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This little bird was photographed by Nicola Giacomelli earlier this afternoon, apparently advertising cat food, at the local Co-operative store in Brodick.
Photo copyright Nicola Giacomelli, with thanks to Colin Gilbert.
This little bird was photographed by Nicola Giacomelli earlier this afternoon, apparently advertising cat food, at the local Co-operative store in Brodick.
Photo copyright Nicola Giacomelli, with thanks to Colin Gilbert.
"Love sex. Hate condoms. Love SKYN."
Yes, you read that correctly. Maybe there should have been a few question marks in that statement, but there aren't. It's an advert for (ironically enough) a new type of condom by the company SKYN, which appears to promote unsafe sex, and definitely promotes a distaste for condoms.
Way to go, guys!
This advert is currently to be seen on a forty foot-high billboard on Manchester's Canal St, right in the heart of the city's gay village. Grahame Robertson, the photo's uploader says:
The 'Love Sex Hate Condoms' message - in 6 foot high letters - is irresponsible and disrespectful to a community that has been at the forefront of promoting condom use for over 25 years.
SKYN condoms, who are made by the Mates brand, need to seriously rethink their advertising strategy. This advert will be looming large (literally) over Manchester's Gay Pride festival, which kicks off in less than two weeks, and it is simply insulting.
If you wish to complain, you can find SKYN on Facebook here.
At first glance, I thought this was some sort of Ron English type of billboard hijacking détournement, but no, it's a real advertisement!
The above billboard ad for Wódka vodka so offended residents of the Hunts Point neighborhood in the Bronx that it was removed just one day after community leaders complained about it to the advertising agency and in the media. The Wódka billboard, which hung over the Bruckner Expressway, an area known for its brazen streetwalkers, read "Escort Quality, Hooker Pricing."
Brian Gordon, the managing partner for the marketing company behind the ad, MMG, told the New York Daily News that the same billboard would still be used along the West Side Highway, another area known for street prostitution.
This isn't the first time that Wódka's advertising has proven to be controversial. Previous billboards have implied that Jews are cheap and residents of the Hamptons are superior to residents of Newark, NJ.
Elitism, and Antisemitism, both great things to have your product associated with, eh?
There are plenty of other ways for Wódka to get across the notion that it's marketing a low-budget tipple: Why not just feature an incontinent drunk who's pissed all over himself as the spokesperson?
Popular brand slogans as condoms, created by New Condoms. I wonder if this is what's meant by an advertising package?
More wrappers after the jump…
Via Buzzfeed
As if there even is a middle class to reach, anymore… The top 1% control nearly 40% of the wealth and according to the American Affluence Research Council, just 10% of U.S. households "account for almost half of the consumer spending"—an INCREDIBLE one-third of the total GDP!
Why would Madison Avenue want to bother with "the little people"? They haven't got any money. If you can't afford a solid gold Bugatti, you don't exist to them. This is just another one of the almost imperceptible ways that the capitalist system skewers our reality tunnels, both collectively and individually and just fucks us up as a nation:
From Too Much.com:
The chain-smoking ad agency account execs of Mad Men, the hit cable TV series set in the early 1960s, all want to be rich some day. But these execs, professionally, couldn't care less about the rich. They spend their nine-to-fives marketing to average Americans, not rich ones.
Mad Men's real-life ad agency brethren, 50 years ago, behaved the exact same way — for an eminently common-sense reason: In mid-20th century America, the entire U.S. economy revolved around middle class households. The vast bulk of U.S. income sat in middle class pockets.
A small plutocracy of wealthy elites drives a larger and larger share of total consumer spending and has outsize purchasing influence. The rich back then, for ad execs, constituted an afterthought, a niche market.
Not anymore. Madison Avenue has now come full circle. The rich no longer rate as a niche. Marketing to the rich — and those about to gain that status — has become the only game that really counts.
"Mass affluence," as a new white paper from Ad Age, the advertising industry's top trade journal, has just declared, "is over."
The Mad Men 1960s America — where average families dominated the consumer market — has totally disappeared, this Ad Age New Wave of Affluence study details. And Madison Avenue has moved on — to where the money sits.
And that money does not sit in average American pockets. The global economic recession, Ad Age relates, has thrown "a spotlight on the yawning divide between the richest Americans and everyone else."
Taking inflation into account, Ad Age goes on to explain, the "incomes of most American workers have remained more or less static since the 1970s," while "the income of the rich (and the very rich) has grown exponentially."
The top 10 percent of American households, the trade journal adds, now account for nearly half of all consumer spending, and a disproportionate share of that spending comes from the top 10's upper reaches.
"Simply put," sums up Ad Age's David Hirschman, "a small plutocracy of wealthy elites drives a larger and larger share of total consumer spending and has outsize purchasing influence — particularly in categories such as technology, financial services, travel, automotive, apparel, and personal care."
Ya got that? Here's the part where you might vomit in your mouth a little bit:
America as a whole, the new Ad Age study pauses to note, hasn't quite caught up with the reality of this steep inequality. Americans still "like to believe in an egalitarian ideal of affluence" where "everyone has an equal shot" at "amassing a great fortune through dint of hard work and ingenuity."
In actual life, the new Ad Age study points out, "the odds of someone's worth amounting to $1 million dollars" have shrunk to "1 in 22."
That's right, so make sure to vote a straight Republican ticket so when you be makin' that Donald Trump, 50 Cent or Kim Kardashian-level money, the damned IRS don't come and take it all…
Via Daily Kos
Now in its 80th year, Afri-Cola, Germany's answer to those other well-known soft drinks, has used some wonderfully thirst-quenchin' advertising to promote itself over the years. None more bizarre than this lip-smackin' beauty from 1968, which says everything you need to know about the sixties and the "sexy-mini-super-flower-power-pop-op-cola", Afri-Cola in sixty seconds.
With thanks to Steve Duffy
This is almost what it says on the tin - smart and funny ads, but, you know, I haven't a scooby what they're selling.
Previously on Dangerous Minds
With thanks to Ken Cargill
James Ready Beer has created one very cool ad campaign. In an effort to save their customers money so they can afford to buy more James Ready Beer the brewery created billboard coupons.
By partnering with local retailers, we created a program that allowed people to take a picture of our billboard, show the picture to the corresponding retailer and receive savings on selected products and services. Saving money meant more beer money.
What's wrong with "bite the wax tadpole" as a slogan for Coca-Cola ?
via Coca-Cola Conversations :
When Coca-Cola was first sold in China in 1927, it was obvious to the Coke employees in China that the Coca-Cola trademark must be transliterated into Chinese characters. To find the nearest phonetic equivalent to ?
Having done two tour of duties in the advertising trenches, it's refreshing to finally see someone speak the truth:
The current agency model is broken. I know it, agencies know it, but luckily for all of us, clients haven't realized it yet.
After more than a decade of working for an agency (six years on the client side), I have come to several conclusions, none of which are pretty pictures for agencies unless they change. You see, agencies need clients more than clients need agencies, and there has been a fundamental shift in how technology has both enabled and altered that dynamic. It has exacerbated the problem with the explosion of new media channels, and it has also provided the solutions.
We have built an interweaving production process that is designed to produce media the old way, not the new way, and agencies and clients seem to be stuck in this model.
Agencies over the last 20 years have morphed into advanced communication production shops. The offline agencies have desperately been pursuing online projects with their clients, and the online agencies have been trying to do more offline work. What they both have not done, however, is change the process of production. They have been too busy chasing the money.
But agencies used to be so much more than that. They were the creative powerhouses. The ideation shops. The meme creators for their brands across society. Some still are, but is meme creation needed anymore?
Five Reasons You No Longer Need an Ad Agency by Sean X Cummings
Thanks Jose Caballer!


