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I'm giving this book five stars overall, with a couple of comments. The author is extremely knowledgable, and there are a lot of vegetarian recipes in the book that look great. I love all of the nutrient information included for fruits and vegetables. I wish this book was was published a bit more recently, but that is a pretty minor detail. There are alot of recipes that include eggs, so be sure to check with your pediatrician to ensure you're not adding eggs to your child's diet before they recommend it. This is definitely not the book for you if you're feeding your child alot of meat, but I do think that alot of the casserole recipes listed could easily have meat added to them. I would definitely recommend this book to others!Read More
It is a good book but I don't find the time to read it.Read More
This book is great. Wonderful month by month food items your baby can eat and great storage ideas.Read More
Super baby food is an excellent source of information and the different types of solid food to feed your baby and when to introduce each type of food. This book also contains many excellent recipes for mothers. The one downfall for this book is that it is biased to the super baby food menu only. For us moms who do have to buy commercial baby food, it is not very helpful mas to how much and what types of food to give. Overall thoug, this book was helpful to me and made me fit more time in to make my own food instead of buying commercvial baby food all the time. It also answered the questions that I was looking for out of this book.Read More
This book is a must have for any parent that wants to get their baby or toddler off to a great nutritional start. Starting with my baby's very first bite of solid food I have followed it and I couldn't be happier. He is 13 months now and he has almost never been sick. He eats everything we give him and is the least picky baby I've ever known. No matter how little cooking experience someone has, with this book they would be able to feed their baby super healthy, wholesome homemade food with ease. I also bought this book for my sister who can't even boil water and now her freezer is chock full of homemade baby food. Half of the veggies she makes for him she had never even heard of before :) I don't know what I would do without this book. I open it at least 10 times a day and half of those times it's not even because I'm trying to make something for my baby. There is such great nutritional info inside plus it is just packed with general cooking tips. I use it almost as much to cook for my husband and I as I do for the baby.Read More
I love this book. So much information. A little boring though. Kind of useless info that is common sense but alot of good stuff too. Shipped fast.Read More
This book tells you how to prepare EVERY type of fruit and vegetable for your child...as well as which foods your babies are ready to eat at which stage. I'm still using it and my son is 2 because it has fabulous recipes for "toddler hors d' ouerves."Read More
Very detailed info. I particularly like how the book discusses each baby food, the nutrition value, and the preparation and freezing method.Read More
Great book and very fast delivery. Handy book for first time momRead More
Bought gift for a co-worker. It arrived quickly and looked brand new. My only complaint is that it wasn't shipped to the person I requested it be sent to. It came to me instead of my co-worker.Read More
The author is somewhat long-winded, but she has a ton of info about making your own baby food. I've just learned to make my own yogurt for our baby and it was easy and fun! This book will get tons of use around our home for a long time.Read More
I recieved this book 7 yrs ago from my old college roommate, who is a dietician for headstart. At first, it is overwhelming but it is extremely helpful after you break it down. My children never ate jarred babyfood (dh calls me a babyfood snob) bc this book taught me how to make my own and freeze it. It educates you on when and how to introduce food to your baby which is important with all the allergies and sensitivities with children under the age of 3 yrs. I do childcare and have bought it for my new parents. I believe that this book allows a parent be in control of what their infant eats and assists in the development. Please take the time to purchase this book and educate yourself and protect you new child.Read More
I don't know how I would have done it without this book! With such processed foods and childhood obesity plaguing our country, our babies deserve REAL, homemade food. It is so much cheaper and easier to make than people think. The book is overwhelming at first, but give it a chance! It has everything you ever needed to know and my pediatrician loves this book! We don't eat everything from a jar or box, so why should our baby too. It's worth every penny!!!!Read More
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I bought this camera in December of 2010, lately I have tried 3 different brands of batteries, and they do not last longer than 3 minutes. What is wrong??
Check the setup menu, there's an option to choose the kind of battery you are using. If I recall it is set to rechargeable by default, which have a higher voltage even when low, so it lets you choose an appropriate level for your batteries.

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Initial impression – the cards say that things look good
Summer 2012 (12 episodes) (title literal translation from Italian – Arcana Family) (more info)
Having played Persona 3 & 4 extensively and studying a lot of the mythos in those games I've become quite familiar with tarot. It usually doesn't get the service due for its complexity the way Persona gave it, so I'm interested to see if Arcana Famiglia can do something similarly respectable with its source material.
Unfortunately, I'm not optimistic about it because right off the bat this appears to be an anime that's going to be centralized on a tournament to determine the successor to this mafia-style family. Back when Naruto was young and Flame of Recca wasn't ancient history, I made the discovery that pretty much any anime whose plot becomes entangled in a tournament has run out of ideas. To lead in with that sort of catch as the story's driving force isn't encouraging to me.
The cast is already pretty big, but if there are presumably twenty-two or more characters, (one for each of the major arcana and side characters) I fear things will be spread too thin before long. So far it has a style that is showing some well-planned fight sequences and the powers granted by each major arcana—while sometimes a bit too obvious—are being used creatively enough so that it doesn't feel too drab.
Putting the story's heroine in a situation where she needs saving, but has the potential to save herself rather than having to rely on the two young men who have pledged themselves to her is fresh and reassuring. It indicates to me that everyone is going to have a strong role to play, which ought to keep things interesting.


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Feels strange, isn't it?
AI took a craptacular team to the finals. I wouldn't say he was a loser.
I guess I don't understand why anyone would believe NY would be better with Granger instead of Melo. I know you guys want to cite Denver as an example, but it's a really bad one.
Denver got better because they got Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, and Timofey Mozgov. That's 3-4 starting quality players and I'd certainly welcome ANY of those guys on our team right now. I know it's a better story if we pretend it was addition by subtraction, but the reality is Denver went from a relatively shallow team to a deep one, and they have always played a very high pace -- a pace that naturally favors depth.
In this proposed trade NY would get back a player who rebounds worse, passes worse, doesn't demand a double, doesn't have an effective post game, but shoots marginally better from the 3pt line and maybe plays better defense although honestly DG's defense isn't that great either. They don't gain any depth, they don't gain... anything.
Danny Granger is shooting the ball 15 times a game at a sub 40% rate. Where is this deferment you guys keep talking about? If that's deferring then WOW.
