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5 Aug 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Nature , Culture , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
One of last season's "must see " shows at the Gros Morne Theatre Festival in Cow Head was Newfoundland Vinyl which celebrated Newfoundland music from the 1960's, 70's and 80's. And as Jeff Pitcher, the festival director told us recently "How could we resist not putting together another show with different songs and different performers for this season. There are so many great songs written by Newfoundlanders from that era". And a real bonus is having Allison Crowe, a talented singer/songwriter in her own right as the musical director for the show.
3 Aug 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Golfing
When our son Michael comes back to visit from Vancouver we usually like to get out for some golf. One of our favourite courses is the Harmon Seaside Links in Stephenville and so with a sunny weather forecast for Monday, July 22 we booked a tee time for noon. This is an 18 hole –par 72 golf course right across the road from Bay St. George. The course is very flat so is great for walkers and we had a very enjoyable day exploring this course which we don't get a chance to play very often.
2 Aug 2013 by Lauren Saunders in Food & Dining , Hiking & Walking , Lighthouses , Cultural Experiences , Cape Spear Lighthouse and St. John's
You won't find a group of chocolatiers more passionate about great chocolate. And their passion shows.
31 Jul 2013 by Amy Fisher in Birdwatching , Hiking & Walking , Kayaking , Nature , Geology & Fossils , St. John's and Outdoor Adventure
Every day I come across dozens of inspiring photos and videos of travellers making their way across the province, happily ticking items off their bucket list one by one. From kayaking with whales, to eating chunks of glacial ice, to seeing the odd moose or two, in Newfoundland & Labrador, it's pretty easy to check off a multitude of once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
28 Jul 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Culture , Port au Choix and Geology & Fossils
On Monday July 15 we were again blessed with good weather as we awoke to another day of sunshine on the Northern Peninsula. Our plan was to drive south along Viking Trail (highway 430) to Portland Creek where we were planning to stay at the comfortable Entente Cordiale Inn. On our way north we had seen signs for the Thrombolite Trail in Flowers Cove and so we stopped there first. This short 1.4 km (1 way) trail is well marked and perfectly level so is ideal for all ages. The site will appeal to those with a geological bent since thrombolites are very old life forms that lived in a shallow ocean hundreds of millions of years ago.
28 Jul 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
We saw the play The Belle of Bonavista Bay with my brother and his wife who traveled all the way from Victoria, B.C. to do some exploring in Newfoundland. Since we like the Gros Morne Theatre Festival (GMTF) so much we decided to take them to this play along with Newfoundland Vinyl –The Flip Side which was playing the same night which males a great combination. The GMTF explores plays with a Newfoundland connection and The Belle of Bonavista is a fine example.
23 Jul 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Boat Tours , Whale Watching , Nature , Culture and Outdoor Adventure
The next day Sunday, July 14 we headed for St. Anthony were we had booked with the Northland Discovery Boat Tour (http://www.discovernorthland.com/) . Since we had a 1:00 pm sailing, we decided to see the Grenfell Interpretation Centre (www.grenfell-properties.com) which is close to the boat tour wharf. The Grenfell Interpretation Centre tells the amazing story of Dr. Grenfell and his selfless devotion to the health care and general wellbeing of the people of southern Labrador and the Northern Peninsula.
23 Jul 2013 by Lauren Saunders in Hiking & Walking , Whale Watching , Nature , Lighthouses , Cape Spear Lighthouse and St. John's
Spend the day touring Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America, and the picturesque fishing village of Petty Harbour. You won't regret it!
23 Jul 2013 by Ed Kirby in Food & Dining , Cape Spear Lighthouse and Bonavista
A list of quirky and unique places to nosh around Newfoundland & Labrador.
21 Jul 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Icebergs , Top Destinations , L'Anse aux Meadows and Outdoor Adventure
We recently took my brother and his wife on a tour of the Northern Peninsula and their goals were seeing moose, whales and icebergs and we scored 100% on all counts. Bruce and Mary Ellen had been here over 20 years ago and at that time they had their 3 young children in tow which meant that most of our activities were close to our home in Corner Brook. We headed north on highway 430 (the Viking Trail) on Saturday, July 13 and made a stop at the scenic Arches before having a picnic lunch at Flowers Cove.
20 Jul 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Entertainment , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
"My goal is to create memorable performances about this place –Cow Head and Newfoundland in general -that will appeal to both local residents and visitors alike" Theatre Newfoundland Labrador's artistic director Jeff Pitcher told us as we chatted in the bright June sunshine overlooking beautiful Cow Head Bay. And the dinner theatre performance of "Sinking of the S.S. Ethie" by Shane Ellis Coates fits this philosophy to a tee.
19 Jul 2013 by Lauren Saunders in Culture , History , Art Galleries , Cultural Experiences , St. John's and Museum
Our city isn't short of museums, galleries, historic sites, and unique attractions. Meet new people, hear our stories, and learn something new. Each of these places will bring you a colourful experience you won't soon forget.
18 Jul 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Festivals & Events , Entertainment , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
Neddy Norris Night is Gros Morne Theatre Festival's dedicated musical performance and although the show has been running for many years under that name, each year is definitely different. Artistic director Jeff Pitcher told us before the show that some people think that it is going to be the identical show as in past years and hence don't come to it. But as we found out even though Stephanie Payne has been the musical director for the show over the past two years, this show is very different than last years.
18 Jul 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Entertainment
Stage West Theatre Festival (SWTF) is celebrating its 5th year and offers residents and visitors to Corner Brook lots of great entertainment for an evening out. One of their 5 shows runs almost every night from July 4 to August 2 at either the Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre or the Royal Canadian Legion. All shows start at 8:00 pm and you can pay $17 per show or buy a season pass for just $65 which must be one of the best deals around.
17 Jul 2013 by Guest Blogger in Food & Dining , Cultural Experiences and L'Anse aux Meadows
On our first drive through The Great Northern Peninsula back in May we immediately noticed what looked like garden plots squeezed in along the main road.
11 Jul 2013 by Lauren Saunders in Boat Tours , Birdwatching , Icebergs , Whale Watching and St. John's
It's hard not to visit St. John's without longing to be out on the water. The stunning scenery of the Atlantic Ocean and the rugged coastline can lure any traveller to hop on board with one of our outstanding boat tour operators.
8 Jul 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in
We ended our epic 4 province wine tasting trip by taking the M. V. Highlanders in late June, 2013 from North Sydney to Port aux Basques. All we need to do now is visit some Newfoundland wineries to complete our tour. The day was sunny and warm in North Sydney and the forecast was for light winds so we were looking forward to spending a day on the water. We pulled out right on schedule at 11:45 am and many people were on deck taking videos and pictures of our departure.
5 Jul 2013 by Lauren Saunders in Food & Dining
Screech-Ins aside, there is much more to this rum than what meets the eye.
5 Jul 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
Al Pittman is one of Newfoundland's best known playwrights and poets and the play "With Cruel Times in Between" celebrates a sampling of his work. The minimalist set of 6 chairs stacked precariously as the play opens are imaginatively used by the 6 actors to create a boat, a cradle, a classroom, and a creek as well as many other sets throughout the play.
28 Jun 2013 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Festivals & Events , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural Experiences
Every year we look forward to attending the Gros Morne Theatre Festival in Cow Head since we like the emphasis on music and plays that deal with topics that Newfoundlanders can relate to. On our first night we saw "Two" by Jim Cartwright and it deals with a pub in Northern England. True to its name, "Two" has just 2 actors but they play over a dozen roles from the landlord and landlady of the pub to various customers that come in over the course of the evening.


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A Man in His Office: Scott Morrison of 3x1 Denim
The first thing you notice about this blazer is the color, powder blue, a shade so calming and distinctive that you could clock it from a mile away. The second thing — and you need to get right up close to the cloth to appreciate it — is the texture. Called plain or tropical weave, it's been referred to as "the fabric of the summer" by fine clothiers as far back as 1915, when it was first popularized by expats in the tropics who relied on it to survive the heat in style. (Because it's often called a Panama weave, many mistakenly associate it with Panama hats — which, by the way, are actually woven in Ecuador, though that's neither here nor there.) The simple over-under weave of the cloth allows air to circulate easily through the fabric, helping you feel cool. And when the cloth is cut and stitched to resemble this unlined Isaia blazer, you'll look cool, too.
