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A Better Night's Sleep for All
New Thinking on Swaddling Infants; Sleeping Sacks Arrive at the Maternity Ward
Check out almost any newborn baby picture, and if it was taken in a U.S. hospital, chances are the infant will be wrapped up in a familiar white flannel blanket with a blue-and-pink stripe.
That could be about to change as a blanket alternative—known as a wearable blanket or a sleep sack—makes inroads in hospital maternity wards as part of a campaign to promote safer sleep for babies.
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More than 4,500 infant deaths each year occur suddenly due to factors including accidental suffocation and heart malfunctions and are broadly categorized as Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths, or SUIDS. Roughly half can't be explained after investigation and are classified as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS. SIDS rates have declined more than 50% since 1999, as research has shown putting babies on their backs to sleep decreases the risk and a national education campaign has emphasized the importance of consistently doing so.
At the same time, rates of deaths classified as accidental suffocation have risen, and many SUIDS cases are linked to unsafe sleep environments, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The American Academy of Pediatrics' 2011 guidelines warning against loose crib blankets are part of an expanded "Safe to Sleep" program sponsored in part by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
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Swaddling infants in a blanket is an age-old practice that can help comfort a fussy baby. But incorrect swaddling can be a health threat: Too loose, and a blanket can unwind and hinder breathing; too tight, and it can cause serious hip problems. The International Hip Dysplasia Institute recommends that infants' legs should be able to bend up and out at the hips, not tightly wrapped straight down and pressed together.
Infant sleep sacks, with fabric flaps that swaddle the baby's arms to the body and close securely, are meant to make swaddling safer and easier by giving babies a secure feeling and freedom of leg movement without danger of loose fabric around the head. As part of safe-sleep education programs, 1,000 hospitals are receiving free annual allotments of SleepSack-branded wearable blankets based on birth rates from Halo Innovations Inc., of Minnetonka, Minn. Company founder, Bill Schmid, lost a daughter to SIDS in 1991.
At Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, baby blankets now are used only to dry off and present newborns to parents. After that, the newborns go into sleep sacks. Sarah Scherbring, a first-time mother who delivered her son, Owen, at the hospital in January, calls the safe-sleep information from prenatal classes "very eye-opening." As a result, she avoided overstuffed bedding she had been thinking about buying in favor of an undecorated crib with a firm mattress and a tight flat sheet.
Babies can't wriggle out, but sleep sacks need to be used properly. The night Owen was born, Ms. Scherbring and her husband, AJ, swaddled the baby in his sack and placed him in the bassinet in her hospital room. Exhausted, they fell asleep—only to be startled awake by his crying when a nurse came in and unwrapped him. She told the groggy parents that they had secured the sack a little too close to the baby's nose and mouth. Ms. Scherbring says they were grateful to learn the proper technique "to keep our baby safe."
The AAP also recommends avoiding loose bedding, bumper pads and soft toys in cribs, which are linked to SUIDS, and it warns parents not to share a bed with their infant, especially at ages younger than three months. Also not recommended are "co-sleeping" cribs, which have one open side pushed against the parent's bed and are promoted as safe within the "attachment parenting" movement. The AAP says some studies show sharing a bed with an infant increases the risk of SIDS or suffocation, so instead parents should share a room—a practice that has been shown to reduce the risk of SIDS by as much as 50%.
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"These infant deaths are preventable accidents that remain a silent epidemic in our country," says Michael Goodstein, a member of the AAP's task force on SIDS and a neonatologist at York Hospital in York, Pa. "Wearable blankets are completely appropriate in place of a blanket," he says, as long as the size is appropriate and it doesn't result in overbundling, which overheats infants and increases the SIDS risk. In Pennsylvania, a 2010 law requires hospitals to provide information on SUIDS and SIDS risks and to ask parents to sign a voluntary acknowledgment form.
Amanda Albright, who gave birth to triplets in January at York, says nurses and doctors "were very hands on" about instructing her and her husband how to use sleep sacks and avoid putting other items in the crib. They have lined up two cribs with no extra bedding along their bedroom wall for daughter Macy and son Reid, and have a third ready for Lena, who is still in the neonatal intensive care unit. They won't be sleeping with the babies, Ms. Albright says. "It is very intimidating at first to learn about the risks, and there are some that you can't control," she says. "But we have to practice the prevention steps that we do know about."
Halo and others sell wearable blankets at retail as infant sleepwear priced from $25 to $30. In 2006, Mr. Schmid began offering newborn-size sacks at no charge to hospitals that pay shipping costs. Hospitals can buy replacements at just over cost and at a discount to give or sell to new parents. Halo gives some proceeds to SIDS research and prevention groups such as First Candle, of Bel Air, Md., and it provides hospitals educational materials from First Candle promoting sacks over blankets. Halo says the groups use its funding at their own discretion and it isn't aware of specific studies linking wearable blankets to a lower risk of SIDS.
Medline Industries, of Mundelein, Ill., supplies about 40% of hospital baby blankets and says sales of its 60-year-old Kuddle-Up line of familiar striped blankets, caps and other pediatric apparel are up about 5% this year. Medline sells the blankets to hospitals for $1.50 to $2.50 each and recently began offering a sack-type garment for $7.50 to $8.50.
Jennifer Walrich, Medline senior product manager, says while the company isn't seeing an "overwhelming trend" in hospital requests for sleep sacks, there is definite interest. "If the blankets were to go away in five years, we will always have another product that fits their needs," she says. Safe-sleep guidelines don't specifically recommend eliminating swaddling in blankets, she notes, but rather warn that blankets shouldn't be allowed to come loose in a crib.
Still, nurses who have long prided themselves on their blanket-swaddling technique—sometimes called "baby origami"—now are delivering stern warnings about how easily blankets can get loose. Karen Shirley, director of maternal-newborn services at HCA Inc.'s Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Va., says some babies "are like little Houdinis. One minute you think you've swaddled them tightly, and the next minute they don't have one part of the blanket left on them."
