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UNITED NATIONS � Ukraine's prime minister told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that Russia had carried out a ''military aggression'' in Crimea, and dramatically switched from English to Russian to ask Russia whether it wants war.
Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin gave him a direct answer: ''Russia does not want war and neither do the Russians, and I'm convinced the Ukrainians don't want that either.''
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Ukraine has had ''warm and friendly relations'' with Russia for decades and he is also convinced ''that Russians do not want war.''
''And I hope that the Russian government and the Russian president will heed the wishes of their people and that we return urgently to dialogue and solve this conflict,'' he said.
Churkin did not respond to Yatsenyuk's call to return to talks. Instead, he urged a return to the European-mediated plan in which Ukraine's protest leaders and ousted President Viktor Yanukovych agreed on Feb. 21 to form a new government and hold an early election. Russia refused to sign the agreement.
In his brief speech, Yatsenyuk accused Russia of violating the U.N. Charter and several treaties and urged Moscow to pull back its troops in the Crimean Peninsula to barracks and to start real negotiations to tackle the conflict.
The public in Crimea will vote on Sunday whether to break away from Ukraine and become part of Russia. Russia on Thursday conducted new military maneuvers near its border with Ukraine.
''This aggression has no reasons and no grounds,'' Yatsenyuk said. ''This is absolutely and entirely unacceptable in the 21st century, to resolve any kind of conflict with tanks, artillery and boots on the ground.''
Yatsenyuk stressed that the conflict goes beyond his country's borders, reminding the council that Ukraine gave up the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal in 1994 in exchange for guarantees of its territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence.
''After these actions, it would be very hard to convince anyone in the globe not to have nuclear weapons,'' he said.
The council was holding its sixth meeting on Ukraine in less than two weeks. It has been unable to take any action because Russia, as a permanent member, has veto power.
Shortly before the meeting, the United States circulated a draft resolution which would reaffirm the Security Council's commitment ''to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.''
The draft, obtained by The Associated Press, urges all parties ''to pursue immediately the peaceful resolution of this dispute through direct political dialogue,'' to protect the rights of minorities in Ukraine.
It notes that Ukraine has not authorized Sunday's referendum in Crimea, and ''declares that this referendum can have no validity, and cannot form the basis for any alteration of the status of Crimea.''
Diplomats said the resolution's aim is to show the strong opposition in the U.N.'s most powerful body to a Russian takeover of the pro-Russia Crimea � even though Russia is ertain to veto any resolution.
Supporters are hoping that China, which usually supports Russia but has stressed the importance of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, will abstain rather than veto the resolution.

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In November 2010, a ratings badge was added to most of our online help and learning content. Visitors are asked on each page, "Was this helpful?":
We actually use these page ratings quite extensively – we are continually monitoring changes in the scores and trying to improve our content.
We have found that the vast majority of visitors don't leave a rating. This is sometimes troublesome on our less trafficked documents since this leaves us little guidance for what we can improve.
Matt Horn, a Senior Content and Community Lead, decided to do some investigating into the reasons why people might not leave a rating. He wrote a blog post over on the Flex Doc Team blog asking people to comment on when they do and do not rate our content. Although it is difficult to draw general conclusions based on such a small sample, the results he obtained are still pretty interesting. Here is a summary of his results, provided by Matt:
Why they don't rate
The biggest reason folks don't rate is because they're too busy. 6 people said they either ignore the widget or are too busy to click on it. They just want the help content and ignore everything else: "Don't even see it. It's like when you go to a website and have to click away the "research" popups." They may notice it, but just want to move on: "When I solve the problem, I am relieved and just want to get back to work."
A couple of people didn't even realize there was a ratings widget. 2 people mentioned that it loads slower than the rest of the page so they are usually already off and scrolling by the time it finishes loading. My tests bear this out: it loads after the content.
2 people felt the question was imprecise but didn't elaborate on what question we should ask that would be better. "I perceive it as a question about overall experience and every time I find the information I feel frustrated a bit, so that I don't feel like pressing "Yes" because I didn't like the way I reached the info, and pressing "No" is also not an option, because info was indeed helpful." Similarly, another person said he might go to a page but doesn't rate it because he often searches for and finds the wrong information. Perhaps rewording to something like "Was this page helpful?" would be a small step.
1 person said maybe people only rate when the pages are really bad or really good. "Remember a non-answer can still be an answer. I think only the extreme ends want to be vocal."
Some misperceptions persist about the ratings widget. 1 person said he doesn't want to log in to rate anything, and 2 people said they don't rate because they feel the comments are ignored. In both cases, they were confusing the way the commenting system at the bottom of the page either works now or used to work.
Specific suggestions
Some users suggested specific ways to improve the number of ratings.
- 1 person suggested having the widget stick with the user on the side of the page as they navigate. He specifically mentioned the Oracle feedback widget. "Its not annoying but it is also hard to ignore."
- 1 guy just doesn't like radio buttons, but didn't appear to dislike the idea of rating pages: "Do something better and I'll rate more."
Don't bother
3 people said they wouldn't rate the pages regardless of how or where we put the widget. Instead, they suggested we collect analytics in other ways.
1 person suggested that we track the number of times users copy code blocks by adding a "Copy" button that we could track.
Another person said he would be fine if Adobe contacted him and asked him specific questions about help page usage.
1 person mentioned that it would be interesting to generate reports of help usage: "Maybe you could find a way to track user's usage and then present it back to them as a report which they could comment on". This seems a little big brotherish to me.
Off topic
As usual, users took the opportunity to make a few points that were not exactly related to the issue of collecting ratings:
- 2 people want Eclipse help.
- 2 people want more sample code.
- 2 people wanted links to the Adobe forums from the help pages.
- 1 person wanted the ability to rate comments like the StackOverflow ask/answer system.
There are some steps we could take that might improve the ratings, although most of these might not move the needle much:
- Reword the question to say "Was this page helpful?" from "Was this helpful?"
- Add "No login required" to assuage users of the need to log in to rate.
- Load widget earlier in the process.
- Change to a 5-star rating system rather than a YES/NO question.
- Have ratings widget move with the user while they scroll the page.
- How about adding the current rating to the widget? Something like:
- "Was this page helpful? YES/NO (45% of users found this page helpful)"
What about you? Do you typically leave page ratings? Why or why not?


