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Collect data in engineering units. Rather than have a checkbox for "OK" next to temperature, record the actual temperature. This permits trending and prevents several problems.
Collect the following data.
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- "Negro" used as part of race category by New York courts
- Prospective juror was offended and posted picture of card on Facebook
- U.S. Census Bureau stopped using the term at the beginning of 2014
"Yes, I identify as black or African-American, but I am not a Negro," said a 25-year-old teacher from New York City.
On Monday, when Raeana Roberson took the day off from work to report for jury selection, she was not prepared for what she called an offensive and disgusting experience.
The juror information card all prospective jurors have to fill out included a race category that included, "Black, African-American, or Negro."
"Are you kidding me? What year is this?" Roberson thought when she read the form.
When Roberson looked around, no one else in the room was apparently concerned by this, she told CNN on Friday.
Since the words "Black, African-American, or Negro" appeared as a part of a single category, Roberson crossed out the word "Negro" and wrote next to it, "offensive! It's 2014!"
She then snapped a picture of the form and posted it on her Facebook page.
Roberson returned the form to a court employee, hoping for some sort of reaction, but there was none, she said.
With grandparents from North Carolina who lived through the Jim Crow laws of racial segregation, Roberson said she is especially offended by the contemporary use of the word "Negro."
It is outdated and has a negative connotation, Roberson said.
"I don't think it was malicious," said Jeffrey Sammons, a professor of history at New York University.
"Negro" has been used from the late 1900s all the way to the Harlem Renaissance and beyond, Sammons explained. There were times when the word was used to describe educated and empowered African-Americans, he said.
There have been various terms that have been embraced by different generations of African-Americans, Sammons said, and "Negro" was one of them.
The term lost popularity with the arrival of the baby boomers and the black pride movement, according to Sammons.
"I believe there are many black people who still prefer that term," said Sammons. "It is a generational issue."
It would be a problem if the word "Negro" appeared on the form by itself, he said Friday.
Race categories for New York courts come from the U.S. Census Bureau, according to Arlene Hackel, a spokeswoman for the New York State Office of Court Administration. The courts are required to collect demographic information about prospective jurors, per Judicial Statue Section 528.
As of September 13, 2010, every person who appears for jury service in any city in New York must complete a scannable data card, which includes specification of race, according to the statute. However, the statute only uses the word "black" when referring to blacks or African-Americans.
According to a 2010 blog post by then director of the U.S. Census Bureau, Robert Groves, the word "Negro" was used in the 2000 census as a result of research in the late 1990s that showed approximately 56,000 people wrote in the word "Negro" under the "some other race" category.
More than half of these individuals were under the age of 45 in 2000.
In the 2010 census, many respondents found the use of the word "Negro" outdated and offensive, according to a press release by the bureau.
Groves apologized to those who were offended.
"I am confident that the intent of my colleagues in using the same wording as Census 2000 was to make sure as many people as possible saw words that matched their self-identities. Full inclusiveness was the goal," Groves wrote.
Following the negative feedback, the Census Bureau conducted research on race and Hispanic origin using what it called the Alternative Questionnaire Experiment, according to the press release. The study found that removing the term "Negro" does not have an impact on data quality and therefore recommended removing the term for future data collection.
The Census Bureau, which follows the Office of Management and Budget for definitions of race and ethnicity, discontinued use of the word "Negro" at the beginning of 2014, according to a press release.
New York courts will be following suit and discontinuing the use of the word soon, according to Hackel.
"Collecting demographic data is really important; however, they may have had a technical hiccup in their choice of language," said analyst Greg Hurley of the National Center for State Courts.
Not all states collect demographic information from prospective juror, Hurley told CNN. It is a good thing that New York courts do this in order to ensure a fair cross-section of the community, he explained.
The National Center for State Courts created its own form for prospective jurors, which does not include the word "Negro."
According to Hackel, this is the first time officials have heard of anyone being offended as a result of the race categories on juror information cards.
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Will restaurant patrons step in to help a woman with visible bruises who is being verbally abused by her male companion? How will onlookers react to a mother who kicks her misbehaving kids out of the car? And will strangers come to the aid of a mom who's being harassed for breastfeeding in public? Using hidden cameras, "What Would You Do?" sets up everyday scenarios and then captures people's reactions. Whether people are compelled to act or mind their own business, John Qui�ones reports on their split-second and often surprising decision-making process, on "Primetime: What Would You Do?," airing FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. (OAD: 5/14/10)
This series shows what people actually do in the face of everyday dilemmas that test their character and values. Friday's scenarios include:
· BATTERED WOMAN: Domestic violence is a serious problem in America, with many cases of abuse going unrecorded. "What Would You Do?" brings a couple into a New Jersey diner, with a professional make-up artist creating the illusion of bruises on the woman, and a man with a bad temper and a bad attitude. Do fellow diners try and help the woman when she seems in obvious danger, or do patrons continue to sit back and eat their meals without intervening?
· SHE CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE: What happens when a mother gets so fed up with her children's misbehaving in the backseat of the car - fed up to the point of forcing them out after a dispute and tells them to walk home? Will people confront the mother or will they feel that what is an appropriate form of punishment is better left to the mother, even if she is at the end her rope?
· BREASTFEEDING IN PUBLIC: "What Would You Do?" explores how people react when a restaurant manager harasses a mother breastfeeding her baby in plain view of others. Do people become enraged?
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Expecting presidential candidates to be candid with voters is such a quaint idea you'd expect to find it on Pinterest. There it is, next to the adorable confectionery and wedding dog photos. Well, I like quaint, and if you also like a Dr. Seuss saying stenciled on an ambiguous decorative item, then join me on my search for candor in the 2012 presidential campaign. I need your help.
We need honesty now more than ever. There are big decisions to be made. A $1 trillion deficit requires a retooling of much of the federal government and a reworking of the tax code. At the very least, Americans are going to have to accept big changes in what they've come to expect from their government. Or they may have to face brutal reductions in public services they count on like the military or quality medical care for the elderly.
Mitt Romney attacks President President Obama for not being candid, saying his hot mic moment with the Russian president "calls his candor into serious question." The Obama team makes the same charge about nearly every word that comes out of Romney's mouth. In the books each candidate has written, they've both said that a lack of honesty is what's ruining politics.