Also the idea that Melo is a loser but Danny is a winner? Danny has managed to make the playoffs twice in his career and I really wouldn't credit him for making it in 05. Melo has never missed the playoffs and led a team to the western conference (read: better conference) finals. You guys are just making up fantasy story lines.
I think Granger helps NY. Amare is an inside player and Chandler is going to be in there too. Granger is a better perimeter shooter than Carmello Anthony...and would help stretch the floor. No, I'm not a JOb lover, but I understand the need to have a few threats deep.
Then you have to look at the defense. Again, I'm sick at my stomach defending Granger, but he's simply a lot better defender than Melo. While Melo is one physical beast, he's not interested in defending and he's going to be shooting volume for 44-45% when they could have Amare and Tyson scoring more efficiently. Amare's career FG% is over 53% and Tyson's is over 57%. Tyson is at over 70 freaking % this year...while Melo is under 40%.
Now who do you really want shooting the ball? I know Melo is good, but he simply isn't as good as he thinks.
Here's a Nowitzki missed game-tying shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNg5R5E-4MQ
Here's a Durant missed game-winning shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Poq8JY23oD0
On the contrary, he's a Kobe missed shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqcgy6xLrEM
You see what I'm talking about? Sure, you want them to shoot. But you don't want them to take a horrible shot that has no chance in hell of going in. Guys like Durant and Nowitzki seem to acknowledge this and mostly try to take good shots (like every player, they can throw a bad shot eventually but that's not the norm). There's a reason that Kobe and Melo are known for their horrible shot selection. People are not crazy.
That said, Danny's shot selection was not great in the past seasons either. So, a lot of you could think that both do the same mistakes so we may as well bring in the best player of the two. But Danny has improved a lot since Vogel came in. He is taking mostly good shots now. Sure, he throws some stupid shots once in a while but he's nowhere near the chucking that he did in previous seasons.
I agree with this 100%. NY would get a lot better by just having a good 3 point shooter instead of a shot creator. Teams with ball-dominant PGs and bigs who are great on the pick and roll do not need a shot creator. Just look at Phoenix did all these years. Pair Nash with great PnR bigs and spot up shooters. It works.
Not saying Danny is much better though...so let me beat on him a little.
Danny's percentages have gone down every year except one small blip up. Yes, he's lower than ever right now. But even with that, he's not nearly as ball dominant...particularly down the stretch where you might as well call Melo, Force Anthony.
Stop it. If Danny was a winner the field house wouldn't be so empty. What exactly has Danny won? A selfish A.I took scrubs to the finals, Danny has never done that.
you could also say the reason there shooting that good is cuz other teams are focusing on stopping melo and letting the other players beat them.. but since chandler is shooting 70% might aswell let him shoot everytime and they would never lose. if only it was that easy... id really like to see what a new york knick forum would say to this kind of trade offer. probably laugh.
Alright, we can find some common ground here, you aren't wrong to say Melo, and Kobe for that matter, sometimes have poor shot selection. Honestly I'm sure every major star has some youtube clip of them taking a really bad shot, but probably more common for Melo and Kobe than some.
I'm not trying to say Melo's offense is flawless, or he doesn't have room to improve. He sometimes has poor shot selection. I won't say otherwise. 90% of the time, I believe was my statement, about him being the best choice when faced with 1 on 1 coverage.
Here's the counterpoint to that though. Do you remember the Jeff Foster buzzer beater air ball? That is what happens when you have a final possession and try to run a play against NBA defenses. If the wrong guy touches the ball, everyone runs away from him and stops any passes from being manageable. Then you get your worst shooter, admittedly he's wide open, but he's still JEFF FOSTER, 18 feet from the bucket, with 5 seconds to play.
Yea. It's not pretty. link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnboXiq33os
"The first thing about basketball is that it's not about basketball."
Read that in Simmons' book. Loved it.
Carmelo is by far the better player. Hands down. Nobody's questioning that.
With that said, I want Granger on THIS team more than Melo. He still puts up the numbers Melo does, but also plays defense, gels with this team on and off the court, and is just an overall better character guy. Plus, he costs less and has less mileage on his legs than Melo.
I'll take Danny.
Wow I'm suprised I'm 1 of only 3 that went with the salary reason...
I am not stupid enough to think that Granger is actually better then Melo, but I don't believe you should pay someone over $20 mil a year unless they are at least a top 10 player, and I don't believe Melo is
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I was getting ready to post something very similar to this. Also don't forget that Larry Brown was the coach of that team.
Carmelo Anthony has been far more successful at every level of basketball, from every aspect, than Danny Granger. He has made every team he has been on, including the Knicks, better. If you looked at his actual basketball resume next to Danny Grangers, you would be amazed at the difference.
And the trade suggested isn't even realistic. The Knicks would laugh their asses off if we asked them to do that trade. And like it or not, that is the blatantly obvious, actual reality based answer to the poll question.
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Anyway, I don't think that comparison is valid considering Denver had been a good team and the Pacers have been quite bad.
Here's a discussion about if the Knicks would be better with Deng as opposed to Carmelo. Most people disagreed vividly. However, a lot of people on this board called Lin a shooting guard in a PG's body so their credibility can be somewhat disputed.
Yeah, now that i think about it, 20+ million might be too much... we allowed to change our vote?
Billups had a lot to do with that. That was his first year with the Nuggets. Otherwise, Melo has been one and done every single year he's made the playoffs. That's not good considering all the talent that's flowed through Denver. I suppose playing in the West is part of the issue, but if Melo were all that good, he and Nene, JR Smith, Marcus Camby and Allen Iverson would have made a little more noise than first round exits. Funny that AI and JR Smith have also been part of that underachieving group.
Edit: Count'em. 7 of 8 years were first round exits. If that doesn't tell you a little about Melo, well, I don't think I can help...
I'm telling you the comments people are making about melo is downright uninformed. Melo makes this team better. People saying he is a loser while Danny has won nothing in this league.


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2016/17 highlights include debuts with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, returns to the National Symphony Orchestra to direct their critically acclaimed DeClassified Series, the Grand Rapids Symphony to curate a residency of orchestral and chamber performances during the 2016 International ArtPrize Festival, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. In 2015/16 Bairos debuted with the National (Washington, DC), Houston, Grand Rapids, Knoxville, Sarasota and Oaxaca (Mexico) Symphony Orchestras, and made returns to the Florida Orchestra, St. Louis and San Diego Symphonies. Previous subscriptions include Atlanta, Singapore, Alabama, Liepzig, and Charleston Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica Provincial of Santa Fe Argentina and the Orquesta Sinfónica Universidad de Guanajuato of Mexico. Additionally, he has appeared with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orquesta National do Porto Portugal, and the Louisiana Philharmonic as well as the Jacksonville, North Carolina, and Charlotte Symphony Orchestras. Bairos's 2009 debut recording of Raw Emotions with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra—which featured concertos by North American living composers—was met with critical acclaim from Fanfafe Magazine.