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[PATCH] easy_install won't tell you what version it is
This is a copy of http://bugs.python.org/setuptools/issue15
I'm wondering what version of "easy_install" I have here. "easy_install --version" doesn't work, and "easy_install --help" doesn't mention the version number.
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Parade of Nations Set for Saturday, Sept. 18
Three festive participants in the 2009 Parade of Nations
September 15, 2010—
This Saturday, Sept. 18, Michigan Technological University will hold its annual Parade of Nations. The event, celebrating its 21st year, features representation from more than 80 nations and cultural organizations by students, staff and faculty from both Michigan Tech and Finlandia University.
This year, the parade's theme is "Many Nations—One Heart." Parade participants will will march through the streets of downtown Houghton and Hancock while displaying the flag of their nation and wearing traditional dress.
The parade is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. at Hancock Middle School and will conclude at Dee Stadium in Houghton. Following the parade, the public can enjoy a variety of ethnic foods, music and crafts at the Multicultural Food and Music Festival, also at Dee Stadium. The Cass Tech Marching Band will march in the parade, perform at the Multicultural Food and Music Festival, and entertain during half-time at Saturday's Michigan Tech football game against Wayne State University, which begins at 1 p.m. at Sherman Field.
Free shuttle services will be provided by the City of Houghton. Shuttles will leave the Memorial Union Building from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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Help improve your dog's mobility by filling his or her dish with this specially formulated dog food. Made with glucosamine, chondroitin and fish oil, the food helps improve your dog's ability to walk, run and jump. Help improve and maintain your pooch's mobility by serving him or her this Hill's Prescription Diet j/d Mobility Dog Food. Specially formulated with a clinically proven combination of nutrients, including fish oil, glucosamine and chondroitin, the food helps improve your dog's ability to walk, run and jump. L-carnitine and controlled calories help your dog achieve and maintain a healthy weight to reduce strain on joints. Food Type: Dry Food Food Consistency: Kibble Life Stage: Adult Health Consideration: Mobility Primary Ingredient: Whole Grain Corn Package Weight: 8.5 lbs Ingredients: Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-product Meal, Flaxseed, Soybean Mill Run, Brewer's Rice, Soybean Meal, Pork Fat (preserved With Mixed Tocopherols And Citric Acid), Chicken Liver Flavor, Powdered Cellulose, Fish Oil, Lactic Acid, Potassium Chloride, L-lysine, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Iodized Salt, DL-methionine, Vitamin E Supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source Of Vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, L-threonine, Taurine, Soy Lecithin, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, L-tryptophan, L-carnitine (preserved With Mixed Tocopherols And Citric Acid), Chondroitin Sulfate, Phosphoric Acid, Beta Carotene And Rosemary Extract Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (min) 17.0% Crude Fat (min) 11.0% Crude Fiber (max) 12.0% Moisture (max) 10.0% Ash (max) 5.5% Calcium (min) 0.45% Phosphorus (min) 0.3% Vitamin E (min) 450 IU/kg Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)* (min) 85mg/kg Carnitine* (min) 200 ppm Eicosapentaenoic Acid* (min) 0.25% Omega-3 Fatty Acids* (min) 2.0% *Not recognized as essential by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles A prescription from a veterinarian must be obtained in order to purchase this food. Visit your vet to learn more information about switching your pet to a prescription-based diet and how to make the change. Check your local store for availability prior to purchase. Size: 8.5 Lb.
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I want to make a professional logo. But don't know illustrator. What is the easy logo making software for quality (good, not best) logo??
Any graphic editing program will do. It's all down to your creative skill to make your own logo more than the program you use. I use Adobe Photoshop, but there are many cheap and free alternatives
Why not just concentrate on learning Illustrator properly, since you're already using it? There's no shortage of tutorials available.
Hmm May be I have to learn Illustrator....
Seems like a good idea - especially as you've said elsewhere that you're already using it.
I am professional on PS. But I am not professional on AI. So That I am searching for a easy logo making software...
You might want to try Logomaker. It's an online logo making tool with lots of templates. You need to customize according to your need and BOOM, you will have your logo. You do not need to learn anything or have expertise in Illustrator / Photoshop. You will also find lots of other tools like that on the internet too.
Hope this helps!
Regards,Barkha Dattani
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PHILADELPHIA – The energy was palpable in the Palestra this evening with the Penn Pep Band rallying behind the victorious University of Pennsylvania volleyball team. The Quakers took down Cornell 3-2 (25-21, 20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-4) in a hard-fought conference battle. The Red and Blue improved to 11-9 overall, 5-4 Ivy, while Cornell fell to 7-12 overall, 3-6 Ivy.
Everything seemed to play in favor of Penn in the first set, as they jumped out to a 9-2 lead and never looked back. Cornell narrowed the gap to 10-6, but sophomore Jasmine DeSilva came up with not one but two straight kills to stunt the Big Red's momentum. DeSilva proved to be the driving force behind the Quaker effort, as she forced a Cornell timeout with a kill to make the score, 19-10. Once play resume, DeSilva slammed another one down and paved the way for a 25-21 first set win.
It was a strong start for the Quakers who produced 22 of their own 25 points, with DeSilva knocking down eight kills alone, but Penn's hot streak was cooled as the Big Red pulled out the stops with blocks and an increased hitting percentage. Despite the Cornell set-two victory, 25-20, it was a struggle for the Big Red to stop junior Kendall Turner, who lit up the board with five kills and a .714 hitting percentage.
The Red and Blue fought back in the third-set after falling behind, 6-2. It was a close set throughout, with neither team holding more than a four point lead. A six point rally by Penn was followed by another three points – kills from senior captain Kristen Etterbeek, sophomore Alexis Genske, and senior captain Susan Stuecheli – which swung the momentum in the Quaker's favor with a 17-14 lead. The Red and Blue powered through and took set three, 25-22.
Penn jumped ahead early in the fourth set, 12-7, but Cornell pulled ahead with 13 of the next 15 points and led, 20-15. The Quakers tried to find a way past the Big Red force but it wasn't enough as they dropped the fourth set, 25-21.
Cornell entered the fifth set hoping to finish where they left off, but the Quakers had much bigger plans in store. The Big Red responded to a kill from sophomore Alex Caldwell with their own kill, but Caldwell returned the favor and kicked-off a string of eight consecutive points. That run proved to be too much, and freshman Rachel Baader sealed the deal with an ace, and Cornell suffered a 15-4 fifth set loss.
Tonight's third straight home win was a true team effort with four Quakers hitting double-digit kills – Etterbeek (16), Genske (15), DeSilva (13), and Turner (11). Etterbeek and Genske also notched 13 and 10 digs respectively, behind the defensive anchor captain Dani Shepherd (23). Along with Etterbeek and Genske, Caldwell also finished the night with a double-double: 35 assists and 20 digs.
Despite being outblocked 13-11, the Red and Blue led in kills (73-61), assists (69-57), digs (81-76), and points (94-77).
Tomorrow will conclude Penn's five-match homestand when the Quakers host Columbia at 5 p.m.
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Before Indiana became a state in 1816, it was part of the Indiana Territory (Illinois and Ohio were also a part of this Territory). The first court in the Indiana Territory was the General Court made up of three judges appointed by the governor of the Indiana Territory. These judges, along with the governor, wrote the laws for the Indiana Territory. When Indiana became a state in 1816, the Indiana Supreme Court was created out of the General Court. The new court met in the first state capital of Corydon in southern Indiana near the Ohio River on May 5, 1817. It was the governor's responsibility to appoint the Court's three judges to seven-year terms.