Successful politicians must shade the truth, embellish it, and keep everyone happy by avoiding it. But if this year's contenders are going to go on so much about candor, it's worth asking how honest has either candidate actually been. At a later date we'll try to figure out who tells hard truths more often. First, though, we'll need a baseline: What is the most candid thing each candidate has said? I asked each campaign to furnish an example. By candid, I don't mean specific. I mean, what's the best example of a candidate saying something honest enough to cause voters a moment of discomfort.
Mitt Romney:
"Our next president is going to face difficult choices. Among these will be the future of Social Security and Medicare. In their current form, these programs will go bankrupt. I know that, you know that, and even our friends in the other party know that. The difference is that I will be honest about strengthening and preserving them, and they won't."
Being candid about how you're going to be candid is no kind of candor at all. Taking credit for honesty you're not actually offering while criticizing the other party for not being honest compounds the offense, creating a net reduction in candor. Romney could say that under the plan he favors, Medicare recipients who expect a defined benefit will have to switch to a plan in which the contribution is defined. That would get a conversation going.
Romney has been specific about the tax rate reductions people will get, but when it comes to being specific about how those reductions will be paid for, he's less so. The Wall Street Journal reports his economic advisers are having trouble getting the numbers to add up in a way that isn't politically unpopular.
Of course, Romney had his own hot-mic moment a couple weeks back when he appeared to be speaking candidly with wealthy campaign donors. Some journalists overheard Romney offering a Dixie cup of detail about closing loopholes for mortgage interest deduction for second homes and trimming some federal departments. But apparently if we thought we heard some candid ideas from the Republican challenger, we were mistaken. Romney's campaign quickly rushed forward to say he was just repeating ideas he had heard on the campaign trail.
President Obama:
"So this notion that somehow we're offering smoke and mirrors—try to tell that to the Democrats out there, because part of what we've done is we've been willing to cut programs that we care deeply about, that are really important, but we recognize that given the fiscal situation that we're in, everybody has got to make some sacrifices; everybody has got to take a haircut."
The Obama campaign offered several other examples that were very much like the one the Romney camp offered: quotes about how hard choices had to be made without being specific about what those choices would be. This quote, while offering no actual candor, does point to cuts in specific programs like home heating aid, community block grants, and education programs that are in the neighborhood of the type of hard truths we were looking for. They are bad news for voters that the president would like to keep happy.
The president has an advantage over Mitt Romney in this way. Because his actions have consequences—candidates, by contrast, can pretty much say any old thing—his aides can point to support for legislation like Dodd-Frank where the president's advocacy damaged him with the banking industry. Several Democratic fundraisers have said this has led to the slow pace of fundraising on Wall Street.
The president could be very specific if he wanted to be. During the budget negotiations that collapsed surrounding the grand bargain, he considered some cuts to entitlement programs that he never talked about publicly. We're not likely to find out what those trade-offs are now that we're in an election season.
There is a known bug in this experiment. Campaign aides are not the best ones to ask about their candidate's candor. The modern campaign is a series of emergency exercises where aides are trained to smother any compromising thought that makes a break for it. Romney has (rather candidly) talked about his specific strategy against specificity—the more detailed you are the more you'll be attacked.
I can, however, think of a moment when Mitt Romney told farmers and businessmen at a meeting in Treynor, Iowa, he wasn't going to support their ethanol program. "I'm not running for office based on making promises of handing out money," he said. "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt," was a pretty gutsy thing to say, too. (Although the campaign says that wasn't the governor's actual wording for the headline of the op-ed he wrote arguing against the auto bailout, it does approximate the sentiment of the piece.) Romney is paying more of a price for those words in the Midwest than Obama did in 2008 for his comments about fuel efficiency standards.
The lack of honesty in campaigning is nothing new. In 1920, H.L. Mencken observed that "the first and last aim of the politician is to get votes, and the safest of all ways to get votes is …to be happily free from any heretical treason to the body of accepted platitudes—to be filled to the brim with the flabby, banal, childish notions that challenge no prejudice and lay no burden of examination upon the mind."*
Still, we must hope. Sure, candidates shouldn't be asked to commit political suicide, but they must be brave enough to say something more bracing than a cloth diaper. So I will continue to look for examples of candor during the campaign season and try to break off pieces of it from the permafrost of the two campaigns. If you have a better example, please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com, and I'll elevate it to the top of the running list. This isn't necessarily an exercise in comparative candor. I'm just looking for the truest thing said by each candidate. Perhaps by the end of the campaign we might find an example of something Obama or Romney has said that's provocative enough that we'd really want to tack it up on the wall, and say, "Hey, thanks for being honest."
Correction, April 25, 2012: This article originally misspelled H.L. Mencken's name. (Return to the corrected sentence.)


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When a person suddenly becomes unemployed, there is often a sense of failure that accompanies it. To overcome this feeling, you need to think about all the successful people throughout history. There are many of them that did not achieve their success until they first failed. Failure is a part of growth and development. Focus on your strengths and apply them to your life. Learn from any failure in life.
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Finding new work from the strengths you have within you will help you overcome the stress caused by unemployment. The things in life that you are good at doing will often lead you on a new journey of employment and success. The strengths you lean on will bring you peace of mind.
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Meditating for a short time each and every day is also great for your health. Striving to rid the thoughts about unemployment can be very difficult. Stress is gone and the thoughts about employment are gone when you take time to meditate. Meditation is a great way to clear out all negativity that is often associated with unemployment.
Unemployment rates are often on the rise in today's society. While working is a part of our lives and routine, we sometimes find ourselves included in this unemployment rate. By following the information given above, the stress and stain of unemployment should be relieved somewhat. Strive to maintain good health and to not lose your focus on success. You may need to draw from your strengths to find a new path, but don't become disheartened. Focus on victory!


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Honey, I'm A Vegan
Thanks to Nash Veggie for tweeting me this article on Slate entitled "The Great Vegan Honey Debate." I really enjoyed reading this. There are so many things to quote from this article, I don't know where to begin. Perhaps I should just say, read the article.
One of the things that hooked me right away was this:
Thirteen percent of U.S. adults are "semivegetarian," meaning they eat meat with fewer than half of all their meals. In comparison, true vegetarians—those who never, ever consume animal flesh—compose just 1 percent.