With their Velcro closures and zippers, the Halo sleep sacks can't be sent through hospitals' industrial laundries, the way blankets are, and instead must be sent out for special washing, adding to costs. But given the risks of loose blankets, "it's the only way to go," says Marilyn Maggioncalda, clinical nurse specialist in the neonatal intensive care unit at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich. Her unit puts new babies into sleep sacks while they're in the hospital and sends each one of them home with a free sack of their own.
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Good to see JO get something going. Yeah, all these layup misses are atrocious.
Dunleavy's on fire, which bodes well for us.
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Good to see JO get something going. Yeah, all these layup misses are atrocious.
Dunleavy's on fire, which bodes well for us.
Nice transition D by Watson there
These refs have been horrible.
JO should only play 18-20 minutes tonight. He is not in basketball shape and has no lift. Knee probably has something to do with it.
Granger has taken 10 shots already...Hes only made 2?
Quinn Buckner is extremely condescending.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
Danny has already taken 10 shots. 2/10
It's just rust, give him a couple games.
We're also running David and Troy in the post more tonight. All of them are using the same method: quick post-up and move.
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OK, Murphy made that last shot, but we should never, ever, clear out for him to go one-on-one ever again.
Murphy is killing Green.
Murph 3 in a row. Durant is looking like a tall skinny version of Al Harrington (black hole)
I think he's knee is in bad shape. Might not be right until May.
Quinn Buckner is extremely annoying. I wish Clark Kellogg didn't have his college gig.
I saw Squatch! Him and Boomer = Greatest Mascots ever.
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I think we'll win this game as long as our open looks start falling. Also need to see some more aggressiveness on both ends.
If they can get that going, they should get the W.
If we win tonight we move into a tie with Cleveland for second in the division.
We've shot poorly and only down 1. Good half really. Durant looks decent but needs to put on some muscle. If we make our layups we're up 10-12 pts
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Strange half.
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Tins is the most mature player out there.
Harrison is acting savvy and crafty.
We better focus hard the second half in order to win.
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Just got home and I see Granger is suckin' the egg tonight. Are we *****in' about him yet? Or are you guys moaning about Rush?
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I missed it... who sprained their finger?
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I think the Pacers will win this game -with a vewry good second half - unless Wally and Kevin go crazy and hit a bunch of threes.
He's been missing some open shots, but I wouldn't say he sucked. He still attacked the basket and got to the free throw line. He's been rebounding too.

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In one of these threads we were talking about Andrew Luck being the no-brainer #1 pick before last year's season as well. Mel Kiper confirms this:
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We found out today that the mass pushing Teddy's Ureter closed is cancer. The doctor said he was not surprised as it is where his duodenum was before the Whipple. The good news is that it has not spread to any organs or lymph nodes. June 25th he gets a shunt to try and open the Ureter so he does not have to wear a drainage bag. The surgeon today, Dr. James Cashman, director of transplants at Good Samaritan Hospital Phoenix, and our God, said he would like to see Teddy have this removed by CyberKnife. He said its has less side effects than radiation and would do a much better job. We now have to get an appointment with the Doctor that does this. But, we feel very lucky that
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The defense began presenting evidence Tuesday regarding the question of Billy M. Norbury's sanity at the time he shot and killed his Redwood Valley neighbor, Jamal Andrews.
A jury on Monday convicted Norbury, 34, of first-degree murder with a special allegation that he used a 30-30 Winchester rifle to kill Andrews, 30, on the night of Jan. 24. The same jury is now tasked with deciding whether Norbury was legally insane at the time of the shooting.
Mendocino County Superior Court Judge John Behnke told the jury it must find Norbury was legally insane if, "one, when he committed the crime he had a mental disorder or defect and, two, was incapable of knowing the nature or quality of his actions, or (that he was) incapable of understanding that his actions were morally and legally wrong."
Because Norbury changed his not-guilty plea in July to one of not guilty by reason of insanity (commonly called an NGI plea), his Ukiah defense attorney, Al Kubanis, has the burden of proving it was more likely than not that Norbury was insane when he killed Andrews.
Norbury faces 50 years to life in prison for the crime. If he is found not guilty by reason of insanity, Norbury will spend his sentence at a mental health facility, and could at some point qualify for an outpatient program and live in the community, according to Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster, who is prosecuting the case.
Kubanis called his client's friends and family to the witness stand, starting with Norbury's lifelong friend Tucker Kelley, and ending the day in the middle of testimony from his father, Billy Dean Norbury.
Kelley told the court about an incident when he visited Billy M. Norbury and put his cell phone up to his ear to play a humorous message for him.
"He pulled away and asked me what I was doing," Kelley said. "He told me he knew what I was doing."
Kelley went on to say Norbury had told him there was a "plane up there flying and you guys are messing with me right now."
He also related an incident a month later, roughly in October 2010, when Norbury became suspicious of a mail van that came to his house.
"He told me he was at his house and a mail van came by, and there was people in the mail van that were going to jump out and get him," Kelley said on the stand.
Kelley said when he got the news of the shooting, "it didn't surprise me ... because of the last time I saw him and the manner (in which) he was acting."
Kubanis also called to the stand Emma Norbury, Billy M. Norbury's great-aunt, who said she had visited him during the week prior to the shooting.
She said she saw her grandnephew "pacing the floor, laughing to himself, mumbling something that you couldn't understand" on several occasions that week, and that he took three or four baths daily in an indoor hot tub, changing clothes each time.
One night, she testified, she heard Norbury come home at about 1 or 2 a.m. and "start wailing" in his bedroom. She described the sound as "laughter and crying together, it was so uncontrollable." The wailing went on for about 10 minutes, she testified.