In 2013, after an extensive search involving more than 200 applicants from around the world Bairos was appointed the Amarillo Symphony's 17th Music Director. Through fresh and inventive programming and the creation of engaging outreach initiatives such as Class Act, Bairos has not only presided over tremendous fiscal and artistic growth for the Amarillo Symphony, yet has achieved consistent sold-out performances for the first time in decades. Bairos and the Amarillo Symphony also established the first-ever Composer-in-Residence with American Chris Rogerson.
Along with composer Sam Hyken, Bairos is Co-Founder and Artistic Director for Nu Deco Ensemble; Miami's genre-bending chamber orchestra reimagined for a wide variety of music enthusiasts. Nu Deco Ensemble creates compelling and transformative live musical experiences that inspire, enrich and connect new and diverse audiences and artists. Bairos and Hyken curate adventurous and exciting classical based collaborative performances that not only speak to society today, but ignite the passions of new and seasoned music lovers of all ages. Fusing a collaborative enthusiasm for new music with classical, popular and electronic traditions, Nu Deco Ensemble aims to create a unique model for sustainability and relevancy in today's world.
The wide range of Bairos' artist collaborators include MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship recipient Jeremy Denk famed American pianists' Garrick Ohlsson, and Anne-Marie McDermott, as well as guitarist Pablo Saint Villegas to name a few. In addition, Bairos closely collaborates with some of today's most ground-breaking and eclectic, genre-bending composers and artists such as Academy Award Winning guitarist-composer Bryce Dessner singer-songwriter-violinist Kishi Bashi, neo-funk soul-singer Bilal, and the classical cross-over group Project Trio. Bairos also regularly works with multi-platinum selling singer-song-writer, Ben Folds.
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Health Minister Tony Ryall and Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew announced an extra $70m over the next four years to support Aged Care and dementia services.
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Flux Theatre Ensemble will present the World Premiere of August Schulenburg's (The Lesser Seductions of History with Flux; Dream Walker with Sweet Pea Productions) DEINDE, April 27-May 12 as part of BFG Collective's six month long residency at The Secret Theatre (44 02 23rd Street, Long Island City).
The production will be directed by Flux Producing Director, Heather Cohn (nominated for an NYIT Outstanding Direction Award for Flux's The Lesser Seductions of History; Winner of a FringeNYC Excellence Award for Outstanding Direction for Flux's Other Bodies) and will feature Sol Marina Crespo (Winner of the 2005 HOLA Award for Outstanding Performance of a Featured Female Actress), Ken Glickfeld* (OOBR ensemble award for Journey's End at Theater Row), Rachael Hip-Flores ("Anyone But Me" web series), David Ian Lee* (Infectious Opportunity with Nosedive Productions; Mac Rogers' Universal Robots), Matthew Murumba* (Flux's A Midsummer Night's Dream),Isaiah Tanenbaum (The Messenger in Flux's Jacob's House), Matthew Trumbull* (Mac Rogers' Viral; Dear Ruth with Retro Productions), and Nitya Vidyasagar* (Puck in Flux's A Midsummer Night's Dream; Leela on "Sesame Street"). The creative team will include Fight Choreography by Michael Lawrence Eisenstein, Sound Design byMartha Goode, Costume Design by Stephanie Levin, Set Design by Will Lowry, Dramaturgy by Ingrid Nordstrom, and Lighting Design by Kia Rogers. The production will be Stage Managed by Jodi M. Witherell. *Appearing courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association


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Lakewood Deputy Mayor Steven Langert has no objections to the demonstration being held outside of the town's municipal complex Tuesday evening, what he doesn't want to happen is for the issue to become politicized.
"This is a human right's issue, not a political issue" states Langert.
The march and vigil is being held only weeks before Tent City goes to court against Lakewood and Ocean County over an agreement under which Tent City residents agree to vacate the public land. Tent City leader Reverend Steven Brigham asked that the township or county provide adequate housing that was more than just a temporary fix in a motel room, ideally a shelter/community project. Something which was impossible due to limitations from Federal funding.
Langert says that though the ideal situation presented by the members of Tent City was not presented, the town and county still provide many options.
"There are myriads of programs out there that government has that. Whether it be a county, state, or federal government program to help people get back on their feet."
All parties involved will have a court date in December, Langert says that he won't let any even affect the situation. "You know there are times that people try to draw us into politicizing it, we refuse to be drawn into that because we realize there is nothing to be gained and everything to be lost by making it a political issue.
He reminds homeless advocates however that Lakewood is one of the most proactive towns in Ocean County in terms of helping homeless individuals.
Langert says "Anyone who wants to have a roof over their head tonight, all they have to do is come out of the camp, come out of the woods, and we'll (Ocean County Board of Social Services, or Lakewood) make sure that they have a place to sleep tonight". He notes that the town and county has helped get dozens of Tent City residents out of the woods, into housing, and assisted the with finding work. He says the help is there, "it's incumbent upon people to take advantage of the programs that are out there to help them get back on their feet.
Representatives from Tent City say that the town and county doesn't have enough programs available, but Langert notes "there's never enough and they're always a need for more, but what we have is adequate. we've proven that, we've shown that. by going into the woods, taking people out finding them housing helping them look for a job."
He adds that while he understands homeless advocates position, "I know there are some people who would like to make it an "us against them" but there really isn't any us against them. This is an issue that affects society at large and as a society we need to deal with it."


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A PAINFUL broken shoulder in her first week of training will not stop a determined York woman from running her first-ever full marathon.
Dawn May, 51, tripped on an uneven paving slab just days after our picture was taken, stopping her training in its tracks.
However, she said she is determined to complete the Yorkshire Marathon and raise funds for Applefields Specialist School in York.
She said: "I do the Race for Life every year, but the only big run I have ever done was the Bridlington half-marathon and I didn't really train for that.
"I was very tired afterwards and I think that was down to a stomach bug I had at the time, but also down to not enough training."