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Hospital boss Joe Harrison has claimed that if teaming up with other hospitals does not benefit patients, it will not happen.
Mr Harrison was speaking to the Times & Citizen about Healthier Together, a system of working which is currently being discussed, where services for more complex treatments would be pooled between hospitals in the region.
The scheme, which is still in its infant stages, has promoted concern from local councillors who say that it would mean services such as obstetrics would not longer be available at Bedford Hospital.
Mr Harrison said: "Clinicians from different hospitals are working together to decide what the best models are.
"Where there has been some challenge surrounding some of the models it has gone straight to the papers and that does not help. I could understand it if there was a big decision out there, but nothing has happened at the moment."
He added: "I think it will bring clinical enhancements to services and it has to otherwise we wouldn not be allowed to do it.
"It must at least maintain the status quo and at best deliver significant enhancements and get the best value for public money."
What do you think? Email your views to firstname.lastname@example.com

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If you're like me, you like the option of being able to open certain applications on the fly, simply by selecting them from your right click menu. It is possible to add your most used, or any applications to the Ubuntu right click menu with a tool called Nautilus Actions.
1. The first thing you need to do is install the Nautilus Actions application:
sudo apt-get install nautilus-actions
2. After it is installed, navigate to your System > Preferences menu and select Nautilus Actions Configuration
You should now see the Nautilus Actions main screen
3. Click the Add button and you should see the Add a New Action screen
4. Fill out the Menu Item & Action properties with whatever you would like in your right click menu. Above, you can see I am using VLC as an example.
Next, click on the Conditions tab.
5. Under the Conditions tab you need to make sure that Both is selected under "Appears if selections contains".
Next, click on Advanced Conditions
6. First, uncheck the "File / Local Files" box. Second, in order for the menu items you add to appear every time you right click, you will need to add a blank entry under the Advanced Conditions. To do this, click on the + and erase "new-scheme" and "new-scheme description" so that both entries are blank.
7. Click OK.
8. You now have added your first right click menu item. In order for the item to appear on your right click menu, you need to restart the nautilus daemon.
killall -HUP nautilus
Now you should be able to see the VLC media player on the right click menu.
To continue adding more items to the menu, repeat steps 3 through 8 until you are satisfied.


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This traditional firehouse arrives completely finished inside and out with easy-to-follow instructions for simple assembly. Firehouse has only 7 primary parts.
California residents: see Proposition 65 information
- Step-by-step instructions with detailed drawings
- Fire pole, coat rack, full staircase and rooftop bracing
- Working doors
- Top quality, will provide years of fun
- Click to learn how to select the right lumber for your project


text: Having been out of the country clubs, and landscape mowing, since about 1989, I can easily forget about spring. But as the grass has been growing at lightning speed the past 2 weeks, I've been watching the lawn mowers humping it on their mowers. If anybody is earning their groceries around here the past two weeks, its definitely the lawn mowing maintenance workers. At least once per year, their example reminds me of the workload I once experienced. Its like the green counterpart to tax season for a CPA.


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Intel grabs 15% of cellular baseband market
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LONDON Qualcomm and Intel were the two market leaders in the 2011 cellular baseband market according to market researcher Strategy Analytics.
The global cellular baseband processor market grew 15 percent year-on-year to be worth $15.1 billion in 2011 and Qualcomm achieved 45 percent market share and Intel achieved 15 percent, according to the market research firm. Intel's appearance in the ranking is a result of the acquisition of Infineon's wireless business unit early in 2011.
The market is highly dynamic with air interface technologies such as LTE and TD-SCDMA creating opportunities for baseband vendors and non-handset devices such as USB dongles, M2M, e-book readers and tablets providing a significant boost to baseband companies in 2011.
The top five ranking was Qualcomm, Intel, MediaTek, Texas Instruments, and ST-Ericsson, with Qualcomm leading by dint of its dominant market position in CDMA, LTE and W-CDMA basebands.
"Qualcomm continues to leverage its baseband modem expertise to ride the 3G/4G wave and captured 45 percent revenue share in 2011 in the baseband market," said Stuart Robinson, director of the handset components service at Strategy Analytics, in a statement. He added, "Strategy Analytics believes that Qualcomm is strongly positioned to make significant share gains in the emerging LTE baseband market in 2012."
While Broadcom and Spreadtrum outgrew average market growth in 2011 with high double-digit percentage growth in baseband units and revenues this was mainly in 2G basebands.
"Strategy Analytics expects that Broadcom's W-CDMA baseband share to improve dramatically in 2012 on the strength of its baseband-integrated smartphone processor momentum, said analyst Sravan Kundojjala, in the same statement.
Related links and articles:
Sequans, Nationz team up on LTE chipsets
Get ready for 5G wireless nets
Qualcomm engages other foundries amid 28-nm capacity shortage
The intangible assets of the Internet of Things
China unknowns may be next smartphone stars


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SPRINGVALE, Maine — When the Southern Maine Garden Club (SMGC) met on April 17, the speaker was Booker Nevus from Wentworth Greenhouse in Rollinsford, NH; and the topic was "Plants for Ponds and Pools".
Mr. Nevus painted an enticing picture of the wonder of a water garden — essentially a hole in the ground, covered with a good strong plastic (all supplies, of course, can be purchased at Wentworth Greenhouses (603-743-4919 or www.wentworthgreenhouses.com). You can surround the hole with rocks and plants; add plants that grow in water. Fish can be added but he cautioned about how large Japanese koi can get after a year or two. Frogs and dragonflies (snakes too) will find your pond and — voila — you have created a microcosm that will delight you and your neighborhood for hours upon hours.
Visitors to the lecture were Becky and John Silvia from Seven Elms Farm in Lebanon, Maine. They confessed they were serious devotees of the water garden and were happy to produce a photo of one of their many water gardens. They also invited the club to tour their gardens at a later date.
SMGC meets throughout the year at the Springvale Library on the third Wednesday of every month beginning at 6:45 p.m. (unless otherwise noted). The public is invited to attend to sample our meetings to see if you would like to join us. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, May 15, and the presenter will be Julie Soderbolm and the topic will be "Food from the Garden".
For more information about future meetings, please contact in Maine, Sheryl Rothstein at 207-490-7145 or in New Hampshire, Donna Claveau at 603-332-4860.


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You can conveniently control your 12Vdc equipment including LED bulbs and/or LED strip lights with this PIR Motion Sensor. The infra-red sensor detects motion and switches the output on for 20 seconds.
1.Type:12Vdc 8A Motion Sensor
2.Input: 12 to 24 Vdc
3.Can Operate:
- 20 Meters 3528 Ultra Bright LED Strip Lights
- 10 Meters 5050 Super Bright LED Strip Lights
- 5 Meters 5050 Ultra Bright LED Strip Lights
- 18 x 5W 12V bulbs
4. Dimensions: 88 x 60 x 56mm
5. Easy to install and simple to use
6. Sensing distance: ±10m


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Hold tip of can 6-8 inches (15-20 cm) away from surface to be treated and apply an even coat. Polish with a clean, dry cloth. Repeat when needed to maintain appearance and rotection. Warning: Not to be used as an air freshener.
ABRO INC. USA: A complete range of Premium Auto Appearance products that fulfil all automotives' polishing cleaning and ambient needs.A broad spectrum which provides high-performance products to customers with a prime focus on quality and being user friendly.
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A Ford Mustang battles with a Porsche 914 during the 2014 Classic 24 at Daytona. Photo by Chris Brewer. In 2014, Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) debuted a new 24-hour vintage racing event at Daytona International Raceway. In the years since, HSR's Classic 24 at Daytona — now presented ... Read more
A 1969 Lola T70 Mk IIIb works its way through the Daytona infield. All photos by Chris Brewer. Editor's Note: This story comes to us from regular Hemmings contributor Chris Brewer, who may be the only automotive journalist with a doctoral degree in theology. Chris is the senior editor of Auto ... Read more
A 1965 Ford GT40 races into the sunset in the 2014 event. Photos by Chris Brewer. On November 12-15, 300 drivers from around the world will descend on Daytona International Speedway to drive 174 historic endurance racing cars in the 2015 Classic 24 Hour at Daytona. Now in its second year, the Histo ... Read more
A Ford GT40 runs at the inaugural Classic 24 at Daytona. Photos by Chris Brewer. IMSA, the sanctioning body of the current TUDOR United SportsCar series, has raced for the better part of five decades at tracks like Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, Road America, Sebring and Daytona. That means the series ha ... Read more
The Heritage Exhibition paddock on a wet morning in Daytona Beach. Photos by Chris Brewer, unless otherwise noted. Editor's note: Frequent Hemmings Daily contributor Chris Brewer was invited for a ride-along in the #51 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL as part of the Heritage Exhibition ahead of this year ... Read more
A 1965 Ford GT40 runs through the Daytona infield at dusk. All photos by Chris Brewer. Editor's note: We couldn't make this year's Classic 24 Hour at Daytona, so we asked Jacksonville, Florida, resident Chris Brewer to cover it for us. Chris is a contributor to the Florida Times U ... Read more
Where do you go to see Porsche 917s and Ferrari 512S sports prototypes locked in mortal nighttime combat? Your scratched-copy DVD of Le Mans? A better option is in the offing: Coming this November, the first for-real 24-hour endurance race for vintage competition cars in North American history will ... Read more