Eyster asked her about differences between her testimony Tuesday and a statement she had given to Kubanis' investigator, and whether she had spoken with family members about the trial.
Billy Joe Norbury, the defendant's 72-year-old grandfather, testified that on one occasion, his grandson had appeared in the living room wearing only a towel and asked, "Papa, can you hear them,'" referring to "those voices.'"
"He looked me right in the eye and said, Papa, can you see me?' He needed help and he didn't get it," Billy Joe Norbury said on the stand.
Family members took the younger Norbury to the hospital emergency room that night, but he "dashed for the car" when an emergency helicopter landed outside.
"He thought the helicopter was going to haul him off or take him out or whatever," Billy Joe Norbury testified.
Asked by Eyster if the witness had told a deputy he had eaten dinner with the defendant between 5 and 6 p.m. the night of the shooting, Billy Joe Norbury said he hadn't.
Eyster asked the witness if he knew his grandson had an alcohol problem, and the witness said "he drank a few beers" but hadn't gotten himself "into trouble."
The elder Norbury testified that he knew his grandson had his license suspended because of alcohol, and later said, "I didn't know if he had a license or not."
Kubanis also called to the stand Monica Van Camp, the defendant's maternal aunt, who had first been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and later as "minor bipolar" when she was on medication.
Eyster questioned whether her diagnosis had been wrong the first time, and she testified that her problem with violence went away after a doctor changed her medication.
Last on the stand Tuesday was the defendant's father, Billy Dean Norbury. He told the court his son had on one occasion believed his family meant to kill him, and that he ducked when walking by windows and shielded his head when walking by doors.
One night, Billy Dean Norbury testified, his son took a rifle from his gun safe. The younger Norbury had pushed his father when he tried to put it back, according to the testimony, and the father called police. While waiting for police to arrive, he said, his son slapped his face and sent his glasses flying.
Eyster's cross-examination continues today.
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text: Pipeline safety a long-standing concern By Ken Ward Jr. December 11, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Nearly 15,000 miles of natural gas pipelines are spread across West Virginia, enough to stretch from Charleston to Morgantown and back 50 times.Such pipelines are considered by many experts as the best way to transport fuel, much safer than railroads or tanker trucks.But serious dangers remain, as West Virginians were reminded Tuesday with scenes of a wall of fire above Interstate 77 from the huge gas-line explosion in Sissonville.And despite numerous efforts at reform, recent investigations and audit reports show that many gaps remain in the oversight of the nearly 2.5 million miles of pipelines that crisscross the United States.Nationwide, concerns about pipeline safety have grown, amid a boom in natural gas drilling in several states and in the wake of a string of serious accidents, including explosions in San Bruno, Calif., and Allentown, Pa., that killed a combined 13 people in 2010 and 2011."While many stakeholders agree that federal pipeline safety programs have been on the right track, the spate of recent pipeline incidents suggests there continues to be significant room for improvement," the Congressional Research Service concluded earlier this year.In a March report, for example, the U.S. Government Accountability Office warned that many so-called "gathering" pipelines, which transport gas to processing facilities, escape federal scrutiny altogether.Preliminary reports indicate that Tuesday's Kanawha County explosion occurred on a 20-inch-diameter transmission line near Columbia Gas Transmission's Lanham Compressor Station at Rocky Fork. That would put the pipe involved on the smaller end of the spectrum for gas transmission lines, one of the myriad types of pipelines that send gas from where it is produced to where it is used.Gas companies use "gathering" lines to transport natural gas from well sites to compressor and other processing facilities. From there, transmission lines -- usually ranging from 20 to 42 inches in diameter -- carry gas across long distances from producing regions to local distribution companies. From those companies, natural gas is piped through distribution lines or "mains" -- which range from 2 inches to more than 24 inches in diameter -- to homes and businesses.In an analysis earlier this year, the conservative Manhattan Institute compared accident, leak, injury and fatality rates among various modes of transportation for oil and natural gas. They found, for example, that natural gas pipelines recorded less than one accident per billion-ton-mile of material transported. That compares to 650 incidents for highway transport and 20 for railways."The evidence is clear," the group said, "transporting oil and natural gas by pipeline is safe and environmentally friendly. Furthermore, pipeline transportation is safer than transportation by road, rail, or barge, as measured by incidents, injuries and fatalities - even though more road and rail incidents go unreported."Still, in the last five years, pipeline accidents across the country have claimed the lives of 21 workers and 47 members of the public, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, or PHMSA. In West Virginia, the worst recent incident listed on agency records was in April 2006. Four men at a Canaan Valley home building site were killed in a natural gas explosion that was later blamed on a cracked pipe.Over the last decade in West Virginia, federal regulators counted 20 of what they called "significant incidents," involving deaths, injuries or significant property damage. As with many public safety issues, reforms of pipeline safety sometimes come only after major accidents.Congress passed one measure in 2002, following the deaths of two 10-year-old boys in a June 1999 explosion in Bellingham, Wash., and the deaths of 12 campers in a pipeline blast in Carlsbad, N.M.Questions about pipeline safety recently received national media scrutiny from the public interest journalism organization ProPublica, from The New York Times and from the Philadelphia Inquirer.Just last month, ProPublica explained, "Pipelines break for many reasons - from the slow deterioration of corrosion to equipment or weld failures to construction workers hitting pipes with their excavation equipment."One of the biggest problems contributing to leaks and ruptures is pretty simple: pipelines are getting older. More than half of the nation's pipelines are at least fifty years old," ProPublica reported.In early January, President Obama signed into law the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011. The bill, aimed at strengthening federal oversight of pipeline safety, was based in part on a separate bill co-sponsored by Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat who chairs the Senate committee with jurisdiction over the issue. Among other things, the bill increased penalties for safety violations, required automatic shut-off valves on new pipelines, and increased public availability of safety information."Paramount to the success of America's pipeline system is an unwavering