On John Wattiker, private banker: Three-button cotton jacket ($2,950) by Isaia, isaia.it; Cotton-and-linen shirt ($345) by Ermenegildo Zegna, zegna.com; Cotton jeans ($215) by AG Adriano Goldschmied, agjeans.com; Leather wing tips ($298) by Cole Haan, colehaan.com. Steel Freelancer chronograph ($2,950) by Raymond Weil, tourneau.com.
Men have been relying on navy blue for their everyday suiting needs for centuries now — even as far back as 1748, when the British navy recognized that indigo dye proved uniquely resistant to fading and adopted navy blue for its uniforms. But this season, designers are moving collectively away from the darker stuff toward lighter, brighter shades. This nonwork suit from Gucci is comfortable and casual and, while dressy enough for any occasion, will never make you feel too dressed up. Wear it for drinks with the boss. Or to your kid's Little League game. And when you layer it with another of this summer's most ubiquitous staples, a deconstructed, lightweight "pajama" shirt, you're likely to forget you're wearing clothes at all. Unless you're still at Little League.
On Sean Sullivan, photographer: Two-button cotton-and-silk suit ($1,990), cotton-and-silk shirt ($740), and canvas-and-leather bag ($2,250) by Gucci, gucci.com; Suede shoes ($900) by Esquivel, esquivelshoes.com; Steel La Monegasque watch ($15,400) by Roger Dubuis, rogerdubuis.com.
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Many have issues with how to put a photo up. It really easy but will take a few minutes.
1st take a photo with whatever you have -a phone a camera whatever and download it your computer.
For me thats a camera and its now in apples I photo where I then send it as a smaller size in a e-mail to myself. Then I drag it onto the desktop.
If you have a windows machine run it thru whatever photo program you have and make it smaller in size.
Now when you are done making a post typing whatever words at the end click to attach files at the bottom left.
Now find your image and select within the select files windows -it needs to be a small image as your file will fill up quick and you will have to toss images to have room for more.
I have so many photos posted that I at least every month need to edit(throw some away to make room for more) as this software(forum) has a small file size for each member.
Now hit the post key and your image as well as your pots will appear.
Here is some yard sculpture from my past each brick was made separate and laid with slip-The clay was a dark body fired to cone 10
the refrigerator kiln is called quick cool
The sphinx cat kiln is about two feet long. One last note these sculpures are 40 years old.


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PEOPLE in Worcestershire hoping to buy their dream home can find out more about a scheme helping buyers a secure mortgage at a special event in Evesham this weekend.
Advisers from Bovis Homes will be on hand at the company's Abbey Vale development in Offenham Road from 10am until 5pm this Saturday and Sunday providing information on the Help to Buy Scheme.
The government-run scheme is available to anyone buying a house and provides the opportunity to secure a mortgage with only a five per cent deposit while paying as little as 80 per cent of the full purchase price up front, with the remainder funded by a government equity loan.
Bovis Homes Group marketing director Kevin Wilkins said the scheme was ideal for home buyers who were struggling to raise deposits.
"This is the most progressive scheme we have seen yet, with broad qualification criteria which makes it available to all types of homebuyers – not just first-timers – with no income cap and a maximum house price of £600,000," he said.
"Since its launch the message is getting out that this really is a great time to make that move into a brand new home.
"I would advise people who have been waiting for changes in the market before moving to take a close look at Help to Buy and see if it is the right option for them.
"We've seen many people who had been holding back from making a move now deciding to make the most of the five per cent deposit requirement, the government equity loan and the 75 per cent mortgage, which should give them access to more attractive rates of interest."
For more information visit bovishomes.co.uk.


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More John Tortorella:
Said that "throughout the year, I made a ton of mistakes. … in-game decisions, lineups, it encompasses everything. The decisions I make, I don't take back." … he later said one of those mistakes, as an example, was when he put Anisimov on line with Callahan and Dubinsky early in the year, and the kid felt too much pressure.
Also said later that Anisimov cannot play on the fourth line next year, because he's too good and because offense will be expected of him.
"You've got to be careful here. When you lose, you don't just blow everyting up and cause more problems for yourself. I have a number of things that I think we need to fix here. I think people (in the organization) are going to ask me about a number of other things to fix that I'm going to fight because I just don't think they need to be fixed. I think you can cause more problems for yourself when you don't get in and you say, 'We've got to change this, we've got to change that.' Sometimes it's just execution."
Really dislikes talking about line combinations. "I don't regress from that at all. When you're having problems scoring goals and its just not working, as a coach, I'm going to try and find a way in my little world, of trying to get a combination (that works). That's something I don't come back off of. … if I didn't change lines, things must be going pretty well."
"I think I made a mistake in our last game by staying with our lines, because I was a coach in hope. I kept the Christensen line together; they were brutal. I kept the Jokinen line together; they were brutal. Dru and that line … I had defensemen play (well), I had a goaltender play our his ass, and a line played 16-17 minutes in Anisimov's line. You're not going to win. I look back at that and say I should have changed the lines, but I kept on hoping and hoping; hoping Erik would make a play or Gabby would make a big play."
"I know it's run wild out here that I'm just some sort of idiot that changes lines all the time, but I don't agree."
"Even before we went on a little run here, I still felt there were a lot of good things going on. I just look at it differently as far as … I just look at some of the development that was going on with the team and the core, and I liked what was going on. … I can't just do it on the score of the game. I can't just do it on winning and losing. Winning and losing is going to cost me my job. but it's not going to change my thinking. I think a team is in development here. We may have expectations of being that team and winning it right now. I don't think we're ready to win right now, or get where want to be right now.
"So you better be careful of how you approach that process of going through it or you'll spin into oblivion. … I'm hoping there's a process that when you start winning, you're going to win for a while. And that takes a process. And I think we're in that process. I'm not sure if everybody agrees with me in the organization But that's the way I feel about it."
"I've talked to Glen about this. I'd like to see us get younger. I'd like to see us add to our core and grow together. And then we're not adding 10 pieces this year. I think that's important. I think Henrik's at an important time of his career; I think we've got Gaborik who's a legitimate star — I don't like the way he has played in big games; I think he still needs to cross the line there and play better in big games. But we've got some pieces here. I think Rozsival has grown his game to be more competitive. So there's some good things with the core. But I think we need to add to it with some youth, and grow it together.
"Then when you get there — and I may not even be here — to get to where you're not fighting (for) 9 or 8 every year, you can be a legitimate good team for a while."
"(It was) a lot easier in Tampa. In Tampa we were a young team that hadn't won. It's not an Original Six team. It's not in New York City. The expectations weren't as high, and so you're allowed to grow, and we did. Did we know in Tampa we were going to win a Stanley Cup in '04? Not a (firetrucking) chance. No chance. It just came together. But I think the greatest thing I take out of that was watching the process, the trip through. Not winning the Stanley Cup, but just the whole process.
"Do I think that can be done here? Yes I do. I think New York can handle that, myself, if it's the right character people, if it's a hard-working hockey club, and you live with some of the bumps as you go through there. I think New York can handle that. I do."
Said he hasn't discussed his own job … and took exception to the simple question.


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T-Moldings provide an attractive solution for blending floor surfaces in adjoining rooms.
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Training and Keeping Your Employees
How to Get and Keep the Best Techies
By Alec R. Meinke
News flash: Good people are hard to find. And they're getting harder. Retirement, societal shifts and the stark lack of interest by young people have created a technical skills vacuum throughout manufacturing in the United States.
Corporations are pressured to provide higher earnings largely through cost improvements, while their budgets remain static or are reduced. Until we replace people with artificial intelligence and robotic capabilities, the manufacturing sector's success continues to rely on people. People make or break a company and with increased demands on manufacturing plants throughout the country, the need to recruit, train and retain skilled employees is critical.
You already know the scenario. The number of technically competent personnel has dwindled for a variety of reasons. Collectively we have not done an adequate job done of handing technical skills and know-how down to successive generations. Baby Boomers are all but extinct in manufacturing thanks to buy-outs and early retirements and, increasingly, the aging of this demographic. Facilities blessed with the remnant should take advantage of their skill and wisdom while they have the opportunity.
Meanwhile, technology advances each year. In an attempt to produce a wider variety of SKUs at faster rates, companies install state-of-the-art equipment with the newest hardware and software. This practice intensifies the technical skills shortage, as most companies do not have the skill sets required to maintain the technology level they currently have. In essence, companies have inadvertently widened the technology gap within their own facilities.
