com or (254) 501-7566.


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04年前NekoAleu Yellow Cutie
Selling mine along with ALL of my other figures (left, that is.. sold about half now)
AUTHENTIC. Will ship internationally.
Please make me an offer. I really need to get rid of my figures fast!
Selling the set of 4 for usd25. Free international shipping.
06年前kilani Sayaka Rank
I caved in on the set too. I'm really happy it went on sale because I canceled it from HS a while ago and was regretting it, being able to pick it up for this price with my monthly orders is so nice ^__^ Miyuki is definitely the cutest from the set but my fav is Kona-chan.
You can suggest to split to me via PM mikaru if you want (for the club). I can't add it right away though >_<
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Find someone to split then? :-)
That price is very tempting though. Guess I'll order the set sooner or later... buuuut so much stuff in october already >_<
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GPE Commercial Advisors has secured the exclusive leasing assignment for a new office/medical project being developed by The Mahoney Group in one of Phoenix's highest-growth areas. The Mahoney Group, Arizona's largest independent Insurance agency, will be relocating one of their Phoenix offices to the new project. This new Class A building will be located on the… Read More →
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GPE Commercial Advisors welcomed Senior Vice President Alexandra Loye to its brokerage team on Wednesday. Loye brings more than five years of commercial real estate experience throughout the Metro Phoenix area. She specializes in seller, buyer and tenant representation for medical office and office users. Loye closely tracks the medical office and office market and… Read More →


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NFL 2012 Season — Week Four Recap
Philadelphia 19 — N.Y. Giants 17
Lawrence Tynes missed a 54-yard field goal with just 15 seconds remaining, and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants, 19-17, in Philadelphia on Sunday night. Trailing 17-16, quarterback Michael Vick and running back LeSean McCoy guided the Eagles into position for Alex Henery's go-ahead, 26-yard field goal with 1:49 left to play. New York (2-2) has now lost eight of its last nine meetings with Philadelphia (3-1).


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Field diary: A first-hand look at maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination in Cambodia
A woman in Prokeap village gets her vaccination during the tetanus immunization campaign
UNICEF Communication Officer, Carly Witheridge, recently visited neonatal tetanus elimination activities in Cambodia's Kampong Thom province. Below is her first-hand account.
By Carly Witheridge
PHNOM PENH, April 2011 – In 2005, around six per cent of newborn babies in Cambodia died from tetanus. While the number of deaths is sharply declining, several challenges must be addressed before Cambodia can reach its goal of eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus by 2012.
To understand the difficulties first hand, I accompanied a UNICEF Health Officer and local health centre staff to one of the country's high risk areas to see how supplementary campaign activities are hoping to take elimination efforts the extra mile.
Reaching the hard to reach
Deep inside Kampong Thom province in central Cambodia lies the scattered village of Prokeap. The village is so remote and hard to reach that routine vaccination outreach simply doesn't happen.
With limited access to information about health, most women in the village know little about the benefits of immunization, putting themselves and their babies at risk.
"Because they live in remote areas, there is less opportunity for villagers to get information about health", Thong Eng Chay explained, a nurse from the nearest health centre. "Villagers here know little about vaccines so they are often scared to have them".
Women in areas like this are instead being reached through targeted immunization campaigns, organized by the Ministry of Health, with support from UNICEF. The first round of the 2011 campaign took place in April and will be followed by two further rounds in May and November, aiming to provide the minimum coverage of protection to women and their babies in villages identified as "high risk"—villages in remote locations, with large mobile populations, minority groups, and a high proportion of home deliveries.
Women are more susceptible
The campaign targets women of childbearing age who are more susceptible to tetanus infection due to the high risks associated with childbirth.
In Cambodia, many women—especially those in remote areas—still give birth at home without assistance from a skilled birth attendant. This increases the risk of unclean delivery and improper umbilical cord care and can cause infection for both mothers and babies.
One woman we met in Prokeap village was eight months pregnant and told us about the difficulties she faced. She would like to deliver her baby at home in her village with a traditional birth attendant, but she works over three hours away on barely passable roads. She may be forced to deliver the baby alone with her husband.
"We are scared to deliver the baby on our own," she said, "but we have no other choice if we can't make it back to the village".
With few opportunities to earn a living locally, many women choose to work away from home and are forced to take huge risks when it comes to their health and the survival of their newborn babies.
A helping hand
Village Health Support Groups, made up of community volunteers, have been instrumental in mobilizing women and girls for the campaign. As members of the villages themselves, they know their communities well and go door to door to inform women and their families about the benefits of tetanus immunization.
On the morning of the campaign, the health volunteer in Prokeap village had gathered together a steady stream of women, who eagerly awaited their turn. One by one the immunization team vaccinated the women and marked down their vital statistics in their records. This information will feed into national statistics and will help to ensure their follow up in the next round.
To ensure no one was missed, we then accompanied the immunization team and health volunteer as they marched around the village, blurting out the campaign's messages through a loudspeaker. By checking the vaccination cards of each and every woman, they soon found more candidates who were swiftly vaccinated on the spot.
Making progressThe Ministry of Health, with support from UNICEF, has reached over 1.3 million women of child bearing age through immunization campaigns at both the village level and in the workplace, whilst strengthening routine immunization activities across the country.
Promotion of ante natal care and delivery at health facilities is also crucial, and one of the ways that UNICEF and partners are working with the government to reduce maternal and neonatal tetanus. Reaching mobile populations and those in remote areas is still a real challenge. But increased efforts through the national tetanus campaign are helping Cambodia to overcome these difficulties and ensure that more mothers and babies are protected from what can be a fatal disease.