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"AVG sees mobile as a strategic focus area and since the launch of our first mobile security product in 2010, we have seen immense growth in this area," said JR Smith, CEO of AVG Technologies. "We were the first to provide a free security app for Android devices and today we are very excited to announce a new sleeker and easier to use interface on our very popular Android AntiVirus product. Also today we are launching AVG Safe Browser for iOS, delivering against our multiplatform strategy. This new browser brings AVG's LinkScanner® and AVG Do Not Track technology to the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch."
Updated AntiVirus for Android
The main eye catcher in AVG AntiVirus for Android version 3.0.2 is the new user interface. Based on extensive user feedback, the new design brings a fresh look and feel and easier to use app.
• New design: sleeker & easier-to-use interface
• Faster and more efficient access to features, tools and sub-categories
• New dashboard
• New categories & menus
Also new in this version is the 'widget' feature which allows users to monitor and interact with the features and indicators without the need to open the app itself. Users can customise the widget to provide quick access to the features and information they prefer on the home screen.
These changes are in addition to the features that made AVG AntiVirus for Android such a popular app:
• Protection – the App and File Scanner protect the mobile device against threats, the Settings Scanner helps to optimise security, SMS Filtering to keep messaging free of scams and Safe Web Surfing protects against suspicious sites before a user lands on them.
• Performance – Tune Up and Task Killer optimise performance.
• Anti-theft – Find and protect a phone if lost or stolen by locating, locking, displaying an onscreen message and wiping it.
• Privacy – App Locker protects your apps from prying eyes by enabling you to lock and secure them individually from being accessed by other people using your phone.
Introducing AVG Safe Browser for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
AVG Safe Browser for iOS is a new browser for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users who are concerned about privacy and identity threats online. It protects users from online scams and attacks which can occur on any platform with access to the web. Sites that are known to be malicious or contain scams or malware will be blocked using data provided by AVG's LinkScanner technology. This comes on top of the built-in mobile security provided by the operating system.
AVG Safe Browser for iOS also features AVG Do Not Track technology to inform the user which sites are tracking them online and allowing the user to block the ad tracking. AVG believes that making users aware of online privacy is a logical extension to its leading security products. While tracking is not inherently bad, it can be used to collect and share data with third-party companies, a practice that consumers are growing increasingly concerned about and more aware of. The new AVG Do Not Track feature will be on by default and will enable users to actively block some advertising networks from sharing data.
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I mentioned one of these in the seminar on failure, but there's another related list that I think is super useful for the kind of work that goes on in the lab. "Anti-pattern" typically refers to an ineffective software design solution that is in common use, but it has implications for project management as well.
They're decent check lists to go through at the end of any project iteration, especially when a lot of architecting is involved.


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Viewing Pippi21's Garden Diary: Surprize! Surprize! Surprize!
Sunday, May 26, 2013
NoWhat I thought all along was "Becky" shasta daisies had a mini-blind marker hidden in the foliage as "Alaska" shasta daisies. I had WS them on 1/10/2010 the tag read. According to the Ferry-Morse seed pkt. I had saved in my garden journal, they are only expected to reach 24 in. which I consider medium height. These daisies were about over 36 inch, more like 40 in.
I dug one up and divided it into 6 clumps, putting 2 clumps into each gal. nursery pot that I had here. I sent a gardening friend an email to see if she would be interested in them. I had given her some columbines and yellow bearded iris last year.
Also dug up the coreopsis "Sunray" because I didn't like it but I only planted one pot of that.
5/26/2013 Well, I found some more of the Becky shastas returned this year; I might as well stop fighting them, they have been showy this year but they need to go all the way to back of flowerbed to stand tall over other flowers. Same way with some Alaska shasta daisies in garage flower bed. Move them to back of bed and plant shorter vesions in front like Velma's Silver Princess, as I have lots of those seeds to remember her by.
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Review for Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi, Inc., Ridgeland, MS, USA
I've been a volunteer with DFM for several years. Diagnosed with Type I in 1960, I've witnessed many benefits provided by DFM to individuals with diabetes and their families also. DFM provides educational information to families after being diagnosed, many times while still in hospital. Each year DFM provides a camp for children with diabetes which is staffed by drs and nurses so the parents know their child is being cared for. Annually, DFM hosts a "Super Conference" with experts from all over the USA making presentations to everyone interested in learning how to improve diabetes management. Vendors are on hand to show new items and answer questions. Also, annually they provide one or more continuing education programs for diabetes health care professionals. Throughout the year, diabetes educations programs are conducted to schools, colleges, fire departments, law enforcement and civic groups. DFM assists the needy in securing insulin and testing supplies and has recently added the allert dogs to this list. DFM is made up primarly of volunteers which enables about 90% of funds raised to go directly toward benefiting people with diabetes in Mississippi. Thank you for allowing me to provide a review. Frank Cockerham
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MIAMI Internal limiting membrane peeling is not essential to successful macular hole surgery and may even be detrimental to final visual acuity when attempted too aggressively, according to a study of 193 eyes (183 patients).
Recently, internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling has been advocated to improve the results of macular hole surgery, said William E. Smiddy, MD, a professor of ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University Miami School of Medicine. However, there is a high success rate reported in numerous surgical series in which ILM peeling was not pursued or, earlier back, even considered.
The distribution for the current study is comparable to other reported series of predominantly stage III and IV holes, and there was an appreciable proportion of formerly operated holes. Visual acuity preoperatively was 20/60 or worse in 96% of cases.
Dr. Smiddy performed all operations. I attempted to remove the ILM from around the hole in all cases, he said. Long-acting gas and a 2-week face-down period were also criteria. Mean follow-up was 14 months.
The ILM was completely removed in 23% of patients and partially removed in 43%, but in the remaining 34% it was only dissected without successful removal, Dr. Smiddy said. The degree of ILM peeling did not correlate with the initial visual acuity, the stage and duration of the macular hole or the presence of an operculum.
Primary anatomic success was ac hieved in 93% of patients and an additional 4% underwent successful re oper- ation. The rate of anatomic success was actually slightly higher in the patients who had dissection only, and this difference was statistically significant, he said.
Reflecting previous reports, anatomic success correlated with better preoperative visual acuity and shorter duration of the macular hole. Anatomic success did not correlate with the process of an operculum, the stage of the hole or the extent of any commensurate petechial hemorrhage.
Visual results were comparable to previous studies. In total, 76% of anatomically successful patients re gained two or more lines, of whom 60% regained 20/50 or better. The visual acuity increase and rate of 20/50 or better correlated with better preoperative vision and shorter duration, Dr. Smiddy said.
In contrast, when considering only the anatomically successful cases, the degree of ILM peeling did not correlate with the mean final visual improvement or poor final visual acuity. But the degree of ILM peeling did correlate at the endpoint of final visual acuity being greater than or equal to 20/50.
One deficiency of the study was that the technique used during the duration of the study did not allow for reproducible ILM peeling and removal. More importantly, though, there were not any no-touch control ILM peeling cases, Dr. Smiddy said. The series also included a higher proportion than usual of cases which had failed previous macular hole surgery. This distribution may have skewed the results.
In any event, the role of the internal limiting membrane in the pathogenesis of macular holes may be passive. The membrane acts as a broken barrier that may be degenerative and allow access of glial cells to the retinal surface. It is also a template for the migration, contraction and proliferation of those glial elements onto the ILM to enlarge the hole, Dr. Smiddy said.
Macular hole surgery may conceivably work by mimicking the occult stage of the hole. Redirecting the glial migration across a template of an air or oil interface reverses the effects of the previous glial contraction. Thus a possible rationale for ILM peeling may be to reduce the centripetal forces and also to stimulate gliosis in a dose that perhaps is somewhat reproducible quantitatively, he said.
Cases in the current series for which the ILM peel was unsuccessful may have sustained more surgical trauma from prolonged attempts to develop the edge of the hole and therefore resulted in more gliosis, accounting for a higher anatomic success rate but a lower visual success rate. Conversely, the higher rate of visual acuity at the endpoint of 20/50 or better in a successfully peeled group may reflect the opposite. This rate, though, is less than for a retinal trauma, Dr. Smiddy said.
Nonetheless, we had a very good success rate overall. Barring a truly controlled study requiring over 400 patients, a reasonable consensus is to attempt ILM peeling without making overly aggressive maneuvers that risk damage to the inner retina, he said.
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NSA Data Must Expire After 5 Years
A FISA court shot down a request by the U.S. government to keep NSA surveillance data for longer than five years so it could retain evidence for future Electronic Frontier Foundation or ACLU lawsuits. The ruling judge said that keeping the data for longer than five years "would further infringe on the privacy interests" of citizens. The court had previously allowed the NSA to collect bulk metadata, but stipulated it must be destroyed after five years. "The government seeks to retain these records, not for national security reasons, but because some of them may be relevant in civil litigation in which the destruction of those very same records is being requested," the judge said.