I thought vegans comprised somewhere around 3-4% of the US population these days, but it's pretty hard to get a real statistic. But what about the semi-vegetarian comment? Before we went vegan, Jane and I considered ourselves "semi-vegetarian." But to say we ate meat with less than half our meals would be a gross understatement of how much meat we ate. That holds true for the people we know who categorize their eating the same way, unless the statistics include snacks…
Then there was this comment:
You'll never find a self-respecting vegan downing a glass of milk or munching on a slice of buttered toast. But the modern adherent may be a little more accommodating when it comes to the dairy of the insect world: He may have relaxed his principles enough to enjoy a spoonful of honey.
Now, I'm a self-respecting vegan, and I fully expect to have a slice of pizza next time I'm in New York, deliberately. (BTW, pizza in NYC means a slice of cheese pizza, no other toppings.) Some people say it is this attitude specifically that excludes me from being a vegan, but I disagree. I consider myself to be a law-abiding citizen, but I occasionally exceed the posted speed limit (note: this is hard to do… I live in Los Angeles). One or two slices of pizza out of 1,095 meals (365 * 3) still makes me a vegan, in my book.
But let's get to the heart of the matter, or the article…
There is no more contentious question in the world of veganism than the one posed by honey. A fierce doctrinal debate over its status has raged for decades; it turns up on almost every community FAQ and remains so ubiquitous and unresolved that radio host Rachel Maddow proposed to ask celebrity vegan Dennis Kucinich about it during last year's CNN/YouTube presidential debate. Does honey qualify as a forbidden animal product since it's made by bees? Or is it OK since the bees don't seem too put out by making it?
Well, I've weighed in on this before… I am a vegan who eats honey. Again, a stance that has some of the vegan community pointing fingers and saying "You're not a real vegan." To that I say, you're entitled to your opinions. I consider myself a vegan. Yes, in the animal, vegetable, mineral categorization, bees are animals. However, they are insects. I would not hesitate to have my house tented or sprayed if I had termites; insects are killed collaterally in the harvesting of my produce… If I'm willing to kill insects in these instances, is it not hypocritical to forego eating honey? If my point of view isn't sufficient enough to sway you, here's what Vegan Action, has to say:
Many vegans, however, are not opposed to using insect products, because they do not believe insects are conscious of pain. Moreover, even if insects were conscious of pain, it's not clear that the production of honey involves any more pain for insects than the production of most vegetables, since the harvesting and transportation of all vegetables involves many 'collateral' insect deaths.
(This group has been established for over 10 years; they are a vegan outreach group. They're calling it an acceptable vegan behavior. This is the party line I choose to follow.)
It's also been pointed out to me that the original definition of vegan, according to the Vegan Society who coined the term back in 1944: ". . . eats a plant-based diet free from all animal products, including milk, eggs and honey." To this I reply, (unfortunately) language is organic. In the 1913 Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of "gay" was:
1. Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.
2. Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed.
3. Loose; dissipated; lewd. [Colloq.] Syn. — Merry; gleeful; blithe; airy; lively; sprightly, sportive; light-hearted; frolicsome; jolly; jovial; joyous; joyful; glad; showy; splendid; vivacious.
Today, Merriam-Webster defines "gay" as:
1 a: happily excited : merry b: keenly alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits
2 a: bright, lively b: brilliant in color
3: given to social pleasures; also : licentious
4 a: homosexual b: of, relating to, or used by homosexuals
But if you use the word "gay" in conversation today, it will be understood to be definition #4. Language is organic; definitions change.
Some people complain that the fact that some vegans eat honey, while others don't (refined sugar too), causes confusion in the non-vegan sector. Perhaps it does. But "vegan" is confusing for most non-vegans anyway. Do you eat eggs, milk, fish? What do you eat anyway? Before you condemn those of us who eat honey, remember, there are no perfect vegans out there.
Reading the Slate article further, the author, Daniel Engber, points out:
…you can't worry over the ethics of honey production without worrying over the entire beekeeping industry. Honey accounts for only a small percentage of the total honeybee economy in the United States; most comes from the use of rental hives to pollinate fruit and vegetable crops. According to food journalist Rowan Jacobson, whose book Fruitless Fall comes out this September, commercial bees are used in the production of about 100 foods, including almonds, avocados, broccoli, canola, cherries, cucumbers, lettuce, peaches, pears, plums, sunflowers, and tomatoes. Even the clover and alfalfa crops we feed to dairy cows are sometimes pollinated by bees.
Life for these rental bees may be far worse than it is for the ones producing honey. The industrial pollinators face all the same hardships, plus a few more: They spend much of their lives sealed in the back of 18-wheelers, subsisting on a diet of high-fructose corn syrup as they're shipped back and forth across the country. Husbandry and breeding practices have reduced their genetic diversity and left them particularly susceptible to large-scale die-offs.
So, are you vegan if you exploit insects in this way? Would this treatment of mammals be acceptable?
Mr. Engber ends with this:
According to Matthew Ball, the executive director of Vegan Outreach, the desire for clear dietary rules and restrictions makes little difference in the grand calculus of animal suffering: "What vegans do personally matters little," he says. "If we present veganism as being about the exploitation of honeybees, it makes it easier to ignore the real, noncontroversial suffering" of everything else. Ball doesn't eat honey himself, but he'd sooner recruit five vegans who remain ambivalent about insect rights than one zealot who follows every last Vegan Society rule.
That may be the most important lesson to come out of this debate: You'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Which brings me to my final point. I've said it before, and I'll say it again… There is a small, but vocal, minority of vegans out there who think that if you eschew animal products for any reason other than animal welfare, then you are not a vegan. Or that if you're not being vegan to the extreme (by this I mean scrutinizing the ingredients and processing of every food item you're going to ingest) then you may as well eat meat. We emphatically disagree. Every little bit helps, and if that means embracing the omnivores who choose to "eat vegan" one or two days a week, I say welcome to the fold! Yes, you can be vegan one day per week. If you choose to eat honey, I believe you are not "throwing the baby out with the bathwater." And I have to ask the less flexible members of the vegan community, what exactly is the goal here? Because it seems to me, if you are coming at veganism from an animal rights or environmental perspective, every little bit helps.


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Qld Origin door open for Guerra
A quick chat with Queensland coach Mal Meninga appears to have ended weeks of speculation over injured Brisbane backrower Sam Thaiday's State of Origin game one hopes.
Sydney Roosters forward Aidan Guerra is in line to make his Origin debut after it emerged a recovering Thaiday (calf) asked Meninga on Sunday not to be considered for the May 28 opener in Brisbane.