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Open Group closes doors on De Feo
De Feo must Geo
The Open Group is in financial and leadership crisis again. Joseph De Feo, President and CEO, is now leaving "to focus on his other business interests", according to a confidential letter to members only. He left his job as IT supremo at Barclays but failed to deliver on his grandiose ambitions. The PR spin is that De Feo "re-aligned the company with 21 century technology issues" but the Group "may no longer have a large research and development function". The Group intends to concentrate on what it terms its core competencies like testing and branding, which has been successful.
However, suggesting that it will continue "licensing open technologies we have developed" is a bold statement that will increase the ire of those who developed much of the technology outside the Open Group (including Unix). The financial crisis results from the loss of several key members, but their exact status is not clear from the web site. The logos of three of the former board members and major financial supporters (HP, IBM and Novell) have been removed, although they are listed in the membership list. Allen Brown, the COO, is acting President. ®


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Norway Compiled Genealogies
Norway Genealogy
Major Collections and Databases
The Family History Library has several sources that contain previous research or can lead you to others who are interested in sharing family information. These sources include the following:
Norway is divided into 18 counties and the autonomous cities of Oslo and Bergen. The Norwegian IGI index can be searched by last name or given name..
The IGI is available at www.FamilySearch.org The computer will search the entire country for any name.
Family Group Records Collection. More than eight million family group record forms have been microfilmed in the Family Group Records Collection. This collection includes many Norwegian families. There are two major sections: the Archives Section and the Patrons Section. The film numbers for both sections are listed in the Author\Title section of the catalog under.
Local Histories. A special type of local history book called a bygdebok (community book, such as rural or farm history) is available for many rural Norwegian communities. These bygdebøker often include several volumes for a single community. Part of the material is devoted to the general history of the area, but more of it is devoted to the individual farms and the genealogies of the people living on the farms. Information found in a bygdebok should be considered secondary and needs to be verified using primary sources such as births, marriage, and death records.
The Family History Library has one of the largest collections of Norwegian local histories in the United States. Genealogical collections and these rural chronicles are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under:
Many local periodicals published in Norway also contain excellent family information. The main places and families that are described in these periodicals are indexed. See the "Periodicals" section.
If you find your surname in any of the sources described in this section, determine whether the entry actually pertains to your family. All persons with the same surname are not necessarily related. You might have to do some research before you can connect your ancestry to families listed in these sources.
Internet. Norwegian GenWeb has produced a comprehensive Norwegian genealogy web site that allows users to locate lost ancestors. It contains the entire 1880 United States census listing of people of Norwegian ancestry. Research tips and helpful links to other good genealogy sites can also be found at this site. It's address is:
To get started, post a query on the web site's surname or farm/parish bulletin boards. This is similar to Viking's "Lost Branch" (see the "Societies" section). The bulletin boards are a forum for questions about specific family members or branches of the family. You might also search the site's online census records.


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Paula Deen's influence will follow the culinary scene forever. I have not tasted a cronut. I'm sure it's super tasty, but…I'd like to live a semi healthy life. As if the cronut was not unhealthy enough, a Canadian bakery called Le Dolci has launched the "Bacon Jam Cronut Burger".
If you don't value your life as much as I do, you can make a pilgrimage to Canada. The Cronut Burger is available at Epic Burgers and Waffles at the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) from August 16 to September 2, 2013 only; cost: $10.
Don't feel like making a trip to Canada for your Cronut burger? Pick a cronut at one of these locations and make your own at home.
Le Dolci is located at 1006 Dundas Street West in Toronto, Canada, M6J 1W6
Update 8-21 - Epic's Cronut Burger suspected make 34 people sick at CNE (Canadian National Exhibition).