commitment to safety," Rockefeller said in December 2011, when the measure passed the Senate. "This legislation makes good on that promise by implementing long overdue improvements."The March Congressional Research Service report, though, noted a "long-term pattern of understaffing" for pipeline safety within the Transportation Department."For example, the president's budget request for pipeline safety reports 175 actual employees in 2009," the report said. "However, the FY2010 budget request stated an expectation of 191 employees ("estimated") for 2009. On this basis, between 2001 and 2009, the agency reported a staffing shortfall averaging approximately 24 employees every year."And the GAO report, also issued in March, said the federal pipeline safety office does not regulate most gathering pipelines in the United States, based on their location in remote areas. "For example, out of the more than 200,000 estimates miles of natural gas gathering pipelines, PHMSA regulates roughly 20,000 miles," the GAO said. "Similarly, of the 30,000 to 40,000 estimated miles of hazardous liquid gathering pipelines, PHMSA regulates about 4,000 miles."Reach Ken Ward Jr. at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 'Heroin(e)' spotlights women helping combat Huntington's drug crisis 2 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 3 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 4 WVU law professor announces run for Congress 5 WVU pulls away from Kansas for 56-34 win 'You'd think it was the end of the world' Previous Story Consol cited at Robinson Run slurry dam Next Story


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EIA expects global liquid fuels consumption growth of about 0.8 million bbl/d in 2012 and 0.9 million bbl/d in 2013. Despite downside risks to global oil demand, the spot price for Brent crude climbed back above $100 per barrel in July after prices sank below $90 per barrel in June. Markets have rallied around expectations that policymakers in the European Union (EU), China, and the United States will provide more economic stimulus to counteract slowing growth. Additionally, Iran's threats to block oil from transiting through the Strait of Hormuz have triggered market anxiety and prompted upward price pressure. Although angst over global growth and supply disruptions may continue to contribute to price volatility, EIA believes that Brent crude oil, a benchmark for the global oil price, will average $104 per barrel for the third quarter of 2012. EIA estimates that world liquids consumption will outpace production by 0.9 million bb/d in the third quarter, as world demand reaches its seasonal peak. EIA expects that the significant stock builds that occurred in the first half of 2012 will help relieve global oil markets in the second half of 2012.
Several upside and downside risks could move prices higher or lower than projected. The possibility that the economic situation in EU countries could deteriorate further poses a downside risk to global oil demand and prices, though oil prices will likely rise and fall as perceptions about the likelihood of a deeper crisis evolve. In the current Outlook, consumption in Europe is expected to fall year‐over‐year by 0.4 million bbl/d in 2012 and by a further 0.2 million bbl/d in 2013. The possibility of slower growth in China, which has been a key driver of increased oil demand in recent years, could also curb demand. China's weakening exports, particularly to Europe, and slower industrial and domestic growth experienced in the first half of 2012 could place downward pressure on oil prices, while prospects for more economic stimulus could swing the pendulum towards higher prices. EIA currently projects annual increases in consumption in China of around 0.4 million bbl/d in both 2012 and 2013. On the supply side, oil prices could be higher than projected in this Outlook if recoveries from supply disruptions are slower than forecast, additional disruptions occur, or supply growth is lower than expected.
World liquid fuels consumption grew by an estimated 0.8 million bbl/d in 2011. EIA expects consumption growth of 0.8 million bbl/d in 2012 and 0.9 million bb/d in 2013, with China, the Middle East, Central and South America, and other countries outside of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) accounting for essentially all consumption growth. Projected OECD liquid fuels consumption declines by 0.4 million bbl/d in 2012 and by a lesser 0.1 million bbd/d in 2013, buoyed by growth in liquid fuels consumption in the United States.


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We love celebrating Halloween! Every year Casa del White Stuff (our HQ) hosts a fancy dress party which always attracts some healthy competition between departments.
Our shops get involved too and we have lots of free Halloween-themed activities to keep your little monsters entertained:
-A spooky spider hunt - find the colourful spiders hidden around our shops to win a prize!
-Face painting - drop in for a monstrous makeover if you dare
-Spooky food and drink - shops will be serving up some eerie sweets and treats
-A Halloween dress up box - don a witch hats or Dracula's cape
-Halloween colouring in and word searches - keep the kids occupied with these creepy crafts
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Candidates for Cupertino City Council could see their names alongside hopefuls for senate seats, California governors and even the president of the United States beginning in 2014.
The city council on Feb. 19 voted 4-1 to move the city's general municipal election to even-numbered years to coincide with the statewide general election. The ordinance change would see current council members serve an extra year, with the next election set for November 2014 rather than this coming November.
Cupertino's ordinance change will need approval from the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
The move would save money, as the city finds itself as one of the few remaining entities in the region holding elections in odd-numbered years. Only the cities of Cupertino and Sunnyvale and the Cupertino Union, Sunnyvale and Orchard school districts hold elections in odd years.
Cupertino Union is scheduled to discuss changing its elections to even-numbered years on Feb. 26. The Sunnyvale School District is considering similar action in March.
City staff told the council that a local jurisdiction's costs of holding its elections are considerably lower if elections are consolidated with the statewide general elections than if its elections are held in odd-numbered years.
In Santa Clara County, the registrar's office charges local jurisdictions based on a rate that allocates the fixed costs of the election divided proportionately among the voters registered for that election.
The city anticipates the move could save the city approximately $59,000 or more per election year. To make this change, the city would have to pay a one-time charge of $20,000 to the registrar of voters.
The city of Sunnyvale placed a measure amending its city charter to shift elections to even years on its 2013 ballot. If voters approve the measure, it could also mean more cost savings per election for Cupertino, according to a staff report.
As a General Law city, Cupertino is prohibited from putting such measures on the ballot by ordinance.
This is the second time since 2010 the issue had been visited. The council at that time voted down the proposal.