However, Gold Coast wrecking ball David Taylor may have to wait longer to end his two-year Origin exile after selectors appeared to go cold on his Queensland claims.
The fiercely loyal Meninga had claimed he would stick with his incumbent back row for Origin I, saying last week Thaiday would "be there" despite a month spent on the sidelines.
However, Thaiday appears to have removed himself from the equation after seeking out Meninga for a heart-to-heart on Sunday barely 24 hours before the game one team is announced.
Thaiday has not played since the April 11 NRL clash with the Gold Coast.
"He spoke with Mal today. You would say he would be unlikely to play," Maroons chairman of selectors Des Morris told AAP.
"He has been out for about four weeks now. He obviously needs treatment."
Asked to confirm speculation Guerra would replace Thaiday for Origin I, Morris said: "He is certainly in the mix".
Guerra had been set to be named 18th man but may yet replace Thaiday in the starting back row against NSW in Origin I.
However, Taylor looks set to be overlooked again despite capping an impressive month-long lead-up with a 159m effort for a depleted Titans in Friday night's 22-8 loss to Brisbane.
"He is playing pretty well, he is certainly in discussions," Morris said.
But he added: "He is not far away if he doesn't make this one."
Taylor looks set to be overshadowed by the likes of New Zealand Warriors forward Jacob Lillyman in what looms as an 18-strong Queensland squad to be named on Monday night.
Despite Taylor's form, Meninga looks set to stay true with out-of-sorts incumbents Chris McQueen of South Sydney and Canberra's Josh Papalii who notched 121m in Sunday's loss to Penrith.
Morris said Manly halfback Daly Cherry-Evans would also remain on the bench despite his "amazing" NRL form.
Just like he did in the recent trans-Tasman Test, Cherry-Evans has been asked to bide his time behind Melbourne No.7 Cooper Cronk.
"I know Daly would wish to have a shot in there but he has to sit back and wait - Cooper Cronk had to wait his turn," Morris said.
Whoever wears the No.7 will relish linking with pivot Johnathan Thurston who put on another masterclass to inspire the Cowboys' 42-10 weekend win over the Roosters, a fitting reward in his 200th game for North Queensland.
"We are fortunate to have three of the best halves in the comp," Morris said.
Expected Queensland Origin I squad: Billy Slater, Brent Tate, Greg Inglis, Justin Hodges, Darius Boyd, Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk, Matt Scott, Cameron Smith, Nate Myles, Aidan Guerra, Matt Gillett, Corey Parker. Interchange: Daly Cherry-Evans, Chris McQueen, Ben Te'o, Josh Papalii. 18th man: Jacob Lillyman.
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Infiltrating the lamestream lifestyle segments with Tori Spelling, the lamestream segments on raising your teenage daughter and the lamestream just-what-is-wrong-with-Oprah discussions apparently garners ratings.
Sarah Palin bumped up the NBC "Today" show's morning ratings with her appearance on Tuesday morning, beating the "perky one" — Katie Couric— as well.
According to the Nielsen Co.'s Fast National Data, Palin's appearance pulled in 5.497 million viewers, including 2.209 million in the key 25-54 age demographic. That's higher than Couric's second day co-hosting ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, which drew 5.141 million viewers and 1.917 in the key age demographic.
Palin, of course, suffered a big hit on her image after a disastrous interview with Couric in 2008, when she was John McCain's vice presidential nominee.
So she enjoyed her ratings victory just a little bit. Here's part of her email to Zap2it.com:
"And, frankly, I'm ecstatic we beat the 'perky one,' although I wouldn't have gone up against ABC's vacationing Robin Roberts, because she's such a good egg. By the way, both Robin and Matt Lauer have traveled the long journey to Alaska and dealt with unglamorous, rugged conditions to see more of our world; they've shown respect for a more unconventional Americana lifestyle, and we appreciate that."
She also appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox News show on Tuesday night (hope she took a nap during the day) and recapped her appearance. These two really enjoyed doing this.
For example, during Palin's sit-down interview with Matt Lauer, she tells him that whoever Mitt Romney picks as a vice presidential nominee is going to get "clobbered by the lamestream media who does not like the conservative message." According to Sean Hannity, who has studied every single word ever spoken by man, "no truer words have ever been spoken."
Then Hannity asked her if she "knew" that Katie Couric was on Good Morning America alongside her.
"It wasn't just a coincidence that I was on this morning up against some competition down the plaza," Palin said.
She was also asked about her interview with Lauer, and said that she has had worse. "With questions like, 'What do you read up there in Alaska?'" Of course, that's a reference to her interview with Palin.
Here's a video of Palin's Hannity appearance below, via Mediaite:
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Not everyone is down on Atlanta's newest offensive weapon.
When many expected the Falcons to add a speedy wide receiver in the offseason, the team drew a pretty disappointed response when they signed Mohamed Sanu. He was considered more of a possession wide receiver, but struggled with securing the football and fell down the Cincinnati Bengals' depth chart last season. He then received a 5-year, $32.5 million deal that has been called one of the worst moves of the offseason by multiple websites.
I'm not sure if we ever considered this possibility, but what if Sanu ended up being really good? Former NFL wide receiver and current NFL Network analyst Nate Burleson certainly thinks Sanu will be good.
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One of the best #2 receivers in the league? That would be a major improvement. Not that Andy Dalton has been known to distribute the ball effectively, but Sanu would realistically need to finish with much better than his career best 790 receiving yards.
Others piled on this opinion, including Chris Wesseling, writer for Around the NFL.
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The potential is there. Sanu is a physical player and does a good job running routes. I think 1,200 yards would be a pretty big stretch, but he could flirt with a 1,000 yard season under the right circumstances. If Burleson is correct, one of the best #2's should but Sanu right around 1,000 yards.
Could Sanu actually turn into one of the best deals of the offseason? Many are skeptical, but the potential is there.
Let the Sanu hype begin!!
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Hello Tennisopolites!!!!
We Will have another Tennisopolis Match-up soon!!
here is the Scoop!
IN My Tennis Travels I ran into Jake.... he lost like 30lbs....after some small talk he says to me
"I Wants to beat up Bryan Again". I'm thinking ok sounds like Fun :).
Still had plenty to do this pass week. I had not contact Bryan about me meeting Jake and about having a rematch. The very next day, driving to my next tennis lesson... my phone rings and its Bryan talking about " I'm ready to beat Jake now."
I'm like WOW how the world turns.... it seems to be an epic match again!!! Despite the last meetings results.