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After 13 years of marriage, the 'Saved by the Bell' actor and Lisa Ann Russell decide to go their own ways but remain focused on their children.
Former "Saved by the Bell" and "NYPD Blue" star Mark-Paul Gosselaar and his actress wife have split, according to new U.S. reports. Sources tell In Touch magazine that the actor and Lisa Ann Russell have separated after 13 years.
The couple met on the set of "Saved by the Bell: The College Years". Russell and Gosselaar have two children, aged six and four. An insider tells the publication, "He's taking it very hard."
A rep of the actor has followed up the news with a confirmation to E! News. "Mark-Paul Gosselaar and his wife Lisa are currently separated, but they both remain focused on their family and are jointly committed to their children," the rep said.
However, it is denied that the split was caused by Russell's love of night life in Hollywood. "The reports saying that she's out partying aren't true," a source told People. "She's a great mom. The two of them couldn't be more hands on with the kids. Their number one focus is definitely their family."


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Some 24 hours after the Ravens' reign as defending Super Bowl champions ended with a 27-10 defeat in Pittsburgh, Coach Brian Billick said: ''Clearly, there is going to be some change. It's absolutely unavoidable.''
But quarterback Elvis Grbac, who had a stormy first season with Baltimore, will return. He threw 18 interceptions and 15 touchdown passes during the regular season. He was intercepted three times on Sunday.
The Ravenshave the option of terminating Grbac's five-year, $30 million contract, but Billick said that would not happen.
''We've talked about this at length, organizationally, as a team, as a coaching staff: Elvis Grbac is our starting quarterback,'' Billick said.
Also, quarterback Randall Cunningham, 38, who had planned to make this his final season, is considering returning for one more year if Billick wants him.
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3008 RT6 2.80 ok. Thks!
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very, very good thanks
Thanks a lot to you Bricoman for this excellent share (and Scmipo for the test for RT4)
just installed on my RT4 (C5 2008) for France map
I'll see during this week if speedcams works but I'm confident
Just a "strange message" but I suppose it's an error
during the update the following message appears ... EU 03/12/2014 (instead of 03/12/2015)
Hi Dear Bricoman,
Due to the post #39 from Scmipo (Thanks again to him)
perhaps you can edit the following sentence ....
Don't work on RT4/5 unit.
..... from the first post #1 of this excellent thread line no ?
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Post 1 corrected, file works with rt4/5.
thanks Bricoman..