City staff argued other merits for the change, namely a greater turnout during general elections. In the 2012 statewide general election, 81 percent of Cupertino registered voters participated, and in the 2010 statewide general election, 69 percent participated, according to the staff report.
However, only 40 percent of registered voters participated in the November 2011 municipal elections.
City staff conversely argued that voters in general elections could potentially be less prepared or informed than those in odd-year elections because of the greater number and higher profile of measures and elected offices on general election ballots.
Councilman Mark Santoro supported the change in 2010 and again this time around, citing a belief that more voters showing up to the polls is a positive. He said he did not subscribe to the belief that fewer but more informed voters make for a better election.
"Twice as many people vote, and I think that if you believe in the democratic process, then more people voting is good," he said.
The change necessitates adding an extra year to each council member's current term. These terms would expire in 2014 and 2016, rather than 2013 and 2015. State law allows an election date change, so long as the term in office is not increased more than 12 months.
Cupertino council members normally term out after eight years. The extra year will be the ninth for Mayor Orrin Mahoney and Santoro. Councilman Barry Chang, who cast the lone dissenting vote, would serve an extra year before deciding whether to run for re-election in 2014.
"It is self-serving. I don't think we should extend our own terms for one more year because the voters voted us in for four years, not five years," Chang said. "Yes, we have more voter turnout, but not necessarily a more informed or engaged" electorate.


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HOUSTON - A couple woke up Friday morning to find their house in disarray and their vehicle stolen.
Burglars targeted the Braeswood Place area early Friday morning while the residents were still asleep.
The thieves broke into three other vehicles, a garage and a house near the 4100 block of Gramercy.
Resident Carla Holly said she and her husband had no idea burglars were in their home overnight.
"Very scary to know someone was in your house could have harmed you and family," said Holly.
The couple made the discovery around 5 a.m. They said the intruders also took $50 in cash.
"My purse was thrown in backyard, dumped out. He realized the drawers were rustled. My car was stolen," said Holly.
The car with Texas plate 81H PG9 has not yet been found.
The Braeswood Place Homeowners Association has noticed an increase in similar crimes since November, which has resulted in increased police patrols.
"Neighbors now are on high alert out walking dogs. (And) children, they are carrying cell phones. (If they) see anything suspicious, they call the deputy right away," said Brenda Blackwood with the association.
Residents like Holly knew about the previous crimes, but still felt safe.
"We did feel safe in the neighborhood, even though they were just car thefts. We never really thought someone's gonna be coming into our home," said Holly.
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Topic: taking a break from chemo
My husband Dave who has had 5 chemo treatments had a heart problem a couple weeks ago. He ended up needing a cardiac catheterization that showed 3 severely blocked arteries that would usually be treated with coronary artery bypass surgery. However, since we do not have a clear idea of prognosis of his cancer and he does not want to undergo a life threatening surgery that will require a long recovery if he only has a limited time left to enjoy life.
So anyway, to make a long story short, his oncologist is giving him a month off from chemo to not stress his heart at this time. I am very concerned that his tumors that have been responding to the chemo may advance during this time. Chemo has sort of become a life line for me. Does anyone have experience with breaks from chemo and the effect or result of this. Thanks for any suggestions.


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Celebrate the Ceramic Arts
The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Annual Conference in Milwaukee includes special exhibits and receptions at several local art
and culture venues, including the Jewish Museum Milwaukee (JMM).
Visit JMM between March 16 and 30 to explore contemporary work by several talented artists,
including a NCECA conference and artist reception from 5-9:30 p.m. March 20 at the
museum, 1360 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee.
Visitors to this limited engagement exhibit will discover the "Boomtown" series by Washingtonbased
artist Dane Youngren, whose work explores the way society builds structures and
environments to suit its needs. "Food: A Sustainable Table," consists of work by a group of
Midwest artists organized by Anna Metcalfe and Kip O'Krongly, which comments on how the
industry of food is an incredibly complex web and one that continually impacts our environment
and our lives.
NCECA is hosting its 48th Annual Conference at the Wisconsin Center, 400 W. Wisconsin
Avenue in Milwaukee from March 19 - March 22. A premier event for Milwaukee's 2014 cultural
calendar, the conference theme, Material World, provides an opportunity to investigate the
complex ways that materials acquire meaning through the things that we make and those that
surround us in our daily lives. NCECA's exhibitions and programs will expand on traditional
definitions of fine and decorative arts, craft and design in the context of the 21st century.
JMM admission is free for museum members. Non-member price includes both museum and
special exhibit: $6 adult; $5 seniors; $3 students; $15 families. Regular museum hours are 10
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text: I drew this picture out on paper about a week ago, then I scanned it and colored it in Photoshop. It sits on my little shrine in my room (since I can't get a statue) and I thought you might like to see it, use it as a wallpaper for your computer, or even print it out for yourself if you want it. I wasn't quite sure where to put it, so I just put it in the lounge ^_^;


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This thread is for a list of online resources that you have found valuable in helping you to write good web content. My list is below. Feel free to add your resources to this stickied thread.
Note: This thread is not for links to freelance-writer work sites. Resources only please!
Citation StylesCopyscape: the leading provider of services that protect your content against online plagiarism and theft.Copyright.com: The one-stop-shop for all your text licensing needsGood Documents.com: A web-site that discusses how to create good business documents in the linked, on-screen environment of Intranets and the InternetPhrase Finder: Phrase Thesaurus – Ideas Generator for WritersPoynter Online: Everything You Need to Be a Better JournalistReadability InfoThe Chicago Manual of Style OnlineUsable Web: Guidelines for effectively writing online.Web Style Guide
Great thread Linda :tup:
Web Design From Scratch-Copywriting - Tips on writing for the web.UseIT.com - Jakob Nielsen's articlesCopyBlogger - Copywriting Blog
this is a brilliant idea - there is a site i'm working on to create a fantastic writing resource online w/ classes for basic outlines, grammar in specific niches as well as site promotion and seo tips for the more advance writer. I'll be adding more as I go... but that's going to be the gist of it. additionally it will offer work, and it will offer ways and resources for finding work outside the network... hope that i will be able to add it to this list soon.