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So what's the official date?
Im thinking around Wimbledon/ build an audience raise some funds. do a live interview show with tennisopolis Ustream TV channel. Do a live weight in & have Derek D on the phone interviewing Bryan & Jake with me in my living room with Tennis in the background. Then the match will be the next day.
PS When is Wimbledon?
I would imagine that Bryan has really come a long way since the first battle. Can you confirm this?
My money's on Bryan.
I cannot confirm. but the conversations about tennis have grown more mature. Bryan defiantly has gained a lot more experience.
I want to do it either by June 22 or 23rd.
I'm still not sure but probably 90% on Tuck this time.
3.5 division?
Yeah its the middle ground.
we need Jake and Bryan to drop in on this thread and LIGHT IT UP! LET THE TRASH TALKING BEGIN!
i called Bryan today.
You're right. Let's light this thread up. I am going to destroy Jake. No questions about it. He's going down. If he even shows up.
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Decision : 31 COM 8B.15
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - The Dolomites
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-07/31.COM/8B and WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B.2,
2.Decides not to inscribe The Dolomites, Italy, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ix) and (x);
3.Defers the examination of the nomination of The Dolomites, Italy, to the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (vii) and (viii) to allow the State Party to consider submitting a new nomination, more focused and coherent, that meets the conditions of integrity;
4.Recommends the State Party to consider the following issues in the revision of the nomination:
a) Refocus the nomination around the aesthetic, geological and, in particular, geomorphological values of the Dolomites (criteria (vii) and (viii)). These values should be confirmed through a global comparative analysis of the geomorphological, geological (stratigraphy, carbonate systems, palaeontology) and aesthetic aspects that can be regarded as being of Outstanding Universal Value in comparison to mountains already inscribed on the World Heritage List, and other comparable mountains elsewhere in the world; and
b) Make a new selection of a site or a much more coherent series of sites to convey those values at a landscape scale, and avoid including very small sites that represent very locally specific values. IUCN has suggested in its evaluation report a more appropriate configuration.
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c) Consider the need for more effective planning, management and regulation of tourist facilities and activities that are consistent with the carrying capacity of the nominated property. Tourist facilities have reached, or even exceeded, the limits of tolerance for natural World Heritage properties in a number of the core and buffer zones of the nominated property.


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I like to take classic cocktails and shake them up a little. This recipe is based upon a quality Scotch Cocktail called the Automobile. Here is a link to the original recipe on the internet cocktail database: Automobile Recipe.
My recipe is only very loosely resembles this classic, and I call it, Romantic Traffic.
Romantic Traffic
2 oz aged Barbados Rum
1 oz Bombay Blue Sapphire Gin
1 Tablespoon of Orange Curacao
dash of bitters
Mix all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and strain into a rocks glass.
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Testimony by Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart
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Hearing before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Ways and Means Committee
Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak to you today on a number of important topics. We are embarking on a period of national discussion of how to ensure that the Social Security System is sound for today's younger workers when they are ready to retire. This is a tremendously important and complex challenge. Our topic today is more immediate, concentrating on the short-term.
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A third feature I would like to mention is the benefits Social Security provides to the family members of retired, disabled, and deceased workers. This aspect of the program makes Social Security especially important to women. In addition to a benefit as a retired or disabled worker, women may receive benefits as a spouse or as a widow. Women are more likely to receive spouse's or widow(er)'s benefits than men because their lower earnings often result in them being eligible for higher spouse's or widow(er)'s benefits than the worker's benefits they would receive on their own record.
I would also note that the important spouse's and aged widow's benefits I just mentioned were not part of the Social Security Act of 1935. Rather, they were added to the program in 1939 in recognition of the important role that Social Security could play in providing economic security for women. For this same reason, benefits were subsequently added for divorced wives and for disabled widows.
In addition to adding new groups to the umbrella of Social Security protection, over the years Congress has enacted legislation to increase the level of protection provided under Social Security. For example, there have been significant changes in widow(er)'s benefits, raising the amount of benefits for a widow(er) from 75 percent to as high as 100 percent of the worker's benefit. In addition, in 1983, benefits for disabled widow(er)s were raised from as little as 50 percent of the worker's benefit to 71.5 percent.
Another example of the changing protection for women under Social Security is the protection given to divorced women. After first adding protection for divorced women in 1965, Congress expanded the level of that protection as well. This was done in 1972 by removing the requirement that a divorced wife be dependent upon her husband and in 1977 by decreasing the number of years the couple had to have been married in order for the divorced spouse to qualify for benefits from 20 to 10 years.
Today, consideration is being given to possible incremental changes affecting women. Some changes would affect larger groups of women and have high costs, while others would be targeted at more limited groups and have smaller costs. I believe that any high-cost proposals should be considered in the context of comprehensive reform of the program. Given that the program is not in long- range actuarial balance, it seems appropriate that significant changes to the program should be evaluated only when considering other elements in the future modernization of Social Security.
For the most part, proposals for incremental changes are well targeted to address concerns affecting relatively small groups of people, most of them women. Some deal with time limits in the law that are no longer appropriate or that should allow exceptions. However, for the women affected, these changes would make a substantial difference in their economic security.
For example, one potential change would be to eliminate the requirement for disabled widow(er)'s benefits that the disability must occur no later than 7 years after the worker's death, or after surviving spouse child-in-care benefits were payable.
The 7-year closing date, also enacted in 1968, was intended to provide disability protection for widow(er)s until they have a reasonable opportunity after the worker's death to become insured for disability benefits on their own earnings record. However, now, a worker disabled after age 50 may need more than 7 years of work--up to 10 years depending on his/her age--in order to be fully insured. Thus, the current provision leaves gaps in the protection of some widow(er)s, because the 7-year period may not afford all of them adequate opportunity to qualify for disability benefits based on their own work records.
This is only one example. There are other similar changes that could be made. We would be glad to work with the Committee as you consider these kinds of proposals that would improve the protection afforded under Social Security to women.
Another issue I would like to discuss concerns providing the public with information about Social Security. One of our basic responsibilities to the public is to help Americans understand the value of the Social Security program and its importance to them and their families. I pledge to you that I will continue to improve the quality of the information we provide. The Social Security Statement is the most significant vehicle we have to increase the public's understanding of the basic features of Social Security and to enable Americans to prepare for their long-term financial security.