Furthermore, public K-12 education has failed miserably with respect to supplying industry with the quantities and quality of technically oriented young people. Technical- trade classes have all but disappeared, and the ones that remain do not focus on the skills required to be a successful technician in the manufacturing industry.
If you search the Internet for automation and controls curricula, you will find that some educational institutions are realizing the need for such instruction. Many junior colleges now offer associates degrees in some form of manufacturing technology. The problem with most of these programs is that the course work is very general and does not provide the students with the practical knowledge and hands-on experience required by modern manufacturing.
Many of the manufacturing facilities I am familiar with seem oblivious to the shortage of qualified technicians. Some plant leadership is not capable of determining who is qualified and who is not. Often managers have little or no technical knowledge, so it's hard for them to know technically qualified people when they see them.
Every manufacturing facility I have been in over the past 25 years has had a deficiency of electrical and controls knowledge. As manufacturing continues to become more automated, the skill level of plant technicians must increase accordingly or productivity will suffer.
No Quick Fixes
This situation did not materialize overnight, nor will the remedy. The task may seem daunting, but you cannot finish unless you start. And you have to be prepared to spend time and money to get the job done. Manufacturing companies that are committed to training spend between 3% and 4% of their annual payroll on training activities.
You have to retain and develop the technical talent you have while recruiting more. Promoting from within is a great idea when it is based primarily on merit. Accepting less than you need from a position is never a good idea. Hiring proven technical talent from outside will provide you with new knowledge that can be transferred to your existing technical personnel.
I recommend a three-faceted approach to overcome technical skills deficiencies:
- Attract new technical talent.
- Train and develop the technical talent you currently have.
- Retain the technical talent you have.
Attract New Talent
This strategy minimizes the time it takes to fully develop technical talent. It can also provide the next wave of technical talent to your organization through hiring relatively inexperienced technical personnel. If you choose to hire inexperienced candidates, having an internal technical development program in place is imperative.
To execute this strategy effectively, you will need technically competent managers. If you don't have them, I suggest using outside help to attract new technical talent for both management and hourly positions. I have implemented many of the following steps to attract new talent with a great deal of success:
- Perform a salary survey for similar jobs in your area. The salary and benefits package that you offer must be attractive to potential candidates or you will loose them to another employer over a few dollars a year. The old adage is true—you do get what you pay for. If you want the best technical people available in your area, you must provide a compensation package that will lure established technical talent from other employers.
- Provide a wide salary range for your technical positions. This will allow you to bring in less experienced people, but also pay for seasoned professionals.
- Develop a realistic job description for each technical position. Do not be afraid to update these job descriptions as required.
- Determine the core competencies that your technical personnel must have for each position. What do they need to know? Do not decide this in a vacuum; get your existing technical personnel and those in other departments to provide input. If you fail to do this, you might overlook something because your opinion about a specific skill set might vary drastically from those in another department.
- Develop an assessment tool for qualifying technical talent from the outside. The assessment should combine cognitive and practical evaluation. If your organization is not capable of developing this assessment, you can hire a consultant to put one together. The cost will be far outweighed by that of dealing with the wrong people once they are hired.
- Do not compromise your standards. Hiring the wrong people is much worse than having vacant positions. Presumably you need each budgeted technical position, so you cannot afford to have the wrong person in any job.
- Explain the technology that new hires will be exposed to and the training they will receive.
- Have technical candidates come in and work on a project with current members of your technical group. Compensate them as if they were in the position they applied for. This can be done on a weekend or day off for the candidate. Make sure you have trusted evaluators working with the candidate. Much can be gleaned from this experience. Use the temporary service to process their payroll and insurance. This may seem like an outlandish idea, but it is a very effective evaluation tool.
- Offer a 90-day review to candidates. You will know if they are going to be a performer at this point. If they are performing at or above your expectations, this is an opportunity to compensate them commensurate with their contribution.
- Work with a local educational institution to develop the technical skills needed by your organization. Often the educational institution will need to be coached into the type of course work you require. Donate equipment similar to that used at your facility. Assist the school with curriculum development so its students will be proficient with the equipment upon graduation. Visit the school often and deliver presentations to get the interest of the students. Through this process you can get to know who the best candidates are and pursue them.
- The interview process is often a misleading one. I recommend that you have potential technical candidates come to your facility at least three times before considering them for a position with your organization. Usually this rule does not apply to those people recommended to you by someone in your trusted network of professional associates.
Train and Develop Current Technical Talent
If you are serious about success, you need to be committed to training and developing your existing technical workforce. Consider implementing the following steps:
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A PODIUM finish at the Elite Riders' Championship on Sunday would be the perfect start to a big year for Swindon captain Troy Batchelor.
The Australian competes in Coventry on Sunday night, along with teammate Peter Kildemand, against a star-studded field including world champion Tai Woffinden, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Darcy Ward and Freddie Lindgren.
While victory is not the be-all and end-all for Batchelor, who is making his full-time Grand Prix debut this season, he would love nothing more than to get his competitive season under way in style.
"Now they've changed it to the start of the year it adds a little more to it because when it was at the end it's when the weather is bad and everyone's tired.
"Last year it was held in the pouring rain and we just had to get it on, which wasn't fun. Being at the start of the year means everyone wants to do well and everyone wants to start things off.
"It's big for everyone but especially myself because I have the GP coming up soon and want to go in there happy with everything I'm doing and on the right track.
"There's eight GP riders in there so it's a really good test for me to see where I'm at and what I have to do because it's all very big."
"I've had track time and a bit of fun over the last week to test everything out but now it's a bit more serious and I'm going there trying to get a podium position."
After Sunday's meeting the Aussie will ride twice for the Robins next week before flying to Auckland for his first meeting as a full-time GP rider, and he is pleased with his preparation so far.
"I don't have an awful lot of time before I'm off to New Zealand so there's not long for me to get things right," he said.
"I fly out next Sunday so the bikes have already gone and I'm pretty happy with all my organisation and where I'm at.
"There's been a lot of ups and downs in my career so far but now I have a full-time slot in the Grand Prix and I need to take advantage of the opportunity I've got."


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Baker man booked in attempt to kill officer
A 21-year-old Baker man who was freed from jail on a $100,000 bond on two attempted second-degree murder charges from a 2013 drive-by shooting was arrested again on Thursday — after police say he almost ran over a police officer with his car.
On Tuesday, Chavis Duncan was meeting with a probation officer at Zachary City Court on a misdemeanor conviction when police detained him at the Zachary Police Department to test his DNA for evidence in a residential burglary, according to the arrest warrant.
Duncan was sitting on a bench for a few minutes when he stood up, ran out the back and jumped into his car in the parking lot.
When an officer got in front of him and told him to stop, Duncan gunned his car toward him, and the officer dove out of the way as Duncan took off down La. 64, running other cars off the road, the warrant says.
Police soon lost track of Duncan, who lives at 412 Douceur Drive. Days later, he was booked into Parish Prison on counts of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer, obstruction of justice and aggravated flight from an officer.
BR man accused of kidnapping girlfriend
A Baton Rouge man is accused of punching his girlfriend until she lost consciousness, then forcing her at knifepoint to drive him to his house — in a rampage said to have begun with him destroying her apartment.
Roosevelt Bell, 27, was intoxicated when he got into a fight with his girlfriend at her apartment on Mohican-Presscott Crossover, according to the affidavit of probable cause. Bell flipped over her couch and started smashing TVs, and when his girlfriend tried to stop him, he punched her in the face until she lost consciousness, the affidavit says.
When she woke up, Bell had a knife to her throat and forced her to get in her car and drive him to his Saguara Avenue home, the affidavit says. When they reached the home and Bell got out of the car first, the woman sped away and called police. One of her eyes was swollen shut.
Bell, 544 Saguaro Ave., was booked Thursday into Parish Prison on counts of second-degree battery, second-degree kidnapping, simple criminal damage to property and resisting an officer.
Couple accused of beating 5-year-old
A married couple accused of beating a 5-year-old girl with a belt, causing bruises to the girl's buttocks and legs, were arrested Wednesday.
Family members took the girl to the hospital when they noticed the bruises on Sunday, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
Edvardo Terrance Francois, 26, and Rachel Lesha Francois, 24, both of 4949 Stumberg Lane, were booked Wednesday into Parish Prison on one count each of cruelty to a juvenile.
BR man said to have sex with 13-year-old
A 25-year-old man is accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl in a vacant apartment in May and June.