Chief Marketer has a very easy, right to the point article about the "Write and Wrong of Online Article" writing. It's the basics that everyone should know.
If organizing your research is driving you crazy, try this!
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.
Thought this resource may be helpful for those that may need a little bit more info to supplement the original content on there websites. http://prweb.com/rss.php
Helpful information! Thanks for sharing. May I include:
DupeFreePro.com (very helpful especially when you need to do rewrites)ArticleChecker.com
TheWritersBag.com offers numerous "real-world" writing tips, covering rules, techniques and strategies. The tips are written in a clear, easy-to-understand way, spiced with a bit of humor. There's no academic gibberish or fluff -- just down-to-earth tips to help those who write in their work or personal lives do it effectively and without embarrassment.
those were a good compilation, keep them coming!
i use copyscape often, sometimes even the articles i wrote myself have a tendency to show up a copied from other sites. but the thing is, when i get a rewriting task, thats when copyscape is crucial.
COOL~~~ I need those. Got one in copyright.com THANKS~~~ If you have more please share with us.
Some very useful links. Thanks.The Plain English Campaign has some great tips on the 'Guides and Resources section of their site. http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/index.htm
Another one is http://usability.gov/pdfs/guidelines_book.pdf (Chapter 15 - Writing Web Content).
Thanks for sharing those links, writing powerful articles or web content is not easy (especially if you are not a writer :)) and having some extra resources that help you on that is always appreciated.
I think that choosing the right content makes the difference between success and failure on the internet.
I absolutely love Copyblogger.com, in particular their series on writing good headlines.
The link above leads directly to the headline posts, which are priceless and also free. After I read those posts I went back to ezinearticles and fixed the headlines of several of my existing articles and resubmitted them - and DOUBLED the page views AND the clickthrough rates. Without changing the actual article at all.
Learning how to write effective headlines is an absolutely vital skill in the internet marketing world.
If you're a web publisher that researches your articles, you might be interested in high beam encyclopedia. They have a lot of material from fresh new sources. Some is free and some is not, but unlike other such resources, they have both a yearly and a monthly payment plan.
Let me also put in the two cents' worth. These are free plagiarism checkers:http://www.articlechecker.com/http://www.plagiarismdetect.com/ Needs registration but is free and more accurate to my mind.
Freelance web writer Sharon Hurley Hall has a website that's a real treasure for freelance web writers and serious bloggers in general - http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/
I use copyscape for all the new pages I create for any site, to be sure that is no similar text on the net (according to Copyscape.com of course)...I do this only once the SEO work is finished...other thing that I always do is to validate the page on w3.org
I use gistweb to create short summaries on various topics:
It is free and works well for common keywords. For more specialized topics I use wikipedia or google.


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Sunday, September 24, 2017
Mental Health
Children's Attachment to Parents
I noticed my 19-month-old very recently started to prefer going to his dad `all the time` for comfort and closeness. Previous to this it was always mom (myself!) who was his preference for these things. I just wanted to check that this is normal and healthy if he has a good relationship with both of us - i.e., will children alternate between parents for comfort at this age?
On the other hand, if it's a sign that there may be an attachement issue for him, I`d definitly like to address it ASAP.
Many thanks for your help.
If there is one thing all of us can count on as parents, it is that our children are changing constantly! I want to start with complimenting you and your partner on having established a trusted and loving relationship with your son that he can count on. We know that young children can and should establish close ties with more than one caring adult in their lives, and that this is a socially and emotionally healthy achievement for any child.
However, it is easy for us mothers to feel some level of disappointment when we have to share our role as mainstay comforter and caregiver with others. Your discomfort is just a call to do what you are doing, seeking to understand how your child and his world are changing.
One of the major changes occurring in toddlers of your son's age is the wonderful discovery that he is a capable person separate from his parents, especially his major caregiver, which even today is most often the mother. This marks a giant step forward in the child's cognitive development and demands a similar giant step forward for parents in recognizing and supporting the beginning steps toward independence and self-identity that start in the second year of life. Toddlers are all about exploring and establishing who THEY are and what their likes and desires are, separate, of course, from those of their parents; hence that favorite word of the toddler, "No!", even when they mean "yes".
Another likely behavior of this age is called "rapprochement," reconnection. It means coming back to a period of clinging to a parent as in earlier ages, to help the child cope with:
- the sometimes scary and overwhelming drives to explore the world
- the demands of communication using words, not just gestures and behavior
- and becoming more independent in play.
It's actually a "middle ground" to seek this reconnection with another trusted caregiver rather than the primary caregiver, the mother. It just feels a smidgeon more independent and acceptable to cling to someone who is not the "attachment figure of infancy."
The other truth about dads is that many of them play in a more vigorous and rough house manner with their now vigorously explorative toddlers than do many mothers. It may also be that your son is simply enjoying the company of a fellow explorer, who may allow him a little more independence in exploration into the scary than many mothers are comfortable with allowing. Since he is driven to explore and learn at this age, he also may be taking advantage of the differences in parenting style between men and women because it better matches his developmental drive.
Toddlerhood is a very challenging time of life for many, if not most, parents. It is essentially the "first adolescence." How parents interact with their toddler children, providing necessary limits and safety based on knowledge of the child's immaturity and vulnerability, while also supporting the development of independence and a sense of self as capable and lovable, is really the foundation for their child's mental health throughout life.