As you know, the Statement provides estimates of Social Security retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits that workers and their families could be eligible to receive now and in the future. The Statement also provides information about Social Security's future, pointing out that changes will be needed.
Communicating complicated technical information in a way that is understandable to a diverse public can be difficult, but SSA has worked diligently to ensure that the message in our Social Security Statement is clear.
I realize there is great interest in the Statement. During the confirmation process, I was asked by Members from both sides of the aisle about my plans to improve the Statement. I consistently emphasized my intention to ensure that the Statement would continue to be a factual document serving as a valuable tool for Americans to plan their retirement.
So let me today reiterate my commitment to ensure that the Statement remains a factual document that informs workers about how the program operates and how it is funded. This is important information that the public needs to have from its government. However, I want to be sure that it not unduly alarm those nearing retirement. I am reviewing the current statement and expect to make some revisions in its content.
Although reasonable people can disagree about how best to restore Social Security to a path of long-term solvency, I believe there is clear agreement that the benefits of current beneficiaries are to be preserved and protected. Indeed, President Bush outlined as his very first principle for reform that "Modernization must not change Social Security benefits for retirees and near retirees." As the debate continues about ways to best put Social Security on sound financial footing, it is important to assure today's Social Security beneficiaries that they are not going to be adversely affected by reform proposals that Congress may ultimately enact into law.
I understand the motivation on the part of many Members of Congress to provide a written reassurance to current Social Security beneficiaries that they will continue to receive their full benefits. However, I would not be doing my job if I did not raise some concerns regarding this matter.
For example, would such a written reassurance be legally binding on future Congresses? And would it require the government to use general revenue transfers to pay future Social Security benefits when the trust funds become exhausted if no changes are made? Also, I am concerned about the possible unintended consequence of creating undue alarm among those nearing retirement who do not receive such a written notice.
Further, as administrator of Social Security, I should point out that sending out these notices to 46 million beneficiaries would increase administrative costs by millions of dollars, using valuable administrative funds that could be used in other ways. For example, each million dollars spent for this purpose could be used instead to process claims, work redeterminations, or deal with inquiries. Also, prior experience has shown that sending out notices generates increased workloads for our field offices and our toll-free number-and our field staff is already struggling to deal with the current workloads and still maintain a high level of service.
I know that there are various approaches that are being considered to assure individuals and families currently receiving benefits that they will receive all benefits due under current law, including accurate cost of living increases. Whatever decision Congress makes on this matter, Social Security stands ready to work with you to get the task accomplished.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you again for inviting me to testify. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.


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This week on The Skirted Roundtable, we interviewed interior designer and blogger Lauren Liess. You are probably familiar with Lauren's fabulous blog, Pure Style Home, where she shows the design work she's done for clients and for herself. Last year the Liess family bought a split level house near Washington DC. The house was stuck in a time warp – it looked like Rob or Laura Petrie might still be living there. Within just a few months, Lauren totally transformed her house into a magazine-worthy place. In fact, Better Homes and Gardens recently photographed it for their upcoming Christmas issue! On Pure Style Home and on The Skirted Roundtable, Lauren shares all her tips and innovative ideas that went into the renovation of her split level. It's impossible to single out any room – they are all fabulous, from the foyer to the living room to the kitchen and even to the nursery. Pictures of her house are on the Skirted Roundtable blog HERE.
The transformation of her foyer – Lauren tells us how she did it while she was 9 months pregnant!
Besides decorating, we also talked a bit about a condition that Lauren has – called Synaesthesia. I had never heard of this before, but a few months ago, Lauren described it in detail on her blog, HERE. Apparently, it is a neurological condition where the five senses become mixed together. Someone with this condition SEES letters and numbers in colors. Some people with Synaesthesia perceive time visually - they see days and months in three dimension. There are at least sixty different ways that Synaesthesia manifests itself: some people taste colors, some taste music. Most with the condition have at least two different manifestations of it, as does Lauren. One in 23 are thought to have the condition and it tends to runs in families. Woman have it in much greater numbers than men. Some famous artists and musicians believed to be synaesthetes are Ludwig Beethoven, Leonard Bernstein, David Hockney, and Vincent Van Gogh. Amazingly, Lauren didn't know she was unusual until she took a class in college and the professor started lecturing about it. Lauren just believed that everyone saw letters and numbers in colors. After talking about it on The Skirted Roundtable, both Linda and Megan thought they had a mild form of it. I am totally immune to it – but I wish I DID have it!!!
Here is how one person describes his Synaesthesia HERE:
Do you have Synaesthesia? Take this test to find out:
Looking at the chart below, you should see very easily that some 5's are black and a few 5's are red. This is how a normal person would perceive this chart. You just SEE the red 5's – you don't have to examine each 5 to determine if it is black or red – you can see this automatically.
Now, look at this chart below – do you see all the numbers as black? If so, you probably do not have this condition. If you DO have it, you would see the 2's and 5's as different colors, just as you did in the chart above!
To listen to this week's Skirted Roundtable with Lauren, go HERE. To visit her blog, Pure Style Home, go HERE. To read her own account of her experience with Synaesthesia, go HERE.
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The Hmong guy Lao Bii, was Tui's friend, they knew each other from when Tui'd been to Nambo before.
I'm going to apologise in advance for anything I get wrong. I don't know much about the Hmong. I've met and talked to plenty in Thailand, China, and America, but I really don't know much about the way they live in the more traditional setting of rural Laos.
At first we waited for Lao Bii in the yard, he was out hunting birds like all guys do at the end of the day. With seemingly every guy in the village out looking for birds every afternoon you have to wonder how there are any birds left. But there are, and there always have been.
When Tui's friend returned we went inside. After setting our packs down, slipping off our boots and donning flip flops, we went to off find people I'd taken photos of two years before. I always try to hand out a copy of a photo to anyone I take a picture of.
We also stopped in and said hi to the soldiers stationed in the village, and Tui showed them some sort of documentation authenticating my permission to be gallivanting about.. Since my last visit the government sent fourteen soldiers including two political officers and a teacher to live in the village.
On realizing that I could follow the conversation I remarked to one of the soldiers, "you speak Lao", he grunted and looked at me as if to say "what were you expecting, Swahili?" The lingua franca of this district is Lu, I usually understand none of it. The soldier was of Kahmu ethnicity, perhaps from an entirely different region of Laos. These soldiers were from the central government, not the provincial authorities.