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Norwin boys volleyball team breezes to win over Penn Hills
It was over in a heartbeat.
In a boys volleyball match that began 15 minutes earlier than the scheduled starting time because of a quick, one-sided affair in the preliminary junior varsity match, the Norwin varsity team completed a sweep of visiting Penn Hills on Thursday night, dominating the Indians, 3-0, in WPIAL Section 3-AAA play.
Norwin, with a veteran team that includes six seniors, breezed to decisive scores of 25-17, 25-7 and 25-16, despite resting some of its starters for long periods.
"Tonight, we had a chance to see some of our younger players," Norwin coach Al Warden said. "We have some depth, but we don't have a ton of people to play. I hope we aren't viewed as running up the score at any point if some of our starters stay in there."
Noticeably absent from the Knights lineup for much of the night were Norwin's tall front-line starters, led by 6-foot-6 senior opposite-side hitter Kevin Zabelski.
He and others played sparingly. Zabelski is joined up front in the starting lineup by 6-3 senior middle hitter Jay Gurschecky and 6-2 senior outside hitter Aaron Shaffer.
"We play very well together as a team," said senior Dan Conwell, who at 6-4 is the WPIAL's tallest defensive specialist. "We have six seniors, and we're all pretty good friends. That's been a key to our success."
The other seniors are 6-0 setter Nick Nguyen and 6-1 outside/middle hitter Jake Kljucaric.
Norwin improved to 4-0 in dual matches and has lost just once — to Penn-Trafford at the Derry Tournament on Saturday — in 15 total matches. Teams play just one set in tournament matches.
The loss knocked Norwin from title contention in the tournament after the Knights had beaten Penn-Trafford in an earlier round. Fox Chapel won the Class AAA crown.
"That loss, hopefully, taught us a lesson," Gurschecky said. "We can't take anyone for granted.
"We have to come in with the same high intensity for every match."
Norwin played Penn Hills like an aggressive team bidding for its first WPIAL championship. The Knights have settled for runner-up twice, in 2004 and 2012 — both times losing to North Allegheny, which has won seven consecutive titles and 10 of the past 11.
"The WPIAL is wide open, but you've got to go with NA as the favorite. They've been there," Warden said.
The teams will meet in a nonsection match April 14 at Norwin.
"We've played four teams so far (in dual matches) who are rebuilding and are young," Warden said. "It's not been a good test for us, but we've looked pretty good against some of the better teams we've played (in tournaments).
"We still have some question marks."
There could be some answers, beginning with Tuesday's scheduled section match at Plum.
"We were focused tonight," Warden said, "and we want to remain that way."
Dave Mackall is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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It does not mean that you cannot claim an interest at all, it just means that you are saying that your interest can only be claimed on the equity in the property after their charge. You would therefore be saying that you understand that you will not get your money back without their mortgage being paid of first.
If you are to live in the property you will have to sign it.
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With Kashiwa already qualified for the knockout stages, the Central Coast Mariners are aiming to join them and have their fate in their own hands at Bluetongue Stadium
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Bojic, Sainsbury, Zwaanswijk, RoseMontgomery, Hutchinson, McGlinchey
Ibini, Sterjovski
Fujita, Watanabe, Kondo, Masushima, Kurisawa, Otani, Kudo, Jorge Wagner, Tanaka
The newly crowned A-League champions have failed to progress to the knockout phase of the competition in their two previous appearances.
But the Mariners, who claimed a stunning 1-0 victory in Suwon on matchday five, sit second in Group H and four points behind leaders Kashiwa.
They are two clear of rivals Guizhou Renhe heading into Tuesday's final group fixtures.
And the equation is simple for Graham Arnold's men - emerge victorious at Bluetongue and a last-16 berth alongside Kashiwa awaits.
Looking at the Mariners form in Gosford, one would not put it past them to get the result they desire.
The Mariners are unbeaten in their last five ACL League games, a run stretching back to last season. But they are yet to beat Japanese opposition on home soil.
But even if results do not go the Mariners way on Tuesday, they can still make it out of the group if hosts Guizhou fail to beat Suwon, who have already been eliminated.
Kashiwa are coming off a 4-0 defeat to J. League leaders Omiya Ardija but have won their last two away fixtures in the competition, beating Guizhou and Suwon comfortably.Nelsinho Baptista's men have already sealed progression to the last 16 but they will be determined to create some sort of momentum ahead of Monday's J. League meeting with second-placed Yokohama F. Marinos.
Brazilian attacker Leandro Domingues was a handful in the pairs previous meeting in March, netting a brace.
Since that game, the former Cruzeiro man, who recently returned from injury, has scored against Vegalta Sendai and most recently against Nagoya Grampus.
The Mariners have proved to be big-game performers not only this season but throughout their existence.
The return of captain John Hutchinson in the middle of the pitch will add some needed resilience and heart, adding to the Mariners' impetus for Kashiwa's visit.


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PENDLE Forest Sports Club is to be awarded a £49,601 grant to help create three junior football pitches.
The club, based in Fence is hoping to have the pitches up and running by Spring next year to meet the huge demand for junior team pitches in the area.
However they say that £45,000 is still needed before the work, which includes draining and levelling the current pitch, can go ahead.
The grant, from sports charity the Football Foundation is set to be confirmed once the club is able to comply with conditions about land tenure attached to the grant.
Currently the site has one full-size football pitch, a cricket pitch and a clubhouse, with no junior football provision.
Football Foundation says that within a five mile radius of the club there are more than 40 junior teams competing for just fourteen pitches.
The pitches will allow an additional 70 matches a season to be played in the area.
The club says that the pitches at the site which will mean the junior teams will be able to call Pendle Forest Sports Club 'home' for the foreseeable future.
David Clark, who has put forward the bid from the club said: "We are thrilled that we should be set to receive this grant. Before it is confirmed the club is required to meet conditions attached to the grant, hopefully this should be completed very soon.
"We are hoping that the remaining money will come from an additional grant and money that the club will find.
"It will be a massive boost to have three junior pitches at the club, it is greatly needed."
Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson said: "It's great news, this comes at a time of great sporting achievement locally and nationally and by getting the grant investment is being made for the future generation of our young people."
Rory Carroll of the Football Foundation said: "This investment is great news for the junior grassroots game in this part of the North West."