Danny Allen first approached the girl when she was checking her mail, according to the affidavit of probable cause. He gave her his number and said, "Call me." The girl used her mother's phone to call Allen and meet for sex in the vacant apartment's bathroom, the affidavit says.
Allen, 2201 Fairchild St., was booked Thursday into Parish Prison on two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile.
17-year-old booked on indecent behavior
A Baton Rouge teen was booked on indecent behavior with a juvenile involving a 14-year-old girl.
Police say the girl came to the home of Demond Matthews, 17, looking for a cellphone charger on July 6. He retrieved it, and as she sat waiting on a couch, he forced himself on her, trying to get his hands under her clothes.
The girl told police she had to fight to get away from Matthews by pulling his hair before running from the apartment, the affidavit says.
Matthews, 8770 Elmgrove Garden Drive, was booked Wednesday into Parish Prison.
Gas for Guns program planned Aug. 23
The Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination Project plans to host a Gas for Guns buyback program the morning of Aug. 23 at the Living Faith Christian Center on Winbourne Avenue.
The program, which runs from 10 a.m. to noon, allows anyone in possession of a gun to turn in up to two weapons to authorities in exchange for gasoline gift cards ranging in worth from $50 to $300, according to a city-parish news release.
"Officers will accept the firearms without asking questions about the donors' identities or how they came to be in possession of the guns," the release says.
The Circle K Corp. partnered with BRAVE to host to buyback, which offers $50 gift cards for functional, nonreplica pistols or revolvers with a caliber lower than .380. Handguns with higher calibers are worth $100 gift cards, the release says.
The exchange of assault-style guns are worth a $300 gift card each "as long as they are a functional variant of an automatic or semi-automatic rifle that is currently in use by military forces with a caliber of 9 mm, 7.62 mm or 5.56 mm," the release says.
Previous gun buybacks have resulted in the exchange of nearly 500 firearms since 2010, the release says.
Immediately prior to the buyback, located at the faith center at 6375 Winbourne Ave., BRAVE also will host a community cleanup. Participants should meet at the Fruit of the Spirit Church, 3338 Plank Road. Cleaning supplies and refreshments will be provided.
Drive sober program underway in BR
The Baton Rouge Police Department will participate in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign aimed at reducing drunk driving.
Grants from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission fund the overtime pay for officers who will be conducting "saturations patrols, checkpoints and other enforcements aimed at drunk driving," the department said in a new release.
The campaign began Friday and wraps up Aug. 31.
Authorities book 8 on suspicion of DWI
Authorities arrested at least eight people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into Parish Prison between 2:30 p.m. Thursday and 2:30 p.m. Friday, booking records show.
Those booked and the counts against them:
- John Foster, 46, 2031 N. 16th St., Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI, failure to signal, drinking in public and disobeying other laws of the road.
- Bernard Maise, 42, 129 Heron Drive, Westwego, first-offense DWI and reckless operation of a vehicle.
- Joseph Nettles, 57, 3030 Congress Boulevard, Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI, reckless operation of a vehicle, possession of alcohol in vehicle, driver's license suspended or revoked and disobeying a traffic control device.
- Taylor Schneider, 25, 15212 Lockett Lane, Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI, improper turns and reckless operation of a vehicle.
- Spencer Schoonenberg, 30, 7250 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI and reckless operation of a vehicle.
- Shannon Selman, 26, 9980 Siegen Lane, Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI, disobeying a red light, license plate required, text messaging prohibited, display of plate violation and speeding.
- Byron Sheppard, 27, 11419 Catalpa St., Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI, speeding, driver's license not in possession and reckless operation of a vehicle.
- Lugene Sims, 40, 3530 Charles St., Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI, failure to signal and improper lane use.
Compiled from staff reports. To talk to a crime reporter at The Advocate, call (225) 388-0369.


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Lessons in Bugs and Frogs, Gourds and FUN!
This week the kids continued bug duty, as their pumpkins are being devoured by the day. It's a sad sight when the kids clamor to inspect their pumpkins only to find the leaves eaten half off their plant.
Sad. Very sad. So they continued with their dispatch duty and in the process, found this little guy. More


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Forums: Index > The Wizengamot > Loyalties
Can we make an official infobox policy on Loyalties. There are some editors who will add individuals and ad hoc organizations (ie adding Albus Dumbledore or The Trio) to the loyalties section of a character's infobox. Then there are editors like myself who do not. I think that if the character has Order of the Phoenix or Death Eaters in the box, then why does one need to put Dumbledore or Lord Voldemort when they are inherent in the organizations they head up. As for "trio," as it was never an actual organization it cannot be used correct? Thanks, --JKoch(Owl Me!) 04:31, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
- I would support this policy. Perhaps establishing that organizations with conjectural titles and individuals are not loyalties in the sense that canonically recognized organisations are. - Nick O'Demus 05:44, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
- Seconded.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 00:36, May 25, 2010 (UTC)
- Thirded...ed. 18.104.22.168 03:19, June 7, 2010 (UTC)


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Police are appealing for information after a man was found in his car with nasty head injuries in Devizes.
Officers were called at 2.40pm on Saturday January 4 to reports of an injured man who was parked in Spitalcroft Road.
When officers attended the man, in his 50s from Devizes, was found with a two to three inch gash to the back of his head.
An ambulance was called and he was taken to the Great Western Hospital in Swindon for treatment where he remained overnight.
It is believed the man had been assaulted and that the original incident took place in Dowse Road shortly before police were called.
Officers also believe the suspect may have been driving a red Volkswagen Golf.
Officers are keen to hear from anyone with any information about this incident, in particular anyone who may have seen an altercation or argument between two men in Dowse Road around 2.30pm or anyone who saw a red Volkswagen Golf in the area at that time.
People are asked to contact PC Fiona Cuthbert at Melksham CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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Making disability rights real - Speech
Hon Tariana Turia
Minister for Disability Issues
3 December 2012; 6pm
Launch of Making disability rights real. Whakatūturu ngā Tika Hauatanga, the Annual report of the Independent Monitoring Mechanism of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 1 July 2011 – 30 June 2012
West Foyer, Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings; Wellington
I want to firstly acknowledge our impressive MCs - Ruth Jones, Kanohi ki te Kanohi Consultancy and Duncan Armstrong, from People First. There are also some key movers and shakers who should be recognised upfront on this important day:
· Paul Gibson, our Disability Rights Commissioner
· Dame Beverley Wakem, Ombudsman
· and Rachel Noble, Chair, Convention Coalition of Disabled People's Organisations.
I welcome here to parliament, people from right across the disability community; disability sector organisation representatives; government agency representatives; fellow Members of Parliament; families and friends; and the media.
Each of you play a critical role in creating an inclusive society; and I thank you for your commitment in being with us tonight.
Tonight, we are leading the world in celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2012.
While the World Clock distinguishes us as literally one of the first countries to mark this international day, our recent history would also demonstrate our leading edge in striving to create a climate of inclusion.
Our story must always recall that New Zealand took a leading role in the development of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which gives voice, visibility and legitimacy to disabled people and their families.
During 2003 through to 2007, through the efforts of the New Zealand Mission, the Office of Disability Issues and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand had a very high profile in the development of the Convention.
This was strengthened by Don Mackay who showed both outstanding leadership and ability in chairing the meetings at the United Nations; and Robert Martin, who led the development of the modern self-advocacy movement in New Zealand and was one of the first disabled persons to speak to a United Nations forum.
We must learn from this legacy of leadership and do all that we can to continue to question, to debate, and to be part of a conversation about enabling those with disabilities to live a good life.
In addressing the theme for this year, removing barriers to create an inclusive society for all I want to reiterate that the most significant issue confronting those with a disability is the attitude of wider society and the systems that exist, who fail to recognise the amazing determination of this community to be trusted to know what is best for themselves.
Barriers can take many forms: the physical environment or information and communication technology, or those resulting from legislation or policy, or what is often the most difficult to confront - entrenched societal attitudes or discrimination. But confront it we must.
All of us here know that when barriers to inclusion are removed, and disabled people are empowered to participate fully in the life of society, the entire community benefits.
Changing attitudes leads to social change, and who best to champion social change than those who have been most impacted by the attitudes of a disabling society.
All these areas are covered powerfully in Making disability rights real. Whakatūturu ngā Tika Hauatanga.