When Indiana adopted a new constitution in 1851, the responsibility for selecting Supreme Court judges was given to the people instead of the governor. That is, the people elected the judges to serve six-year terms. The 1851 constitution also said that three to five judges should sit on the Indiana Supreme Court, instead of only three as under the old system.
In 1970 the voters adopted a sweeping amendment that almost completely rewrote the parts of the 1851 constitution relating to courts. One of the biggest changes made by the amendment was that judges on the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals would no longer be elected. Instead of elections, the amendment established that the governor, using the recommendations of a special committee, would once again appoint the Supreme Court justices. After a justice serves two years, the people of Indiana vote on whether or not the justice should stay on the Supreme Court. If the voters vote yes, then the justice stays on the court for ten more years. Once every ten years the people of Indiana vote on whether or not to keep a justice on the appellate court. Another change was to call members of the Supreme Court "justices" instead of judges.
[more about the history and origins of the supreme court on its website]
In cases that have been first appealed to the Indiana Court of Appeals, the Indiana Supreme Court has discretionary jurisdiction. This means that the five justices of the Supreme Court decide if they will hear the appeal. The Supreme Court selects cases that it thinks are the most important to Indiana citizens.
[Sources: Indiana Constitution, Article 7, Section 4; Indiana Rules of Court, Appellate Rule 4]When is the Court in Session? The Indiana Supreme Court operates year round. While there is no set time period for how long it takes the court to issue its decision in a case, the court makes a special effort to deal quickly with cases involving children or issues of great public importance. In the spring of 2003, for example, the Court dealt with the redistricting of Marion County, location of the state capitol, in only 41 days. From July 2002 to June 2003, the Indiana Supreme Court received 836 petitions to transfer (334 civil and 502 criminal). The court also resolved 836 petitions to transfer during that time. In the same period, the court received 16 direct appeals of criminal cases. In total, the Court disposed of 1097 cases of different types during that reporting period. In 198 of these cases, the Court issued a majority opinion, including five opinions in death penalty cases1.
Division of State Court Administration. The Division of State Court Administration is the largest agency of the Supreme Court charged with performing various duties. These include: (1) examine the administrative methods and systems employed by Indiana Circuit Court Clerks' offices and related offices and make recommendations for improvement; (2) collect and publish courts' financial and caseload information; (3) serve the Judicial Nominating Commission and the Judicial Qualifications Commission in the performance of their duties; (4) administer payroll and benefits for Indiana trial court judges and prosecutors; (5) provide staff support for Indiana Supreme Court committees, including the Committee on Self Represented Litigants, the Commission for Race and Gender Fairness, and the Judicial Technology and Automation Committee. The Division produces several annual publications, including the Indiana Judicial Service Report and the Indiana Probation Report. Visit the Division of State Court Administration Website.
Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission/Commission on Judicial Qualifications. As noted above, the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission makes nominations to the governor for appellate court judgeships. This group can also recommend to the Supreme Court that judges retire or be removed for different reasons, including misconduct. Visit the Judicial Qualifications Commission Website.
Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission. The Indiana Disciplinary Commission investigates complaints about unethical conduct by lawyers. This group recommends to the Supreme Court what kind of punishment is appropriate if a lawyer or judge has done something wrong. For example, if you hire a lawyer and the lawyer doesn't show up in court when required, the lawyer can be reported to the Disciplinary Commission. Visit the Disciplinary Commission Website.
Indiana Board of Law Examiners. Law school graduates must apply to the Indiana Board of Law Examiners for permission to practice law in Indiana. The board administers and grades the bar exam, which is a two-day test that law school graduates must pass before they can get a license to practice law. Visit the Board of Law Examiners Website.
Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education. This group keeps track of the continuing education records for lawyers admitted to practice in Indiana and accredits continuing education programs offered to lawyers in Indiana. Lawyers are required to complete a certain amount of continuing education credits each year in order to continue to practice law in Indiana. Continuing education subject matter includes issues of law, court rules, legal business practice, technology, and more. Visit the Commission for Continuing Legal Education Website.
Indiana Judicial Center. The Judicial Center is the staff agency for the Judicial Conference of Indiana, which is the collective body of appellate and trial court judges in Indiana. The Judicial Conference maintains many committees, for which the Judicial Center provides staff support. These committees include the Domestic Relations Committee, the Probation Committee, and the Jury Committee. In addition, judges are required to complete a certain amount of continuing education credits each year, much like attorneys, and the Judicial Center provides educational opportunities on various subjects important to judges on an annual basis. Visit the Indiana Judicial Center Website.
Learn more about judicial committees, which play an integral role in the development of projects and policies that improve the Indiana judicial system.
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Do Men Like Short Haircuts on Women?
The bob and the pixie may be chic, but what do guys think about short hair on us? And … do we care?
-Jackie Cascarano, lockandmane.com
We at Lock & Mane are loving the pixie and bob mania sweeping Hollywood these days—short, sassy styles are all the rage. Celebs like Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Kate Winslet are gracing the covers of magazines every month. Beauty experts and bloggers can't get enough of these gorgeous short styles. But consider that these crop-crazy media outlets are predominantly run by ladies. What do men think of the super short looks?
Over the weekend a few of us at Lock & Mane saw Scream 4, featuring pint-sized cutie Hayden Panettiere and her sexy blonde pixie cut. All of the girls were swooning over her 'do. But our husbands and boyfriends called the look "boyish" and definitively "un-sexy." Ouch. There seems to be a major gender divide when it comes to short locks. We reached out to several red-blooded American dudes for their take on the short hair mania:
Jared Goldman, a 35 year old hedge fund analyst, tells us that long hair is more appealing on women: "Short hair isn't a turn-off per se, but it can be a bit boyish."
Peter Jellicki, a 25 year old bartender, is more blunt: "There is nothing sexy about a woman who has the same haircut I do." He continues on his distaste for pixies, "I think it is cute for maybe two minutes because it is shocking and surprising to see a woman with such short hair…. But I'd feel like a pedophile making out with her."
Classy, Peter.
Jessica Stroup, Hayden Panettiere, Renée Zellweger, Michelle Williams go pixie!
Read Does Long Hair Make You Look Like A Real Housewife?
Cagney Reed, a 28 year old internet executive, tells Lock & Mane that "some girls can pull off very short hair and look great. It exudes confidence. But I think most guys prefer at least shoulder length hairstyles, since it's just more feminine."
If you're contemplating a super short cut, the dilemma is as follows: you would be at the height of fashion, your stunning hairdo on the cover of countless magazines, but… simultaneously repelling eligible bachelors? Would that affect your decision to go short, ladies?
Does it matter to you if your husband or boyfriend doesn't love your haircut?
Also, our market research is inherently limited. Men of the world, if you like short hair, speak up!
Jackie Cascarano is the Founder and Creative Director of Lock & Mane, the fastest growing luxury beauty retailer on the web. Featuring a carefully curated selection of hair products and luxe accessories along with a fun and informative style blog, Lock & Mane is the ultimate destination for luxury hair care online.


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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
Stick around for seven or more decades and you're apt to become the focal point of some stereotypes before you're done. In the case of today's 65-and-older consumers, though, the problem is that the stereotypes of frail-and-lonely ancients are more creaky than the people to whom they're applied. And it doesn't help matters that baby boomers talk loudly about being poised to transform the nature of old age, as if it has heretofore been unchanged dating back to the Stone Age. Looking at some survey data on 65-plusers, and hearing from people professionally engaged in understanding and marketing to this cohort, we get a clearer picture of how older Americans see themselves and the advertising that's aimed (or, often, misaimed) at them.

 For starters, people whose chronological age would seem to put them squarely in the "old" category often don't see themselves in that light. In a Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends survey released last month, 60 percent of respondents age 65-plus said they feel younger than their actual age—in many cases much younger. "Among respondents ages 65 to 74, a third say they feel 10 to 19 years younger than their age, and one in six say they feel at least 20 years younger than their actual age," according to the report. Even more telling, when asked flat out whether they "feel old," 78 percent of the 65-74s and 61 percent of the 75-plusers said "no."

 Needless to say, this sort of complication is apt to give gray hairs to marketers—or would, if many marketers weren't oblivious to such nuances. Thanks to advances in health and longevity, people in what's sometimes called the Silent Generation (which accounts for the bulk of the current 65-plus cohort, including those born from 1925 to 1942) are already pioneering a change in what this life stage means. "They're having a second middle age before becoming elderly," says Ann Fishman, president of Generational Targeted Marketing, a New York-based marketing firm. "And they're making it up as they go along, because it's never been done before."

 So, how do you address people who are old, by conventional measures, but whose self-perception and physical condition doesn't match up with the standard understanding of what "old" means? On the simplest level, what sort of people do you show in ads aimed at this audience? "There are several schools of thought on the issue of chronological vs. cognitive age in advertising," says Jim Gilmartin, president of Wheaton, Ill.-based Coming of Age, a marketing firm that targets boomers and seniors. "One school of thought promotes using images that reflect the target market's age less 10 to 12 years. Another is to not be concerned about the ages of the target populations—practice 'ageless' marketing—being sure the ad reflects your understanding of the values and stage of life of the targeted populations and how the product and service meets needs. Our recommendation is the latter or a combination when appropriate."

 Kurt Medina, president of Medina Associates in Rose Valley, Pa., emphasizes what the people in the ad are doing more than the age they happen to be. "The old adage is that you should always use models in ads who are 10 to 15 years younger than your 65-plus target market," he notes. "This isn't actually correct. Instead, you should choose models and situations that show the individuals to be active and involved." While agreeing that the age "should not reflect anything older than your true target," he stresses that "vibrancy is the key. Don't worry about graying hair or a wrinkle line if it's on a truly involved individual." But the ad shouldn't go overboard, literally. Medina adds that when an ad shows older folks waterskiing or otherwise behaving as "superjocks," the images "are viewed as silly."

 For Sandra Timmermann, executive director of the MetLife Mature Market Institute, it's a question of authenticity. "I think some of the images in ads are not very authentic—like that affluent couple you always see walking hand in hand on the beach, perfectly coiffed," Timmermann says. And if the people in the ad look too young, the audience won't relate to it, she says. "At some point, how much denial can you be in?" For the advertisers, it's "a delicate balancing act," she adds. Echoing Medina's advice, she suggests that "maybe the answer to the dilemma is showing people the right age but actively engaged in doing something." That's in sync with the thinking of Todd Harff, president of a Woodbridge, Va.-based agency called Creating Results. "They could care less whether the person in the photo has gray hair or even is bald," he says of older consumers. "They want to see the person being vital and active—doing something that is relevant to their life, not necessarily to their age."

 Of course, an emphasis on physical vitality can and does generate clichés of its own. Seniors happily bicycling are a case in point. "Sure, 65-plusers do indeed ride bicycles," says Medina. "But why are they always shown as happy couples on bikes? That gets very tired very fast."

 One stereotype about seniors is perfectly accurate, judging by polling data and the views of people involved in marketing to that cohort: the role of grandparent is a big, big deal for many older consumers. In the Pew poll, a question asked the 65-plusers to cite the one thing they value most about getting older. The top two answers were "having more time with family" (28 percent) and "spending time with grandchildren" (25 percent). And it's not just a matter of dandling a kid on a well-worn knee from time to time. A Census Bureau bulletin issued earlier this month noted that, as of 2007, 2.5 million grandparents were "responsible for most of the basic needs (i.e., food, shelter, clothing) of one or more of the grandchildren who lived with them."

 Even when grandparents aren't in this essentially parental role, they often provide financial assistance to their grandchildren. A survey this May for the MetLife Mature Market Institute found 63 percent of grandparents saying they provided "financial assistance or monetary gifts" to grandchildren in the past five years. Among those giving such help, 46 percent said they're contributing to a fund for a grandchild's college education; 26 percent are now paying, or planning to pay, part of the kid's cost for earlier stages of schooling. (Note that this poll included grandparents as young as age 45 who have grandchildren as old as age 24.)

 Given the importance of grandparenting for all concerned, it's not surprising that the Pew survey thought to ask respondents how they would "rate the job you have done or are doing as a grandparent." The answers make it clear that the role is a source of much satisfaction for those who are in it. Among the survey's 65-74-year-old grandparents, 30 percent rated their performance as "excellent," 34 percent as "very good" and 28 percent as "good." Among those 75 and older, the figures were 22 percent "excellent," 32 percent "very good" and 29 percent "good." Few in either group graded themselves as "only fair" (7 percent of the 65-74s, 8 percent of the 75-plusers) or "poor (1 percent of the 65-74s, 2 percent of the 75-plusers). Timmermann mentions that the presence of Michelle Obama's mother in the White House, where she helps out with the Obama kids, may bring even more visibility to the importance of grandparenting.

 However averse they may be to some of the ways ads treat them, few grandparents are predisposed to react negatively when marketers depict and address them in this role. "'Grandparenting' is an almost universally accepted—and even enthusiastically accepted—theme for everyone from age 50 on," says Medina, who goes on to describe it as "a warm platform that can embrace almost any product or category." Marketers who think solely of toys and clothing are ignoring the breadth of the opportunity they have to reach grandparents. Fishman mentions the emergence of a "grandtravel" category in which grandparents take their grandchildren on trips, without the kids' parent(s). "They skip the middle generation," she says. (If "grandtravel" sounds to you like an unlikely phenomenon, plug the term into a Google search and you'll get nearly 50,000 hits.)

 More broadly, getting extended family together is an important matter for people in the Silent Generation age cohort. "This is the generation that brought back family reunions," notes Fishman. "They don't want their grandchildren to grow up thinking the world they see is the world that always was." And, she says, the grandchildren themselves are eager for that multigenerational connection, and will put aside their MP3 players for awhile to hear a grandparent tell tales of the family's history.

 Of course, societal forces have been working for decades to weaken the extended-family ties that were once a nearly universal norm. With divorce fragmenting some families and migration patterns dispersing others to distant regions, the multiple-generation Sunday dinner isn't a reality for lots of grandparents. But that doesn't mean a lapse in the emotional connection of grandparents to grandchildren. "You've got more long-distance grandparenting," says Timmermann, "but there's still that bond. They'll do it in other ways."

 Harff emphasizes that the desire for connectedness remains strong, even if it takes different forms these days. "The definition of family has definitely changed," he says, but older people now "create their own families, their own groups." He remarks that this is part of the appeal of tour-group travel for seniors, which can include the notion that you'll be joining a collectivity of people who might remain in touch even after the trip is over. The Pew survey notes the important presence of non-family ties for many 65-plusers. For example, 83 percent of respondents age 65-74 and 80 percent of those 75-plus said there are people other than family members on whom they can rely "for social activities and companionship." Along the same lines, 66 percent of the 65-74s and 63 percent of those 75-plus said they're "very satisfied" with the number of friends they have.

 Harff has seen that older people's "deep-seated longing for connectedness" carries over to the way they respond to the imagery in advertising. His agency conducted research last year on what older people liked or didn't like about photography in print ads. Among the findings: "All the ads that scored well showed connectedness," with people in the photos interacting with one another. "People would much rather see a group of people than a single person or a couple," he adds. The photo of a single person can have an aura of isolation, he notes, while the image of a couple can be problematic for an audience that includes so many people who used to be part of a couple but have been widowed.

 Indeed, this is another instance of the care advertisers must take to make sure older consumers don't feel they're being misrepresented, ignored and/or patronized. An ad that presents connectedness in an overbearing way will rub people the wrong way. If an ad seems to say, "'You must be lonely, and we can help you,' that's going to be insulting," says Harff. It will also be out of sync with the way most 65-plusers view their own circumstances. Sure, there are lonely seniors, but the Pew research found loneliness in this age cohort to be more the exception than the rule. Just 15 percent of the 65-74s and 18 percent of the 75-plusers said loneliness is a problem for them.

 Even accurate observations about older people can sometimes lead advertisers astray. It's true, for instance, that seniors have more free time than people who are in the middle of their careers and engaged in raising children. And it's also true that, compared to younger people, 65-plusers are a generation of readers. (In the Pew study, 81 percent of 65-74s and 86 percent of those 75-plus said they'd read a book, magazine or newspaper within the 24 hours before being queried.) But this doesn't necessarily mean they're eager to plow through long-copy advertising. Harff suggests that the perception of seniors as avid readers "does more harm than good," particularly when it leads an advertiser to think, "Oh, I can put in all my features in an ad!" The fact that older people have more free time doesn't mean they've ceased to value their time. "They've got more time than someone who's in the middle of a career, but they've got pretty full lives," says Harff. "They're not anxious to be wasting time. Some marketers treat them as if they need to be rescued from a life of boredom"—scarcely the way this audience feels about itself.

 As Gilmartin puts it, "Including 10 pounds of copy in a five-pound ad will not attract readers," in contrast to "a great image that reflects their values or desired experiences." Harff agrees on the importance of including images as a prominent part of the mix in addressing older consumers: "Yes, they'll read more, but an image is extremely important with this group. In direct mail, if you combine an image with a narrative that uses emotional themes, it can be very effective"—unlike, say, an ad that reads "as if it were written by an engineer."

 Medina similarly suggests that longer copy can work with this audience, but only if it's the right sort of copy. "You need to engage them on an holistic or overall-concept basis before you start spouting facts and figures," he says. "It's benefits rather than features that will engage, and you can only get to the details when they are on board with you."

 Whatever the length of the copy, it had better be grammatically correct. "This generation knows good grammar," notes Fishman. She also warns against adopting an overly familiar (let alone a vulgar) tone. "A certain respect is due," she says, adding a warning to younger creatives: "You're not talking to your peers." She mentions being immediately put off when a telemarketer addresses her by her first name without having been invited to do so. Her advice certainly dovetails with one of the Pew findings. When that survey's respondents were asked to identify some of the good things they experience in growing older, "getting more respect" was cited by 56 percent of the 65-74s and 62 percent of the 75-plusers. As such, it also stands to reason that older consumers don't like being pushed around by ads. As Medina says, "This market reacts badly to hype and hustle. Saying 'last chance, hurry, hurry, rush today' will almost always have the opposite effect." On the other hand, says Medina, "personal testimonials from real customers are worth their weight in gold here."

 Finally, the recession has created its own challenges in marketing to older consumers, just as it has for marketing in general. Though no age cohort has been unscathed by the downturn, the 65-plusers may be better positioned than other age cohorts to cope with it. "It's the only generation that's prepared for what we're in the middle of," says Fishman. "They aren't recession-proof, but they're better prepared than any other generation. They're the only ones who have money to spend." But will they spend it?

 While agreeing that 65-plusers have been hit less hard than others by the recession, Medina points to a factor that makes them careful about their spending at a time like this. "Most of today's 65-plusers either grew up with the Depression or more likely had the lessons of the Depression taught them hard by their parents. Today they are cautious. So you need to prove that there's a need for something new, rather than just winning by saying it is new. They are looking for real need."

 Then again, there are needs that aren't strictly utilitarian. Fishman emphasizes that people in the Silent Generation have a sense of having been overshadowed throughout their lives—growing up in the shadow of the generation that endured the Depression and won a world war, and then being eclipsed by the baby boomers. She suggests that this has left them with a deep desire to get some enjoyment out of life before they're done. "They're never going to be the hedonistic spenders that the baby boomers are," she says. "But they want some adventure in their lives." Marketers who wouldn't have thought to associate "adventure" with 65-plusers would do well to take note.

