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I typically refer to my calendar in Outlook when I experience a lapse in consciousness and forget the exact date, the weeks fly by and it is not uncommon for me to lose track of what day of the month it is.
Those of us who break up our year by project schedules and delivery dates know exactly what I am talking about.
On November 28th I did something that changed my view of how important the FWA is in my life.
I did something so strange that it made me stop and really think.
What I did was I referred to the FWA for the exact date rather than my Outlook calendar or operating system clock on the lower right hand corner of my computer screen.
Ironically the theme of the site of the day for November 28th is time, Flickr Time to be exact.
With the year coming to an end, and this strange occurrence I was instantly inspired to dedicate this article to a year in review and a glimpse of what to expect in 2007.
2006 proved to be a monumental year; we witnessed the maturation and dominance of Flash video, inspiring new interfaces, breath taking designs and breakthroughs in interactivity and user experience.
Now let's take a moment and reflect on the achievements made, technologies introduced and the groundwork laid down for the coming year and what we can expect to see day in and day out on our favourite website awards in the year to come.
The small screen made a huge impact this year, it redefined how the public gathered and transmitted information, users spent countless hours watching and uploading videos, playing games, interacting and engaging in all kinds of content on the web. The majority of the content was delivered via Flash.
Designers and developers worked endlessly pushing the limits of what Flash is capable of and delivering some of the coolest sites we have seen so far, not just in the way they look and feel but how they deliver content, interactivity and functionality.
Some of the more memorable sites not only dazzled us but also set the bar and level of complexity that should be expected from Flash websites. In 2006 advertisers pumped millions of dollars into Flash websites that would bring their brands to life and add value to their products and services.
In turn developers delivered a new level of excellence proving that the interactive medium can fully handle itself as a mainstream marketing and entertainment platform.
In 2006 I was particularly impressed with this year's batch of automotive sites. Who could forget Helga as she joined you for a ride in your own custom VW GTI?
What about the sheer exhilaration of test driving a SAAB on an open airfield and the sleek fluid navigation when checking out the features of the SAAB Aero X.
This list would not be complete without mentioning the highly interactive and very strange Suzuki Wolfboys site that took things to a whole new level.
The automotive industry wasn't the only one fueling the creativity in 2006. The fashion world took a step forward into the interactive realm with some really sexy sites that not only extended the personality of the labels but gave users a place to preview new styles and attitude that created a stronger connection with brand.
Legendary Flash developer Yugo Nakamura redefined the shopping experience with the Uniqlo Explorer.
The urban brand House gave us a truly bizarre and interesting site to play with and Levi's Japan gave us a rather American take on Rock & Roll.
Marc Cain Fashion delivered the runway right to our desktops and Diesel once again took us to Flash heaven with another killer site.
Beverages made a big splash this year with my favorite being Smirnoff's site for the new Bond premier.
Equal in size was Heineken's mammoth summer promotional site depicting the beverage in a larger than life format.
Red Bull's recruitment site was a blast of energy as was Full Throttle's the day before.
In 2006 we saw more great work from the usual perennial superstars like Nike who gave us two amazing sites in Jumpman and the highly innovative Nike Air site.
Altoids also kept flexing their Flash muscles with a charming new Valentines Day site.
There was the usual healthy dose of amazing photography sites like Magnum in Motion and Lauren Greenfield to name a few. There are cruise ships, and interactive worlds, experimentations and innovations, 2006 gave us a wide spectrum of diversity and culture.
A big surprise this year was Adobe coming out with some really creative Flash sites that featured some of the advanced capabilities featured in Flash.
FWA 2006 also gave us some great interviews with the interactive industries brightest stars.
Amazing insight from Pascal Leroy to Mike Geiger to Joonyong Park and historical background and interesting twists from Firstborn's Michael Ferdman and Fantasy's David Martin.
Every interview this year was a peek into the lives of the people driving this industry and the genius behind all of the great work being produced.
Firstborn is one of the firms who has always been active on the FWA, specializing in creating interactive wonders and a respected name in this industry for quite some time now.
2007 will be marking our 10 year anniversary as an interactive agency.
As a producer at Firstborn I am extra excited about the coming year, it will be a year that we will once again push the level of our work to new heights and launch some really exciting new projects for our clients and a few new internal surprises to look out for as well.
2006 was an exciting year at Firstborn; we launched some truly amazing sites like Nationwide insurance that fed directly into a Times Square billboard.
We hatched a site for Perdue, rocked out with JBL on its Destination Anywhere Tour, spent time with the Stride Gum marketing team, stitched a quilt for FordMalibu Rum. and partied with
Those were just a few of the memorable sites we launched in 2006 and we are even more excited about what is in store for 2007!
What is in store for 2007? Layers! Lots of new interactive layers over video, audio, flash and more! I think we can all look forward to the convergence of some of the amazing video motion graphics and flash skills that have been on display all year.
We will see more creative implementations of alpha video in flash and interactive video characters such as the recently popular Stuntman.
Im sure everyone has January 10th marked on their calendars for the highly anticipated new website from Group94.
We will also see the mini-site step up as a huge player in many new ad campaigns, and I think we will also be seeing more user generated content where people will be mixing video clips, creating avatars, environments and lots and lots of 3D.
Im particularly excited about the new ideas, it is the idea that makes the site. It is the clever angles and the intelligent implementation, the smart ass effects and the sexy treatments. The details! It's the small details that turn me on. It is the attention to the movement and the subtleties that make Flash so irresistible.
That is what I personally will be looking out for in 2007. The new talent and the new ideas will be what will make 2007 a year to look forward to.
About the Author, Craig Elimedliah
Craig Elimeliah (former) Producer at Firstborn Multimedia. He is a native New Yorker who started his design career in Jerusalem. Craig has a background in design, technology, project management, entrepreneurship and sales.
When Craig is not producing projects for Firstborn he spends his time with his kids, writing, painting and cooking.


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|What people are saying about the Clinician's Guide to PPS
This is a first rate book...a fabulous orientation tool for new clinicians to home care and an excellent review for experienced clinicians. The authors have taken difficult material, including a whole new vocabulary and made it understandable. The organization allows the reader to choose sections most useful to them without reading from cover to cover a positive quality in today's hectic home care environment.
Verna Benner Carson, PhD,RN,CS-P
National Director of RESTORE Family Behavioral Health Program
Tender Loving Care Staff Builders
...excellent, well-organized and well-referenced resource on PPS. The complexities of PPS are presented in a straightforward, readable style. Helpful features include a summary of key points at the conclusion of each chapter and liberal use of graphs and tables to supplement the text. An essential reference for every home care agency.