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Mary Maria Colling: Fables and other pieces in verse. With some account of the author, in letters to Robert Southey, Esq. Poet Laureate, etc. By Mrs. Bray. 1st ed. London : Longman, 1831. WPRP 168.
It is fascinating to contemplate the packaging of this collection of poems: Mrs. Bray takes care that it is preceded by her own lengthy letters to Robert Southey detailing the author's personal history as well as an epigraph by William Wordsworth (who is among the list of subscribers to this piece) to which Bray continuously refers, though not explicitly. Bray portrays Colling as a true poet of nature in the Wordsworthian sense of term. Her poetry spontaneously erupts as the result not of book learning or education generally but of unfettered intercourse with nature. Although it remains unclear whether Colling or Bray chose the allusion to Wordsworth's The Excursion, it is interesting to note that the epigraph transforms the words spoken by the Wanderer (therefore, am I bound / To worship, here, and everywhere as one / Not doomed . . .) such that it does not appear as the simile it in fact is in its larger context. Bray figures Colling as the embodiment of the simile such that the figuration itself is erased and her life becomes the substance of the Wordsworthian ideal of the poet of nature. Given that Bray manages but does not conceal Colling's background as a self-educated servant, the relationship she creates between Wordsworth and Colling is not only interesting but also potentially enriching to both poets as a means for considering the relations between nature poetry and class in Romantic writing. Finally, Colling's poem The Rotten Stick indicates that Colling did not necessarily imagine herself as a mere conduit of nature, or even a nature poet. This piece shows Colling to be extremely savvy about her position as a writer, arguably a female writer, in the midst of a rising print culture. In the poem's address to the reader as friend and its subsequent critique of friendship, it also performs a complex understanding of that position.


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Dir/Writer: Jarrett Schaefer. 100 minutes. US.Pointless and confusingly acted by a purposely hefty Jared Leto, this self-indulgent portrait of an insane Mark David Chapman in the three days before he assassinated John Lennon lacks insight or drama. Lindsay Lohan's supporting role as an excitable Lennon fan who befriends Chapman is fine for what it is but is no reason to see the otherwise-dreary undertaking.
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Steven Tyler, Lionel Richie, Ne-Yo Among Panelists at 8th Annual ASCAP 'I Create Music' EXPO
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced the initial lineup of panelists and programming for the 8th annual ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO, taking place April 18th-20th, 2013 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel (formerly known as the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel) in Los Angeles, CA.
In addition to signature keynote interviews, master classes, hitmaker panels and top-notch performances, ASCAP will once again bring together a diverse group of music creators and industry professionals to participate in a broad range of panels designed to support music creators at every stage of their career. The EXPO will also provide attendees with several opportunities to get their music heard and receive honest feedback and advice through a variety of panels and showcases.
Panelists and programming highlights will include:
- A Keynote Conversation between two massively successful Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriters and producers, Lionel Richie and Ne-Yo.
- A Keynote Interview with iconic Aerosmith rock star and songwriter Steven Tyler, who will be interviewed by entertainment news journalist Roger Friedman.
- A series of writer, composer and producer-focused Master Sessions with some of the most successful names in music, including Grammy-winning producer and DJ Diplo; producer and EVP of A&R at Def Jam Records No I.D.; songwriter, producer and talent coach Savan Kotecha; prolific television composer James S. Levine; concert and film composer Nico Muhly; a conversation between electronic DJs Ken Jordan (of The Crystal Method) and RJD2; and prolific producer Steve Lillywhite, among others.
- Two interactive Master Sessions with attendee involvement: songwriter, producer and arranger Darrell Brown will give feedback on attendees' music; songwriter and artist Priscilla Renea will lead a live songwriting workshop.
- Two intimate "in the round" performances from a variety of incredibly talented songwriters and artists.
- A Copyright and Legislative Issues panel featuring ASCAP's President and Chairman Paul Williams and Congresswoman Judy Chu of the 32nd Congressional District of California.
- A broad range of panels covering important topics related to a successful career in music, including craft, engineering and recording, legal issues, marketing, publishing and more. Many successful songwriters, producers and influentials will be on hand to provide insight and advice, such as Akon, Antonina Armato, Aloe Blacc, Michael Brook, Don Cannon, Brandy Clark, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon's Jonathan Cohen, Mike Daly, LaShawn Daniels, Randy Goodrum, Brett James, Nathan Johnson, Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou, Ledisi, Bleu McAuley, Dano "ROBOPOP" Omelio, Robert Ellis Orrall, Matt Pincus, Monte Pittman, Rock City and a total of over 150 others, including top music industry executives.
- Creative panels, including Hit Producers, Urban Hitmakers, Anatomy of a Film, Songwriter/Artists Moving into Film and TV, a Live Songwriting Session, Women in Music, Ralph Murphy's Law of Songwriting, four special Attendee Feedback Panels (country, film/TV, pop/rock, R&B/hip-hop) and "We Create Music," a signature EXPO panel with notable ASCAP members.
- Business panels, including Music Placement, A New Era of Record Companies and Services, Building Your Team, International Digital Rights Licensing, Online Marketing and Revenue Streams (Presented by CD Baby), Fan Funding (Presented by Berkleemusic.com), Independent Publishers, Production Music Libraries, Opportunities in the Asian Pop Marketplace, Legal Q&A, Music Business 101 and a conversation between Warner/Chappell's CEO Cameron Strang and ASCAP's EVP of Membership Randy Grimmett.
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Introducing the limited-edition Cult Ometepe. Hands down one of the most interesting cigars I've encountered, this cigar is not for everyone. But I mention this with a grain of salt, because those that can appreciate the blend at hand will no doubt be singing its praises.
If you're looking for a cigar to keep you on your toes from start to finish, you've found it. Carefully crafted at the boutique TACASA factory in Esteli, Nicaragua, Cult Ometepe will have your attention from first glance thanks to the beautiful Ecuador Habano wrapper. But the secret to this recipe looms in the binder and filler - grown on the volcanic soils of Ometepe - an island in the center of Nicaragua. Bold, hearty, and highly unique, these tobaccos are the focal point as they produce a truckload of warm, chewy flavors baked into every puff. Notes of red pepper accent a rustic core of roasted nuts, leather, spices, earth, cedar, and toasty tobacco. Slowly evolving throughout, expect the flavor to continually shift as the body maintains a steady course of medium to full. From to bottom, everything about Cult Ometepe is top-notch - just take a look at the packaging. Each box is a piece of art, tying the whole ensemble together perfectly.
The Cult Ometepe Churchill was a nice smoke to have in the evening with some tea. After a long days work this slow burn and loose draw was perfect to top the day off.