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Designed and built Netpulse touch screen entertainment system for a fitness environment.
Worked in Linux (Ubuntu), Windows, OS X.
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Maintained a large code-base that utilized C++, QML, BASH, Python, Javascript, SQL, HTML and proprietary distributed file-systems.
Responsible for all technical systems for this sports information company.
Used data automation and crowd-sourcing to increase revenue by $1M.
Code-base used ASP.NET, Java, Javascript, ActionScript, SQL, HTML, SuiteTalk, Youtube API, Facebook OpenGraph and Twitter API.
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I love coming to work because I think public libraries are amazingly wonderful places. When I have down time one of the things I enjoy doing is puttering in the kitchen, although I usually find making unhealthy foods to be more fun than making healthy ones. I also get excited about small things like learning a new fact or spending time with family and friends. While I'm at work, I try to be congenial but if you want to see my competitive streak just watch basketball with me during March Madness.
I grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, but have worked at the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library since – well, a long, long time ago. I think it's wonderful that I was hired at KHCPL the same year as another Kansas City area native, but was traumatized when I learned that Sue is from the Kansas side! My favorite poem is about the character Clark in One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss (look it up!) I grew up singing while doing household chores, so you might catch me singing an aria or some silly song while I work, though I try to stifle that urge in the name of professionalism. I love to read all kinds of books, especially paperback romances, mysteries, and, dare I admit, books about werewolves.
I'm a lifelong Hoosier, but 100 percent Boilermaker, having graduated from Purdue in 2005. Boiler up! I'm the Head of Financial and Administrative Services at KHCPL, which is a perfect fit for me, considering I decided when I was in the sixth grade that I wanted to be an accountant. I grew up on a farm full of animals and showed my horses, dogs, goats, and pigs in 4-H for 10 years. In my free time, I love being with my friends, human and canine, especially my dogs Connor and Lilly - and the newest addition, Zinny!
Joe is a born and raised Kokomoian, who has spent a reported 42.9 percent of his life inside the walls of a library ... and that was before he even began employment at KHCPL! Although aggressively unfancy, Joe enjoys the finer things in life: music, films, and books of all kinds. His eyes are currently glued to the pages of 2014's Howard County Reads selection, Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, which can be found upstairs in the Adult & Teen Department. Don't hesitate to visit Joe at the Reference desk to test his knowledge of pop culture, listen to his spectacular vernacular, and satisfy all of your information-seeking needs!
I am originally from Flora, Indiana, but currently live in the area. I received my undergraduate degree from Indiana University—Bloomington in Comparative Literature and Germanic Studies (which is really fancy for "not many career options.") I've worked for KHCPL for 5 years now but only as a librarian since 2012. I like strange things: strange books, strange music, and strange movies. Come visit me at KHCPL Main and we'll see who has seen the weirdest movie (spoiler alert: I'm going to win.)
I am a born and bred Hoosier and an eclectic reader. For many years I have enjoyed camping, hiking and canoeing with my family in Indiana's beautiful state parks. I enjoy taking leisurely bike rides in town or country, and one of my favorite ways to relax is to lounge on my deck with a good book, while sipping a glass of wine or cup of tea.
Hello! My name is Stephanie. I have loved the library since I was very little and loved getting my books wrapped in cellophane. Does anyone remember that? I always looked forward to going to the library. I enjoy going to work every day here. I am currently in school studying library sciences. I love to read, if that isn't obvious. My favorite genres are historical fiction, mystery, fantasy and sci-fi. Some of my favorite books are The Outsiders, The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, and the Harry Potter series. I like spending time with my family and fur kidlings. I am a PBS & BBC America geek, and I love Marvel. One of my favorite places is Jetty Park/Cape Canaveral, Fla. I like to call it our family's second home.
I love people. I have a degree in Air Traffic Control Science and a BA in Social and Behavior Science from IU. I am an Air Force veteran (air traffic controller) and loved traveling the country and the world to meet new people. My hobby is studying the history of African Americans in the American West. It's not a separate discipline, just an expansion of U.S. History. I love long road trips (a leisurely 5,000 mile trip is not unusual for me). Look for Theo the next time you're in the library if you have a good idea for a new road trip, interesting Af Am Western history trivia to share, or want to know some really neat places to visit out West.
It's a good thing I am a faithful IU basketball fan as I have 2 degrees from there. I have had a lifelong love of movies and music. My dream job would be to become a movie critic (getting paid to watch movies makes me all kinds of giddy) Since that isn't going to happen any time soon, getting to select movies and music for the adult and children's collections fills the void quite nicely. When I am not going to the movies or listening to music, I love to crochet and knit which I am proud to say that I learned at a library program.
I grew up in Oldenburg, a small town in Southern Indiana that did not have a public library. I got my first public library card when I started working for a public library when I was in college. Since then, I have truly learned to appreciate the value that public libraries have in their communities. One of my favorite parts of my job is planning programs such as Howard County Reads and Summer Reading Club. I am married and have a son who is in the United States Marine Corps and a daughter who is in high school. I love to cook and use it as a form of stress relief. If I weren't a librarian, I would want to either own a restaurant or catering business.
My name is Aaron Smith and I am the Head of Circulation and Facilities at the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library. I enjoy helping patrons get the most out of their library. I am an alumnus of IU-Bloomington and IU-Kokomo. I enjoy visiting the many eclectic restaurants and Cafés in Kokomo. In my spare time I enjoy economics, current events, studying history, and reading science fiction and fantasy novels. I live in a modest home with my family, a bossy Shi-Tzu dog named Lizette and an emotionally-needy Maltese dog named Anton.
Welcome to KHCPL Main from the Circulation staff.
The Circulation desk is located in the middle of the first floor, therefore, we serve as your first stop for information upon entering the library from Union St or the parking lot entrance.
We always enjoy seeing our long established friends, and meeting new friends, and helping them to discover the library and the many dynamic services it provides.
Our staff will be happy to assist you with creating a new library card and checking out materials, making copies or faxing.
As the audio-visual section, Movies, Music and More is located next to the Circulation desk, we will be happy to help you find the book on CD or new release DVD that you are seeking.
We are the Collection Management Department! Don't worry, that name simply means that we manage the collection of books and other library items…we have nothing to do with collecting your late fines! Every item you check out at the library had its start in our department. We select which items to order, then we receive and pay for the items when they come in. We catalog every item into our library system and online database. We then make sure they are labeled with barcodes, call numbers, and other identifying stickers so that they can later be easily organized, shelved correctly, and located by our patrons. After one last check to make sure everything is correct, they are sorted and distributed to the correct library location so that they can be available for you to check out! A fun fact about us: our department houses some of KHCPL's most experienced employees. Combined, we have given 234 years of service to our library!
I grew up in the country with few neighbors, two older siblings whom I annoyed, and four channels on the TV, so reading became a favorite pastime early in life to entertain myself when it was too crummy or dark to be outside. I have worked at KHCPL for more than half my life (I'm not THAT old!) and thoroughly enjoy selecting fiction and nonfiction materials for the adult collection. Personally, I love a good story or mystery with quirky characters, anything by David Baldacci or Michael Connelly, biographies, and historical nonfiction, particularly Civil War or WWIIeras. You can find me in the Annex reading tons of book reviews or creating weeding lists, but occasionally, I put on my old Reference hat and fill in at the desk in the Adult & Teen Department (Main) or at the South Branch.
I also love watching football at every level, especially college (Go Irish!) and my favorite family vacations are spent lounging on the beach in Florida…with a good book, of course!
I have been a children's librarian over half my life, and LOVE my job selecting materials for kids. (I do, however, admit to hating my alarm clock.) I also love my coworkers here at KHCPL, as they are especially patient with me when I am overcome by the sudden urge to read Elephant and Piggie stories aloud. You can usually find me in the Annex behind the Main library, but you never know when I might be wandering around at Main, South or Russiaville, or assisting the bookmobile staff as they mediate 3rd grade conflicts about One Direction books. I also truly enjoy recommending the latest amazing juvenile book I have read, and I always believe it to be better than any adult book. I believe that life is one grand story, and am passionate about always having too many books to read.
Hello! I graduated from IU Kokomo with my undergraduate degree in Arts and Humanities and from Indiana University Indianapolis with my Master of Library Science degree. I am the cataloging librarian here at KHCPL. I record and describe the library's materials to help create our catalog, Encore, so that everyone can find the materials they want. I also teach library public services for the LTA program at Ivy Tech Community College. Prior to coming to KHCPL, I was a reference librarian at the IU Kokomo Library. I also worked in a bakery part-time for eight years. MmmmMmmm! Doughnuts!
I started working here as a part time job—over 30 years ago. Needless to say, this is a great place to work! I get to be around books and materials, help patrons, and work with the great staff here. It doesn't get any better than this—really! My favorite parts of my job are talking with my coworkers and coming up with ideas to do things better, and working on stats to better allocate materials and funds to best serve our patrons. I enjoy listening to audiobooks in my car, and I have been known to bring the CD into the house when I'm not ready to stop listening. I tend to get obsessive about it sometimes. I have a great family and we love being together, often at sporting events. Football is our passion, but we love watching whatever our kids are playing.
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Amber, Angie, Tiffany,
Nicole, Liv, and Emily,
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I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wis. I spent time in the Marine Corps, which was the highlight of my life. I am married and have three children: Kelli, Becki, and Jason. My wife, Barbara, and I are both retired and making the best of it. I enjoy fishing, golfing, and experimenting with meals for the family.
I was born and raised in our growing and glowing City of Firsts and take much pride in my responsibilities to offer a clean and safe environment for patrons and staff of KHCPL! I often say to my three children, "Be yourself, because there is no one else like you." I believe the Kokomo Howard County Public Library is much like a museum, a place that offers numerous resources right at your fingertips whether it be for entertainment, work, social or a place to curl up in a quiet place and enjoy your favorite book! I am the custodian that knows patrons by name and will greet each one in passing with an enthusiastic and warm smile letting each patron feel as though they are home when they are here. I brag, boast and toast to my co-workers as well as the community for making it possible to have such an outstanding, safe and very tidy local library for all to enjoy!
I was raised outside of Bunker Hill and moved to Kokomo when I got married three years ago. I've been working for the library for almost 5 years and have enjoyed my time here. I never thought that an avid reader such as myself would have the honor to work for the library! I am most seen at the Annex, but sub at KHCPL South and KHCPL Main often. I am always willing to lend a helping hand to my coworkers and patrons alike! I am currently working toward my bachelor's in nursing at IU Kokomo, and there is never a dull moment between studying nursing books and the books I find the time to read from the library! When I have the spare time, I also enjoy jogging/biking, going on mission trips, watching football, and being with my family.