Lisa Gorski, RN,MS
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Covenant Home Health & Hospice
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On Becoming a Home Health Nurse: Practice Meets Theory in Home Care Nursing
November 2000
This publication takes the reader on a journey into the essence of nursing in the home care setting, and delves into its mystique to reveal key elements of mastery for the successful clinician. Based upon the findings of two research studies, the book provides a realistic description and analysis of the day-to-day challenges faced by nurses in home care.
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Diabetes Education & Management in Home Care
August 2000
A comprehensive, state-of-the-art clinical resource, this handbook, written by Linda C. Pearce, MEd, BSN, RN.C, CDE, is indispensable as a field reference for busy home care nurses faced with the myriad of challenges in managing the diabetic patient in the home. This easy-to-use publication will enhance the clinical practice of nurses in any setting.
N-005 $32 member $58 nonmember (plus $7.00 s&h)
Medication Management & the Elderly
June 2000
This monograph, written by Carol O. Long, PhD, RN, explores the risk factors, pharmacokinetics, adverse drug experienced, and non-adherence and the elderly patient, and discusses the role of the home care nurse in managing these problems. This thoughtful guide to commonly occurring and frequently missed problems in care of the elderly is a must for all home healthcare nurses.
N-004 $8 member $16 nonmember (plus $4.50 s&h)
Spiritual Care: A Monograph, by Jeanne V. Zimmerman, BSN, RN
May 2000
A first hand account by a nurse who is a compassionate listener and companion. You will be moved by this touching and riveting publication that opens pathways for clinicians to broach the spiritual dimension of care regardless of their spiritual affiliation, or lack of it.
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Burnout Management: A Guide for Home Healthcare Nurses, by Dr. Linda Curci, PhD, RN
This HHNA publication discusses the real life problems of "burnout" that home health nurses deal with daily. Burnout Management contains a definition of "burnout," lists the signs and symptoms of burnout, gives practical burnout prevention tips, and offers special advice to home healthcare nurses.
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Nursing Practice Guidelines for the Cardiac Home Care Patient
The guidelines were developed by HHNA to provide parameters for cardiac home care. This resource assists home care nurses and agencies in delivering comprehensive cardiac care that focuses on promoting periods of wellness, encouraging self-care management, and preventing disease progression using the nursing process as the framework.
N-001 $15 member $30 nonmember (plus $4.50 s&h)
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Pasta and pizza hog the most attention, but an equally deserving Italian staple is finally getting its due.
Polenta — a creamy, versatile gruel with humble origins — has risen in the past decade from obscurity to a regular on grocery shelves and on menus nationwide.
"It's an ancient food created by Italian peasants, and we love it at the restaurant. It's rich, creamy and goes with about anything," said Cullen Campbell, chef-owner at Crudo in Phoenix's Arcadia area. "It's as Italian as pasta, and just as versatile and, in some ways, better."
Polenta was first made from wild grains, then from wheat, faro, millet, spelt or chickpeas. Today polenta is almost always made from cornmeal and slow-simmered into a mush. The better the cornmeal, the better the polenta.
Campbell prefers the handcrafted polenta made by Hayden Flour Mills, a Phoenix company that's reviving the tradition of stone-ground grains started more than 125 years ago by Charles Hayden at his Tempe mill.
Hayden Mills makes its polenta from hard flint corn. First, it's cracked in a stone mill into cornmeal with the texture of sea salt. Next, workers sift the cornmeal, hand-plucking the glassy bits of the corn's outer layer from the mixture.
"Polenta is an Old World process, and when made right, it is a lot of tedious work," said Emma Zimmerman, co-owner of Hayden Mills. "But the result is a polenta rich in corn flavor. It's worth the time."
There are no shortcuts to turning the grain into polenta. It takes nearly an hour and lots of stirring, but anyone with a pot and patience can learn to make polenta.
Like pasta, polenta is prized for its chameleonlike qualities. Serve simply with a dollop of butter or olive oil as a healthy side dish. Polenta is an excellent source of iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and vitamin B6.
Or turn polenta into a decadent meal by topping with shaved truffles and serving with osso buco. There's little this mushy corn dish does not go well with, from roasted root vegetables and sauteed shrimp to grilled sausage and onions. Leftover chicken? Dice, reheat and top over warm polenta.
Campbell recently turned polenta into an Italian version of a Southern hoecake. Polenta also can be cooked, cooled, patted into squares and sauteed, baked or grilled.
"Polenta is a blank canvas that can be turned into satisfying meals all year long," Campbell said. "Once you get the hang of cooking it, anything's possible."
Details: Crudo, 3603 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. 602-358-8666, crudoaz.com.
Cooking polenta
Mushy foods get a bad rap. But if cooked properly, polenta's mush is pure comfort. Follow Crudo chef Cullen Campbell's tips for foolproof polenta.
Polenta typically is cooked in water, but Campbell prefers a vegetable stock and milk mixture to add flavor and creaminess. Whether water or stock, the process is the same.
The recommended proportions of liquid to cornmeal are 5 to 1. Bring a pot of liquid to a rapid boil. When boiling, slowly pour in the polenta cornmeal, whisking for 3 to 5 minutes until it thickens.
Polenta gently bubbles, so do not worry about the little puffing sounds from the pot.
Stir frequently, but not constantly.
Check the moisture frequently to make sure it cooks evenly. If it gets thick, add liquid.
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Astronaut David Bowie YouTube video: Chris Hadfield 's 'Space Oddity' on International Space Station
It's being called the first music video made in space.
In an online video, astronaut Chris Hadfield sings the David Bowie song "Space Oddity" while floating around in zero gravity aboard the International Space Station.
The video features shots of a floating guitar that would look like a Hollywood special effect anywhere else. It also shows arresting images of the space station orbiting over Earth.
Mobile users: http://on.wews.com/12rdMMY
Hadfield and astronaut Thomas Marshburn are scheduled to return to Earth on Monday.


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3. A dance for two. When was the last time you slow-danced with your spouse? Was it Uncle Bob's 50th birthday bash, or your best friend's wedding? Do you remember how nice that was to take a few minutes to hold him or her close and just feel each other and the music? When you get the chance, try the power of touch through the art of dance. Hint: It doesn't matter how great a dancer you are when there are only two of you in the room!
Work Your Body
Regular exercise is not only good for the huffing-and-puffing aerobic aspect of sex, but it also helps you feel better about your body. Even without any change in weight, the simple act of getting regular exercise helps overweight or obese people feel better about their bodies, according to research I've seen over the years. Weston agrees that if we feel better about our bodies -- as well as stronger and more energetic -- we're more likely to want to get close to someone sexually.
But now we have more scientific proof that exercise is a powerful libido-booster. Results from a recent five-year study of menopausal women show that exercise can fight the decreasing sex drive often seen in midlife women.