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It may have been a bit cool out, but the Tiger track & field members were glad to get in a home meet this wet spring when the annual Princeton Invitational was hosted May 1. The Tiger girls finished second to Big Lake, and the PHS boys finished fourth behind meet winner Little Falls.
The Tiger girls 4×100 relay of Taylor Laabs, Anna Oakes, Katie Bialka and Hope Humphrey set a new Princeton Invitational record of 51.78, breaking Zimmerman's old record from 2010 of 51.98. Another big highlight came from the PHS boys 4×200 relay of Billy McClay, Luke Warren, Tate Walquist and Tanner Palmborg which worked for an impressive win in 1:36.1.
Bialka continued to stack up points by winning the 100 hurdles (16.9) and placing 2nd in the 300 hurdles (49.7). Oakes took first in the 400 (1:04.1) and was third in the 200 (28.4). Humphrey won the 100 dash (13.8), and Laabs added runner-up points in the long jump (15-05) and triple jump (33-05).
More Tiger girls highlights from the invite: Jesse Peterson third (29-0) and Monicka Baxter fourth (28-09) in the shot put, with Peterson going fifth in the discus (81-08); Becky Case fifth in the high jump (4-08); Samantha Swedzinski fourth in the 3200 (12:48); and Megan Gourley fourth (18.6) and Larkin Walter fifth (18.7) in the 100 hurdles.
McClay propelled himself to wins in the long jump (20-01) and triple jump (39-10), adding a third place in the 400 (55.1). Palmborg also supplied more nice points with a win in the 100 (11.6) and a third in the triple jump (39-03). Walquist (11-0) and Bailey Carlberg (10-06) finished second and third in the pole vault. Chase Arens also took third in the 3200 (10:51).
Princeton Invite: GIRLS: Big Lake 145.5, Princeton 140, Mora 121.5, Little Falls 102, Zimmerman 81.5, Spectrum 72, West Lutheran 35.5. BOYS: Little Falls 167, Zimmerman 159, Mora 124, Princeton 111.5, Big Lake 77.5, Spectrum 37, West Lutheran 17.