Her experience meant Dawn was determined not to make the same mistake and she started training in January, only for disaster to strike three weeks later.
She said: "I was just walking along Bootham Crescent because I had a letter to post.
"There was a paving stone about three inches up from the rest of the pavement and I just went my full length.
"It's still very painful three weeks on and my arm is in sling. I can't do any training at the moment. The accident has stopped me in my tracks."
Despite the setback, Dawn is still determined to run the marathon and is looking forward to getting back into her training shoes.
"I'm going to attempt the full distance some time before October 20, which is when the race is. I have got seven months to build up to it now," she said.
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Union Baptist Church is holding its vacation bible school from 8-11:30 a.m. all this week. Children in attendance on Monday learned lessons on the Bible and the teachings of Jesus, which were tested later by a quiz bowl game. The public is invited to attend the closing program at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 14.
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Hi, since you have the drum off,you can loosen the adjustment from the front side. I am sending a picture and the instructions. It tells you to us a brake gage, sending a picture of one. You can do the adjustment without it,by loosening the adjustment so the drum slides on,remove the drum, open the adjuster until it has a slight drag when the drum is installed.
Where is the automatic adjusting lever and adjusting screw labeled on that exploded view of that drawing? I take it these brakes are automatic adjusting because while I was waiting I stepped on the brake pedal to see what the brakes would do, thinking they would expand and contract, but instead they expanded and didn't contract, because I didn't have the drum on? If it is labled #8, do I need a special tool for that?
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Naomi S. Baron, a linguistics professor at American University, studies how cell phones and online messaging change social interactions. She talks to the Tech Therapy team about her concern that colleges push too much technology on students and professors. Should colleges encourage e-mail-free Fridays?
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BYESVILLE -- David Allan Barnett, 51, of Cumberland, passed away at his home.
He was born Nov. 23, 1961, in Cambridge, son of Clyde E. "June" Barnett Jr. of Buffalo and the late Elizabeth L. "Dot" (Smith) Barnett.
Mr. Barnett was a former oil field worker. He was a 1979 graduate of Meadowbrook High School, and a member of Belle Valley American Legion, Buffalo VFW Men's Auxiliary No. 8040, 821 Am Vets and Belle Valley Eagles. He enjoyed deer hunting.
In addition to his father, he is survived by one brother, Clyde "Kink" Barnett of Cambridge; five sisters, Denise (Larry) Cross, Jackie (George) Chesar, Sandy (Ted) Gress, Leah (Bill) Leek and Alice (Jeff) Hayes, all of Cumberland; several nieces and nephews, and his dog Buddy.
Calling hours will be on Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Black-Epperson Funeral Home, Byesville, where services will be 11 a.m. Monday.
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I was very sorry to hear about Barney. He was a friend to me. Now today as I was looking this up I read about June. How sad to loose both of them in such a short time span. I will remember all the good times at the gun shoots. Kink, you stay stong my friend. your friend Dizzy (Diane Cassidy)


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While I was creeped out by the way Honey Boo Boo was framing the family and presenting them to us, I couldn't help loving the Thompsons themselves.Time Full Review
Despite all of TLC's crafty maneuvering, this is a family that likes to laugh with each other. The rest doesn't seem to matter.Boston Herald Full Review
You'll blow a gasket if you watch this show with any trace of superiority or outrage. Instead, bafflement is a good resting spot; a guilty-pleasure glee works even better.Washington Post Full Review
If you haven't yet put your affairs in order, this would be a propitious time to do so. The world as we know it is about to end. How do I know? Because Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.Philadelphia Inquirer Full Review
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Two women from New York, Eva McEnrue and Mel, started a YouTube channel titled Eva and Mel.
One of their videos has gone viral.
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One of their videos has gone viral.
If you have ever read Texts From Last Night, you have probably wondered how many of the posted texts are actually true and how many are completely made up.
This might give you the same feeling.
If you were looking for advice on the meaning of love, you probably didn't think to turn to porn stars to find the answers.
Jimmy Fallon had Nicole Kidman on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" this week for the first time.
Now, even though she had never been on the show with him before, their paths had crossed years ago.
Some people are really insecure. Like really, REALLY insecure.
The woman in this video would definitely fall into that category.
The video above explores what it means to be single and the myths behind relationships.
It's Valentine's Day. A day that women enjoy being celebrated and showed love, while guys just hope to get a little action for acting like they care (oh, you know it's the truth).
A little love and affection is okay but some people take their affection to all new heights with cute little 'pet names' for one another in the relationship. And for some, this goes way too far. Such is the case of an early Valentine's Day present given to one lady in our office.
Another study that can be filled under "No duh" has been completed and it looks like the results are just as surprising as the rising of the sun every day.
Well isn't this sweet. You know, this adult woman reminds me of a little kid who always got their way and grew up expecting for things to never change. And then life happens. You know, like bills, car repair and god knows what else can be thrown at us.
It's a common practice among guys; if you are in a fight with your girl, just agree (saying "Yes Dear", "You're Right", etc) to try and stop the fight. Thanks to science, we now know that doesn't always work.
On my personal blog (which I'm not going to link here because it's super NSFW, and a little controversial, but you're welcome to Google me if you're interested), I'm working on a list of writing prompts that ask questions about my relationship and my sexuality


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It is with great sadness that we announce the recent death of Article 9 of Japan's Constitution. The cause of death was attributed to a long-term struggle against a persistent military fever aggravated by nationalism and the malignant growth of Chinese territorial expansion.
The article, 67 years old, had fought a brave battle to survive numerous attempts on its life since its inception in 1947.
Services will be held in Tokyo with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara delivering eulogies. Pallbearers will consist of the Japanese, American and Chinese military officials who are responsible for burying it.
Donations may be sent to the Peace Park in Hiroshima, whose significance has now been sorely affected by the demise of Article 9. Suggestions on a new name for the park would be appreciated. Funeral services will be private, and the Japanese public is not invited. May it rest in peace.
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Mark Price and Steven Herzenberg of the Keystone Research Center are out with a new report which claims that states with tighter controls on the sale and distribution of alcohol have lower alcohol-related fatalities.