"Sexual satisfaction appears to increase with increasing frequency of exercise," explains Judith Gerber, PhD, a researcher with the University of Vermont, Burlington.
In fact, exercise was the only one of the various factors the researchers measured (including financial and career satisfaction, testosterone levels, etc.) that was linked to sexual function. They found the connection between exercise and sexual satisfaction at the beginning and the end of the five-year study.
Published Feb. 12, 2005.
SOURCES: Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 1981. Internal Medicine News, March 15, 2003. Ob/Gyn News, Dec. 1, 2003. Louanne Cole Weston, PhD, licensed marriage and family counselor/sex therapist; author, Sex Matters, Fair Oaks, Calif.
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April 26, 2014
IRS Scam Particularly Scary
There are some scary scams out there. There are those that look convincing and promise big rewards or threaten punishment. The FBI scam is bad because it uses malware that can a computer prisoner and hold it for ransom!
However, since last fall, the IRS has warned of a more insidious scam – one that involves scam artists calling your home or office number and demanding instant payment for back taxes.
- Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.
- Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim's Social Security Number.
- Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it appear that it's the IRS calling.
- Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.
- Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.
- After threatening victims with jail time or driver's license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.
That is far scarier than any email you might get saying you owe back taxes!
For the record the IRS and other government agencies will typically send you a letter – and if it is really important that letter may be registered and a signature required.
What is more alarming is that these calls have "upped the ante" so to speak. This reporter recently received such a call, and my immediate response was "this is a scam. Give me your phone number and I'll call you back." When I insisted it was a scam, I was told the last four digits of the SSN.
I personally pressed it and said, "You are the IRS, what is my full SSN?" The response was quick, "we won't provide that on an unsecure phone line." Pressed further I was told, "You can hang up, but in 30 minutes police from your town will be at your door." I was then provided my home address. That is enough to leave even someone who knows this is a scam to get worried.
I wasn't really worried that the police would show up. No, my worry is that soon the scammers could take this further. What happens when the scammers start to target parts of the country with fake police or investigators?
The truth is many of these scammers operate outside of the US, so it is unlikely they would resort to such a thing. But it is also difficult for law enforcement – especially on the local level – to do much to stop this.
The other thing to remember is that with Google Maps and all the information that is online, scammers can get details that would have been impossible from random calling. Today, the scammers could do a bit of work, just enough to seem legitimate. In seconds they could find the name of the local police chief, the address of the police station, etc.
The question remains whether these scams can be stopped. The sad truth is that the answer is probably no.
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CB, Lighting & Electrical
Cobra 29 CB Radio Installation Write-Up 2007-10 Jeep JK Wrangler
Over the years, I have installed and tested out a few different CB Radios of different makes and models and while they all did the job, they all lack options that I wanted and their performance was always just okay at best. In fact, some were difficult to hear, a couple were temperamental and others simply died after a short amount of use. Needless to say, when it came time to look for a new CB Radio for our Orange Jeep JK Wrangler, I decided to do some research and if necessary, spend a bit more money to get a better product. And, what I finally ended up getting was a Cobra 29, or more specifically, the LTD BT version of it.
Rock Lights - Walmart Platinum Burner Installation Write-Up
Rock lights are essentially small lights that you can mount under your fenders and behind the grill so that they can effectively illuminate the ground immediately in front of your tires but without blinding your spotter. Right now, LED lights seem to be all the rage but, most are either cheap and unreliable or, are way too expensive for my taste. And, even the more expensive ones suffer from putting out way too little useable light. And, that's why I decided to install a set of Walmart Platinum Burners.
Truck-Lite Jeep JK Wrangler LED Headlight
Installation Write-Up & Testing
While the Jeep JK Wrangler is without a doubt, the best off road vehicle ever made, the headlights it comes with from the factory are anything but. In fact, I'd have to say that they are the one thing that everyone I know who owns a JK, hates about it. The light they provide are a sickly yellow at best, are really only focused at one point and do very little to fill in the road immediately in front of you. In fact, it is for that reason this that most people who own a JK tend to always use their fog lights in conjunction to their headlights and, are always in search of a good replacement.
M.O.R.E. Dual Battery Tray Installation Write-Up w/ODYSSEY Extreme Batteries (2007-11 JK)
When you start building up your Jeep to include a winch, auxillary lights, a refridgerator or even welder, you'll want more than just a great Deep Cycle battery like an ODYSSEY Extreme to keep them all humming along. Sometimes, what you really need are two and in order to do that in a 2007-11 Jeep JK Wrangler, you'll need to install a dual battery tray much like this one made by Mountain Off Road Enterprises or M.O.R.E. for short. In this write-up, you 'll get to see just how easy it is to get one installed in your Jeep.
Odyssey Extreme Series Battery PC1220 for 2012-Up Jeep JK Wranglers
In 2012, Chrysler decided to switch out the standard Group 34 battery they had been using since 2007 and replaced it with a Group 91. For the most part, this would be no big deal as they are pretty much the same thing but, there is one key difference that makes it difficult to use a Group 34 and, that is the terminals are on opposite sides. Because the power and ground leads are cut to such an exact length, you can't simply cross them over and call it a day. Of course, to complicate things even more, a Group 91 battery isn't really a common size and certainly not one you can find easily in a deep cycle format or, at least not until now.
Tuffy Security JK Overhead CB Console Installation Write-Up
Having a good CB Radio in your Jeep JK Wrangler is not only a lot of fun, it's an important piece of equipment that a lot of clubs and organized trail events require you have. Unfortunately, one of the biggest reasons why so many are reluctant to install a good CB Radio is because most are pretty big and bluky and really, there are so few places if any, to install one and cleanly.
DieHard Platinum Battery for
a 2012-Up Jeep JK Wrangler
So, for some reason, Jeep decided to change the type of battery they use in the Jeep JK Wrangler from a Group 34, which was used in 2007-11, to a Group 91 which is now used in all 2012's and I presume, on up. While this really shouldn't be that big of a deal, the terminals on a Group 91 battery are opposite to those on a Group 34 and, this makes it near impossible to hook up the leads or, at least not without having to do some modifications. Of course, as luck would have it, a Group 91 battery or it's equivalent, a Group 48, isn't really a common size you find in a deep cycle format and unfortunately, not something that's available in a Sears Diehard Platinum, Odyssey or even Optima.
IPF 900XS Off Road Driving/Spot Lights
Installation Write-Up and Testing
|Although we don't always plan our wheeling trips to go late into the night, there are plenty of times when they do and if there's one thing I think we all wish we had, it's a bit more light to help guide us down the long dusty trail. Needless to say, that's why I picked up a pair of IPF 900XS lights.