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ANSYS launched RedHawk-3DX, which is a fourth-generation power sign-off solution. RedHawk-3DX is designed to meet the power, performance and price demands of low-power mobile, high-performance computing, consumer and automotive electronics. RedHawk-3DX extends previous generations' capabilities to address sub-20 nanometer (nm) designs with 3+ gigahertz performance and billions of gates. It is also architected to support the simulation of emerging chip and packaging technologies using multi-die three-dimensional ICs (3D-ICs) for smart electronic products.
RedHawk-3DX power sign-off solution improves the accuracy and coverage of dynamic power analysis. It does this by providing enhanced logic-handling capabilities. Its new event- and state-propagation technologies with vector-based and VectorLess modes utilize both the functional stimulus and statistical probability to determine the switching scenario of the design. The fast event-propagation engine uses register transfer language (RTL)-level functional stimulus to perform cycle-accurate voltage drop simulation. The robust state-propagation engine for the VectorLess mode enables time-domain transient analysis without actual input stimulus and includes proprietary techniques to eliminate underestimation of toggle rates associated with traditional activity-based propagation approaches. RedHawk-3DX also supports flexible mixed-excitation mode, in which some blocks use RTL or gate-level vectors while the rest of the design uses the VectorLess methodology.
RedHawk-3DX Features
- Highest capacity and performance with ERV and MPR technologies
- Accurate extraction engine for the latest technology nodes
- Advanced Vectorless and VCD analysis with enhanced logic handling for RTL to Gates methodology
- Spice characterization of standard cells
- Memory and macro modeling
- Design optimization with what-if and FAO
- Early design prototyping and analysis
- Multi-pane GUI for multi-die/3D-IC design analysis and debug
- RedHawk Explorer (RHE) for root cause identification
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Arthritis & Rheumatism, Volume 60,
October 2009 Abstract Supplement
The 2009 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting
Philadelphia October 16-21, 2009.
Are Azathioprine, Cyclophosphamide and Chlorambucil Effective for the Treatment of NON Infectious Autoimmune Uveitis? A Systematic Literature Review
Pato1, Esperanza, Ortiz2, Ana M., Abad3, Miguel, Carmona4, Loreto, Loza4, Estibaliz, Maese4, Jesús, Munoz-Fernandez5, Santiago
Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain,
Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain,
Caceres, Spain,
Fundación Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain,
Madrid, Spain,
Rheumatology Section, Hospital Doctor Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Non infectious autoinmune uveitis (NIAU) might develop a severe course with poor visual prognosis if an adequate control of the disease is not achieved. The treatment of autoimmune uveitis are corticosteroids and immunossupressive agents (IS). Azathioprine (AZA), cylophospamide (CY) and chlorambucil (CB), are IS used for the treatment of these uveitis.
To systematically review the published evidence regarding the efficacy of AZA, CY and CB in NIAU.
Systematic review of studies retrieved by a sensitive search strategy in Medline, Embase and Cochrane Library, up to October 2007. Randomized controlled trials, observational studies and case series were included. Selection criteria: population: patients with NIAU (intermediate, posterior and panuveitis); intervention: studies had to test cyclosporine A, tacrolimus, sirolimus, methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, AZA CY and CB; outcomes: visual acuity, Tyndall, vitreous haze, retinal vasculitis, macular edema, pars planitis and adverse events. Three reviewers screened the titles and abstracts of the retrieved articles for selection criteria independently and collected the data by using ad hoc standard forms. One of them also graded the quality of the selected studies using a modification of the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine Levels of Evidence in its May 2001 update.
A total of 128 articles were studied in detail, of which 39 were studies of NIAU with AZA, CY or CB. 13 studies were excluded (literature review, combined treatment), and 26 were included (2 randomized controlled trials, 1 clinical trial, 5 prospective studies,18 retrospective case series). A total of 443 patients with NIAU were analyzed (associated with Beçhet disease, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada, serpiginous choroiditis, sympathetic ophthalmia and other diagnosis). in spite of the great variability regarding the study design, study samples, treatment duration and outcomes, most patients on AZA, CY or CB showed an stabilization or improvement in the visual outcomes. Minor adverse events were reported.
Treatment with AZA is effective and safe in the treatment of patients with Behçet associated uveitis (level of evidence 1A, grade of recommendation A), and is effective and safe for the treatment of NIAU (level of evidence 4, grade of recommendation C).
Treatment with CY and CB are effective and safe in the treatment of NIAU (level of evidence 4, grade of recommendation C).
To cite this abstract, please use the following information:
Pato, Esperanza, Ortiz, Ana M., Abad, Miguel, Carmona, Loreto, Loza, Estibaliz, Maese, Jesús, et al; Are Azathioprine, Cyclophosphamide and Chlorambucil Effective for the Treatment of NON Infectious Autoimmune Uveitis? A Systematic Literature Review [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 2009;60 Suppl 10 :1479
DOI: 10.1002/art.26553