Here's the key part from their overview of the report:
Economists John Pulito and Antony Davies, in research released by two self-described "free market" think tanks, reached a very different conclusion. Their research found that states with tighter control of the sale and distribution of alcohol, in some instances, have higher rates of alcohol-related fatalities.[4]
This policy brief replicates Pulito and Davies' analysis and then demonstrates that their results are reversed once you account for two variables excluded from the Pulito-Davies analysis but key to understanding the differences in alcohol-related motor vehicle fatality rates among the states — average vehicle miles traveled and average per capita income. Once these variables are included, states that more heavily control the sale and distribution of alcohol do have lower alcohol-related fatality rates for adults than either states that do not regulate or only lightly regulate alcohol sales.
All else equal, a heavy control state with the characteristics of Pennsylvania sees 58 fewer adult deaths each year from alcohol-related traffic accidents than a comparable state that has no such controls. (Heavy control states are defined as maintaining control over the sale of at least two types of alcohol at the retail level and at least one type of alcohol at the wholesale level.)
We find no difference in fatality rates for youth ages 15 to 19 according to the degree of state control over the distribution and sale of alcohol. Among youth under the age of 15, a group Pulito and Davies do not analyze, we find lower fatality rates for alcohol-related car accidents in states that exercise heavy control over the distribution and sale of alcohol.
Although the full technical explanation is complex, there are straightforward reasons for including vehicle miles traveled and per capita income in this analysis. First, both variables have an impact on alcohol-related fatalities and, therefore, belong in a comprehensive analysis of variations in fatality rates across states. Second, control states tend to be ones in which people drive further and are lower income. Therefore, when the two variables are excluded, some of the higher fatalities that should be attributed to driving further and having lower incomes are wrongly attributed to state alcohol controls.
A few issues with this:
It's one thing to observe that weak alcohol controls lead to more problem drinking and alcohol-related harms, and quite another to conclude that this means a state monopoly is the best way to address these problems.
In reality, there are two ways to approach alcohol-related harms: supply side policies and demand side policies.
A state monopoly on wine and spirits, and restricting beer sales to limited classes of sellers, are supply-side approaches. They reduce access to alcohol by making it inconvenient to buy alcohol. They also make alcohol more expensive, by reducing or eliminating price competition between sellers.
Alternatively, you could address the problem on the demand side through higher prices.
Lower prices are the thing that would increase alcohol consumption in a freer market for alcohol. More firms selling alcohol would mean more price competition, and lower prices would mean you could buy more alcohol for the same money.
We know how to stop that. If you establish minimum alcohol pricing, you can liberalize the rules governing who can sell alcohol without having to worry about a big increase in problem-drinking.
Right now, PA's beer taxes are way too low, compared to the taxes on wine and spirits:
This is because PA taxes alcohol by price, instead of gallonage. This is an important point. Taxing prices instead of gallonage means that the cheap stuff that problem drinkers buy is very underpriced. A gallonage tax or minimum pricing would go a long way toward addressing the problems that Mark and Steven are attributing to low incomes.
As for highway miles, I see a few problems with using that as a reason to support supply side restrictions on the sale of alcohol.
Are people getting drunk at the liquor store, or at the beer distributor? No. They're getting drunk at the bar, at home, or at some other business or residence that's serving alcohol to drink on the premises. Near as I can tell, the various Turzai bills do nothing to change tavern regulations. Any change to how much people drink at bars is going to come from a change in prices, which again brings us back to minimum pricing or a gallonage tax.
Also, if drunk driving is the problem, then by all means crack down on drunk driving. An in-vehicle breathalyzer test, for example, would be a great way to do this. Also, cheaper more frequent public transportation on weekend nights would do a lot to reduce drunk driving. There are plenty of things the state can be doing to reduce problem drinking and alcohol-related harms that would make a state monopoly unnecessary.


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From Post staff reports
Cumberland University Director of Athletics Ron Pavan announced Meredith McDowell will assume new responsibilities on campus, taking over as Assistant Athletic Director for Fundraising and will also serve as the department's Senior Women's Administrator, effective October 15.
The Murfreesboro native has worked for the University for five-plus years, including two years as an Admissions Representative, recruiting high school students from 29 counties in the state of Tennessee.
In that role she attended college fairs and high schools to recruit potential students, established relationships with students, parents and guidance counselors and helped organize and conduct student orientation Preview Days on campus.
For the last three years McDowell has worked in the Development Office, serving as Alumni Relations Coordinator. She was responsible for the overall leadership and direction of the University's alumni program, planned and executed all alumni events, provided executive support for the Alumni Association Board of Directors, initiated all social media activities for the department and worked on the Phoenix Rising magazine.
For the last year she added responsibilities as the Manager of the Annual Fund, raising money for the Cumberland Annual Fund and planning and executing all direct mail and the phonathon.
McDowell earned her bachelor's in Communications and Public Relations from the University of Tennessee in 2008 and received a master's in Business Administration from Cumberland in 2011.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- USA Baseball announced Thursday the 39 players who have been named to the 2010 Collegiate National Team Trials roster. Trials are scheduled to be held July 6-11 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex (NTC) in Cary, N.C.
Of the 39 invitees, 36 will compete for a spot of the final 22-man roster, while three players were named as alternates. Eleven of the players will be attending trials on the heels of helping their respective schools advance to the 2010 College World Series (CWS) in Omaha, Neb.
Sophomores Gerrit Cole (UCLA), Sonny Gray (Vanderbilt), Brad Miller (Clemson) and Kolten Wong (Hawaii) all return from the 2009 Collegiate National Team in attempt to join Team USA for the second year in a row. The roster also includes CWS Most Outstanding Player Jackie Bradley, Jr. (South Carolina) as well as CWS participants Taylor Featherston (Texas Christian), Nolan Fontana (Florida), Sean Gilmartin (Florida State), Brian Johnson (Florida), Andrew Maggi (Arizona State), Steve Rodriguez (UCLA), Kyle Winkler (Texas Christian) and alternate Mike Zunino (Florida). Cole and Miller also competed in this year's CWS.
The quartet of returnees helped the 2009 Collegiate Team to a 19-5 overall record and the 2009 Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline World Baseball Challenge crown in Prince George, British Columbia (Canada). Cole and Gray combined to post a 7-1 record on the mound with 73 strikeouts, while Miller and Wong started a combined 32 of 44 games, collecting 28 hits, scoring 28 runs and driving in 16.