IPF 920H4 Jeep JK Wrangler Headlights
Installation Write-Up & Testing
Affordable Jeep JK Wrangler CB Radio Solution
Midland Model-1001Z
|While a decent FRS walkie-talkie style hand held radio will get you by on the trail, there really is nothing that compares to a good old fashion CB radio when it comes to range, audio clarity, reliability and ease of use. And, it's for those reasons that's so many Jeep clubs make having a CB Radio a requirement in order to go on their runs.
Now, I know there are a lot of people who try to argue that a CB radio is too expensive or that they wouldn't know where to install one in the Jeep JK Wrangler and it is for them that I have created this easy to follow write-up. With the very affordable Midland 1001Z CB Radio (can be purchased for about $32 shipped), a few simple tools and an hour of your time, you can have a great CB radio installed on your Jeep that's compact, looks great and comes loaded with features including a PA switch. Need I say, you no longer have any excuses for not having a CB radio in your Jeep.


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Anybody wear any of thier stuff? I was wondering how it holds up?
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Anybody wear any of thier stuff? I was wondering how it holds up?
A friend of mine actually threatened me with bodily harm if he ever saw me wearing any Primal clothing.
He was serious too.
What is the problem with Primal?????
I really just want to know how they wear. Is the stuff well made?
I have no idea, that was my question. Was it because of the name, something they do, or bad quality??????
Stones. Star Wars (the TESB GWTW poster, no less!!). Yeah. I am so adding those to my Wish List!
I have a couple of Primal Jersey's I love!
Some of their designs are beyond cheesy.
Some look okay, but I've never been so moved as to purchase one.
I like to get some, but my chest.........ok and stomach, prevent this from happening right now.
Cheesy or not, there's at least 4 of them that I'd buy today if I could.
I like this one that's up on eBay
Love Primal Wear myself.....check out on Ebay you can get some screaming deals from love2pedal who carries a lot of their stuff. And ships to Canada (which is why I plug him). Just ordered a Star Wars jersey that I can't wait to get it. If you like the style....go for it.
I don't know about all their designs, but I can appreciate the military jerseys, to show a little support.
good quality gear...a little flashy at times but good quality...
One of my Primal Jerseys
Nice jersey Tom!
I still have several Primal jerseys, they are well made and have that "club fit" for us rounder riders.
Tom, nice bike too!
I've got a couple. High quality construction and materials. Very untypical roadie design that some like, some don't, I think their origins were in mtb. Tend to have more roomie, club type fit. I tend to like some older designs better. They will run a original design for a year or so then retire it. Ebay is a good source and often has retired designs.
I have a Wedgie:
I've always liked them but have never owned one. I have a lot of plain, cheap jerseys from when I first started wearing them (as opposed to plain t-shirts), plus a bunch of souvenir jerseys that I bought when I rode centuries. (I like wearing reminders that I can actually ride 100 miles from time to time.)
None of my jerseys has ever worn out! I can't justify buying more just because they're kind of cool. I haven't even been able to justify buying them cheaply on Ebay. I just have too many jerseys!
I'm always open to purchasing something that speaks to me. However, if I keep riding centuries and other organized rides with souvenir jerseys, I may never buy a Primal one.
What is this "justify" thing of which you speak.......and how can I prevent myself from ever using it in my quest to buy more bicycle stuff?
Who are you and why are you on bike forums if you don't have the disease that is cyclopurchases?


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Partner Places
Partner Places is now Distinctive Destinations!
We are currently in the process of re-launching the Partner Places program to reach more travelers and better serve our partner sites.
The new and improved program, called Distinctive Destinations, provides the same benefits to our members while increasing marketing support for participating sites with a new brand that resonates with sites and visitors alike.
Visit this page to see a list of current Distinctive Destinations while we focus on building an expanded directory that will include a description, hours of operation, and photos for each site. If you are interested in becoming a Distinctive Destination, fill out these forms and we will contact you.
We appreciate your patience as we roll out this new program and are very excited to share a more interactive web presence this spring.


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I recently reviewed Hara Estroff Marano's book, A Nation of Wimps, for The Wall Street Journal. In it, Marano argues that much of the self-destruction we see among teens and twenty-somethings can be attributed to "overparenting," an obsessive desire to insulate children from negative consequences. The perverse result, Marano says, is that children end up brittle and burdened with anxiety and fear.
There's something to be said for that argument, but as I read the book, I found myself wondering whether a decline in substantive faith might also have something to do with statistics on teen and twenty-something drinking and drug use, suicide, depression, and hyper-sexualization. I read somewhere that the average American man spends more time watching television than talking, in a meaningful way, to his own children. And more and more, a father isn't even in the home. When we kick these two supports out from under a child -- meaningful relationships with God and father -- perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that guidance counselors and after-school programs can't close the frightfully dark gap.
It's a gap that looms in the hearts of too many children, and it rends our social fabric as well. We are increasingly two nations, and the significant divide isn't one of race, or income, but something more essential and less remediable: the heart. We have dwelling among us, on every street, in every school and workplace, a nation of the broken-hearted, of young people who don't really know, in the deepest part of themselves, that they are loved by a father in heaven or on the earth.
And who is going to set it to rights? Presidential candidates? Public schools? Writers like Marano, who dare not mention the word faith?
How are we going to reach these young people, and stop the next generation of them from being similarly wounded? I wonder what would happen if every church in America took a day to pray, and plan, and then act to close this gap. Some probably wouldn't change much at all, because they are already devoting significant resources and time to this fight. Others would likely need to transform themselves. But this is the fight, I think -- not gas prices or federal tax rates or any of the other things politicians find it easier to talk about than the reality that we are increasingly betraying our own children.


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Yesterday, Dubai-based mobile app development platform Game Minion was acquired by Corona Labs in Palo Alto, California. Combining to form a new "Corona Cloud", the union represents a recognition of the strong potential of Game Minion's technology to provide easier back-end development services not just for developers in the Arab world, but those across the globe as well.
According to TechCrunch, Corona Labs raised $2 million in a recent round including Merus Capital and Western Technology Investment, an add-on to its Series A investment.
Corona Labs was founded in 2008 and has provided popular development services through Corona SDK (software development kits) to over 200,000 mobile game developers. The integration of Game Minion's backend services into the new Corona Cloud will provide a more comprehensive service for Corona's clients, including easier cross-platform multiplayer ability - a must in today's mobile games.
Building off of Game Minion's success, Corona Cloud, now in private beta, will provide independent developers with the tools and services they need to compete with larger publishing houses that have their own in-house tools. By making these services available on the Cloud, indie developers will face much lower costs and a huge range of development tools including leaderboards, analytics, achievements, and storage on the cloud that were not previously available in one place.