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Saratoga Springs, New York...The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund announced today that the Independent Advisory Committee has awarded Lend-A-Hand Grants to a record seventeen, local, nonprofit organizations. The grants totaled $42,600 which was a new record, up from $12,300 in 2012. The grants were handed out at the Community Fund's annual grant award reception. The name of each organization is listed below. Directors or representatives of the organizations were present at the reception and briefly spoke about their respective organization's mission and how the grant will support their particular cause.
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Puerto Ricans take so much pride in their pasteles and each family has their own special way of making them. They are labor intensive, which is why the dish is usually saved for special occasions like the holidays. The more family around, the more hands there are to help out. Families will often make a lot at a time and freeze the rest for later. There is nothing more exciting to me than the idea of a family gathering, making a recipe passed down through the generations. You know it's going to be delicious.
The dough, or "masa" is traditionally made with a combination of starchy vegetables that could include green plantains, green bananas, yams, taro and West Indian pumpkin. The dough is flattened over a banana leaf and stuffed with a meat stew. Depending on preferences, this stew can have any combination of pork butt, bacon, chickpeas, potatoes and raisins, and it will be seasoned with a mix of herbs and spices and recaito, a Puerto Rican spin on a sofrito. How insanely good does that sound?
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Chris Caiazza and George Proechel have earned spots on the All-Deep South Conference Tournament Team, league officials announced Tuesday. The All-Tourney team was selected by league coaches on Monday.
Caiazza gets the nod after scoring five goals, and racking up five ground balls and two caused turnovers throughout the tournament. The Lindenhurst, N.Y. native posted four ground balls and a caused turnover in the first round against Florid a Southern, and went on to stymie the Spartans scoring five of the Lions' goals, in the tournament semifinals.
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WASHINGTON -- With a five-game winning streak entering Saturday's game against the National League Central's last place Chicago Cubs, and with ace Stephen Strasburg on the mound, there was an air of anticipation that the Nationals would extend their recent success to six.
And, indeed, Strasburg was cruising through four innings with seven strikeouts, just 53 pitches and one hit allowed. Then things changed in the top of the fifth, which ultimately led to an 8-2 defeat before a crowd of 37,116 at Nationals Park, and spoiled another big day at the plate from Ian Desmond.
"I felt pretty good coming out of there. I was trying to execute pitches and I felt pretty good," Strasburg said.
However, Strasburg needed 42 pitches to get out of the fifth inning.
Strasburg (1-5) was able to get two quick outs, which included right fielder Roger Bernadina and second baseman Danny Espinosa teaming up to throw out Luis Valbuena after he tried to stretch a double into a triple. But suddenly, it got worse for Washington.
Welington Castillo reached base on a throwing error by third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. It was Zimmerman's sixth error of the season. He would make another two innings later.
"It's frustrating. Stevie is throwing the ball well, he has a heck of a game going and it changed the momentum a little bit," Zimmerman said. "You feel bad. You don't want that to ever happen. But it did, unfortunately a big play of the game."
Once again, Zimmerman had to deal with the obvious questions about his surgically repaired right shoulder. It obvious the shoulder is not as strong as it was in the past. Zimmerman said all along the shoulder wouldn't be 100 percent until around May or June.
"My arm is fine," Zimmerman said. "I think it's just working on coming back and [getting] back to where I was before all this stuff happened last year. You will feel good for a week or so at a time and then you have a day you do something like this.
"I wish I knew what to tell you. I wish I knew why it happened or it doesn't happen. Obviously I haven't able to figure that out yet. It's happening. You have to keep working and keep going. "
It took Strasburg quite a while to get that third out. After Darwin Barney reached base on a walk, Cubs starter Edwin Jackson doubled over the head of Denard Span in center field to make it a 2-0 game.
"That was probably the difference in the whole ballgame," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "If Strasburg punches him out there, it's a whole different ballgame. Those kind of guys settle in and it's a shutout, and you're battling the rest of the game."
Jackson, a member of the Nationals last year, had joked with Strasburg on Friday that he was looking forward to facing his 98-mph fastball. Jackson was behind 0-2 and then worked the count full.
"It was 3-2, I was looking for something I could hit hard," Jackson said. "He's throwing 96, 97, 98 [mph], and I'd been missing the whole game, and I told myself to relax and find something I could make contact with."
According to Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, Strasburg lost focus after allowing the double to Jackson. More than a week ago, Ramos told Strasburg to keep his head up.
"I tried to tell him the other day after the situations like that, you have to keep your head up," Ramos said. "You can never put your head down. Every time you put your head down, he lost the focus. You need to fight all game. He has to fight 27 outs. You have to fight all game."
After David DeJesus reached base on a walk and Starlin Castro singled to load the bases, Anthony Rizzo singled up the middle, scoring two more runs to make it a 4-0 game. The four runs were all unearned because of the Zimmerman error.
"It was unfortunate. That inning, he threw [over 40 pitches]," manager Davey Johnson said. "It's hard to explain. [Strasburg] was throwing good, good stuff, hitting his spots. Where we needed him to pick us up, the air went out."
Washington was able score a run off Jackson in bottom of the fifth inning when Desmond hit his sixth home run of the season, a solo shot over the center-field wall.
Strasburg was done after five innings and in came left-hander Zach Duke, who had one of his roughest outings of the season. Duke pitched two-thirds of an inning and allowed four runs on four hits. DeJesus highlighted the scoring with a two-run single.
In the sixth, Jackson was able to get the first out of the inning. By the time he left a few minutes later, however, the Nationals had the bases loaded with one out. Shawn Camp entered the game and allowed an RBI single to Desmond to cut the deficit to six runs.
"We lost. I don't think we let it get away. [The Cubs] played a good game," Desmond said. "They swung the bat. E.J. [Jackson] pitched a good game. They beat us.
"Any time you get a veteran pitcher a lead like that, he is going to be effective. He did his job. Playing with a guy, you kind of learn about his character. You give him a lead, he is going to be in the zone. He is going to pitch effectively. He is going to try and go as far along in the game as he can. That's exactly what he did today."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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OK, time for our annual Boneheads Super Bowl party!
As I've told you, I'm having a really hard time with this game.
Torn between rooting against that cretin and criminal Ray Lewis (and fearing the disgusting love-fest that will follow if he and Baltimore win) and rooting for Ray Rice (left), whom I have known since he was a kid football/basketball player at New Rochelle High.
Also, I am not a big fan of either Harbaugh, or of Randy Moss, or Terrell Suggs, or a whole bunch of other jackwagons in this game.
But I will tell you this, despite my rooting or lack thereof, the final score of Super Bowl XLVII will be, without a doubt, Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31.
Anybody else got any prognostications?
Post them here … then run out and get the Buffalo Baby Buffalo chicken wings and little hot dogs. Get a lot, because after last night's thread Chris Christie might be stopping by.