I want to sincerely thank the three partners of the Monitoring Mechanism for producing their first joint report as part of their commitment to promote, protect and monitor the Disability Convention. Each of the three independent and equal parties of the Monitoring Mechanism has had a key role in creating change:
· the Human Rights Commission has a broad role across promotion, protection and monitoring of the Convention
· the Office of the Ombudsman has a specific role in the areas of protection and monitoring of the conduct of agencies in the state sector
· the Convention Coalition of Disabled People's Organisations provides the civil society component, particularly the direct experience of disabled people.
By working together, the Monitoring Mechanism is modelling the joint approach that we - Government, disabled people and their families, and the rest of society – will need to give life to the UN Convention.
Each of the three parties has in common their independence from government control, and their credibility with disabled people and civil society in general. As such, they are able to articulate disabled people's concerns to Government. This is a critical step towards working together to find solutions to those concerns.
The Monitoring Mechanism's work will help to keep us on track.
Making disability rights real. Whakatūturu ngā Tika Hauatanga helps us to identify the barriers that still exist and to present a strong challenge to us all to make our vision of a better world for all people, including disabled people, a reality.
The Monitoring Mechanism's report focuses on developing a baseline picture of the current state of disabled people's rights in New Zealand. The report's overall assessment is that:
· very few government agencies fully understand their responsibilities under the Disability Convention. Collaboration with disabled people, a whole of government approach and a systematic working towards agreed goals are mostly absent in government responses;
· the lack of good information comparing outcomes for disabled people and non-disabled people makes it very difficult for the monitoring mechanism to carry out its functions;
· capacity building is required to enable both government agencies and Disabled People's Organisations to be involved in joint decision-making processes.
These are really important challenges, which I am determined we as a Government can and must address.
Taking action is a responsibility we can all share – employers and business leaders, parents and politicians, neighbours and whānau. This will take commitment. It will take courage. But it must not take inordinate amounts of time – we need to get it right now, for the wellbeing of future generations.
Of course I want to ensure we get better value from the funding we invest. But I also believe that if and when Government agencies work more closely together, then we will achieve much better quality of life outcomes for disabled people and their families.
A major focus for me is the vision we have been promoting through the Enabling Good Lives approach. Under this approach, people with disabilities are supported to plan and achieve the life they want, doing everyday things in everyday places in their communities.
As part of this, we need to change our disability support system to enable good lives: to give disabled people and their whānau more choice and control over their supports.
The Ministerial Committee on Disability Issues has asked the Ministries of Social Development, Health, and Education to develop a proposal to demonstrate this approach to disability support and services in the first part of 2013. I am greatly looking forward to the progress we can make.
Achieving this vision will be a challenge but there is a clear set of principles about the nature of support in place which drives us forward, and they include:
· self-determination
· early investment in families
· person-centred supports
· supported access to mainstream services
· mana enhancing: respect for disabled people's contribution
· supports are simple to use and flexible
· supports build relationships between disabled people, their whānau and community.
I want to thank the three partners to the Monitoring Mechanism for your work in creating a credible community of leadership around accessibility and inclusion.
Can be and can do are the attitudes that we should all aspire to. We need positive action from everyone who believes in possibility rather than disability.
To be an inclusive society we must be bold and develop the same attitudes that prevail amongst the disabled – we must ensure by our actions that we trust in disabled persons being able to be the authors of their own solutions.
Thank you for taking the time to be with us tonight; to make disability rights real; and to sign up to a future in which disabled persons can live independently and enjoy full inclusion in their communities.
Through our collective efforts, I know we are well on the way to making New Zealand the most accessible place in the world. Tēnā tātou katoa.


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SKILLMAN, N.J. - The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced its 2013 ITA All-Academic Teams and Scholar-Athletes on Tuesday. Saint Leo boosted the Sunshine State Conference tally as the Lions saw 11 student-athletes on teams that included seven women's and five men's squads conference-wide. In total, 75 SSC student-athletes were recognized as ITA Scholar-Athletes.
From the women's side, joining Saint Leo were Barry, Florida Tech, Florida Southern, Lynn, Nova Southeastern and Rollins earning the ITA All-Academic Team award. The Lions, Barry, Florida Southern, Lynn, and Rollins were also recognized among the men's teams.
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If someone were to ask me what my favorite beer is, I'd say 'Bud Light Lime'. My husband would say 'Busch Light', my dad would say 'Bud Light', and a couple of my friends would say 'Coors Light' or maybe 'Miller Lite'. I only know of one person…just ONE…that would have said, "I love a Pabst Blue Ribbon!" And that person was my late Uncle Mike.
Pabst Blue Ribbon is probably not at the top of many people's lists of All Time Favorite Beers. At least not in today's beer-buying world. With so many different flavors, people often forget about the red, white and blue can that was originally brewed in 1844 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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But even if we weren't just talking about this year, Pierre at shortstop is a whole lot less exciting that some people seem to think Billy Hamilton will be. And they might be right in terms of excitement. Excitement doesn't mean production though.
With that said, Pierre and Hamilton aren't comparable players, though they may wind up with comparable type numbers. Pierre has less power and goes about his other offensive production in a much different way than Hamilton does, at least right now. Pierre simply never swings and misses, where as Hamilton does. He is getting better, but he would have to still cut his strikeout rate in half to make as much contact as Pierre does. Clearly Hamilton has a much higher offensive ceiling than Pierre does, but most guys don't reach their ceilings.


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— October 2001
By Richard Thiel
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should have a zero-tolerance policy.
Regular readers of this column know that I occasionally use it to rail about the state of customer service in the boating business. Well, actually I don't rail–I'm merely the messenger. Almost every month PMY hears from readers describing everything from minor service gripes to flat-out horror stories. More disturbing is that over the past few years, their frequency has increased, leading me to suspect that the general level of service throughout the boating business is decreasing.
Nearly every time I write about service I get a return salvo from dealers and industry representatives decrying my negativity and assuring me that there is no problem–but if there is, it's getting better. We all just need to be a little more patient. Well, patience is fine until you're the one who's sitting on the dock some Friday afternoon with family, friends, and an engine that won't start, and you've been told no one can get to you for a week.
Clearly my opinion on this subject is based mainly on anecdotes, and just as clearly, someone who is the victim of poor service is more likely to write than someone who enjoys prompt, affordable service. But even if that's true, builders who are selling to people paying a quarter-million dollars and up–PMY's core audience–should have nothing short of a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to service problems.
There is also evidence from another source that perhaps things are not all they should be in the boat-service world. In July J.D. Power & Associates, best known for its customer-satisfaction rankings of automobiles, released its first-ever rankings for boats. The results have limited applicability to PMY readers, since they cover brands between 16 and 26 feet (the median boat length for PMY readers' primary boat is about 34 feet), but they nevertheless should concern you.
The study found a direct correlation between complaints and boat cost: The higher the price, the fewer the reported problems. Contrast that with Power's 2000 study on initial quality in the automotive industry. In eight of the 14 segments surveyed, Toyota products ranked first. These did include pricey Lexus models, but also earning top honors were the low-priced Corolla and midpriced Sienna. Apparently the automotive industry has found a way to make quality a philosophical rather than an economic proposition.
Frank Forkin, who oversees Power's surveys for boats, also told Soundings Trade Only that a third of all reported problems were engine-related, specifically hard starting, rough idle, stalling, and lack of power. That latter complaint was supposedly related to buyers selecting less-powerful engines to save money, but I wondered about the others, so I called a few service people from some of the major builders and dealers. Most claimed that such engine-related complaints account for about half of all consumer complaints and pointed out that in terms of severity, they presented a far greater challenge for obvious reasons. Many also took the opportunity to complain that in many cases, it was the engine companies' (or more accurately their distributors') lack of timely response to these problems that led to dissatisfied customers. True or not, dealerships are by no means blameless. Indeed, Forkin cites dealer service as a prime problem area among boaters, which again contrasts with the automotive arena where although Lexus again ranks first, Saturn comes in second, and Daewoo is fourth.
I don't mean to imply that bad service is epidemic. The vast majority of our readers seem satisfied with how they're being treated. But there does seem to be a small and apparently growing minority who are not. The fact that this trend runs counter to that of the automotive industry, where both initial quality and service have been steadily improving over the last decade, should concern anyone who owns or plans to buy a boat.
This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Here are some nice links that we stumbled across this week:
Kerry Butters posted an interesting [article on CSS Regions this week—a pretty cool new tool in the CSS kit. There's [URL="http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/09/introducing-css-regions/"]another recent article on the topic at Web Designer Depot](http://www.sitepoint.com/a-beginners-guide-css-regions/).