Typically, developers have to search for several SDKs to combine tools and services to piece together a game. Corona Cloud will simplify that process. Game Minion's co-founder Mohamed Hamedi said in their press release, "Features that would normally require the integration of half a dozen SDKs will be offered by Corona Labs in just one, neatly-packaged API."
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In a decision issued on November 10, 1998, the Supreme Court held that an invention may be subject to the on-sale bar of 35 U.S.C. 102(b) if it was on sale more than one year before the date of its patent application and either if it was reduced to practice or if it could be proved through drawings, descriptions or other evidence that the conception of the invention was complete at the time of the sale. Reduction to practice at the time of the sale was sufficient, but not necessary to show completeness. An invention had to be "complete" and not merely "substantially complete" at the time of the sale.
The petitioner, Wayne Pfaff, filed for a patent on a computer chip socket on April 19, 1982, thus making the critical date for purposes of the on-sale bar April 19, 1981. Texas Instruments had asked Pfaff in November 1980 to develop his device, and he sent the company detailed engineering drawings of the design of the socket in February or March of 1981. On April 8, 1981, Texas Instruments confirmed in writing their previous order for 31,100 of the sockets for $91,155. Pfaff did not make or test a prototype before making this sale; the device was reduced to practice in the summer of 1981. The device received a patent on January 1, 1985.
Pfaff sued Wells Electronics, Inc., for patent infringement, alleging that Wells' modified socket infringed six of the claims in his patent. Pfaff prevailed on some of the claims when the trial court rejected Wells's section 102(b) defense because Pfaff had filed the application of his patent less than one year after reduction to practice had occurred.
The Federal Circuit reversed, finding the claims invalid under § 102(b) because the devices had been offered for sale more than one year before the patent application date.1 The Federal Circuit reasoned that as long as the invention was "substantially complete at the time of the sale,"2 "the 1-year period began to run, even though the invention had not yet been reduced to practice."2 The Supreme Court granted certiorari because other circuits held that the on-sale bar did not begin to run until the invention had been reduced to practice3 and also because § 102(b) does not refer to "substantial completion" of an invention.
The Court affirmed the Federal Circuit's judgment but did not accept its reasoning. Pfaff's patent was invalid because the invention had been on sale for more than one year prior to his patent application, but the Court held that an invention refers to a concept that is "complete" and not merely "substantially complete," as the Federal Circuit had held.
The Court said the on-sale bar of § 102(b) applies when two conditions are met before the critical date (one year before the filing date): 1) the product must be the subject of a commercial offer for sale and 2) the invention must be ready for patenting. The latter condition may be met in at least one of two ways: "by proof of reduction to practice before the critical date" or "by proof that prior to the critical date the inventor had prepared drawings or other descriptions of the invention that were sufficiently specific to enable a person skilled in the art to practice the invention." Because the Court took the word "invention" in the patent statute to refer to an inventor's conception rather than to a physical embodiment, the Court did not read the statute to require a reduction to practice before an invention can be patented.
The Court accepted the petitioner Pfaff's criticisms of the Federal Circuit's "substantially complete" standard as undermining the law's interest in certainty. The law should provide inventors with a definite standard for determining when a patent application must be filed. The Court says that "invention" refers to a conception that is "complete" and not merely "substantially complete." But this more definite standard does not require a reduction to practice. The standard may be satisfied if sufficient proof exists through drawings or other descriptions that an invention was complete and ready for patenting. The case at bar provided such an example: the drawings Pfaff sent to the manufacturer in February or March of 1981 fully disclosed the invention. Hence, his invention was both the subject of a sale and ready for patenting more than one year before filing and the Court accordingly affirmed the Federal Circuit's judgment that his patent was invalid due to the on sale bar of § 102(b).
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This case was decided to remove the conflicting views with respect to the standard to apply the "On Sale Bar" among Federal Circuit panel decisions. The "substantially complete" standard was adopted by the Federal Circuit in UMC Electronics Co.4 but has long been criticized by the patent community for not giving a clear standard. Thus, the Federal Circuit put great effort in distinguishing and avoiding UMC and has been trying to redefine the standard.5
Although dicta, the statement that "the word 'invention' in the Patent Act unquestionably refers to the inventor's conception rather than to a physical embodiment of that idea" puzzles those who are familiar with case law on priority and understand the rule that the first to invent is the first to reduce the invention to practice, and an award of priority to the first to conceive is the exception to the rule.6 The rule to give the priority to the first to conceive rather than the first to reduce the invention to practice seems to conflict with the early publication policy repeatedly emphasized by the Supreme Court in cases relating to Section 102(b) and priority.7
Justice Stevens in Pfaff uniformly used the term "reduction to practice" to mean "actual reduction to practice" instead of as a general term including two concepts: the actual reduction to practice through the construction of an embodiment and the constructive reduction to practice through an application with the U.S. PTO. In requiring the preparation of documents to enable one skilled in the art to actually reduce the invention to practice as an alternative condition to the actual reduction to practice, the Court has created the third concept relating to the reduction to practice. The third concept seems to be very similar to the constructive reduction to practice except for the requirement of filing with the patent office, but information to be required for the document might be different from that required for the constructive reduction to practice because the Court deliberately avoided terms used to define the condition for the constructive reduction to practice. This introduces a significant confusion in future case law, and thus it is doubtful the new standard gives more guidelines to applicants than the Federal Circuit's "substantially complete" standard struck down by the Court.
1. Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc., 124 F3d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1997). 2. Id. at 1434. 3. Timely Products Corp. v. Arron, 523 F.2d 288, 299-302 (2d Cir. 1975); Dart Industries, Inc., v. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 489 F.2d 1359, 1365, n. 11 (7th Cir. 1973). 4. UMC Electronics Co. v. United States, 816 F.2d 647, 2 USPQ2d 1465 (Fed. Cir. 1987). 5. Adelman etc., Cases and Materials on Patent Law, 261 (1998). 6. Chisum on Patents Section 10.03[1] (1978, Supp. 1998). 7. Pennock v. Dialogue, 27 U.S. 1 (1829); Egbert v. Lippmann, 104 U.S. (14 Otto) 333 (1881).
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More than an estimated 700,000 hunters headed for the woods opening day of firearm hunting season, leaving some area businesses pretty sparse.
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And it seems students followed their parents to the woods. Some classes at Potterville High School were half full Monday.
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Vital Signs: Poisoned pancakes and legislative prescriptions
Pro-life progress and problems. Pro-life legislation surfaced in three state legislatures in the last two weeks of February.