I highly recommend reading about the toddler years in sound books such as those offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics on their website bookstore, www.aap.org, and books such as Penelope Leach's Your Baby and Child Birth to Five, available at any good book store. We can never learn too much about our children and the many challenges their growing up poses to their loving parents. It is the most wonderful and challenging job any of us will ever face.
Keep up the great work!
Mary M Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
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College of Nursing
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- Amazing Arizona Comic Con 2013
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I was trying to finish up another costume for AACC, but as I was putting it on I realized it wasn't going to work out. Fortunately I had just purchased a leotard for Belphegor, and coincidentally bought bright blue tights a couple weeks earlier... so I bought some new fishnets on my way out of town and done. I guess it was the universe's way of getting back at me for teasing other BC cosplayers for doing something so "closet cosplay." divine justice!
I happened to meet a very nice Green Arrow (by the name of Smolder Cosplay) at the con who inspired me to fix her up proper and do a shoot together!
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For the second time in as many months, Alisal Union School District teachers picketed outside the board of trustees meeting, claiming the district is not bargaining their contract in good faith.
About 200 teachers and their supporters rallied outside the district's board meeting Wednesday, and later packed the room before trustees went into closed session. Union representatives lashed out at the trustees, calling their latest contract proposal shocking and ludicrous.
"Teachers are angry," said Julita Galleguitos, a teacher who sits on the negotiating committee. "Have you considered that your proposal would be counter-productive?"
Teachers haven't had a raise in more than five years, and they hoped to get one after the passage last year of Proposition 30, the ballot measure that increases taxes and stabilizes funding for schools.
After trustees extended the contract for Superintendent John Ramirez in November, teachers asked the district to renew their own — salary increases included.
District administrators at first were reluctant to meet with the union, representatives said. When teachers received a counterproposal last week, they were shocked: Teachers say they are being asked to agree to no salary increases for five years, to remove all class size limits from the contract, to give power to the superintendent to move teachers from school to school at will, to revoke medical benefits for current retirees starting this July, and to end medical benefits for all future retirees.
At the meeting, teachers and union representatives said they were appalled.
"This is an austerity offer," said Josh Ezekiel, political chair of the Alisal Teachers Association. "We may get it if the district were slashing the budget and the test scores were in free fall, but every district in the state has a huge budget surplus in case of trigger cuts."
The threat of budget cuts went away after Prop. 30 passed, Ezekiel said, and the district has not made an effort to compensate teachers.
The district is keeping a large reserve — 18 percent of its budget — because that's what was recommended during the financial crisis, Ramirez said. Plus, he said, Prop. 30 only stabilizes previous cuts, and administrators won't know how much they will get in funds for next school year until the governor completes the May budget revise.
"We have a balanced budget based on revenue, not on speculation," Ramirez said.
Ramirez questioned why his administration is being picked on when teachers went without increases during the time a state trustee was in charge.
Ezequiel said it was because there was no money at the time, but now there is with Prop. 30.
The union's trouble is just the latest issue that has landed Alisal in the headlines. The past few months have seen questions raised about the use of district credit cards issued to Ramirez and the refusal by trustee Jose Castañeda to resign from his seat, even though legal opinions say he should have resigned after being elected to a City Council seat in the same jurisdiction.
Ramirez said what's really going on at the district is that "we have the highest student achievement of any (low-income school) in the county, and the strongest budget in the state."
"And it's not my credit card, it's the district's. Very shortly you'll see the outcome of that," he said. "We have a lot of people making negative comments about us, but that has nothing to do with the business of the school."
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Jul 18, 2008
As readers will remember, TLC reported previously that actor Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) has taken a role in a new film called "Cherrybomb," which is currently in production. Further news about this project comes today via a new video online showing Rupert and his co-star, James Nesbitt, on set of the film in Belfast, Ireland. The two minute video features a short interview with Rupert and his co-star, who discuss what attracted them to the film, what it is like filming in Northern Ireland, and a little about the story of the film. Rupert also notes in the interview his wish to do "something a bit different" from Harry Potter with his project and the challenge of acting with a new accent. The interview also notes that "Cherrybomb" is slated for a general release around this time next year.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Brian Heath Bragg, a six-year veteran Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Game Warden, has been named 2005 Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year by the Texas State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Bragg was recognized during the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission public hearing on April 6.
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"The job Heath has done to protect our state's wildlife resources and ensure future generations have the opportunity to hunt wild turkeys is greatly appreciated," said J.B. Wynn, NWTF Texas Chapter president.
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First off I must say I have had a lot of fun and learned a lot from these forums. The amount of knowledge and helpful people on this site really are amazing. I wish I had found these forums before dropping $150 on discs based solely on the Marshall Street Flight Guide!
I am 42 now and really just starting off in earnest. I have played a bit in the past, but never regularly and never with any sort of goal or strategy. I am not a great athlete and I'm not in great shape. I guess I wonder what sort of realistic expectation should I have about development. I realize there are far too many variables to really answer this question, so instead I would like to hear some thoughts about others' growth curve with a relatively late start.
So in a nutshell, what age did you start playing regularly and how long did it take you to rip it good? That is, if you would care to share that info.
In case it's relevant, here's my bag:
175 Jerry Garcia Stamp Spirit (friend gave me this-- based on my first throw, I'm afraid to even look at it, honestly)
172 Gold Bolt (Davy Jones' Locker)
170 Gold Halo (DJL also)
2x 168 D-Line Rogue
167 DX Valk
172 Proton Volt
173 Neutron Amp
172 Z Glide
2x 170-2 Pro D Buzzz
176 Crystal Z Buzzz SS
175 Soft Challenger
175 D Magnet
I have found that the Glide is my most consistent disc in terms of distance. It is never the longest nor the shortest. The Crystal Z Buzzz SS and the Volt have been the most consistent in terms of placement. The Rogue and the Valk have given me my farthest throws by far, but are inconsistent. My local course has ~10 holes that require long 2nd shots for me, but are listed as par 3s. And of course holes 1 and hole 18 feature daunting water shots (who would design a course that way!! sheesh let us get warmed up/finished up safely ).