An interesting alternative to CSS resets is on the way, in the form of 'all: unset'
Here's an interesting look at Repeating patterns in CSS with :nth-child and :nth-of-type,
Lea Verou demonstrates how to create trapezoids with 3D transforms.
Chris Coyier's animated CodePen demo of how to make a triangle in CSS.
This is rather cool: Build a circular navigation bar with CSS3.
A simple way to learn some CSS Selectors.
Craig Buckler talks about what's new in Chrome, including the ability to edit and save your CSS files through the browser itself. How much longer will we be using code editors when we can now edit CSS, HTML and JS right in the browser?
.selfCSS{} is a cool, online WYSIWYG CSS editor. It works on desktop and tablets, so might be a fun way to experiment with CSS and get more of an idea of how it works.
csste.st is a collection of tools for testing CSS changes across your projects. The site has links to some interesting tools, and is looking for people to help with the project.
And now for something truly Absurd. How would you like to write your CSS with JavaScript? If that sounds totally absurd, you'd be right. Check out Absurd.js, another CSS preprocessor to rival SASS and LESS.
Flying Focus is a JS file, but it's pretty interesting from a CSS perspective, too. Watch the focus on elements fly around as you tab around the page.
Patternizer is a rather cool tool for creating CSS3 patterns.
This week's feature: PODCASTS
There are lots of really interesting podcasts out there that focus on the web industry. Here is a selection of them that are worth checking out, particularly if you are interested in front end web design (those with * include transcripts):
ShopTalk Show, with Chris Coyier and Dave RupertThe Web Ahead, with Jenn Simmons (which includes The Web Behind, with Eric Meyer—looking back at the history of the web)The Big Web Show, with Jeffrey ZeldmanBoagword Podcast*, with Paul Boag and Marcus Lillington Unfinished Business, with Andy Clarke and Anna DebenhamFripfrap, with Divya Manian and Garann MeansThe Gently Mad, with Adam Clark.The Non-Breaking Space Show, with Christopher Schmitt, Dave McFardland, Chris Enns.The Breaking Development Podcast, with Jim King.JavaScript Jabber*, with Charles Max Wood.99% Invisible, with Roman Mars and Sam Greenspan.BizCraft, with Carl Smith and Gene Crawford.The East Wing, with Tim Smith.The PageBreak podcast, with Niki Brown and Liz Andrade.The Industry, with Adam Stacoviak, Drew Wilson, and Jared Erondu.This Developer's Life, by Rob Conery and Scott Hanselman.The UX Mastery Podcast*, with Luke Chambers and Matthew Magain.
There are lots more podcasts out there. If you have one to add to the list, let us know in the comments. If you have a favorite, tell us about it!
Tips of the Week
And lastly, some lighthearted tips for the week, courtesy of @H9RBSjs ...
Always test your web app with CSS disabled to see what zero percent of your audience sees.
CSS3 Border Images: The only CSS feature that will reach "Proposed Recommendation" status before anyone uses it in a real project.
If you tell me that your CSS grid framework is "responsive out of the box", then I'm just going to wonder why your framework is in a box.
Take a look at any or all of the links above and tell us what you think! And feel free to PM me if you have an great links for the next issue.
And here is last week's issue, too:http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?1172321-This-Week-in-CSS%E2%80%94October-7-2013
Great Links Ralph
I saw that [@H9RBSjs ... site last week and it's very funny - and mostly true (I added some CSS tips to my [URL="http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp/fixed-main2.htm"]latest quiz answer](https://twitter.com/H9RBSjs) also)
In the CSS selectors link it seems that :first-line isn't working in Firefox. It seems to be confused by "
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Does anybody else feel jealous and aroused and worried?

It works on a local test so I guess there's an issue with the script and that construct.
About the border for triangle with CSS. There's something bugging me.
If I'm using box-sizing: border-box should width and height: 0!important work and nullify the effect or not?
display: table with border-collapse: collapse seem to work and clear the triangle.
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Ithaca College Athletics Announces New Visual Identity
ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College and its Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports have unveiled a new visual identity for the athletics program—logos with a sharp, clean, strong look, giving student-athletes and their teams a progressive and assertive way of expressing who they are and who they strive to be. The new visual identity graphically aligns IC's athletics program with the college's overall mission, vision and strategic direction.
The updated identity includes a redesigned athletics website — athletics.ithaca.edu — which has a sleek, modern appearance and is compatible with all mobile devices. The site features a video that shows many of the marks displayed and applied, and also describes the thinking that went into creating the new designs, including comments from coaches, student-athletes and alumni. Beginning with the fall sports season, team uniforms, equipment, apparel, playing surfaces, scoreboards, and other signage will begin a multiyear evolution to this new logo system.
"When I returned to my alma mater in 2013, one of my primary tasks was to determine how the athletics program could be better aligned with the overall mission, vision, and strategic direction of the college," Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports Susan Bassett '79 said. "One aspect of this realignment relates to how athletics represents the college graphically. The logo system that was in use for the past two decades had some limitations and did not complement the college's current visual identity, which was launched in 2011. We knew it was time to update our athletics visual identity while keeping intact our Bombers nickname."
The process of developing the new athletics identity began in November 2013. Jason DeLand '98 volunteered as a strategic advisor for the group. Jason is a former Ithaca College baseball player and cofounder of the award-winning agency Anomaly, which is best known for its Budweiser Super Bowl ads. The development process included creative input from current and alumni student-athletes, coaches, and staff in the athletics and marketing communications offices. Dozens of focus group meetings were held, and one message that student-athletes made clear is that they wanted to feel united as "one family," that being part of the larger athletics community at the college is central to their experience.
"As an Ithaca College alumna, I am filled with great pride in being a part of this exciting evolution in our athletics program's identity," Bassett said. "We recently completed one of our most successful athletics years ever, finishing at number 12 in the Division III Learfield Sports Directors' Cup, which ranks the country's elite intercollegiate athletics programs based on their finish in national championship events. I believe that the new logo system reflects the characteristics that have come to symbolize this kind of winning tradition in Bombers athletics: strength, unity, and a long-standing commitment to excellence."
In a Q&A format below, please find some additional information.
What were the goals in defining a new athletics visual identity?
Our goal was to better align the athletics program with the overall mission, vision, and strategic direction of Ithaca College. One aspect of this alignment is how we graphically represent both the college and its athletics program. We wanted to create an identity that is unique to IC athletics yet supports the college's external brand as well, bringing consistency of graphic representation to the athletics program and the college as a whole. The athletics logos are intended to complement rather than copy the college logo.
Why did the college choose to do this now?
The previous logo system, which had been used over the last couple of decades, was more limited in scope and did not complement the college's brand identity that was launched in fall 2011. Consequently, we knew it was time to update the college's athletics visual identity while continuing to preserve certain long-standing traditions. In focus group meetings, we heard our student-athletes say that they wanted to feel united as "one family" -- and that being part of a larger athletics community beyond their own sport was central to their IC experience.
What was the process for developing this new identity?
After sending out requests for proposals last fall to six of the top athletics identity/marketing firms in the country, we selected SME Branding in November 2013. SME facilitated dozens of on-campus focus groups and one-on-one phone calls with key stakeholders (student-athletes, coaches, athletics staff, alumni, and so forth) to understand the perceptions about the drivers, benefits, and possible barriers related to a new visual identity for athletics.
We also formed an athletics identity development team, which included Susan Bassett '79, IC's director of athletics; and Jason DeLand '98 -- former IC baseball player and cofounder of Anomaly, the agency behind several Budweiser Super Bowl ads.
"Progressive," "strong," "timeless," and "smart" were the descriptors that emerged again and again from the discussions about the IC athletics program. We knew that these characteristics needed to be firmly represented in our new identity. Our creative services team in the Office of Marketing Communications then worked throughout spring and summer 2014 to refine these concepts and build a full-fledged system.
When and where will this new visual identity be seen?
The new identity is officially unveiled August 20, 2014, with the launch of the redesigned athletics website (athletics.ithaca.edu). We have taken a multiyear approach to the implementation of this new identity to take advantage of the natural renewal cycle for uniforms, apparel, signage, playing surfaces, and so forth; however, the new logos will start showing up with the beginning of the fall sports season.
Is Ithaca College still the Bombers?
Yes! Our nickname has not changed — we are still the Bombers, and the new visual identity system reflects this.
Where can the athletics website be found?
The newly redesigned athletics website is located at athletics.ithaca.edu as of August 20. The previous URL, bombers.ithaca.edu, will redirect to this new address.