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A DOG went on a rampage near Malmesbury at the weekend, killing and maiming scores of grazing sheep.
Three farmers who have flocks on two fields in Upper and Lower Seagry were called there on Saturday morning to find their animals had scattered into neighbouring gardens, with some stuck in bramble bushes, while others had been forced into nearby ponds and had drowned.
It is one of a number of attacks believed to have been carried out by the same dog in recent weeks, with one farmer, Howard Ford, reportedly having 20 sheep killed in horrific circumstances.
Farmer Robert Strange said he found his flock, which are carrying lambs, with bite wounds, tails bitten off and one with its scalp torn off while still alive.
Three of his flock had to be put down at the weekend, while others are recovering from bite wounds and shock.
Mr Strange said a neighbour rang landowner Paul Leighfield to say a large dog was in the field.
"Paul called the vet as one of my sheep had its scalp pulled off its head so it had to be destroyed. We are just waiting to see now if they are going to slip their lambs because, of course, then we won't have any income."
Concern is growing in the village, with others reporting they have lost chickens, cattle and guinea pigs.
Mr Strange, who lives in Tockenham but uses the fields in Seagry in winter, has about 600 sheep with fellow farmer Andrew Cunninghame, of Uffcott, Wroughton.
Sergeant Phil Connor of Chippenham Police admitted it is a difficult matter as it is a civil case and not criminal, so they are unable to force any animal to be put down, and no one has officially accepted liability.
He said: "The police believe we have located the correct dog and dog owner and we are working with these people and have put forward the suggestions of the farmers for compensation and for the dog to be destroyed. If this is not successful we are duty bound to submit the case to the courts under section two of the 1871 Dogs Act."


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Artichoke Turnovers
A warm, cheesy artichoke filling is at the heart of these puff pastry pockets.
- Prep:
- Total Time:
- Servings: 10
- Yield: Makes 40
Source: Martha Stewart Living, December 2010
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large shallot, minced
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic (from 3 small cloves)
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup whole milk, warmed
- 1/2 cup homemade or store-bought low-sodium chicken stock, warmed
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1 pound frozen artichoke hearts, thawed and chopped (3 cups)
- 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese (1 ounce)
- 1/2 cup finely grated Pecorino Romano cheese (1 ounce)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme
- 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 packages (14 ounces each) frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten for egg wash
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook shallot and garlic for 1 minute. Add flour, and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add wine, and cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Whisk in milk and stock. Bring to a boil. Season with 1 teaspoon salt, some pepper, and the cayenne. Simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in artichoke hearts, cheeses, thyme, zest, and mustard. Let cool completely. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out puff pastry to a 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut into forty 3-inch squares (you will have pastry left over).
Arrange 1 tablespoon artichoke mixture in center of each square. Brush 2 perpendicular edges with egg wash, and fold over to form a triangle with remaining edges, pressing to seal. Brush 1 corner of triangle with egg wash and join it to the opposite point. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Refrigerate or freeze until firm, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Brush turnovers with egg wash. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes. Serve immediately.


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UNH Reports Best Fundraising Year in a Decade
"As we continue to plan for a comprehensive campaign, this represents a vote of confidence in UNH from more than 19,000 alumni and friends," said President Mark W. Huddleston, who also is serving as the interim president of the UNH Foundation.
Gifts and Pledges up More Than 77 Percent from Last Year
The University of New Hampshire Foundation announced today one of its best fundraising years ever, with the total amount of money raised second only to the final year of the last capital campaign in 2002. Gifts and pledges in fiscal year 2012 (July 1-June 30) were up more than 77 percent from last year, for a total of $22.5 million. The goal was $20 million.
The annual giving programs, comprised of the UNH Fund and the Wildcat Fund, had the best year in the history of annual giving at UNH, with the Wildcat Fund (support for UNH Athletics) showing a 24 percent growth over last year. Overall, the combined annual giving programs brought in $1.8 million, up 7.3 percent from last year.
"As we continue to plan for a comprehensive campaign, this represents a vote of confidence in UNH from more than 19,000 alumni and friends," said President Mark W. Huddleston, who also is serving as the interim president of the UNH Foundation. "Private support, especially in light of an historic cut in public funding from the New Hampshire Legislature, is crucial for student scholarship support and faculty development." More than $7.5 million was raised for student scholarship support.
There also was an overall increase of 838 donors, or 4.5 percent, to all giving programs – annual giving, gift planning, major gifts and principal gifts. The annual giving programs alone saw an increase in the number of new donors, up 9.4 percent to 3,376 first-time donors this year. While UNH alumni participation remained stable in FY12 at 7.4 percent, UNH still bucked a national trend of declining participation even with the addition of 3,800 new graduates to the alumni ranks.
According to Bill Deptula, associate vice president of advancement and executive director of development, the increase in the number of donors was achieved in tandem with the organization's work to increase efficiency by implementing an aggressive shift from telemarketing to a more cost-effective direct mail marketing program.
Huddleston credited the work of the development staff who proactively reached out to previous donors as well as reaching 3,376 new donors this year, noting that gift officers have visited with alumni around the country throughout the year.
Huddleston also has been on the road, meeting with alumni and friends throughout the country. "People I talk with really believe in this place and they believe in paying it forward," he said. "They received an outstanding education here, they've hired our graduates, they've benefited from our research findings, they attend our athletic and alumni events. The reasons our donors give are varied, but it's always with the desire to help the next generation of students." The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world-class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space-grant university, UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 12,200 undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students.
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Written by Kim Billings, Director of Advancement Communications. Photo by Perry Smith, UNH Photographic Services.


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CHERRY — Holy Trinity Cherry has received notice they have been selected as a winning recipient of the Fulton Sheen Endowment for Religious Education and Faith Formation Grant for 2012 – 13. This is the first time Holy Trinity Cherry has designed and completed a submission for this grant.
The Fulton Sheen Endowment fund is part of the "Rooted in Faith Campaign" and provides grants to parishes for the purposes of enhancing religious education, parish-wide evangelization and family life programs. Specifically, this year the fund is targeting ideas that promote educational efforts across cooperating parishes, pooling of educational resources across parishes, especially in rural areas, and creative new options for bringing faith to the people.
The grant proposal from Holy Trinity Cherry revolves around a highly creative and well received new idea that will enhance youth education at Cherry and other parishes around the Illinois Valley. At the center of the proposal is Novas Pictures Corp., their founder is internationally known and recognized film producer Jim Morlino and his Catholic award winning film "The War of the Vendee."
This film is the recent winner of the "Best Film for Young Audiences" award at the 2012 Mirabile Dictu International Catholic Film Festival. "The War of the Vendee" tells the moving story of France's little known religious civil war in the years following the French Revolution. Featuring a cast of over 250 young Catholics, and a sweeping orchestral score by Kevin Kaska, the story is a violent and brutal one, but it is told with a careful sense of reserve, and is safe for the whole family to watch. More information on Jim Morlino, Novas Pictures Corp., and "The War of the Vendee" is available at http://www.navispictures.com/Default.asp.
Holy Trinity Cherry's plan is to utilize the Fulton Sheen Endowment funds to bring not only the film "The War of Vendee" to the Illinois Valley Catholic parishes but also Jim Morlino himself to present and speak. In this way, Holy Trinity Cherry will be delivering on the endowment funds goals related to promoting Catholic youth education, pooling resources across parishes, and utilizing creative new options for bringing faith to the people. Plans are being made to screen film in a number of local movie theaters.
For more information, contact Beth Wenzel at Holy Trinity at firstname.lastname@example.com or 815-894-2006. Also, for more information check www.CherryHolyTrinity.org in mid to late September.