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The leather-wrapped rattan dining arm chair frame features an upholstered seat and open back with rattan fretwork. Available as shown in our Sand Dollar fabric, a contemporized herringbone pattern blending soft taupe and ivory tones with a slight texture and remarkably soft hand.
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Jefferson High School students protest class-scheduling problems
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Dozens of students walked out of classes at Jefferson Senior High School and staged a rally and sit-in Monday to protest what they called troubles in class-scheduling that left them unable to attend classes needed to graduate.
The students said the problems seemed to be exclusive to the Jefferson campus, 1319 E. 41st St., and said the school's administrators were doing little to fix the issues.
The students continued the rally until about midday, when they returned to class. There were no reports of any troubles or arrests associated with the sit-in.
Los Angeles Unified School District officials conceded that some adjustments had been made to the ``master schedule'' last week, but the changes were made ``in the best interests of students.''
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Last week, I happened upon Sandee's homemade sugar cubes. My first thought: "Whoa, adorable." My second: "What would I do with them?" I don't have people over for coffee or tea. I could put them in my friend's beers, but that would get old fast. My excitement diminished, and out of my head they went (or so I thought).
For the past few days, I have been racking my brain trying to think up one last Valentine's Day post. I was finding no inspiration as far as desserts go, and since I've already done breakfast and dinner, I decided to focus my attention on the cocktail. I was obsessing over something red or pink, but I'd already done grenadine, blood orange cocktails have been popping up all over the place, and I don't know . . . I wanted something CUTER. Then yesterday, it hit me: The Champagne Cocktail. But instead of a regular ol' sugar cube, an adorable sugar cube!
These sugar cubes are ridiculously easy to make, provided you have a microwave-safe mold. I was lucky enough to find a silicone ice cube tray yesterday, which worked perfectly. If you aren't able to find a mold, it's possible that you might be able to make these by hand if you zap the sugar and water mixture in the microwave for around 15 seconds, then quickly mold them into a heart shape and leave them to set. This totally might not work, but I'm just brainstorming alternatives in case there are no molds to be found before Tuesday.
As far as the color of the heart goes, one of the bajillion bottles of bitters that I own happens to be dark red (Fee Brothers Old Fashion Aromatic Bitters). Peychaud's would also work quite well, as it is a vibrant pink/red. If you don't have either of these on hand (or another bitters that will give the sugar heart a nice color), you could dye the sugar during the molding process. (There's always food coloring, but I love the idea of dying it with tea or juice instead.)
Homemade Sugar Hearts
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp of water (or tea/juice/dye)
Mix together sugar and water until well-combined. Press the sugar into your mold, making sure to compress it as much as possible. Microwave for around 30 seconds. Let sit until cool, then carefully remove.
Champagne Cocktail
- champagne
- sugar heart
- bitters
Place your sugar cubes in a bowl, then shake bitters onto them until well-coated.
Fill a flute with champagne. Ready your heart . . .
Release . . .
Stand back! (Or don't drop your heart from a ridiculous height like I did . . .)
Admire how very cute and fizzy it is! The sugar cube will release a constant stream of bubbles as it dissolves, making it a very pretty drink. (I find that this makes me feel ten time more girly than I usually consider myself to be. In a good way.)
Also, if you're looking for any other last minute Valentine's Day idea, here are a few that I love:
Homemade Candy Necklaces from Bakingdom. I am seriously in awe of these things. Darla is a genius!
This Red Velvet Crepe Cake from Will Cook For Friends will knock your socks off. So. Freakin'. Pretty.
Candied Strawberries from V.K.Rees Photography. Simple and beautiful.
Blood Orange Gin Sparkler from Kitchen Konfidence. I am obsessed with herb simple syrups right now. If I had decided to go with a pink drink for this post instead, it would have been almost identical to this.
Red Wine Lollipops from Sprinkle Bakes. Uh, need I say more? Didn't think so.
Cheers! ♥