Does the college have a new mascot?
No. We did not seek a mascot through this process.
Who can use these new logos?
The new visual identity is for the official use of Ithaca College athletics and the college's licensed vendors. The athletics logos may not be used interchangeably with the main Ithaca College logo. Each varsity team and club sport has a team-specific mark that will be displayed on team uniforms and other collateral. Official merchandise with the new marks will be available for sale at basketball, football, lacrosse, and soccer games, and at other selected events, such as conference and tournament appearances, at the IC Bookstore, and through our licensed vendors.
For more information, contact Joe Gladziszewski, associate director of athletic communications at firstname.lastname@example.com or (607) 274-3825.


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To that end, I have two one day Optimizer classes scheduled this year (and more to follow next year!). The first one will be Wednesday November 20th in Northern California. You can find details for that here: http://www.nocoug.org/ .
The next one will be 5,500 miles (about 8,800 km) away in the UK - in Manchester. That'll take place immediately following the UKOUG technical conference taking place the first week of December on December 5th. You can see all of the details for that here: http://www.ukoug.org/events/tom-kyte-seminar-2013/
I know I'll be doing one in Belgrade early next year, probably the first week in April. Stay tuned for details on that and for more to come.


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Emirdağ Addendum, 147:
"To a certain degree, it is concealed." "To a certain degree", Bediuzzaman says. "Missionaries"; Christian Missionaries, those who preach Christianity, clergy, monks, and the followers of the Risale-i Nur have to be very careful. So who has to be careful? One; missionaries, two; Christian clergy, three; the followers of the Risale-i Nur. "That is because, the movement of the West"; which means, Marxist-Leninist thinking. At the moment there is the terror organization of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), and all sorts of communist movements in the world. Notice that, "The movement of the West"; that is, those who follow Marxist- Leninist thinking, the materialistic thinking, will ally among themselves to disrupt the alliance of Christian missionaries and Islam. That is the alliance of Muslims and Christians. Don't we see the same feature in today's bigots? Don't we see this in the action of such a bad lot? Those who commit prostitution, the dirt bags , they all struggle to ruin this alliance. Notice that Bediuzzaman informed us this about 70 years ago. Look, "They will struggle to ruin the alliance between Islam and the missionaries." That is why they say, "Why are you not hostile to the People of the Book?" Why don't you blaspheme them? Why don't you curse Christians?
Bediuzzaman says that some Muslims may attract some communists to their side. The terror organization PKK also attracts some Muslims to its side. They attract some disbelievers and we indeed see them saying, "Never ally with Christians." So with whom shall we ally? With Communists and atheists. Bediuzzaman says, "This time I violated my principle and have taken a look at the world." So who are the ones that give command to these jackals? Communists. There are those communists in the appearance of Muslims. Bediuzzaman stresses that these communists will draw some of the Muslims to their side. "They are drawing and they will draw." That is to say, "Behind the plot of damaging the alliance of Christians and Muslims, there exists the world's atheism, the system of the dajjal." He also says that if Christians and Muslims make an alliance, the issue will be over, Insha'Allah.
(About Mr. Adnan Oktar's explanations regarding the truth about matter)
What I tell you here is disclosed as a secret by the senior freemasons. Freemasons have been astonished at the fact that I had spoken of it beforehand, that I had disclosed it. They said, "This was our secret; a secret of freemasonry, a secret that is revealed solely at the upper-degrees of freemasonry." They said they tell this secret by making them feel it. At the 33rd degree.But they told me that I have revealed it to the whole world. I have also other secrets and I will, Insha'Allah, reveal them when the time comes.
For instance I am speaking right now and they say, "Our Master is speaking." A human being can not speak. There is nothing like it.I have uttered these words while Prophet Adam (as) was being created. Almighty Allah says, I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed satan:"But you will not will unless Allah wills." (Surat al-Insan, 30) No man can ever speak by himself. Allah makes them all speak and nobody can ever say something other than what Allah wills for him.
One of the severest torments of the people of Hell will spring from the comparison between the Paradise and Hell. Another will bethe length of the time, its infinity. They will also constantly make comparisons. They will constantly covet. They ask for the blessings that are granted to the people of Heaven. Even there they have the mindset of convincing. Look how stupid they are. They assume that they will be able to receive some food or water from Paradise secretly without Allah knowing it. In the world, they were accustomed to being able to escape. Even there they do not believe in Allah's might, may Allah forbid; the fools. They look for an outlet and simply think that they will be able to escape. They, for instance, look for an exit in between the rocks, so that they can run away from the Hell. They try to dig, do something to get away from there. But Allah says that they can in no way get out of Hell. They make an effort of it for thousands of years, millions of years. Because they are fools, they do not get bored and continue. But they are specially created, Insha'Allah.
When we write something, it is Allah Who writes it, but He makes our hand instrumental for it, and we simply assume that we write it ourselves. Even before we are born from our mothers, that text was being written. Every person puts a signature, or writes something in a notebook or in a computer. Every letter he types is predestined for him. They say, "Master, that guy has written against you." That was written even before he was born because it is Allah Who grants that power to the dajjal. We definitely need the dajjal. The system of the Mahdi does not exist without the dajjal…For instance the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly, the negative and the positive. Allah definitely creates with its opposite. A Muslim is also definitely created with its opposite. He is certainly created with his dajjal. For instance, every prophet has a dajjal. This is related in the Qur'an. There are thehuman dajjal and the jinni dajjal. Every prophet has both a human dajjal and a jinni dajjal. So has Hazrat Mahdi (as). He also struggles against his jiini dajjal and the human dajjal. But the dajjals of the Mahdis and the Prophets are very severe. They are enormous. For instance, at the moment the dajjal is a world-wide power against Hazrat Mahdi (as). For this reason, Hazrat Mahdi (as) is the last of the saints; he is the greatest saint. This is why he is the greatest saint of all times. That is why in the Torah, Hazrat Mahdi (as) is referred to in such an inclusive form. The reason why he encounters such hardship is that all these human and jinni dajjals come over him. That is to say, Hazrat Mahdi (as) not only struggles against the armies of those dajjal consisting of human beings. He strives against the armies of jinni dajjal as well. That is why his task is very hard. It is an unknown aspect of Hazrat Mahdi (as). It is his concealed aspect. It is something special between Allah and him for jinni is a more rampant being; it is a more sly being because it is possible to see a human being. A Jinni is a being that can move as it wills; it is a being with a profound impact upon people. He passes through matter. In an unexpected moment and place, he may appear before a person. He They exerts power against people. For instance, he may take the power of a person; he may cause forgetfulness, make him aggressive and wild. Consequently he bothers the system of the Mahdi. Because we are also the followers of the Mahdi, we struggle against both the jinn and human armies of the dajjal. The jinni armies of the dajjal make hypnosis upon all Muslims worldwide now. He makes this as a token of the might of the system of the dajjal. Allah makes it instrumental. For instance,the Islamic world consisting of 1.5 billion people have been captives.The Dajjalhas made hypnosis. Muslims strive against one another, they massacre one another. They massacre one another in Libya, in Morocco and in other places. They ruin one another. They go and attack Christians or Jews. They become suicide bombers.They assault Shias. Shias go and assault Sunnis. But as the human and jinni armiesof the dajjal, they will make the severest assault against Hazrat Mahdi (as) and his followers. It will change according to their degrees. The severest assault will be made against Hazrat Mahdi (as). Then to his followers who are pious. Then the severity decreases relative to their faith. This is essential for the trial they go through, Insha'Allah.