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cancer pain by changing the way sodium and calcium
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Hero saves 8 year old girl from kidnapper
Dear Engaged Bystander: We say it rarely happens, but sometimes a stranger does show up and takes a girl right from her front yard. As a parent, I can say that this is my worst nightmare. In Fresno this week, Gregoria Gonzalez pulled up in an old pick up truck and grabbed an 8 year old girl from her front yard while she was playing with friends.
One reason this story is making the news is because a man in the neighborhood, Victor Perez, saw the story on TV and saved the little girl.
Victor Perez did a remarkable thing that morning. After seeing photos of the truck on TV Victor Perez and his cousin Flor Urias looked out the window and saw the same truck making a u-turn in front of the house. Victor jumped into his own truck and gave chase. He pulled up next to Gregoria to "ask for directions", but in the middle of the conversation Gregoria sped off. When Victor cut him off, Gregoria raised his arms in anger and that was when Victor spotted the little girl. After Victor cut him off again, Gregoria pushed the girl out of the truck and fled the scene.
Victor Perez is a hero and deserves full recognition for the risks he took and for what he was able to do. This little girl is now safely back with her mother because of Victor Perez. But Victor is only a part of this remarkable story.
If you read the news reports closely, you will see that there are a lot of heroes in this story – a lot of people did act. In fact it really was the actions of many in the neighborhood that helped to bring this little girl home.
- The first bystander action -- some of the neighbors saw Gregoria pull up in his pickup truck and when it was clear that he was going to do something they yelled for the girls who were playing in the front yard to run. The other girls did get away safely.
- The second bystander action -- when Gegoria grabbed the girl and pulled her into his truck, a neighbor chased him and eventually lost the truck, but he did get a partial license plate number.
- The third bystander action – someone gave the police survellience camera footage that had photos of the truck that could be aired on TV.
- The fourth bystander action – when Victor jumped into his truck to give chase, his cousin got on the phone to call 911 and let the police know that the truck had been spotted.
- The fifth bystander action – after the girl was returned to her mother, other people in a town nearby tipped the police which led to the arrest of Gregoria Gonzalez.
It is often these small heroic actions that go unnoticed yet are so important to changing the culture and environment in which we live. This 8 year old girl is home again because MANY people chose to act and to help bring her home. Victor is certainly a hero. But the girl is home because many people cared enough to do something to help bring her home.
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MOUNTAIN rescuers stretchered a 60-year-old woman to safety after she fell and fractured her leg near a reservoir.
At 12.35pm yesterday, the ambulance service requested the help of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team after being called to Entwistle Reservoir, just outside Darwen.
The woman had been walking with her husband along a narrow footpath when she had tripped and hurt her leg.
She was treated at the scene by an ambulance crew before being evacuated using a specialist mountain rescue stretcher and taken to one of the team's Land Rovers, which had driven into the upper reaches of the Cadshaw valley.
She was then taken to hospital by an ambulance waiting near the Green Arms Road junction.


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Inflation: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
Mosquito: An insect that makes you like flies better.
Raison: Grape for the ages.
Secret: Something you tell to one person at a time.
Skeleton: A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.
Toothache: The pain that drives you to extraction.
Tomorrow: One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.
Yawn: An honest opinion openly expressed.
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Adobe cares about performance. How do I know? Because there is a team of us on Photoshop whose only job is performance. I spent all of my time for this cycle doing nothing but performance, a lot of it on start up time. I thought spending my time to make the product launch faster would be valuable, and it looks like that was the correct decision.
Any application can be made faster and Photoshop is no exception. As I have mentioned in the past, it is my responsibility to make sure that Photoshop's performance improves with every release. The beta was released while I was away on vacation, and I see that a few questions came up on the bulletin boards during that time, which were effectively answered by people on the team. Still, I am want to throw my voice into the ring to answer and help where I can.
One of the biggest questions that I have seen, and one I hope to tackle here now: 64 bit. The question seems to be: Why isn't the beta 64 bit? My answer to this is: Why does it matter?
Photoshop will run on 32 and 64 bit OSes well. It will take advantage of the hardware you have as best it can. That is the most important thing to keep in mind – Photoshop will run well on the hardware that you have.
If we shipped a version of Photoshop that was 16 bit, but still ran on all of the 32/64 bit OSes, would that matter? If we determined that a 16 bit application would run users tasks faster on these OSes, wouldn't you want that version? I and others here verified what would give our customers the most bang for their buck on this release (since, I really am the person who says this all of the time here, since that is who I am and why I am here at Adobe). I could have spent this whole cycle moving us to 64 bit rather than working on startup time, but would that give you more of what you want? Add 20 seconds to the startup time you are seeing for the beta for all versions/platforms of Photoshop and compare the value of that version to one where the histogram would be 10% faster on 64 bit machines (and most of the rest of Photoshop being 5% slower). It is true, there are some things, like histogram, that would be 10% faster, I wrote the code to verify this. But, the rest of the product would have been slower without a few people spending the whole cycle going over all of the slow parts and bringing them back to where they were on 32 bit. Most operations on a 64 bit application like Photoshop are actually slower by a small amount if time isn't spent optimizing them.
So, remember, while most of the people on Photoshop are bringing you way cool new features, I and the handful of people on my team are in the backroom trying to save you time and make your work go faster. We made choices based on bringing you the best that we could out of the various choices of where to spend time – at least that is my belief. As Scott said in his blog, most of the benefit and the reason most people ask about 64 bit isn't because of a known technical advantage, but of a marketing advantage, while here on the team we would use whatever technology that would bring advantage to you, even if it were 16 bit.
I hope I have addressed your concerns over 64 bit at least. I'll be on the public boards and the beta boards looking to answer your questions about performance – there are quite a few performance minded people already there, so I will chime in when I can.
Edward Kandrot