Also named to the roster was Baseball America First Team All-America and College Player of the Year Anthony Rendon (Rice). The sophomore third baseman was a semifinalist for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award for the nation's top amateur player and is a finalist for the Dick Howser Award, recognizing college baseball's player of the year. Other Baseball America All-Americans invited to trials include First Teamer Taylor Dugas (Alabama), Ryan Wright (Louisville) of the Second Team and Cole, C.J. Cron (Utah), Alex Dickerson (Indiana), and Noe Ramirez (Cal State Fullerton) from the Third Team. Invitee Anthony Meo (Coastal Carolina) was also a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist.
Following the trials and training period in Cary, the U.S. will play a five-game series against Korea before squaring off against a Japanese Collegiate All-Star Team in a one-game, international friendship competition in Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium on July 21. From there, the team will travel to Taipei, Taiwan for a four-game series against Chinese Taipei at Tien-Mu Stadium beginning July 25.
Team USA will close its summer season at the FISU World University Championships in Tokyo, Japan, from July 30-Aug. 7. The U.S. has won the last three FISU Worlds (2004, '06, '08), while host nation Japan will be looking for its first title.
The Collegiate National Team Trials roster is as follows (name, class, position[s], school):
2010 Collegiate National Team Trials Roster
Tyler Anderson, So., LHP, Oregon
Jett Bandy, So., C, Arizona
Matt Barnes, So., RHP, Connecticut
Jackie Bradley, Jr., So., OF, South Carolina
Gerrit Cole, So., RHP, UCLA
Zach Cone, So., OF, Georgia
C.J. Cron, So., C, Utah
Alex Dickerson, So., OF, Indiana
Taylor Dugas, So., OF, Alabama
Taylor Featherston, So., IF, Texas Christian
Dylan Floro, Fr., RHP, Cal State Fullerton
Nolan Fontana, Fr., IF, Florida
Sean Gilmartin, So., LHP/OF, Florida State
Sonny Gray, So., RHP, Vanderbilt
Greg Holt, Jr., RHP, North Carolina
Matt Jensen, So., IF, Cal Poly
Brian Johnson, Fr., LHP, Florida
Andrew Maggi, So., OF/IF, Arizona State
Mikie Mahtook, So., OF, Louisiana State
Nick Martini, So., OF, Kansas State
Scott McGough, So., RHP, Oregon
Anthony Meo, So., RHP, Coastal Carolina
Brad Miller, So., IF, Clemson
Brett Mooneyham, So., LHP, Stanford
Austin Nola, So., IF, Louisiana State
Peter O'Brien, So., C, Bethune-Cookman
Nick Ramirez, So., IF/LHP, Cal State Fullerton
Noe Ramirez, So., RHP, Cal State Fullerton
Anthony Rendon, So., IF, Rice
Steve Rodriguez, So., C, UCLA
Lex Rutledge, Fr., LHP, Samford
Carson Smith, So., RHP, Texas State
George Springer, So., OF, Connecticut
Kyle Winkler, So., RHP, Texas Christian
Kolten Wong, So., IF/C, Hawaii
Ryan Wright, So., IF, Louisville
Evan Brock, Fr., RHP, UC Irvine
Adam Conley, So., LHP, Washington State
Mike Zunino, Fr., C, Florida
Coaching Staff
Bill Kinneberg, Manager, Utah
Dave Serrano, Pitching Coach, Cal State Fullerton
Ed Blankmeyer, Assistant Coach, St. John's
Nino Giarratano, Assistant Coach, San Francisco
Danny Wheat, Athletic Trainer, Texas Christian
Nick Nakagama, Assistant Athletic Trainer/Auxiliary Coach, Utah
Malcolm Gray, Press Officer, East Carolina
Eric Campbell, General Manager, USA Baseball National Teams
About USA Baseball
USA Baseball is the National Governing Body of amateur baseball in the United States and is a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). The organization selects and trains the World Baseball Classic Team and World Cup Team (and all other USA Baseball Professional Teams); the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team; the USA Baseball 18U, 16U and 14U National Teams; and the USA Baseball Women's National Team, all of which participate in various international competitions each year. USA Baseball also presents the Golden Spikes Award annually to top player in college baseball. For more information, please visit www.USABaseball.com and www.GoldenSpikesAward.com.


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BANGOR,ME, MAINE -- I have NEVER had an issue with Aflac. I have had an accident policy for 9 years and added short-term disability 6 years ago. I have had 4 surgeries in that time frame, the most recent being Sept 7th, 2016. The longest I waited for a check was 2 weeks and that was my own fault, because my paperwork from the doctor was dated a day off so I had to resubmit. That was 4 years ago.
If I upload my info I am typically paid with direct deposit within 48 hours. I submitted ALL my knee surgery paperwork which included physician and employer statement, continuing disability form, (as this accident happened back in January), so it's considered the same claim, and my operative report, my mileage(I had to travel over 50 miles so I was paid $600 ), and also hotel bill for my husband (they paid $125 per day for the person that travels and stays with you).
I submitted all this through fax last Saturday, September 24, and when I went online to my Aflac page (everyone should set theirs up to monitor status so you know what is going on), at 5:30am on September 30th, I have a check for $7,490 that was issued yesterday's date to be deposited into my checking account in the next two days. This depends on your bank. So in 4 business days mine was taken care of. Don't ever count weekends or holidays folks!!!
And the number one problem with people's complaints is they never read their policies. Can't find your policy?! Then set up your Aflac page online and download it! If you can read you can figure out what is covered and how long you have to wait for things to be in effect are on your first page of what YOU signed up for. I always look at my co-worker's claims at my job, because they never read what they have!
For short-term disability, they only pay until the anticipated date back to work the doctor fills in so if you are out longer than you and your doctor thought you need to submit a new physician's statement with the new anticipated date. I signed up for 6 months of short-term for full-time disability and 3 months for part-time, which does not have to be used all at the same time for same accident/illness. You just can't do a new claim on something else until you have either used all available time or doctor fully releases you back to work. Hope this helps.
So to every Aflac policy holder, before you have your surgeries or put a claim in, first look at what you actually have for coverage and it will save a lot of headaches. They say ignorance is bliss! Not when it comes to your health!
ANYWHERE, FLORIDA -- 2 Aflac reps came in selling policies. I was 4 months pregnant and had just come off of bed rest and was back to work. They text me about their disability policy which sounded great! My concern was that if I went back in bed rest towards the end of my pregnancy would I be covered. Absolutely I was assured! I also took an accident policy on my husband and kids because he was between jobs.