In Oklahoma, the House overwhelmingly approved a bill Feb. 27 requiring abortion providers to obtain clinical privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their facilities. Although opponents have labelled it unconstitutional, the bill's author, Republican Rep. Mike Ritze, said it is designed to protect unborn children and women who may develop medical complications during an abortion.
Pro-life Arizona legislators continue to propose abortion restrictions despite recent setbacks. The House will debate a bill Thursday that would allow surprise inspections at abortion clinics.
The bill, backed by the Center for Arizona Policy, would waive the requirement for the Department of Health Services (DHS) to obtain an administrative warrant to conduct unscheduled inspections at the state's nine licensed abortion facilities. The DHS has received five complaints about abortion clinic safety in the last three years, a spokeswoman said. The department has sought and obtained an administrative search warrant for only one of those.
Though opponents claim the bill is unconstitutional and infringes on women's privacy, the bill's sponsor, Rep. DebbieLesko, R-Peoria, insists her bill protects women. "I mean, for goodness' sake, we even do unannounced inspections of Burger King and McDonald's, but we're not allowing them at abortion clinics?" she asked.
In Virginia, pro-life budgetary amendments introduced in the House of Delegates failed to pass the Democrat-controlled Senate on Feb. 25. The amendments only passed in the House by a partisan vote, Life Newsreported. They would have prevented Medicaid funding for fetal anomaly abortions and state funding to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates. The third amendment would have prevented funding for any changes to abortion facility regulations attempted by Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat.
Poisoned pancake. A Kansas man has been charged with first-degree murder and three other counts for lacing his pregnant girlfriend's pancake with an abortion drug.
Naomi Abbott was 8-10 weeks pregnant and wanted her baby, Operation Rescuereported. WaKenny, Kan., police arrested Scott Bolling on Feb. 20, but he was released Feb. 26 after posting a $500,000 bond. A Florida man recently pleaded guilty to tricking his girlfriend into taking an abortion drug and was sentenced to 13 years and eight months in jail.
Veil of Tears. Gospel for Asia's new documentary, Veil of Tears, exposes stories common to millions of Indian women suffering from cultural persecution.
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Pro-life in Poland. The story of a 22-week-old girl who survived a legal abortion in February has added fuel to the pro-life fire in Poland.
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
It's no secret that East Texas is drawing people in their 50s and 60s who see the piney woods as a beautiful haven for their golden years. People 65 and older are now the fastest growing segment of the population in this region. And Tyler was the first city in Texas to be named a certified retirement community.
In 2010, one out of every five Americans will be over 65. Many of these seniors will have chronic health conditions, and a significant number will have several, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
Fortunately, in this region they will be able to turn to the Center for Healthy Aging at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. The Center for Healthy Aging is a comprehensive approach to wellness that brings together physicians, programs, and services dedicated to patients' continuing health, as well as the health of mature adults throughout East Texas.
The center's latest initiative is the Aging Research and Treatment unit (ART), a unique inpatient setting that will offer specialized care to elderly East Texans. Proceeds raised from the Health Center's annual "Celebration" and fundraiser on Nov. 2, 2006, will be used for the ART unit.
The ART unit will use advanced techniques in geriatric care that promote and maintain healthy aging during an acute illness. It will employ a multi-disciplinary team of geriatricians, geriatric-trained nurse practitioners, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and pharmacists. The team will work to maintain patients' abilities to perform daily tasks by minimizing the adverse effects of procedures, tests, and medications, while striving to reduce length of stay.
"Hospitalization can be physically and emotionally taxing, especially for older patients," said Dr. Kent Davis, the Center for Healthy Aging's medical director. "As many as 35 percent of older patients experience a decline in their ability to perform even the most basic tasks while hospitalized – and it's not entirely due to the illness. The ART unit will address the problem of patients' functional decline by redesigning hospital care."
In contrast to traditional hospital care, ART patients will be encouraged to participate in group activities, socialize with others on the unit, and dine in the common area.
"It's important for geriatric patients to be moving and visiting with family, staff, or other patients outside of their rooms. By promoting these activities, we can decrease some of the complications that occur during hospitalization, such as delirium and debility," Dr. Davis said.
"The encompassing care they'll receive will prevent the long hospital stays that the elderly usually encounter. Our goal is to return the patient to their home as soon as possible," he added.
Since being designated The East Texas Center for Rural Geriatric Studies by the 78th Texas Legislature in 2003, the Health Center has opened the Center for Healthy Aging outpatient clinic in the Riter Center for Advanced Medicine. It recently expanded this service to the University Health Clinic on Patriot Drive in southeast Tyler. The Center for Healthy Aging has also created a separate Senior Assessment Clinic for frail and high-risk seniors, and the Center's medical professionals now provide clinical care to 12 nursing homes.
UTHSCT President Dr. Kirk Calhoun said, "We are very excited about this next step, the creation of our Aging Research and Treatment unit at the Health Center. We are all affected by the challenges of the aging process, and we all want to take comfort in knowing that our loved ones have access to the best care possible during their later years."
Since 2002, UTHSCT has held its annual "Celebration," a gala event to help raise funds for new initiatives. So far, this event has raised more than $535,000 for advanced patient care and research at the Health Center. The theme of "Celebration 2006" is "The ART of Healthy Living."
The event will feature dinner, a video presentation, and dancing to the music of The Pictures and will be held on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006, at Harvey Convention Center in Tyler. As an additional fundraiser, raffle tickets for a Susan Robinson shopping spree or the luxury of driving a new Wagner Cadillac every three months for a year are also being sold.
"The people of Tyler and East Texas have always supported the academic health care taking place at the Health Center. They know it's a vital part of our community. The ART unit will be the first of its kind in East Texas and will benefit our elderly through its state-of-the-art care. I'm pleased that funding from Mr. and Mrs. James Fair has already been received to support the ART unit activity room. This will be a multi-purpose room of about 300 to 400 square feet where families can visit with their loved ones and where patients can meet to enjoy television or participate in recreational activities while they recover," said Annette Findley, 2006 Celebration committee chair.
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The family of missing tot AYLA REYNOLDS has confirmed that blood found in the home belongs to the missing 20 month year old.
Law enforcement officials have not elaborated on where in the house the blood was found nor the amount or how much was discovered.
Ayla disappeared Dec. 17, 2011 and had been in the custody of her father in his Waterville, Maine home.
The child was last seen in her bed wearing polka-dot pajamas with the words "Daddy's Princess" printed on them when she was last seen in her bed, her father Justin DePietro, had told police.
DePietro told cops he had put her to sleep that night and when he woke up the following morning she was gone.
Authorities told family members that it was "more blood than a small cut would produce," the family said on aylareynolds.com, a site maintained by the child's mother.