I grew up outside of Kansas City Kansas. In my early 20's I returned to Kokomo, where I was born, and have been here since that time. I love people and love being helpful. I take cleanliness, clutter and germ removal very seriously and treat the Library facilities like they are my own. You might catch me frowning in bad weather when rain, mud, slush, snow and salt get tracked into the buildings, but as soon as I see you, a bright smile will break across my face. After all, you are the reason I strive to keep the facilities clean, safe and inviting. If you see me, give me a wave and a smile; it will make my day brighter.
I began my library career at the Kokomo Public Library as the Bookmobile Librarian in 1977. I worked as a Corporate Librarian for many years but then returned home to KHCPL as the Assistant Digital Archivist, and in 2013 accepted the position of Head of Genealogy and Local History Department. I enjoy working on family genealogy, gardening, and making baskets in my spare time. I am active in the local chapter of DAR and am willing to help others who have an interest.
I began my career here at KHCPL as a volunteer in the Local History Room in 1986. I enjoy my job and find it exciting to help patrons find their ancestors. I am related to former U. S. President Dwight Eisenhower, and I recently went to the Eisenhower Library in Kansas to do research on my Eisenhower ancestors. While there, I found a picture of my grandfather at age 3 months and also a picture of one of my great-grandparents in their collection.
When my children were elementary age, my husband and I homeschooled them. I used to tell them that being smart didn't mean you knew the answers to everything, it just meant you were good at knowing where to find the answers. Libraries are a great place to find answers, so we spent a lot of time in both public and academic libraries. I started volunteering at the library and eventually decided to pursue a career helping others find answers in the Reference Department. In 2013, I accepted the position of Digital Archivist in the Genealogy and Local History Department. Many times people preface their questions to me with "this is a dumb question, but…" and I smile inside because they've just shown how incredibly smart they are by asking at the library!
I taught high school Latin for many years which led to teaching Medical Terminology at the college level. My interests now lie in helping people break through their Genealogy Brick Walls and find their ancestry. I began researching family genealogy and history in 1960. At present, I have over 200,000 individuals in my own personal database with some dating back into the 1400s and earlier.
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Writing and reading and laughing and joking.
Traveling and shopping and playing with my pug.
Spending some time with my family and friends.
These are a few of my favorite things.
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I am a Ball State University grad with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism with Academic Honors in Writing. In my past life, I was a journalist for 19 years and won 23 awards. I love my job in Marketing, but my dream job is writing YA and middle novels full-time in a cabin in Bar Harbor, Maine, in the warm months and in a beach cottage somewhere where it's warm in the winter. (Oh, and I've been to Salzburg, Austria, where The Sound of Music was filmed. Sorry I got that song stuck in your head.)
Hello, chick-a-dees! My name is Shakti and graphic design is what I do. While I was born on the East Coast, Kokomo has been home for most of my memory. Outside of work, I spend large chunks of my time blogging, pretending I know how to sew, and mentoring teens at my church. I also have a great love for my husband, avocados, and hand-lettering.
I've worked at the library for 20 years, but even before that I worked with books. Every job I've ever had I got to work with books in one way or another. My first job was at Waldenbooks when I was 17 years old and I didn't know it then, but it started me down a path I've been fortunate to wander. I read whenever I get the chance, especially comic books and graphic novels, but those times are fewer and fewer now that my partner and I are helping care for our niece, who is just learning to crawl, which gives me very little time to read.
One of the things I do for the library is select for the graphic novel collections. I always love to hear suggestions and talk about anything comics, so feel free to email me if you want to see something in our library that we don't have.
I am originally from Tipton County and had never seen a bookmobile until I started working at KHCPL over 13 years ago. I am married, have an 18-year-old son and a 22-year-old daughter who is married and lives in New Jersey to a wonderful man who is in the U.S. Air Force. I have two miniature schnauzers, four grandcats, one granddragon, and one grandhamster.
I have lived in Howard County all of my life, I am married and have a daughter, a son, son-in-law and a future daughter-in-law. I enjoy antique tractor shows and traveling around Indiana and seeing all of the odd and amazing things our state has to offer.
I have been a resident of Kokomo all of my life. I was born at St Joseph Hospital in 1961. I am divorced and I have two sons ages 21 and 25, I also have two Grandchildren. My granddaughter is 8 and my grandson will be two in May 2013.
I enjoy the feel of a book in my hand, smelling the print as I read, looking online for new items, placing holds and eagerly waiting for my email saying they are here! So working at the library is a wonderful experience. My job takes me out to schools, assistant living communities, daycares and neighborhoods giving me a chance to meet new people and build friendships with them. My growing family is my main focus. I enjoy reading (of course), listening to audio books on my drive to work, sewing for my family, gardening with my sister and spending time with wonderful friends....life is good.
I love to tell stories, much to the displeasure of my four grandchildren and daughter who are the inspiration of most of my stories. Teaching children at church each Sunday is a great outlet for storytelling and crafts which I also love. But I also enjoy hearing good stories, so my job as senior service coordinator is a perfect fit. The homebound patrons that I work with fill me with their life stories that amuse and inspire me. I am often told I should write a book with all of my stories and theirs. This may just be a kind way of asking me to put them on paper instead my continual talking. However, someday I may just do that. I would love to have time to sit in my flower garden, write a book and fill it with some of my photographs which are in my computer longing to be seen.
I work at Russiaville Branch Library. I like to travel and spend time with family and friends. Thrillers and mysteries are my favorite books.
I enjoy working at the library and helping patrons find books they enjoy. I also enjoy helping kids learn to read at Western Primary School. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family.
We are the team that keeps KHCPL Russiaville up and running. Between the four of us, we have read every genre, so don't be shy about asking for a book recommendation. We can't wait to help you discover your new favorite book.
I am originally from Logansport and now live in Kokomo with my husband. We have two adult children, a son and a daughter who both live nearby. I am also the proud grandmother of a grandson and I look forward to spending a lot of time with him. When I am not with my beautiful grandson, I enjoy reading and taking walks in the warm weather. I mostly read fiction and mysteries, but you can often find me with my nose stuck in a cookbook. I love checking out the new cookbooks and trying different recipes. I will try anything, but really like making a variety of soups. I enjoy taking weekend trips with my husband to Michigan with Frankenmuth and Mackinaw being my favorite stops. Sometime in the future I plan on taking a trip to Hawaii with my family.
I was born in Kokomo, Indiana. I've also lived in Muncie, Ind., Texas and Germany. My favorite food is pasta, favorite color is green and my favorite stories are fairy tales. When I'm not reading, I am blogging, planning homeschool lessons, swimming and playing video games. Being a children's librarian is the best job because you get to sing, dance, play, and make a mess almost every day!
I was born and raised right here in Kokomo. I fell in love with reading when I was 4, but I've been coming into the South Branch even longer than that. First as a patron, then as a page, and now as a circulation clerk. If you are looking for a good YA book to read, then come and talk to me! I have loads of recommendations I can give you. I graduated from Ivy Tech with my degree in Office Administration, but I think I'm going to go back to school to get my degree in Library Science. When I'm not at work (or sitting with my nose in a book) you can usually find me writing stories of my own, fangirling over Captain Hook from Once Upon A Time, or listening to music (preferably Adam Lambert or Keith Urban).
I grew up in Tipton Co. and have lived in Indiana most of my life (a short stay in Bowling Green, Virginia and Norwalk, California). I received my BS in Criminal Justice from Ball State and my Masters in Library Science from IUPUI. I am married with two children and one wonderful Vizsla named Gypsy. I love to travel and have a great group of friends that share my passion. I am also a huge Colts fan and have had season tickets since 2001. I never imagined working at the library, but once I started I just couldn't leave! I have been with the library for 20+ years!
Hi, I'm Lori, the South Branch Circulation Manager. I was born in Germany and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Besides spending time with my family, my favorite activities are reading, card making and visiting the state parks. I graduated from Ohio State, so I'm always on the lookout for Buckeye fans. Stop by the South Branch and ask me for the German Word for the Day.
I loved to read as a kid, but it was in middle school when I finally found something that really interested me. I read the Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce and was hooked. I read the book so many times, my middle school librarian had to tape it back together for me. Perhaps that was a sign of things to come. After receiving my Bachelors in English my mother saw an article about librarians in the newspaper. Soon I was off to Indianapolis to get my Masters in Library Science. It might have been that memory of the middle school librarian, but during my classes I discovered I wanted to work in Teen Services. I have worked at KHCPL since I graduated in 2003. I love reading teen books and helping teen patrons find books to suit their individual tastes. I have served on the Young Hoosier Book Award Committee, and continue to serve on Indiana's Eliot Rosewater Committee. In my spare time I read, blog about books, and experiment in the kitchen.
I'm born and bred in Michigan (even though I've lived in Greentown most of my life). Go Spartans! Working at a library was always my dream job, and now I have it, which is awesome. In the future, I want to do missionary work and learn new languages like Italian, French, and Portuguese. I also love reading creepy books until 2 a.m., singing until my throat burns, and Spiderman, who is the best superhero. Andrew Garfield plays him best. (If you don't agree, we probably should avoid that topic of conversation.) I would love to be able to sit and write dystopian/fantasy/thriller YA books while I listen to overrated pop and obscure alternative music, but I find that I lack the motivation. So I just read instead.
I am from a small town called Ambia, IN and now live here in Kokomo with my husband. I am a proud owner of an English bulldog and beagle mix (He is just the cutest dog you've ever seen…of course that is just my opinion.) I love exploring new places and enjoying the great outdoors. I never once thought that I would ever get to work in a library, so working here is a new experience for me. I enjoy the relaxed atmosphere at the library and I always look forward to seeing the new releases. Every now and then you'll catch me behind the desk reading a book or movie description and adding them to my list of things to read/watch.
I'm excited to be working as a clerk at the library, where I can hang out with kindred spirits who love books! My favorite books are the new picture books because I've been a preschool teacher for the past 16 years! I also enjoy audio books so that I can multi-task while listening to a great book. I'm especially fond of the Play-Aways! When I'm not at the library or teaching preschool, I enjoy teaching card-marking classes using rubber stamps and other paper crafting products. One of my favorite rubber stamps says, "Make each day a story worth telling." I've lived in Kokomo for 25 years, but grew up in Michigan, as did my husband, and we enjoy vacationing there and visiting family.
I have always wanted to work at a library. I have a love of books and a peaceful environment. I even made my own book box in my neighborhood to encourage others to "leave a book or take a book". In my free time I create random pieces of art, ride my bike, and compete in OCR. Aroo!