I went into premature labor at 6 mos and delivered by emergency c-section. My baby was in the NICU for 100 days. When I tried to utilize my policy I was told flat out "they never should have said it to you knowing you were pregnant because there is a 10 month waiting period for maternity." That was my 1 and only experience. I recommend you stay away from Aflac.
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NEW JERSEY -- A relative was diagnosed with a terminal disease this past July 2015. Completed paperwork August and faxed in. It is now December and no payment has been made. My relative passed away and Aflac will not talk to us because we are not the policy holder. Really?? Asked for a copy of Will, we sent it along with death certificate. Still no action. That was a month ago. Do not buy Aflac Insurance.
STERLING, COLORADO -- Aflac's emails and commercials are all lies! When they say a claim will be processed in 3-5 days it is a bland outright lie and they know it. It is closer to 13-15 days. So if you are like me and depending on your claim to help you get through while you are off work, don't depend too much. They need to be more upfront when you submit your forms on how long it will actually take.
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Please email our customer service team at email@example.com so they can assist you with your concerns.
My mother had a stroke on the 18th of October 2010. I received the paperwork to file for her short term disability, and after having to pay the doctor $300 to get it filled out, I submitted it to Aflac. By mid-November they had sent a check but the amount was only $240, not even remotely close to what it should have been. As it turned out, they only prorated the payment from the date of the stroke to the 30th of October when the doctor signed the form. A question regarding when she would be going back to work was left blank by the doctor because she won't be returning to work.
After taking the form back to the doctor to fill out he question on the form, I faxed it back to Aflac. Aflac then said there was white out on the form so they did not pay. Then in December I had her transferred to another hospital, and the doctor then filled out another form for me, which I faxed on the 23rd of December. They claimed they never received it. It was then faxed again in January, finally they said they cut a check on the 11th of January, it is now February 2nd and nothing.
Amazingly enough I received everything else from Aflac but somehow the check gets "lost". Now they say in order to reissue another check, they need my mother's authorization. I find all of this very frustrating because in the mean time, I'm the one paying my mothers COBRA premiums on my teaching salary. These people pay into these policies and trust they will be there when they need to use them, how shameful that it should take so much just to get what is theirs by right. I would rather someone just come out and say "we're not going to pay your mother" than to just have people continue to lie to me.
Now I have to figure out a way to put my disabled mother, whose speech is slurred from the stroke, on the phone with an Aflac representative to tell them she authorizes them to re-issue a check. How about a little common sense - why wouldn't someone re-issue a check, why does it need an authorization? Just do the right thing for God's sakes Aflac!!! Do the right thing!! Seriously I don't want to have to get an attorney, but if that's what it takes to do right by my mother, I will!
I am very disappointed and feel I was lied to and scammed to believe Aflac is something great when in fact it is NOT! Like normal, a representative came out and presented all the Aflac policies to me and my co-workers. ** made them sound great! I had been having trouble with my hands, so when he asked if I would be interested in Short-Term Disability, I let him know that my hands are falling asleep a lot and I think it might be due to carpal tunnel syndrome. He told me that I should definitely get it but I have to wait until June to get the surgery done (this was in January) so it does not seem as pre-exsisting. I told him I would.
I did not get the surgery done until August and was told today, after waiting over 30 days, that my claim has been denied because in April I went to the doctor for symptoms of my hand falling asleep. He made it clear I had to wait until June to get the surgery done which was fine, but I asked him at least 3 times if I go to the doctor will I get denied, and he repeatedly told me NO. I was LIED to!
Now I am responsible for a $4,000.00 bill and not paid a dime for any lost wages. I am disgusted and cancelled my policy right away. Oh and I have another policy with them and was told I have to wait 90 days before the end of the year to cancel but was never told that when I signed up. So now they are continuing to take my money and I don't get crap from them. Nice. Horrible. DO NOT sign up! All you will get from Aflac is stress and a headache!
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA -- I was talked into getting Aflac by my co-workers. I just found out that I have a brain tumor that needs surgery. This was scheduled and I continued to work until my doctor felt I could no longer do my job. I was told by my doctor that he wanted me off work and I asked for some time to give my employer time to adjust my work load. He gave me two weeks.
I received the forms from my agent who said to have the doctor and my employer fill them out. He said that Aflac can't receive them prior to my date of disability but to send them to him and he would forward on my date of disability which he did. I was told that there was a one week waiting period. On the 7th day I received a letter from Aflac stating that they needed a completed form from my employer and physician. This was completed two weeks prior and forwarded by my agent in on my date of disability.
I called and spoke with a representative who said they received the papers but were not accepted because the date the doctor and my employer signed them was prior to the date of disability! Are you kidding me??? The first question on the form asks "first date of disability". What does it matter when they signed the papers??? I asked them to show me where in the policy it states this and was told it doesn't. When I questioned them, they said it was on the form requirement.
They are making my doctor and my employer refill the form just so they can change the date they signed it. OMG!!! All they needed to do was call my doctor and employer and verify but NOOOOO, I have to do the work for them. They refused to pass me on to a manager or to the audit department. They are an uncaring and unfeeling company and the representatives remind me of Spock.
I had a horrifying experience with Aflac. I was pregnant when I signed up for a policy. I was assured by the sales representative in front of my employees that if anything went wrong, I would be covered throughout my pregnancy. This was not the case...
Upon experiencing severe abdominal pain, I was informed by my doctor that it was either my own and my child's life or my job...they were unsure of exactly what was wrong with me. Waiting for my claim to be processed was a very difficult time. I did not lose my home once but twice in this period of time. So not only was I jobless, I was pregnant and homeless. I became so far behind in my bills, I have never truly been able to catch up - still struggling to pay my car payments.
When I filed a claim, I was told that pregnancy is a pre-existing condition but it was not the pregnancy. My gall bladder had become so filled with stones, they were escaping and causing me severe discomfort, breathing problems, and difficulty moving. However the true root of the problem was not discovered until the morning after I gave birth.
I re-submitted my claim at this time, praying they would approve it because I never had any gall bladder issues, but once again was denied they stated that mental issues were not covered. It was not mental issues, it was my gall bladder. They did not process my claim correctly! When I called them they did not offer any explanation, only that I was denied. I was so frustrated by that time I was unable to find a lawyer that had any experience in dealing with this type of claim.
I am very disappointed in this company and its methods of getting people signed up. I was assured that if anything new came up I would be covered. I do not suggest buying into their policies! I am still suffering from the lack of income during that period of time.