"Even in light of this evidence we are more determined than ever to find out what has happened to Ayla," Trista Reynolds, the mother, said in a site posting. "We still cling to the hope that she is alive and will be returned to us."
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"I have no idea what happened to Ayla, or who is responsible," DePietro said in a statement to police in December.
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The legendary band BOSTON will headline the outdoor festival at Marina Park on Friday, June 6 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, at one of the Canadian stops of the Great Race 2008. The 'round-the-globe motor sports event will be making a pit stop in Thunder Bay as a part of its centennial anniversary. The show kicks off a summer of stadium, concert and festival dates that will span the United States and Canada.BOSTON will be bringing two new recruits on tour this year. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Michael Sweet, the veteran STRYPER frontman, will both sing and trade riffs with Gary Pihl and Tom Scholz on guitar. Unexpected phenomenon Tommy DeCarlo, the fan that posted his BOSTON covers on his MySpace page and ended up on stage, will also be belting out the classics that skyrocketed the band to worldwide fame. Many remember where they were when they first heard "More Than A Feeling" or "Hitch A Ride" on the airwaves back in 1976. BOSTON's self-titled first album has sold over 17 million copies to date, and was the highest-selling debut of all time. It remains a rock classic, and has seen a resurgence in sales after it was remastered by Scholz, along with their second album, "Don't Look Back", in 2006. "Amanda", off 1986's "Third Stage", shot to the top of the charts and held a record-breaking stay at #1, in spite of being the only hit single that year not accompanied by a TV video. With over 30 million albums sold worldwide, hits like "Peace of Mind", "Smokin'" and "Rock And Roll Band" are still as ubiquitous on rock and roll radio as they were when they were new. BOSTON will be performing hits from all five studio albums, including many of their classics, and some fan favorites that have not been played live for many years. Upcoming BOSTON shows: June 06 - Thunder Bay, Ont - Marina Park
June 13 - Hinckley, MN - Grand Casino
June 15 - Detroit, MI - DTE Amphitheater
June 19 - Baton Rouge, LA - River Place
June 20 - Kinder, LA - Grand Casino Coushatta
June 21 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Amphitheater
June 22 - Houston, TX - Woodlands
June 24 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Live Theater
June 25 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
June 27 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
June 28 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas and Mack
June 29 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater
July 01 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheater
July 03 - Del Mar, CA - San Diego County Fair/ Grandstand
July 04 - Reno, NV - Peppermill Hotel Casino-Tuscany Ballroom
July 05 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa - Field
July 08 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
July 17 - Cadott, WI - Rock Fest
July 18 - Monticello, IA - Great Jones Fair
July 25 - St. Louis, MO - The Family Arena
July 26 - West Bend, WI - Washington County Fair Park (Main Stage)
Aug. 01 - Big Flats, NY - Summer Stage
Aug. 02 - Gilford, NH - US Cellular Pavillion
Aug. 03 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
Aug. 04 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest
Aug. 06 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Aug. 09 - Salamanca, NY - Events Center @ Seneca Allegany
Aug. 10 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Center
Aug. 15 - Atlantic City, NJ - Tropicana Casino and Resort
Aug. 16 - Roanoke Rapids, NC - Carolina Crossroads Amphitheater
Aug. 17 - Atlanta, GA - Verizon Amphitheater BOSTON will perform an acoustic set on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on Wednesday, May 14 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with BOSTON by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com.


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Worked perfect
By DIY Guy
from Colorado
About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer
Comments about Finch and McLay Flooring Knee Kicker Carpet Installer with Telescoping Handle:
First time installing carpet. Worked like a champ.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Works as advertised
By Adecker
from Tyler tx
About Me Beginner
I'm a first time carpet layer, and didn't even know they had a carpet kicker. I opted for the better of the two, and I'm glad I did. The padding on the handle helped a lot, and I didn't even cat the carpet with it.
Worked good
By Jesse
from Perryopolis pa
About Me Casual Do-It-Yourselfer
Me and my wife installed carpet for the first time so i never used carpet tools but it worked good for us
Price is right!
By Bill the builder
from Ayden, nc
About Me Professional
Can purchase this kicker for the cost to rent one.
Hope to use again very soon!
By John
from Gap, Pa.
I have never installed carpet before and after watching a few YouTube videos I gave it a try, this tool worked Great! For less than $150.00 (price of the carpet and this tool) I installed new carpet in an 11' x 14' room. The tool is solid and well made, only piece of advice I would offer is to always keep a space between your thumb and the steel block, I hit my thumb once or twice, (new user error), I can't wait to do some other rooms.
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slow your roll
By fixedit
from mi
Slow down. Works great. You don't have to blow your knee through it. Used it for a 19x12 room and it worked fine. People tearing up there carpet are just kicking to hard and need a pole stretcher. Work your way out with this tool. L shape and work your way out. If the pins brake just put a bolt in it.
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By lazy Man
from Asheville,Nc
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Works just fine
By Paul
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I have used this item on three different jobs now with no complaints.
Really decent for the money
By Robert
I have never installed carpet before but this made it easier.
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By Larry
from Shamokin Pa.
I have used this to install new carpet in my living room, (I have installed carpet for many years) it just tore through my carpet like paper, that was on low so I adjusted the height each and still put rips in my carpet. So $300 of carpet down drain and now have to save up and replace. Bottom line you get what you pay for glad I borrowed before purchase, even borrowed another from another friend did same thing.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Sunday: Mainly cloudy, chilly, scattered snow showers, mid 30s.
Monday: An Arctic front comes through late in the day, perhaps with a snow squall…highs in the 30s and the big temp drop arrives Monday night
EXTENDED: A bitter blast for midweek…highs only in the teens Tues through Thursday with a chance at snow late in the week (Thu/Fri)
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And coming from a jew hating nazi.
Must be Jimmy Carter.
Maybe you should change your name from Mr. Cricket to Mr. Peanut.
jimmy carter was the president of the USA... more anti american rhetoric.. seriously move to israel, you clearly support israel over the US.
Another dolt.
Great accomplishments too giving away the Panama Canal, boycotting the Olmpics, American Embassy in Tehran and it's employees held hostage for 444 days, an act of war, he did nothing.
Gas rationing odd even days, mortagage loan rate 21 1/2 percent. Stagflation, high unemplyment. The good old Carter years.


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Marc Carmona and FC Barcelona have agreed to terms to extend the manager's contract through June 30 of 2015. The manager has been at the helm of Barça Alusport since the 2005/06 season, when he led his men to promotion to the División de Honor.
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Since his arrival in the summer of 2004 - he was the team's technical secretary in his first year - , Carmona has won absolutely everything. He's led his team to two league titles (2011/11 and 2011/12), three Spanish Cups (2011, 2012 and 2013), two Copas del Rey (2011 and 2012), one UEFA Futsal Cup (2012) and three Catalan Cups (2009, 2010 and 2011).