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LEXINGTON, Ky. - For Georgia fans, there is something almost poetic about the words, "70-X-Takeoff." The title is short. To the point. And yet it carries so much weight in Georgia lore.
It was that Mark Richt playcall that resulted in a 19-yard, game-winning touchdown pass from David Greene to Michael Johnson against Auburn in 2002, sending Georgia on its way to its first conference title in 20 years.
Six years later, Johnson's leaping grab with only 1:25 to play is the signature moment in one of the most special seasons in school history.
In comparison, there is nothing poetic about, "Move to R, unbalanced stack, F-Jet 346 crimson." If there were a comparable art form to that call from Saturday's 42-38 win against Kentucky, it would be jazz.
This one was all about improvisation.
After trading the lead with Kentucky throughout Saturday's second half, Georgia trailed the Wildcats 38-35 when it faced third-and-goal at the Kentucky 11-yard line, with barely two minutes left on the clock.
That's when offensive coordinator Mike Bobo sent in that lengthy pass playcall, providing quarterback Matthew Stafford with two main options.
He could throw to Knowshon Moreno on a wheel route out of the backfield or a post to A.J. Green down the middle.
Unfortunately for Stafford, neither option carried much appeal when Kentucky defenders bounded into his vision with a strong pass rush up the middle.
That's when he was left to his own devices.
The junior quarterback scrambled right to avoid the rush and froze linebacker Micah Johnson with a pump fake. It was then that he spotted Green floating toward the back corner of the end zone, having broken off his route and followed Stafford back toward the sideline.
"He kinda rolled out there with me and he was doing what he always does, pointing up. 'Throw it high, throw it high,'" Stafford laughed, mimicking Green's habit of pointing upward when begging his quarterback to throw a jump ball in his direction.
"He rolled out and I drifted to the back of the end zone," Green recalled. "I was looking at him and I was like, 'Just throw it up.' "
That's exactly what Stafford did, much to Green's delight and his coach's dismay. Fortunately for Stafford, the 6-foot-4 freshman made a leaping, game-winning touchdown catch over Randall Burden.
"You're down by three and you know a field goal just keeps the game going. You try to coach (Stafford) up to try and make the play if he can. If everything breaks down, get rid of that son of a gun, allow us to have a shot at the field goal," Richt said.
"Things broke down a little bit protection-wise and he just started scrambling, and I wasn't real happy there, initially. But when I saw the results, I was thinking, 'The kid's a genius.' "
Stafford-to-Green didn't have the championship ramifications of Greene-to-Johnson, nor the easy-to-remember playcall that people will spout off years from now when reminiscing on the Georgia offense's refusal to relent in a surprising shootout with the pesky Wildcats.
But it successfully recreated some of the drama from that chilly night six years ago in East Alabama. This was also the kind of play that will serve as the subject for tacky paintings that will adorn rec room and barbershop walls across the state for years to come.
This time, though, it wasn't the perfect playcall and circumstances didn't allow the play to be executed exactly as planned. This time, Georgia's quarterback had to make something out of nothing.
While it might result in a little less hair on his coach's head each time he makes a play on the fly, that's when Stafford is at his best.
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Westlake gambles against 'generic' Johnson
Wisconsin Senate candidate Ron Johnson may be a newcomer to politics, but his GOP rival David Westlake thinks the Oshkosh plastics manufacturer is already running a tired, stale campaign that makes him vulnerable to a primary upset.
While Johnson snagged the state Republican Party's endorsement in May and cleared two significant rivals from the race, Westlake said he's sticking with the contest because Johnson represents "politics as usual." And though the two appear to agree on overarching issues like health care, taxes and immigration, Westlake is presenting himself as a stricter traditionalist when it comes to constitutional issues like the right to bear arms and the Patriot Act.
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"I think it's pretty clear he's not comfortable on the constitutionality on things like I am," Westlake told POLITICO. "He's not had a deep internal thought about the Second Amendment,"
Johnson has said he fully supports gun rights, but Westlake calls that a hollow position for someone who is not a gun owner.
"He doesn't know the depth of it," said Westlake, a Watertown businessman and West Point graduate with a lifelong National Rifle Association membership.
On the Patriot Act, Westlake's small-government position puts him more in line with incumbent Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold, who cast his party's only Senate vote against the legislation, than with Johnson. He calls the national security law enacted after 9/11 a failure and supports scrapping it.
"If you need any examples of how it hasn't worked, just look back to the Fort Hood attack or the failed bombing in New York. It's not the Patriot Act keeping us safe, it was a failed detonation. It doesn't work," Westlake said.
Johnson has called it a crucial asset in combating terrorism, and spokeswoman Kristin Ruesch said, "Ron knows the Patriot Act has been a crucial asset in combating terrorism, protecting our citizens and securing our communities. The Patriot Act renewal passed the Senate on a voice vote on Feb. 24, 2010. That means even Russ Feingold voted to renew the provisions."
An automatic Public Policy Polling survey released this week showed Feingold clinging to a 2 percentage-point lead over Johnson and leading Westlake by 7 percentage points — a data point the underfunded challenger claims points toward a path to victory.
"We've done that without spending money, without running a traditional campaign," said Westlake, who claims to have logged 70,000 miles in the state so far and is actively courting tea party groups. He's courted non-conservatives, too, and was the guest of honor at an April meeting of liberal bloggers called "Drinking Liberally."
"Our following is much more diverse than his. We've been able to attract a lot of Democrats, a lot of independents. We're peeling off Johnson supporters because of his generic positions," Westlake said.
Also hanging over the Sept. 14 Republican primary are allegations of fraud by former Senate candidate Terrence Wall, who claims Johnson offered to pay for delegates' hotel rooms in exchange for their votes at the GOP convention.
Johnson has categorically denied the allegations and Westlake has distanced himself from the episode.
"We're too busy going across the state to worry about it. If Terrence Wall comes out with something that proves it's true, we'll go after it like you would not believe. We cannot have fraud in Wisconsin politics," he said.