I have had Aflac for 5 years and it has paid out every time I have needed it. I worked for a school district in California and if you get hurt while off the job, you cannot get state disability because school employees do not pay into it. I took out Aflac and it has been awesome. When I left the school district, I took my coverage with me to my next job. I would not be without it. It's easy to use, I have always filled out the papers myself, turned my paperwork into my doctor and my work and faxed the paperwork in myself. Within a few days the claim will be processed and I receive my check. I love it. :)
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA -- The female, I am not going to call her a lady, made AFLAC the next coming. Well jumping ahead one year. A doctor at the VA hospital diagnosed me as being in the first stage of kidney failure. My kidneys are working at a level 3. That was in May of this year. Because I drive for a living, I can't drive. I've been out of work since June 20th of this year.
I called my AFLAC representative about three times she return my call once. When I told her about the trouble I was having, she was going to check her resource and would call me back later that evening or the next day. I guess now my science is not what it used to be but 24 hours should have past at least a couple of months ago.
Now my next step was to call a local office in Houston, Texas - 713 677 0760. I was told that the person was out of town and would be back the following Monday anyway, no call. Is there somebody we can call, like the State Attorney General's office?


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Is it solely the parents?
Blogger(s) on here seem to think I blame everyone but the parents. Not true. Very seldom do I even use the word blame. Parents are one of many cogs in the engine. "The desire to succeed at any costs drives people apart, weakens the collective sense of community, fosters ambition, and restricts the desirability of other kinds of achievement, such as a "good name" and respected reputation." (Source: Messner and Rosenfield, Crime and the American Dream 2001) Some people who were in favor of Beaufort County School uniforms actually used as a point that students wanted name brand gear, and so on. I try not to listen to juvenile rantings of SoutherThunder. Seems people like this are on the blogs to be entertained.


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Brian Douglas Buckingham, age 65, of Madelia, MN, died on July 5, 2013, at his home after a long battle of heart disease and COPD.
Interment will be in the Camp Ripley Cemetery in Little Falls, MN.
Brian Douglas Buckingham, the son of John Paul and Dorothy Frances (Noonan) Buckingham was born on April 3, 1948, in Minneapolis, MN. Brian and his family moved to Dayton, MN in 1956, where he attended the Elk River High School until he was drafted into the Army from 1968-1970. Then he moved to Princeton in the 90's and worked for ECM Publishers. Brian retired in 2008 and resided in Madelia. He loved being outdoors, fishing, hanging out with friends around the campfire, watching Nascar, football and basketball. He enjoyed crosswords, Jeopardy and trivia games.
Brian is survived by his sister, Dyanne Lerew (friend Don) of Little Falls; brothers, John Buckingham (friend Sandra) of Elk River and Bruce (Nancy) Buckingham of Madelia and 8 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home, Pilgrim Chapel in Madelia.


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Open Innovation Success Factors by ICT Use in Japanese Firms
The innovation by an independence principle is a limit in Japanese firm today. The expectation for the open innovation that positively uses outside resources on business has risen in Japanese firm. In open innovation, the strategy that expands sharing information and using the resource from supplier to customer for the innovation is needed. Therefore, the use of ICT is indispensable for the promotion of the open innovation. In this paper, we discussed how to utilize ICTs for open innovation activities in order to achieve more effective innovation outcomes in Japanese Medium-sized Enterprises. We conducted a mail survey for Japanese Medium-sized Enterprises in industries such as manufacturing, construction, and information and telecommunication in January 2010. Based on their replies, we applied the some logistic regression analyses. As results, the following points are clarified. Firms which achieve open innovation are enhancing the innovation by cooperating and exchanging information with the following entities: (i) affiliate companies which have the excellent technological knowhow; (ii) customers which locate inside or outside of the region; and (iii) firms in the same industry inside of the same region. The firms cultivate mutual trust for a long time and jointly develop frequently the new products and services. And they have frequently exchanged the customer needs, new release information of the rival companies and a high-tech trend with each other. They use CTI and SCM to use information and knowledge for designing and developing a new product and service. Moreover, it can be confirmed that the firm which top management is familiar with ICT and exercises the leadership for ICT use. In addition, the firm not only introduced ICT but also reformed organizational structures, systems, and company's rules at the same time. These analysis results will provide useful suggestions for SMEs to practice open innovation in the future.
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Just so you know, this serene yet exciting state is in fact a microcosm of the nation of Malaysia, from its miles of unspoilt sandy beaches and islands fronting the South China Sea, to the natural lakes, rivers, highlands, virgin jungles and mountain ranges of the interior.
If you ever come to Malaysia, don't forget to visit delightful Pahang Darul Makmur.
Take your time to browse this website and find out about the adventures, cultures and pleasures that are aplenty in this largest state in Peninsular Malaysia.
Make this website your travel guide to the state, and as information resource to this wonderful place in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
You will also discover in your travels here, a colorful fusion of exotic, ethnic cultures -- Malay, Chinese, Indian and Orang Asli -- uniquely blended, as Malaysia is truly Asia.
Whether your passion is adventure or leisure, don't you miss this east coast state - or your travels in beautiful Malaysia are quite incomplete.
Come Explore With Me And Marvel At What the State Has To Offer.
This website endeavors to invite, inform and guide you (and your family, your friends, in fact everybody) to places of interest all over the state and to explore and savor the unexpected thrills, joys and excitement you can experience while here.
Whether you like adventure (rough or cool), or just to marvel at nature, to relax under the sun for a romantic getaway, or just to try your luck at the casino and be entertained by world-class international artistes..... believe me, PAHANG HAS IT ALL!
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I'll share my experience and knowledge for your passion and enjoyment.
Let's explore and discover together, and marvel at the profusion of thrilling adventures, cultures and pleasures that is on offer.
And, well, "Pahang-Delights" might just be an understatement.
So, as we Malaysians say to all our visitors...
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Two NumbersTrick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.
One day, Bob came up to Paul and said, "I bet if you say two numbers and I multiply them together, I can say the answer in less than five seconds."
"Okay," replied Paul, "23,904,888,112 times 209,674,999,109."
Bob won the bet fairly. How did he do it?
(There are two alternate answers)
AnswerAnswer one - Bob worked out the equation (this took him much longer than 5 seconds), then recited the answer to Paul (this took him less than 5 seconds).
Bob said he could say the answer in less than 5 seconds. FINDING the answer was not included in the time limit.
Answer two - Bob simply said, "The answer."
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