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On Sept. 8, Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Marie Hunter will finally walk from the court of public opinion into the Hamilton County Common Pleas courtroom of Judge Norbert A. Nadel to defend herself, her reputation, her seat on the bench and, she'd tell us, her life's work against nine felony charges handed down by a grand jury on Jan. 10 and Jan. 14, when a final charge was added.
In early June 2013, I started what would be a 13-month journey to write a long-form narrative magazine profile of Judge Hunter; that is, a combination of personal observations, conversations and folks who'd speak on the record about her in any capacity all while keeping close track of the labyrinthine legal maze she constantly seems to be lost within.
There were all the media lawsuits brought against her — four by the Cincinnati Enquirer — because the judge tried closing her courtroom to its reporters; then there was a suit by WCPO Channel 9 for access and filming juveniles above the waist.
It hasn't sat well with the age-old status quo machinations of juvenile court that Judge Hunter vociferously advocates protecting the identities of juvenile offenders — a tactic I can now say I squarely agree with — and tried against all odds and legal maneuvers to block the printing or broadcast of their names and faces or that of their parents and guardians. She also rallied against the media showing shackled juvenile offenders.
What's more obtuse and harder to get at is the pervasive feeling throughout the halls, courtrooms and back room conversations snaking through the Hamilton County justice system about how Judge Hunter came to be labeled "crazy," as many people described her to me, and how knocking her off that coveted juvenile court bench with millions of dollars and hundreds of staff at its disposal has become tantamount to an old-school witch hunt worthy of a Nathaniel Hawthorne treatment.
Now, it can be said: The march to get Judge Hunter's seat is indeed a witch hunt playing out at turns so hatefully and so blatantly that we all know it, and most of us are gobsmacked by how obsessive/compulsive certain factions have become in going after Judge Hunter.
(Some will argue Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters is doing the county Republican Party's bidding in his prosecution of Hunter. Others point squarely at Republican Party President Alex Triantafilou, still smarting from his party's loss of the domination of the juvenile bench, the election and the lawsuit resulting in Hunter's appointment to that bench. Some feel it's merely the pervasive racism within our courts.)
What is it about this woman that draws such a divisive line right smack down the middle of race, class, gender and politics?
An easily digestible and wholly palatable explanation — especially in this county of white male control freaks on both sides of the aisle — would be to chalk up the profound dislike of Judge Hunter to mere politics.
After all, Republicans have tightly controlled this county's judiciary for eons, so it must've been all kinds of shock — cultural, racial, anatomical — when Hunter threw her hat in the electoral ring in early 2010.
Judge Hunter has chosen to eschew help from other judges — women, blacks, black women — and clings mostly to the throngs of faith-based supporters who've shown up at her pre-trial hearings and who leave exclamation-pointed well wishes on a Judge Hunter Facebook support page.
As far as I could tell, she remains a lone wolf; Jesus Christ is her sole counsel and guiding force.
In a nation of people who love to beseech God to bless America and who throw God's name around like it will get us the best seat in the best restaurants, there is palatable disdain for Judge Hunter's public proclamations of her Christianity and her faith that God is directing all facets of her life.
This was a constant sticking point for people reaching for easy understanding of Judge Hunter and how she "operates."
I never once saw her mix the two — church and state — while she was on the bench; however, I had to try like hell to keep up with what answers to my questions were strictly her speaking and which were extrapolations from Scripture.
But that's all part of the writer's job — to figure out the way her subjects speak, think, feel and move.
Before I was assigned the Hunter story I thought, probably like everyone else, that this woman should go away. Take her lumps and losses and get lost. I was annoyed whenever I'd see she was still embroiled in her lawsuit against the Hamilton County Board of Elections and how she was forcing a recount months and months after the election.
I wanted her to just leave it alone.
That is precisely how blacks and many black women — myself especially — in America have been socialized to think and behave: Take what you get, keep it moving, do not ever buck the system, go away and internalize it all and drive yourself literally insane.
So when Judge Hunter would just not let go of any of it — the seat, the barring media from her courtroom without prior written consent, the naming of juveniles — I saw firsthand how truly exhausting and numbing a way of life this must be for her. I saw how (if she is indeed certifiably crazy) she's been rendered so by, yes, "The System," that all-inclusive yet hard to pinpoint collection of people, rules, buildings and laws conspiring against progressive, history-making change.
During my reporting of the Hunter story ("The Increasingly Complicated Trials of Tracie Hunter," Cincinnati Magazine, September 2014 issue), I've always said the only "wrong" thing I could see Judge Hunter doing was going into battle seemingly alone.
I couldn't discern a rabbi, that one trusted person whose ear and shoulder she had and whose advice she could unflinchingly trust.
She would say her rabbi is God.
I will say that in Hamilton County she needs God and an army. Then again, maybe her armies do not look like our armies. Maybe hers don't don suits, ties, robes.
Crazy, isn't it?
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Pfc. Jordan Hayes, an assistant mortar gunner with C Troop, 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, prepares to drop a long-range training round into a 120-mm mortar tube during a live-fire certification exercise, Nov. 29. Hayes and his fellow crewmembers were working on firing from a mounted position, which enables the mortar section to quickly maneuver with lighter elements of the squadron and provide them with indirect fire support. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Stoutamire, 2nd ABCT PAO)
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Celebrity in the GTA IV Era
The Wave of Celebrity in the Grand Theft Auto IV Era is the term used to describe the sudden influx of celebrity and gossip media in the fictional universe of grand theft auto.
Examples of Celebrities in GTA IV
Cloe Parker is a Paris Hilton-like heiress and world-famous celebutante socialite living in Liberty City and Alderney in 2008, she freqently recieves attention from the media usually discussing her notorius explot's.
Samantha Muldoon is a Madonna-like celebrity who has over a dozon adopted children and is married to a billioniare hedge fund manager who later devorced.
Jill Von Crastenburg is a socialite and notorius Liberty City party girl who is also an heiress to the enormous Von Crastenburg Family fortune, which are the wealthiest dynasty in the world and are siad to own half of Algonquin.
January Natasha Vasquez is a Algonquin socialite and daughter of a millioniare drug lord, she has an extreamly low IQ and i most likley inspired by real-life celebrity Kim Kardashian.
Bruce Spade is a Vinewood leading man and world-famous movie-star who is a closeted homosexual, he is likley based on Bruce Willis and David Spade to very famous actors.
Poppy Mitchell is a celebrity former child actress and a frequent Liberty City partygoer she has had sexual relations with Luis Fernando Lopez.