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THIBODAUX, La., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A Louisiana man accused of decapitating his 7-year-old son will be examined by two sets of doctors to determine his sanity, a judge said.
Jeremiah Wright, 30, of Thibodaux is being held without bond on charges he beheaded his son, Jori Lirette. The child had cerebral palsy and was confined to a wheelchair.
At a hearing Tuesday, District Judge John LeBlanc said two mental health specialists selected by prosecutors will be allowed to examine Wright to determine the man's sanity when he allegedly killed the child and if he is currently fit to stand trial, The (Thibodaux) Daily Comet reported.
The prosecution's doctors will examine Wright after two psychiatrists on a sanity commission, requested by defense attorneys at an earlier hearing, have a chance to meet with the suspect.
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House Republicans have chosen a hardware store in a Northern Virginia exurb for the much-hyped unveiling of their governing agenda, ending months of behind-the-scenes planning and wrangling over exactly what the GOP should stand for in a volatile political year.
The rollout is the byproduct of a program called America Speaking Out, an online grass-roots effort Republicans used to build an election-year agenda. Republicans are holding the policy and government reform agenda very closely and declined to reveal what is in the document.
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But the outside-the-Beltway location of the agenda rollout — the Tart Lumber Co., a 59-year-old hardware store in Sterling, Va. — stands in stark contrast to the dramatic 1994 unveiling of the Contract With America at the Capitol steps.
Some specifics have leaked out, however. Republicans are likely to propose a measure that would give the public and members of Congress three days to read a bill before it heads to the floor. And another provision would require all bills to come with a certification of constitutional authority. Much of the document, though, will center on job creation and other measures to heal the economy. House leadership sources also have signaled that national security will be a big part of the plan.
GOP leaders — including Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia, Conference Chairman Mike Pence of Indiana and Reps. Kevin McCarthy of California and Peter Roskam of Illinois — will hold a closed-door meeting with five or six small-business owners before unveiling the agenda.
Republican lawmakers will get a chance to catch a sneak peek at the document Wednesday evening. Boehner's staff sent out an e-mail Monday morning alerting Republican aides that there would be a members-only meeting Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. in the Capitol basement to preview the agenda.
"At [the] conference this Wednesday evening, leadership will be presenting a draft of the agenda — the result of a months-long process of engagement with the American people as well as a series of open member meetings on the topic," the e-mail reads.
Republican leaders chose Loudoun County — a moderately Republican suburban outpost — to illustrate the "uncertainty outside D.C." that the GOP believes small businesses are facing. Tart Lumber has been used by the GOP in the past to illustrate the mood of small businesses. Senate Republicans brought the owner to a news conference earlier this year, where he spoke about tax cuts.
Democratic leaders, though, are calling their bluff. They say Republicans are late to the party.
"Washington Republicans are finally getting around to releasing an agenda for this Congress," said Doug Thornell, spokesman for Democratic campaign chief Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. "What's shocking is that it took them more than 20 months to repackage a plan that's no different from the one that caused the Great Bush Recession. Massive tax cuts for the rich paid for by the middle class, adding trillions to the deficit, putting special interests back in charge and attempting to privatize Social Security and dismantle Medicare. We have seen this movie before, and the American people walked out on it; we don't need a sequel."
In fact, Democrats are already gearing up for a week of pushback on the agenda. They are planning to pound Republicans daily on how they view the GOP agenda — privatizing Social Security, outsourcing jobs, putting insurance companies in control of health care, exploding the deficit and repealing Wall Street reform. They're calling it the "Real Republican Agenda," which they believe "is focused on fighting against the middle class and job creation," a Democratic leadership aide said.
Conservatives, meanwhile, are not going to be completely happy with the product that emerges Thursday. Pence, the third-ranking House Republican, has encountered significant head winds as he's pushed for the party's social conservatism to be reflected in the agenda, but so far there's no indication that the document that will be revealed Thursday will touch on any of the culture-war issues important to the religious right.
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At some point, not having Rajon Rondo will be a problem for the Boston Celtics.
Not yet, though. Despite losing its best player for the season, the team is playing lights-out, beating the Denver Nuggets 118-114 in a triple-overtime thriller Sunday in blizzard-bound Boston.
Paul Pierce had a triple doube (27 points, 14 rebounds, 14 assists), Kevin Garnett had had 20 points and 18 rebounds, and Jason Terry scored 26 points as the Celtics improved to 27-23.
"The NBA's finest at its best," Garnett, who played 47 minutes, said. "This was a tough game."
The triple double was the second for Pierce since Rondo was injured.
"Roles expand [with Rondo out]," Pierce said. "I know what I'm capable of, but when you have a guy like Rondo, not as much is needed from me because you have another guy who can do so many things also. So I think with him out, the roles change, where I'm going to be more of a facilitator for this ballclub, and it's got to come from not only me, it's got to come from a number of guys. You see other guys being able to step up and they're scoring more. So it's not only me, it's everybody whose roles change and have to do more with the injuries that we have."
The Nuggets had won nine in a row, but were coming off back-to-back games; the Celtics had two days of rest because the Northeast blizzard forced cancellation of Saturday's practice. The OT game was the ninth of the season for the Celtics, who have also had to adjust to the loss of Jared Sullinger for the year.
"I know we're a bunch of fighters," Garnett said. "I know we've got a bunch of competitive guys in here, we've got a bunch of talent in here. We've got future talent in here. A lot of guys can do some great things. I think a lot of guys in here are going to be great in this league. This is all about putting it together and seeing what it can do together, not just as individuals."
No one knows where they go from here, whether this continues to work. But, as the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn writes, it's an exhilarating ride:
It's ridiculous to say the Celtics are a better club without Rondo, but their versatility and balance has become a strength, which inexplicably they didn't use while Rondo was healthy. Paul Pierce has become the all-around player he was six years ago, Jason Terry is hitting open jumpers, and Jeff Green has finally become consistent.
Whether the urgency created by Rondo's injury, the threat of being broken up through trades, or the embarrassment of losing a 27-point lead at Atlanta caused such a drastic change is uncertain, but the Celtics have made it clear they plan on hanging around this playoff race. Their surge is likely encouraging team president of basketball operations Danny Ainge to make additions instead of subtractions.
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While Jeremy Morin was only an occasional contributor for the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2013-14 campaign, there were skills he displayed in that limited run that could prove useful to the team next season. Read »
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Entering the doldrums
As the area baseball season has drawn to a close and softball wraps up in the next few days in Fort Dodge, it's time to enter the doldrums of sports.
Over the next few weeks, there won't be much happening here in the area as far as high school sports goes, leading to a bit of a down time before getting things kick-started again at the end of August when volleyball, cross-country and football return this fall.
While the break is certainly nice (I think I've put on at least 2,000 miles on my car since taking over the job at the end of May) as a sportswriter this leaves me at a bit of a disadvantage.
With no sports going on, that means nothing to fill the space of the sports section everyone reads so dearly.
I've met a number of people so far in my first summer in Washington while out covering games, and while I swear I'm trying my best to remember everyone's name, I have always enjoyed the conversations I am able to participate in.
While I've met a lot of people, I've got a long way to go until I have my finger on the pulse of what all is happening in sports in the area. Inevitably something will fall through the cracks.
In the next few weeks I'll have to dust off my opinion-writing side and whip up a few columns on the MLB trade deadline, as well as giving a little of my perspective on the second and third best seasons in all of sports (college football and NFL football respectively. College basketball will always be at the top).
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post5635627467673603029..comments2017-11-17T17:53:08.858-05:00Comments on Buckeye Surgeon: Sports Hernia ReduxJeffrey Parks MD FACShttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-12385408041553650652009-03-03T21:32:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:32:00.000-05:00Glad to see intelligent responses. Thank you Billy...Glad to see intelligent responses. Thank you Billy. For those who stumble across this blog looking for answers to the sports hernia and groin pain problem, I'd recomend you take a good look here: www.thegroinpaincenter.blogspot.com which is a blog I write. It takes the problem of groin pain seriously.Biacofsky's Bloghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-16734463867335062642009-03-03T21:29:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:29:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Biacofsky's Bloghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-43466790614038626932009-01-23T22:10:00.000-05:002009-01-23T22:10:00.000-05:00Maybe he should try some growth hormone!Maybe he should try some growth hormone!Billyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-75264566918599045572008-12-02T19:33:00.000-05:002008-12-02T19:33:00.000-05:00So what is your advice as opposed to these surgeri...So what is your advice as opposed to these surgeries? I read the blog you linked in this one that said to "rest" and it will go away and I can tell you by experience, there is no way to "rest" away groin pain that is often attributed to a "sports hernia" or athletic pubalgia.

NSAIDS, nitroglycerin pads at the site of pain, physical therapy, ultrasound, ART, and even iontophrenisis combined with rest doesn't do anything for someone with unexplained groin pain. And I can tell you that surgeries don't work either as I've had two of them with no real results. I understand the idea of trying to disuade people from surgeries, but if you think telling people to rest and take some useless INSAID's is a better strategy, you might need to go back to the drawing board.Biacofsky's Bloghttps://email@example.com


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WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A group of people will soon be paddle boarding for 24 hours to raise money for a local family struggling against cancer.
The 24-hour paddle will be done by six people in two hour blocks.
The paddle boarders will start at Carolina Paddleboarding Company in Wrightsville Beach next Friday at Noon and paddle around the Intracoastal Waterway through the night.
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When Jackie Stewart christened the Nürburgring the 'Green Hell', he wasn't being complimentary. In fact, he hated the bloody place. At the start of the 1968 German Grand Prix, Stewart's then team boss, the irascible Ken Tyrrell, leaned into the cockpit and told his driver: "Today, you are certainly underpaid."
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A female bandit is arrested after police say she went on a one-woman crime spree in Washington Township.
Ashley Willis, 27, was busted Wednesday night after a holdup at Wendy's on Route 42. Restaurant workers called police after being robbed by a young woman with a gun. Workers say she took off running after getting her hands on the money.
Officers chased Willis into a nearby wooded area, where they arrested her. The gun she was carrying was not loaded with bullets, according to police.
Investigators say Willis preyed on an unsuspecting shopper during an armed robbery last week, outside a Kohl's Store along Route 42. The victim described her as a young woman with blonde hair.
That also matches the description given by the victim of a late night carjacking last Friday in a McDonald's parking lot, located along the same stretch of road as the other two crimes. Police are working to connect her to this incident as well.
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