Right now I have to choose between a consistently placed drive and a long second shot vs. an inconsistently placed drive with a potentially much easier second shot. My wallet is opting for the former.
Anyway, I would love to get better, but I am having a ton of fun.
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IRVINE, CA - PDSI, a leading provider of staff scheduling and notification solutions for public safety departments, is pleased to announce that the City of Birmingham, Alabama's Fire and Police departments have selected TeleStaff for its staff scheduling and notification needs. Additionally, the City has selected Stromberg's Enterprise Time and Attendance Solution to improve time tracking, attendance and payroll efficiency to its 5,000 employees. TeleStaff is the leading public safety scheduling and notification solution available to agencies automating scheduling processes, relaying work-related communications, and deploying public safety personnel. Stromberg's Enterprise Time and Attendance system automates the process of managing time and attendance information. Both solutions are rules-based which will allow the City to comply with regulatory constraints and organizational policies, and labor data will be passed to the City's new payroll/HR system resulting in less manual tasks and more streamlined operations.
"The Birmingham Police Department has historically depended on antiquated and labor intensive paper-based systems to staff and manage daily personnel needs. Such systems created many points of failure and could not hope to meet our future needs as we implement a new payroll system in 2008. TeleStaff will integrate with our new payroll initiative and we also believe that it will show a tremendous return-on-investment by streamlining our internal processes. TeleStaff is a major component in helping us to operate in a more efficient and effective manner and we look forward to our relationship with PDSI," stated Captain Ray Tubbs, Birmingham Police Department.
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The Bruins game postponed after the Boston Marathon bombings has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 28, the league announced on Tuesday.
Boston will play the Ottawa Senators at TD Garden two days before the start of the NHL playoffs. The Bruins are in Washington to play the Capitals the day before, which would've been their regular-season finale. Ottawa also plays Saturday at home against the Philadelphia Flyers.
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The game needs to be played. Boston is battling for the Northeast Division title, and the Senators haven't yet clinched a playoff spot.
Both teams had a day off on April 24, but that would've meant the Bruins played three games in three nights, which isn't allowed under the CBA. In any case, they're still playing seven times in the next 12 days, including a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning previously postponed by a snowstorm.
TD Garden is less than two miles from the site of the blasts, which killed three and injured about 150 people on Monday. The Boston Celtics' game on Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers has been canceled outright.
PHOTOS: Images from the explosions
Coach Claude Julien's team was back at practice on Tuesday. He said they'd "play our hearts out" on Wednesday night against the Buffalo Sabres.
"It was one of those days you practice with heavy hearts," Julien told reporters. "Obviously, we have a job to do and we still have to do our job, but our guys are proud of this city they represent, Boston, and as much as it was hard to really go out there today and give your all, I think our guys did a good job. Practice is over and our thoughts are back with those people affected by it.
"Boston, for me personally and my family, is a city we've fallen in love with, so when you see something like that happen, there's no doubt it affects you as an individual, and even for us as a group."


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Also the bold part is pretty clearly trolling.
Blah blah blah
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Can you please stop quoting him, everyone? If the mods aren't going to do anything can we at least ignore the idiot?
He's too much fun to just ignore.
It's just sh*tposting that would even be pathetic on 4chan. It's embarrassing.
The Colts board seems to have become "feed the olblu troll" forum.
Anyways, Luck was awesome today and he continues to improve every week. His chemistry with Reggie and pocket presence have been fantastic.
Never half-a** two things. Whole-a** one thing.
If the colts win the games against the teams they should beat, the Colts can get to 10 wins. If this happens, Andrew Luck should win MVP
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
I'm sure I'll get an infraction for this, but frankly I don't care: How the hell is he still posting here? Just because he skirts around the general rules of the forum does not mean he isn't a menace and an absolutely blatant troll. All he does is rile people up (purposely), and he has made almost all Colts discussion a flame war between him and everyone else. Oh, and don't tell me to ignore him, because I have had the guy on ignore for months and still I see almost every single post he makes due to other people quoting him. It's absurd that he is still allowed to post his drivel, when the only reason he's even posting it is to **** people off.
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
It doesn't help when the cop patrolling the streets is an unabashed steelers homer that hates the colts...
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And that might get me an infraction or even banned...
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You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
Yeah but this board has always been undermoderated, and has been one where threads were constantly derailed or posters harped on and on about certain things...
And I might add this... Blue, I don't think you are a troll and I admire your dissension but please add more substance and dial some of it back especially when you might have been wro... misguided...
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Y'all want him gone so badly? Then start ignoring him OR report his posts when he trolls instead of replying and falling for his trap already!
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
The Colts forum is like the ugly step sister at PD. OlBlu is the wart on her nose.
But don't be so hard on him. He's been driving his RV through California and the gas prices are killing him.
Nah, I am parked in Indiana near Columbus. I am delighted that the Colts won. I thought Reggie Wayne played the greatest game of his career and some of those catches were really unbelieveable. I'm still not convinced about Luck but he weathered the Packer rush pretty well and he got the job done and that is what counts. Congrats to him and all of the fans who have supported him so faithfully..... ...
You don't know what you are talking about. You had a mod come on here and get on you people for these posts which are true trolling. I haven't broken any forum rules and I should not get kicked off just because what I say gets under your skin. Get over it. Put me on ignore if you don't want to read what I have to say. I think you and the poster above should both be suspended for name calling. That won't happen because you are on what most people would see as the "right" side of the issues. This forum will become very boring if you ban everyone with a dissenting opinion and all of you spend all of your time patting each others backs..... ...
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Like how OlBlu thinks his opinions are close to the truth. total BS. Need an anti OlBlu forum
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