Luang Namtha province is an opium producing area, and the government is interested in curtailing the production. The opium grown isn't refined but rather consumed by locals as a recreational drug or as medicine. Opium is also the primary cash crop in the area, used to buy lead shot, LED light bulbs, batteries, antibiotics, clothes, and all other manufactured goods from the outside world.
Things have changed for the better in Nambo in the two years since I'd last seen it. The kids seemed healthier and had better clothes, houses had been enlarged and improved. I stopped in front of the house I'd stayed in before and watched the building of a new house. The village is made of combined Lahu and Hmong ethnic groups, an attempt by the government to form larger villages, why I'm not sure.
Photo from 06 of moonrise and dead tree
The view to the south is mostly of Mount (Phou) Mon Lem. Tui was so used to seeing the mountain from a different side that at first he didn't believe it to be the same hill. The Hmong guys eavesdropping set him straight. It's easy to mistake a mountain that has such a large base, the perspective is much different depending on how close you are to which side. Phou Mon Lem and it's flanks separate the drainage of the Nam (river) Fa and the Nam Long with the ridge extending all the way down to the Mekong.
With the onset of dark we returned to Lao Bii's house. Tui told me that a couple of years ago our host had been required to turn himself in at the district capital and submit to being placed under arrest and jailed for shooting a nuah pah (wild cow). I don't know if it was a banteng or a gaur, both animals are against the law to hunt in Laos and probably endangered. His family had to gather up $1,000 to pay the fine to release him. That's a lot of money for a subsistence farmer.
In the area around Muang Long there is no international trade in endangered wildlife. The route to China is long and the authorities are aware of most that happens in their district. The rules regarding which species of big game to hunt are followed. Medium sized deer, bamboo rat, pig, that sort of thing are allowed, large and perhaps endangered animals aren't.
No one really knows how many of which species exist in Laos. In the state where I live in the US they have done extensive research on cougars over many decades and yet current population estimates rage from five to seven thousand animals. That's a pretty inaccurate number given all the radio collaring, DNA of scat samples, and computer modeling that is done. In Laos where there are none of these tools and very few scientists doing research all numbers are determined using the WAG method. (Wild Ass Guess)
Looking at things from the perspective of indigenous peoples you can see where there might be some consternation. The same people have been living in the hills of Laos for centuries, using the same methods of hunting and farming. Species endangerment, and habitat loss have nothing to do with the way they hunt or farm, and everything to do with the way we buy patio furniture and the way the Chinese buy cars with tires.
A few years ago a wild elephant in musth appeared down by Xiengkok and started trampling houses and killing people. The authorities sent people ahead of the animal and attempted to warn those in it's path while desperately seeking permission to kill the thing. The head of the district contacted the provincial governor who contacted his superiors in Luang Prabang and eventually permission was granted from the prime minister in Vientiane. No one wanted to take responsibility.
I got this story after spotting a large bone in the restaurant called Joey. I knew the bone was way too big for any animal I'd ever heard of. People figure it swam the Mekong from Burma in that wild testosterone induced craziness that male elephants sometimes go through. There are no wild elephants in Bokeo or Luang Namtha side of things, maybe up by that transnational protected area close to Boten and Sipsongbana, but not down by Long and Xiengkok.
With the sun fully down we returned to our host's house. I took a more leisurely look at the inside.
The Hmong live differently from the lowland Lao and Tai I'm used to. For one thing they live on the ground not up on stilts. Living on the mountain they are never in danger of flood. The roof was a very nice split wooden shake, no need to constantly replace roof straw or put up with the drops of condensation off a metal roof.
The house seemed quieter, no constant squawking of chickens or snorting of pigs from under foot. Warmer too, no breeze blowing through the split bamboo floor. The floor itself though of dirt is not dirty but shiny from the polishing of many feet.
The fire is in a large square block of mud/clay. The wood is fed from the front and a very large wok sits snugly on a hole on top. It is a very basic stove, saving on firewood and heating the house when the fire is out via the large mass of the clay.
I notice they cook rice differently also. First in the wok until the water boils, then transferred to a basket which sits on top of the boiling water and the rice is steamed until done. I like it. The rice is wetter, and I like my rice wet. Below the roof, strung from the rafters so to catch the smoke, a roll of sausage made from the small intestine of a pig and unidentified hunks of fat.
I've no recollection of the night, only of the eldest wife blowing the coals to start the morning fire before sunup.


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- They are headlining Pitchfork's own SXSW party at Emo's
- Tastemaker indie station KEXP has booked the band on their live broadcast on Thursday
- Stereogum noted in January that they were the "hot NYC ticket this month"—New York being, let's face it, a harbinger of SXSW reception
As much as we would all like to just ignore the whole "buzz band" phenomenon -- to chalk it up (correctly) to the meaningless machinations of a press in need of a story -- the fact is that those decisions matter. They matter in terms of what bands get played, what bands get signed, what bands get associated with indie rock as a genre. Whether we like it or not, the sound of the "buzz band" gets attributed to us, in terms of what we supposedly like. We, the indie-rock fans, suffer when the buzz band is bad.
Which brings us to the question: Do we want Peter Bjorn and John to be hailed as the standard bearers for a whole genre of music? And the answer is: NO WAY. As I acknowledged in the previous post, "Young Folks" was catchy and harmless, but this band is not a significant band. Peter Bjorn and John must be stopped.
And we can do it. As admittedly cheesy as this may sound, if there's one thing that blogs (and consumer-generated media more generally) have taught us in the last few years, it's that those of us who try hard enough really can affect the culture, even if we never get some big cultural institution to back us up. This has been especially true with indie rock.
We make these bands ourselves, online, though our posts, listens, downloads, and links. If we want to take them down, we can. In the case of Peter Bjorn and John, we must.
As for how, I will get into that in the next post.


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Is NPR embarrassed to be seen with Juan Williams?
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In the wake of Juan Williams' latest outburst on Fox News, NPR has asked him to stop identifying himself as an NPR contributor when he appears on Fox. NPR's Ombudsman concludes her assessment of the situation:
[I]n the end, NPR must decide -- as it apparently already has -- whether giving its listeners the benefit of Williams' voice is worth the cost of annoying some listeners for his work on Fox.
As a result of this latest flap, NPR's Vice President of News, Ellen Weiss, has asked Williams to ask that Fox remove his NPR identification whenever he is on O'Reilly.


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Beverly Day Phillips learned the importance of giving from her father, who always said, "If you have, you give.