Notice what Almighty Allah says about the hypocrites in surah Muhammad, verse 30; "If We wished, We would show them to you and you would know them by their mark and know them by their ambivalent speech. Allah knows your actions." This means that if Almighty Allah wishes,hypocrites can be recognized from their characters. "you would know them by their ambivalent speech." Hypocrites have a stronglyvariable manner of speaking. They must be followed veryattentively.They remember Allah, but it is possible torecognize them from the issues that they most avoid. A hypocrite does not avoid superstitions.He talks a lot. He wants to draw Muslims into superstition and suffocate them. In other words, he wants to draw them into a swamp and suffocate them there. Just as how a crocodile draws its prey into water and then suffocates it. It draws with all its might. It holds its prey very tightly once it catches it. That is why it is very important not to fall into the ocean of superstition of a hypocrite. A Muslim must pay great attention to it.What is the solution? To hold on the Qur'an very tightly. A Muslim does not fall into the ocean of superstition if he holds on to the Qur'an very tightly. Because no superstition enters the Qur'an. Once they try to introduce superstition, you will say, "The Qur'an" and nothing else. In this way the superstition burns. What is that burns the superstition? The Qur'an. Those who want to burn superstition must bring forward the Qur'an. You will see superstition being burned . If you want to burn the hypocrite in the spiritual sense, one thing that a hypocrite most dislikes is the Qur'an, Allah forbid. When you show him the Qur'an, a hypocrite almost flutters. He can not tolerate the Qur'an like the zombies we see in some movies that can not resist light and start to melt down.A hypocrite also melts down when he sees the light of the Qur'an. The Qur'an inflicts pain on him. This is what overwhelms him most. That is why a hypocrite does not want to utter the word "Qur'an". He utters it as a mere formality. For instance,if he cites a verse from the Qur'an, he can not help but tell seventy superstitions. He simply mixes the honey with poison. That is why we must tell them to speak to us with the Qur'an in mind. A hypocrite is unable to speak from the Qur'an. He simply puts forward his idols, his idolatrous creed. As you speak with the Qur'an, he asserts his own idols.You must tell him, "You imposter! Do not come to me with your idols; talk to me with the Qur'an."He can not do so. What are the issues that a hypocrite most avoids? One, the adequacy of the Qur'an. The Qur'an. The Unity of Islam. He definitely finds a way to avoid it. Surely he never directly says that he is against the Unity of Islam. He employs filthy ways to express it, and thus you perceive that he has no intention for it. Let me not speak of them one by one right now; you would surely understand them. They find a way to elude. Just pay attention to how they speak. They seek to find a way to evade, because the Qur'an burns them. They fiercely evade the Unity of Islam because they know that a hypocrite can not survive in the climate of the Unity of Islam. They know that it will be a very difficult environment for them. They can not attack Muslims, they can not assume a false identity, they can not be arrogant. They can not propagate their communities to be the most precious group. That is because every hypocrite needs the feeling of arrogance and pride. They try to present themselves and their groups as grand beings. They say, "We are the most glorious, the most flawless." How can he dare to say so when the Unity of Islam is established?That is why they do not want it, because otherwise they have to acknowledge the presence of someone who is greater than themselves. They definitely would not want that. With the mindset they have, hypocrites feel at ease when they do not have to acknowledge someone who is better than them. They want to live more comfortably in their own Hells.Why didn't satan prostrate before Prophet Adam (as)? Because in a state of prostration, he would be unable to be haughty against Prophet Adam (as). He can not stress his greatness. So satan severely rejected it.That is also the case with the hypocrites. They consider their groups as the greatest and the most glorious while they consider others to be experiencing disbelief. They consider them to be abnormal, to be perverts.
(Some hadiths regarding the system of Mahdi in the Kutub al-Sittah; the Second Phase)
It is related that in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as) "The earth will throw out pieces like golden plates." In other words, an enormous wealth will come out. The hearts of people will soften, they will become generous. The Earth will fill with abundance."
Abundance is something important; for instance, we experience it in Turkey now. This abundance is obvious to see.
"A treasure will come out from beneath the Kaaba. The Ark of the Covenant will be dislodged from the Antioch or Lake Tabariya ." It is the famous golden ark of the Prophet Moses (as). "It will be put on shoulders and brought before Hazrat Mahdi (as) in Bayt al-Maqdis. Upon witnessing it, all Jews except for some will convert to Islam." This means that Hazrat Mahdi (as) has good relations with the Jews, and when they see the Ark they will convert to Islam.


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About the Book
I have been shooting "Plastic Girls" for over thirty years.
They fascinate me and I find they tell a lot about the culture of a country and the evolution of fashion and style.
It is very important to clarify that all mannequins, without exception, were photographed in the stores windows always through the glass and never with special permits. All these wonders are right there, available to anyone who has ability to see them.
Another thing that has always amazed me is the talent of window display stylists, not only to set up the store windows, but also to light, often in extraordinary ways, the objects. I think every photographer has a lot to learn from them.
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- Category Arts & Photography
Large Square, 12×12 in, 30×30 cm
120 Pages
- Publish Date Dec 06, 2011
- Tags stylish, models, italy, fashion, mannequins, dummies, women
About the Creator
Roberto Bigano, based in Verona, Italy, has been a professional photographer since 1978. With a diverse client base that requires wide-ranging commercial art and fine art photography, he has some 30 books to his credit, including "Divina Bugatti" and "Il Cavaliere Inesistente" by Italian Art Publisher Franco Maria Ricci. Roberto also teaches digital photography at international workshops and conferences, including last two Photokina.
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Graeme Smith is adamant he has not dictated the type of pitch he wants for South Africa's second Test against Australia in Port Elizabeth, despite the venue's curator telling Smith's Australian counterpart Michael Clarke that he was beholden to the home team's captain and coach.
On Tuesday Clarke expressed his surprise at the response to his question to the St George's Park curator about what was he planning to do to the pitch before the match began on Thursday.
"I had a chat to the groundsman today, [who said], 'At the moment the grass is 8mm high.' I asked what he's going to do with that. He said, 'I'm going to speak to their captain and coach before I make a decision,' " Clarke said. "That's the groundsman's plans, so I'm interested to see what the South African captain and coach's plans are for this wicket."
While Smith and Proteas coach Russell Domingo were seen in discussions with the curator when the home team trained on Tuesday afternoon by Wednesday morning Smith downplayed the significance of those discussions, when asked directly about the curator's deference to him.
"That's very kind of him. One thing I've learned is when you ask for things you generally don't get them, so we tend to stay away. We're just happy with a good Test wicket," the South Africa captain said.
"We just requested a good Test wicket. Ultimately he knows this wicket better than all of us.
"Obviously we'd like a wicket that can produce a result, a wicket that will provide good cricket over the next five days."
Smith reckoned the pitch, as of Wednesday morning, resembled "a pretty good, normal P.E. wicket". There was a decent covering of grass on most of the pitch, albeit with a brown tinge, but it appeared to be somewhat bare in parts. It was then mowed and rolled just after midday on Wednesday, after South Africa finished training and before Australia arrived for its session, after which much of the brown tinge had disappeared.
Smith reiterated his belief the primary cause of Mitch Johnson's 12-wicket haul in the first Test was pitch conditions in Centurion that were favourable to him. He said it was important for he and his Proteas teammates not to become daunted by the excitement generated by his hostile performance to start the series,
"It's important not to get caught up in the hype. Obviously we know Mitchell has bowled extremely well, bowled aggressively. We all know that creates headlines, creates stories, creates fanfare," he said. "Certainly there's a huge amount of respect in our team for someone who is performing well, but it's important not to get caught up in that, and [instead] focus on what's important, and that's us performing well and getting our skills right."
Smith said the Proteas had not spend any more time scouting or debriefing on Johnson than they would for any front-line bowler ahead of any Tests. The South Africa captain also backed his own ability to bounce back from facing only a total of four balls from Johnson for the match, falling to the left-armer in each innings.
"I've faced Mitchell a lot of times - times where he's had the better of me and times I've had the better of him," he said, downplaying the significance of being bounced out by Johnson in the first innings at Centurion Park.
"One dismissal doesn't make you lose credibility. There's a lot of guys who've been able to perform against the fastest bowlers in the world over a long time. I've made a career out of looking ugly. If I can keep doing that I'll be happy."
Smith said it was crucial the Proteas' top-three produce at least one major partnership between them to put pressure on the Australian bowling attack.
The captain disagreed that being nil-one down to Australia in a three-Test series posed the team's biggest challenge to recover, highlighting its ability to salvage a one-all draw against Pakistan in spin-friendly conditions in the United Arab Emirates in October last year.
"Obviously Australia are playing well at the moment - they're hot, they're in form - which is always a challenge," he said.
"It's difficult to say why we've started so slowly in a lot of series. Maybe we just don't like to throw the first punch.
"It's important you have the ability to respond and know how to respond. Experience plays a big role there, in terms of performances to fall back on. This week, it's about ... not carrying too much baggage from Pretoria [Centurion] and making sure we can put it into our performance here."
Smith said he was unable to disclose who would replace concussed all-rounder Ryan McLaren in its line-up for the second Test, saying the decision would be made at a meeting with chief South Africa selector Andrew Hudson later on Thursday. Batsman Dean Elgar and left-arm fast-bowler Wayne Parnell are the two prime candidates for inclusion.