Beverly Day Phillips learned the importance of giving from her father, who always said, "If you have, you give."
Because of the many hours she volunteers with the Hearts and Hooves Therapeutic Riding Program at North Shelby School, Phillips was presented the Carl Carpenter Gold Heart Award on Jan. 29. The award was created by the R.H. Palmer family to recognize acts of kindness in the community.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, Phillips takes her horses to North Shelby for therapy with the students, who have special needs.
�I�ve been doing it with them for about six years and they�ve been using my horses for about 10 years,� she said, �We go over there and we serve anywhere from 75 to 90 children.�
Phillips said her dad taught her the importance of sharing when she was 8 years old. Phillips had her own horse and her dad built a horse trailer, but they lived close enough to the show grounds that she had to ride her horse to the show grounds while leading another.
�My dad would take my horse trailer and get the other kids out of town,� she said, �I got upset, because it was my horse trailer and he said, 'We have to share so that your friends can ride with you.' He ingrained in me that you share what you have. So I learned that at a very young age. If I have, I give. If I can, I give.�
Phillips said since her retirement from teaching, she has had more time to do just that. Other than experiencing multiple concussions, she has been through cancer, melanoma, and a knee replacement. But she hasn't let that keep her from volunteering in the program.
�I�m just glad to be here every day,� she said, �I think that�s one of the reasons that I get up and go.�
'I wouldn't be where I am without her'
Phillips owns seven therapy hor ses, all of which are certified. Their names are Easy, Brave, Raisin, Mocha, Scoobie, Buddy Boy and Mr. Tanner. All of the horses were rescued either by the Phillips or through the non-profit organization Phillips often works with, Paws Ranch Equine Rescue in Bostic.
Kristin Norman LaFleur, an instructor in the riding program, said, " She is an amazing woman and does this whole-heartedly for the kids."
LaFleur said there's no telling how many hours Phillips spends making sure the students have horses to ride. Before Phillips brings the horses to the school at 9 a.m., she grooms them and loads them on a trailer. When she arrives at North Shelby, the horses are unloaded. Phillips is usually leading a horse and carrying the tack.
The riding program began in 1998 and Phillips was one of the original volunteers, said LaFleur.
"Beverly was my trainer," LaFleur said. "She worked so hard with me. I wouldn't be where I am without her."
'She's a great helper'
Phillips said the horses are an emotionally soothing creature that children can embrace and riding horses gives the students an opportunity to create balance in their muscular system.
Dianne Phillips, Beverly's daughter, also helps with the program, assessing and training the horses.
"I see the things she does behind the scenes and I'm very happy that it gets noticed," she said. "I'm proud of my mama. She works from sun up to sun down. She works hard at finding the right horses, training them, and testing them. Special needs children are her heart and horses are naturally."
Alexis Rials sits up tall in the saddle as Beverly Phillips walks beside her coaching her on how to stop the horse and pull back on the reigns. Phillips and another instructor tell Alexis to go right or left around the poles and barrels in the arena.
"She's a great helper," Alexis said after she dismounted.
Tara Askew rides at North Shelby School and also takes private lessons from Phillips.
"I like to give her hugs," she said.
'I've had a lot of fun doing for other people'
Private riding lessons are another aspect of Phillips� involvement with the community. She teaches more than a dozen lessons per week, Monday through Friday, including both special needs and non-special needs kids.
Not only has she made a difference in the Hearts and Hooves program, Phillips has also been a 4H Club leader and a National Pony Club leader. She shared her ponies with her 4-H club when the members needed to complete their requirements for a project. And when Girl Scouts need their horsemanship badges, Phillips lets them do projects on her farm.
Phillips said she was the first elementary school physical education teacher hired in Shelby City Schools and started the county schools' soccer program. She also started the ski program.
Every summer, she and her husband, in association with the Boys and Girls Club and YMCA of Shelby, host fishing and canoeing camps on the pond at their farm. She holds picnic days and water safety classes for area children.
Phillips also has a therapy dog named Sasha that is certified for emotional therapy and for hospice. Phillips takes Sasha to area nursing homes and book readings at North Shelby School. Her grandson, Michael Harris, is certified to work with Sasha as well.
After the December tragedy at Sandy Hook, Phillips took Sasha to area elementary schools.
�I went to Bessemer City, to Tryon Elementary School, just to let the children have some reassurance,� said Phillips.
All in all, Phillips said, "I�ve had a lot of fun doing for other people."
Reach Jackie Bridges at 704-669-3337 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Reach Molly Phipps at 704-669-3339 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Want to volunteer?
Volunteers are needed on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to help with the Horse and Hooves Therapeutic Riding Program at North Shelby School. Training takes an hour.
Call Kristin LaFleur at 704-538-9698 or North Shelby School at 704-487-9941 for more information.
About the Carl Carpenter Gold Heart Award
The R.H. Palmer family established the Gold Heart Award in 2011 to honor Carl Carpenter, who searched for 10 years for the owner of a photograph he found after a Belwood tornado in 1989. His simple act of kindness to return the photo changed Julia Palmer�s outlook on life and also started a chain reaction of good deeds. Carpenter died in March 2012.
The award is presented monthly to recognize those who put others before self and prefer to stay out of the limelight. Nominate someone for the award by emailing Jackie Bridges at firstname.lastname@example.com or calling 704-669-3337.


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South Dakotans Snatching Up Concealed Gun Permits
SIOUX FALLS - South Dakotans are getting permits to carry concealed weapons at a brisk pace as President Barack Obama and Congress debate gun control in the wake of the recent school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant says 4,925 permits were issued in the first five weeks of the year. The Argus Leader newspaper reports that is more than a quarter of all the permits issued last year.
Gant says there also are more than 2,000 permit requests pending. He thinks the spike is a direct result of the push to tighten gun laws.
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As Facebook announced its one billion-user milestone this morning, Mark Zuckerberg also unveiled its first-ever, agency created ad.
This premiere also served as the announcement that Wieden & Kennedy — creators of Old Spice's "Man your man could smell like" and Nike's "Just Do It" slogan —is the social media giant's agency of record.
The 90-second spot, titled "The Things That Connect Us" is currently living on Facebook, is an emotional tribute that existentially discusses the things that connect people. Like chairs. "Chairs are like Facebook," the ad states. It also says, "the universe it is vast and dark and makes us wonder if we are alone."
Watch the spot below: